Monday, June 13, 2016

Saint Anthony of Padua


Saint Anthony, great wonder-worker, intercede for us that God may grant us our request if it be for the good of our soul.

Saint Anthony, be our patron, our protector, and our advocate in life and in death.

Saint Anthony, attentive to those who invoke thee, grant us the aid of thy powerful intercession for the grace of holy purity, meekness, humility, obedience, the spirit of poverty, and perfect abandonment to the will of God.

Saint Anthony, servant of Mary, obtain for us greater devotion to the blessed Mother of God. 

Sunday, June 5, 2016

Do not weep

Luke 7:11-17

Jesus journeyed to a city called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd accompanied him. 
As he drew near to the gate of the city, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the city was with her. 
When the Lord saw her, he was moved with pity for her and said to her, "Do not weep." 
He stepped forward and touched the coffin; at this the bearers halted, and he said, "Young man, I tell you, arise!" 
The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. 
Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, exclaiming, "A great prophet has arisen in our midst," and "God has visited his people." 
This report about him spread through the whole of Judea and in all the surrounding region.