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+JMJ+Our Father...Prayer: I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in the martyrdom which your generous heart endured in standing near Jesus in his agony. Dear Mother, by your afflicted heart, obtain for me the virtue of temperance and the gift of counsel.Hail Mary...Luke 23:33Hail Mary...Luke 23:35Hail Mary...John 19:25Hail Mary...John 19:26,27 Hail Mary...Mark 15:34Hail Mary...Luke 23:44Hail

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+JMJ+Fourth Septet: Mary Meets Jesus on the Way of the CrossOur Father...Prayer: I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in the consternation of your heart at meeting Jesus as he carried his cross. Dear Mother, by your heart so troubled, obtain for me the virtue of patience, and the gift of fortitude.Hail Mary...Luke 23:25Hail Mary...Luke 23:26Hail Mary...Luke 23:27Hail Mary...Luke 23:28 Hail

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+JMJ+Second Septet: The Flight into Egypt.Our Father...Prayer: I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in the anguish of your most affectionate heart during the flight into Egypt and your sojourn there. Dear Mother, by your heart so troubled, obtain for me the virtue of generosity, especially toward the poor, and the gift of piety.Hail Mary...Matthew 2:13 After they had left, the angel of the

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+JMJ+I have decided to post the Seven Dolores of Mary (one each saturday) during lent this year.THE CHAPLET OF SEVEN SORROWSBead 1: O God, come to my assistance;O Lord, make haste to help me.Bead 2: Lord Jesus Christ, only Son ofthe living God,have mercy on me, a sinner.Bead 3: Sorrowful and ImmaculateHeart of Mary, pray for me.Bead 4: Glory be to the Father...As it was in the beginning...First

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"Lent Lengthens Our Horizon, It Orients Us to Eternal Life"ROME, FEB. 18, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the homily delivered Wednesday by Benedict XVI during the celebration of the Mass of Imposition of Ashes in the Basilica of St. Sabina on the Aventine Hill. * * * "You love all creatures, Lord,And do not loath anything you have made;You forget the sins of those who convert and

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+JMJ+CHESAPEAKE, Va. (Catholic Online) - In the Western Church we end the Christmas season with the Feast of the Lord’s “Baptism in the Jordan”. It marks the beginning of what is called his “public” ministry. He was thirty years old. He died His redemptive death at Golgotha when He was only thirty three. However, He also spent thirty redemptive years of life in what writers have sometimes called

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+JMJ+In 1531 a "Lady from Heaven" appeared to Saint Juan Diego, a poor Indian from Tepeyac, a hill northwest of Mexico City. She identified herself as the Mother of the True God and instructed him to have the bishop build a church on the site and left an image of herself imprinted miraculously on his tilma, a poor quality cactus-cloth. The tilma should have deteriorated within 20 years but

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+JMJ+"The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Savior of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of original sin."(Pius IX, Ineffabilis Deus, 1854)In 1854, Pope Pius IX's solemn declaration, "Ineffabilis Deus," clarified with finality the long-held belief of the

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+JMJ+Saint Andrew was a fisherman from Bethsaida and the brother of Simon Peter. Andrew, Peter, and John the Evangelist were the first of the disciples of Christ. While a disciple of John the Baptist, Andrew, who was still a young man at the time, showed his ardent desire to give himself to a radical search for and service of the truth.He demonstrated his willingness to leave all and follow God

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+JMJ+Lord, have mercy on us.Christ, have mercy on us.Lord, have mercy on us.Christ, hear us.Lord, have mercy on us.Christ, have mercy on us.Lord, have mercy on us.Christ, graciously hear us.God, the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.Holy Mary, pray for us.Holy Mother

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+JMJ+In 1916, an Angel appeared to three Portuguese shepherd children (Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta), gave them Holy Communion, and taught them the following prayers in order to prepare them for a future visit from the Blessed Mother. Pardon PrayerMy God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I love You! I ask pardon of You for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope and do not love You!

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+JMJ+ St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, or St. Thérèse of Lisieux was born January 2, 1873 in Alençon, France to pious parents, both who have been declared venerable by Pope John Paul II. Her mother died when she was four, leaving her father and elder sisters to raise her. On Christmas Day 1886 St. Thérèse had a profound experience of intimate union with God, which she described as a “complete

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+JMJ+I found this video that I wanted to share. No, there's no liturgical reason to post it today. I just liked it, that's all.

