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Monday, October 28, 2013

OCTOBER 28, Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles --- Pope's Mass: Jesus continues to pray for us !


 

On October 28, Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles

Readings at Mass

Liturgical Colour: Red.

First reading - Ephesians 2:19-22
You are no longer aliens or foreign visitors: you are citizens like all the saints, and part of God’s household. You are part of a building that has the apostles and prophets for its foundations, and Christ Jesus himself for its main cornerstone. As every structure is aligned on him, all grow into one holy temple in the Lord; and you too, in him, are being built into a house where God lives, in the Spirit.

Responsorial Psalm - Psalm 18(19):2-5
 
Their word goes forth through all the earth.
 
The heavens proclaim the glory of God,
  and the firmament shows forth the work of his hands.
Day unto day takes up the story
  and night unto night makes known the message.
 
Their word goes forth through all the earth.
 
No speech, no word, no voice is heard
  yet their span extends through all the earth,
  their words to the utmost bounds of the world.
 
Their word goes forth through all the earth.
 

Gospel Acclamation - (Te Deum)
Alleluia, alleluia!
We praise you, O God,
we acknowledge you to be the Lord.
The glorious company of the apostles praise you, O Lord.
Alleluia!

Gospel - Luke 6:12-16
Jesus went out into the hills to pray; and he spent the whole night in prayer to God. When day came he summoned his disciples and picked out twelve of them; he called them ‘apostles’: Simon whom he called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon called the Zealot, Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot who became a traitor.


Lk 6:12-16 -- The Twelve Apostles - Ġesù jagħżel it-Tnax

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgpClKyuEXI



Relics of Jesus' cousin bring people together for procession to St. Peter's Basilica





Published on Oct 28, 2013






Published on Oct 29, 2013


The Pope dealt with the theme of prayer in the homily at morning mass. "He is the intercessor, he who prays, and prays to God with us and before us. Jesus has saved us. He prayed this great prayer—his sacrifice, his life—to save us, to justify us: we are justified thanks to him. Now, he is gone and he prays. But is Jesus a spirit? Jesus is not a spirit! Jesus is a person. He is a man, with flesh like our own but in glory. Jesus has the wounds on his hands, on his feet, and on his side. And when he prays, he shows the Father the price of our justification. And he prays for us, as if saying: 'Father, may this not be lost!'


Pope at Santa Marta: Jesus prays for us - Published on Oct 28, 2016








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Made Perfect in Weakness





[Rum:7:15] Ma nafx x'jien nagħmel; naf li mhux dak li rrid nagħmel iżda dak li ma rridx. [Rum:7:16] Jekk nagħmel dak li ma rridx, naqbel mal-Liġi li hi tajba. [Rum:7:17] Issa mela mhux aktar jien li qiegħed nagħmel dan iżda d-dnub li hemm jgħammar ġewwa fija. [Rum:7:18] Naf li t-tajjeb ma jgħammarx fija, jiġifieri f'ġismi. Ir-rieda tajba qiegħda hemm fija, imma li nagħmel it-tajjeb m'hux hemm. [Rum:7:19] M'iniex nagħmel it-tajjeb li rrid, imma qiegħed nagħmel il-ħażin li ma rridx. [Rum:7:20] Jekk jien nagħmel sewwasew dak li ma rridx, mhux jien mela qiegħed nagħmlu iżda d-dnub li hemm jgħammar fija. [Rum:7:21] Nħoss din il-liġi ġewwa fija: meta rrid nagħmel it-tajjeb, ifeġġ quddiemi l-ħażin. [Rum:7:22] Skond il-bniedem ta' ġewwa togħġobni l-liġi ta' Alla; [Rum:7:23] iżda nilmaħ fil-membri ta' ġismi liġi oħra titqabad kontra l-liġi ta' moħħi u tjassarni taħt il-liġi tad-dnub li hemm ġo ġismi. [Rum:7:24] Msejken bniedem li jien! Min se jeħlisni minn dan il-ġisem tal-mewt? [Rum:7:25] Niżżi ħajr lil Alla permezz ta' Ġesù Kristu Sidna!

Custodia Oculorum - Custody of the Eyes











Licentiousness abounds in the world today and getting back into this ancient Catholic practice of custody of the eyes is most salutary.

St. Francis Xavier: "You are unworthy to have God look upon you, since for the sake of looking upon a man, you do not regard the risk of losing God."

