St. Stanislaus Kostka Biography of a Saint
“Come let us go into the church and pray before the Blessed Sacrament.”
"The name Stanislaus means glory and honor. This young saint had to suffer many trials and difficulties in his short life, some due to family problems, especially problems with his brother. Many of us can relate to this saint in having pains that come from within our own family. Stanislaus was human like us, as were all of the saints. They cried and felt lonely and sad at times with the pain of not being loved. The saints help us to overcome our problems and difficulties with their testimonies of faith and love of God and with their intercessions for us, which are their prayers in heaven.
Our Lord, knowing St. Stanislaus would need special help in his life to fulfill his plan on earth, gave him a holy godfather. This godfather was a priest, and this priest baptized Stanislaus himself. The baptism took place on October 28, 1550 in Rostkow, Poland. Stanislaus, this day, became a child of God. On this holy day, Stanislaus was doubly blessed because after the Baptism, the priest, who was his godfather, took the child, Stanislaus, and laid him on the ground in front of the altar of the Blessed Sacrament and dedicated him to our Lord hidden in the Eucharist. This act of faith and prayer given to the Lord had a great effect on Stanislaus’ life as we soon shall see.
From his earliest years, Stanislaus had a tender love for the most holy Blessed Sacrament, this love was so great that it was said of him that his face would seem all on fire at the moment he would come in the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.Sometimes Stanislaus’s friends saw him praying in front of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament in ecstasy floating in air. He was often in ecstasy at Mass after receiving Holy Communion. The whole day after receiving Jesus, he could hardly bring himself to speak of anything else but the great love of Jesus in the Eucharist, and he spoke with such great joy and happiness that those who heard him delighted in his words of love.Stanislaus’ biggest trials were soon to begin as he entered his teen years. At the age of fourteen, he and his brother, Paul, were sent to Vienna to college. This older brother, Paul, was very cruel to him. Stanislaus was young and gentle and many times Paul would come home drunk, beat and kick him and make fun of his devotion to God. He would yell, “Why do you pray so much?” Then he told him that he should go to bars like other young men his age.
Stanislaus prayed for his brother’s conversion, and he received strength and love not only not to hate him, but to love him. This love came from heaven through Jesus in the Eucharist. One day, because of the abuse from his brother, Stanislaus had been unable to eat and eventually fell ill with a high fever and was near death.He called on help from Heaven. He prayed to St. Barbara to bring him Jesus for he loved Jesus and longed for Him in the Holy Eucharist. He suddenly saw a bright light and within this light was St. Barbara, accompanied by two angels. Bilinski, a friend who had been taking care of Stanislaus saw this vision, too. Stanislaus said, “Kneel down, adore the blessed Sacrament. Two angels of the Lord are with Him and the virgin martyr, St. Barbara.” Bilinski witnessed this miracle with his own eyes. He saw St. Barbara who was holding a gold chalice, give Holy Communion to Stanislaus.
After receiving Holy Communion, Stanislaus waited for Our Lord to come to take him to Heaven, but Our Lord had other plans. Suddenly, Mary appeared, holding the Baby Jesus. Our Lady placed her infant Son in his arms. Stanislaus thought he was dreaming, but no, this moment was real and true for he was holding in his arms and to his bosom, the Lord of Life. Mary told Stanislaus that he would get better as she took her Baby back in her arms. She told him to continue to follow Jesus and she encouraged him to try to become a Jesuit priest.Stanislaus lived for three more years, but his health began to decline. He truly wanted to be a priest, a Jesuit priest, but heaven willed him to go to God. He lived for ten more months as a saintly novice. He loved Our Lord in the Eucharist as an angel does, he loved Our Blessed Mother and always told everyone that she was his mother. He prayed to die on her feast day, and on the Feast of the Assumption, 1568, at the age of seventeen, Mary answered his prayers.
