THE VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
JULY 2
After the angel Gabriel had announced to Mary that she was to become the mother of Our Lord, Mary went from Galilee to Juda to visit her kinswoman Elizabeth, soon to be the mother of John the Baptist. This visit is recorded in Luke 1:39-56. Elizabeth greeted Mary with the words, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb." Mary burst forth with the song of praise which we call the Magnificat, beginning, "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord." We are told that even John the Baptist, still unborn, leaped for joy in his mother's womb. Thus we are shown, side by side, the two women, one seemingly too old to have a child, but destined to bear the last prophet of the Old Covenant, of the age that was passing away; and the other woman, seemingly not ready to have a child, but destined to bear the One Who was Himself the beginning of the New Covenant, the age that would not pass away.
It is this meeting that we celebrate today.
JULY 2
After the angel Gabriel had announced to Mary that she was to become the mother of Our Lord, Mary went from Galilee to Juda to visit her kinswoman Elizabeth, soon to be the mother of John the Baptist. This visit is recorded in Luke 1:39-56. Elizabeth greeted Mary with the words, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb." Mary burst forth with the song of praise which we call the Magnificat, beginning, "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord." We are told that even John the Baptist, still unborn, leaped for joy in his mother's womb. Thus we are shown, side by side, the two women, one seemingly too old to have a child, but destined to bear the last prophet of the Old Covenant, of the age that was passing away; and the other woman, seemingly not ready to have a child, but destined to bear the One Who was Himself the beginning of the New Covenant, the age that would not pass away.
It is this meeting that we celebrate today.
1776 was a Freemasonic revolution against authority both temporal and spiritual. Today I choose to celebrate proper authority.
God bless the good kings of the past and all righteous priests and bishops.
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God bless the good kings of the past and all righteous priests and bishops.
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JULY 5.
ST. ANTHONY MARY ZACCARIA.
Confessor.
St. Anthony Mary, born at Cremona in Italy, took his degree as medical doctor at Padua, but God called him to the priesthood. He founded the order of Barnabites. He died A.D. 1539.
Make us, O Lord God, in the spirit of Paul the Apostle to learn the knowledge of Jesus Christ which surpasseth all understanding, whereby blessed Anthony Mary, being marvellously taught, did gather together in Thy Church the new orders of clerks and virgins. Through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
ST. ANTHONY MARY ZACCARIA.
Confessor.
St. Anthony Mary, born at Cremona in Italy, took his degree as medical doctor at Padua, but God called him to the priesthood. He founded the order of Barnabites. He died A.D. 1539.
Make us, O Lord God, in the spirit of Paul the Apostle to learn the knowledge of Jesus Christ which surpasseth all understanding, whereby blessed Anthony Mary, being marvellously taught, did gather together in Thy Church the new orders of clerks and virgins. Through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
Forwarded from Lady of Peace 🕊 ✝️
Gloria Patri, et Filio,
et Spiritui Sancto,
Sicut erat in principio,
et nunc, et semper,
et in saecula saeculorum.
Amen.
et Spiritui Sancto,
Sicut erat in principio,
et nunc, et semper,
et in saecula saeculorum.
Amen.
JULY 7.
STS. CYRIL AND METHODIUS.
Bishops, Confessors.
These two brother were the Apostles of Bulgaria, Moravia and Bohemia, anointed Bishops by Pope Adrian II. St. Cyril died in Rome A.D. 870. St. Methodius returned home to the Slavonic countries and died A.D. 886.
Almighty and everlasting God, who by the ministry of Thy blessed Confessors and Bishops, Cyril and Methodius, didst vouchsafe to call the Slav peoples to the knowledge of Thy Name: grant that we who glory in their festival day, may be joined with them in fellowship. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
STS. CYRIL AND METHODIUS.
Bishops, Confessors.
These two brother were the Apostles of Bulgaria, Moravia and Bohemia, anointed Bishops by Pope Adrian II. St. Cyril died in Rome A.D. 870. St. Methodius returned home to the Slavonic countries and died A.D. 886.
Almighty and everlasting God, who by the ministry of Thy blessed Confessors and Bishops, Cyril and Methodius, didst vouchsafe to call the Slav peoples to the knowledge of Thy Name: grant that we who glory in their festival day, may be joined with them in fellowship. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
JULY 8.
ST. ELIZABETH.
