Vatican Radio REPORT On a chilly but bright Saturday
afternoon Pope Benedict XVI, to the joy of pilgrims and to the curiosity of
visiting Christmas shoppers to Rome, made his way, in his new Pope mobile, to a
packed square just a stones throw away from the famous Spanish Steps.
He was here to pay homage to Mary on the feast of the Immaculate Conception.
Following a reading from the Book of Revelation the Holy Father addressed the gathered faithful and visitors by the statue of Our Lady, telling them what a joy it was to be in Piazza di Spagna on this feast day in the Year of Faith.
In the first of three points on the Immaculate Conception, the Pope noted that the encounter between the divine messenger and the Immaculate Virgin goes completely unnoticed: nobody knows about it, nobody talks about it.
Pope Benedict went on to say that if this great event was to happen in our time, “it would not leave traces in newspapers and magazines, because it is a mystery that happens in silence.”
What often goes unnoticed and is silent, said the Pope “is more fruitful than the frenetic pace that characterizes our city.”
Being here at the statue Mary in the centre of Rome, he continued “reminds us that God's voice is not recognized in the noise and agitation”, his design on our personal and social life is not superficial, but goes to a deeper level, where the forces are not economic or political, but moral and spiritual.
Making his second point the Holy Father underlined that the Immaculate tells us that the salvation of the world is not the work of man - science, technology, ideology - but it is the work of grace.
Grace, he said means love in its purity and beauty, it reminds us that the power of God's love is stronger than evil and it can fill in the gaps that selfishness causes in the lives of individuals, families, and nations and the world.
Finally, coming to his third point Pope Benedict explained that the Immaculate Conception speaks of joy, the real joy that spreads in the heart freed from sin. Sin, he said brings with it a negative sadness, whereas Grace brings true joy that does not depend on the possession of things but is rooted in the depths, of the person.
The Pope then called on the faithful to learn to say no to the voice of selfishness, and to say yes to that which is authentic love. Mary's joy is full, he said because in her heart there is no shadow of sin.
Before taking his leave the Holy Father noted that in this time of Advent, Mary Immaculate teaches us to listen to the voice of God who speaks in silence and gives his grace, which frees us from sin and selfishness, so as to enjoy true joy.
Earlier in the day during the Angelus in St Peter’s Square the Pope described Mary as a genuine expression of grace.
The Holy Father also expressed his closeness to the people of the Philippines who have been hit in recent days by a violent storm.
The Pope prayed for the victims, for their families and for the many who have been displaced.
He also prayed that their faith would give them the strength to face, what he called , “this difficult trial.”
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He was here to pay homage to Mary on the feast of the Immaculate Conception.
Following a reading from the Book of Revelation the Holy Father addressed the gathered faithful and visitors by the statue of Our Lady, telling them what a joy it was to be in Piazza di Spagna on this feast day in the Year of Faith.
In the first of three points on the Immaculate Conception, the Pope noted that the encounter between the divine messenger and the Immaculate Virgin goes completely unnoticed: nobody knows about it, nobody talks about it.
Pope Benedict went on to say that if this great event was to happen in our time, “it would not leave traces in newspapers and magazines, because it is a mystery that happens in silence.”
What often goes unnoticed and is silent, said the Pope “is more fruitful than the frenetic pace that characterizes our city.”
Being here at the statue Mary in the centre of Rome, he continued “reminds us that God's voice is not recognized in the noise and agitation”, his design on our personal and social life is not superficial, but goes to a deeper level, where the forces are not economic or political, but moral and spiritual.
Making his second point the Holy Father underlined that the Immaculate tells us that the salvation of the world is not the work of man - science, technology, ideology - but it is the work of grace.
Grace, he said means love in its purity and beauty, it reminds us that the power of God's love is stronger than evil and it can fill in the gaps that selfishness causes in the lives of individuals, families, and nations and the world.
Finally, coming to his third point Pope Benedict explained that the Immaculate Conception speaks of joy, the real joy that spreads in the heart freed from sin. Sin, he said brings with it a negative sadness, whereas Grace brings true joy that does not depend on the possession of things but is rooted in the depths, of the person.
