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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!) R.
Deo
grátias. R.
Thanks be to God.
August is the month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary; 
2022
From
2007 to 2020
21,989 lives
saved
For the Son of man ... will repay
every man for what he has done.
Pope
Francis Prayer
INTENTIONS
FOR AUGUST 2021The Church Let us pray for the Church, that she may receive from the Holy Spirit the grace and strength to reform herself in the light of the Gospel
Marian spirituality: all are invited. Our Lady of Abundance (Italy, 1603) The Rosary Delivers Souls from Purgatory A young girl of noble station named Alexandra had been miraculously converted and enrolled by Saint Dominic in the Confraternity of the Rosary. After her death, she appeared to him and said she had been condemned to seven hundred years in purgatory because of her own sins and those she had caused others to commit by her worldly ways. So she implored him to ease her pains by his prayers and to ask the Confraternity members to pray for the same end. Saint Dominic did as she had asked. Two weeks later she appeared to him, more radiant than the sun, having been quickly delivered from purgatory by the prayers of the Confraternity members. She also told Saint Dominic that she had come on behalf of the souls in purgatory to beg him to go on preaching the Rosary and to ask their relations to offer their Rosaries for them, and that they would reward them abundantly when they entered into glory. Our Lady of Abundance (Italy, 1603) Our
Lady of Abundance
(Italy, 1603)
Saint Louis de Montfort The Secret of the Rosary, § 153 Peter Damian wrote unceasingly from
his
cell, on purgatory,
the Eucharist,
other theological
and ascetical
topics, and poetry.
His Latin verse is among the very best of the Middle Ages, especially that in honor of Pope Saint Gregory, which begins "Anglorum iam Apostolus." Peter never considered his learning something of which to boast. He said what counted was worship God, not write about Him. What use was it to construct a grammatically correct sentence containing the word 'God,' if you could not pray to him properly.
Jesus brings us many Blessings
The more we pray, the
more we wish
to pray. Like
a fish which
at first swims
on the surface
of the water,
and afterwards
plunges down,
and is always
going deeper;
the soul plunges,
dives,
and loses itself in the sweetness of conversing with God. -- St. John Vianney He left us the example of his life as a priest and pastor, dotted with Marian feasts, where we clearly see the resplendent and maternal hold of Mary on the soul of that saint, owing to the total consecration he made to her of his own person and work. Would it be exaggerated to see in that consecration the key to his personal holiness and apostolic fruitfulness?” As if to confirm this opinion, the former auxiliary bishop of Malines, Mgr Suenens, wrote the following praise for the book, addressing himself directly to the author: “In your beautiful book, you highlighted a lesser-known aspect of the incomparable fisher of men that was the Curé of Ars—his living union with Mary. (…) Without need to put it into learned formulations, the holy Curé of Ars lived by Mary's mediation, a mediation that opens the souls to the breath of the Spirit. He instinctively followed the royal road, the one that unmistakably and quickly leads to the journey's end, which is the blossoming of the life of Christ in souls... In one leap, he reached both the Mother and the Son; he arrived at the Son through the Mother.” Sorrowful Mystery on Friday Tuesday Luminous Mystery on Thursday Veterens of War Acts of the Apostles The Rosary html Mary Mother of GOD -- Her Rosary Here Mary Mother of GOD Mary's Divine Motherhood: FEASTS OF OUR LADY of the Virgin Mary to those who recite the Rosary May 9 – Our Lady of the Wood (Italy, 1607) Months of Dedication January is the month of the Holy Name of Jesus since 1902; February is dedicated to the Holy Family since the 17th century and by Copts from early times. March is the month of Saint Joseph since 1855; April is dedicated to devotion of the Holy Eucharist and to the Holy Spirit. May, the month of Mary, is the oldest and most well-known Marian month, officially since 1724; June is the month of the Sacred Heart since 1873; July is the month of the Precious Blood since 1850; August is the month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary; September is the month of Our Lady of Sorrows since 1857; October is the month of the Rosary since 1868; November is the month of the Holy Souls in Purgatory since 1888; December is the month of the Immaculate Conception. In all, five months of the year are dedicated to Mary. The idea of dedicating months came from Rome and promotion of the month of Mary owes much to the Jesuits. arras.catholique.fr Pray that the witness of 40 Days for Life bears abundant fruit, and that we begin again each day to storm the gates of hell until God welcomes us into the gates of heaven. either when one patiently suffers much, or when one suffers things which one is able to avoid and yet does not avoid. Christ endured much on the cross, and did so patiently, because when he suffered he did not threaten; he was led like a sheep to the slaughter and he did not open his mouth.-- St. Thomas Aquinas
We begin
our day by seeing
Christ
in the consecrated
bread,
and throughout
the
day we
continue
to see
Him in the
torn
bodies
of our poor.
