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DEVOTION TO THE
HOLY FACE
OF
JESUS
This devotion will give us the special graces
and fortitude needed to understand and reject the current
apostasy that exist in the post-Vatican II church.
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LEARN ABOUT THE
MOST HOLY
ROSARY
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OUR
LADY
OF
GOOD
SUCCESS
A must for the faithful who want to
understand the current crisis in the Catholic Church. We have been warned by
theologians, saints, popes and Our Lady herself about the loss of faith
throughout the world, particularly coming to fruition by the mid-twentieth
century, and how the devil would attack the Catholic Church. Our Lady of Good
Success is an approved apparition of the Catholic Church and it directly
connects and warns us of the errors of our time.
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information
LIBERALISM
IS A SIN
In our days,
we must understand how the Catholic Church has fallen into such depravity.
The systematic nature of its decline and eclipse is demonstrated perfectly
in this classic book. To defend our Catholic Faith, one must know Its enemy
and its course.
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information
Protestants
claim that salvation comes solely through teachings found in the Bible,
while ignoring the Catholic Church, the Fathers of the Faith, Apostles and
Christ Himself. Read why this is absolutely false and why we must look to
Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture as Pillars of the Faith.
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information
WHERE WE
GOT
THE BIBLE:
Our Debt to the Catholic Church
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OUR
LADY
OF
LA
SALETTE
A much ignored and covered up warning from Our Lady of La Salette
for these times.
Apparition of the Blessed Virgin on the
Mountain of La Salette
on the 19th of September, 1846
Published by the Shepherdess of La Salette with Imprimatur
by Mgr. Bishop of Lecce.
"Fight, children of light, you little number who
see clearly, for behold the time of times, the end of ends"
"Rome will lose the Faith and become the seat of
the Antichrist."
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FROM SATANIST
TO SAINT:
The Life of Bartolo Longo
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“I wish to die a true Dominican tertiary in
the arms of the Queen of the Rosary with the assistance of my holy Father
Saint Dominic and of my mother Saint Catherine of Siena.”
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LITURGICAL VESTMENTS
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LITURGICAL COLORS
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LITURGICAL VESSELS
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The MONTH of OCTOBER is dedicated in honor OF THE
Most
HOly
Rosary
& The Holy Angels
PROMINENT FEASTS OF OCTOBER
First Friday:
October 4th
First Saturday:
October 5th |
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Rosary Sunday
(first Sunday in October) |
October 6th |
Feast of the Holy Guardian Angels |
October 2nd |
Feast of St.
Thérèse
of Lisieux,
Virgin |
October 3rd |
Feast of St. Francis of Assisi,
Confessor |
October 4th |
Feast of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed
Virgin Mary,
Part II |
October 7th |
Feast of St. Bridget of Sweden,
Virgin |
October 8th |
Feast of St. Louis Bertrand,
Confessor |
October 10th |
Divine Maternity of the Blessed
Virgin Mary,
Part II,
Part III |
October 11th |
Our Lady of the Pillar |
October 12th |
Anniversary of the
miraculous & final Apparition of Fatima...click
here |
October 13th |
Feast of St. Teresa of Avila,
Virgin |
October 15th |
Feast of St. Gerard Majella,
Confessor |
October 16th |
Feast of St. Margaret Alacoque,
Virgin |
October 17th |
Feast of St. Luke,
Evangelist |
October 18th |
Feast of St. Raphael the Archangel |
October 24th |
Feast of Christ the King
(last Sunday in October),
Part II |
October 27th |
Feast of Sts.
Simon &
Jude |
October 28th |
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The MONTH of
NOVEMBER is dedicated in honor OF THE
HOLY
SOuls' in
Purgatory
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Prayers and Devotions for the Holy Souls in Purgatory...Click Here
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General Info on Purgatory ...click here
PROMINENT FEASTS OF NOVEMBER
All Saints' Day
(Holy Day of Obligation)
Part II,
Part III,
Part IV
*Octave
of All Saints'...Click
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November 1st |
All Souls' Day,
Part II,
Part III,
Part IV
*Instruction
for All Souls Day...Click
Here |
November 2nd |
Feast of Bl. Martin
of Porres, Confessor
(November 5th- Dominican Rite) |
November 3rd |
Feast of St. Charles Borromeo,
Bishop, Confessor |
November 4th |
Feast of St. Martin of Tours,
Bishop, Confessor |
November 11th |
Feast of St. Albert the Great,
Bishop, Confessor, Doctor |
November 15th |
Feast of St. Gertrude the
Great,
Virgin,
Part II |
November 16th |
Feast of St. Elizabeth of
Hungary,
Widow |
November 19th |
Presentation of the Blessed
Virgin Mary |
November 21st |
Feast of St. Cecilia,
Virgin, Martyr |
November 22nd |
Feast of St. John of the Cross,
Confessor, Doctor |
November 24th |
Feast of St. Catherine of
Alexandria,
Virgin, Martyr |
November 25th |
Feast of St. Leonard of Port
Maurice,
Confessor,
Part II |
November 26th |
Feast of Our
Lady of the Miraculous Medal |
November 27th |
Feast of St.
Catherine Laboure,
Virgin |
November 28th |
Feast of St. Andrew, Apostle |
November 30th |
Indulgences for the Holy
Souls in Purgatory
"ALL SOULS' DAY"
The Liturgical Year, XV, Book VI, Abbot Gueranger, O.S.B. Pages 93-96 & 143
"We will not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that are asleep
that you be not sorrowful, even as others who have no hope." (1 Thess. 4:13)
The Church today has the same desire as the St. Paul, thus expressed to the
first Christians. The truth concerning the dead not only proves admirably the
union between God's justice and His goodness; it also inspires a charitable
pity which the hardest heart cannot resist, and at the same time offers to the
mourners the sweetest consolation. If faith teaches us the existence of a
purgatory where our loved ones may be detained by un-expiated sin, it is also
of faith that we are able to assist them: and theology assures us that their
more or less speedy deliverance lies in our power.
Let us make use of our treasures and exercise mercy towards the poor suffering
souls. Is any condition more pitiable than theirs? So great is their anguish,
that no distress on earth can approach to it... All heaven cannot help them,
for there is no merit to be gained there. God Himself, though most merciful
owes it to His justice not to deliver them until they have paid the whole debt
that they carried with them beyond the world of trial. The debt was contracted
perhaps through our fault, and in our company; and it is to us they turn for
help, to us who are still dreaming of nothing but pleasure, while they are
burning and we could so easily shorten their torments!
Whether it be that purgatory is now more than ever overflowing with the
multitudes daily sent thither through the worldliness of the age, or that the
last and universal judgment is approaching-- the Holy Ghost is no longer
satisfied with keeping up the zeal of ancient confraternities devoted to the
service of the departed. He raises up new associations, and even religious
families, whose one aim is to promote, by every possible means, the
deliverance or the solace of the suffering souls.
From the very beginning the Church has always prayed for the dead, as did even
the Synagogue before her (2 Mach. 12:46)... Thus as St. Augustine remarks,
those who had no relatives and friends on earth were hence forth not deprived
of suffrages: for, to make up for their abandonment they had the tender
compassion of the common mother...The holy souls had the gift of faith and did
the works of faith while on earth; their eternal reward is therefore secured,
and God mercifully accepts the offerings we make for them...
TOTIES QUOTIES INDULGENCE
Beginning on, November 1st at noon and continuing to Midnight, November 2nd,
the Catholic faithful, as often as they visit a Catholic Church to pray for
the dead, praying 6 times during the visit Our Father, Hail Mary & Glory Be
for the intentions of Holy Mother Church, may gain: A
Plenary indulgence applicable only to the souls in purgatory. This indulgence
may also be gained from noon of the following Saturday until Sunday midnight,
but only by those who did not gain the indulgence on All Souls' Day (Raccolta
#590).
The Faithful who during the period of 8 days from the
commemoration of All Souls' Day, inclusive, visit a cemetery in a spirit of
piety and devotion and pray, even mentally for the dead, may gain: A Plenary
indulgence on the usual conditions on each day of the octave , applicable only
to the faithful departed. Those souls who make such a visit, and pray for the
Holy Souls, on any day in the year, may gain: A
indulgence of 7 years, applicable to the faithful departed (Raccolta #592).
