The Flower of Love by Charles J.M.and Memorial of Bl. Columba Marmion

DIVINE MERCY POETIC PRAYERS

Charles was on Retreat at Nunraw Guesthous, as on other occasions. Over the years suffered hindicaps and succeed much During the times he always composed poems centred in the Divine Mercy.
He kindly gives us acopy of the card of "The Flower of Love" (see below.) and copies of his Collection.of verses.

Daved Lindsley Our Savor

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Glorious Morning ..., Donald asked me to type this for him. Quite a compliment for my touch typing. Mind you the print was pretty small on the back of a holy picture. I had to use a magnifying glass to differentiate the commas and full stops!! I discovered it was all commas and no full stop at the end!

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Subject: The Flower of Love

 The Flower of Love

May you blossom with the flower of love,

Created in the image of God above,

There is no beauty that can compare.

This love of God that we’re asked to share,

And through his grace is everywhere,

So to the world let Christ speak,

For love does not differ from great

to weak,

My Lord we through grace,

In Christian hope will look upon

Loves own face,

Made in your image this love forever

Into our souls yield,

Against our foes please let it be our

eternal shield,

So my children, Christ love does extend,

That we to Heaven, will live in love

That will never end,

Yes this beautiful flower we must treasure

And protect,

Against our weakness and neglect

For the trinity gives us with souls

The way the life this precious tool,

   And his love this flower, please don’t

Reject love and be a fool,

Flower shining like the sun

And whiter than snow

God’s word makes loves flower grow.

Blessed Columba Marmion, OSB

Daily Gospel. Reflection, Wednesday, October 3, 2012

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 Scrip Read and Med. Don Schwager Adapted,

26 Wed 3 October 12: Luke 9:57-62

"Fit for the kingdom of God"

   The gospel does not record the response from these three would-be disciples. Jesus asks us as well.  Are we ready to take the path Jesus offers? His grace is sufficient and his love is strong.

   There is nothing greater we can do with our lives than to place them at the service of the Lord, our Maker and Master of the universe.

  

   The Lord Jesus offers us a kingdom of lasting peace, unending joy, surpassing love, enduring friendship, and abundant life. Bl Columba Marmion is a perfect model of all this.

"Heavenly Father, take and receive my memory, my understanding, and my whole will. Give me only your love and your grace, through Christ Jesus our Lord"

Ps. This is a solid rock foundation for God's Kingdom and for each soul.

      Two more solid rock foundations:         

       See: St Therese commentary on 1 Cor. 13. and

               Blessed Columba Marmion and his Spiritual Message by Mark Tierney OSB

Abel at Gospel Today, 365 Days with the Lord Jesus - 23 hours ago

Job 9:1-12, 14-16, 1st Reading Psalm 68 Luke 9:57-62 Call to Worship Song Sing to the Mountains http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hikl2dLRMCc Entrance Antiphon O Lord, you had just cause to judge men as you did: because we sinned against you and disobeyed your will. But now show us your greatness of heart, and treat us with your unbounded kindness. (Daniel 3:31, 29, 30, 43, 42).

Born	April 1, 1858 Dublin, Ireland
Died	January 30, 1923 Maredsous Abbey, Belgium
Honored in	Belgium (Maredsous)
Beatified	September 3, 2000, by Pope John Paul II
Feast	October 3

Guardian Angels by St. Bernard

The picture is the cover of the celebration of the Angels
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In the Night Office we listened to St. Bernard on the Guardian Angels.  
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An addled brain cannot measure up to Bernard but the symphony of the music of his language, Latin or English, carries the mind and heart to his love. 

Reading	A sermon by St Bernard

That they might guard you in all your ways

He has given his angels charge over you to guard you in all your ways. Let them thank the Lord for his mercy; his wonderful works are for the children of men. Let them give thanks and say among the nations, the Lord has done great things for them. O Lord, what is man that you have made yourself known to him, or why do you incline your heart to him? And you do incline your heart to him; you show him your care and your concern. Finally, you send your only Son and the grace of your Spirit, and promise him a vision of your countenance. And so, that nothing in heaven should be wanting in your concern for us, you send those blessed spirits to serve us, assigning them as our guardians and our teachers.

  He has given his angels charge over you to guard you in all your ways. These words should fill you with respect, inspire devotion and instil confidence; respect for the presence of angels, devotion because of their loving service, and confidence because of their protection. And so the angels are here; they are at your side, they are with you, present on your behalf. They are here to protect you and to serve you. But even if it is God who has given them this charge, we must nonetheless be grateful to them for the great love with which they obey and come to help us in our great need.

  So let us be devoted and grateful to such great protectors; let us return their love and honour them as much as we can and should. Yet all our love and honour must go to him, for it is from him that they receive all that makes them worthy of our love and respect.

