Candace’s Corner-Try “Real Italian Vinegar”
· Pray Day 3 of the Novena for our Pope and Bishops
· Tuesday: Litany of St. Michael the Archangel
· Carnival Time begins in Catholic Countries.
· Bucket List trip: Sea of Galilee
· Spirit Hour: Dry Martini
· How to celebrate Feb 25th
· Why not start your day with a hearty bowl of clam chowder? Whether you prefer it thick or thin, this classic dish is sure to warm your soul. Next up, take a moment to appreciate our furry friends by supporting World Spay Day. Consider volunteering at a local animal shelter or donating to a pet charity.
· As the day progresses, indulge in some chocolate-covered nuts for a sweet pick-me-up. These delicious treats are easy to make at home or can be found at your nearest convenience store. Balance out you’re snacking by celebrating Let’s All Eat Right Day with a balanced meal. Whip up a quick and healthy dish using ingredients you already have on hand.
· To end the day on a historical note, take a moment to commemorate Pistol Patent Day. Dive into the history of firearms or test your marksmanship skills at a shooting range. Remember to always handle guns safely and responsibly.
· With a mix of good food, community service, sweet treats, and a touch of history, you’re sure to have a unique and fulfilling day celebrating these odd holidays. Enjoy the adventure!
· Before you cozy up for the night, reflect on the achievements of grandmothers worldwide for Grandmother Achievement Day. Whip up a batch of peppermint patties or share a heartwarming story – celebrate the incredible women who paved the way.
February 25 Tuesday
HOLY FACE DAY 3
Mark, Chapter 9, Verse 31-32
31 He was teaching his disciples and telling them, “The Son of Man is to be handed over to men and they will kill him, and three days after his death he will rise.” 32 But they did not understand the saying, and they were AFRAID to question him.
Many times, we are afraid to ask a question of the Lord because we do not want to know the answer. We measure success with an earthly yardstick and not a heavenly one. Christ asks us to trust in Him. The heavenly yardstick is this as spoken by Michael the Archangel,
“Who is like God?
We are in a battle with the world, the flesh, and the Devil. Let us remember that St. Michael, along with our Guardian Angel stand to defend us from perdition. No harm can come to the children of God who place their trust in the Precious Blood. We must not be afraid to ask for Michael’s help and to always call on Mary the Queen of Angels whose children we are through Christ. We must not be afraid to question science, literature, or art in its many forms as these achievements of human works are often pressed into service by the Devil and his cohorts.
God’s yardstick, “Who is like God?”
leads us to Love Him and to love our neighbors.
Why is this commandment to love God and our neighbor called the great commandment?
Because in these two are contained all the others, so that he who fulfills these fulfills the whole law. For whoever loves God with his whole heart does not murmur against God; does not dishonor His name by cursing and swearing; does not desecrate the Sabbath-day, because he knows that all this is offensive to God. On the contrary, he hopes in God; gives thanks and praise to God; sanctifies the Sundays and holy-days, because he knows this to be pleasing to God; observes the precepts of the Church, because he knows it to be the will of God that he should hear the Church; honors his parents; does no injury to his neighbor; does not commit adultery; does not steal; slanders no one; bears no false witness; pronounces no unjust judgment; is not envious, malicious, unmerciful, but rather practices towards every one the corporal and spiritual works of mercy; and all this because, out of love to God, he loves his neighbor as himself. Thus, love fulfills all the commandments.[1]
NOVENA
TO THE HOLY FACE
DAILY
PREPARATORY PRAYER
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.
THIRD
DAY
(Console
Holy Face and recite Daily Preparatory Prayer)
Psalm
51,6b-7.
You are
just when you pass sentence on me, blameless when you give judgment. You know I
was born guilty, a sinner from the moment of conception. Prayer of Pope Pius IX
O Jesus! Cast upon us a look of mercy: turn your Face towards each of us as you
did to Veronica; not that we may see it with our bodily eyes, for this we do
not deserve, but turn it towards our hearts, so that, remembering you, we may
ever draw from this fountain of strength the vigor necessary to sustain the
combats of life. Amen. Mary, our Mother, and 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 of
Saint Francis
All
highest, glorious God, cast your light into the darkness of our hearts, give us
true faith, firm hope, perfect charity and profound humility, so that with
wisdom, courage and perception, O Lord, we may do what is truly your holy will.
Amen.
To the
Angels and Saints
We salute
you, through the Holy Face and Sacred Heart of Jesus, O all you Holy Angels and
Saints of God. We rejoice in your glory, and we give thanks to our Lord
for all the benefits which He has showered upon you; we praise Him, and
glorify Him, and for an increase of your joy and honor, we offer Him the
most Holy Face and gentle Heart of Jesus.
Pray that
we may become formed according to the heart of God. 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
255 1939-1948
III. Human Solidarity
1939 The principle of solidarity, also articulated in terms
of "friendship" or "social charity," is a direct demand of
human and Christian brotherhood.
An error, "today abundantly widespread, is disregard
for the law of human solidarity and charity, dictated and imposed both by our
common origin and by the equality in rational nature of all men, whatever
nation they belong to. This law is sealed by the sacrifice of redemption
offered by Jesus Christ on the altar of the Cross to his heavenly Father, on
behalf of sinful humanity."
1940 Solidarity is manifested in the first place by the
distribution of goods and remuneration for work. It also presupposes the effort
for a more just social order where tensions are better able to be reduced and
conflicts more readily settled by negotiation.
1941 Socio-economic problems can be resolved only with the
help of all the forms of solidarity: solidarity of the poor among themselves,
between rich and poor, of workers among themselves, between employers and
employees in a business, solidarity among nations and peoples. International
solidarity is a requirement of the moral order; world peace depends in part
upon this.
1942 The virtue of solidarity goes beyond material goods.
In spreading the spiritual goods of the faith, the Church has promoted, and
often opened new paths for, the development of temporal goods as well. and so
throughout the centuries has the Lord's saying been verified: "Seek first
his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as
well":
For two thousand years this sentiment has lived and endured
in the soul of the Church, impelling souls then and now to the heroic charity
of monastic farmers, liberators of slaves, healers of the sick, and messengers
of faith, civilization, and science to all generations and all peoples for the
sake of creating the social conditions capable of offering to everyone possible
a life worthy of man and of a Christian.
IN BRIEF
1943 Society ensures social justice by providing the
conditions that allow associations and individuals to obtain their due.
1944 Respect for the human person considers the other
"another self." It presupposes respect for the fundamental rights
that flow from the dignity intrinsic of the person.
1945 The equality of men concerns their dignity as persons
and the rights that flow from it.
1946 The differences among persons belong to God's plan,
who wills that we should need one another. These differences should encourage
charity.
1947 The equal dignity of human persons requires the effort
to reduce excessive social and economic inequalities. It gives urgency to the
elimination of sinful inequalities.
1948 Solidarity is an eminently Christian virtue. It
practices the sharing of spiritual goods even more than material ones.
Daily Devotions
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them in
fasting: Today's Fast: The
sanctification of the Church Militant.
·
Litany of the Most Precious
Blood of Jesus
·
Total Consecration
to St. Joseph Day 10
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
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