The faithful who recite prayers or perform other
devout exercises in supplication for the Faithful Departed during the month of
November may gain: A indulgence of 3 years, once each
day; a Plenary indulgence on the usual conditions at the end of their 7 or 9
days of prayer (Raccolta #589).
Those who, during the aforesaid month, take part in
public services held in a church or public oratory in intercession for the
faithful departed may gain: A indulgence of seven
years on each day of the month; a Plenary indulgence, if they attend these
exercise on at least 15 days, and in addition go to Confession, receive Holy
Communion and pray for the intentions of Holy Mother Church (Raccolta #589).
The faithful who devoutly offer prayer at any season of the year in
intercession for the souls of the faithful departed, with the intention of so
continuing for 7 or 9 consecutive days, may obtain:
An indulgence of 3 years, once each day; a Plenary indulgence on the usual
conditions at the end of their 7 or 9 days of prayer (Raccolta #588).
All Masses that are
celebrated at any altar by any priest within the period of 8 days from the
Commemoration of All Souls'; inclusive, enjoy the same privilege as if they
were offered on a privileged altar, but only in favor of the soul for whom
they are applied (Raccolta #591).
CONDITIONS FOR GAINING AN INDULGENCE
To gain any indulgence, one must:
1) Be in a state of grace.
2) Have the intention to gain the indulgence.
3) Perform the work required.
IN ADDITION,
If it is a question of a Plenary indulgence, once must:
1) Have true sorrow for all one's sins.
2) Go to Confession and Receive Holy Communion.
3) Pray One Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be for the intentions of Holy
Mother the Church.
4) Make a visit to the Blessed Sacrament.
REMEMBER:
You must move your lips during your prayers ( This will assure you do not
get distracted by your thoughts.)
The MONTH of OCTOBER is dedicated in honor OF THE
Most
HOly
Rosary
& The Holy Angels
PROMINENT FEASTS OF OCTOBER
Rosary Sunday
(first Sunday in October) |
October
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Feast of the Holy Guardian Angels |
October 2nd |
Feast of St.
Thérèse
of Lisieux,
Virgin |
October 3rd |
Feast of St. Francis of Assisi,
Confessor |
October 4th |
Feast of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed
Virgin Mary,
Part II |
October 7th |
Feast of St. Bridget of Sweden,
Virgin |
October 8th |
Feast of St. Louis Bertrand,
Confessor |
October 10th |
Divine Maternity of the Blessed
Virgin Mary,
Part II,
Part III |
October 11th |
Our Lady of the Pillar |
October 12th |
Anniversary of the
miraculous & final Apparition of Fatima...click
here |
October 13th |
Feast of St. Teresa of Avila,
Virgin |
October 15th |
Feast of St. Gerard Majella,
Confessor |
October 16th |
Feast of St. Margaret Alacoque,
Virgin |
October 17th |
Feast of St. Luke,
Evangelist |
October 18th |
Feast of St. Raphael the Archangel |
October 24th |
Feast of Christ the King
(last Sunday in October),
Part II |
October |
Feast of Sts.
Simon &
Jude |
October 28th |
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APPARITIONS OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA
The Apparitions of Fatima
Three
Apparitions of the Angel 1916
First Apparition - Sunday 13 May 1917
Second Apparition - Wednesday 13 June 1917
Third Apparition - Friday 13 July 1917
Fourth Apparition - Monday 13 August 1917
Fifth Apparition - Thursday 13 September 1917
Sixth Apparition - Saturday 13 October 1917
What happened after the Visions?
Our Lady confirms the Prophecy of St. Dominic
(original picture of the "Last Vision of Fatima": note the altar was not the Novus Ordo
table that is now depicted in the "updated" picture featured below.)
THE MONTH OF APRIL IS DEDICATED IN HONOR OF THE
Most
Blessed
Sacrament
PROMINENT FEASTS OF APRIL
Feast of St. Vincent Ferrer,
Confessor |
April 5th |
St. Mary of Egypt,
Penitent |
April 9th |
Feast of Pope St. Leo the
Great,
Doctor &
St. Gemma Galgani,
Virgin |
April 11th |
Feast of St. Justin,
Martyr |
April 14th |
Feast of St. Agnes of
Montepulciano,
Virgin |
April 20th |
Feast of St. Anselm,
Bishop,
Confessor & Doctor |
April 21st |
Feast of St. George,
Martyr |
April 23rd |
Feast of St. Mark,
Evangelist
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April 25th |
Feast of St. Paul of the Cross,
Confessor &
St. Lewis de Montfort,
Confessor |
April 28th |
Feast of St. Peter of
Verona,
Martyr |
April 29th |
Feast of St. Catherine of
Siena,
Virgin |
April 30th |
Major Rogation:
April 25th- Pray the Greater Litanies (Litany of Saint with Prayers) |
"The Eucharist is the supreme proof of the love of Jesus. After this, there is
nothing more but heaven...Be willing to sacrifice everything, be willing to do
everything for the sake of one holy Communion. A single holy Communion
is able to transfer a sinner into saint instantaneously, because it is Jesus
Christ himself, author of all sanctity, who comes to you.."
-Blessed Peter Julian Eymard
"The Eucharist, as it were, is the soul of the Church."
-Pope Leo XIII
"Holy Communion is the shortest and surest way to heaven."
-St. Pope Pius X
PRAYER IN HONOR
OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
My Lord Jesus Christ, Who, for the love
which Thou bearest to men, remainest night and day in this Sacrament full of
compassion and of love, awaiting, calling, and welcoming all who come to visit
Thee: I believe that Thou art present in the Sacrament of the Altar: I adore
Thee from the abyss of my nothingness, and I thank Thee for all the graces
which Thou hast bestowed upon me, and in particular for having given me
Thyself in this Sacrament, for having given me Thy most holy Mother Mary for
my advocate, and for having called me to visit Thee in this church. I now
salute Thy most loving Heart: and this for three ends:
In Thanksgiving for this great gift;
To make amends to Thee for all the outrages which Thou receivest in this
Sacrament from all Thine enemies;
I intend by this visit to adore Thee in all the places on earth in which
Thou art the least revered and the most abandoned.
My Jesus I love Thee with my whole heart. I
grieve for having hitherto so many times offended Thy infinite goodness. I
purpose by Thy grace never more to offend Thee for the time to come; and now,
miserable and unworthy though I be, I consecrate myself to Thee without
reserve; I give Thee and renounce my entire will, my affections, my desires,
and all that I possess. From henceforward do Thou dispose of me and of all
that I have as Thou pleasest. All that I ask of Thee and desire is Thy holy
love, final perseverance, and the perfect accomplishment of Thy will.
I recommend to Thee the souls in purgatory; but especially those who had the
greatest devotion to the Most Blessed Sacrament and to the Most Blessed Virgin
Mary. I also recommend to Thee all poor sinners.
Finally, my dear Savior, I unite all my affections with the affections of Thy
most loving Heart; and I offer them, thus united, to Thy Eternal Father, and
beseech Him in Thy name to vouchsafe, for Thy love, to accept and grant them.
Amen (prayer authored by St. Alphonsus Liguori)
THE MIRACLE OF THE
BLESSED SACRAMENT AND ST. DOMINIC
St. Dominic was once saying Mass in
London, England, in the presence of the King and Queen and three hundred other
persons. As he was making the Memento for the Living he suddenly became
enraptured, remaining motionless in the space of a whole hour. All present
were greatly astonished, and did not know what to think or to make of it. The
King ordered the server to pull the priest's robe, that he might go on
with his Mass. But on attempting to do so, the server became so full of wonder
that he was unable to comply with the King's order.
After an hour's time, St. Dominic was able to continue the Mass, when ,
behold! At the Elevation f the Sacred Host, the King and all who were present
saw, instead of the Host in the hands of the priest, the Holy Infant Jesus, at
the sight of which all experienced great interior joy. At the same time they
beheld the Mother of God in great brilliancy and splendor and surrounded by
twelve bright stars. She took the hand of her Divine Infant to bless with it
all those who were present at the Mass. At this blessing many experienced an
ineffable joy and shed tears of tenderness. At the Elevation of the chalice,
everyone saw a cross uprising from it, with Jesus Christ hanging upon it in
almost pitiable condition and shedding all His Blood. The Blessed Virgin was
also seen sprinkling , as it were, the Sacred Blood over the people, upon
which everyone received a clear knowledge of his or her sins with a deep
sorrow for the same, so much so that everyone who saw them could not help
weeping with them.
