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We remember today, O God, the slaughter of the holy innocents Of Bethlehem by King Herod. Receive, we pray, into the arms of your mercy all innocent victims; and by your great might frustrate the designs of evil tyrants and establish your rule of justice, love, and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Prayer to end abortion, the present day slaughter of Innocents:

O Almighty God, Creator of Heaven and earth and all things, You create today millions of human beings who are never permitted to see the light of day because of the sin of abortion. Grant to mankind the wisdom to respect human life at every stage of development.

You infuse souls into innocent babies even while still in their mothers’ wombs, their temporary homes. Grant that no one deprives your most innocent ones the privilege of your holy Baptism whereby they may be born again to Your supernatural life by grace. One soul in Your eyes, Almighty God, is of more value than the whole created universe.

Accept the precious blood of Your Son Jesus Christ, present on our altars and in our tabernacles, throughout the world in reparation for the sins of abortive murder. Even before Your Divine Son was born of Mary, dear God, when Your holy Mother greeted Elizabeth shortly after the conception of the Divine Child. Elizabeth asked, “How am I worthy that the Mother of my Lord should come to me?” Long before the birth of the Divine Child the Holy Spirit inspired Elizabeth to call Mary “Mother” and the unborn Child, her “Lord.”

Almighty God, remove the scourge of abortion from the face of the earth. Amen.

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 O Jesus, how I love to contemplate You as a Child, in the poor house at Nazareth, with Mary and Joseph! Your simple, humble life was just like that of any other child of Your age. You, the splendor of the Father, did not wish anything to distinguish You from the children of men; You, uncreated wisdom, wished to learn from Mary and Joseph, Your creatures, the ordinary little details of life.  Joseph showed You how to handle his tools and You watched Him attentively, You learned and You obeyed. Mary taught You holy hymns and recounted tales from the Sacred Scriptures ; You listened to her like a humble disciple, You who are the one true Teacher, You who are Truth itself. No one, neither Your relatives nor Your fellow townspeople, knew who You really were. Everyone believed You to be the carpenter’s son and paid no more attention to You than they would have paid to an ordinary apprentice. 

Only Mary and Joseph knew; they knew by divine revelation that You were the Son of the Most High, the Savior of the world, and yet they knew it more by faith than by experience. Your ordinary way of life concealed Your majesty and divinity from them so completely that when, without their knowledge, You remained among the doctors in the Temple, they could not understand the reason for Your unusual behavior. 

That incident, however, was an isolated one; immediately afterward, You wished to return to the hiddenness of Your most humble life. You went back with them, and were subject to them. And this, day by day, until You were thirty years old.

O most sweet Jesus, grant that I may imitate, at least to some degree, Your infinite humility! You, the Creator, were obedient to Your creatures. Teach me to bow my proud head and willingly obey my superiors. You came down from heaven to earth. Give me the grace to humble myself, to come down, once and for all, from the pedestal of my pride! How can I bear the sight of Your humility and self-effacement, O my God and my Creator, when I, who am nothingness and sin, use the gifts I have received to set myself above others, to prefer myself even to my superiors?

Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalene  (Divine Intimacy)

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This is the story of the birth of our daughter Gemma, who was born on Sunday 12th December 2010, through the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe while her relic image was touring this country.
Before my wife Olivia became pregnant, an event was held at Ealing Abbey on the evening of 15th March 2010. A special replica of the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe was brought from Mexico, as an authorized relic image with the official seal of Cardinal Carrera, Archbishop of Mexico City. This image was consecrated against the miraculous image on the original cloak (tilma) of St. Juan Diego to whom Our Lady appeared. We were told that praying in front of this image would obtain great graces as if one had made a pilgrimage to the original image in Guadalupe, Mexico. We felt truly privileged to have this special opportunity to obtain such special graces by simply coming to Ealing Abbey. (more…)

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Variety #79 – The Kiernan Family ( 43 min) >>> Play

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Fra Gabriel speaks with the Kiernan Family on their life as a Catholic family.

