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Litany of Humility

O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me. From the desire of being esteemed, Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being loved… From the desire of being extolled … From the desire of being honored … From the desire of being praised … From the desire of being preferred to others… From the desire of being consulted … From the desire of being approved … From the fear of being humiliated … From the fear of being despised… From the fear of suffering rebukes … From the fear of being calumniated … From the fear of being forgotten...

Quotes on Forgiveness

”If a man finds it very hard to forgive injuries, let him look at a Crucifix, and think that Christ shed all His Blood for him, and not only forgave His enemies, but even prayed His Heavenly Father to forgive them also. Let him remember that when he says the Pater Noster, every day, instead of asking pardon for his sins, he is calling down vengeance on himself.” –Saint Philip Neri He who knows how to forgive prepares for himself many graces from God. As often as I look upon the cross, so often will I forgive with all my...

What’s an extraordinary minister of communion?

What’s an extraordinary minister of communion? By Joseph Walsh “Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion” is the formal title of laypeople who distribute the Eucharist during Mass. As the title implies, there are also “ordinary ministers” – those who are literally “ordained” to the ministry namely bishops, priests, and deacons. These ministers are usually the first in order to distribute the Body and Blood of Christ, the deacon being the customary distributor of the cup. In most places, especially when Communion is offered under the forms of both bread and wine, there are rarely enough “ordinary” ministers for the timely distribution...

Grace Time

Once, a little girl met with an accident. She was taken to the hospital where they said her leg has to be operated immediately. Since the little girl was allergic to any of the drug insensitive to pain, the doctors said if the girl would bear the pain they could carry out the operation otherwise she would die. While the parents were in dilemma, the girl told her father, “Dad if you stay beside me and look at my eyes while the operation is done I would be able to bear the pain. But if you turn your eyes from...

Month Ends

………you saw how the LORD your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went…..” Deuteronomy 1:31 Yes. This month was a blessed month for all of us. We have inherited various blessings in our work place, home, business, health, and many more. The LORD your God has blessed us in all the work of our hands. He has watched over our journey through this month. ……….LORD our God has been with us, and we have not lacked anything. Deuteronomy 2:7. We might have seen our well wishers pass away in this month but the...