TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR B)
SAINTS OF THE DAY: FEAST DAY ~ OCTOBER 13, 2024
OUR LADY OF FATIMA MIRACLE (MIRACLE OF THE SUN): SIXTH APPARITION OF OUR LADY
Greetings, and blessings beloved family. Happy Sunday of the Twenty-Eighth Week in Ordinary Time and Happy Feast of Our Lady of Fatima!
On this special Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, may our Blessed Mother Mary Intercede for all those in pain and sorrow. We particularly pray for those mourning the loss of a loved one. Through the intercession of our Blessed Mother Mary with all the Angels and Saints of God in Heaven, may we be comforted as we continue to pray for the gentle repose of the souls of our loved ones who recently passed away. We pray for the repose of the souls of all those who will die today, asking God to have mercy on their souls and to lead them into Eternal Life. And we continue to pray for the repose of the souls of all the faithful departed, may the Lord receive them into the light of Eternal Kingdom. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their gentle souls and souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in perfect peace with our Lord Jesus Christ… Amen 🙏 ✝️🕯✝️🕯✝️🕯
PRAYER FOR THE DEAD: In your hands, O Lord, we humbly entrust our brothers and sisters. In this life, you embraced them with your tender love; deliver them now from every evil, and bid them eternal rest. The old order has passed away: welcome them into paradise, where there will be no sorrow, no weeping or pain, but fullness of peace and joy with your Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen🙏
On this feast day, we continue to pray for the sick and dying, especially those who are mentally, physically and critically ill and those suffering from cancers and other terminal diseases. We pray for our children and children all over the world, for students, for those seeking for the fruit of the womb, for the poor and needy, we pray for difficult marriages, for peace, love, and unity in our marriages, our families and our world. Amen 🙏
A PRAYER FOR PEACE: Lord Jesus Christ, You are the true King of peace. In You alone is found freedom. Please free our world from conflict. Bring unity to troubled nations. Let Your glorious peace reign in every heart. Dispel all darkness and evil. Protect the dignity of every human life. Replace hatred with Your love. Give wisdom to world leaders. Free them from selfish ambition. Eliminate all violence and war. Glorious Virgin Mary, Saint Michael the Archangel, Every Angel and Saint: Please pray for peace. Pray for unity amongst nations. Pray for unity amongst all people. Pray for the most vulnerable. Pray for those suffering. Pray for the fearful. Pray for those most in need. Pray for us all. Jesus, Son of the Living God, have mercy on us. Jesus, hear our prayers. Jesus, I trust in You! Amen 🙏
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Today’s Bible Reading: Sunday, October 13, 2024
Reading 1, Wisdom 7:7-11
Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-17
Gospel, Mark 10:17-30
Reading 2, Hebrews 4:12-13
SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS:
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Gospel Reading ~ Mark 10:17–30
“Sell what you have, and follow me”
“As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up, knelt down before him, and asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus answered him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: You shall not kill; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness; you shall not defraud; honor your father and your mother.” He replied and said to him, “Teacher, all of these I have observed from my youth.” Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, “You are lacking in one thing. Go, sell what you have, and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” At that statement his face fell, and he went away sad, for he had many possessions. Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” The disciples were amazed at his words. So Jesus again said to them in reply, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” They were exceedingly astonished and said among themselves, “Then who can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “For human beings it is impossible, but not for God. All things are possible for God.” Peter began to say to him, “We have given up everything and followed you.” Jesus said, “Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands for my sake and for the sake of the gospel who will not receive a hundred times more now in this present age: houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and eternal life in the age to come.”
