Prayer N Lunch

Day Two Walking In Praise With Pope Francis. Opening Our Eyes  Pray, God of creation, open my eyes and heart to ponder the Earth and its beauty, and help me to better care for it.

Day one of 30 days on care for Our Common Home. 1. What Will We Leave Behind?

From Washington DC,    September 24 Blessed John Henry Newman (1801-1890)John Henry Newman, the 19th-century’s most important English-speaking Roman Catholic theologian, spent the first half of his life as an Anglican and the second half as a Roman Catholic. He was a priest, popular preacher, writer

September 21 St. Matthew We imagine Matthew, after the terrible events surrounding the death of Jesus, going to the mountain to which the risen Lord had summoned them. “When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them [we think of him looking at each one in

September 19 St. Januarius (d. 305?) Little  is known about the life of  Januarius. He is believed to have been martyred in the Emperor Diocletian’s persecution of 305. Legend has it that after Januarius was thrown to the bears in the amphitheater of Pozzuoli, he was beheaded, and his blood ultimate

September 18th St. Joseph of Cupertino pray for me; Our Lady of Good Studies pray for me: Holy Ghost enlighten me

September 17 St. Robert Bellarmine (1542-1621) When Robert Bellarmine was ordained in 1570, the study of Church history and the fathers of the Church was in a sad state of neglect. A promising scholar from his youth in Tuscany, he devoted his energy to these two subjects, as well as to Scripture, in

September 16 St. Cornelius (d. 253)There was no pope for 14 months after the martyrdom of St. Fabian because of the intensity of the persecution of the Church. During the interval, the Church was governed by a college of priests. St. Cyprian, a friend of Cornelius, writes that Cornelius was elected

September 15 Our Lady of Sorrows John’s account of Jesus’ death is highly symbolic. When Jesus gives the beloved disciple to Mary, we are invited to appreciate Mary’s role in the Church: She symbolizes the Church; the beloved disciple represents all believers. As Mary mothered Jesus, she is now moth

September 15 Our Lady of  Sorrows

For a while there were two feasts in honor of the Sorrowful Mother: one going back to the 15th century, the other to the 17th century. For a while both were celebrated by the universal Church: one on the Friday before Palm Sunday, the other in September.The principal biblical references to Mary’s so

September 15 Our Lady of Sorrows”At the cross her station keeping,Stood the mournful mother weeping,Close to Jesus to the last.Through her heart, his sorrow sharing,All his bitter anguish bearing,Now at length the sword has Bassed.” (Stabat Mater)

Lunch Time Prayer:  CHAPLET OF THE SEVEN SORROWS OF MARY

September 13 St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) Bishops “should set forth the ways by which are to be solved very grave questions concerning the ownership, increase and just distribution of material goods, peace and war, and brotherly relations among all people” (Vatican II, Decree on the Pastoral Office

September 12 Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Saturday, September 12, 2015 Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mary always points us to God, reminding us of God’s infinite goodness. She helps us to open our hearts to God’s ways, wherever those may lead us. Honored under the title “Queen of Peace,” Mary encourages us to cooperate with Jesu

DC Union Station Shooting: ‘Not Terrorist Related’

Prayer to St Michael The Archangel and Litany of the most Precious Blood

Dear Lord, as we remember the evils of September 11th, let us turn our hearts and minds towards the good found only in You; Be close to those who mourn: the parents who lost children, the children who never knew a parent, and all who lost a loved one; Embrace this grieving nation, and let time never

Obama wants US to prepare for 10,000 Syrian refugees next year: