MEMORIAL OF HOLY GUARDIAN ANGELS

             

   

                                 Memorial

Entrance antiphon
Angels of the Lord. bless the Lord, praise and bless him above all

Collect

O God, who in your unfathomable providence are pleased to send your holy Angels to guard us, hear our supplication as we cry you, that we may always be defended by their protection and rejoice eternally in their company. Through our Lord Jesus Christ you Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen.

First Reading.                             Exodus 23:20-23

 Behold, I will send my Angel, who will go before you, and preserve you on your journey, and lead you into the place that I have prepared.

 Heed him, and hear his voice, and do not hold him in disregard. For he will not release you when you have sinned, and my name is in him.

  But if you listen to his voice and do all that I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies, and I will afflict those who afflict you.

  And my Angel will go before you, and he will bring you to the Amorite, and the Hittite, and Ithe Perizzite, and the Canaanite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, whom I will crush.
The word of the Lord.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM
For you has he commanded his angels,
to keep you in all your ways.
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most high
and abides in the shade of the Almighty
says to the Lord,”My refuge,
my stronghold, my God in whom I trust”. R.

He will free you from the snare of the fowler,
from the destructive plague;
he will conceal you with his pinions
and under his wing you will find refuge
his faithfulness is buckler and shield. R.

You will not fear the terror of the night,
Nor the arrows that flies by day
Nor the plague that prows in the darkness
Nor the scourge that lays waste at noon. R.

Upon you no evil shall fall,
No plague approach your tent.
For you he has commanded his angels
To keep you in all your ways. R

ALLELUIA
Alleluia. Bless the Lord, all you his hosts, his ministers that do
his will. Alleluia.
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luia.

Gospel.                   Matthew 18:1-5,10
 In that hour, the disciples drew near to Jesus, saying, "Whom do you consider to be greater in the kingdom of heaven?"  And Jesus, calling to himself a little child, placed him in their midst. And he said: "Amen I say to you, unless you change and become like little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.Therefore, whoever will have humbled himself like this little child, such a one is greater in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever shall accept one such little child in my name, accepts me.

The Gospel of the Lord.

DAY 2 THE VISITATION AND MARY'SS MAGNIFICAT.

DAY 2   THE VISITATION AND MARY'S MAGNIFICAT.

OPENING PRAYER.        Let us pray:

Eternal Father, you inspired the Virgin Mary, mother of your son to visit Elizabeth and assist her in her need.Keep us open to the working of your Spirit, and with Mary may we praise you forever. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son
who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen.

                   Gospel Reading: Luke 1:39-56

 And in those days, Mary, rising up, traveled quickly into the hill country, to a city of Judah.
And she entered into the house of Zechariah, and she greeted Elizabeth.
And it happened that, as Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
 And she cried out with a loud voice and said: "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
 And how does this concern me, so that the mother of my Lord would come to me?
 For behold, as the voice of your greeting came to my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed are you who believed, for the things that were spoken to you by the Lord shall be accomplished."

And Mary said: "My soul magnifies the Lord.
 And my spirit leaps for joy in God my Saviour.
For he has looked with favor on the humility of his handmaid. For behold, from this time, all generations shall call me blessed.
For he who is great has done great things for me, and holy is his name.
And his mercy is from generation to generations for those who fear him.
He has accomplished powerful deeds with his arm. He has scattered the arrogant in the intentions of their heart.
He has deposed the powerful from their seat, and he has exalted the humble.
He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty. He has taken up his servant Israel, mindful of his mercy,
Then Mary stayed with her for about three months. And she returned to her own house.

PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL 1

LEADER:             God chose Mary to be the Mother of all Christians. Let us ask that her Motherly protection may not be lacking to us.

Let us pray for all God's people: that we may come to understand how clearly how Mary is our Mother.
People:   LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYER.

Let us pray for our country: that we may always enjoy the protection of our Lady, we pray , O Lord.
People:   LORD,  HEAR OUR PRAYER.

