  Saints of this Day April 21 Undécimo Kaléndas Maji Et álibi aliórum plurimórum sanctórum Mártyrum et Confessórum, atque sanctárum Vírginum. And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins. Пресвятая Богородице спаси нас! (Santíssima Mãe de Deus, salva-nos!) The saints are a “cloud of witnesses over our head”, showing us life of Christian perfection is possible. "O Lord our God, grant us grace to desire Thee with our whole heart; that, so desiring, we may seek, and, seeking, find Thee; and so finding Thee, may love Thee; and loving Thee, may hate those sins from which Thou hast redeemed. Amen."--Saint Anselm Mary Mother of GOD 15 Promises of the Virgin Mary to those who recite the Rosary April 21 - OUR LADY OF THE SLAP (Italy, 1200) Mary is a Woman who Loves (II) Benedict XVI Deus est caritas # 4 The
Magnificat - a portrait, so to speak, of her soul - is entirely
woven from threads of Holy Scripture, threads drawn from the Word of
God. Here we see how completely at home Mary is with the Word of God,
with ease she moves in and out of it. She speaks and thinks with the
Word of God; the Word of God becomes her word, and her word issues from
the Word of God. Here we see how her thoughts are attuned to the
thoughts of God, how her will is one with the will of God. Since Mary
is completely imbued with the Word of God, able to become Mother of the
Word Incarnate.
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The Holy Martyrs Theodore,
his mother Philippa, Dioscorus, Socrates
and Dionysius 302 St. Isaac, Apollos and Quadratus Martyrs spectators who witnessed sufferings of the Holy Great Martyr George (April 23). His faith, valor and miracles caused them to believe in Christ 303 St. Apollo & Companions Martyrs Nicomedíæ sanctórum Mártyrum Apóllinis, Isácii et Codráti 305 Hieromartyr Januarius Bishop of Beneventum deacons Proculus, Sossius and Faustus, Desiderius the Reader, Eutychius and Acution 341 Simeon Barsabae B and 1000 Companions martyred in Persia under King Shapur MM (RM) St. Arator priest Martyr with Fortunatus, Felix, Silvius, and in Alexandria, Egypt Antiochíæ sancti Anastásii Sinaítæ Epíscopi. At Antioch, St. Anastasius the Sinaite, bishop. 434 St. Maximian Patriarch of Constantinople priest 582 Cyprian of Brescia B (AC) 599 St. Anastasius XI Antioch Patriarch learning holiness comforting afflicted observed perpetual silence except for charity 630 Beuno of Wales founder Abbot (AC) 678 Anastasius the Sinaite hermit on Mount Sinai left ascetical and theological writings of considerable value (RM) 721-724 Malrubius priest Abbot austere monastic life known for piety learning miracles M (AC) 750 St. Frodulphus Benedictine monk hermit St. Beuno effective preacher evangelized North Wales 1109 Anselm of Canterbury Doctor of the Church OSB B Cur Deus Homo, the most famous treatise on the Incarnation ever written 1158 Blessed Walter of Mondsee in Upper Austria OSB Abbot 1163 Blessed Fastred of Cambron abbot-founder of Cambron obligation to poverty OSB Cist. Abbot (AC) Œttingæ Véteris, in Bavária, sancti Conrádi a Parzham, Confessóris, Ordinis Minórum Capuccinórum, caritáte et oratióne insígnis; quem, miráculis clarum, Pius Papa Undécimus Sanctórum número adscrípsit. At Wertingen in Bavaria, St. Conrad of Parzham, confessor, of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, outstanding both for prayer and for love of neighbour. Being renowned for miracles, Pope Pius XI enrolled him among the number of the saints. 1466 Blessed Bartholomew of Cervere PhD. precocious solemnity pious converted many heretics worked steadfastly to eradicate heresy OP M (AC) 1894 St. Conrad of Parzham Franciscan mystic lay brother Marian devotions gift of prophecy read people’s hearts |
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At the time of the Annunciation, the angel Gabriel prophesied that all
generations would call Mary blessed. In our generation, we need to
fulfill that prophesy. We need to call her blessed. We need to honor
her again, because God did.
Jesus himself, as a faithful Jew, kept the Fourth Commandment and
honored His mother. Since Christ is our brother, she is our mother too.
