Prayer of Saint Bonaventure~Meditation III

"May my soul ever compass Thee, seek Thee, find thee, run to Thee

attain Thee, meditate upon Thee, speak of Thee,

and do all things to the praise and glory of Thy Name,

with humility and discretion, with love and delight, 

with ease and affection 

and with perserverence unto the end.
May Thou alone be ever my hope, my entire assurance!

 Jesus~my riches my delight my pleasure my joy

Jesus~my rest and tranquility

Jesus~my peace my sweetness

Jesus~my fragrance my sweet savor

Jesus~my food my refreshment

Jesus~my refuge my help

Jesus~my wisdom my portion

Jesus~my posession, my treasure

Jesus~in Whom my mind and my heart may ever be fixed

and firmly rooted immovably henceforth and forever."
Amen.

 Saint Bonaventure said, 

"He who wishes to go on advancing 

from virtue to virtue, from grace to grace, 

should constantly meditate upon 
the passion of Jesus Christ."

Prayer of Saint Bonaventure ~Meditation II

"...Let my heart ever hunger after Thee,

upon Whom the angels desire to Look.

And my my inmost soul be filled

with the sweetness of Thy savor.

May my soul ever thirst after Thee, the fountain of life,

the fountain of wisdom and knowledge,

the fountain of eternal light, the torrent of pleasure,
the richness of the house of our Blessed Lord."

 
 Saint Bonaventure said, 

"He who wishes to go on advancing 

from virtue to virtue, from grace to grace, 

should constantly meditate upon 
the passion of Jesus Christ."

Prayer of Saint Bonaventure~Meditation I

"Pierce O most sweet Lord Jesus, my inmost soul

with the most joyous and healthful wound of Thy love,

with true, serene, and most holy apostolic charity,

that my soul may ever languish and melt with love and longing for Thee,

that my soul may ever long for Thee and faint for Thy courts,

and long to be dissolved and to be with Thee.

(St. Kateri Shrine, NY)

Grant that my soul may ever hunger after Thee, the Bread of Angels,

the refreshment of holy souls, our daily and Supersubstantial Bread,

having all sweetness and savor and every delight of taste..."

Saint Bonaventure said, 
"He who wishes to go on advancing 

from virtue to virtue, from grace to grace, 

should constantly meditate upon 
the passion of Jesus Christ."

Mothers and Prayers

     Our Blessed Mother's constant intercession is a beautiful example of praying throughout all circumstances.

     Watching the late Mother Angelica's facial expression as she prayed the Saint Michael's Chaplet, I realized the power of every determined, praying mom. Birth moms, adoptive moms, spiritual moms, grand moms, aunts, sisters, Mother Superiors and mentors are all women whose prayers are more powerful than we realize. I am sure that the adversary does anything possible to distract, divert and derail the prayers of these most powerful warriors. When we pray we are on the "front lines" of battle. That's why so many times, our best efforts seem to be thwarted by the unexpected. Saint Teresa of Avila advised "In time of sorrow and trouble cease not from the good works of prayer and penance which thou art in the habit of doing, for Satan is striving to make thee uneasy, and then to abandon them: on the contrary, do thou apply thyself thereunto more earnestly than before, and thou shalt see quickly our Lord will come to thy succor."

A Very Special Novena

A very special Novena

St. Therese's life of humble sacrifice

her devotion to Jesus

her passion for His Mission 

 gentle reminders

of her prayerful intercession

Saint of "the little way"

Praying for Our Children

...a vocation of love

I press towards the mark to the prize

of the supernal vocation of God

in Christ Jesus.

(Philippians 3:14 DRB)

Saint Padre Pio's Efficacious Sacred Heart Novena

(1) O my Jesus, You have said,

"Truly I say to you, ask and you shall receive, seek and you will find, knock and it shall be opened unto you." 

Behold, I knock, seek and ask for the grace of 

(name your request)

Recite the Our Father~Hail Mary~Glory Be, followed by 

"Sacred Heart of Jesus I place all my trust in Thee."

(2) O my Jesus, You have said,

"Truly I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, 

he will give it to you." 

Behold,in your name I ask the Father for the grace of 

(name your request)

Recite the Our Father~Hail Mary~Glory Be, followed by 

"Sacred Heart of Jesus I place all my trust in Thee."

(3) O my Jesus, You have said,

"Truly I say to you, heaven and earth shall pass away, 

but my words will not pass away." 

Encouraged by Your infallible words, I now ask for the grace of

 (name your request)

Recite the Our Father~Hail Mary~Glory Be, followed by 

"Sacred Heart of Jesus I place all my trust in Thee."

O Sacred Heart of Jesus for whom it is impossible not to have compassion on the afflicted, have pity on us miserable sinners and grant us the grace which we ask of you through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, Your tender Mother and ours.

Recite the Hail Holy Queen followed by 

"Saint Joseph, foster father of Jesus, pray for us."

Learn more about the Sacred heart Novenas:

http://www.ewtn.com/devotionals/heart/sh_novena.htm

The Most Precious Blood of Jesus

Litany of The Most Precious Blood of Jesus:

(Icon written by Secular Carmelite)

Lord have mercy~Lord have mercy

Christ have mercy~Christ have mercy

Lord have mercy~Lord have mercy

Christ hear us~Christ hear us

Christ graciously hear us~Christ graciously hear us

God the Father of Heaven~Have mercy on us

God the Son, Redeemer of the world~Have mercy on us

God the Holy Spirit~Have mercy on us

Holy Trinity One God~Have mercy on us

Blood of Christ, only begotten Son of the Eternal Father ~Save us

Blood of Christ, Incarnate Word of God~Save us

Blood of Christ, of the New and Eternal Testament~Save us

Blood of Christ, falling upon the earth in Agony~Save us

Blood of Christ, shed profusely in the scourging~Save us

Blood of Christ, poured out on the cross, 
poured forth with the crowning of thorns~Save us

Blood of Christ, price of our salvation~Save us

Blood of Christ, without which there is no forgiveness~Save us

Blood of Christ, Eucharistic drink and refreshment of souls~Save us

Blood of Christ, stream of mercy~Save us

Blood of Christ, victor over deamons~Save us

Blood of Christ, courage of martyrs~Save us

Blood of Christ, strength of confessors~Save us

Blood of Christ, bringing forth virgins~Save us

Blood of Christ, help of those in peril~Save us

Blood of Christ, relief of the burdened~Save us

Blood of Christ, solace in sorrow~Save us

Blood of Christ, hope of the penitent~Save us

Blood of Christ, consolation of the dying~Save us

Blood of Christ, peace and tenderness of hearts~Save us

Blood of Christ, pledge of eternal life~Save us

Blood of Christ, freeing souls from purgatory~Save us

Blood of Christ, most worthy of all glory and honor~Save us

Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world~
Spare us, O Lord
Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world~
Graciously hear us, O Lord
Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world~
Have mercy on us, O Lord

Priest~Thou hast redeemed us, O Lord, in Thy Blood
Response~And made us for our God, a Kingdom.

Almighty and Eternal God, Thou hast appointed 
Thine only begotten Son, the Redeemer of the world, 
and willed to be appeased by His Blood. 
Grant, we beg of Thee, that we may worthily adore 
this price of our salvation 
and through its power, be safeguarded 
from the evils of the present life, 
so that we may rejoice in its fruits forever in heaven. 
Through the same Christ, O Lord, Amen.

Saint Bonaventure said, 
"He who desires to go on advancing 
from virtue to virtue, from grace to grace, 
should constantly meditate upon 
the passion of Jesus Christ." 

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