Our Lady of the Rosary
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"Holy Communion is the shortest and safest way to Heaven." ----Saint Pope Pius X
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THE LITANY OF LORETO
[Mention your prayer
request]
Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy.
Lord have
mercy.
Christ hear us.
Christ graciously hear us.
God, the Father of heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
God the Holy
Spirit,
Holy Trinity, one God,
Holy Mary,
pray for us.
Holy Mother of God,
Holy Virgin of
virgins,
Mother of Christ,
Mother of the Church,
Mother of Mercy,
Mother of divine grace,
Mother of Hope,
Mother most pure,
Mother most
chaste,
Mother inviolate,
Mother undefiled,
Mother most amiable,
Mother most admirable,
Mother of good counsel,
Mother of our Creator,
Mother of our Saviour,
Virgin most prudent,
Virgin most venerable,
Virgin most renowned,
Virgin most powerful,
Virgin most merciful,
Virgin most faithful,
Mirror of justice,
Seat of
wisdom,
Cause of our joy,
Spiritual vessel,
Vessel of honour,
Singular vessel of devotion,
Mystical rose,
Tower of David,
Tower of ivory,
House of gold,
Ark of the covenant,
Gate of
heaven,
Morning star,
Health of the sick,
Refuge of sinners,
Solace of Migrants,
Comfort of
the afflicted,
Help of Christians,
Queen of
Angels,
Queen of Patriarchs,
Queen of Prophets,
Queen of Apostles,
Queen of Martyrs,
Queen
of Confessors,
Queen of Virgins,
Queen of all
Saints,
Queen conceived without original sin,
Queen assumed into heaven,
Queen of the most holy
Rosary,
Queen of families,
Queen of peace.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away
the sins of the world,
graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Pray for us, O holy Mother
of God.
That we may be made worthy of the promises
of Christ.
Let us pray.
Grant, we beseech
thee,
O Lord God,
that we, your servants,
may
enjoy perpetual health of mind and body;
and by the
glorious intercession of the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin,
may be delivered from present sorrow,
and obtain
eternal joy.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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INDEX:
Mass Reading for Today
Saint for Today or
Festival
Our Lady of the Rosary
Today's Mass --EWTN
8am,12 Noon, 7pm
Holy Water
Immaculate
Heart of Mary
Wars are a punishment for sins of mankind_Virgin Mary
World War 2 and annilation of Warsaw punishment for sin of abortion
Virginia father investigated for Sainthood
NEW Study on The Abortion Pill Reveals Significant Risks to Women
Saint Joseph
PRAYING FOR PREGNANT WOMEN
Voting Pro-choice
Graces derived from going
to Mass
Litany of
Our Lady of Victory
Need a
prayer answer, say Divine Mercy Chaplet
Stations of the Cross, Promises
Introduction to Devout
Life, Saint Francis de Sales
Pope Leo's Intentions
Our
Lady of Good Remedy Prayer
Prayer
to Mary Untier of knots
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At the evening of life, you will be
examined in love. Learn to love as God desires to be loved and abandon
your own ways of acting.--Saint John of the Cross
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MASS
READINGS FOR TODAY
Thursday,
October 15, 2026
Memorial of Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and
Doctor of the Church
Reading 1
Ephesians 1:1-10
Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the
will of God,
to the holy ones who are in Ephesus
and faithful in
Christ Jesus:
grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord
Jesus Christ.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ,
who has blessed us in Christ
with every spiritual blessing
in the heavens,
as he chose us in him, before the foundation of the
world,
to be holy and without blemish before him.
In love he
destined us for adoption to himself through Jesus Christ,
in accord
with the favor of his will,
for the praise of the glory of his grace
that he granted us in the beloved.
In Christ we have redemption
by his Blood,
the forgiveness of transgressions,
in accord with
the riches of his grace that he lavished upon us.
In all wisdom and
insight, he has made known to us
the mystery of his will in accord
with his favor
that he set forth in him as a plan for the fullness of
times,
to sum up all things in Christ, in heaven and on earth.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6
R. (2a) The Lord has made known his salvation.
Sing
to the LORD a new song,
for he has done wondrous deeds;
His right
hand has won victory for him,
his holy arm.
R. The
Lord has made known his salvation.
The LORD has
made his salvation known:
in the sight of the nations he has revealed
his justice.
He has remembered his kindness and his faithfulness
toward the house of Israel.
R. The Lord has made known
his salvation.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation by our God.
Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands;
break into song; sing praise.
R. The Lord has made known
his salvation.
Sing praise to the LORD with the
harp,
with the harp and melodious song.
With trumpets and the
sound of the horn
sing joyfully before the King, the LORD.
R. The Lord has made known his salvation.
Alleluia
John 14:6
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
I am
the way and the truth and the life, says the Lord;
no one comes to
the Father except through me.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel
Luke 11:47-54
The Lord said:
“Woe to
you who build the memorials of the prophets
whom your fathers
killed.
Consequently, you bear witness and give consent
to the
deeds of your ancestors,
for they killed them and you do the
building.
Therefore, the wisdom of God said,
‘I will send to them
prophets and Apostles;
some of them they will kill and persecute’
in order that this generation might be charged
with the blood of all
the prophets
shed since the foundation of the world,
from the
blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah
who died between the altar
and the temple building.
Yes, I tell you, this generation will be
charged with their blood!
Woe to you, scholars of the law!
You
have taken away the key of knowledge.
You yourselves did not enter
and you stopped those trying to enter.”
When Jesus left, the scribes
and Pharisees
began to act with hostility toward him
and to
interrogate him about many things,
for they were plotting to catch
him at something he might say.
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SAINT FOR TODAY OR MEDITATION
October 15
VIRGIN AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH
When a child of seven years, Teresa ran away from her home at
Avila in Spain, in the hope of being martyred by the Moors. Being brought back
and asked the reason of her flight, she replied, "I want to see God, and I must
die before I can see Him." She then began with her brother to build a hermitage
in the garden, and was often heard repeating "Forever, forever." Some years
later she became a Carmelite nun. Frivolous conversations checked her progress
towards perfection, but at last, in her thirty-first year, she gave herself
wholly to God. A vision showed her the very place in hell to which her own light
faults would have led her; and she lived ever after in the deepest distrust of
self. She was called to reform her Order, favored with distinct commands from
our Lord, and her heart was pierced with divine love; but she dreaded nothing
so much as delusion, and to the last acted only under obedience to her
confessors, which both made her strong and kept her safe. She died on October
4th, 1582. She was canonized in 1622 and proclaimed a Doctor of the Church
on September 27, 1970 by Pope Paul VI.
REFLECTION.—"
After all I die a child of the Church." These were the Saint's last words. They
teach us the lesson of her life —to trust in humble, childlike obedience to our
spiritual guides as the surest means of salvation.
INTERCESSORY PRAYER:
Ask Saint Teresa to increase our desire to love and obey God. Ask
Saint Teresa to intercede for your spiritual needs today.
Saint Teresa, pray that abortion would be outlawed in every state of the
United States and for my request [state your prayer].
Saint Teresa's Vision of
the demons:
The following are some of her accounts taken from her Collected Works:
Volume 1 of The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, Chapter 38,
parts 23 & 24 & 25:
23. "Once, while approaching to receive Communion, I saw with my
soul's eyes more clearly than with my bodily eyes two devils whose appearance was
abominable. It seems to me their horns were wrapped around the poor priests's throat, and
in the host that was going to be given to me I saw my Lord with the majesty I mentioned
placed in the priest's hands, which were clearly seen to be His offender's; and I
understood that that soul was in mortal sin. What would it be my Lord, to see Your beauty
in the midst of such abominable figures? They were as though frightened and terrified in
Your presence, for it seems they would have very eagerly fled had You allowed them. This
vision caused me such great disturbance I don't know how I was able to receive Communion,
and I was left with a great fear, thinking that if the vision had been from God, His
Majesty would not have permitted me to see the evil that was in that soul. The Lord
Himself told me to pray for him and that He had permitted it so that I might understand
the power of the words of consecration and how God does not fail to be present, however
evil the priest who recites them, and that I might see His great goodness since He places
Himself in those hands of His enemy, and all out of love for me and for everyone. I
understood well how much more priests are obliged to be good than are others, how
deplorable a thing it is to receive this most Blessed Sacrament unworthily, and how much
the devil is lord over the soul in mortal sin. It did me a great deal of good and brought
me deep understanding of what I owed God. May He be blessed forever and ever.
24. At another time something else happened to me that frightened me
very much. I was at a place where a certain person died who for many years had lived a
wicked life, from what I knew. But he had been sick for two years, and in some things it
seems he had made amends. He died without confession, but nevertheless it didn't seem to
me he would be condemned. While the body was being wrapped in its shroud, I saw many
devils take that body; and it seemed they were playing with it and punishing it. This
terrified me, for with large hooks they were dragging it from one devil to the other.
Since I saw it buried with the honor and ceremonies accorded to all, I reflected on the
goodness of God, how He did not want that soul to be defamed, but wanted the fact that it
was His enemy to be concealed.
