Make sure that no one traps you and deprives you of your freedom by some second-hand, empty, rational philosophy based on the principles of this world instead of on Christ. You must live your whole life according to the Christ you have received – Jesus the Lord you must be rooted in him and built on him and held firm by the faith you have been taught, and full of thanksgiving. Hail Mary.Tuesday of week 23 in Ordinary Time, or The Most Holy Name of Maryįirst reading Colossians 2:6-15 The Lord has brought you to life with him Prayer for the Holy FatherĪlmighty and everlasting God, have mercy upon Thy servant, Pope Francis, our Supreme Pontiff, and direct him, according to Thy loving kindness, in the way of eternal salvation that, of Thy gift, he may ever desire that which is pleasing unto Thee and may accomplish it with all his might. Never permit me to be separated from You. I embrace You as if You were already there, and unite myself wholly to You. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I love You above all things and I desire to receive You into my soul. My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the most Blessed Sacrament. Where there will be no sorrow, no weeping or pain,īut fullness of peace and joy with your Son and the Holy The old order has passed away: welcome them into paradise, In this life you embraced them with your tender love ĭeliver them now from every evil and bid them eternal rest. In your hands, O Lord, we humbly entrust our brothers and sisters. Miracles were reported at his grave, after which a church was built in his honor. He returned to Anderlecht in 1012 and died in the same year. He visited Rome, the Holy Land, and other shrines over a period of seven years. Left without a job and no money, Guy was so filled with remorse over his foolish decision that he went on a penitential pilgrimage. He went back to the church and found that the sacristan position had been replaced. When his first cargo ship sunk as it left the harbor, Guy realized his error and the deception he had succumbed to in giving up his happy and humble work serving Christ. ![]() Guy, not recognizing the temptation, accepted the job offer under the pretense of making more money to give to the poor, and he left his position as sacristan. Guy away from his holy work as a sacristan, presented him with a lucrative opportunity to invest his small savings into a business venture. One day a shipping merchant from Brussels, prompted by a devil who wanted to take St. He served in this way joyfully and faithfully. Guy would help the poor, and at night he would work and pray in the church these were his two great loves. ![]() One day a priest, who noticed his great reverence while praying in church, invited him to serve it for a small sum by sweeping the floors and keeping the altar and sacred vessels clean. He was regarded as a young saint by those who knew him. Having no money for school, from his childhood he served the poor and fostered a great devotion to the Church while praying for the grace to love and accept his poverty. Guy (950–1012), also known as the "Poor Man of Anderlecht," was born to pious parents of humble means in the country village of Anderlecht near Brussels. In a word, in all the evils of body and mind, the soul ordinarily has recourse to Mary, without fear of annoying her or displeasing Jesus Christ.” ![]() It is tender that is, full of confidence in her, like a child’s confidence in his loving mother … It implores the aid of its good Mother at all times, in all places and above all things: in its doubts, that it may be enlightened in its wanderings, that it may be brought into the right path in its temptations, that it may be supported in its weaknesses, that it may be strengthened in its falls, that it may be lifted up in its discouragements, that it may be cheered in its scruples, that they may be taken away in the crosses, toils and disappointments of life, that it may be consoled under them. ![]() It flows from the esteem we have for her, the high idea we have formed of her greatness, and the love which we have for her. “True devotion to Our Lady is interior that is, it comes from the mind and the heart. He who trusts in God can do all things." St. But the first rule is, instantly to invoke the names of Jesus and Mary and to continue to invoke them until the temptation ceases. "When an evil thought is presented to the mind, we must immediately endeavor to turn our thoughts to God, or to something which is indifferent.
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