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September 14, 2023 - Triumph of the Cross
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September 15th Holy Spirit Novena |
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Consecration Prayer for Peace
I consecrate Russia and the Ukraine to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
I further consecrate the priests, the Church and the world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary.
I do this in the name of Jesus in as far as I am able, united to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, praying to the Father, in the Holy Spirit, with all the angels and saints and the souls in purgatory through the powerful intercession of Mary, Queen of Peace. Amen.
I further consecrate myself, all members of my family and ask the Holy Spirit to fill us. I spread the Blood of Jesus on all above, I cast the devil into hell away from all of us and consecrate all persons, in as far as I am able, to the Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart.
Prayer for Grace for Election and our Country
Dear Father united to Jesus in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the Sacrifice of Calvary sacramentally made present, celebrated around the world, in the Holy Spirit. We offer up all we do united to the Mass. We unite in one mind and one heart as members of the mystical body of Christ, with Christ our head in the pure and holy Hearts of Jesus and Mary, through the powerful intercession of Mary with all the angels and saints and souls in purgatory, and we beg for the saving grace, for our country, the United States. Please help us. We further pray for unity to always do the will of God in love. We spread the Blood of Jesus on the leaders and people of the United States and cast the devil into hell. We consecrate our country to the Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart and all our dioceses, and beg for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. God help us. We pray for our families, the priests, the Church and the world. In the Name of Jesus please hear us, we pray. We pray for our president and leaders. We pray that we are united as one nation under God to work together in love as God wants.
September 14, 2023 - Triumph of the Cross
September 9, 2023
Glorious Mysteries
The Resurrection
1. Mark 16: 1-11
When the Sabbath was over, Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices with which to go and anoint him. And very early in the morning on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen.
They had been saying to one another, ‘Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?’ But when they looked they saw that the stone—which was very big—had already been rolled back. On entering the tomb they saw a young man in a white robe seated on the right–hand side, and they were struck with amazement. But he said to them, ‘There is no need to be so amazed. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified: he has risen, he is not here. See, here is the place where they laid him. But you must go and tell his disciples and Peter, "He is going ahead of you to Galilee; that is where you will see him, just as he told you." ’ And the women came out and ran away from the tomb because they were frightened out of their wits; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.
Having risen in the morning on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary of Magdala from whom he had cast out seven devils. She then went to those who had been his companions, and who were mourning and in tears, and told them. But they did not believe her when they heard her say that he was alive and that she had seen him.2. We die to the ways, not
like Jesus to rise in Him.
3. Jesus showed us He died
on the cross, and He rose.
4. We die, and then we go
to new life.
5. In Mass we receive
communion. We eat Jesus'
Body and drink Jesus' Blood.
6. We are transformed more
and more in Jesus.
7. The Bread of Life is the
Word and the Eucharist.
8. In Baptism we receive a
sharing in His life.
9. Jesus feeds us with the
Word, and the Eucharist at
Mass.
10. We eat Jesus' Body and
drink Jesus' Blood.
The Ascension
1. Luke 24:50-53
Then he took them out as far as the outskirts of Bethany, and raising his hands he blessed them. Now as he blessed them, he withdrew from them and was carried up to heaven. They worshipped him and then went back to Jerusalem full of joy; and they were continually in the Temple praising God.
2. Jesus ascended into heaven.
3. His body went to heaven.
4. Someday our bodies will
be united with our souls and
glorified.
5. We die here below to rise
to new life.
6. Jesus comes to us in the
Eucharist: Body, Blood, Soul
and Divinity.
7. We are a work in progress
here below.
8. We are tainted, Baptism
takes away original sin.
9. We have a wounded
human nature. We need to
grow in holiness.
10. God is our Father, He
created us in the image and
likeness of Jesus, He
created us to go home to
heaven someday. We must
learn to love and live,
according to God's will.
Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles
1. Acts 2: 1-4When Pentecost day came round, they had all met together, when suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of a violent wind which filled the entire house in which they were sitting; and there appeared to them tongues as of fire; these separated and came to rest on the head of each of them. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak different languages as the Spirit gave them power to express themselves.
2. From Response in Christ by Fr. Edward J. Carter, S.J.
"The Blood of Christ is a theme that is truly central in the primitive Church, as Scripture shows it to us. This death sanctifies mankind, reconciles, establishes peace, redeems, constitutes the Church, and therefore unites man in communion with God and his fellow men. We are redeemed in sanguine, through the blood of Christ – this we find on almost every page of Scripture. It is impossible therefore to spiritualize Christ's sacrifice, to make it merely an internal act of love. There was indeed the act of love, but it was embodied in the sacrifice of blood."14
14. Cf. Edward Schillebeeckx, Christ the Sacrament of the Encounter with God (New York: Sheed & Ward, 1963), pp. 21-22.
3. The Holy Spirit is a gentle
breath moving in us.
The devil is destruction and
chaos, tearing apart,
violence, breaking down,
emptiness.
4. The Holy Spirit came as a
wind, appearing
as parted tongues over
their heads, transforming
themselves from fear to
fearlessness.
Love!!
5. Unity, strength, love.
6. The Holy Spirit comes
infusing into our intellect
His gifts.
7. The Holy Spirit is the
Spirit of truth and love.
8. The Holy Spirit wants to
possess our soul, we
surrender our will to God’s
will.
9. Jesus is the way, the
truth and the life.
10. The Father has the Plan.
The Assumption
1. Mary is taken body and
soul to heaven.
2. Mary is our spiritual
Mother.
3. Mary is Mother of the
Church.
4. Mary loves us more than
any earthly mother.
5. Mary is daughter of the
Father.
6. Mary is Mother of Jesus.
7. Mary is Spouse of the
Holy Spirit.8. Sing: See the Eyes That Look at Mary
9. From Focusing on the Word
HOMILY – It is recorded nowhere in Scripture when, where or how Mary died. Nor do the Scriptures tell us about her assumption. It has been a part, however, of the very ancient tradition of the Church that Mary was assumed bodily into heavenly glory when her life here on earth was ended. One early document referring to this event comes from the Bishop of Jerusalem in 451, St. Juvenal. He was asked by the emperor of Constantinople to bring the body of Mary to Constantinople. He replied to the emperor that Mary had died in the presence of all the apostles. But her tomb, when opened upon the request of St. Thomas, was found empty. Thus the apostles concluded that her body was taken up to heaven as Jesus was.
10. From Focusing on the Word
Today’s feast honors Mary, for God himself has honored her. In her openness to God and in her willingness to always do whatever God wanted, God rewarded her in a unique way. But today’s feast also is a source of hope for us. Christ came, as he says in St. John’s gospel, that we might have the fullness of life. Our faith tells us our bodies too will share in that fullness. So Mary is allowed to enjoy ahead of time what God’s plan is for all of us who are faithful in following him and serving him.
The Coronation
1. Revelation 12:1-2
Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman, robed with the sun, standing on the moon, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was pregnant, and in labour, crying aloud in the pangs of childbirth.
2. From the Litany of Mary
Queen of angels,
Queen of patriarchs,3. Queen of prophets,
Queen of apostles,4. Queen of martyrs,
Queen of confessors,5. Queen of virgins,
Queen of all saints,6. Queen conceived without original sin,
7. Queen assumed into heaven,
Queen of the most holy rosary,8. Queen of families,
Queen of peace,9. Sing: Hail Holy Queen
10. Isaiah 57:10Though tired by so much travelling, you never said, 'It is no use.' Finding your strength revive, you never gave up.
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