FEAST OF OUR LADY OF SORROWS
Jeremiah,
Chapter 44, Verse 10
To this day they have not been
crushed down, nor have they shown fear.
They have not followed my law and my statutes that I set before you and your
ancestors.
God knows the human heart we tend to trust in our
human strength, or our clout, or our wealth, or weapons. God knows and He wants
us to trust in Him not any of these things. Even to this very day we have not
learned this lesson we in America have learned to trust in the strength of our
Army; which is the greatest Army in the world and have forgotten the true basis
of our strength which is printed on our money: In God We Trust. Many people in
high offices like to play the prophet: but “A wise person is superior to a
prophet” (Bava Basra 12a) Think a prophet can see the future but a wise person can see the present.
God asks us to be present to each other each and every day. Live in the
Present!
Words of wisdom Saint Teresa of Avila:
“I
am afraid that if we begin to put our trust in human help, some of our Divine
help will fail us.”
“The
most potent and acceptable prayer is the prayer that leaves the best effects. I
don’t mean it must immediately fill the soul with desire . . . The best effects
[are] those that are followed up by actions—–when the soul not only desires the
honor of God, but really strives for it. “
“You
pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.”[1]
Feast of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary[2]
The Friday of Sorrows is a solemn pious remembrance of the sorrowful Blessed Virgin Mary on the Friday before Palm Sunday held in the fifth week of Lent (formerly called "Passion Week"). In Divine Worship: The Missal it is called Saint Mary in Passiontide and sometimes it is traditionally known as Our Lady in Passiontide.
In certain Catholic countries, especially in Mexico, Guatemala, Italy, Peru, Brazil, Spain, Malta, Nicaragua and the Philippines, it is seen as the beginning of the Holy Week celebrations and termed as Viernes de Dolores (Friday of Sorrows). It takes place exactly one week before Good Friday, and concentrates on the emotional pain that the Passion of Jesus Christ caused to his mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, who is venerated under the title Our Lady of Sorrows. In certain Spanish-speaking countries, the day is also referred to as Council Friday, because of the choice of John 11:47-54 as the Gospel passage read in the Tridentine Mass on that day (which is now read in slightly expanded form on Saturday of the fifth week of Lent), which recounts the concilliar meeting of the Sanhedrin priests to discuss what to do with Jesus. Like all Fridays in Lent, this Friday is a day of abstinence from meat, unless the national episcopal conference has indicated alternative forms of penance. A similar commemoration in sympathy with the Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Solitude is held on Black Saturday.
Rosary[3]
The
Rosary is the foremost daily method of meditative prayer used by popes
and saints alike. There are many forms of praying the Rosary such as the “The
Seven Sorrows” Rosary and recently Pope John Paul II added the luminous
mysteries. The Rosary has even been adapted to pray for the United States.
Pious Germans have the custom of improvising a mystery-specific insertion for
each Hail Mary. For example, while meditating on the annunciation, they pray,
“Blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus”(and they insert the words) “who died
for our sins” then start again with “Holy Mary...The Rosary works, on a human
level, because it engages the five senses. It involves our speech and our
hearing. It occupies our mind and incites our emotions. We feel the beads with
our fingertips. If we pray before a sacred image or better before the Blessed
Sacrament we are transported into the lives of Mary and Jesus. The Rosary works
best when we stop working and abandon ourselves like children to the time we
are spending with our mother. The best place to pray the Rosary is with the
family. Mother Teresa of Calcutta after enduring a vision of Calvary stated
that Mary reassured her to: “Fear not. Teach them to say the Rosary—the family
Rosary—and all will be well.” To God and to the Blessed Virgin, all our efforts
at prayer are precious, when we persevere in praying the Rosary, we become like
little children, children of Mary, children of our heavenly Father.
The Enemy is crafty and powerful. Heed these warnings to avoid his ambush.
·
Be
sober, be watchful! For your adversary the Devil, like a roaring lion, goes
about seeking someone to devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith. 1 Peter 5:
8– 9
·
Satan
himself disguises himself as an angel of light. 2 Cor 11: 14
·
But
I fear lest, as the serpent seduced
Eve by his guile, so your minds may be corrupted and fall from a pure devotion
to Christ. 2 Cor 11: 3
·
Wisdom
that is from above is first of all chaste, then peaceable, moderate, docile, in
harmony with good things, full of mercy and good fruits, without judging,
without dissimulation. The fruit of justice is sown in peace by those who make
peace. Jas 3: 13– 18
·
Be
angry and do not sin: do not let the sun go down upon your anger; do not give
place to the Devil. Eph 4: 26– 27
Daily Devotions
·
Manhood of
the Master-Day 6 week 8
·
Do
50 min. in front of the Blessed Sacrament.
·
Fitness
Friday
·
Please
pray for me and this ministry
[3] Hahn, Scott, Signs of Life; 40 Catholic
Customs and their biblical roots. Chap. 35. Rosary.
[4]Thigpen,
Paul. Manual for Spiritual Warfare. TAN Books.
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