Our Lady Saturday, St Sophronius' Reading, An absolutely delightful Website

Our Night Office Reading is from St. Sophronius, and lead also to the  monastery St. Theodosius and and companionship with John Moschus. 
http://www.christusrex.org/www1/ofm/pilgr/sophr/Sophr10MapIntro.html
An absolutely delightful  Website of  "Early Christian Pilgrimage".

Pilgrims who visited the Holy Land between the IV and VII century

SOPHRONIUS PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM (634-638 A.D.)Two poems on the Holy City of Jerusalem Pilgrims: Home | Previous | Next   Map I: Jerusalem General map showing the places mentioned in Sophronius' Anacreontica 19 and 20 click on any locality name in the map to view the corresponding section of the text

Introduction Sophronius was born in Damascus (Syria) in 550 A.D. ca. He was about 30, and a rethor by profession, when he went to the Holy Land and joined the monastery of St. Theodosius, near Bethlehem. With his companion John Moschus, he made long journeys through Egypt and North Africa seeking the conversion of different Monophysite communities there. In 633/4 A.D. he became Patriarch of Jerusalem. His death followed soon the Islamic conquest of Jerusalem in 638 A.D. Both history and tradition speak of the very important part he took in establishing the peace treaty with Ummar Ibn al-Khattab, the general commander of the Arab armies. Sophronius' writings are of theological, hagiographical and poetical nature. He wrote a collection of poems called Anacreontica. His Anacreontica 19 and 20 seems to be an expression of the longing desire he had of the Holy City, possibly when he was absent from Jerusalem during one of his many journeys. The order of the two poems has to be inverted to establish a correct sequence of the diverse subjects. Arranged in this way, the two poems describe a complete circuit throughout the most important sanctuaries of Jerusalem at the end of 6th century, which is the golden age of Christianity in the Holy Land. The gates of Jerusalem (or Solyma), the Anastasis, the Rock of the Cross, the Constantinian Basilica, Mount Sion, the Praetorium, St. Mary at the Probatica, Gethsemane are the themes of Anacreonticon 20. The Mount of Olives, Bethany, Bethlehem come next in Anacreonticon 19. We will try to comment Sophronius' text with images taken from a famous wooden reliquarium (Musei Vaticani - Rome) which is contemporary to Sophronius' work, as well as with photographs from the Holy Places themselves. Numbers in brackets from [19:1-18] to [20:95-102] correspond to the commonly adopted subdivision of the text, and constitute links to a file containing images of the original greek text. A book icon () indicates a link to a file containing biblical texts or to additional sources. English translation by John Wilkinson (Jerusalem Pilgrims before the Crusades, 1977).   Holy City of God, Jerusalem, how I long to stand even now at your gates, and go in, rejoicing! A divine longing for holy Solyma presses upon me insistently.[follows] Top: Panorama of Jerusalem, as seen from the Mt. of Olives.Left: Painted cover of a reliquarium (7th cent. A.D.) Resurrection Ascension Crucifixion Nativity Baptism Home | Map | Previous | Next

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“HAIL MARY, FULL OF GRACE”:

FROM A SERMON BY ST. SOPHRONIUS OF JERUSALEM.

You, Mary, are truly blessed among women, because you have turned Eve's curse into a blessing. Through yourself you have caused Adam to be blessed although he formerly lay stricken with a curse. You are truly blessed among women, because, through you. The blessing of the Father shone out to all men and freed them from the ancient curse. You are truly blessed among women, because by you our forefathers found salvation, for you are to bring forth the Saviour who will win for them a divine salvation. You are truly blessed among women, because without seed you have produced the fruit that gives a blessing to the world and redeems it from producing thorns. You are truly blessed among women, because though only a woman by condition of nature, nevertheless you have truly become the Mother of God. For if he who is to be born of you is in truth God incarnate, you are rightly and properly called 'Theotokos’ having given birth to God.

