Tuesday, October 3, 2023
DAY 50 - OUR LADY OF AMERICA, 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!!
GO WEAPONS HOT
“Go Weapons Hot” is a military command that means to make whatever preparations are necessary so that when you pull the trigger, something happens. In spiritual terms, are we using live ammunition or are we firing blanks? In other words, are we making the preparations necessary to ensure that our efforts to combat evil and rescue souls are ignited by the fire of the Holy Spirit?
What are the preparations necessary so that “something (effective) happens” as we exercise the three offices of Christ in the war “against the principalities and powers, the rulers of this world of darkness, the evil spirits in regions above” (Eph 6:10-12)? The word “hot” (“Go Weapons Hot”) gives us an excellent acronym for understanding how we are best positioned to receive the free offer of God’s supernatural grace: H.O.T. = Humility, Obedience, Trust.
Humility: St. Ignatius of Loyola said, “There is no doubt that God will never be wanting to us, provided that he finds in us that humility which makes us worthy of his gifts, the desire of possessing them, and the promptitude to co-operate industriously with the graces he gives us.”
Obedience: St. Josemaria Escriva wrote, “The power of obedience! The lake of Gennesareth had denied its fishes to Peter’s nets. A whole night in vain. Then, obedient, he lowered his net again to the water and they caught ‘a huge number of fish.’ Believe me: the miracle is repeated each day.”
Trust: St. Alphonsus Liguori taught: “He who trusts himself is lost. He who trusts in God can do all things.” The most important aspect of the Devotion of Divine Mercy is the need to trust in God’s goodness. Jesus revealed to St. Faustina that “the vessel with which souls receive abundant graces, and special favors, is confidence!” The confident, trusting soul is like a lightning rod for God’s mercy and grace. (Excerpt from Church Militant Field Manual).
PRAYERS FOR TRADITIONAL 54 DAY NOVENA
THE SORROWFUL 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, blood red roses to remind thee of the passion of thy divine Son, with Whom thou didst so fully partake of its bitterness, 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 blood red roses to remind thee of the passion of thy divine Son, with Whom thou didst so fully partake of its bitterness each rose recalling to thee a holy mystery; each ten 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.
The Agony in the Garden – Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of resignation to the will of God and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
The Scourging at the Pillar – Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of mortification and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
The Crowning with Thorns – Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of humility and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
The Carrying of the Cross – Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of patience in adversity and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
The Crucifixion – Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of love of our enemies 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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SAINT MOTHER THEODORE GUERIN
Judith, Chapter 10,
Verse 16
Judith prepares for war with prayer and by the enhancement of her beauty. She is so strikingly beautiful that in this verse one of the guards of the Assyrian camp advises her to be confident in the presence of Holofernes.
Beauty
and the Beast[1]
After
bathing (during a drought) she uses all the human arts available to her to make
herself beautiful and captivating: perfumed ointment, hair, clothing and
jewelry. She understands the goodness of her body. She knows physical beauty is
good and comes from God. She also knows that the power of her beauty comes from
within her, from her holiness, from her faithfulness to God. Since both her
exterior and interior beauty come from God, her beauty must be devoted to the service of God. God intends to use her
beauty as a weapon to liberate the people. She will wield the weapon to the
best of her ability.
·
Men
are awed at her loveliness.
·
Judith
goes out to the enemy camp and to war.
·
She
demonstrates her trust in God by walking to certain death with only her maid
and her allure.
·
The
guards are overcome by God’s weapon-beauty.
Women
often desire to be beautiful but many unfortunately misunderstand that true
beauty radiates from the soul. Remember that your beauty must be devoted to the service of God. Equally a man’s strength must be devoted to the service of God.
Ancient
Beauty[2]
1. The ancient women cared for their
skin with oatmeal and milk, and Cleopatra was legendary for her milk baths.
2. Honey was extremely valuable in
ancient days and a symbol of divine blessing. Women applied it to their skin,
along with oils, as part of their bathing ritual.
3.
Ancient
women invented mineral cosmetics, and used eye shadows, face powder, blush, and
lip tints.
4. Ancient women did more than perfume
themselves before a romantic evening: they perfumed their beds.
5. Myrrh was precious perfume oil in
the ancient world renowned for its ability to soothe skin and fight wrinkles.
6. Flax was a common food source
researchers believe the omega-3 fatty acids in flax may help the body regulate
leptin, which helps you lose weight and burn fat more efficiently.
7. Cinnamon was used as sacred
anointing oil and perfume; research tells us that consuming cinnamon plays a
role in regulating blood sugar.
8. Pistachios are rich in carotenoids,
the phytonutrient that can help “block sunlight-induced inflammation of the
skin, which leads to wrinkles.
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.
Highlights and Things to
Do:
- Learn
more about the Sisters of Providence and Mother Theodore.
- Mother
Theodore's remains are located in the Shrine of St. Mother Theodore Guerin in Saint
Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana.
- Read
more about St. Mother Theodore:
- Read
the life of Mother Theodore and see the images of places
where she worked in the US.
- Read
about Mother Theodore and make a Fromage Fort in her honor.
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
Article 3-THE SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST
1322 The holy Eucharist completes
Christian initiation. Those who have been raised to the dignity of the royal
priesthood by Baptism and configured more deeply to Christ by Confirmation
participate with the whole community in the Lord's own sacrifice by means of
the Eucharist.
1323 "At the Last Supper, on
the night he was betrayed, our Savior instituted the Eucharistic sacrifice of
his Body and Blood. This he did in order to perpetuate the sacrifice of the
cross throughout the ages until he should come again, and so to entrust to his
beloved Spouse, the Church, a memorial of his death and resurrection: a
sacrament of love, a sign of unity, a bond of charity, a Paschal banquet 'in
which Christ is consumed, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future
glory is given to us.'"
Daily
Acceptance of Death[4]
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.
Daily
Devotions
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting: Today's Fast: An increase of the Faithful.
·
Make
reparations to the Holy Face-Tuesday
Devotion
·
Pray Day 3 of
the Novena for our Pope and Bishops
·
Tuesday:
Litany of St. Michael the Archangel
·
Religion
in the Home for Preschool: October
·
Litany of the Most Precious
Blood of Jesus
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
·
Rosary
[1]The Collegeville Bible Commentary,
1986.
[3]https://spsmw.org/saint-mother-theodore/about-saint-mother-theodore-guerin/what-kind-of-woman-was-saint-mother-theodore/
[4]http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/prayers/view.cfm?id=1108
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