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Our Social Networks Facebook Youtube Telegram Twitter Centercode Telegram-plane Comment MOTHER & REFUGE OF THE END TIMES IN THE END MY IMMACULATE HEART WILL TRIUMPH! HOME ABOUT M&R MYSTICS ON M & R Privacy Policy ARTICLES BOOKS DONATE FREE DOWNLOADS CONTACT US PRAYER REQUESTS LIVE PRAYERS HOME ABOUT M&R MYSTICS ON M & R Privacy Policy ARTICLES BOOKS DONATE FREE DOWNLOADS CONTACT US PRAYER REQUESTS LIVE PRAYERS WATCH ONLINE Canticle of Brother Sun and Sister Moon of St. Francis of Assisi Most High, all-powerful, all-good Lord,All praise is Yours, all glory, all honour and all blessings.To you alone, Most High, do they belong,and no mortal lips are worthy to pronounce Your Name. Praised be You my Lord with all Your creatures,especially Sir Brother Sun,Who is the day through whom You give us light.And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendour,Of You Most High, he bears the likeness. Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars,In the heavens you have made them bright, precious and fair. Praised be You, my Lord, through Brothers Wind and Air,And fair and stormy, all weather’s moods,by which You cherish all that You have made. Praised be You my Lord through Sister Water,So useful, humble, precious and pure. Praised be You my Lord through Brother Fire,through whom You light the nightand he is beautiful and playful and robust and strong. Praised be You my Lord through our Sister,Mother Earthwho sustains and governs us,producing varied fruits with coloured flowers and herbs.Praise be You my Lord through those who grant pardonfor love of You and bear sickness and trial.Blessed are those who endure in peace,By You Most High, they will be crowned. Praised be You, my Lord through Sister Death,from whom no-one living can escape.Woe to those who die in mortal sin!Blessed are they She finds doing Your Will.No second death can do them harm.Praise and bless my Lord and give Him thanks,And serve Him with great humility.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRDxpmV27p8&t=108s Subscribe for our FREE Newsletter Submit You have been successfully Subscribed! Ops! Something went wrong, please try again. More on Mother & Refuge of the End Times Pray This Powerful Prayer of Protection To Mary Immaculate! Canticle of Brother Sun and Sister Moon of St. Francis of Assisi Words Are Necessary Load More Go to Mother and Refuge Homepage Pieta of the Apocalypse: Essential End Time Prayers and Promises BUY NOW! Happiness and the Path of Spiritual Abundance (A Living Spring Book) BUY NOW! Live Prayers with Mother and Refuge:    Join us on Youtube and Telegram.

Our Social Networks Facebook Youtube Telegram Twitter Centercode Telegram-plane Comment MOTHER & REFUGE OF THE END TIMES IN THE END MY IMMACULATE HEART WILL TRIUMPH! HOME ABOUT M&R MYSTICS ON M & R Privacy Policy ARTICLES BOOKS DONATE FREE DOWNLOADS CONTACT US PRAYER REQUESTS LIVE PRAYERS HOME ABOUT M&R MYSTICS ON M & R Privacy Policy ARTICLES BOOKS DONATE FREE DOWNLOADS CONTACT US PRAYER REQUESTS LIVE PRAYERS WATCH ONLINE Words Are Necessary By Gina Marie At a parish function last week, I got into a conversation with a young man we’ll call Frank. With many Catholics, lack of formation is not evident until you get into a conversation with them about a contentious topic. In our conversation, Frank stated that it was wrong for bishops to withhold communion from politicians who supported abortion. He was under the very misguided impression that political figures have the same authority as bishops. This, of course, is not the case. I clearly spelled out the errors in his thinking, from the fundamental truths regarding the beginnings of human life, to the role of the bishop as successor to the Apostles with regards to his entire flock, including elected officials.When I finished, he said, “you have some strong opinions about these things.”