  We should then, my brothers, show our affection for the angels, for one day they will be our co-heirs just as here below they are our guardians and trustees appointed and set over us by the Father. We are God’s children although it does not seem so, because we are still but small children under guardians and trustees, and for the present little better than slaves.

  Even though we are children and have a long, a very long and dangerous way to go, with such protectors what have we to fear? They who keep us in all our ways cannot be overpowered or led astray, much less lead us astray. They are loyal, prudent, powerful. Why then are we afraid? We have only to follow them, stay close to them, and we shall dwell under the protection of God’s heaven.

Responsory

He has commanded his angels to keep you in all your ways; they shall bear you upon their hands lest you strike your foot against a stone.

Upon you no evil shall fall, no plague approach where you dwell; they shall bear you upon their hands lest you strike your foot against a stone.

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Let us pray.

Lord God,

  in your all-wise providence you send angels to guard and protect us.

Surround us with their watchful care on earth,

  and give us the joy of their company for ever in heaven.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

  who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,

  one God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

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Let us bless the Lord.

– Thanks be to God.

Month of the Holy Rosary

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PRAYER INTENTIONS OF THE HOLY FATHER ENTRUSTED TO THE APOSTLESHIP OF PRAYER FOR THE YEAR 2012

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Ministers of the Gospel. That bishops, priests, and all ministers of the Gospel may bear the courageous witness of fidelity to the crucified and risen Lord. Pilgrim Church. That the pilgrim Church on earth may shine as a light to the nations.

October, 2012 - Overview for the Month

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The month of October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary. The Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary is celebrated on October 7. October falls during the liturgical season known as Ordinary Time, which is represented by the liturgical color green.

The Holy Father's Intentions for the Month of October 2012

General: That bishops, priests, and all ministers of the Gospel may bear the courageous witness of fidelity to the crucified and risen Lord.

Missionary: That the pilgrim Church on earth may shine as a light to the nations. (See alsowww.apostleshipofprayer.net)

Feasts for October

The feasts on the General Roman Calendar celebrated during the month of October are:

1. Therese of the Child Jesus, Memorial
2. Guardian Angels, Memorial
4. Francis of Assisi, Memorial
5. Faustina Kowalska, virgin, Opt. Mem.
6. Bruno; Bl. Marie Rose Durocher (USA), Opt. Mem.
7. Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday
14. Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday
15. Teresa of Jesus, Memorial
16. Hedwig; Margaret Mary Alacoque, Opt. Mem.
17. Ignatius of Antioch, Memorial
18. Luke, Feast
19. Isaac Jogues, John de Brébeuf and companions (USA), Memorial
20. Paul of the Cross, Opt. Mem.
21. Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday
23. John of Capistrano, Opt. Mem.
24. Anthony Claret, Opt. Mem.
28. Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday

Focus of the Liturgy

All the Gospels for the Sundays in October 2012 are taken from Year B, Cycle 2, the Gospel of St. Mark.

October 7th - 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time	The Pharisees approach Jesus about divorce in this Gospel.
October 14th - 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time	The Gospel tells the story of the rich young man who could not part with his possessions.
October 21st - 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time	Jesus said that He did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.
October 28th - 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time	This Gospel recounts the story of Bartemeus, the blind man, who Jesus cured.

Highlights of the Month

HE AND I " If only you spoke to Me as often as the blackbird you hear singing from four o'clock in the morning to ten in the evening without a break."

This picture found in the leaves of a Jerusalem Bible used in the Oratory of the monks.

 HE AND i -Gabrielle B. 1946

July 5 -  He came.

 "Why should you doubt? You were deeply stirred when you saw Me there on your little table. My loving-kindness could go as far as that. Has anyone ever measured the goodness of God?

Won’t you praise this goodness by trying to imitate it? Draw power from it often and ever so simply. If only you spoke to Me as often as the blackbird you hear singing from four o'clock in the morning to ten in the evening without a break. Sometimes he warbles sotto voce, but his pure voice never ceases to rise. And he's only a bird... And little children prattle constantly to their parents, don't they? - without any reason, just for the pleasure of feeling near them.

You, child, shouldn't you speak unceasingly to My loving-kindness, if only to be close to it. It would enrich you more than you ever suspect. Talk to it just for the pleasure of greeting it. Never mind if you don't have a reason. Ask Me to make My loving-kindness known to others through you. O don't lose a single opportunity of being the representative of God's goodness, even if it be only by a gesture. Think about this. Ask Me to help you to think about it; ask Me very simply, your lips to My ear."