Mass being ended, St. Dominic ascended the
pulpit and addressed the people as follows: "' Sing ye to the Lord a new
Canticles, because he hath done wonderful things.' (Psalm 97). You have seen
with your own eyes and experienced in your own hearts the wonderful things
which Jesus Christ has done in the Most Blessed Sacrament. You have seen with
your eyes, and it has been given to you to understand how Jesus Christ, the
Savior of the world and the Son of Mary, has been pleased to be born anew and
to be again crucified for you. In this divine and tremendous mystery of Holy
Mass you have witnessed only things most holy, most sublime, most consoling
and most touching. It is not only one or a few of you who have seen these
wonderful things, but the entire three hundred here assembled have witnessed
them. Now if there be but one little spark of divine love in your hearts,
sentiments of gratitude and hymns of praise in honor of the Divine goodness
and Majesty ought to flow incessantly from your lips."
(Ex. lib. inter. B. Alanus rediv., Par. 3, Chap. 22).
THE MONTH OF MARCH IS DEDICATED IN HONOR OF
Saint
Joseph
PROMINENT FEASTS OF MARCH
Feast of the Holy Face of Jesus |
March 5th |
Ash Wednesday |
March 6th |
Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas,
Confessor, Doctor |
March 7th |
Feast of St. John of God,
Confessor
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March 8th |
Feast of the Forty Holy Martyrs
of Sebaste, Martyrs |
March 10th |
Feast of St. Gregory I,
Pope, Confessor, Doctor |
March 12th |
Feast of
St. Patrick,
Confessor, Bishop |
March 17th |
Feast of St. Cyril of
Jerusalem,
Bishop, Confessor, Doctor |
March 18th |
Feast of St. Joseph,
Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
March 19th |
Feast of St. Benedict,
Abbot |
March 21st |
Feast of St. Gabriel,
Archangel |
March 24th |
Annunciation of the
Blessed Virgin Mary |
March 25th |
EMBER
DAYS: March 13th , 15th & 16th
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Devotions to Saint Joseph for the
Month of March...Click Here
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The MONTH of FEBRUARY is dedicated in honor OF THE
SACRED
PaSSION of
Jesus
PROMINENT FEAST OF FEBRUARY
Purification of the Blessed
Virgin Mary &
Our Lady of Good Success |
February 2nd |
Feast of St. Blaise, Bishop, Martyr |
February 3rd |
Feast of St. Agatha, Virgin,
Martyr |
February 5th |
Feast of St. Scholastica, Virgin |
February 10th |
Our Lady of Lourdes |
February 11th |
Feast of the Seven Holy Founders,
Confessors |
February 12th |
Feast of St. Catherine de Ricci,
Virgin |
February 13th |
Feast of St. Valentine,
Confessor, Martyr |
February 14th |
Feast of St. Bernadette
Soubirous, Virgin
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February 18th |
Feast of St. Peter's Chair at Antioch |
February 22nd |
Feast of St. Peter Damian,
Bishop, Confessor, Doctor |
February 23rd |
Feast of St. Matthias, Apostle |
February 24th |
Feast of St. Gabriel of Our Lady
of Sorrows, Confessor |
February 27th |
Feast of the Holy Face
of Jesus
(Moveable Feast) |
February 28th (2017) |
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OUR LADY OF GOOD SUCCESS
Feast Day:
February 2nd
“How the Church
will suffer during this dark night! Lacking a prelate and father (Pope) to
guide them with paternal love, gentleness, strength, wisdom and prudence, many
priests will lose their spirit, placing their souls in great danger.”
- The words of Our Lady of Good Success on Feb. 2 1634
For more information on this fully approved apparition
of Our Lady... Click here
The MONTH of JANUARY is dedicated in honor OF THE
Most
Holy
name of
jesus
Prominent Feasts of January
Circumcision of Our
Lord (Holy Day of
Obligation) |
January 1st
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Feast of the Holy Name
of Jesus-
The feast is kept the first Sunday of the
year; but if this Sunday falls on January 1st, 6th or 7th, the feast is kept
on January 2nd. |
First Sunday
of January |
Feast of St. Genevieve,
Virgin |
January 3rd |
Epiphany of Our Lord |
January 6th |
Holy Family Sunday |
Sunday after
Epiphany |
Commemoration of
the Baptism of Our Lord Jesus Christ |
January 13th |
Feast of St. Paul,
First
Hermit, Abbot |
January 15th |
Feast of St. Antony of
the Desert,
Abbot, Founder of All Religious Orders |
January 17th |
Feast of St. Peter's Chair at Rome |
January 18th |
Feast of St. Margaret
of Hungary,
Virgin |
January 19th |
Feast of St. Agnes,
Virgin, Martyr |
January 21st |
Feast of St. Raymond of
Peñafort,
Confessor |
January 23rd |
Feast of St. Timothy,
Martyr |
January 24th |
Feast of the
Conversion of St. Paul |
January 25th |
Feast of St. John
Chrysostom,
Bishop, Confessor, Doctor |
January 27th |
Feast of St. Peter
Nolasco,
Confessor |
January 28th |
Feast of St. Francis de
Sales,
Bishop, Confessor, Doctor |
January 29th |
Feast of John Bosco,
Confessor |
January 31st |
Prayers for the New
Year...Click Here |
Prayers for the Chair
of Unity Octave....Click
Here |
The Chair of Unity Octave
January 18th to
January 25th
The Chair of
Unity Octave, which extends from the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter at Rome
(January 18) until the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul (January 25), which
prayers are prescribed for each separate day of the Octave
Click Here for Chair of Unity Octave Prayers
History of The Chair of Unity Octave
On October 3, 1899, the
eve of the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the Rev. Lewis Thomas Wattson, an
Episcopal clergyman later known as the Very Rev. Paul James Francis, S.A.,
arrived at Graymoor, N.Y. to establish a community of Episcopal Franciscans
called the Friars of the Atonement. A year previously, Miss Lurana White, a
devout young woman, had founded in the same place a community of Episcopal nuns
known as the Sisters of the Atonement.
For ten years the two
communities were jointly known as the Society of the Atonement and lived the
monastic life as members of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Looking about him
on a largely irreligious world, Father Paul grieved most because Christians
seemed divided into warring sects and factions. He began to preach corporate
reunion of the Episcopal Church with the Roman Catholic Church. Because of this
he was banned from the pulpits of the Episcopal Church.
In his brown robe and
sandals, Father Paul took his message to the streets and parks of New York. He
caused quite a sensation. Father Paul James Francis was determined to carry on a
vigorous apostolate for the return of all separated Christians to communion with
the Holy See. To further this aim, he inaugurated in 1908 the Chair of Unity
Octave (Jan. 18-25).
One year later, the
members of the Society themselves received the grace of conversion, and on
October 30, 1909, they entered the Catholic Church in a body. It astonished no
one when he took his own advice and brought his community with him into the
Catholic Church. With the blessing of Pope St. Pius X, they were permitted to
continue as a religious society in the Catholic Church and were commissioned to
carry on the apostolate of Christian unity as their community aim.
The Chair of Unity Octave
was also approved as a Catholic devotion by Pope Benedict XV in an Apostolic
Brief in 1916. In 1921, at their annual meeting in Washington, the Catholic
hierarchy of the United States unanimously adopted the Octave for all the
dioceses in the country.
Under the patronage of St.
Peter, the first Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome, and St. Paul, the Apostle of
the Gentiles, the Chair of Unity Octave has flourished and grown. It is now
observed in many parts of the world.
"Devotions for the Chair of Unity Octave"
published by the Atonement Friars of Graymoor, New York, 1960, pp. 5-6.
Prayer in Honor
of the
Most Holy and
Adorable Name of Jesus
JESUS! O Name of Jesus!
Sweet Name! Delightful Name! Consoling Name!
For what else is Jesus than Savior! Therefore, O Jesus, for Thy sweet Name's
sake, be to me a Jesus, and save me. Suffer me not to be eternally lost. O good
Jesus! Let not my iniquities destroy me, whom Thy bounty made. O sweet Jesus!
Recognize in me what is Thine, and efface all that is not Thine.
