Lord, my heart has said of you, ‘Seek His face.’
O Lord, I do seek your presence; do not hide your face from me.

How can we with mortal eyes

contemplate this image, whose celestial splendor

the host of heaven presumes not to behold?

He who dwells in heaven condescends this day

to visit us by His venerable image;

He who is seated on the cherubim

visits us this day by a picture,

which the Father has delineated

with His immaculate hand,

which He has formed in an ineffable manner

and which we sanctify by adoring it

with fear and love.

— Medieval…

Supplication to Our Lady of Ransom…

Thank you, Michael for your help.

For private purpose only.

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Novena to Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Come to my aid, O God. O Lord, make haste to help me.

Almighty God, Father of mercies and giver of all good gifts, I come before Thee to honor Thee in Thy Saints and to ask their help in my many needs Thou hast promised those who ask, would receive, those who seek, would find, those who knock, would have doors opened to them. Hear…

Happy Thanksgiving. Have a Blessed day

Ten aids to mental prayer

http://thecatacombs.org/thread/2007/aids-mental-prayer-soul-apostolate

By Dom Jean-Baptiste Chautard

(1858-1935)

Abbot of the French Cistercian Monastery of Sept-Fons

This text is an appendix of the book “The soul of the Apostolate”, which was a favorite book of Pope Saint Pius X. The good Pope said he left this spiritual masterpiece by…

15th November Pilgrimage to Glastonbury.

My husband v and I prayed the rosary walking up the Tor followed by prayers with others Trads at the top ( collect from the Mass venerating Blessed Richard Whiting (abbot and martyr d. 1539) and singing, “Faith of Our Fathers” - lovely.

Queen of Martyrs



St. Basil said of her:



"As the sun surpasses all the stars in lustre, so the sorrows of Mary surpass all the tortures of the martyrs."…

Prayer in Time of Urgent Need, with the Apostles Creed five times

I. O my Lord Jesus Christ crucified, Son of the most Blessed Virgin Mary, open Thine ears, and listen to me as…

Prayer To Our Lady of Sorrows For A Favor



Most holy and afflicted Virgin, Queen of Martyrs, Thou stood beneath the cross, witnessing the agony of Thy dying Son. Look with a mother's tenderness and pity on me, who kneel before Thee. I venerate Thy sorrows…

Dear Mother Mary,

Mother of mercy,refuge of sinners,comforter of the afflicted..You conceived your only son by the power of the Holy Spirit.You became a living tabernacle that kept,nourished ,protected and harbored the second person of the Divine Trinity..You nourished and nurtured God himself who  was ,is and will always remain your Son.

You protected your Son ,Jesus from so many harms including the harm Herod wanted to inflict…

“DO WHATEVER HE TELLS YOU”.

This is instruction was given by  the blessed virgin Mary to the disciples of Christ at the wedding at Cana. In  my daily bible readings,i have come across this instruction severally but when i was reflecting on this on sunday,I marvelled at such a faith.It seems I was reading it the first time

From the scripture ,the wedding…

The miracle at Cana(John 2:1-12)

Wine ran out at Marriage

What happens at the wedding feast at Cana often sooner or latter occurs in so many marriage today.

              IN MARRIAGES

Every marriage starts with a feast of joy.Couple…