Highly irritating prurient (trending) video posts on Facebook, rampant unabashedly trashy sexy bashes on the ramp featured in the local news, and most importantly, St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi's vision of where souls stained with sins of impurity are lodged in Purgatory inspired this video: "From thence she passed into the place where those souls were imprisoned which had formerly been stained with impurity. She saw them in so filthy and pestilential a dungeon that the sight produced nausea. She turned away quickly from that loathsome spectacle."
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Custody of the Eyes - Published on May 24, 2014
Sermon on how men need to have modesty of the eyes. The eyes are the windows of your soul & there is a lot of temptation out there. This will help keep you on the path.
 

 
 

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Custody of the Eyes: What it is and How to Practice It
Oh! how many are lost by indulging their sight!  — St. Alphonsus de Ligouri
If your eye offends you, pluck it out. — Jesus
We live in a hyper-sexualized, even porn-ified, culture, and if you’re a man who wants to be pure, you’re going to be involved in constant warfare against lust. Everything from toothpaste commercials to weight loss ads has some sort of sexual spin.
Then there is the rampant immodesty in women’s dress (even in church, sadly), including mini-shorts, crop tops, and leggings worn as pants. Popular TV shows are filled with graphic sex, and celebrities dress in see-through clothing—that is, when they aren’t releasing nude photos of themselves.
Now, these temptations are so powerful because they involve our sight—one of the most potent of our senses, especially for us men. What we see is indelibly etched into our memories, and we can never truly un-see anything. Additionally, our sight has a powerful connection to what we want. Radio ads will never be as effective as TV ads, because hearing simply isn’t as strong a sense as sight.
Today I want to talk about an ancient Catholic practice that can help us combat temptations to lust: Custodia occulorum, or custody of the eyes.
What it is
At its most basic level, custody of the eyes simply means controlling what you allow yourself to see. It means guarding your sense of sight carefully, realizing that what you view will leave an indelible mark on your soul.
Many of the saints, in their zeal for purity, would never look anyone in the face. “To avoid the sight of dangerous objects, the saints were accustomed to keep their eyes almost continually fixed on the earth, and to abstain even from looking at innocent objects,” says St. Alphonsus de Liguori.
Now, staring at the floor at all times is a bit extreme for most of us, but it does demonstrate the seriousness with which the saints viewed the importance of purity. They teach us that it is simply impossible to allow hundreds of immodest images into our minds, however unintentionally, and remain pure.
Of course, to the modern mind, this guarding of the eyes is rather quaint and even ridiculous. How prudish, many would think, to think that we should exercise any control over what we see. And yet, if we care about our souls, we have no other option.
How to Practice It
The best place to begin practicing custody of the eyes is in the things we can control, such as movies, magazines, or television shows. If your favorite TV show has a sex scene every five minutes, you need to cut it out of your life. It’s not worth the temptation. In short, don’t consume things that are occasions of sin. Carelessly putting yourself in spiritual danger in this way is a grave sin itself, so take it seriously.
It’s actually rather easy to edit what you consume. But what about the things we can’t control, such as the immodestly dressed woman walking past you? This takes far more prayer-fueled discipline and practice. That said, here are some suggestions.
First, if you’re struggling with the way a woman is dressed, immediately look at her face. I don’t care how beautiful a woman is, it is essentially impossible to lust after someone’s face. The face is the icon of each person’s humanity, and it is far easier to respect a woman’s dignity when you’re looking at her face and not her body.
Second, it may just be appropriate to stare at the floor sometimes, especially if there’s no other way to avoid temptation. This doesn’t have to be the norm, but if the situation warrants it, it is foolish not to do so.
Third, avoid places you know are problematic for you. For most men, the beach is a problem. Dozens of women in tiny bikinis is just too much. If that’s the case for you, avoid the beach.
Finally, fast and pray. This should go without saying, and yet I am always amazed that men think they can control themselves without God’s help. It simply isn’t possible. We always need grace in the battle against concupiscence, and if we trust in ourselves and our own willpower, we will do nothing but fail.
Conclusion
Yes, temptation is everywhere, but we are not helpless victims. We must take the need for purity seriously, and that means guarding carefully what we allow ourselves to see. Through prayer, fasting, and practice, we can learn to take control of our eyes and avoid temptation. This isn’t quaint and archaic—it’s basic to spiritual survival.
Let us call upon our most pure Lady and her chaste husband St. Joseph, begging their intercession for our purity.