O sweet Jesus! Show mercy now in the time of mercy, and condemn me
not in the day of justice. What profit to Thy Precious Blood, or what honor will
my destruction give Thy Holy Name, O Jesus!
"The dead shall not praise Thee, O Lord Jesus! Nor all they that go down to
Hell." Most amiable Jesus! Most meek, most loving Jesus! O Jesus, Jesus, Jesus!
Admit me to the number of Thy elect. O Jesus, salvation of those who believe in
Thee! Comfort of those who fly to Thee! O Jesus, Son of the Virgin Mary! Give me
grace, wisdom, charity, purity, and humility, that I may love Thee perfectly,
praise Thee, enjoy Thee, serve Thee, and be glorified in Thee, with all those
who call upon Thy Name, Thy Holy Name, Thy Sweet name, Jesus. Amen.
The MONTH of DECEMBER is dedicated in honor OF THE
Divine
Infant
PROMINENT FEAST OF DECEMBER
Feast of St. Francis Xavier,
Confessor,
Part II,
Part III |
December 3rd |
Feast of St. Nicholas,
Confessor, Bishop |
December 6th |
Feast of St. Ambrose,
Doctor,
Bishop, Confessor,
Part II |
December 7th |
Feast of the Immaculate
Conception
(Holy Day of Obligation)
Fast and Abstain on December
7th in preparation for the feast
|
December 8th |
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Historical Account of
the Apparition
The Miraculous Image
Explanation
Devotion to Our Lady of
Guadalupe prior to the 16th Century |
December 12th |
Feast of St. Lucy, Virgin,
Martyr |
December 13th |
Feast of St. Thomas,
Apostle |
December 21st |
Feast of St. Frances Xavier
Cabrini,
Virgin |
December 22nd |
Christmas Eve
Fast and Abstain on December
24th in preparation of Christmas |
December 24th |
CHRISTMAS
(Holy Day of
Obligation)
The History of
Christmas
Octave of Christmas
The Christmas Crib or
Creche
Christmas Prayers
The Practice of
Christmas
Christmas Carols
Christmas Sermons
Instruction for
Christmas Day with Gospel & Epistle |
December 25th |
Feast of St. Stephen,
First Martyr of the
Catholic Church |
December 26th |
Feast of St. John,
Apostle,
Evangelist |
December 27th |
Feast of the Holy Innocents,
Martyrs,
Part II |
December 28th |
Feast of Thomas Becket,
Confessor, Martyr & King David, Prophet |
December 29th |
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Ember Days:
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The MONTH of MAY is dedicated in honor OF THE
BLESSED
Virgin
Mary
"Because the virgin Mary was raised to such a lofty dignity as to be the mother
of the King of kings, it is deservedly and by every right that the Church has
honored her with the title of 'Queen'."
-St. Alphonsus Ligouri
PROMINENT FEASTS OF MAY
Feast of St. Joseph the Worker |
May 1st |
Feast of the Athanasius,
Bishop, Confessor, Doctor |
May 2nd |
Finding of the Holy
Cross |
May 3rd |
Feast of St. Monica, Widow |
May 4th |
Feast of St. Pius V,
Pope, Confessor |
May 5th |
Feast of St. Stanislaus,
Bishop, Doctor |
May 7th |
Feast of St. Antoninus,
Bishop, Confessor |
May 10th |
Feast of Sts. Philip &
James,
Apostles |
May 11th |
Feast of St. Robert
Bellarmine,
Bishop, Confessor, Doctor
Feast of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament
Anniversary of the first Apparition of Fatima
(May
13, 1917)
Blessed Imelda Lambertini,
Virgin |
May 13th |
Feast of St.
Servatius,
Bishop, Confessor |
May 22nd |
Feast of St.
Phillip Neri,
Confessor,
Part II |
May 26th |
Feast of St.
Joan of Arc,
Virgin |
May 30th |
Queenship of Mary |
May 31st |
Rogation Days: |
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"To desire grace
without recourse to the Virgin Mother is to desire to fly without wings."
- Pope Pius XII
"No one will ever
be the servant of the Son without serving the Mother."
- St. Ildephonsus
"Men do not
fear a powerful hostile army as the powers of hell fear the name and protection
of Mary."
-St. Bonaventure
"Men do not
fear a powerful hostile army as the powers of hell fear the name and protection
of Mary."
-St. Bonaventure
APPROVED APPARITIONS AND MESSAGES FROM
OUR BLESSED MOTHER...CLICK HERE
FOR INFORMATION ON ROGATION DAYS...CLICK HERE
HISTORY OF OUR LADY OF THE MOST
BLESSED SACRAMENT
Bl.
Peter Julian Eymard, of France, had a strong devotion to the Holy Eucharist
and Our Lady and began his priestly life in the Society of Mary. “But
his heart burned with the desire to establish perpetual adoration of Jesus in
the Blessed Sacrament exposed upon a royal throne and surrounded by a large
court of adorers.” On February 2, 1851, at the shrine of Fourvière,
the most Blessed Virgin had made him understand its necessity.
‘All the mysteries of my Son have a religious order of men to honor them.
The Eucharist alone has none ...’
After several years of prudent reflection and interior combat, encouraged by
Pope Pius IX, he founded the Congregation of the Most Blessed Sacrament at
Paris on May 13, 1856. The title of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament was
first given to Mary by Bl. Peter Julian Eymard in May 1868, while speaking to
his novices. A few years later he described what her statue should look like:
"The Blessed Virgin holds the Infant in her arms; and He holds a chalice in
one hand and a Host in the other."
He exhorted them to invoke Mary: "Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, pray for
us who have recourse to thee!"Later, Pope Pius IX enriched the invocation with
indulgences. Twice, Pope St. Pius X did the same. On December 30, 1905,
he granted a 300 days indulgence to the faithful who pray: “Our Lady of the
Most Blessed Sacrament, pray for us.”
“This title, Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, is perhaps the most meaningful
of all,"
said Pope St. Pius X. In 1921 the Sacred Congregation of Rites authorized the
Blessed Sacrament Congregations to celebrate each year, on May 13th, a "solemn
commemoration of the Blessed Virgin," with the intention of honoring Mary
under the title of "Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament."
Bl. Peter Julian Eymard was beatified on July 12, 1925 by Pope Pius XII.
Fatima
Prayers
"To save poor sinners, God
wishes to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart."
The Decade Prayer
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the
fires of Hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy
mercy.
Note: This prayer is often added to the Rosary, due to
Our Lady's request, right after each "Glory Be" prayer. This practice springs
from the instructions of Mary given to the young children at Fatima.
The Sacrifice Prayer
O Jesus, it is for the love of You, for the
conversion of sinners, and in reparation for the sins committed against the
Immaculate Heart of Mary that I pray.
The Pardon Prayer
My God, I believe, I adore, I trust and I love
Thee! I beg pardon for all those that do not believe, do not adore, do not trust
and do not love Thee.
The Eucharistic Prayer
Most Holy Trinity, I adore Thee! My God, my God,
I love Thee in the Most Blessed Sacrament
Note: Say three times in
imitation of the Fatima children
The Conversion Prayer
By
your pure and Immaculate Conception, O Mary, obtain the conversion of the
whole world!
The Salvation Prayer
Sweet Heart of Mary, be my salvation
The Angel's Prayer
O Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy
Ghost, I adore Thee profoundly. I offer Thee the most precious Body, Blood,
Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ present in tabernacles of the world, in
reparation for the outrages, sacrileges and indifferences by which He is
offended. By the infinite merits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the
Immaculate Heart of Mary I beg the conversion of poor sinners and the
alleviation and deliverance of the holy souls in Purgatory.
The MONTH of JUNE is dedicated in honor OF THE
"O Divine
Heart of Jesus, convert the sinners, save the dying, and release the holy souls
in Purgatory."