In today’s Gospel reading, as Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, the city where He would be crucified, a man of great wealth runs up to Him and asks, ‘Good master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ It is a question we can make our own. ‘What is the way to life, the path that, if taken, will make me fully alive as a human being here and now and that will open me up to the life of God, eternal life, beyond death?’ This man of great wealth was clearly a good man. He lived by the values of the Ten Commandments. He took his religious duties seriously. Yet, he must have sensed that there was something lacking in his life, that there was something more to life and to his relationship with God. He was not settled; there was restlessness in him. That restlessness led him to put his question to Jesus. In response to his question, Jesus directs this man to his own Jewish tradition, in particular, to the last six of the Ten Commandments, those that concern our relationship with others. Jesus asked him to sell all his possessions, to give the money he would get for them to the poor, and then to follow Him. The man declares to Jesus that he has kept these commandments of God since his earliest days. He was clearly a good man but he felt called to take another step in his relationship with God. He had a longing for something deeper. The Gospel reading declares that ‘Jesus looked steadily at him and loved him’. God was looking upon this man with love through Jesus. The way Jesus looked at this man is the way the risen Lord looks at each one of us. He looks steadily at us and loves us as we seek the path of life that God is calling us to take. The man discovered, to his sadness, that he could not live with the answer he received from Jesus. For this particular man, the call of Jesus was a bridge too far. Instead of following Jesus, he walked away sad.
It was out of His love for this wealthy man that Jesus then invited him to take another step on his faith journey, a more demanding one. Jesus calls him to detach himself from his great wealth, to give the proceeds to the poor and then to follow him as a disciple on the road to Jerusalem. Jesus was giving him that same radical call that he had earlier given to Peter, Andrew, James, John, Matthew and others, all of whom left everything to walk with Jesus and learn from Him. Jesus did not insist that everyone who wanted to be his disciple should sell everything they owned. Mary and Martha who provided hospitality for Jesus were certainly among his followers and Jesus did not ask them to sell their home. The Lord’s general call to us to become His disciple will always take on a very personal form for each one of us. Within the broad path we are all called to take, the Lord has a very particular path for each of us. If we listen for that very personal call and try to respond to it we will find that path of life which the man wanted to take. The Lord’s very personal call to this man, however, was a step too far for him. The was too attached to his great wealth to respond to Jesus’ call. It seems that he had a stronger desire for his possessions than he had for eternal life. His wealth had such a hold on him that he lacked the freedom to do what Jesus was asking him to do, which was to join his inner circle of disciples. The man had asked, ‘What must I do?’ and when Jesus answered his question he couldn’t live with the answer. Having excitedly run up to Jesus with his burning question, he walks away sad. Jesus’ own heart must have been sad too as He watched this well intentioned man walk away. Jesus had looked upon him in love. If the man kept his eyes on Jesus and allowed himself to receive Jesus’ great love for him, rather than focus on his wealth, he may have found the strength to go where Jesus was calling him.
Often our hesitation before the Lord’s call can come from a feeling that I am not going to be able do this. That may well be the truth. However, when the Lord calls us, He does not leave us to our own abilities. In calling us, He also enables us. That is the meaning of Jesus’ saying in today’s Gospel reading, ‘for people it is impossible, but not for God: because everything is possible for God’. When the Lord calls us, He also invites us to rely on the strength that He will give us. Perhaps the rich man found it difficult to trust that the Lord would provide. His initial question could be heard as, ‘What must I do to inherit eternal life?’ Jesus suggests that the emphasis is not to be placed so much on what I do but, rather, on what the Lord can do in us and through us. This is the spirit of today’s responsorial psalm, where the psalmist prays, ‘Lord, give success to the work of our hands’. Responding to the Lord’s call does involve work on our part, but the success of that work has more to do with the Lord than with us. He enables us to do what we cannot do on our own. That is why, like Solomon in today’s first reading, we need to approach our work, our calling, in a spirit of prayer, asking for the wisdom and the strength that only the Lord can give. As Jesus says in today’s Gospel reading, ‘for people it is impossible, but not for God: because everything is possible for God’. When the Lord calls us, He invites us to rely on the strength that He gives us. The wealthy man in the Gospel reading had perhaps come to rely too much on himself, on his own possessions. The Lord enables us to do what we cannot do on our own. From the moment of our baptism His Spirit is at work in our lives. Our baptismal calling is to allow that Spirit to empower and shape us as we follow the Lord’s very personal call to each of us.
