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A great poem about a wonderful Saint. Saint Zita is the Patron Saint for a number of things including maids and domestic servants, her example of service and sacrifice for others is one that is applicable to everyone, and seems very fitting during this difficult time.

God bless!
 
One of the priests in our diocese posted this note this morning:

“Today is the feast of St. Catherine of Siena. She is known as the medieval conscience of Europe for her spiritual writings and her strong rebukes of popes and princes when they were not fulfilling their duties.

Due to her influence, Catherine, a member of the Dominican third order, was an active mediator in many different spiritual and political disputes of her day. She drew ever closer to Christ and made the daily reception Holy Eucharist the primary source of her strength.

She died in Rome on this day in 1380 and was canonized a saint in 1461.

Catherine was the 24th child, all born to the same mother. There was a 25th child born after Catherine. I think her mother should be canonized a saint as well!

“Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire!” St. Catherine of Siena, pray for us!“
 
Christian pop singer Britt Nicole has a song called “Set The World On Fire”. I don’t think she’s Catholic, so I’m not even sure she knows the quote is from a Catholic saint. Nevertheless, I like the song.

 
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May 3
Saints Philip And James

May 3. Saints Philip and James share a feast day because their relics were brought to Rome together in early May. We know nothing more about either saint than what is found in the Scriptures. There we are told that they were apostles, and tradition has it that they were both martyred.

James is a popular name at our Church. We have James the pastor, James the acolyte, and James the server.
 
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St. Rose Venerini–Feast Day May 7th

Who knows what can happen if you open yourself to prayer;
If you invite others to join you in a sort of “sodality” of care.
Who knows? Ask St. Rose…

St. Rose Venerini went to a convent upon the death of her fiance dear,
But the Lord guided her home to care for her mother
After suffering another shocking death, that of her father…

Rather than stew and fuss about life not being “fair”,
She dedicated herself to the rosary and higher learning.
She invited neighbor ladies to pray and study with her.
It’s then her spiritual director noticed St. Rose’s educational flair.

She convinced her friends to assist in the training of little girls,
Teaching them the rites of the church and living the golden rule.
Over the years she instructed many teachers,
While organizing over 40 schools.

Not deterred by force or violence from unbelieving minions,
Her band of instructors were given the rank of a Religious Congregation,
The Venerini Sisters today work with Italian immigration,
As their people take up residence in many other nations.

St. Rose, we could really use some prayers…
 
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Thank you @petra22 for the wonderful poem about Saint Rose, a woman who looked to God for her purpose in life, and in hearing Him faithfully followed Him in spite of obstacles. May we be as blessed.

Have a blessed day.
 
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For all of the Mothers in our lives

“She is clothed with strength and dignity,

and laughs at the days to come.

She opens her mouth in wisdom;

kindly instruction is on her tongue.

She watches over the affairs of her household,

and does not eat the bread of idleness.

Her children rise up and call her blessed;

her husband, too, praises her:

“Many are the women of proven worth,

but you have excelled them all.”
  • Proverbs 31:25-29
 
The closing prayer from today’s Morning Liturgy:

Grant,
almighty God,
that we may celebrate
with heartfelt devotion these days of joy,
which we keep in honor of the risen Lord,
and that, what we relive in remembrance,
we may always hold to in what we do.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
— Amen.
 
We have gotten word that the regular masses will be said this weekend!!! But limited to how many and not all pews will be available. I wonder how many will go. I will not as I am in a high risk category. I will continue to watch on Facebook. My son is overseeing that not more than forty attend. The mass tonight was under thirty. There are two more tomorrow. God Bless everyone as we start reopening.
 
“Some things in life are too beautiful to be forgotten. These things may be what men do in this world; they may even be their manner of passing from it. For example, almost every country has instituted a memorial day to recall the supreme sacrifice its patriots have made in defense of country and civilization. Because life was the most precious thing they could give, the living cannot forget their gift. They themselves could not ask for any such memorial, nor could they institute it, that was left to their survivors.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (This is the Mass)
 
A Blessed Pentecost. Our family attended Mass together. There was about forty in attendance.
 

Thursday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time​

Lectionary: 356

Reading 1 2 TM 2:8-15​

Beloved:
Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David:
such is my Gospel, for which I am suffering,
even to the point of chains, like a criminal.
But the word of God is not chained.
Therefore, I bear with everything for the sake of those who are chosen,
so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus,
together with eternal glory.
This saying is trustworthy:

If we have died with him
we shall also live with him;
if we persevere
we shall also reign with him.
But if we deny him
he will deny us.
If we are unfaithful
he remains faithful,
for he cannot deny himself.

