Early morning visit...

"A Holy Hour of Adoration in our modern rat race

is necessary for authentic prayer."

Bl Fulton J Sheen

"The best time to make a Holy Hour 

is in the morning, early, 

before the day sets traps for us."

Bl Fulton J Sheen

Blessed Fulton J Sheen, pray for us!

To save, to heal, to comfort, to console....

"Lord Spirit, give me a deep realization of the 

Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist."

Mother Angelica

"I am not worthy to receive You but that 

is the very reason You come into my heart. 

You have come to save sinners, 

heal the broken hearts, comfort the afflicted, 

and console the lonely." - Mother Angelica

Give free rein to your heart...

   "Prayer is the oxygen of the soul." 

 St Padre Pio

"Kneel down and render the tribute 
of your presence and devotion 

to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. 
Confide all your needs to Him, 
along with those of others.
Speak to Him with filial abandonment, 
give free rein to your heart, 
and give Him complete freedom 
to work in you as He thinks best."

St Padre Pio of Pietrelcino

Franciscan Priest, Stigmatist, Mystic

Italy ~ 1887-1968

Patron of Eucharistic Adorers

Feast Day - Sept 23

"When I am close to Jesus 

in the Blessed Sacrament, 

I feel as if my heart is bursting 

out of my chest." - St Padre Pio

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O Blessed Rosary of Mary, 

sweet Chain which binds us to God, 

Bond of love which unites us to the Angels, 

Tower of salvation against the assaults of hell, 

safe Haven in the universal shipwreck, 

we shall never abandon you.

 Petition to Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii, 

often recited by Padre Pio

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"In the most holy sacrament of the Eucharist, 

in this sacrament of love, we have true life, 

a blessed life, and true happiness." - St Padre Pio

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Click here: St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina - YouTube (2:30 mins)

Click here: St. Padre Pio - YouTube (2 mins)

Click here: 12 Quotes from the Great Saint of Pietrelcina | TOM PERNA

St. Padre Pio: His life, his miracles and his legacy

St Padre Pio, pray for us!

Life's focal point...

    "The greatest tragedy would be to 

come to the end of our lives and 

realize that the Lord was so near, 

and yet we were so far away."

 - Ven. Fulton J. Sheen (Beatification 24 Sept 2026)

The Eucharist God Among Us 

Retreat on the Priesthood

"It is most important that the holy Eucharist

becomes life's focal point: that the 

Eucharistic Savior is the center of existence; 

that every day is received from His hand 

and laid back therein; that the 

day's happenings are deliberated with Him.

In this way, God is given the best opportunity

to be heard in the heart, to form the soul, 

and to make its faculties clear-sighted 

and alert for the supernatural."

St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)

in Essays on Woman 

Image above:  Artist unknown

Sharing in that saving joy...

    For I came not to call the righteous, 

but sinners, says the Lord. - Matthew 9:13

Prayer after Communion (Today’s Liturgy)

Sharing in that saving joy, O Lord,

with which Saint Matthew welcomed the Savior

as a guest in his home, we pray: 

grant that we may always be renewed 

by the food we receive from Christ, who came 

to call not the just, but sinners to salvation. 

Who lives and reigns forever and ever.

Saint Matthew

Nee - Capernaum

"And he got up and followed Him" (Mt 9:9b) ...

"leaving everything behind" (Lk 5:28)

Apostle and Evangelist

"the son of Alphaeus" (Mk 2:14)
Symbols associated w/St Matthew:
 Gospel, human/angel, sword (in re: martyrdom)

Feast Day - September 21

Painting above: The Calling of Matthew - Caravaggio (detail)

 

Imitate St Matthew - get up and follow Jesus.

Then invite sinners to meet Him.

"What reason can the Teacher 

have for eating with tax collectors and 

those who disregard the law?" —Matthew 9:11

Cause heaven to rejoice (Luke 15:7).

 

His life is somewhat shrouded, and ... There are not many facts ... But Matthew was a publican ... Who gathered in the tax ... Until that wondrous moment in ... His native Galilee ... When Jesus came upon him, and ... He told him, "Follow me" ... And Matthew followed Jesus then ... Wherever Jesus went ... Ignoring Pharisees and all ... The Roman government ... With eloquent sincerity ... This good apostle preached ... In distant lands wherever there ... Were souls that could be reached ... And he composed the gospel that ... Inspires us today ... To follow Jesus Christ and live ... According to His way.

From Poem Portraits of the Saints - James J Metcalfe (1956)

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Click here: Web Gallery of Art, searchable fine arts image database

(see Calling of St Matthew - Caravaggio)

Discovering our Saints - St. Matthew the Apostle - YouTube

St. Matthew - YouTube (Apostleship of Prayer)

 St Matthew, pray for us!