Saint Anne's Novena & Feast ~ St.Anne Sanctuary Bukit Mertajam ~ 2015

24 July 2015 to 2 August 2015

Transforming Our Lives by Living the 10 Commandments

St. Anne Sanctuary Bukit Mertajam

Jalan Kulim, 14000 Bukit Mertajam,

Penang, Malaysia.

Tel: 604 538 6405

Fax: 604 538 7422

Parish Priest : Rev Father Henry Rajoo

Website 

www.stanne.org

Email

stanne@stannebm.org

Live Streaming URL

https://www.youtube.com/user/LiveOnlinePenang

01/08/2015, 8pm

*** Watching the Mass (LIVE) on the internet is no substitute for being physically present personally and does not fullfill Mass obligations. 

For those who are homebound and not able to attend, the Mass telecast spiritually connnects them with the Church at prayer.

Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist ~ 24 June 2015

John, the Lord�s forerunner is born

six months prior to the birth 

of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

God has brought John, 

the greatest of prophets, 

to prepare the way of the Lord.

His call to repentance and baptism 

formed a faithful remnant 

that awaited the coming of the Messiah.

The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 

Prepare ye the way of the Lord, 

make his paths straight.

~ Mark 1:3 ~

I tell you, 

among those born of women 

no one is greater than John; 

yet the least in the kingdom of God 

is greater than he.

~ Luke 7:28 ~

The Church normally celebrate feast day of saints to commemorate their death, their birth into Heaven but to this rule there are two notable exceptions, the birthdays of Blessed Virgin Mary and of St. John the Baptist. In Luke 1:41-42, when Elizabeth heard Mary�s greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed with a loud cry, �Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. John was completely healed of sin in Elizabeth womb, therefore born without Original Sin, and he was then free of any serious sin throughout his life.

Grant, we pray, almighty God, that your family may walk in the way of salvation and, attentive to what Saint John the Precursor urged, may come safely to the One he foretold, our Lord Jesus Christ, Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Gospel

Luke 1:57-66, 80

When the time arrived for Elizabeth to have her child
she gave birth to a son.
Her neighbors and relatives heard
that the Lord had shown his great mercy toward her,
and they rejoiced with her.
When they came on the eighth day to circumcise the child,
they were going to call him Zechariah after his father,
but his mother said in reply,
�No. He will be called John.�
But they answered her,
�There is no one among your relatives who has this name.�
So they made signs, asking his father what he wished him to be called.
He asked for a tablet and wrote, �John is his name,�
and all were amazed.
Immediately his mouth was opened, his tongue freed,
and he spoke blessing God.
Then fear came upon all their neighbours,
and all these matters were discussed
throughout the hill country of Judea.
All who heard these things took them to heart, saying,
�What, then, will this child be?�
For surely the hand of the Lord was with him.
The child grew and became strong in spirit,
and he was in the desert until the day
of his manifestation to Israel.

Past Posting
The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (Solemnity) - 2013

Yesus Menyembuhkan Penyakitku

Saya seorang remaja berusia 17 tahun dan masih sekolah di SMUN 2 Ruteng, Manggarai, NTT. Selama tiga tahun saya menderita tumor otak. Sebelum terkena penyakit ini, saya dikenal sebagai orang yang cuek ’(tidak peduli), baik di lingkungan rumah maupun di sekolah. Saya terlalu serius menjalani hidup, sehingga teman-teman sekolah menjuluki saya “si kutu buku”. Banyak waktu saya habiskan untuk belajar dan memperkaya diri dengan pengetahuan-pengetahuan umum, sehingga hidup doa pun saya lupakan, bahkan saya sering tidak menghadiri Misa hari Minggu.

Seorang Budha Masuk Kristen (Sai Myint)

Pelanggaran HAM, pertempuran terus-menerus, dan kemiskinan yang memaksa puluhan ribu orang melarikan diri dari negara Asia Burma, yang juga dikenal sebagai Myanmar.

Disembuhkan Dari Kanker Kandung Empedu

Nama saya Jenny Marliana, saya mau menyaksikan kuasa dan mujizat Tuhan Yesus yang telah menyembuhkan saya dari sakit Kanker pada kandung empedu saya.

