Saints and the Liturgical Year

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November 26, 2012 - Monday, 34th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect:
“Stir up the will of your faithful, we pray, O Lord,
that, striving more eagerly
to bring your divine work to fruitful completion,
they may receive in greater measure
the healing remedies your kindness bestows.
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.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For the saints of the day, click link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2012-11-26

 

[Amiciel]

November 25, 2012 - Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (Solemnity):
Today is the Last Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Collect:
“Almighty ever-living God,
whose will is to restore all things
in your beloved Son, the King of the universe,
grant, we pray,
that the whole creation, set free from slavery,
may render your majesty service
and ceaselessly proclaim your praise.
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.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2012-11-25

Sharing this excerpt from today’s Euchalette, p.1:

“On this last Sunday of the liturgical year, we are invited to renew our allegiance to Jesus as our Lord and King. Today, we have also a new opportunity to realize the immense number of graces the Lord has granted us in the course of this liturgical year. And as we call to mind these favors, we gladly express our most sincere gratitude for them …” (p.1.)

After Holy Communion, we renewed our consecration (ourselves, our families, our nation and the whole world) to Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. For all those who wish to make this consecration, too, the prayer is posted below:

Act of Dedication of the Human Race to Jesus Christ, the King:

"Most sweet Jesus, Redeemer of the human race,
look down upon us humbly prostrate before you.
We are yours, and yours we wish to be;
but to be more surely united with you,
behold each one of us
freely consecrates himself today
to your Most Sacred Heart.
Many indeed have never known you;
many, too, despising your precepts, have rejected you.
Have mercy on them all, most merciful Jesus,
and draw them to your Sacred Heart.

Be King, O Lord, not only of the faithful
who have never forsaken you,
but also of the prodigal children
who have abandoned you;
grant that they may quickly return to their Father’s house,
lest they die of wretchedness and hunger.

Be King of those who are deceived by erroneous opinion,
or whom discord keeps aloof,
and call them back to the harbor of truth
and the unity of faith,
so that soon
there may be but one flock and one Shepherd.

Grant, O Lord, to your Church
assurance of freedom and immunity from harm;
give tranquillity and order to all nations;
and make the earth resound
from pole to pole with one cry:
Praise to the Divine Heart
that wrought our salvation;
to It be glory and honor forever. AMEN!"
(from today’s Euchalette, p. 4.)

Please join me in offering the Lord this beautiful hymn (Crown Him with Many Crowns):
youtube.com/watch?v=qdK4lzg8gsU

 

[grateful_child]

Sharing this excerpt from today’s Euchalette, p.1:

“On this last Sunday of the liturgical year, we are invited to renew our allegiance to Jesus as our Lord and King. Today, we have also a new opportunity to realize the immense number of graces the Lord has granted us in the course of this liturgical year. And as we call to mind these favors, we gladly express our most sincere gratitude for them …” (p.1.)

After Holy Communion, we renewed our consecration (ourselves, our families, our nation and the whole world) to Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. For all those who wish to make this consecration, too, the prayer is posted below:

Act of Dedication of the Human Race to Jesus Christ, the King:

"Most sweet Jesus, Redeemer of the human race,
look down upon us humbly prostrate before you.
We are yours, and yours we wish to be;
but to be more surely united with you,
behold each one of us
freely consecrates himself today
to your Most Sacred Heart.
Many indeed have never known you;
many, too, despising your precepts, have rejected you.
Have mercy on them all, most merciful Jesus,
and draw them to your Sacred Heart.

Be King, O Lord, not only of the faithful
who have never forsaken you,
but also of the prodigal children
who have abandoned you;
grant that they may quickly return to their Father’s house,
lest they die of wretchedness and hunger.

Be King of those who are deceived by erroneous opinion,
or whom discord keeps aloof,
and call them back to the harbor of truth
and the unity of faith,
so that soon
there may be but one flock and one Shepherd.

Grant, O Lord, to your Church
assurance of freedom and immunity from harm;
give tranquillity and order to all nations;
and make the earth resound
from pole to pole with one cry:
Praise to the Divine Heart
that wrought our salvation;
to It be glory and honor forever. AMEN!"
(from today’s Euchalette, p. 4.)

