Your Case will not be different if you believe

Your Case will not be different if you believe

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*ON A DAY LIKE THIS* Joseph woke up a prisoner ready to execute his daily routine, but by evening he became the Prime Minister. (Gen 41:15-45)

*ON A DAY LIKE THIS* Naaman woke up usually with his leprousy, but before the day closed

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Daily Mass Reading for Wednesday September 20, 2017

Daily Mass Reading for Wednesday September 20, 2017

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First Reading, First Timothy 3:14-16
14 I write this to you in the hope that I may be able to come to you soon;

15 but in case I should be delayed, I want you to know how people ought to behave in God's household -- that is, in the Church of the living God, pillar and support of the truth.

16 Without any doubt, the mystery of our religion is very deep indeed: He was made visible in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed to the gentiles, believed in throughout the world, taken up in glory.

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 111:1-2, 3-4, 5-6
1 Alleluia! I give thanks to Yahweh with all my heart, in the meeting-place of honest people, in the assembly.

2 Great are the deeds of Yahweh, to be pondered by all who delight in them.

3 Full of splendour and majesty his work, his saving justice stands firm for ever.

4 He gives us a memorial of his great deeds; Yahweh is mercy and tenderness.

5 He gives food to those who fear him, he keeps his covenant ever in mind.

6 His works show his people his power in giving them the birthright of the nations.


Gospel, Luke 7:31-35
31 'What comparison, then, can I find for the people of this generation? What are they like?

32 They are like children shouting to one another while they sit in the market place: We played the pipes for you, and you wouldn't dance; we sang dirges, and you wouldn't cry.

33 'For John the Baptist has come, not eating bread, not drinking wine, and you say, "He is possessed."

34 The Son of man has come, eating and drinking, and you say, "Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners."

35 Yet wisdom is justified by all her children.'

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Catholic prayer Before Meals

Catholic prayer Before Meals

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Grace before meals:

Bless us, O Lord, and these thy gifts, which we are about

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AUGUST THE MONTH OF IMMACULATE HEART AND CATHOLIC PRAYERS

AUGUST THE MONTH OF IMMACULATE HEART AND CATHOLIC PRAYERS

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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.


Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Daily Catholic
Daily Reading for 08/01/2017
Prayer of the Day: For Motherhood
Saint of the Day: St. Alphonsus Marie Liguori...

Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Daily Catholic
Daily Reading for 08/02/2017
Prayer of the Day: Prayer of Thanks for People
Saint of the Day: St. Eusebius of Vercelli...


Thursday, August 3, 2017
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Daily Reading for 08/03/2017
Prayer of the Day: Prayer To Overcome Bitterness and Resentment
Saint of the Day: St. Lydia Purpuraria...

Friday, August 4, 2017
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Daily Reading for 08/04/2017
Prayer of the Day: The Prayer, Christ Our Morning Star (by Bede the Venerable.)
Saint of the Day: St. John Vianney...

Saturday, August 5, 2017
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Daily Reading for 08/05/2017
Prayer of the Day: After Confession
Saint of the Day: St. Addal...

Sunday, August 6, 2017
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The Transfiguration of the Lord
Homily
Daily Reading for 08/06/2017
Prayer of the Day: Praying the Holy Rosary
Saint of the Day: St. Hormisdas Pope...


Monday, August 7, 2017
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Daily Reading for 08/07/2017
Prayer of the Day: Prayer for Enlightenment
Saint of the Day: St. Cajetan...

Tuesday, August 8, 2017
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Daily Reading for 08/08/2017
Prayer of the Day: Prayer to Our Lady, Mother of Mercy
Saint of the Day: St. Dominic...

Wednesday, August 9, 2017
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Daily Reading for 08/09/2017
Prayer of the Day: Prayer for Choosing a State of Life # 2
Saint of the Day: St. Edith Stein...


Thursday, August 10, 2017
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Daily Reading for 08/10/2017
Prayer of the Day: Guardian Angel Prayer
Saint of the Day: St. Lawrence - Martyr...

Friday, August 11, 2017
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Daily Reading for 08/11/2017
Prayer of the Day: Prayer for the Safety of a Soldier
Saint of the Day: St. Clare...