For on this day, August 15, as he laid in bed, worn out from his illness, he said, with eyes of joy “I see the Blessed Virgin Mary and she is surrounded by beautiful angels.”Through God’s grace and Stanislaus’ holiness, his brother converted. After his death, Paul wept greatly for abusing his brother. Grace opened his soul to change his life and he even entered a seminary. After Stanislaus’ death, people were shocked to hear the story, told by Paul, about how he so viciously mistreated his brother and was jealous of him. They had never heard Stanislaus complain. They soon realized that this young man was truly a saint who had suffered and loved all, especially those who treated him so badly, just like Jesus Himself had done.St. Stanislaus always longed to be with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and in Heaven. No matter how hard it was for him, he remained close to Jesus and Mary in prayer and would not let hate or bitterness enter into his heart. We can pray to Stanislaus to help us to love Jesus deeply in the Holy Eucharist and for help in our family difficulties so that we might have wisdom and strength to love those who do not love us or even those who may hate us. This love is divine, supernatural love, offered in the Holy Eucharist."
2008/11/23
2008/11/22
jealousy
i believe it is a great blessing to rejoice with those who rejoice. it is more difficult than weeping with those who weep. it is easy to feel jealous of someone's good fortune, and for Christians, it can be easy to feel envious of another's devotion to God or the gifts/graces they received from Him.
yet i think in Heaven, we will rejoice looking at the great Saints.. because we will only care about God's glory and not our own, and we'll see how the Virgin Mary, and the Apostles, and all the Saints, glorify Him. i so hope that God would help me have this perspective here on earth too.
some great quotes:
"No envious glances will be seen; the happiness of every one of the elect will be the happiness of all. With the Martyrs we shall be like to the Martyrs; with the Doctors we shall be as the Doctors; with the Virgins, as the Virgins; and just as the members of a family are proud of one another, so shall we be of our brethren, without the least jealousy.
Who knows even if the joy we shall experience in beholding the glory of the great Saints, and knowing that by a secret disposition of Providence we have contributed thereunto, who knows if this joy will not be as intense and sweeter perhaps, than the happiness they will themselves possess.
And do you not think that on their side the great Saints, seeing what they owe to quite little souls, will love them with an incomparable love? Delightful and surprising will be the friendships found there - I am sure of it. The favored companion of an Apostle or a great Doctor of the Church, will perhaps be a young shepherd lad; and a simple little child may be the intimate friend of a Patriarch. Oh! how I long to dwell in that Kingdom of Love... "
it's beautiful..
speaking of the last quote, i'd love to be friends with St Therese ;) who wrote this, not knowing that she'd be a Doctor of the Church herself. :)
yet i think in Heaven, we will rejoice looking at the great Saints.. because we will only care about God's glory and not our own, and we'll see how the Virgin Mary, and the Apostles, and all the Saints, glorify Him. i so hope that God would help me have this perspective here on earth too.
some great quotes:
"No envious glances will be seen; the happiness of every one of the elect will be the happiness of all. With the Martyrs we shall be like to the Martyrs; with the Doctors we shall be as the Doctors; with the Virgins, as the Virgins; and just as the members of a family are proud of one another, so shall we be of our brethren, without the least jealousy.
Who knows even if the joy we shall experience in beholding the glory of the great Saints, and knowing that by a secret disposition of Providence we have contributed thereunto, who knows if this joy will not be as intense and sweeter perhaps, than the happiness they will themselves possess.
And do you not think that on their side the great Saints, seeing what they owe to quite little souls, will love them with an incomparable love? Delightful and surprising will be the friendships found there - I am sure of it. The favored companion of an Apostle or a great Doctor of the Church, will perhaps be a young shepherd lad; and a simple little child may be the intimate friend of a Patriarch. Oh! how I long to dwell in that Kingdom of Love... "
it's beautiful..
speaking of the last quote, i'd love to be friends with St Therese ;) who wrote this, not knowing that she'd be a Doctor of the Church herself. :)
2008/11/05
Tantum Ergo
Tantum ergo Sacramentum
Veneremur cernui:
Et antiquum documentum
Novo cedat ritui:
Praestet fides supplementum
Sensuum defectui.
