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July 11 2020 - Saint Benedict 

Prayer to St. Benedict

O glorious St. Benedict, sublime model of all virtues, pure vessel of God's grace! Behold me, humbly kneeling at thy feet. I implore thy loving heart to pray for me before the throne of God. To thee I have recourse in all the dangers which daily surround me. Shield me against my enemies, inspire me to imitate thee in all things. May thy blessing be with me always, so that I may shun whatever God forbids and avoid the occasions of sin.

Graciously obtain for me from God those favors and graces of which I stand so much in need, in the trials, miseries and afflictions of life. Thy heart was always so full of love, compassion, and mercy towards those who were afflicted or troubled in any way. Thou didst never dismiss without consolation and assistance any one who had re-course to thee. I therefore invoke thy powerful intercession, in the confident hope that thou wilt hear my prayers and obtain for me the special grace and favor I so earnestly implore (mention it), if it be for the greater glory of God and the welfare of my soul.

Help me, O great St. Benedict, to live and die as a faithful child of God, to be ever submissive to His holy will, and to attain the eternal happiness of heaven. Amen.

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Luminous Mystery of the Rosary

Thursday

The Baptism in the Jordan
God proclaims Jesus is His Son. The Wedding at Cana
Jesus performs a surprising miracle at a wedding. The Proclamation of the Kingdom
Jesus calls us to do something important. The Transfiguration
Jesus is gloriously transformed. The Institution of the Eucharist
Jesus shares His Body and Blood for our salvation.

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We meet a Mary in the humble home of Nazareth, as she struggles to take in the message from the Angel.  In her "Let it be', Mary's life and our lives are changed forever, for it is at this moment the Word is made flesh.  We travel with Mary to visit her beloved Elizabeth and then with Joseph to Bethlehem, where in the hush of the Holy Night, the Son of God is born.  We hear Simeon prophesying joy and sorrow for Mother and Child, and we end as Jesus begins to fulfill the prophesy.  With Mary, Lus us ponder all this in our hearts. 

Mary Mother of God,  Pray for us!

The Sorrowful Mysteries

We find Jesus in the Garden of Olives, suffering agony for us.  We see him cruelly scourged and crowned with thorns.  We join Mary as Jesus painfully inches His way to Calvary.  We stand with Mary and John at the foot of the cross, as Jesus dies forgiving His enemies.  Finally, we see Mary stricken with unspeakable sorrow, embracing the broken body of Her Son.  Mary trusted that God would bring good out of Jesus' suffering.  She is here to help us believe the same for ourselves. 

Mary Mother of God, Pray for us.

First Joyful Mystery: The Annunciation to Mary

Luke 1:28, 31, 38. The Angel Gabriel said to Mary:  “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you.  Blessed are you among women…You shall conceive and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus… Mary answered, “Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to your word.”

Second Joyful Mystery: The Visitation

Luke 1:42-44. Elizabeth was filed with the Holy Spirit and cried out in a loud voice: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb…The moment your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe in my womb leapt for joy.

Third Joyful Mystery: The Nativity

Luke 2:6-7. “And it came to pass while they were there, that the days for Mary to be delivered were fulfilled. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothing and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.”

Fourth Joyful Mystery: The Presentation

Luke 2:22, 34, 35. When the days of her purification were fulfilled they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord…Simeon blessed them and said to his Mother, “Behold, this child is destined for the fall and for the rise of many in Israel, and for a sign that shall be contradicted; and thy own soul a sword shall pierce.”

Fifth Joyful Mystery: The Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple

Luke 2:46, 51. After three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions…And He returned with His parents to Nazareth, and was obedient to them.

The Sorrowful Mysteries

We find Jesus in the Garden of Olives, suffering agony for us.  We see him cruelly scourged and crowned with thorns. We join Mary as Jesus painfully inches his way to Calvary. We stand with Mary and John at the foot of the Cross, as Jesus dies forgiving all His enemies. Finally, we see Mary stricken with unspeakable sorrow, embracing the broken body of her Son.  Mary trusted that God would bring good our of Jesus' suffering.  She is here to help us believe the same for ourselves. 

Áve María, grátia pléna,
Dóminus técum.
Benedícta tu in muliéribus,
et benedíctus frúctus véntris túi, Iésus
Sáncta María, Máter Déi,
óra pro nóbis peccatóribus,
nunc et in hóra mórtis nóstrae. Amen

The Luminous Mysteries

With Mary we contemplate the face of Christ as Jesus moves from his hidden life to his public ministry. Baptized by John, Jesus is affirmed by the Father and empowered by the Spirit. At Mary’s request Jesus works His first miracle, opening the hearts of His disciples to faith, to which we are all called in proclaiming the Kingdom. The Transfiguration is par excellencethe mystery of light as Jesus reveals his divinity to His disciples. In the Eucharist Jesus gives us his Body and Blood, the sign of His undying love.

Áve María, grátia pléna,
Dóminus técum.
Benedícta tu in muliéribus,
et benedíctus frúctus véntris túi, Iésus
Sáncta María, Máter Déi,
óra pro nóbis peccatóribus,
nunc et in hóra mórtis nóstrae.Amen

St, Michael the Archangel, Defend us in battle, be our defence against the wickedness and snares of the devil.  May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls, Amen.