Saturday, September 16, 2023
DAY 33 - MARY, MORNING STAR, PRAY FOR US
Join us for Rosary Coast to Coast!
In the Battle of Lepanto, the Turks believed Christianity had become so weak, it was time to move in and "deal the last blow." Outnumbered, Pope St. Pius V called upon the world to pray the rosary. Miraculously, victory was won on October 7, 1571, which brought the Feast of Our Lady of Victory.
Here we are again, my brothers and sisters. The enemy appears to be attempting to "deal the last blow." There is no doubt we are living in diabolically influenced times. This, while Godless leaders and influencers in our nation have usurped the phrase, “This is a battle for the soul of America,” as their evil abominations unto God easily become a “new normal” in the lives of our loved ones?! Those who choose to stand in the “Spirit of Truth” are mocked, persecuted, abandoned and put out?! The time is now to do the "Lepanto thing!"
PLEASE join us for Rosary Coast to Coast on the Feast of Our Lady of Victory, October 7, 2023 at 3:00pm CST to pray the Glorious Mysteries as a nation. It simply means to gather with a group of 2 or more outside (if possible) as we call upon the powerful intercession of Our Lady to Heal Our Land!!
Go to RosaryCoasttoCoast.com to find more information and register your group.
Let’s … UNITE AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS!!
UNITY IN TRUTH
Devil’s Tactic #2 - Divide and Conquer
The second modern tactic of the devil is actually the very ancient military strategy of “divide and conquer.” This strategy is defined as one that separates a force that would be stronger if united. As we said, the devil is roaming around like a lion that sizes up the herd to find the easiest target. He is also watching to see who is separated from the herd. Large, coordinated forces are difficult to defeat. If the enemy can separate us into small units or individuals, he can more easily defeat each one.
“Strike the shepherd and the sheep scatter” (Zec 13:7). There’s no doubt that the devil has focused his assault on the religious leaders of our day. While these leaders may have had noble intentions of charity and pastoral sensitivity, the results have been devastating. Decades of lenient, non-confrontational leadership have left the faithful feeble and prone to be “conformed to the pattern of this world” (Rom 12:2). St. Augustine once said, “Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.”
The unfortunate laxity of discipline has permitted confusion and strife where there should be clarity and harmony, an authentic unity based on the truth. As a result, the modern trend among those who believe and teach falsehoods that directly contradict the Church’s teaching is to consider these pockets of dissent as merely “differing tribes” within the Catholic Church. In this deceptive tribal system, those who believe in and teach all that the Church teaches are then considered extreme among these tribes.
Right or wrong, religious leadership seemed to calculate that it is better to refrain from “charged issues” for fear of offending some or even losing members. However, St. Peter Canisius cautioned: “Better that only a few Catholics should be left, staunch and sincere in their religion, than that they should, remaining many, desire as it were to be in collusion with the Church’s enemies and in conformity with the open foes of our faith.” (Excerpt from my book, Church Militant Field Manual).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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Tobit, Chapter 5,
Verse 16
This
is the angel Raphael who says to do not fear. It is interesting to note that
Raphael name and function means the medicine of God.
One of
the Seven[1]
Raphael is one of the
seven archangels who bring prayers before God (Tobit xii. 15), although he was
not one of the six who buried Moses. In Enoch, xx. 1-7 he is the second among the
six or seven angels, Michael, as the most prominent, being placed in the
Middle. In the lists of planetary angels given in the Jewish calendar, Raphael
presides over the sun and over Sunday (ib. p. 56). The four angels
Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel appear much more often in works of Jewish
mysticism. From heaven they behold all the bloodshed on earth and bring the
laments of souls before the Lord (Enoch, ix. 1-3). From out of the darkness
they lead souls to God (Sibyllines, ii. 214 et seq.). They are the four
angels of the Presence, and stand on the four sides of the Lord, whom they
glorify (Enoch, xl., where the fourth angel is Phanuel). Each has his own host
of angels for the praising of God, around the four sides of whose throne are
the four groups of angels. In accordance with their position in heaven, they
are the four leaders of the camp of Israel in the wilderness: Michael on the
east, opposite the tribe of Levi; Raphael on the west, opposite Ephraim;
Gabriel on the south, facing Reuben and Judah; Uriel on the north, facing Dan.
