Wednesday, August 23, 2023
DAY 9 – MOTHER UNDEFILED, PRAY THAT WE RECEIVE THE GIFT OF WISDOM!
GOD’S WORD
“Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways. He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way. All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.” (Psalm 25:8-10).
HEROES’ WORDS
“Dost thou hold wisdom to be anything other than truth, wherein we behold and embrace the supreme good?” -St. Augustine
“Let your old age be childlike, and your childhood like old age; that is, so that neither may your wisdom be with pride, nor your humility without wisdom.” -St. Augustine
“God gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know his holy will, and to do it fully.” -St. Ignatius of Loyola
“We are to love God for himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.” -St. Bernard of Clairvaux
MEDITATION
The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. They belong in their fullness to Christ, Son of David. They complete and perfect the virtues of those who receive them. They make the faithful docile in readily obeying divine inspirations. “Let your good spirit lead me on a level path” (Ps 143:10). “For those who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God” (Rom 8:14). (CCC 1831)
The Gift of Wisdom: The first and highest gift of the Holy Spirit. It makes the soul responsive to God in the contemplation of divine things. Where faith is a simple knowledge of the articles of Christian belief, wisdom goes on to a certain divine penetration of the truths themselves. Built into wisdom is the element of love, which inspires contemplative reflection on these divine mysteries, rejoices dwelling on them, and directs the mind to judge all things according to their principles. (Fr. John Hardon, Modern Catholic Dictionary)
PRAYERS FOR TRADITIONAL 54 DAY NOVENA
THE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES OF THE HOLY ROSARY
Prayer before the recitation: Sign of the cross. Hail Mary.
In petition (first 27 days): Hail, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, my Mother Mary, hail! At thy feet I humbly kneel to offer thee a Crown of Roses, full-blown white roses, tinged with the red of the passion, to remind thee of thy glories, fruits of the sufferings of thy Son and thee, each rose recalling to thee a holy mystery, each 10 bound together with my petition for a particular grace. O Holy Queen, dispenser of God’s graces, and Mother of all who invoke thee! Thou canst not look upon my gift and fail to see its binding. As thou receivest my gift, so wilt thou receive my petition; from thy bounty thou wilt give me the favor I so earnestly and trustingly seek. I despair of nothing that I ask of thee. Show thyself my Mother!
In thanksgiving (last 27 days): Hail, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, my Mother Mary, hail! At thy feet I gratefully kneel to offer thee a Crown of Roses full blown white roses, tinged with the red of the passion, to remind thee of thy glories, fruits of the sufferings of thy Son and thee, each rose recalling to thee a holy mystery; each 10 bound together with my petition for a particular grace. O Holy Queen, dispenser of God s graces, and Mother of all who invoke thee! thou canst not look upon my gift and fail to see its binding. As thou receivest my gift, so wilt thou receive my thanksgiving; from thy bounty thou hast given me the favor I so earnestly and trustingly sought. I despaired not of what I asked of thee, and thou hast truly shown thyself my Mother.
Say: The Apostles’ Creed, Our Father, 3 Hail Marys, Glory Be.
For each of the following Mysteries, say: Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be.
The Resurrection – Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be. Fatima Prayer.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these full-blown roses with a petition for the virtue of faith and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
The Ascension – Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be. Fatima Prayer.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these full-blown roses with a petition for the virtue of hope and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
The Descent of the Holy Spirit – Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be. Fatima Prayer.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these full-blown roses with a petition for the virtue of charity and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
The Assumption of Mary – Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be. Fatima Prayer.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these full-blown roses with a petition for the virtue of union with Christ and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
The Coronation of the Blessed Mother – Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be. Fatima Prayer.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these full-blown roses with a petition for the virtue of union with thee and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
Say: The Hail Holy Queen.
Spiritual Communion: My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
In petition (first 27 days): Sweet Mother Mary, I offer thee this spiritual communion to bind my bouquets in a wreath to place upon thy brow. O my Mother! Look with favor upon my gift, and in thy love obtain for me (specify request, see below). Hail Mary …
In thanksgiving (last 27 days): Sweet Mother Mary, I offer thee this Spiritual Communion to bind my bouquets in a wreath to place upon thy brow in thanksgiving for (specify request, see below) which thou in thy love hast obtained for me. Hail, Mary, etc.
PETITION: May our Church and our country find hope as we unite at the foot of the cross. (Please add your own petitions to this powerful novena)
All of the daily Novena Prayers and Reflections are found in this book: 54 Day Basic Training in Holiness
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 19, Verse 9
Via the Gospel, the Lord Jesus gives a
penetrating analysis of the state of the sinner and some very sobering advice
to us would-be saints on maintaining an undivided heart.
