November, 2014 - Overview for the Month
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The month of November is dedicated to the Souls in Purgatory, whose feast is celebrated on November 2. With the exception of the last Sunday, November falls during the liturgical season known as Ordinary Time and is represented by the liturgical color green. The last Sunday, which marks the beginning of the Advent season, the liturgical color changes to purple, representing a time of penance.
General: That all who suffer loneliness may experience the closeness of God and the support of others.
Missionary: That young seminarians and religious may have wise and well-formed mentors. (See alsowww.apostleshipofprayer.net)
The feasts on the General Roman Calendar celebrated during the month of November are:
The Gospel readings for the first four Sundays in November 2014, are taken from St. John and St. Matthew and are from Year A, Cycle 2. The last Sunday in November 2014 is taken from St. Mark and is from Year B, Cycle 1.
 During November, as in all of Ordinary Time (Time After Pentecost), the Liturgy signifies and expresses the regenerated life from the coming of the Holy Spirit, which is to be spent on the model of Christ's Life and under the direction of His Spirit. 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 culmination of the liturgical year is the Feast of Christ the King. "This feast asserts the supreme authority of Christ over human beings and their institutions.... Beyond it we see Advent dawning with its perspecitive of the Lord's coming in glory."— The Liturgy and Time, A.G. Mortimort
This month the main feasts are the Solemnity of All Saints (November 1), All Souls (November 2), St. Martin de Porres (November 3), St. Charles Borromeo, (November 4), Lateran Basilica (November 9), St. Leo the Great (November 10), St. Martin of Tours, (November 11), St. Josaphat (November 12), St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (November 13), St. Albert the Great (November 15), St. Elizabeth of Hungary (November 17),Presentation of Mary (November 21), St. Cecilia (November 22), the Solemnity of Christ the King(November 23), St. Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions (November 24),St. Catherine of Alexandria(November 25), and.
The feasts of Sts. Margaret of Scotland and Gertrude (November 16), Sts. Clement I and St. Columban(November 23), and St. Andrew (November 30) are superseded by the Sunday Liturgy.
 The national holiday (USA) of Thanksgiving also falls on the last Thursday of November. There is a special liturgy which may be used on this day. (Read morehere.) |
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Friday 31 October 2014
November month is dedicated to the Souls in Purgatory. Pope's Intentions
Tuesday 30 September 2014
Month the Holy Rosary. Pope's Intentions
SANCTIFYING THE MONTH
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As with the weekly devotions discussed in the last article, popular Western Catholic custom has assigned a specific devotion to each month:
January - The Infant JesusThe Spiritual Meaning of Birthstones
February - The Blessed Trinity
March - Saint Joseph
April - The Death and Resurrection of Christ (for Lent and Easter)
May - The Blessed Virgin Mary
June - The Sacred Heart of Jesus
July - The Precious Blood of Jesus
August - the Immaculate Heart of Mary
September - The Holy Cross (or The Seven Sorrows of Mary)
October - The Holy Rosary
November - The Holy Souls in Purgatory
December - The Coming of Christ (Advent, Second Coming, etc.)
Long before the modern "New Age" interest in "crystal power", medieval Christians believed that gemstones had certain "virtues", that is, the ability to strengthen the body and fight disease. Marbod of Rennes, an eleventh century Bishop, wrote a work called De Lapidibus ("the Book of Gems"), which described properties allegedly present in sixty different gemstones. Saint Hildegard of Bingen, a twelfth century visionary, dedicated a whole section to her work Natural History on the healing power of certain stones. Medieval lapidaries, such as the Physiologus, often drew spiritual lessons from the characteristics of precious and semi-precious stones.
In the spirit of such lapidaries, the following is a list of traditional birthstones and their spiritual symbolism:
"Whoever perseveres to the end shall be saved" -Matthew 10:22February - Amethyst = Peace of Mind
"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you" -John 14:27
March - Bloodstone = Spiritual Virtue
"Who shall ascend to the mountain of the Lord...
