Saints and the Liturgical Year

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November 15, 2014 - Saturday, 32nd Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty and merciful God,
graciously keep from us all adversity,
so that, unhindered in mind and body alike,
we may pursue in freedom of heart
the things that are yours.
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

November 15 - Saint Albert the Great, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who made the Bishop Saint Albert great
by his joining of human wisdom to divine faith,
grant, we pray, that we may so adhere to the truths he taught,
that through progress in learning
we may come to a deeper knowledge and love of 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.”

“St. Albert (1206-1280) was born in Germany and studied in Padua and Paris as a doctor of theology before joining the Dominicans. St. Thomas Aquinas was one of his pupils. A man of learning and a generous mind, St. Albert was instrumental to the reception of Aristotle. As bishop he worked to establish peace among peoples.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Albert the Great and St. Leopold of Austria, see links:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-11-15
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/A/stalbertthegreat.asp
 
November 16, 2014 - 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant us, we pray, O Lord our God,
the constant gladness of being devoted to you,
for it is full and lasting happiness
to serve with constancy
the author of all that is good.
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=2014-11-16

November 16 - Saint Margaret of Scotland (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who made Saint Margaret of Scotland wonderful
in her outstanding charity towards the poor,
grant that through her intercession and example
we may reflect among all humanity
the image of your divine goodness.
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 Hungary, St. Margaret (1046-1093) married King Malcolm III of Scotland and became the mother of eight. A woman of sincere piety, she was known for her concern for the poor, patronage of the arts and sciences, and support of reform.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Margaret of Scotland, see link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/M/stmargaretofscotland.asp

November 16 - Saint Gertrude, Virgin (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who prepared a delightful dwelling for yourself
in the heart of the Virgin Saint Gertrude,
graciously bring light, through her intercession,
to the darkness of our hearts,
that we may joyfully experience you present and at work within 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.”

“Born in Eisleben, Germany, St. Gertrude (1256-1301) joined the Cistercians. She studied literature and philosophy and devoted herself to prayer and contemplation. In cooperation with her close friend and fellow mystic St. Mechtildis, St. Gertrude wrote a popular compilation of prayers. She introduced the devotion to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus which has spread throughout the Church.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Gertrude (the Great), see link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/G/stgertrudethegreat.asp
 
November 17- St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Religious (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, by whose gift Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
recognized and revered Christ in the poor,
grant, through her intercession,
that we may serve with unfailing charity
the needy and those afflicted.
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

“St. Elizabeth (1207-1231) was the daughter of the King of Hungary and became the mother of four. After her husband’s death, she became a Franciscan tertiary, devoting herself to caring for the poor, sick and aged. She died in exceptional poverty.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Elizabeth of Hungary and information on St. Gregory Thaumaturgus, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/E/stelizabethofhungary.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-11-17
 
November 18, 2014 - Tuesday, 33rd Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant us, we pray, O Lord our God,
the constant gladness of being devoted to you,
for it is full and lasting happiness
to serve with constancy
the author of all that is good.
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 reflection:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

November 18 - The Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Defend your Church, O Lord,
by the protection of the holy Apostles,
that, as she received from them
the beginnings of her knowledge of things divine,
so through them she may receive,
even to the end of the world,
an increase in heavenly grace.
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.”

“These basilicas were completed in the fourth century. St. Peter’s Basilica was built over his own tomb and rebuilt in the seventeenth century. St. Paul’s Basilica, on the Ostian Way, was likewise built over his own tomb and rebuilt in the nineteenth century.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on the Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter and Paul, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/D/dedicationofthebasilicasofstspeter&paul.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-11-18

November 18 - Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne, Virgin (Optional Memorial in the Dioceses of the United States):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty God, who filled the heart of Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne
with charity and missionary zeal,
and gave her the desire
to make you known among all peoples,
grant us to follow her way
and fill us with that same love and zeal
to extend your kingdom to the ends of the earth.
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.”

“St. Rose (1769-1852) founded a boarding school for daughters of pioneers near St. Louis and opened the first free school west of the Mississippi River. At seventy-one she began a school for Native Americans. She showed courage in frontier conditions and single-mindedness in pursuing her dream of serving native Americans.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/R/strosephilippineduchesne.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-11-18
 
grateful_child said:
November 16, 2014 - 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant us, we pray, O Lord our God,
the constant gladness of being devoted to you,
for it is full and lasting happiness
to serve with constancy
the author of all that is good.
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=2014-11-16
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Sharing this reflection from the Euchalette on today’s Scripture Readings for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 16, 2014, p.4:

Today’s Scripture Readings:
new.usccb.org/bible/readings/111614.cfm

“MAKING THE MOST OF GOD’S GIFTS” (The Parable of the Talents)

"All of God’s gifts are beautiful and precious. They are so many, far beyond our counting, for God is always immensely generous in lavishing His blessings upon us.