Genitori, Genitoque
Laus et iubilatio,
Salus, honor, virtus quoque
Sit et benedictio:
Procedenti ab utroque
Compar sit laudatio.
Amen.
Veneremur cernui:
Et antiquum documentum
Novo cedat ritui:
Praestet fides supplementum
Sensuum defectui.
Genitori, Genitoque
Laus et iubilatio,
Salus, honor, virtus quoque
Sit et benedictio:
Procedenti ab utroque
Compar sit laudatio.
Amen.
2008/10/30
i'm thankful for..
Lord i'm thankful for Your unfailing love
for the way You gave me hope when i had none left
for how You never turn away from me
for being my best Friend
for being more than i had ever dared to hope or dream
i'm also thankful for..
humilitations
loneliness
sharing in Your suffering as You look upon the world
being sometimes misunderstood, because You were misunderstood
for the way You gave me hope when i had none left
for how You never turn away from me
for being my best Friend
for being more than i had ever dared to hope or dream
i'm also thankful for..
humilitations
loneliness
sharing in Your suffering as You look upon the world
being sometimes misunderstood, because You were misunderstood
i love this verse
"Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."Phil. 4:4-7
2008/10/29
quote about Mother Teresa
"To love the poor for the love of Christ does not mean to love him "through a third party," but to love in person. This is the mystery that was impressed in the life of Mother Teresa and of which she prophetically reminded the Church.
The love of Jesus drove Mother Teresa, as it did other saints before her, to do things that no other motive in the world -- political, economic, humanitarian -- would have been able to make her do. Once, someone watching what Mother Teresa was doing with a poor man exclaimed: "I wouldn't do it for all the gold in the world!" Mother Teresa answered: "Neither would I!" Which meant: for all the gold in the world no, but for Jesus yes.
Mother Teresa was able to give to the poor not only bread, clothes and medicine, but that of which they have greater need: love, human warmth, dignity. It shocked her to recall the episode of a man found half-eaten by maggots in a rubbish dump who, after being taken home and looked after, said: "Sister, I have lived like an animal on the street, but I am going to die like an angel, loved and cared for," and he died shortly after saying with a big smile: "Sister, I am going to God's house." Mother Teresa with an abandoned child in her arms, or bending over someone dying is, I believe, the very icon of the tenderness of God."
The love of Jesus drove Mother Teresa, as it did other saints before her, to do things that no other motive in the world -- political, economic, humanitarian -- would have been able to make her do. Once, someone watching what Mother Teresa was doing with a poor man exclaimed: "I wouldn't do it for all the gold in the world!" Mother Teresa answered: "Neither would I!" Which meant: for all the gold in the world no, but for Jesus yes.
Mother Teresa was able to give to the poor not only bread, clothes and medicine, but that of which they have greater need: love, human warmth, dignity. It shocked her to recall the episode of a man found half-eaten by maggots in a rubbish dump who, after being taken home and looked after, said: "Sister, I have lived like an animal on the street, but I am going to die like an angel, loved and cared for," and he died shortly after saying with a big smile: "Sister, I am going to God's house." Mother Teresa with an abandoned child in her arms, or bending over someone dying is, I believe, the very icon of the tenderness of God."
2008/10/23
the daily practice of adopting an unknown dying soul
"God’s mercy is so abundant that He wants to shower it upon earth. He sent His only Son, Our Lord to redeem sinners at the cost of Calvary. Christ would have died on that Cross to redeem but one soul, yet the One Sacrifice was sufficient for all. Redemption, however, does not suffice for salvation, as St. Paul warns us to work out our salvation “in fear and trembling.”