Please join me in offering the Lord this beautiful hymn (Crown Him with Many Crowns):
youtube.com/watch?v=qdK4lzg8gsU

Made the Consecration, Amiciel, and loved the beautiful hymn. Thanks for sharing.

 

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November 27, 2012 - Tuesday, 34th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect:
“Stir up the will of your faithful, we pray, O Lord,
that, striving more eagerly
to bring your divine work to fruitful completion,
they may receive in greater measure
the healing remedies your kindness bestows.
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.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2012-11-27

 

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November 28, 2012 - Wednesday, 34th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect:
“Stir up the will of your faithful, we pray, O Lord,
that, striving more eagerly
to bring your divine work to fruitful completion,
they may receive in greater measure
the healing remedies your kindness bestows.
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.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2012-11-28

 

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November 29, 2012 - Thursday, 34th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect:
“Stir up the will of your faithful, we pray, O Lord,
that, striving more eagerly
to bring your divine work to fruitful completion,
they may receive in greater measure
the healing remedies your kindness bestows.
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.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For the saint of the day, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2012-11-29

 

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November 30 - St. Andrew, the Apostle (Feast):

Collect:
“We humbly implore yur majesty, O Lord,
that, just as the blessed Apostle Andrew
was for your Church a preacher and pastor,
so he may be for us a constant intercessor before you.
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.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“Born at Bethsaida, St. Andrew was a disciple of St. John the Baptist before he became a follower of Christ, to whom he also brought his brother, St. Peter. According to tradition, St. Andrew peached in Greece and was martyred on an X-shaped cross.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Andrew, the Apostle, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/A/standrew.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2012-11-30

 

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December 1, 2012 - Saturday, 34th Week in Ordinary Time:
Today is also the last day of the Liturgical Year.

Collect:
“Stir up the will of your faithful, we pray, O Lord,
that, striving more eagerly
to bring your divine work to fruitful completion,
they may receive in greater measure
the healing remedies your kindness bestows.
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.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For the saint of the day, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2012-12-01

 

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December 2, 2012 - 1st Sunday of Advent:
The Advent Season begins today.

Collect:
“Grant your faithful, we pray, almighty God,
the resolve to run forth to meet your Christ
with righteous deeds at his coming,
so that, gathered at his right hand,
they may be worthy to possess the heavenly Kingdom.
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.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2012-12-02

 

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December 3 - St. Francis Xavier, Priest (Memorial):
(Today, December 3, 2012, is Monday of the 1st Week of Advent.)

Collect:
“O God, who through the preaching of Saint Francis Xavier
won many peoples to yourself,
grant that the hearts of the faithful
may burn with the same zeal for the faith
and that Holy Church may everywhere rejoice
in an abundance of offspring.
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.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“Born in Navarre, Spain, he studied in Paris, where St. Francis (1506-1552) became one of the original seven members of St. Ignatius of Loyola’s Society of Jesus. St. Francis proclaimed the Gospel in India, China, and Japan, bringing 30,000 souls to Christ.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Francis Xavier, see links:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2012-12-03
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/F/stfrancisxavier.asp

 

[Shin]

‘Then at last I baptize them in due form, and I give to each his name written on a ticket. After their baptism the new Christians go back to their houses and bring me their wives and families for baptism. When all are baptized I order all the temples of their false gods to be destroyed and all the idols to be broken in pieces. I can give you no idea of the joy I feel in seeing this done, witnessing the destruction of the idols by the very people who but lately adored them.’

St. Francis Xavier

 

[grateful_child]

‘Then at last I baptize them in due form, and I give to each his name written on a ticket. After their baptism the new Christians go back to their houses and bring me their wives and families for baptism. When all are baptized I order all the temples of their false gods to be destroyed and all the idols to be broken in pieces. I can give you no idea of the joy I feel in seeing this done, witnessing the destruction of the idols by the very people who but lately adored them.’

St. Francis Xavier

Shin, Very encouraging testimony from St. Francis Xavier! If the Lord did these things then because they were needed, He’s probably doing them today, too, when conversions are much needed. We can just pray for these conversions to happen … Thanks for sharing the quote.

