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:779439 DTSTAMP:20260406T140942Z SUMMARY:Novena for Epiphany DESCRIPTION:\r\n\r\nAt Thy birth, O Jesus, a star of wondrous splendor shone forth in the Eastern skies and led to Bethlehem the Magi, those envoys of far-distant, pagan peoples, even as the Angel, bathed in he avenly light, was summoning to Thy manger the shepherds as representat ives of the chosen people.  For the Gentiles as well as the Jews, mus t recognize in Thee, a poor and helpless Infant, the Almighty King of Ages, the Savior of mankind.  Neither scepter nor diadem disclosed Th y kingly state; no sweet harmonies, no hosts of angels mustering aroun d Thy crib revealed Thy divine nature; but the star shining above Thy wretched stable pointed to the Heavens, the earth, and the entire univ erse as Thine absolute possessions; even as the Magi, who at the inspi ration of Thy grace, coming promptly from afar, caring naught for dang ers, overcoming every difficulty, and embracing every sacrifice, reach ed Thy feet and kneeling in reverence offered Thee gifts of gold, fran kincense and myrrh.  Thirsting for God, they had gone eagerly in sear ch 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.\r \nAfter the appearance of the star, which sufficed to render  the Mag i Thy ardent followers, O Jesus, did Thou demonstrate Thy divinity!  Yet what darkness still overshadows our poor minds!  How reluctantly our wills give way to the loving impulses of Thy grace, even when they do not openly resist Thee!  Give us, therefore, O Jesus, the strengt h to reply ever promptly and generously to Thy call, and grant that th e divine light of faith, which was enkindled by Thee within us while s till 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\r\n \r\nFor all Crusader members needs and intentions both temporal and spiritual during this New Year. \r\n\r\n \r\n\n\nFor more information visit https://op54rosary.ning. com/events/novena-for-epiphany-8 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201228T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210105T235900 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="William N Conti":https://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/WilliamNConti ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Cindy Pa tterson":https://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/CindyPatterson 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="Sarah Br aun":https://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/SarahBraun ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Lisa Pat rick":https://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/LisaPatrick 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="Joan Mar ie Rice":https://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/JoanMarieRice ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Karen Ka rwowski":https://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/KarenKarwowski ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Judy Mul ler":https://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/JudyMuller ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN=AnnaMaria :https://op54rosary.ning.com/profile/AnnaMaria ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Bernard W. 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