Day: November 16, 2024

Posted in HOW to PRAY at ALL TIMES, PURGATORY, QUOTES on HEAVEN, The KINGDOM of GOD / HEAVEN

Thought for the Day – 16 November – Speak to God of Heaven

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Thought for the Day – 16 November – Meditations with Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (1696-1787) Bishop, Confessor, Most Zealous Doctor of the Church

“How to Pray at All Times”
By St Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (1696-1787)

Speak to God of Heaven
Excerpt from Chapter Three:VII

“It is said that souls who, in this life, have but little longing for Heaven are punished in Purgatory with a peculiar pain, called the pain of languor.
This surely is only just because, to have but little longing for Heaven is to set little value on the happiness of that eternal Kingdom which our Lord opened to us, by His Death.

Remember then, frequently to think of, and long for Heaven. Say to God that your life seems an endless span, so great is your desire to go to Him, to see Him face-to-face and, to love Him.
Long to be set free from your exile, from this world of sin, from the danger of losing Divine Grace in order that you may arrive at that land of love where your heart will be given wholly to God.
Say to Him, over and over again, Lord, as long as I live on this earth, I am in danger of forsaking Thee and of losing Thy Love. When shall I leave this life, wherein I am forever offending Thee? When shall I come to Thee, to love Thee with all my soul and unite myself to Thee, without any danger of losing Thee again?

St Teresa was ever sighing for Heaven in this manner. She used to rejoice when she heard the clock strike because, another hour of life and of the danger of losing God, had passed. She so earnestly desired to die, in order that she might see God, she was dying with the desire to die. This was the subject of the loving poem which she composed: ‘I Die because I Do Not Die‘.”

Posted in CHRIST, the WAY,TRUTH,LIFE, EUCHARISTIC Adoration, QUOTES on ETERNAL LIFE, QUOTES on HEAVEN, SACRED HEART ASPIRATIONS, The HOLY EUCHARIST / The HOLY MASS

Quote/s of the Day – 16 November – St Gertrude the Great

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Quote/s of the Day – 16 November – St Gertrude the Great (1256-1302) Virgin

“I understand that, each time
we contemplate the Host,
with desire and devotion,
in which is hidden
Christ’s Eucharistic Body,
we increase our merits in Heaven
and secure special joys to be ours later
in the Beatific Vision of God.”

“O Sacred Heart of Jesus,
Fountain of Eternal Life,
Thine Heart is a glowing furnace of Love.
Thou art my Refuge
and my Sanctuary.”

MORE:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/11/16/quote-s-of-the-day-16-november-st-gertrude-the-great-2/

St Gertrude the Great (1256-1302)

Posted in AUGUSTINIANS OSA, CHARITABLE SOCIETIES, CHRIST, the BRIDEGROOM, DOCTORS of the Church, FATHERS of the Church, LOVE of NEIGHBOUR, ONE Minute REFLECTION, QUOTES on CHARITY, QUOTES on LOVE, QUOTES on LOVE of GOD, The WORD

One Minute Reflection – 16 November – “But the wise took oil in their vessels” – Matthew 25:4

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One Minute Reflection – 16 November – “The Month of the Holy Souls in Purgatory” – St Gertrude the Great (1256-1302) Virgin – 2 Corinthians 10:17-18; 11:1-2: Matthew 25:1-13 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/

“But the wise took oil in their vessels” – Matthew 25:4

REFLECTION – “It is some great thing, some exceedingly great thing, that this oil signifies. Do you think it might be charity? If we try out this hypothesis, we hazard no precipitate judgement. I will tell you why charity seems to be signified by the oil. The Apostle says, “I will show you a still more excellent way.” “If I speak with the tongue of mortals and of angels but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.” This is charity. It is “that way above the rest,” which is, with good reason, signified by the oil. For oil swims above all liquids. Pour in water and pour in oil upon it, the oil will swim above. If you keep the usual order, it will be uppermost, if you change the order, it will be uppermost. “Charity never fails!” … St Augustine (354-430) Father & Doctor (Sermon 93).

PRAYER – O God, Who prepared a pleasing dwelling place for Thyself in the heart of blessed Gertrude the Virgin, by her merits and intercession, mercifully wipe away all sinful stain from our heart and grant that we may enjoy her companionship. Through Jesus Christ, Thy Son our Lord, Who lives and reigns with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen (Collect).

