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Prayer for the Holy Souls

2020-11-21T10:33:48-05:00

by St. Gertrude the Great O Eternal Father,I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son Jesus,in union with the Masses said throughout the world today,for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory,and for all sinners everywhere. Amen.

Prayer for the Holy Souls2020-11-21T10:33:48-05:00

Prayer to the Holy Ghost

2020-11-14T12:59:14-05:00

by St. Alphonsus Liguori O Holy Ghost, divine Paraclete, Father of the poor, Consoler of the afflicted, Light of hearts, Sanctifier of souls!I adore Thee with the most profound submission, and I repeat a thousand times with the seraphs who are before Thy throne: “Holy, Holy, Holy!” I firmly believe that Thou art eternal, consubstantial with the Father and the Son. I hope that by Thy goodness Thou wilt sanctify and save my soul. I love Thee, O God of love! Thou art a divine Spirit, fortify me against evil spirits.Thou art a Fire, enkindle in me the fire of Thy love.Thou art a Light, enlighten [...]

Prayer to the Holy Ghost2020-11-14T12:59:14-05:00

Prayer to Obtain the Graces Necessary for Salvation

2020-11-14T12:44:45-05:00

by St. Alphonsus Liguori Eternal Father, Thy Son has promised that Thou wilt grant us all the graces for which we ask Thee in His Name. In the Name, therefore, and by the merits of Jesus Christ, I ask the following graces for myself, my family, and for all mankind. First, I pray Thee to give me a lively faith in all that the holy Roman Church teaches me. Enlighten me also, that I may know the vanity of the goods of this world, and the immensity of the infinite good that Thou art. Make me also see the deformity of the sins [...]

Prayer to Obtain the Graces Necessary for Salvation2020-11-14T12:44:45-05:00

Three Kings Adore Christ Child

2020-11-02T14:16:29-05:00

THE STORY OF THE THREE KINGS - PART II [Read Part I -- Read Part III] The three Kings journeyed to Jerusalem, each his own way with his own company. Yet as they neared the city, dark clouds covered the earth and they lost sight of the Star. In this event, the prophecy of Isaiah was fulfilled: "Arise, be enlightened, O Jerusalem: for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For behold darkness shall cover the earth, and a mist the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be [...]

Three Kings Adore Christ Child2020-11-02T14:16:29-05:00

The Star of Bethlehem

2020-11-09T13:54:56-05:00

THE STORY OF THE THREE KINGS - PART I [Read Part II] Many of us are familiar with the fact that three gentile kings came to adore the Newborn King. They brought Him gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh. We celebrate this feast each year on January 6, Epiphany. Their appearance in the Gospel is quite unexpected and their departure equally sudden. Who were they? What did they do before and after this great event of their lives? While such details are not contained in Sacred Scripture Tradition does record their lives, including the fact that they became great bishops and [...]

The Star of Bethlehem2020-11-09T13:54:56-05:00

ST. GENEVIEVE – Jan 3

2020-11-02T14:11:27-05:00

St. Genevieve, Virgin and Defender of Paris, like a great precursor of St. Joan of Arc (422-512 AD) A SPECIAL CHILDSt. Genevieve was born in the small village of Nanterre, near Paris, about the year 422 A.D. Her parents were simple farmers who also tended sheep. She was but seven years when St. Germanus (Bishop of Auxerre) and St. Lupus passed through Nanterre on their way to England to defeat the Pelagian heresy growing there. St. Germanus preached to the people of Nanterre. Under the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, the holy bishop took special note of little Genevieve. He sought [...]

ST. GENEVIEVE – Jan 32020-11-02T14:11:27-05:00

Circumcision – Jan 1

2020-11-09T13:58:03-05:00

OCTAVE DAY OF CHRISTMAS - The Circumcision of Our Lord “And after eight days were accomplished, that the Child should be circumcised, His Name was called JESUS, which was called by the angel, before He was conceived in the womb.” (Luke 2:21) MEDITATION In order to transform us from sinners into children of God, the only Son of the Father willed to be clothed in human nature, thereby putting on our sinful flesh and submitting to all its most humiliating consequences. The law of circumcision could in no way affect Jesus, the Son of God, the Most Holy One; but Jesus [...]

Circumcision – Jan 12020-11-09T13:58:03-05:00

ST. SABINUS – Dec 30

2020-11-09T13:59:20-05:00

St. Sabinus was Bishop of Assisi and a holy martyr (early 4th century). BACKGROUND The cruel edicts of Emperors Diocletian and Maximian against the Christians, published in 303 AD, brought about the most intense and widespread persecution ever seen in the Roman Empire against the disciples of Christ. Many of the ancient martyrs we continue to honor today suffered during this period. (And yet it is prophesied that an even far worse persecution awaits those who remain faithful to our Lord. It seems clear that time is fast approaching…) WITNESS TO THE FAITH According to the records, St. Sabinus was bishop [...]

ST. SABINUS – Dec 302020-11-09T13:59:20-05:00

ST. STEPHEN – Dec 26

2020-11-09T14:00:07-05:00

St. Stephen, Deacon and Protomartyr (1st century) BACKGROUND We first hear of St. Stephen in the Acts of the Apostles (4:5). Apparently there was dissatisfaction among the early Christians in how the gathered alms were being distributed among the needy, especially the widows. Some of the Christians were Hebraic Jews and others were Hellenic Jews. The Hellenic Jews complained that they were being discriminated against and not receiving a fair share of the alms. The Apostles were too overwhelmed with the sacred tasks of preaching, offering Holy Mass, forgiving confessed sins, administering the Sacraments and performing miracles, to be able to [...]

ST. STEPHEN – Dec 262020-11-09T14:00:07-05:00

OL Guadalupe – Dec 12

2020-11-09T14:01:22-05:00

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE - DEC 12 In the Year of our Lord 1531, Our Lady appeared to San Juan Diego at the center of the Americas to bring the light of her Divine Son to these heretofore pagan lands. She sent Castillian roses in the dead of winter and left her miraculous image imprinted on St. Juan Diego's tilma, which convinced Bishop Juan de Zumárraga (a Franciscan) that her message and request were truly from heaven. This image is utterly miraculous and the most modern scientific studies are still unable to explain it, nor have any men been able to [...]

OL Guadalupe – Dec 122020-11-09T14:01:22-05:00
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