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+JMJ+The feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross celebrates two historical events: the discovery of the True Cross by Saint Helena, the mother of the Emperor Constantine, in 320, under the temple of Venus in Jerusalem and the dedication, in 335, of the basilica and shrine built on Calvary by Constantine which mark the site of the Crucifixion.The basilica, named the Martyrium, and the shrine,

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+JMJ+"The hope of the entire world and the dawn of salvation." - ( Lumen Gentium, 55 )Besides Christmas, only two birthdays are celebrated in the Church’s liturgical calendar. That of John the Baptist on June 24, and the birth of our Lady, on September 8.The reason for this is that these two saints, especially, of course, Mary, are figures of singular importance in the history of salvation.

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+JMJ+Known to all as a universal symbol of God's merciful and preferential love for the poor and forgotten, Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on August 26, 1910, in Skopje, Macedonia, the youngest of three children. She attended a youth group called Sodality, run by a Jesuit priest at her parish, and her involvement opened her to the call of service as a missionary nun. She joined the

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+JMJ+Gregory was born in Rome around 540, into the family of a wealthy Roman Senator who converted and became one of the seven deacons of Rome.Gregory, who was known for his intelligence and capacity for work, was appointed Prefect of Rome by the emperor at the very young age of 34. However, a year later, on the death of his father, Gregory became a Benedictine monk, and founded seven monasteries

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+JMJ+ 1. The AnnunciationIn the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, The Annunciation and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming to her, he said, “Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you.” But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might

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+JMJ+In this feast, particularly cherished by the Popes of modern times, we celebrate Mary as the Queen of Heaven and Earth.Pope Pius XII in the Papal Encyclical Ad Coeli Reginam proposed the traditional doctrine on the Queenship of Mary and established this feast for the Universal Church.Pope Pius IX said of Mary's queenship: "Turning her maternal Heart toward us and dealing with the affair of

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+JMJ+The Assumption is the oldest feast day of Our Lady, but we don't know how it first came to be celebrated.Its origin is lost in those days when Jerusalem was restored as a sacred city, at the time of the Roman Emperor Constantine (c. 285-337). By then it had been a pagan city for two centuries, ever since Emperor Hadrian (76-138) had leveled it around the year 135 and rebuilt it as in honor

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+JMJ+Fr. Kolbe lived his priestly ministry spreading the Gospel message through the use of media-newspapers, magazines and radio, but he died laying down his life for another man in a Nazi concentration camp.He was born Raymond Kolbe in 1894 to poor and pious Catholic parents. At age 12, he had a vision of the Mother Mary in which she asked him to choose whether he would accept a white crown,

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+JMJ+ Mary, Queen Assumed into Heaven, I rejoice that after years of heroic martyrdom on earth, you have at last been taken to the throne prepared for you in heaven by the Holy Trinity.Lift my heart with you in the glory of your Assumption above the dreadful touch of sin and impurity. Teach me how small earth becomes when viewed from heaven. Make me realize that death is the triumphant gate

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+JMJ+Mount Carmel is the mountain in the middle of the plain of Galilee on which the prophet Elijah called down a miracle of fire from the Lord to show the people of Israel who had strayed that "TheLord is God!" and that the prophets of Baal were worshipping a false god.There is a tradition that traces the Carmelite Order's informal beginnings to the prophet Elijah himself, even though there is

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+JMJ+Born into a poor peasant family of six children at the end of the 19th century in Italy, Maria Goretti's life was difficult from the beginning. Her family worked as farm hands and the children had to help feed the family as well.Halfway through her short, saintly life, Maria's father died of malaria. For some time the family had been working in the fields with another family named Serenelli.

