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Promises of the
Virgin Mary to those who recite the Rosary Nine First Fridays Devotion to the Sacred Heart From the writings of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Saint of the Day December 30
Tértio Kaléndas
Januárii. 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!) Pope Benedict XVI to The Catholic Church In China {whole article here } The saints “a cloud of witnesses over our head”, showing us life of Christian perfection is possible. Decrees of Vatican's Saint Congregation Testify to 10 Miracles; 10 Cases of Heroic Virtue; 1 Martyrdom BENEDICT XVI'S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR December 2009 General: That children may be respected and loved and never be the victims of exploitation in its various forms. Mission: That at Christmas the peoples of the earth may recognize in the Word Incarnate the light which illuminates every man and that the Nations may open their doors to Christ, the Saviour of the world. 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 done for 650 years, is 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 the 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 Maria |
| 200 St. Liberius
Bishop of
Ravenna
founder 274 St. Felix I Pope from 269-274 Aquilæ, in
Vestínis, sancti Rainérii Epíscopi.
At Aquila, in Abruzzi, St. Rainer, bishop.
303 St. Sabinus
bishop Martyr with and companions cured a
blind child304 St. Anysia Martyr of Greece wealthy woman of Salonika aided poor 4th v. Zoticus The Hieromartyr; Protector of Orphans, an illustrious and rich Roman in service of St Constantine the Great (306-337); St Constantine's son, Constantius (337-361), an adherent of the Arian heresy martyrd the saint 407 St. Anysius Bishop successor of St. Ascolus in see of Salonika St. Eugene, bishop and confessor At Milan 717 St. Egwin English noble bishop of Worcester England 692 A vision of Mary; Following his burial many miracles were attributed to him: The blind could see, the deaf could hear, the sick were healed. 1077 St. Raynerius Bishop of Aquila Abruzzi Italy 1156 Blessed Peter de Montboissier Peace great virtue poet theological writer of distinction, defended Jews OSB Abbot SEE DECEMBER 29 1748 Bl. John Alcober Dominican martyr in China 20 yrs St. Mansuetus Martyr of Egypt, with 10 others by heretic Monophysites Solemnity of Pentecost, the
Pope
recalls the fact that this year marks
the 50th anniversary of Servant of God Pius XII's Encyclical "Fidei
donum," which "promoted and encouraged cooperation between Churches for
the mission 'ad gentes'."
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“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
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 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 42 Judge me, O Lady, and discern my cause from the perverse nation: from the malignant serpent and the pestiferous dragon deliver me. Let thy holy fecundity scatter him: let thy blessed virginity bruise his head. Let thy holy prayers strengthen us against him: let thy merits put to nought his strength. Send the persecutor of my soul into the abyss: let the infernal pit swallow him alive. But I and my soul will bless thy name in the land of my captivity: and I will glorify thee forever and ever. Glory be to the Father who created Heaven and earth; His only Son who lived and died for all of us; 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. For To Us Has Been Born a Little Child, God Before the Ages (VI) Dec 30 - OUR LADY OF BOLOGNA (Italy, 1193) For Balaam laid before us precisely the meaning of the words he spoke in prophecy, when he said that a Star would dawn, a Star that quenches all prophecies and auguries; a Star that resolves the parables of the wise, and their sayings and their riddles, a Star far more brilliant than the star which has appeared, for he is the maker of all the stars, of whom it was written of old, 'From Jacob, there dawns a little Child, God before the ages.'" Romanus the Melodist (d. c. 560) Hymn I on the Nativity, 5 Join us on CatholicVote.org. Be part of a new movement committed to using powerful media projects to create a Culture of Life. We can help shape the movement and have a voice in its future. Check it out at www.CatholicVote.org THE EUCHARIST, A MYSTERY TO BE BELIEVED POST-SYNODAL
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SACRAMENTUM CARITATIS OF THE HOLY FATHER BENEDICT XVI Morning
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The 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. 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; and 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 breviary.net/martyrology/mart12/mart1230 stlukeorthodox.com/html/saints/august/ usccb.org ewtn.com Irondequoit .org Saints Alive domcentral.org/life/martyrSeptember syriac oca.org glaubenszeugen.de/tage/December/ Serbian http://www.copticchurch.net Melkite Monthly Saints with pics here http://www.stfrancisenid.com/memorials.htm One Saint per day stthomasirondequoit.com/SaintsAlive/index.htm stjohndc.org God's Humourous Saints |
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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 since He promises such g reat reward, and that all Catholics should endeavor to make the nine Fridays. |
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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.