“These are not my opinions,” I replied, “but Church teaching.” This difficult conversation with Frank was not the first, and it won’t be the last. I have been in discussions about every topic under the sun: the papacy, abortion, socialism, women clergy, freemasonry, new age philosophy, eastern religions, human sexuality, forgiveness…the list goes on and on. It’s always more difficult when the discussion is with another Catholic. Like Frank, many Catholics do not know their faith very well. I suspect it’s because they don’t hear the truth in its fullness spoken enough. They aren’t well versed in Scripture, the Catechism, or the teachings of the saints.There is a saying that many Catholics are quite fond of. It’s attributed to St. Francis of Assisi, but that attribution has been refuted over the years numerous times, as St. Francis was a rather prolific preacher. It goes something like, “preach the gospel at all times; use words if necessary.”Not only was this not a teaching of St. Francis, but it never was a teaching of the Church. In fact, the Catechism of the Catholic Church states otherwise, repeatedly. Here is one example, paragraph 1816: “The disciple of Christ must not only keep the faith and live it, but also profess it, confidently bear witness to it, and spread it.” Here is another, paragraph 2472: “The duty of Christians to take part in the life of the Church impels them to act as witnesses of the Gospel and of the obligations that flow from it. This witness is a transmission of the faith in words and deeds.” Profess it. Words and deeds. Words are clearly necessary, no ifs about it.Without using words, error cannot be dispelled. We can’t just watch someone live their life and understand the tenets of our faith when it comes to the more difficult teachings. Our faith demands more than just pleasantries and agreeability.“’All however must be prepared to confess Christ before men and to follow Him along the way of the Cross, amidst the persecutions which the Church never lacks.’ Service of and witness to the faith are necessary for salvation: “So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven; but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.’ (CCC 1816)”My conversation with Frank did not end badly, but other conversations have. I’ve lost more than a few friends over the years for witnessing to the truth. A woman who once called me her godmother decided I was anathema because I did not agree with her sudden decision to enter a homosexual relationship. I’ve lost other friends because I spoke up about supporting pro-abortion politicians as cooperating with evil. I continue tolose friends because I speak up about abortion, socialism, homosexuality, and other topics that too many Catholics support. These losses, however unfortunate, are to be expected. Jesus said, “If the world hate you, know ye, that it hath hated me before you (Jn 15:18).” Taking up these unpopular views is exactly what Jesus told us we must do: to deny ourselves, take up our crosses and follow Him. "For he that will save his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for my sake, shall find it. For what doth it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his own soul? (Mt. 16:25-26)” I would rather lose a friendwho was, in the end, no friend, than lose Jesus, the best friend I could ever have, in this world and the next, because I was not prepared to use the very necessary words required to proclaim the gospel. Subscribe for our FREE Newsletter Submit You have been successfully Subscribed! Ops! Something went wrong, please try again. More on Mother & Refuge of the End Times Words Are Necessary Venerable Fulton Sheen on The Woman He Loved! Novena to St. Francis of Assisi – Day 4 Load More Go to Mother and Refuge Homepage Pieta of the Apocalypse: Essential End Time Prayers and Promises BUY NOW! Happiness and the Path of Spiritual Abundance (A Living Spring Book) BUY NOW! Live Prayers with Mother and Refuge:    Join us on Youtube and Telegram.