The Pope then called on the faithful to learn to say no to the voice of selfishness, and to say yes to that which is authentic love. Mary's joy is full, he said because in her heart there is no shadow of sin.
Before taking his leave the Holy Father noted that in this time of Advent, Mary Immaculate teaches us to listen to the voice of God who speaks in silence and gives his grace, which frees us from sin and selfishness, so as to enjoy true joy.
Earlier in the day during the Angelus in St Peter’s Square the Pope described Mary as a genuine expression of grace.
The Holy Father also expressed his closeness to the people of the Philippines who have been hit in recent days by a violent storm.
The Pope prayed for the victims, for their families and for the many who have been displaced.
He also prayed that their faith would give them the strength to face, what he called , “this difficult trial.”
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AUSTRALIA : PROF. MARY ANN GLENDON SPEAKS AT ACU
ARCHDIOCESE OF
MELBORNE RELEASE
PROFESSOR MARY ANN Glendon, President of the Pontifical
Academy of the Social Sciences and the Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard
University in Boston is in Melbourne this week with her daughter Dr Elizabeth
Lev, an Art Historian and Lecturer based in Rome, presenting a series of public
lectures and talks on a variety of topics. Prof. Glendon was also conferred with
an honorary doctorate from the Australian Catholic University (ACU) on Tuesday
evening.
View photo gallery
Listen to CSSV breakfast briefing presentation, Tuesday 4 December 2012
Listen to ACU evening presentation, Tuesday 4 December 2012
Listen to Women of Faith and Grace Luncheon presentation, Wednesday 5 December 2012
Prof. Glendon is a prolific writer on bioethics, comparative constitutional, international and property law and human rights. She was recently appointed to the US Commission on Religious Freedom and is a former United States Ambassador to the Vatican. In 1998 the National Law Journal named her one of the ‘Fifty Most Influential Women Lawyers in America’ (1998).
In a visit hosted by the Archbishop’s Office for
Evangelisation, Prof. Glendon launched her public speaking engagements with a
breakfast briefing on Tuesday morning for representatives from Catholic Social
Services Victoria. She spoke on the topic, ‘The Universal Declaration of Human
Rights—Foundations for a just society?’ and reflected on how Catholic social
thought relates to the contemporary human rights agenda and the relationship of
religious freedom to anti-discrimination laws.
“There was time, not so long ago when Catholic social thought and human rights were very closely aligned,” she said. “Today, that indivisible, inter-dependant body of rights that corresponded so closely to Catholic social thought is under attack…It has left many us ‘politically homeless’.”
“On the one hand we have this enormously rich, coherent
body of thought that we call Catholic social teaching that is very relevant and
enormously helpful to many of the problems that our liberal democracies are
struggling with, but the challenge for us, and especially for those of us who
are interested in the social apostolate, is how can we bring those principles to
life in their fullness?
“To the surprise of many people, one of the strongest defenders in the international scene today, of the idea of a menu of human rights that is inalienable, indivisible and inter-dependant is the Holy See, but it is increasingly a rather lonely voice.”
Prof. Glendon spoke about the increasing tension
between religious liberty and anti-discrimination laws. “I see this as probably
the area of the most formidable challenges that we are facing in the United
States,” she said.
“When I last visited Australia ten years ago, I had no idea that these problems would assume such prominence for us—but so much has changed, and so quickly. The threats to religious liberty in the United States is increasing and I believe the same is true all over Europe.
“I’m not saying that these issues are easy to resolve, far from it. But I am worried about whether those of us who are going to be in these battles—they will increase for all of us—can make our voices heard in our increasingly secular societies where we are at real risk of being marginalised.
Prof. Glendon also addressed about 90 people gathered
at Treacy College, Parkville on Wednesday on the topic, ‘Women of Faith and
Grace: The unique role of women in contemporary society’. In an event hosted by
the Archbishop’s Office for Evangelisation and the Life, Marriage, Family
Office, Prof. Glendon reflected on her own life having grown up in Western
Massachusetts.
“Looking back on that period of very active feminism in the late 60s and 70s, one of the things that John Paul II taught me, and all of us who read Catholic social thought, is when you look into the cultural manifold—at a movement or a set of phenomena—try to discern and build on what is good, sound and healthy, and try to discern the things that can be well left behind. And to name them for what they are,” she said.
