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What is Saint Joachim and Saint Anne's Story?
In the Scriptures, Matthew and Luke furnish a legal family history of Jesus, tracing ancestry to show that Jesus is the culmination of great promises. Not only is his mother’s family neglected, we also know nothing factual about them except that they existed. Even the names “Joachim” and “Anne” come from a legendary source written more than a century after Jesus died.
The heroism and holiness of these people however, is inferred from the whole family atmosphere around Mary in the Scriptures. Whether we rely on the legends about Mary’s childhood or make guesses from the information in the Bible, we see in her a fulfillment of many generations of prayerful persons, herself steeped in the religious traditions of her people.
The strong character of Mary in making decisions, her continuous practice of prayer, her devotion to the laws of her faith, her steadiness at moments of crisis, and her devotion to her relatives—all indicate a close-knit, loving family that looked forward to the next generation even while retaining the best of the past.
Joachim and Anne represent that entire quiet series of generations who faithfully perform their duties, practice their faith, and establish an atmosphere for the coming of the Messiah, but remain obscure.
PRAYER
O Lord, God of our Fathers, who bestowed on Saints Joachim and Anne this grace,
that of them should be born the Mother of your incarnate Son,
grant, through the prayers of both,
that we may attain the salvation you have promised to your people.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
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Prayer Ministry After All Masses 7/27 & 7/28
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵
There are times when life is overwhelming when all we have is questions. In those moments, hope can feel far away. The great thing about prayer is that it shifts our perspective toward the One who stands ready to listen. No matter what you’re facing, we’d love to pray with you.
You can also submit your prayer requests at this link olmercy.com/prayerforme/
Prayer Ministry takes place monthly at MAGNIFY and on the last weekend of the month Mass times. Prayer ministry is an opportunity for those in need of physical, emotional, or spiritual healing or with a specific intention. Come as an individual, as a couple, or as a family and receive prayer for yourself or request prayers for someone in need. Listen and receive the prayers while being open to the Holy Spirit’s movement.
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Thank you Seminarian Topher for these powerful pictures taken at the 5-day Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis that concluded last week. The event drew nearly 60,000 attendees from across the United States, and the U.S. bishops have agreed to hold the next National Eucharistic Congress in the year 2033, the 2000th anniversary of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle presided over the closing Mass, delivered a homily reminding participants that “the gift of His presence and love for us will be our gift to people. …A Eucharistic people is a missionary and evangelizing people.”
We encourage you to watch the talks, relive the Revival, and share the mercy, grace, and love of Jesus in the Eucharist with others, especially those who have yet to know Him. All coverage and recordings are available at this link from EWTN: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9CQlldupc5-TAMz3fOlJwyBO3zWLQFVv
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𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 - 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱. 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿. 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆~𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 (𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼, 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿)
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𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢 𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯? 𝘈𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬. 𝘏𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘦𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘺. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘳𝘶𝘯 (𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯) 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘳, 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘐 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵! 𝘈𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘳𝘶𝘯.
𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘦𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘧𝘺. 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴, 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘏𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦, 𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦!
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺, 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘨𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘴, 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘎𝘰𝘥. 𝘐𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘯, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘴? 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬, 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘎𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘭, 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵. 𝘏𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘮.
𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵. 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭. 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥- 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦!
𝘈𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵, 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 (𝘊𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩) 𝘭𝘢𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 5-𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳! 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘺, 𝘐'𝘮 𝘢 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘮𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘦. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘐 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘵, 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥, 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥. 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘶𝘯𝘴. 𝘐 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩.
𝘐𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵. 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭, 𝘐 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘐 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘥 (𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘢𝘵 𝘖𝘓𝘔).
𝘐 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦. 𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘮!
𝘍𝘳 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘭
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Who is Saint James the Apostle?
This James is the brother of John the Evangelist. The two were called by Jesus as they worked with their father in a fishing boat on the Sea of Galilee. Jesus had already called another pair of brothers from a similar occupation: Peter and Andrew. “He walked along a little farther and saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They too were in a boat mending their nets. Then he called them. So they left their father Zebedee in the boat along with the hired men and followed him” (Mark 1:19-20).
James was one of the favored three who had the privilege of witnessing the Transfiguration, the raising to life of the daughter of Jairus, and the agony in Gethsemane.
One incident in the Gospels describes the temperament of this man and his brother. Saint Matthew tells that their mother came—Mark says it was the brothers themselves—to ask that they have the seats of honor in the kingdom. “Jesus said in reply, ‘You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I am going to drink?’ They said to him, ‘We can’” (Matthew 20:22). Jesus then told them they would indeed drink the cup and share his baptism of pain and death, but that sitting at his right hand or left was not his to give—it “is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father” (Matthew 20:23b).
The other disciples became indignant at the ambition of James and John. Then Jesus taught them all the lesson of humble service: The purpose of authority is to serve. They are not to impose their will on others, or lord it over them. This is the position of Jesus himself. He was the servant of all; the service imposed on him was the supreme sacrifice of his own life.
James was the first of the apostles to be martyred. “About that time King Herod laid hands upon some members of the church to harm them. He had James, the brother of John, killed by the sword, and when he saw that this was pleasing to the Jews he proceeded to arrest Peter also” (Acts 12:1-3a).
