Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
Busy Week!
St. Nicholas stops by our homes tomorrow (12/6) morning!
Holy Day of Obligation--Thursday (12/8). If you've never had an opportunity to attend the Children's Masses, this is a great day to do so. Seton is at 9 am; St. Andrew at 11:30 am.
And don't forget to light the pink candle on Sunday (12/11) for the third week of Advent.
Holy Day of Obligation--Thursday (12/8). If you've never had an opportunity to attend the Children's Masses, this is a great day to do so. Seton is at 9 am; St. Andrew at 11:30 am.
And don't forget to light the pink candle on Sunday (12/11) for the third week of Advent.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
A Great After-Communion Prayer!
Composed eight hundred years ago by Saint Thomas Aquinas, what follows is one of the most popular prayers ever for after receiving Communion, and is worth memorizing.
"Lord, Father all-powerful and ever-living God, I thank you, for even though I am a sinner, your unprofitable servant, not because of my worth but in the kindness of your mercy, you have fed me with the precious Body and Blood of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. I pray that this Holy Communion may not bring me condemnation and punishment but forgiveness and salvation. May it be a helmet of faith and a shield of good will. May it purify me from evil ways and put an end to my evil passions. May it bring me charity and patience, humility and obedience, and growth in the power to do good. May it be my strong defense against all my enemies, visible and invisible, and the perfect calming of all my evil impulses, bodily and spiritual. May it unite me more closely to you, the one true God, and lead me safely through death to everlasting happiness with you. And I pray that you will lead me, a sinner, to the banquet where you, with your Son and Holy Spirit, are true and perfect light, total fulfillment, everlasting joy, gladness without end, and perfect happiness to your saints. Amen."
"Lord, Father all-powerful and ever-living God, I thank you, for even though I am a sinner, your unprofitable servant, not because of my worth but in the kindness of your mercy, you have fed me with the precious Body and Blood of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. I pray that this Holy Communion may not bring me condemnation and punishment but forgiveness and salvation. May it be a helmet of faith and a shield of good will. May it purify me from evil ways and put an end to my evil passions. May it bring me charity and patience, humility and obedience, and growth in the power to do good. May it be my strong defense against all my enemies, visible and invisible, and the perfect calming of all my evil impulses, bodily and spiritual. May it unite me more closely to you, the one true God, and lead me safely through death to everlasting happiness with you. And I pray that you will lead me, a sinner, to the banquet where you, with your Son and Holy Spirit, are true and perfect light, total fulfillment, everlasting joy, gladness without end, and perfect happiness to your saints. Amen."
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