The more holy you are, the greater is your sweetness and compassion toward sinners who have recourse to you with the desire to amend their lives. Your Immaculate Conception is a triumph over Satan the author of evil, who under your heel, suffered his first complete defeat. Mary, My Mother, you were never without grace. Mother you are and that doubly in the terms of our Catholic belief: human Mother of Jesus, supernatural Mother of every Christian. Mary, My Mother, as I cannot grasp the depth of your sanctity, I cannot understand the measure of your grace. You are our Mother, because you have begotten us to the life of grace. You brought Him into the world that He might be King, according to the words of the archangel: "And of His kingdom there shall be no end." Like other men, I bear in my heart the original wound; that wound has opened other wounds which are hard to close and heal. He was obedient and immediately arranged with you the celebration of your chaste nuptials. 1. Of course, you never thought of yourself as a sinner for humility is truth, and you knew that you had never offended God. I desire to place under your protection all my efforts in my striving for holiness and all the works of my daily life. The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe is celebrated in parishes and neighborhoods throughout the country with Masses and dancing and celebration, . 7, 24). As wax melts before fire, so do the devils lose their power against those souls who remember to speak your name and devoutly invoke it. Who could tell the great joy which filled their hearts when they held you in their arms? We beg you for a burning charity for God to imitate the works of Christ. In your contemplation of God, you behold our needs with our prayers, and you beg God to grant these favors to us. You formed His Heart, to love us, and His Precious Blood, to shed for us and to be given to us for our drink. The Expectation Of The Blessed Virgin Mary, Feast, December 18 (Triduum, December 15-17 or until Christmas). And for our sake, you were ready to devote this Child to a life of suffering, persecution, and scorn, even to a shameful death on the cross. With your arms outstretchedthose arms in which the Eternal God delighted to rest when He became our Brotherplead our cause. You were borne aloft to the palace of your Beloved. 3. I consecrate to you my very being and my whole life: all that I have, all that I love, all that I am. You became the Mother of a Son who is almighty, eternal and infinite in all perfections, equal to the Father and the Holy Spirit. The Eternal Father unfolded His Omnipotence in order to form in you a heart full of sweetness and obedience to your Creator. Not for this reason alone did He love you. Teach me to understand something of your love for the Holy Spirit and His love for you in keeping your soul beautiful and holy. This Feast day is kept by various religious orders in the Church. He was with you in a manner more intimate, more perfect, and more divine than He ever was or will be with any other creature. I have but to ask for them for the salvation of my soul. I am happy at the thought that you, a human creature, have escaped completely from the clutches of Satan, that born of a race universally tainted, you are more pure and more brilliant than the most sublime of the angels; and that you are my Mother. But that my devotion may be acceptable and my homage pleasing, let me endeavor to maintain within my soul, as much as possible the spotlessness of your purity and try to walk in your footsteps humbly and gently. The dangers facing the Church and the world are grave and evil. 1. Through love you consecrated yourself with all your powers to God as the highest form of beauty and goodness. Your intimate union with your Divine Son is the reason for your power with Him. On Feb. 11, 2020, I was ordained a bishop and installed as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Gary. Bless the people of the Americas, citizens of those lands to which uncounted thousands have come to seek refuge and livelihood. The wisdom and power of God was constructing a living temple for the Savior of the world. To the Holy Spirit you offer the possibility of giving a new existence to the Son and of making this Son live in the hearts of the faithful through the power of His grace. Through your all powerful prayers, obtain for me not only God's forgiveness, but also the grace to amend my life and to save my soul. Mary, My Mother, you are all beautifulbeautiful in mind, in body, in soul! 55. . For your generosity the Eternal Father made you, through Christ, the dispenser of the riches of God. JANUARY (click on the month to view in full detail) I cannot advance in the path of sanctity without humility, which is the heart and soul of virtue. With no tendency to evil, but with a deep yearning for the highest virtue, you glorified God more than all His other creatures. He was with you not only by His essence, His presence, and His power, as He is with all His creatures. We do not attribute to you the power of producing supernatural grace, even though you are the Mother of God, for this power belongs to God alone. It was in your arms that he found the Savior, to remind me that he who desires to find Jesus, will not find Him otherwise than through you. You are truly the pledge of Divine mercy. With greatest confidence in the mercy and kindness of Your Son, you left Him free to give assistance or withhold it, as He saw fit. Mary, Mother of God, I firmly believe in the doctrine of Holy Mother Church concerning your Immaculate Conception, namely, that you were, in the first instant of your conception, by the singular grace and privilege of God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of original sin. You were beautiful when you stood as the brave Queen of Martyrs beneath the cross of your dying Son; in the supper room beneath the fiery tongues of the Divine Spirit; beautiful, above all, in the glory in which you reign with Jesus. On April 3rd, the Priestly Society of St. Pius X will have the joy of celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Compassion for the first time in all our houses. If you receive me under your care, I shall fear nothing because devotion to you is an unfailing sign of salvation. From the very first, He offered Himself as our ransom and the victim for our sins. I am deeply conscious that I am unable to do good. The divine maternity itself, more than any particular privilege, is a mark of God's unequalled love for you. . Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.". You appeared as the Woman of the Apocalypse, clothed with the sun, standing on the moon. Since the angel saluted you "full of grace" and "blessed among women" (Luke 1,28), you were the abode of all Divine graces, adorned with the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, so that you were never subjected to the evil spirit. You are the holiest of God's creatures because you are the Mother of God. I am sure that you, who are all-powerful as my advocate, will not desert me but will bring to my poor afflicted soul grace and sanctification. Intense love for the Infinite God withdrew your soul from this earthly life, and caused you death. Though you felt joy in the birth of your first-born Son, you brought us forth in sorrow at the death of that same Son. You are a Mother of Mercy to the sinner and the fallen; have pity on me! Mary, Mother of God, as the Mother of Divine Providence, you provide for us in our varied needs through your prayers in the presence of God. Jesus is the new Adam and you are the new Eve. I come to you with confidence, knowing that through you all glory, honor and holiness given to the human race from the first Adam to the last ages has been granted, is being granted and will be granted to apostles, prophets, martyrs and all the just. Coming from the Latin words cum and patior, compassion means to suffer. You offered Him on the altar of the Crossthe future Eucharistic Christin perfect adoration to the insulted majesty of God, in thanksgiving for all the blessings showered on mankind; in reparation for our sins and in petition for sinners. You are to be our guide toward the haven of salvation. Mary, Mother of God, how pleasing to God was your humility! You were concerned in both, and on each occasion you were present as Mother of the human race. Though the designs of God were unknown to you, you, nevertheless, detached your heart from the world in order to give all your love to God. After your Divine Son, you are God's most precious gift to man. This posture is not the one usually describing a mourner who is affected with only human grief. Mary, Mother of God, your death was entirely free from whatever might make death bitter: attachment to the world, remorse for sins and the uncertainty of salvation. For thirty-three years you enjoyed the company of the only-begotten Son of God in the intimate relation of Mother and Son, and under your care, according to the Evangelist, He "advanced in wisdom, and age, and grace, before God and man" (Luke 2, 52). 2. You were trained there with other girls, under the care of holy women, and with deepest reverence you assisted at the sacred functions. All the tsars were crowned and patriarchs installed in the presence of this image, up until the revolution. This was a declaration that all Christians are your spiritual children. A blessed feast of OUR LADY of the MIRACULOUS MEDAL to you. Your action is above all one of intercession. Since you have had such an intimate share in my redemption, I entrust my soul to your loving care. He has given me. As you were called to cooperate with your Divine Son on Calvary in acquiring the treasure of His infinite merits, so now in Heaven you cooperate with Him in dispensing those merits to His Mystical Body. You thought only of the good you could do in Elizabeth's home. You expressed this to Saint Bernadette at Lourdes when you said, "I am the Immaculate Conception.". Mary, Mother of God, you are the Virgin who was promised as the Mother of the Savior. In your humility you gladly suffered contempt with Jesus. May these graces become most fruitful in my soul till I become like you, another Christ. You formed His whole Self, to die for us as a sacrificial Lamb. Feast, August 22Octave of the Assumption (Novena, August 13-21) 1. He made you immaculate in view of the fact that Jesus Christ, the God-man, was to take His Flesh and Blood from you. It commemorates the profound union of heart that existed between the Mother of the Redeemer and the Savior, through which she experienced many interior sorrows as a consequence of His Mission, but particularly during His Passion and Death. Queen of the Holy Rosary, in times past, when the enemies of the Church sought to break its unity, you came to the aid of your suffering children. Manila Archdiocese Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula will preside over the grand fiesta mass at 12 noon Sunday, Dec. 12, at the Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati City, in solemn commemoration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the principal patroness of the Philippines, Mexico, and the Americas, and the protector of the unborn. 