THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR B)
SAINTS OF THE DAY: FEAST DAY ~ NOVEMBER 10, 2024
THE SAINTS: WHO ARE THEY AND HOW ARE THEY CANONISED? [Please see link to the article below]
KIND REMINDER: Please remember to continue to pray for the Poor Souls in Purgatory throughout the month of November
Greetings and blessings, beloved family. Happy Sunday of the Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time!
As we reflect on the words of the Sacred Scriptures this Sunday, in the words of the Prayer of Generosity of St. Ignatius of Loyola, let us all pray : Lord, teach me to be generous. Teach me to serve You as You deserve, to give and not to count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds, to toil and not to seek for rest, to labour and not to seek for reward, save that of knowing that I do Your most holy will.’ May all of us be truly full of love and compassion, kindness and mercy, care and concern for everyone, now and always. Amen 🙏🏽
On this special Feast day, as we continue to remember the faithful departed, please let us remember to pray for the Poor Souls in Purgatory this month of November. Through the intercession of our Blessed Mother Mary and all the Saints, we humbly pray for the souls of our faithful departed loved ones, for the souls in Purgatory and the repose of the souls of all the faithful departed. May God grant our departed loved ones eternal rest, may they reach their full stature. We pray for all those who mourn, for widows and widowers. 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 who recently passed away and the souls in Purgatory. 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 🙏 ✝️🕯✝️🕯✝️🕯
“Blessed are those who have died in the Lord; let them rest from their labors for their good deeds go with them.” ~ Rev 14:13
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🙏
We continue to pray for the safety and well-being of our children and for peace in our family and the whole world. 🙏
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 Readings: Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) | November 10, 2024
Reading 1, First Kings 17:10-16
Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 146:7, 8-9, 9-10
Reading 2, Hebrews 9:24-28
Gospel, Mark 12:38-44
THE SAINTS: WHO ARE THEY AND HOW ARE THEY CANONISED? | https://dailyreflectionswithphilomena.com/2024/11/01/the-saints-who-are-they-and-how-are-they-canonised/
PURGATORY: The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines purgatory as a “purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven,” which is experienced by those “who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified” (CCC 1030). It notes that “this final purification of the elect . . . is entirely different from the punishment of the damned” (CCC 1031). The purification is necessary because, as Scripture teaches, nothing unclean will enter the presence of God in heaven (Rev. 21:27) and, while we may die with our mortal sins forgiven, there can still be many impurities in us, specifically venial sins and the temporal punishment due to sins already forgiven.
What Happens in Purgatory?: When we die, we undergo what is called the particular, or individual, judgment. Scripture says that “it is appointed for men to die once, and after that comes judgment” (Heb. 9:27). We are judged instantly and receive our reward, for good or ill. We know at once what our final destiny will be. At the end of time, when Jesus returns, there will come the general judgment to which the Bible refers, for example, in Matthew 25:31-32: “When the Son of man comes in His glory, and all the angels with him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. Before Him will be gathered all the nations, and He will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. In this general judgment all our sins will be publicly revealed (Luke 12:2–5).
November is a month when we remember our dead in a special way. It is a month when we are prone to reflecting on death, not in a morbid way but in the hopeful way that is rooted in our faith. Please let us remember to pray for the Poor Souls in Purgatory this month of November and always.
SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS:
Bible Readings for today, Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) | Memorial of Saint Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church | USCCB | https://bible.usccb.org/daily-bible-reading
Gospel Reading ~ Mark 12:38–44
“This poor widow put in more than all the others”
“In the course of his teaching Jesus said to the crowds, “Beware of the scribes, who like to go around in long robes and accept greetings in the marketplaces, seats of honor in synagogues, and places of honor at banquets. They devour the houses of widows and, as a pretext recite lengthy prayers. They will receive a very severe condemnation.” He sat down opposite the treasury and observed how the crowd put money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. A poor widow also came and put in two small coins worth a few cents. Calling his disciples to himself, he said to them, “Amen, I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the other contributors to the treasury. For they have all contributed from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has contributed all she had, her whole livelihood.”
