O Jesus, through the immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer You all my prayers, works, joys and sufferings of this day. In union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass being offered throughout the world.
I offer them for all the intentions of Your Sacred Heart, the salvation of souls, reparation for sins, the reunion of all Christians. I offer them for the intentions of our bishops and of all Catholics. Have mercy, O Blessed Lord, have mercy on us all.
Amen.
It is important to know that it is the emphatic teaching of Holy Mother Church that one can not be a Free-Mason and a Catholic; they are completely incompatible.
Furthermore, one can not be a member of ANY secret society and be a Catholic. Salvation and spiritual advancement is for ALL and the Mysteries of the Faith are OPEN, CLEAR and AVAILABLE to all souls who humble themselves and follow Christ in His ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC and APOSTOLIC Church. “Freely we have received, freely we give.”
The plethora of documentaries on the so-called History Channel are nothing more than Masonic propaganda. One is never told that to become the highest degree of Mason, one has to spit upon a crucifix placed on the floor. Converted and returned Catholics who were caught up in the Masonic cult have exposed these terrible, anti-Catholic rites. They also were exposed by the great author C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkein.
One must also know that not all Masons know of the terrible anti-Catholic nature of the highest degrees and power structure of the Lodge. It is kept from lower initiates. There poor souls must be prayed for and one must always be ready to explain the Faith to all who ask and who are lost in the darkness of the Lodge.
Come Holy Ghost and enlighten the hearts of the faithful by Thy Holy Fire of Love.
Today we remember and celebrate those of our brothers and sisters who have gone before us, marked with the Sign of the Faith and who await entrance into heaven while in purgatory.
Yes, purgatory is real and a proof of God’s love for His creatures. We offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass for these souls and pray for them with pity and vigor. Holy Writ tells us: “It is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from their sins!” Judas Maccabeus sent offerings to the temple in Jerusalem for the priests to offer sacrifice for his fallen soldiers.
Again, Our Blessed Lord said: “Verily I say unto you, you must pay to the last penny!” This makes it clear that it is possible for us to pay for the temporal punishment due our sins, while Our Saviour paid the eternal punishment upon the cross. We offer our own sufferings, united to the Cross of Christ for those in purgatory.
Again in scripture we read St. Paul, “…I make up in my flesh what is still lacking in Christ’s sufferings, for the sake of His Body, which is the Church.” All of these verses prove the ancient teaching of Holy Mother Church in regards to purgatory. Remember the Septuagint, the seven books in the bible thrown out by Martin Luther, because they mention purgatory.
Pray for the souls of your dearly departed and know that I pray for them at the altar of the Lord.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and may light perpetual shine upon them. May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the Mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
This is a beautiful day. It is the day in which we celebrate every human being that is in heaven, those we know and those who are known only to God and His Heavenly Court. Your dear mother who suffered so and loved the good Lord through it all, she is there. Your wonderful father who worked so hard for so long and who answered the call of grace late in life, but with a resounding YES!, he is there. Your sainted aunt who secretly paid for you and all of your siblings to go to Catholic schools and who, when going through her things after she died, was shown to support many charities, all anonymously- she is enjoying the Beatific Vision, as well.
Those souls which suffered torture for the Name of Christ and who were forgotten by the world and all their friends, they are being continually refreshed, rewarded and are resplendent in their angel given robes of honor!
Holy Mother Church celebrates each and every saint that reigns with Christ, those She knows now and has elevated to the altars for the edification of Her children, and those whom She does not know now, but will celebrate with for all eternity. What a magnificent day!
O Saints of God, in glory bright
Enjoying Him in endless Light
Remember us who toil below
and pray that we in grace will grow
In happiness to one day share,
The brilliance that in Christ you bear
The bliss that follows in the way-
That consummated, endless Day!
St. Alphonsus Rodriguez was a Jesuit, who before he became one had a wife and three children, all of whom died. He became a simple porter on the island of Majorca and influenced many, from every state of life, mostly important personages, who came to learn from him.
His father was friends with Blessed Peter Favre and he himself was friends with St. Peter Claver. We are known by our friends! The holy gravitate to one another, as do the sinful; The latter contributing to descent and spirals of defeat, the former to ascent and cycles of blessing.
St. Alphonsus died on Halloween in 1617 and was canonized along with his friend St. Peter Claver. Remember this great saint who lives and reigns with Christ for all eternity. May we join him!
“Life is only for Love and time is only that we may find God.”
The Feast of Christ the King was established for the Universal Church by Pope Pius XI in 1925 as an antidote to secularism, which is a barren way of life centered on man. The feast proclaims in a striking manner Christ’s dominion, power and royalty over all society; Individuals, families, governments and all nations. So powerful and blessed is this feast day that protestants of every stripe have taken this feast into their own liturgical calendars, (yet, I daresay they never acknowledge Pius XI in their sermons!)
We hear so often the cry of “My Rights!” Has anyone ever thought of the Rights of Almighty God? The rights He possesses as Creator, Redeemer and King? It is from Him that all rights descend. It is from Him and to Him that all rights exist. The more we acknowledge, proclaim and follow His Divine Right over us and our societies the more freedom and blessing we experience. God is never outdone in generosity and wants to give us the Kingdom! “He who loses his life for My sake shall find it!”
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His Holy Name.
Blessed Be Christ the King!
Requiescat in Pace+ Kind, loving and always, always endearingly funny.
O My God! I believe in Thee: Strengthen Thou my faith.
All my hopes are in Thee: Do Thou secure them.
My God I love Thee: Teach me to love Thee daily, more and more!
Amen
O My God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all of my sins because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell; But most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who art all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve with the help of Thy grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, to amend my life and to avoid the near occasion of sin. Amen.
“I will love God alone and will not have the misfortune of attaching myself to creatures, now that my heart perceive what He has in store for those who love Him. What attracts me to the kingdom of Heaven is the call of Our Lord, the hope of loving Him as I have so desired and the thought that I shall be able to make Him loved by a great number of souls who will bless Him forever.
When Christ said, “Give Me a drink,” it was the love of His poor creatures that He, the Creator of all things, desired. He thirsted for love. Remember that the dear Jesus is there in the tabernacle expressly for you, for you alone. Remember that He is consumed with a desire to come into your heart.”
