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Saturday, July 15, 2006

Novena To Our Lady Of Mount Carmel

The Ninth Day, July 15th

O Most Holy Mother of Mount Carmel,
when asked by a saint to grant privileges to the family of Carmel,
thou gave assurance of thy Motherly love
and help to those faithful to thee and to thy Son.
Behold us, thy children.

We glory in wearing thy holy habit,
which makes us members of thy family of Carmel,
through which we shall have thy powerful protection in life,
at death and even after death.

Look down with love,
O Gate of Heaven,
on all those now in their last agony!

Look down graciously,
O Virgin, Flower of Carmel,
on all those in need of help!

Look down mercifully,
O Mother of our Savior,
on all those who do not know
that they are numbered among thy children.

Look down tenderly,
O Queen of All Saints,
on the poor souls!

(State your request here...)

Recite the following prayers...

Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...

Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
pray for us.

Friday, July 14, 2006

Novena To Our Lady Of Mount Carmel

The Eighth Day, July 14th

Thou give us hope,
O Mother of Mercy,
that through thy Scapular promise
we might quickly pass through the fires of purgatory
to the Kingdom of thy Son.
Be our comfort and our hope.

Grant that our hope may not be in vain but that,
ever faithful to thy Son and to thee,
we may speedily enjoy after death
the blessed company of Jesus and the saints.

(State your request here...)

Recite the following prayers...

Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...

Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
pray for us.

Thursday, July 13, 2006

Here We Go Again

For those of us still burned out from the waiting game that played out before Easter regarding the issuance of a General Indult for the Traditional Mass, rumors are floating in the Italian media again that the terms of a deal with the SSPX are ready, a General Indult is included, and all that remains is for Fellay, who was just re-elected, to sign off on it.

We shall see.

Novena To Our Lady Of Mount Carmel

The Seventh Day, July 13th

O Mary, Help of Christians,
thou assured us that wearing thy Scapular worthily
would keep us safe from harm.
Protect us in both body and soul
with thy continual aid.
May all that we do be pleasing to thy Son and to thee.

(State your request here...)

Recite the following prayers...

Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...

Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
pray for us.

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Today's Catholic Cultural Heritage Images

The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis.
This idea reached me by a circuituous path. I first found out about it from Father Tucker at Dappled Things. Then, I followed the link to Andrew Cusack, who actually was only talking about something he had seen at The Rome of the West.
Anyway, it has been quite a while since I have highlighted some of the visual patrimony of our Catholic heritage, which is a regualr feature here at Recta Ratio. So I went out to find some different images of this lovely gem of Mid-Western Catholicism.




The Cathedral Basilica has lovely side chapels devoted to the Blessed Sacrament, Our Lady, All the Saints, and All Souls. But I found the images available on line of these chapels rather lacking. Check out the virtual tour here.

Novena To our Lady Of Mount Carmel

The Sixth Day, July 12th

O Mother of Fair Love,
through thy goodness,
as thy children,
we are called to live in the spirit of Carmel.
Help us to live in charity with one another,
prayerful as Elijah of old,
and mindful of our call to minister to God's people.

(State your request here...)

Recite the following prayers...

Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...

Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
pray for us.

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Tragic Accidents

First of all, one of the most tragic things I have ever heard of occurred to Catholic author Regina Doman. Maybe 12 years ago, I accidentally backed the car over a kitten from the brood of 14 or so strays I was feeding, and I felt absolutely terrible about that. I can't even imagine how Regina feels. This is just an awful thing to have happen. I don't think there are words for the levels of sorrow she must be enduring. Pray for her and her family.

Second, last night a 40-foot section of the ceilihng of the Ted Williams tunnel collapsed, killing a Boston woman. The chairman of the Turnpike Authoirty "Fat" Matt Amorello is just blandly assuring everyone that the Tunnel is safe, and will be fixed. Right. He's from the government, and he's here to help us. Time for Amorello, who has overseen a corrupt, shoddy, and hugely expensive project to get out of Boston and never jiggle his immense girth in this city again.

Novena To Our Lady Of Mount Carmel

The Fifth Day, July 11th

O Mother of Fair Love,
through thy goodness,
as thy children,
we are called to live in the spirit of Carmel.
Help us to live in charity with one another,
prayerful as Elijah of old,
and mindful of our call to minister to God's people.

(State your request here...)

Recite the following prayers...

Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...

Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
pray for us.

Saint Benedict

The founder of Western monasticism.

A good time to peruse the very wise Rule of Saint Benedict, which is the basis for just about every Catholic monastic rule in use. You can also read this short biography of St. Benedict.

His feast used to be observed on March 21 under the traditional calendar.

Monday, July 10, 2006

Novena To Our Lady Of Mount Carmel

The Fourth Day, July 10th

When thou gave us, Gracious Lady,
the Scapular as our Habit,
thou called us to be not only servants,
but also thine own children.
We ask thee to gain for us from thy Son
the grace to live as thy children in joy,
peace and love.

(State your request here...)

Recite the following prayers...

Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...

Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
pray for us.

Sunday, July 09, 2006

Novena To Our Lady Of Mount Carmel

The Third Day, July 9th

O Queen of Heaven,
thou gave us the Scapular as an outward sign
by which we might be known as thy faithful children.
May we always wear it with honor
by avoiding sin and imitating thy virtues.
Help us to be faithful to this desire of ours.

(State your request here...)

Recite the following prayers...

Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...

Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
pray for us.

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