When considering what a ‘new feminism’ might look like, Prof. Glendon highlighted some problems that need to be addressed. They included divorce, or the fragility of marriage, disrespect for unpaid work that is performed in the home or in care-giving, destitution, particularly women’s poverty, disadvantage for a particular class of women and disease.
“All of us have been through a cultural revolution which has shaken up our understandings of men’s and women’s roles. Some of it has been very good and some of it has been problematic. But the point is that there is no road map for us to go forward, we have to do it ourselves, and we have to figure out the way forward ourselves.
“I think however we go, we have to follow that wonderful advice that John Paul II gave us: ‘take what is sound and healthy, and build on it, but try to liberate yourselves from the things that are dragging us down and keeping us from fulfilling the best that is in our nature’.”
Photos by Fiona Basile, Kairos Catholic Journal
Melbourne News
Melbourne welcomes Prof.
Mary Ann Glendon
PROFESSOR MARY ANN Glendon, President of the Pontifical
Academy of the Social Sciences and the Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard
University in Boston is in Melbourne this week with her daughter Dr Elizabeth
Lev, an Art Historian and Lecturer based in Rome, presenting a series of public
lectures and talks on a variety of topics. Prof. Glendon was also conferred with
an honorary doctorate from the Australian Catholic University (ACU) on Tuesday
evening.View photo gallery
Listen to CSSV breakfast briefing presentation, Tuesday 4 December 2012
Listen to ACU evening presentation, Tuesday 4 December 2012
Listen to Women of Faith and Grace Luncheon presentation, Wednesday 5 December 2012
Prof. Glendon is a prolific writer on bioethics, comparative constitutional, international and property law and human rights. She was recently appointed to the US Commission on Religious Freedom and is a former United States Ambassador to the Vatican. In 1998 the National Law Journal named her one of the ‘Fifty Most Influential Women Lawyers in America’ (1998).
In a visit hosted by the Archbishop’s Office for
Evangelisation, Prof. Glendon launched her public speaking engagements with a
breakfast briefing on Tuesday morning for representatives from Catholic Social
Services Victoria. She spoke on the topic, ‘The Universal Declaration of Human
Rights—Foundations for a just society?’ and reflected on how Catholic social
thought relates to the contemporary human rights agenda and the relationship of
religious freedom to anti-discrimination laws.“There was time, not so long ago when Catholic social thought and human rights were very closely aligned,” she said. “Today, that indivisible, inter-dependant body of rights that corresponded so closely to Catholic social thought is under attack…It has left many us ‘politically homeless’.”
“On the one hand we have this enormously rich, coherent
body of thought that we call Catholic social teaching that is very relevant and
enormously helpful to many of the problems that our liberal democracies are
struggling with, but the challenge for us, and especially for those of us who
are interested in the social apostolate, is how can we bring those principles to
life in their fullness?“To the surprise of many people, one of the strongest defenders in the international scene today, of the idea of a menu of human rights that is inalienable, indivisible and inter-dependant is the Holy See, but it is increasingly a rather lonely voice.”
Prof. Glendon spoke about the increasing tension
between religious liberty and anti-discrimination laws. “I see this as probably
the area of the most formidable challenges that we are facing in the United
States,” she said.“When I last visited Australia ten years ago, I had no idea that these problems would assume such prominence for us—but so much has changed, and so quickly. The threats to religious liberty in the United States is increasing and I believe the same is true all over Europe.
“I’m not saying that these issues are easy to resolve, far from it. But I am worried about whether those of us who are going to be in these battles—they will increase for all of us—can make our voices heard in our increasingly secular societies where we are at real risk of being marginalised.
Prof. Glendon also addressed about 90 people gathered
at Treacy College, Parkville on Wednesday on the topic, ‘Women of Faith and
Grace: The unique role of women in contemporary society’. In an event hosted by
the Archbishop’s Office for Evangelisation and the Life, Marriage, Family
Office, Prof. Glendon reflected on her own life having grown up in Western
Massachusetts.“Looking back on that period of very active feminism in the late 60s and 70s, one of the things that John Paul II taught me, and all of us who read Catholic social thought, is when you look into the cultural manifold—at a movement or a set of phenomena—try to discern and build on what is good, sound and healthy, and try to discern the things that can be well left behind. And to name them for what they are,” she said.
