Day: October 13, 2017

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NOVENA to St John Paul the Great DAY ONE – 13 OCTOBER

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NOVENA to St John Paul the Great DAY ONE – 13 OCTOBER

As mentioned on the Announcement – I will be posting the Novena prayer as well as a lesser known fact about St John Paul, a quote – perhaps of equal obscurity, together with a short Reflection on his life from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.  https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2017/10/06/novena-to-st-john-paul-day-one-6-october/DAY ONE - NOVENA ST JOHN PAUL - 13 OCT 2017 2,

 

Little Known Fact #1:  During his Theological Studies in Seminary, Karol Wojtyla greatly desired to read the works of St John of the Cross in the original Spanish language. He mastered the language very quickly and was even asked by the Spanish instructor to assist him in translating a Spanish text that was to be read over the Polish new radio a few hours before it would be broadcast.

REFLECTION:   “Follow me.” The Risen Lord says these words to Peter.   They are His last words to this disciple, chosen to shepherd His flock. “Follow me” – this lapidary saying of Christ can be taken as the key to understanding the message which comes to us from the life of our late beloved Pope John Paul II. …” Pope Benedict

Let us Pray:

O Holy Trinity, we thank You for having given to the Church Pope John Paul II and for having made him shine with Your fatherly tenderness, the glory of the Cross of Christand the splendour of the Spirit of love.

He, trusting completely in Your infinite mercy and in the maternal intercession of Mary, has shown himself in the likeness of Jesus the Good Shepherd and has pointed out to us the way of holiness as the path to reach eternal communion with You Grant us, through his intercession, according to Your will, the grace that we implore,

………………….. [state your intention here].

Continue, beloved St John Paul, we implore you, to sustain from heaven the faith of God’s people.   We praise and thank You Father that St John Paul has been numbered among Your saints and make our prayer through our Lord Jesus Christ with the Holy Spirit, one God forever.

Totus Tuus, Amen.

Quote Day One:  “Only the chaste man and the chaste woman are capable of real love.”

only the chaste man - st john paul - 6 oct 2017

 

 

 

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Thought for the Day – 13 October – “The Miracle of the Sun”

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Thought for the Day – 13 October – “The Miracle of the Sun”

Those who are very familiar with the apparitions of Fatima and those whose only knowledge is a fleeting memory from a long ago viewing of the 1952 movie are both familiar with the “Miracle of the Sun.”   This miracle took place on 13 October 1917, five months after Our Lady first appeared to the three young visionaries.   Our Lady had promised the children that a miracle would occur and approximately 40,000 of the devout and/or curious stood in a field outside of Fatima to await it.   The sun changed colours, whirled about and at times appeared to be zooming toward the earth.   A few people in the crowd claimed to have seen nothing but most were awestruck by the supernatural event that took place.

Rather than dwell on the possibility of secrets not thoroughly revealed or consecrations not properly done and other hot items of Catholic ‘gossip’, this 13 October is a good day to dwell on the coincidences that lead us to repentance and conversion.   The coincidences which point directly to that nucleus of the Gospel message.   And do remember the words of Paul’s letter to the Romans:  “We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28)

The message of Fatima is simple:   Pray.    Unfortunately, some people—not Sister Lucia—have distorted these revelations, making them into an apocalyptic event for which they are now the only reliable interpreters.  They have, for example, claimed that Mary’s request that the world be consecrated to her has been ignored.   Sister Lucia agreed that Pope John Paul II’s public consecration in St Peter’s Square on March 25, 1984, fulfilled Mary’s request.   The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith prepared a 26 June 2000, document explaining the “third secret.”

Mary is perfectly honoured when people generously imitate her response “Let it be done to me as you say” (Luke 1:38).   Mary can never be seen as a rival to Jesus or to the Church’s teaching authority, as exercised by the college of bishops united with the bishop of Rome.

Our Lady of Fatima, ora pro nobis!our lady of fatima - ora pro nobis - 13 oct 2017

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Quote/s of the Day – 13 October

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Quote/s of the Day – 13 October

“The great saint may be said
to mix all his thoughts with thanks.
All goods look better when they look like gifts.”
G K Chestertonthe great saint - g k - 13 oct 2017

“He died for us.
Why not live for Him?”
C S Lewishe died for us - c s lewis - 13 oct 2017

“Take courage!
Fix your gaze on our saints.”
Pope Benedict XVItake courage - pope benedict - 13 oct 2017

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One Minute Reflection – 13 October – The Memorial of St Gerald of Aurillac

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One Minute Reflection – 13 October – The Memorial of St Gerald of Aurillac