In today’s Gospel reading, a poor widow displays an extraordinary generosity of spirit. She gave a very small amount of money to the Temple treasury, only two small copper coins, but it was all she had to live on. If generosity is measured not in terms of how much we give but in terms of what we have left after we give, then this widow’s generosity made Him completely vulnerable, leaving Him at the mercy of powerful men who unjustly took His life in the cruellest fashion. The widow was following in the way of Jesus without realizing it. It is often the case in Mark’s Gospel that the minor characters in the story, like this widow, are the ones who show us what it means to be a disciple of Jesus, whereas the central characters, like the twelve disciples, are often slow to grasp what being a disciple means. Jesus knew that His disciples had something to learn from this widow, which is why He called them over and drew their attention to her. He wanted them to notice this widow, just as He had done. The evangelist, St. Mark, included this story in His Gospel because he recognised that disciples of every age have something to learn from her. What can we learn from this poor widow? There are times in our lives when we may have little to give, little in the way of material resources, or, perhaps, little in the way of time or energy or enthusiasm. Yet, the widow shows us that we can be just as generous, if not more so, at such times than when we seem to have a great deal more to give. She teaches us that what matters is not how much we give but the generosity of spirit that lies behind it. In giving a little, we can sometimes be giving our all, if a little is all we have to give. A small gesture at a certain moment in our lives when we are weak and frail can have a greater value in the Lord’s eyes than a greater gesture when we are much more able. Just as Jesus noticed the widow’s generosity when most others would have ignored her, the Lord notices our generosity at those times in our lives when we seem to have very little to give, when we sense that our tank has run dry. In giving the little we have, the equivalent of two copper coins, when it is all we have to give, we are walking in the footsteps of the one who came not to be served but to serve and to give His life for all, and we are helping to make the kingdom of God present on earth.
In our Gospel today, the scribes, the religious experts of the day, are identified by Jesus as ‘men who swallow the property of widows, while making a show of lengthy prayers’. They have the visible trappings of religious piety while stealing the property of the most vulnerable in society to enrich themselves. The poor widow is a representative of the group that the religious leaders of the time were exploiting. They thought they were serving God with their lengthy prayers, whereas, in the eyes of Jesus, it was the widow who was really serving God with her generosity of heart and spirit. Jesus is reminding us that our religious devotions are worth nothing in God’s eyes if we fail to care for those whose lives are precarious. This is the core of the Gospel message; it is in giving that we receive, it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Jesus says in Luke’s gospel, ‘Give and it will be given to you, a good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap’. The giving Jesus refers to there is not only the giving of money. Our generous giving can take many forms. For some, it may take the form of forgiving someone who has done them wrong, for others it may take the form of serving people with whatever gifts the Lord has given them. This means that like the old widow of Zarephath and the old woman at the Temple, who have given generously from even their own poverty, when they themselves were lacking, we should always be ready to share our blessings and whatever we have, not counting whether it will profit us or affect us financially, but giving and sharing because we truly care and want to help others. Of course at the same time we should also be prudent and mindful that what we share do not end up causing difficulties and hardships for ourselves and those who are under our care like our families and children, our parents and others as well. Essentially, we are all called to love generously and constantly at all times, to be prudent in making good use of the blessings and opportunities which we have been given by God, be it plenty or little, more or less that we have been blessed with. Whatever forms our giving takes, both widows in today’s readings can be our teachers.
Our first reading this Sunday, from the First Book of Kings of Israel and Judah, tells the story of the prophet Elijah who had been sent to the town of Zarephath away from the land of Israel at the time when the land of Israel was experiencing great drought and famine due to the sins of the Israelites and their king Ahab, who was wicked in his actions and who disobeyed God. The prophet Elijah went to the town of Zarephath and encountered a widow there who was struggling to make a living for herself and her son amidst the great drought and famine, and it was then that the prophet Elijah asked the widow for some food, to which the widow replied that she barely had any food left for herself and for her son, which she was going to make for them to prepare for their impending deaths from the famine. It was then that the prophet Elijah reassured the widow of God’s love and providence, and that she should trust his words and the assurances of the Lord, that in her generosity and goodwill, she would be well taken care of by the Lord, since no one who had shown love and kindness on God’s servants would be ignored or abandoned by God. And hence, as the woman willingly shared her share of food, making bread for Elijah, the messenger of God to eat, sharing from her own lack of food and poverty, Elijah showed her God’s power and providence just as he had said, that the jug of oil and the flour would not run out till the day rain returned to the land of Israel and the famine disappeared from the land and the area. Through this story, we are all reminded that we can still love and be generous even when we are lacking and in need ourselves, and God will remember us for all this love we have shown this way.