An indulgence of 300 days each time. (Raccolta 229)
Sacred Heart
of Jesus
PROMINENT FEASTS OF JUNE
Feast of St. Boniface,
Bishop & Martyr |
June 5th |
Feast of St. Norbert, Bishop,
Founder &
Confessor |
June6th |
Feast of St. Margaret of Scotland,
Queen &
Widow |
June 10th |
Feast of St. Barnabas,
Apostle |
June 11th |
Feast of St. Anthony of Padua,
Confessor & Doctor |
June 13th |
Feast of St. Basil the Great,
Bishop, Confessor & Doctor |
June 14th |
Corpus Christi |
June |
Feast of St. Aloysius Gonzaga,
Confessor,
-
Additional
prayers...click here |
June 21st |
Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist,
Part II |
June 24th |
Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
-
The Manual of the Sacred
Heart...click here |
June |
Feast of Sts. Peter & Paul,
Apostles,
Part II |
June 29th |
Commemoration of St. Paul,
Apostle |
June 30th |
INFORMATION AND PRAYERS IN HONOR OF THE
SACRED HEART OF JESUS
SACRED HEART & FIRST FRIDAY INFO...CLICK
HERE
SACRED HEART DEVOTIONS AND PRAYERS ...CLICK
HERE
The MONTH of JUly is dedicated in honor OF THE
Most
Precious Blood
of Jesus
“Eternal Father, I
offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ in Atonement for my sins,
and in supplication for the holy souls in purgatory and for the needs of Holy
Church.”
(500 days
indulgence. An indulgence of 3 years if recited during the month of July)
PROMINENT FEASTS OF JULY
Feast of Most Precious Blood |
July 1st |
Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin
Mary |
July 2nd |
Feast of St. Elizabeth,
Queen & Widow |
July 8th |
Feast of St. John of Cologne & Companions,
Martyrs |
July 9th |
Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel,
Part II |
July 16th |
Feast of St. Vincent de Paul,
Confessor |
July 19th |
Feast of St. Mary Magdalene,
Penitent
|
July 22nd |
Feast of St. James the Greater,
Apostle,
&
St. Christopher, Martyr
|
July 25th |
Feast of St. Anne,
Mother of the Blessed
Virgin Mary,
Part II |
July 26th |
Feast of St. Martha,
Virgin |
July 29th |
Feast of St. Ignatius,
Confessor
|
July 31st |
"How
few there are who avail themselves of the precious Blood of Jesus to purchase
their salvation!"
-St. Ignatius
Our Lady of Mt.
Carmel
Feast Day:
July 16th
For more
information on the Brown Scapular...click
here
The MONTH of AUGUST is dedicated in honor OF THE
Immaculate
Heart
of
Mary
PROMINENT FEASTS OF AUGUST
Feast of St. Peter's Chains |
August 1st |
Feast of St. Alphonsus Liguori,
Confessor, Bishop & Doctor |
August 2nd |
Feast of St. Dominic,
Confessor, Founder
of the Order of Preachers,
Part II |
August 4th |
Transfiguration of Our Lord |
August 6th |
Feast of the Fourteen Holy
Helpers |
August 8th |
Feast of St. John Vianney,
Confessor |
August 9th |
Feast of St. Lawrence,
Martyr,
Part II
|
August 10th |
Feast of St. Philomena, Virgin, Martyr |
August 11th |
Feast of St. Clare,
Virgin |
August 12th |
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
(Holy Day of Obligation) |
August 15th |
Feast of St. Joachim,
Father of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
August 16th |
Feast of St. Hyacinth, Confessor,
Part II |
August 17th |
Feast of St. Bernard, Abbot, Confessor, Doctor |
August 20th |
Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary |
August 22nd |
Feast of St. Bartholomew,
Apostle |
August 24th |
Feast of St. Louis, King, Confessor |
August 25th |
Feast of St. Augustine,
Bishop,
Confessor, Doctor,
Part II |
August 28th |
Beheading of St. John the Baptist |
August 29th |
Feast of St. Rose of Lima, Virgin |
August 30th |
Little Jacinta before dying said to Lucy: “When the moment will have come, say
clearly that the good Lord grants His graces through the Immaculate Heart of
Mary, that we must not hesitate to ask these of her; tell the people that the
Heart of Jesus desired to be honored together with the Immaculate Heart of
Mary; that men ought to request the peace from the Immaculate Heart, because
God has confided it to her."
- Jacinta Marto, Visionary of the Fatima Apparitions
Consecration of the world to
the Immaculate Heart of Mary
In 1942,
the twenty-fifth anniversary of Fatima, Pope Pius XII consecrated the world to
the Immaculate Heart of Mary. That same year, he assigned the feast day to
August 22, the octave of the Assumption. On May 4, 1944, he extended the Feast
of the Immaculate Heart of Mary to the Universal Church.
Composed by Pope Pius XII in 1942 for his Consecration of the world to the
Immaculate Heart of Mary and to be recited annually on the Feast of the
Immaculate Heart of Mary, August 22nd.
Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, Help of Christians, Refuge of the human race,
conqueror in all God’s battles, we humbly prostrate ourselves before thy
throne. We are confident of obtaining mercy, grace, and help in the present
calamities, not for our own merits to which we make no claim but only because
of the great goodness of thy Maternal Heart.
In this tragic hour of human history we confide, entrust, and consecrate to
thy Immaculate Heart the Holy Church, Mystical Body of thy son, Jesus, which
bleeds now from so many wounds and is so sorely tried. We consecrate likewise
to thy Immaculate Heart the whole world
[in particular Russia*]
torn as it is by deadly
strife, afire with hatred and paying the penalty of its own wickedness.
Be moved to pity by the sight of so much destruction and ruin of souls, by the
grief and agony of fathers and mothers, husbands and wives, brothers, sisters,
and innocent children. Look with compassion on the lives cut off in the flower
of youth, on the bodies mangled in horrible slaughter, on the many torn with
anguish, and on all those in danger of being lost forever.
Mother of Mercy, obtain for us peace from God and the grace that is able in an
instant to change the heart of man, the grace that brings and fosters peace,
and makes it lasting. Queen of Peace, pray for us and give to the warring
world that peace for which the nations long, a peace in the truth, in the
righteousness, and in the love of Jesus Christ.
Turn their weapons aside and let peace possess their souls so that God’s
kingdom may be set up in quiet order. Stretch out a helping hand to the
unbeliever and to all who live in the shadow of death. Give them peace and
grant that enlightened by the truth they may repeat with us before the one
Savior of the world, ‘Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to men of
good will.’
Give peace also to the peoples separated from us by error or strife and in
particular to those who have professed a special devotion to thee and in whose
homes thine icon was always an object of veneration. It is hidden away now
maybe to await the dawn of better days. Bring them back to the one fold of
Christ under the one true shepherd. Grant perfect peace and freedom to the
holy Church of God. Stem the flood of modern paganism. Let the love of purity
increase among the children of God. Make us live as true followers of Christ,
as zealous apostles, so that God’s servants may grow in merit and increase in
number. And as the whole human race was consecrated to the heart of thy Jesus
that through hope in Him He might become for all the sign and pledge of
victory and salvation, so we in like manner consecrate ourselves forever to
thee and to thy Immaculate Heart, O Mother and Queen of the world. This we do
so that thy love and protection may hasten the triumph of God’s kingdom. Thus
may all nations at peace with one another and with God proclaim thee blessed,
and sing with thee from pole to pole the unending Magnificat of glory, love,
and thanksgiving to the Heart of Jesus in which alone they can find truth,
life, and peace. Amen.
* In
adherence to the wishes of God and Immaculate Mother, we should privately
insert Russia in particular to the consecration.
The MONTH of SEPTEMBER is dedicated in honor OF THE
SEVEN
SORROWs
of
Mary
PROMINENT FEASTS OF SEPTEMBER
Feast of St. Pius X,
Pope, Confessor,
Part II |
September 3rd |
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
September 8th |
Feast of St. Nicholas of Tolentino,
Confessor |
September 10th |
Feast of the Most Holy Name of
Mary |
September 12th |
Exaltation of the Holy Cross |
September 14th |
Seven Sorrows of the Blessed
Virgin Mary |
September 15th |
Stigmata of St. Francis |
September 17th |
Feast of St. Joseph of Cupertino,
Confessor |
September 18th |
Feast of Our Lady of La Salette
Prayers in honor of Our
Lady of LaSalette... click here
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September 19th |
Feast of St. Matthew,
Apostle, Evangelist |
September 21st |
Feast of Our Lady of
Ransom (Mercy) |
September 24th |
Feast of the North American Martyrs |
September 26th |
Feast of Sts. Cosmas & Damian, Martyrs |
September 27th |
Feast of St. Michael the Archangel |
September 29th |
Feast of St. Jerome,
Confessor, Doctor,
Part II |
September 30th |
EMBER DAYS: |
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Apparition of the Blessed Virgin on the
Mountain of La Salette
on the 19th of September, 1846
Published by the Shepherdess of La Salette with Imprimatur
by Mgr. Bishop of Lecce.
