Traditional Catholic Grandma & Sewist
May Dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary
"Well, my children, you will make my teachings known to all my people."
Message of Our Lady of La Salette
O Mother, our days of meditation through Lent have come to an end,
yet we have hardly begun to truly meditate on your Son's teachings
and the mystery of his love.
O Mother of God, how consoling to our wearied hearts,
as we contemplate your Son's Cross and with humble hearts
we pour out our prayers at his feet. Hours spent with you
are but instants that pass like the speed of a lightning flash.
Love rejoices to express itself by sacrifices and devotedness
to Your Son's suffering. Let us teach all we know and love in this world the necessity of serving God. Our duty is to make known the religious observances and the delight found in the service of God in this life, the need to fulfill this sacred duty and to meditate upon thy teachings.
O my child, let your heart be inflamed like that of your Mother with the fire
of holy zeal for God's glory! Remember that by edifying our loved ones
and procuring their salvation, you secure your own. Yes! Heaven is the prize!
O merciful Mother convert me and obtain for me the grace to love Jesus above
all things in this life, so that one day I may see thee in heaven. Amen.
Our Lady of La Salette, pray for us.
Fr. Emile Conseil, OSB
AprilDedicated to the Most Holy Eucharist
Prayer of Consecration to
The Most Holy Eucharist
Jesus, my Lord and my God,
Truly present – Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity in the Most Holy Eucharist,
I believe in Thy Real Presence.
I love Thee above all things with all my heart, soul, mind and strength.
I thank Thee for giving Thyself
And remaining with us in
The Most Blessed Sacrament.
I worship and adore Thee profoundly.
I wholeheartedly consecrate myself Entirely to Thee today through
Mary, Mother of the Eucharist
And my Mother, Our Lady of
The Most Blessed Sacrament.
Amen.
We pray in the Mass “All glory and honor be yours almighty Father forever and ever. Amen.” It comes from the book of Revelation, (5:13) But God wants us to share in His glory. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches us that the Eucharist is a pledge of our future glory with Him. “Having passed from this world to the next world to the Father, Christ gives us in the Eucharist the pledge of glory with him. Participation in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass identifies us with his Heart, sustains our strength along the pilgrimage of this life, makes us long for eternal life, andunites us even now to the Church in Heaven, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and all the saints.” (ccc 1410) Heaven and earth meet in the Eucharist. It’s time to discover all that you are, all that you can be, and all that you will be in Jesus Christ. It’s time to embrace the Most Holy Eucharist in all its glory.
March
Dedicated to Saint Joseph
by Father Emile Conseil, OSB
Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary, foster father of Jesus. The Gospels have very little information on the life of Saint Joseph. We know he was older than Mary and that he was known for his carpentry. He was chosen by God to be the protector of the Holy Family, supporting and caring for both Mary and Jesus and teaching Jesus in the ways of holiness and the trade of carpentry.
He is mentioned as being a practical man and he arranged the trip to Bethlehem for the census and finding safety for the birth of Christ. His quick call by an angel to hasten the departure for the safety of Mary and Jesus into Egypt. His task entrusted to him by God was provided by Joseph in complete giving of his mild and loving nature.
Joseph’s dreams were dreams of God who spoke
to him through these dreams and by angels.
Shortly Before the public ministry of Jesus it said that Joseph died in the arms of Mary and Jesus at his side. For this Joseph is also known for a Happy death.
Saint Joseph is also mentioned in the Cannon of the Mass and many other prayers of the Church.
St. Joseph’s example continues to hold great significance for Catholics and Christians around the world. He is seen as a model of humility, faith, and obedience to God’s will. St. Joseph’s life demonstrates the importance of family, fatherhood, and the sanctity of work.
St Joseph is known under the following titles attributed to him for his intercession:
Patron of the Universal Church, Patron of a happy death, patron of workers, Patron of fathers
and those who are in the carpentry skills.
Ancient Prayer to Saint Joseph
O ST. JOSEPH, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God, I place in thee all my interests and desires.
O St. Joseph, assist me by thy powerful intercession and obtain for me all spiritual blessings through thy foster Son, Jesus Christ Our Lord, so that, having engaged here below thy heavenly power, I may offer thee my thanksgiving and homage.
O St. Joseph, I never weary contemplating thee and Jesus asleep in thine arms. I dare not approach while He reposes near thy heart. press Him in my name and kiss His fine head for me, and ask Him to return the kiss when I draw my dying breath.
St. Joseph, Patron of departing souls, pray for me.
January
Reflection & Meditation
The New Year 2025 Interior Prayer
Learning how to pray and meditate is essential not only in the monastic
life of a monk or nun, it is essential also for everyone who seeks God
in their daily life. From the desert fathers who sought out prayer in
silence to the saints who wrote powerful prayers and ways of speaking
to God from the heart through simple interior conversation.
Saint Benedict in his rule taught his monks that prayer and work together
manifest part of the daily life of complete conversation with God each
on their own level of thought. Saint Teresa of Avila and Saint John of the Cross
who are known mystics have written of their daily lives of how speaking to
God as though he was with you in physical form brought a new dimension
of their prayer life and direct completion of their Holy lives.
How do you submit yourself in contemplative prayer so that your thoughts
and words bring that closeness to God in your daily life ? Set aside a quiet
space, a lit candle and speak to God in prayer and simple conversation that
connects your soul and your heart in an intimate way that unites your very
being to He that knows and loves you.
Let us arise, then, at last,
for the Scripture stirs us up, saying,
"Now is the hour for us to rise from sleep" (Rom. 13:11).
Let us open our eyes to the deifying light,
let us hear with attentive ears
the warning which the divine voice cries daily to us,
"Today if you hear His voice,
harden not your hearts" (Ps. 94[95]:8).
Fr. Emile Conseil, OSB
The Lord Will Not Delay
Isaias 7:14
"Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign. Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son and his name shall be called Emmanuel."
Meditation & Reflection For December
Lord Jesus, You invite me to greater recollection, to greater interior and exterior silence, so that I may be able to hear Your voice and prepare for Your coming. Help me, then, to quiet my continual chatter about useless things, the discordant voices of nature, self-love, sensitiveness, the distracting prattle of my fantasies, imaginations, thoughts and useless preoccupations.
Yes Lord, You teach me that interior silence exacts detachment from self and from creatures, exacts interior and exterior mortification. For love of You I will mortify my curiosity, curiosity of my eyes, ears, thoughts, and imagination. I also want to silence my passions and, therefore, I resolve to be more generous in the practice of corporal mortification.
O eternal Word, my Saviour, draw all my powers to Yourself; fasten my interior gaze upon Yourself, so that I shall no longer seek or hear anything or anyone but You alone, eternal Word of my eternal God!
Submitted by Fr. Emile Conseil OSB
Sourced from catholiccritique.com;
"The Greater Interior - Silence of Advent"
By Fr. Gabriel of St Mary Magdalene, OCD