DAY 50 - OUR LADY OF AMERICA, PRAY FOR US
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PRAY A ROSARY
- Rosary of the Day: joyful Mysteries
- Traditional 54 Day Rotation: Sorrowful Mysteries
Introduction to Thessalonians
The
body of the letter consists of two major parts. The first is a set of three
sections of thanksgiving connected by two apologiae (defenses) dealing,
respectively, with the missionaries’ previous conduct and their current
concerns. Paul’s thankful optimism regarding the Thessalonians’ spiritual
welfare is tempered by his insistence on their recognition of the selfless love
shown by the missionaries. In an age of itinerant peddlers of new religions,
Paul found it necessary to emphasize not only the content of his gospel but
also his manner of presenting it, for both attested to God’s grace as freely
bestowed and powerfully effected.
The
second part of the letter is specifically hortatory or parenetic. The
superabundant love for which Paul has just prayed is to be shown practically by
living out the norms of conduct that he has communicated to them. Specific
“imperatives” of Christian life, principles for acting morally, stem from the
“indicative” of one’s relationship to God through Christ by the sending of the
holy Spirit. Thus, moral conduct is the practical, personal expression of one’s
Christian faith, love, and hope.
OCTOBER 3 First Saturday
SAINT MOTHER THEODORE GUERIN
Thessalonians, Chapter 3, Verse 5
Have
you ever worked really hard on something and then had it just amount to
nothing; at times I feel that way with this blog. At those times I am reminded
that IT is the tempter is putting me to the test. We must push forward, if we
know it is a good work; for it is the Lord’s work not ours and we must be
patient we may not see the harvest, but we will receive his grace.
First Saturday Devotion[1]
Five consecutive Saturdays in
reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
The practice of the First
Saturday devotion was requested by Our Lady of Fatima, who appeared to three shepherd
children in Fatima, Portugal, multiple times starting in 1917. She said to
Lucia, the oldest of the three children: “I shall come to ask . . . that on the
First Saturday of every month, Communions of reparation be made in atonement
for the sins of the world.” Years later she repeated her request to Sr. Lucia,
the only one still living of the three young Fatima seers, while she was a
postulant sister living in a convent in Spain: “Look, my daughter, at my Heart,
surrounded with thorns with which ungrateful men pierce me at very moment by
their blasphemies and ingratitude. You at least try to console me, and say that
I promise to assist at the hour of death, with the graces necessary for
salvation, all those who, on the first Saturday of five consecutive months,
shall confess, receive Holy Communion, recite five decades of the rosary, and
keep me company for 15 minutes while meditating on the 15 mysteries of the
rosary, with the intention of making reparation to me.”
Daily Acceptance of Death[2]
Most Sacred Heart of
Jesus, I accept from your hands, whatever kind of death it may please you to
send me today (tonight), with all its pains, penalties and sorrows, in
reparation for my sins, for the souls in purgatory, for the conversion of
sinners, for all those who will die today (tonight), and for your greater
glory. Amen.
Pray twice daily. By Father John A. Hardon, SJ
Today is the birthday of my former wife
Diane T. Havermale who succumbed to pancreatic cancer in February 2015; She is
loved and remembered by her seven children: Claire, Christopher, Candace, Dara,
Rachel, Nicole and Vincent. Please pray for her intentions.
Conditions to Fulfill the First Saturday
Devotion
There are five
requirements to obtain this promise from the Immaculate Heart of Mary. On five
consecutive first Saturdays of the month, one should:
1. Have the intention of consoling
the Immaculate Heart in a spirit of reparation.
2. Go to confession
(within eight days before or after the first Saturday).
3. Receive Holy Communion.
4. Say five decades of the
Holy
Rosary.
5. Meditate for 15 minutes
on the mysteries
of the Holy Rosary
with the goal
of keeping Our Lady company (for example, while in church or before an image or
statue of Our Lady).
Read How to Make
Your First Saturday Rosary Meditation According to Sr. Lucia
Why Five Saturdays?
Our Lord appeared to Sr.
Lucia on May 29, 1930 and gave her the reason behind the five Saturdays
devotion. It is because there are five types of offenses and blasphemies
committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary:
1. Blasphemies against the
Immaculate Conception
2. Blasphemies against Our
Lady’s perpetual virginity
3. Blasphemies
against her divine maternity, in refusing at the same time to recognize her as
the Mother of men
4. Blasphemies of
those who publicly seek to sow in the hearts of children, indifference or scorn
or even hatred of their Immaculate Mother
5. Offenses of those
who outrage Our Lady directly in her holy images
Never think that Jesus is
indifferent to whether or not His mother is honored!
Mother Guerin--A journey is an
unshakeable trust in God[3]
“If you lean
with all your weight upon Providence, you will find yourselves well supported”
When we think about saints,
we often have this image of a perfect person without the struggles or flaws of
an ordinary human being – a person not of this world who spent most of their
time praying and worshiping God. We forget that they are people who often had
to cope with the same issues that people face today. Saint
Mother Theodore Guerin had her ups and downs. Through her
own words, which have been published in Journals and
Letters of Mother Theodore Guerin,
we are able to see the woman behind the saint and why she continues to lead and
inspire people worldwide.
·
She
… and five companion sisters were homeless when they arrived in a
dense Indiana forest on a dark October evening in 1840. They lived with a
generous local family until a new building was completed.
·
She
… experienced tragedies in her early life. Two brothers died in fires and her
father, a soldier, was murdered by thieves while returning from war. She put
her own dreams on hold to care for her family when her
mother could not cope emotionally with her father’s death.
·
She
… and her small band of sisters arrived as immigrants in a
new country. They didn’t speak the language and were unfamiliar with the
customs. She depended on others to help her learn and adjust.
·
She
… learned survival skills and endured poverty.
She and her companion sisters planted and cared for gardens to supplement their
food supply. They helped care for livestock. Their cabin was so cold that their
bread froze. Still they endured.
·
She
… suffered from chronic health problems. Treatment for a disease early in her
life caused severe damage to her digestive system. She could eat only broth and
soft foods for nearly 30 years. This left her weak and frequently ill.
·
She
… stood up to injustice.
As a woman and a leader in the church, she endured bullying, even
excommunication. She met all with grace, determination, strong leadership and
compassion. And she didn’t back down. She also addressed social injustices in
her day.
·
She
… was a strong woman leader. Within a year of
arriving in Indiana, she established the Academy, now known as
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.
She inspired women to follow her and founded the Sisters
of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, a group of vowed women who still today live out her
legacy to create a more just and hope-filled world.
·
She
… experienced prejudice.
Many people weren’t accepting of Catholics in the 1840s, especially Catholic
women who tried to do business in a “man’s world.”
·
She
… knew how to turn to prayer to cope with the many challenges that confronted
her. She placed complete trust in God for survival and asked for God’s support
in establishing schools throughout Indiana, in leading the young Congregation
and in all she did.
·
She
was a teacher, a founder, a healer, a pioneer. She was a person of deep faith
who led others toward God.
·
She
is a very real woman. She is a role model. She is a saint.
35 Promises
of God[4]
cont.
“For the Lord God is
a sun and shield; he bestows favor and honor. No good thing does the Lord
withhold from those who walk uprightly.”-Ps 84:11
Daily Devotions
·
Saturday
Litany of the Hours Invoking the Aid of Mother Mary
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
·
Make
reparations to the Holy Face
·
Rosary
[2]http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/prayers/view.cfm?id=1108
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