Our Morning Offering – 27 December – Feast of St John the Evangelist and the Third Day of the Christmas Octave
Oh Teach Me then, Dear Saint!
An Invocation of St John, Evangelist
Saint of the Sacred Heart,
Sweet teacher of the Word,
Partner of Mary’s woes
And favourite of thy Lord!
Refrain
Oh teach me then, dear Saint!
The secrets Christ taught thee;
The beatings of His Heart,
And how it beat for me!
We know not all thy gifts
But this Christ bids us see,
That He who so loved all,
Found more to love in thee.
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When the last evening came,
Thy head was on His breast,
Pillowed on earth, where now
In heaven the Saints find rest.
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Dear Saint! I stand far off,
With vilest sins opprest,
Oh may I dare, like thee,
To lean upon His breast?
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His touch could heal the sick,
His voice could raise the dead,
Oh that my soul might be
Where He allows thy head.
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The gifts He gave to thee
He gave thee to impart
And I, too, claim with thee
His Mother and His Heart!
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Passionate Catholic.
Being a Catholic is a way of life - a love affair "Religion must be like the air we breathe..."- St John Bosco
Prayer is what the world needs combined with the example of our lives which testify to the Light of Christ.
This site, which is now using the Traditional Calendar, will mainly concentrate on Daily Prayers, Novenas and the Memorials and Feast Days of our friends in Heaven, the Saints who went before us and the great blessings the Church provides in our Catholic Monthly Devotions.
This Site is placed under the Patronage of my many favourite Saints and especially, St Paul.
"For the Saints are sent to us by God
as so many sermons.
We do not use them, it is they who move us
and lead us, to where we had not expected to go.”
Charles Cardinal Journet (1891-1975)
This site adheres to the pre-Vatican II Catholic Church and all her teachings. .
PLEASE ADVISE ME OF ANY GLARING TYPOS etc - In June 2021 I lost 100% sight in my left eye and sometimes miss errors. Thank you and I pray all those who visit here will be abundantly blessed. Pax et bonum! 🙏
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