In our second reading this Sunday, from the Epistle to the Hebrews, the author of the Epistle tells the faithful from Jewish background and origin, of the role that Christ, the Saviour of all the whole world had played in our salvation, by His coming into the world as the Son of God, manifested and incarnate in the flesh, appearing before us all and showing us all God’s ever generous and tender love, to be our one True and Eternal High Priest, willingly taking up upon Himself the punishments and the consequences due to our many and innumerable sins. Through His ever generous and wonderful love, God has opened the doors of His mercy and salvation to all of us through His Son, through the breaking of His Body and the shedding of His Blood, by which He made us all to be righteous and to have our sins atoned for completely. According to the author, he explained that the Lord had done this once and for all, offering Himself as the perfect and worthy sacrifice in atonement for all of our sins, and He did all these while shedding all of His glory and majesty, having chosen to become the lowest and most despicable of all things to share His ultimate and most powerful and enduring love with us, love that is most generous, unconditional and perfect, teaching and showing all of us what it truly means for us to love, to have this love for others around us, to be truly selfless and generous in loving everyone and not just ourselves. And He showed this to us, to continue to reassure and strengthen us, reminding us that He will always be with us, journeying by our side through all the struggles and difficulties.
As we reflect on the words of the Sacred Scriptures this Sunday, we are all called to be generous in loving others and to be kind upon everyone around us, and for us to give generously from our hearts, and to heed the plight and sufferings from those who are less fortunate than us, especially so if we are in the position to help and assist our fellow brothers and sisters. Especially as Christians we are always reminded to be full of love firstly for the Lord, and then also to be full of the same love towards our fellow brothers and sisters around us. We should not ignore that calling and the opportunity for us to reach out to others who are in need, to show generous love through our daily actions and living. As Christians, we are called to emulate and follow the examples of the Saints, Holy Men and Women, especially those who we celebrate today. Let us all continue to love generously and sincerely, following the examples of the Lord Himself, Who has loved us so patiently and generously even when we have not loved Him, forgotten about Him and disregarded His kindness, compassion, mercy and love. Let us all learn to love generously like Christ our Lord, and to love one another as He has loved us, and of course to love Him most consistently and with greater faith and dedication as we should have done. Let us all continue to carry out our daily actions and works with love, to be truly exemplary in showing care and concern towards one another, particularly to our brothers and sisters around us who are less fortunate and suffering, those who are unloved and neglected by the society. May the Lord, our most loving, compassionate and generous God continue to show His love towards us, His beloved children and people, and may He continue to inspire all of us to love Him and to love our fellow brethren as well, to love ever more generously and sincerely at all times. In the words of the Prayer of Generosity of St. Ignatius of Loyola, let us all pray : Lord, teach me to be generous. Teach me to serve You as You deserve, to give and not to count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds, to toil and not to seek for rest, to labour and not to seek for reward, save that of knowing that I do Your most holy will.’ May all of us be truly full of love and compassion, kindness and mercy, care and concern, now and always. Amen 🙏🏽
SAINTS OF THE DAY: MEMORIAL OF SAINT LEO THE GREAT, POPE AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH; SAINT ANDREW AVELLINO, PRIEST AND SAINTS TRYPHON; RESPICIUS AND NYMPHA, MARTYRS – FEAST DAY ~ NOVEMBER 10TH Today, we celebrate the Memorial of Saint Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church; Saint Andrew Avellino, Priest and Saints Tryphon, Respicius and Nympha, Martyrs.