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Quote: Pope
Paul
VI’s 1969 Instruction
on the Contemplative Life includes this passage: God calls each one of us to be a saint in order to get into heaven. "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 of Optina
The more
"extravagant" graces are
bestowed NOT for the
benefit of the recipients so much as FOR benefit of others.
Non est inventus similis illis Popes
mentioned in articles of
Saints today
St.
Felix I 269-274
Romæ
natális sancti Felícis Primi, Papæ et
Mártyris, qui sub Aureliáno Príncipe
Ecclésiam rexit.
Ipsíus tamen festum tértio Kaléndas Júnii celebrátur. At Rome, the birthday of St. Felix I, pope and martyr, who governed the Church during the reign of Emperor Aurelian. His feast day is celebrated on the 30th of May. ![]() St. Innocent I 401-417 St Leo the Great. 440-461 Sancti Leónis Papæ Primi, cognoménto Magni, Confessóris et Ecclésiæ Doctóris, cujus dies natális recólitur quarto Idus Novémbris. Paul
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Quote: Pope
Paul
VI’s 1969 Instruction
on the Contemplative Life includes this passage: Benedict_XVI_Patriarch_Bartholomew
![]() but an encounter with a
person" -- Benedict XVI
"Christianity
is not a moral code or a philosophy, BenedictXVI_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. Cross
Not Optional, Says Benedict XVI
Reflects on Peter's
"Immature" Faith CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, AUG. 31, 2008 (Zenit.org).-
Taking up one's cross isn't an option, it's a mission all Christians
are called to, says Benedict XVI.The Pope said this today before reciting the midday Angelus with several thousand people gathered in the courtyard of the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome. Referring to the Gospel reading for today's Mass, the Holy Father reflected on the faith of Peter, which is shown to be "still immature and too much influenced by the 'mentality of this world.'” He explained that when Christ spoke openly about how he was to "suffer much, be killed and rise again, Peter protests, saying: 'God forbid, Lord! No such thing shall ever happen to you.'" "It is evident that the Master and the disciple follow two opposed ways of thinking," continued the Pontiff. "Peter, according to a human logic, is convinced that God would never allow his Son to end his mission dying on the cross. "Jesus, on the contrary, knows that the Father, in his great love for men, sent him to give his life for them, and if this means the passion and the cross, it is right that such should happen." Christ also knew that
"the
resurrection would be the last word," Benedict XVI added.
Serious illnessThe Pope continued, "If to save us the Son of God had to suffer and die crucified, it certainly was not because of a cruel design of the heavenly Father. "The cause of it is the gravity of the sickness of which he must cure us: an evil so serious and deadly that it will require all of his blood. "In fact, it is with
his
death and resurrection that Jesus defeated sin and death,
reestablishing the lordship of God."
"To
withdraw into the desert is for Christians tantamount to associating
themselves more intimately with Christ’s passion, and it enables them,
in a very special way, to share in the paschal
mystery and in the passage of Our Lord from this world to the heavenly
homeland" (#1).
"Evil,
is only eradicated by holiness, not
by harshness. And holiness introduces into society a seed that heals
and transforms. It is like the tectonic plates of the earth’s
crust: The deepest layers need only shift a few millimeters to shatter
the world’s surface. Yet for this spiritual revolution to occur, we
must experience radical 'metanoia'--a conversion of attitudes, habits
and practices--for ways that we have misused or abused God’s Word,
God’s gifts and God’s creation. The challenge before us is the
discernment of God’s Word in the face of evil, the transfiguration of
every last detail and speck of this world in the light of
Resurrection." "The
victory is al ready present in the depths of the Church, whenever we
experience the grace of reconciliation and communion."
