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October, 2018
The Holy Father's Prayer Intention
Evangelization – The Mission of Religious That consecrated religious men and women may bestir themselves, and be present among the poor, the marginalized, and those who have no voice.
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'The sign of patient endurance is delight in suffering; and the intellect, trusting in this patient endurance, hopes to attain what is promised and to escape what is threatened.' St. Thalassios the Libyan
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The Angelus
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The Angel of the Lord declared to Mary:
And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of
our death. Amen.
Behold the handmaid of the Lord: Be it done unto me according to Thy word.
Hail Mary . . .
And the Word was made Flesh: And dwelt among us.
Hail Mary . . .
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray:
Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts; that we, to whom the incarnation of Christ, Thy Son, was made known by the message of an angel, may by His Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of His Resurrection, through the same Christ Our Lord.
Amen.
"Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you" (Lk 1:28) "Blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb"
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St. Therese of Lisieux Feast Day: October 1
Born: January 2, 1873, Alençon, France
Died: September 30, 1897, Lisieux, France
Canonized: May 17, 1925 by Pope Pius XI
Major Shrine: Basilique de Sainte-Thérèse, Lisieux, France
Patron of: AIDS sufferers; aviators; bodily ills; florists; France; illness; loss of parents; missionaries; tuberculosis
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CATHOLIC ALMANACMonday, October 1
Liturgical Color: White
Today is the Memorial of St. Therese of the Child
Jesus, virgin and Doctor of the Church. She is known
as the Saint of the Little Way, referring to her practice
of offering small, daily trials up to God. St. Therese
died in 1897.
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Catholic Culture
Ordinary Time: October 1st
Memorial St. Therese of the Child Jesus, virgin and Doctor of the Church
MASS READINGS
October 01, 2018 (Readings on USCCB website)
COLLECT PRAYER
O God, who open your Kingdom to those who are humble and to little ones, lead us to follow trustingly in the little way of Saint Thérèse, so that through her intercession we may see your eternal glory revealed. 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.
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Old Calendar: St. Remigius, bishop, confessor (Remi) ; Other Titles: The Little Flower; Theresa of the Child Jesus; Teresa of the Child Jesus; Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face; Therese of the Infant Jesus; Thérèse Lisieux; Theresa Lisieux; Therese Lisieux
Today is the memorial of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, more popularly known as "the Little Flower." Although just an obscure cloistered Carmelite nun, she has had universal appeal since her death in 1897. St. Thérèse is the patroness of all foreign missions and patroness of France. Her feast day was formerly October 3.
According to the 1962 Missal of St. John XXIII the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, today is the feast of St. Remigius, bishop and confessor, who died in 533. He baptized King Clovis, bringing the Frankish nation to Christianity. He is one of the patrons of France.
St. Thérèse
Marie Thérèse Martin was born at Alençon, France on January 2, 1873, the youngest of five daughters. Her father, Louis, was a watchmaker, and her mother, Zelie, who died of breast cancer when Thérèse was four, was a lace maker. She was brought up in a model Christian home. While still a child she felt the attraction of the cloister, and at fifteen obtained permission to enter the Carmel of Lisieux. For the next nine years she lived a very ordinary religious life. There are no miracles, exploits or austerities recorded of her. She attained a very high degree of holiness by carrying out her ordinary daily duties with perfect fidelity, having a childlike confidence in God's providence and merciful love and being ready to be at the service of others at all times. She also had a great love of the Church and a zeal for the conversion of souls. She prayed especially for priests. She died of consumption on September 30, 1897, at the age of 24, and was canonized in 1925. She has never ceased to fulfill her promise: "I will pass my heaven in doing good on earth." Her interior life is known through her autobiography called Story of a Soul. Pope John Paul II declared her a Doctor of the Church in 1997.
Patron: florists; foreign missions; missionaries; pilots; against tuberculosis; AIDS sufferers; illness; loss of parents; Australia; France; Russia; Diocese of Fairbanks, Alaska; Diocese of Fresno, California; Diocese of Juneau, Alaska; Diocese of Pueblo, Colorado.