Daily Gospel & Reflection, Monday, October 1. 2012

Abel at Gospel Today, 365 Days with the Lord Jesus - 6 hours ago

St. Therese of the Child Jesus Job 1:16-22, 1st Reading Psalm 17 Luke 9:46-50 Call to Worship Song The Servant Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_wMO5KxeAI Entrance Antiphon The Lord nurtured and taught her; he guarded her as the apple of his eye. As the eagle spreads its wings to carry its young, he bore her on his shoulders. The Lord alone was her teacher. (Deuteronomy 30:

Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael

Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael

Liturgy of the Feast Booklet cover of the Angels.

FATHER ADOLPHE TANQUEREY, S.S.

Father Adolphe Tanquerey (+ 1932) was a Sulpician priest and theologian who was born in France. His work The Spiritual Life: A Treatise on Ascetic and Mystical Theology is considered a classic.

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The Ange/s

The angels show forth God's greatness and perfection.

"Each symbolises individually some attribute or other of that infinite Being. In some we see his power, in oth­ers his love, in others his strength. Each is a reproduc­tion of some beauty of the divine Original; each adores him and glorifies him in the perfection it portrays" (M. Olier). It is God, then, whom we honour in the angels. They are like mirrors reflecting the perfections of their infinite Creator. Raised to the supernatural order, they share in the life of God . .'.

They have at heart our sanctification. Since we share with them in the divine life, and since we are like them the religious of God in Christ Jesus, they long for our salvation that we may join them in glorifying God and in enjoying the Beatific Vision. Thus it is with joy that they accept those God-given missions to minister to our sanctification ...

They burn with the desire of rallying elect souls to fill the vacant thrones of fallen angels, and to glorify and adore the Almighty in their stead. Victors over demons, they ask but to shield us from the perfidious enemies of our souls. It is our part to ask their timely assistance in order to repel the assaults of Satan. They present our prayers to the Most High by joining their own supplications to our requests. It is, therefore, to our advantage to call upon them, especially in the hour of trial, and above all, at the hour of death, that they may defend us from the attacks of our enemies and conduct our souls to paradise.

Daily Gospel Reflection, Saturday, September 29, 2012

Saints Michael, Gabriel, & Raphael, Archangels Daniel 7:9-10, 13-44 (or Revelation 12:7-12ab) Psalm 138 John 1:47-51 Call to Worship Song How Lovely is Your Dwelling Place http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MLXJYf1XSo Entrance Antiphon Bless the Lord, all you his angels, mighty in power, you obey his word and heed the sound of his voice. (Psalm 102:20) Opening Prayer God.

Sept 27 Memorial of St. Vincent dePaul. Quote 1945 from Gabrielle Bossis

HE AND I by Gabrielle B.

1945 September 27 - "Do you understand the appalling ingratitude of flying from Him who loves you so dearly?

Find your happiness in serving Me, even in the very smallest details. Nothing that is for love is little. "

"Lord, how can You be touched by such weak things from Your weak creatures?" 

 "Haven't I been your Brother? Don't I know human nature and the life of man on earth? You are so used to picturing Me as the God in heaven that you forget how I toiled, suffered from cold, heat, hunger, just as you do. But I was always more afflicted than you.

When the last day comes and you look for Him who on earth was the poorest and most tortured of men you will recognize the Son of Man and you will understand why He received the greatest weight of glory."

Daily Gospel and Reflection, Thursday, September 27, 2012

Abel at Gospel Today, 365 Days with the Lord Jesus - 1 day ago

Saint Vincent de Paul, priest Ecclesiastes 1:2-11, 1st Reading Psalm 90 Luke 9:7-9 Call to Worship Song Here I Am, Lord http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiGZ9j3OD88 Entrance Antiphon The Spirit of God is upon me; he has anointed me. He sent me to bring good news to the poor, and to heal the broken hearted. (Luke 4:18) Opening Prayer God our Father, you gave Vincent de Paul

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009

Father Mateo Crawley-Boevey and Home Enthronement to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Father Mateo Crawley-Boevey, was born in Peru to an English father and a Peruvian mother. He was a priest of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, the same order to which Saint Damien was a member. It is only recently that I am discovering the beautiful writings of Father Mateo which are really enriching my spiritual life, especially when it comes to love of Jesus, truly present in the Blessed Sacrament.

To those of you who have had your homes enthroned to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, you have Father Mateo to thank for this devotion.

Animated by the desire to make the promises of the St Margaret Mary better known, Fr. Mateo conceived the idea of drawing families closer to Jesus, the king of love, by placing the image of His Sacred Heart in a place of honor in the home, thus bringing the family's life into intimate relation with Him.