For our part, our first duty is to become aware of them. Denying God’s gifts or hiding them is not humility, but a very impoverishing form of moral blindness.

On the other hand, once we become aware of the gifts we have received from the Lord, we should not boast about them, as if they were our doing, nor should we take them for granted as something that God ‘owed us’. The proper attitude toward the favors of the Lord is that of Mary’s, as we see it splendidly expressed in the opening of her Magnificat: it is honest and grateful appreciation of these gifts as signs of God’s love for us. (See Lk 1:46-49.)

But, in addition to acknowledging them as coming from the Lord, we also have to utilize these gifts according to His will, i.e., with wisdom and creativity. God - who is ever so generous and trusting - will ask us to account for the way in which we have used His gifts." (p.4.)
(Read on for continuation of thought.)
 
"MAKING THE MOST OF GOD’S GIFTS" (The Parable of the Talents) - continued.

"What we shall have to account for is not any big sum of money entrusted to our enterprise. It is not only and simply the way we used our physical, intellectual, aesthetic, spiritual faculties, and the numberless opportunities to do good to others offered us by the Lord. The most important item of our accountability will be our very ‘self,’ God’s basic and most precious gift to us. This means that, in addition to having to account for what we did to others, we shall be specially accountable for what we did with ourselves.

God has implanted in each of us the potential to become a saint, to be a living example and an instrument of His saving and sanctifying love. The decisive question will always be, ‘Did we do our best to become one? …’ Only a positive answer will entitle us to hear the invitation, ‘Come, share your Master’s joy!’ (Mt 25:21)" (Euchalette, November 16, 2014, p.4.)
 
November 19, 2014 - Wednesday, 33rd Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant us, we pray, O Lord our God,
the constant gladness of being devoted to you,
for it is full and lasting happiness
to serve with constancy
the author of all that is good.
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 other helpful thoughts today, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-11-19
 
November 20, 2014 - Thursday, 33rd Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant us, we pray, O Lord our God,
the constant gladness of being devoted to you,
for it is full and lasting happiness
to serve with constancy
the author of all that is good.
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 St. Felix of Valois and St. Bernward of Hildesheim, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-11-20
 
November 21 - The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“As we venerate the glorious memory
of the most holy Virgin Mary,
grant, we pray, O Lord, through her intercession,
that we, too, may merit to receive
from the fullness of your grace.
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

“According to an early tradition, as a small child, the Blessed Virgin Mary was presented by her parents to the Lord in the Temple. This celebration reveals her total dedication to God’s service and obedience to God’s will.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

“Today’s memorial finds its origin in a 22nd c. apocryphal source, the Protoevangelion or Book of James, and the dedication on 21 Nov. 543 of the basilica of St. Mary the New in Jerusalem.” (Ordo.)

For more on the memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, see links:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-11-21
www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/PRESENT.htm
 
November 22 - Saint Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who gladden us each year
with the feast day of your handmaid Saint Cecilia,
grant, we pray,
that what has been devoutly handed down concerning her
may offer us examples to imitate
and proclaim the wonders worked in his servants
by 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

“St. Cecilia (d. ca. 117) is one of seven martyred women mentioned in the Roman Canon (Eucharistic Prayer I). A noble Roman virgin, she was martyred for her unwillingness to sacrifice to the pagan gods.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Cecilia, see links:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-11-22
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/C/stcecilia.asp
 
November 23, 2014 - Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe:
Today is the Last Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“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=2014-11-23
www.ewtn.com/library/Doctrine/Christking.htm

“Though already present in his Church, Christ’s reign is nevertheless yet to be fulfilled ‘with power and great glory’ by the King’s return to earth. This reign is still under attack by the evil powers, even though they have been defeated definitively by Christ’s Passover. Until everything is subject to him, ‘until there be realized new heavens and a new earth in which justice dwells, the pilgrim Church, in her sacraments and institutions, which belong to this present age, carries the mark of this world which will pass, and she herself takes her place among the creatures which groan and travail yet and await the revelation of the sons of God.’ That is why Christians pray, above all in the Eucharist, to hasten Christ’s return by saying to him: Marana tha! ‘Our Lord, come!’(ccc 671).” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

November 23 - Saint Clement I, Pope and Martyr (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
who are wonderful in the virtue of all your Saints,
grant us joy in the yearly commemoration of Saint Clement,
who, as a Martyr and High Priest of your Son,
bore out by his witness what he celebrated in mystery
and confirmed by example what he preached with his lips.
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.”

