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| Father Patrick Peyton, CSC in the Philippines, shaking hands with Filipinos who gathered for the Rosary Rally in the Archdiocese of Manila in 1953 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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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!
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
The Voices of Millions Pray for the Sanctification of Priests
Monday, May 23, 2016
Join the seventh Annual Global Rosary Relay for Priests -- 3 June 2016
The Clock is Ticking as the Countdown Begins
Contact: Marion Mulhall, WorldPriest, 646-355-4106, info.worldpriest@gmail.com
NEW YORK/DUBLIN, May 23, 2016 /Christian Newswire/ -- In just two weeks' time you can share in a world at prayer at over 100 locations in some 50 countries. Join the seventh Annual Global Rosary Relay for Priests -- 3 June 2016
The clock is ticking as the countdown begins for the start of the Annual Global Rosary Relay for Priests, which will take place this year as usual on the feast of the Sacred Heart. On the stroke of midnight on 3 June, the biggest-ever prayer relay will start, continuing all around the world for a full twenty-four hours. It will begin in Siberia and end in Guatemala.
World Priest has been working hard during the year to ensure that this huge event, involving millions of the laity along with their priests, will participate in this rapid growing global prayer relay. Its purpose is clear - to pray for the sanctification of the priests who serve the needs of humanity on a daily basis.
'What makes this year different is the extent of local involvement,' says World Priest founder, Marion Mulhall. 'There is a significant trend now for things to intensify on a local level, as people find ways to increase participation. In a way you could say that the Annual Global Rosary Relay for Priests goes local.'
This is the second year that Archbishop Oscar Julio Vian is leading his people in prayer in Guatemala, Central America. Last year, commenting on the Annual Global Rosary Relay for Priests he stated that 'Guatemala could be the opening door for this event to spread within Central America and the rest of Latin America.' Not too far away in the Caribbean a new shrine is participating at La Gruta de Lourdes at Trujillo Alto. Another newcomer -- one of many this year -- is a shrine at Basilica Svaty Hostyn in the Czech Republic.
The Children's Rosary prayer group movement will participate again, with groups from some twelve countries either attending local shrines or joining the event in their homes, where children will pray with their parents and friends.
Once again there will be strong media interest in this massive support for priests through prayer. This will include a number of television broadcasts relayed via EWTN, the global Catholic network. Events will be broadcast on national television by TelevizeNoe in the Czech Republic and Televisión Arquidiocesana in Guatemala.
So remember the date -- 3 June. If you have any questions about this unique prayer event in your area or if you want to see the full list of participating shrines visit www.worldpriest.com
For full details or any questions Phone 646 355 4106
or email info.worldpriest@gmail.com
Monday, May 16, 2016
v Novena, Our Lady Help of Christians, Starts Today, May 16-24
The novena ends on the Feast of: Our Lady Help of Christians - May 24
Prayers for All Nine Days listed Below:
| First Day | Second Day | Third Day |
| Fourth Day | Fifth Day | Sixth Day |
| Seventh Day | Eigth Day |
Ninth Day |
FIRST DAY:
Hail,
Star of the sea, Blessed Mother of God, ever fruitful Virgin,
happy gate of heaven.
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be…
Hail Holy Queen…
Mary, Help of Christians, Pray for us.
A SHORT BIBLICAL READING:
Hail Mary...
Glory Be…
Hail Holy Queen…
Mary, Help of Christians, Pray for us.
A SHORT BIBLICAL READING:
“And a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with
the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of
twelve stars.” (Apoc. 12: 1)
“And the dragon was angry against the woman: and went to
make war with the rest of her seed, who keep the commandments of
God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. (Apoc. 12: 17)
Two distinguishing signs of the authentic faithful: Jesus
and Mary, salvation of believers and help of Christians. Unto
death I promise that I shall remain faithful to my religion: the
Holy, Roman, Catholic and Apostolic Church.
PRAYER: Mary Most Holy, Mother of goodness and mercy, who with your visible help oftentimes freed the Christian people from the assaults and barbarism of Moslems, I ask you, my Lady, to deliver my soul from the onslaughts of the world, the devil and the flesh; and grant that I may obtain, at all times, complete victory over the enemies of my soul.