 

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December 4, 2012 - Tuesday, 1st Week of Advent:

Collect:
“Look with favor, Lord God, on our petitions,
and in our trials grant us your compassionate help,
that, consoled by the presence of your Son,
whose coming we now await,
we may be tainted no longer
by the corruption of former ways.
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.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

December 4 - Saint John Damascene, Priest and Doctor of the Church (Optional Memorial):

Collect:
“Grant, we pray, O Lord,
that we may be helped by the prayers
of the Priest Saint John Damascene,
so that the true faith,
which he excelled in teaching,
may always be our light and our strength.
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.”

“Born in Damascus, St. John (675-749) served as finance minister to the caliph before his ordination. He dedicated himself to study and writing, producing both works of dogmatic theology as well as many hymns. One of the principal defenders of the use of images in religious worship, he is considered the last Father of the Church.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. John Damascene and other saints of the day, click links:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2012-12-04
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/C/stcatherineofalexandria.asp

 

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December 5, 2012 - Wednesday, 1st Week of Advent:

Collect:
“Prepare our hearts, we pray, O Lord our God,
by your divine power,
so that at the coming of Christ your Son
we may be found worthy of the banquet of eternal life
and merit to receive heavenly nourishment from his hands.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

For the saints of the day, click link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2012-12-05

 

[Shin]

Shin, Very encouraging testimony from St. Francis Xavier! If the Lord did these things then because they were needed, He’s probably doing them today, too, when conversions are much needed. We can just pray for these conversions to happen … Thanks for sharing the quote.

Thanks be to God for the good saints. : )

 

[Shin]

“Like a tree planted by streams of water,” [Ps. 1:3] the soul is irrigated by the Holy Scriptures and acquires vigour, produces tasty fruit, namely, true faith, and is beautified with a thousand green leaves, namely, actions that please God.’

St. John of Damascus

 

[grateful_child]

December 6, 2012 - Thursday, 1st Week of Advent:

Collect:
“Stir up your power, O Lord,
and come to our help with mighty strength,
that what our sins impede
the grace of your mercy may hasten.
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.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

December 6 - Saint Nicholas, Bishop (Optional Memorial):

Collect:
“We humbly implore your mercy, Lord:
protect us in all dangers
through the prayers of the Bishop Saint Nicholas,
that the way of salvation may lie open before us.
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.”

“Nicholas, + 4th c., Bishop of Myra in Asia Minor; model pastor noted for charity; popularized as Santa Claus; patron of Russia, Greece, Sicily, and Lorraine, and of children and sailors.” (ORDO.)

For more on St. Nicholas, click links:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2012-12-06
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/N/stnicholas.asp

 

[grateful_child]

“Like a tree planted by streams of water,” [Ps. 1:3] the soul is irrigated by the Holy Scriptures and acquires vigour, produces tasty fruit, namely, true faith, and is beautified with a thousand green leaves, namely, actions that please God.’

St. John of Damascus

Very refreshing quote from St. John of Damascus. Thanks, Shin, for posting these ‘gems’ from our saints!

 

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December 7 - St. Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (Memorial):

Collect:
“O God, who made the Bishop Saint Ambrose
a teacher of the Catholic faith
and a model of apostolic courage,
raise up in your Church men after your own heart
to govern her with courage and wisdom.
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.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“While St. Ambrose (340-397) was serving the imperial government and yet a catechumen, he was elected Bishop of Milan. He distinguished himself through apostolic zeal, service to the poor, and effective care of the faithful. An articulate opponent of Arianism in the West, he converted and baptized St. Augustine.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Ambrose, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/A/stambrose.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2012-12-07

December 7, 2012 - Friday, First Week of Lent:

Collect:
“Stir up your power, we pray, O Lord, and come,
that with you to protect us,
we may find rescue
from the pressing dangers of our sins,
and with you to set us free,
we may be found worthy of salvation.
Who live and reign with God the Father
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

(“PN On obligatory memorials, when the prayers of the saints are to be used, the ferial collect may be used to conclude the general intercessions, thus situating memorials within their seasonal context.” (ORDO.)

 

[Shin]

‘Sanctorum vita ceteris norma vivendi est.’

‘The life of the saints is the norm of living for others.’

St. Ambrose of Milan