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Sunday, October 27, 2013

Vanġelu u spjega tat-30 Ħadd ta' matul is-Sena C -The Pharisee and the Tax Collector

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
- SATURDAY MORNING GOSPEL OF WEEK 3 OF LENT
- IN YEAR C - SUNDAY GOSPEL OF WEEK 30 IN ORDINARY TIME
--- The tax collector, not the Pharisee, went home justified ---
Evanġelju
Il-pubblikan, u mhux il-fariżew,niżel id-dar iġġustifikat
Lq 18, 9-14
 
Qari mill-Evanġelju skont San Luqa
 
F’dak iż-żmien, [Lq:18:9] kien hemm uħud li kienu jafdaw fihom infushom li huma ġusti u kienu jmaqdru lill-oħrajn. Ġesù qalilhom din il-parabbola: [Lq18:10] "Żewġt irġiel, wieħed Fariżew u l-ieħor pubblikan, telgħu fit-tempju biex jitolbu.
 
[Lq18:11] Il-Fariżew, wieqaf, talab hekk f'qalbu, 'O Alla, niżżik ħajr li m'iniex bħall-bqija tal-bnedmin, ħalliela, inġusti, żienja, jew ukoll bħal dan il-pubblikan. [Lq18:12] Jiena nsum darbtejn fil-ġimgħa u nħallas l-għexur ta' kull ma ndaħħal.'
 
[Lq18:13] Iżda l-pubblikan, bilwieqfa fil-bogħod anqas biss ried jerfa' għajnejh lejn is-sema, imma beda jħabbat fuq sidru u jgħid: 'O Alla, ħenn għalija, għax jien midneb!'
 
[Lq18:14] Ngħidilkom jien li dan, u mhux l-ieħor, niżel id-dar iġġustifikat. Għax kull min jitkabbar, jiċċekken; u min jiċċekken, jitkabbar."


Il-Kelma tal-Mulej
R/. Tifħir lilek Kristu

 
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Saturday, October 26, 2013

Mass of Our Lady (Gregorian Chant)






MASS OF OUR LADY AND COMPLINE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhHUOOwAzMQ
 

-INTROIT SALVE SANCTA PARENS
-KYRIE VI
-GRADUAL AUDI FILIA
-CREDO V -ALL. VIRGA JESSE
-OFF. AVE MARIA
-COMMUNION GLORIOSA


SALVE SANCTA PARENS

Salve, sancta parens, enixa puerperal Regem:
Qui Caelum, terramque regit in saecula saeculorum.
Eructavit cor meum verbum bonum: dico ego opera mea Regi.
Salve, sancta parens, enixa puerperal Regem: Qui Caelum, terramque regit in saecula saeculorum

KYRIE ELEISON VI

Kyrie eleison (3x)
Christe eleison (3x)
Kyrie eleison (3x)

GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO

Gloria in excelsis Deo
et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis.
Laudamus te,
benedícimus te,
adoramus te,
glorificamus te,
gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam,
Domine Deus, Rex cælestis,
Deus Pater omnípotens.
Domine Fili Unigenite, Iesu Christe,
Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Fílius Patris,
qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis;
qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostram.
Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis.
Quoniam tu solus Sanctus, tu solus Dominus, tu solus Altissimus,
Iesu Christe, cum Sancto Spiritu: in gloria Dei Patris. Amen.

AUDI FILIA

Audi, filia, et vide, et inclina aurem tuam:
quia concupivit rex speciem tuam.
Specie tua, et pulchritudine tua intende,
prospere procede, et regna.

VIRGA JESSE FLORUIT

Alleluia. Virga Jesse floruit:
virgo Deum et hominem genuit:
Pacem Deus reddidit, in se reconcilians imam sumis.
Alleluia. Alleluia.

CREDO V

Credo in unum Deum͵
Patrem Omnipotentem͵
factorem cæli et terræ͵
visiblium omnium͵ et invisiblium.
Et in unum Dominum Iesum Christum͵
Fileum Dei unigenitum.
Et ex Patre natum ante omnia sæcula.
Deum de Deo͵ lumen de lumine͵
Deum verum de Deo vero.
Genitum͵ non factum͵
consubstantialem Patri:
per quem omnia facta sunt.
Qui propter nos hominess et
propter nostram
salutem descendit de cælis.
Et incarnates est de Spiritu Sancto
ex Maria Virgine: Et homo factus est.
Crucifixus et iam pro nobis:
Sub Pontio Pilato passus͵ et sepultus est.
Et resurrexit tertia die͵ secundum Scripturas.
Et ascendit en cælum:
sedet ad dexteram Patris.
Et iterum venturus est cum gloria͵
iudicare vivos et mortuos:
cuius regni non erit finis.
Et in Spiritum Sanctum͵ Dominum͵
et vivicantem: Qui ex Patre
Filioque procedit.
Qui cum Patre et Filio simul adoratur͵
et conglorificatur: qui locutus
est per Prophetas.
Et unam sanctam catholicam et
Apostolicam Ecclesiam.
Confiteor unum baptisma
in remissionem peccatorum.
Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum.
Et vitam venturi sæculi. Amen.