Queen of Portugal
The daughter of the King of Aragon and the grandniece of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, St. Elizabeth married Denis, King of Portugal. Becoming a widow, she entered the Order of the Poor Clares and died A.D. 1336.
O most merciful God, who amongst other excellent gifts didst endow the blessed queen Elizabeth with the special grace of calming the fury of war; grant through her intercession, that after the peace for which we humbly pray in this mortal life, we may attain to everlasting joys. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
ST. ELIZABETH.
Queen of Portugal
The daughter of the King of Aragon and the grandniece of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, St. Elizabeth married Denis, King of Portugal. Becoming a widow, she entered the Order of the Poor Clares and died A.D. 1336.
O most merciful God, who amongst other excellent gifts didst endow the blessed queen Elizabeth with the special grace of calming the fury of war; grant through her intercession, that after the peace for which we humbly pray in this mortal life, we may attain to everlasting joys. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
JULY 12- ST. GUALBERT
Abbot.
John Gualbert, a noble military knight, met the murderer of his brother Hugh on a Good Friday. He was about to slay him when the assassin begged his pardon for the sake of Christ crucified. Changed by God's grace he embraced him as a brother in Christ, became a monk, and founded the Congregation of Vallombrosa-affiliated to the Order of St. Benedict. He died A.D. 1073.
May the intercession of blessed Gualbert, the Abbot, commend us unto to Thee, we beseech Thee O Lord, so that what we may not have by any merits of ours, we may obtain by his patronage. Through Our Lord..
Abbot.
John Gualbert, a noble military knight, met the murderer of his brother Hugh on a Good Friday. He was about to slay him when the assassin begged his pardon for the sake of Christ crucified. Changed by God's grace he embraced him as a brother in Christ, became a monk, and founded the Congregation of Vallombrosa-affiliated to the Order of St. Benedict. He died A.D. 1073.
May the intercession of blessed Gualbert, the Abbot, commend us unto to Thee, we beseech Thee O Lord, so that what we may not have by any merits of ours, we may obtain by his patronage. Through Our Lord..
JULY 14.
ST. BONAVENTURE.
Bishop, Confessor, Doctor of the Church.
St. Bonaventure entered the Franciscan Order, he lectured with immediate and lasting success as professor at the University of Paris, where he was intimately acquainted with St. Thomas Aquinas. Known as the Seraphic Doctor, he became General of the Franciscan Order and Cardinal of Albano. He died A.D. 1274.
O God, who didst give blessed Bonaventure as a minister of eternal salvation to Thy people: grant, we beseech Thee, that we, who have had him for our teacher on earth, may deserve to have him for our advocate in heaven.Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
ST. BONAVENTURE.
Bishop, Confessor, Doctor of the Church.
St. Bonaventure entered the Franciscan Order, he lectured with immediate and lasting success as professor at the University of Paris, where he was intimately acquainted with St. Thomas Aquinas. Known as the Seraphic Doctor, he became General of the Franciscan Order and Cardinal of Albano. He died A.D. 1274.
O God, who didst give blessed Bonaventure as a minister of eternal salvation to Thy people: grant, we beseech Thee, that we, who have had him for our teacher on earth, may deserve to have him for our advocate in heaven.Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
JULY 19.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL.
Confessor.
Leo XIII. proclaimed St. Vincent the patron of all charitable associations. He was the founder of the Lazarists or the Priests of the Mission, and the Sisters of Charity. He died A.D. 1660.
O God, who for the preaching of the Gospel to the poor and for promoting the dignity of the priesthood, didst endow blessed Vincent with apostolic power: grant, we beseech Thee, that we who pay honor to his holiness, may also be taught by the example of his virtues. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL.
Confessor.
Leo XIII. proclaimed St. Vincent the patron of all charitable associations. He was the founder of the Lazarists or the Priests of the Mission, and the Sisters of Charity. He died A.D. 1660.
O God, who for the preaching of the Gospel to the poor and for promoting the dignity of the priesthood, didst endow blessed Vincent with apostolic power: grant, we beseech Thee, that we who pay honor to his holiness, may also be taught by the example of his virtues. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
Forwarded from Catholic Daily Reading [Eng]
#Prayer to #Saint Mary #Magdalen (Feast day July 22nd)
I give you thanks, O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, for all the tears that Blessed Mary Magdalen shed at Your feet, for washing them with her hands, wiping them with her hair, and for the love with which you so entirely inflame her body and soul, filling her heart so that she never loved any other thing than Thyself. Therefore, I beg of Thee, Lord Jesus, that by her great merits you would grant me the tears of true repentance and fill me with Your divine love, so that before death all my sins may be forgiven by Thee, Jesus, Saviour of the World, King of glory, who lives and reigns with the same God, Father and Holy Spirit, world without end. Amen.
