MOTHER & REFUGE OF THE END TIMES

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‘We lack food and medicine’| Catholics in Gaza take refuge in only parish church

Mother & Refuge1 year ago1 year ago02 mins

By CNA Suhail Lawand As the fighting between Hamas and the Israeli army continues in the Holy Land, the Catholic Church in Gaza is doing everything in its power to alleviate the burden of war on its affected members. The bloodshed and displacement have not spared the civilians in Gaza, who have borne the brunt of the raging war in a region that has not known safety and stability for about 75 years. In an exclusive conversation with ACI MENA, CNA’s Arabic-language news partner, Nisreen Antoun, Holy Family parish’s project manager, revealed that there are 20 homes of Christian civilians that were completely destroyed as a result of Israeli bombing as well as homes that were partially damaged. Holy Family Church is the only Roman Catholic parish in the Gaza Strip and is located in the northern part of Gaza City. Israel’s military had ordered the Palestinian civilians to evacuate south last week, but the church today still has several hundred people taking refuge in its buildings. Antoun said the number of Christian refugees coming to the church to date is estimated to be approximately 500 people in addition to others residing in the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Porphyrius. Antoun described what the church is providing for the displaced families. “We opened the halls and rooms in the church and school,” he said. “We supplied the displaced with mattresses, pillows, and covers. We also provide them water, food, and personal hygiene items.” Read more…

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

Mother & Refuge1 year ago1 year ago02 mins

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. .

Prayer to St. Maria Goretti

Mother & Refuge1 year ago1 year ago01 mins

St. Mary Goretti, strengthened by God’s grace, you did not hesitate, even at the age of eleven, to sacrifice life itself to defend your virginal purity. Look graciously on the unhappy human race that has strayed far from the path of eternal salvation. Teach us all, and especially our youth, the courage and promptness that will help us avoid anything that could offend Jesus. Obtain for me a great horror of sin, so that I may live a holy life on earth and win eternal glory in heaven.Amen. Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory be

Have Mercy on the Suffering Souls| from the Manual of the Purgatorian Society

Mother & Refuge1 year ago1 year ago12 mins

Have Mercy on the Suffering Souls from the Manual of the Purgatorian Society Hear ye not the spirits’ moaning From the depths of cleansing fire? Know ye not the burning anguish Of these souls — their hearts’ desire? Hear them cry in bitter sorrow, Sighing, weeping in their pains, While they call on us who love them, “Break our heavy prison chains!” Though their lives on earth were holy, And their virtue manifest, Yet some stains of imperfection Still prevent their perfect rest. And they weep in mournful numbers, Pleading for our fervent pray’r, OH, take pity on their sorrow, Let their solace be your care. Place your pray’r, your pious off’ring For these suffering souls, so poor, In the hands of our dear Mother, Of sweet Mary Virgin pure. With a mother’s love and mercy She will lead them to her son; And their pain shall turn to glory There, before the Heav’nly throne.

Powerful Prayer| Our Lady of Laus| Refuge of Sinners

Mother & Refuge1 year ago1 year ago03 mins

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)

Light of Patriarchs |Consecration to St. Joseph

Mother & Refuge1 year ago1 year ago02 mins

Memorare to St. Joseph Remember, O most chaste spouse of the Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who implored your help and sought your intercession were left unassisted. Full of confidence in your power I fly unto you and beg your protection. Despise not O Guardian of the Redeemer my humble supplication, but in your bounty, hear and answer me. Amen. Act of Consecration to St. Joseph O dearest St. Joseph, I consecrate myself to your honor and give myself to you, that you may always be my father, my protector and my guide in the way of salvation. Obtain for me a greater purity of heart and fervent love of the interior life. After your example may I do all my actions for the greater glory of God, in union with the Divine Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. O Blessed St. Joseph, pray for me, that I may share in the peace and joy of your holy death. Amen.