Pada tanggal 25 Agustus 2010, saya mengalami mual dan muntah, badan saya lemah, tidak selera makan, kemudian saya jatuh di tempat pekerjaan saya. Kemudian saya langsung  di rumah sakit oleh teman saya masuk ke IGD untuk pemeriksaan.

Wajah Muhammad Asli - Penasaran ?

Sebagaimana yang kita ketahui bersama, umat islam sangat tidak ingin jika wajah nabi mereka terekspos. Mereka lebih suka Muhammad ini hanya menjadi tulisan Khaligrafi, seolah-olah Muhammad ini bukan manusia, tapi Tuhan.  Akibat wajahnya yang terlalu Agung.

Tapi sebagai manusia yang memiliki Logic, bukankan hal ini terlalu berlebihan ?

Sebagian lagi beralasan, "waktu itu belum ada kamera, jadi tidak mungkin Muhammad bisa digambar."  Ow, jadi anda kira Manusia tidak punya imajinasi ?  Yang bisa membayangkan wajah berdasarkan clue-clue?  Apakah anda pikir manusia belum mampu melukis dengan baik, sebelum tahun 600 Masehi ?

Dan dibawah ini adalah lukisan Muhammad, yang akan menjawab rasa penasaran anda.

Mistery Quran - Islam Takut Mengetahui Ini

Kalau ditanya kepada teman Muslim apa itu Al-Quran? O, itu sudah dijelaskan sangat banyak dan luas oleh setiap Muslim kepada sesamanya atau kepada non-Muslim (walau jawabnya bisa macam-macam).

Tetapi kalau ditanya DIMANAKAH Al-Quran ASLI  itu berada atau tersimpan? Maka setiap Muslim akan garuk-garuk kepala, karena menyangkut keberadaannya didunia maupun diakhirat, yang kedua-duanya tidak diketahui dengan jelas ada dimana persisnya saat ini!

Kecewa Pada Kebrutalan Islam, Kurdi Kembali Peluk Zoroaster

Warga Irak Yazidi merayakan tahun baru di Lembah Lalish

Abad ke-7, ketika Islam menjadi agama dominan di wilayah itu, agama Zoroaster dianggap punah. Kini, untuk pertama kalinya setelah lebih dari 1000 tahun, para penduduk lokal Provinsi Sulaemaniah pada 1 Mei lalu melakukan upacara kuno, di mana para pemeluk Zoroaster mengenakan ikat pinggang yang menyimbolkan bahwa mereka siap menegakkan dan mengamalkan ajarannya.

Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles ~ 29 June 2015 (Solemnity)

The feast commemorates a solemn celebration in honour of Saints Peter and Paul, two of the great apostles and the principal Patrons of the Church of Rome. Peter, was one of the earliest of twelve apostles chosen by Jesus, and he also was our first pope. Saint Paul never met Jesus prior to Jesus� death and resurrection, but had a conversion experience with the risen Christ while on the road to Damascus which converted him from a persecutor of Christians to become �Apostle to the Gentiles.� Peter, preached of the Gospel among the Jewish people and Paul, the mission among the Gentiles. We celebrate this day made holy for us by the apostles� blood. Let us embrace what they believed, their life, their labors, their sufferings, their preaching, and their confession of faith.

Peter, prior to Jesus calling was known as Simon, a fisherman by trade. Jesus called Peter, along with his brother Andrew, James, and John, to leave everything behind to become His followers, �Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men�(Matthew 4:19). Paul, prior to Jesus calling was known as Saul, an educated Jew and a member of the Pharisee, as well as being a Roman citizen. Saul persecuted the Christians savagely, but was converted by the risen Christ the one that he had been persecuting after seeing Jesus in a vision on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:4). Peter being martyred in 64 AD, by crucifixion upside down because he said he was not worthy to be sacrificed in the same manner as Christ. Peter was martyred in 67 AD, he was beheaded. Like St.Paul, we must always be on fire for the Lord, and proclaim Him to everyone and in every situation, no matter how difficult it can sometimes be to do so. St. Peter demonstrates to us how difficult discipleship can truly be, but is also an example of the Lord choosing the weak and making them strong in bearing witness to Him. 

