Remembering our holy companions...

No evil shall befall you, nor shall affliction come near your tent, 

for to His Angels God has given command about you, that they guard

you in all your ways. Upon their hands they will bear you up,

lest you dash your foot against a stone." - Psalm 91: 10-12

Memorial of the GUARDIAN ANGELS

October 2

 

Pietro Perugino

   "It was during the Mass at 6:30 in the morning, at the moment of Consecration.  A dazzling light suddenly shone forth...I had the feeling that this adorable splendor was that of the Presence of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.  Struck to the heart I could only repeat, 'My Lord and My God!'

      At the same moment there appeared the outline of the angels in prayer before the shining Host.  They were kneeling all around the altar in a semi-circle, their backs toward us.  There were eight of them… They did not have wings, but their bodies were enveloped in sort of a mysterious luminescence which clearly distinguished them  from humans. 

      Amazed, not believing my eyes, I opened and closed them, rubbed them, but nothing changed.  All eight were there to adore the Most Blessed Sacrament in an attitude of great devotion. ...

      At the moment of Communion, my guardian angel approached me to invite me to advance to the altar.  At that moment, I clearly distinguished the guardian angels of each member of the community close to their left shoulders, and of the height a little smaller than each.  Like my guardian angel they gave truly the impression of guiding and watching over them with sweetness and  affection.  This scene in itself opened my eyes to the profound meaning of the guardian angel, better than any theological explanation, even the most detailed.  After dinner I gave a complete account of this vision to the Bishop…  Had they not chosen the Feast of the Guardian Angels to show the example of adoration and to reveal their readiness to lead us to the Lord? ~ Sr Agnes Sasagawa

 Excerpt from:

Akita, The Tears and Message of Mary

John M Haffert

Guardian angels ~ JHS Mann
 

"Beside each believer stands an angel protector
and shepherd leading him to life." ~ St Basil

"God's universal providence works through secondary causes . . . The world of pure spirits stretches between the Divine Nature and the world of human beings; because Divine Wisdom has ordained that the higher should look after the lower, Angels execute the Divine plan for human salvation: they are our Guardians, who free us when hindered and help to bring us home."  ~St. Thomas Aquinas

“Let us affectionately love His angels as counselors and defenders appointed by the Father and placed over us. They are faithful; they are prudent; they are powerful.  Let us only follow them, let us remain close to them, and in the  protection of the God of heaven let us abide.” ~St. Bernard of Clairvaux

Angel of God, my guardian dear

to whom God's love commits me here.

Ever this day/night be at my side

to light, to guard, to rule and guide. Amen.


Guardian angel ~ Domenichia

See, I am sending an angel before you, to guard you on the way 

and bring you to a place I have prepared. - Exodus 23:20

Click here: The Ministry of Angels, as Seen in a Commercial

Beautiful images and prayers to your guardian angel

found here: Click here: Guardian Angel

Meditation for the Feast of the Guardian Angels.Sermon on the Holy Guardian Angels  
(St Bernard of Clairvaux)

Click here: Opus Sanctorum Angelorum


Celebrate the gift of your holy companion!
Attend Mass and spend time before
our Eucharistic Lord today -
what a blessing for your Guardian Angel -
to be with Our Lord - together!!

All things, made new...

He who was seated on the throne said, 

"I am making everything new!"  

Then he said, "Write this down, for these words

are trustworthy and true." - Rev 21:5

 

 

During a visit to the Philippines, Sister Gertrude from the Sacred Hearts Community

in Hawaii relayed this story (when she was over seventy) to Msgr Josefino (Pepe)

 Ramirez.  He passes it on in a Chapter of his book, Letters to a Brother Priest:

 

"When (Sr Gertrude) was a young nun, one of the old nuns was dying. The custom at that time was for the community to gather in prayer around the one dying. ... the nun was breathing her last breaths. Suddenly, she opened her eyes, stretched forth her arms and exclaimed: "O my Beloved."

Then she sat up and gazed lovingly at the Blessed Sacrament, which she had permission to have in her room since she had been too weak to go to the chapel. What happened next had never been told, until Sister Gertrude shared it with me. The old, wrinkled nun changed to a strikingly attractive young woman, radiantly aglow with a countenance that put the rest of the nuns into ecstasy just looking at her. After what seemed like a minute or two, the transformed nun went back against her pillow, turning old again and died. When the Sisters came out of their ecstasy, they were stunned to discover that this extraordinary event lasted for more than one or two minutes. The Sisters were in ecstasy for over thirteen hours! ...

If only we could see the change that takes place in us at each Holy Hour we make. We are made new in the Eternal Youth of Christ. We are made innocent, without blemish, as we are cleansed in His Precious Blood, in the folly of His surpassing love. "

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Photo: University of Steubenville, Ohio

Giving free rein to the 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

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

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, pray for us!

Liturgy is not an option...

Thou dost show me the path of life;

in thy presence there is fullness of joy,

in thy right hand are pleasures evermore. 

Psalm 16:11 

 

 

“Liturgy is not an option nor merely an obligation,

not a bonus, but a need -

like food and drink, like sleep and work, like friends.

 

We need to gather, listen, give praise and thanks,

and share communion. 

 

Otherwise we forget who we are and whose we are; 

and we can have neither the strength nor the joy

to be Christ’s body - present in the world today.”       

Joseph Cardinal Bernardin