I will rather boast most gladly of my weaknesses, in order that the power of Christ may dwell with me.
Therefore, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions and difficulties, for the sake of Christ;  for when I am weak, then I am strong….2 Cor 12:9-102 cor 12 - 9,10

REFLECTION – “Trials and tribulations offer us a chance to make reparation for our past faults and sins.
On such occasions the Lord comes to us like a physician to heal the wounds left by our sins.  Tribulation is the divine medicine.”…St Augustine of Hippo (354-430)trials and tribulations-staugustine-13 oct 2017

PRAYER – Almighty Father, let Your light so penetrate our minds, that walking by Your commandments, we may always follow You, our leader and our Guide in the path of Him who suffered and died for our love.   St Gerald of Aurillac, you consecrated yourself and gave up your riches to the poor to follow the way of the Lord, please pray for us.  Through Jesus Christ, our Lord in union with the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amenst gerald of aurillac pray for us - 13 oct 2017

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Our Morning Offering – 13 October

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Our Morning Offering – 13 October

The Absorbeat
St Francis of Assisi

May the power of Your love, Lord Christ,
fiery and sweet as honey,
so absorb our hearts
as to withdraw them
from all that is under heaven.
Grant that we may be ready
to die for love of Your love,
as You died for love of our love.
Amenthe absorbeat - st franics 13 oct 2017

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Saint of the Day – 13 October – St Gerald of Aurillac (855-909)

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Saint of the Day – 13 October – St Gerald of Aurillac (855-909) Consecrated Celibate Noble Layman (855 in Aurillac, France – 909 at Cenezac, France).  He was buried in his abbey in Aurillac, France.  Patronages –  bachelors, counts, disabled, handicapped of physically challenged people, Aurillac, France, Upper Auvergne, France.

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Gerald was born into the Gallo-Roman nobility, counting Cesarius of Arles among his forebears, though the title “Count of Aurillac” was not held by his father, to whose estates he succeeded and was assumed by him in later life.   The details of his life known today come primarily from The Life of St Gerald of Aurillac (c. 930–931) written by St Odo of Cluny (images below) – you can download St Odo’s Life of St Gerald here http://www.strobertbellarmine.net/books/Sitwell–OdoofCluny.pdf

According to Odo, Gerald suffered an illness as a child, sufficient in duration to advance his reading and may have been disfigured by acne.   In later life he was to suffer blindness.   He seriously considered joining a religious order but was persuaded against it by his friend Geusbert, Bishop of Rodez, on the grounds that with his social position he could do more good by remaining in the world as a layman.   Nevertheless, secretly tonsured under his habitual cap, he consecrated his life in service to God, gave away his possessions, took a personal vow of chastity and prayed the breviary each day.

He founded a church and abbey on his estate of Aurillac, where he was buried after dying at Cenezac, on a 13 Friday October, probably in 909.   The validation of his local cult by Odo of Cluny served to establish his wider veneration.   Saint Gerald, considered by his Church and his followers as a great example of a celibate Christian aristocrat, is the patron saint of counts and bachelors.   Because of his poor health and blindness, more emphasized in his developing cult than in Odo’s Life, he is also the patron saint of the disabled, handicappedand physically challenged.

The church of Saint-Géraud and surrounding buildings, in Aurillac known as the Quarter of St Gerald
St Church and district of St Gerald of Aurillac, France
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Memorials of the Saints – 13 October

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Our Lady of Fatima: The Sixth Apparition & the Miracle of the Sun
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Bl Alexandrina Maria da Costa
St Benedict of Cupra
St Berthoald of Cambrai
St Carpus of Troas
St Chelidonia
St Comgan the Monk
St Florence of Thessalonica
St Fyncana
St Fyndoca
Bl Gebrand of Klaarkamp
St Gerald of Aurillac (855-909)
St Leobono of Salagnac
Bl Magdalen Panattieri
St Maurice of Carnoet
St Regimbald of Speyer
St Romulus of Genoa
St Simbert of Augsburg
St Theophilus of Antioch
St Venantius
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Three Crowns of Cordoba – (3 saints): Three Christian men martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian – Faustus, Januarius and Martial.
They were burned to death in 304 in Cordoba, Spain.

Martyred in the Spanish Civil War:
• Blessed Àngel Presta Batllé
• Blessed ángel Ramos Velázquez
• Blessed Antonio Ayet Canós
• Blessed Ruperto García Arce
• Blessed Salustiano González Crespo
• Blessed Tomás Pallarés Ibáñez
• BlessedFrancesc Mitjá i Mitjá
• BlessedHerminio Motos Torrecillas
• BlessedJoan Puig Serra