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+JMJ+Real piety aims to give glory to God and lead man to virtue. To achieve both ends, devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary is a true gift of Divine Providence to this unfortunate century.Our Lady is the Mediatrix of all grace. To try to pray without her intercession is the same as trying to fly without wings, says Dante. If we want our acts of love, praise, thanksgiving and reparation to

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+JMJ+VATICAN CITY, JUNE 19, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The Congregation for Clergy is launching a new Web site for the Year for Priests, which begins today. The enthusiasm surrounding this occasion is echoing in initiatives across the globe.A letter from Cardinal Cláudio Hummes, prefect of the congregation, expressed the hope that "this may be a time of grace that will produce great apostolic fruit,

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+JMJ+This is a video of a Eucharistic Procession from 2007.F.I. News #20: 2007 Corpus Christi Procession @ Yahoo! Video

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+JMJ+"The Church Is Unceasingly Formed and Guided by the Spirit of the Lord"VATICAN CITY, MAY 31, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave today before praying the midday Regina Caeli in St. Peter's Square.* * *Dear Brothers and Sisters!The Church throughout the world relives to today the Solemnity of Pentecost, the mystery of her own birth, of her own "baptism"

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+JMJ+Eleventh Station - The Risen Lord Sends the Disciples into the WorldAll: We adore You, O Christand we praise You! Because by the Wood of the Cross andthe Light of the Resurrection, You have redeemed the world! Reading: "'Go therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I

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Ninth Station - The Risen Lord Eats with the Disciples on the Shore of TiberiasAll: We adore You, O Christand we praise You! Because by the Wood of the Cross andthe Light of the Resurrection, You have redeemed the world! Reading: "Jesus said to them, 'Bring some of the fish you just caught.' So Simon Peter went over and dragged the net ashore full of one hundred fifty-three large fish. Even

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+JMJ+Seventh Station - The Risen Lord Breathes Peace and Gives the Power to ForgiveAll: We adore You, O Christand we praise You! Because by the Wood of the Cross andthe Light of the Resurrection, You have redeemed the world! Reading: Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, 'Peace be with you'... The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, 'Peace be

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+JMJ+Fifth StationThe Risen Lord is Recognized in the Breaking of the BreadAll:We adore You, O Christ and we praise You!Because by the Wood of the Cross and theLight of the Resurrection,You have redeemed the world!Reading:" ...They urged Him, 'Stay with us, for it is nearlyevening and the day is almost over.' So He went in tostay with them. And it happened that while He waswith them at table, He

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Second StationThe Disciples Discover the Empty TombAll:We adore You, O Christ and we praise You!Because by the Wood of the Cross and theLight of the Resurrection,You have redeemed the world!Reading: "Then the other disciple also went in, the one who hadarrived at the tomb first, and he saw and believed"(John 20: 8).Reflection:The empty tomb was not a proof of the resurrection, but rather a

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+JMJ+Ninth Day"Today bring to Me the Souls who have become Lukewarm,and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy. These souls wound My Heart most painfully. My soul suffered the most dreadful loathing in the Garden of Olives because of lukewarm souls. They were the reason I cried out: 'Father, take this cup away from Me, if it be Your will.' For them, the last hope of salvation is to run to My mercy

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+JMJ+Eighth Day"Today bring to Me the Souls who are in the prison of Purgatory,and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy. Let the torrents of My Blood cool down their scorching flames. All these souls are greatly loved by Me. They are making retribution to My justice. It is in your power to bring them relief. Draw all the indulgences from the treasury of My Church and offer them on their behalf.

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+JMJ+Seventh DayToday bring to Me the Souls who especially venerate and glorify My Mercy*,and immerse them in My mercy. These souls sorrowed most over my Passion and entered most deeply into My spirit. They are living images of My Compassionate Heart. These souls will shine with a special brightness in the next life. Not one of them will go into the fire of hell. I shall particularly defend each

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+JMJ+I forgot to post this yesterday.Sixth DayToday bring to Me the Meek and Humble Souls and the Souls of Little Children,and immerse them in My mercy. These souls most closely resemble My Heart. They strengthened Me during My bitter agony. I saw them as earthly Angels, who will keep vigil at My altars. I pour out upon them whole torrents of grace. I favor humble souls with My confidence.

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+JMJ+Fifth Day"Today bring to Me the Souls of those who have separated themselves from My Church*,and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. During My bitter Passion they tore at My Body and Heart, that is, My Church. As they return to unity with the Church My wounds heal and in this way they alleviate My Passion." Most Merciful Jesus, Goodness Itself, You do not refuse light to those who seek

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+JMJ+Jesus asked that the Feast of the Divine Mercy be preceded by a Novena to the Divine Mercy which would begin on Good Friday. He gave St. Faustina an intention to pray for on each day of the Novena, saving for the last day the most difficult intention of all, the lukewarm and indifferent of whom He said:"These souls cause Me more suffering than any others; it was from such souls that My soul

