Saturday, January 13, 2024
FILL the ARK to transport prayer intentions and Marian Consecrations to the Eucharistic Congress INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA July 17–21, 2024
Sunday, August 22, 2021
Bridge of Roses Film - The Story of Our Lady of the Cape - coming October 7, 2021
Father Don Calloway speaks about the Film
Bridge of Roses Film - Early Preview
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
The Chaplet of Saint Michael the Archangel / From the Marian Devotional Movement
The Chaplet of St. Michael the Archangel
The Chaplet of St. Michael is a wonderful way to honor this great Archangel along with the other nine Choirs of Angels. What do we mean by Choirs? It seems that God has created various orders of Angels. Sacred Scripture distinguishes nine such groupings: Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones, Dominations, Powers, Virtues, Principalities, Archangels and Angels (Isa. 6: 2; Gen. 3: 24; Col. 1: 16; Eph. 1: 21; Rom. 8: 38). There may be more groupings but these are the only ones that have been revealed to us. The Seraphim is believed to be the highest Choir, the most intimately united to God, while the Angelic Choir is the lowest.
The history of this Chaplet goes back to a devout Servant of God, Antonia d'Astonac, who had a vision of St. Michael. He told Antonia to honor him by nine salutations to the nine Choirs of Angels. St. Michael promised that whoever would practice this devotion in his honor would have, when approaching Holy Communion, an escort of nine angels chosen from each of the nine Choirs. In addition, for those who would recite the Chaplet daily, he promised his continual assistance and that of all the holy angels during life, and after death deliverance from purgatory for themselves and their relations.
The Chaplet of St. Michael
O God, come to my assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the father, etc.
Opening Prayer
O Mighty Prince of the Heavenly Host Saint Michael, we beg you to protect and defend us in all struggles against the everyday temptations in this world, help us to overcome all evils and strengthen us that we may declare our faith in loyalty to the most High, so that together with all the angels and saints in heaven we may glorify the Lord. Saint Michael, please intercede for us together with the Blessed Virgin Mary and obtain for us all the intentions on our chaplet. Present to God the Father all these petitions, through Jesus Christ our Lord together with the Holy Spirit, forever and ever, Amen
[Say one Our Father and three Hail Marys after each of the following nine salutations in honor of the nine Choirs of Angels]
1. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Seraphim may the Lord make us worthy to burn with the fire of perfect charity.
Amen.
2. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Cherubim may the Lord grant us the grace to leave the ways of sin and run in the paths of Christian perfection.
Amen.
3. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Thrones may the Lord infuse into our hearts a true and sincere spirit of humility.
Amen.
4. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Dominations may the Lord give us grace to govern our senses and overcome any unruly passions.
Amen.
5. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Virtues may the Lord preserve us from evil and falling into temptation.
Amen.
6. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Powers may the Lord protect our souls against the snares and temptations of the devil.
Amen.
7. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Principalities may God fill our souls with a true spirit of obedience.
Amen.
8. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Archangels may the Lord give us perseverance in faith and in all good works in order that we may attain the glory of Heaven.
Amen.
9. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Angels may the Lord grant us to be protected by them in this mortal life and conducted in the life to come to Heaven.
Amen.
Say one Our Father in honor of each of the following leading Angels: St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael and our Guardian Angel.
Concluding prayers:
O glorious prince St. Michael, chief and commander of the heavenly hosts, guardian of souls, vanquisher of rebel spirits, servant in the house of the Divine King and our admirable conductor, you who shine with excellence and superhuman virtue deliver us from all evil, who turn to you with confidence and enable us by your gracious protection to serve God more and more faithfully every day.
Pray for us, O glorious St. Michael, Prince of the Church of Jesus Christ, that we may be made worthy of His promises.
Almighty and Everlasting God, Who, by a prodigy of goodness and a merciful desire for the salvation of all men, has appointed the most glorious Archangel St. Michael Prince of Your Church, make us worthy, we ask You, to be delivered from all our enemies, that none of them may harass us at the hour of death, but that we may be conducted by him into Your Presence. This we ask through the merits of Jesus Christ Our Lord.
Amen.
Friday, March 6, 2020
Mary Is Gathering Her Children - March 25, 2020, Blessed Sacrament Parish
Sunday, August 25, 2019
Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Pilgrimage August 2019 - Day 3
Shortly after that, more pilgrims started to arrive and by then Barb and I decided to take at washroom break at the Mac Donald`s Restaurant on Bank Street near Fourth. Avenue. In order to use the washroom we had to purchase something so I bought a bottle of water, which I needed anyways because I forgot my water on the kitchen counter: typical me.
We started boarding the bus around 9:30 and we left the school at 10. Our bus driver Gilles was really awesome. He even sang us a song at one point
Early on in the trip I received the nickname "the tomato lady" because I managed to dump half of the baby tomatoes that I had picked from our garden earlier in the morning, all over the floor of the bus.
I was able to pick up the ones that I could reach but many of them rolled under the seats. Two kind pilgrims got down on their knees and came up with the rest of them. Half of my mid morning snack ended in the garbage.
After lunch we made our way back to the bus .
Barb took this picture in the parking lot before we boarded the bus.
After taking our luggage to our room and freshening up a little, Barb and I made our way to the cafeteria for dinner We were very hungry and the food was very good.
celebrated by Bishop Pierre Olivier Tremblay
By this time I was starting to feel a little weary so I thought I would just sit on a bench and watch the beautiful Candelight Procession but I changed my mind and joined in. I took a little video