Private Vows in The Laity/Spirituality

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Biography http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20040425_valle_en.html

The character of the Provincial Superior which "was perfectly opposite to hers", disagreed with her method. She was in favour of a rigid, strong and immediate method. Such a difference in their points of view caused relevant contrasts which found their expression in reproaches and humiliations. Sister Nemesia accepted everything in silence, smiling as she went ahead, without hurrying and without neglecting her responsibilities: "From one station to the other, let us continue our way in the desert…and if the desert is deaf, your Creator is always listening…"

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Courageous St. Joseph

Patron and Guardian of The Church

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Edited December 18, 2017 by BarbaraTherese

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Whoever preaches with love preaches sufficiently against heresy, though he may never utter a controversial word.

-  St Francis de Sales (1567-1622)

 

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This is a book I would like to obtain if possible in the New Year:

 

"From Humdrum to Holy"

https://www.amazon.com/Humdrum-Holy-Fr-Broom-OMV/dp/162282198X

 

Do you attend Mass out of love rather than obligation?

Are you closer to God now than you were a year ago?
Are you able to keep a consistent prayer life?

If you answered no to any of these questions, your spiritual life needs a jump-start. In Humdrum to Holy, popular priest and radio host, Fr. Ed Broom, will stir in you a holy reverence and spiritual joy that'll point your soul to heaven.

By following the wise counsel of this experienced spiritual advisor and confessor, youll first learn how to identify your kryptonite those hidden sins in your life that keep God from working in your soul.

Fr. Ed will walk you through the simple steps to creating a plan of life your roadmap to the heights of holiness. In a clear, methodical, and practical way, you'll learn how to cultivate virtues like patience and purity virtues that are difficult to attain but essential for happiness in this life and getting into heaven in the next!

You'll discover some of the most potent Catholic traditions, such as lectio divina, that have made saints out of countless sinners. And he'll show you how to transform pious practices such as Confession and Eucharistic adoration into a powerhouse of graces flooding into your soul.

And finally, you'll learn how to keep your spiritual life strong by forming a healthy conscience, and how the pains of suffering can be transformed into the tears of joy.

Scripture tells us that where sin abounds, grace abounds all the more. Our world needs saints, and God is offering you the graces needed to become one. Leave behind the humdrum spiritual life and open the door to the road to sainthood. Fr. Broom is ready to show you the way.

 

 

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O ANTIPHON - December 19th

O Radix Jesse or O Root of Jesse (December 19)
O Root of Jesse, (Isaiah 11:1)
You stand for the ensign of mankind (Isaiah 11:10); before You kings shall keep silence and to You all nations shall have recourse (Isaiah 52:15). * Come, save us, and do not delay (Habakkuk 2:3).

 

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On ‎16‎/‎12‎/‎2017 at 1:46 PM, BarbaraTherese said:

MISSIONARY ROSARY

Obtain a Missionary Rosary very cheap: http://www.wearemissionary.org/world-mission-rosary-2/ (Society for the Propagation of The Faith - Chicago Mission Office)

 

 

 

Site in Chicago does not ship to Australia.  Received an email today.

Sender will put it on website: "Do not ship to Australia".   I advised that what I paid for the rosary beads can be kept as donation.

There is a site in Malta that I think will ship to Australia but I need to research when I have the time.  Just now, Christmas is the focus.

O Antiphon - 20th December

O Clavis David or O Key of David (December 20)
O Key of David, (Isaiah 22:22; Revelation 3:7)
and Scepter of the house of Israel (Numbers 24:17): You open and no man closes; you close and no man opens (Isaiah 22:22). * Come, and deliver him from the chains of prison who sits in darkness and in the shadow of death (Ps 107:10).

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He who cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass.
   - Edward Herbert of Cherbury (1583-1648)

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O Antiphon - 21st December

O Oriens or O Rising Dawn or Morning Star (December 21)
O Rising Dawn, (Jer 23:5; Zechariah 3:8; 6:12),
Radiance of the Light eternal (Habakkuk 3:4; Wisdom 7:26; Hebrews 1:3) and Sun of Justice (Malachi 3:20): * come, and enlighten those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death (Ps 107:10; Lk 1:78).

Edited December 21, 2017 by BarbaraTherese

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"God never gives someone a gift they are not capable of receiving.

If he gives us the gift of Christmas,

it is because we all have the ability to understand and receive it."

Pope Francis

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Still haven’t found what you’re meant to do?

Take solace with this saint

HERE

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Blessed Maria Therese von Wüllenweber knows what it's like to be looking for your passion, and unable to find it.

There’s little that’s more discouraging in life than a feeling of aimlessness, an uncertainty about the future and even about the present. Those who live in this uncertainty—particularly when it comes to discerning what God is asking of you—can find an intercessor in Blessed Maria Therese von Wüllenweber, who entered and left three different religious communities before finally settling down at 55.