As we reflect on the words of the Lord in the Sacred Scripture this Sunday, all of us are reminded that we are all truly blessed that we have the Lord our God, Who has always cared for us and never ceased to send us help whenever we need that help. The Lord has a very personal calling for each one of us. He calls us to be His disciple in a way that is suited to the circumstances of our own lives. Whatever our circumstances, He is always inviting us to grow in our relationship with Him, to deepen our faith in Him, to be more generous, more radical, in the way we live our faith. We too can find ourselves held back from answering the Lord’s call by some excessive attachment in our life. Yet, if we can entrust ourselves to the Lord who looks upon us in love, and keep our focus on Him, He will empower us to take the life-giving step He calls us to take. Jesus goes on to say to His disciples, ‘Everything is possible for God’. God lovingly at work through the risen Lord makes it possible for us to take the path that corresponds to the deepest longings of our hearts. As Saint Paul wrote in his letter to the Philippians, ‘I can do all things through him who gives me strength’. May the Lord, our most loving God and Father, continue to guide and strengthen us in our journey of faith through our lives, and may He empower each and every one of us with the courage and the willingness to walk in His path, so that in all things we may always ever be faithful and committed to His cause. May all of us dedicate our time and effort, that we may become ever better and ever more faithful role models and inspirations of our Christian faith, in all opportunities and at all times. May God in His infinite grace and mercy, grant us the grace to come to know the Lord with our heart and our mind so that we can reveal Him to others and lead them to Him. May God bless our every good efforts and endeavours, our works and dedications, at all times. Amen 🙏
SAINTS OF THE DAY: FEAST DAY ~ OCTOBER 13, 2023 | OUR LADY OF FATIMA MIRACLE (MIRACLE OF THE SUN): SIXTH APPARITION OF OUR LADY | MEMORIAL OF SAINT EDWARD III, KING OF ENGLAND, CONFESSOR; SAINT GERALD OF AURILLAC AND SAINT LUBENTIUS, PRIEST: Today, we celebrate the 107th anniversary of the final (sixth) apparition of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal; the Miracle of the Sun and the Memorial of Saint Edward III, King of England, Confessor; Saint Gerald of Aurillac and Saint Lubentius, Priest. Through the intercession of our Blessed Mother Mary and the Saints on this feast day, we humbly pray for God’s Divine Grace and Mercy upon us all. We pray for all those seeking for life partners, may God grant their heart’s desires, we pray for all marriages, especially those difficult and struggling marriages, separated spouses, we pray for peace, love, and unity in our marriages, our families and our world. We pray for the poor, the needy and the most vulnerable. We pray for the sick and dying, especially those who are mentally and physically ill, the blind, disabled, handicapped and physically challenged, those suffering from cancers and other terminal diseases. We pray for the souls in Purgatory and the repose of the souls of the faithful departed. We pray for all widows and widowers. And we continue to pray for our Holy Father, Pope Francis, the Bishops, the Clergy, for vocations to the priesthood and religious life, for the Church, for persecuted Christians, for the conversion of sinners, and Christians all over the world…. Amen🙏
OUR LADY OF FATIMA MIRACLE (MIRACLE OF THE SUN): Today, October 13, 2024, marks the 107th anniversary of the final (sixth) apparition of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal. Today in Fatima on October 13, 1917, the marvelous Miracle of the dancing Sun took place in the sky before about 70,000 – 100, 000 witnesses from every walk of life and profession, including journalists and photographers. This event was a manifestation of God’s almighty power to save humanity from eternal damnation. The miracle of the dancing sun; a miracle that not only proved the validity of the Fatima Marian apparitions, but also shattered the prevalent belief at the time that God was no longer relevant. For several weeks, the news of the apparition of the “Lady” and the miracle she promised to do had spread. Among the significant things that happened during that day ‘Miracle of the Sun’. The story begins in the village of Fatima, Portugal, on May 13, 1917. On that fateful day near that tiny village, The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, appeared to three young peasant children: Francisco, Jacinta, and Lucia; ages 10, 9 and 7. As was the custom, these youngsters were tending their family’s sheep when “a Lady all in white, more brilliant than the sun… indescribably beautiful,” standing above a bush, appeared to the youngsters. From May through October 1917, the Lady appeared and spoke to the children on the 13th day of each month. News of these apparitions began to spread throughout the region. The children recounted that the Virgin told them that God had sent her with a message for every man, woman, and child living in the century. She promised that God would grant peace to the entire world if Her requests for prayer, reparation and consecration were heard and obeyed. While many people believed the children had actually seen the Virgin, many others discounted the children’s story, subjecting them to much derision and ridicule. When it became known the Lady would visit the children for the last time on October 13, 1917, and had promised a sign that would convince the world she had appeared, many pilgrims made plans to attend.
