Trusting His influence...

    ... and I no longer live, but 

Christ lives in me.  - Galatians 2:20

“It is a fire whose heat will warm and cheer those around you.  

They will breathe the Eucharistic presence. 

The sweetness which you will draw from your 

Communion will have its effect on your conduct, 

and you will so attract all hearts, first to yourself, 

and then to Him Whom you carry in your breast. 

Have faith in the influence of the presence of the Lord."

St Peter Julian Eymard

In the Light of the Monstrance (1947)

Let us empty Purgatory!

During the Octave of All Saints' Day 

(Nov 1 thru Nov 8) any of the faithful,by devoutly 

visiting a cemetery and praying for the departed,

can obtain a plenary indulgence (each day this is done),

applicable to the holy souls in purgatory,

(under the usual conditions for obtaining indulgences).

Go - with JOY...

   With joy you will draw water

from the wells of salvation. - Isaiah 12:3 

"Go to the heart of Jesus and draw from it, 

and when you need more, 

go back to the Source and draw again."

St Madeleine Sophie Barat

Painting:  Institution of the Eucharist ~ Barocci

Traditionally...

During the Octave of All Saints' Day (Nov 1 thru Nov 8)

any of the faithful, by devoutly visiting a cemetery

and praying for the departed, can obtain

a plenary indulgence (each day this is done),

applicable to the holy souls in purgatory,

(under the usual conditions for obtaining indulgences).

 

Make every effort to do this!

Union beyond compare...

 "He who comes to Communion loses himself in God,

as a drop of water in the ocean.

They can be no more separated." - St John Vianney

"His union with those whom He loves surpasses 

every union of which one might conceive, and 

cannot be compared with any model. 

     Therefore even Scripture needed many illustrations to be able to express that connection, since one would not suffice.  In one place it employs the figures of an inhabitant and a dwelling, in another those of a vine and branch, here that of a marriage, there that of members and a head.  

    None of those figures is adequate for that union, for it is impossible from these to attain to the exact truth.  Above all it is necessary that the union should conform to friendship - yet what could be adequate for divine love?

     ...So I come to that which is strangest.  To whom else could one be more closely united than to oneself?  Yet this very unity is inferior to that union.  For each of the spirits of the blessed ones is identical with himself, yet it is united to the Saviour more than to him.  It loves the Saviour more than itself."

Nicholas Cabasilas (+ 1392)

Greek monk, mystic, bishop

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Traditionally...

During the Octave of All Saints' Day (Nov 1 thru Nov 8) 

any of the faithful, by devoutly visiting a cemetery 

and praying for the departed, can obtain 

a plenary indulgence (each day this is done),

applicable to the holy souls in purgatory,

(under the usual conditions for obtaining indulgences).

Make every effort to do this!

Stay quiet...

    Your beauty ... should be that of your inner self, 

the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, 
which is of great worth in God's sight. - I Peter 3: 3,4

 "Stay quiet with God.  

Do not spend your time 

in useless chatter.”

St. Charles Borromeo
Italy ~ 1538 -1584

Archbishop of Milan, Cardinal 

Towering figure of the Catholic Reformation
Key player - Council of Trent
Lived life of great humility and austerity,
always striving for holiness 
Patron saint of catechists, seminarians & bishops

Feast Day - November 4

Painting above: Grenville Manton (1855-1932): "Jesus, mi Senor, mi Dios"

"Be sure that you first preach by the 

way you live." - St Charles Borromeo

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St Charles Borromeo offers some wise and beautiful words 

to Seminarians and Priests 

(and others can 'listen in' and merit too):

"My brothers, you must realize that for us churchmen nothing is more necessary than meditation. We must meditate before, during and after everything we do. The prophet says: I will pray, and then I will understand. When you administer the sacraments, meditate on what you are doing. When you celebrate Mass, reflect on the sacrifice you are offering. When you pray the Office, think about the words you are saying and the Lord to whom you are speaking. When you take care of your people, meditate on the Lord's blood that has washed them clean. In this way, all you do becomes a work of love. This is the way we can easily overcome the countless difficulties we have to face day after day, which, after all, are part of our work: in meditation we find the strength to bring Christ to birth in ourselves and in other men." (Office of Readings, November 4)

Life and Ministry of St Charles Borromeo - YouTub

St. Charles Borromeo, pray for us!

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Traditionally...

During the Octave of All Saints' Day (Nov 1 thru Nov 8) 

any of the faithful, by devoutly visiting a cemetery 

and praying for the departed, can obtain 

a plenary indulgence (each day this is done),

applicable to the holy souls in purgatory,

(under the usual conditions for obtaining indulgences).

Make every effort to do this!

Most valuable treasure...

"Holy Mass is the most valuable 

treasure the Church has." 

St Lawrence of Brindisi

St Albertus - Detroit, MI (2010)

  "At every Mass, God offers us 

the opportunity to renew 

our commitment to Him."

St Teresa of Avila

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Also remembering today... 

 St Martin de Porres

aka: St Martin of Charity

Dominican Coadjutor Brother
Peru ~ 1579-1639

Father: Peruvian nobleman

Mother: free slave of Panama

Patron saint of Social justice 

and Interracial harmony

Feast Day - November 3

In 1962, Pope St John XXIII beautifully remarked at the canonization of Saint Martin de Porres: "He excused the faults of others. He forgave the bitterest injuries, convinced that he deserved much severer punishments on account of his own sins. He tried with all his might to redeem the guilty; lovingly he comforted the sick; he provided food, clothing and medicine for the poor; he helped, as best he could, farm laborers and Negroes, as well as mulattoes, who were looked upon at that time as akin to slaves: thus, he deserved to be called by the name the people gave him: 'Martin of Charity.'"

Click here: St. Martin de Porres - YouTube (2 mins) Apostleship of Prayer

St Martin de Porres, pray for us!

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Traditionally...

During the Octave of All Saints' Day (Nov 1 thru Nov 8) 

any of the faithful, by devoutly visiting a cemetery 

and praying for the departed, can obtain 

a plenary indulgence (each day this is done),

applicable to the holy souls in purgatory,

(under the usual conditions for obtaining indulgences).

Make every effort to do this!