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Who is Saint Sharbel?
Although this saint never traveled far from the Lebanese village of Beka-Kafra where he was born, his influence has spread widely.
Joseph Zaroun Maklouf was raised by an uncle because his father, a mule driver, died when Joseph was only three. At the age of 23, Joseph joined the Monastery of St. Maron at Annaya, Lebanon, and took the name Sharbel in honor of a second-century martyr. He professed his final vows in 1853, and was ordained six years later.
Following the example of the fifth-century Saint Maron, Sharbel lived as a hermit from 1875, until his death. His reputation for holiness prompted people to seek him to receive a blessing and to be remembered in his prayers. He followed a strict fast and was very devoted to the Blessed Sacrament. When his superiors occasionally asked him to administer the sacraments to nearby villages, Sharbel did so gladly.
He died in the late afternoon on Christmas Eve. Christians and non-Christians soon made his tomb a place of pilgrimage and of cures. Pope Paul VI beatified Sharbel in 1965, and canonized him 12 years later.
Reflection
John Paul II often said that the Church has two lungs—East and West—and it must learn to breathe using both of them. Remembering saints like Sharbel helps the Church to appreciate both the diversity and unity present in the Catholic Church. Like all the saints, Sharbel points us to God and invites us to cooperate generously with God’s grace, no matter what our situation in life may be. As our prayer life becomes deeper and more honest, we become more ready to make that generous response.
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Who is Saint Bridget of Sweden?
From age 7 on, Bridget had visions of Christ. It is recorded that she had a vision of Jesus on the cross and heard him say, “Look at me, my daughter." Little Bridget cried: "Who has treated you like this?" Jesus answered, "Those who despise me and refuse my love for them.” From that moment on, Bridget tried to stop people from offending Jesus.
She lived her married life in the court of the Swedish king Magnus II. Mother of eight children—the second eldest was Saint Catherine of Sweden—Bridget lived the strict life of a penitent after her husband’s death.
Bridget constantly strove to exert her good influence over Magnus; while never fully reforming, he did give her land and buildings to found a monastery for men and women. This group eventually expanded into an Order known as the Bridgetines.
In 1350, a year of jubilee, Bridget braved a plague-stricken Europe to make a pilgrimage to Rome. Although she never returned to Sweden, her years in Rome were far from happy, being hounded by debts and by opposition to her work against Church abuses.
A final pilgrimage to the Holy Land, marred by shipwreck and the death of her son, Charles, eventually led to her death in 1373. In 1999, Bridget, Saint Catherine of Siena and Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, were named co-patronesses of Europe.
Reflection
Bridget’s visions, rather than isolating her from the affairs of the world, involved her in many contemporary issues, whether they be royal policy or the years that the legitimate Bishop of Rome lived in Avignon, France. She saw no contradiction between mystical experience and secular activity, and her life is a testimony to the possibility of a holy life lived in the world.
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𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝘁 & 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽'𝘀 𝗦𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻. Thursday 8/22nd through Friday 8/23rd. This is the only approved Marian apparition site in the United States! Also, on the way we'll stop at Holy Hill Basilica in Hubertus, WI.
Find out more information & register here olmercy.com/saltandlight/
For questions, please contact Bonnie Ramirez 630-723-4289.
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Who is Saint Mary Magdalene?
On July 22, the Church celebrates the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene, one of the most prominent women mentioned in the New Testament. Her name comes from the town of Magdala in Galilee, where she was born. Scripture introduces her as a woman “who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out” (Lk. 8:2).
Some scholars identify Mary Magdalene with the sinful woman who anointed the feet of Christ with oil in the house of Simon the Pharisee (Lk. 7:36-50). Others associate her with Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus (Lk. 10:38-42, Jn. 11). Some believe the three figures to be one person, while others believe them to be three distinct individuals.
What the Scriptures make certain about Mary Magdalene is that she was a follower of Christ, who accompanied and ministered to him (Lk. 8:2-3). The Gospels record her as being one of the women present at Christ’s crucifixion.
In addition, she was the first recorded witness of the Resurrection. The Gospels all describe Mary Magdalene going to the tomb on Easter morning. When she saw that the tomb was empty, she stood outside, weeping. Jesus appeared to her and asked her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” (Jn. 20:15) She did not recognize him, however, and thought he was the gardener, until he said her name, “Mary!” (Jn. 20:16) Upon hearing this, Mary recognized him. She returned to the grieving disciples to announce to them the message of the Resurrection.
“The story of Mary of Magdala reminds us all of a fundamental truth,” Pope Benedict XVI said. “A disciple of Christ is one who, in the experience of human weakness, has had the humility to ask for his help, has been healed by him and has set out following closely after him, becoming a witness of the power of his merciful love that is stronger than sin and death.”
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We pray that you come and spend time in prayer with Jesus, encountering Him in a special way. He is personally inviting you to come and share your heart with Him. 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟳𝗽𝗺- 𝟴:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵. Don’t forget to bring your children, neighbors, and friends.
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