With the great Apostasy predicted by the Apostle to the Gentiles come upon us in these last days many souls are going to Hell: they either do not know how, or cannot pray for themselves. But Jesus Christ is waiting and now is the acceptable time, if only we, who do believe and do pray would only make it a daily habit of unfathomable charity and mercy, to spiritually adopt an unknown dying sinner, asking God for the grace for that person to repent or ask for mercy in his last moments. As a pledge of our fidelity and trust in Christ’s mercy, all we have to do is ask through our prayer offering, perhaps, if so moved, to offer the intention of our entire day, or to forego one small pleasure that is licit in exchange [not necessary but a gracious little work]; at the very least we should make the intention of bearing one inconvenience that day with more patience than is our usual wont, for the repentance of that soul.
Any formula of prayer can be used, but for those who prefer an assist, here is a short invocation that can be said for that soul:
A PRAYER FOR THE DYING AND A SPECIAL SOUL
O MOST MERCIFUL JESUS, lover of souls,
I beseech Thee, by the agony of Thy most Sacred Heart,
and by the sorrows of Thine Immaculate Mother,
wash clean in the Thy Blood the sinners of the whole world
who are to die this day.
Remember most especially the soul I spiritually adopt
with the intention of entrusting him or her to Thy Shepherd’s care:
I beseech Thee for the grace to move this sinner, who is in
danger of going to Hell, to repent. I ask this because of my
trust in Thy great mercy.
If it should please Thy Majesty to send me a suffering this day
in exchange for the grace I ask for this soul, then, it, too,
shall please me very much, and I thank Thee, Most Sweet Jesus,
Shepherd and Lover of Souls; I thank Thee for this
opportunity to give mercy in thanksgiving for all the mercies
Thou hast shown me. Amen.
Heart of Jesus, once in agony, have mercy on the dying."
http://www.catholictradition.org/prayers1.htm
http://halfthekingdom.org/wordpress/2008/10/08/the-daily-practice-of-adopting-an-unknown-dying-soul/
With the great Apostasy predicted by the Apostle to the Gentiles come upon us in these last days many souls are going to Hell: they either do not know how, or cannot pray for themselves. But Jesus Christ is waiting and now is the acceptable time, if only we, who do believe and do pray would only make it a daily habit of unfathomable charity and mercy, to spiritually adopt an unknown dying sinner, asking God for the grace for that person to repent or ask for mercy in his last moments. As a pledge of our fidelity and trust in Christ’s mercy, all we have to do is ask through our prayer offering, perhaps, if so moved, to offer the intention of our entire day, or to forego one small pleasure that is licit in exchange [not necessary but a gracious little work]; at the very least we should make the intention of bearing one inconvenience that day with more patience than is our usual wont, for the repentance of that soul.
Any formula of prayer can be used, but for those who prefer an assist, here is a short invocation that can be said for that soul:
A PRAYER FOR THE DYING AND A SPECIAL SOUL
O MOST MERCIFUL JESUS, lover of souls,
I beseech Thee, by the agony of Thy most Sacred Heart,
and by the sorrows of Thine Immaculate Mother,
wash clean in the Thy Blood the sinners of the whole world
who are to die this day.
Remember most especially the soul I spiritually adopt
with the intention of entrusting him or her to Thy Shepherd’s care:
I beseech Thee for the grace to move this sinner, who is in
danger of going to Hell, to repent. I ask this because of my
trust in Thy great mercy.
If it should please Thy Majesty to send me a suffering this day
in exchange for the grace I ask for this soul, then, it, too,
shall please me very much, and I thank Thee, Most Sweet Jesus,
Shepherd and Lover of Souls; I thank Thee for this
opportunity to give mercy in thanksgiving for all the mercies
Thou hast shown me. Amen.