“St. Clement I (d.99) was the third pope after St. Peter. He wrote an Epistle to the Corinthians, directing them to seek peace and unity. According to tradition he was exiled to the Crimea and condemned to death for evangelizing his fellow prisoners.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

November 23 -Saint Columban, Abbot (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who in Saint Columban
wonderfully joined the work of evangelization
to zeal for the monastic life,
grant, we pray,
that through his intercession and example
we may strive to seek you above all things
and to bring increase to your faithful people.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, you Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“An Irish monk, St. Columban (545-615) went to France and founded many monasteries, which he guided with strict discipline. His followers founded monasteries in Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. Exiled, he went to Italy and founded the monastery at Bobbio, which was a center of culture and learning as well as spirituality.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on Saint Clement I, Saint Columban,, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/C/stclementi.asp
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/C/stcolumban.asp

November 23 - Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro, Priest and Martyr (Optional Memorial in the Dioceses of the United States):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Our God and Father,
who conferred upon your servant Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro
the grace of ardently seeking your greater glory and the salvation of others,
grant, through his intercession and example,
that by faithfully and joyfully performing our daily duties
and effectively assisting those around us,
we may serve you with zeal
and ever seek your glory.
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.”

“The Jesuit Bl. Miguel (1891-1927), one of eleven children, was born in Guadalupe, Mexico. He was ordained in Belgium, having been forced to flee Mexico because of persecution; he returned to minister to his native people. He had a great love for the Mass, devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, and apostolic zeal for ordinary workers. Despite fierce persecution by Mexican government officials as well as his own debilitating illnesses, he continued his ministry to the faithful until he was martyred.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)
 
grateful_child said:
November 21 - The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“As we venerate the glorious memory
of the most holy Virgin Mary,
grant, we pray, O Lord, through her intercession,
that we, too, may merit to receive
from the fullness of your grace.
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

“According to an early tradition, as a small child, the Blessed Virgin Mary was presented by her parents to the Lord in the Temple. This celebration reveals her total dedication to God’s service and obedience to God’s will.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

“Today’s memorial finds its origin in a 22nd c. apocryphal source, the Protoevangelion or Book of James, and the dedication on 21 Nov. 543 of the basilica of St. Mary the New in Jerusalem.” (Ordo.)

For more on the memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, see links:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-11-21
www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/PRESENT.htm
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Correcting a typo error in my post above: “22nd c.” highlighted in red above, should read “2nd c.” My apologies!
 
November 24 - St. Andrew Dung-Lac, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, source and origin of all fatherhood,
who kept the Martyrs Saint Andrew Dung-Lac and his companions
faithful to the Cross of your Son,
even to the shedding of their blood,
grant, through their intercession,
that, spreading your love among our brothers and sisters,
we may be your children both in name and in 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.”

“St. Andrew (ca. 1795-1839) was one of 117 - of whom eight were bishops and fifty priests - who were martyred over the course of a few years in Vietnam.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on **St. Andrew Dung-Lac ** and information on St. Chrysogonus and Sts. Flora and Mary, click links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/A/standewdunglac.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-11-24
 
grateful_child said:
November 24 - St. Andrew Dung-Lac, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, source and origin of all fatherhood,
who kept the Martyrs Saint Andrew Dung-Lac and his companions
faithful to the Cross of your Son,
even to the shedding of their blood,
grant, through their intercession,
that, spreading your love among our brothers and sisters,
we may be your children both in name and in 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.”

“St. Andrew (ca. 1795-1839) was one of 117 - of whom eight were bishops and fifty priests - who were martyred over the course of a few years in Vietnam.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on **St. Andrew Dung-Lac ** and information on St. Chrysogonus and Sts. Flora and Mary, click links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/A/standewdunglac.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-11-24
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Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
 
November 25, 2014 - Tuesday, 34th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“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

November 25 - Saint Catherine of Alexandria (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
who gave Saint Catherine of Alexandria to your people
as a Virgin and an invincible Martyr,
grant that through her intercession
we may be strengthened in faith and constancy
and spend ourselves without reserve
for the unity of the Church.
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.”