Indeed, at the end of John's Gospel, Jesus named her as the mother of
all of us beloved disciples. So we too have a duty to honor her. If we
look back into the biblical history of ancient Israel, we discover that
the Chosen People always paid homage not only to their king, but also
to the mother of the king. The gebirah, the queen mother, loomed large
in the affections of Israelites.
In Matthew's Gospel especially, we find Jesus portrayed as the royal
Son of David and Mary as the queen mother. The Wise Men, for example,
traveled far to find the Child King with his mother.
We find the mother of the Son of David portrayed in a similar way in
the Book of Revelation, Chapter 12. There she is shown to be crowned
with 12 stars, for the 12 tribes of Israel. The New Testament writers,
you see, were careful to show us Mary's important place in the kingdom,
and how we should love and honor her.
Excerpt
from Scott Hahn,
If We Ignore the Mother, We Can't See the Child, Zenit, Dec. 25, 2002. See: http://www.mariedenazareth.com/2470.0.html?&L=1 |
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to desire Thee with our whole heart; that, so desiring, we may seek, and, seeking, find Thee; and so finding Thee, may love Thee; and loving Thee may hate those sins from which Thou hast redeemed Amen." Saint Anselm; Anselm countered rudeness with gentleness, hatred with clarity, anger with an unchangeable patience |
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Mary's
Divine Motherhood
Called in the Gospel "the
Mother of Jesus," Mary is acclaimed by Elizabeth, at the prompting of
the Spirit and even before the birth of her son, as "the Mother of my
Lord" (Lk 1:43; Jn 2:1; 19:25; cf. Mt 13:55; et al.). In fact, the One
whom she conceived as man by the Holy Spirit, who truly became her Son
according to the flesh, was none other than the Father's eternal Son,
the second person of the Holy Trinity.
Hence
the Church confesses that Mary is truly "Mother of God"
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The
voice of the Father is heard, the Son enters the water, and the Holy
Spirit appears in the form of a dove.
THE spirit and example of the world imperceptibly instil the error into
the minds of many that there is a kind of middle way of going to
Heaven; and so, because the world does not live up to the gospel, they
bring the gospel down to the level of the world. It is not by this
example that we are to measure the Christian rule, but words and life
of Christ. All His followers are commanded to labour to become perfect
even as our heavenly Father is perfect, and to bear His image in our
hearts that we may be His children. We are obliged by the gospel to die
to ourselves by fighting self-love in our hearts, by the mastery of our
passions, by taking on the spirit of our Lord.
These are the conditions under which Christ makes His promises and
numbers us among His children, as is manifest from His words which the
apostles have left us in their inspired writings. Here is no
distinction made or foreseen between the apostles or clergy or
religious and secular persons. The former, indeed, take upon themselves
certain stricter obligations, as a means of accomplishing these ends
more perfectly; but the law of holiness and of disengagement of the
heart from the world is general and binds all the followers of Christ.
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Mother of Jesus,” Mary is acclaimed by Elizabeth, at the prompting of
the Spirit and even before the birth of her son, as “the Mother of my
Lord” (Lk 1:43; Jn 2:1; 19:25; cf. Mt 13:55; et al.). In fact, the One
whom she conceived as man by the Holy Spirit, who truly became her Son
according to the flesh, was none other than the Father's eternal Son,
the second person of the Holy Trinity. Hence the Church confesses that
Mary is truly “Mother of God”
(Theotokos).
breviary.net/martyrology/mart04/mart0421
stlukeorthodox.com/html/saints/
usccb.org ewtn.com St Patricks 0421Catechism
of the Catholic
Church 495, quoting the Council of Ephesus (431): DS 251.