Our Social Networks Facebook Youtube Telegram Twitter Centercode Telegram-plane Comment MOTHER & REFUGE OF THE END TIMES IN THE END MY IMMACULATE HEART WILL TRIUMPH! HOME ABOUT M&R MYSTICS ON M & R Privacy Policy ARTICLES BOOKS DONATE FREE DOWNLOADS CONTACT US PRAYER REQUESTS LIVE PRAYERS HOME ABOUT M&R MYSTICS ON M & R Privacy Policy ARTICLES BOOKS DONATE FREE DOWNLOADS CONTACT US PRAYER REQUESTS LIVE PRAYERS WATCH ONLINE Venerable Fulton Sheen on The Woman He Loved! Venerable Fulton John Sheen was an American Bishop born May 8th 1895 and died December 9th 1979. Renowned for his preaching especially on television and radio, a prolific orator and theologian, he also had a great sense of humour. In his television series titled ‘The woman I love’, he relates a funny story of his total reliance on Our Lady to get him out of a pickle. He was a priest student in a university in Belgium and said he will never forget his first visit to Lourdes in France, where our Lady appeared to Saint Bernadette 18 times in the year 1858.  The Bishop had just enough money for the travel. Not enough to cover his living expenses in Lourdes, not enough to pay for a hotel stay. He asked his brother, a medical student in a university if he could help him but his brother was a typical university student barely managing his own expenses. He thought to himself that if he had faith enough to go to Lourdes to celebrate the 5th anniversary of his ordination it’s up to the blessed Mother to pay his bills.  So he arrived in Lourdes broke. He decided that if our Lady was going to pay his hotel bills she could just as well pay a big bill as a little one. When you ask for miracles you must never be a piker! He checked into a nice hotel and decided to stay 9 days making a nine day novena. The 9th morning nothing happened, the 9th noon nothing happened, the 9th evening still nothing happened. Then it was serious. He thought he would give our Lady another chance. So he went down to the grotto about 10:30 at night and while he was kneeling in prayer, a man tapped him on his shoulder asking if he was an American priest and if he spoke French, yes the bishop replied. Do you know Paris, ‘yes’ he replied. The man said, ‘will you come with my family to Paris tomorrow and talk French and show us the city’. He then walked the bishop back to his hotel and asked him , what he considered, the most important question in his life ‘ have you paid your hotel bill yet’ and without further ado the bill was settled. The Bishop had more money than when he started out.  The moral of the story is not to go into a hotel and run up bills but it worked for him he said. He thanked our Lady profusely. The Bishop doesn’t recommend that any one try this stunt. Subscribe for our FREE Newsletter Submit You have been successfully Subscribed! Ops! Something went wrong, please try again. More on Mother & Refuge of the End Times Venerable Fulton Sheen on The Woman He Loved! Novena to St. Francis of Assisi – Day 4 Novena to St. Francis of Assisi – Day 3 Load More Go to Mother and Refuge Homepage Pieta of the Apocalypse: Essential End Time Prayers and Promises BUY NOW! Happiness and the Path of Spiritual Abundance (A Living Spring Book) BUY NOW! Live Prayers with Mother and Refuge:    Join us on Youtube and Telegram.

Our Social Networks Facebook Youtube Telegram Twitter Centercode Telegram-plane Comment MOTHER & REFUGE OF THE END TIMES IN THE END MY IMMACULATE HEART WILL TRIUMPH! HOME ABOUT M&R MYSTICS ON M & R Privacy Policy ARTICLES BOOKS DONATE FREE DOWNLOADS CONTACT US PRAYER REQUESTS LIVE PRAYERS HOME ABOUT M&R MYSTICS ON M & R Privacy Policy ARTICLES BOOKS DONATE FREE DOWNLOADS CONTACT US PRAYER REQUESTS LIVE PRAYERS WATCH ONLINE Novena to St. Francis of Assisi Day 04 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Poor and humble Saint Francis, through your kind intercession we seek to love God above all things. We seek the faith, hope and love that moved you to joyfully renounce honors and riches and to radically follow our Lord Jesus Christ. Pray for us that we come to see the privilege of suffering with and for the poor after the example of Jesus. Help us to be always grateful for all the blessings we have received and give us the strength to overcome our most pressing concerns. (Include your personal intentions now.) Holy St. Francis, your concern for God’s creation caused you to be named patron of ecology. May we, through your prayers, follow your footsteps in being good stewards of all of creation which God our Creator has provided. May we also be faithful stewards of the skills and abilities we have been given. St. Francis, help us to continue praying for the grace to truly repent and change our hearts by actively seeking reconciliation with God and all those we have offended or hurt in any way. May the blessings we receive through your intercession deepen our faith, and inspire us to store up treasures in Heaven, where we hope to spend eternity with our loving God. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and will be forever. Amen St. Francis of Assisi, Pray for us! In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Reflection: While Francis was in church praying, he heard God say, “Go Francis, and restore my church.” Francis immediately went out and began to move stones and to beg for supplies. Another word for prayer is relationship – if we spend time in prayer listening to God, He will speak to us. If I want God to answer my prayers then I must be as ready as St. Francis to respond to God when he calls me into action. Action: Spend five minutes in “relationship” with God today. Subscribe for our FREE Newsletter Submit You have been successfully Subscribed! Ops! Something went wrong, please try again. More on Mother & Refuge of the End Times Novena to St. Francis of Assisi – Day 4 Novena to St. Francis of Assisi – Day 3 Viral: OUR LADY APPEARS OVER SHRINE IN LEBANON DURING TOTAL CONSECRATION OF NATION TO THE IMMACULATE HEART! Load More Go to Mother and Refuge Homepage Pieta of the Apocalypse: Essential End Time Prayers and Promises BUY NOW! Happiness and the Path of Spiritual Abundance (A Living Spring Book) BUY NOW! Live Prayers with Mother and Refuge:    Join us on Youtube and Telegram.

