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Gospel Reading: Luke 1:36-38 https://www.catholic.org/news/national/story.php?id=54667 "Mary said, 'Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.  May it be done to me according to your word.'  Then the angel departed from her." (Luke 1:38) Pray the Angelus, or a prayer of your choosing, for the courage to place your trust in God's providence as did the Blessed Virgin Mary.* *Taken from the 2019 Lenten Daily Devotional from the Basilica of The National Shrine of The Immaculate Conception.

Ash Wednesday Day of Fasting and Abstinence Found on Unsplash Gospel Reading: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 "When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites. They neglect their appearance, so that they may appear to others to be fasting. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that you may not appear to be fasting, except to your Father who is hidden." (Matthew 6:16-18) As Lent begins, ask Our Lord for His Guidance in your daily practice of prayer, fasting, and good works through the Lenten season.* *Taken from the 2019 Lenten Daily Devotional from the Basilica of The National Shrine of The Immaculate Conception.

John 20:1-29 Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA) 20  And on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalen cometh early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre; and she saw the stone taken away from the sepulchre. 2  She ran, therefore, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and saith to them: They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him. 3  Peter therefore went out, and that other disciple, and they came to the sepulchre. 4  And they both ran together, and that other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. 5  And when he stooped down, he saw the linen cloths lying; but yet he went not in. 6  Then cometh Simon Peter, following him, and went into the sepulchre, and saw the linen cloths lying, 7  And the napkin that had been about his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but apart, wrapped up into one place. 8  Then that other...

I   bind unto myself today The strong Name of the Trinity, By invocation of the same, The Three in One and One in Three. I  bind this day to me for ever. By power of faith, Christ's incarnation; His baptism in the Jordan river; His death on Cross for my salvation; His bursting from the spicèd tomb; His riding up the heavenly way; His coming at the day of doom; I bind unto myself today. I  bind unto myself the power Of the great love of the cherubim; The sweet 'well done' in judgment hour, The service of the seraphim, Confessors' faith, Apostles' word, The Patriarchs' prayers, the Prophets' scrolls, All good deeds done unto the Lord, And purity of virgin souls. I  bind unto myself today The virtues of the starlit heaven, The glorious sun's life-giving ray, The whiteness of the moon at even, The flashing of the lightning free, The whirling wind's tempestuous shocks, The stable earth, the deep salt sea, Around the old eternal rocks. ...

Happy feast of Christ the King! PRAYER TO CHRIST THE KING Christ Jesus, I acknowledge You King of the universe. All that has been created has been made for You. Make full use of Your rights over me. I renew the promises I made in Baptism, when I renounced Satan and all his pomps and works, and I promise to live a good Christian life and to do all in my power to procure the triumph of the rights of God and Your Church. Divine Heart of Jesus, I offer you my efforts in order to obtain that all hearts may acknowledge your Sacred Royalty, and that thus the Kingdom of Your peace may be established throughout the universe. Amen.

Happy Easter everyone!!!!! I hope you all have a wonderful day and enjoy yourselves.

V.   The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary. R.   And she conceived of the Holy Spirit. Hail Mary ,   etc. V.   Behold the handmaid of the Lord, R.   Be it done unto me according to Thy word. Hail Mary ,   etc. V.   And the Word was made flesh, R.   And dwelt amongst us. Hail Mary ,   etc. V.   Pray for   us, O most holy Mother of God, R.   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, as we have known the Incarnation of Christ Thy Son by the message of an Angel, so by His Passion and Cross we may be brought to the glory of the Resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Oh,  St. Joseph , whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of  God . I place in you all my interests and desires. Oh,  St. Joseph , do assist me by your powerful intercession, and obtain for me from your divine Son all spiritual blessings, through  Jesus Christ , our Lord. So that, having engaged here below your heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers. Oh,  St. Joseph , I never weary of contemplating you, and  Jesus  asleep in your arms; I dare not approach while He reposes near your  heart . Press  Him  in my name and kiss  His  fine head for me and ask him to return the Kiss when I draw my dying breath.  St. Joseph, Patron of departing souls  -  Pray for me .

