The Annunciation - 1850

The Angel Gabriel offers Mary a lily - a flower which denotes purity - as he asks Mary if she will bear the Christ child.

T H E   A N N U N C I A T I O N

Dante Gabriel Rosetti (1850)

O Mother! I could weep for mirth,

Joy fills my heart so fast;

My soul to-day is heaven on earth,

Oh! could the transport last!

I think of thee, and who thou art,

Thy majesty, thy state;

And I keep sighing in my heart―

Immaculate, immaculate!

The Mercy of God

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Do not be downcast on account of your miseries, your weakness, your repeated failures. They are the very reason for God's mercies. They are rather ground for confidence than for despondency, provided you try to serve God and do not sin in presumption on His mercy.

Your claim for mercy and salvation rests rather on your sins than on your justice.

Jesus - I trust in You!!

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God's Hatred of Sin

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Our soi disant (self-styled, so-called) tolerance of sin and error is not Christian Charity, as we would pretend; it is indifference to God's sanctity and is covert sympathy with evil. Sin is further hateful to God for the destruction it has wrought in God's best-beloved creatures. 

If you really love God you will hate and avoid the smallest sin as worse than all the material evils of life. 

Jesus - I trust in You!!

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God's Love for Creatures

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If God were to withdraw His love momentarily from us, we should at once lose all excellence, all our virtues, all happiness, hope, existence even. God's love then is the sum of all good to you here, and more especially hereafter. Do no barter it for any transient pleasure or advantage of this world. If you possess it, what does all else matter to you?
Try to love Him as well as you can, and you need have no fear as to the rest.

Jesus - I trust in You!!

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The Liberty of God

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Our liberty consists to a considerable extent in restraints on liberty, so that each may be protected against the inevitable encroachments of others.  As our liberties increase so do our laws. 

Keep yourself free from sin.  This is the truest liberty here, and the greatest exercise of human strength and determination.  

Jesus - I trust in You!!

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Conformity to God's Will

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He said, "Father, if it be possible, let this chalice pass from Me" (Matt. xxvi. 39).  We too are allowed to pray for favours and deprecate chastisement, in the hope that God may have so arranged things from the beginning, in prevision of our prayers, as to grant our desires; but we must be prepared to accept a refusal or a delay with contentment and gratitude.

Jesus - I trust in You!!

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My Girl My Prayer

MY GIRL KATHY
 

O My Lord Jesus, I will use time. It will be too late to pray when life is over. There is no prayer in the grave - there is no meriting in Purgatory. Low as I am in Thy all Holy sight, I am strong in Thee, strong through Thy Immaculate Mother, through Thy Saints; and thus I can do much for the Church for the world, for all I love. O let not the blood of souls be on my head. O let me not walk my own way without thinking of Thee. Let me bring everything before Thee, asking Thy leave for everything I do. . . As the dial speaks of the sun, so will I be ruled by thee alone, if Thou will take me and rule me. Be it so, my Lord Jesus, I give myself wholly to Thee. Amen. 

I opened my window to the gentle rain
and said my prayers there.

The Double Will of God

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God does not command the impossible; He requires from each man only in proportion to what he has received.

Thank God for His desire for your salvation. Trust in Him and do not wrong His mercy by any suspicion. Do what you can, and your salvation is secure.  

Jesus - I trust in You!!

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The Will of God

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"Be not unwise, but understanding what is the will of God" (Eph. v. 17).  As His servants our first care should be to know His will and do it.  It is often hard to know it, and the knowledge is given only after much delay and in answer to prayer.  "Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do?" (Acts ix. 6).

Whatever it be, carry it out minutely and fearlessly.

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Elvis Salutes Rosary Sunday

The Sunday Homily with Bishop Robert Barron - 10/21/18

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The Life of God

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Our life begins in nakedness and feebleness and tears, and in original sin;  it continues in labours and sorrows, in fears and disappointments, in perversity, folly and sin;  it ends in weariness and failure, in humiliating decay, or in premature catastrophe.  
Your life is worth nothing to yourself or to others unless God be with you. 

