Sep 18 – Homily – Fr Dominic: The Flying Saint
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Homily #130918 (
06min) Play - Known for floating up into the air at even the mention or sight of a holy object and other countless miracles, St. Joseph of Cupertino grew up slow, awkward, and nervous, but always had a deep humility and was later infused with great wisdom and knowledge. Father encourages us to imitate this Franciscan wonder-saint by rising above earthly things, occupying ourselves with heavenly things, and always having our mind on God.Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Joseph of Cupertino - Form: OF
Readings:
1st: 1co 12:31, 13:1-10, 13
Resp: psa 25:1-3, 4-5, 8-9, 10
Gsp: mat 11:25-30
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The life of certain saints, like St. Joseph Cupertino’s, makes me remmeber this passage of the 1st Letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians:
“Consider your own calling, brothers. Not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27Rather, God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise, and God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong,p 28and God chose the lowly and despised of the world, those who count for nothing, to reduce to nothing those who are something, 29so that no human being might boast* before God.q 30It is due to him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, as well as righteousness, sanctification, and redemption,r 31so that, as it is written, “Whoever boasts, should boast in the Lord.” 1Corinthians 1,26-31.
Some time ago I had found some very interesting/helpfull prayers to St. Joseph Cupertino. I would like to share them with you all.
Prayer to St. Joseph of Cupertino for success in Examinations
First Prayer
O Great St. Joseph of Cupertino who while on earth did obtain from God the grace to be asked at your examination only the questions you knew, obtain for me a like favour in the examinations for which I am now preparing. In return I promise to make you known and cause you to be invoked.
Through Christ our Lord.
St. Joseph of Cupertino, Pray for us.
Amen.
Second Prayer
O St. Joseph of Cupertino who by your prayer obtained from God to be asked at your examination, the only preposition you knew. Grant that I may like you succeed in the (here mention the name of Examination eg. History paper I ) examination.
In return I promise to make you known and cause you to be invoked.
O St. Joseph of Cupertino pray for me
O Holy Ghost enlighten me
Our Lady of Good Studies pray for me
Sacred Head of Jesus, Seat of divine wisdom, enlighten me.
Remember, when you succeed in the exams then you should thank St. Joseph of Cupertino.
http://acatholiclife.blogspot.com/2006/09/prayer-to-st-joseph-of-cupertino-for.html