Remind people of these things
and charge them before God to stop disputing about words.
This serves no useful purpose since it harms those who listen.
Be eager to present yourself as acceptable to God,
a workman who causes no disgrace,
imparting the word of truth without deviation.

Responsorial Psalm 25:4-5AB, 8-9, 10 AND 14​

R. (4) Teach me your ways, O Lord.
Your ways, O LORD, make known to me;
teach me your paths,
Guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my savior.
R. Teach me your ways, O Lord.
Good and upright is the LORD;
thus he shows sinners the way.
He guides the humble to justice,
he teaches the humble his way.
R. Teach me your ways, O Lord.
All the paths of the LORD are kindness and constancy
toward those who keep his covenant and his decrees.
The friendship of the LORD is with those who fear him,
and his covenant, for their instruction.
R. Teach me your ways, O Lord.

Alleluia 2 TIMOTHY 1:10​

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death
and brought life to light through the Gospel.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel MK 12:28-34​

One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him,
“Which is the first of all the commandments?”
Jesus replied, “The first is this:
Hear, O Israel!
The Lord our God is Lord alone!
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,
with all your soul, with all your mind,
and with all your strength.
The second is this:
You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
There is no other commandment greater than these.”
The scribe said to him, “Well said, teacher.
You are right in saying,
He is One and there is no other than he.
And to love him with all your heart,
with all your understanding,
with all your strength,
and to love your neighbor as yourself
is worth more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
And when Jesus saw that he answered with understanding,
he said to him, “You are not far from the Kingdom of God.”
And no one dared to ask him any more questions.
 
A Prayer for Trinity Sunday

“Father, you sent your Word to bring us truth and your Spirit to make us holy. Through them we come to know the mystery of your life. Help us to worship you, one God in three Persons, by proclaiming and living our faith in you. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.”
  • from the Liturgy of the Hours
 
Sunday after Trinity Sunday

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ​

Solemnity

“I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh” (Jn 6:51). [1]

Today is the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Also known as Corpus Christi, today honors the body of Christ, both in the Eucharistic and in the Church. Corpus Christi reminds us to stand with Christ, walk toward Him, and kneel in His holy presence. [2]

When we receive the Eucharist, we become one Body in Christ. Standing together in Our Lord, we are united and as the Apostle Paul wrote, “Here there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free man, but Christ is all, and in all” (Col 3:11).[3][4]

As we walk toward Christ, we grow in union with Him. In this way, we each play our individual role as the whole of the world gathers-in under His fold.

As we kneel in adoration, we are choosing the freedom of Christ’s call over the slavery of man’s reign. In sacred silence, we come together and commune in the holy language of quietness. In these ways, “We,” as a universal body, express our togetherness in Christ.

Written by Sarah Ciotti

(From the Divine Liturgy website)
 
Today is the memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary. About this, Archbishop Fulton Sheen said:

“The Visitation. The Gospel tells us, “In the days that followed, Mary rose up and went with all haste to a city of Judea, in the hill country, where Zachary dwelt; and there entering in she gave Elizabeth greeting. No sooner had Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, than the child leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth herself was filled with the Holy Ghost; so that she cried out with a loud voice, ‘Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb’ (Luke 1:39-42).
The first miracle worked by our Lord on earth was performed while He was still in His Mother’s womb. He stirred the unborn John and brought consciousness of His presence to Elizabeth, the cousin of His Mother. Thus, long before Cana, our Lord shows that it is through His Mother that He works His unseen wonders in the heart and through her that He is brought into the souls of men.
The joy of the second Joyful Mystery is that of the Old Testament meeting the New, and of the young maiden greeting the old woman, as Mary burst into the most revolutionary song that was ever sung, the Magnificat, foretelling the day when the mighty would be unseated from their thrones, and the poor would be exalted.
Yet at that moment, when Elizabeth is the first to call her the Mother of God, even before our Lord is born, Mary answers in her song that her greatness is due to Him, and that she was chosen because she was lowly. It may very well be that Mary was chosen to be the Mother of God after she had in her vow renounced the honor. Though greater than Elizabeth, she visits her in her hour of need. Only as we become little do we ever become great in the eyes of God.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (The Fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary)
 
How beautiful! Thank you as I am still locked away from church… Partly because they are only allowed to open provisionally… and part because I’m moving and sold my car…
Anyway, I’m grateful for spiritual readings…
 
Closing prayer from Morning Liturgy:

O God,
who through the grace of adoption
chose us to be children of light,
grant, we pray, that we may not be wrapped
in the darkness of error but always be seen
to stand in the bright light of truth.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
— Amen.
 
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