Faith in Christ is the light of our life as Christians and as ministers in the Church. Let yourselves be consumed by love for Christ and his Gospel, to become all things to everyone. It is your task to hold nothing back, to go outside of yourselves in the service of the faithful and holy people of God.

The words in the passage from the Gospel of Matthew 16:13-23 below, shows us the confirmation of faith made by Peter in Christ, and the words from the reading from 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18, reveals to us Paul's confirmation of love in Christ.

Matthew 16:13-23

Peter�s Declaration about Jesus

Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesare'a Philippi, he asked his disciples, �Who do men say that the Son of man is?� And they said, �Some say John the Baptist, others say Eli'jah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.� He said to them, �But who do you say that I am?� Simon Peter replied, �You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.� And Jesus answered him, �Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jona! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.� Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.

Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection

From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. And Peter took him and began to rebuke him, saying, �God forbid, Lord! This shall never happen to you.� But he turned and said to Peter, �Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me; for you are not on the side of God, but of men.�

Grant, we pray, O Lord our God, that we may be sustained by the intercession of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, that, as through them you gave your Church the foundations of her heavenly office, so through them you may help her to eternal salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Reading 1

Acts 12:1-11

In those days, King Herod laid hands upon some members of the Church to harm them.

He had James, the brother of John, killed by the sword,

and when he saw that this was pleasing to the Jews

he proceeded to arrest Peter also.

�It was the feast of Unleavened Bread.�

He had him taken into custody and put in prison

under the guard of four squads of four soldiers each.

He intended to bring him before the people after Passover.

Peter thus was being kept in prison,

but prayer by the Church was fervently being made

to God on his behalf.

On the very night before Herod was to bring him to trial,

Peter, secured by double chains,

was sleeping between two soldiers,

while outside the door guards kept watch on the prison.

Suddenly the angel of the Lord stood by him

and a light shone in the cell.

He tapped Peter on the side and awakened him, saying,

�Get up quickly.�

The chains fell from his wrists.

The angel said to him, �Put on your belt and your sandals.�

He did so.

Then he said to him, �Put on your cloak and follow me.�

So he followed him out,

not realizing that what was happening through the angel was real;

he thought he was seeing a vision.

They passed the first guard, then the second,

and came to the iron gate leading out to the city,

which opened for them by itself.

They emerged and made their way down an alley,

and suddenly the angel left him.

Then Peter recovered his senses and said,

�Now I know for certain

that the Lord sent his angel

and rescued me from the hand of Herod

and from all that the Jewish people had been expecting.�

Reading 2

2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18

I, Paul, am already being poured out like a libation,

and the time of my departure is at hand.

I have competed well; I have finished the race;

I have kept the faith.

From now on the crown of righteousness awaits me,

which the Lord, the just judge,

will award to me on that day, and not only to me,

but to all who have longed for his appearance.

The Lord stood by me and gave me strength,

so that through me the proclamation might be completed

and all the Gentiles might hear it.

And I was rescued from the lion�s mouth.

The Lord will rescue me from every evil threat

and will bring me safe to his heavenly Kingdom.

To him be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Gospel

Matthew 16:13-19

When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi

he asked his disciples,

�Who do people say that the Son of Man is?�

They replied, �Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah,

still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.�

He said to them, �But who do you say that I am?�

Simon Peter said in reply,

�You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.�

Jesus said to him in reply, �Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah.

For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father.

And so I say to you, you are Peter,

and upon this rock I will build my Church,

and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.

I will give you the keys to the Kingdom of heaven.

Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven;

and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.�

From all their distress God rescues the just

Psalm 34:1-6

I will bless the Lord at all times;

his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

My soul makes its boast in the Lord;

let the afflicted hear and be glad.

O magnify the Lord with me,

and let us exalt his name together!

I sought the Lord, and he answered me,

and delivered me from all my fears.

Look to him, and be radiant;

so your faces shall never be ashamed.

This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him,

and saved him out of all his troubles.

Alquran Adalah Kitab Gossip

Ketika seseorang berkata pada orang lain "Ehh... tau gk, si Anu kemarin jumpa dengan seorang wanita, pas istrinya lagi pergi. Pasti mereka itu Selingkuh".

Saudara, inilah yang disebut dengan kabar gosip.  Jadi jika anda ingin mengetahui permasalahan yang sesungguhnya, tanyakanlah langsung kepada sumbernya, agar informasi anda menjadi jelas.