Patriarch_Bartholomew I: SYNOD
OF BISHOPS VATICAN CITY, OCT. 17, 2008
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current (2008) Catholicos of Cilicia
of Armenians, whose See is located in Lebanese town of Antelias. The Catholicosate was founded in Sis, capital of Cilicia, in the year 1441 following the move of the Catholicosate of All Armenians back to its original See of Etchmiadzin in Armenia. The Catholicosate of Cilicia enjoyed local jurisdiction, though spiritually subject to the authority of Etchmiadzin. In 1921 the See was transferred to Aleppo in Syria, and in 1930 to Antelias. Its jurisdiction currently
extends to Syria, Cyprus, Iran and Greece.
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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.
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.
680 Shiite saint Imam Hussein, grandson of Islam's Prophet Muhammad Known as Ashoura and observed by Shiites across the world, the 10th day of the lunar Muslim month of Muharram: the anniversary of the 7th century death in battle of one of Shiite Islam's most beloved saints. Imam Hussein died in the 680 A.D. battle fought on the plains outside Karbala, a city in modern Iraq that's home to the saint's shrine. The battle over a dispute about the leadership of the Muslim faith following Muhammad's death in 632 A.D. It is the defining event in Islam's split into Sunni and Shiite branches. The occasion is the source of an enduring moral lesson. "He sacrificed his blood to teach us not to give in to corruption, coercion, or use of force and to seek honor and justice." According to Shiite beliefs, Hussein and companions were denied water by enemies who controlled the nearby Euphrates. Streets get partially covered with blood from slaughter of hundreds of cows and sheep. Volunteers cook the meat and feed it to the poor. Hussein's martyrdom recounted through a rich body of prose, poetry and song remains an inspirational example of sacrifice to many Shiites, 10 percent of the world's estimated 1.3 billion Muslims. |
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Meeting of the
Saints walis (saints of Allah)Great men covet to embrace
martyrdom for a cause and principle.
So was
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. 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 1236-1325 welcomed people of all faiths & all walks of life Sufi Saint Hazrath Khwaja Syed Mohammed Badshah Quadri Chisty Yamani Quadeer (RA) |
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Sanctuary spaces filled between with grilles of hand-forged wrought iron Life of our Blessed Lady After the Crucifixon Apostle
statues Replicas
of those in St
John
Lateran--Christendom's earliest Basilica. Ordered
by Rome's first Christian Emperor, Constantine the Great. It
became the
Popes' own cathedral and official residence for the first millennium of
Christian history. The only
replicas ever made: in order from west to east {1932}. Saints
Simon
(saw), Bartholomew (knife), James the Lesser (book), John
(eagle), Andrew (transverse cross), Peter (keys), Paul (sword),
James the
Greater
(staff),
Thomas (carpenter's square), Philip (serpent), Matthew (book), and Jude (sword). Every Christian
must be a living
book wherein
one can read the teaching
of the
gospel
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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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Father John Corapi, SOLT
THE
BLESSED MOTHER AND ISLAM 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.Today we have a similar spiritual battle in progress—a battle between the forces of good and evil, light and darkness, truth and lies, life and death. If we do not soon stop the genocide of abortion in the United States, we shall run the course of all those that prove by their actions that they are enemies of God—total collapse, economic, social, and national. The moral demise of a nation results in the ultimate demise of a nation. God is not a disinterested spectator to the affairs of man. Life begins at conception. This is an unalterable formal teaching of the Catholic Church. If you do not accept this you are a heretic in plain English. A single abortion is homicide. The more than 48,000,000 abortions since Roe v. Wade in the United States constitute genocide by definition. The group singled out for death—unwanted, unborn children. No other issue, not all other issues taken together, can constitute a proportionate reason for voting for candidates that intend to preserve and defend this holocaust of innocent human life that is abortion. 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.