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+JMJ+Third Day"Today bring to Me all Devout and Faithful Souls,and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. These souls brought me consolation on the Way of the Cross. They were a drop of consolation in the midst of an ocean of bitterness." Most Merciful Jesus, from the treasury of Your mercy, You impart Your graces in great abundance to each and all. Receive us into the abode of Your Most

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+JMJ+First Station - Jesus Rises from the DeadAll: We adore You, O Christand we praise You! Because by the Wood of the Cross andthe Light of the Resurrection,You have redeemed the world! Reading: "The angel of the Lord said to the women: 'Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for He has been raised just as He said." (Matthew 28: 5b-6a).Reflection:

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+JMJ+"Today bring to Me the Souls of Priests and Religious,and immerse them in My unfathomable mercy. It was they who gave me strength to endure My bitter Passion. Through them as through channels My mercy flows out upon mankind." Most Merciful Jesus, from whom comes all that is good, increase Your grace in men and women consecrated to Your service,* that they may perform worthy works of mercy;

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Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.All: Because by your holy cross You have redeemed the world.Jesus, your body is prepared for burial. Joseph gave you his own tomb. He laid your body there and rolled a large stone in front of it, then went home. What a sad day it has been for so many people.As a child, sometimes I try to keep everything for myself. I find it hard to share my

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+JMJ+Jesus asked that the Feast of the Divine Mercy be preceded by a Novena to the Divine Mercy which would begin on Good Friday. He gave St. Faustina an intention to pray for on each day of the Novena, saving for the last day the most difficult intention of all, the lukewarm and indifferent of whom He said: "These souls cause Me more suffering than any others; it was from such souls that My

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+JMJ+Twelfth Station: Jesus dies on the crossLeader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.All: Because by your holy cross You have redeemed the world.As Jesus hung on the cross, he forgave the soldiers who had crucified him, and prayed for his mother and friends. Jesus wanted all of us to be able to live forever with God, so he gave all he had for us.Jesus, let me take a few moments now to

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+JMJ+Holy ThursdayThe Last SupperDuring Lent, we should; live as children of the light, performing actions good, just and true(see Ep 5:1-9).Nos autem gloriari oportet in cruce Domini nostri Iesu Christi,in quo est salus, vita et resurrectio nostra per quem salvati et liberati sumus.We should glory in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, for he is our salvation,our life and our resurrection;

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+JMJ+4/9/2009Zenit News Agency (www.zenit.org)Benedict XVI noted that the Easter triduum begins Thursday afternoon with the Mass of the Lord's Supper.VATICAN CITY (Zenit) - Benedict XVI reflected on the Easter triduum at the general audience today, which he called the "fulcrum of the entire liturgical year."Holy Week, the Pope said, "offers us the opportunity to be immersed in the central events

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+JMJ+Eight StationLeader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.All: Because by your holy cross You have redeemed the world.Jesus, as you carry your cross you see a group of women along the road. As you pass by you see they are sad. You stop to spend a moment with them, to offer them some encouragement. Although you are have been abandoned by your friends and are in pain, you stop and try to

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+JMJ+Sixth Station: Veronica wipes the face of JesusLeader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.All: Because by your holy cross You have redeemed the world.Jesus, suddenly a woman comes out of the crowd. Her name is Veronica. You can see how she cares for you as she takes a cloth and begins to wipe the blood and sweat from your face. She can't do much, but she offers what little help she

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+JMJ+Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.All: Because by your holy cross You have redeemed the world.Jesus, the soldiers are becoming impatient. This is taking longer than they wanted it to. They are afraid you won't make it to the hill where you will be crucified. As you grow weaker, they grab a man out of the crowd and make him help carry your cross. He was just watching what was

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+JMJ+Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.All: Because by your holy cross You have redeemed the world.Jesus, you feel so alone with all those people yelling and screaming at you. You don't like the words they are saying about you, and you look for a friendly face in the crowd. You see your mother. She can't make the hurting stop, but it helps to see that she is on your side, that she

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+JMJ+If you have been doing the 33 days of preparation for total consecration to Jesus through Mary for the past few weeks, today is your Consecration Day!The AnnunciationCatherine FournierFeast Day: March 25Young FamiliesSometimes, one action of one person changes life for everyone. Eve and then Adam deciding to disobey God and eat the apple is one example. It doesn't seem like much, but it

