Spiritual Gems-Pope Francis Speaks, Let Us Listen and Obey-September 26, 2015

Pope Francis Speaks, Let Us Listen and Obey

One way to make sure Jesus is the center of our lives is to ask "His mother to take you to Him.  A priest, a brother, a nun who does not love Mary, who does not pray to her-I would even say one who does not recite the Rosary-well, if you don't love the mother, the mother will not give the Son."

Pope Francis, remarks in Naples, Italy March, 2015 

Madonna of humility by Fra Angelico, c. 1430. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

 You can now order our Consecration boo​ks and our Leaders Packages in the US on our website at www.myconsecration.org.  You can order one free copy of our traditional Montfort-style book at https://www.myconsecration.org/personal-request-form/.  You can also order “33 Days to Morning Glory” for a donation plus shipping at https://www.myconsecration.org/33-days-morning-glory-english/.  If you want more information, contact raymooney@myconsecration.org.​

Please do forward these Spiritual Gems to your Catholic friends.  You can subscribe to future Gems at www.myconsecration.org/about.

God Bless you and your work,
 

		Tony
		Anthony Mullen
		MyConsecration.org
		8 St. Albans Avenue
		Newtown Square, PA 19073
		visit us at: www.myconsecration.org

 

* September 26 – Our Lady of Graces (Ancona, Italy, 1836) * Protected from the Muslims by Angels  --- An initiative of the Mary of Nazareth Association  September 26 – Our Lady of Graces (Ancona, Italy, 1836) Protected from the Muslims by Angels  Image from www.catholictradition.org In the 16th century, the shrine of Loreto near Ancona became the most popular pilgrimage in Europe, attracting hundreds of thousands of faithful. Located in central Italy across the Adriatic Sea, the shrine of Loreto is believed to be the original house where the Virgin Mary was born and grew up. This small brick house, called the Santa Casa, was allegedly transported from Palestine to these parts (a wood of laurels, hence the name of Loreto) in 1294 by angels, to prevent it from falling into the hands of the Muslims. The shrine of Loreto became famous after 1460, shortly after the capture of Constantinople by the Turks. A place of Christian witness, this holy city was fortified to escape Ottoman rule. At the same time, a basilica was built. The Christian victory over the Turks at Lepanto, on October 7, 1571, is attributed to the Virgin of Loreto. Source: charte.de.fontevrault.over-blog.com Battle of Lepanto, part of a 19th-century tapestry in a museum in Gennep, Netherlands. (Wikipedia) www.mariedenazareth.com                                     The Holy House in the Basilica (Wikipedia) Let’s pray together  Hail Mary, full of grace, the 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 death. Amen.

* September 25 - Mary, Protectress of Orphans   * A bedridden man travels to Lourdes --- An initiative of the Mary of Nazareth Association  September 25 - Mary, Protectress of Orphans   A bedridden man travels to Lourdes The Bély family used to live in a quiet suburb of Angouleme, France. Jean-Pierre was married to Genevieve and had two children. He worked as a male nurse in a hospital until the first symptoms of multiple sclerosis appeared in 1972. Eventually, Jean-Pierre’s condition deteriorated to the point that he was declared "100% permanently disabled” and attributed an allowance for a third person to look after him. In October 1987, when he became bedridden at the age of 51, he went to Lourdes for the pilgrimage of the Rosary. After the anointing the sick on the third day, he felt a deep inner peace. Then, suddenly, he recovered his sense of touch and was able to move his arms. At the time, he did not dare to stand up... The following night, an inner voice told him: "Get up and walk." And he did. As he himself loved to point out, "The Lord healed my heart first, then He healed my body." After twelve years of medical investigations, the bishop of Angouleme declared that Jean-Pierre’s immediate and complete cure was “an effective sign of Christ the Savior through the intercession of Our Lady of Lourdes." Source: fr.lourdes-france.org www.mariedenazareth.com Let’s pray together  Hail Mary, full of grace, the 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 death. Amen.

* September 24 – Our Lady of Mercy – Cozumel, the first Marian shrine (Haiti, 1518)   * The strong bond between the Haitian people and Our Lady of Perpetual Help  --- An initiative of the Mary of Nazareth Association  September 24 – Our Lady of Mercy – Cozumel, the first Marian shrine (Haiti, 1518)   The strong bond between the Haitian people and Our Lady of Perpetual Help  ​Image from http://www.catholictradition.org Columbus landed on the island of Hispaniola in the West Indies (now shared by two independent countries, the Dominican Republic and Haiti), when he discovered the Americas on October 12, 1492. From Hispaniola, home of the first European settlements in the Americas, evangelization and Marian devotion quickly spread. In Haiti, four out of the five cathedrals are dedicated to the Blessed Virgin and originate more or less directly from the first period of European presence on the island. In the rest of the country, many other parishes are named after the Virgin Mary. From 1882, the time of the great smallpox epidemic, to the nation's consecration in 1942, during World War II, an increasingly strong bond was formed between the people of Haiti and the Virgin Mary under the title Our Lady of Perpetual Help. The Mary of Nazareth Team Columbus landing on Hispaniola (Wikipedia) www.mariedenazareth.com Replica of the Santa María, Columbus' flagship during his first voyage, at his Valladolid house (Wikipedia) Let’s pray together  Hail Mary, full of grace, the 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 death. Amen. Share A Moment with Mary and give your loved ones the opportunity to discover a new aspect of the mystery of the Mother of God each day.