1. As the Mother of the Incarnate Son you were so preserved from inheriting original sin that never for a moment was as much as a shadow cast by sin upon your spotless soul. One of your greatest delights is to lavish these treasures upon your faithful children. Mary, My Mother, your name means Star of the Sea. After the triumph of your Divine Son on the day of His Ascension, there never was, and there never will be, a triumph like that which you enjoyed on this day. Mary, My Mother, in all infirmities of body and soul, you are a sure refuge and relief. Processions and Penitence In Malta, Spain, Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Peru, Guatemala, and the Philippines the Friday of Passion Weekthe Friday of Sorrows or Viernes de Dolores is celebrated with. I unite myself with your heart so that everything I have to do or suffer may become a pure sacrifice of love in the sight of God. You have given us Christ that He may make us live of His life. The prayers of the saints avail only in a limited way. In your motherhood you would need protection and so would the Child in His infancy. Mary, Mother of God, how great was the honor given to you at the Annunciation! Help me to be generous with God by turning to good account the graces that He ever bestows on me, and by rising promptly when I fall, with renewed confidence in His mercy. Your ardent faith and intense love pierced that thin veil which separated you from your loving Son. You became the Mother of God and remained a virgin. Jesus invites me to do so, for He said, "Take my yoke upon youMy yoke is easy and My burden light" (Matt. All your privileges increased your power to love God. At the mention of it, the angels rejoice and the devils tremble; through the invocation of your name, sinners obtain grace and pardon. And yet, in the whole work of the redemption, your Son wanted to associate you with Himself. You will be inspired by the overflow of love for Our Lady. You were fully enlightened as to the greatness of the dignity of a Mother of God. You are God's purest and holiest creature, the one chosen to conceive and bear the Son of God. This is the very heart of your apostolate. You did not shrink from the disgrace of being recognized as the Mother of one condemned to die a shameful death. It has been reproduced many times in copies and in book illustrations. With joy you must have foreseen the millions of souls who by your presence in their lives would cast off the bonds of sin. How great must have been that longing! December 12, 2021: "Our Lady of Guadalupe came to be the Mother of the Americas, to announce the new birth of Jesus Christ among the peoples and nations of the New World. Apart from your cooperation no grace descends to earth. And when Jesus instituted this Holy Sacrament, He surely thought especially of you. Our Lady of Lourdes, We pray to you especially for our own conversion and that of all sinners. It was a life of silence, and yet He is the Word of the Father, the expression of His glory, the teacher of the prophets. The more your humility was tried, the more lowly you became in your own estimation. Our founder, so moved by her image, vowed to live by her exampleand that's a promise our Mercy Home family still upholds today. After the fall of our First Parents, earth which was to be paradise, was changed into a valley of tears on which the curse of God fell. Prayer was the soul of your preparation, and the Apostles were inspired by your example. Faith tells me that the fall of man was the effect of the malice and envy of the devil, who sought in this way to be revenged upon the Creator for having cast him out of paradise in punishment for his rebellion. At your prayer Jesus changed the water into wine in Cana. You are indeed all-powerful in Heaven, but your omnipotence is not one of authority and command, but of intercession. Prophets foretold the coming of the Savior and the manner in which the Redemption would take place. At Nazareth, you knew that by saying Yes or No to Gabriel, you would be giving us life or leaving us in spiritual death. You formed His eyes, to look upon us with mild and pitying glance and to weep over us. 500 days. God bless. I believe that all graces and heavenly favors flow to the Mystical Body of Christ as from the Head, but you are the channel, through which, by God's will, all graces come to humanity. You knew nothing but God and His love you wished for nothing but Him and His holy will; you sought nothing but His greater honor. Your Heart is truly a mirror of all the virtues, a vivid image and a faithful copy of the Sacred Heart of Jesus; hence you are called the "Mirror of Justice.". Your loving Son welcomed you with joy. How often I do not know where to turn. They apply these words of Scripture to you: "He that shall find me, shall find life, and shall have salvation from the Lord" (Prov. At the same time your name brings before me your virtues, your merits, your beauty. Your example teaches me that Jesus will work miracles for persevering prayer that springs from confidence and humility. Mary, Mother of God, you are more truly our Mother than any other mother by the way in which you have given us life. He alone has paid the full price of our ransom, and to this price no one else has contributed. If I have been blessed with suffering, let me remember that this is the only way I can follow Jesus and you, for He said, "If any one wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me" (Matt. Rather, your death was accompanied by three graces that made it precious and full of joy. I am grateful to your divine Son for this priceless gift of God, for by His Passion and death He not only reinstated us in the friendship of His heavenly Father, but also purchased for us all the graces we stand in need of to attain eternal life. Grace comes to us from Jesus and reaches us through you. You are the woman, the new Eve; the wood of the Cross is the new tree of life, the