25. I was half stupefied from what I had seen. During the whole
ceremony I didn't see another devil. Afterward when they put the body in the grave, there
was such a multitude of them inside ready to take it that I was frantic at the sight of
it, and there was need for no small amount of courage to conceal this. I reflected on what
they would do to the soul when they had such dominion over the unfortunate body. May it
please the Lord that what I have seen -a thing so frightful!-will be seen by all those who
are in such an evil state; I think it would prove a powerful help toward their living a
good life. All of this gives me greater knowledge of what I owe God and of what He freed
me from. I was very frightened until I spoke about it to my confessor, wondering if it was
an illusion caused by the devil to defame that soul. Although it wasn't considered to be
the soul of someone with a very deep Christian spirit. Truly since the vision was not an
illusion, it frightens me every time I think of it."
The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, Volume 1, Chapter 31,
parts: 1-11 :
Chapter 31
Deals with some exterior temptations and representations of the devil
and the torments he inflicted on her. Treats also of some matters very beneficial for
advising persons who journey on the path of perfection.
1. Now that I've mentioned some interior, secret temptations and
disturbances the devil caused me, I want to tell about others he caused almost publicly
and in which one could not be mistaken that he was the source.
2. I was once in an oratory, and he appeared to me in an abominable
form at my left side. Because he spoke to me, I looked particularly at his mouth-which was
frightening. It seemed that a great flame, all bright without shadow, came forth from his
body. He told me in a terrifying way that I had really freed myself from his hands but
that he would catch me with them again. I was struck with great fear and blessed myself as
best I could; he disappeared, but returned right away. This happened to me twice. I didn't
know what to do. There was some holy water there, and I threw it in that direction; he
never returned again.
3. Another time I was tormented for five hours with such terrible
interior and exterior pains and disturbance that it didn't seem to me I could suffer them
any longer. The sisters who were with me were frightened and didn't know what to do, nor
did I know how to help myself. When bodily pains and sickness become intolerable I have
the custom of making interior acts of supplication to the Lord as best I can, that if His
Majesty be served by my doing so He might give me patience and I might remain in this
state until the end of the world. Well, since I was suffering so severely this time, I was
helping myself through these acts and resolutions so as to be able to bear it. The Lord
wanted me to understand it was the devil because I saw beside me a black, very abominable
little creature, snarling like one in despair that where he had tried to gain he had lost.
When I saw him I laughed to myself and was not afraid. There were some sisters there with
me who were unable to help nor did they know of any remedy for so much torment; without
being able to resist, I was striking myself hard on the body, head, and arms. What was
worse was the interior disturbance, for I wasn't able to feel calm of any sort. I didn't
dare ask for holy water lest I frighten them and they come to understand what the trouble
was.
4. I often experience that there is nothing the devils flee from
more-without returning-than holy water. They also flee from the cross, but they return.
The power of holy water must be great. For me there is a particular and very noticeable
consolation my soul experiences upon taking it. Without a doubt my soul feels ordinarily a
refreshment I wouldn't know how to explain, like an interior delight that comforts it
entirely. This isn't some fancy or something that has happened to me only once, but
something that has happened often and that I've observed carefully. Let us say the relief
is like that coming to a person, very hot and thirsty, when he drinks a jar of cold water;
it would seem that he felt the refreshment all over. I consider everything ordained by the
Church to be important, and I rejoice to see the power of those words recited over the
water so that its difference from unblessed water becomes so great.
5. Well, since the torment didn't stop, I said: "If you wouldn't
laugh, I'd ask for holy water." They brought it to me and sprinkled some on me, but
it didn't help. I threw some toward where the devil was, and instantly he went away and
all the illness left me as if it were taken away by hand, except that I remained weary as
though I had been badly beaten with a stick. It did me a lot of good to reflect upon what
he will do to the soul he possesses as his own if even when the soul and body don't belong
to him, he causes so much harm-when the Lord permits. It made me again eager to be freed
from such dreadful company.
6. Another time, not long ago, the same thing happened to me; although
it didn't last as long, and I was alone. I called for holy water, and those who entered
after the devil had already gone (for they were two nuns well worthy of belief, who would
by no means tell a lie) smelled a foul stench like that of brimstone. I didn't smell it.
It so lingered that one could notice it.
Another time I was in the choir, and there came upon me a strong
impulse toward recollection. I left the choir so that the others wouldn't notice, although
all of them heard the striking of loud blows near the place where I was; I heard some
coarse words next to me as though the devils were plotting something, although I didn't
understand anything nor did I have any fear. It happened, almost every time, when the Lord
granted me the favor of persuading some soul to advance in perfection.
7. It is certain that what I shall now tell happened to me. (And there
are many witnesses to this, especially the one who is now my confessor since he saw it
written in a letter; without my telling him who the person was to whom the letter
belonged, he knew very well who it was.)
A person came to me who had been in mortal sin for two and a half
years. It was one of the most abominable I've heard of, and in all this time he hadn't
confessed or made amends; and he was saying Mass. Although he was confessing other sins,
of this one he asked how he could confess something so ugly. He had a great desire to give
it up, but he wasn't able to help himself. He made me feel great pity, and my seeing that
he offended God in such a way caused me deep sorrow. I promised him I would beg God very
much to liberate him and that I would beg God very much to liberate him and that I would
get others better than myself to do the same, and I wrote to him through a certain person
he told me I could give the letters to. And so it happened that after receiving the first
letter he went to confession. For God desired (through the many very holy persons to whose
prayers I recommended him) to grant this soul that mercy; and I, although miserable, did
what I could with great care. He wrote to me that he was so much better that for days he
had not fallen into the sin, but that the torment the temptation gave him was so intense
it seemed from what he suffered he was in hell; he asked me to commend him to God. I in
turn recommended him to my sisters through whose prayers the Lord must have granted me
this favor, for they took the matter very much to heart. No one could guess who the person
was. I begged His Majesty to mitigate those torments and temptations and that those devils
would come to afflict me, provided that I would not offend the Lord in anything. As a
result, for a month I suffered severe torments; it was during this time that these two
things I mentioned happened.
8. The Lord was pleased that they leave him; this he wrote to me, for I
told hm what I was going through during that month. His soul was fortified, and he was
left completely free. He didn't have enough of thanking God and me as though I had done
anything. But the reputation I had from the fact that the Lord granted me favors
benefitted him. He said that when he found himself very distressed he read my letters, and
the temptation left him. He was very impressed by what I had suffered and how he had been
freed. Even I was amazed, and I would have suffered many more years to see that soul free.
May the Lord be praised for everything, for the prayer of those who serve Him (as I
believe do these sisters in this house) can do much. But since I sought these prayers, the
devils must have been more angry with me; and the Lord on account of my sins permitted
this.
9. Also one night during this time I thought they were choking me;
after much holy water had been sprinkled around, I saw a great multitude of them go by, as
though they were being thrown down a precipice. There are so many times that these cursed
creatures torment me, and so little is the fear I now have of them, seeing that they
cannot stir unless the Lord allows them, that I would tire your Reverence and tire myself
if I told about all these instances.
10. May what was said be of help that the true servant of God might pay
no attention to the scarecrows the devils set up in order to cause fear. We should know
that each time we pay no attention to them they are weakened and the soul gains much more
mastery. Some great benefit always remains, which I won't go into so as not to enlarge. I
shall only mention what happened to me on the night of All Souls: while I was in the
oratory after having recited a nocturn and while saying some very devotional prayers that
come at the end, a devil appeared on the book so that I couldn't finish the prayer. I
blessed myself, and he went away. When I began again to recite the prayers, he returned. I
believe it was three times I began, and until I threw holy water at him I couldn't finish.
I saw that some souls left purgatory at that instant; little must have been lacking to
their freedom, and I wondered if he had aimed at preventing this.
A few times I've seen him in physical form, but many times with no
physical form-as for instance in the vision mentioned above in which without seeing any
form one knows he is there.
11. I also want to tell the following because it frightened me a lot:
one day on the feast of the Trinity, being in the choir of a certain monastery and in
rapture, I saw a great battle of devils against angels. I couldn't understand what that
vision meant. In less than fifteen days it became easily understandable on account of a
certain conflict that arose between people of prayer and many who were not, and a lot of
harm was done in the house in which it took place. It was a battle that lasted a long time
and caused much disquiet.
At other times I saw a large multitude of devils around me, and it
seemed that a great brightness encircled me, and this prevented them from reaching me. I
understood that God was watching over me so that they could not get to me in order to make
me offend Him. From what I sometimes saw in myself, I understood that it was a true
vision. The fact is that now I have understood so well the little bit of power he has
provided I'm not against God, that I have almost no fear . The powers of devils are
nothing if these devils do not find souls cowardly and surrendered to them: it is with
such souls that they show their power. Sometime, in the temptations I already mentioned,
it seemed to me that all the vanities and weaknesses of the past were again awakening
within me; I had really to commend myself to God. At once the torment came of thinking
that since those thoughts arose in me the favors I experienced must all be from the devil.
It seemed to me that there shouldn't have been even the first stirrings of a bad thought
in one who was receiving so many favors from the Lord. But then my confessor put me at
peace.
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Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen declared
‘Blessed’ at Mass in St. Louis
written by Gina Christian 3:43 PM September 24, 2026
ST. LOUIS (OSV
News) — Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen — the 20th-century theologian,
evangelizer, Catholic communications pioneer, teacher and preacher —
is now Blessed Fulton J. Sheen.