When considering what a ‘new feminism’ might look like, Prof. Glendon highlighted some problems that need to be addressed. They included divorce, or the fragility of marriage, disrespect for unpaid work that is performed in the home or in care-giving, destitution, particularly women’s poverty, disadvantage for a particular class of women and disease.
“All of us have been through a cultural revolution which has shaken up our understandings of men’s and women’s roles. Some of it has been very good and some of it has been problematic. But the point is that there is no road map for us to go forward, we have to do it ourselves, and we have to figure out the way forward ourselves.
“I think however we go, we have to follow that wonderful advice that John Paul II gave us: ‘take what is sound and healthy, and build on it, but try to liberate yourselves from the things that are dragging us down and keeping us from fulfilling the best that is in our nature’.”
Photos by Fiona Basile, Kairos Catholic Journal
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AFRICA : SIERRA LEONE : CHILDREN WORK IN DIAMOND MINES
Agenzia Fides REPORT - In Sierra Leone
diamonds helped fuel the civil war that plagued the country from 1991 to 2002,
now they are promoting economic growth to some extent, but at the same time
attract in mines thousands of children with the consequent drop out of school.
Thousands, in fact, boys are engaged in digging in search of the precious stones
in the mine, which is outside the town of Koidu in the Kono region. Many drop
out of school because they have to maintain their families. According to the
International Monetary Fund, the export of gold, diamonds and iron ore, has
contributed to the growth of 21.3% of the country’s economy, but this situation
has not yet given any benefit to the majority of Sierra Leoneans. About 70% of
children in Sierra Leone are unemployed. In many families, children are becoming
the breadwinners. They are paid from 10 000 to 20 000 leones (3-6 dollars) per
day and 40 000 leones when they find diamonds. In Kenema, east of the capital,
and in Koidu, it is estimated there are about 3,000 small-scale miners, although
there are no official figures, so there may be many more. Young people work in
the mines, in open pits or on the banks of the rivers, being marginalized and
excluded from early childhood education. During the civil war many children were
forced to join the army, many had lost their entire families, others found their
homes completely destroyed and, having no other chance to survive were found to
work in the mines. (AP) (Agenzia Fides 07/12/2012
2012
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ASIA : BANGLADESH : 1000 HOMELESS - REFUGEES HOMES SET ON FIRE
UCAN NEWS REPORT
Sectarian
clash 'began with row over US$1.23'; leaves 1,000 homeless
Stranded Pakistani refugees break down in tears over
burning of their camp in northwestern Rangpur city (photo by Iqbal
Hossain)
About 300 houses were burned and 1,000 refugees
made homeless Wednesday after a clash between local Bengali people and Pakistani
refugees in Rangpur in the country's northwest.
The conflict ballooned from a minor argument over money between Bengali restaurant owner Muhammad Harin and refugee employee Raju Mian, said police officer Altaf Hossain.
“Harin and Raju quarreled over 100 taka (US$ 1.23), but Harin claimed he had already paid him and then slapped him,” Hossain said. “Later, Raju and his associates tried to attack Harin.”
No one has been arrested and no case has yet been filed, the officer said. No casualties were reported.
Refugee Arif Hossain, 40, said a group of unidentified people set homes on fire around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday and he believes that it was a retaliatory attack by Harin and his men.
“We have lost everything including food and clothes in the fire,” he said. “We demand compensation.”
Rangpur deputy commissioner Farid Ahmed said some relief materials were distributed to the victims and the situation was now normal.
“We have distributed 10,000 taka (US$ 123), food, clothes, utensils, housing and bedding material to the victims,” said Ahmed.
He added that a probe committee has been formed and told to submit a report by tomorrow. “According to the report we will arrest and hand down exemplary punishment to the culprits.”
