Introduction to
Sirach
AUGUST 22 Wednesday
QUEENSHIP OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Sirach,
Chapter 1, Verse 11-21
11 The fear of the Lord is glory and exultation,
gladness and a festive crown. 12 The fear
of the Lord rejoices the heart, giving gladness, joy, and long life. 13
Those who fear
the Lord will be happy at the end, even on the day of death they will be
blessed. 14 The beginning of wisdom is to fear the Lord;
she is created with the faithful in the womb. 15 With
the godly she was created from of old, and with their descendants she will keep
faith. 16 The fullness of wisdom is to fear the Lord; she
inebriates them with her fruits. 17 Their
entire house she fills with choice foods, their granaries with her produce. 18 The
crown of wisdom is the fear of the Lord, flowering with peace and
perfect health. 19 Knowledge
and full understanding she rains down; she heightens the glory of those who
possess her. 20 The
root of wisdom is to fear the Lord; her branches are long life. 21 The fear
of the Lord drives away sins; where it abides it turns back all anger.
For today’s reflection let us replace the word fear with trust; for does He not ask us in the revelation of the Divine Mercy
to trust.
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Trust
of the Lord is glory.
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Trust
of the Lord gives joy.
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Trust
of the Lord gives blessedness upon death.
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Trust
of the Lord gives wisdom.
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Trust
of the Lord gives peace and perfect health.
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Trust
of the Lord turns back anger and drives away sin.
397 Man, tempted by
the devil, let his trust in his Creator die in his heart and, abusing his
freedom, disobeyed God's command. This is what man's first sin consisted of.
All subsequent sin would be disobedience toward God and lack of trust in his
goodness.
2797 Simple and
faithful trust, humble and joyous assurance are the proper dispositions for one
who prays the Our Father.
2828 "Give us": The trust
of children who look to their Father for everything is beautiful. "He
makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good and sends rain on the just and
on the unjust." He gives to all the living "their food in due season."
Jesus teaches us this petition, because it glorifies our Father by
acknowledging how good he is, beyond all goodness.
I
fear no evil; for you are at my side with your rod and your staff
that give me courage.
that give me courage.
On the 11th of October
1954, Pope Pius XII established the Feast of the Queenship of Mary to be
celebrated throughout the world, and commanded that on that day each year, the
world should renew its consecration to her. In the future the Feast came to be
celebrated on 22nd of August. On the day of her Assumption, Mary our Mother was
solemnly crowned by Christ and received by the whole court of Heaven as Queen.
What Christ has done in Heaven and the Church has done on our behalf we should
now do individually, that is, we should recognize Mary's Queenship, enthrone
her in our homes, consecrate ourselves to her and, by this means, establish in
our lives the reign of Mary Immaculate Queen of the Universe.
How to Enthrone Mary Immaculate Queen in Your
Home and Consecrate Your Family
to Her a statue or picture may be
blessed; If convenient, ask a priest to perform the ceremony, otherwise the
head of the family can do it. Prepare
her altar with flowers and candles, giving her an honored place in your home
where all will see her and often pray to her. Recite
together kneeling:
Act of Contrition; 3 Hail Marys; 3 Glorias; 3 times the
invocation: Mary Immaculate Queen: Triumph and
Reign. followed by the
Act of Consecration
O Mary Immaculate Queen, glorious Queen of the Universe, most powerful Virgin, merciful Mother of a merciful God and refuge of sinners, we consecrate ourselves to thy Royal and Immaculate Heart.
It is through thee that Jesus Christ our King has come into the world to save it. It is also through thee that He is to reign over the world.
In order to obtain this great benefit for ourselves and all mankind, we come to thy feet to consecrate to thee our persons, our lives, all that we are, all that we have, all that we love. Keep us, enlighten us, dispose of us, reign over us.
May all hearts and all homes willingly proclaim thee as their Immaculate Queen.
O Mary Immaculate Queen, glorious Queen of the Universe, most powerful Virgin, merciful Mother of a merciful God and refuge of sinners, we consecrate ourselves to thy Royal and Immaculate Heart.
It is through thee that Jesus Christ our King has come into the world to save it. It is also through thee that He is to reign over the world.
In order to obtain this great benefit for ourselves and all mankind, we come to thy feet to consecrate to thee our persons, our lives, all that we are, all that we have, all that we love. Keep us, enlighten us, dispose of us, reign over us.
May all hearts and all homes willingly proclaim thee as their Immaculate Queen.
Prayer
O Mary Immaculate Queen, look down upon this distressed and suffering world. Thou knowest our misery and our weakness. O Thou who art our Mother, saving us in the hour of peril, have compassion on us in these days of great and heavy trial.
Jesus has confided to thee the treasure of His Grace, and through Thee He wills to grant us pardon and mercy. In these hours of anguish, therefore, thy children come to Thee as their hope.
We recognize thy Queenship and ardently desire thy triumph. We need a Mother and a Mother's Heart. Thou art for us the luminous dawn which dissipates our darkness and points out the way to life. In thy clemency obtain for us the courage and the confidence of which we have such need.
Most Holy and Adorable Trinity, Thou Who didst crown with glory in Heaven the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Savior, grant that all her children on earth may acknowledge her as their Sovereign Queen, that all hearts, homes, and nations may recognize her rights as Mother and as Queen. Amen.
MARY IMMACULATE QUEEN
Triumph and Reign!
Imprimi potest:
+ Michael Epus Galviensis, 4 June 1966
O Mary Immaculate Queen, look down upon this distressed and suffering world. Thou knowest our misery and our weakness. O Thou who art our Mother, saving us in the hour of peril, have compassion on us in these days of great and heavy trial.
Jesus has confided to thee the treasure of His Grace, and through Thee He wills to grant us pardon and mercy. In these hours of anguish, therefore, thy children come to Thee as their hope.
We recognize thy Queenship and ardently desire thy triumph. We need a Mother and a Mother's Heart. Thou art for us the luminous dawn which dissipates our darkness and points out the way to life. In thy clemency obtain for us the courage and the confidence of which we have such need.
Most Holy and Adorable Trinity, Thou Who didst crown with glory in Heaven the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Savior, grant that all her children on earth may acknowledge her as their Sovereign Queen, that all hearts, homes, and nations may recognize her rights as Mother and as Queen. Amen.
MARY IMMACULATE QUEEN
Triumph and Reign!
Imprimi potest:
+ Michael Epus Galviensis, 4 June 1966
"Read
these counsels slowly. Pause to meditate on these thoughts. They are things
that I whisper in your ear-confiding them-as a friend, as a brother, as a
father. And they are being heard by God. I won't tell you anything new. I will
only stir your memory, so that some thought will arise and strike you; and so
you will better your life and set out along ways of prayer and of Love. And in
the end you will be a more worthy soul."
40. Here is a safe doctrine that I want you to know: one's own mind is
a bad adviser, a poor pilot to steer the soul through the storms and tempests
and among the reefs of the interior life.That is why it is the will of God that
the command of the ship be entrusted to a Master who, with his light and his
knowledge, can guide us to a safe harbor.
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Please
Pray for Senator
McCain and our country; asking Our Lady of Beauraing to
intercede.
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