Saturday, August 12, 2017
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Daily Reading for 08/12/2017
Prayer of the Day: Prayer of a Son/Daughter for a Parent
Saint of the Day: St. Michael My...

Sunday, August 13, 2017
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Homily
Daily Reading for 08/13/2017
Prayer of the Day: Prayer for the Forgiveness of Sins
Saint of the Day: St. Hippolytus...

Monday, August 14, 2017
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Daily Reading for 08/14/2017
Prayer of the Day: Children's Prayer for Parents
Saint of the Day: St. Maximilian Kolbe...

Tuesday, August 15, 2017
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Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary [holy day of obligation]
Daily Reading for 08/15/2017
Prayer of the Day: Prayer to Our Lady, Assumed into Heaven
Saint of the Day: St. Alipius...

Wednesday, August 16, 2017
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Daily Reading for 08/16/2017
Prayer of the Day: Glory to God #1
Saint of the Day: St. Stephen the Great...

Thursday, August 17, 2017
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Daily Reading for 08/17/2017
Prayer of the Day: Act of Faith
Saint of the Day: St. Clare of Montefalco...

Friday, August 18, 2017
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Daily Reading for 08/18/2017
Prayer of the Day: A child's prayer to Mary
Saint of the Day: St. Helena...

Saturday, August 19, 2017
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Daily Reading for 08/19/2017
Prayer of the Day: A Spirit to Know You
Saint of the Day: St. John Eudes...

Sunday, August 20, 2017
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Homily
Daily Reading for 08/20/2017
Prayer of the Day: The Divine Shepherd Psalm 23
Saint of the Day: St. Bernard of Clairvaux...

Monday, August 21, 2017
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Daily Reading for 08/21/2017
Prayer of the Day: Prayer for the Sick and Seniors
Saint of the Day: St. Pius...

Tuesday, August 22, 2017
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Daily Reading for 08/22/2017
Prayer of the Day: Adoration Prayer
Saint of the Day: St. Andrew the Scot...

Wednesday, August 23, 2017
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Daily Reading for 08/23/2017
Prayer of the Day: A Prayer for a Sick Child
Saint of the Day: St. Philip Benizi...

Thursday, August 24, 2017
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Daily Reading for 08/24/2017
Prayer of the Day: Hail Mary
Saint of the Day: St. Bartholomew...

Friday, August 25, 2017
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Daily Reading for 08/25/2017
Prayer of the Day: Husband's Prayer
Saint of the Day: St. Louis King of France...

Saturday, August 26, 2017
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Daily Reading for 08/26/2017
Prayer of the Day: A Prayer to Holy Guardian Angels
Saint of the Day: St. Teresa of Jesus Jornet Ibars...

Sunday, August 27, 2017
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Homily
Daily Reading for 08/27/2017
Prayer of the Day: Prayer for Choosing a State of Life
Saint of the Day: St. Monica...

Monday, August 28, 2017
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Daily Reading for 08/28/2017
Prayer of the Day: Hymn to Saint Rita of Cascia
Saint of the Day: St. Augustine of Hippo...

Tuesday, August 29, 2017
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Daily Reading for 08/29/2017
Prayer of the Day: Prayer for Charity
Saint of the Day: St. Sabina....

Wednesday, August 30, 2017
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Daily Reading for 08/30/2017
Prayer of the Day: Prayer for Protection by the Holy Cross
Saint of the Day: St. Rumon....

Thursday, August 31, 2017
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Daily Reading for 08/31/2017
Prayer of the Day: Prayer of Spouses for Each Other
Saint of the Day: St. Raymond Nonnatus...