“The
Blessed Virgin was eternally predestined, in conjunction with the
incarnation of the divine Word, to be the Mother of God. By decree of
divine Providence, she served on earth as the loving mother of the
divine Redeemer, an associate of unique nobility, and the Lord's humble
handmaid. She conceived, brought forth, and nourished Christ.” (Dogmatic Constitution on the
Church, 61).
domcentral.org/life/martyr March syriac oca.org glaubenszeugen.de/tage/Apr/21 Serbian http://www.copticchurch.net Melkite Monthly Saints with pics here http://www.stfrancisenid.com/memorials.htm antiochian.org/AW-WomenSaints--wonderful icons Lutheran Saints One Saint per day stthomasirondequoit.com/SaintsAlive/index.htm stjohndc.org God's Humourous Saints
THE EUCHARIST, A MYSTERY TO BE BELIEVED POST-SYNODAL
APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION
Morning
Prayer and Hymn Meditation
of
the Day
Prayer
for Priests
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We are called upon with the whole Church militant on earth
to join in praising and thanking God for the grace and glory he has
bestowed on his saints. At the same time we earnestly implore Him to
exert His almighty power and mercy in raising us from our miseries and
sins, healing the disorders of our souls and leading us by the path of
repentance to the company of His saints, to which He has called us.
THE saints and just, from the beginning of time and throughout the
world, who have been made perfect, everlasting monuments of God’s
infinite power and clemency, praise His goodness without ceasing;
casting their crowns before His throne they give to Him all the glory
of their triumphs: “His gifts alone in us He crowns.” They were once what we are now, travellers on earth they had the same weaknesses, which we have. We have difficulties to encounter so had the saints, and many of them far greater than we can meet with; obstacles from kings and whole nations, sometimes from the prisons, racks and swords of persecutors. Yet they surmounted these difficulties, which they made the very means of their virtue and victories. It was by the strength they received from above, not by their own, that they triumphed. But the blood of Christ was shed for us as it was for them and the grace of our Redeemer is not wanting to us; if we fail, the failure is in ourselves. |
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“The answers to many of life's questions can be found by reading the Lives of the Saints. They teach us how to overcome obstacles and difficulties, how to stand firm in our faith, and how to struggle against evil and emerge victorious.” 1913 Saint Barsanuphius Popes
mentioned in articles of
Saints today
 590-604 Pope St.
Gregory I ("the Great") Doctor of the Church; born at Rome about
540;St. Anastasius XI Antioch Patriarch learning holiness comforting afflicted observed perpetual silence except for charity his friend Gregory and correspondent. Doctor of the Church; born at Rome about 540; died 12 March 604. Gregory is certainly one of the most notable figures in Ecclesiastical History. He has exercised in many respects a momentous influence on the doctrine, the organization, and the discipline of the Catholic Church. To him we must look for an explanation of the religious situation of the Middle Ages; indeed, if no account were taken of his work, the evolution of the form of medieval Christianity would be almost inexplicable. And further, in so far as the modern Catholic system is a legitimate development of medieval Catholicism, of this too Gregory may not unreasonably be termed the Father. Almost all the leading principles of the later Catholicism are found, at any rate in germ, in Gregory the Great. (F.H. Dudden, "Gregory the Great", 1, p. v). He is also known as Gregory Dialogus (the Dialogist) in Eastern Orthodoxy because of the Dialogues he wrote. He was the first of the Popes from a monastic background. Gregory is a Doctor of the Church and one of the four great Latin Fathers of the Church (the others being Ambrose, Augustine, and Jerome). Of all popes, Gregory I had the most influence on the early medieval church. Bl Urban II 1088-1099  1088-1099
Pope Bl.
Urban II Under St. Bruno
(afterwards founder of the
Carthusians) Otho
studied at Reims, where he later became canon and archdeacon. About
1070 he retired to Cluny and was professed there under the great abbot
St. Hugh. After holding the office of prior he was sent by St. Hugh to
Rome as one of the monks asked for by Gregory VII, and he was of great
assistance to Gregory in the difficult task of reforming the Church. In
1078 he became Cardinal Bishop of Ostia and Gregory's chief adviser and
helper. During the years 1082 to 1085 he was legate in
France and
Germany. While returning to Rome in 1083 he was made prisoner by the
Emperor Henry IV, but was soon liberated. Whilst in Saxony (1084-5) he
filled many of the vacant sees with men faithful to Gregory and deposed
those whom the pope had condemned. He held a great synod at Quedlinburg
in Saxony in which the antipope Guibert of Ravenna and his adherents
were anathematized by name. Victor III had already been elected when
Otho returned to Rome in 1085. Otho appears to have opposed Victor at
first, not through any animosity or want of good will, but because he
judged it better, at so critical a time, that Victor should resign the
honour he was unwilling to retain. After Victor's death a summons was
sent to as many bishops of the Gregorian party as possible to attend a
meeting at Terracina. It was made known at this meeting that Otho had
been suggested by Gregory and Victor as their successor. Accordingly,
on 12 March, 1088, he was unanimously elected, taking the title of
Urban II. Pope
Paschal II
Succeeded
Urban II, and reigned from 13 Aug., 1099, till he died at Rome, 21
Jan., 1118.