Though the region had been subjected to three days of torrential downpour, about 70,000 – 100, 000 people journeyed through the heavy rain and mud to the place of the previous apparitions to witness the predicted miracle. Many were scornful, unbelievers whose sole intent was to discredit the children’s stories. Suddenly the “clouds separated…and the sun appeared between them in the clear blue, like a disk of white fire.” The people could look at the sun without blinking and while they gazed upward, the huge ball began to “dance”. The huge fireball whirled rapidly with dizzy and sickening speed, flinging out all sorts of brilliant colors that reflected on the faces of the crowds. The fiery ball continued to gyrate in this manner three times, then seemed to tremble and shudder, and plunge in a mighty zigzag course toward the earth. The crowd was terrified, fearing this was the end of the world. However, the sun reversed course and, retracing its zigzagging course, returned to its normal place in the heavens. All of this transpired in approximately ten minutes. After realizing they were not doomed, the crowd began ecstatically laughing, crying, shouting and weeping. Many discovered their previously drenched clothing to be perfectly dry.
After what has become to be known as “The Miracle of the Sun,” the children were grilled many, many times, about what they had seen and been told. Their story never changed. The heart of Our Lady’s message to the world is contained in what has become known as the “Secret,” which she confided to the children in July 1917. The “Secret” actually consists of three parts. The first part of the “Secret” was a frightening vision of hell, “where the souls of poor sinners go,” and contained an urgent plea from Our Lady for acts of prayer and sacrifice to save souls, with particular emphasis on praying of the rosary and devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The second part of the “Secret” specifically prophesied the outbreak of World War II and contained the prediction of the immense damage that Russia would do to humanity by abandoning the Christian faith and embracing Communists’ totalitarianism. The third part was not revealed until 2000. Its revelation coincided with the beatification of Francisco and Jacinta. It did not contain any striking or cataclysmic prediction, but, instead, the vision supported and affirmed the immense suffering endured by witnesses of the faith in the last century of the second millennium. Sister Lucia, the surviving member of the Fatima trio, confirmed that in the vision “the Bishop clothed in white,” who prays for all the faithful, is the Pope. As he makes his way with great difficulty towards the Cross amid the corpses of those who were martyred (bishops, priests, men and women religious and many lay people), he too falls to the ground, apparently dead, under a hail of gunfire. It is possible that the vision predicted the 1981 attack on Pope John Paul II’s life. The Pope has always credited the Virgin for his survival. Or it may be a portrayal of the Church’s continued struggle against secularism and anti-Christian movements and a continuing call to prayer, sacrifice and devotion to Our Lady of Fatima.
