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LITANY OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA
Our Lady of Fatima,
Pray for our beloved country.
Our Lady of Fatima,
Sanctify our clergy.
Our Lady of Fatima,
Make our Catholics more fervent.
Our Lady of Fatima,
Guide and inspire those who govern us.
Our Lady of Fatima,
Cure the sick who confide in thee.
Our Lady of Fatima,
Console the sorrowful who trust in thee.
Our Lady of Fatima,
Help those who invoke thine aid.
Our Lady of Fatima,
Deliver us from all dangers.
Our Lady of Fatima,
Help us to resist temptation.
Our Lady of Fatima,
Obtain for us all that we lovingly ask of thee.
Our Lady of Fatima,
Help those who are dear to us.
Our Lady of Fatima,
Bring to Holy Catholic Church those who are in error.
Our Lady of Fatima,
Give us back our ancient fervor.
Our Lady of Fatima,
Obtain for us pardon of our manifold sins and offenses.
Our Lady of Fatima,
Bring all men to the feet of thy Divine Child.
Our Lady of Fatima,
Obtain peace for the world.
O Mary conceived without sin,
Pray for us who have recourse to thee.
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Pray for us now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Let Us Pray
O God of infinite goodness and mercy, fill our hearts with a great
confidence in Thy dear Mother, whom we invoke under the title of
Our Lady of the Rosary and Our Lady of Fatima, and grant us by her
powerful intercession all the graces, spiritual and temporal, which
we need. Through Christ Our Lord. R. Amen.
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| LIVES
OF THE SAINTS |
May
12
ST. NEREUS, ST. ACHILLEUS AND ST. PANCRAS
Sts. Nereus and Achilleus were Roman soldiers who died around
304. They were probably Praetorian guards under Emperor Trajan.
We know little else about them.
May
13
ST. ANDREW FOURNET
St. Andrew Fournet was born on December 6, 1752.
He was from Maille, a little town near Poitiers, in France.
Andrew's parents were religious people. Mrs. Fournet had her
heart set on Andrew becoming a priest.
May
14
ST. MATTHIAS
St. Matthias was one of Our Lord's seventy-two disciples.
He had been a follower of Jesus during his public life. St.
Peter asked the 120 people gathered in prayer to choose an
apostle to replace Judas.
May
15
ST.
ISIDORE THE FARMER
Saint Isidore was born in 1070, in Madrid, Spain. His parents
were deeply religious. They named their son after the great
St. Isidore, archbishop of Seville, Spain.
May
16
ST. UBALD
St. Ubald lived in twelfth-century Italy. He was
an orphan raised by his uncle, a bishop. Ubald was given a
good education. When he finished his schooling, he had the
chance to marry. But he became a priest instead. Eventually,
the pope made him bishop of Gubbio, the city of his birth.
May
17
ST. PASCHAL
BAYLON
St. Paschal, a Spanish saint, was born in 1540. From
the time he was seven, he worked as a shepherd. He never had
the opportunity to go to school. Yet he taught himself to
read and write.
May
18
ST. JOHN
I
St. John I was a priest of Rome. He became pope after
the death of Pope St. Hormisdas in 523. At that time, Italy's
ruler, Theodoric the Goth, was an Arian. (The Arians did not
believe that Jesus is God.) Theodoric let Catholics alone
at the beginning of his reign. Later, however, he changed
and became arrogant and suspicious of everyone.
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PHOTO OF THE MONTH |
Tour
of the Relics of the Passion
(International Center
for Holy Relics)
www.HolyRelics.org
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| REFLECTIONS |
 “Jesus’
Baptism”
Why did Jesus, the sinless one sent from the Father in heaven,
submit himself to John’s baptism? John preached a
baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins (Luke
3:3). In this humble submission we see a foreshadowing of
the “baptism” of Jesus bloody death upon the
cross. Jesus’ baptism is the acceptance and the beginning
of his mission as God’s suffering Servant (Isaiah
52:13-15; 53:1-12). He allowed himself to be numbered among
sinners. Jesus submitted himself entirely to his Father’s
will. Out of love he consented to this baptism of death
for the remission of our sins. Do you know the joy of trust
and submission to God?
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