Yesus Membongkar PenyamaranNya

Islam setuju bahwa Bapa (Sang Pencipta, Yang Maha Kuasa) yang dimaksud Yesus, itulah Allah sesungguhnya. Mereka hanya keberatan ketika Yesus itu dianggap sebagai Bapa.  Sebab jika Yesus itu adalah Bapa, berarti Dialah Tuhan Allah.

Yesus adalah Sutradara, Sekaligus Pemeran Utama

Islam sering kali menyerang posisi Yesus, dengan menyebut catatan Alkitab: Yesus  sebagai Nabi, Guru, Utusan, Hamba, Anak, Mati, Takut, dsb.  Tapi mereka lupa bahwa Alkitab juga menyebut Yesus sebagai Tuhan, baik secara langsung, maupun secara tidak langsung.

Apa Yang Membuat Islam Sulit Menerima Yesus ?

Yang membuat Alkitab menjadi sulit diterima Islam adalah, karena dalam pribadi Yesus ada 2 hal ini

Peradaban Yang Tinggi + Kerendahan Hati

Prayer of Confidence to Saint Anthony

Most holy St. Anthony, friend of Jesus, I place myself in your heavenly care. Be with me, especially in life's troubles and difficulties. Intercede before the Lord for me, so that I may confidently know I do not face my problems alone.

I join my prayers to yours, O great Saint, as I ask God to give me consolation in times of sorrow, courage when I am afraid, and healing from all the ills that afflict me.

Obtain for me from God, Most High, the grace to accept whatever is God's holy will for me and my loved ones. Strengthen my faith so that I will never despair, but always have hope in God's healing presence and power in my life. AMEN.

Catholic Liturgical Calendar

There is 6 season in the liturgical calendar which are Advent, Christmas, Lent, Paschal Triduum, Easter, and Ordinary Time. Advent (30 November or on the Sunday that is closest to this date) marks the beginning of the Catholic liturgical calendar and the Solemnity of Christ the King closes the liturgical year.

Advent begins on First Sunday of Advent through 24 December. Liturgical colours of Advent are Purple and Rose, with Rose being used only on the third Sunday of Advent.

Christmas begins on 25 December through The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. The liturgical colour of Christmas is white. The liturgical colour of Ordinary Time is green, however, as in all seasons, other appropriate colours are worn on particular feast days.

Ordinary Time I (Ordinary Time after the Baptism) begins on the Monday after the Feast of the Baptism through Shrove Tuesday (Tuesday before Ash Wednesday). The liturgical colour of Ordinary Time is green; however, as in all seasons, other appropriate colours are worn on particular feast days.

Lent (inclusive Paschal Triduum) begins on Ash Wednesday through Holy Saturday. The liturgical colours of Lent are violet or purple. the colour rose is used on Laetare Sunday (Fourth Sunday during Lent). The colour red is used on Passion Sunday (Palm Sunday), and on Good Friday. White or violet is worn on Holy Thursday and Holy Saturday.

Paschal Triduum is Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday.

Easter begins on Easter Vigil though Pentecost Sunday. The liturgical colours of Easter are white, for most days, and red for Pentecost.

Ordinary Time I (Ordinary Time after Pentecost) begins on the Monday day after Pentecost Sunday through the Solemnity of Christ the King. The liturgical colour of Ordinary Time is green; however, as in all seasons, other appropriate colours are worn on particular feast days.

Advent ~ 4 weeks of preparation for Christmas.

Christmas ~ Birth of Jesus, our Lord and Saviour.

Holy Family ~ Jesus, Mary and Joseph, the Holy Family of Nazareth the proper to the Christian. family.

Mary the Mother of God (1 January) ~ Divine and virginal motherhood of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Epiphany ~ Christ's manifestation of Himself to the world.

Baptism of the Lord ~ Jesus' baptism by John in the river Jordan.

Ordinary Time I

Lent 

Ash Wednesday

Passion (Palm) Sunday

Paschal Triduum (Easter Sacred Triduum)

Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday)

Good Friday

Holy Saturday

Easter

Easter Vigil ~ The Resurrection of Christ.

Easter Sunday ~ Celebrate the Resurrection.