The one with clean hands and a pure heart" -Psalm 24:3-4
April - Diamond = Purity
"Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God" -Matthew 5:8
May - Emerald = Faithfulness
"But the fruit of the Spirit is...faithfulness" -Galatians 5:22
June - Pearl = Faith
"The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls who,
finding one of great price went and sold all he had and bought it" -Matthew 13:45-46
July - Ruby = Devotion to Duty
"Let us not grow weary in doing good,
for in due time we shall reap if we do not lose heart" -Galatians 6:9
August - Sardonyx = Doing the Will of God
"If you love me, keep my commandments" -John 14:15
September - Sapphire = Divine Love and Mercy
"Be merciful, as your Father in heaven is merciful" -Luke 6:36
October - Opal = Hope
"Christ in you, the Hope of Glory" -Colossians 1:27
November - Topaz = Abandonment to Divine Providence
"Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven" -Matthew 6:10
December - Turquoise = Spiritual Fervor
"I delight to do your will, O my God, your law is within my heart" -Psalm 40:8
Pope's Intention:
October
- Peace. That the Lord may grant peace to those parts of the world most battered by war and violence.
- World Mission Day. That World Mission Day may rekindle in every believer zeal for carrying the Gospel into all the world.
- http://www.apostleshipofprayer.org/2014english.html
October: Month of the Rosary
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Sunday 31 August 2014
Month of September is dedicated to the Seven Sorrows of Mary
- www.apostleshipofprayer.org/THE POPE'S MONTHLY INTENTIONS - August 2014. Universal Intention - Refugees. That refugees, forced by violence to abandon their homes, may find a
.. THE POPE'S MONTHLY INTENTIONS - September 2014 - Universal Intention - Mentally disabled. TThat the mentally disabled may receive the love and help they need for a dignified life.
- Evangelization Intention - Service to the poor. That Christians, inspired by the Word of God, may serve the poor and suffering.
- Month of the Seven Sorrows of Mary
- http://www.piercedhearts.org/treasures/devotions/other_prayers/our_lady_sorrows.htm
- The month of September (Overview - Calendar) is dedicated to the Seven Sorrows of Mary. Devotion to the sorrows of the Virgin Mary dates from the twelfth century, when it made its appearance in monastic circles under the influence of St. Anselm and St. Bernard. The Cistercians and then the Servites undertook to propagate it. It became widespread in the fourteenth and especially the fifteenth centuries, particularly in the Rhineland and Flanders, where Confraternities of the Sorrowful Mother sprang up. It was in this context that the first liturgical formularies in her honor were composed. A provincial council of Mainz in 1423 made use of these in establishing a "Feast of the Sorrows of Mary" in reparation for Hussite profanations of her images.In 1494 the feast appeared in Bruges, where the Precious Blood of Christ was venerated; later on it made its way into France. It did not, however, become widespread in France before Benedict XIII included it in the Roman Calendar in 1727 and assigned it to the Friday before Palm Sunday.Some Churches had previously celebrated this feast during the Easter season. Others, however, celebrated the Joys of the Blessed Virgin during the Easter season, as is still done today at Braga. In some places it was entitled "Recollection of the Feasts and Joys of the Blessed Virgin Mary."Excerpted from The Church at Prayer, Vol. IV A.G. Martimort.
God vouchsafed to select the very things about Him which are most incommunicable, and in a most mysteriously real way communicate them to her. See how He had already mixed her up with the eternal designs of creation, making her almost a partial cause and partial model of it. Our Lady's co-operation in the redemption of the world gives us a fresh view of her magnificence. Neither the Immaculate Conception nor the Assumption will give us a higher idea of Mary's exaltation than the title of co-redemptress. Her sorrows were not necessary for the redemption of the world, but in the counsels of God they were inseparable from it. They belong to the integrity of the divine plan. Are not Mary's mysteries Jesus' mysteries, and His mysteries hers? The truth appears to be that all the mysteries of Jesus and Mary were in God's design as one mystery. Jesus Himself was Mary's sorrow, seven times repeated, aggravated sevenfold. During the hours of the Passion, the offering of Jesus and the offering of Mary were tied in one. They kept pace together; they were made of the same materials; they were perfumed with kindred fragrance; they were lighted with the same fire; they were offered with kindred dispositions. The two things were one simultaneous oblation, interwoven each moment through the thickly crowded mysteries of that dread time, unto the eternal Father, out of two sinless hearts, that were the hearts of Son and Mother, for the sins of a guilty world which fell on them contrary to their merits, but according to their own free will.— Fr. Frederick Faber, The Foot of the Cross. Liturgical Year : September, Month of the Seven Sorrows of ...
