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Liturgy of the Hours

Latin Rite  see Christus Rex.org

Coptic synaxarium

http://www.sengers-au.com/Portal/component/option,com_synaxarium/Itemid,42/

ORTHODOX sITE

http://www.pomog.org/

Feast Day:  St. Elias of Egypt.

Message to Fr. Melvin Doucette November 14, 2007

I am your Brother

Reading: Matthew 24:3-31

Dear friends,

Jesus speaks to us today about His second coming at the end of time.

My time of prayer this morning was spent with Jesus, Our Lord and Saviour, who said, Melvin, My brother and friend, I love you. I greet My great family of brothers and sisters and I bless and love you all. It is My great joy to lead you all to the Promised Land. Remain always closely united to Me.

It is written that this world as you know it will pass away. Time is coming when the moon will not give its light and the stars will fall on the earth and all will be destroyed. At the end all the dead from the time of Adam and Eve till that day will rise from the dead with immortal bodies and will gather in a designated place.
 At the end of time, I will return as your King for the general judgment of all the peoples of the world. My second coming is approaching and you are all called to prepare yourselves for this important day.
At the end there will be only two places to go. If you are in the state of grace, you will come with Me to heaven. If you are in mortal sin, you will go to everlasting torments in hell. Therefore, live now with Me and you will enjoy everlasting happiness in the Kingdom of Heaven.

Today many are predicting My second coming as very near. Some believe it will be next year or a few years from now. My dear friends, do not believe these lies. Nobody knows and nobody will know the day of My second coming.
This information is hidden from all mortals. All you need to know is that I will come as a thief in the night so you must be prepared at all times.
If you are close to Me, there is no need to fear the future or to worry about what is to come. Simply walk day after day with Me and be filled with My peace.
I am your Brother who loves you and gives you all you need. Remember that the sufferings of this life are nothing in comparison with the joys of heaven. I bless you all.

Father Melvin

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Medjugorje Day By Day Nov 16 - HERE YOU RECEIVE BLESSINGS

How the Bridegroom Comes

From this infinite Being in three persons I proceed, the Divine Word made flesh, the second person of the Blessed Trinity, equal to the Father and the Holy Spirit in power, wisdom, kindness and every other attribute. I come to embrace fallen humanity, taking on your nature to bring you up to heaven.

Only a God could satisfy the offense to God, and  love, love alone made me offer myself to the Father  for your good and descend into the womb of a Virgin, the straw of a manger, the sweat of a carpenter shop, the affronts, the sufferings and the humiliations of Calvary, to death on the cross and to be a perpetual victim on the altar for as long as there would be someone to feed on my body, my blood, and my life itself.

God touched you, enveloped you but you could not come close to him! That is why I came to make myself Eucharist, to live at your side, hiding my splendor, descending into your heart to enrich and trans­form it.
Creation, redemption, and communion are proofs that I am love, that I have always been and will never cease to be love.

Come then to your Savior, to your Jesus, who has made himself bread to feed you. Come to the God of your hopes. Come, and like Moses, adore your God and Lord.

VENERABLE CONCEPClON CABRERA DE ARMIDA (CONCHITA)

St. Teresa of Avila, Carmelite & Church Doctor (1515-1582), Spain—Oct. 15
She wrote, "I am quite sure that if we could but once approach the Most Holy Sacrament with great faith and love, it would suffice to make us rich.  How much more so if we approach it often!"

Mother Teresa  -

Your vocation, as well as mine, can be summed up this way: to belong to Jesus, to love with the conviction that nothing and no one can ever separate us from the love of Christ.

Meditations by Padre Pio - The principal self-denial takes place in the home.

Archbishop Fulton Sheen -

Two sides to Democracy

"The growth of democracy has done much to do away with false social snobbishness and to keep men humble in their external relations. But it has also, from another point of view, weakened the respect for Goodness and Truth, inasmuch as the masses of people are generally inclined to equate morality with the general level of society at any given moment."

