Readings from the Book of Isaiah

Dear Friends in Jesus and Mary,

Greetings.

During the Year 2016 that is left with us and specially during the Year 2017 -- I will be promoting reading Chapters and Verses from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah.

I strongly feel that Catholics living in Metro Cities in India are not accustomed to reading the Books of the Old Testament specifically the "Prophetic Books" of which the Book of Isaiah is One.

Hearing it in Church is one thing, but actually engaging oneself in a deep rooted reading of it is something else all together.

Important :

For Today, I would like Readers of My Blog to read Isaiah Chapter 9 Verses 6-7.

These Verses relate to the Birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem. The Prophet Isaiah who lived 1000 Years before the coming of Christ correctly predicts His Birth and the names conferred on Christ after his Birth in the Manger.

Names such as Wonderful Counselor and Prince of Peace are conferred on Christ by the Prophet Isaiah.


 

A Change of Mind

Dear Friends in Jesus and Mary,

I have changed my mind.

I have decided not to delete this Blog Period.

I want it to be online forever as I have taken a lot of trouble to set it up from 2013 till now.

I have taken a lot of trouble to draft and type a variety of articles pertaining to Traditional Catholicism and with regard to Known and Unknown Catholic Personalities.

 

Feast of Saint Joseph 2018 -- A Month of March in His Honour

In a Day, when the role of Men in the Catholic Church and in the Family is often obscured and under attack, the Fatherhood of Saint Joseph shines forth brilliantly.

The Catholic Church is now unveiling the virtues of this "Just Man" whose love for Jesus Christ and Mother Mary in a true marriage was inflamed by the Holy Spirit in a unique way and to a degree of holiness surpassed only by the Mother of God.

Saint Joseph, was called by God to serve the Person and Mission of Jesus Christ directly through the exercise of His Fatherhood.

His Fatherhood is expressed concretely in His having made His Life a service, a sacrifice to the mystery of the Incarnation and to the redemptive mission connected with it.

In having used, the Legal Authority which was His over the Holy Family in order to make a total gift of self, of His Life and work; in having turned his human vocation to domestic love into a superhuman oblation of self, an oblation of His Heart and all His abilities into Love placed at the service of the Messiah growing up in His House.

Credits and References :

The Mary Book
Mother of Evangelism
For the Third Millenium
By Father Robert J. Fox
Fatima Family Apostolate
Chapter 2
Saint Joseph, Husband of the Mother of God
Pages 47-58
Year 1992







 

Maria Dufour -- Apostle of the Tabernacle

Introduction :

Maria Dufour was born at the end of the 19th Century on September 23, 1895 in a very devout Catholic Christian Family in Genoa, Italy.

As, A Teenager she vowed to live a life of complete virginity perpetually.

She was fascinated with the Presence of Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament and she never missed receiving Holy Communion at whatever the cost.

Her Spiritual Director gave her many ideas about living a sanctimonious life and Maria scaled many mountains spiritually attracted only by the presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist.

She visited Lourdes, and developed a love for Mother Mary and never stopped saying the "Rosary" daily.

Conclusion :

She was extremely happy to witness the triumph and adoration offered by the Universe to Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist at the Eucharistic Congress held in Rome in 1922.

These were the final months of her earthly life. She dedicated them to teaching Catechism and preparing the Youth to receive their First Holy Communion and make their First Confession.

She used the text of the "Glorious Catechism" of Saint Pius -- The Tenth that was clear and precise.

It was at this time that the terrible sickness of meningitis took over.

Maria suffered with Jesus Christ, her terrible illness and all the pain associated with it.

When Maria received Jesus Christ for the last time she was serene and joyful.

She passed away in Genoa on the 4th of April 1923. She was only 27 years old.

To those, who visited her she had simple words of advice.

Receive Holy Communion everyday in a state of grace and love Mother Mary and make her loved all over the world.

Credits and References :

1. Passion for the Bread of Life -- Part 1
    By Paolo Risso
    Pages 12 -14
    Don Bosco's Madonna, Mumbai
    July 2007, Vol - 9, N0-3

2. Passion for the Bread of Life -- Part 2
    By Paolo Risso
    Pages 12-14
    Don Bosco's Madonna, Mumbai
    August 2007, Vol - 9, N0 -4



 

Joseph Kowalski 1911 - 1942 Prince Among Martyrs

Joseph Kowalski was born at Siedliska near Rzeszow in Poland on the 13th of March 1911 to Wojciech and Zofia Borowice, the seventh of nine children.