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DEC. 19, 2009 Decrees of Vatican's Saint Congregation
Testify to 10 Miracles; 10 Cases of Heroic Virtue; 1 Martyrdom
VATICAN CITY, DEC. 19, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Here are the 21
decrees of the Congregation for Saints' Causes approved today by
Benedict XVI. Five of the decrees are for miracles attributed to
those who are beatified, and are now qualified for canonization. Five
decrees are for miracles attributed to those who are venerable, and are
now qualified for beatification.One decree testifies to martyrdom, and another is a decree of the heroic virtue of a blessed. The nine remaining decrees testify to the heroic virtue of servants of God. [Decrees of miracles for blesseds] -- a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Stanislaw Soltys, called Kazimierczyk, professed priest of the Canons Regular of the Lateran, born Sept. 27, 1433 in Kazimierz (Poland) and died in the same place May 3, 1489; -- a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed André Bessette (born Alfred), religious of the Congregation of the Holy Cross; born in Saint-Grégoire d'Iberville, Canada, Aug. 9, 1845, and died in Montreal, Canada, Jan. 6, 1937. -- a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Mary MacKillop (born Mary Helen), founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart; born Jan. 15, 1842 in Fitzroy, Australia, and died Aug. 8, 1909, in Sydney, Australia; -- a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Giulia Salzano, founder of the Congregation of the Catechetical Sisters of the Sacred Heart; born Oct. 13, 1846, in Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy, and died May 17, 1929, in Casoria, Italy; -- a miracle attributed to the intercession of Camilla Battista da Varano, sister of the Poor Clares and founder of the monastery of St. Clare in Camerino; born April 0, 1458, in Camerino, Italy, and died in the same city May 31, 1524; [Decrees of miracles for venerables] -- a miracle attributed to the intercession of Venerable José Tous y Soler, priest and professed of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and founder of the Congregation of the Capuchin Sisters of the Mother of the Divine Pastor; born March 21, 1811, in Igualada, Spain, and died Feb. 21, 1871, in Barcelona, Spain. -- a miracle attributed to the intercession of Venerable Leopoldo de Alpandeire Sánchez Márquez (born Francisco), a professed brother of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; born July 24, 1866, in Alpandeire, Spain, and died Feb. 9, 1956, in Granada, Spain. -- a miracle attributed to the intercession of Venerable Manuel Lozano Garrido, a layman; born Aug. 9, 1920, in Linares, Spain, and died in the same city Nov. 3, 1971; -- a miracle attributed to the intercession of Venerable Teresa Manganiello, a laywoman, of the Third Order of St. Francis; born in Montefusco, Italy, Jan. 1, 1849, and died Nov. 4, 1876; -- a miracle attributed to the intercession of Venerable Chiara Badano, lay; born in Sassello, Italy, Oct. 29, 1971, and died Oct. 7, 1990; [Decree recognizing marytrdom] -- the martyrdom of the Servant of God Jerzy Popieluszko, diocesan priest; born Sept. 14, 1947, in Okopy Suchowola, Poland, and killed for hatred of the faith Oct. 20, 1984, near Wloclawek, Polond; [Decree recognizing heroic virtue of a blessed] -- the heroic virtue of Blessed Giacomo Illirico da Bitetto, a professed brother of the Order of the Friars Minor, born in 1400 in Zara, Dalmacia, and died around the year 1496 in Bitetto, Italy; [Decrees recognizing heroic virtue for servants of God] -- the heroic virtues of Servant of God Pius XII (Eugenio Pacelli), supreme pontiff; born in Rome on March 2, 1876, and died in Castel Gandolfo on Oct. 9, 1958; -- the heroic virtues of Servant of God John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla), supreme pontiff; born May 18, 1920, in Wadowice, Poland, and died in April 2, 2005, in Rome; -- the heroic virtues of Servant of God Louis Brisson, priest and founder of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales; born June 23, 1817, in Plancy, France, and died n the same city Feb. 2, 1908; -- the heroic virtues of Servant of God Giuseppe Quadrio, professed priest of the Salesians of St. John Bosco; born Nov. 28, 1921, in Vervio, Italy, and died in