[Salvation]

 

 

 Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ

 

July Devotion: The Precious Blood

Since the 16th century Catholic piety has assigned entire months to special devotions. Like the Sacred Wounds of Jesus, His Precious Blood deserves special honor because of its close relation to the Sacred Passion. That honor was given to it from the beginning by the Apostles who praised its redeeming power. (Rom. 5:9 "we are justified by His blood"; Heb. 13:12 "and so Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people by His blood, suffered outside the gate"; 1 John 1:7 "and the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanses us from all sin.")

In recent times the devotion has been encouraged by Blessed Gaspar Buffalo, founder of the Congregation of the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ. When Pope Pius IX was in exile from Rome in 1849, he had as his companion Don Giovanni Merlini, the third general of that Congregation. This saintly priest suggested to the pope that he make a vow to give the feast of the Precious Blood to the entire church, if he should regain the papal territory. Without binding himself by the vow, the pope immediately extended the feast to the whole Church. On the old calendar it was celebrated on July 1, but Catholics may still continue this tradition by increasing their devotion to the most precious Blood throughout the entire month of July.

See this article from the Catholic Culture library, Apostle of Devotion to His Most Precious Blood: St. Gaspar del Bufalo.

Prayer Source: Prayer Book, The by Reverend John P. O'Connell, M.A., S.T.D. and Jex Martin, M.A., The Catholic Press, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, 1954

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Let us pray, ---  Almighty and eternal God, you have appointed your only-begotten Son the Redeemer of the world, and willed to be appeased by his Blood. Grant we beg of you, that we may worthily adore this price of our salvation, and through its power be safeguarded from the evils of the present life, so that we may rejoice in its fruits forever in heaven. Through the same Christ our Lord.  Amen.

The Traditional Feast of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Catholic Caucus)

Devotion to the Precious Blood

DOCTRINE OF THE BLOOD OF CHRIST

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Litany of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ

NOTHING IS MORE POTENT AGAINST EVIL THAN PLEADING THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF CHRIST

Litany of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus

St.Gaspar:Founder of the Society of the Precious Blood[AKA The Hammer of Freemasons]

[Salvation]

From: Genesis 18:1-15

The Apparition of God at Mamre

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[1] And the Lord appeared to him (Abraham) by the oaks of Mamre, as he
sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. [2] He lifted up his eyes
and looked, and behold, three men stood in front of him. When he saw them,
he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth,
[3]and said, “My lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by
your servant. [4] Let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and
rest yourselves under the tree, [5] while I fetch a morsel of bread, that
you may refresh yourselves, and after that you may pass on—since you
have come to your servant.” So they said, “Do as you have said.” [6] And
Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and said, “Make ready quickly
three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes. [7] And Abraham
ran to the herd, and took a calf, tender and good and gave it to the servant,
who hastened to prepare it. [8] Then he took curds, and milk, and the calf
which he had prepared, and set it before them; and he stood by them under
the tree while they ate.

Isaac’s Birth is Promised

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[9] They said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” And he said, “She is in
the tent.” [10a] The Lord said, “I will surely return to you in the spring,
and Sarah your wife shall have a son.” And Sarah was listening at the tent
door behind him.

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Commentary:

18:1-19:38. These two episodes—God’s appearance to Abraham at Mamre and
the
destruction of Sodom—form a single account. Once again we can see the sort
of relationship that obtains between God and Abraham; this time, what is
emphasized is not just the promise of a son for Sarah, but also the
patriarch’s intercession on behalf of Sodom and Gomorrah. This intercession
saves Lot and his family (cf. 19:29). Thus, Abraham is already a blessing
for all the descendants of Lot. This narrative is quite colorful, and
includes some curious little details—making it one of the most popular
passages in the story of the patriarchs.

18:1-15. This new appearance of God to Abraham is somewhat mysterious:
the three men stand for God. When Abraham speaks to them, sometimes he
addresses them in the singular (as if there were one person there: cf. v. 3), and
sometimes in the plural (as if there were three: cf. v. 4). That is why some
Fathers interpreted this appearance as an early announcement of the mystery
of the Holy Trinity; others, following Jewish tradition (cf. Heb 13:2) take
these personages to be angels. The sacred text says that one of the three
men (Yahweh, apparently) stays with Abraham (cf. v. 22), while the other
two, who are referred to as angels, go to Sodom (cf. 19:1). Although the
early chapters of Genesis do not expressly talk about the creation of
angels, that creation can be read into the word “heavens” in Gen 1:1: “at
the beginning of time, God created out of nothing both types of creatures,
spiritual and corporeal, that is, angelic and earthly,” says Lateran Council
IV (”De Fide Catolica”). In Holy Scripture angels are mentioned as being
servants and messengers of God, and, despite the way they are sometimes
described, such as in this passage, they should be understood as being
purely spiritual, personal and immortal creatures, endowed with intelligence
and will. “Angels have been present since creation (cf. Job 38:7, where the
angels are called ‘sons of God’) and throughout the history of salvation,
announcing this salvation from afar or near and serving the accomplishment
of the divine plan: they closed the earthly paradise (cf. Gen 3:24);
protected Lot (cf. Gen 19); saved Hagar and her child (cf. Gen 21:17);
stayed Abraham’s hand (cf. Gen 22.11); communicated the law by their
ministry (cf. Acts 7:53); led the people of God (cf. Ex 23:20-23); announced
births (cf. Judg 13) and callings (cf. Judg 6:11-24; Is 6:6); and assisted
the prophets (cf. 1 Kings 19:5), just to cite a few examples. Finally, the
angel Gabriel announced the birth of the Precursor and that of Jesus
himself (cf. Lk 1:11-26)” (”Catechism of the Catholic Church”, 332).

In the general context of Genesis, this episode points up the new situation
created by the Covenant. God speaks to Abraham directly, as he spoke to
Adam before he committed sin. Abraham, for his part, receives God through
his hospitality, and God again promises that Sarah will have a son (now
specifying when the child will be born). “Because Abraham believed in God
and walked in his presence and in covenant with him (cf. Gen 15:6; 17:1-2),
the patriarch is ready to welcome a mysterious Guest into his tent.
Abraham’s remarkable hospitality at Mamre foreshadows the annunciation of
the true Son of the promise (cf. Gen 18:1-15; Lk 1:26-38). After that, once
God has confided his plan, Abraham’s heart is attuned to his Lord’s
compassion for men and he dares to intercede for them with bold confidence
(cf. Gen 18:16-33)” (ibid., 2571).

18:6. The measure mentioned here, a “seah” (pl. “seim”) is a measure of dry
grain (cf. 1 Sam 25:18; 2 Kings 7:1, 16, 18) which was probably a third of
an ephah, that is, about seven liters or two gallons.

18:10. “In the spring”; this could also be translated as “next year”.
Literally, “the time of life”, which some interpret as “the time of a
woman’s pregnancy”, that is, nine months.

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Source: “The Navarre Bible: Text and Commentaries”. Biblical text from the
Revised Standard Version and New Vulgate. Commentaries by members of
the Faculty of Theology, University of Navarre, Spain.

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