Delusion, Dissipation, Death[1]
We look
first to the description of a sinner. Jesus said to his disciples, “A rich man
had a steward …” Notice that he is referred to as a steward rather than an
owner. God is the owner of everything; we are but stewards. A steward must deal
with the goods of another according to the will of the other. Before God, we
own nothing. Part of the essence of sin is behaving as though we were the
owner. “… who was reported to him for squandering his property.” We, too, can
waste the gifts we have received or use them for sinful ends. For example, in
greed, we hoard the gifts that he gave us for the purpose of helping others. In
gossip, lying and cursing, we misuse the gift of speech; in laziness, we misuse
the gift of time; in all sin, we abuse and squander the gift of our freedom.
This is dissipation, the squandering of God’s goods. “He summoned him and said,
‘What is this I hear about you? Prepare a full account of your stewardship,
because you can no longer be my steward.’” Someday our stewardship will end,
and we will all be called to account.
Principles
of Saints-to-Be
After analyzing the sinner, the Lord
has some principle for those of us who want to be saints: intensity,
investment, increase and indivisibility. The text says that the steward called
in his master’s debtors one by one and cut their debt to the master in various
proportions. And, strangely, the master commended that dishonest steward for
acting shrewdly! In earning money and holding down a job, many display great
discipline: getting up early to go to work and going the extra mile to please
the boss. They will expend effort to please the boss, to please man, but not to
please God. The spiritually minded ought to show the same intensity,
organization, dedication and craftiness that the worldly show in their
pursuits. Jesus says, “I tell you, make friends for yourselves with dishonest
wealth, so that when it fails, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.”
The Lord tells of how the dishonest steward made use of the money at his
disposal to make friends who would help him in the next stage of his life.
How about us? Are we willing to use
our money and resources to bless and make friends of others (especially the
poor, who can bless us in the next stage of our life)? On the day of your
judgment, will the poor and needy be able to speak up on your behalf?
The Lord says
that the person who is trustworthy in very small matters is also trustworthy in
great ones; and the person who is dishonest in very small matters is also
dishonest in great ones.
The small matter is money. You want
more?
Then use well
what you’ve already received. Jesus says, “No servant can serve two masters.
... You cannot serve God and mammon.” Most people obey money and affluence;
they worship a high standard of living before they obey God. They meet their
worldly obligations first and then give God what is left over. But we are
called to have an undivided heart. You cannot obey the world (money) and think you’re
also going to obey God.
Catechism of the Catholic
Church
PART ONE: THE PROFESSION
OF FAITH
SECTION
TWO-I. THE CREEDS
CHAPTER
THREE-I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT
Article 12-"I BELIEVE IN LIFE EVERLASTING"
IN BRIEF
1051
Every man receives his eternal recompense in his immortal soul from the moment
of his death in a particular judgment by Christ, the judge of the living and
the dead.
1052
"We believe that the souls of all who die in Christ's grace . . . are the
People of God beyond death. On the day of resurrection, death will be
definitively conquered, when these souls will be reunited with their
bodies" (Paul VI, CPG # 28).
1053
"We believe that the multitude of those gathered around Jesus and Mary in
Paradise forms the Church of heaven, where in eternal blessedness they see God
as he is and where they are also, to various degrees, associated with the holy
angels in the divine governance exercised by Christ in glory, by interceding
for us and helping our weakness by their fraternal concern" (Paul VI, CPG
# 29).
1054
Those who die in God's grace and friendship imperfectly purified, although they
are assured of their eternal salvation, undergo a purification after death, so
as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of God.
1055 By
virtue of the "communion of saints," the Church commends the dead to
God's mercy and offers her prayers, especially the holy sacrifice of the
Eucharist, on their behalf.
1056
Following the example of Christ, the Church warns the faithful of the "sad
and lamentable reality of eternal death" (GCD 69), also called
"hell."
1057
Hell's principal punishment consists of eternal separation from God in whom
alone man can have the life and happiness for which he was created and for
which he longs.
1058 The
Church prays that no one should be lost: "Lord, let me never be parted
from you." If it is true that no one can save himself, it is also true
that God "desires all men to be saved" (1 Tim 2:4), and that for him
"all things are possible" (Mt 19:26).
1059
"The holy Roman Church firmly believes and confesses that on the Day of
Judgment all men will appear in their own bodies before Christ's tribunal to
render an account of their own deeds" (Council of Lyons II [1274]: DS 859;
cf. DS 1549).