Second to Sixth Sundays after Easter

Ascension of the Lord ~ Seventh Sunday after Easter, the entry of Jesus� humanity into Divine glory in God�s heavenly Kingdom, 40 days after His Glorious Resurrection.

Pentecost Sunday ~ Marks the end of Easter season, the fiftieth day after Easter. Commemorates the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the apostles, the Church's foundation, and the beginning of its mission to all nations and peoples. 

Ordinary Time II

Trinity Sunday ~ honouring the Holy Trinity, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, unite as One eternal God.

Body and Blood of Christ ~ recounts the events of the Last Supper when Jesus changed bread and wine into His Body and Blood.

Ordinary Time II (part 2)

Solemnity of Christ the King ~ the supreme authority of Christ over his creation especially human beings and their institutions.

Catholic dedication of weekdays and months

Weekdays

Sunday is dedicated to the Christ Resurrection and Holy Trinity.

Monday is dedicated to the Souls in Purgatory and Holy Spirit.

Tuesday is dedicated to the Guardian Angels (Holy Angels), Holy Face of Jesus and Saint Anthony of Padua.

Wednesday is dedicated to Saint Joseph.

Thursday is dedicated to the Blessed Sacrament.

Friday is dedicated to the Christ Passion, Sacred Heart of Jesus and Precious Blood of Christ.

Saturday is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and her Immaculate Heart.

Months

January is dedicated to the Holy Name and Holy Childhood.

February is dedicated to the Holy Family.

March is dedicated to Saint Joseph.

April is dedicated to the Holy Spirit and Holy Eucharist.

May is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

July is dedicated to the Precious Blood of Christ.

August is dedicated to the Blessed Sacrament and Immaculate Heart of Mary.

September is dedicated to Mary�s Seven Sorrows (Seven Dolours of Mary).

October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary.

November is dedicated to the Souls in Purgatory.

December is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, Advent and the coming of Christ.

THE THIRD COMMANDMENT

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work; but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; in it you shall not do any work.

The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath; so the Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath.

Sundays are, of course, the day for renewing Christ's once and for all Sacrifice during the Sacrifice of the Holy Mass. Because Christ rose from His tomb on Sunday, Sabbath was changed from Saturday to Sundays, or "the Lord's Day." On this day we fulfill God's Third Commandment, to "remember the sabbath day [which means "rest", not "Saturday"], to keep it holy." We refrain from unnecessary servile work and fulfill our "Sunday Obligation" to attend Mass.

The Immaculate Heart of Mary (optional memorial) ~ 13 June 2015

"O Mary, conceived without sin, 

pray for us who have recourse to thee."

"Everything in Mary leads us toward her Son, our only Saviour, by whose foreseen merits she was preserved immaculate and full of grace; everything in Mary lifts up our hearts to the praise of the Holy Trinity." ~ Pope Paul VI in encyclical celebrating the centenary of the apparitions at Lourdes.

But Mary kept all these words, pondering them in her heart. 

Luke 2:19

And he went down with them and came to Nazareth 

and was subject to them. 

And his mother kept all these words in her heart. 

Luke 2:51

"I will never leave you; 

my Immaculate Heart will be your refuge, 

and the way that will lead you to God."

~ Our Lady to the Lucia at Fatima, 13 June, 1917 ~

Grant, Lord God, that we, your servants, may rejoice in unfailing health of mind and body, and, through the glorious intercession of Blessed Mary ever-Virgin, may we be set free from present sorrow and come to enjoy eternal happiness. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Gospel

Luke 2:41-51

The Boy Jesus in the Temple

Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the Passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom; and when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it, but supposing him to be in the company they went a day�s journey, and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintances; and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking him. After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions; and all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. And when they saw him they were astonished; and his mother said to him, �Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously.� And he said to them, �How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father�s house?� And they did not understand the saying which he spoke to them. And he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and his mother kept all these things in her heart.

Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus ~ 12 June 2015

A solemnity in the liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church. It falls on a Friday, 19 days after Pentecost Sunday. The faithful are reminded on this solemnity of Jesus� love and are encouraged to make reparation for the many sins committed against Him. Jesus, the Son of God the fruit of Blessed Virgin Mary womb whose heart the same as any human but Jesus heart is pure, full of mercy and love., He is willing become the sacrificial Lamb of God on the cross and die for our salvation because He loved us. The Sacred Heart is depicted as a flaming heart shining with divine light, pierced by the lance-wound, encircled by the crown of thorns, surmounted by a cross and bleeding.

