WASHINGTON—On October 2, Cardinal
Daniel N. DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, and President of the United
States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), expressed "deep grief" after a
deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas.
The full text of the statement follows:
"We woke this morning and learned of yet another night filled with unspeakable terror, this time in the city of Las Vegas, and by all accounts, the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. My heart and my prayers, and those of my brother bishops and all the members of the Church, go out to the victims of this tragedy and to the city of Las Vegas. At this time, we need to pray and to take care of those who are suffering. In the end, the only response is to do good – for no matter what the darkness, it will never overcome the light. May the Lord of all gentleness surround all those who are suffering from this evil, and for those who have been killed we pray, eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them."
FEAST OF OUR HOLY GUARDIAN ANGELS
The full text of the statement follows:
"We woke this morning and learned of yet another night filled with unspeakable terror, this time in the city of Las Vegas, and by all accounts, the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. My heart and my prayers, and those of my brother bishops and all the members of the Church, go out to the victims of this tragedy and to the city of Las Vegas. At this time, we need to pray and to take care of those who are suffering. In the end, the only response is to do good – for no matter what the darkness, it will never overcome the light. May the Lord of all gentleness surround all those who are suffering from this evil, and for those who have been killed we pray, eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them."
FEAST OF OUR HOLY GUARDIAN ANGELS
“I am the
resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will
live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe
this?”– John 11:25-26
Psalm 103, Verse 17-18
17 But the LORD’s mercy is from age to age,
toward those who fear him. His salvation
is for the children’s children 18
of those who keep his
covenant, and remember to carry out his precepts.
God the Father wants to
extend mercy to his children and their childrens children. God’s covenant is a
covenant of love. Consider the gift of Christ to forgive not only a sinner but
also his children as noted in the “Drops of Christ’s Blood devotion. (See link
below) God insists that we see the truth and follow it. He would not force us
as our freedom is absolute; but He greives when we just don’t get it. He
invites, encourages, assists and continues in drawing us to the truth. We must choose daily. God is faithful and
offers us spiritual healing for the times we choose poorly through the
sacrament of reconciliation. Many sadly do not seek his mercy. When we have our
hearts open to and responding to God’s love we begin to carry out his precepts
and we are not alone. For we by the grace of God have the Holy Spirit and our assigned
guardian angel to assist us.
Feast of our Holy Guardian Angels[1]
THIS
feast was instituted: 1. To thank God that to each one of us He has given a
particular guardian angel to conduct him unharmed through the dangers of this
world. 2. To inspire us with gratitude to the angels who do us such great good,
and to incite us to efforts to render ourselves worthy of their guardianship.
What
is the office of a guardian angel? To guard men against dangers of soul and
body. The Psalmist says: He hath given His angels charge over thee to keep thee
in all thy ways; in their hands shall they bear thee up, lest thou dash thy
foot against a stone (Ps. xc. 11); that is, that thou mayest neither fall into
sin nor misfortune. Oh, what great regard for us, hereupon exclaims St. Bernard,
what wonderful love!
Who
is it that has given charge? God.
To
whom has He given charge? The angels, those noble spirits of His own
household.
What
charge has He given them? To guard and defend us, poor men. O Lord, what is
man, that Thou art mindful of him? St. Paul calls the angels ministering spirits
sent to minister to them who shall receive the inheritance of salvation (Heb.
i. 14). In innumerable other places in the Bible they are represented as
friends of children, guides of youth, defenders of innocence, promoters of good
deeds, monitors against evil, guardians of the pious, protectors against
misfortune, comforters in need, deliverers in danger, helpers in combat,
companions of the souls in everlasting joy.
What
should we do every day, but particularly this day? We should thank
God for having given us guardians so holy and powerful, and our guardian angel
himself for the help he has rendered us; should think of and call upon him
often, especially in the hour of temptation; finally, we should promise fidelity
and obedience to his admonitions. Whatever in this regard is at any time
binding upon us should especially be done today.
Prayer
O
God, Who by an unspeakable providence dost vouchsafe to send Thy angels to
guard us, grant to Thy suppliants to be ever defended by their protection, and
to rejoice eternally in their society. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, etc.
Prayer
to the Guardian Angel
Angel
of God, my guardian dear,
To
whom His love commits me here,
Ever
this day be at my side,
To
light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.
(100
days indulgence each time.
- Our Guardian Angels by Fr. Joseph Ventura, C.P.
- Sermon on the Holy Guardian Angels by St. Bernard of
Clairvaux.
- Guardian Angels
- Meditation for the Feast of the Guardian Angels by Pope
John XXIII.
- Role of Guardian Angels in our Lives by George Huber.
- Paschal Parente's chapters on Angels.
Daily Devotions/Prayers
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