The Pakistani refugee camps stem from the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 when about 300,000 Muslims fled from the Indian state of Bihar to East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
They were left stranded after 1971 when Bangladesh broke away from Pakistan. Thousands have been repatriated since 1973, but about 160,000 refugees remain in 13 ill-equipped camps across the country.
Harun-ur-Rashid, secretary of the Stranded Pakistanis’ General Repatriation Committee (SPGRC) in Dhaka says Wednesday’s incident shows the ‘hatred’ of Bengali people towards the Pakistani refugees.
“We are the minority of the minorities and among the most neglected people in the country. The government should either help us repatriate to Pakistan or offer opportunities to live in co-existence with Bangladeshi people,” he said. “We want to live in peace.”
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The conflict ballooned from a minor argument over money between Bengali restaurant owner Muhammad Harin and refugee employee Raju Mian, said police officer Altaf Hossain.
“Harin and Raju quarreled over 100 taka (US$ 1.23), but Harin claimed he had already paid him and then slapped him,” Hossain said. “Later, Raju and his associates tried to attack Harin.”
No one has been arrested and no case has yet been filed, the officer said. No casualties were reported.
Refugee Arif Hossain, 40, said a group of unidentified people set homes on fire around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday and he believes that it was a retaliatory attack by Harin and his men.
“We have lost everything including food and clothes in the fire,” he said. “We demand compensation.”
Rangpur deputy commissioner Farid Ahmed said some relief materials were distributed to the victims and the situation was now normal.
“We have distributed 10,000 taka (US$ 123), food, clothes, utensils, housing and bedding material to the victims,” said Ahmed.
He added that a probe committee has been formed and told to submit a report by tomorrow. “According to the report we will arrest and hand down exemplary punishment to the culprits.”
The Pakistani refugee camps stem from the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 when about 300,000 Muslims fled from the Indian state of Bihar to East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
They were left stranded after 1971 when Bangladesh broke away from Pakistan. Thousands have been repatriated since 1973, but about 160,000 refugees remain in 13 ill-equipped camps across the country.
Harun-ur-Rashid, secretary of the Stranded Pakistanis’ General Repatriation Committee (SPGRC) in Dhaka says Wednesday’s incident shows the ‘hatred’ of Bengali people towards the Pakistani refugees.
“We are the minority of the minorities and among the most neglected people in the country. The government should either help us repatriate to Pakistan or offer opportunities to live in co-existence with Bangladeshi people,” he said. “We want to live in peace.”
Related reports
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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - NOVENA PRAYER - PLENARY INDULGENCE
The Immaculate Conception
– Celebrating the Blessed Virgin’s Mary’s conception as freed from all sin -
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Feast: December
8
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Plenary
indulgence to all who shall assist at these Novenas every day, and who shall
afterwards, either on the Feast-day itself, to which each Novena respectively
has reference, or on some one day in its Octave, after Confession and Communion,
pray to our Lord and to the Blessed Virgin according to the pious intention of
the Sovereign Pontiff.
Come, Holy Spirit, fill
the hearts of Thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of Thy
love.
V. Send forth Thy Spirit,
and they shall be created.
R. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
R. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray.
O God, who hast taught the hearts of Thy faithful people by the light of the Holy Spirit; grant us in the same Spirit to relish what is right, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen.
O God, who hast taught the hearts of Thy faithful people by the light of the Holy Spirit; grant us in the same Spirit to relish what is right, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen.
PREPARATORY
PRAYER FOR EVERY DAY OF THE NOVENA.
Virgin most pure,
conceived without sin, all fair and stainless from thy Conception; glorious
Mary, full of grace, Mother of my God, Queen of angels and of men, - I humbly
venerate thee as Mother of my Saviour, who, though He was God, taught me by His
own veneration, reverence, and obedience to thee, the honour and homage which
are due to thee. Vouchsafe, I pray thee, to accept this Novena, which I dedicate
to thee. Thou art the safe refuge of the penitent sinner; it is very fitting,
then, that I should have recourse to thee. Thou art the Mother of compassion;
then wilt thou surely be moved with pity for my many miseries. Thou art my best
hope after Jesus; thou canst not but accept the loving confidence that I have in
thee. Make me worthy to be called thy son, that so I may dare to cry unto thee,
Monstra te esse matrem.