Posted in JUNE-THE SACRED HEART, Our MORNING Offering, PRAYERS of the SAINTS, SACRED HEART PRAYERS

Our Morning Offering – 16 November – O Sacred Heart of Jesus By St Gertrude

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Our Morning Offering – 16 November – Feast of St Gertrude the Great (1256-1302) Virgin

O Sacred Heart of Jesus
By St Gertrude the Great (1256-1302)

O Sacred Heart of Jesus,
Fountain of eternal life,
Your Heart is a glowing Furnace of Love.
You are my Refuge and my Sanctuary.
O my adorable and loving Saviour,
consume my heart with the burning fire
with which Your Heart is enflamed.
Pour down on my soul those graces
which flow from Your love.
Let my heart be united with Your Heart.
Let my will be conformed to Your Will in all things.
May Your Will be the Rule of all my desires and actions.
Amen

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Saint of the Day – 16 November – Saint Eucherius of Lyons (c380-c449) Bishop and Confessor

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Saint of the Day – 16 November – Saint Eucherius of Lyons (c380-c449) Bishop and Confessor, a learned Scholar and renowned Poet and Writer, Married but later he and his wife separated to lead ermetical lives of prayer and fasting, father of 2 sons and a daughter, both sons became Bishops.

The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Lyons, the birthday of St Eucherius, Bishop and Confessor, a man of extraordinary faith and learning. He renounced the Senatorial dignity to embrace the Religious life and, for a long time voluntarily shut himself up in a cavern where he served Christ in prayer and fasting. Afterwards, through the revelationm of an Angel, he was solemnly installed in the Episcopal Chair of the City of Lyons.”

Next to St Ireaneus, no name has done so great honour to the Church of Lyons, as that of the great Eucherius. By birth he was most illustrious in the world but the Saint by despising the empty honours and riches of the world, became far more illustrious in the school of Christ.

Having become a Senator and married Galla, he had two sons, Veranus, who would become the Bishop of Vence and Salonius, later the Bishop of Geneva. Both were educated in the Monastery of Lérins by Hilary, the future Archbishop of Arles. A daughter, Consortia, is also attributed to him.

Statue of St Eucherius of Lyon in Beaumont-de-Pertuis

Around 422 Eucherius, with the consent of his wife, himself retired to the Monastery of Lérins, then, to the nearby Island of Sainte-Marguerite, where he led a Hermit’s life. St Cassian dedicated the prologue of his last seven conferences to him and he himself then showed some literary activity.

Many works are attributed to him. In addition to the letters, the homilies on the Martyrs of Lyon , Sts Epipodius and Alexander and the Passio Acaunensium Martyrum can be considered authentic.

Around 435 he was elected to the Episcopal see of Lyons, where he carried out a great pastoral activity. In 441 he attended the 1st Council of Orange. In 449 Poleminus Silvius dedicated his Laterculus to him. He died that year. He is registered on 16 November in the Martyrology of Hieronymus and in the Roman.

Lyons Cathedral
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Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn / Our Lady of Ostra, Brama, Vilnius, Lithuania (1363), St Gertrude the Great and Memorials of the Saints – 16 November

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Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn / Our Lady of Ostra, Brama, Vilnius, Lithuania (1363) – 16 November:
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/11/16/our-lady-of-the-gate-of-dawn-our-lady-of-ostra-brama-vilnius-lithuania-1363-and-memorials-of-the-saints-16-november/

Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn

St Gertrude the Great (1256-1302) Virgin, Benedictine Religious, Mystic, Theologian, Writer.
About Great St Gertrude:
https://anastpaul.com/2017/11/16/saint-of-the-day-st-gertrude-the-great-1256-1302-16-november/

St Afan of Wales
St Africus of Comminges

St Agnes of Assisi OSC (1197-1253) Virgin, Nun, Prioress, younger sister of Clare of Assisi and one of the first Abbesses of the Order of Poor Ladies (now the Poor Clares).
Lovely St Agnes:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/11/16/saint-of-the-day-16-november-saint-agnes-of-assisi-osc-1197-1253/

St Agostino of Capua
St Alfric of Canterbury
St Anianus of Asti
St Céronne

St Edmund Rich of Abingdon (1175-1240) Archbishop of Canterbury, Confessor, Apostle of Prayer and Charity, Mystic, Doctor of Theology, eloquent Preacher, Ascetic, highly regarded Professor lecturer, Reformer, Writer, peacemaker, social activist and negotiator. “I have sought nothing else but Thee, O God.” – St Edmund’s Dying Words.
Biography:
https://anastpaul.com/2019/11/16/saint-of-the-day-16-november-saint-edmund-rich-of-abingdon-1175-1240-archbishop-of-canterbury/

St Elpidius the Martyr
St Eucherius of Lyons (c380-c449) Bishop and Confessor
St Eustochius the Martyr
St Felicita of Capua
St Fidentius of Padua
St Gobrain of Vannes
St Ludre
St Marcellus the Martyr

St Othmar of Saint Gall (c 689-c 759) Priest, the First Abbot of the Abbey of St Gall in Switzerland, founder of a hospital and a school as well as the famous Library of St Gall (see below), which is the oldest working Library in the world, Apostle of the poor and sick, defender of his people and Abbey against secular usurpers.
known as “Poor Father”
https://anastpaul.com/2022/11/16/saint-of-the-day-16-november-st-othmar-of-saint-gall-c-689-c-759-known-as-poor-father/

Bl Simeon of Cava