Sacred Heart Enthronement in Home - MATEO CRAWLEY-BOEVEY,

Enthronement of the Sacred Heart in the Home 

 Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur: 1962
  www.catholictradition.org/Two-Hearts/sacred-heart15.htm    

CONTENTS: Founder of the Enthronement Pontifical Approval  Object and Spirit of the Enthronement  Enthronement and Our Times The Enthronement Ceremony Junior Apostles of the Sacred Heart  Suggested Practices and Prayers  Night Adoration Certificate to Print Sacred Heart External Links  FOUNDER AND APOSTLE OF THE ENTHRONEMENT  Father Mateo Crawley-Boevey, SS.CC., Founder of the Work of the Enthronement of the Sacred Heart in the home, was born in Peru, South America, on September 18, 1875. At the age of sixteen he joined the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in Valparaiso, Chile, and applied himself with great zeal to promoting devotion to the Sacred Heart. Animated with the desire to make more effective the promises of the Sacred Heart to St. Margaret Mary, he conceived the idea of drawing families closer to Jesus, the King of Love, by placing the image of His Sacred Heart in a place of honor in the home and thus bringing the family's life into intimate relations with Him.    Words: 1363 on Founder, and Words: 727 by Pope Benedict  XV.     It is a joy to recall 1947/48 having been introduced to the Enthronement in the family.

Eucharistic Symphony in Gethsemane

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Eucharistic Symphony in Gethsemane

Posted: Monday, September 24, 2012

Garden of Gethsemane On Saturday, 22 September,  in the Garden of Gethsemane in Jerusalem, all Christian heads of Churches and Communities gathered under the open sky in front of the walls of the Holy City for an extraordinary concert: the world première of the Eucharistic Symphony. One of the latest compositions of the titular organist of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem for the Roman Catholic Church, the Italian musician Maestro Armando Pierucci, the 'Eucharistic Symphony' was written upon commission by Mr Arnoldo Mosca Mondadori, the President of the Milan Conservatory of Music. It is inspired by liturgical pieces ordinarily sung during the Eucharistic liturgy from twelve different Christian musical traditions in the Holy City, with twelve corresponding movements and an introduction on a Jewish theme. It will be performed by the Duni Choir and Orchestra of the Matera Conservatory of Music, directed by Maestro Carmine Antonio Catenazzo, with Carlo Rotunno as baritone singer. In itself a Western piece in nature but using themes in the antique musical modes of the Eastern traditions, no longer in usage in Western music, the Eucharistic Symphony is not only musically unique, but also highly symbolical: it shall give a sight of the beauty and harmony of the rich different Christian traditions interacting precisely “in symphony”, a vision of Christian communion expressed through the art of music. It is meant to be an invitation to all Christians to become more aware of their own Church and liturgical tradition, which reflect their history and cultural identity, as well as to discover with loving care the multiplicity of traditions of other Christian Churches. To see a video presentation click here: http://www.fmc-terrasanta.org/en/actuality-events-and-society.html?vid=2588 Many thanks to Jan Bidaud for telling us about this.

Mk 9:30-37; ... “They they did not understand what he said” and “they were afraid to ask him what he meant” Homily Fr. Raymond

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Sun. 25 2012     “....Jesus and his disciples made their way through Galilee; and he did not want anyone to know, because he was instructing his disciples....”   He took them away from their mission of preaching and teaching because the work was often so engrossing and demanding.  In fact, the gospels tell us that they sometimes couldn’t even find time to eat.   So, now he was taking them aside because he had something to tell them that was going to need their full attention; their full concentration  He was going to tell them about his forth-coming passion and death, and this was something he knew very well that they were going to find it hard to understand and even harder to accept. :    In the event this is exactly what did happen.  We read that:  “They they did not understand what he said”  and they were even “afraid to ask him what he meant”.  Here we have a very common trait in human nature: When we are confronted with something unpleasant; something  that’s threatening us and we can’t avoid it; then we tend not to face up to it, we tend to ignore it we hold ourselves in denial of it, we look the other way in the hope that it will disappear.  It is obvious from the gospels that Jesus had to repeat this lesson time and time again to try to drive it home into his disciples bewildered minds: the fact that he was destined to suffer grievously  and be put to death”.  The two phrases: ““They they did not understand what he said”  and “they were afraid to ask him what he meant”,  are at the heart of this passage of the gospels.  They challenge each of us to consider those aspects of Our Lord’s teaching that we find puzzling ourselves; those things that we ourselves are afraid to look at straight in the face.  Such things can be things in our lives that we know, deep down within us, to be at least displeasing to God, if not downright sinful;  It may be some choices we have made or some decisions we are about to make that we suspect God would rather we did not make.  On the other hand it might be about things we know we ought to do but have not done;  some reconciliation, perhaps that we keep on putting off;  some duty or responsibility that we keep on neglecting. It is in ways like these that we find ourselves in the same position as the disciples before the Lord’s prophecy of his passion.  We find the whole thing, consciously or sub-consciously, so repugnant that, although we do not understand we daren’t question it because we really don’t want to understand.

It takes courage to pray the prayer of the Psalmist; "Lord teach me your paths.!"