Corpus Christi in Rome (2006)

Last Thursday most of the world celebrated Corpus Christi, and Pope Benedict XVI led a Eucharistic Procession through the streets of Rome following an open air Mass at the Basilica of St. John Lateran. Here are pictures from that solemn procession and the Mass.


(AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)

(AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)

(AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)

(AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)

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Words of Inspiration: June 20, 2006

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen:

“Jesus fed bread to the multitudes in the desert. Having fed the hungry masses, they ‘sought to make Him king’ (John 6: 15). It is ever in the human heart, when it loses its love of the spiritual, to worship those who promise full stomachs or economic power. They wished to make Jesus king in opposition to all the kings of the earth; instead of surrendering themselves to Him and His sublime doctrine about sin and redemption, they willed to have Him submit to them. They did not want to be drawn up to Him, but to draw Him down to them. However sincere and enthusiastic they were, they were, nevertheless, bent on pulling Divinity down to the level of the human.”

My children, we can never prepare ourselves too much for Holy Communion (St. Padre Pio).

"This Sacrament being a mystery of faith, we must believe firmly that Jesus Christ is really present in the Holy Eucharist, and that He is living and glorious there as in heaven" (St. John Vianney).

Image Source: The Tridentine Mass: A Picture Essay

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Video on Eucharistic Processions

Grassroots Films, the same company that created Fishers of Men, has another new video - this one on Eucharistic processions.

Image Source: Believed to be in the Public Domain

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Auxiliary Bishop Richard Sklba in an Auto Accident

Please pray for Auxiliary Bishop Richard Sklba of the Milwaukee Roman Catholic Archdiocese. He was in a car accident yesterday shortly after 1 PM. Retired Deacon John Wargin, 68, was driving and later died at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. Please pray for his soul.

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Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help: Day Two

This is the second day of the Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help. This Novena is prayed for leading up to the feast on June 27.

Here is a novena prayer from a booklet of mine called Novena:

See at your feet, O Mother of Perpetual Help, a poor sinner who has recourse to you and confides in you.

O Mother of Mercy, have pity on me! You are called the refuge and the hope of sinners; be my refuge and my hope. Help me, for the love of Jesus Christ; stretch forth your hand to a poor, fallen creature. I recommend myself to you, and I want to devote myself to your service forever. I bless and thank almighty God, who is his mercy has given me this confidence in you, which I hold to be a pledge of my eternal salvation.

(Mention your request)

Mary, help me. Mother of Perpetual Help, never allow me to lose my God.

(Recite the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be three times each)

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A Meditation from St. Teresa of Avila

"Christ has no body now but yours No hands, no feet on earth but yours, Yours are the eyes through which He looks compassion on this world, Christ has no body now on earth but yours" St. Teresa of Jesus (Avila)

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Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help

This Novena starts today and is prayed for the next nine days leading up to the feast on June 27.

Here is a novena prayer from a booklet of mine called Novena:

See at your feet, O Mother of Perpetual Help, a poor sinner who has recourse to you and confides in you.

O Mother of Mercy, have pity on me! You are called the refuge and the hope of sinners; be my refuge and my hope. Help me, for the love of Jesus Christ; stretch forth your hand to a poor, fallen creature. I recommend myself to you, and I want to devote myself to your service forever. I bless and thank almighty God, who is his mercy has given me this confidence in you, which I hold to be a pledge of my eternal salvation.

Mention your request

Mary, help me. Mother of Perpetual Help, never allow me to lose my God.

(Recite the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be three times each)

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Louisiana Abortion Trigger Ban Becomes Law

Trigger Laws: An Overview

There are now 7 states with such trigger laws in effect that will ban abortion-on-demand as soon as Roe v. Wade is overturned. They are Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, and Utah.

Louisiana Trigger Law:

Louisiana Democratic Gov. Kathleen Blanco has signed a bill into law in June 2006 that will criminalize abortion AFTER Roe v. Wade is overturned. This new law is known as a trigger law in that it will only take effect after Roe v. Wade is already overturned by the Supreme Court. The law would ban abortions in all cases except to save the life of the mother. South Dakota passed a similiar law in March 2006 except it was to become law immediately; it was not a trigger ban. That law is currently hanging in the balance and awaiting a vote by South Dakota citizens this fall. We need to pray for it's success.

Photo: (Lee Celano/Reuters)

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Padre Pio: Jesus Take Possession of Me

"My Jesus, my sweetness, how can I live without You? Come always, My Jesus, come; You alone take possession of my heart"

St. Padre Pio

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Lord, God of Mercy, Hear Us

Lord, I offer You my life, my
love, my joys and my
challenges. Lord, accept this
offering.

May the Light of faith
enlighten our days, Lord.

May joy and hope comfort us,
Lord

May peace and charity, fill our
lives, Lord.

For having listened to our
prayers, we say: thank You,
Lord.

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