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle,
a pro-prefect for the Holy See’s Dicastery for Evangelization and
papal delegate, pronounced the Church’s declaration on Archbishop
Sheen’s holiness of life and witness to Jesus Christ at a Sept. 24
Mass celebrated in The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis.
To the applause of pilgrims, Cardinal Tagle described Archbishop
Sheen as a “son of Illinois, son of the United States of America”
and “indeed, son of the world.”
Cardinal Luis Tagle,
pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, elevates the book
of the Gospels at the beatification Mass for Blessed Fulton J. Sheen
held Sept. 24, 2026, at The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis.
(OSV News photo/Margaret Murray)
Cardinal Luis Tagle, pro-prefect
of the Dicastery for Evangelization, elevates the book of the
Gospels at the beatification Mass for Blessed Fulton J. Sheen held
Sept. 24, 2026, at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis. (OSV
News photo/Margaret Murray)
50,000 estimated in attendance
Hundreds of clergy, including dozens of bishops and cardinals, had
processed into the arena for the Mass as choirs, accompanied by an
orchestra, performed a succession of hymns. The priests’ vestments
were embroidered with “JMJ,” Archbishop Sheen’s signature dedication
to Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
Blessed Fulton Sheen, pray for us [say your prayer request.]
Fulton J.
Sheen - Wikipedia
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Our Lady of Sorrows
The object of this feast is to remind the faithful of the
spiritual martyrdom of the Mother of God, and her compassion with
the sufferings of her Divine Son. The seven great events of sorrow
in her life were: Prophecy of Simeon, Flight into Egypt, Three Days’
Loss of Jesus, Meeting Jesus on the Way to Calvary, Mary at the Foot
of the Cross, Jesus Taken Down from the Cross, and the Burial of
Jesus.
There was between Jesus
and His Mother all the union and interchange of kinship and tender
love that exist between a fond mother and her child. Added to this
was the intense love with which she loved Him as her God, so that we
may truly say there never could be a love between a human soul and
God greater that the love between Jesus and Mary.
To what shall
we compare, to what shall we liken, the sorrows and suffering of
this Virgin daughter of Zion? Truly, her heart was filled with the
reproaches and the reviling’s of those who upbraided, scoffed at,
and blasphemed her Son as she stood beneath His Cross of shame.
“Come, all who pass by the way, look and see whether there is any
suffering like my suffering” (Lamentations 1:12).
PRAYER:
God, You willed that the compassionate Mother of Your Son should
stand near the Cross on which He was glorified. Grant that your
Church, having shared in Christ’s Passion, may also participate in
His Resurrection. Amen.
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IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY
Veneration and devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Veneration of the Heart of Mary is analogous to worship of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It is, however, necessary to indicate a few differences in this analogy, the better to explain the character of Roman Catholic devotion to the Heart of Mary. Some of these differences are very marked, whereas others are barely perceptible. Devotion to the Heart of Jesus is especially directed to the "Divine Heart" as overflowing with love for humanity, presented as "despised and outraged". In the devotion to the Mary, on the other hand, the attraction is the love of this Heart for Jesus and for God. Its love for humans is not overlooked, but it is not so much in evidence nor so dominant.
A second difference is the nature of the devotion itself. In devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Roman Catholic venerates in a sense of love responding to love. In devotion to the Heart of Mary, study and imitation hold as important a place as love. Love is more the result than the object of the devotion, the object being rather to love God, and Jesus better by uniting themselves to Mary for this purpose and by imitating her virtues. It would also seem that, although in the devotion to the Heart of Mary the heart has an essential part as symbol and sensible object, it does not stand out as prominently as in the devotion to the Heart of Jesus; devotion focuses rather of the thing symbolized, of love, virtues, and sentiments, of Mary's interior life.
History of devotion
The history of the devotion to the Heart of Mary is connected on many points with that to the Heart of Jesus. The attention of Christians was early attracted by the love and virtues of the Heart of Mary. The Gospels recount the prophesy delivered to her at Jesus' presentation at the temple: that her heart would be pierced with a sword. This image (the pierced heart) is the most popular representation of the Immaculate Heart. The Gospels further invited attention to Mary's heart with its depictions of Mary at the foot of the cross at Jesus' crucifixion. St. Augustine said of this that Mary was not merely passive at the foot of the cross; "she cooperated through charity in the work of our redemption".Another Scriptural passage to help in bringing out the devotion was the twice-repeated saying of Saint Luke, that Mary kept all the sayings and doings of Jesus in her heart, that there she might ponder over them and live by them. A few of Mary's sayings, also recorded in the Gospel, particularly the Magnificat (the words Mary is reported to have said to describe the experience of being pregnant with Jesus), disclose new features in Marian psychology. Some of the Church Fathers also throw light upon the psychology of Mary, for instance, Saint Ambrose, when in his commentary on The Gospel of Luke he holds Mary up as the ideal of virginity, and Saint Ephrem, when he poetically sings of the coming of the Magi and the welcome accorded them by the humble mother. Some passages from other books in the Bible are interpreted as referring to Mary, in whom they personify wisdom and her gentle charms. Such are the texts in which wisdom is presented as the mother of lofty love, of fear, of knowledge, and of holy hope. In the New Testament Elizabeth proclaims Mary blessed because she has believed the words of the angel who announced that she would become pregnant with Jesus, although she was still a virgin; the Magnificat is an expression of her humility. In answering the woman of the people, who in order to exalt the son proclaimed the mother blessed, Jesus himself said: "Blessed rather are they that hear the word of God and keep it." The Church Fathers understood this as an invitation to seek in Mary that which had so endeared her to God and caused her to be selected as the mother of Jesus, and found in these words a new reason for praising Mary. St. Leo said that through faith and love she conceived her son spiritually, even before receiving him into her womb, and St. Augustine tells us that she was more blessed in having borne Christ in her heart than in having conceived him in the flesh. It is only in the twelfth, or towards the end of the eleventh century, that slight indications of a regular devotion are perceived in a sermon by St. Bernard (De duodecim stellis), from which an extract has been taken by the Church and used in the Offices of the Compassion and of the Seven Dolours. Stronger evidences are discernible in the pious meditations on the Ave Maria and the Salve Regina, usually attributed either to St. Anselm of Lucca (d. 1080) or St. Bernard; and also in the large book "De laudibus B. Mariae Virginis" (Douai, 1625) by Richard de Saint-Laurent. Penitentiary of Rouen in the thirteenth century. In St. Mechtilde (d. 1298) and St. Gertrude (d. 1301) the devotion had two earnest adherents. A little earlier it had been included by St. Thomas Becket in the devotion to the joys and sorrows of Mary, by Blessed Hermann (d.1245), one of the first spiritual children of Saint Dominic, in his other devotions to Mary, and somewhat later it appeared in St. Bridget's "Book of Revelations". Johannes Tauler (d. 1361) beholds in Mary the model of a mystical, just as St. Ambrose perceived in her the model of a virginal soul. St. Bernardine of Siena (d.1444) was more absorbed in the contemplation of the virginal heart, and it is from him that the Church has borrowed the lessons of the Second Nocturn for the feast of the Heart of Mary. St. Francis de Salthis heart, the model of love for God, and dedicated to it his "Theotimus". During this same period one finds occasional mention of devotional practices to the Heart of Mary, e.g. in the "Antidotarium" of Nicolas du Saussay (d.1488), in Julius II, and in the "Pharetra" of Lanspergius. In the second half of the sixteenth century and the first half of the seventeenth, ascetic authors dwelt upon this devotion at greater length. It was, however, reserved to Saint Jean Eudes (d. 1681) to propagate the devotion, to make it public, and to have a feast celebrated in honor of the Heart of Mary, first at Autumn in 1648 and afterwards in a number of French dioceses. He established several religious societies interested in upholding and promoting the devotion, of which his large book on the Coeur Admirable (Admirable Heart), published in 1681, resembles a summary. Jean Eudes' efforts to secure the approval of an Office and feast failed at Rome, but, notwithstanding this disappointment, the devotion to the Heart of Mary progressed. In 1699 Father Pinamonti (d. 1703) published in Italian a beautiful little work on the Holy Heart of Mary, and in 1725 Pere de Gallifet combined the cause of the Heart of Mary with that of the Heart of Jesus in order to obtain Rome's approbation of the two devotions and the institution of the two feasts. In 1729 his project was defeated, and in 1765 the two causes were separated, to assure the success of the principal one. In 1799 Pius VI, then in captivity at Florence, granted the Bishop of Palermo the feast of the Most Pure Heart of Mary for some of the churches in his diocese. In 1805 Pius VII made a new concession, thanks to which the feast was soon widely observed. Such was the existing condition when a twofold movement, started in Paris, gave fresh impetus to the devotion. The two factors of this movement were first of all the revelation of the "miraculous medal" in 1830 and all the prodigies that followed, and then the establishment at Notre-Dame-des-Victoires of the Archconfraternity of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Refuge of Sinners, which spread rapidly throughout the world and was the source of numberless alleged graces. On July 21, 1855, the Congregation of Rites finally approved the Office and Mass of the Most Pure Heart of Mary without, however, imposing them upon the Universal Church. During the third apparition at Fatima, Portugal on July 13, 1917, the Blessed Virgin Mary said that "God wishes to establish in the world devotion to Her Immaculate Heart" in order to save souls from going into the fires of hell and to bring about world peace. She also asked for the consecration of Russia to Her Immaculate Heart. On March 25, 1984, Pope John Paul ll fulfilled Our Lady's request when he made the solemn act of consecration of the world and implicitly, Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary before the miraculous statue of Our Lady of Fatima brought to Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican for the momentous occasion. Sister Lucia, (then) the only surviving visionary of Fatima confirmed that the request of Our Lady for the consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary was accepted by Heaven and therefore, was fulfilled. Again on October 8, 2000, Pope John THE LITANY TO THE
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY # 1. [Composed by Venerable Cardinal John Henry Newman.]