Show thyself a mother.
Monstra te esse matrem.
Show thyself a mother.
Nine
Ave Maria’s, one Gloria Patri, and the following
Prayer.
PRAYER
FOR THE FIRST DAY. Nov. 29.
Behold me at thy sacred
feet, O Immaculate Virgin. I rejoice with thee, because from all eternity thou
wast elected to be the Mother of the Eternal Word, and wast preserved stainless
from the taint of original sin. I praise and bless the Most Holy Trinity, who
poured out upon thy soul in thy Conception the riches of that privilege. I
humbly pray thee to obtain for me grace effectually to overcome the sad effects
produced in my soul by original sin; make me wholly victorious over them, that I
may never cease to love my God.
After
the Litanies, or Hymn as above, say as follows:
V. All fair art thou, O
Mary.
R. All fair art thou, O Mary.
V. The original stain is not in thee.
R. The original stain is not in thee.
V. Thou art the glory of Jerusalem.
R. Thou art the joy of Israel.
V. Thou art the honour of our people.
R. Thou art the advocate of sinners.
V. O Mary.
R. O Mary.
V. Virgin most prudent.
R. Mother most clement.
V. Pray for us.
B. Intercede for us to our Lord Jesus Christ.
R. All fair art thou, O Mary.
V. The original stain is not in thee.
R. The original stain is not in thee.
V. Thou art the glory of Jerusalem.
R. Thou art the joy of Israel.
V. Thou art the honour of our people.
R. Thou art the advocate of sinners.
V. O Mary.
R. O Mary.
V. Virgin most prudent.
R. Mother most clement.
V. Pray for us.
B. Intercede for us to our Lord Jesus Christ.
V. In thy Conception, O
Virgin, thou wast immaculate.
R. Pray for us to the Father, whose Son was born of thee.
R. Pray for us to the Father, whose Son was born of thee.
Let us pray.
O God, who through the Immaculate Conception of a Virgin didst prepare a worthy dwelling-place for Thy Son, we beseech Thee, who by the death of that Son, foreseen by Thee, didst preserve her from every stain of sin, to grant that by her intercession we also may be purified, and so may come to Thee.
O God, who through the Immaculate Conception of a Virgin didst prepare a worthy dwelling-place for Thy Son, we beseech Thee, who by the death of that Son, foreseen by Thee, didst preserve her from every stain of sin, to grant that by her intercession we also may be purified, and so may come to Thee.
O God, the Shepherd and
Ruler of all the faithful, graciously look down upon Thy servant N., whom Thou
host chosen to be the pastor of Thy Church; and grant him, we beseech Thee, both
by word and example, so to direct those over whom Thou hast placed him, that,
together with the flock entrusted to his care, he may attain eternal life.
O God, our refuge and
strength, who art the author of all holiness, listen to the pious prayers of thy
Church, and grant that what we ask in faith we may effectually obtain. Through
Christ our Lord. Amen.
The
same order is to be observed en all the other days of the Novena, the Prayers
for the Day alone being changed.
PRAYER
FOR THE SECOND DAY. Nov. 30.
Mary, unsullied Lily of
purity, I rejoice with thee, because from the first moment of thy Conception
thou wast filled with grace, and hadst given unto thee the perfect use of
reason. I thank and I adore the Ever-blessed Trinity, who gave thee these high
gifts. Behold me at thy feet overwhelmed with shame to see myself so poor in
grace. O thou who wast filled full of heavenly grace, grant me a portion of that
same grace, and make me a partaker in the treasures of thy Immaculate
Conception.
Litanies, &c., as before.
Litanies, &c., as before.
PRAYER
FOR THE THIRD DAY. Dec. 1.
Mary, mystic Rose of
purity, I rejoice with thee at the glorious triumph thou didst gain over the
serpent by thy Immaculate Conception, in that then wast conceived without
original sin. I thank and praise with my whole heart the Ever-blessed Trinity,
who granted thee that glorious privilege and I pray thee to obtain for me
courage to overcome every snare of the great enemy, and never to stain my soul
with mortal sin. Be thou always mine aid, and enable me with thy protection to
obtain the victory over all the enemies of man’s eternal
welfare.
