As we recently celebrated the Assumption and the Queenship of Mary, I figured it would be a prime time to discuss proper devotion to the Mother of God.
Proper Devotion to the Mother of God
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Feast of the Sacred Heart
Today is the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Below is a prayer to the Sacred
Heart that was printed on prayer cards my wife and I gave out at our wedding.
O most holy Heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing, I adore Thee, I love Thee and with a lively sorrow for my sins, I offer Thee this poor heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure, and wholly obedient to Thy will. Grant, good Jesus, that I may live in Thee and for Thee. Protect me in the midst of danger; comfort me in my afflictions; give me health of body, assistance in my temporal needs, Thy blessing on all that I do, and the grace of final perseverance.
True Worship
“True worship, whether vocal or silent, is offering one’s self to God = body, mind and soul – for the doing of His will. The fruit of worship is an increasing awareness of the Inward Light [i.e. the Holy Spirit], an experience of God’s love and a fresh understanding of the two great commandments: ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.’ (Luke 10:27)”
“‘As many candles lighted and put in one place do greatly augment the light, and make it more to shine forth, so when many are gathered together into the same life there is more of the glory of God, and His power appears to the refreshment of each individual, for each partakes not only of the light and life raised in himself, but in all the rest.’ – Robert Barclay”
– Faith and Practice (Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1972)
“Participation in the communal celebration of the Sunday Eucharist is a testimony of belonging and of being faithful to Christ and to his Church. The faithful give witness by this to their communion in faith and charity. Together they testify to God’s holiness and their hope of salvation. They strengthen one another under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.” – Catechism of the Catholic Church 2182
Prayer Request
Please pray for the St. Luke Society, a currently defunct group for
Catholic medical
students that I’m trying to restart as a Chapter of the Catholic
Medical Student Association.
“Go and teach all nations…”
Benedict XVI made praying for missionaries
a particular focus for the month of May. By way of Katolik
Shinja (one of my favorite blogs), I
found this novena to the Holy Spirit, which is traditionally started
on the
Feast of the Ascension (today), and leads up to Pentecost.
I plan on saying this novena
with a particular intention for all missionaries and for a greater
infusion of missionary
spirit within the Church. Anyone care to join me?