Our Social Networks Facebook Youtube Telegram Twitter Centercode Telegram-plane Comment MOTHER & REFUGE OF THE END TIMES IN THE END MY IMMACULATE HEART WILL TRIUMPH! HOME ABOUT M&R MYSTICS ON M & R Privacy Policy ARTICLES BOOKS DONATE FREE DOWNLOADS CONTACT US PRAYER REQUESTS LIVE PRAYERS HOME ABOUT M&R MYSTICS ON M & R Privacy Policy ARTICLES BOOKS DONATE FREE DOWNLOADS CONTACT US PRAYER REQUESTS LIVE PRAYERS WATCH ONLINE Novena to St. Francis of Assisi Day 03 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Poor and humble Saint Francis, through your kind intercession we seek to love God above all things. We seek the faith, hope and love that moved you to joyfully renounce honors and riches and to radically follow our Lord Jesus Christ. Pray for us that we come to see the privilege of suffering with and for the poor after the example of Jesus. Help us to be always grateful for all the blessings we have received and give us the strength to overcome our most pressing concerns. (Include your personal intentions now.) Glorious St. Francis, you acted as a peacemaker even in the face of extreme physical danger. Through your prayers, may we also be graced with the desire to find peaceful resolutions to the problems that plague us, even in the most trying of times. As an offering to our Loving God, I resolve to forgive all the wrongs I have suffered from others. St. Francis, help us to continue praying for the grace to truly repent and change our hearts by actively seeking reconciliation with God and all those we have offended or hurt in any way. May the blessings we receive through your intercession deepen our faith, and inspire us to store up treasures in Heaven, where we hope to spend eternity with our loving God. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and will be forever. Amen St. Francis of Assisi, Pray for us! In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Reflection: Francis had to grow in holiness. He had a great fear and loathing of lepers. He would ride away quickly so as not to speak to them. One day he asked himself, “Is this what Jesus would do?” And inspired by the answer he knew in his heart to be true, he began to care for those less fortunate and trusted in God to care for him in return. Can I change my response to the “lepers” in my life? Will I find the face of Christ? Action: Today, consider how, with God’s help, you can change your attitude. Subscribe for our FREE Newsletter Submit You have been successfully Subscribed! Ops! Something went wrong, please try again. More on Mother & Refuge of the End Times Novena to St. Francis of Assisi – Day 3 Viral: OUR LADY APPEARS OVER SHRINE IN LEBANON DURING TOTAL CONSECRATION OF NATION TO THE IMMACULATE HEART! Novena to St. Francis of Assisi – Day 2 Load More Go to Mother and Refuge Homepage Pieta of the Apocalypse: Essential End Time Prayers and Promises BUY NOW! Happiness and the Path of Spiritual Abundance (A Living Spring Book) BUY NOW! Live Prayers with Mother and Refuge:    Join us on Youtube and Telegram.

