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Thought for the Day – 27 April – The Role of the Eucharist in Increasing Our Love of God (Part One)

Thought for the Day – 27 April – The Spiritual Combat (1589) – Dom Lorenzo Scupoli OSM (c1530-1610) “None shall be crowned who has not fought well.” 2 Tim 2: 5 LV: … The Role of the Eucharist inIncreasing Our Love of God (Part One) “If our motive in receiving Holy Communion be a desire of increasing our love of God, we should recall the Love which God has for us.The preparation consists in an…

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Quote/s of the Day – 27 April – St Peter Canisius

Quote/s of the Day – 27 April – St Peter Canisius SJ (1521-1597) Confessor, Doctor of the Church “These ceremonies which are usedin the administration of the Sacraments,each of which we receive,as delivered and entrusted to usthrough the hands of the fathers,must especially be retainedand observed with great devotion.” “At the mention of this name[the Blessed Virgin Mary],the Angels rejoiceand…

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La Moreneta / Our Lady of Montserrat, Spain (718), St Peter Canisius SJ Confessor, Doctor and the Saints for 27 April

St Peter Canisius SJ (1521-1597) – The Known as “The Hammer of Protestantism,” “Second Apostle of Germany” – Confessor, Doctor of the Church, Dutch Priest of the Society of Jesus, Reformer, Teacher, Writer, Apostle of Charity. Patronages – Catholic Press, Germany, Catechists. The restoration of the Catholic Church in Germany after the Protestant Reformation is largely attributed to the work there…

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Ciao All – Goodbye and Hello! - 26 April

I love and leave you for a while to move house but, like the Lord in John 16, “A little while and now you shall not see Me:and again a little while and you shall see Me … ” Ciao, you probably know means both “Hello” and “Goodbye” in Italian – I will be hanging around here most days and be fully moved and reasonably settled by the 3rd week of May, I pray. I plan to finish dear Dom Lorenzo…

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Thought for the Day – 26 April – The Manner inTwoich We Ought to Receive the Blessed Sacrament (Part Two)

Thought for the Day – 26 April – The Spiritual Combat (1589) – Dom Lorenzo Scupoli OSM (c1530-1610) “None shall be crowned who has not fought well.” 2 Tim 2: 5 LIV: … The Manner in which We Oughtto Receive the Blessed Sacrament (Part Two) “You will recall, we are discussing various requirements to be observed for approaching this Divine Sacrament, at three different times:Before Communion…

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Quote/s of the Day – 26 April – Feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel

Quote/s of the Day – 26 April – Feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel “Let not your heart be disturbed.Do not fear that sickness,nor any other sickness or anguish.Am I not here, who is your Mother?Are you not under my protection?Am I not your health?Are you not happily within my fold?What else do you wish?Do not grieve nor be disturbed by anything!” Our Lady of Guadalupe to Juan Diego1531 “O, that…

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One Minute Reflection – 26 April – '... Yes, the Apostle chosen to be his co-worker merited to share the same Name as Christ. ...'

One Minute Reflection – 26 April – St Pope Cletus (c25-c89) The 3rd Bishop of Rome and Martyr and St Pope Marcellinus (Died 304) Martyr and the Feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel –1 Peter 5:1-4; 5:10-11; Matthew 16:13-19 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/ “And I say to thee that thou art Peter and upon this rock I sgall build My Church …” – Matthew 16:18 REFLECTION – “Thou art Peter…

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Our Morning Offering – 26 April – O Mother of Good Counsel By Pope Pius XII (

Our Morning Offering – 26 April – Feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel O Mother of Good CounselBy Pope Pius XII (1876-1958) O Holy Virgin, to whose feet we are ledby our anxious uncertainty in our search forand attainment of, what is true and good,invoking thee by the sweet title of Mother of Good Counsel,we beseech thee to come to our assistance,when, along the road of this life,the darkness of…

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Saint of the Day – 26 April – St Clarence of Venice (12th Century) Bishop and Confessor,

Saint of the Day – 26 April – St Clarence of Venice (12th Century) Bishop and Confessor, a diligent and committed Apostle of the poor, the sick, the outcasts, founding Hospitals and Schools for their care. Clarence was renowned for his great wisdom, piety and humility and his exceptional administrative abilities and for his many miracles. Also known as – Clareno, Chiarenzio. Great confusion…

