BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1 VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5691517:Event:222879 DTSTAMP:20260411T161142Z SUMMARY:Novena for Epiphany DESCRIPTION:\nAt Thy birth, O Jesus, a star of wondrous splendor shone forth in the Eastern skies and led to Bethlehem the Magi, those envoy s of far-distant, pagan peoples, even as the Angel, bathed in heavenly light, was summoning to Thy manger the shepherds, as representatives of the chosen people.  For the Gentiles as well as the Jews, must nee ds recognize in Thee, a poor and helpless Infant, the Almighty King of Ages, the Savior of mankind.  Neither scepter nor diadem disclosed T hy kingly state; no sweet harmonies, no hosts of angels mustering arou nd Thy crib revealed Thy divine nature; but the star shining above Thy wretched stable pointed to the Heavens, the earth, and the entire uni verse as Thine absolute possessions; even as the Magi, who at the insp iration of Thy grace, coming promptly from afar, caring naught for dan gers, overcoming every difficulty, and embracing every sacrifice, reac hed Thy feet and kneeling in reverence offered Thee gifts of gold, fra nkincense and myrrh.  Thirsting for God, they had gone eagerly in sea rch of Thee, and Thou did reveal Thyself to them in a wonderful manner , while still in Thy crib, filling them with joy and transforming them into the first messengers of Thy glories to the peoples of the East.\ nAfter the appearance of the star, which sufficed to render  the Magi Thy ardent followers, O Jesus, did Thou demonstrate Thy divinity!  Y et what darkness still overshadows our poor minds!  How reluctantly o ur wills give way to the loving impulses of Thy grace, even when they do not openly resist Thee!  Give us, therefore, O Jesus, the strength to reply ever promptly and generously to Thy call, and grant that the divine light of faith, which was enkindled by Thee within us while st ill in our cradles, may ever accompany us on the road of life, until, blessed at last in Heaven, we shall be able to fix our eyes upon Thee in the light of glory.    +Amen\n \nFor the intention of the end o f abortion and for all Crusader members needs and intentions both temp oral and spiritual.\n\n \n\n\nFor more information visit https://op54 rosary.ning.com/events/novena-for-epiphany-2 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141228T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150105T235900 CATEGORIES:"for all members' intentions" LOCATION:worldwide WEBSITE: URL: CONTACT: ORGANIZER;CN=Cathleen:https://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/CathleenWelt e ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg":http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/ file/get/2286374012?profile=original ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Mary Sha w":https://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/MaryShaw ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Bridgit Marie Bellini":https://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/BridgitMarieBellini ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Lily Pal adin":https://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/LilyPaladin ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Luci Hag arty":https://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/LuciHagarty ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Nini Alc ázar":https://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/NiniAlcazar ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Peter Ba xter":https://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/PeterBaxter ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Maria An gela Grow":https://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/MariaAngelaGrow ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="cindy er ickson":https://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/cindyerickson ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Dawn Mar ie":https://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/DawnMarie ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN=Alley:htt ps://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/AlleyAlderete549 ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="elizabet h zender":https://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/elizabethzender ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="marline crooks":https://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/marlinecrooks ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Jon Hall iwell":https://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/JonCrichtonHalliwell ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="bernadet te szczepkowski":https://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/bernadetteszczepk owski ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN=Gloria:ht tps://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/GloriaIllies ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Michael Fuller":https://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/MichaelFuller ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Susan L. 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