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.

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