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SAINT JOSEPH
Spouse of the Blessed Virgin and Patron of the Universal Church.
ST. JOSEPH was by birth of the royal family of David, but
was living in humble obscurity as a carpenter when God raised him to the highest
sanctity, and fitted him to be the spouse of His Virgin Mother, and
foster-father and guardian of the Incarnate Word. Joseph, says the Holy
Scripture, was a just man; he was innocent and pure, as became the husband of
Mary; he was gentle and tender, as one worthy to be named the father of Jesus;
he was prudent and a lover of silence, as became the master of the holy
house; above all, he was faithful and obedient to divine calls. His conversation
was with angels rather than with men. When he learned that Mary bore within her
womb the Lord of heaven, he feared to take her as his wife; but an angel
bade him fear not, and all doubts vanished. When Herod sought the life of the
divine Infant, an angel told Joseph in a dream to fly with the Child and His
Mother into Egypt. Joseph at once arose and obeyed. This sudden and unexpected
flight must have exposed Joseph to many inconveniences and sufferings in so long
a journey with a little babe and a tender virgin, the greater part of the way
being through deserts and among strangers; yet he alleges no excuses; nor
inquires at what time they were to return. St. Chrysostom observes that God
treats thus all His servants, sending them frequent trials to clear their hearts
from the rust of self-love, but intermixing seasons of consolation. "Joseph,"
says he, "is anxious on seeing the Virgin with child; an angel removes that
fear. He rejoices at the Child's birth, but a great fear succeeds: the furious
king seeks to destroy the Child, and the whole city is in an uproar to take away
His life. This is followed by another joy, the adoration of the Magi; a new
sorrow then arises: he is ordered to fly into a foreign unknown country, without
help or acquaintance." It is the opinion of the Fathers that upon their entering
Egypt, at the presence of the child Jesus, all the oracles of that superstitious
country were struck dumb, and the statues of their gods trembled and in many
places fell to the ground. The Fathers also attribute to this holy visit the
spiritual benediction poured on that country, which made it for many ages most
fruitful in Saints. After the death of King Herod, of which St. Joseph was
informed in another vision, God ordered him to return with the Child and His
Mother into the land of Israel, which our Saint readily obeyed. But when he
arrived in Judea, hearing that Archelaus had succeeded Herod in that part of the
country, and apprehensive that he might be infected with his father's vices, he
feared on that account to settle there, as he would otherwise probably have done
for the education of the Child; and therefore, being directed by God in another
vision, he retired into the dominions of Herod Antipas, in Galilee, to
his former habitation in Nazareth. St. Joseph, being a strict observer of the
Mosaic law, in conformity to its direction annually repaired to Jerusalem
to celebrate the Passover. Our Saviour, now int the twelfth year of His age,
accompanied His parents thither. Having performed the usual ceremonies of the
feast,they were returning with many of their neighbors and acquaintance towards
Galilee; and never doubting but that Jesus was with some of the company, they
travelled on for a whole day's journey before they discovered that He was not
with them. But when night came on and they could hear no tidings of Him among
their kindred and acquaintance, they, in the deepest affliction, returned with
the utmost speed to Jerusalem. After an anxious search of three days they found
Him in the Temple, discoursing with the learned doctors of the law, and asking
them such questions as raised the admiration of all that heard Him, and made
them astonished at the ripeness of His understanding; nor were His parents less
surprised on this occasion. When His Mother told Him with what grief and
earnestness they had sought Him, and asked, "Son, why hast Thou thus dealt with
us? Behold Thy Father and I sought Thee in great affliction of mind," she
received for answer, "How is it that you sought Me? Did you not know that I must
be about My Father's business?" But though thus staying in the Temple unknown to
His parents, in all other things He was obedient to them, returning with them to
Nazareth, and there living in all dutiful subjection to them. As no further
mention is made of St. Joseph, he must have died before the marriage of Cana and
the beginning of our divine Saviour's ministry. We cannot doubt that he had the
happiness of Jesus and Mary attending at his death, praying by him, assisting
and comforting him in his last moments; whence he is particularly invoked for
the great grace of a happy death and the spiritual presence of Jesus in that
hour.
Reflection. -St. Joseph, the shadow of the
Eternal Father upon earth, the protector of Jesus in His home at Nazareth, and a
lover of all children for the sake of the Holy Child, should be the chosen
guardian and pattern of every true Christian family.
[MENTION YOUR PRAYER REQUEST][Ask Saint Joseph to end all abortions world-wide and for the end of war in Ukraine]
[Mention your own prayer] Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, spouse of St. Joseph,
Pray for us.
Saint Joseph, confirmed in grace,
Pray for us.
Saint Joseph, guardian of the Word Incarnate,
Pray for us.
Saint Joseph, favorite of the King of Heaven,
Pray for us.
Saint Joseph, ruler of the family of Jesus,
Pray for us.
Saint Joseph, spouse of the ever-blessed Virgin,
Pray for us.
Saint Joseph, foster father to the Son of God,
Pray for us.
Saint Joseph, example of humility and obedience,
Pray for us.
Saint Joseph, mirror of silence and resignation,
Pray for us.
Saint Joseph, patron of innocence and youth,
Pray for us.
Saint Joseph, exited with Christ into Egypt,
Pray for us.
Saint Joseph, intercessor for the afflicted,
Pray for us.
Saint Joseph, advocate of the humble,
Pray for us.
Saint Joseph, model of every virtue,
Pray for us.
Saint Joseph, honored among men,
Pray for us.
Saint Joseph, in whom is the union of all Christian perfections,
Pray for us.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
V. Pray for us, O holy Saint Joseph,
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let Us Pray.
Assist us, O Lord,
we beseech Thee,
by the merits of the spouse
of Thy most holy Mother,
that what our unworthiness cannot obtain,
may be given us by his intercession with Thee,
Who livest and reignest with God the Father
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, world without end.
Amen.
PRAYER TO SAINT JOSEPH O Saint Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God, I place in thee all my interests and desires. O thou Saint Joseph, do assist me by thy powerful intercession, and obtain for me from thy divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, Our Lord; so that, having engaged here below thy heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of fathers. O Saint Joseph, I never weary contemplating thee, and Jesus asleep in thy arms; I dare not approach while He reposes near thy heart. Press Him in my name and kiss His fine head for me, and ask Him to return the kiss when I draw my dying breath. Saint Joseph, Patron of departing souls, pray for me. Amen!
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Our Lady of the Rosary,
also known as
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary,
is a title of the
Blessed Virgin Mary
in relation to the
Rosary.
The Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary is on October 7, the anniversary of the
decisive victory of the combined Christian fleet in 1571 at the
Battle of Lepanto,
defeating an Ottoman fleet off western Greece. It was formerly sometimes
known as the Feast of Our Lady of Victory.
FROM CATHOLIC ENCYLOPEDIA:
Apart from the signal defeat
of the Albigensian heretics at the battle of Muret in 1213 which
legend has attributed to the recitation of the Rosary by St.
Dominic, it is believed that Heaven has on many occasions rewarded
the faith of those who had recourse to this devotion in times of
special danger. More particularly, the naval victory of Lepanto
gained by Don John of Austria over the Turkish fleet on the first
Sunday of October in 1571 responded wonderfully to the processions
made at Rome on that same day by the members of the Rosary
confraternity. St. Pius V thereupon ordered that a commemoration of
the Rosary should be made upon that day, and at the request of the
Dominican Order Gregory XIII in 1573 allowed this feast to be kept
in all churches which possessed an altar dedicated to the Holy
Rosary. In 1671 the observance of this festival was extended by
Clement X to the whole of Spain, and somewhat later Clement XI after
the important victory over the Turks gained by Prince Eugene on 6
August, 1716 (the feast of our Lady of the Snows), at Peterwardein
in Hungary, commanded the feast of the Rosary to be celebrated by
the universal Church. A set of "proper" lessons in the second
nocturn were conceded by Benedict XIII. Leo XIII has since raised
the feast to the rank of a double of the second class and has added
to the Litany of Loreto the invocation "Queen of the Most Holy
Rosary". On this feast, in every church in which the Rosary
confraternity has been duly erected, a plenary indulgence toties
quoties is granted upon certain conditions to all who visit therein
the Rosary chapel or statue of Our Lady. This has been called the "Portiuncula"
of the Rosary.
THE FIFTEEN PROMISES OF MARY TO CHRISTIANS WHO RECITE THE
ROSARY
These promises were given by the
Blessed Mother to Saint Dominic and Blessed Alan.
1.
Whoever shall faithfully serve me by the recitation of the rosary, shall
receive signal graces.
2. I promise my special protection and
the greatest graces to all those who shall recite the rosary.