Fear not, O Mary, for you have found grace and favour and grace with God - a grace that will never end: found grace with God, surpassing all others: found grace with God that will save you. found grace with God which no attack can shake; found grace with God, perfectly unconquerable; found grace with God, lasting for ever. Others indeed, and many before you, have been and become holy, but to none of them as to you, has fullness of grace been given; none like you has been taken possession of' beforehand. With purifying grace; none like you has shone with heavenly light, none like you is exalted above every height.

All this is indeed right and fitting, because no one has approached near to God; no one like you was ever so enriched with the gifts of God; no one like you has been partaker of the grace of God, . . .  No one could embrace God within himself to the extent that you have done; none was able so to enjoy his presence; none was considered worthy to be so illuminated by God. Consequent­ly not only have you received within you God, the Creator and Lord of all, but you hold him in a way that surpasses all telling. He is incarnated in you, born in your womb, and afterwards brought forth. He redeems all men from the condemnation of their fore­fathers and bestows on them a salvation which shall have no end. Therefore did I cry to you and again more strongly shall I cry out to you and say: 'Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women'.

Sermon on the Annunciation

Quoted: The Hail Mary by J.P. vel d'Eremao; pp.210-21.2

                                   Translation modernised in places.

(Text prepared by Mt. St. Bernard Abbey, I97I)

Friday Oct 12, 2012. Catena Aurea, a conversation between the Church Fathers edited by Saint Thomas Aquina

 The Doctor Angelicus, Saint Thomas Aquinas.
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THE CATENA AUREA Taken from the Catena Aurea, a conversation between the Church Fathers edited by Saint Thomas Aquinas, and translated by Blessed John Hemy Newman. Available from Baronius Press. 

Daily Gospel and Reflection, Friday, October 12, 2012

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

Galatians 3:7-14, 1st Reading Psalm 111 Luke 11:15-26 Call to Worship Song Be strong and take courage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKaZmKMtXfg Entrance Antiphon O Lord, you have given everything its place in the world, and no one can make it otherwise. For it is your creation, the heavens and the earth and the stars: you are the Lord of all. (Esther 13:9, 10-11) Opening

MAGNIFICAT - MEDITATION OF THE DAY
The Finger of God but extended to:
http://www.veritasbible.com/commentary/catena-aurea/Luke_11:17-20 

Catena Aurea Commentary with Douay Rheims Bible

Luke 11:17-20

17. But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falls.

18. If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because you say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.

19. And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out, therefore shall they be your judges.

20. But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.

The Finger of God
 

 AUG. Now the Holy Spirit is called the finger of God, because of the distribution of gifts which are given through Him, to every one his own gift, whether he be of men or angels. For in none of our members is division more apparent than in our finger

CYRIL; Or the Holy Spirit is called the finger of God for this reason. The Son was said to be the hand and arm of the Father, for the Father works all things by Him. As then the finger is not separate from the hard, but by nature a part of it; so the Holy Spirit is consubstantially united to the Son, and through Him the Son does all things. 

AMBROSE; Nor would you think in the compacting together of our limbs any division of power to be made, for there can be no division in an undivided thing. And therefore the appellation of finger must be referred to the form of unity, not to the distinction of power. 

ATHANASIUS: But at this time our Lord does not hesitate because of His humanity to speak of Himself as inferior to the Holy Spirit, saying, that He cast out devils by Him, as though the human nature was not sufficient for the casting out of devils without the power of the Holy Spirit.    

 CYRIL; And therefore it is justly said, The kingdom of God is come upon you, that is, “If I as a man cast out devils by the Spirit of God, human nature is enriched through Me, and the kingdom of God is come.”                 . 

