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Mar 22

St. Isidore the Labourer

March 22, 2014

St. Isidore the Labourer March 22 A Spanish daylabourer; b. near Madrid, about the year 1070; d. 15 May, 1130, at the same place. He was in the service of a certain Juan de Vargas on a farm in the vicinity of Madrid. Every morning before going to work he was accustomed to hear a …

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Mar 22

Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi

March 22, 2014

Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi Most High, glorious God, enlighten the darkness of my heart; Give me right faith, sure hope, and perfect charity. Fill me with understanding and knowledge, that I may fulfill your command. -St. Francis of Assisi

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Mar 22

Blessed Mother Teresa On God’s Mercy and Forgiveness

March 22, 2014

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Mar 21

Saint of the day: Enda of Aran – March 21

March 21, 2014

Saint of the day: Enda of Aran The following comes from the CNA: On March 21, four days after the feast day of Ireland‘s patron Saint Patrick, the Catholic Church honors Saint Enda of Aran, a warrior-turned-monk considered to be one of the founders of Irish monasticism. Born during the fifth century, Enda inherited control …

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Mar 21

A Prayer for Priests

March 21, 2014

A PRAYER FOR PRIESTS Lord Jesus, present in the Most Blessed Sacrament, and living perpetually among us through Your Priests, grant that the words of Your Priests may be only Your words, that their gestures be only Your gestures, and that their lives be a true reflection of Your life. Grant that they may be …

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Mar 20

The Holy Spirit and Divine Life

March 20, 2014

Excerpts from: Ioannes Paulus PP. II DOMINUM ET VIVIFICANTEM On the Holy Spirit in the Life of the Church and the World PART I – THE SPIRIT OF THE FATHER AND OF THE SON, GIVEN TO THE CHURCH 6. The Risen Christ Says: “Receive the Holy Spirit” At the Jordan, Isaiah’s proclamation is given …

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Mar 19

Our Divinization: O What a Deal!

March 19, 2014

Our Divinization: O What a Deal! click title for more information Posted on January 4, 2014 by Padre It turned a few heads at Mass on Christmas Day when in my homily, among other things, I reiterated a line of Christology dating back to the Fathers of the Church, often formulated as: “God became man, …

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Mar 18

Feast of Saint Joseph – March 19

March 18, 2014

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Mar 17

Lent and the Communion of Saints

March 17, 2014

Lent and the Communion of Saints By now we are well into our observance of Lent and the penitential practices that come with them. As I wrote in my last message, we do not walk alone in our journey with Christ, but are united with all the members of Christ’s Mystical Body the Church. All …

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Mar 16

Feast of Saint Patrick – March 17

March 16, 2014

FEAST DAY OF SAINT PATRICK March 17 click image for much more information about St. Patrick The beautiful prayer of St. Patrick, popularly known as “St. Patrick’s Breast-Plate”, is supposed to have been composed by him in preparation for this victory over Paganism. The following is a literal translation from the old Irish text: I …

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