3. The rosary shall be a powerful armour against hell, it will destroy
vice, decrease sin, and defeat heresies.
4. It will cause
virtue and good works to flourish; it will obtain for souls the abundant
mercy of God; it will withdraw the hearts of men from the love of the
world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire of eternal
things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means.
5. The soul which recommends itself to me by the recitation of the
rosary, shall not perish.
6. Whoever shall recite the rosary
devoutly, applying himself to the consideration of its sacred mysteries
shall never be conquered by misfortune. God will not chastise him in His
justice, he shall not perish by an unprovided death; if he be just he
shall remain in the grace of God, and become worthy of eternal
life.
7. Whoever shall have a true devotion for the rosary shall
not die without the sacraments of the Church.
8. Those who are
faithful to recite the rosary shall have during their life and at their
death the light of God and the plentitude of His graces; at the moment
of death they shall participate in the merits of the saints in
paradise.
9. I shall deliver from purgatory those who have been
devoted to the rosary.
10. The faithful children of the rosary
shall merit a high degree of glory in heaven.
11. You shall
obtain all you ask of me by the recitation of the rosary.
12. All
those who propagate the holy rosary shall be aided by me in their
necessities.
13. I have obtained from my Divine Son that all the
advocates of the rosary shall have for intercessors the entire celestial
court during their life and at the hour of death.
14. All who
recite the rosary are my sons, and brothers of my only Son Jesus
Christ.
15. Devotion of my rosary is a great sign of
predestination.
HOW TO SAY THE ROSARY
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PRAYING FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND THE
UNBORN
From the Book: DIARY: Divine Mercy in My Soul, the writings of Saint
Maria Faustina
Jesus on one occasion asked Saint
Faustina to suffer for "the souls murdered in the wombs of wicked
mothers."NOTEBOOK IV: Section 1276: September 16, 1937. I wanted
very much to make a Holy Hour before the Blessed Sacrament today,
but God's will was otherwise. At eight o'clock I was seized with
such violent pains that (31) I had to go to bed at once. I was
convulsed with pain for three hours; that is, until eleven o'clock
at night. No medicine had any effect on me, and whatever I
swallowed I threw up. At times, the pains caused me to lose
consciousness. Jesus had me realize that in this way I took part in
His Agony in the Garden, and that He himself allowed these
sufferings in order to offer reparation to God for the souls
murdered in the wombs of wicked mothers. I have gone through these
sufferings three times now. They always start at eight o'clock in
the evening and last until eleven. No medicine can lessen these
sufferings. When eleven o'clock comes, they cease by themselves,
and I fall asleep at that moment. The following day, I feel very
weak. This happened to me for the first time when I was at the
sanatorium. The doctors couldn't get to the bottom of it, and no
injection or medicine helped me at all (32) nor did I myself have
any idea of what the sufferings were about. I told the doctor that
never before in my life had I experienced such sufferings, and he
declared he did not know what sort of pains they are. But now I
understand the nature of these pains, because the Lord himself as
made this known to me... Yet when I think that I may perhaps suffer
in this way again, I tremble. But I don't know whether I'll ever
again suffer in this way; I leave that to God. What it pleases God
to send, I will accept with submission and love. If only I could
save even one soul from murder by means of these sufferings! Section
1277: On the day after these sufferings, I can sense the condition
of souls and their disposition towards God; I am pervaded with true
knowledge. **************** LITANY OF DIVINE MERCY
(SAY THIS PRAYER FOR UNBORN CHILDREN)
Divine Mercy, gushing forth from the
bosom of the Father, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, greatest attribute of GOD,
I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, incomprehensible mystery, I
trust in You.
Divine Mercy, fountain gushing forth from
the mystery of the Most Blessed Trinity, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, unfathomed by any
intellect, human or angelic, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, from which wells forth all
life and happiness, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, better than the heavens, I
trust in You.
Divine Mercy, source of miracles and
wonders, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, encompassing the whole
universe, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, descending to earth in the
Person of the Incarnate Word, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, which flowed out from the
open wound of the Heart of JESUS, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, enclosed in the Heart of
JESUS for us, and especially for sinners, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, unfathomed in the
institution of the Sacred Host, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, in the founding of Holy
Church, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, in the Sacrament of Holy
Baptism, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, in our justification
through JESUS CHRIST, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, accompanying us through our
whole life, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, embracing us especially at
the hour of death, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, endowing us with immortal
life, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, accompanying us every
moment of our life, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, shielding us from the fire
of hell, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, in the conversion of
hardened sinners, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, astonishment for Angels,
incomprehensible to Saints, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, unfathomed in all the
mysteries of GOD, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, lifting us out of every
misery, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, source of our happiness and
joy, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, in calling us forth from
nothingness to existence, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, embracing all the works of
His hands, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, crown of all of god's
handiwork, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, in which we are all
immersed, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, sweet relief for anguished
hearts, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, only hope of despairing
souls, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, repose of hearts, peace
amidst fear, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, delight and ecstasy of holy
souls, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, inspiring hope against all
hope, I trust in You.
Eternal GOD, in whom mercy is endless
and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us
and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might
not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit
ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself. Amen.
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HOLY WATER
From the
Autobiography of St. Teresa of Avila , Chapter 31. 1562 A.D. "From
long experience I have learned that there is nothing like holy water
to put devils to flight and prevent them from coming back again.
They also flee from the Cross, but return; so holy water must have
great virtue. For my own part, whenever I take it, my soul feels a
particular and most notable consolation. In fact, it is quite usual
for me to be conscious of a refreshment which I cannot possibly
describe, resembling an inward joy which comforts my whole soul.
This is not fancy, or something which has happened to me only once
it has happened again and again and I have observed it most
attentively. It is let us say, as if someone very hot and thirsty
were to drink from a jug of cold water: he would feel the
refreshment throughout his body. I often reflect on the great
importance of everything ordained by the Church and it makes me very
happy to find that those words of the Church are so powerful that
they impart their power to the water and make it so very different
from water which has not been blessed."
The Catholic
Church around the world uses Holy Water in every church to make the
church a fortress against the demons which assault men and women.
The Holy Water is usually situated near every entrance to the church
for people to use to anoint themselves with the Sign of the Cross.
When an individual puts on Holy Water any demons present will flee.
Catholics should put Holy Water in containers and place them in
their homes and their offices; by doing so they make their homes and
offices fortresses against the demons which are always lurking
about. Catholics should also consider carrying the Holy Water in
small containers in their pockets to ward off demonic attacks during
each day.
GRACE POURED OUT FROM HOLY WATER
"because they include a movement of
reverence for God and Divine things; and in this way a bishop's
blessing, the sprinkling of holy water, any sacramental anointing, a
prayer said in a dedicated church, and anything else of the kind,
conduce to the remission of venial sins." Saint Thomas Aquinas,
Summa Theologica.
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"Thou shalt not kill." When people vote for a prochoice candidate because they want women to be to obtain abortions whenever they choose, they violate the fifth commandment and become accessories to the crime of murder. Part of obeying the Fifth Commandment means to protect innocent life. What is considered an accessory to murder?
