Showing posts with label Mary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mary. Show all posts

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Feast of the Visitation & Immaculate Heart of Mary

Fr. Mark: Tantum Portasti Gaudii






Magnificat
My soul magnifies the Lord,
And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.
For He has regarded the low estate of His handmaiden,
For behold, henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
For He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name.
And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation.
He has shown strength with His arm:
He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
He has put down the mighty from their thrones,and exalted those of low degree.
He has filled the hungry with good things;and the rich He has sent empty away.
He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy;
As He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to His posterity forever.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Month of May - Mary, Pentecost, & Corpus Christi

The Rosary Revives the Soul

The Rosary in the month of May

Month of Mary

Why Mary Matters

May is Mary's month

Benedict XVI presides over the recitation of the Rosary

ROSARY IS NOT A PIOUS PRACTICE RELEGATED TO THE PAST

May Mary help us to welcome within ourselves the grace that emanates from these mysteries, so that through us this grace can 'irrigate' society, starting with our everyday relationships, purifying it from many negative forces and opening it to the novelty of God.

"The Rosary", the Pope added, "when it is prayed in an authentic manner - not mechanically and superficially, but profoundly - brings peace and reconciliation. It contains the healing power of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, invoked with faith and love at the heart of each Hail Mary".

Benedict XVI then called on those present to ensure they remained united to Mary during these days leading up to Pentecost, "invoking a renewed effusion of the Holy Spirit for the Church".

"In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit"

Pentecost -Descent of the Holy Spirit

Corpus Christi - Eucharistic Adoration