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Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
O Virgin Mother of God, | Mary Immaculate, | we
dedicate and consecrate ourselves to you | under the title of
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. | May this Medal be for
each one of us | a sure sign of your affection for us | and a
constant reminder of our duties toward you. | Ever while
wearing it, | may we be blessed by your loving protection |
and preserved in the grace of your Son. |
O most powerful Virgin, | Mother of our Savior, | keep us close to you every moment of our lives. | Obtain for us, your children | the grace
of a happy death; | so that, in union with you, | we may enjoy
the bliss of heaven forever. Amen.
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Solemnity of Christ the King
The coming of the kingdom of God, says our Lord and Saviour, does not admit of observation, and there will be no-one to say “Look here! Look there!” For the kingdom of God is within us and in our hearts. And so it is beyond doubt that whoever prays for the coming of the kingdom of God within himself is praying rightly, praying for the kingdom to dawn in him, bear fruit and reach perfection.
For God reigns in every saint, and every saint obeys God’s spiritual laws — God, who dwells in him just as he dwells in any well-ordered city. The Father is present in him and in his soul Christ reigns alongside the Father, as it is said: We will come to him and make our dwelling with him.
Therefore, as we continue to move forward without ceasing, the kingdom of God within us will reach its perfection in us .. For this reason let us pray without ceasing, our souls filled by a desire made divine by the Word himself.
From a Discourse of Origen
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Soldier of Christ the KING
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the Presentation of Mary
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On Nov. 21, hundreds of millions of Christians celebrate the momentous occasion of Sts. Joachim and Anne bringing their child, the Blessed Virgin Mary, to the Temple in Jerusalem for a blessing.
Yes … even Jesus had grandparents. Doting, wonderful, Jewish grandparents. If Joachim and Anne had raised such a wonderful child as the Blessed Virgin Mary, imagine how great they must have been as Jesus’ nono and nona.
Founders Day . Boniface Wimmer
Wimmer Statue . St Vincent Abbey Basilica
Man’s adversity is God’s opportunity.
You must renew your faith in Divine Providence, which wisely and miraculously directs and orders everything, even the smallest event, and which brings about our temporal and spiritual well-being.
We cannot do stupid things except when we deviate from obedience to the Rule, since the Rule gives us the surest guarantee for peace and assures the final attainment of our goal and destination. The fact that we sometimes think we would be more at peace and happier if things happened according to our own desires has its origin in the fact that we lack the experience of a life of true freedom, or else those who have had this experience have paid too little attention to it.
Indeed, we know that no Christian is perfect. None of us is without shortcomings… There will always be disappointments, but they will never disturb our peace significantly or for a long time. Disappointments will further our salvation, not endanger it.
Archabbot Boniface Wimmer