“Pray the Holy Rosary everyday to obtain peace for the world”
HAIL MARY: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.🙏
THE MEMORARE: Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thine intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother; to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen 🙏
Blessed Mother of God, Our Lady of Fatima ~ Pray for us 🙏
SAINT EDWARD III, KING OF ENGLAND, CONFESSOR: St. Edward III, also known as Saint Edward the Confessor (1003-1066) was the son of Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy and the grandson of St. Edward, king and martyr. He passed his youth in exile with his uncle, a Norman leader. He became king of England at the age of forty-seven, called to the throne of England in 1042. He was England’s first Anglo-Saxon and only King to be canonized. As king he was noted for his gentleness, humility, detachment and angelic purity. In an environment of sin he preserved innocence of life. Yielding to pressure, he married, but is said to have retained virginity during his whole married life, preserving perfect chastity in his wedded life. So little was his heart set on riches that he freely dispensed his goods at the palace gate to the sick and poor. He was generous to the poor, had a deep piety, purity, and love for God. His touch had the power to heal. His reign was one of almost continuous peace. He sought to put into practice the Christian ideals for a ruler, with the help of God’s grace. His first efforts were directed toward a renewal of religion in the hearts of his people. Priests were invited into his kingdom, the people were prosperous and ruined churches were rebuilt. All spoke affectionately of the wise measures of the “good King Edward.”
He had a particular devotion to the holy Apostles Saint Peter and Saint John the Evangelist, and had made a promise never to refuse an alms asked in the name of the latter. One day when he had no money with him, a poor man reached out his hand in the name of the Apostle, and the king gave him a valuable ring he was wearing. Some time later, Saint John appeared to two pilgrims returning from the Holy Land. He gave them a ring and said: Take it to the king; he gave it to me one day when I asked for an alms in the habit of a pilgrim. Tell him that in six months I will visit him and take him with me, to follow the unblemished Lamb. The King received it from them after hearing their relation of this incident, and broke into tears. The King ordered public prayer to be said for himself and King Edward did indeed die in the Lord six months later on the day foretold, on January 5, 1066. Many miracles occurred at his tomb. In 1102 his body was exhumed and found intact and flexible, with its habits perfectly preserved also, appearing to be new. He was canonized in 1161 by Pope Alexander III. In 1163, St. Thomas Becket interred his incorrupt body to Westminster Abbey. St. Edward is the Patron Saint of difficult marriages and separated spouses, English royal family, Kings. Today his name is called upon when marriages are struggling to survive in a world where to many marriage is treated as less than sacred.
Saint Edward III, King of England ~ Pray for us 🙏
SAINT GERALD OF AURILLAC: St. Gerald of Aurillac (855-909) Consecrated Celibate Noble Layman (855 in Aurillac, France – 909 at Cenezac, France) led a saintly life in the world at a particularly decadent and disordered period. St. Gerald was born into the Gallo-Roman nobility at Aurillac, the son of Count Gerard and Saint Adeltrude of Aurillac. St. Gerald suffered from several illnesses in his youth, and eventually went blind. Upon his father‘s death, St. Gerald succeeded his noble father as Count of Auvergne and owner of considerable estates. Filled with love of God and neighbor, he gave away much of his revenue and possessions to the poor, avoided all extravagance and worldly pomp, and lived a simple and prayerful life, dedicating himself to God and service. He conscientiously fulfilled all the duties of a wealthy nobleman and was careful to deal with everyone fairly and justly. Although he had wished to enter religious life and had been educated as a cleric, he never joined an order or house, he lived in chastity, and recited the Divine Office each day. Built a church and abbey on his property. This Saint delighted in studies, prayer, and meditation instead of the worldly pursuits of the noble classes. Rising at two o’clock every morning, he devoutly recited the first part of the Divine Office and attended Mass; the rest of the day was then divided according to a rule, with much of it set aside for communing with God and reading.
St. Gerald made several pilgrimages to Rome and, despite many difficulties, on returning from a pilgrimage to Rome, in 894 established the Abbey of aurillac, which he placed under papal protection. The Benedictine monastery at Aurillac that went on to attain widespread fame. St. Gerald himself pondered joining the monastery but St. Gausbert, Bishop of Cahors, helped him realize that his true vocation lay in working in the world for the glory of God. Seven years before his death, he was afflicted with blindness, which he bore with Christian resignation. He died in 909 and became known throughout France as a result of a biography written by St. Odo of Cluny. St. Gerald was celebrated for his justice as a ruler, his many devotions (including recitation of the Divine Office), his lifelong chastity, and his gift of healing. St. Gerald was buried in the church at Aurillac which now bears his name. Although his popular cult began immediately and has been confirmed, he is little known outside France. Saint Gerald, considered by his Church and his followers as a great example of a celibate Christian aristocrat, is the Patron Saint of counts and bachelors. Because of his poor health and blindness, he is also the Patron Saint of disabled, handicapped and physically challenged people, Aurillac, France, Upper Auvergne, France.