Turin, Italy, Oct. 23, 1963; -- the heroic virtues of Servant of God Mary Ward, founder of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, born in Mulwith, England, Jan. 23, 1585, and died in Hewarth, England, Jan. 30, 1645; Father Giuseppe Quadrio (1921-63), a Salesian. Sister Mary Ward (1545-1615), an Englishwoman who founded the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Loreto Sisters). -- the heroic virtues of Servant of God Antonia Maria Verna, founder of the Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception of Ivrea; born in Pasquaro di Rivarolo, Italy, June 12, 1773, and died in the same city Dec. 25, 1838; -- the heroic virtues of Servant of God Maria Chiara Serafina de Jesús Farolfi (born Francisca), founder of the Missionary Franciscan Clarists of the Blessed Sacrament; born Oct. 7, 1853, in Tossignano, Italy, and died June 18, 1917, in Badia di Bertinoro, Italia; -- the heroic virtues of Servant of God Enrica Alfieri (born Maria Angela), professed religious of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Charity of St. Juana Antide Thouret; born Feb. 23, 1891, in Borgovercelli, Italy, and died in Milan, Italy, on Nov. 23, 1951; -- the heroic virtues of Servant of God Giunio Tinarelli, layman, member of the Silent Workers of the Cross, born in Terni, Italy, May 27, 1912, and died in the same city Jan. 14, 1956. |
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DECREES OF THE CONGREGATION
FOR THE CAUSES OF SAINTS
VATICAN CITY, 17 JAN 2009 (VIS) - Today, during a private
audience with Archbishop Angelo Amato S.D.B., prefect of the
Congregation for the Causes of Saints, the Pope authorised the
congregation to promulgate the following decrees:All Servants of God
MIRACLES: - 1909 Ciriaco Maria Sancha y Hervas, Spanish cardinal archbishop of Toledo, founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Cardinal Sancha (1833-1909). - 1956 Carlo Gnocchi, Italian diocesan priest and founder of the "Pro Juventute" Foundation (1902-1956). - 1735 Bernardo Francisco de Hoyos, Spanish professed priest of the Company of Jesus (1711-1735). - 1919 Raphael Rafiringa (ne Louis), Madagascan professed religious of the Institute of Brothers of Christian Schools (1856-1919). - 1946 Eustachio Kugler, (ne Joseph), German professed religious of the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God (1867-1946). HEROIC VIRTUES - 1659 Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, Spanish bishop of Osma (1600-1659). - 1888 Robert Spiske, diocesan priest and founder of the Congregation of Sisters of St. Hedwig (1821-1888). - 1932 Carolina Beltrami, Italian foundress of the Institute of "Immaculatine" Sisters of Alessandria (1869-1932). - 1998 Mary of the Immaculate e Conception Salvat y Romerio (nee Maria Isabella), Spanish superior general of the Institute of Sisters of the Company of the Cross (1926-1998). - 1842 Liberata Ferrarons y Vives, Spanish laywoman of the Third Order of Carmelites (1803-1842). In the course of a private audience with Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B. on 22 December 2008, the Pope authorised the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate a decree regarding the heroic virtues of 1871 Jose Tous y Soler, Servant of God Spanish professed priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchins and founder of the Capuchin sisters of the Mother of the Divine Shepherd (1811-1871). CSS/DECREES/AMATO VIS 090119
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RITES OF BEATIFICATION APPROVED BY
THE HOLY FATHER VATICAN CITY, 8 SEP 2009 (VIS)
The Office of Liturgical
Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff today announced that the following
rites of beatification,
- Servant of God Eustachio Kugler (ne Joseph), German
professed religious of the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God: at 2
