MARCH 1 First
Saturday
CARNIVAL SATURDAY-LA FALLA-Biker
Week
Sirach,
Chapter 17, Verse 4
He put FEAR of them in all flesh and gave them dominion over beasts and birds.
God has made us greater than the animals and lesser than the angels.
Yet, God in his majesty gave us the power to co-create with Him the human race. Children are a gift they are to not to fear their parents like the animals do but children are to have holy fear of their parents which is to give them love and honor. Indeed, the family is a physical representation of the Holy Trinity. It is interesting to note that God started the human race through a family (Adam and Eve) and Christ’s first miracle was at the wedding in Cana which is traditionally the Gospel for the second Sunday in ordinary time or the second Sunday after Epiphany.
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding. When the wine ran short, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” (Jn. 2:1-3)
Families are an essential part of God’s will for all of creation.
For as a young man marries a virgin, your Builder shall marry you; And as a bridegroom rejoices in his bride so shall your God rejoice in you. (Is. 62:5)
First Saturday[1]
In December of
1925, Our Lady appeared to Sister Lucia, giving her the following guaranty of
salvation for those who complete the First Five Saturdays Devotion:
“I promise to
assist them at the hour of death with all the graces necessary for the
salvation of their souls."
Why Five Saturdays?
The
five first Saturdays correspond to the five kinds of offenses and blasphemies
committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary:
1) Blasphemies
against the Immaculate Conception
2) Blasphemies
against her virginity
3) Blasphemies
against her divine maternity, at the same time the refusal to accept her as the
Mother of all men
4) Instilling
indifference, scorn and even hatred towards this Immaculate Mother in the
hearts of children
5) Direct
insults against Her sacred images
How to complete the Five First
Saturdays Devotion:
On
the first Saturday of five consecutive months:
1. Go
to confession.
2. Receive
Holy Communion.
3. Say
five decades of the Rosary.
4. Keep
Our Lady company for 15 minutes, meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary.
5. Have
the intention of making reparation to Our Lady for the offenses listed above.
Carnival Saturday-Welcome
to Il Ballo Del Doge
The
most exclusive international event of the Venice Carnival!
Il
Ballo del Doge is the most lavish costume party of the Venice Carnival.
Il Ballo del Doge is a festive masquerade, a refined society gala, an opulent
banquet and an astonishing show. All this and much more…
Il Ballo del Doge is an intriguing collective game, orchestrated by the
Venetian Antonia Sautter, charming stylist and world-famous luxury event
planner, which has always taken place in the dreamlike setting of a Venetian
palace.
Il Ballo del Doge is a flight of fancy, a triumph of the senses, the luxury of
inhabiting a beautiful dream that lasts an entire night. Il Ballo del Doge is a
kind of magic!
Il Ballo del Doge is the most exclusive international event of the Venetian
Carnival, in which all the guests participate in splendid costumes of sartorial
excellence wearing typical Venetian masks.
Il Ballo del Doge is a memorable, one-of-a-life experience that will enchant
all your senses.
Are you ready to dream?
“…
because dreaming is an art… and a luxury I give myself!”
Described
as ‘one of the ten experiences to be had at least once in a lifetime’ by
American broadcaster ABC, the Ballo del Doge® is the highlight of the Venetian
Carnival.
Il
Ballo del Doge was conceived by the Venetian costume designer and luxury event
creator, Antonia Sautter, and takes place on a single night – that of Shrove
Saturday – in the dreamlike setting of a splendid Venetian palace. Just like a
dream…
Il
Ballo del Doge is an exclusive grand gala where pomp, bubbles, costumes, music,
art, venetian masks and good food are the main ingredients of a grand soiree
skillfully orchestrated by Antonia Sautter – world-famous entrepreneur, stylist
and event-planner – who has always been the soul, mind and artistic director of
Il Ballo del Doge.
True
to itself, yet different and original in the theme proposed at each new
edition, Il Ballo del Doge has been defined by the international media in many
different ways: sumptuous costume ball, luxurious masked carnival, star-studded
gala dinner, sumptuous dance party, unmissable rendezvous and much more…
Il
Ballo del Doge is all of the above and more importantly, an artistic production
boasting an exclusive cast of over 100 international artists, including
musicians, tightrope walkers, contortionists, actors, singers and dancers. The
sumptuous costumes designed and made by Antonia Sautter for her cast, as well
as the marvelous sets and refined mise en place with floral decorations studied
down to the smallest detail, are just some of the emotions guests experience.
Since 1994, Antonia Sautter has produced each edition of Il Ballo del Doge capturing the spirit of the times, without forgetting, indeed enhancing, the great tradition of the Venetian Carnival.
·
Carnival in Venice and its recipes
NOVENA TO THE HOLY FACE
DAILY
PREPARATORY PRAYER
O Most Holy and
Blessed Trinity, through the intercession of Holy Mary, whose soul was pierced
through by a sword of sorrow at the sight of the passion of her Divine Son, we
ask your help in making a perfect Novena of reparation with Jesus, united with
all His sorrows, love and total abandonment.