A SHORT BIBLICAL READING:
“And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord: be it done
to me according to your word.” (Luke 1: 38)
In short, Mary Most Holy offers us an example of humility,
obedience and readiness to do the Will of God and to cooperate in
bringing about His Plan of Salvation. "Lord, what do You wish me
to do? Make me an instrument of Your peace."
THIRD
DAY:
Break the
sinners' fetters, make our blindness day; chase from us all
evils, for all blessings pray.
PRAYER: O Mary, most powerful Queen, who
alone triumphed over the false doctrines that sought to take away
so many children from the bosom of Holy Mother Church, help me, I
beg you, to keep and preserve my faith firmly and my heart pure
amidst the snares and venom of such harmful errors.
A SHORT BIBLICAL READING:
“And Mary rising up in those days, went into the hill
country with haste into a city of Juda. And she entered into the
house of Zachary and saluted Elizabeth… And Mary abode with her
about three months. And she returned to her own house.” (Luke 1:
39-40, 56)
Certainly, Mary remained until the birth of St. John the
Baptist, for she knew that expectant mothers need special care and
help. Here, we have a beautiful example of charity. I too promise
to always practice charity and acts of mercy.
FOURTH DAY:
PRAYER: O Mary, my most sweet Mother, you who
are Queen of Martyrs, through so many heroic acts of courage and
fortitude, which you performed on earth, deign to instill in my
heart the necessary strength to always serve you. Help me to
despise human respect, and fulfill all my religious duties openly
and without shame; may I remain your devout child at all times,
even unto death.
A SHORT BIBLICAL READING:
“And seeing him, they wondered. And his mother said to him:
Son, why have you done so to us? Behold your father and I have
sought you sorrowing.” (Luke: 2, 48)
With what admirable kindness Mary admonishes her lost Son found in the temple. It is a beautiful example to parents. Children grow in wisdom, stature and grace before God and men when they receive the good example of their parents. In raising my children, I promise to always practice patience, prudence and seriousness.
FIFTH DAY:
O Virgin
unexcelled and most gentle, make us meek and pure and preserve
us from evil.
PRAYER: Mary, beloved Mother, who showed your
precious Patronage in the triumph of Pope Pius VII, extend your
holy mantle over Holy Mother Church, especially over her august
head, against the assaults of so many enemies; deliver him from
temporal sufferings and assist him always that he may securely
steer the barque of Peter in Truth, and overcome the proud waves
attempting to sink it.
A SHORT BIBLICAL READING:
“And the third day, there was a marriage in Cana of
Galilee: and the mother of Jesus was there.” (John 2:1)
And Jesus also was invited, and his disciples, to the
marriage. Realizing that the wedding feast lacked wine, Jesus
performed a miracle upon the trusting entreaty of his mother. She
invites us to also obey Jesus in a special way, saying:
"Whatsoever he shall say to you, do it." (John 2:5)
"Happy are those that hear the Word of God and keep it"
(Luke 11:28).
Keep
our life all spotless, make our way secure till we find in
Jesus, joy for evermore.
A SHORT BIBLICAL READING:
The Lord “is your praise, and your God, that has done for
you these great and terrible things, which your eyes have seen.”
(Deut. 10:21)
In fact, God, gazing at the humility of his faithful
servant, Mary Most Holy, gave us through her the Savior of all
men, Our Lord Jesus Christ. "O Mary, grant us the grace to imitate
thy love of God and neighbor."
PRAYER: O Mary, Mother of mercy, who so often
saved Christians from the plague and other bodily scourges by your
powerful intercession, help them and deliver them now from the
plague of impiety and irreligion, which insinuates itself in a
thousand ways into their souls keeping them from the Church and
pious practices, especially through sects, the press and perverse
schools. I humbly ask you to help the good, that they may
persevere; strengthen the weak; call the wayward and sinners to
repentance, so that the Truth and the Kingdom of Jesus Christ may
triumph here on earth, thus increasing your glory and that of your
Son, and saving souls.
A SHORT BIBLICAL READING:
“Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount that is
called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, within a Sabbath day's
journey. And when they had come in, they went up into an upper
room, where abode Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and
Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James of Alpheus, Simon Zelotes,
and Jude, the brother of James. All these were persevering with
one mind in prayer with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus,
and with his brethren.” (Acts 1: 12-14)
O Mary, teach us to pray, trust and persevere.
Glorious
Lady, more brilliant than the sun, at your breast you
nourished the God who created thee.