"Fight, children of light, you little number who
see clearly,
for behold the time of times, the end of ends"
"Rome will lose the Faith and become the seat of
the Antichrist."
A warning from Our Lady of La Salette
For
more information on Our Lady of La Salette...Click here
DEVOTION IN HONOR OF THE THE SEVEN SORROWS:
1.
The
prophecy of Simeon. (St. Luke 2: 34, 35)
2.
The flight
into Egypt. (St. Matthew 2:13,14)
3.
The loss
of the Child Jesus in the temple. (St. Luke 2: 43-45)
4.
The
meeting of Jesus and Mary on the Way of the Cross.
5.
The
Crucifixion and Death of Jesus.
6.
The taking
down of the Body of Jesus from the Cross.
7.
The burial
of Jesus.
(Say one Hail Mary
while meditating on each Sorrow)
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou amongst
women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen
THE SEVEN
GRACES OBTAINED BY PRACTICING THIS DEVOTION:
1. I
will grant peace to their families.
2. They
will be enlightened about the divine mysteries.
3. I
will console them in their pains and I will accompany
them in their work.
4. I
will give them as much as they ask for as long as it does not oppose the
adorable will of my divine Son or the sanctification of their souls.
5. I
will defend them in their spiritual battles with the infernal enemy and I
will protect them at every instant of their lives.
6.
I will visibly
help them at the moment of their death; they will see the face of their
Mother.
7. I
have obtained (this grace) from my divine Son, that those who propagate this
devotion to my tears and dolors, will be taken directly from this earthly
life to eternal happiness since all their sins will be forgiven and my Son
and I will be their eternal consolation and joy.
Petition to the Sorrowful Heart
of Mary
V. Incline unto my aid, O God!
R. O Lord, make haste to help me!
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
1. I compassionate
you, O sorrowful Mother Mary, on account of that grief suffered by your
tender heart at the prophecy of the aged Holy Simeon. O dearest Mother,
through this your afflicted heart implore for me the virtue of humility
and the Gift of the Fear of God.
One Hail Mary.
2. I compassionate
you, O sorrowful Mother Mary, on account of those distressing fears which
your affectionate heart endured on the flight to Egypt and during your
sojourn there. O dearest Mother, through this your anxious heart implore
for me the virtue of generosity, particularly for the poor, and the Gift
of Piety.
One Hail Mary.
3. I compassionate
you, O sorrowful Mother Mary, on account of that anxiety which your
worried heart endured in the loss of your beloved Child Jesus. O dearest
Mother, through this your exceedingly troubled heart implore for me the
virtue of chastity and the Gift of Knowledge.
One Hail Mary.
4. I compassionate
you, O sorrowful Mother Mary, on account of that horror with which your
mother-heart was stricken when meeting Jesus, bearing the Cross. O dearest
Mother, through this your exceedingly oppressed heart implore for me the
virtue of patience and the Gift of Fortitude.
One Hail Mary.
5. I compassionate
you, O sorrowful Mothel Mary, on account of that martyrdom which tortured
your magnanimous heart at the death-agony of Jesus. O dearest Mother,
through this your martyred heart implore for me the virtue of temperance
and the Gift of Counsel.
One Hail Mary.
6. I compassionate
you, O sorrowful Mother Mary, on account of the anguish inflicted upon
your tender heart by the thrust of the lance that opened the side of Jesus
and pierced His most adorable Heart. O dearest Mother, through this
vicarious transfixion of your own heart implore for me the virtue of
brotherly love and the Gift of Understanding.
One Hail Mary.
7. I compassionate
you, O sorrowful Mother Mary, on account of that agony of soul which
racked your most loving heart at the burial of Jesus. O dearest Mother,
through this extreme torment that filled your burdened heart implore for
me the virtue of zeal and the Gift of Wisdom.
One Hail Mary.
V. Pray for us, O Virgin Most Sorrowful!
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us Pray: O Lord
Jesus Christ, we beseech You, that the most Blessed Virgin Mary, whose
soul was pierced by the Sword of Sorrow in the hour of Your Passion, may
be our advocate at the throne of Your Mercy, now, and at the hour of our
death. Through You, Jesus Christ, Redeemer of the world, Who live and
reign with the Father and the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen.
An
indulgence of 5 years each time.
Plenary indulgence monthly under the usual conditions.
"Fight, children of
light, you little number who see clearly,
for behold the time of
times, the end of ends"
"Rome will lose the faith
and become the seat of the Antichrist."
A warning from Our Lady
of La Salette which was fulfilled by the
Apostasy of the Vatican
II Church and its fruits
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Passion-tide and Holy Week
(by Fr. Prosper Gueranger 1870)
The holy liturgy is rich in mystery during these
days of the Church's celebrating the anniversaries of so many wonderful
events; but as the principal part of these mysteries is embodied in the
rites and ceremonies of the respective days, we shall give our
explanations according as the occasion presents itself. Our object in
the present chapter, is to say a few words respecting the general
character of the mysteries of these two weeks.
We have nothing to add to the explanation, already given in our Lent, on
the mystery of forty. The holy season of expiation continues its course
until the fast of sinful man has imitated, in its duration, that
observed by the Man-God in the desert. The army of Christ's faithful
children is still fighting against the invisible enemies of man's
salvation; they are still vested in their spiritual armor, and, aided by
the angels of light, they are struggling hand to hand with the spirits
of darkness, by compunction of heart and by mortification of the flesh.
As we have already observed, there are three objects which principally
engage the thoughts of the Church during Lent. The Passion of our
Redeemer, which we have felt to be coming nearer to us each week; the
preparation of the catechumens for Baptism, which is to be administered
to them on Easter eve; the reconciliation of the public penitents, who
are to be readmitted into the Church on the Thursday, the day of the
Last Supper. Each of these three objects engages more and more the
attention of the Church, the nearer she approaches the time of their
celebration.
The miracle performed by our Savior almost at the very gates of
Jerusalem, by which He restored Lazarus to life, has roused the fury of
His enemies to the highest pitch of frenzy. The people's enthusiasm has
been excited by seeing Him, Who had been four days in the grave, walking
in the streets of their city. They ask each other if the Messias, when
He comes, can work greater wonders than these done by Jesus, and whether
they ought not at once to receive this Jesus as the Messias, and sing
their Hosanna to Him, for He is the Son of David. They cannot contain
their feelings: Jesus enters Jerusalem, and they welcome Him as their
King. The high priests and princes of the people are alarmed at this
demonstration of feeling; they have no time to lose; they are resolved
to destroy Jesus. We are going to assist at their impious conspiracy:
the Blood of the just Man is to be sold, and the price put on it is
thirty silver pieces. The divine Victim, betrayed by one of His
disciples, is to be judged, condemned, and crucified. Every circumstance
of this awful tragedy is to be put before us by the liturgy, not merely
in words, but with all the expressiveness of a sublime ceremonial.
The catechumens have but a few more days to wait for the fount that is
to give them life. Each day their instruction becomes fuller; the
figures of the old Law are being explained to them; and very little now
remains for them to learn with regard to the mysteries of salvation. The
Symbol of faith is soon to be delivered to them. Initiated into the
glories and the humiliations of the Redeemer, they will await with the
faithful the moment of His glorious Resurrection; and we shall accompany
them with our prayers and hymns at that solemn hour, when, leaving the
defilements of sin in the life-giving waters of the font, they shall
come forth pure and radiant with innocence, be enriched with the gifts
of the Holy Spirit, and be fed with the divine flesh of the Lamb that
liveth forever.
The reconciliation of the penitents, too, is close at hand. Clothed in
sackcloth and ashes, they are continuing their work of expiation. The
Church has still several passages from the sacred Scriptures to read to
them, which, like those we have already heard during the last few weeks,
will breathe consolation and refreshment to their souls. The near
approach of the day when the Lamb is to be slain increases their hope,
for they know that the Blood of this Lamb is of infinite worth, and can
take away the sins of the whole world. Before the day of Jesus'
Resurrection, they will have recovered their lost innocence; their
pardon will come in time to enable them, like the penitent prodigal, to
join in the great Banquet of that Thursday, when Jesus will say to His
guests: 'With desire have I desired to eat this Pasch with you before I
suffer.' [St. Luke xxii. 15.]