In like manner, the four rivers of paradise are divided among these four angels
("Seder Gan 'Eden," in Jellinek, "B. H." iii. 138).
Raphael, like every other angel, can assume any form he will (Tobit); a tablet
on his breast bears the name of God (Pesiḳ. R. 108b); according to the Zohar,
he is the chief of the "ofannim." Arealization of the foreign
character of this angel is inferred in the statement of Simeon ben Laüish (in
250 C.E.) to the effect that the names of the angels originated in Babylon,
meaning among the Parthians who ruled there (Gen. R. xlviii. 9). Raphael, as
his name implies, is the angel of healing diseases and wounds (Enoch, xc. 9);
he overcomes Asmodeus,
the evil spirit; he binds even Azazel, and
throws him into a pit (Enoch, x. 4). He cures blindness (Tobit l.c.;
Midrash of the Ten Commandments, in Jellinek, "B. H." i. 80), and
because of his healing powers he is represented as a serpent (Origen, l.c.).
Raphael, as the third in rank, appeared with Michael and Gabriel to cure
Abraham (Yoma 37a; B. M. 86b; Gen. R. xlviii. 10). He cures also moral evil
(Pasiḳ. R. 46 [ed. Friedmann, p. 188a]).
Raphael was a favorite
figure in Christian as well as in Jewish angelology, and early Christian
amulets, encolpions, tombstones, and other monuments have been found bearing
the names of the angels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. A small, gold
tablet discovered in the grave of Maria, the wife of the emperor Honorius,
bears a similar inscription. The names of the same angels occur on Basilidian
gems, and Origen likewise mentions them.
His name occurs in
Judæo-Babylonian conjuring texts, and is conspicuous in the liturgy—as in the
evening prayer, where he is mentioned together with the three other angels, at
whose head stands God, exactly as in the Christian version of Zechariah.
Tobit[2]
- Tobias went out
to look for someone to accompany him and who should he run into but
Raphael, the angel!
- When asked if
he knew the way to Media, Raphael replied that he often stayed there with
Gabael (who just happened to be the guy holding the bag of money) because
they were kinsmen. (Though this seems to be an amazing stroke of
luck, it, of course, reflects the providence of God.)
- Tobit wanted
to meet him and when pressed for a name, Raphael said it was Azariah,
which means “Yahweh has helped.”
- Both Tobit and
Tobias had no clue as to Azariah’s true identity even though he told Tobit
he would soon be healed.
- Tobit wished
them a safe journey, saying, “May [God’s] angel accompany you both and
protect you!” (Another example of great irony!)
Catechism of the Catholic
Church
PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN
MYSTERY
SECTION TWO-THE SEVEN
SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH
CHAPTER ONE-THE SACRAMENTS OF CHRISTIAN
INITIATION
1212 The sacraments of Christian
initiation - Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist - lay the foundations of
every Christian life. "The sharing in the divine nature given to men
through the grace of Christ bears a certain likeness to the origin, development,
and nourishing of natural life. the faithful are born anew by Baptism,
strengthened by the sacrament of Confirmation, and receive in the Eucharist the
food of eternal life. By means of these sacraments of Christian initiation,
they thus receive in increasing measure the treasures of the divine life and
advance toward the perfection of charity."
Daily
Devotions
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting: Today's Fast: For
the Poor and Suffering
· Saturday Litany of the Hours
Invoking the Aid of Mother Mary
·
Religion
in the Home for Preschool: September
·
Litany of the Most Precious
Blood of Jesus
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
·
Rosary
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