St. Faustina's diary  http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html  -

O Holy Trinity, Eternal God, my spirit is drowned in Your beauty. The ages are as nothing in Your sight. You are always the same. Oh, how great is Your majesty. Jesus, why do You conceal Your majesty, why have You left Your heavenly throne and dwelt among us?

The Lord answered me, My daughter, love has brought Me here, and love keeps Me here. My daughter, if you knew what great merit and reward is earned by one act of pure love for Me, you would die of joy. I am saying this that you may constantly unite yourself with Me through love, for this is the goal of the life of your soul.

This act is an act of the will. Know that a pure soul is humble. When you lower and empty yourself before My majesty, I then pursue you with My graces and make use of My omnipotence to exalt you.      (576)

Jesus, You know how ardently I desire to hide so that no one may know me but Your sweetest Heart. I want to be a tiny violet, hidden in the grass, unknown in a magnificent enclosed garden in which beautiful lilies and roses grow. The beautiful rose and the lovely lily can be seen from afar, but in order to see a little violet, one has to bend low; only its scent gives it away. Oh, how happy I am to be able to hide myself in this way!

O my divine Bridegroom, the flower of my heart and the scent of my pure love are for You. My soul has drowned itself in You, Eternal God. From the moment when You yourself drew me to yourself, O my Jesus, the more I have known You, the more ardently I have desired You.       (591)

Dailys - http://www.catholic-forum.com/e-pistle.html -

Quote of the Day O Sacred Heart of Jesus! Living and life-giving Fountain of eternal life, infinite treasure of the Divinity, glowing furnace of Love! You are my refuge and my sanctuary.

Oh my adorable and lovely Savior, consume my heart with that burning fire with which You are inflamed. Pour down on my soul those graces which flow from Your Love, and let my heart be so united with Yours, that our wills may be one, and mine in all things conformed to Yours. May Your Will be the rule alike of my desires and all my actions. Amen -St. Gertrude the Great

Today's Tidbit The word "Eucharist" comes from a Greek root with a meaning similar to "thanksgiving." This term is used to refer to the Sacrament where bread and wine are made into Jesus' Body and Blood and is also used to refer to Jesus' Body and Blood

MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY

These thoughts for a day are taken from a daily meditation book based on the Messages of Our Lady of Medjugorje by Father Richard J. Beyer, Ave Maria Press.

Nov 16 - HERE YOU RECEIVE BLESSINGS

The following was given to Marija and Ivan when they were on Mt. Krizevac with their prayer group:

You are on a Mt. Tabor. Here you receive blessings, strength and love. Carry them into your families and into your homes. To each one of you, I grant a special blessing. Continue in joy, prayer, and reconciliation (Visionary Prayer Group June 24, 1986).

And from John's gospel:

Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do

nothing (Jn 15:4-5).

Reflection:

The great Russian novelist, Leo Tolstoy, told the story of a man who stopped to give alms to a beggar. To his dismay he found that he had left his money at home. Stammering his explanation, he said, "I am sorry, brother, but I don't have anything." "Never mind, brother," was the beggar's answer, "that too was a gift." It seems that the word "brother" meant even more to him than money.

One of the finest things about our church is the care and concern we often have for one another. In a real sense, we all brothers and sisters. We have a stake in each other's salvation, and we have learned from the gospel to value and strengthen each other. Our church becomes our family, our fortress, and our refuge.

There is a wedding prayer that says, "Now our joys are doubled, because the happiness of one is also the happiness of the other. Now our burdens are cut in half, since when we share them we divide the load." As members of the universal as well as the church, we double our burdens in half. We become a family, the Body of Christ, instead of isolated individuals.

Application:

Today, resolve in prayer to do what Our Lady asks of us in her message: to bring blessings, strength, and love into our families, homes and church.

