See the Lilies of the Field

 “...Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?" Luke 1:42-43 Our Savior comes to us everyday in the Eucharist, through this we become like Mary,a tabernacle.  We have Christ within us! Her Magnificat should be the song of our souls. We should echo her words every second of every day, "My soul doth magnify the Lord And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior..."  This is our GOD! Like Mary, we should be filled wonder and awe, we should be filled with His joy and love because He has saved us, lifted us up from the dirt from which we came and has given us the ability to join Him forever in paradise! Like Elizabeth we should be filled with humility and adoration? "How does this happen to me?" That our Lord and  His Mother should come to us? Take this to heart friends, Mary is the perfect way to get to Jesus, she is the perfect model to follow. She is the link...

Prayer. Prayer is amazing. It is the greatest gift that the Lord has given us (other than the Sacraments which- by the way- all come from the Mass, which is a prayer in and of itself).  It is direct communication with Him! How amazing, and wonderful is that!? We can talk to God , and He can talk to us! Prayer gives us a TON of graces. It helps us in our walk towards Christ and Heaven. "Prayer reveals to souls the vanity of earthly goods and pleasures. It fills them with light, strength and consolation; and gives them a foretaste of the calm bliss of our heavenly home." -St. Rose of Viterbo "Virtues are formed by prayer. Prayer preserves temperance. Prayer suppresses anger. Prayer prevents emotions of pride and envy. Prayer draws into the soul the Holy Spirit, and raises man to Heaven." -St. Ephraem Recently my prayer life has faltered. I became immersed in my school life with tests, extended essays, AP exams etc... Sure, I would say a Hail Mary, Glory Be, Ou...

   Hello All!    Well, it has been awhile hasn't it?  I apologize for not posting I just got caught up with life.  So much has happened. I've been able to talk with some great, holy people, and have some great moments with God.  Today though, I want to talk about love.    Love. A word we often misuse. A word that gets lost in translation.  Do we really know what it means? I could give you a dictionary definition, but we as Catholics, as Christians, as followers of Christ, have that definition written on our hearts, our souls. Often times He is hanging around our necks, on our walls, in our churches, in the Tabernacle.  The definition of love, is Jesus Christ.  He is our perfect model when it comes to Love.  He gave His life for damnable sinners, the very same who put Him up there on that cross. He even  forgave  them, forgave us .  If thats not love, what the heck is? ...

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Amen WE HAVE A POPE!!!! How amazing and wonderful is that! God has given us a leader, a protector, a shepherd! And what a wonderful one he will be, I feel it!  I feel so thankful that the Lord would bless us with such a man!  He seems just the right guy for the job. O Lord, we are the millions of believers, humbly kneeling at Your feet and begging You to preserve, defend and save the Sovereign Pontiff  for many years. He is the Father of the great fellowship of souls and our Father as well.  On this day, as on every other day, He is praying for us also and is offering unto You with holy fervor the sacred Victim of love and peace. O Lord, turn Yourself toward us with eyes of pity, for we are now, as it were, forgetful of ourselves and are praying above all for Him. Unite our prayers with His and receive them into the bosom of Your infinite mercy, as a sweet savor of active and f...

I believe in God, the Father almighty,  Creator of heaven and earth , and   in Jesus Christ,   his only Son, our Lord,  who   was conceived by  the Holy Spirit,  born of the Virgin Mary,  suffered under Pontius Pilate,  was crucified, died and was buried ;  he descended   into hell;  on the third day he rose again  from the dead;  he ascended into heaven,  and is seated at the right hand  of   God   the Father   almighty;  from there   he will come to judge  the living and the dead.  I believe in the Holy Spirit,  the holy catholic Church,  the communion of saints,  the forgiveness of sins,  the resurrection of the body,  and life everlasting.     Amen.    Are you amazed? Are you truly amazed at the wonder and glory of Christ?  Are you truly amazed at the love of Christ?  Are you? I think this is ...

O God, eternal shepherd, who govern your flock with unfailing care, grant in your boundless fatherly love a pastor for your Church who will please you by his holiness and to us show watchful care. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. (I meant to post this on the 28th but blog-spot wouldn't let me so it's a bit late) I'm a bit down today. The chair of St. Peter is once again empty.  It feels like he's been Pope forever, but in reality its only been 8 years.  Yet, in that time, he's done so much! Here's two video's on his papacy. We will miss you Papa. We will pray for you and for a new Pope who will continue to guide us towards Christ.

Take, O Lord, and receive my entire liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will. All that I am and all that I possess, Thou hast given me: I surrender it all to Thee to be disposed of according to Thy will. Give me only Thy love and Thy grace; with these I will be rich enough and will desire nothing more. Amen. I am so excited! I have begun my consecration to the Lord through Mary! The consecration is a wonderful practice, by St. Louis de Monfort and it's all about surrendering your all to Jesus, and doing so through His Mother.  It is especially wonderful because of this fact. St. Louis said, "True Devotion to Mary is nothing more than the perfect and certain and shortest way to live our baptismal vows."   St. Louis de Montfort tells us that "those who desire to take up this special devotion should spend at least 12 days in emptying themselves of the spirit of the world, which is opposed to the spirit of Jesus. They should spend 3 weeks imbuing ...