Renewal of Baptismal Promises

Mother & Refuge1 year ago1 year ago03 mins

I, N. N., who through the tender mercy of the Eternal Father was privileged to be baptized “in the name of the Lord Jesus” (Acts 19, 5) and thus to share in the dignity of his divine Sonship, wish now in the presence of this same loving Father and of his only-begotten Son to renew in all sincerity the promises I solemnly made at the time of my holy Baptism. I, therefore, now do once again renounce Satan; I renounce all his works; I renounce all his allurements. I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was born into this world and who suffered and died for my sins and rose again. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Having been buried with Christ unto death and raised up with him unto a new life, I promise to live no longer for myself or for that world which is the enemy of God but for him who died for me and rose again, serving God, my heavenly Father, faithfully and unto death in the holy Catholic Church. Taught by our Savior’s command and formed by the word of God, I now dare to say: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Prayer ‘Dearest and most Blessed Virgin Mary. . .’by St. Thomas Aquinas

Mother & Refuge1 year ago1 year ago01 mins

Dearest and most blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, overflowing with affection, Daughter of the Sovereign King, and Queen of the Angels: Mother of Him Who created all things, this day and all the days of my life I commend to the bosom of thy regard my soul and my body, all my actions, thoughts, wishes, desires, words, and deeds, my whole life, and my end: so that through thy prayers they may all be ordered according to the will of thy beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Lady most holy, be my helper and my comforter against the attacks and snares of the ancient foe, and of all my enemies. Amen

“Stay With Me, Lord”- A Powerful & Beautiful Prayer by Padre Pio

Mother & Refuge1 year ago1 year ago04 mins

“Stay with me, Lord, for it is necessary to have You present so that I do not forget You. You know how easily I abandon You.Stay with me Lord, because I am weak, and I need Your strength, so that I may not fall so often.Stay with me Lord, for You are my life, and without You, I am without fervor.Stay with me Lord, for You are my light, and without you, I am in darkness.Stay with me Lord, to show me Your will.Stay with me Lord, so that I hear Your voice and follow You.Stay with me Lord, for I desire to love you very much, and always be in Your Company.Stay with me Lord, if You wish me to be faithful to You.Stay with me Lord, for as poor as my soul is, I want it to be a place of consolation for You, a nest of Love.Stay with me, Jesus, for it is getting late, and the day is coming to a close, and life passes, death, judgment, eternity approach. It is necessary to renew my strength, so that I will not stop along the way and for that, I need You. It is getting late and death approaches. I fear the darkness, the temptations, the dryness, the cross, the sorrows. O how I need You, my Jesus, in this night of exile.Stay with me tonight, Jesus, in life with all its dangers, I need You.Let me recognize You as Your disciples did at the breaking of bread, so that the Eucharistic Communion be the light which disperses the darkness, the force which sustains me, the unique joy of my heart.Stay with me Lord, because at the hour of my death, I want to remain united to you, if not by Communion, at least by grace and love.Stay with me Jesus, I do not ask for divine consolation because I do not merit it, but the gift of Your presence, oh yes, I ask this of You.Stay with me Lord, for it is You alone I look for, Your Love, Your Grace, Your Will, Your Heart, Your Spirit, because I love You and ask no other reward but to love You more and more.With a firm love, I will love You with all my heart while on earth and continue to love You perfectly during all eternity.Amen.”

The Troparia to the Holy Trinity (from the Eastern morning prayer rule)

Mother & Refuge1 year ago1 year ago01 mins

As we rise from sleep we worship Thee, O good and powerful Lord, and to thee we sing the Angel’s hymn; Holy, Holy, Holy art thou, O God; through the Mother of God, have mercy on us. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Having raised me from bed and sleep, O Lord, enlighten my mind, and open my heart and lips to praise Thee, O Holy Trinity: Holy, Holy, Holy art thou O God; through the Mother of God, have mercy on us. Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. Suddenly the Judge will come, and the deeds of each will be laid bare; but at midnight let us cry with fear; Holy, Holy, Holy art Thou, O God; through the Mother of God, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy. ( 12 times. )