Litany of Humility Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val (1865-1930), Secretary of State for Pope Saint Pius X O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me. From the desire of being esteemed, Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being loved…Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being extolled …Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being honored …Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being praised …Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being preferred to others…Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being consulted …Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being approved …Deliver me, Jesus. From the …
Author: Manuel Xavier
Days of Penance
Days of Penance Conversion is accomplished in daily life by gestures of reconciliation, concern for the poor, the exercise and defense of justice and right, by the admission of faults to one’s brethren, fraternal correction, revision of life, examination of conscience, spiritual direction acceptance of suffering, endurance of persecution for the sake of righteousness. Taking up one’s cross each day and following Jesus is the surest way of penance. The seasons and days of penance in the course of the liturgical year – Lent and each Friday in memory of the death of the Lord, are intense moments of the …
Jesus: the Heart of Christian Morality
Fr. Timothy V. Vaverek, STD has been a priest of the Diocese of Austin since 1985 and is currently the administrator of St. Mary’s in the city of West. His studies were in Dogmatics with a focus on Ecclesiology, Apostolic Ministry, Newman, and Ecumenism Jesus: the Heart of Christian Morality by Fr. Timothy V. Vaverek, Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Many influential theologies of the past half-century are misleading, sterile abstractions because they effectively disconnect morality from our participation in Christ’s life. Until that breach is healed, the life, witness, and unity of the Church and her members will continue to suffer. …
How to Trust Your Feelings
Robert Royal is a Catholic author and the president of the Faith & Reason Institute based in Washington, D.C. Royal received his BA and MA from Brown University and his PhD from The Catholic University of America. He has taught at Brown University, Rhode Island College, and The Catholic University of America. From 1980 to 1982 he was editor-in-chief of Prospect magazine in Princeton, New Jersey. From 1986 to 1999 he served as vice president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, along with president George Weigel from 1989 to 1996. On a distant planet in a time now far, …
How to Pray the Rosary
How to Pray the Rosary Most Catholics love to pray the Rosary, yet they have often struggled in meditating on the mysteries while praying the Rosary. They need not feel guilty as many saints had the same problem. All that is needed is an effort to pray faithfully. St. Therese of Lisieux said that whenever she is distracted during prayer, she would offer up these distractions for the love of Jesus. To begin the Rosary: (1) Make the Sign of the Cross, “In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.” (2) Recite …
How to Become a Catholic
How to Become a Catholic Becoming Catholic is one of life’s most profound and joyous experiences. Some are blessed enough to receive this great gift while they are infants, and, over time, they recognize the enormous grace that has been bestowed on them. Others enter the Catholic fold when they are older children or adults. This tract examines the joyful process by which one becomes a Catholic. A person is brought into full communion with the Catholic Church through reception of the three sacraments of Christian initiation—baptism, confirmation, and the holy Eucharist—but the process by which one becomes a Catholic …
Homage to Don Briel
Don J. Briel was an American theologian who held the Blessed John Henry Newman Chair of Liberal Arts at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota from August 2014 until his death in 2018. He was the founder of the Center for Catholic Studies at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he held the Koch Chair of Catholic Studies and served as Director from 1993 to 2014. Homage to Don Briel by George Weigel. He is the distinguished senior fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, where he holds the William E. Simon …
The Holy Eucharist – The Mass Explained
History of the Legion of Mary
THE HISTORY OF THE LEGION OF MARY ORIGIN AND HISTORY In a poor and old part of Dublin, in a property known as Myra House, in Francis Street, the Legion of Mary began. The St. Vincent de Paul Society owned the house and the local conference held its meetings there. Sometime about 1917 some women were asked to assist this conference in serving free breakfasts on Sundays to poor children. When, later on, the free breakfasts were discontinued, the women remained to form, with a number of the brothers, a recruiting-center for the well-known Irish temperance society, the Pioneer Total …
Legion of Mary Standing Instructions
A deeper look at the first part of the Standing Instruction: “Legionary duty requires from each legionary: First, the punctual and regular attendance at the weekly meetings of the praesidium, and the furnishing there of an adequate and audible report on the work done.” (Handbook 18:7) It may be worthwhile reflecting on the following extracts from the handbook which deal with points contained in the first part of the Standing Instruction quoted above: PUNCTUAL ATTENDANCE: “Punctually at the appointed time, the members shall be in their places, and the meeting shall begin. But a punctual start (so necessary for the …