He gave his approval to the new orders of Cîteaux and
Fontevrauld. On
his numerous journeys he brought the papacy into direct contact with
the people and dedicated a large number of churches. If it was not
given to him to solve the problem of Investitures, he cleared the way
for his more fortunate successor. The holiness of Pope John XXIII was clearly manifest in his benevolence and striking humility. His bestselling autobiography, The Journal of a Soul, details his spiritual growth from his seminary days to the final days of his life. Proclaimed Blessed by Pope John Paul II, Pope John XXIII now lies incorrupt in the main sanctuary of St. Peter's basilica.  1700
1721 Pope
Clement XI Giovanni
Francesco was sent to Rome in his 11th year to
prosecute studies at the Roman College. He made rapid progress; known
as an author at 18, translating from the
Greek into elegant Latin. He attracted the notice of the patroness of
Roman literati, Queen Christina of Sweden, who before he became of age
enrolled him in her exclusive Accademia. With equal ardour and success,
he applied himself to the profounder branches, theology and law, and
was created doctor of canon and civil law. So brilliant an intellect,
joined with stainless morals and piety, secured for him a rapid
advancement at the papal court. At the age of twenty-eight he was made
a prelate, and governed successively Rieti, Sabina, and Orvieto,
everywhere acceptable on account of his reputation for justice and
prudence. Recalled to Rome, he was appointed Vicar of St. Peter's, and
on the death of Cardinal Slusio succeeded to the important position of
Secretary of Papal Briefs, which he held for thirteen years, and for
which his command of classical latinity singularly fitted him. On 13
February, 1690, he was created cardinal-deacon and later
Cardinal-Priest of the Title of San Silvestro, and was ordained to the
priesthood.“Christianity
is not a moral code or a philosophy, but an encounter with a
person” -- Benedict XVI
 Quote: Pope
Paul
VI’s 1969 Instruction
on the Contemplative Life includes this passage: Benedict_XVI_Patriarch_Bartholomew
 Benedict XVI_Archbishop_Hilarion  Benedict
XVI receives Orthodox Archbishop Hilarion n September 18th, Pope
Benedict XVI; Archbishop Hilarion, president of the Department
for
External Church Affairs of the Patriarchate of Moscow.The Orthodox Archbishop is currently visiting the Vatican at the invitation of Cardinal Kasper, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. This Pontifical Council underlined that the visit will confirm the ties of friendship between the Catholic Church and the Russian Orthodox Church, with a view to closer collaboration and to favor the presence of the Church in the lives of the peoples of Europe and the world. In addition, a further step in ecumenical relations is scheduled for the month of October in Cyprus: the meeting of the Joint International Commission for the Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church, which will address the theme of Petrine Primacy.  Benedict XVI
met with Aram I Catholicos of Cilicia,
the highest authority of the Orthodox Church. The
Pope remembered the martyrs of the Armenian Church and the Armenian
genocide, without explicitly mentioning it, and denounced the
persecution of Christians in modern times. Benedict
XVIThat testimony culminated in the twentieth century, which proved a time of Unspeakable suffering for your people. Most recently we have all been saddened by the escalation of persecution and violence against Christians in parts of the Middle East and elsewhere. The Catholicos is based in Lebanon. That is why, the Pope said, he prays every day for peace in this country and throughout the Middle East. Benedict XVI said there will only be peace in the region when each country is free to decide its own destiny and when every ethnic and religious group accepts and respects the others. Aram I emphasized that the churches must be means for peace and to achieve that they must recognize “all” genocides, even the Armenian.. The Catholicos recalled his meeting with John Paul II, adding that this visit represents a new step for ecumenical dialogue. Our meeting is an opportunity to pray and reflect together, and to renew our commitment and efforts for Christian unity. Armenian church members from all over the world join with Catholicos in making pilgrimages to Rome. |
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great psalm of the Passion, Chapter
22, whose first verse “My
God, my God, why hast thou
