Forwarded from The Catholic Man [TCM]
"The Eucharist is the supreme proof of the love of Jesus. After this, there is nothing more but Heaven itself." - Saint Peter Julian Eymard
Siamo del re ladri e cavalieri e nella notte noi andiamo.
E il vento freddo del terrore no non ci potrà fermare.
L'oro che noi rubiamo con onore dentro i nostri cuori splende
come il bel simbolo d'amore
che al trono ci legò.
Image of Jacques Cathelineau, the Saint of Anjou, leader of the Vendee heroes and martyrs.
E il vento freddo del terrore no non ci potrà fermare.
L'oro che noi rubiamo con onore dentro i nostri cuori splende
come il bel simbolo d'amore
che al trono ci legò.
Image of Jacques Cathelineau, the Saint of Anjou, leader of the Vendee heroes and martyrs.
Prayer to #Saint #Joseph (after Rosary, by Pope Leo XIII)
To thee, O blessed Joseph, we have recourse in our affliction, and having implored the help of thy thrice holy Spouse, we now, with hearts filled with confidence, earnestly beg thee also to take us under thy protection. By that charity wherewith thou wert united to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God, and by that fatherly love with which thou didst cherish the Child Jesus, we beseech thee and we humbly pray that thou wilt look down with gracious eye upon that inheritance which Jesus Christ purchased by His blood, and wilt succor us in our need by thy power and strength.
Defend, O most watchful guardian of the Holy Family, the chosen off-spring of Jesus Christ. Keep from us, O most loving Father, all blight of error and corruption. Aid us from on high, most valiant defender, in this conflict with the powers of darkness. And even as of old thou didst rescue the Child Jesus from the peril of His life, so now defend God's Holy Church from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity. Shield us ever under thy patronage, that, following thine example and strengthened by thy help, we may live a holy life, die a happy death, and attain to everlasting bliss in Heaven. Amen.
#prayer
To thee, O blessed Joseph, we have recourse in our affliction, and having implored the help of thy thrice holy Spouse, we now, with hearts filled with confidence, earnestly beg thee also to take us under thy protection. By that charity wherewith thou wert united to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God, and by that fatherly love with which thou didst cherish the Child Jesus, we beseech thee and we humbly pray that thou wilt look down with gracious eye upon that inheritance which Jesus Christ purchased by His blood, and wilt succor us in our need by thy power and strength.
Defend, O most watchful guardian of the Holy Family, the chosen off-spring of Jesus Christ. Keep from us, O most loving Father, all blight of error and corruption. Aid us from on high, most valiant defender, in this conflict with the powers of darkness. And even as of old thou didst rescue the Child Jesus from the peril of His life, so now defend God's Holy Church from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity. Shield us ever under thy patronage, that, following thine example and strengthened by thy help, we may live a holy life, die a happy death, and attain to everlasting bliss in Heaven. Amen.
#prayer
“God freely created us so that we might know, love, and serve him in this life and be happy with him forever. God's purpose in creating us is to draw forth from us a response of love and service here on earth, so that we may attain our goal of everlasting happiness with him in heaven.
All the things in this world are gifts of God, created for us, to be the means by which we can come to know him better, love him more surely, and serve him more faithfully.
As a result, we ought to appreciate and use these gifts of God insofar as they help us toward our goal of loving service and union with God. But insofar as any created things hinder our progress toward our goal, we ought to let them go.”
- St Ignatius of Loyola
All the things in this world are gifts of God, created for us, to be the means by which we can come to know him better, love him more surely, and serve him more faithfully.
As a result, we ought to appreciate and use these gifts of God insofar as they help us toward our goal of loving service and union with God. But insofar as any created things hinder our progress toward our goal, we ought to let them go.”
- St Ignatius of Loyola
"The world of pure spirits stretches between the divine nature and the world of human beings; because divine wisdom has ordained that the higher should look after the lower, angels execute the divine plan for human salvation: they are our guardians, who free us when hindered and help to bring us home." - St Thomas Aquinas
Happy feast of the Guardian Angels
Happy feast of the Guardian Angels
On October 4th , 1897, Sister Thérèse was buried in the first grave of the newly enclosed plot in the municipal cemetery of Lisieux.
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After the death of Thérèse , Mother Agnès hesitates between two sentences, to put something on the cross overlooking the grave.
I want to spend my heaven doing good on earth! that Therese had so often spoken of in her last months tempted her but even more so an excerpt from poem “Remember”:
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That I want, O my God,
To carry your Fire far and wide,
Remember.
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She opts for the poetry, but a worker who left his sleeve drag on the still fresh paint, made the text unreadable. Mother Agnès seeing a sign in it, wrote the first idea in its place.
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After the death of Thérèse , Mother Agnès hesitates between two sentences, to put something on the cross overlooking the grave.
I want to spend my heaven doing good on earth! that Therese had so often spoken of in her last months tempted her but even more so an excerpt from poem “Remember”:
⠀
That I want, O my God,
To carry your Fire far and wide,
Remember.
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She opts for the poetry, but a worker who left his sleeve drag on the still fresh paint, made the text unreadable. Mother Agnès seeing a sign in it, wrote the first idea in its place.