Let us pray for our separated brethren: that they may not see our devotion to Mary as harming Christian unity but as promoting it. We pray, O Lord.
People:    LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYER.
Let us pray for all mothers of our Parish: that they may show true love and care for their children as Mary did.
We pray , O Lord.
People:     LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYER.

Let us pray for ourselves: that we may imitate Mary in serving Christ, and our brothers in Christ, we prayer, O Lord.
People     LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYER
     (One or two intentions may be added)

CONCLUDING PRAYER.
Lord Jesus Christ, in becoming man you chose Mary

October Devotion: A Month With Mary

Day 1    GOD CHOOSED MARY-THE ANNUNCIATION

HYMN

OPENING PRAYER:                       Let us pray.  

       

    Almighty Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, You have revealed the beauty of Your power        by exhalting the lowly virgin of Nazareth and making her the mother of our saviour. May the prayers of this woman bring Jesus to a waiting world and fill the void of incompletion with the presence of her child, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. 

People.    Amen

The Annunciation

 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was        sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”^[ But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David.He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?” The angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God. And now, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month for her who was said to be barren. For nothing will be impossible with God.” Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.

REFLECTION

We are grateful to For sending the Redeemer and grateful to Mary for her "Yes".

 Mary is the woman of faith and the servant of the Lord.

ROSARY

HYMN

PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL 1

LEADER:               God chose Mary to be the Mother of all                               Christians. Let us ask that her Motherly protection may not be lacking to us.

Let us pray for all God's people: that we may come to understand how clearly how Mary is our Mother.

People:   LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYER.

Let us pray for our country: that we may always enjoy the protection of our Lady, we pray , O Lord.

People:   LORD,  HEAR OUR PRAYER.

Let us pray for our separated brethren: that they may not see our devotion to Mary as harming Christian unity but as promoting it. We pray, O Lord.

People:    LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYER.

 Let us pray for all mothers of our Parish: that they may show true love and care for their children as Mary did. 

We pray , O Lord.

People:     LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYER.

Let us pray for ourselves: that we may imitate Mary in serving Christ, and our brothers in Christ, we prayer, O Lord.

People     LORD, HEAR OUR PRAYER

     (One or two intentions may be added)

CONCLUDING PRAYER.

Lord Jesus Christ, in becoming man you chose Mary as your Mother. Grant we pray that we may be always filled with gratitude to Mary, your Mother and ours.

We ask this of you who live and reign forever and ever.

People:      Amen.

JESUS LOVES HIS CHURCH.

In fulfillment of the promise he made when he said "Lo, I am with you till the end of time", our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ has left for the Church avenues in which each believer meets him to experience the same healings, blessings and assistance He himself has performed over 2017 years ago.

Jesus The Good Shepherd

  This the Catholic Church calls " Sacraments "
              WHAT THEN ARE THESE SACRAMENTS?

The Church teaches that Sacraments are external signs perceptible to the eyes, but which conveys message to the onlookers that something spiritually is happening in the life of the recipient at the time the action is taking place.
Simply put, Sacraments could be said to be "Outward signs of inward graces made by the Lord Jesus Christ himself.

The word "Sacrament" which means "secret or mystery" (Wisdom 2:22; Ephesians 1:9), is God's own way of dealing with the people created in His own image and according to His own likeness (Gen. 1:26)
They are therefore seven meeting points with Jesus where he blesses each believer and gives him  the corresponding grace that enables him live a Godly life.
The Catechism of The Catholic Church (CCC) teacher that; Sacraments are powers that comes forth from the body of Jesus Christ. (Luke 5:1-7; 6:19; 8:46), which is everlasting and life-giving.

THE HEALING OF MARRIAGE

Lord Jesus Christ, I come against all deeply rooted patterns of marital unhappiness, feud, family alienation and divorce in my bloodline.