CHRYS. The suspicion of the Pharisees being utterly without reason, they dared not divulge it for fear of the multitude, but pondered it in their minds. Hence it is said, But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself will be brought to desolation.BEDE; He answered not their words but their thoughts, that so at least they might be compelled to believe in His power, who saw into the secrets of the heart. CHRYS. He did not answer them from the Scriptures, since they gave no heed to them, explaining them away falsely; but he answers them from things of every day occurrence. For a house and a city if it be divided is quickly scattered to nothing; and likewise a kingdom, than which nothing is stronger. For the harmony of the inhabitants maintains houses and kingdoms. If then, says He, I cast out devils by means of a devil, there is dissension among them, and their power perishes. Hence He adds, But if Satan be divided against himself, how shall he stand? For Satan resists not himself, nor hurts his soldiers, but rather strengthens his kingdom. It is then by Divine power alone that I crush Satan under my feet.

AMBROSE; Herein also He shows His own kingdom to be undivided and everlasting. Those then who possess no hope in Christ, but think that He casts out devils through the chief of the devils, their kingdom, He says, is not everlasting. This also has reference to the Jewish people. For how can the kingdom of the Jews be everlasting, when by the people of the law Jesus is denied, who is promised by the law? Thus in part does the faith of the Jewish people impugn itself; the glory of the wicked is divided, by division is destroyed. And therefore the kingdom of the Church shall remain for ever, because its faith is undivided in one body. BEDE; The kingdom also of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, is not divided, because it is sealed with an eternal stability. Let then the Arians cease to say that the Son is inferior to the Father, but the Holy Spirit inferior to the Son, since whose kingdom is one, their power is one also.

CHRYS. This then is the first answer; the second which relates to His disciples He gives as follows, And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? He says not, “My disciples,” but your sons, wishing to soothe their wrath. CYRIL; For the disciples of Christ were Jews, and sprung from Jews according to the flesh, and they had obtained from Christ power over unclean spirits, and delivered those who were oppressed by them in Christ’s name. Seeing then that your sons subdue Satan in My name, is it not very madness to say that I have My power from Beelzebub? you are then condemned by the faith of your children. Hence He adds, Therefore shall they be your judges. CHRYS. For since they who come forth from you are obedient to Me, it is plain that they will condemn those who do the contrary.

BEDE; Or else, By the sons of the Jews He means the exorcists of that nation, who cast out devils by the invocation of God. As if He says, If the casting out of devils by your sons is ascribed to God, not to devils, why in My case has not the same work the same cause? Therefore shall they be your judges, not in authority to exercise judgment, but in act, since they assign to God the casting out of devils, you to Beelzebub, the chief of the devils.

CYRIL; Since then what you say bears upon it the mark of calumny, it is plain that by the Spirit of God I cast out devils. Hence He adds, But if I by the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you. AUG. That Luke speaks of the finger of God, where Matthew has said, the Spirit, does not take away from their agreement in sense, but it rather teaches us a lesson, that we may know what meaning to give to the finger of God, whenever we read it in the Scriptures. AUG. Now the Holy Spirit is called the finger of God, because of the distribution of gifts which are given through Him, to every one his own gift, whether he be of men or angels. For in none of our members is division more apparent than in our fingers. CYRIL; Or the Holy Spirit is called the finger of God for this reason. The Son was said to be the hand and arm of the Father, for the Father works all things by Him. As then the finger is not separate from the hard, but by nature a part of it; so the Holy Spirit is consubstantially united to the Son, and through Him the Son does all things. AMBROSE; Nor would you think in the compacting together of our limbs any division of power to be made, for there can be no division in an undivided thing. And therefore the appellation of finger must be referred to the form of unity, not to the distinction of power. ATHAN. But at this time our Lord does not hesitate because of His humanity to speak of Himself as inferior to the Holy Spirit, saying, that He cast out devils by Him, as though the human nature was not sufficient for the casting out of devils without the power of the Holy Spirit. CYRIL; And therefore it is justly said, The kingdom of God is come upon you, that is, “If I as a man cast out devils by the Spirit of God, human nature is enriched through Me, and the kingdom of God is come.”