forsaken me?” Jesus pronounced on the cross, ended with the vision: “All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord; and all the families of the nations shall worship before him” For kingship belongs to the LORD, the ruler over the nations. All who sleep in the earth will bow low before God; All who have gone down into the dust will kneel in homage. And I will live for the LORD; my descendants will serve you. The generation to come will be told of the Lord, that they may proclaim to a people yet unborn the deliverance you have brought. |
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Benedict XVI to The Catholic
Church In China {whole
article here} 2000 years of the Catholic
Church in China The saints “a cloud of witnesses over our head”, showing us life of Christian perfection is possible. Patron_Saints.html THE PSALTER OF THE
BLESSED VIRGIN MARY PSALM 35
The unjust man said that he would sin in secret: by thee let him depart from his impious purpose, O Mother of God. Incline towards us the countenance of God: impel Him to have mercy. O Lady, in heaven is thy mercy: and thy grace is spread abroad in the earth. Power and strength are in thy arm: vigor and fortitude in thy right hand. Blessed be thy empire over the heavens: blessed be thy magnificence upon the earth Glory
be to
the Father who created the
Universe, and the Son who gave up His life so that we may live forever,
and the Holy Spirit the Lord giver of life, Who proceeds from the Father and Son, with the Father and Son He is Worshiped and Glorified, and He has spoken through the prophets: Amen. April 21 - Saint Anselm, Doctor of the Church (+1109) The Mother of God is Our Mother Saint Anselm's great love for Mary is recorded in Alloquia Caelestia, a treatise in her praise. He says: “O
woman admirably unique and uniquely admirable, grant me the grace that
your love be constantly in my heart and that you bear me forever within
your heart.”
Her
sanctity surpasses that of all other creatures and gains her the
dignity of becoming the restorer of the world, Anselm taught. He also
believed that her sufferings were greater than those of any of the
martyrs and that being raised so high, nothing but God is greater than
Mary. Anselm declared that his mind failed him and his tongue was dumb
when he wished to contemplate the immensity of Mary's grace and glory.
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Saint Frances Xavier Seelos Practical
Guide to Holiness
1. Go to Mass with deepest devotion.
2. Spend a half hour to reflect upon your main
failing & make resolutions to avoid it.3. Do daily spiritual reading for at least 15 minutes, if a half hour is not possible. 4. Say the rosary every day. 5. Also daily, if at all possible, visit the Blessed Sacrament; toward evening, meditate on the Passion of Christ for a half hour, 6. Conclude the day with evening prayer & an examination of conscience over all the faults & sins of the day. 7. Every month make a review of the month in confession. 8. Choose a special patron every month & imitate that patron in some special virtue. 9. Precede every great feast with a novena that is nine days of devotion. 10. Try to begin & end every activity with a Hail Mary My
God, I believe, I adore, I trust and I love Thee. I beg pardon
for
those who do not believe, do not adore, do not
O most Holy trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore Thee profoundly. I offer Thee the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the Tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges and indifference by which He is offended, and by the infite merits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. I beg the conversion of poor sinners, Fatima Prayer, Angel of Peace The
voice of the Father is heard, the Son enters the water, and the Holy
Spirit appears in the form of a dove.
THE
spirit and example of the world imperceptibly instil the error into
the minds of many that there is a kind of middle way of going to
Heaven; and so, because the world does not live up to the gospel, they
bring the gospel down to the level of the world. It is not by this
example that we are to measure the Christian rule, but words and life
of Christ. All His followers are commanded to labour to become perfect
even as our heavenly Father is perfect, and to bear His image in our
hearts that we may be His children. We are obliged by the gospel to die
to ourselves by fighting self-love in our hearts, by the mastery of our
passions, by taking on the spirit of our Lord.
These
are the conditions under which Christ makes His promises and
numbers us among His children, as is manifest from His words which the
apostles have left us in their inspired writings. Here is no
distinction made or foreseen between the apostles or clergy or
religious and secular persons. The former, indeed, take upon themselves
certain stricter obligations, as a means of accomplishing these ends
more perfectly; but the law of holiness and of disengagement of the
heart from the world is general and binds all the followers of Christ.