Symbols: roses; discalced Carmelite nun holding roses; Carmelite nun with roses at her feet; Carmelite nun holding images of the Child Jesus and Holy Face of Jesus; Carmelite nun holding a crucifix and roses; book.
Things to Do:
- Find photographs of St. Thérèse and her family.
Her sister Céline and cousin Marier Guérin had become interested in the art of photography, and when Céline entered the Carmelites with her sisters, she was given permission to bring her equipment and use it in the convent. A wonderful out-of-print book with all the photographs of this saint is called The Photo Album of St. Thérèse of Lisieux.
- Read St. Thérèse's autobiography Story of a Soul and other writings of or about St. Thérèse. Find biographies suitable for your children.
- Read more about her confidence in God, an excellent book is I Believe in Love.
- St. Thérèse belonged to the Discalced order of Carmelites, which means unshod or barefoot. Find out more about the order of Carmelites.
- From the Catholic Culture Library:
- Learn about the Society of the Little Flower.
- There is the historic National Shrine of the Little Flower in Royal Oak, Michigan, a Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower in San Antonio, Texas.
- Bake a cake or brownies and frost. Decorate with roses, either real, artificial, marzipan, icing, candy or other. Let your imagination go! See top bar for marzipan suggestions.
- Learn about St. Therese's sacrifice beads, buy or learn to make them.
- Do some rose crafts or recipes today. St. Therese's dying words were: "I will let fall a shower of roses after my death." This site has some wonderful old-fashioned rose recipes.
St. Remigius
Also known as Remi, he was born at Laon, the son of Count Emilius of Laon and St. Celina. He became known for his preaching, and in 459, when he was only twenty-two, he was appointed bishop of Rheims. He was ordained and consecrated and reigned for more than seventy years, devoting himself to the evangelization of the Franks. In 496, Clovis, pagan King of northern Gaul, supposedly in response to a suggestion by his wife, Clotildis, a Christian, invoked the Christian God when the invading Alemanni were on the verge of defeating his forces, whereupon the tide of battle turned and Clovis was victorious. St. Remigius, aided by St. Vedast, instructed him and his chieftains in Christianity, and soon after baptized Clovis, his two sisters, and three thousand of his followers. Remigius was a zealous proponent of orthodoxy, opposed Arianism, and converted an Arian bishop at a synod of Arian bishops in 517. He was censured by a group of bishops for ordaining one Claudius, whom they felt was unworthy of the priesthood, but St. Remigius was generally held in great veneration for his holiness, learning, and miracles. He was the most influential prelate of Gaul and is considered the apostle of the Franks. He died at Rheims on January 13. — Dictionary of Saints, John J. Delaney
Patron: France.
Symbols: Oil stock; dove with Holy Ampulla in its beak; birds; veil of St. Veronica; font; broken fetters.
Often Portrayed As: Dressed as a bishop with a miter and staff with a cross and is holding the oil of the sacred phial in his right hand with a dove hovering over. For centuries the events at the crowning of Clovis I became a symbol used by the monarchy to claim the divine right to rule.
Things to Do: Things to Do:
- Learn about Rheims, France and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Rheims where King Clovis was baptized.
- Find out what the divine right of kings means.
- Offer reparation by prayers and good works for the losses resulting from the infidelity of France (the eldest daughter of the Church) as well as much of Europe, who has departed from the faith on which their culture was built.
- Read Pope John Paul's Apostolic Exhortation, Ecclesia in Europa.
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The Word Among Us
Meditation: Luke 9:46-50
St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church (Memorial)
Whoever receives this child in my name receives me. (Luke 9:48)
Football players know the value of staying low to the ground. For instance, try picturing two evenly matched linemen at the line of scrimmage. Usually, it’s the one who crouches lower who is able to hold his ground.
The same is true in the kingdom of God. Crouching low in humility gives you a strategic advantage. The disciples hadn’t learned that yet. Still thinking that higher was better, they argued over who was the greatest among them. But Jesus rewrote the rules when he equated receiving a lowly child with receiving him.