Our Social Networks Facebook Youtube Telegram Twitter Centercode Telegram-plane Comment MOTHER & REFUGE OF THE END TIMES IN THE END MY IMMACULATE HEART WILL TRIUMPH! HOME ABOUT M&R MYSTICS ON M & R Privacy Policy ARTICLES BOOKS DONATE FREE DOWNLOADS CONTACT US PRAYER REQUESTS LIVE PRAYERS HOME ABOUT M&R MYSTICS ON M & R Privacy Policy ARTICLES BOOKS DONATE FREE DOWNLOADS CONTACT US PRAYER REQUESTS LIVE PRAYERS WATCH ONLINE Novena to St. Francis of Assisi Day 02 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Poor and humble Saint Francis, through your kind intercession we seek to love God above all things. We seek the faith, hope and love that moved you to joyfully renounce honors and riches and to radically follow our Lord Jesus Christ. Pray for us that we come to see the privilege of suffering with and for the poor after the example of Jesus. Help us to be always grateful for all the blessings we have received and give us the strength to overcome our most pressing concerns. (Include your personal intentions now.) Seraphic St. Francis, when you decided to walk in the footsteps of our Lord Jesus Christ you entrusted your whole life to his Divine Providence. Inspired and encouraged by your example, I resolve to entrust the favorable resolution of my situation to God our Father, through your most kind intercession. St. Francis, help us to continue praying for the grace to truly repent and change our hearts by actively seeking reconciliation with God and all those we have offended or hurt in any way. May the blessings we receive through your intercession deepen our faith, and inspire us to store up treasures in Heaven, where we hope to spend eternity with our loving God. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and will be forever. Amen St. Francis of Assisi, Pray for us! In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Reflection: Francis was graced with a generous heart, but he sometimes used God’s gifts incorrectly. During his conversion God showed him how to use his gifts of generosity in a new way. As you open your heart to be transformed by God’s great love, He will guide you to a new understanding of how to use your gifts wisely. Action: Today, thank God for the many ways He has graced you. Subscribe for our FREE Newsletter Submit You have been successfully Subscribed! Ops! Something went wrong, please try again. More on Mother & Refuge of the End Times Novena to St. Francis of Assisi – Day 2 Novena to St. Francis of Assisi – Day 1 Viral: Alert All Catholics: Christ Has Given Us An Urgent Sign! No More Sacramental Abuse! Stop It NOW! Load More Go to Mother and Refuge Homepage Pieta of the Apocalypse: Essential End Time Prayers and Promises BUY NOW! Happiness and the Path of Spiritual Abundance (A Living Spring Book) BUY NOW! Live Prayers with Mother and Refuge:    Join us on Youtube and Telegram.

Our Social Networks Facebook Youtube Telegram Twitter Centercode Telegram-plane Comment MOTHER & REFUGE OF THE END TIMES IN THE END MY IMMACULATE HEART WILL TRIUMPH! HOME ABOUT M&R MYSTICS ON M & R Privacy Policy ARTICLES BOOKS DONATE FREE DOWNLOADS CONTACT US PRAYER REQUESTS LIVE PRAYERS HOME ABOUT M&R MYSTICS ON M & R Privacy Policy ARTICLES BOOKS DONATE FREE DOWNLOADS CONTACT US PRAYER REQUESTS LIVE PRAYERS WATCH ONLINE Novena to St. Francis of Assisi Day 01 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Poor and humble Saint Francis, through your kind intercession we seek to love God above all things. We seek the faith, hope and love that moved you to joyfully renounce honors and riches and to radically follow our Lord Jesus Christ. Pray for us that we come to see the privilege of suffering with and for the poor after the example of Jesus. Help us to be always grateful for all the blessings we have received and give us the strength to overcome our most pressing concerns. (Include your personal intentions now.) St. Francis, as you left a comfortable life to lead a life of poverty and service to others, we ask you to pray that we also realize the folly of seeking to amass material wealth and gain power and control over others less fortunate than we are. Today I humbly give something that I don’t really need to the poor as an offering to God our Father, hoping this act signals a start of my conversion. St. Francis, help us to continue praying for the grace to truly repent and change our hearts by actively seeking reconciliation with God and all those we have offended or hurt in any way. May the blessings we receive through your intercession deepen our faith, and inspire us to store up treasures in Heaven, where we hope to spend eternity with our loving God. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and will be forever. Amen St. Francis of Assisi, Pray for us! In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Reflection: St. Francis, a wealthy young man, scorned beggars until he realized they, too, were God’s children. He vowed never again to refuse anyone who asked him something in God’s name. God calls you, as he did St. Francis, to undergo a “conversion” experience. Many times in our lives we see the face of God in others, yet do not act. When we rise above our natural feelings and extend a small kindness, whether a helping hand, a smile, or a phone call, we are the ones who are blessed. Action: Today, find your conversion opportunity, and then be kind to someone who needs you. Subscribe for our FREE Newsletter Submit You have been successfully Subscribed! Ops! Something went wrong, please try again. More on Mother & Refuge of the End Times Novena to St. Francis of Assisi – Day 1 Viral: Alert All Catholics: Christ Has Given Us An Urgent Sign! No More Sacramental Abuse! Stop It NOW! Meditations by St. Anselm of Canterbury- First Meditation-Section V Load More Go to Mother and Refuge Homepage Pieta of the Apocalypse: Essential End Time Prayers and Promises BUY NOW! Happiness and the Path of Spiritual Abundance (A Living Spring Book) BUY NOW! Live Prayers with Mother and Refuge:    Join us on Youtube and Telegram.

Our Social Networks Facebook Youtube Telegram Twitter Centercode Telegram-plane Comment MOTHER & REFUGE OF THE END TIMES IN THE END MY IMMACULATE HEART WILL TRIUMPH! HOME ABOUT M&R MYSTICS ON M & R Privacy Policy ARTICLES BOOKS DONATE FREE DOWNLOADS CONTACT US PRAYER REQUESTS LIVE PRAYERS HOME ABOUT M&R MYSTICS ON M & R Privacy Policy ARTICLES BOOKS DONATE FREE DOWNLOADS CONTACT US PRAYER REQUESTS LIVE PRAYERS WATCH ONLINE Meditations by St. Anselm of Canterbury – First Meditation -Section V From the book, Meditations and Prayers         May we suggest a little Gregorian chant (link below) to enhance your contemplation… First Meditation OF THE DIGNITY AND THE WOE OF MAN’S ESTATE Section v We are the Body of Christ. Yet why should I say that Christ has clothed thee with Himself, when He has joined thee to Himself so intimately as to choose that in the unity of the Church thou shouldest be of His very Flesh? Listen to the Apostle as he sets forth the witness of Scripture, “They two shall be in one flesh; I speak in Christ and in the Church” (Eph. v. 32). And then again meditate on the closeness of union of their espousal. “Ye are,” he says, “the Body of Christ, and members of member.” Treat, then, thy body and its members with the respect which beseems them; lest if thou treat them wrongfully by any heedless management soever, thou be subjected to so much the severer punishment for thy unworthy usage, as thou wouldest have been crowned with a nobler prize for treating them as they deserved. Thine eyes are the eyes of Christ; therefore thou mayest not turn thine eyes to gaze on any kind of vanity; for Christ is the Truth, to whom all vanity is entirely opposed. Thy mouth is the mouth of Christ; therefore thou mayest not — I speak not of detractions, nor of lies — thou mayest not open for idle speeches that mouth which should be reserved only for the praises of God and the edification of thy neighbour. So, too, must thou think of the other members of Christ intrusted to thy keeping. Subscribe for our FREE Newsletter Submit You have been successfully Subscribed! Ops! Something went wrong, please try again. More on Mother & Refuge of the End Times Meditations by St. Anselm of Canterbury- First Meditation-Section V Viral: True Letter of Our Lord Jesus Christ Found in Jerusalem! Meditations by St. Anselm of Canterbury- First Meditation- Section IV Load More Go to Mother and Refuge Homepage Pieta of the Apocalypse: Essential End Time Prayers and Promises BUY NOW! Happiness and the Path of Spiritual Abundance (A Living Spring Book) BUY NOW! Live Prayers with Mother and Refuge:    Join us on Youtube and Telegram.