Message to Sharon Fitzpatrick Nov. 14, 2007

PRAYER GROUP ROSARY / WEDNESDAYS - 7:00P.M. / SUNDAYS - 3:00 P.M
LADY OF LOURDES GROTTO (BEHIND HOSPITAL) PANA, IL
MESSAGE FROM HEAVEN
SHARON FITZPATRICK LOCUTIONIST


WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2007

MY DEAR DEAR PRECIOUS LITTLE CHILDREN,

I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU. THIS IS NOT A NIGHT TO DWELL UPON THE
EVILS OF THE WORLD, BUT INSTEAD I TOUCH YOUR HEARTS AND GIVE TO YOU AN
INVITATION TO RECEIVE JESUS' PEACE. LET THIS NIGHT BRING YOU RELIEF FROM
YOUR TRIALS AND WORRIES. RECEIVE WHAT I OFFER YOU AS A TOKEN OF MY LOVE FOR
YOU. I DESIRE FOR YOU PEACE, HOPE, AND TRUST. I WILL CARE FOR YOU ALL IN A
MOST SPECIAL WAY AND SINCE I KNOW YOU, KNOW YOUR HEARTS, I CAN GIVE OF MY
OWN HEART ACCORDING TO YOUR NEEDS. I LOVE YOU MY CHILDREN, I LOVE YOU.

AS I GIVE TO YOU THESE PETALS FROM HEAVEN, I ALSO GIVE YOU A GENEROUS
PORTION OF GRACE. IT IS YOURS SO OPEN YOURSELVES TO RECEIVE IT. LET IT
PENETRATE THE SOUL BRINGING YOU BEFORE THE FATHER IN A MOST PLEASING WAY.
BE HUMBLE BEFORE HIM LETTING HIM LOOK WITHIN YOU. THUS AS HE ACKNOWLEDGES
YOU, HE RECOGNIZES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE GRACE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU. WHAT
I TELL YOU IS BEYOND COMPREHENSION, YET YOUR FAITH TELLS YOU IT IS SO.

TONIGHT I GO TO EACH ONE AND GIVE TO YOU MY EMBRACE. I WHISPER TO EACH
HEART, I LOVE YOU AND THIS MY CHILDREN IS MY MATERNAL BLESSING.

LET THE BLESSING OF CHRIST COME FROM THE HEART OF MY PRIEST- SON. LET HIM
UNDERSTAND MY LOVE FOR MY PRIESTS AND THEN MAY YOU ALL PRAISE AND THANK GOD
FOREVER, FOREVER, FOREVER.

PRO-LIFE MEDITATIONS ON THE MYSTERIES OF THE ROSARY: Glorious Mysteries


PRO-LIFE MEDITATIONS ON THE MYSTERIES OF THE ROSARY

http://www.priestsforlife.org/prayers/rosaryglorious.html
By Fr. Frank Pavone

The Glorious Mysteries


The Resurrection

Christ is Risen! By his Resurrection, He has destroyed the power of death, and
therefore the power of abortion. The outcome of the battle for Life has already
been decided: Life is victorious! Let us pray that all pro-lifers will spread
this victory to every segment of our society.

The Ascension

By ascending to the Father's throne, Christ takes our human nature, given to us
in the womb, to the heights of heaven. He shows us that human beings are made to
be raised to heaven, not thrown in the garbage. Let us pray that the world may
learn this truth and reject abortion.

The Descent of the Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is the Advocate: He pleads our cause, for we cannot save
ourselves. We pray that He will make us advocates for the babies, who cannot
speak or write or vote or protest or even pray.

The Assumption

The Blessed Virgin Mary was taken body and soul into heaven because she is the
Mother of God. Mother and child are united. The Assumption reminds us that they
belong together. We pray that society will see that it cannot love women while
killing their children, and cannot save children without helping their mothers.
We pray that people will be touched by the pro-life question, "Why can't we love
them both?"