“Going low” is powerful for this simple reason: it’s the place where we’ll find Jesus. It’s the place where we’ll find the One who “emptied himself” to walk among us and who “humbled himself” by accepting death on a cross (Philippians 2:7, 8). It’s the place where we’ll find the One who came to care for “the poor,” the “captives,” and “the oppressed” (Luke 4:18). It’s the place where we’ll find the One who came “to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45). The more often we lay down our ego and our agenda, the more often we will find God’s grace and the ability to love the people around us.
Is there a situation in which you need to give up pride or self-centeredness? Perhaps you have been holding a grudge for far too long. Perhaps you have been avoiding someone who needs your help. Or maybe you need to pay closer attention to the needs of the people around you. Take just one step today, and trust that God will take care of you.
You don’t need to protect your position. You don’t always have to get in the last word. Take the lower place beside Jesus. Be quick to listen and serve. And watch for the Lord to bring you close to him. Listen for his quiet voice: “Well done, my good and faithful servant” (Matthew 25:21).
“Lord, help me to follow you along the low road today. Jesus, I want to find you there.”
Job 1:6-22
Psalm 17:1-3, 6-7
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Daily Gospel CommentarySaint John Cassian (around 360-435)
founder of monasteries
Conferences no.15,7 (©Ancient Christian Writers; SC 54, p. 216 rev.)
"The one who is least among all of you is the one who is the greatest."
“Come,” said Christ to his apostles, “and learn from me” - not, to be sure, how to cast out demons with heavenly power, nor how to cleanse lepers, nor how to enlighten the blind, nor how to raise the dead... But you, he says, “Learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart” (Mt 11:28-29). For this can be learned and practiced by everyone in general, whereas the works of signs and mighty deeds are neither always necessary and appropriate for everyone, nor are they bestowed on everyone.
Humility, then, is the teacher of all the virtues; it is the most firm foundation of the heavenly edifice; it is the Savior's own magnificent gift. For a person may perform without danger of pride all the miracles that Christ worked if he strains after the meek Lord not because of his exalted signs but because of his patience and humility. But a person who itches to command unclean spirits, to bestow the gift of health on the sick, or to show some wondrous sign to the people is far from Christ even though he invokes the name of Christ in his displays, because by reason of his proud mind he does not follow the Teacher of humility.
Even when he was returning to his Father he prepared what I might call his testament, and he left this to his disciples: “A new commandment I give you,” he said, “that you love one another; as I have loved you, you must also love one another.” And immediately he added: “By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” (Jn 13:34-35). He did not say: If you also perform signs and mighty deeds, but: “If you have love for one another.” Certainly no one can observe this but the gentle and the humble.
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Marriage = One Man and One Woman Until Death Do Us PartDaily Marriage Tip for October 1, 2018:
Today, in honor of St. Therese of Lisieux, practice a “hidden little act of virtue” for your spouse.
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Regnum Christi
Memorial of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church Father Edward McIlmail, LC
Luke 9: 46-50
An argument arose among the disciples about which of them was the greatest. Jesus realized the intention of their hearts and took a child and placed it by his side and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. For the one who is least among all of you is the one who is the greatest.” Then John said in reply, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name and we tried to prevent him because he does not follow in our company.” Jesus said to him, “Do not prevent him, for whoever is not against you is for you.”
Introductory Prayer: In you, Lord, I find all my joy and happiness. How could I offend you by chasing after fleeting success and lifeless trophies? I believe in you because you are truth itself. I hope in you because you are faithful to your promises. I love you because you have loved me first. I am a sinner; nevertheless, you have given me so many blessings. I humbly thank you.
Petition: Holy Spirit, teach me to see myself as the least of all, as one called to serve all.
- Me-first Syndrome: Listening wasn’t the disciples’ strong suit. How could it be? If they had truly paid attention to the Master, they should have known that the Good News wasn’t about striving for prestige and recognition. It was about humility and service. We can only wonder why Jesus’ words didn’t sink in for his disciples. Yet, are we much better? We hear or read the same Gospel passages year after year, yet we still fall into sins of pride. We might think ourselves better or smarter or holier than the rest. But how does Christ see us?