Heart of Jesus, once in agony, have mercy on the dying."
http://www.catholictradition.org/prayers1.htm
http://halfthekingdom.org/wordpress/2008/10/08/the-daily-practice-of-adopting-an-unknown-dying-soul/
"God is merciful to the good fighter"
God is Merciful to the Good Fighter
George Kalpouzos
A monk, as Saint Amphilochios relates, fell into fornication. From then on, he committed the same sin every day. Each time after the sin, he prayed with tears in his eyes for Jesus Christ to have mercy on him. Blinded by this bad habit, he committed the sin repeatedly. Immediately he rushed to the church, knelt in front of the icon of Christ and said with tears in his eyes, “Have mercy on me, oh Lord, and take away from me this temptation that makes me suffer and wounds my soul. I can’t see your face so that my soul can find peace.” After he said these words and left the church, he committed the same sin again. He didn’t lose hope for his salvation and he came back to the church praying the same way to the merciful God: “You are my witness, oh Lord, that from now on I will never commit this sin again. Oh loving God, forgive me for my past up to this moment for I have hurt You.” He committed “his lovely” sin again. His spiritual struggle lasted ten years.
Behold, the endless mercy of our Master and Lord Jesus Christ!
Finally, one day this monk committed the same sin. He rushed to the church weeping, crying and praying with tears in his eyes to the merciful God.
When the devil saw the persistent repentance of the monk, he appeared bodily in front of the monk and with wrath questioned God saying:
“Why do You accept this licentious and prodigal man who lies to You every day? Why don’t You cast him into fire? You are merciful to put up with him. You are not a righteous judge, but a one-sided one. You threw me down from heaven for just one sin of arrogance, but You forgive this perpetual lying, licentious and prodigal man because he cries before You. Where is Your righteousness?”
Then the voice of the Lord was heard from the altar saying:
“Evil and unclean spirit, aren’t you yet satisfied to lead the world into perdition? Do you want to grasp also him who bows before My mercy? Can you hold so many sins against him that they counter My Holy Blood that I have shed on the Cross for him? When he commits a sin, you don’t send him away but accept him happily. And you don’t discourage him for YOU wish to gain him. As I am merciful and have befriended man, how can you expect Me not to show mercy on him who draws near Me in repentance? I will never reject him until he becomes My heir. I was crucified for sinners and to save everyone who comes to Me.”
As soon as the devil heard the voice of the Lord, he started trembling, unable to move or say a word.
“Listen carefully, devilish spirit, who calls Me unjust. I am all righteous. I will judge each one under the circumstances he is in. Behold, I will save his soul and accept him who recently returned to me in repentance and contrition because he didn’t despair, but rather struggled for his salvation.”
At that time, the monk gave up his soul.
My beloved readers, do you understand how ineffable is God’s love and immeasurable is His mercy? Let us not neglect our salvation. Watch out not to fall into despair.
George Kalpouzos
A monk, as Saint Amphilochios relates, fell into fornication. From then on, he committed the same sin every day. Each time after the sin, he prayed with tears in his eyes for Jesus Christ to have mercy on him. Blinded by this bad habit, he committed the sin repeatedly. Immediately he rushed to the church, knelt in front of the icon of Christ and said with tears in his eyes, “Have mercy on me, oh Lord, and take away from me this temptation that makes me suffer and wounds my soul. I can’t see your face so that my soul can find peace.” After he said these words and left the church, he committed the same sin again. He didn’t lose hope for his salvation and he came back to the church praying the same way to the merciful God: “You are my witness, oh Lord, that from now on I will never commit this sin again. Oh loving God, forgive me for my past up to this moment for I have hurt You.” He committed “his lovely” sin again. His spiritual struggle lasted ten years.
Behold, the endless mercy of our Master and Lord Jesus Christ!
Finally, one day this monk committed the same sin. He rushed to the church weeping, crying and praying with tears in his eyes to the merciful God.