More on above link

 

 

Edited December 22, 2017 by BarbaraTherese

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O Antiphons

22nd and 23rd December

O Rex Gentium or O King of the Nations (December 22)
O King of the Gentiles (Jeremiah 10:7; Haggai 2:7),
and the Desired of all, You are the Cornerstone that binds two into one (Isaiah 28:16; Matthew 21:42; Ephesians 2:20). * Come, and save man whom You fashioned out of clay (Genesis 2:7).

 

 

Final O Antiphon

O Emmanuel (December 23)
O Emmanuel (Isaiah 7:14; 8:8; Luke 1:31-33),
our King and Lawgiver (Genesis 49:10; cf. Ezekiel 21:32), the Expected of the nations and their Savior (Isa 33:22): Come, and save us, O Lord our God.

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Healthy laughter is a by-product of Joy,

Fruit

of The Holy Spirit

 

 Nehemiah 8:10   "Do not be saddened this day, for rejoicing in the LORD must be your strength!"

 

Q: How is the alphabet different on Christmas than any other day?
A: On Christmas, it has Noel.

Q: “Why didn’t Rudolph get a good report card?”
A: “Because he went down in History.”

Q: What do you call Santa’s helpers?
A: Subordinate Clauses.

Q: What is Santa’s primary language?
A: North Polish.

Q: Why did the couple get hitched on the 24 of December?
A: So they could have a married Christmas

Q: What do you call a bankrupt Santa?
A: Saint Nickel-less.

Q: What do you say to Santa when he’s taking attendance at school?
A: Present.

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AUSTRALIA

24th December 2017

CHRISTMAS EVE

 

Every Blessing, Peace and Joy at Christmas to All

 

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http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/2008/ns_lit_doc_20081012_alfonsa_en.html

 

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Daily Reflection – December 23

St Vincent de Paul Society

“We must strive to soften our hearts and make them sensitive to the suffering and worries of the neighbor.”
– St. Vincent de Paul

Edited December 24, 2017 by BarbaraTherese

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My computer is playing up on and off.  If I suddenly seem to have abandoned Phatmass and am silent, it means that I have computer problems and cannot afford to have them fixed until I do not know when.  My darling little cat, Missie, has broken the aerial on my WiFi modem.  Quite suddenly, the modem came to life again and is working, but it is in God's Hands for how long.

Tuum Fiat Voluntas

[darcy15]

Happy Christmas Barbara xxx

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21 hours ago, darcy15 said:

Happy Christmas Barbara xxx

...........and a very Happy Christmas to you also, Darcy xxx ........

 

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It is here, in the thing that happened at the first Christmas, that the most profound unfathomable depths of the Christian revelation lie. God became human… the Almighty appeared on earth as a helpless human baby, unable to do more than lie and stare and wriggle and make noises, needing to be fed and changed and taught to talk like any other child… The more you think about it, the more staggering it gets. Nothing in fiction is so fantastic as this truth of the incarnation.

- James I (J. I.) Packer

 

 

Dominican Sisters of Peace - Shalom Place.

 

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A great read is "The Humility of God - A Franciscan Perspective" - it can be a heavy read in places, but very much worth the effort:

https://www.amazon.com/Humility-God-Franciscan-Perspective/dp/0867166754
 

 

 

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St Vincent de Paul Society

Daily Reflection – December 25

 

“The joy of Christmas is not a joy made up of childhood memories, of Christian customs piously retained; it is a profound and ever new joy, a joy of today.”

– Reverend Joseph Jamet, CM

 

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This comes from the series "Everybody Loves Raymond" :

Knock Knock

Who's There?

Goliath -

Goliath Who?

Goliath down, you look tired.

 

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Woke this morning and some of Buddie's droppings were stained with blood.  I panicked - another vet's bill at a time when I am trying to put together money to travel interstate and visit my son and his wife.  I asked St Francis of Assisi to pray for Buddie and the situation.

My brother and his wife were supposed to visit today and so I sent a text cancelling the visit as I had a sick little dog.  My brother rang me and asked what was happening.  When I told him including my fears about another vet's bill, he immediately said that he would pay any bill.  The tears came as I explained that vet's can be very expensive.  He replied that he didn't care, he would pay and added "No arguments!  I know what Buddie means to you."

Yes, true charity and kindness, unselfishness is indeed spontaneous without reflection on some principle of any kind at all.  It comes from deep within the person and flows out into God's World from God's Resources without any hindrance whatsoever "He sends forth springs in the valleys; They flow between the mountains." (Psalm 104)

This same brother and his wife need to sell the latter's family home on a very large property indeed with a house and land that have been marked as historical.  The yearly land taxes are $43,000 !!! Please say a prayer for them that they will indeed be able to sell the house.  It has been up for sale now for over 12months and it is the limitations placed by an historical assessment and declaration that is hindering sale.

 

Deo Gratius - Tuum Fiat Voluntas

Our Lady, Mother of Mercy, please pray for them