Our Social Networks Facebook Youtube Telegram Twitter Centercode Telegram-plane Comment MOTHER & REFUGE OF THE END TIMES IN THE END MY IMMACULATE HEART WILL TRIUMPH! HOME ABOUT M&R MYSTICS ON M & R Privacy Policy ARTICLES BOOKS DONATE FREE DOWNLOADS CONTACT US PRAYER REQUESTS LIVE PRAYERS HOME ABOUT M&R MYSTICS ON M & R Privacy Policy ARTICLES BOOKS DONATE FREE DOWNLOADS CONTACT US PRAYER REQUESTS LIVE PRAYERS WATCH ONLINE Meditations by St. Anselm of Canterbury – First Meditation -Section IV From the book, Meditations and Prayers         May we suggest a little Gregorian chant (link below) to enhance your contemplation… First Meditation OF THE DIGNITY AND THE WOE OF MAN’S ESTATE Section IV All of us who have been baptized in Christ have put on Christ. Rouse thyself, my soul; rouse thyself, and let the fire of a love from heaven blaze in thy inmost parts, and learn thou carefully the dignity bestowed on thee by thy Lord God; and learning, love; and loving, revere with the addresses of a holy practice. Does not He who has assigned thee a dwelling in Himself, and has deigned to dwell in thee, does not He clothe thee, deck thee, and adorn thee with Himself? “As many of you,” says the Apostle, “as have been baptized in Christ have put on Christ” (Gal. iii. 27). What worthy meed of praise, then, and of thanks wilt thou pay Him who has invested thee with such grace and exalted thee to so great dignity, as that with thy heart’s happiest outburst of joy thou mayest well exclaim, “He hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, and with the robe of justice He hath covered me” (Is. lxi. 10)? To the angels of God, to gaze on Christ is supremest joy; and, lo, of His infinite condescension He has bent Himself to thee so low as to will thee to be clothed with Himself. What sort of clothing can it be, but that of which the Apostle glories when he says, “Christ . . . is made unto us of God wisdom and justice and sanctification” (1 Cor. i. 30)? And with what stately robes could He have more richly decked thee than with the amice of wisdom, the apparel of justice, the fair covering of sanctification? Subscribe for our FREE Newsletter Submit You have been successfully Subscribed! Ops! Something went wrong, please try again. More on Mother & Refuge of the End Times Meditations by St. Anselm of Canterbury- First Meditation-Section V Viral: True Letter of Our Lord Jesus Christ Found in Jerusalem! Meditations by St. Anselm of Canterbury- First Meditation- Section IV Load More Go to Mother and Refuge Homepage Pieta of the Apocalypse: Essential End Time Prayers and Promises BUY NOW! Happiness and the Path of Spiritual Abundance (A Living Spring Book) BUY NOW! Live Prayers with Mother and Refuge:    Join us on Youtube and Telegram.