His Parents were practicing catholics who were Farmers and owners of a modest farm.

After his primary schooling, he entered the Salesian College at Oswiecim also known later as Auschwitz. He immediately distinguished himself for his commitment to study and service and for his cheerfulness.

He joined the Immaculate Conception Sodality and the Missionary Association becoming its President.

He said, I must become a "Holy Salesian" like my Father Don Bosco was.

He made his first profession in 1928 at Czerwinsk and was ordained a Priest on the 29th of May 1938 at Krakow.

On the 23rd of May 1941, The Gestapo captured Father Kowalski along with 11 other Salesians working in Krakow among the youth.

It was precisely this zealous priestly activity among youngsters that enraged the Nazis and motivated them to arrest him.

He was provisionally held in Krakow at Monte - Lupi and after a month he was transferred to Oswiecim.

In the Concentration Camp, he took up  a thriving apostolate. He heard Confessions, Celebrated the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, said the Rosary, and gave clandestine conferences about Don Bosco to his fellow prisoners strengthening them with the will to struggle for survival.

He underwent terrible suffering and humiliation at the hands of the Nazis.

From a careful reconstruction of the event, it has been shown that he was martyred in the night between the 3rd and 4th of July 1942.

He was drowned in the sewer of the camp. His Body was at first thrown into a refuse dump, then it was burned in the camp's crematorium.

His countrymen began to venerate his memory maintaining that his sacrifice made vocations in Poland more fruitful.

Pope Saint John Paul -- 2 became personally interested in the cause of various Polish Martyrs.

Joseph Kowalski was beatified by Pope Saint John Paul -- 2 in Warsaw on the 13th of June 1999.

His Memory is kept on  May 29.

Credits and References :

Joseph Kowalski
1911-1942
Salesian Saints
Pages 10-11
Don Bosco's Madonna, Mumbai
February 2016
Vol -- 17, N0-10



 

The Sacred Heart

True Devotion to the Sacred Heart is not devotion to either a statue or a picture but rather devotion to the Blessed Sacrament.

The Blessed Sacrament is the Sacred Heart of Jesus living and dwelling in our midst and calling out to each of us to come to Him.

The Message of the Sacred Heart is that the Holy Eucharist is not a thing, but a Person, the Person of Our Loving Saviour whose Divine Heart is on Fire with a deep personal love for each of us in the Blessed Sacrament.

You console the Heart of Jesus Christ when you trust him enough to cast all your anxiety upon Him who cares for you, for He is your "Best Friend".

In Jesus Christ, we find a Saviour who is all powerful. No matter how bad things seem to be, He alone can make them right.

And what is more beautiful still, He is ready to do so, with a Heart burning with a desire to draw good out of every evil.

Think of all that Our Lord did from His Incarnation and Birth in the Manger to His Crucifixion on the Cross as one perpetual act of "Personal Love" for You.

He loves you as if you were the only person in the world. He created you out of love, redeemed you in love, and His Heart is now on fire with love for you in the Blessed Sacrament.

Credits and References :

Come to Me in the Blessed Sacrament
By Missionaries of the Blessed Sacrament
Pages 122-123
Year 1997



 

Moments

Every Moment that we spend in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament will leave our soul everlastingly more glorious and beautiful in Heaven; because the Blessed Sacrament is Jesus Christ Our Risen Saviour with all the glory and beauty of His Resurrection flowing out on those who come into His Eucharistic Presence.

Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament is the easiest person in the world to be with.

For just as You cannot be exposed to the Sun, without receiving its vivifying rays so too you cannot be exposed to the Son of God present in the Blessed Sacrament without receiving His Divine Rays of enriching Graces, Mercy, Love, Life, and Peace.

Jesus Christ hides his Beauty and Glory in the Blessed Sacrament so that He may bathe your Soul with His everlasting Beauty and Glory each moment you spend with Him in this Sacrament of Infinite Love.

In the Blessed Sacrament, ---- For Your Sake, He made himself poor, though He was rich so that you might become rich by His Poverty.

Credits and References :

Come to Me in the Blessed Sacrament
By Missionaries of the Blessed Sacrament
Year 1997