Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Litany for the Church in Our Time

Our prayer group prayed this prayer for a long time until Summorum Pontificum came out.  Only afterwards did I find out it was the prayer recommended for the restoration of the Latin Mass!  I think it's time to start praying it again...novena anyone?

Litany for the Church in Our Time

Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, Divine Founder of the Church,
hear us.

Christ, Who didst warn of false prophets,
graciously hear us.


God, the Father of Heaven,
have mercy on us.

God, the Son, Redeemer of the World,
have mercy on us.

God, the Holy Ghost,
have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, One God,
have mercy on us.


Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us.


St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church, pray for us.

St. Michael, Defender in Battle, pray for us.

St. Peter, the Rock upon which Christ built His Church, pray for us.

St. Paul, Protector of the Faithful Remnant, pray for us.

St. Francis of Assisi, Re-builder of the Church, pray for us.

St. Anthony, Hammer of Heretics, pray for us.

St. Pius V, Restorer of the beauty of the Sacred Liturgy, pray for us.

St. Pius X, Foe of Modernism, pray for us.

All ye Holy Angels and Archangels, pray that we may resist the snares of the Devil.

St. Catherine of Siena, pray that Christ's Vicar may oppose the spirit of the world.

St. John Fisher, pray that bishops may have the courage to combat heresy and irreverence.

St, Francis Xavier, pray that zeal for souls may be re-enkindled in the clergy.

St. Charles Borromeo, pray that seminaries may be protected from false teachings.

St. Vincent de Paul, pray that seminarians may return to a life of prayer and meditation.

St. Therese of the Child Jesus, pray that religious may rediscover their vocation of love and sacrifice.

St. Thomas More, pray that the laity may not succumb to the Great Apostasy.

St. Francis de Sales, pray that the Catholic press may again become a vehicle of Truth.

St. John Bosco, pray that our children may be protected from immoral and heretical instruction.

St. Pascal, pray that profound reverence for the Most Blessed Sacrament may be restored.

St. Dominic, pray that we may ever treasure the Holy Rosary.


Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, graciously hear us.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.

Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God,
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.


Let Us Pray.


Jesus, our God, in these dark hours when Thy Mystical Body is undergoing its own Crucifixion, and when it would almost seem to be abandoned by God the Father, have mercy, we beg of Thee, on Thy suffering Church. Send down upon us the Divine Consoler, to enlighten our minds and strengthen our wills.


Thou, O Second Person of the Most Holy Trinity, Who canst neither deceive nor be deceived, have promised to be with Thy Church until the end of time. Give us a mighty Faith that we may not falter; help us to do Thy Holy Will always, especially during these hours of grief and uncertainty. May Thy Most Sacred Heart and the Immaculate and Sorrowful Heart of Thy Holy Mother be our sure refuge in time and in eternity.
Amen.



from catholictradition.org






Saturday, February 11, 2012

The Church and Persecution

from 'Crossways' by +Abp. Fulton J. Sheen, p. 33, Image Books. c. 1967.

     Be not cast down because the persecutors of religion, having laid the Church, like its Founder, in the tomb, utter the boast: "Behold the place where we laid it."  The law of progress of the Church is the reverse of the law of progress of the world.  We are most progressive when we are most hated.

     Whence shall come our hope for the Church?  It will not come from the world, for if the world loved the Church, the Church would be no salvation to the world.  If it were not hated, it would be weak.  It is only because the fires of its Truth are blinding evil eyes and convicting them of sin and judgment, that the world vainly tried to put them out.  And though the world is tearing up all the photographs and blueprints of a society and a family based on the moral law of God, be not disheartened.  The Church has kept the negatives.

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Setting the twist and finished project!


I set the twist on my handspun yarn last night and left it to dry overnight.
It looked like this in the morning: 

There was just enough for a little project:
                     
:)

Monday, January 2, 2012

A new Spin for 2012!

My New Year's resolution was to learn to spin--- yarn, that is.  I got this nifty supported spindle, the Spindolyn, from Santa (thank you Santa!), and on New Year's Eve eve, I took a trip over to Uncommon Threads in Palm Harbor.  Not only did I get a big bag of really cool fiber, the spinning teacher was in, so another customer and I got a free lesson!  :)

The demo was on a drop spindle, but the principle is the same.  Here is the Spindolyn in action:


My first fiber selection, 1.1 ounces of Merino amethyst:
Beginning to be spun:
All spun into 'singles':
wound off the Spindolyn into the first ball:


divided into two balls for plying:


Plied into three two-ply hanks:
Woot!

I used this tutorial. The next step is setting the twist, which will probably happen tomorrow. 

Proverbs 31:19  She lays her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle.




Saturday, December 31, 2011

BENEDICT XVI'S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR JANUARY 2012

VATICAN CITY, 30 DEC 2011 (VIS) - Pope Benedict's general prayer intention for January 2012 is: "That the victims of natural disasters may receive the spiritual and material comfort they need to rebuild their lives".

His mission intention is: "That the dedication of Christians to peace may bear witness to the name of Christ before all men and women of good will".



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