PRAYER: Lord God, You alone are holy and no one is good without You. Through the intercession of St. Gerald, help us to live in such a way that we may not be deprived of a share in Your glory. Amen 🙏
SAINT LUBENTIUS, PRIEST: St. Lubentius (d. 370), a spiritual student of Saint Martin of Tours. Ordained by Saint Maximinus of Trier, he served as parish priest in Kobern, Germany and was an evangelist along the river Lahn in the Moselle region of Germany. St. Lubentius was delivered by his parents when a small child, to St. Martin of Tours, to educate him. St. Martin baptised him and treated him as a son. Martin later sent him to Bishop St. Maximinus of Trier in Germany, to be educated for the priesthood. When Lubentius came of canonical age, Maximinus ordained him Priest. He worked as a parish priest in Kobern. In 349, St. Maximinus died while visiting relatives in Acquitaine. His successor, St. Paulinus of Trier, sent Lubentius to retrieve the saint’s body. St. Lubentius traveled to Acquitaine and after a diligent search, discovered the church where St. Maximinus’ body had been buried. He and his companions obtained the keys to the Church from the sleeping custodian and made off with the body, bringing it back to Trier.
According to the records of the 12th century, he worked as a missionary along the Lahn River and founded a church at Dietkirchen. He died in Kobern. His body was interred in the collegiate church of Saint Lubentius in Dietkirchen, Limburg, Germany. Some relics were granted to Kell, Andernach, Germany, some relics to Lahnstein, Germany, and also to Trier, Germany.
Saint Lubentius, Priest ~ Pray for us 🙏
DEVOTION OF THE MONTH OF OCTOBER:
MONTH OF THE HOLY ROSARY: The Catholic Church designates and dedicate October as the Month of the Holy Rosary. During this month the faithful venerate the Blessed Virgin Mary especially under her title of Our Lady of the Rosary, and make special effort to honor the Holy Rosary with group recitations and rosary processions. The Lady of the Rosary honors a large battle between the Catholic Church and the Muslim caliphate of the Ottoman Empire. This battle, in the Gulf of Patras, near Greece, took place in the 16th century, on October 7, 1571. St. Dominic de Guzman, the founder of the Order of Preachers, is the Saint to whom Our Lady famously appeared and gave the prayers of the Holy Rosary to assist him as a spiritual weapon in combating heresy and leading souls back to the one, true Catholic faith. Our Blessed Mother Mary ~ Pray for us 🙏
THE MYSTERIES OF THE ROSARY: Until about the 15th century hundreds of mysteries were part of the Rosary devotion then the 15 mysteries that we know today were definitively fixed as “the Mysteries of the Rosary.” Pope John Paul II, in his encyclical, Rosarium Virginis Mariae, in 2002 added the five Luminous Mysteries.
Through the meditations of the complete Rosary one recalls and has impressed on his mind, the Popes tell us, “the chief mysteries of the Christian religion,” “the mysteries of our Redemption,” “the great mysteries of Jesus and His Mother united in joys, sorrows, and triumphs.” The twenty mysteries are divided into four equal groups, known as “The Joyful,” “The Sorrowful,” “The Glorious,” and “The Luminous Mysteries.”
PRAYER OF ST. LOUISE DE MONTFORT: O Jesus living in Mary, come and live in Your servants, in the spirit of Your holiness, in the fullness of Your might, in the perfection of Your ways, in the truth of Your virtues, in the communion of Your mysteries. Subdue every hostile power, the devil, the world and the flesh, in the strength of Your Spirit, for the glory of Your Father, Amen 🙏🏽
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THE POPE’S MONTHLY INTENTIONS FOR 2024: FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER – FOR A SHARED MISSION: We pray that the Church continue to sustain in all ways a Synodal lifestyle, as a sign of co-responsibility, promoting the participation, the communion and the mission shared among priests, religious and lay people.
