Jesus said to his disciples...I am sending you out like lambs in the midst of wolves(luke 10:3).....A lion gives birth to a lion...A wolves gives birth a wolves etc...We are God's children,from the tribe of the lion of Judah.Judging from the human perspective,as sons and daughters from the lineage of the lion,we should be lions and lionesses ...Looking at this  from human but myopic point of view Christ should have sent his disciples out as LIONS IN THE MIDST…

Before Christianity came to Africa,Africans were know to practice African traditional  religion.The love of their Chi(god) and fellow human being was deep rooted...So many were so committed to living a life befitting of their religion....

Then came Christianity which was  brought to Africans by the Irish (Western world)people..At the entrance of Christianity(Catholicism) in African ,the Christian religion…

I noticed that 4 Roman Catholic Martyrs of the The Reformation are commemorated by a plaque on 100, Holywell Street in Oxford.

See: http://www.oxfordhistory.org.uk/streets/inscriptions/central/catholic_martyrs.html

I will be exploring Oxford today in the hopes of finding the plaque commemorating the Welsh bartender / Reformation Martyr Humphrey Prichard:

https://lastwelshmartyr.blogspot.com/2019/07/another-faithful-welsh-catholic.html?m=1

Prayer of St. Alphonsus de Liguori for Our Lady’s Help & Intercession

Most Holy Virgin Immaculate, my Mother Mary,

to you who are the Mother of my Lord,…

Dear Crusaders,

God willing, I'll be on pilgrimage to The Holy Infant Jesus of Prague this coming Friday to Sunday, also to have a reunion with my sister and nephew from the USA.

Am taking all your intentions, written or unwritten, to the Holy Infant. You can also PM me.

UIMIH…

1696 – 1787

Patron Saint of Arthritis, the Pains of Old Age, Charity

 Feast Day is August 1…

Litany for a Christian Mother

(for private purposes)



Lord, have mercy on me!

Christ, have mercy on me!

Lord, have mercy on me!

Christ, have mercy on me! 

Christ, graciously hear me!



God, the Father of heaven, 

have mercy on me! *



Thou great Father, from whom all parental relation proceedeth, *



O God, thou heavenly father of my children,…

Prayer To Our Lady of Pity

KNEELING at Thy most sacred feet, I venerate thee, great Queen of Heaven, with the deepest reverence, and I confess that thou art the Daughter of God, the Father, the Mother of the Divine Word, and the Bride of the Holy Ghost. Thou art full of grace, virtue and heavenly gifts; thou art the most pure temple of the Holy…

St. John Sahagun, thou who like St. John the Baptist, "fearlessly preached the word of God and scourged the crimes and vices of the day", pray for us for more priests like you were, and that we may all walk in the Light as co-workers in His vineyard. Amen.

http://traditionalcatholic.net/Tradition/Calendar/06-12.html

For conversions esp. in my hometown, St. John Sahagun being the Patron of the…

Happy Pentecost- 2019

The Litany of Saint Rita of Cascia, Saint of the Impossible

For private use only.



Lord have mercy on us.…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL0vp4MbLm0

Touching Wood

this saying has remained popular. It of course originated from the touching of  the wood of the True Cross, the most prized relic. Many a Catholic would venerate such a relic before setting out on a hazardous task.  Today most people are satisfied with touching any piece of wood as a substitute. By tradition the wood of the Cross  was from the aspen tree, which is why it always trembles.

Prayer to God the Father

O My God, Who have created me and redeemed me by Thy beloved Son, I thank Thee for it with all my heart.

O my God, Who bestowed on me…

"Rogation" comes from the Latin "rogare," which means "to ask," and "Rogation Days" are days during which we seek to ask God's mercy, appease His anger, avert His chastisements manifest through natural disasters, and ask for His blessings, particularly with regard to farming, gardening, and other agricultural pursuits.

They are set aside to remind us how radically dependent we are on mother Earth, and how prayer can help protect us from nature's often cruel ways.  ..." …

Latin

V. Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia.

R. Quia quem meruisti…

(For private purposes)

 [9] And Jabes was more honourable than any of his brethren, and his mother called his name Jabes, saying: Because I bore him with sorrow. 

[10]"And Jabes called upon the God of Israel,…

 

The Holy Cloak Novena

(Copy from the links at the end of the prayer)

Quote:

 -- "This novena in honor of Saint Joseph's is called the Holy Cloak of St. Joseph, a particular and special way to merit the patronage of this great Saint while also rendering honor to him.



It is to be recited on thirty consecutive days in memory of the thirty years St. Joseph spent in the company of…