CHRYS. But it is said, upon you, that He might draw them to Him; as if He said, If prosperity comes to you, why do you despise your good things? AMBROSE; At the same time He shows that it is a regal power which the Holy Spirit possesses, in whom is the kingdom of God, and that we in whom the Spirit dwells are a royal house. TITUS BOST. Or He says, The kingdom of God is come upon you, signifying, “is come against you, not for you.” For dreadful is the second coming of Christ to faithless Christians.

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A monk should keep his soul ready for the work of heaven (John Moschus)

John Moschus Wed. 27th Week Ord Time

Night Office

       Moschus, John (c.550-619 or 634), retired to the monastery of St. Theodosius, near Jerusalem in 575. He later traveled extensively with friend Sophronius and visited numerous monasteries in Egypt, Mount Sinai, Antioch, Cyprus, and Rome. His personal experience of the monastic life along with his travels abroad brought about his well-known Pratum Spirituale. Spiritual Meadow.

Alternative Reading

From the writings of John Moschus
and others (Patericon, 142b: Scriptores Aethiopici 54, 62-64)

Think yourself a sinner in order to be righteous

A wise man said: The man who hides his fault cannot be saved, but the Lord has mercy on one who acknowledges his sin and repents. If you suffer injustice, the world will despise you. The Lord's heart is set against the proud to humble them, and humility receives mercy forever.

If you take a humble role in all human affairs you will raise yourself above the rulers of the world. Let everyone see that you are really humble, and bow to others first as if they were the important ones. He who is renowned for his wisdom is humble among men, in spite of his wisdom and learning, and is wise in what he finds in his spirit. Blessed is he who offers himself in everything he does, for he is raised above all

Those who make themselves humble for the Lord's sake, and diminish themselves to the Lord, praise the Lord; and those who endure hunger and thirst for the Lord's sake he will honour with suitable gifts. Those who comfort others for his sake he will clothe in splendid garments, and those who are poor and in distress for his sake he will comfort with true riches.

Despise your life for the Lord's sake so that, without your knowing, your praise may be multiplied all the days of your life. Think yourself a sinner in order to be righteous. Be looked down on when you are wise, and refrain from boasting of your wisdom. Seek the company of the good, so that through them you may seek the company of the Lord. Associate with the humble in order to learn their ways.

A monk should keep his soul ready for the work of heaven, and his thoughts must always be free from sadness. One who sows among thorns can reap nothing; in the same way a man loses his soul through zeal for rivalry and acquiring possessions, and through all evil undertakings. The eyes of the Lord are on the humble: the prayers of the humble are heard as soon as they are spoken. Service and humility turn a human being into God on earth. Faith and mercy quickly lead to wisdom.

Blessed are those who for love of the Lord plunge headlong into trials and troubles without anger or sadness; when they escape they soon reach safety in the harbour of the divinity, and through their good works come to God's home and have rest from their troubles, rejoicing in their hope. Those who run the race of life in hope are not frightened by the trials on the way, nor do they cease from following it; on reaching the end of their course they see the Lord, and praise him for having saved them from perdition and from the many adversities they suffered in their ignorance, for they were not devotees of the games.

It is better that we should die for the Lord than live in disgrace and weakness. If you always think of the time after death, weakness will not enter your soul forever. If you choose a good work for the Lord you will come near him. Do not let your heart be divided in two, but run your course in hope of the Lord's grace so that your labour may not be in vain. Keep the thought firmly in your heart that the Lord is merciful and will give his grace to those who seek him, not according to our achievements but according to the love of our soul and our faith, as scripture says: Be it done to you according to your faith.

Monachos.net - John Moschus, The spiritual meadow

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Blessed John Henry Newman Prayer 'Learning Christ'

Tuesday 9th October

Blessed John Henry Newman
Priest, founder of a religious community, theologian
(1801-1890)

        This day that has brought us together here in Birmingham is a most auspicious one. In the first place, it is the Lord's Day, Sunday, the day when our Lord Jesus Christ rose from the dead and changed the course of human history for ever, offering new life and hope to all who live in darkness and in the shadow of death. (...)Yet there is another, more joyful reason why this is an auspicious day for Great Britain, for the Midlands, for Birmingham. It is the day that sees Cardinal John Henry Newman formally raised to the altars and declared Blessed.(...)