When the devil saw the persistent repentance of the monk, he appeared bodily in front of the monk and with wrath questioned God saying:
“Why do You accept this licentious and prodigal man who lies to You every day? Why don’t You cast him into fire? You are merciful to put up with him. You are not a righteous judge, but a one-sided one. You threw me down from heaven for just one sin of arrogance, but You forgive this perpetual lying, licentious and prodigal man because he cries before You. Where is Your righteousness?”
Then the voice of the Lord was heard from the altar saying:
“Evil and unclean spirit, aren’t you yet satisfied to lead the world into perdition? Do you want to grasp also him who bows before My mercy? Can you hold so many sins against him that they counter My Holy Blood that I have shed on the Cross for him? When he commits a sin, you don’t send him away but accept him happily. And you don’t discourage him for YOU wish to gain him. As I am merciful and have befriended man, how can you expect Me not to show mercy on him who draws near Me in repentance? I will never reject him until he becomes My heir. I was crucified for sinners and to save everyone who comes to Me.”
As soon as the devil heard the voice of the Lord, he started trembling, unable to move or say a word.
“Listen carefully, devilish spirit, who calls Me unjust. I am all righteous. I will judge each one under the circumstances he is in. Behold, I will save his soul and accept him who recently returned to me in repentance and contrition because he didn’t despair, but rather struggled for his salvation.”
At that time, the monk gave up his soul.
My beloved readers, do you understand how ineffable is God’s love and immeasurable is His mercy? Let us not neglect our salvation. Watch out not to fall into despair.
A Call for a Rosary Novena
by Fr. John Corapi
"Among the most important titles we have in the Catholic Church for the Blessed Virgin Mary are Our Lady of Victory and Our Lady of the Rosary. These titles can be traced back to one of the most decisive times in the history of the world and Christendom. The Battle of Lepanto took place on October 7 (date of feast of Our Lady of Rosary), 1571. This proved to be the most crucial battle for the Christian forces against the radical Muslim navy of Turkey. Pope Pius V led a procession around St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City praying the Rosary. He showed true pastoral leadership in recognizing the danger posed to Christendom by the radical Muslim forces, and in using the means necessary to defeat it. Spiritual battles require spiritual weapons, and this more than anything was a battle that had its origins in the spiritual order—a true battle between good and evil.
Today we have a similar spiritual battle in progress—a battle between the forces of good and evil, light and darkness, truth and lies, life and death. If we do not soon stop the genocide of abortion in the United States, we shall run the course of all those that prove by their actions that they are enemies of God—total collapse, economic, social, and national. The moral demise of a nation results in the ultimate demise of a nation. God is not a disinterested spectator to the affairs of man. Life begins at conception.
This is an unalterable formal teaching of the Catholic Church. If you do not accept this you are a heretic in plain English. A single abortion is homicide. The more than 48,000,000 abortions since Roe v. Wade in the United States constitute genocide by definition. The group singled out for death—unwanted, unborn children.
No other issue, not all other issues taken together, can constitute a proportionate reason for voting for candidates that intend to preserve and defend this holocaust of innocent human life that is abortion.
I strongly urge every one of you to make a Novena and pray the Rosary to Our Lady of Victory between October 27th and Election Day, November 4th. Pray that God’s will be done and the most innocent and utterly vulnerable of our brothers and sisters will be protected from thisbarbaric and grossly sinful blight on society that is abortion. No woman, and no man, has the right to choose to murder an innocent human being.
May God grant us the wisdom, knowledge, understanding, and counsel to form our conscience in accordance with authentic Catholic teaching, and then vote that well‐formed Catholic conscience.Please copy, email, link and distribute this article freely.
God Bless You
Fr. John Corapi
*Though our brothers and sisters in Christ who live outside of the United States are unable to vote in this upcoming election, we ask them to with us and for us.
i want to pray the Rosary for abortion in general both in the US and here in Canada... presently in Canada there is no abortion law at all. i wonder if all the things that are happening around the world today are chastisements for the world partly because of abortion?? (there are many other evils present too, but abortion is a big one, and unrecognized by most of society!) Maybe God is trying to wake us all up. i believe He is very saddened by abortion....i also believe that the Rosary is a powerful spiritual weapon and can help save many lives of unborn children.