In the Heart of the Redeemer 

we adore God's love for humanity, 

his will for universal salvation, 

his infinite mercy, 

and adoring that Heart which, 

after having loved us to the end, 

was pierced by a spear 

and from high on the Cross 

poured out blood and water, 

an inexhaustible source of new life.

Grant, we pray, almighty God, that we, who glory in the Heart of your beloved Son and recall the wonders of his love for us, may be made worthy to receive an overflowing measure of grace from that fount of heavenly gifts. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

GOSPEL

John 19:31-37

Jesus� Side Is Pierced

Since it was the day of Preparation, in order to prevent the bodies from remaining on the cross on the sabbath (for that sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who had been crucified with him; but when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out blood and water. He who saw it has borne witness�his testimony is true, and he knows that he tells the truth�that you also may believe. For these things took place that the scripture might be fulfilled, �Not a bone of him shall be broken.� And again another scripture says, �They shall look on him whom they have pierced.�

Litany to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

Lord, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy 

Christ, hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us.

God, the Father of Heaven, 

have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, 

have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,

have mercy on us. 
Holy Trinity, one God,

have mercy on us. 
Heart of Jesus, Son of the eternal Father,

have mercy on us. 
Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Spirit in the Virgin Mother's womb, 

have mercy on us. 

Heart of Jesus, substantially united to the Word of God,

have mercy on us. 
Heart of Jesus, of infinite majesty, 

have mercy on us. 
Heart of Jesus, holy temple of God,

have mercy on us. 
Heart of Jesus, tabernacle of the Most High,

have mercy on us. 
Heart of Jesus, house of God and gate of heaven,

have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, glowing furnace of charity,

have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, vessel of justice and love,

have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love,

have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues,

have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise,

have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, King and center of all hearts,

have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, wherein are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge,

have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, wherein dwells all the fullness of the Godhead,

have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father is well pleased,

have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, of whose fullness we have all received,

have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, desire of the everlasting hills,

have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, patient and rich in mercy,

have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, rich unto all who call upon You,

have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, fount of life and holiness,

have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our offenses,

have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, overwhelmed with reproaches,

have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, bruised for our iniquities,

have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, obedient even unto death,

have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance,

have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation,

have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection,

have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, our peace and reconciliation,

have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, victim for our sins,

have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who hope in Thee,

have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in Thee,

have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, delight of all saints,

have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, 

spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, 

graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, 

have mercy on us.

V. Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
R. Make our hearts like unto Thy Heart.

Let us pray, 

Almighty everlasting God, look upon the Heart of Thy dearly beloved Son, and upon the praise and satisfaction He offers Thee in the name of sinners and for those who seek Thy mercy. Be appeased, and grant us pardon in the name of Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who lives and reigns with Thee forever and ever. Amen.

Blogger Dihukum 10 Tahun Penjara, Karena Bertanya

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Purgatory ~ depth of God's mercy

Based on Catholic doctrine and teaching 'Purgatory' is a period of purification after death.

Each man receives his eternal retribution in his immortal soul at the very moment of his death, in a particular judgement that refers his life to Christ: either entrance into the blessedness of heaven � through a purification or immediately, � or immediate and everlasting damnation. (CCC, 1022)

It is not exactly a second chance given for those who have not won the reward of kingdom of God (heaven). It is a transitional state for those who have merited heaven but still have aspects of their souls that still require purification. It reveals the depth of God's mercy whereby even those who are not yet perfect can attain the fullness of heaven.

All who die in God's grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven. (CCC, 1030)

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord; 

And let perpetual light shine upon them. 

May they rest in peace. Amen.

Prayer of St. Gertrude the Great

Eternal Father, I offer Thee 

the most Precious Blood of Jesus, 

with all the Masses 

being said all over the world this day, 

for the Souls in Purgatory.

Our Lord showed St. Gertrude a vast number of souls leaving Purgatory and going to Heaven as a result of this prayer, which the Saint was accustomed to say frequently during the day.