Inspired
by the passages where Jesus gets in Peter's boat (see Luke 5),
tradition has seen the Church as a new Noah's Ark - a chosen vessel of
the Lord for salvation and safety as we travel the floods and seas of
this life. 1 Peter 3:20 ff. compares the Ark and floods to the Christian
sacrament of Baptism.
 With the help of Newark's Coadjutor Archbishop Hebda, we had a spectacular celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe this year. Answering the call of Pope Francis to go out into the streets, our Br. Simon cooked up a holy scheme. We placed a huge banner of Our Lady on the back of a truck. We followed her through the streets of inner-city Newark singing and praying with joy and enthusiasm. The wind billowed the image which appeared as a great sail, empowered by the Holy Spirit, pulling a sailboat through the streets - an image of the Church. She is pregnant with the baby Jesus, an apropos Advent image.  + Fr. Luke Mary Fletcher, CFR Yonkers, NY ------------------------------ We need your help! Donate here  |
Mother Mary said at Fatima: "My Immaculate Heart will be your refuge and the sure way which will lead you to God." St. Thomas Aquinas said: "The things we love tell us who we are!" With that in mind, I will try to post each day something about Our Blessed Lady, items about the Holy Roman Catholic Church, and public domain Catholic books too! I pray you enjoy my ministry! Below are two albums of pictures that I created: 1. Our grand daughter Adrianna. 2. Tears of Mary!
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