Posted on 07/14/2020 9:31:40 PM PDT by Salvation
A Prayer for PriestsO my God, help those priests who are faithful to remain faithful; to those who are falling, stretch forth Your Divine Hand that they may grasp it as their support. In the great ocean of Your mercy, lift those poor unfortunate ones who have fallen, that being engulfed therein they may receive the grace to return to Your Great Loving Heart. Amen. Precious Blood of Jesus, protect them!
The Most Precious Blood of Jesus
July is traditionally associated with the Precious Blood of Our Lord. It may be customary to celebrate the votive Mass of the Precious Blood on July 1.
The extraordinary importance of the saving Blood of Christ has ensured a central place for its memorial in the celebration of this cultic mystery: at the centre of the Eucharistic assembly, in which the Church raises up to God in thanksgiving "the cup of blessing" (1 Cor 10, 16; cf Ps 115-116, 13) and offers it to the faithful as a "real communion with the Blood of Christ" (1 Cor 10, 16); and throughout the Liturgical Year. The Church celebrates the saving Blood of Christ not only on the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, but also on many other occasions, such that the cultic remembrance of the Blood of our redemption (cf 1 Pt 1, 18) pervades the entire Liturgical Year. Hence, at Vespers during Christmastide, the Church, addressing Christ, sings: "Nos quoque, qui sancto tuo redempti sumus sanguine, ob diem natalis tui hymnum novum concinimus." In the Paschal Triduum, the redemptive significance and efficacy of the Blood of Christ is continuously recalled in adoration. During the adoration of the Cross on Good Friday the Church sings the hymn: "Mite corpus perforatur, sanguis unde profluit; terra, pontus, astra, mundus quo lavanturflumine", and again on Easter Sunday, "Cuius corpus sanctissimum in ara crucis torridum, sed et cruorem roesum gustando, Deo vivimus (194).
Catholic Word of the Day: LITANY OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD, 09-25-12
ST. GASPAR: Founder of the Society of the Precious Blood
Mass in the Cathedral of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ (London, 9/18)
Devotion to the Drops of Blood Lost by our Lord Jesus Christ on His Way to Calvary (Prayer/Devotion)
Chaplet of the Most Precious Blood
Catholic Word of the Day: PRECIOUS BLOOD, 12-03-11
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 Jesus
- Saint Therese of Lisieux
The Angel of the Lord declared to Mary:
Behold the handmaid of the Lord: Be it done unto me according to Thy word.
And the Word was made Flesh: And dwelt among us.
Amen. "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you" (Lk 1:28) "Blessed are you among women, |
You have revealed them to the childlike. (Matthew 11:25)
Having a one-year-old sure keeps parents on their toes. At this stage of development, a child thinks he can walk and climb before he is quite ready, so there are quite a few falls. Whenever hes hurt, through tears and cries, he looks straight at his parents. Of course, they pick him up, make sure hes all right, and comfort him. And this is true not just with injuries. As much as a young toddler likes exploring solo, she often wants to climb up into her parents arms, whether to reach something high, to read a book, or just to snuggle.
A childs relationship with their parents is a precious thing. A childs boundless trust leads them to turn instantly to Mom or Dad. This is precisely the image Jesus uses in his prayer to his Father in todays Gospel. There was something about the people who accepted Jesus, something that made them open to receiving the word of God. Jesus calls these people the childlike (Matthew 11:25).
If God reveals himself to the childlike, then how can we become like children in relation to God? Its easy to think that in order to know God, we had better begin a long course of study and a rigorous program of virtue building. We might also think, Gosh, look how far behind I already am!
But thats not being like a child. We can learn from a one-year-old here: I need, I want, I hurt. We begin with, Help me, God! And think of how Jesus taught us to pray: Our Father.
This kind of innocent trust, turning to God in our pain as well as our joys, reaching up our hands and trusting that he will pick us upthat is childlike. That is the attitude we are all invited to adopt.
When we turn to God like children, he does much more than pick us up and comfort us. He reveals himself to us. Like a good parent, he shows us how much he loves us and opens our eyes to his mercy. He teaches us right from wrong and shows us how to live. Best of all, he assures us that he is always our Father.
Jesus, teach me to be childlike and trust in God my Father.
Isaiah 10:5-7, 13-16
Psalm 94:5-10, 14-15
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