El santo nombre de Jesús representa su infinito amor, su infinito poder y su misión de salvarnos (del pecado). Su nombre es la oración más corta, fácil y poderosa. ¿Qué has estado haciendo con todo el tiempo que Dios te ha dado? ¡El fin de tu vida es vivir para Él! En este nuevo año, debemos dedicarnos a crecer en la gracia de Dios, a reparar los pecados pasados y a implorar la ayuda del Espíritu Santo.
El nombre de Jesús significa «salvador». Qué misterio tan asombroso: El mismo día de su nacimiento (octava), ya está derramando su sangre por nuestra salvación. María conserva estos misterios y los medita en su corazón. Estamos llamados a imitarla. ¿Qué hago para compensar a Dios por la ingratitud de los hombres?
The Epiphany Star represents Jesus, the True Light. Secondarily, it represents the true Faith. Today, a Catholic simply can't rely on what this priest or that bishops says because so many of them are no longer guided by true worship and right doctrine. Instead, each Catholic has to strive to learn the truth. Live your vocation within the family so as to offer it as fitting adoration to the Christ Child. Parents are especially called to educate their children in the truth and to offer reparation for past failings.
St. Vincent Ferrer Pilgrimages to Our Lady of Buen Suceso in Quito, Ecuador A brief overview of the 2016 pilgrimage can be viewed / downloaded HERE. Sites we have visited on our various pilgrimages are listed below. This miraculous statue, completed by St. Francis and the archangels, will last until the end of time.Priests leading prayers during the novena processions before dawn.The incorrupt body of Mother Mariana de Jesús Torres y Berriochoa (+1635).Touched to Mother Mariana's incorrupt body, the pilgrims' sacramentals become third class relics.Sermons preached by Father are included in the Mission Talks.Monasterio de la Inmaculada ConcepciónOur Lady of the [...]
Go spiritually to the cave at Bethlehem. Contemplate what you see: the Holy Family. You have a role within a family. Offer it to Baby Jesus as a gift; that it may please, serve and honor Him. We can't change someone else, but we must know the truth and stand fast in what Christ the King teaches regarding holy Matrimony. Do your best to live according to His truth, transmit these truths to others, and resist the errors and evil of others. Offer prayers and sacrifices for the failings of your past sins against marriage and in reparation for mankind's many [...]
The Feast of the Holy Family is a Christmas Feast. With His nativity, Jesus gives us not only Himself but also the Holy Family. Note how the Holy Family has a central role in all twelve mysteries of Christ's infancy. We are called to imitate the Holy Family and thereby grow in the grace of God. This is why God has placed us upon this earth. Yet mankind today is more than ever opposed to marriage. How terrible! A rejection of holy matrimony is a rejection of the Holy Family. Take these things seriously and really reflect upon them.
At the start of the year, it is especially appropriate to ask 'What have I been doing with all the time God has me? What have I been striving to attain?" God speaks to us, yet we are inundated in the world. We constantly face the temptation to live in a secular way. Pay attention to the liturgy at the start of the year. It provides four clear ways to correspond more faithfully to God's love.
Both Jesus' Name and the shedding of His Precious Blood manifest that Christ has come to save us. He gave His life for us, so as to gain our affection. The ingratitude of men is a great source of sorrow to Him and Our Blessed Mother. Consider how insufficient an effort we make to love Him in return. Resolve this new year to love Him more faithfully.
En el misterio de la epifanía Jesús revela su gloria: Él es Dios y nuestro Rey. El Divino Niño tambien se revela como nuestro Salvador derramando su Preciosa Sangre y dándonos la gracia de vivir y morir por Él. Como discípulos de Cristo, estamos llamados a creer en Él y a ser fieles a sus enseñanzas (que son las enseñanzas de la Iglesia). Todos los mártires dieron su sangre por la verdad; nosotros debemos estar dispuestos a sufrir por la verdad. La Iglesia honra a muchos mártires en este tiempo: SS. Pedro y Pablo, San Sebastián, Santa Inés, Santa Prisca, San [...]
La Navidad es gran fiesta del Corazón de María. De este corazón, mar vasto de gracias y un horno inmenso de amor, nació la Luz del mundo, el Salvador. El Niño Dios nos da el Corazón de su Santísima Madre para que podamos experimentar la inmensidad de su amor y corresponder a su amor a ejemplo de la Virgen María. Así tendremos compasión de los sufrimientos de Nuestro Señor, por ejemplo, los que padeció en los misterios de su infancia. Nuestro gran anhelo debe ser expresado por la oración de San Luis de Montfort: «Que no tenga otro corazón que el [...]
