Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary novena Nov 12-20

Feast Day Nov. 21.

Gracious and lovable art thou in thy splendor, O holy Mother of God!
Show me thy countenance. Let thy words sound in my ears, for thy voice is sweet and thy countenance is beautiful.
Turn to us in thy beauty and loveliness!
Come forth in majesty and reign!
Hail Mary…

O Blessed Mother of God, Mary ever Virgin, Temple of the Lord, sanctuary of the Holy Ghost,
thou alone, without an equal, hast pleased our Lord Jesus Christ!
Hail Mary…

Blessed indeed art thou, O holy Virgin Mary, and most worthy of all praise, for from thee arose the Sun of Justice, Christ our Lord.
Draw us, O Immaculate Virgin; we shall come after thee, breathing the sweet fragrance of thy virtues!
Hail Mary

(Here state your petitions.)

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known, that anyone who fled to thy protection,
implored thy help, or sought thy intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother!
To thee to do I come; before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy, hear and answer me. Amen.

Pius XII on Modification to the Liturgy

Cardinal E. Pacelli (1933):

"I am concerned about the confidences of the Virgin to the little Lucia of Fatima. The persistence of the Good Lady in face of the danger that threatens the Church is a divine warning against the suicide that the modification of the Faith, liturgy, theology, and soul of the Church would represent.

'I hear around me partisans of novelties who want to demolish the Holy Sanctuary, destroy the universal flame of the Church, reject her adornments, and make her remorseful for her historical past. Well, my dear friend, I am convinced that the Church of Peter must affirm her past, or else she will dig her own tomb."

Vatican II opened up the Church!

-Vatican II opened up the Church...

-...and the people left!

 

[By Swiss cartoonist Patrick Chappatte. Published on October 10, 2012, and made available by Yahoo!News France. Tip: Fecit Forum]

 

Here come the Tradition Bashers!

Become a Saint

We are called to become Saints.   People make and keep goals throughout their lives,  complete school, become a doctor, teacher, engineer, etc.  However, how much time and effort do we put into becoming a Saint?

Too often, people never take it seriously, however maybe it is not that difficult, if we put all our effort toward that goal. 

Recently, I came across two instances where people have implored others to become a Saint.  

1)  The morning Sister Lucia was to receive her first Holy Communion her mother said to her:

She told me what she wanted me to ask Our Lord when I had received Him into my heart, and said goodbye to me in these words:  “ Above all, ask Him to make you a saint.”

2) She is Catholic's Leah Chen, the creator of 80 plus youtube videos would often implore us to "become a Saint" as she signed off.

http://www.youtube.com/user/SheIsCatholic

Let us make this our goal, let us not be minimalists.

Read the Catechism in a Year

The year of Faith will start October 11th.  The Holy Father is encouraging us to learn more about our Catholic faith.

Below is my favorite catechism from the council of Trent:

http://www.freecatholicebooks.com/books/catechism_of_trent.pdf

A more simplified version is the Baltimore Catechism:

http://www.catholicity.com/baltimore-catechism/

Here is the newest Version:

http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM

Interview mit Pater Franz Schmidberger, 18. Sept. 2012