April 4, 2025

Mary

Explanation of Mother of Unity and Hope Image

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By Yves Jacques  Bishop Roman Danylak, former bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Diocese of Toronto, Canada, approved this image. A priest from the Vatican called the image a “complete theology”, and had it blessed by Pope Benedict XVI. Summoning her children with an intensity found throughout the messages given to a privileged soul, Our Mother of Unity and Hope is calling us to “come home in confidence to your Father’s family.” She is inviting her children into her Immaculate Heart to bring us closer to Jesus through her call to unity. “Have no fear,” she says “for unity is you harbor in the storm.” To simplify the message, the following is a summation and explanation of the image, along with an outline of the symbols that Our Mother asked to be depicted in the image. In the message, Our Mother of Unity and Hope said that she is revealing the image as a sign of hope for mankind. The image she tells us, represents the full essence and understanding of her call to unity. Our hope, she says, is found in our complete union with the Most Holy Trinity, with her and with Holy Mother Church, including our brothers and sisters on earth and the angels and saints in Heaven. This image she says is given to us now from the Father “to reaffirm you in hope since its fulfillment is near” The Symbols of the Image. Alpha and Omega.Impressed upon the Most Holy Eucharist, which brings Heaven and earth together, are the signs of the Alpha and Omega. In all languages, these symbols are universal. They represent God in the Most Holy Trinity, fully combined with the Dove (Holy Spirit) and Jesus upon the Cross. It shows that with the Alpha and Omega that His plan is to reunite His children with Himself, is completed through Jesus’s sufferings upon the cross. These symbols, the Alpha and Omega and Jesus upon the cross, represent all that mankind knows of God through Holy Mother Church and scripture. The Alpha and Omega represent God in the beginning and in the end. It is He who is and will always be. It also signifies that God from the beginning had a fatherly plan for the salvation of mankind. Our Mother says, “It signifies the end of evil, the completion of His plan.” The Dove.The Holy Spirit represents the creation of the universe, of mankind and the angels and all things created good. It is radiant as it expresses God’s love for His children. It was through the workings of the Holy Spirit that Holy Mother Church began and grew. The Dove represents His sending forth His love since the beginning of time. The Dove (Holy Spirit) was sent into the world to teach mankind of God in the Most Holy Trinity. All is done now through the Holy Spirit. He is the entire essence of God’s Trinity. The Holy Spirit issued out from the Father’s heart and gave birth to Jesus, our Savior. He is the presence of God manifested in the flesh and in all His children. “All is connected”, our Mother says. Our Mother says, “These images of the Alpha and Omega and the Dove are embedded in the Most Holy Eucharist, the true presence of Jesus, your food from God, your life and your love.” The Crucifix.The crucifix at the center reminds every soul of the mercy and sacrifice Jesus gave for all. Jesus upon the cross signifies the redemption of mankind, God’s plan from the beginning of time. All radiance and love was sent from the beginning, always issuing forth for mankind. It is unending and salvific. The remembrance of Jesus’s love and sacrifice shall always be seen and commemorated for all eternity. It shall never be forgotten and thus remains upon the image for all eternity. The Golden Ring.The golden ring around the Eucharist represents mankind’s unity with the Most Holy Trinity. It represents the unity of Holy Mother Church on earth from the foundation of the four Gospels which have reached the four corners of the earth. The ring represents God’s children, the Holy Family of God which encircles the Triune God. The Holy Family is gathered around the Most Holy Trinity (Alpha and Omega). The circle of the Eucharist and golden encasement represent complete union, an unending circle where all people are united under one faith and one Triune God. The Golden circle represent our true inheritance. The Rays of Light.The rays of light represent God’s love for mankind as it was from the beginning of time to the present, and for all eternity. These rays not only represent the mercy that God has given to man through the sacrifice of His only Son, but the entire glory of God as the Word made flesh reunites Him with His children. Radiance flows from the heart of Jesus expressing the love of your Father for you. The cataclysm of creation was God’s love, poured out establishing the universe, the angels, and His creatures. At the birth of His beloved Son, the Father’s heart was the brilliant star illuminating the night, drawing the faithful to the stable were He lay. Upon the crucifixion and death of His Son, Jesus’s heart was pierce allowing the love of the Trinity to pour forth in love and mercy. As these rays issue out, they too are at the same time, drawing you back through the heart of Jesus, fulfilling the scripture passage “No one comes to the father except through Me.” Read more…

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Free eBook about Our Lady of Akita |The Tears and Message of Mary

