(Heb
12:1-2) And therefore we also having so great a
cloud of witnesses over our head, laying aside every
weight and sin which surrounds us, let us run by
patience to the fight proposed to us: Looking on
Jesus, the author and finisher of faith, who, having
joy set before him, endured the cross, despising the
shame, and now sitteth on the right hand of the throne
of God.
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SIGNS
& WONDERS FOR OUR TIMES
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| ✦ “Every
Holy Mass, heard with devotion, produces
in our souls marvelous effects, abundant
spiritual and material graces which we
ourselves, do not know.” |
| ✦ “If
we only knew how God regards this
Sacrifice, we would risk our lives to be
present at a single Mass.” |
| ✦ “The
earth could exist more easily without
the sun than without the Holy Sacrifice
of the Mass.” |
| ✦ “As
long as you receive Jesus in the Blessed
Sacrament every morning, you must
consider yourself extremely fortunate.” |
| ✦ “The
Mass is infinite like Jesus. . .Ask an
angel what the Mass is, and he will
reply to you in truth,”I understand what
it is and why it is offered, but I do
not, however, understand how much value
it has.” One angel, a thousand angels,
all of Heaven know this and think like
this.” |
| ✦ “Many
times a day I present your heart to the
Eternal Father. ..and I present it to
Him without fail at Holy Mass.” |
| ✦ “Renew
your faith by attending Holy Mass. Keep
your mind focused on the mystery that is
unfolding before your eyes. In your
mind’s eye transport yourself to Calvary
and meditate on the Victim who offers
Himself to Divine Justice, paying the
price of your redemption.” |
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VIA
CHURCHPOP (X)
This video
was taken just hours before St. Padre Pio’s
death. On September 22, 1968, the beloved
Capuchin friar celebrated what would be his
final Holy Mass. Though weak and suffering, he
still went to the altar. He died in the early
hours of September 23, 1968.
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VIA
X
To the good people of God
Praise be Jesus Christ, now and
forever!
On Monday, September 14, I celebrated
the Holy Mass for the Feast of the Exaltation
of the Holy Cross at St. Gabriel’s Catholic
Church in Hopkins, MN. Present were Chesterton
Academy students, faculty and staff and
parishioners of the parish. During the Mass, I
had a private spiritual experience while
praying the Eucharistic prayer over the bread
and wine and I want to humbly share and
clarify what I experienced all for God’s glory
and praise. In doing so, I also want to
correct any misinformation as the Mass
recording is being shared online.
To clarify up front, my experience was
NOT what the Catholic Church considers a
“Eucharistic miracle.” The forms of bread and
wine retained their accidents (i.e., their
appearance and taste) during this entire
experience. Never did I see real blood or
human flesh with my eyes.
My experience was this:
During the consecration prayer over
the wine at the altar, as I spoke the words, I
was given what I believe to be internal
knowledge of the power of these words being
spoken and the reality of their effect to the
point that I had difficulty speaking. With
each word, I became more physically
overwhelmed as seen in the video
. At the same time, I was given sensory
knowledge of the weight of God’s power coming
down upon the altar, and I felt the heaviness
of Jesus’s substantial presence in the chalice
in my hands. The chalice became too heavy to
hold as I felt it pulled down to rest upon the
altar. I felt my hands fixed to the chalice of
the Precious Blood, and I could not physically
move it. Attempting to elevate the Precious
Blood, which I was not able to do for a period
of time, I believe I was given grace to
understand more deeply the bittersweetness of
Our Lord’s Passion and how much blood Christ
shed for the immense weight of all our sins. I
believe I experienced this weight in the
chalice. This spiritual experience emotionally
and physically overwhelmed me as evident in
the Mass recording.
Lastly, private spiritual encounters
with God like these are completely unmerited
gifts and signs of God’s abundant love for all
his people. They are not necessarily signs of
any person’s holiness.
I pray this brief testimony moves all
our hearts to contemplate more deeply the
mysteries of the Real Presence of Jesus Christ
in the Eucharist and the Precious Blood.
Peace in Christ,
Fr. Brent Bowman
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6.
I have known a man who sinned openly and repented
secretly. I condemned him as a profligate, but he
was chaste before God, having propitiated Him by a
genuine conversion.
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