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HOW BEST TO SAY THE ANGELUS TO OBTAIN THE FULL BENEFITS

HOW BEST TO SAY THE ANGELUS TO OBTAIN THE FULL BENEFITS

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ANGELUS IS A POWERFUL PRAYER AND MUST BE ENCOURAGED 

HOW TO SAY THE ANGELUS

V. The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary.
R. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.
    Hail Mary, full of grace,
    The Lord is with Thee;
    Blessed art thou among women,
    And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
    Holy Mary, Mother of God,
    Pray for us sinners,
    Now and at the hour of our death. Amen
V. Behold the handmaid of the Lord.
R. Be it done unto me according to thy word.
    Hail Mary, etc.
V. And the Word was made Flesh.
R. And dwelt among us.
    Hail Mary, etc.
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
LET US PRAY
Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts, that we to whom the Incarnation of Christ Thy Son was made known by the message of an angel, may by His Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of His Resurrection. Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen.

This wonderful prayer evolved from a recitation of three Hail Mary’s following an evening bell around the 12th century to its present form (with morning and midday recitations) in the 16th century.

When prayed in a group setting a leader recites the verses and everyone recites both the responses and the Hail Mary’s in between each verse, as shown above.

Although the Angelus has been traditionally said three times daily, at 6 am, noon and 6 pm, you can pray it at anytime! It is still accompanied by the ringing of a bell (the Angelus bell) in some places such as Vatican City and parts of Germany and Ireland. The Regina Coeli prayer (which may also be sung as a hymn) replaces the Angelus during the Easter season. 

The Angelus reminds us of the Annunciation (shown in this famous rendition at left by Fra Angelico), when the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary with great, (if somewhat startling), news! As we read in Chapter One of Luke’s Gospel, (Luke 1:26-38) God wished Mary, truly a model of humility, to be the mother of His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ! 

His desire for her brings to mind the line from Matthew’s gospel: “Whoever humbles himself shall be exalted” (Matt 23:12).

Mary was the perfect choice. She had been born without the stain of original sin, as defined by the Church’s dogma of the Immaculate Conception. (Note that the Immaculate Conception relates to Mary’s conception, not our Lord’s.)

When Mary calls herself the handmaid, the servant, of the Lord, in the Angelus (from Luke 1:38) it is with inspiring humility and sincerity. How many politicians do we see today who talk a good game about service but basically just want to set up their own little fiefdoms and raid the public cookie jar? Or how many other insincere displays of humility do we see on TV or in our daily lives?

Mary’s humility was genuine. As St. Alphonsus de Liquori notes in his classic work The Glories of Mary, “her only desire was that her Creator, the giver of every good thing, should be praised and blessed.”

She thought of herself first and foremost as God’s servant, seeking glory not for herself but rather for Him. In so doing, she became, as St. Augustine put it rather poetically, a “heavenly ladder, by which God came into the world,” descending from heaven to earth, to become flesh in her womb.

Mary was happy to have God work through her. As she expressed it most famously in the canticle the Magnificat, "My soul magnifies the Lord and my Spirit rejoices in God my Savior" (Luke 1:46-47). St. Paul echoed this wonderful sentiment when he wrote that “he who boasts, let him boast in the Lord” (2 Cor 10:17).

The Angelus pays tribute to a crucial aspect of Mary’s role in the Incarnation, when it quotes from Luke’s Gospel “be it done to me according to thy word” (Lk 1:38). This wonderful event could not have happened without her consent, without what is known as her fiat. By saying “yes” to God in allowing herself to become His mother, she showed us the ultimate example of trust in our Creator!

Do you think that having that kind of faith is too daunting a task? Think about the ways in which God calls each of in our daily lives. Do we say “yes” when Christ wants to work through us in showing His love to others? Or when He asks us to be graceful in trying situations? Prayer and meditation on God’s Word in scripture can help us to do His will.

Speaking of God’s word, the Angelus completes its short summary of the Incarnation with the moving reference to our Lord from John’s Gospel: “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us” (John 1:14). As we read in the letter to the Hebrews, Christ was like us in all things but without sin (Heb 4:15). St. Bernard noted that our Lord came to show us His love so that He might then experience ours.

The lines that follow about being made worthy of the promises of Christ are also found in the  and tie in well with what follows: an appeal for God’s grace to help us in our pilgrimage of faith.

Jesus loved us enough to die for us so that we might live with Him eternally! When we pray the Angelus with humility and love, we are emulating Mary’s faith in His goodness. We are blessed in that we can ask both God and His Blessed Mother for their assistance on our journey towards Eternal Life!

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