Such are the sublime subjects which are about to be brought before us:
but, at the same time, we shall see our holy mother the Church mourning,
like a disconsolate widow, and sad beyond all human grief. Hitherto she
has been weeping over the sins of her children; now she bewails the
death of her divine Spouse. The joyous Alleluia has long since been
hushed in her canticles; she is now going to suppress another
expression, which seems too glad for a time like the present. Partially,
at first unless it be the feast of a saint, as frequently happens during
the first of these two weeks. The same exception is to be made in what
follows, but entirely during the last three days, she is about to deny
herself the use of that formula, which is so dear to her: Glory be to
the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. There is an accent of
jubilation in these words, which would still suit her grief and the
mournfulness of the rest of her chants.
Her lessons, for the night Office, are taken from Jeremias, the prophet
of lamentation above all others. The color of her vestments is the one
she had on when she assembled us at the commencement of Lent to sprinkle
us with ashes; but when the dreaded day of Good Friday comes, purple
would not sufficiently express the depth of her grief; she will clothe
herself in black, as men do when mourning the death of a fellow-mortal;
for Jesus, her Spouse, is to be put to death on that day: the sins of
mankind and the rigors of the divine justice are then to weigh Him down,
and in all the realities of a last agony, He is to yield up His Soul to
His Father.
The presentiment of that awful hour leads the afflicted mother to veil
the image of her Jesus: the cross is hidden from the eyes of the
faithful. The statues of the saints, too, are covered; for it is but
just that, if the glory of the Master be eclipsed, the servant should
not appear. The interpreters of the liturgy tell us that this ceremony
of veiling the crucifix during Passiontide, expresses the humiliation to
which our Savior subjected Himself, of hiding Himself when the Jews
threatened to stone Him, as is related in the Gospel of Passion Sunday.
The Church begins this solemn rite with the Vespers of the Saturday
before Passion Sunday. Thus it is that, in those years when the feast of
our Lady's Annunciation falls in Passion-week, the statue of Mary, the
Mother of God, remains veiled, even on that very day when the Archangel
greets her as being full of grace, and blessed
among women.
Ejaculation
Lord, I thank
Thee for having died on the Cross for my sins.
(Indulgence 300 days, once a day)
Advent
Meditation:
The Abasement of Jesus
by St. Alphonsus De Liguori
"Taking the form of a servant."--1 Phil. ii. 7.
The
eternal Word descends on earth to save man; and whence does he descend?
His going out is from the end of heaven (Ps. xviii. 7). He descends from
the bosom of His divine Father, where from eternity He was begotten in the
brightness of the saints. And where does He descend? He descends into the
womb of a Virgin, a child of Adam, which in comparison with the bosom of
God is an object of horror; wherefore the Church sings, "Thou didst not
abhor the Virgin's womb." Yes, because the Word being in the bosom of the
Father is God like the Father,-- is immense, omnipotent, most blessed and
supreme Lord, and equal in everything to the Father. But in the womb of
Mary He is a creature, small, weak, afflicted, a servant inferior to the
Father, taking the form of a servant."
It is related as a great prodigy of humility in St. Alexis that, although
he was the son of a Roman gentleman, he chose to live as a servant in his
father's house. But how is the humility of this saint to be compared with
the humility of Jesus Christ? Between the son and the servant of the
father of St. Alexis there was, it is true, some difference; but between
God and the servant of God there is an infinite difference. Besides, this
Son of God having become the servant of His Father, in obedience to Him,
made Himself also the servant of His creatures, that is to say, of Mary
and Joseph: And He was subject to them. Moreover, He made Himself even a
servant of Pilate, who condemned Him to death, and He was obedient to Him
and accepted it; He became a servant to the executioners, who scourged
Him, crowned Him with thorns, and crucified Him; and He humbly obeyed them
all, and yielded Himself into their hands.
O God! and shall we, after this, refuse to submit ourselves to the service
of so loving a Saviour, who, to save us, has subjected Himself to such
painful and degrading slavery? And rather than be the servants of this
great and so loving a Lord, shall we be content to be slaves of the devil,
who does not love his servants, but hates them and treats them like a
tyrant, making them miserable and wretched in this world and in the next?
But if we have been guilty of this great folly, why do we not quickly give
up this unhappy servitude? Courage, then, since we have been delivered by
Jesus Christ from the slavery of hell; let us now embrace and bind around
us with love those sweet chains, which will render us servants and lovers
of Jesus Christ, and hereafter obtain for us the crown of the eternal
kingdom amongst the blessed in Paradise.
Prayers:
Hail and blessed be the hour and moment In
which the Son of God was born Of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in
Bethlehem, in the piercing cold. In that hour vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, O
my God, to hear my prayer and grant my desires, [here mention your
request] through the merits of Our Savior Jesus Christ, and of His
blessed Mother. Amen.
My beloved Jesus, Thou art the
Sovereign of heaven and earth; but for the love of me Thou hast made
Thyself a servant even of the executioners who tore Thy flesh, pierced Thy
head, and finally left Thee nailed on the cross to die of sorrow. I adore
Thee as my God and Lord, and I am ashamed to appear before Thee, when I
remember how often, for the sake of some miserable pleasure, I have broken
Thy holy bonds, and have told Thee to Thy face that I would not serve
Thee. Ah, Thou mayst justly reproach me: Thou hast burst my bands, and
thou saidst: I will not serve (Jer. ii. 20). But still, O my Saviour, Thy
merits and Thy goodness, which cannot despise a heart that repents and
humbles itself, give me courage to hope for pardon: A contrite and humble
heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise (Isa. 1. 19). I confess, my Jesus,
that I have offended Thee greatly; I confess that I deserve a thousand
hells for the sins I have committed against Thee; chasten me as Thou seest
fit, but do not deprive me of Thy grace and love. I repent above every
other evil of having despised Thee. I love Thee with my whole heart. I
propose from this day forth to desire to serve Thee and love Thee alone. I
pray Thee bind me by Thy merits with the chains of Thy holy love, and
never suffer that I see myself released from them again.
I love Thee above everything, O my deliverer; and I would prefer being Thy
servant to being master of the whole world. And of what avail would all
the world be to him who lives deprived of Thy grace? "My sweetest Jesus,
permit me not to separate myself from Thee, permit me not to separate
myself from Thee." This grace I ask of Thee, and I intend always to ask
it; and I beg of Thee to grant me this day the grace to repeat continually
to the end of my life this prayer: My Jesus, grant that I may never again
separate myself from Thy love. I ask this favor of Thee also, O Mary, my
Mother: help me by thy intercession, that I may never separate myself
again from my God. Amen.
Reading:
"The Mystery of Advent"
from Dom Gueranger's "Liturgical Year"
If, having described the characteristic
features of Advent which distinguish it from the rest of the year, we
would penetrate into the profound Mystery which occupies the mind of the
Church during this season, we find that the Mystery of this Coming, or
Advent, of Jesus is at once simple and threefold. It is simple for it is
the one same Son of God that is coming; it is threefold because He comes
at three different times and in three different ways.
'In the first coming,' says St. Bernard, 'He comes in the flesh and in
weakness; in the second, He comes in spirit and power; in the third, He
comes in glory and majesty; and the second coming is the means whereby we
pass from the first to the third.'
This, then, is the mystery of Advent. Let us now listen to an explanation
of this threefold visit of Christ, given to us by Peter of Blois, in his
third sermon de Adventu: 'There are three comings of Our Lord; the
first in the flesh; the second in the soul; the third at judgment. The
first was at midnight according to the words of the Gospel: At Midnight
there was a cry made, Lo, the Bridegroom cometh! But this first coming is
long since past for Christ has been seen on the earth and has conversed
among men. We are now in the second coming, provided only we are such as
that He may thus come to us; for He has said that if we love Him, He will
come to us and take up His abode with us. So that this second coming is
full of uncertainty for us; for who, save the spirit of God, knows them
that are of God? They that are raised out of themselves by the desire of
heavenly things, know indeed when He comes, but whence He cometh or
whither He goeth they know not. As for the third coming, it is most
certain that it will be, most uncertain when it will be; for nothing is
more sure than death, and nothing less sure than the hour of death. When
they shall say, peace and security, says the apostle, then shall sudden
destruction come upon them, as the pains upon her that is with child, and
they shall not escape. So that the first coming was humble and hidden, the
second is mysterious and full of love, the third will be majestic and
terrible. In His first coming, Christ was judged by men unjustly; in His
second, He renders us just by His grace; in His first, a lamb; in His
last, a lion; in the one between the two, the tenderest of friends.'