AVE MARIA

Ave Mari, gratia plena, Dominus tecum.
Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et
benedictus fructus ventris tui,

SANCTUS

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth.
Pleni sunt caeli et terra gloria tua.
Hosanna in excelsis.
Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini.
Hosanna in excelsis.

PATER NOSTER

Pater noster, qui es in cælis,
sanctificetur nomen tuum.
Adveniat regnum tuum.
Fiat voluntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra.
Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie, et
dimitte nobis debita nostra sicut et
nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris.
Et ne nos inducas in tentationem,
sed libera nos a malo.

AGNUS DEI

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,
miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,
miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,
dona nobis pacem.

GLORIOSA

Gloriosa dicta sunt de te͵ Maria:
quia fecit tibi magna qui potens est.
Magnificat anima mea Dominum͵
Et ex sultavit spiritus meus in Deo
salvatore meo͵
Gloriosa dicta sunt de te͵ Maria:
quia fecit tibi magna qui potens est.
quia respexit humilitatem ancillæ suæ.
Ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent
omne generationes͵ et
misericordia eius in progenies et
progenies timentibus eum.
Gloriosa dicta sunt de te͵ Maria:
quia fecit tibi magna qui potens est.


MUSIC:
CD - Ave Maria
Publisher - Westhall, Suffolk : New World Company, 1980.

Monday, October 21, 2013

MY FAITHFUL GOD ------- HE'S BEEN FAITHFUL






In my moments of fear
Through every pain, every tear
There's a God who's been faithful to me.
When my strength was all gone,
When my heart had no song
Still in love, He proved faithful to me
Every word He’s promised, is true,
What I thought was impossible
I've seen my God do

Chorus:

He's been faithful, faithful to me
Looking back His love and mercy I see
Though in my heart I have questioned, even failed to believe
Yet He’s been faithful, faithful to me.



When my heart looked away
The many times I could not pray
Still my God, He was faithful to me.
The days I spent so selfishly, reaching out for what pleased me
Even then, God was faithful to me.
Every time I come back to Him,

He is waiting with open arms
And I see once again.


Chorus:
He's been faithful, faithful to me
Looking back His love and mercy, I see.
Though in my heart I have questioned, even failed to believe;
Yet, He’s been faithful, faithful to me !

Friday, October 18, 2013

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Oct 12, 2013 - At Divino Amore Sanctuary in Rome - Holy Rosary with various marian shrines of the world - Rosario con vari Santuari del mondo



WE WERE THERE LATE IN THE EVENING, ON A PILGRIMAGE ORGANIZED BY THE TA' PINU SANCTUARY GOZO



Streamed live on 12 Oct 2013
- (EN) On the occasion on the occasion of the Marian Day in the Year of the Faith the Holy Rosary is recited together with various marian shrines in the world. The event follows the prayer with the Pope before the Statue of the Virgin of Fatima in St. Peter's Square.


Pope Francis: Mary's faith unties the knots of sin - Published on Oct 13, 2013


- (IT) Dal Santuario del Divino Amore di Roma, Recita del Santo Rosario in collegamento con vari santuari nel mondo in occasione della Giornata Mariana per l'Anno della Fede.
L'evento segue il momento di preghiera con il Papa in piazza San Pietro, alla presenza della statua della Madonna di Fatima.




Pope Francis: Mary's faith unties the knot of sin
http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-francis-marys-faith-unties-the-knot-of-sin





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Pope Francis, Vatican - 13 Oct 2013 - Mass on the occasion of the Marian Day - Act of entrustment to Mary, Blessed Virgin Mary of Fatima --- L-Att ta' affidament lil Marija mill-Papa Franġisku

 
Pope Francis: Mary's faith unties the knot of sin
 
 
 
 Act of entrustment to Mary, Blessed Virgin Mary of Fatima (13 October 2013)
Act of entrustment to Mary
 

IL-PAPA FRANĠISKU
ATT TA’ AFFIDAMENT LIL MARIJA
 Pjazza San Pietru - Il-Ħadd 13 ta’ Ottubru 2013


O Verġni Mqaddsa Marija ta’ Fatima,
inġeddu l-gratitudni tagħna għall-preżenza tiegħek ta’ omm u leħinna jissieħeb ma’ dak ta’ kull nise li jsejjaħlek hienja.
Fik niċċelebraw l-għemejjel kbar ta’ Alla, li qatt ma jegħja jitbaxxa bil-ħniena tiegħu biex jilħaq lill-ġens tal-bnedmin, mgħakkes mill-ħażen u miġruħ mid-dnub, biex ifejqu u jifdih.
Ilqa’ bit-tjieba tiegħek ta’ Omm l-att ta’ affidament li l-lum qed nagħmlu bil-fiduċja, quddiem din ix-xbieha tiegħek hekk għażiża għalina.
 