PRAYER: O Mary, the Church's spiritual pillar
and Help of Christians, I beseech you to keep me firm in the
Divine Faith, and safeguard in me the freedom and dignity of God's
children.
For my part I promise you never to stain my soul with sin,
nor be a part of any society condemned by the Holy See. I promise
you to obey the perennial teachings of the Church, since I want to
live and die within the bosom of the Catholic Religion, the only
one in which I can expect with certainty my eternal salvation.
A SHORT BIBLICAL READING:
“Now
there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother and his mother's
sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus
therefore had seen his mother and the disciple standing whom he
loved, he says to his mother: Woman, behold your son. After
that, he says to the disciple: Behold your mother. And from that
hour, the disciple took her to his own.” (John 19: 25-27)
We
can never forget the words of the dying Jesus, “Mother, behold
thy son. Son, behold thy Mother." Before dying, he entrusted
his mother Mary to his disciple so that the faithful might
have such a Mother present in their last agony.
PRAYER: O Mary, my most gracious Mother, at
all times so ready to be the help of Christians, assist me with
your powerful patronage throughout my life and especially at the
hour of death. Grant that, having loved and revered you on earth,
I may sing your mercies in Heaven. Amen.
O God You who established the Mother of Your beloved Son as
Mother and Help of Christians, grant, we beseech, that we may live
under Your protection, and that the Church may rejoice in Your
everlasting peace.
Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, in union with the
Holy Spirit. Amen.
SHORT BIBLICAL READING:
“When Jesus therefore had seen his mother and the disciple
standing whom he loved, he says to his mother: Woman, behold your
son. After that, he says to the disciple: Behold your mother. And
from that hour, the disciple took her to his own.” (John 19:
26-27)
Mary Most Holy, lovingly consenting to the immolation of
the Victim she bore, was given as a mother to the disciple and to
all of us. The Virgin Mary is the Church's model of faith and
charity. Mary, Help of Christians, cooperates in the work of the
Redeemer to restore the supernatural life in souls.
“Behold, your Mother." (John 19: 27)
Prayers
to be said with the Novena:
Our Father
Our Father, Who art in heaven Hallowed be Thy Name; Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen
Our Father
Our Father, Who art in heaven Hallowed be Thy Name; Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace. Our Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen
Hail Mary, full of grace. Our Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen
Glory Be
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen
Hail Holy Queen
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God... that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Amen
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God... that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Amen
Thursday, May 05, 2016
Our Lady of Fatima Novena, Starts Today
Say this prayer every day for 9 consecutive days May 5-13
Most Holy Virgin, who has deigned to come to Fatima to reveal to the three little shepherds the treasures of graces hidden in the recitation of the Rosary, inspire our hearts with sincere love of this devotion.
By meditating on the mysteries of our redemption that are recalled in your Rosary, may we gather the fruits contained therein and obtain the conversion of sinners, the conversion of Russia, the Peace of Christ for the world, and this favor that I so earnestly seek of you in this novena....
(here mention your request)
I ask this of you, for the greater glory of God, for your own honor and for the good of all people. Amen
Say the
Our Father,
Hail Mary
Glory Be (three times each)
Our Father,
Hail Mary
Glory Be (three times each)
Wednesday, May 04, 2016
These Stone Walls: A Letter from Dante's Purgatorio.
Mother’s Day in America often includes flowers, candy, and perhaps dinner out, but in prison it is marked only by memories. For Carlos Perez, it is a day of honor.
“When I had journeyed half of life’s way, I found myself within a dark wood, for I had lost the path that does not stray. Ah, it is hard to speak of what it was, that savage forest, dense and difficult, which even in recall renews my fear: so bitter – death is hardly more severe. But to retell the good discovered there, I’ll also tell the other things I saw.” (Dante Alighieri,The Divine Comedy, Canto 1)
“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” is a small verse with deep pools of meaning by the great American poet, Robert Frost (1874-1963). Virtually everyone in America has heard the poem with its four simple stanzas. I first pondered its mysterious depths when I heard it in grade school, recited as part of a pageant on parents’ night. But on closer look, there is much to be found in that poem’s depths. I found there wisdom about life and death, about purpose, hope, and faith, all told in my 2013 post, “Mother’s Day Promises to Keep, and Miles to Go Before I Sleep.”