I give you thanks, O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, for all the tears that Blessed Mary Magdalen shed at Your feet, for washing them with her hands, wiping them with her hair, and for the love with which you so entirely inflame her body and soul, filling her heart so that she never loved any other thing than Thyself. Therefore, I beg of Thee, Lord Jesus, that by her great merits you would grant me the tears of true repentance and fill me with Your divine love, so that before death all my sins may be forgiven by Thee, Jesus, Saviour of the World, King of glory, who lives and reigns with the same God, Father and Holy Spirit, world without end. Amen.
Forwarded from Chadistan
Saint James the Moorslayer is the patron saint of Spain, and his name is celebrated today, the 25th of July
Tradition says Saint James the Great, one of the 12 Apostles, lies buried in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, and tradition also claims Saint James appeared wielding a sword on a white horse riding the battlefield when the Spaniards fought Muslim invaders at the Battle of Clavijo.
His name has been shouted as part of the traditional Spanish war cry ever since.
Saint James and at them, Spain!
Tradition says Saint James the Great, one of the 12 Apostles, lies buried in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, and tradition also claims Saint James appeared wielding a sword on a white horse riding the battlefield when the Spaniards fought Muslim invaders at the Battle of Clavijo.
His name has been shouted as part of the traditional Spanish war cry ever since.
Saint James and at them, Spain!
Prayer to Saint James the Greater
(Can be used as a Novena for Nine Consecutive Days.)
O glorious Apostle, Saint James, who by reason of thy fervent and generous heart wast chosen by Jesus to be a witness of His glory on Mount Thabor, and of His agony in Gethsemane; thou, whose very name is a symbol of warfare and victory: obtain for us strength and consolation in the unending warfare of this life, that, having constantly and generously followed Jesus, we may be victors in the strife and deserve to receive the victor's crown in heaven. Amen.
(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.)
Indulgence of 300 days. Plenary indulgence, under the usual conditions, if this prayer is devoutly prayed for a whole month, every day.
(Can be used as a Novena for Nine Consecutive Days.)
O glorious Apostle, Saint James, who by reason of thy fervent and generous heart wast chosen by Jesus to be a witness of His glory on Mount Thabor, and of His agony in Gethsemane; thou, whose very name is a symbol of warfare and victory: obtain for us strength and consolation in the unending warfare of this life, that, having constantly and generously followed Jesus, we may be victors in the strife and deserve to receive the victor's crown in heaven. Amen.
(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be.)
Indulgence of 300 days. Plenary indulgence, under the usual conditions, if this prayer is devoutly prayed for a whole month, every day.
July 26 St. Anne
Mother to the Virgin Mary
Prayer:
O blessed Anne, rescue society, which is perishing for want of virtues like thine. The motherly kindnesses thou art ever more frequently bestowing upon us have increased the Church's confidence; deign to respond to the hopes she places in thee. Bless especially thy faithful Brittany; have pity on unhappy France, for which thou hast shown thy predilection, first, by so early confiding to it thy sacred body; later on, by choosing in it the spot whence thou wouldst manifest thyself to the world. O thou who lovest the Franks, who deignest still to look on fallen Gaul as the kingdom of Mary, continue to show it that love which is its most cherished tradition. Mayest thou become known throughout the whole world. As for us, who have long known thy power and experienced thy goodness, let us ever seek in thee, O mother, our rest, security, strength in every trial; for he who leans on thee has nothing to fear on earth, and he who rests in thy arms is safely carried.
Mother to the Virgin Mary
Prayer:
O blessed Anne, rescue society, which is perishing for want of virtues like thine. The motherly kindnesses thou art ever more frequently bestowing upon us have increased the Church's confidence; deign to respond to the hopes she places in thee. Bless especially thy faithful Brittany; have pity on unhappy France, for which thou hast shown thy predilection, first, by so early confiding to it thy sacred body; later on, by choosing in it the spot whence thou wouldst manifest thyself to the world. O thou who lovest the Franks, who deignest still to look on fallen Gaul as the kingdom of Mary, continue to show it that love which is its most cherished tradition. Mayest thou become known throughout the whole world. As for us, who have long known thy power and experienced thy goodness, let us ever seek in thee, O mother, our rest, security, strength in every trial; for he who leans on thee has nothing to fear on earth, and he who rests in thy arms is safely carried.