A person who aids a murder offender before or after the crime is referred to as an accessory to murder. They are never at the scene of the crime itself. Article from National Catholic Register Joseph Pronechen Joseph Pronechen is staff writer with the National Catholic Register-October 13, 2019
Sr. Lucia of Fatima revealed that Our Lady told her if the consecration had not been made by John Paul II, there would have been a nuclear war. (photo: Alexander Antropov/Pixabay/CC0) Joseph Pronechen Blogs October 13, 2019 On Sept. 1, 1983, flying from Anchorage to Seoul, a Korean Air Lines Boeing 747 with 269 people on board strayed off its planned route and flew over an island that violated Soviet air space. Quickly, a Russian fighter plane shot down. The outrageous action prompted five Western European countries including Great Britain and Germany to okay accepting United States medium-range missiles beginning in November of that year. With their military advantage rapidly shrinking, the Soviets were readying for war. Then 205 days later, On March 25, 1984, St. John Paul II consecrated the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. He invited all the bishops in the world to join him for this ceremony closing the Holy Year of Redemption. He did the consecration at St. Peter’s in Rome as he knelt before the statue of Our Lady of Fatima brought there from Fatima. Less than two months later in 1984, on May 13, the 67th anniversary of the first apparition of Fatima, catastrophe hit the Russia fleet at the Severomorsk naval base located near Finland on the Barents Sea. A fire, believed caused by a cigarette, turned catastrophic. Like a spark in a huge fireworks factory, it triggered the explosion of a huge stockpile of missiles. Of 900 anti-aircraft missiles, 580 were destroyed. Of 400 surface-to-surface missiles able to carry nuclear warheads, 320 were obliterated. Upwards of 300 military personnel died. It devastated the Soviet Union’s Northern Fleet. Years later, Sr. Lucia wrote: “Everyone knows perfectly well that we went through one of the most critical moments in human history, when the great, mutually hostile powers planned a nuclear war that would have destroyed the world, if not the whole world, then the greater part of it. And what would have remained? What chances of survival? And who could have dissuaded those arrogant people, surrounded by their war plans…? Who, if not God.” Grzegorz Gorny and Janusz Rosikon record this in Fatima Mysteries. The following year, 1985, during an apparition in her convent, Sr. Lucia would reveal that Our Lady told her if that consecration had not been made by John Paul II, there would have been a nuclear war. Because of the consecration this didn’t happen. There was an undeniable link between it and the m Sr. Lucia would later tell this to Cardinals Antony Padiyara of India and Ricardo Vidal of the Philippines when they visited her in her convent. A Preview in 1983? A year earlier, there was also a major near-miss of nuclear war between Russia and the United States. Surely Our Lady of Fatima must have had a hand in preventing this horrendous possibility in 1983 because the year before, on May 13, 1982, in Fatima, John Paul II also made that Act of Entrustment of the world but it didn’t completely fulfill the requests of Our Lady because it wasn’t done in union with all the bishops in the world. He intended to do it that way, but the letters informing the bishops were sent too late. They result? They were unable to join him that time. This event appeared to reflect what happened in 1942 during World War II. On Oct. 31 that year, Venerable Pius XII consecrated the world and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary as Our Lady of Fatima had requested. But the consecration wasn’t done in union with all the bishops of the world either. It was a critical time in the war as the enemy was making major advances. Yet Sr. Lucia would say Our Lord showed his “delight” even though the consecration was incomplete and promised an end soon to the war. Shortly after, the tide turned as the Allies began to win key battles. Similarly, John Paul II’s 1982 entrustment, even without all the bishops of the world, must have had the same effect when we consider what could have happened during that 1983 event to follow. A year earlier, there was also a major near-miss of nuclear war between Russia and the United States. Surely Our Lady of Fatima must have had a hand in preventing this horrendous possibility in 1983 because the year before, on May 13, 1982, in Fatima, John Paul II also made that Act of Entrustment of the world but it didn’t completely fulfill the requests of Our Lady because it wasn’t done in union with all the bishops in the world. He intended to do it that way, but the letters informing the bishops were sent too late. They result? They were unable to join him that time. This event appeared to reflect what happened in 196 he was brought to New York for an award from the Association of World Citizens and in 2013 given the Dresden peace prize. But on May 19, 2017 when he died at age 77 from pneumonia in his small town, nobody knew until four months later when a foreign journalist started inquiring about him. There is one piece of the story that has rarely been mentioned. And it surely seems to reflect indirectly on what Sr. Lucia said she was told in 1985. We know the Soviets were atheists. Of course that included the military. But we have to wonder if that applied to Stanislav Petrov when we look at what he said in 2004 during an interview with Christian Science Monitor. He affirmed, “I wish I could say there is no chance of [an accidental nuclear launch today]. But when we deal with space — when we [play] God — who knows what will be the next surprise?” Our Lady of Fatima had the answer and directions. It’s up to mankind to stop playing God and follow them.
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GRACES DERIVED FROM GOING TO MASS
Note: In the Catholic Church, "assisting at Mass" means actively participating in and worshipping at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, rather than just passively attending. It involves being spiritually, emotionally, and physically present, and engaging with the liturgy through attentive listening, responses, singing, and offering oneself to God through Christ.
1. The Mass is Calvary continued.
2. Every Mass is worth as much as the sacrifice of our Lord's life, sufferings and death.
3. Holy Mass is the most powerful atonement for your sins.
4. At the hour of death the Masses you have heard will be your greatest consolation.
5. Every Mass will go with you to judgment and plead for pardon.
6. At Mass you can diminish more or less temporal punishment due to your sins, according to your fervor.
7. Assisting devoutly at Holy Mass you render to the sacred humanity of Our Lord the greatest homage.
8. He supplies for many of your negligences and omissions.
9. He forgives the venial sins which you have not confessed. The power of Satan over you is diminished.
10. You afford the souls in Purgatory the greatest possible relief.
11. One Mass heard during life will be of more benefit to you than many heard for you after your death.
12. You are preserved from dangers and misfortunes which otherwise might have befallen you. You shorten your Purgatory.
13. Every Mass wins for you a higher degree of glory in Heaven.
14. You receive the priest's blessing which Our Lord ratifies in Heaven.
15. You kneel amidst a multitude of holy angels, who are present at the adorable Sacrifice with reverential awe.
16. You are blessed in your temporal goods and affairs.
In eternity, we shall fully realize that it was certainly worthwhile to have assisted at Holy Mass daily. PRAY FOR PRIESTS THAT THEY MAY OFFER THE MASS WITH HOLY LOVE AND REVERENCE.
"WHY Should I Go To Mass Every Day?"
"The Mass is the most perfect form of prayer!"
For each Mass we hear with devotion, Our Lord sends a saint to comfort us at death. (revelation of Christ to St. Gertrude the great).
Padre Pio, the stigmatic priest, said, the world could exist more easily without the sun than without the Mass.
The Cure'd' Ars, St. Jean Vianney said, if we knew the value of the Mass we would die of joy.
A great doctor of the Church, St. Anselm, declares that a single Mass offered for oneself during life may be worth more than a thousand celebrated for the same intention after death. St. Leonard of Port Maurice supports this statement by saying that one Mass before death may be more profitable than many after it.
"The Holy Mass would be of greater profit if people had it offered in their lifetime, rather than having it celebrated for the relief of their souls after death." (Pope Benedict XV).
Once, St. Teresa was overwhelmed with God's Goodness and asked Our Lord, "How can I thank you?" Our Lord replied, "ATTEND ONE MASS".
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Litany of Our Lady of Victory
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the World,
Have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Ghost,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God,
Have mercy on us.
Our Lady of Victory,
Pray for us.
Triumphant Daughter of the Father,
Pray for us.
Triumphant Mother of the Son,
Pray for us.
Triumphant Spouse of the Holy Ghost,
Pray for us.
Triumphant Choice of the Most Holy Trinity,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in Thy Immaculate Conception,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in Crushing the Head of the Serpent,
Pray for us.
Triumphant Over All the Children of Adam,
Pray for us.
Triumphant Over All Our Enemies,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Embassy of the Angel Gabriel,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in Thy Espousal to St. Joseph,
Pray for us.
Triumphant at the Scene of Bethlehem,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in Thy Flight Into Egypt,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in Thy Exile,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in Thy Humble Dwelling at Nazareth,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in Finding Thy Divine Child in the Temple,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Earthly Life of Our Lord,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in His Passion and Death,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Resurrection,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Ascension,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Descent of the Holy Ghost,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in Thy Sorrows,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in Thy Joys,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in Thy Entrance into the Heavenly Jerusalem,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Angels Who Remained Faithful,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Felicity of the Blessed,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Graces of the Just,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Announcement of the Prophets,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Desires of the Patriarchs,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Zeal of the Apostles,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Light of the Evangelists,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Wisdom of the Doctors,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Crowns of the Confessors,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Purity of the Numerous Bands of Virgins,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in the Triumph of the Martyrs,
Pray for us.
Triumphant in Thy All-Powerful Intercession,
Pray for us.
Triumphant under Thy Many Titles,
Pray for us.
Triumphant at the Hour of Our Death,
Pray for us.
Lamb of God, Who taketh away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who taketh away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who taketh away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us, Lord.
V. Pray for us, O Blessed Lady of Victory!
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let Us Pray.
O Victorious Lady! Thou who has ever such powerful influence with Thy Divine Son, in conquering the hardest of hearts, intercede for those for whom we pray, that their hearts being softened by the rays of Divine Grace, they may return to the unity of the true Faith, through Christ, our Lord. Amen
Memorare
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary,
that never was it known that anyone who,
fled to Thy protection,
implored Thy help,
and sought Thy intercession,
was left unaided.
Inspired with this confidence,
I fly unto Thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother.
To Thee I come; before Thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate! despise not my petitions,
but in Thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.
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NEED A PRAYER ANSWERED, NEED A MIRACLE, PRAY THE DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET
From the DIARY, DIVINE MERCY IN MY SOUL, BY Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska.
NOTEBOOK III, Section 1128:
"May 22, 1937. The heat is so intense today that it is difficult to bear. We are all thirsting for rain, and still it does not come. For several days the sky has been overcast, but there is not rain. When I looked at (35) the plants, thirsting for the rain, I was moved with pity, and I decided to say the chaplet until the Lord would send us rain. Before supper, the sky covered over with clouds, and a heavy rain fell on the earth. I had been saying this prayer without interruption for three hours. And the Lord let me know that everything can be obtained by means of this prayer."
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 Whoever will recite it will receive great mercy – JesusPray the Divine Mercy Chaplet with thousands of Catholics at Relevant Radio, the Drew Mariani Show, at 4pm Eastern Time, for Spiritual help and healing of sickness and the end of abortion: The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is a prayer of intercession prayed on ordinary rosary beads in as little as ten minutes, yet its prayerful recitation comes with a plethora of graces and promises. Jesus instructed Saint Faustina, My daughter, encourage souls to say the chaplet which I have given you. It pleases Me to grant everything they ask of Me by saying the chaplet. (Diary, 1541)
If the Lord is saying “It pleases Me to grant everything they ask of Me by saying the chaplet,” shouldn’t we take every opportunity to recite this prayer with intentions for our country, our neighbors, our world? As are many of us today, St. Faustina was greatly concerned for all mankind. Her lamentations then sound remarkably familiar to what one might hear today. She records in Diary passage 929: When I had rested near His sweetest Heart, I told Him, “Jesus, I have so much to tell You.” And the Lord said to me with great love, “Speak, My daughter.” And I started to enumerate the pains of my heart; that is, how greatly concerned I am for all mankind, that “they all do not know You, and those who do know You do not love You as You deserve to be loved. I also see how terribly sinners offend You; and then again, I see how severely the faithful, especially Your servants, are oppressed and persecuted. And then, too, I see many souls rushing headlong into the terrible abyss of hell. You see, Jesus, this is the pain that gnaws at my heart and bones. And, although You show me special love and inundate my heart with streams of Your joys, nevertheless, this does not appease the sufferings I have just mentioned, but rather they penetrate my poor heart all the more acutely. Oh, how ardently I desire that all mankind turn with trust to Your mercy. Then, seeing the glory of Your name, my heart will be comforted.”
