A cursory overview of the Message of Fatima and the twelve most important apparitions. Answering ten common objections against Our Lady's Message at Fatima. How to live the Message of Fatima in your daily life: Roman Catholic S.O.S.
Our Lady teaches with words and symbols. Every facet of her appearance is intentional. At Fatima, she wore the Star of Ester on her hem. This points to the importance of the 13th and the salvation wrought by the queen for her people just before the moment of complete destruction. In Esther, the Church Fathers saw a prefiguration of Our Lady. The Consecration of Russia will bring about Our Lady's great mediation so that the Church Universal honors her Immaculate Heart alongside the Sacred Heart.
En la oración colecta de hoy pedimos a Dios que derrame en nuestros corazones amor por Él. Que le amemos en todo y sobre todas las cosas. Que Él transforme nuestros corazones para que podamos amarle a ejemplo del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús. Este corazón tiene un amor infinito por nosotros, pobres pecadores. Pero nosotros le devolvemos olvido, desprecio e ingratitud. Podemos participar en la Santa Misa con gran provecho procurando tener las mismas disposiciones del Sagrado Corazón que cuando Jesús se ofrece en sacrificio.
Created things are not sinful. They are good for God has made them. We are to use the created things God has given us to please Him, to merit His graces, to fulfill our duty and come to Heaven. But they become an object of sin when we misuse them. Consider our use of food, drink, cell phones, clothing, and time to excess or defect. We restore the balance with penance and fasting. Everything is good, but not everything is good for me. So, what creature has become the mammon of iniquity for me?
The Mass' Collect Prayer is a solemn petition on the part of the Universal Church. Today we ask God, "Graft in our hearts love for Thy Name and grant us an increase of religion." Religion is the highest moral virtue; by it we render to God the worship and honor due to God. This virtue necessitates being convinced of God's greatness and our own nothingness. It calls us to overcome our self-love and pride, both great obstacles which prevent us from loving God. At Mass, make a special effort to consider the Sacred Heart. "O Jesus, take my heart and change [...]
Most Catholics never learn what it truly means to participate at Mass or having a true conversion of heart. The Sacred Heart is instrumental in these matters. He manifests His love to us especially from the crib in Bethlehem, the Cross on Calvary, and the Holy Eucharist in every church. Yet this Heart which loves without limit is not loved in return. At Mass, look to share the sentiments of the Sacred Heart. Pray for the grace to change your heart!
This is the teaching of the Church as expressed by Tradition, Scripture, the Magisterium and the Saints. Discussion of a true devotion to Mary and the importance of 'private' revelation. Refute common objections.
Nuestro deber principal es conocer, amar y servir a Dios. Para realizar nuestro deber fundamental debemos: [1] aceptar con sumisión las verdades que Dios ha revelado; [2] observar los mandamientos de Dios y de su Iglesia; [3] orientar toda nuestra actividad hacia Dios; y [4] rendir a Dios el culto debido (la Santa Misa). La devoción al Sacratísimo Corazón de Jesús es el resumen de toda nuestra religión. Esta devoción incluye el amor, la reparación y la imitación.
Sin la ayuda del Espíritu Santo no hay nada bueno en nosotros. Él es el santificador de todos los hombres y el dador de todas y cada una de las gracias. Sea la gracia de perdonar, de perseverar en la oración, de apreciar la Misa, cualquier gracia. Los canales ordinarios a través de los cuales el Espíritu Santo dispensa sus dones y gracias son la Iglesia y los sacramentos. Debemos rogarle: "Hazme dócil a tus inspiraciones y a las enseñanzas de la Iglesia católica. Conforma mi voluntad a la tuya y haz que mi vida sea una imitación fiel de la [...]
Man's chief duty is to participate in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. it is not enough for one to simply be present. How many times are we distracted and daydreaming? Rather we must assist with earnestness and concentration, uniting ourselves with Christ the High Priest. Note, what is most essential to our participation is not perceptible to our senses. Rather, it is of the Faith. If the majority of us don't participate well, then what will happen to our families and our Church? "Eternal Father, permit to offer Thee the Heart of my Savior Jesus Christ."