We now implore all the
Angels and Saints to intercede for us as we pray this Holy Novena to the Most
Holy Face of Jesus and for the glory of the most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and
Holy Spirit. Amen.
Seventh
Day
Psalm 51, 14-15.
Give me again the joy of your help, with a spirit of fervor sustain me, that I
may teach transgressors your ways and sinners may return to you.
Lord Jesus! After
contemplating Thy features, disfigured by grief, after meditating upon Thy
passion with compunction and love, how can our hearts fail to be inflamed with
a holy hatred of sin, which even now outrages Thy Adorable Face! Lord, suffer
us not to be content with mere compassion, but give us grace so closely to
follow Thee in this Calvary, so that the opprobrium destined for Thee may fall
on us, O Jesus, that thus we may have a share, small though it may be, in
expiation of sin. Amen. Mary, our Mother, intercede for us, Saint Joseph pray
for us.
Through the merits of your
precious blood and your Holy Face, O Jesus, grant us our petition, Pardon and
Mercy.
Prayer
in Honor of Mary
Hail Mary, Daughter of God
the Father! Hail Mary, Mother of God the Son! Hail Mary, Spouse of the Holy
Spirit! Hail Mary, Temple of the Most Holy Trinity! Hail Mary, our mistress,
our wealth, our mystic rose, Queen of our hearts, our Mother, our life, our
sweetness and our dearest hope! We are all Thine, and all we have is Thine. O
Virgin blessed above all things; may Thy soul be in us to magnify the Lord; may
Thy spirit be in us to rejoice in God. Place Thyself, O faithful Virgin, as a
seal upon our hearts, that in Thee and through Thee we may be found faithful to
God. Grant, most gracious Virgin, that we may be numbered among those whom Thou
art pleased to love, to teach and to guide, to favor and to protect as Thy
children. Grant that with the help of Thy love, we may despise all earthly
consolation and cling to heavenly things, until through the Holy Spirit, Thy
faithful spouse, and through Thee, His faithful spouse, Jesus Christ, Thy Son,
be formed within us for the glory of the Father. Amen. (St. Grignon de
Montfort)
Pray one (1) Our Father,
(3) Hail Mary’s, (1) Glory Be.
O Bleeding Face, O Face Divine, be every adoration Thine. (Three times)
Catechism
of the Catholic Church
Day
260 1970-1974
1970 The Law
of the Gospel requires us to make the decisive choice between "the two
ways" and to put into practice the words of the Lord. It is summed up
in the Golden Rule, "Whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to
them; this is the law and the prophets."
The entire Law of the Gospel is contained in the "new commandment" of
Jesus, to love one another as he has loved us.
1971 To the
Lord's Sermon on the Mount it is fitting to add the moral catechesis of the
apostolic teachings, such as Romans 12-15, 1 Corinthians 12-13, Colossians 3-4,
Ephesians 4-5, etc. This doctrine hands on the Lord's teaching with the
authority of the apostles, particularly in the presentation of the virtues that
flow from faith in Christ and are animated by charity, the principal gift of
the Holy Spirit. "Let charity be genuine.... Love one another with
brotherly affection.... Rejoice in your hope, be patient in tribulation, be
constant in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints, practice
hospitality." This catechesis also teaches us to deal with cases of
conscience in the light of our relationship to Christ and to the Church.
1972 The New
Law is called a law of love because it makes us act out of the love infused by
the Holy Spirit, rather than from fear; a law of grace, because it confers the
strength of grace to act, by means of faith and the sacraments; a law of
freedom, because it sets us free from the ritual and juridical observances of
the Old Law, inclines us to act spontaneously by the prompting of charity and,
finally, lets us pass from the condition of a servant who "does not know
what his master is doing" to that of a friend of Christ - "For all
that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you" - or even to
the status of son and heir.
1973 Besides
its precepts, the New Law also includes the evangelical counsels. the
traditional distinction between God's commandments and the evangelical counsels
is drawn in relation to charity, the perfection of Christian life. The precepts
are intended to remove whatever is incompatible with charity. The aim of the
counsels is to remove whatever might hinder the development of charity, even if
it is not contrary to it.
1974 The
evangelical counsels manifest the living fullness of charity, which is never
satisfied with not giving more. They attest its vitality and call forth our
spiritual readiness. the perfection of the New Law consists essentially in the
precepts of love of God and neighbor. the counsels point out the more direct
ways, the readier means, and are to be practiced in keeping with the vocation
of each:
(God) does
not want each person to keep all the counsels, but only those appropriate to
the diversity of persons, times, opportunities, and strengths, as charity
requires; for it is charity, as queen of all virtues, all commandments, all
counsels, and, in short, of all laws and all Christian actions that gives to
all of them their rank, order, time, and value.
Daily Devotions
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting: Today's Fast: End
to abortion
·
Total Consecration
to St. Joseph Day 17
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
·
Make
reparations to the Holy Face
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