Litanies, &c., as before.
Litanies, &c., as before.
PRAYER
FOR THE FOURTH DAY. Dec. 2.
Mary, Immaculate Virgin,
Mirror of holy purity, I rejoice exceedingly to see how from thy Immaculate
Conception there were infused into thy soul the most sublime and perfect
virtues, with all the gifts of the Most Holy Spirit. I thank and praise the
Ever-Blessed Trinity, who bestowed upon thee these high privileges, and I
beseech thee, gracious Mother, obtain for me grace to practise every Christian
virtue, and so to become worthy to receive the gifts and graces of the Holy
Ghost.
Litanies, &c., as before.
Litanies, &c., as before.
PRAYER
FOR THE FIFTH DAY. Dec. 3.
Mary, bright Moon of
purity, I congratulate thee in that the mystery of thy Immaculate Conception was
the beginning of salvation to the human race, and was the joy of the whole
world. I thank and bless the Ever-blessed Trinity, who did so magnify and
glorify thy Person. I entreat thee to obtain for me the grace so to profit by
the Death and Passion of thy dear Son, that His Precious Blood may not have been
shed upon the cross for me in vain, but that after a holy life I may be
saved.
Litanies, &c., as before.
Litanies, &c., as before.
PRAYER
FOR THE SIXTH DAY. Dec. 4.
Mary Immaculate,
brilliant Star of purity, I rejoice with thee, because thy Immaculate Conception
brought exceeding joy to all the angels in Paradise. I thank and bless the
Ever-blessed Trinity, who enriched thee with this privilege. Enable me also one
day to take part in this heavenly joy, praising and blessing thee in the company
of angels world without end. Amen.
Litanies, &c., as before.
Litanies, &c., as before.
PRAYER
FOR THE SEVENTH DAY. Dec. 5.
Mary immaculate, rising
Morn of purity, I rejoice with thee, and I am filled with admiration at
beholding thee confirmed in grace and rendered sinless from the first moment of
thy Conception. I thank and praise the Ever-blessed Trinity, who elected thee
alone from all mankind for this especial privilege. Holiest Virgin, obtain for
me an entire and lasting hatred of sin, as the worst of all evils, that I may
rather die than ever again commit a mortal sin.
Litanies, &c., as before.
Litanies, &c., as before.
PRAYER
FOR THE EIGHTH DAY. Dec. 6.
Mary, Virgin, Sun without
stain, I congratulate thee, and I rejoice with thee, because God gave unto thee
in thy Conception a greater and a more abundant grace than He gave to all His
angels and His saints together, even when their merits were most exalted. I
thank and admire the immense beneficence of the Ever-blessed Trinity, who hath
dispensed to thee alone this privilege. O, enable me too to correspond with the
grace of God, and never more to receive it in vain; change my heart, and help me
to begin in earnest a new life.
Litanies, &c., as before.
Litanies, &c., as before.
PRAYER
FOR THE NINTH DAY. Dec. 7.
Immaculate Mary, living
Light of holiness, Model of purity, Virgin and Mother, as soon as thou wast
conceived thou didst profoundly adore thy God, giving Him thanks, because by
means of thee the ancient curse was blotted out, and blessing was again come
upon the sinful sons of Adam. Let this blessing kindle in my heart love towards
God; and do thou inflame my heart still more and more, that I may ever love Him
more constantly, and afterwards eternally enjoy Him in heaven, there to thank
and praise Him more and more fervently for all the wondrous privileges conferred
on thee, and to rejoice with thee for thy high crown of glory.
Litanies, &c., as before.
Litanies, &c., as before.
TODAY'S MASS ONLINE : SAT. DEC. 8, 2012 - IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
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| 9 | But the LORD God called to the man, and said to him, "Where are you?" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | And he said, "I heard the sound of thee in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | The man said, "The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this that you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent beguiled me, and I ate." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | The LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all cattle, and above all wild animals; upon your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | The man called his wife's name
Eve, because she was the mother of all living.
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TODAY'S SAINT: DEC. 8: IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
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The Immaculate Conception
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Feast: December 8
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