The Coronation

Mary is the Queen of the Universe. The Church teaches that she is the greatest
creature, second only to God Himself. The Church defends the dignity of women.
We pray that people will understand that to be pro-life means to be pro-woman,
and that to be pro-woman demands that we be pro-life.


Message From the Father - November 16, 2007 thru Lec -

Message Received
From The Father
November 16, 2007(Friday)
6:45AM
St. Francis Church
Shaw Blvd., Mandaluyong City
Metro Manila
PHILIPPINES

After attending the 6:00 AM mass and thereafter prayed my daily devotions such
as the Lord's Prayer, the Hail Mary, Glory Be, the Apostles' Creed and the
Prayer for Protection to St. Michael, the Archangel, I then asked if the Father
had anything to say.
Here is what I heard from the still, small, inner voice:

Son of my will, accept the sufferings that from time to time befall you. These
never escape my attention but whatever I allow is measured and will not last as
soon as its holy purpose is achieved.

Suffering comes to all people, death many times but why do I allow people to die
before their stay on earth is satisfied by a lifetime of many fruitful years?
Why do I take young people out of this life's existence when their full
potential has never been reached? Am I unfair? Or can you say that death of
anybody is a mere coincidence? No, but I say death comes as my appointed time
to a person and whether that person is prepared or not. Have you not heard of
the Scripture, two persons working together, one is taken, the other left
behind? But where was the one taken gone into? Only me can provide the answer
to these apparent life's mysteries but trust Me that if ever a young person is
taken before full maturity takes place, the time and day that that person leaves
this life is the best time for him/her to do so.

If a person is a wicked one, the day of his death is the best for his soul for
if I allow him to stay further on, the more harm not only to his soul but also
to the living will that person commit.

A good, young person dies but I am not mistaken that the appointed time of
separation is the best time to attain eternal glory. I know fully well in
advance how a person whether good or bad will live his or her life in the future
and how the future incidents in life will serve to affect the eternal soul
destiny. So, trust Me, I am in full control of events and incidents in each
person's life that whatever happens will be for the soul's better position in
eternity.

Thank you son for giving me time to speak thru you.

Your Father, Message Reception Ended : 7:00 AM Duration : 15 minutes

 

Prayer for our Children

We bow humbly before You, heavenly Father, to pray for our children, [names of children], and for our whole family. We bring our children and our family before You in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

We thank You, Lord, that You love [names of children] and our entire family, with the love of Calvary. We thank You that You have given [names of children]  to us to love and nurture in Christ.

We ask You to forgive us together as parents, and each of us alone in our roles as father and mother, for all our failures to guide our children in the way they ought to go. Help us, Lord, to be the parents You want us to be; that we may train [names of children]  in Your ways, that we may model the Christ-life before them, so that when they grow up, they will love You and live for You.

Accepting our position through You of having "divine power to demolish strongholds" (2 Cor. 10:4) that come into our family, we ask You, Father, to bring all the work of the Lord Jesus, strengthened by the intercession of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Blessed Michael the Archangel, of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and all the Saints and Angels of Heaven, and powerful in the holy authority of His Name, to focus directly against the powers of darkness that do now or may later bother, influence, and bind [names of children]  and our family in any way; and specifically against (name specific areas of troubles or problems).

We pray that You shall bring the victory of our Lord's Incarnation, Crucifixion, Resurrection, Ascension, and Glorification directly against all of Satan's power brought against us in our family and specifically in the lives of [names of children]. We ask You heavenly Father to bind up all power of darkness set to destroy [names of children], or our family, and we loose [names of children]  and this family, from the influence and harassment of Satan and his demons, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

We invite the blessed Holy Spirit to move in hearts of [names of children]  that they may know the truth as they are able at their age. We invite the blessed Holy Spirit to move in our hearts and to convict us of sin, of righteousness, and of our responsibility as parents to raise [names of children] in Your Name.

We plead the blood of Christ over [names of children] and this family. We claim for us a life yielded to serve the true and living God in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.