Aħna żguri li kull wieħed u waħda minna hu prezzjuż f’għajnejk u li għalik xejn m’hu barrani minn dak kollu li jgħammar fi qlubna.
 
Inħallu l-ħarsa wisq ħelwa tiegħek tilħaqna u nilqgħu t-tmellisa kollha faraġ tat-tbissima tiegħek.
Ħares b’dirgħajk lil ħajjitna: bierek u qawwi kull xewqa tagħna għat-tajjeb; ġedded u saħħaħ il-fidi tagħna; wieżen u ixgħel it-tama; qajjem u kebbes fina l-imħabba; dawwal lil kulħadd fil-mixja tal-qdusija.
Għallimna l-istess imħabba preferenzjali tiegħek għaċ-ċkejknin u l-foqra, għall-imwarrbin u l-batuti, għall-midinba u dawk ta’ qalbhom imbeżżgħa: iġbor lil kulħadd taħt il-ħarsien tiegħek u qegħidna lkoll f’riġlejn l-Iben maħbub tiegħek, Sidna Ġesù.
 
 
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--- Booklet for the Celebration of the Holy Mass on the occasion of the Marian Day (13 October 2013) http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/libretti/2013/20131013-libretto-giornata-mariana-anno-fede.pdf 





 
 

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        A close-up of one of our group at 1hr.08 mins of video for 10 seconds !





WE WERE THERE ON A PILGRIMAGE ORGANIZED BY THE TA' PINU SANCTUARY GOZO ! Notice the Madonna ta' Pinu Banner (Bandalora) at 1hr.32mins of video. Notice the Maltese flags !


Pope Francis' prayer to Our Lady of Fatima - October 13, 2013




- Pope Francis presides over the Holy Mass on the occasion of the Marian Day, in the framework of the Year of Faith, and recites the Angelus prayer with the pilgrims.

- Santa Messa presieduta da Papa Francesco, in Piazza San Pietro, in occasione
della Giornata Mariana nell'Anno della Fede e successiva recita della preghiera dell'Angelus.
 
 
Dun Gerard Buhagiar ma' Papa Franġisku

 
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VIA MATRIS - Pjazza San Pietru, Is-Sibt, 12 ta' Ottubru 2013 - mir-rivista maħruġa mis-Santwarju Ta' Pinu - Għawdex - Ottubru-Diċembru 2013
 
 
 
 
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Vatican 12 Oct 2013 - VIA MATRIS: Celebration of the Marian Day and prayer - Giornata Mariana e preghiera


( WE WERE THERE ON A PILGRIMAGE ORGANIZED BY THE TA' PINU SANCTUARY GOZO ! Notice the red and white Maltese flags )





--- Booklet for the Celebration of the Marian Day and "VIAMATRIS" Prayer  http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/libretti/2013/20131012-libretto-preghiera-mariana-anno-fede.pdf


Pope Francis welcomes the Statue of the Madonna of Fatima with faithful belonging to diverse associations of Marian spirituality, in piazza San Pietro, on the occasion of the Marian Day. It follows the prayer of "Via Matris" and the Pope's Marian catechesis.

Papa Francesco partecipa alla Giornata Mariana in Piazza San Pietro, durante la quale sarà accolta la Statua originale della Madonna di Fatima e verrà recitata la preghiera della "Via Matris". Al termine la catechesi mariana del Papa.

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also...

Oct 12, 2013 - At Divino Amore Sanctuary in Rome - Holy Rosary with various marian shrines of the world - Rosario con vari Santuari del mondo
http://medjugorjemalta.blogspot.com.mt/2013/10/at-divino-amore-sanctuary-in-rome-holy.html




Oct 13, 2013 - Pope Francis, Vatican - Mass on the occasion of the Marian Day - Act of entrustment to Mary, Blessed Virgin Mary of Fatima --- L-Att ta' affidament lil Marija mill-Papa Franġisku

https://medjugorjemalta.blogspot.com.mt/2013/10/streamed-live-on-13-oct-2013-mass-on.html








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The Altar Server












also...

http://www.sjvchurch.net/AltarServers/AltarServerGuide.htm



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