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+JMJ+The St. Joseph's Day Traditionby Anthony Della CalceExecutive EditorMarch 18, 2007Most people in this country – especially the students on any college campus – know that March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day. Even if they are completely unaware of its actual meaning, they are probably familiar with shamrocks, leprechauns, and turning everything in sight green – the bread, the beer and, in Chicago,

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+JMJ+Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.All: Because by your holy cross You have redeemed the world.Jesus, the cross you have been carrying is very heavy. You are becoming weak and almost ready to faint, and you fall down. Nobody seems to want to help you. The soldiers are interested in getting home, so they yell at you and try to get you up and moving again.As a child, sometimes I

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+JMJ+Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.All: Because by your holy cross You have redeemed the world.Jesus, the cross you have been carrying is very heavy. You are becoming weak and almost ready to faint, and you fall down. Nobody seems to want to help you. The soldiers are interested in getting home, so they yell at you and try to get you up and moving again.As a child, sometimes I

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+JMJ+Remember the man who described himself as an ambassador for God and who prayed that it might never happen that he should lose the people which God had won for himself at the end of the earth.To reduce Patrick to a symbol of that kind, worthy as it may be, without any reference to his own Christian faith distorts the truth and in no way does justice to the real stature of the man.To reduce

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+JMJ+Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.All: Because by your holy cross You have redeemed the world.Jesus, you feel so alone with all those people yelling and screaming at you. You don't like the words they are saying about you, and you look for a friendly face in the crowd. You see your mother. She can't make the hurting stop, but it helps to see that she is on your side, that she

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+JMJ+Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.All: Because by your holy cross You have redeemed the world.Jesus, the cross you have been carrying is very heavy. You are becoming weak and almost ready to faint, and you fall down. Nobody seems to want to help you. The soldiers are interested in getting home, so they yell at you and try to get you up and moving again.As a child, sometimes I

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JESUS IS PRESENTED IN THE TEMPLE&THE PROPHECY OF SIMEONAnd when the day came for them to be purified in keeping with the Law of Moses, they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord--observing what is written in the Law of the Lord: Every first-born male must be consecrated to the Lord--and also to offer in sacrifice, in accordance with what is prescribed in the Law of the Lord, a pair

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Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.All: Because by your holy cross You have redeemed the world.Jesus, as you accepted your cross, you knew you would carry it to your death on Calvary. You knew it wouldn't be easy, but you accepted it and carried it just the same.As a child, sometimes I don't like the problems that come my way. Sometimes I try to get others to take care of them or

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+JMJ+Leader: We adore Thee, O Christ, and bless Thee.All: Because by Thy holy cross Thou hast redeemed the world.Jesus, you stand all alone before Pilate. Nobody speaks up for you. Nobody helps defend you. You devoted your entire life to helping others, listening to the smallest ones, caring for those who were ignored by others. They don't seem to remember that as they prepare to put you to

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+JMJ+Today also starts the beginning of the 40 days for life campaign. For devotionals, go to this site:http://www.40daysforlife.com/getinvolved.cfm?selected=spring2009day01

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+JMJ+The liturgical use of ashes originated in the Old Testament times. Ashes symbolized mourning, mortality and penance. In the Book of Esther, Mordecai put on sackcloth and ashes when he heard of the decree of King Ahasuerus to kill all of the Jewish people in the Persian Empire (Esther 4:1). Job repented in sackcloth and ashes (Job 42:6). Prophesying the Babylonian captivity of Jerusalem,

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+JMJ+I apologize for posting this a day late, but if you are interested in making a consecration to Jesus, through Mary, on March 25th (Feast of the Annunciation),you should do it according to St. Louis de Montfort's 33-day formula. Just do Days 1&2 today in order to make up for the lost day. Below is a link to the necessary prayers and readings. Preparation for Total ConsecrationI would

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+JMJ+Even though St Valentine is no longer on the Church calender, I thought this was an appropriate post for today St. ValentineValentine was a holy priest in Rome, who, with St. Marius and his family, assisted the martyrs in the persecution under Claudius II. He was apprehended, and sent by the emperor to the prefect of Rome, who, on finding all his promises to make him renounce his faith in