DECREES
OF THE CONGREGATION FOR THE CAUSES OF SAINTS
VATICAN CITY, 2 APR 2011 (VIS)Today, during a private audience with Cardinal Angelo Amato S.D.B., prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, the Pope authorised the congregation to promulgate the following decrees: MIRACLES - Venerable Servant of God Serafino Morazzone, Italian diocesan priest (1747-1822). - Venerable Servant of God Clemente Vismara, Italian professed priest of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (1897-1988). - Venerable Servant of God Elena Aiello, Italian foundress of the Minim Sisters of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ (1895-1961). - Venerable Servant of God Maria Catalina Irigoyen Echegaray (Sr. Maria Desposorios), Spanish professed nun of the Congregation of Servants of Mary, Ministers of the Sick (1848-1918). - Venerable Servant of God Enrica Alfieri (nee Maria Angela), Italian professed nun of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of St. Jeanne-Antide Thouret (1891-1951). MARTYRDOM - Servant of God Peter Adrian Toulorge, French professed priest of the Premonstratensian Regular Canons, killed in hatred of the faith at Coutances, France (1757-1793). - Servants of God Francisco Esteban Lacal, Spanish professed priest of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, and twenty-one companions, and Candido Castan San Jose, Spanish layman, killed in hatred of the faith in Spain in 1936. HEROIC VIRTUES - Servant of God Thomas Kurialacherry, Indian, first bishop of Changanacherry and founder of the Sisters of the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (1873-1925). - Servant of God Adolphe Chatillon (Br. Theophanius-Leo), Canadian professed religious of the Brothers of Christian Schools (1871-1929). - Servant of God Maria Chiara of St. Teresa of the Child Jesus (nee Vincenza Damato), Italian professed nun of the Order of St. Clare (1909-1948). - Servant of God Maria Dolores Inglese (nee Maria Libera Italia), Italian professed nun of the Congregation of Sisters Servants of Mary Reparatrix (1866-1928). - Servant of God Irene Stefani (nee Aurelia), Italian professed nun of the Institute of Missionary Sisters of the Consolata (1891-1930). - Servant of God Bernhard Lehner, German layman (1930-1944). CSS/ VIS 20110404 (340 |
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God
loves variety. He doesn't
mass-produce his saints. Every
saint is
unique each the result of a new idea.
As the liturgy says: Non
est inventus similis illis--there are no two exactly alike.
It is we with our lack of imagination, who paint the same haloes on all the saints. Dear Lord, grant us a spirit not bound by our own ideas and preferences. Grant that we may be able to appreciate in others what we lack in ourselves. O Lord, grant that we may understand that every saint must be a unique praise of Your glory. Catholic saints are holy people and human people who lived extraordinary lives. Each
saint the Church honors
responded to God's invitation to use his
or her unique gifts.
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The 15 Promises of the Virgin Mary to those who
recite the Rosary ) Revealed to St. Dominic and Blessed Alan)
1.
Whoever
shall faithfully serve me by the recitation of the Rosary, shall
receive signal graces. 2. I promise my special
protection and the greatest graces to all those who shall recite the
Rosary. 3. The Rosary shall be a powerful armor
against hell, it will destroy vice, decrease sin, and defeat heresies.
4. It will cause virtue and good works to flourish;
it will obtain for souls the abundant mercy of God; it will withdraw
the hearts of people from the love of the world and its vanities, and
will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that soul
would sanctify them by this means. 5. The soul
that recommends itself to me by the recitation of the Rosary shall not
perish. 6. Whoever shall recite the Rosary devoutly,
applying themselves to the consideration of its Sacred Mysteries shall
never be conquered by misfortune. God will not chastise them in
His justice, they shall not perish by an unprovided death; if they be
just, they shall remain in the grace of God, and become worthy of
eternal life. 7. Whoever shall have a true devotion
for the Rosary shall not die without the Sacraments of the Church.
8. Those who are faithful to recite the Rosary shall
have during their life and at their death the light of God and the
plentitude of His graces; at the moment of death they shall participate
in the merits of the Saints in Paradise. 9. I shall
deliver from purgatory those who have been devoted to the Rosary.
10. The faithful children of the Rosary shall merit a
high degree of glory in Heaven. 11. You shall
obtain all you ask of me by the recitation of the Rosary.