These Stone Walls: The Deeper Wound of Padre Pio

Saint Padre Pio’s priesthood was impugned by the agendas of others within the Church. His canonization at the peak of scandal in 2002 is a prophetic witness to justice by Saint John Paul II. Please, read and share: "Saint Padre Pio: Priesthood Stigmatized."

--

Sent on behalf of 

These Stone Walls

www.TheseStoneWalls.com

Saint Padre Pio and the Rosary

Tribulation Times

September 23, 2015  
(Luk 8:20-21) And it was told him: Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee. Who answering, said to them: My mother and my brethren are they who hear the word of God and do it.

VIDEO: Pope Francis' homily during El Cobre Mass




TRACT: Counsels and Exhortations By Saint Padre Pio



COMMENTARY: St Padre Pio and the Rosary

St Padre Pio is one of the greatest saints of all times. He is well known in the world for the spiritual gifts he had: Stigmata, healing, prophecy, reading of hearts, levitation, bilocation, apparition, and “odour of sanctity”. He is a great miracle-worker and a powerful intercessor. Often he has been referred to as “the greatest mystic of the 20th Century.”

St Padre Pio called the rosary a weapon because that’s exactly what it is. It’s not just some fuzzy-feeling meditation – the very gates of hell tremble when the rosary is prayed fervently. As Catholics, we know that the prayers of the rosary are more than just vain repetitious words. Saint Padre Pio said: “The rosary is the ‘weapon’ for these times.” If we truly focus on the meditations of the mysteries, we examine deep into the heart of the Gospel of truth. Some might still be thinking “Why the rosary?” The simple answer is because it’s powerful. Because it fosters a love for the Immaculate and asks for her powerful intercession. Padre Pio always wore the rosary around his arm at night. Concerning the rosary, Our Lady herself said to Padre Pio: “With this weapon you will win.” Convinced of the power of the rosary, Padre Pio always held the rosary in his hands. When his death was approaching, he recommended the rosary to his spiritual children saying: “Love Our Lady and make her loved. Always recite the rosary.” Padre Pio had an astonishingly unconditional, total, perennial, unwavering love for the Virgin Mary. He used to tell a story: “One day Our Lord making rounds of Paradise saw some strange faces. He asked Peter: ‘Who let these people in?’ Peter replied: ‘There is nothing I can do.’ The Lord said, ‘But you have the key.’ Peter said: ‘There is nothing I can do, and you can’t do either.’ The Lord said: ‘What do you mean?’  ‘It’s your mother. She has another key. She lets them in.’”

Padre Pio statue (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The secular culture is also powerful and is built on lies and the twisting of good and evil. If we are ever going to shake the very foundation of falsehood that secularism is built on, we must arm ourselves with the truth. Praying the rosary is such a powerful way in which we will begin to take down the secret walls of hidden shame in our homes; praying the rosary for those nailed down by addictions of this world is the silent prescription for this disease.

The rosary is the Gospel on a chain. The prayers of the rosary help us gain insight into the One who is the Divine Truth and Truth Giver. Not only do we arm ourselves with the truth, but we also implore the one who is the Mother of Truth to act with us. In the rosary we ask the model of purity herself, Mary, to pray for our purity. We have a Goliath to take down and just as David had five stones in his arsenal, we have five decades in ours. The rosary has been the chain or the seat belt that we need in these times of turbulence.

ALETEIA: 20 Tips from Padre Pio for Those Who Are Suffering
The Desert Fathers: sayings of the Early Christian Monks: Humility

58. A hermit was asked why we are troubled by demons and he answered, 'Because we throw away our armour, that is, humility, poverty, patience and men's scorn.'

---

Prayer request?  Send an email to: PrayerRequest3@aol.com

This month's archive can be found at: http://www.catholicprophecy.info/news2.html.

* September 23 – Our Lady of Valvancre (Spain) - Saint Padre Pio (d.1968) * Belong wholly to God through Mary in time, in order to belong wholly to God with Mary for eternity --- An initiative of the Mary of Nazareth Association  September 23 – Our Lady of Valvancre (Spain) - Saint Padre Pio (d.1968) Belong wholly to God through Mary in time, in order to belong wholly to God with Mary for eternity (Padre Pio celebrating Mass. His Mass would often last hours, as the mystic received visions and experienced sufferings. Note the coverings worn on his hands to cover his stigmata.) (Wikipedia) Saint Padre Pio opened himself up to God’s request and Jesus came to him to relive the mystery of his Cross. This is how he brought into our world the substantial presence of Jesus and Mary, for you can never separate the Redeemer from the Woman who was his "generous collaboratrix in his Work of Redemption," to borrow the beautiful expression of Pope Pius XII in the speech he gave on November 1, 1950, for the proclamation of the Dogma of the Assumption. When Padre Pio was present, one could say that Jesus and Mary were there too, through him. And because he was the instrument of a Presence that was beyond his humanity—since it was that of the Lord and His Mother—Padre Pio reached the summit of his priestly vocation: he was both Priest and Victim. This presence of Jesus and Mary in Padre Pio was tangible to those who approached him because he personally lived this mysterious yet real presence. In this way, he taught us how to belong wholly to God through Mary in time, in order to belong wholly to God with Mary for eternity. Photos from http://www.stsaviourswaterford.com/ Father Jean Derobert (d.2013) Source: apotres.amour.free.fr  www.mariedenazareth.com ( Pictured is Beniamino Gigli  with Padre Pio ). [My mother said we were related to the renowned tenor Beniamino Gigli.]   Let’s pray together  Hail Mary, full of grace, the 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 death. Amen.