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June 10 – St. Margaret – Widow, Queen of Scotland
Margaret was born in Hungary, though of the Saxon royal stock, and was maried to Malcolm III, King of Scotland. Her long reign of thirty years was illustrious for her inexhaustible charity to the poor. She died in 1093 and is honored as Patron Scotland. Deus, qui beatam Margaritam reginam eximia in pauperes caritate mirabilem ...Read more.
June 9 – Commemoration of SS. Primus and Felician
Primus and Felician were brothers. After suffering the most cruel torments for the Faith they were beheaded at Rome in 286. Fac nos, quaesumus, Domine, sanctorum Martyrum tuorum Primi et Feliciani sempeer fest sectari: quorum suffragiis protectionis tuae dona sentiamus. Per Dominum nostrum. Ever make us, we beseech Thee, O Lord, honor the festival of ...Read more.
To Be Perfected, We Must Suffer
In the Gospel reading today, Our Lord tells His apostles that no one can work a mighty deed in His name and then speak ill of Him, and then goes on to say, Anyone who is not against us is for us. We look around at our situation as it is and there are lots ...Read more.
Adoro te devote
We are Going the Way of Sodom and Gomorrah
In the Gospel reading today, Our Lord says to us that the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head; and that was in response to someone who said, “I will follow you wherever you go.” Today, more than ever, we can say the same thing: The Son of Man – the Roman Catholic ...Read more.
Why Does God Allow Evil? The Answer is on the Cross
In the first reading today, we hear something that is very difficult for some people to hear. The Lord says, I make well-being and create woe. Most of us, when we think about what the Lord does, say, “Well, God is not going to do anything that’s bad,” and that is true. But then why ...Read more.
Offering it Up
Have you ever heard someone use the phrase “offer it up” when talking about our suffering and troubles? Offering it up to God is a great way to remember that, in our faith, suffering is never wasted or meaningless when it’s united with Christ’s suffering on the Cross, for atonement of our sins. Prayer for ...Read more.
Sexagesima Sunday
O God, who seest that we put not our trust in any thing that we do: mercifully grant that by the protection of the Doctor of the Gentiles we may be defended against all adversities. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ...Read more.
Litany of Humility
O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me. From the desire of being esteemed, Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being loved, Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being extolled, Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being honored, Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being praised, Deliver me, Jesus. From ...Read more.
Missal of 1962 – A Rock of Stability
In his motu propario Ecclesia Dei Pope John Paul II manifested his will that the Missal of 1962 should be made available to all those Catholics attached to the traditional Latin Mass. The Ecclesia Dei Commission in Rome, ever since its first president, Cardinal Mayer, was replaced by Cardinal Innocenti, has shown very little sympathy ...Read more.