SAINT LEO THE GREAT, POPE AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH: Pope St. Leo the Great (c. 400–461 A.D.) was the fifth-century Pope, ruled from 440 to 461. He is surnamed “the Great” and ranks among the most illustrious sovereigns that ever sat on the throne of St. Peter. After serving as deacon under two popes he became the Roman Pontiff. He was one of the greatest Holy Fathers the Church has known; he was the first pope, and one of only two, to bear the title “Great.” St. Leo the Great was born in Tuscany, Italy, of an Aristocratic Italian nobility and died in 461. St. Leo guided the Church through the turbulence of the collapse of the Roman empire, waves of barbarian invasions, widespread disintegration of morality, and many dangerous heresies including Pelagianism and Manichaeanism. He saw most clearly that one of his greatest tasks was to vindicate the primacy of the Roman bishop, St. Peter’s successor, and to raise the prestige of the Holy See before the entire world. Hardly any Pope in history has occupied a like position in the ecclesiastical and political world. As a deacon of the Church, he opposed the heresy of Pelagianism, which taught that grace was not necessary for salvation, but was rather a bonus that God granted to those who earned it by their good works. His involvement in the fourth ecumenical council helped prevent the spread of error on Christ’s divine and human natures. St. Leo the Great, pope and doctor, during whose pontificate the Council of Chalcedon (451) defined that Christ is one divine person with two natures, divine and human. It was a confirmation of his Epistola Dogmatica (Tomus) to the Patriarch of Constantinople. He vigorously defended the unity of the Church. St. Leo intervened for the safety of the Church in the West as well, persuading Attila the Hun to turn back from Rome. He detained the onrush of the barbarians under Attila.
As a writer, too, his name is famous. His sermons, which occur frequently in the Divine Office, belong to the finest and most profound in patristic literature. The Council of Chalcedon was held under his direction (451). The Breviary tells us: Leo I, an Etruscan, ruled the Church at the time when Attila, King of the Huns, who was called the Scourge of God, invaded Italy. After a siege of three years, he took, sacked and burned Aquileia, and then hurried on toward Rome. Inflamed with anger, his troops were already preparing to cross the Po, at the point where it is joined by the Mincio. Here Attila was stopped by Leo (452). With God-given eloquence, the Pope persuaded him to turn back, and when the Hun was asked by his servants why, contrary to custom, he had so meekly yielded to the entreaties of a Roman bishop, he answered that he had been alarmed by a figure dressed like a priest that stood at Leo’s side; this individual was holding a drawn sword and acted as if he would kill him if he advanced farther. As a result Attila retreated to Pannonia. Meanwhile, Leo returned to Rome, and was received with universal rejoicing. Some time later, the Vandal leader Genseric entered and occupied the city of Rome, and again Leo, confronted him unarmed, by the power of his eloquence and the authority of his holy life, persuaded him to desist from atrocity and slaughter (455). The Pope obtained a guarantee of safety for many of the city’s inhabitants and the churches to which they had fled. St. Leo was also active in matters liturgical. The so-called Leonine sacramentary, a compendium of Missal prayers, contains many of his compositions; some liturgists give him credit for the beautiful offices of Advent. Pope St. Leo the Great died on November 10, 461. St. Leo wrote 143 letters and 96 sermons encouraging and teaching his flock, many of his writings of great historical value survive today; it is for these writings that St. Leo was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church in 1574 by Pope Benedict XIV. St. Leo the Great’s feast day is November 10th.
QUOTES FROM SAINT LEO THE GREAT:
☆“The effect of our sharing in the body and blood of Christ is to change us into what we receive.”
☆”Christian, recognize your dignity and, now that you share in God’s own nature, do not return to your former base condition by sinning. Remember who is your head and of whose body you are a member. Never forget that you have been rescued from the power of darkness and brought into the light of the Kingdom of God.”
☆”Virtue is nothing without the trial of temptation, for there is no conflict without an enemy, no victory without strife.”
☆”Short and fleeting are the joys of this world’s pleasures which endeavors to turn aside from the path of life those who are called to eternity. The faithful and religious spirit, therefore, must desire the things which are heavenly, and being eager for the Divine promises, lift itself to the love of the incorruptible Good and the hope of the true Light.”
PRAYER: O Lord our God, grant that your Church, following the teaching of your servant Leo of Rome, may hold fast the great mystery of our redemption, and adore the one Christ, true God and true Man, neither divided from our human nature nor separate from your divine Being; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and or ever… Amen🙏
God, You established Your Church on the solid rock of the Apostles and You will never allow the powers of hell to dominate her. Grant that she may persevere in Your truth and enjoy continual peace through the intercession of Pope St. Leo. Amen 🙏
SAINT ANDREW AVELLINO, PRIEST: St. Andrew was born in 1521 at Castronuovo, Sicily as Lorenzo (called Lancelotto by his mother). He studied humanities and philosophy at Venice, Italy. Doctor of civil and ecclesiastical law. Ordained at age 26. Lawyer at the ecclesiastical court at Naples, Italy. During a heated courtroom argument on behalf of a friend, he supported his position with a lie; in that setting, he had committed perjury, soon afterward he accidentally read the words, “A lying mouth kills the soul” (Wis. 1:11). Deeply moved, he resigned his position, gave up the legal profession, he settled into a life of penance and dedicated himself solely to the service of God and the welfare of souls. Commissioned by his archbishop to reform the convent of Sant’ Arcangelo at Naples, a house of such lax discipline it had became a topic of gossip in the city. Through good example, constant work, and the backing of his bishop, Lorenzo managed to restore celibate discipline to the house, but was nearly killed for his efforts when he was attacked by people who had been ordered off the premises. The night of the attack, he was taken to the house of the Theatine Clerks Regular. He was so impressed with them that he joined the Theatines in 1566 at age 35, taking the name Andrew out of love for the Cross of Christ. He was Master of novices for ten years. Superior of the Order. Founded Theatine houses in Milan, Italy and Piacenza, Italy and helped establish others. He labored most zealously as a shepherd of souls. With fatherly love and prudence he spent countless hours hearing confessions. He frequently visited the towns and villages in the neighborhood of Naples to preach the saving message of the Gospel. He was an eloquent preacher, and popular missioner and spiritual director, bringing many back to the Church. Writer and extensive correspondent. Friend and advisor of Saint Charles Borromeo.
By means of miracles God Himself often glorified the love of neighbor burning in the heart of His holy priest. Once as he was returning home from a round of duties, the rain and wind extinguished the lantern he was carrying. He and his companion, however, were not soaked by the downpour. In fact, rays of light proceeded from his body and guided them through the dense darkness. Many came to him to settle cases of conscience, his letters number thousands. Worn out by work and enfeebled by age, he suffered a stroke at the foot of the altar just as he was beginning holy Mass and died as he repeated for the third time, “I will go unto the altar of God.” He died on November 10, 1608 at Naples, Italy. His relics enshrined at the Church of Saint Paul in Naples. He was Beatified on June 10, 1625 by Pope Urban VIII and Canonized on May 22, 1712 by Pope Clement XI. He’s the Patron Saint against apoplexy; against strokes; against sudden death; apoplexics; for a holy death; stroke victims; Badolato, Italy; Naples, Italy and Sicily, Italy
St. Andrew Avellino, Priest ~ Pray for us 🙏
SAINTS TRYPHON; RESPICIUS AND NYMPHA, MARTYRS: Sts.Tryphon, Respicius and Nympha are Christian Martyrs whose feast is observed in the Latin Church on November 10th. These martyrs of the early centuries of Christianity are commemorated together because their relics are preserved in the same church at Rome. They were held in special veneration both in Rome and at Constantinople. Tryphon and Respicius were Asiatic Christians, put to death at Nicaea under Decius (A.D. 250).
