First Sunday of Advent — A Message From Saint Gregory the Great
Translation From the Holy Gospel According to Luke
At that time Jesus said to His disciples: There shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, by reason of the confusion of the […]
Litany of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
Lord, have mercy on us.
_____Lord, have mercy on us.
Jesus Christ, hear us.
_____Jesus Christ, hear us.
Jesus Christ, hear us.
_____Jesus Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father, who prepared a worthy dwelling place for Thy Son through the Immaculate Conception,
_____have mercy on us.
God the Son, who […]
Thirtieth Day
Last will of the deceased
– We must execute it faithfully –
A dying person’s last will is sacred! We must respect it!
The Council of Trent recommended that bishops closely scrutinise the execution of the last will made by the faithful departed.
Other Councils went so far as to refuse communion to anyone who appropriated to […]
Twenty-Ninth Day
Apparitions
– Does God allow the souls in Purgatory to come back to earth? –
One of St. Augustine’s close friends, the Bishop of Ustale, one day asked him the following, What must we make of the many reports we have of deceased people appearing and going about the world? What must we also make of the reports that in certain graveyards, sounds […]
Twenty-Eighth Day
How can we avoid Purgatory?
– By often thinking about Purgatory –
The thought of Purgatory leads our spirit to meditate on death and judgement and thereby can only inspire in us salvific reflections. Meditate on your death, the Holy Spirit tells us, and you will not sin.
The thought also inspires the spirit of penance and mortification. Meditating on […]