Monday, June 30, 2008

Final Perseverance

[W]e can pray to God that we may be numbered among the elect; we can ask of Jesus the grace of final perseverance, the most precious of His gifts, which will secure for us the crown of immortal glory.

Adoremus in aeternum Sanctissimum Sacramentum, Anon.
The Christian Martyr; Last Prayer




The Christian Martyr; Last Prayer

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Gérôme, Jean-Léon


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Joshua's Victory Over the Amorites, 1624




Joshua's Victory Over the Amorites, 1624

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Poussin, Nicolas


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Saturday, June 28, 2008

Friday, June 27, 2008

Pleasing in Proportion to Desire

Our Lord said one day to St. Mechtildis: "Each time that you communicate, desire to possess the most ardent love that the saints have had, and your love will be pleasing to Me in proportion to this desire."

-- St. Alphonsus Liguori
Jesus Healing the Leper, 1864




Jesus Healing the Leper, 1864

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Nebuchadnezzar II Ruler of Babylon Sacks Jerusalem and Takes Its Citizens Prisoner to Babylon




Nebuchadnezzar II Ruler of Babylon Sacks Jerusalem and Takes Its Citizens Prisoner to Babylon

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St. Cyril of Alexandria, June 27


Thursday, June 26, 2008

In the Mass Alone

You think we come to Mass because the Church is so strict in requiring us to do so; but the true state of the case is that the law of the Church is so strict because Christ is present in the Mass. You think it is the pomp and glitter of our altars that draws the crowds. Little you know of human nature if you think it can long be held by such things alone.

No; we adorn our altars because we believe Christ is present. This is our faith. It is no new thing with us. It is as old as Christianity . . .

We know that God is everywhere. We know that nature is His temple, wherein pure hearts can find him and adore Him; but we know that it is in the holy Mass alone that He offers Himself to His Father as the Lamb that was slain.

-- Sermons of the Rev. Francis A. Baker, with a Memoir of His Life, by Rev. A. F. Hewit
German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger Conducts a Funeral Mass




German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger Conducts a Funeral Mass

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House of the Lord




House of the Lord

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Chiu, T. C.


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Siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, Illustration from the French Translation




Siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, Illustration from the French Translation

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Fouquet, Jean


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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

The Sacrifice of the Mass

On Calvary the sacrifice was offered by Christ in a bloody manner; on the altar it is still Christ who offers it by the ministry of His priests, but in an unbloody manner. The sacrifice of the cross merited our redemption; that of the altar applies the fruits of it to our souls.

-- The Holy Mass Popularly Explained
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Beware False Prophets They Come to You with the Garb of Sheep But at Heart They are Ravenous Wolves




Beware False Prophets They Come to You with the Garb of Sheep But at Heart They are Ravenous Wolves

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Gerung, Matthias


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Miniature Torah Scroll, Probably English, circa 1765




Miniature Torah Scroll, Probably English, circa 1765

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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Time Gained

No man's business ever suffered because of the short half hour devoted to God at the opening of his day. On the contrary, the experience of those who happily have contracted the habit of daily attending Mass goes to prove that the time spent in the salutary exercise is effectively time gained.

-- The Sodalist
St. John the Baptist Baptising the Jews in the Desert, 1743




St. John the Baptist Baptising the Jews in the Desert, 1743

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Pierre, Jean...


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The Holy Family with St. Elizabeth and St. John the Baptist, 1541-3




The Holy Family with St. Elizabeth and St. John the Baptist, 1541-3

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The Birth of St. John the Baptist




The Birth of St. John the Baptist

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Monday, June 23, 2008

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Reparation

When you love a person very much you are always sorry when he suffers or is treated badly, and if you love Our Lord very much you must be sorry to see how ungratefully He is treated. You will try to make up for it by greater love. This is called reparation.
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How am I to obtain devotion to the Sacred Heart? Only by the remembrance of the "nimia delectio qua dilexit nos"; that He loved me so much that He died for me, and in having died for me, He lives for me, and in living for me, longs for me; dwelling on it, that He does long for me, that He is always living to make intercession for me, and then from this to say, "And what can I do for Him? How can I love Him?"

-- Father Dignam, SJ



The Life of Christ




The Life of Christ

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Detail of a Memorial Tablet with the Figure of a Dove or a Sparrow, Roman, 3rd Century BC




Detail of a Memorial Tablet with the Figure of a Dove or a Sparrow, Roman, 3rd Century BC

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