1060 At
the end of time, the Kingdom of God will come in its fullness. Then the just
will reign with Christ for ever, glorified in body and soul, and the material
universe itself will be transformed. God will then be "all in all" (1
Cor 15:28), in eternal life.
Every Wednesday is
Dedicated to St. Joseph
The Italian culture has
always had a close association with St. Joseph perhaps you could make
Wednesdays centered around Jesus’s Papa. Plan an Italian dinner of pizza or
spaghetti after attending Mass as most parishes have a Wednesday evening Mass.
You could even do carry out to help restaurants. If you are adventurous, you
could do the Universal Man Plan: St. Joseph style. Make the evening a family
night perhaps it could be a game night. Whatever you do make the day special.
· Devotion to the 7 Joys and Sorrows of St.
Joseph
·
Do the St.
Joseph Universal Man Plan.
·
Total Consecration
to St. Joseph Day 9
Vigil of St Bartholomew, Apostle
INTROIT. Ego autem. Ps. 52
AS for me I am like a green olive tree in the house off the Lord; by trust hath been in the tender mercy of my God: and I will hope in thy Name for thy Saints like it well. Ps. ibid. Why boastest thou thyself, thou tyrant: that thou canst do mischief? V. Glory be.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that as we do prevent the festival of thy holy Apostle Saint Bartholomew so he may implore thy mercy for us; that we being delivered from all our iniquities, may likewise be defended against all adversities.
Epistle. Ecclesiasticus 44:22-45:5, 7
22 THE blessing of the Lord
was upon the head of the righteous. Therefore the Lord gave him an heritage;
and divided his portion among the twelve tribes.
1 And he found favour in
the sight of all fleshy. And the Lord magnified him so that his enemies stood
in fear of him. By his words he caused the wonders to cease:
2 he made him glorious in
the sight of kings, and gave him a commandment for his people, and shewed him
his glory.
45:4 He sanctified
him in his faithfulness and meekness, and chose him out of all men.
5 He gave him commandments
before his face, even the law of life and knowledge, and exalted him.
7 An everlasting covenant
he made with him: the Lord beautified him with ornaments of righteousness: and
clothed him with a robe of glory.
GOSPEL. St John 15:12-16
12 This is my commandment,
That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
13 Greater love hath no man
than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
14 Ye are my friends, if ye
do whatsoever I command you.
15 Henceforth I call you
not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have
called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made
known unto you.
16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
Rule of Traditional Catholic Fasting[2]
ABSTINENCE
No flesh meat (i.e., meat from mammals or fowl) is to be consumed on any Friday in the year with no exceptions.
FASTING
Fasting is defined as one meal only a day that may
not be consumed earlier than noon but preferably is consumed after 3 PM or even
after sunset. If necessary, an optional evening collation and an optional
morning frustulum is allowed.
MEDICINAL PLANTS
Day 9 EPIDEMICS AND PANDEMICS-Revealed by
Heaven to Luz De María
USE OF SACRAMENTALS, HOLY OIL AND
HOLY WATER I invite you not to forget the use of sacramentals. In case of
contagious diseases (pestilences, plagues, others) anoint the doors and windows
with holy oil.
If
you find yourselves sick, sprinkle the food with holy water and keep in mind
the use of the medicinal plants My Mother has indicated you use for these
unexpected circumstances. Be creatures’ firm in faith, knowing that being
endowed with reason and intelligence, you consciously obey the guidelines that
the leaders of your countries indicate to you. My call is to remain alert. In
this moment, humanity is threatened by illness. So at this time, you should
protect and help one another with authentic love and with mercy, caring for
your brothers/sisters as much as is possible, in the same way that you care for
yourselves, and remain in your homes when your countries are being threatened
by some epidemic. If, at this moment, you are not suffering from nature’s
attacks, from diseases, or from hunger, do not be indifferent toward those that
are suffering, since no nation can assure it will not suffer these calamities
at some moment. The cold-heartedness and indifference before suffering is an
example of the estrangement that man maintains with My House. The Christian
accompanies, suffers, and rejoices with his /her neighbor, because he/she knows
that a neighbor is the image and likeness of his /her Creator. Our Lord Jesus
Christ, 05.2009
Daily
Devotions
·
30 DAY TRIBUTE TO MARY 9th ROSE: Nativity:
Jealousy, Murder, Abortion
o 30
Days of Women and Herbs – Frauendreissiger
§ Vervain
(Verbena officinalis)
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting: An end
to the use of contraceptives.
·
Religion
in the Home for Preschool: August
·
Litany of the Most Precious
Blood of Jesus
·
Today
is the feast of St. Rose of Lima
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
·
Rosary
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