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+JMJ+Interview: On Lourdes and St. BernadetteBy Karna Swanson9/9/2008Zenit News Agency (www.zenit.org)Elizabeth Ficocelli, author of "Lourdes: Font of Faith, Hope and Charity" is interviewed on the Pilgrimage site and the life of St. Bernadette.AdvertisementCOLUMBUS, Ohio (Zenit) - The world today could learn a lot from visionary Bernadette Soubirous of Lourdes, said the author of a new book on

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+JMJ+"Fasting Is a Great Help to Avoid Sin and All That Leads to It"VATICAN CITY, FEB. 3, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Here is Benedict XVI's Lenten message for 2009, dated Dec. 11 and released today. The theme of the letter is "He Fasted for Forty Days and Forty Nights, and Afterward He Was Hungry."* * *Dear Brothers and Sisters!At the beginning of Lent, which constitutes an itinerary of more intense

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+JMJ+Note: The Presentation in the Temple is the first sorrow of Mary because of Simeon's prophecy that a sword of sorrow would pierce Her heart.At the end of the fourth century, a woman named Etheria made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Her journal, discovered in 1887, gives an unprecedented glimpse of liturgical life there. Among the celebrations she describes is the Epiphany (January 6), the

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+JMJ+Francis was born of noble and pious parents, near Annecy, 1566, and studied with brilliant success at Paris and Padua. On his return from Italy he gave up the grand career which his father had marked out for him in the service of the state, and became a priest.When the Duke of Savoy had resolved to restore the Church in the Chablais, Francis offered himself for the work, and set out on foot

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+JMJ+MARCH-SPEAKERS (UPDATED) Jan-22-2009 (850 words) With photos. xxxnBy Dennis SadowskiCatholic News ServiceWASHINGTON (CNS) -- President Barack Obama and his vocal support of abortion came under fire from members of Congress, clergy and pro-life activists during the opening rally of the 36th annual March for Life.For nearly two hours Jan. 22, a crowd estimated at 100,000 listened to three

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+JMJ+ WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 /Christian Newswire/ — The following text is A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America: National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2009: All human life is a gift from our Creator that is sacred, unique, and worthy of protection. On National Sanctity of Human Life Day, our country recognizes that each person, including every person waiting to be born, has

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+JMJ+ZE09011802 - 2009-01-18Permalink: http://www.zenit.org/article-24826?l=english"We Are a People Who Belong to Christ"VATICAN CITY, JAN. 18, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Here is a meditation jointly prepared by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches for the first day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.The week

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Two Greek philosophers ventured out into the Egyptian desert to the mountain where Anthony lived. When they got there, Anthony asked them why they had come to talk to such a foolish man? He had reason to say that -- they saw before them a man who wore a skin, who refused to bathe, who lived on bread and water. They were Greek, the world's most admired civilization, and Anthony was Egyptian, a

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+JMJ+WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Father Richard John Neuhaus, a former Lutheran minister who became a Catholic priest and a staunch defender of church teaching on abortion and other life issues, died Jan. 8. He was 72. Funeral plans were incomplete. The founder and editor in chief of the journal First Things, Father Neuhaus was hospitalized in New York after becoming ill Dec. 26 with a systemic infection

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+JMJ+John Neumann was born on March 28, 1811, in Bohemia, now part of the Czech Republic. His parents were Philip and Agnes Neumann. He had four sisters and a brother. After college, John entered the seminary. When the time came for his ordination, the bishop was sick and the date was never rescheduled as Bohemia had enough priests at the time. Since he had been reading about missionary

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+JMJ+ * RECIPES o » Brazilian King's Bread » Cappelletti all'uso di Romagna » Dutch King's Bread » Epiphany Bread o more o » Fireside Punch » Fresh Tomato Sauce » Galette des Rois » Gateau des Rois (1) » Gateau des Rois (2) » Kings' Bread Ring » King's Ring »

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+JMJ+The title “Mother of God” goes back to the third or fourth century, but the Greek term Theotokos (“The God-bearer”) was officially consecrated as Catholic doctrine at the Council of Ephesus in 431, thus becoming the first Marina dogma. At the end of the Council of Ephesus, crowds of people marched through the streets shouting: “Praised be the Theotokos!” This Catholic doctrine is based on

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+JMJ+Today is the feast day of this blog and the feast day for all families...Happy feast day everybody!!!Vocation of the Family Is to Support Each Other on the Road to HeavenIn the Gospel we do not find speeches on the family but an event that is worth more than any word: God willed to be born and to grow up in a human family. In this way, He has consecrated the family as the first and ordinary