12. I shall aid all those who propagate the Holy
Rosary in their necessities. 13. I have obtained from
my Divine Son that all the advocates of the Rosary shall have for
intercessors the entire celestial court during their life and at the
hour of death. 14. All who recite the Rosary are my
children, and brothers and sisters of my only Son, Jesus Christ.
15. Devotion to my Rosary is a great sign of
predestination.
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Aramaic dialect of Edessa, now known as
Syriac
The exact date of the
introduction of Christianity into Edessa
{Armenian Ourhaï in Arabic Er
Roha, commonly Orfa or Urfa, its present name} is
not known. It is certain, however, that the Christian community was at
first made up from the Jewish population of the city. According to an
ancient legend, King Abgar V, Ushana, was converted by Addai, who was
one of the seventy-two disciples.
In fact, however, the first King of
Edessa to embrace the Christian Faith was Abgar IX (c. 206)
becoming official kingdom religion.
Christian council
held at Edessa early as 197
(Eusebius,
Hist.
Eccl., V,xxiii). In 201 the city was
devastated by a great flood, and
the Christian church was destroyed (“Chronicon Edessenum”, ad. an.
201).
In 232 the relics of the Apostle St.
Thomas were brought from
India, on which occasion his Syriac Acts were written.
Under Roman
domination martyrs suffered at Edessa: Sts.
Scharbîl and
Barsamya,
under Decius; Sts. Gûrja,
Schâmôna, Habib, and others
under Diocletian.
 In the meanwhile
Christian priests from Edessa evangelized
Eastern
Mesopotamia and Persia, established the first Churches in the
kingdom of the Sassanides. Atillâtiâ,
Bishop of Edessa, assisted at the Council of
Nicæa (325). The “Peregrinatio Silviæ” (or
Etheriæ) (ed. Gamurrini,
Rome, 1887, 62
sqq.) gives an account of the many sanctuaries at Edessa about 388.
Although Hebrew had been
the language of the ancient Israelite
kingdom, after their return from Exile the Jews turned more and more to
Aramaic, using it for parts of the books of Ezra and Daniel in the
Bible. By the time of Jesus,
Aramaic was the main language of Palestine, and quite a number of texts
from the Dead Sea Scrolls are also written in Aramaic.
Aramaic
continued to be an important language for Jews, alongside Hebrew, and
parts of the Talmud are written in it. After Arab
conquests of
the seventh century, Arabic quickly
replaced
Aramaic as the main language of those who converted to Islam, although
in out of the way places, Aramaic continued as a vernacular language of
Muslims.
Aramaic, however,
enjoyed its greatest success in
Christianity. Although the New Testament
wins written in Greek, Christianity had come
into existence in an Aramaic-speaking milieu, and it was the Aramaic
dialect of Edessa, now known as Syriac, that became the literary
language of a large number of Christians living in the eastern
provinces of the Roman Empire and in the Persian Empire, further east.
Over the course of the centuries the influence of the Syriac Churches
spread eastwards to China (in Xian, in western China, a Chinese-Syriac
inscription dated 781 is still to be seen); to southern India
where the
state of Kerala can boast more Christians of Syriac liturgical
tradition than anywhere else in the world.
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Saints walis (saints of Allah)Great men covet to embrace
martyrdom for a cause and principle.