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PRAYER FOR PEACE ~ POPE FRANCIS:
Lord God of peace, hear our prayer!
We have tried so many times and over so many years to resolve our conflicts by our own powers and by the force of our arms. How many moments of hostility and darkness have we experienced; how much blood has been shed; how many lives have been shattered; how many hopes have been buried… But our efforts have been in vain. Now, Lord, come to our aid! Grant us peace, teach us peace; guide our steps in the way of peace. Open our eyes and our hearts, and give us the courage to say: “Never again war!”; “With war everything is lost”. Instill in our hearts courage to take concrete steps to achieve peace. Lord, God of Abraham, God of the Prophets, God of Love, you created us and you call us to live as brothers and sisters. Give us the strength daily to be instruments of peace; enable us to see everyone who crosses our path as our brother or sister. Make us sensitive to the plea of our citizens who entreat us to turn our weapons of war into implements of peace, our trepidation into confident trust, and our quarreling into forgiveness. Keep alive within us the flame of hope, so that with patience and perseverance we may opt for dialogue and reconciliation. In this way may peace triumph at last, and may the words “division”, “hatred” and “war” be banished from the heart of every man and woman. Lord, defuse the violence of our tongues and our hands. Renew our hearts and minds so that the word which always brings us together will be “brother”, and our way of life will always be that of: Shalom, Peace, Salaam! Amen 🙏🏾
During this Ordinary Time, please let us all continue to pray for peace all over the world, particularly in Africa, Nigeria, the Middle East, for an end to the current war in Israel-Palestine, and the Ukraine-Russia conflicts and for peace in our families and throughout our divided and conflicted World. Amen 🙏🏾
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PRAYER INTENTIONS: During this season of the Ordinary Time, through the intercession of our Blessed Mother Mary and all the Saints on this feast day, we humbly pray for our children and children all over the world, we pray for their health, safety and well-being, we particularly pray for those who have no one to care for them and those who are terminally ill, we pray for God’s Divine healing upon them. We pray for all mothers, wives, those going through challenges in their marriages, Victims of verbal and spousal abuse, and we pray for peace, love and unity in our families and our world. Every life is a gift. We pray for God’s deliverance from impossible causes or situations. We pray for the souls in Purgatory and the repose of the gentle soul of our beloved family members who recently passed away and the souls of all the faithful departed, may the Lord receive them into the light of Eternal Kingdom. For all widows and widowers. And we continue to pray for our Holy Father, Pope Francis, the Bishops, the Clergy, and all those who preach the Gospel. We pray for Vocation to the Priesthood and Religious life. We particularly pray for all Youths and all Seminarians, with special intention for those Seminarians who will be ordained into Priesthood. For the Church, for persecuted Christians, for all the innocent who suffer violence due to political or religious unrest, for the conversion of sinners and Christians all over the world. Amen 🙏
Let us pray:
Most demanding Lord, Your invitation to discipleship is an invitation to surrender every sinful attachment over to You so as to be freed of those sins. You ask and demand of me everything, dear Lord. May I accept Your demands of holy love and respond generously, holding nothing back, so that I can share in the riches of the Kingdom. Jesus, I trust in You ~ Amen 🙏🏽
Save Us, Savior of the World. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and Most Precious Blood of Jesus, have mercy on us. Our Blessed Mother Mary; Our Lady of Fatima; Saint Edward III, King of England; Saint Gerald of Aurillac and Saint Lubentius ~ Pray for us 🙏
Thanking God for the gift of this day and praying for justice, peace, love and unity in our families and our world and for God’s Divine Mercy and Grace upon us all. Have a blessed, safe, and grace-filled Sunday and month of October 🙏🏽
Blessings and Love always, Philomena💖
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