Forwarded from ChristianTactics (F)
Currently researching Christian Morality on Warfare in Scripture- if only Christians knew what the Bible has to say on violence, things would be different. For example, Counter Insurgency Operations in Scripture are summed up as: either you are with me or against me. There’s no effort put into pacifying a people who resist- they are either expelled or exterminated.
JULY 31
ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA
Confessor
Ignatius, courtier and knight, was wounded at the seige of Pampeluna. During his long convalescence the reading of the lives of the Saints revealed to him that the Church militant needed an army of glorious soldiers to fight the forces of Satan: Pagans, Mohammedans, Protestants, etc. He founded the Society of Jesus and as first General of this new spiritual chivalry he moved to the attack under the motto: "Ad majorem Dei gloriam-To the greater glory of God !" He died with the Holy Name of Jesus on his lips A.D. 1556.
O God, who to spread the greater glory of Thy Name, didst, by means of blessed Ignatius, strengthen the Church militant with a new army: grant that with his help, and through his example, we may so fight on earth as to become worthy to be crowned with him in heaven. Through Our Lord..
ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA
Confessor
Ignatius, courtier and knight, was wounded at the seige of Pampeluna. During his long convalescence the reading of the lives of the Saints revealed to him that the Church militant needed an army of glorious soldiers to fight the forces of Satan: Pagans, Mohammedans, Protestants, etc. He founded the Society of Jesus and as first General of this new spiritual chivalry he moved to the attack under the motto: "Ad majorem Dei gloriam-To the greater glory of God !" He died with the Holy Name of Jesus on his lips A.D. 1556.
O God, who to spread the greater glory of Thy Name, didst, by means of blessed Ignatius, strengthen the Church militant with a new army: grant that with his help, and through his example, we may so fight on earth as to become worthy to be crowned with him in heaven. Through Our Lord..
AUGUST 2
ST. ALPHONSUS LIGUORI
Bishop, Confessor, Doctor of the Church.
The Neapolitan nobleman renounced all earthly things. He established the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists) to preach the Gospel to the poor. Illustrious by his preaching and writings, he was made to accept the bishopric of St. Agatha, in Southern Italy. He returned to his Congregation and died in 1787.
O God, who didst kindle in blessed Alphonsus Mary, Thy Confessor and Bishop, burning zeal for the salvation of souls, and through him didst enrich Thy Church with a new offspring: grant, we beseech Thee, that imbued with his saving doctrine and strengthened by his example, we may be able happily to come to Thee. Through Our Lord.
ST. ALPHONSUS LIGUORI
Bishop, Confessor, Doctor of the Church.
The Neapolitan nobleman renounced all earthly things. He established the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists) to preach the Gospel to the poor. Illustrious by his preaching and writings, he was made to accept the bishopric of St. Agatha, in Southern Italy. He returned to his Congregation and died in 1787.
O God, who didst kindle in blessed Alphonsus Mary, Thy Confessor and Bishop, burning zeal for the salvation of souls, and through him didst enrich Thy Church with a new offspring: grant, we beseech Thee, that imbued with his saving doctrine and strengthened by his example, we may be able happily to come to Thee. Through Our Lord.
AUGUST 4
ST. DOMINIC
Confessor
Dominic Guzman, born in Spain, opposed the disorders of the Albigenses. He founded the Order of the Friars Preachers, propagated devotion to the Rosary, and saved the Western Church from heresy and anarchy. He died 1221.
O God, who hast vouchsafed to make Thy Church illustrious by the merits and teaching of blessed Dominic, Thy Confessor: grant that, through his intercession, she may not be deprived of temporal help, and may ever advance in spiritual increase.
Through Our Lord.
ST. DOMINIC
Confessor
Dominic Guzman, born in Spain, opposed the disorders of the Albigenses. He founded the Order of the Friars Preachers, propagated devotion to the Rosary, and saved the Western Church from heresy and anarchy. He died 1221.
O God, who hast vouchsafed to make Thy Church illustrious by the merits and teaching of blessed Dominic, Thy Confessor: grant that, through his intercession, she may not be deprived of temporal help, and may ever advance in spiritual increase.
Through Our Lord.
Forwarded from The Traditional Christian Gentleman (Andrew Scott)
Our Lady of the Snow,
pray for us.
pray for us.