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Grab Your Pencil

Grab Your Pencil & Write These Down

BEFORE HOLY COMMUNION

Prayer for Help

O my God help me to make a good Communion. Mary, my dearest Mother, pray to Jesus for me. My dear Angel Guardian, lead me to the Altar of God.

Act of Faith

O God, because Thou hast said it, I believe that I shall receive the Sacred Body of Jesus to eat, and His precious Blood to drink. My God, I believe that with all my heart.

Act of Humility

My God, I confess that I am a poor sinner; I am not worthy to receive the Body and Blood of Jesus on account of my sins. Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldest enter under my roof; say but the word, and my soul shall be healed.

Act of Sorrow

My God, I detest all the sins of my life. I am sorry for them, because they have offended Thee, my God who art so good. I resolve never to commit sin any more. My good God, pity me, have mercy on me, forgive me. Amen.

Act of Adoration

O Jesus great God, present on the Altar, I bow down before Thee, I adore Thee.

Act of Love and Desire

Sweet Jesus, I love Thee. I desire with all my heart to receive Thee. Most sweet Jesus, come into my poor soul, and give me Thy Flesh to eat and Thy Blood to drink. Give me Thy whole self, Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity, that I may live forever with Thee.

O most sweet Virgin Mary, Mother of God and my Mother, lend me, I beseech thee, thy Immaculate Heart to receive my Jesus: that so I may receive Him by thee, by  whom the world received Him.

O Jesus, I offer Thee Thy sinless Mother's Heart, with its perfect dispositions at the moment of Thy Incarnation and all her communions. Come to me now by her, as I came to Thee by her. With her heart let me receive Thee.

AFTER HOLY COMMUNION

O my Queen, thou hast given me Jesus in thy heart, therefore, now, with the same true heart, entertain Him for me. Adore Him, thank Him, and implore Him for the graces thou knows me to need-in particular . . . . .

ACT OF FAITH

O Jesus, I believe that I have received Thy Flesh to eat and Thy Blood to drink, because Thou hast said it, and Thy word is true.

ACT OF ADORATION

O Jesus, my God, my Creator, I adore Thee, because from Thy Hands I came and with Thee I am to be happy forever.

ACT OF HUMILITY

O Jesus, I am but dust and ashes, and yet Thou hast come to me, and my poor heart may speak to Thee.

ACT OF LOVE

Sweet Jesus, I love Thee; I love Thee with all my heart. Thou knows that I love Thee, and wish to love Thee daily more and more.

ACT OF THANKSGIVING

My good Jesus, I thank Thee with all my heart. How good, how kind Thou art to me, sweet Jesus. Blessed be Jesus in the most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.

ACT OF OFFERING

O Jesus, receive my poor offering. Jesus Thou hast given Thyself to me, and let me give myself to Thee:

I give Thee my body, that it may be chaste and pure.

I give Thee my soul, that it may be free from sin.

I give Thee my heart, that it may always love Thee.

I give Thee every breath that I shall breathe. and especially my last; I give Thee myself in life and in death, that I may be Thine for ever and ever.

O Jesus, wash away my sins with Thy precious Blood.

O Jesus, the struggle against temptation is not yet finished. My Jesus, when temptation comes near me, make me strong against it. In the moment of temptation may I always say, "Jesus, mercy! Mary, help!"

O Jesus, may I lead a good life; may I die a happy death. May I receive Thee before I die. May I say when I am dying, "Jesus, Mary, Joseph, I give you my heart and my soul."

Listen now for a moment to Jesus Christ; perhaps He has something to say to you. There may be some promise you have made and broken, which He wishes you to make again and keep. Answer Jesus in your heart, and tell Him all your troubles. Then pray for others.

O Jesus, have mercy on Thy Holy Church; take care of it.

O Jesus, have pity on poor sinners, and save them from hell.

O Jesus, bless my father, my mother, my brothers and sisters, and all I ought to pray for, as Thy Heart knows how to bless them.

O Jesus, have pity on the poor souls in Purgatory, and give them eternal rest.

Sweet Jesus, I am going away for a time, but trust not without Thee. Thou are with me by Thy grace. I will never leave Thee by mortal sin. I do not fear to do so, though I am so weak, because I have such hope in Thee. Give me grace to persevere. Amen.

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