Our Social Networks Facebook Youtube Telegram Twitter Centercode Telegram-plane Comment MOTHER & REFUGE OF THE END TIMES IN THE END MY IMMACULATE HEART WILL TRIUMPH! HOME ABOUT M&R MYSTICS ON M & R Privacy Policy ARTICLES BOOKS DONATE FREE DOWNLOADS CONTACT US PRAYER REQUESTS LIVE PRAYERS HOME ABOUT M&R MYSTICS ON M & R Privacy Policy ARTICLES BOOKS DONATE FREE DOWNLOADS CONTACT US PRAYER REQUESTS LIVE PRAYERS WATCH ONLINE Meditations by St. Anselm of Canterbury – First Meditation -Section III From the book, Meditations and Prayers May we suggest a little Gregorian chant (link below) to enhance your contemplation… First Meditation OF THE DIGNITY AND THE WOE OF MAN’S ESTATE Section III Wherever we are, we live, move, and are in Him; whilst also we have Him within us. But, returning from the beatitude that is to be, do thou with the eye of contemplation consider for a while the abundance of grace wherewith He hath enriched thee even in this fleeting life. He, very God, whose dwelling is in heaven, whose throne among the angels, He to whom heaven and earth, with all that they contain, do bow down and obey, has offered Himself to thee as thine abode, and furnished and prepared His presence for thee; for, as the Apostle teaches, “in Him we live, and move, and be” (Acts xvii. 28). So to live, how sweet! So to move, how lovable! So to be, how desirable! For what more sweet than to have life in Him who is the very life of bliss itself? What more lovable than to rule each movement of will or act of ours towards Him and in Him, seeing that He will stablish us in an unending security? What more desirable than in aspiration and in act evermore in Him to be, in whom alone — or rather who alone — is true being, and apart from whom none can rightly be? “I AM WHO AM,” He says (Exod. iii. 14); and beautifully said it is, for He alone truly IS, whose Being is unchangeable. He, therefore, whose so unapproached Being is being in so transcendent and unique a sense that He alone truly IS; in comparison of whom all being is no being; when He would create thee to so great excellency that thou couldest not even comprehend the lustre of thy dignity, what did He set as the sphere of thy being, what place of abode did He furnish for thee? Hear Him Himself speaking to His own in the Gospel, “Abide in Me, and I in you” (St. John xv. 4). O inconceivable condescension! O blissful abiding! O glorious interchange! What condescension of the Creator, to will that His creature should in Him have dwelling! What inconceivable blessedness of the creature, to dwell in the Creator! How great glory of a rational creation to be, by so blessed an interchange, associated with the Creator, as that He in it and it in Him should have their dwelling! Yes, He of His mercy has willed that we, so highly ennobled in our creation, should have the farther dignity of dwelling in Him. He, governor of all things, without care or solicitude existing over all; He, source and foundation of all things, without toil sustaining all; He, superexcellent above all things, without vain-glory transcending all; He, embracing each and everything that is, without extension of Himself enfolding all; He, the plenitude of all things, without narrowing of Himself, fulfilling all, — yes, indeed. He, though His Presence is nowhere wanting, has chosen for Himself a kingdom of delights within us; the Gospel bearing witness where it says, “The Kingdom of God is within you” (St. Luke xvii. 21). And if the kingdom of God is within us, and if God dwells in His realm, does not He whose kingdom is within us abide Himself within us? Clearly so; for, in like manner, if God is wisdom, and if the soul of the just is the dwelling of wisdom, he who is truly just has God abiding in him. And the Apostle says, “The temple of God is holy, which temple you are” (1 Cor, iii. 17). Do thou, therefore, apply thyself unweariedly to the pursuit of holiness, lest thou cease to be the temple of God. He Himself says of His own, “I will dwell in them and walk in them” (2 Cor. vi. 16.). Doubt not, therefore, that wherever there are holy souls, there He is in them. For if thou art in those limbs of thine which thou quickenest, wholly and in all their parts, how much more is God, who created thee and thy body, wholly present in thee through and through? It is thy duty, then, to think with most intense devotion with what consideration and what reverence we should control those senses and those members of our body, over which the very Godhead sits in charge. Let us offer, therefore, as is meet, the whole empire of our heart to so great an Indweller, that nothing in us may rebel against Him; but that air our thoughts, all the movements of our will, all our words, and the whole course and tenour of our actions may wait upon His beck, stand obedient to His will, and be conformed to His rule of right. For thus shall we truly be His kingdom, and He will abide in us; and we, abiding in Him, shall live aright. Subscribe for our FREE Newsletter Submit You have been successfully Subscribed! Ops! Something went wrong, please try again. More on Mother & Refuge of the End Times Meditations by St. Anselm of Canterbury- First Meditation-Section V Viral: True Letter of Our Lord Jesus Christ Found in Jerusalem! Meditations by St. Anselm of Canterbury- First Meditation- Section IV Load More Go to Mother and Refuge Homepage Pieta of the Apocalypse: Essential End Time Prayers and Promises BUY NOW! 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