We
pray, that
is, through
our
work, performing
it
with Jesus,
for
Jesus
and upon
Jesus.
--
Mother
Teresa
The poor are our
prayer. They carry God in them.
Prayer
means
praying
everything,
praying
the work.
We
meet
the
Lord who
hungers
and
thirsts,
in the
poor.....and
the poor
could
be you
or I or any
person
kind
enough
to show
us his
or her
love and
to come
to our place.
Because
we cannot
see Christ,
we cannot
express
our love
to Him
in person.
But our neighbor
we can see, and we can do for
him or her what we would love to
do for Jesus if He were visible.
Through Mary Life is Born to Us December 30 - Our Lady of Bologna (Italy, 1193) Our
Lord Jesus Christ,
who came to liberate
mankind, in which
both males and
females are destined
to salvation,
was not averse to males, for He took the form of a male; nor to females, for of a female He was born.
Besides, there
is a great mystery
here: that just as
death came to us through
a woman, Life is
born to us through a woman.
The devil, defeated,
would be tormented
by each nature, feminine
and masculine,
since he had taken delight
in the defection
of both.
Saint Augustine
of Hippo,
Christian Combat 22,
24, in FEF 3:50 (ca.
397 A.D.).The Madonna dei Fiori of Bra (II) December 30 - Our Lady of the Miracles of Saint Celso (Milan, Italy, 1485) The
"Madonna dei Fiori"
of Bra, repeatedly
flowering out
of season as it has
for 650 years, a genuine
scientific
puzzle. The bushes that
still grow vigorously
behind their
railings, are prunus
spinosa,
to use the
Latin name,
but are commonly
known as "blackthorn."
They belong to the rose family and usually flower once a year, in March if the season is mild or in April if it is harsh.
Since the 17th century,
Italian scientists
(among whom,
on occasions,
are those from
the College of Agriculture
at the University
of Turin) have
carried out detailed
studies establishing
that these incredible
blackthorns
are in every respect identical
to those that
grow just about anywhere
and they are identical to
numerous examples that
grow around Bra. The soil is also
similar. There are no
geophysical reasons, underground
currents, either
of electricity
or water that can explain this
extraordinary winter flowering.
Furthermore,
the bushes face north
and therefore only
benefit from feeble
light and heat from the
sun, and are not favored by
any particular micro-climate.
Vittorio Messori
Ipotesi su MariaFeasts of Our Lady.html January to December ICONS stlukeorthodox.com/html/saints/ usccb.org ewtn.com St Patricks 08 13 domcentral.org/life/martyr Dec syriac oca.org glaubenszeugen.de/tage/kai/ 08 13 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 |
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
love
Thee. 
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,
Amen
Fatima
Prayer,
Angel
of Peace
Mary's
Divine
MotherhoodPope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI { 2013 } Catholic Church In China { article here} 1648 to1930 St. Augustine Zhao Rong and 120 Companions Christianity arrived in China by way of Syria -- 600s. Depending
on China's
relations
with
outside
world,
Christianity for centuries was free to grow or forced to operate secretly. Nine
First
Fridays
Devotion
to the
Sacred
Heart
From the
writings
of
St.
Margaret
Mary
Alacoque
How do I start the Five First Saturdays? From the writings of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque 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” (Theotokos). Catechism 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.” |
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THE EUCHARIST,
A MYSTERY
TO BE
BELIEVED POST-SYNODAL APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION
Morning
Prayer
and
Hymn
Meditation
of the
Day
Prayer
for Priests
Our
Bartholomew
Family
Prayer
List
HereSACRAMENTUM CARITATIS OF THE HOLY FATHER BENEDICT XVI There are over 10,000 named saints beati from history and Roman Martyology Orthodox sources Miracles by Century 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 Miracles_BC Lay Saints How to Stay Out of PURGATORY -- How to Get others Out POPES html Parents of Saints html The_Litany_of_the_Blessed_Virgin.html Patron_Saints.html Angels and Archangels html Widowed Saints html Monsignor James Michael Reardon Marian Apparitions. html Doctors_of_the_Church |
| 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.
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. 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.” |
“The saints must be honored as friends of Christ
and
children
and
heirs
of God,
as John
the
theologian
and
evangelist
says:
‘But
as many
as received
him,
he gave
them
the power
to
be made the
sons
of God....’
Let
us carefully
observe
the manner
of
life
of all the
apostles,
martyrs,
ascetics
and just
men who
announced
the coming
of
the Lord.
