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 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]

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From: Genesis 18:20-32

Abraham Intercedes For Sodom (Continuation)

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[20] Then the Lord said, “Because the outcry again Sodom and Gomorrah is
great and their sin is very grave, [21] I will go down to see whether they
have done altogether according to the outcry which has come to me; and if
not, I will know.”

[22] So the men turned from there, and went toward Sodom; but Abraham still
stood before the Lord. [23] Then Abraham drew near and said, “Wilt thou
indeed destroy the righteous with the wicked? [24] Suppose there are fifty
righteous within the city; wilt thou then destroy the place and not spare it
for the fifty righteous who are in it? [25] Far be it from thee to do such a
thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as
the wicked! Far be that from thee! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do
right?” [26] And the Lord said, “If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the
city, I will spare the whole place for their sake.” [27] Abraham answered,
“Behold, I have taken upon myself to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust
and ashes. [28] Suppose five of the fifty righteous are lacking? Wilt thou
destroy the whole city for lack of five?” And he said, “I will not destroy
it if I find forty-five there.” [29] Again he spoke to him, and said,
“Suppose forty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of forty I will
not do it.” [30] Then he said, “Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will
speak. Suppose thirty are found there.” He answered, “I will not do it, if I
find thirty there.” [31] He said, “Behold, I have taken upon myself to speak
to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of
twenty I will not destroy it.” [32] Then he said, “Oh let not the Lord be
angry, and I will speak again but this once. Suppose ten are found there.”
He answered, “For the sake of ten I will not destroy it.”

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Commentary:

18:16-33. When interceding for Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham argues in
terms of collective responsibility, as understood in ancient times in Israel:
the entire people shared the same fate even though not all of them sinned,
for the sin some affected all. According to that way of looking at things, if
there were enough just people in the city (Abraham did not dare go below
ten) God would not have destroyed it. This way of thinking also shows how
the salvation of many (even if they are sinners) can come through the
faithfulness of a few, thereby preparing the way to see how the salvation of
all mankind is brought about by the obedience of one man alone, Jesus
Christ.

The final outcome of this episode shows that, even though he destroys these
cities, God saves the righteous who live in them. God does not punish the
just man along with the sinner (as Abraham thought); a person is allowed to
perish or is saved depending on his personal behavior. This truth, which is
found in the Bible from the start, will be given special emphasis in the
teaching of the prophets, particularly Jeremiah and Ezekiel (cf. Jer 31:29-30;
Ezek 18), who stress individual and personal responsibility before God.

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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.

Published by Four Courts Press, Kill Lane, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland, and
by Scepter Publishers in the United States.

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