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December 25, 2019

A Holy Thursday – Part III

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On Thursday, September 25, 1732, in the convent at Scala, Italy, as written by a nun present, the Sacred Host showed a hill surmounted with a cross. The hill, “appeared black and over it three little clouds hovered like three bright stars.

This was the third consecutive Thursday in which there was such an occurrence involving the Host and the Cross.

On this Christmas Day, we celebrate the birth of the One who gave us all new life.

Source: Miller, Fr. D.F., C.SS.R, and Aubin, Fr. L.X., C.SS.R, St. Alphonsus Liguori (Rockford, Illinois: Tan Books and Publishers, Inc., 1987) p. 79.

December 24, 2019

Stranger to the World

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There seems to be so little in common between our involvement with the news of the world and the Stranger in whose Presence we find ourselves.

– Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen describing a holy hour

December 23, 2019

A Holy Thursday – Part II

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On Thursday, September 18, 1732, in the convent at Scala, Italy, as written by a nun present, the Sacred Host showed a hill surmounted with a cross, “with the figure of the Crucified exceedingly bright.” “The Sacred Host appeared blood-red, and the instruments of the Passion, especially the ladder and scourges were clearly outlined.

This was the second consecutive Thursday in which there was such an occurrence involving the Host and the Cross.

Source: Miller, Fr. D.F., C.SS.R, and Aubin, Fr. L.X., C.SS.R, St. Alphonsus Liguori (Rockford, Illinois: Tan Books and Publishers, Inc., 1987) p. 79.

December 22, 2019

Our Daily Sacrifice

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The (holy) hour is our daily sacrifice in union with Christ.”

– Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

December 21, 2019

A Holy Thursday – Part I

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Recent posts on this site have recounted the special experiences of Sister Maria Celeste Crostarosa at Scala, Italy, surrounding the opening of a convent for her new order of nuns, known as the Redemptoristines. That convent was also the site of further experiences surrounding the opening of the associated Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, led by St. Alphonsus Liguori.

Father Thomas Falcoia wrote to Fr. Alphonsus Liguori of what happened on Thursday, September 11, 1732: “Here last night, during the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, many wonderful things were seen in the Sacred Host by all the sisters present and by the father confessor. The holy Cross was clearly shown, black at first, then changing to blood-red and finally white, with a dazzling figure of the Crucified in the center. About it were seen three colored circles on which appeared the instruments of the Passion, white clouds and other forms. The sisters themselves have written to you about it, or will write. Some of the them were stricken; others were so filled with awe that they left the chapel … It will be wise not to make these apparitions known at large.

Fr. Falcoia and the nuns thought the event was a confirmation of the decision to begin the Congregation and a way to prepare it for the tribulations and crosses that lay ahead.

Source: Miller, Fr. D.F., C.SS.R, and Aubin, Fr. L.X., C.SS.R, St. Alphonsus Liguori (Rockford, Illinois: Tan Books and Publishers, Inc., 1987) p. 78-79.

December 20, 2019

The Tormented Soul

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“The Eucharist bathes the tormented soul in light and love.

– St. Bernadette Soubirous

December 19, 2019

Mother Angelica

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Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, PCPA (Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration) was the founder of EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network). There were times, however, when that seemed not at all certain. She describes a period early on in the process when things seemed bleak. She said that, ”everything was going wrong … banks were after us, creditors … it seemed everyone was against us, the Church, bankers, lay people, everybody saying we can’t do this; this is foolish.”

So, she took her problems before the Blessed Sacrament: “I was angry, and I said, ‘Lord, I told You. I’m not the one for the job. Why me?’ And suddenly, as I felt this so deeply, I heard the Lord say very distinctly, ‘Yes, and why Me?’ I never asked again.”

Source: Lord, Bob and Penny, This is My Body, This is My Blood, Miracles of the Eucharist, Book II (Publisher: Journeys of Faith, 1994) p. 228-29.

December 18, 2019

All Are Welcome

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“The sovereigns of the earth do not always grant audience readily; on the contrary, the King of Heaven, hidden under the eucharistic veils, is ready to receive anyone…”

– St. Alphonsus Liguori

December 17, 2019

Sister Maria Celeste – Part V

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After the events of 1725, with the revelations, during or in the wake of receiving Holy Communion, for a new order of nuns to be dedicated to honoring Christ as the Redeemer, it took several years for the order to be officially formed. In late May of 1731, however, that took place.

On October 4, 1731, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Sr. Maria received a revelation once more. Once more, it occurred during Holy Communion. She encountered a brilliant light and certain words, echoing the Gospel of Mark, were emphasized to her: “Go ye and preach to every creature that the kingdom of God is at hand.” From this, she understood that she was again to write down the rule for a new religious assembly, this one for men.

She did indeed write it down and, combined with the rule of the Redemptoristine nuns she had received six years earlier, this became the rule for the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, also known as the Redemptorists, founded by St. Alphonsus Liguori. This congregation also continues to this day.

Source: Miller, Fr. D.F., C.SS.R, and Aubin, Fr. L.X., C.SS.R, St. Alphonsus Liguori (Rockford, Illinois: Tan Books and Publishers, Inc., 1987) p. 58.

December 16, 2019

If Souls But Understood

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“If souls but understood the Treasure they possess in the Divine Eucharist, it would be necessary to encircle the tabernacles with the strongest ramparts for, in the delirium of a devouring and holy hunger, they would press forward themselves to feed on the Bread of Angels. The Churches would overflow with adorers consumed with love for the Divine prisoner no less by night than by day.”

– Bl. Dina Belanger

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