And let
us emulate
their
faith,
charity,
hope, zeal,
life,
patience
under
suffering,
and perseverance
unto death,
so that
we may also
share
their
crowns
of glory”
Exposition
of
the Orthodox
Faith
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” (Theotokos).Catechism of the Catholic Church 495, quoting the Council of Ephesus (431): DS 251. |
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Nine First Fridays Devotion
to
the Sacred
Heart
... From
the
writings
of St.
Margaret
Mary
Alacoque
On Friday during Holy Communion, He said these words to me, His unworthy slave, if I mistake not: “I promise you
in
the excessive
mercy
of my Heart
that
its
all-powerful
love
will
grant
to all
those
who
receive
Holy
Communion
on
nine first
Fridays
of
consecutive
months
the
grace
of final
repentance;
they will
not
die under
my displeasure
or without
receiving
their
sacraments,
my divine
Heart
making
itself
their
assured
refuge
at the
last moment.”
Margaret
Mary
was inspired
by
Christ
to
establish
the
Holy Hour
and
to pray
lying
prostrate
with
her
face to
the ground
from
eleven
till
midnight
on the
eve of the
first
Friday
of
each
month,
to share
in the
mortal
sadness.He endured when abandoned by His Apostles in His Agony, and to receive holy Communion on the first Friday of every month. In the first great revelation, He made known to her His ardent desire to be loved by men and His design of manifesting His Heart with all Its treasures of love and mercy, of sanctification and salvation. He appointed the Friday after the octave of the feast of Corpus Christi as the feast of the Sacred Heart; He called her “the Beloved Disciple of the Sacred Heart”, and the heiress of all Its treasures. The love of the Sacred Heart was the fire which consumed her, and devotion to the Sacred Heart is the refrain of all her writings. In her last illness she refused all alleviation, repeating frequently: “What have I in heaven and what do I desire on earth, but Thee alone, O my God”, and died pronouncing the Holy Name of Jesus. With regard to this promise it may be remarked: (1) that our Lord required Communion to be received on a particular day chosen by Him; (2) that the nine Fridays must be consecutive; (3) that they must be made in honor of His Sacred Heart, which means that those who make the nine Fridays must practice the devotion and must have a great love for our Lord; (4) that our Lord does not say that those who make the nine Fridays will be dispensed from any of their obligations or from exercising the vigilance necessary to lead a good life and overcome temptation; rather He implicitly promises abundant graces to those who make the nine Fridays to help them to carry out these obligations and persevere to the end; (5) that perseverance in receiving Holy Communion for nine consecutive First Firdays helps the faithful to acquire the habit of frequent Communion, which our Lord eagerly desires; and (6) that the practice of the nine Fridays is very pleasing to our Lord He promises such great reward, and all Catholics should endeavor to make nine Fridays.
God
loves
variety.
He
doesn't
mass-produce
his
saints.
Every
saint
is
unique,
for
each
is 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 that is 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.
God calls each one of us to be a saint in order to get
into heaven: only saints are allowed
into heaven. The more "extravagant" graces are bestowed NOT for the
benefit of the recipients so much as FOR the benefit of others.
There
are
over 10,000 named
saints beati
from
historyand Roman Martyology Orthodox sources Patron_Saints.html Widowed_Saints html Indulgences The Catholic Church in China LINKS: Marian Shrines India Marian Shrine Lourdes of the East Lourdes 1858 China Marian shrines 1995 Kenya national Marian shrine Loreto, Italy Marian Apparitions (over 2000) Quang Tri Vietnam La Vang 1798 Links to Related MarianWebsites Angels and Archangels Saints Visions of Heaven and Hell Widowed Saints html Doctors_of_the_Church Acts_Of_The_Apostles Roman Catholic Popes Purgatory Uniates Chalcedon Mary the Mother of Jesus Miracles_BC Lay Saints Miraculous_Icons Miraculous_Medal_Novena Patron Saints Miracles by Century 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 Miracles 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 Lay Saints |
Christian
council
held
at
Among
the
most important
titles
we
have in
the Catholic
Church
for the
Blessed
Virgin
Mary are
Our
Lady
of Victory
and Our
Lady of
the Rosary.
These
titles
can
be traced
back to
one of
the most
decisive
times
in the
history
of the world
and Christendom.
The Battle
of Lepanto
took place
on October
7 (date
of feast of
Our Lady
of Rosary),
1571.
This proved
to be the most
crucial
battle
for the Christian
forces
against
the radical
Muslim
navy
of Turkey.
Pope
Pius
V led a procession
around
St. Peter’s
Square
in
Vatican
City praying
the Rosary.
He
showed true
pastoral
leadership
in
recognizing
the
danger
posed to
Christendom
by the
radical
Muslim
forces,
and in
using the
means necessary
to defeat
it. Spiritual
battles
require
spiritual
weapons,
and
this more
than anything
was
a battle
that had
its origins
in the spiritual
order—a
true battle
between
good and
evil.