The holy Church, therefore, during Advent, awaits in tears and with ardor
the arrival of her Jesus in His first coming. For this, she borrows the
fervid expressions of the prophets, to which she joins her own
supplications. These longings for the Messias expressed by the Church, are
not a mere commemoration of the desires of the ancient Jewish people; they
have a reality and efficacy of their own, an influence in the great act of
God's munificence, whereby He gave us His own Son. From all eternity, the
prayers of the ancient Jewish people and the prayers of the Christian
Church ascended together to the prescient hearing of God; and it was after
the receiving and granting them, that He sent, in the appointed time, that
blessed Dew upon the earth, which made it bud forth the Savior.
The Church aspires also to the second coming, the consequence of the
first, which consists, as we have just seen, in the visit of the
Bridegroom to the bride. This coming takes place, each year, at the feast
of Christmas, when the new birth of the Son of God delivers the faithful
from that yoke of bondage, under which the enemy would oppress them. The
Church, therefore, during Advent, prays that she may be visited by Him who
is her Head and her Spouse; visited in her hierarchy; visited in her
members, of whom some are living, and some are dead, but may come to life
again; visited, lastly, in those who are not in communion with her, and
even in the very infidels, that so they may be converted to the true
light, which shines even for them. The expressions of the liturgy which
the Church makes use of to ask for this loving and invisible coming, are
those which she employs when begging for the coming of Jesus in the flesh;
for the two visits are for the same object. In vain would the Son of God
have come, nineteen hundred years ago, to visit and save mankind, unless
He came again for each one of us and at every moment of our lives,
bringing to us and cherishing within us that supernatural life, of which
He and His holy Spirit are the sole principle.
But this annual visit of the Spouse does not content the Church; she
aspires after a third coming which will complete all things by opening the
gates of eternity. She has caught up the last words of her Spouse, 'Surely
I am coming quickly,' and she cries out to Him, 'Ah! Lord Jesus Come!' She
is impatient to be loosed from her present temporal state; she longs for
the number of the elect to be filled up, and to see appear, in the clouds
of heaven, the sign of her Deliverer and her Spouse. Her desires,
expressed by her Advent liturgy, go even as far as this: and here we have
the explanation of these words of the beloved disciple in his prophecy:
'The nuptials of the Lamb are come, and His wife hath prepared herself.'
But the day of His last coming to her will be a day of terror. The Church
frequently trembles at the very thought of that awful judgment, in which
all mankind is to be tried. She calls it 'a day of wrath, on which, as
David and the Sibyl have foretold, the world will be reduced to ashes; a
day of weeping and of fear.' Not that she fears for herself, since she
knows that this day will for ever secure for her the crown, as being the
bride of Jesus; but her maternal heart is troubled at the thought that, on
the same day, so many of her children will be on the left hand of that
Judge, and having no share with the elect, will be bound hand and foot,
and cast into the darkness, where there shall be everlasting weeping and
gnashing of teeth. This is the reason why the Church, in the liturgy of
Advent, so frequently speaks of the coming of Christ as a terrible coming,
and selects from the Scriptures those passages which are most calculated
to awaken a salutary fear in the mind of such of her children as may be
sleeping the sleep of sin.
This, then, is the threefold mystery of Advent. The liturgical forms in
which it is embodied, are of two kinds: the one consists of prayers,
passages from the Bible, and similar formulae, in all of which, words
themselves are employed to convey the sentiments which we have been
explaining; the other consists of external rites peculiar to this holy
time, which by speaking to the outward senses, complete the expressiveness
of the chants and words.
First of all, there is the number of the days of Advent. Forty was the
number originally adopted by the Church, and it is still maintained in the
Ambrosian liturgy, and in the eastern Church. If, at a later period, the
Church of Rome, and those which follow her liturgy, have changed the
number of days, the same idea is still expressed in the four weeks which
have been substituted for the forty days. The new birth of our Redeemer
takes place after four weeks, as the first nativity happened after four
thousand years, according to the Hebrew and Vulgate chronology.
As in Lent, so likewise during Advent, marriage is not solemnized, lest
worldly joy should distract Christians from those serious thoughts
wherewith the expected coming of the sovereign Judge ought to inspire them
or from that dearly cherished hope which the friends of the Bridegroom
have of being soon called to the eternal nuptial-feast.
The people are forcibly reminded of the sadness which fills the heart of
the Church, by the somber color of the vestments. Excepting on the feasts
of the saints, purple is the color she uses; the deacon does not wear the
dalmatic, nor the sub-deacon the tunic. Formerly it was the custom, in
some places, to wear black vestments. This mourning of the Church shows
how fully she unites herself with those true Israelites of old who,
clothed in sack-cloth and ashes, waited for the Messias, and bewailed Sion
that she had not her beauty, and Juda, that the scepter had been taken
from him, till He should come who was to be sent, the expectation of
nations. It also signifies the works of penance, whereby she prepares for
the second coming, full as it is of sweetness and mystery, which is
realized in the souls of men, in proportion as they appreciate the tender
love of that divine Guest, who has said: 'My delights are to be with the
children of men.' It expresses, thirdly, the desolation of this bride who
yearns after her Beloved, who is long a-coming. Like the turtle dove, she
moans her loneliness, longing for the voice which will say to her: 'Come
from Libanus, my bride! come and thou shalt be crowned. Thou has responded
to my heart.'
The Church also, during Advent, excepting on the feasts of saints,
suppresses the angelic canticle, Gloria in excelsis Deo, et in terra
pax hominibus bonae voluntatis; for this glorious song was sung at
Bethlehem over the crib of the divine Babe; the tongues of the angels are
not loosened yet; the Virgin has not yet brought forth her divine
Treasure; it is not yet time to sin, it is not even true to say, 'Glory be
to God in the highest, and peace on earth to men of good will.'
Again, at the end of Mass, the deacon does not dismiss the assembly of the
faithful by the words: Ite missa est. He substitutes the ordinary
greeting: Benedicamus Domino! as though the Church feared to
interrupt the prayers of the people, which could scarce be too long during
these days of expectation.
In the night Office, the holy Church also suspends, on those same days,
the hymn of jubilation, Te Deum laudamus. It is in deep humility
that she awaits the supreme blessing which is to come to her; and, in the
interval, she presumes only to ask, and entreat, and hope. But let the
glorious hour come, when in the midst of darkest night the Sun of justice
will suddenly rise upon the world: then indeed she will resume her hymn of
thanksgiving, and all over the face of the earth the silence of midnight
will be broken by this shout of enthusiasm: 'We praise Thee, O God! we
acknowledge Thee to be our Lord! Thou, O Christ, art the King of glory,
the everlasting Son of the Father! Thou being to deliver man didst not
disdain the Virgin's womb!'
On the ferial days, the rubrics of Advent prescribe that certain prayers
should be said kneeling, at the end of each canonical Hour, and that the
choir should also kneel during a considerable portion of the Mass. In this
respect, the usages of Advent are precisely the same as those of Lent.
But there is one feature which distinguishes Advent most markedly from
Lent: the word of gladness, the joyful Alleluia, is not interrupted during
Advent, except once or twice during the ferial Office. It is sung in the
Masses of the four Sundays, and vividly contrasts with the somber color of
the vestments. On one of these Sundays, the third, the prohibition of
using the organ is removed, and we are gladdened by the grand notes, and
rose-colored vestments may be used instead of the purple. These vestiges
of joy, thus blended with the holy mournfulness of the Church, tell us, in
a most expressive way, that though she unites with the ancient people of
God (thus paying the debt which the entire human race owes to the justice
and mercy of God), she does not forget that the Emmanuel is already come
to her, that He is in her, and that even before she has opened her lips to
ask Him to save her, she has already been redeemed and pre-destined to an
eternal union with Him. This is the reason why the Alleluia accompanies
even her sighs, and why she seems to be at once joyous and sad, waiting
for the coming of that holy night which will be brighter to her than the
most sunny of days, and on which her joy will expel all her sorrow.
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