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the case with Hazrat Ali. He
could have made a compromise with the evil
forces of his time and, as a result, could have led a very
comfortable,
easy and luxurious life. But he was not a person who would
succumb to
such temptations. His upbringing, his education and his training
in the lap of the holy Prophet made him refuse such an offer.Rabia Al-Basri (717–801 C.E.) She was first to set forth the doctrine of mystical love and who is widely considered to be the most important of the early Sufi poets. An elderly Shia pointed out that during his pre-Partition childhood it was quite common to find pictures and portraits of Shia icons in Imambaras across the country. Shah Abdul Latif: The Exalted Sufi Master born 1690 in a Syed family; died 1754. In ancient times, Sindh housed the exemplary Indus Valley Civilisation with Moenjo Daro as its capital, and now, it is the land of a culture which evolved from the teachings of eminent Sufi saints. Pakistan is home to the mortal remains of many Sufi saints, the exalted among them being Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, a practitioner of the real Islam, philosopher, poet, musicologist and preacher. He presented his teaching through poetry and music - both instruments sublime - and commands a very large following, not only among Muslims but also among Hindus and Christians. Sindh culture: The Shah is synonymous with Sindh. He is the very fountainhead of Sindh's culture. His message remains as fresh as that of any present day poet, and the people of Sindh find solace from his writings. He did indeed think for Sindh. One of his prayers, in exquisite Sindhi, translates thus: “Oh God, may ever You on Sindh bestow abundance rare! Beloved! All the world let share Thy grace, and fruitful be.” Shia Ali al-Hadi, died 868 and son Hassan al-Askari 874. These saints are the 10th and 11th of Shia's 12 most revered Imams. Baba Farid Sufi 1398 miracle, Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki renowned Muslim Sufi saint scholar miracles 569 A.H. [1173 C.E.] hermit gave to poor, Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti greatest mystic of his time born 533 Hijri (1138-39 A.D.), Hazrat Ghuas-e Azam, Hazrat Bu Ali Sharif, and Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia Sufi Saint Hazrath Khwaja Syed Mohammed Badshah Quadri Chisty Yamani Quadeer (RA) 1236-1325 welcomed people of all faiths & all walks of life |
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BLESSED MOTHER AND ISLAM
By
Father John Corapi,
SOLT Society of Our
Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Site http://www.fathercorapi.com
 As
we watch the
spectacle of the world
seeming to self-destruct before our eyes, we can’t help but be saddened
and even frightened by so much evil run rampant. Iraq, Lebanon,
Afghanistan, Somalia, North Korea—It is all a disaster of epic
proportions displayed in living color on our television screens. These are not ordinary times and this is
not business as usual. We are at a crossroads in human history and the
time for Catholics and all Christians to act is now. All evil can
ultimately be traced to its origin, which is moral evil. All of the
political action, peace talks, international peacekeeping forces, etc.
will avail nothing if the underlying sickness is not addressed. This is
sin. One person at a time hearts and minds must be moved from evil to
good, from lies to truth, from violence to peace.Islam, an Arabic word that has often been defined as “to make peace,” seems like a living contradiction today. Although it is supposed to be a religion of peace, Islam has been hijacked by Satan and now operates in the dark space of international terrorism. As we celebrate the birthday of Our Lady, I am proposing that each one of us pray the Rosary for peace. Prayer is what must precede all other activity if that activity is to have any chance of success. Pray for peace, pray the Rosary every day without fail. There is a great love for Mary among Muslim people. It is not a coincidence that a little village named Fatima is where God chose to have His Mother appear in the twentieth century. Our Lady’s name appears no less than thirty times in the Koran. No other woman’s name is mentioned, not even that of Mohammed’s daughter, Fatima. In the Koran Our Lady is described as “Virgin, ever Virgin.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen prophetically spoke of the resurgence of Islam in our day. He said it would be through the Blessed Virgin Mary that Islam would be converted. We must pray for this to happen quickly if we are to avert a horrible time of suffering for this poor, sinful world. Turn to our Mother in this time of great peril. Pray the Rosary every day. Then, and only then will there be peace, when the hearts and minds of men are changed from the inside. Talk
is weak. Prayer is strong.
Pray! God bless you, Father John Corapi
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perpetually professed priest member of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity:
S.O.L.T.
The pillars of father's
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Love for and a relationship with the Blessed Virgin
Mary Leading a vibrant and loving relationship with Jesus Christ Great love and reverence for the Most Holy Eucharist from Holy Mass to adoration of the Blessed Sacrament An uncompromising love for and obedience to the Holy Father and the teaching of the Magisterium of the Church
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service, then they
led the youth Theodore and the others to the military commander
Theodotus. The military commander ordered the youth to offer
sacrifice to idols, but the martyr submitted neither to persuasion nor
threats. Then the military commander had him placed on a red-hot plate
and poured liquid tar on him. Suddenly, there was an earthquake, and a
torrent of water gushed forth from the ground and extinguished the
fire. The martyr Theodore remained unharmed, and gave praise to
God. 
Clement XI in 1720 (RM)
1894 St. Conrad of
Parzham
Franciscan mystic lay brother Marian devotions gift of prophecy read
people’s hearts