How kindly and tenderly Jesus deals with her outpourings. What a consolation for us who share St. Faustina’s heart. St. Faustina continues: Jesus listened to these outpourings of my heart with gravity and interest, as if He had known nothing about them, and this seemed to make it easier for me to talk. And the Lord said to me, My daughter, those words of your heart are pleasing to Me, and by saying the chaplet you are bringing humankind closer to Me. After these words, I found myself alone, but the presence of God is always in my soul.
The Lord asked St. Faustina to pray the chaplet for many causes as outlined below. Let us pray the Chaplet of Mercy as often as possible for all the things St. Faustina prayed for and more. Seek her intercession. Ask her to pray each chaplet with you thankful for the goodness and generosity of the Lord. Promises of the Chaplet for all ThingsI desire to grant unimaginable graces to those souls who trust in My mercy. (687) My daughter, encourage souls to say the chaplet which I have given to you. It pleases Me to grant everything they ask of Me by saying the chaplet. (1541)
Promises of the Chaplet to Appease God’s AngerThis prayer will serve to appease My wrath. (476) When this chaplet is said by the bedside of a dying person, God’s anger is placated. (811) This chaplet mitigates God’s anger, as He Himself told me. (1036) It [the chaplet] appeases the anger of God. (1565)
Promises of the Chaplet for SinnersPriests will recommend it to sinners as their last hope of salvation. Even if there were a sinner most hardened, if he were to recite this chaplet only once, he would receive grace from My infinite mercy. (687) When hardened sinners say it, I will fill their souls with peace, and the hour of their death will be a happy one. (1541)
Promises of the Chaplet for StormsToday I was awakened by a great storm. The wind was raging, and it was raining in torrents, thunderbolts striking again and again. I began to pray that the storm would do no harm, when I heard the words: Say the chaplet I have taught you, and the storm will cease. I began immediately to say the chaplet and hadn’t even finished it when the storm suddenly ceased, and I heard the words: Through the chaplet you will obtain everything, if what you ask for is compatible with My will. (1731) When a great storm was approaching, I began to say the chaplet. Suddenly I heard the voice of an angel: “I cannot approach in this storm, because the light which comes from her mouth drives back both me and the storm.” Such was the angel’s complaint to God. I then recognized how much havoc he was to have made through this storm; but I also recognized that this prayer was pleasing to God, and that this chaplet was most powerful. (1791)
Promises of the Chaplet for the FaithfulThe souls that say this chaplet will be embraced by My mercy during their lifetime and especially at the hour of their death. (754) While I was saying the chaplet, I heard a voice which said, Oh, what great graces I will grant to souls who say this chaplet; the very depths of My tender mercy are stirred for the sake of those who say the chaplet. O what a great multitude of souls I see! They worshiped the Divine Mercy and will be singing the hymn of praise for all eternity. (848)
Promises of the Chaplet for the DyingI realize more and more how much every soul needs God’s mercy throughout life and particularly at the hour of death. This chaplet mitigates God’s anger, as He Himself told me. (1036) At the hour of their death, I defend as My own glory every soul that will say this chaplet; or when others say it for a dying person, the pardon is the same. When this chaplet is said by the bedside of a dying person, God’s anger is placated, unfathomable mercy envelops the soul, and the very depths of My tender mercy are moved for the sake of the sorrowful Passion of My Son. (811)
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Stations of the Cross, Promises
THE PROMISES MADE BY OUR LORD TO THOSE WHO HAVE
DEVOTION TO THE WAY OF THE CROSS.~Jesus to Brother Estanislao
I promise
eternal life to those who pray, from time to time, the Way of the
Cross.
I promise them my greatest graces.
I will deliver
the faithful from purgatory on the first Tuesday or Friday after
their death.
I promise them
a special glory in Heaven.
I will grant
them everything they ask through praying the Way of the Cross with
faith.
I will grant them the remission of all
their sins, even if they be as scarlet; if they be more than the
grains of sand on the seashore and the stars in the heavens, all of
them will be erased by the Way of the Cross.
I will preserve
them from sudden death.
I promise them
my special protection; my hands will always be open to protect them.
I will bless
them at each Way of the Cross and my blessing will follow them
everywhere on earth, and after their death, in Heaven for all
eternity.
They will be assured of being
joined to the Supreme Choir Of Angels.
I will give
them the grace never again to commit a mortal sin for I will give
them the grace never again to separate themselves from me.
I will lift all
power from the devil at the hour of death that they may repose
tranquilly in my arms
I will make of
each one of them a living ciborium in which it will please me to
pour my graces
I will give
them a special drought from the fountain of My Deity.
As I am nailed
to the cross, so also will I always be with those who honour me in
making the Way Of The Cross frequently.
BROTHER ESTANISLOA
Brother
Estanisloa was born in 1903. At an early age, he entered the
Christian schools of charity in Bugedo, Spain. Here he took vows of
regularity, perfection and pure love. In October 1926 he offered
himself to Jesus through Mary. Soon after this heroic donation he
fell ill and was obliged to rest. He died in the odor of sanctity in
March, 1927 of tuberculosis. According to the master of novices he
was a privileged soul who received messages from heaven. Confessors
and theologians recognize these supernatural facts. His spiritual
director asked him to write down the promises made by Our Lord to
those who have devotion to the Way of the Cross as written here.
Best Time to Pray the Stations is on
Friday at 3pm if possible as Jesus told St. Faustina,
At three
o'clock, implore My mercy, especially for sinners; and, if only for
a brief moment, immerse yourself in My Passion, particularly in My
abandonment at the moment of agony. This is the hour of great mercy.
... In this hour I will refuse nothing to the soul that makes a
request of Me in virtue of My Passion (Diary,1320).
As often as you
hear the clock strike the third hour, immerse yourself completely in
My mercy, adoring and glorifying it; invoke its omnipotence for the
whole world, and particularly for poor sinners; for at that moment
mercy was opened wide for every soul. In this hour you can obtain
everything for yourself and for others for the asking; it was the
hour of grace for the whole world — mercy triumphed over justice.
...
My daughter, try your best to make the
Stations of the Cross in this hour, provided that your duties permit
it; and if you are not able to make the Stations of the Cross, then
at least step into the chapel for a moment and adore, in the Most
Blessed Sacrament, My Heart, which is full of mercy; and should you
be unable to step into chapel, immerse yourself in prayer there
where you happen to be, if only for a very brief instant (1572).