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Our Lady of Genazzano (1467) / Our Lady of Good Counsel, Saints Cletus and Marcellinus, Popes and Martyrs, Remembering Bishop Daniel Dolan (1951-2022) and the Saints for 26 April

Our Lady of Genazzano (1467) / Our Lady of Good Counsel – 26 April:HERE:https://anastpaul.com/2021/04/26/our-lady-of-genazzano-1467-our-lady-of-good-counsel-and-memorials-of-the-saints-26-april/ REST in PEACE – The Second Anniversaryof the +Death of Bishop Daniel L Dolan+ St Pope Cletus (c25-c89) The 3rd Bishop of Rome and MartyrHis Life and…

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Thought for the Day – 25 April – The Manner in which We Oughtto Receive the Blessed Sacrament (Part One)

Thought for the Day – 25 April – The Spiritual Combat (1589) – Dom Lorenzo Scupoli OSM (c1530-1610) “None shall be crowned who has not fought well.” 2 Tim 2: 5 LIV: … The Manner in which We Oughtto Receive the Blessed Sacrament (Part One) “The Motives for approaching this Divine Sacrament are many, from which it follows that there are various requirements to be observed at three different…

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Quote/s of the Da y – 25 April – “Go into the whole world and preach the Gospelto every creature.”- Mark 16:15

Quote/s of the Day – 25 April – St Mark Evangelist “For the Son of Man came not to be servedbut to serve and to give His Lifeas a ransom for many …” Mark 10:45 “Go into the whole worldand preach the Gospelto every creature.”Mark 16:15 “You have heard what the Lord saidto His disciples after the Resurrection.He sent them out to preach the Gospeland they did so.Listen: “Through all the earth…

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One Minute Reflection – 25 April – '... Gentleness confronts the arrogant with far greater strength!'

One Minute Reflection – 25 April – St Mark Evangelist – Ezekiel 1:10-14; … Luke 10:1-9 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/ “At that time, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them forth …” – Luke 10:1 REFLECTION – “As He sent out disciples into His harvest – which had, in truth, been sown by the Father’s Word but which required, to be worked over, cultivated and carefully…

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Our Morning Offering – 25 April – Behold the Messengers of Christ

Our Morning Offering – 25 April – Feast of St Mark Evangelist Behold the Messengers of ChristBy Fr Jean-Baptiste Santeul (1630-1697)Priest, Monk, Hymnist, Poet, Writer Behold the Messengers of Christ,Who sow in every place,The unveiled Mysteries of God,The Gospel of His Grace. The things through mists and shadows dimBy holy prophets seen,In the full Light of Day, they sawWith not a cloud…

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Saint of the Day – 25 April – Saint Franca Visalta O.Cist. (1170-1218) Virgin Abbess

Saint of the Day – 25 April – Saint Franca Visalta O.Cist. (1170-1218) Virgin Abbess in Piacenza and Pittolo, Foundress of a Cistercian Convent. Born in 1170 in Piacenza, Italy and died on 25 April 1218 in Pittoli, Italy of natural causes. Also known as – Franca of Piacenza, Francesca da Vitalta. Franca was born into the Visalta family in Piacenza in Italy in the 12th Century. Even before her…

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St Mark the Evangelist, Rogation Day – The Greater Litanies and the Saints for 25 April

St Mark the Evangelist – Also known as John Mark (Born 1st Century – Martyred 25 April 68 at Alexandria, Egypt) – St Marks is symbolised by the Winged Lion.St Mark:https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2018/04/25/saint-of-the-day-25-april-st-mark-the-evangelist/And:https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2017/04/25/saint-of-the-day-25-april-st-mark-the-evangelist-solemnity/ Rogation Day – The Greater…

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Thought for the Day – 24 April – Concerning the Most Holy Sacramentof the Eucharist

Thought for the Day – 24 April – The Spiritual Combat (1589) – Dom Lorenzo Scupoli OSM (c1530-1610) “None shall be crowned who has not fought well.” 2 Tim 2: 5 LIII: … Concerning the Most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist “Thus far, I have tried, as perhaps you have observed, to furnish you with four kinds of spiritual weapons and the methods by which they may profitably be employed.It remains…

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