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Written by Father Teiji Yasuda, chaplain of the convent in Akita, this book was first published in Japanese with the Imprimatur of the Bishop of Niigata. On March 14th, 1989, the Most Rev. John S. Ito, retired Bishop of Niigata who knows English and who had personally read this English translation approved it in the following words:“I recommend this book and testify that its contents aretrue.”  Most Rev. John S. Ito, D.D CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD EBOOK FOR FREE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLVUGL57lRg&t=14s

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Prayer to the Holy Family for the Fulfilment of Our Christian Duties |favored by Pope Leo XIII

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Mary, and Joseph, bless us and grant us the grace to love our holy Church, as we ought, above all earthly things, and to show our love for it always and with the evidence of deeds. Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father. . . JESUS, Mary, and Joseph, bless us and grant us the grace to profess, as we ought, openly, with courage, and without human respect, the Faith we received as a gift with holy baptism. Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father. . . JESUS, Mary, and Joseph, bless us and grant us the grace to share in the defense and propagation of the Faith, as we ought, when duty calls, whether by word or by the sacrifice of our fortunes and our lives. Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father. . . JESUS, Mary, and Joseph, bless us and grant us the grace to love one another as we ought, and bring us into perfect harmony of thought, will, and action, under the rule and guidance of our pastors. Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father. . . JESUS, Mary, and Joseph, bless us and grant us the grace to conform our lives, as we ought, to the precepts of God and of the Church, so that we may always live in that charity of which they are the expression. Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father. . 

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Powerful Prayer| Our Lady of Laus| Refuge of Sinners

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Prayer to Our Lady of Laus Queen of Laus, kind and loving Mother, hear our pious pleas. Your son always hears your prayers, and you always hear your children. O pure Virgin, ceaselessly watch over our hearts from heaven. Let no dirt tarnish the heavenly whiteness. Be our support in virtue, all-powerful Virgin, and guide our feeble steps. If we fall, Compassionate Mother, kindly embrace us in your arms. Give us shelter under your wings when the storms burst with fury, spare us from cruel agony, and may the sinner repent with true remorse. Leave us not at our last hour, but let us sleep in peace at your maternal breast. And once awakening, drawing back the veil, we will see you in the splendor of heaven. Our Lady of Laus, Refuge of sinners, pray for us who have recourse to thee. Amen Prayer for the Beatification of Venerable Benoîte Rencurel Father, full of tenderness and mercy, your son gave us Mary as mother. At his request, he gave the Laus to make it the refuge of sinners. Your servant Benoîte welcomed pilgrims and took them to the source of forgiveness and reconciliation. We pray with confidence that she would soon be beatified and thus the Laus shines a new light, it touches more hearts and always lead more sinners to Thee. At his intercession, deign to grant me the grace that I ask for your mercy to the praise of your love and your glory. Amen (Here mention your petitions and pray one Our Father, one Hail Mary and one Glory be)

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Why You Should Pray (Rosary) in Latin?