"Among the most important titles we have in the Catholic Church for the Blessed Virgin Mary are Our Lady of Victory and Our Lady of the Rosary. These titles can be traced back to one of the most decisive times in the history of the world and Christendom. The Battle of Lepanto took place on October 7 (date of feast of Our Lady of Rosary), 1571. This proved to be the most crucial battle for the Christian forces against the radical Muslim navy of Turkey. Pope Pius V led a procession around St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City praying the Rosary. He showed true pastoral leadership in recognizing the danger posed to Christendom by the radical Muslim forces, and in using the means necessary to defeat it. Spiritual battles require spiritual weapons, and this more than anything was a battle that had its origins in the spiritual order—a true battle between good and evil.
Today we have a similar spiritual battle in progress—a battle between the forces of good and evil, light and darkness, truth and lies, life and death. If we do not soon stop the genocide of abortion in the United States, we shall run the course of all those that prove by their actions that they are enemies of God—total collapse, economic, social, and national. The moral demise of a nation results in the ultimate demise of a nation. God is not a disinterested spectator to the affairs of man. Life begins at conception.
This is an unalterable formal teaching of the Catholic Church. If you do not accept this you are a heretic in plain English. A single abortion is homicide. The more than 48,000,000 abortions since Roe v. Wade in the United States constitute genocide by definition. The group singled out for death—unwanted, unborn children.
No other issue, not all other issues taken together, can constitute a proportionate reason for voting for candidates that intend to preserve and defend this holocaust of innocent human life that is abortion.
I strongly urge every one of you to make a Novena and pray the Rosary to Our Lady of Victory between October 27th and Election Day, November 4th. Pray that God’s will be done and the most innocent and utterly vulnerable of our brothers and sisters will be protected from thisbarbaric and grossly sinful blight on society that is abortion. No woman, and no man, has the right to choose to murder an innocent human being.
May God grant us the wisdom, knowledge, understanding, and counsel to form our conscience in accordance with authentic Catholic teaching, and then vote that well‐formed Catholic conscience.Please copy, email, link and distribute this article freely.
God Bless You
Fr. John Corapi
*Though our brothers and sisters in Christ who live outside of the United States are unable to vote in this upcoming election, we ask them to with us and for us.
i want to pray the Rosary for abortion in general both in the US and here in Canada... presently in Canada there is no abortion law at all. i wonder if all the things that are happening around the world today are chastisements for the world partly because of abortion?? (there are many other evils present too, but abortion is a big one, and unrecognized by most of society!) Maybe God is trying to wake us all up. i believe He is very saddened by abortion....i also believe that the Rosary is a powerful spiritual weapon and can help save many lives of unborn children.
2008/10/22
Seven Disguises In Which God Frequently Sends His Graces
"In the disguise of ingratitude from friends.
In the disguise of being misunderstood.
In the disguise of failure.
In the disguise of being dishonored.
In the disguise of sickness.
In the disguise of poverty.
In the disguise of our daily work.
Our Lord isn’t anxious for us to suffer so let’s not complain to Him any more than is necessary! He sees us in our misery and looks forward to our final victory. If we could only appreciate the great work He’s doing in preparing these crosses for us." - St. Thérèse of Lisieux
In the disguise of being misunderstood.
In the disguise of failure.
In the disguise of being dishonored.
In the disguise of sickness.
In the disguise of poverty.
In the disguise of our daily work.
Our Lord isn’t anxious for us to suffer so let’s not complain to Him any more than is necessary! He sees us in our misery and looks forward to our final victory. If we could only appreciate the great work He’s doing in preparing these crosses for us." - St. Thérèse of Lisieux
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