p.m. on Sunday 4 October in the cathedral of Regensburg, Germany.approved by the Holy Father, will take place over the coming months: - Servant of God Ciriaco Maria Sancha y Hervas, Spanish cardinal and archbishop, founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Cardinal Sancha, at 10 a.m. on Sunday 18 October in the cathedral of Toledo, Spain. - Servant of God Carlo Gnocchi, Italian diocesan priest and founder of the "Pro Juventute" Foundation: at 10 a.m. on Sunday 25 October in the Piazza del Duomo in Milan, Italy. - Servant of God Zoltan Lajos Meszlenyi, Hungarian bishop and martyr: at 10.30 a.m. on Saturday 31 October in the cathedral of Esztergom, Hungary. - Servant of God Maria Alfonsina Danil Ghattas (nee Soultaneh Maria), co-foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of Jerusalem: at 10.30 a.m. on Sunday 22 November, Solemnity of Christ the King, in the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, Israel. OCL/BEATIFICATIONS/... VIS 090908 (220) Holy Land Christians Welcome Beatification Maria Alfonsina Danil Ghattas to Be Named Blessed in Nazareth JERUSALEM, SEPT. 10, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Holy Land Christians are rejoicing over the forthcoming beatification, the first to take place in their country, of Maria Alfonsina Danil Ghattas, which is planned for Nov. 22 in Nazareth. Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Custos of the Holy Land, affirmed this Wednesday, the day after the Holy See publicized the place and date of the beatification. The Vatican communiqué reported that "Mother Ghattas," born Soultaneh Maria, co- founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of Jerusalem, will be beatified on the solemnity of Christ the King in the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth. Father Pizzaballa told the Italian agency Sir that this celebration will be "an important event, which will bring the Palestinian Christian community together again after Benedict XVI's visit." He explained, "This beatification gives local Christians a symbol and spiritual example at a difficult time, in which their number is diminishing, with so many challenges such as secularization, formation and the political problems that continue unresolved." Mother Ghattas' spiritual daughters, the Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary, were very enthusiastic when the news was made public. Sister Ildefonsa, secretary general of the congregation, explained to Sir that not only her congregation but the whole Christian community, especially in Galilee have been preparing for a long time. She stated, "We have sent a letter from the congregation to all the convents spread across the Middle East, so that they will pray and fast faced to the beatification." The beatification "will be, for our Christian communities, an invitation to courage, to stay despite the difficulties," the nun added. "On our part we intend to give them education and instruction." Daughter of Palestine Ghattas was born on October 4, 1843 in Jerusalem. She entered religious life at age 14, with the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition, taking the name Alfonsina. She had visions of the Virgin Mary, who requested that she found a congregation dedicated to the Holy Rosary. In 1880, together with Father Joseph Tannous, she initiated the new religious community, which soon spread all over the Holy Land. The Custos of the Holy Land stated that Mother Ghattas was "a daughter of Palestine who lived in the Holy Land and who understood the importance of instruction and formation to give Christian witness in this tormented region of the world." HOLY FATHER TO CANONISE FIVE BLESSEDS ON 11 OCTOBER VATICAN CITY, 1 OCT 2009 (VIS) - At 10 a.m. on Sunday 11 October the Holy Father will celebrate Mass in St. Peter's Square, during which he will canonise five blesseds, according to a communique released today by the Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff. The five future saints are: Zygmunt Szczesny Felinski (1822-1895), Polish former archbishop of Warsaw and founder of the Congregation of Franciscan Sisters of the Family of Mary; Francesc Coll y Guitart (1812-1875), Spanish professed priest of the Order of Friars Preachers and founder of the Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Jozef Damian de Veuster (1840-1889), Belgian professed priest of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, and of the Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar (PICPUS); Blessed Rafael Arnaiz Baron (1911-1938), Spanish oblate friar of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, and Mary of the Cross Jugan (nee Jeanne) (1792-1879), French virgin and foundress of the Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Poor. OCL/CANONISATIONS/... VIS 091001 (190) |
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