2 Awesome Catholic Classics for Lent The Precious Blood by Father Faber and the Foot of the Cross by Father Faber

1) The Precious Blood by Father Faber -

Our Lord Jesus Christ died on the Cross from loss of Blood. Hence, his precious blood is in truth the instrument of our salvation.

With this thought being central to his book, Father Faber explores all the implications of the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ in our lives- its mystery and necessity, its history, the devotion we poor souls should have towards it and the sway of the Empire of the Precious Blood.

For it is from the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ alone that our salvation comes. The "Precious Blood" by Father Faber is therefore a study in our salvation;but it is also a resume of our faith and of our "Holy Catholic Christian Religion" from the standpoint of this dominant insight.

This Book has a strong scriptural aura about it.

Read the whole Book here in PDF Format :

https://ia600303.us.archive.org/29/items/preciousbloodorp00fabe/preciousbloodorp00fabe.pdf

2) The Foot of the Cross by Father Faber -

This Lenten Catholic Classic is "Self Explanatory". It is based on the "Sorrows of Mary".

Read the whole Book here in PDF Format :

https://ia600201.us.archive.org/2/items/a580635100fabeuoft/a580635100fabeuoft.pdf

A Note to Readers

From now on, for the next two months I will be posting articles on Lent and on Easter specially on their "Spiritual Significance".

There will be just 1 post on Catholic Classics that will be most probably next week. It will be a "Catholic Classics Special" for Lent.

Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes 11th February 2014 World Day of the Sick

The Grotto of Massabielle is the heart of Lourdes. In the town, the road signs do not indicate "the Sanctuary" rather "The Grotto". Until recently, "The Grotto" was the name of the organisation  which managed the sanctuary.

The vault of the Grotto has been preserved in its original state, as we can see from the oldest photographs available. The engravings are less accurate as they present the area as a theatrical scene. The Grotto faces north and the sun never penetrates within. It is the Blessed Virgin herself who illuminates it with her presence, her smile, and her beauty. The symbolism speaks for itself.

In  Lourdes, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette Soubirous 18 times from 11th February to 16th July 1858 that year at a little niche and delivered messages through her to the world.

Bernadette obedient to Our Lady's command scratched the ground near the grotto and Lo and Behold a trickle of water issued forth from the ground she had scratched. This is the source of the miraculous waters of Lourdes.

Many Miraculous cures have been attributed to the waters from this spring which continues to flow to this day. Doctors have had no explanations for these scientifically inexplicable cures. One can see crutches hanging around the grotto left by pilgrims who were cured.

All in all Lourdes in France is a "Must Visit Destination" for anyone or everyone specially those who are sick with terminal illnesses or incurable diseases.

Check out the Sanctuary in Lourdes

http://en.lourdes-france.org/

Tallest Statue of Divine Mercy installed in India

Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Oct 2, 2013 / 04:11 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Sept. 30, Cardinal George Alencherry unveiled and blessed a shrine featuring a statue of the Divine Mercy of Jesus, in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

“The statue is 43-feet tall and it proclaims that the Lord is ever merciful to all those who seek him,” Bishop Anthony Chirayath of the Syro-Malabarese Diocese of Sagar told CNA Sept. 28.
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome. It is of the East Syrian rite, and is headed by Cardinal Alencherry, who is Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly. Nearly all 3.8 million Syro-Malabarese Catholics are in India, though there is an eparchy located in the U.S.

Some 20 bishops attended the blessing, as well as around 100 priests and religious. When he spoke to CNA, Bishop Chirayath said that “a presence of about 3,000 Catholic devotees of the Divine Mercy is expected, including pilgrims from the U.S., Canada, France, Germany and Italy,” adding that “a great participation of staunch devotees, even of other faiths, is to be witnessed.”

Read more here http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/divine-mercy-statue-in-india-receives-cardinals-blessing/

A Happy and Holy New Year 2014

New Year Greetings from Mumbai, India. I wish all the readers of my blog a Blessed and Holy New Year 2014.

It is my fervent prayer that during 2014, peace should reign in the hearts of men and women in strife torn countries such as Iraq, Central African Republic, South Sudan, ans Syria.

The Blessed Sacrament by Father Faber An Awesome Catholic Classic

 The Blessed Sacrament by Father Faber:

This is an intellectual treatise on the Blessed Sacrament which I personally found to be fabulous and excellent in my spiritual journey and which I am sure you will too.

"A more intelligent understanding of the Blessed Sacrament will lead to a more intense love of it. And what insights Fr. Faber renders !! He affirms that the Blessed Sacrament is the very "Life of the Church", that it is the Queen of the Sacraments and that it surpasses them all in that it comprises the special excellencies of all the rest.

He calls it "the compendium of all miracles", the central theme of our religion, the universal devotion of the Church and last but not the least, "a picture of God".

Read the whole book here

https://ia600201.us.archive.org/1/items/a579622000fabeuoft/a579622000fabeuoft.pdf

Merry Christmas 2013

Christmas Greetings to one and all from Mumbai, India. Christmas reminds me of Traditional Christmas Sweets like Marzipan, Milkcream, Coconut Sweet, Guava Cheese, and Chocolate Fudge to mention a few.

I pray that all the readers of my blog had a Holy and Blessed Christmas.