death of Jesus, the new Adam, takes away the sting of the death of Adam. Feast, September 12 (Triduum, September 9-11). Our Lady of Sichem, Belgium (474) 4. Clothe me with your own humility. The bodies of even the just are corrupted after death, and only on the last day will they be joined, each to its own glorious soul. The Prophet tells us that God is "wonderful in His saints" (Ps. In becoming His Mother, you became ours. With you all is pure, virginal, immaculate In you there is no inclination to evilno impure thoughts or desires. In that moment the mystery of love and mercy, promised to mankind thousands of years earlier foretold by so many prophets, desired by so many saints, was accomplished upon earth. Your Heart, Blessed Mother, is always conformable to Our Lord's will. 5, 7). Your Heart is a shrine adorned with all the skill of the Divine Creator, Who has lavished upon it the riches of His treasure-housesanctifying grace, greater in worth than all the riches of the world. In all of the mysteries of Jesus, in every part of His life, the Father always thought of you two together; together you labored to save men. In giving you to Joseph as spouse, God appointed him to be not only your life's companion, but also a sharer of your dignity. Increase the number of vocations to the priesthood and the religious life and awaken in many young hearts a zeal for the salvation of pagans and sinners. Mary, Mother of God, the joyful mysteries of your Holy Rosary remind me of the mysteries in which the Word was made flesh and you, the inviolate Virgin and Mother, performed your maternal duties with holy joy. As we have received through you the Universal Source of Grace Jesus your Son, so we still continue to receive, by your intercession, the various actual graces suited to our state and calling in Christ. In Jesus there was wrapped up the double love of a mother for her only Child and of the holiest creature for her God. Aided by God's wondrous graces you surrendered yourself entirely to God in the smallest details of your life. 1. Mary, My Mother, you were not obliged by the Law of Moses to present and ransom your firstborn Son. You are indeed the most wonderful Mother that has ever walked this earth. The Son, the Eternal Wisdom of God, in choosing you for His Mother, bestowed on you a certain fullness of grace, so that as you gave Christ His human nature, Christ, in a certain sense, raised you as close to God as a mere creature can come. The angel said to you, "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women" (Luke 1 28). This wisdom and prudence showed itself at a very early age, when you willed to devote yourself entirely to God and were presented by your saintly parents, at your own request, for the temple service. From that hour, we were members of the Mystical Body of Christ. You have such a desire to save sinners that you look for them in order to help them. May they consider it to be the greatest privilege bestowed upon them by God to dedicate their sons and daughters to His holy service. As the devil goes about seeking whom he may devour, you go about seeking whom you may save. In consecrating your virginity to God, you had given up all hope of becoming the Mother of the Messias because you considered yourself unworthy of the highest honor of the divine maternity. He wanted the strengthening of the faith of His disciples and the manifestation of His Divinity to depend upon your prayers. The dignity of the divine maternity raised you above all the rest of creation. I know that much will be required from those to whom much is given. After your example, I desire to be known to God and unknown to men, to possess God and to be forgotten by creatures. My imitation of both Jesus and you depends upon my response to the amount of grace that God sees fit to give me. Jesus had delivered Himself in His Passion to the will of His Father, and before His sacrifice for sinners could be perfect, He had to be forsaken by that Father. He wished to adapt Himself to our nature by giving us life and aid through the heart of a mother, having placed in your heart some of His own love for mankind to make you the spiritual Mother of the redeemed. A mother, as she hears her child lisping her name, is thrilled beyond all telling, at all times; and better than she, you will understand me when I say, "Hail Mary!". You brought me forth to the divine life. If you had part in the work of the Redemption, then you also had part in all those graces which were prepared for us in view of the merits of Jesus for our salutation. This is a great time for us to reflect on the sorrows and the sufferings that Our Blessed Mother went through. God might have created a more beautiful world, perfect men. As the seed of the serpent includes all those descendants of the first man and woman who by their sinful lives bear within them the traits of the devil, so, too, the seed of the Woman includes all who in the course of ages will take their stand with your Son, Jesus Christ, in His ceaseless conflict with the enemy of God. I have saved my soul.". Being filled with light from Heaven, you have shed brightness upon the whole world, by giving birth to the Eternal Light, Our Lord Jesus Christ, although still remaining in the glory of your virginity. Mary, Mother of God, I believe that it is a divinely revealed dogma that you, Immaculate Mother of God, having completed the course of your earthly life, were assumed body and soul into heavenly glory. 2. How God has loved you by making you His Mother! Help me to see that humility is nothing more nor less than a just and equal judgment of myself, my talents, my opportunities and the use I make of them.
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