STATIONS OF THE CROSS, written by Saint Francis of Assisi
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Saint Francis of Sales Bishop and Prince of Geneva
SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES
Feast Day: January 24th
(1567-1622)
Bishop of Geneva, Switzerland and a Doctor of the Church
FRANCIS was born of noble and pious parents, near Annecy, A.D. 1567, and studied with brilliant success at Paris and Padua. On his return from Italy he gave up the grand Career which his father had marked out for him in the service of the State, and became a priest. He studied at Annecy, Paris, France and Padua, Italy. He received a doctorate in law at the age of twenty-four. He was ordained a priest in 1593. When the Duke of Savoy had resolved to restore the Church in the Chablais, Francis offered himself for the work, and set out on foot with his Bible and breviary and one companion, his cousin Louis of Sales. It was a work of toil, privation, and danger. Every door and every heart were closed against him. He was rejected with insult and threatened with death. But nothing could daunt or resist him, and ere long the Church burst forth into a second spring. It is stated that he converted 72,000 Calvinists. He was then compelled by the Pope to become Coadjutor Bishop of Geneva, and succeeded the see A.D. 1602. At times the exceeding gentleness with which he received heretics and sinners almost scandalized his ends, and one of them said to him, " Francis of Sales will go to Paradise, of course; but I am not so sure of the Bishop of Geneva: I am almost afraid his gentleness will play him a shrewd turn." "Ah," said the saint, " I would rather account to God for too great gentleness than for too great severity. Is not God all love? God the Father is the Father of mercy; God the Son is a Lamb; God the Holy Ghost is a Dove, that is, gentleness itself. And are you wiser than God ?" He became an outstanding confessor and spiritual director and spiritually guided Blessed Marie Acarie and St. Jane Francis de Chantal. He founded several schools. He was gifted in spiritual writing and wrote the spiritual classics: Introduction to the Devout Life and the Treatise on the Love of God. In union with St: Jane Frances of Chantal he founded at Annecy the Order of the Visitation, which soon spread over Europe. Though poor, he refused provisions and dignities, and even the great see of Paris. He died at Avignon, A.D. 1622. He was canonized in 1653 and declared a Doctor of the Church in 1877. REFLECTION.-"You will catch more flies," St. Francis used to say, " with a spoonful of honey than with a hundred barrels of vinegar. Were there any thing better or fairer on earth than gentleness, Jesus Christ would have taught it us ; and yet he has given us only two lessons to learn of him—meekness and humility of heart." Excerpt from Saint Francis de Sales' book, Introduction to the Devout Life: CHAPTER XVII. NINTH MEDITATION. On the Choice upon to you between Heaven and Hell. Preparation. 1. PLACE yourself in the Presence of God. 2. Humble yourself before Him, and ask His inspiration. Considerations. 1. Imagine yourself alone with your good angel (46) in an open plain, as was Tobit on his way to Rages. Suppose the Angel to set before you Paradise, full of delights and joys; and on the other hand Hell, with all its torments. Contemplate both, kneeling in imagination before your guardian Angel. Consider that you are most truly standing between Hell and Paradise, and that both the one and the other are open to receive you, according to your own choice. 2. Consider that the choice you make in this life will last for ever in the next. 3. Consider too, that while both are open to receive you according to your choice, yet God, Who is prepared to give the one by reason of His Justice, the other by reason of His Mercy, all the while desires unspeakably that you should select Paradise; and your good Angel is urging you with all his might to do so, offering you countless graces on God's part, countless helps to attain to it. 4. Consider that Jesus Christ, enthroned in Heaven, looks down upon you in loving invitation: "O beloved one, come unto Me, and joy for ever in the eternal blessedness of My Love!" Behold His mother yearning over you with maternal tenderness--" Courage, my child, do not despise the Goodness of my Son, or my earnest prayers for thy salvation." Behold the Saints, who have left you their example, the (47) millions of holy souls who long after you, desiring earnestly that you may one day be for ever joined to them in their song of praise, urging upon you that the road to Heaven is not so hard to find as the world would have you think. "Press on boldly, dear friend,"--they cry. "Whoso will ponder well the path by which we came hither, will discover that we attained to these present delights by sweeter joys than any this world can give." The Choice. 1. O Hell, I abhor thee now and for ever; I abhor thy griefs and torments, thine endless misery, the unceasing blasphemies and maledictions which thou pourest out upon my God;--and turning to thee, O blessed Paradise, eternal glory, unfading happiness, I choose thee for ever as my abode, thy glorious mansions, thy precious and abiding tabernacles. O my God, I bless Thy Mercy which gives me the power to choose--O Jesus, Saviour, I accept Thine Eternal Love, and praise Thee for the promise Thou hast given me of a place prepared for me in that blessed New Jerusalem, where I shall love and bless Thee for ever. 2. Dwell lovingly upon the example set before you by the Blessed Virgin and the Saints, and strive to follow where they point you. Give (48) yourself up to your guardian Angel, that he may be your guide, and gird up your courage anew to make this choice.
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FEAST DAY: OCTOBER 19TH
PETER, while still a youth, left his home at Alcantara in Spain, and entered a convent of Discalced Franciscans. He rose quickly to high posts in the Order, but his thirst for penance was still unappeased, and in 1539, being then forty years old, he founded the first convent of the "Strict Observance." The cells of the friars resembled graves rather than dwelling-places. That of St. Peter himself was four feet and a half in length, so that he could never lie down ; he ate but once in three days; his sackcloth habit and a cloak were his only garments, and he never covered his head or feet. In the bitter winter he would open the door and window of his cell that, by closing them again, he might experience some sensation of warmth. Amongst those whom he trained to perfection was St. Teresa. He read her soul, approved of her spirit of prayer, and strengthened her to carry out her reforms. St. Peter died, with great joy, kneeling in prayer, October 18th, 1562, at the age of sixty-three.
REFLECTION.-If men do not go about barefoot now, nor under-go sharp penances, as St. Peter did, there are many ways of trampling on the world; and our Lord teaches them when He finds the necessary courage.
MORE ON SAINT PETER FROM
BUTLER'S LIVES OF THE SAINTS
INTERCESSORY PRAYER: Saint Teresa of Avila said concerning Saint Peter of Alcantara that, "The Lord once told me that no one should ask Him for anything in his name and not be heard."
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POPE
LEO PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR 2026
THE HOLY FATHER’S PRAYER INTENTIONS
JANUARY 2026
For prayer with the Word of God.
Let us pray that
praying with the Word of God be nourishment for our lives and a source
of hope in our communities, helping us to build a more fraternal and
missionary Church.
FEBRUARY 2026
For children with incurable
diseases.
Let us pray that children suffering from incurable diseases
and their families receive the necessary medical care and support, never
losing strength and hope.
MARCH 2026
For disarmament and
peace.
Let us pray that nations move toward effective disarmament,
particularly nuclear disarmament, and that world leaders choose the path
of dialogue and diplomacy instead of violence.
APRIL 2026
For
priests in crisis.
Let us pray for priests going through moments of
crisis in their vocation, that they may find the accompaniment they need
and that communities may support them with understanding and prayer.
MAY 2026
That everyone might have food.
Let us pray that
everyone, from large producers to small consumers, be committed to avoid
wasting food, and to ensure that everyone has access to quality food.
JUNE 2026
For the values of sports.
Let us pray that sports be
an instrument of peace, encounter, and dialogue among cultures and
nations, and that they promote values such as respect, solidarity, and
personal growth.
JULY 2026
For respect for human life.
Let
us pray for the respect and protection of human life in all its stages,
recognizing it as a gift from God.
AUGUST 2026
For
evangelization in the city.
Let us pray that in large cities often
marked by anonymity and loneliness we find new ways to proclaim the
Gospel, discovering creative paths to build community.
SEPTEMBER
2026
For the care of water.
Let us pray for a just and sustainable
management of water, a vital resource, so that everyone may have equal
access to it.
OCTOBER 2026
For mental health ministry.
Let
us pray that the mental health ministry be established throughout the
Church, helping to overcome the stigma and discrimination of persons
with mental illnesses.
NOVEMBER 2026
For the proper use of
wealth.
Let us pray for the proper use of wealth, that not succumbing
to the temptation of selfishness, it may always be put at the service
the common good and solidarity of those who have less.
DECEMBER
2026
For single-parent families.
Let us pray for families
experiencing the absence of a mother or father, that they may find
support and accompaniment in the Church, and help and strength in the
Faith during difficult times.
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OUR LADY OF GOOD REMEDY
PRAYER
Queen of Heaven and earth,
most Holy Virgin,
we venerate thee.
Thou art the beloved
daughter
of the Most High God,
the chosen mother of the
Incarnate Word,
the immaculate spouse of
the Holy Spirit,
the sacred vessel of the
Most Holy Trinity.
O Mother of the
Divine Redeemer,
who under the title of
Our Lady of Good
Remedy
comes to the aid of all
who call upon thee,
extend
thy maternal protection to us.
We depend on thee,
dear Mother,
as helpless and needy children
depend on a tender and caring
mother.
Pray the Hail Mary...
O Lady of Good
Remedy,
source of unfailing help,
grant that we may draw
from thy treasury of graces
in our time of need.
Touch the
hearts of sinners,
that they may seek
reconciliation and
forgiveness.
Bring comfort to
the afflicted and the lonely;
help the poor and the hopeless;
aid the sick and the suffering.
May they be healed in body
and strengthened in spirit
to
endure their sufferings
with patient resignation
and Christian
fortitude.
Pray the Hail Mary...
Dear Lady of Good
Remedy,
source of unfailing help,
thy compassionate heart
knows a remedy
for every affliction and misery
we encounter in
life.
Help me with thy prayers and intercession
to find a
remedy for my problems and needs,
especially for...
(Mention your personal intention)
On my part,
O
loving Mother,
I pledge myself to a more intensely Christian
lifestyle,
to a more careful observance of the laws of God,
to
be more conscientious
in fulfilling the obligations of my state
in life,
and to strive to be a source of healing
in this
broken world of ours.
Dear Lady of Good Remedy,
be ever
present to me,
and through thy intercession,
may I enjoy
health of body and peace of mind,
and grow stronger in the faith
and in the love of thy Son, Jesus.
Pray the Hail Mary...
V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of Good Remedy,
R. That we
may deepen our dedication to thy Son,
and make the world alive
with His Spirit.
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Unfailing Novena To The Virgin Mary Untier of Knots
Prayer to Mary, Undoer of Knots
Virgin Mary, Mother of fair love, Mother
who never refuses to come to the aid of a child in need, Mother
whose hands never cease to serve your beloved children because they
are moved by the divine love and immense mercy that exists in your
heart, cast your compassionate eyes upon me and see the snarl of
knots that exist in my life. You know very well how desperate I am,
my pain, and how I am bound by these knots. Mary, Mother to whom God
entrusted the undoing of the knots in the lives of his children, I
entrust into your hands the ribbon of my life. No one, not even the
Evil One himself, can take it away from your precious care. In your
hands there is no knot that cannot be undone. Powerful Mother, by
your grace and intercessory power with Your Son and My Liberator,
Jesus, take into your hands today this knot.[Mention your request
here]I beg you to undo it for the glory of God, once for all. You
are my hope. O my Lady, you are the only consolation God gives me,
the fortification of my feeble strength, the enrichment of my
destitution, and, with Christ, the freedom from my chains. Hear my
plea. Keep me, guide me, protect me, o safe refuge!
Mary, Undoer
of Knots, pray for me.
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