Lord, make me settle down with the man of my dreams.

I renounce all forms of injustice, suppression of spouses, and all expression marital unloved, wickedness, maltreatment and slavery.

In the name of Jesus Christ, I stop all hatred, death wishes, oaths of death, evil desires and intentions in marriage relationship.

I put an end to all transmission of violence, all vindictive negative behaviour, all infidelity and deception.

I halt all curses pronounced against members of my family, from being to us, to block the female from marriage. Let them be released now and let them have the right husbands.
Let there be nothing to block enduring relationships.

I renounce all patterns of family tension, marriage-breakdown, family disintegration, hardheartedness in the name of Jesus Christ.

I bring an end to all deeply rooted pattern of feeling trapped in an unhappy marriage, all feelings of emptiness, poverty, frustrations, and failures.

Father, forgive any relative of mine for the way they dishonoured the sacrament of marriage.

Let your love flow into my family to bring deep commitment of love and lasting relationship, faithfulness, fidelity, unity and kindness, in the name of Jesus Christ.

Lord by your death on the cross, you have destroyed all enmity in my family tree, by the means of the same cross unite all my bloodline into one body and bring all back to God.

Create out the division, one new people in union with you, and make peace.
Thank you Lord. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.    

THE HEALING OF MARRIAGE

Lord Jesus Christ, I come against all deeply rooted patterns of marital unhappiness, feud, family alienation and divorce in my bloodline.

I renounce all forms of injustice, suppression of spouses, and all expression marital unloved, wickedness, maltreatment and slavery.

In the name of Jesus Christ, I stop all hatred, death wishes, oaths of death, evil desires and intentions in marriage relationship.

I put an end to all transmission of violence, all vindictive negative behaviour, all infidelity and deception.

I halt all curses pronounced against members of my family, from being to us, to block the female from marriage. Let them be released now and let them have the right husbands.
Let there be nothing to block enduring relationships.

I renounce all patterns of family tension, marriage-breakdown, family disintegration, hardheartedness in the name of Jesus Christ.

I bring an end to all deeply rooted pattern of feeling trapped in an unhappy marriage, all feelings of emptiness, poverty, frustrations, and failures.

Father, forgive any relative of mine for the way they dishonoured the sacrament of marriage.

Let your love flow into my family to bring deep commitment of love and lasting relationship, faithfulness, fidelity, unity and kindness, in the name of Jesus Christ.

Lord by your death on the cross, you have destroyed all enmity in my family tree, by the means of the same cross unite all my bloodline into one body and bring all back to God.

Create out the division, one new people in union with you, and make peace.
Thank you Lord. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.    

HEALING OF ALL DISEASES

I now order all physical sickness patterns coded into my heritage to cease to exist. In the mighty name of Jesus, I take the sword of the Holy Spirit and severe all links to diseases of all kinds; heart diseases, blood disease, cancer, digestive and eating disorders, ulcer, and tendencies to form tumours,

I come against all patterns of female disorders, menstrual problems, hormonal imbalances, infertility, and sexual coldness.

I now break the links with all male sexual disorders, impotents and transmissible diseases. I come against all physical deformities, hearing problems, immune deficiencies, rare diseases, weak eye, bad teeth, and flat feet.

I come against all migraines, mental retardation, lung problems, arthritis, skin diseases and bone disorder. I renounce all forms of physical trauma that have hooked into me genetically. I severe that connection.

In the name of my Lord Jesus Christ, crucified for my sake, I come against the root cause of all physical disorders and unexplained weaknesses,

Lord, free me from the effects of these sick pathways etched into my ancestry.
Stop their propagation.

Father, forgive those in my family for all the ways they have chosen sickness to avoid life; for the ways they have tried to meet ends in unhealthy ways.

Let an engrained pattern of choosing life run like a river through my bloodline. I praise you, Lord Jesus. For you live with the Father and the Holy Spirit now and forever more.