       Praise to the Holiest in the height

And in the depth be praise;
In all his words most wonderful,
Most sure in all his ways!
(The Dream of Gerontius).

(Homily of his holiness Benedict XVI - Mass with the beatification of venerable cardinal John Henry Newman - Birmingham - Sunday, 19 September 2010)

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PRAYER:

Learning Christ

Teach me, my Lord,

to be sweet and gentle

in all the events of life;

In disappointments,

in the thoughtlessness of others,

in the insincerity of those I trusted,

in the unfaithfulness of those

on whom I relied.

Let me put myself aside

to think of the happiness of others,

to hide my little pains and heartaches,

so that I may be the only one

to suffer from them.

Teach me to profit by the suffering

that comes across my path.

Let me so use it that it may mellow me,

not harden or embitter me;

that it may make me patient,

not irritable’

that it may make me

broad in my forgiveness,

not narrow, haughty or overbearing.

May no one be less good

for having come within my influence.

No one less pure, less true,

Less kind, less noble

for having been a fellow‐traveler

in our journey toward eternal life.

As I go my rounds

from one distraction to another

let me whisper, from time to time,

a word of love to You.

May my life be lived in the supernatural,

full of power for good,

and strong in its purpose of sanctity.

Dear Jesus,

help me to spread your fragrance

everywhere.

Flood my soul with Your spirit and life.

Penetrate and possess my whole being

so completely that my life may be

only a radiance of Yours.

Shine through me

and be so in me

that every soul I come in contact with

may feel Your presence in my soul.

Let them look up and see no longer me, but only JESUS.

Cardinal Newman

‐‐The Father Gilbert Prayer Book © 1965

PRAYER - other type layout for card use.

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Prayer used by Cardinal Newman

Teach me, my Lord, to be sweet and gentle in all the events of life - in disappointments, in the thoughtlessness of others, in the insincerity of those whom I trusted, in the unfaithfulness of those on whom I relied.

Let me put myself aside to think of the happiness of others, to hide my little pains and heartaches, so that I may be the only one to suffer from them.

Teach me to profit by the suffering that comes across my path. Let me so use it that it may mellow me, not harden and embitter me; that it may make me patient not irritable, that it may make me broad in my forgiveness; not haughty and overbearing.

May no one be less good for having come within my influence, no one less pure, less kind, less noble for having been a fellow traveller in our journey towards Eternal Life. As I go my rounds from one distraction to another, let me whisper from time to time a word of love to Thee. May my life be spent in the supernatural full of power for good, strong in its purpose of Sanctity. Amen.

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Guardian Angel of Portugal, Angel of Peace