- The Corrupter: Jesus explains in what greatness consists: the acceptance of the weakest and most defenseless, in his name. This requires a humble heart. God gives us certain powers that he hopes will be used for good purposes. The history of mankind seethes with tales of people exploiting one another at every opportunity. Examples abound: ethnic groups that exploit minorities, employers who take advantage of poor immigrants, the road-rager who cuts off people in traffic. “Power corrupts,” says the ancient adage. Indeed, it does. How do I treat the people over whom I have authority? Am I like a dictator? Do I always want to show them “who’s the boss”? Or is my attitude one of service?
- Zealously Jealous: John explains that he and the other disciples tried to stop someone who was doing good in Jesus’ name. The person’s crime was that he didn’t follow “in our company.” Christians have derailed more than a few good works over the centuries because they thought themselves appointed by God to police the Church. The Holy Spirit raises up all kinds of new works which need to be serenely discerned, not systematically squelched simply because they are new. “By their fruits you will know them,” Jesus says (see Matthew 7:16). The lesson Our Lord wants to give is: Don’t be so quick to judge others’ motives. Give them the benefit of the doubt and wait to see what their work produces. Is there anyone I’m keeping from doing good?
Conversation with Christ: Give me the grace to see people and actions through your eyes. Let me bring my standards in line with yours. Let me learn to look at a person’s heart rather than his appearance. And above all, give me the wisdom never to stand in the way of people doing good for your Church.
Resolution: I will do an act of charity for the pro-life movement or for a children’s group.
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Homily of the DayOctober 1, 2018
In the first reading Job accepts with great peace and equanimity the massive disasters of his life planned by Satan to test him. Job continues to praise and bless God: “The Lord gives. The Lord has taken away. Blessed be his name!”
We pray for such trust and love of God.
In the Gospel reading Jesus tells us to be like children, child-like but not childish. We should strive to emulate the simple and trusting nature of children in our relationship with God our Father.
As we celebrate the memorial of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, “the Little Flower,” may we learn from her life the lesson of spiritual childhood: “I rejoice to be little, because only children and those who are like them will be admitted to the heavenly banquet.”
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One Bread, One Body
One Bread, One Body
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All Issues > Volume 34, Issue 6
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St. Therese of the Child Jesus
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Job 1:6-22
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Psalm 17:1-3, 6-7 |
Luke 9:46-50
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Job was the holiest person on the face of the earth. There was "no one on earth like him, blameless and upright, fearing God and avoiding evil" (Jb 1:8). Because he was so open to God's graces, he was able to receive from God a beautiful family and many other blessings. So Satan accused Job of serving God for the benefits and not from pure love. God let Job prove Satan wrong by letting Satan destroy Job's family and bankrupt Job all in one day. Job continued to love God even in severe adversity. Job proclaimed: "The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord!" (Jb 1:21) Job served God not for perishable benefits (see Jn 6:27), but from true love. Job's motives for serving God were not mixed but pure motives. Job loved God unconditionally, as God loved him. Why are you a Christian? Would you love the Lord even if there was no heaven or hell? Would you love God if He let your spouse or children die tragically? Would you love God if He permitted you to experience adversity instead of prosperity? Would you praise God even if you were confused about what He was allowing in your life? Are you willing to say: "Though the fig tree blossom not nor fruit be on the vines, though the yield of the olive fail and the terraces produce no nourishment, though the flocks disappear from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet will I rejoice in the Lord and exult in my saving God"? (Hab 3:17-18) Look at Jesus on the cross. Love God unconditionally. |
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| Prayer: Father, may my love for You be pure. Do whatever necessary to purify it. |
| Promise: "Whoever welcomes this little child on My account welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes Him Who sent Me; for the least one among you is the greatest." —Lk 9:48 |
| Praise: St. Therese offered herself to the merciful love of Jesus. She begged to receive the mercy others refused. |
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Between You and God:
Mother Theresa echoes the Gospel teaching in a brief poem entitled “It’s Between You and God.”
People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered.
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you.
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone may destroy overnight.
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, others may be jealous.
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough.
Give the world the best you have anyway.
Why?
Because in the final analysis, all of this is between you and God….
It was never between you and them anyway.
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