- www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/.../months/09_1.cfmThe month of September (Overview - Calendar) is dedicated to the Seven Sorrows of Mary. Devotion to the sorrows of the Virgin Mary dates from the twelfth
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Thursday 31 July 2014
August Month is dedicated to The Immaculate Heart of Mary
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Yesterday was the last day of July and
the Month of the Precious Blood has ended. August is the Month of the
Immaculate Heart of Mary.
August, 2014 - Overview for the Month
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The month of August is dedicated to The Immaculate Heart of Mary. The entire month falls within the liturgical season of Ordinary Time, which is represented by the liturgical color green. This symbol of hope 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. It is used in the offices and 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.
General: That refugees, forced by violence to abandon their homes, may find a generous welcome and the protection of their rights.
Missionary: That Christians in Oceania may joyfully announce the faith to all the people of that region. (See also www.apostleshipofprayer.net)
The feasts on the General Roman Calendar celebrated during the month of August are:
1. Alphonsus Liguori, Memorial 2. Eusebius of Vercelli; Peter Julian Eymard, Opt. Mem. 3. Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday 4. John Vianney, Memorial 5. Dedication of St. Mary Major, Opt. Mem. 6. Transfiguration, Feast 7. Sixtus II and companions; Cajetan, Opt. Mem. 8. Dominic, Memorial 9. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Opt. Mem. 10. Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday 11. Clare, Memorial 13. Pontian and Hippolytus, Opt. Mem. 14. Maximilian Kolbe, Memorial 15. Assumption, Solemnity 16. Stephen of Hungary, Opt. Mem. 17. Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday 19. John Eudes; St. Bernard Tolomei, Opt. Mem. 20. Bernard, Memorial 21. Pius X, Sunday 22. Queenship of Mary, Memorial 23. Rose of Lima, Opt. Mem. 24. Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday 25. Louis of France; Joseph Calasanz, Opt. Mem. 27. Monica, Memorial 28. Augustine, Memorial 29. Passion of Saint John the Baptist , Memorial 31. Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday
The Gospel readings for the Sundays in August are taken from St. Matthew and are from Year A, Cycle 2.
 August is often considered the transitional month in our seasonal calendar. It is the time of the year we begin to wind-down from our summer travels and vacations and prepare for Autumn — back to school, fall festivals, harvest time, etc. The Church in her holy wisdom has provided a cycle of events in its liturgical year which allow the faithful to celebrate the major feasts in the life of Christ and Mary. Most notably, during August, we celebrate the feast of the Transfiguration (August 6) and the feast of the Assumption (August 15).
The other main feasts of this month are St. Alphonsus Ligouri (August 1), St. John Mary Vianney (August 4), Dedication of St. Mary Major (August 5), Transfiguration of the Lord (August 6), St. Sixtus II and Companions and St. Cajetan (August 7), St. Dominic (August 8), St. Teresa Benedicta (August 9), St. Clare (August 11), Jane Frances de Chantal (August 12), Sts. Pontian and Hippolytus (August 13), St. Maximilian Kolbe (August 14), St. Stephen of Hungary(August 16), St. John Eudes (August 19), St. Bernard (August 20), St. Pius X (August 21), the Queenship of Mary (August 22), St. Louis of France (August 25), St. Monica (August 27), St. Augustine (August 28) and theMartyrdom of St. John the Baptist (August 29).
The feasts of St. Lawrence (August 10) and St. Bartholomew (August 24) fall on a Sunday so they are superseded by the Sunday Liturgy.
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