TRYPHON said to have been born at Kampsade in Phrygia and as a boy took care of geese. During the Decian persecution he was taken to Nicaea about the year 250 and put to death in a horrible manner after he had converted the heathen prefect Licius. Fabulous stories are interwoven with his legend. He is greatly venerated in the Greek Church which observes his feast on 1 February. In this Church he is also patron saint of gardeners. Many churches were dedicated to him, and the Eastern Emperor, Leo VI, the Philosopher (d. 912), delivered a eulogy upon Tryphon. About the year 1005 the monk Theodoric of Fleury wrote an account of him based upon earlier written legends; in Theodoric’s story RESPICIUS appears as Tryphon’s companion at Nicaea (c.250). The relics of both were preserved together with those of a holy virgin named Nympha, at the Hospital of the Holy Ghost in Sassia. NYMPHA was a virgin from Palermo who was put to death for the Faith at the beginning of the fothey were held in special veneration both in Rome and at Constantinople. Turth century. According to other versions of the legend, when the Goths invaded Sicily she fled from Palermo to the Italian mainland and died in the sixth century at Savona. The feast of her translation is observed at Palermo on 19 August. Some believe that there were two saints of this name. The church of the Hospital of the Holy Ghost at Rome was a cardinal’s title which, together with the relics of these saints, was transferred in 1566 by Pope Pius V to the Church of St. Augustine. A Greek text of the life of St. Tryphon was discovered by Father Franchi de Cavallieri, Hagio-graphica (Rome, 1908), in the series Studi e Texti, XIX. Patron Saint: St. Trypon is the patron of gardeners and winegrowers; Kotor, Montenegro; Moscow, Russia; invoked against rodents and locusts.
PRAYER: May we always be worthy to celebrate the feast of Your holy Martyrs, Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha, O Lord, so that through their intercession we may be sheltered under Your gracious protection. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ… Amen🙏
DEVOTION OF THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER:
MONTH OF THE HOLY SOULS: The Catholic Church dedicates the entire month of November to praying in a special way for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. The Holy Souls (also called the Faithful Departed) are members of the Church who await the purification of their souls before joining the Saints in heaven for all eternity. Specifically, they are referred to as the Church Suffering (the Saints in heaven are the Church Triumphant, and the faithful on earth are the Church Militant).The poor souls in purgatory cannot pray for themselves or do anything to hasten their entrance into heaven, but we can and ought to pray for them as an act of charity. The feast of the Holy Souls is November 2nd.
The entire month of November falls during the liturgical season known as Tempus per Annum or Ordinary Time (formerly Time After Pentecost), which is represented by the liturgical color green. Green is a symbol of hope, as it is the color of the sprouting seed and arouses in the faithful the hope of reaping the eternal harvest of heaven, especially the hope of a glorious resurrection. The liturgical color green is worn during the praying of Offices and celebration of Masses of Ordinary Time. The last portion of the liturgical year represents the time of our pilgrimage to heaven during which we hope for reward. As we come to the end of the Church year we are asked to consider the end times, our own as well as the world’s.
The month of November is very full of Memorials, feasts and solemnities. The main feast days are the Solemnity of All Saints (November 1), The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) (November 2), the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome (November 9), The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (November 24), and St. Andrew (November 30).
The other saint days are: St. Charles Borromeo, (November 4), Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome (November 9), St. Martin of Tours, (November 11), St. Josaphat (November 12), St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (November 13) St. Albert the Great (November 15), Sts. Margaret of Scotland and Gertrude (November 16), Presentation of Mary (November 21), St. Cecilia (November 22), Sts. Clement I and St. Columban (November 23), and
St. Catherine of Alexandria (November 25). The commemorations of St. Martin de Porres (November 3), St. Leo the Great (November 10), St. Elizabeth of Hungary (November 17), and St. Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions (November 24) fall on Sundays and are superseded by the Sunday Liturgy.
https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/overviews/months/10_1.cfm
THE POPE’S MONTHLY INTENTIONS FOR 2024: FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER – FOR ANYONE WHO HAS LOST A CHILD: We pray that all parents who mourn the loss of a son or daughter find support in their community and receive peace and consolation from the Holy Spirit.
https://www.usccb.org/prayers/popes-monthly-intentions-2024
PRAYER FOR PEACE ~ POPE FRANCIS:
Lord God of peace, hear our prayer!
Prayers for Peace | https://mycatholic.life/catholic-prayers/prayers-for-peace/
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 🙏🏾
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. 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. 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 generous Lord, You gave all that You had and all that You are out of love for the salvation of the world. Help me to imitate Your total gift by returning all to You, entrusting my entire life, all that I am, and my entire livelihood to You. 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; Saint Leo the Great, Saint Andrew Avellino, and Saints Tryphon, Respicius and Nympha ~ 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 week🙏
Blessings and always, Philomena💖
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