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+JMJ+St. John the ApostleSt. John, Apostle and Evangelist (Feast day - December 27th)St. John, the son of Zebedee, and the brother of St. James the Great, was called to be an Apostle by our Lord in the first year of His public ministry. He became the "beloved disciple" and the only one of the Twelve who did not forsake the Savior in the hour of His Passion. He stood faithfully at the cross when

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+JMJ+Stephen's name means "crown," and he was the first disciple of Jesus to receive the martyr's crown. Stephen was a deacon in the early Christian Church. The apostles had found that they needed helpers to look after the care of the widows and the poor. So they ordained seven deacons, and Stephen is the most famous of these. God worked many miracles through St. Stephen and he spoke with such

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"I Once More Joyfully Proclaim Christ's Birth"VATICAN CITY, DEC. 25, 2008 (Zenit.org).- Here is a Vatican translation of Benedict XVI's Christmas message, which he delivered from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica today at noon.* * *"The grace of God our Saviour has appeared to all" (Tit 2:11, Vulg.)Dear brothers and sisters, in the words of the Apostle Paul, I once more joyfully proclaim

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+JMJ+ I just realized that I posted these a day late, so I am posting two today!

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+JMJ+Here is today's novena:

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+JMJ+Here is today's novena:

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+JMJ+Here is today's novena:

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+JMJ+Here is today's novena:

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+JMJ+ Here is today's novena:

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+JMJ+Here is today's novena:Today also starts the "O Antiphons." For more information, click here

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+JMJ+I plan on posting one video each day for this novena.

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+JMJ+St. Lucy Day By: Julie M. YoungHow to Celebrate St. Lucy DaySaint Lucy Day (also known as Sankta Lucia or Santa Lucia Day) is a Lutheran, Catholic and Orthodox Christian holy day that’s celebrated throughout the world on December 13, particularly in Sweden, Scandinavia and Italy. St. Lucy Day celebrates, with Advent, the start of the Christmas season as well as the winter solstice (

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+JMJ+In 1531 a "Lady from Heaven" appeared to Saint Juan Diego, a poor Indian from Tepeyac, a hill northwest of Mexico City. She identified herself as the Mother of the True God and instructed him to have the bishop build a church on the site and left an image of herself imprinted miraculously on his tilma, a poor quality cactus-cloth. The tilma should have deteriorated within 20 years but

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+JMJ+On the Immaculate Conception"The Reflection of the Beauty That Saves the World"ROME, DEC. 9, 2008 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave Monday, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, before praying the Angelus with those gathered in St. Peter's Square.* * *Dear Brothers and Sisters:The mystery of Mary's Immaculate Conception, which we

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+JMJ+ST. NICHOLAS OF MYRA SATURDAY, DECEMBER 06, 2008Saint Nicholas was born in Lycia in Asia Minor. He is one of the most popular saints of the Church, even though there is scarcely anything historically certain about him except that he was Bishop of Myra in the fourth century. As a young man he is said to have made a pilgrimmage to Palestine and Egypt in order to study in the school of the

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+JMJ+In the secular world, Black Friday has come and gone, Christmas decorations are up, and kids are anxiously awaiting for Santa to come. But for us Catholics, Advent is a time to deepen our spiritual lives as we anticipate Christ's second coming, as well as the celebration of His Birth! Hopefully, your families celebrate these next four weeks with an Advent wreath, Advent Calender, Jesse

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+JMJ+THE FIRST (REAL) THANKSGIVING This history books will tell you that the first Thanksgiving was celebrated by the pilgrims in 1621. Not true.An interesting bit of trivia is that the first American Thanksgiving was actually celebrated on September 8, 1565 in St. Augustine, Florida. The Native Americans and Spanish settlers held a feast and the Holy Mass was offered.A second similar "

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+JMJ+To Jesus Christ, our Sov'reign KingTo Jesus Christ, our Sov'reign King,Who is the world's salvation,All praise and homage do we bring,And thanks and adoration.Refrain:Christ Jesus Victor, Christ Jesus Ruler!Christ Jesus, Lord and Redeemer!2. Thy reign extend, O King benign,To ev'ry land and nation,For in Thy kingdom, Lord divine,Alone we find salvation.(Refrain)3. To Thee and to Thy Church,

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