Saint Brigid Patroness of Ireland
by VP
Posted on Wednesday January 31, 2024 at 11:00PM in Prayers
LOVE OF GOD AND YOUR NEIGHBOR.-St. Brigid, patroness of the Irish, who esteemed her as a second Mary, was born in the year of our Lord 453, and from an early period of her life devoted herself to the service of God. The sanctity of this consecrated maiden has been justly celebrated by the Venerable Bede and other great writers, who described her as having been constantly occupied in holy contemplation or the active exercise of charitable works. She founded the far-famed monastery of Kildare, where she lived as abbess, and died in the year 523, after having glorified God for long years by the many virtues and miracles recorded in her history. With the example of this holy virgin before them, the Irish youth of both sexes made rapid progress in the acquisition of all those eminent characteristics which secured for them, through many ages, the designation of children of the Saints.
Moral Reflection: -Let us always bear in mind that,
no matter what our state of life may be, we can sanctify ourselves by
communing with God, and contributing to our neighbour's edification.
"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy
whole soul, and thy neighbour as thyself." Pictorial half hours with the saints by Rev. Fr. Auguste François Lecanu LeCanu 1865
Prayer:
"O holy St. Brigid, thou who art the light, the ornament, and the glory of the Church of Ireland, be the heavenly patron of its people, and be the especial friend and the protectress of the priests of the sanctuary. Let those who offer sacrifice to the name of God, be worthy of their exalted duties.
Shew forth in their lives the form of all
perfection and cover them with the robe of holiness. Let them love
justice and hate iniquity. Let their prayer be like incense in the sight
of heaven. Let their doctrine be saving and salutary to the people, and
let the odor of their lives be the delight of the Church of God." Source: Ecclesiastical Meditations, page 254
February: Month of the Holy Family
by VP
Posted on Wednesday January 31, 2024 at 11:00PM in Prayers
February: Month of the Holy Family
Virtue: Humility
Whoever humbleth himself, shall be exalted.-Luke, xiv: 11
1. Humility is the foundation of all the virtues; therefore, in a soul where it does not exist, there can be no true virtue, but the mere appearance only. In like manner, it is the most proper disposition for all celestial gifts. And, finally, it is so necessary to perfection, that of all the ways to reach it, the first is humility; the second, humility; the third, humility. And if the question were repeated a hundred times, I should always give the same answer.— St. Augustine.
Holy Family, Saint Joseph Catholic Church Raleigh NC ©CAPG
A prayer to the Holy Family for the fulfillment of our Christian duties.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, bless us and grant us the grace to love our Holy Church as we ought above all earthly things, and to show our love for it always and with the evidence of deeds.
Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory be to the Father
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, bless us and grant us the grace to profess, as we ought, openly, with courage and without human respect, the faith we received as a gift with holy baptism
Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory be to the Father
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, bless us and grant us the grace to co-operate in the defense and propagation of the faith, as we ought, in the manner proper to us, by means of our words, our substance, and even the sacrifice of life itself
Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory be to the Father
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, bless us and grant us the grace to bring our life, as we ought, into perfect conformity with the precepts of the law of God and of the church, that so we may always live by the charity of which they are the expression. Amen.
The New Raccolta 1903 Pope Leo XIII, May 17, 1890