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Latin is a Sacred Language The Latin language was consecrated at the Passion by its mystic inscription on the Cross. “From the first four centuries, no liturgy can be shown to be composed in any other language other than the three languages from the inscription on the Cross.” (Gihr)  The Body of Christ was nailed to the Cross, the Altar of sacrifice, and the sacred languages bearing His title were nailed there on the Altar with Him. Our Lord Himself prayed in non-vernacular ancient Hebrew, used almost exclusively in rabbinical temple worship.  “The Latin language…has been consecrated through constant use by the Apostolic see, the mother and teacher of all Churches.” – Pope St John XXIII, Veterum Sapientia, 1962. To consecrate by definition means “to make holy”; in a similar manner bread and wine are consecrated when they become the Body and Blood of Christ. “Latin was the language used by St. Peter when he first said Mass at Rome. It was the language in which that Prince of the Apostles drew up the Liturgy” (Fr. Michael Muller, C.SS.R., The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass). “The most ancient custom of the Church agrees…in the whole West there are no ancient liturgies except in Latin” (St Robert Bellarmine, On the Most Holy Sacrifice of the Mass).  The Latin language was sanctified by the usage of 2000 years, and it was most closely interwoven with the primitive Roman Catholic liturgy (Gihr). Sacraments and sacramentals are made holy by the prayer of the priest such as the exorcizing and blessing of an object. The Latin language similarly is in itself as a language holy; it is sacred, and thereby brings great favor with God.    Latin is the Principle Language of Catholic Prayer Prayer in Latin is a prayer in union with the rest of the Church in the same universal language she has prayed in since her inception. The Roman Catholic Church has always been directly connected with the Latin language in its very name as the “Latin Church.” From the early centuries, St Augustine, St Jerome, and other early Church fathers refer to her explicitly by this name. (StA, LII, LXXI; StJ, XLVI, LVIII) Latin is a Mystical Language “The Latin Language is both venerable and mysterious” (The Catechism Explained, FrS). By praying in a sacred language, Latin has a unique ability to enable greater focus in meditation and deeper levels of mystical prayer. “Latin points to the unfathomable and unspeakable depth of the mystery of the altar” (Gihr). “Latin…through its dignified character elicit[s] a profound sense of the Eucharistic Mystery” (Pope John Paul II, Dominicae Cenae, 1980). “[Latin is] the language of the angels.” (Pope Paul VI, General Audience, Nov 26, 1969).  Latin creates a sense of sacred space and time to help focus on the sense of God’s otherness.  The use of a distinguished language for prayer and worship instills the sense of awe and reverence that reminds us that we are worshiping and imploring the help of the Almighty transcendent God in a way entirely distinct from ordinary chatter with friends.  Latin is the Prayer Language of the Saints When praying in Latin, you are praying in the same exact words in the same exact language that countless Saints have prayed throughout the ages and are being united with them through entering into this venerable tradition they handed down and preserved faithfully throughout the centuries. Many Saints have commented on their love for the Latin language and prayed both publicly and privately in this lingua sacra. The most famous Saints including St Augustine, St Benedict, St Patrick, Pope St Gregory the Great, St Thomas Aquinas, St Dominic, St Francis of Assisi, St Anthony of Padua, St Padre Pio, St John Vianney, St Frances de Sales, St Alphonsus Liguori, St Catherine of Sienna, and countless Saints throughout all ages of the Church all prayed in the same sacred Latin language. Latin has always been a part of private devotions.  Because the liturgy is the source and summit of the faith and by its nature far surpasses any private devotion, the Church teaches that “devotions should…accord with the sacred liturgy, [be] derived from it, and lead people to it.” The Latin rite liturgy has been handed down and prayed in Latin from its earliest days throughout the centuries. Thus, private devotions deriving from the liturgy are most fitting to be prayed in that same sacred language.  The Rosary, the greatest private devotion, was also originally prayed, taught, and handed down in Latin, and a regular practice of the Saints was to pray their devotions in their holy Church’s mother tongue.  Read More in the Original Article

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Prayer After The Rosary

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O God, whose only begotten Son,by His life, death and resurrection,has purchased for usthe rewards of eternal salvation;grant, we beseech Thee, that,while meditating upon these mysteriesof the most Holy Rosaryof the Blessed Virgin Mary,we may imitate what they containand obtain what they promise,through the same Christ our Lord, Amen.May the Divine Assistanceremain always with us,and may the souls of the faithful departed,through the mercy of God,rest in peace. Amen

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Prayer to Our Lady of China, the Great Mother (Nostra Domina de Sina)

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Prayer Hail, Holy Mary, Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Mother of all nations and all people. You are the special heavenly Mother of the Chinese people. Teach us your way of total obedience to God’s will. Help us to live our lives true to our faith. Fill our hearts with burning love for God and each other. Stir up in our youth an unconditional giving of self to the service of God. We call on your powerful intercession for peace, reconciliation and unity among believers and the conversion of the unbelievers in China and throughout the world, for God’s mercy is our only hope. Our Lady of China, Mother of Jesus, hear our petitions and pray for us. Amen. Imprimatur: Bishop William E. Lori, Bishop of Bridgeport Connecticut Description of the Virgin The Virgin Mary appeared as a beautiful lady in white in the sky surrounded by light. The resulting paiting using a painting of Emperess Dowager CiXi as a backdrop, features the image of the Blessed Virgin in the royal robes of the pagan Empress, with the Christ Child on her knees, is vivid expression of Chinese tradition. It is a shrine of the Mother and her Son. Though her robes be pagan, she belongs to every age, to all people and to every race. Miracles, Cures, and Signs When the Boxer Rebellion broke out, nearly 10,000 hostile soldiers attacked the small impoverished village of Dong Lu, home of approximately 1,000 Christians. The Virgin Mary appeared as a beautiful lady in the sky surrounded by light. A fiery horsemen – perhaps St. Michael – chased the attackers out of the village. Read more…

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