“According to tradition, St. Catherine (d.310) was courageous and learned. She denounced Emperor Maxentius to his face, and when she refused to apostatize, he imprisoned her, where she converted his wife and 200 soldiers before she was martyred.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Catherine of Alexandria, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/C/stcatherineofalexandria.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-11-25
 
grateful_child said:
November 23, 2014 - Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe:
Today is the Last Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“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=2014-11-23
www.ewtn.com/library/Doctrine/Christking.htm

“Though already present in his Church, Christ’s reign is nevertheless yet to be fulfilled ‘with power and great glory’ by the King’s return to earth. This reign is still under attack by the evil powers, even though they have been defeated definitively by Christ’s Passover. Until everything is subject to him, ‘until there be realized new heavens and a new earth in which justice dwells, the pilgrim Church, in her sacraments and institutions, which belong to this present age, carries the mark of this world which will pass, and she herself takes her place among the creatures which groan and travail yet and await the revelation of the sons of God.’ That is why Christians pray, above all in the Eucharist, to hasten Christ’s return by saying to him: Marana tha! ‘Our Lord, come!’(ccc 671).” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)
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Below is an “Act of Dedication of the Human Race to Jesus Christ, the King”, for those of us who wish to make/renew our allegiance to Jesus Christ, Our Lord and 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!"*

**Won’t you join us in offering the Lord this beautiful hymn on the Solemnity of his Universal Kingship:

(Crown Him with Many Crowns)**
youtube.com/watch?v=qdK4lzg8gsU
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grateful_child said:
November 23, 2014 - Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe:
Today is the Last Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“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=2014-11-23
www.ewtn.com/library/Doctrine/Christking.htm

“Though already present in his Church, Christ’s reign is nevertheless yet to be fulfilled ‘with power and great glory’ by the King’s return to earth. This reign is still under attack by the evil powers, even though they have been defeated definitively by Christ’s Passover. Until everything is subject to him, ‘until there be realized new heavens and a new earth in which justice dwells, the pilgrim Church, in her sacraments and institutions, which belong to this present age, carries the mark of this world which will pass, and she herself takes her place among the creatures which groan and travail yet and await the revelation of the sons of God.’ That is why Christians pray, above all in the Eucharist, to hasten Christ’s return by saying to him: Marana tha! ‘Our Lord, come!’(ccc 671).” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)
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Sharing this beautiful reflection from the Euchalette on today’s Scripture Readings for the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, November 23, 2014, p.4:

“THE DECISIVE ISSUE AT THE LAST JUDGMENT”

"A personal judgment at the end of life and a universal judgment at the end of time come as no surprise. Man was created free but also ‘accountable’. Everyone will have to account to the Eternal Judge for the way he/she has used His gifts and opportunities.

However, what comes as a surprise in the dramatized account of the Last Judgment presented by Jesus is the ‘limited scope’ of accountability. Though granting that **the instances mentioned by the Judge **are not exhaustive, the fact remains that they are all and only about our attitudes/actions toward people. Not a single question about our attitude toward God.

This is surprising indeed for - after all - wasn’t Jesus the one who taught his disciples to pray, who wanted them to pray always (see Lk 18:10), and who himself spent hours in prayer? (See Mt 6:9 and Lk 6:12.) And was he not the one who stated that the greatest commandment is to love God with all one’s heart, soul and mind? (See Mt 22:37-38.) And yet, today, we seem to learn from him **that what will matter in the end will be only the way we treat our neighbor, especially the needy! **Only the second group of commandments seems to hold …" (p. 4.)
(Read on for continuation of thought.)
 
“THE DECISIVE ISSUE AT THE LAST JUDGMENT” - continued:

"Reflecting further, however, the surprise ceases. Actually, we find it could not be otherwise. With the Incarnation, God has become a brother to every human being. It is not just a matter of proximity and relation, but a matter of effective identification. In addition to loving God in Himself, we have also to see, love, and serve God in our neighbor. “Whatsoever you do to the least of my brothers, that you do unto me!” (See Mt 25:40.)

The Last Judgment is the mystery of the Incarnation brought to its utmost practical consequences. It is not that God and our love for him have been ‘left out’. They are ‘in’ as an indispensable prerequisite. But the Gospel for today reminds us that our love for God has to be proven through the way we treat people, especially the people we dislike and those we ususally avoid: the hungry, the sick, the unpleasant, the convicts … These are some of the categories of people in whom it is so difficult to see Christ, the all-holy God.

To see and serve Christ in them demands not only mercy and generosity, but an immense faith as well. The Final Judgment will be a judgment on our practical acceptance of the Word who became ‘flesh’, a judgment on our ‘Yes’ to the God steeped in our very frailty and needs." (The Euchalette, p.4.)
 
November 26, 2014 - Wednesday, 34th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“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 information on St. Sylvester, St. Peter of Alexandria, St. John Berchmans, and St. Leonard of Port Maurice, see link:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2014-11-26
 
November 27, 2014 - Thursday, 34th Week in Ordinary Time:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“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.”

Fourth Thursday in November: Thanksgiving Day (Optional Memorial in the Dioceses of the United States):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Father all-powerful,
your gifts of love are countless
and your goodness infinite;
as we come before you on Thanksgiving Day
with gratitude for your kindness,
open our hearts to have concern
for every man, woman, and child,
so that we may share your gifts in loving service.
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=2014-11-27
 
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