November 16th: St. Gertrude  (1256-1302)

Prayer to Saint Gertrude:

Model of total fidelity to the Heavenly Bridegroom and to your Cistercian Rule, the Lord was pleased to make available wonderful private revelations through you. Help religious to realize that where there is total generosity, trials are usually not lacking, but there is also God’s infinite love. Make all religious generous like you. Amen.

Prayer of Saint Gertrude to the Sacred Heart of Jesus:

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, fountain of eternal life, Your Heart is a glowing furnace of Love. You are my refuge and my sanctuary. O my adorable and loving Savior, consume my heart with the burning fire with which Yours is aflamed. Pour down on my soul those graces which flow from Your love. Let my heart be united with Yours. Let my will be conformed to Yours in all things. May Your Will be the rule of all my desires and actions. Amen.

Prayer of Saint Gertrude the Great to the Blessed Virgin Mary:

HAIL, MARY, queen of mercy, olive-branch of forgiveness, through whom we receive the medicine that heals our mortal sickness, the balsam of pardon; Virgin Mother of the divine offspring, through whom the grace of heavenly light has been shed upon us, the sweet-scented scion of Israel! Through thy Son, thy only Child who stooped to become the Brother of mankind, thou art become the true Mother of us all. For the sake of his love take me, all unworthy as I am, into thy motherly care.  Sustain, preserve, and enlighten my conversion; be thou for all eternity my incomparable cherished mother, tenderly caring for me throughout my earthly life, and enfolding me in thy arms at the hour of my death. Amen.

Prayer of Saint Gertrude the Great for the Souls in Purgatory:

Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the Universal Church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen

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In the homily for the memorial of St. Bridget, Religious Foundress, (Jul 23), Fr. Matthias explains that it is useless to see the need for reform in the Church but do nothing about it. Though few have as large a sphere of influence as did the great reformer, Bridget of Sweden, everyone is nonetheless obliged morally to at least pray for needed reform. We can all work to make it happen in our own sphere of influence: in our family, workplace, parish, diocese, etc.

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Bridget of Sweden – Opt Mem

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Ave Maria!

The Brown Scapular is an incredible gift from Our Lady that every Catholic and beyond should appreciate…but what about the “Purple Scapular,” and what is the factual background concerning the alleged visionary, Marie-Julie Jahenny, who reportedly received it? Join Dr. Mark Miravalle for his exclusive commentary on the factual history behind the “Purple Scapular.”

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