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Homily #100528s ( 17min) Play – On the start of the Father-Son Encampment for the Knights of Lepanto during the Octave of Pentecost, Fr. Angelo preaches in the importance of grace in fulfilling the duty in the Christian life as we struggle against our fallen nature. This is chiefly given by the Holy Spirit who dwells within us when we were Baptized and who’s presence is increased during Confirmation. Father also talks about spending to much time on social sites on the internet.
Ave Maria! Ember Friday – Mass: EF, Repleatur Os Meum – Readings: 1st: joe 2:23-24, 26-27 – Gsp: luk 5:17-26

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AN EPIPHANY BLESSING OF A HOME +

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All make the Sign of the Cross.

Head of Household: “Peace be to this house and: to all who dwell here, in the name of tfie Lord.

All: Blessed be God forever.

Reader: In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. (more…)

One Minute Meditation

It is only the Child lying in the manger who pos­sesses the true secret of life. For this reason he asks us to welcome him, to make room for him within us, in our hearts, in our homes, in our cities, and in our societies. The words of John’s Prologue echo in our minds and hearts: “To all who received him … he gave power’ to become children of God” (1: 12).

Let us endeavor to be among those who welcome him. Before him one cannot remain indifferent. We too, dear friends, must continuously take sides. What will our response be? With what attitude will we welcome him? The simplicity of the shepherds and the seeking of the Magi who scrutinized the signs of God by means of the star come to our help. The docility of Mary and the wise prudence of Joseph serve as an example to us …

The love that Jesus, born in Bethlehem, brought into the world binds to himself in a lasting relation­ship of friendship and brotherhood all who welcome him. Saint John of the Cross says: “In giving us all, that is, his Son, in him God has now said all. Fix your eyes on him alone … and you will find in addition more than you ask and desire.”

Pope Benedict XVI

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Roving Reporter #91 – Rev. Br. Joseph Aytona, CPM here ( 07min) >>> Play

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On November 7th three friars attended a “Family Vocation Day” in Cranston, RI, where they set up a table promoting our community; Franciscans of the Immaculate.

Family Vocation Ministries envisions 10 to 20 years in the future to witness a substantial increase of vocations to the priesthood and the consecrated life. The ministry also aspires to sow an increase of awareness regarding the importance of family life.

They hope and pray to have a direct effect on at least:

• Five to ten men ordained to Christ’s ministerial Priesthood.
• Five to ten consecrated religious profess to God their perpetual vows of obedience, poverty and chastity.
• Forty to Fifty families improve in practicing their Catholic faith. Which may include but not be limited to: attending Sunday Mass together faithfully, praying the rosary together at least once a week and learning together about the Church’s special vocations concerning the priesthood and the consecrated life.

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Homily #091115 ( 10min) Play – Fr. Ignatius explains the parable in today’s Gospel of how the Kingdom of God is like a muster seed that grows into into the largest of bushes. This miracle of growth from the tiniest of seeds  occurred by the action of God in the form of miracles and also by the action of men in the witness they gave by practicing their faith to a heroic degree. God is still performing miracles. Are we doing our part?
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Readings EF – 1st: 1th 1:2-10 – Gsp: mat 13:31-35

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Face of Pro-Life #72 – Progress on the Ave Maria Home ( 30min) >>> Play

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Corinn Dahm and Lisa Martin discuss the blossoming effort to raise funds for the Ave Maria Home for pregnant mothers in the Norwich Diocese. These homes will be affiliated with and patterned after the very successful Good Counsel Homes started by Chris Bell and Fr. Benedict Groeschel in NY City.

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Marycast #89 ( 11min) Play – In this episode Dr. Miravalle begins a three part series on the apparitions of Our Lady of America that occurred in Indiana and Ohio in the 1950′s. He focuses on this first part on the message of Our lady to Americans and to the world at large, how she wants our  Catholic Bishops in conjunction with all American Catholics to lead the US to become a beacon of purity in the world.

To ask questions regarding Mary, email Dr Mark Miravalle: marycast@airmaria.com
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Short Series #43 – See you next year ( 09min) >>> Play

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Celebration of All Hallows Eve at the Franciscan Friary of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Griswold, CT.
The Church day by day gives special veneration to one or more of the holy men and women who have helped to establish it by their blood, develop it by their labors, or edify it by their virtues. But, in addition to those whom the Church honors by special designation or has inscribed in her calendar, how many martyrs are there whose names are not recorded! How many humble virgins and holy penitents! How many unknown anchorites and monks, Christian fathers and mothers, young children snatched away in their innocence! How many courageous Christians, whose merits are known only to God and His heavenly court! – a

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