I   bind unto myself today The strong Name of the Trinity, By invocation of the same, The Three in One and One in Three. I  bind this day to me for ever. By power of faith, Christ's incarnation; His baptism in the Jordan river; His death on Cross for my salvation; His bursting from the spicèd tomb; His riding up the heavenly way; His coming at the day of doom; I bind unto myself today. I  bind unto myself the power Of the great love of the cherubim; The sweet 'well done' in judgment hour, The service of the seraphim, Confessors' faith, Apostles' word, The Patriarchs' prayers, the Prophets' scrolls, All good deeds done unto the Lord, And purity of virgin souls. I  bind unto myself today The virtues of the starlit heaven, The glorious sun's life-giving ray, The whiteness of the moon at even, The flashing of the lightning free, The whirling wind's tempestuous shocks, The stable earth, the deep salt sea, Around the old eternal rocks. ...

--- 1 --- With "Catching Fire" coming to theaters this months I made these computer backgrounds :) The first background is my favorite :) --- 2 --- In case you forgot today starts NaNoWriMo or National Novel Writing Month :) It technically started at midnight but what ever ;) As the month and my story progresses I shall do my best to keep you updated on how the writing is going and I might even share a couple procrastination questions that I will be filling out when I get bored :) --- 3 --- I finally started knitting the blanket that I had mentioned here a couple times. Here is the link to the pattern, though I am not following the pattern exactly. When I have more of it done I'll post a picture or two of the work in progress. Here is a refresher on what the colors that I am using look like :) --- 4 --- Since I am on the subject of making blankets, I have been working on the blanket that I started making out of old t-shirts and flannel sh...

St. Pius V (April 30) established this feast in 1573. The purpose was to thank God for the victory of Christians over the Turks at Lepanto—a victory attributed to the praying of the rosary. Clement XI extended the feast to the universal Church in 1716. (taken from American Catholic.org) “The rosary, though clearly Marian in character, is at heart a Christ-centered prayer. It has all the depth of the gospel messge in its entirety. It is an echo of the prayer of Mary, her perennial Magnificat for the work of the redemptive Incarnation which began in her virginal womb.... It can be said that the rosary is, in some sense, a prayer-commentary on the final chapter of the Vatican II Constitution  Lumen Gentium , a chapter that discusses the wondrous presence of the Mother of God in the mystery of Christ and the Church" (Pope John Paul II, apostolic letter  The Rosary of the Virgin Mary ).

--- 1 --- Though I haven't started making it yet I found a pattern for a afghan/blanket, which I mentioned in my quick takes from last week. The squares have been sitting in a pile for sine the beginning of last week. But I have started making different balls of all of the colors that I will be using for the blanket. Here is the link to the pattern that I will be using for the afghan! --- 2 --- --- 3 --- --- 4 --- Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love; for it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. --- 5 --- When I first starte...

“I will let fall from Heaven...a Shower of Roses”--St. Therese MIRACULOUS INVOCATION TO ST. THERESE O glorious Saint Therese, whom almighty God has raised up to aid and counsel mankind, I implore your Miraculous Intercession. So powerful are you in obtaining every need of body and soul our Holy Mother Church proclaims you a “Prodigy of Miracles...the Greatest Saint of Modern times.” Now I fervently beseech you to answer my petition (mention here) and to carry out your promises of spending Heaven doing good upon earth...of letting fall from Heaven a Shower of Roses. Henceforth, dear Little Flower, I will fulfill your plea” to be made known everywhere” and I will never cease to lead others to Jesus through you. Amen

Immaculate Mary, thy praises we sing; Who reignest in splendor with Jesus our King. Ave, ave, ave, Maria! Ave, ave, Maria!  In heaven, the blessed thy glory proclaim; On earth we, thy children, invoke thy fair name. Ave, ave, ave, Maria! Ave, ave, Maria!  We pray for God's glory; may His kingdom come; We pray for His vicar, our father, and Rome. Ave, ave, ave, Maria! Ave, ave, Maria!  We pray for our Mother, the Church upon earth, And bless, dearest Lady, the land of our birth. Ave, ave, ave, Maria! Ave, ave, Maria! 

Today is the feast day of St. Dominic!