We wondered, after restoring memories of the account of Angel at Fatima, who is the name? In fact the Angel identified himself to the children of "Loca do Cabeço" in the three apparitions preparing the way for Our Lady of Fatima. Below, we find the children illustrations of the angelic event. It may be more apt from YouTune video. I am the Angel of Peace Apparitions of the angel of Portugal to the children of Fatima  http://www.lovecrucified.com/mary/fatima_angel.html First Apparition In the spring of 1916, three shepherd children, LUCIA DOS SANTOS, aged ten, JACINTA MARTO, aged seven, and her brother FRANCISCO MARTO, aged nine, saw an Angel while they were tending their family’s flock of sheep near their home, at a place called "Loca do Cabeço". After having lunch and saying their prayers, the three little children saw a light above the trees that stretched away towards the east, whiter than snow, in the form of a young man, transparent, and brighter than crystal pierced by the rays of the sun. The Angel identified himself as the Angel of Peace and told the children to pray to Jesus and Mary, in saying the following words: "My God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I love you! I ask pardon of You for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope and do not love You" Second Apparition The second apparition of the Angel took place at the height of summer. The three little Shepherds spend the siesta hours in the shade of the trees when, suddenly, the same Angel appeared again with the message that prayer and sacrifice would bring peace to their country: "Pray! Pray very much! The Hearts of Jesus and Mary have designs of mercy on you. Offer prayers and sacrifices constantly to the Most High. Make of everything you can a sacrifice, and offer it to God as an act of reparation for the sins by which He is offended, and in supplication for the conversion of sinners. You will thus draw down peace upon your country. I am its Angel Guardian, the Angel of Portugal. Above all, accept and bear with submission, the suffering which the Lord will send you". These words impressed deeply the three children. They were like a light which made them understand who God is, his love, the value of sacrifice and the grace of conversion to sinners. From then on, Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco began to offer to the Lord all that mortified them. Third Apparition The third apparition of the Angel must have been in October or in the end of September. The three little Shepherds were praying the Rosary when the Angel appeared, holding a chalice in his hands, with a Host above it from which some drops of Blood were falling into the sacred vessel. Leaving the Chalice and the Host suspended in the air, the Angel prostrated himself on the ground and repeated three times the following prayer: "Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore You profoundly, and I offer You the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges and indifference with which He Himself is offended. And, through the infinite merits of his most sacred Heart, and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg of You the conversion of poor sinners". Then, rising, he once more took the chalice and the Host in his hands. He gave the Host to Lucia, and to Jacinta and Francisco he gave the Contents of the chalice to drink, saying as he did so: "Take and drink the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, horribly outraged by ungrateful men. Repair their crimes and console your God". Once again, he prostrated himself on the ground and repeated with the little Shepherds three times more the same prayer "Most Holy Trinity…". Then he disappeared. This clip is about the Angel of Peace who appeared to the  children three times in 1916 (before Our Lady appeared  the following year in Fatima) You can read the story of the Angel of Peace here->  http://www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/mir/emchildren_pdf/emc_21_22_fatima.pdf You can read the story of the Angel of Peace here->  http://www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/mir/emchildren_pdf/emc_21_22_fatima.pdf   PORTUGAL, 1916    The Angel of Peace, Fatima                               The Angel of Peace appeared three times to the little shepherds of Fatima to prepare them for the future apparitions of the Virgin Mary and to lift them up with Holy Communion to the supernatural state. During the third apparition, the Angel gave Holy Communion to Lucia with a Host from which fell some drops of the Precious Blood which were gathered in the chalice. Francisco and Jacinta, who had not yet made their First Communion, were instead given the contents of the chalice in its place. In this apparition the Angel said to them: “Take and drink he Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, which has suffered such horrible outrages from ungrateful men. Make reparation for their crimes and so give consolation to your God.”   + + + + + + + + W. keeps us turning the wheels of the Angels. As you mentioned the Eucharist in the Mass brings to fore centre in the Roman Canon. Something lovely to add in the Fatima Network. "In humble prayer we ask you, almighty God:  command that these gifts be borne by the hands of your holy Angel to your altar on high in the sight of your divine majesty,  so that all of us, who through the participation at the altar receive the most holy Body and Blood of your Son may be filled with every grace and heavenly blessing. (Through Christ our Lord. Amen)" Tradition identifies Michael as the Angel in the First Eucharist Prayer.

Our Lady of the Rosary Parish Feast Day 7 October

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Catholic Church, Blackfen, Southwark

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Our Lady of the Rosary  

Our Lady of the Rosary Parish Feast Day

Our Parish patronal feast day is the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, 7 October.

This year, our parish feast day falls on a Sunday. All the Masses will be of the feast day. Readers at the English Masses may pick up a copy of the readings from the Sacristy.

Music for the Mass:

Andrea Gabrieli Missa Brevis
Victoria Ave Maris Stella; Elgar Ave Verum; Gounod Domine Salvum Fac; SchubertSalve Regina

There will also be Solemn First Vespers for the Feast Day on Saturday 6 October at 2.30pm followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

40 hours Devotion 25-27 October