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Our Lady of Silence

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Today’s email from:

Poor Clare Colettines TMD Nottingham England UK community@marianhouseoftheholyspiritpcc.org

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Our Lady of Silence pray for me.


Oh Virgin Mary, Mother of Silence, I consecrate all of my life to you. Deign to impress upon my heart the Heart of your Son Jesus, who died and rose again for me. In reply to the angel’s joyful annunciation, you said, “Fiat”; at the wedding at Cana, you taught me to do everything the Lord tells me to do; under the cross, you gave me an example of unity with Jesus who was obedient to the Father.

Our Lady of Silence, channel of grace, give me each day the grace of sincere conversion and of stability in my vocation.

Mary, dew of divine Beauty,
reveal how you are a masterpiece of holiness, created at the high price of the blood of Christ.

Oh Mary, Cathedral of Silence,
make this prayer resound in my heart: “Be not afraid, because you are my child, and you are loved by the heavenly Father.”

“Be not afraid, because you are my child, and you are loved by the heavenly Father.”

Holy Mary, lifeboat of souls, bridge between Heaven and Earth, guide me, together with the angels and saints, to build the kingdom of God on Earth, so that I may live in the constant presence of the Most Holy Trinity and desire, for others and for myself, the Eternal peace and joy of the Heavenly Jerusalem.

Amen.

Fr. Emiliano Antenucci

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Dear Little hearts,

This beautiful Icon of Our Lady of silence resides in Rome, many of you may have seen it in the recent BBC documentary about the Vatican.

It carries a powerful message for our age, an age full of constant noise and excessive verbalizations. We can only learn how to speak correctly with respect and reverence if we have first learnt the value of silence. Silence is so needful as a guardian for mental health, constant cerebral stimulation is not a good thing as we see sadly amongst many of this generation.

In this icon Our Lady is saying be quiet and listen. Our Mother knows what we need and the Holy Spirit obviously inspired the painter with this message.

We all need areas of silence and reflection to know ourselves, others and God.

In our own life here in the monastery it is imperative in order to hear Gods voice, to hear the Word of God and to pray.

Over the next 48 hours we have the opportunity as we have continuous adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from after Mass today till Friday before Mass and it is heartening how many people feel the need to come each month for this event, in this silence we will remember you all and all your intentions, lovingly all your sisters….

Morning Reflection

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“The most important thing for me is to pray and suffer for the HOLY Church and her Pastors. Whenever I receive Holy Communion, I fervently pray to our beloved Redeemer to continue protecting his holy Church and her Pastors, to grant me the most agonizing martyrdom and to accept me as a little victim of reparation.”

Apostolate of Suffering and Reparation Was Call Given to St. Anna Schaffer, German Laywoman

Morning Reflection

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Click the link below for deeper meditation and reflection…

Carmelite spirituality and the practice of mental prayer: The Way of the Cross with Carmelite Saints – St John of the Cross

Suggested way to pray the Stations of the Cross Rosary:

A perfect way to pray the Stations of the Cross anytime or anywhere! Sections each have three beads; between each section are full-color medallions depicting each Station.

The prayers start on the Crucifix with the Sign of the Cross and the Apostles’ Creed
On the following bead say an Act of Contrition.
On the next 3 beads say an Our Father, a Hail Mary and a Glory Be.

On the next single bead say the Prayer to Jesus Christ Crucified:

Behold, O kind and most sweet Jesus, I cast myself on my knees in your sight and with the most fervent desire of my soul I pray and beg you to impress upon my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope and charity, with true repentance for my sins, and a firm desire of amendment, while with deep affection and grief of soul I ponder within myself and mentally contemplate your five most precious wounds: having before my eyes that which David spoke in prophecy: “They have pierced my hands and my feet; they have numbered all my bones.

On the Fourteen Stations, as you begin meditating on Christ’s Passion, start each Station with the prayer attributed to St. Francis of Assisi:

“We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You, because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.”

Then on the three following beads, pray an Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be.

The final medallion is a glorious image of Christ rising from the tomb on Easter morning. Sometimes called the Fifteenth Station, the Resurrection of Christ reminds us that the tomb is not the end of Christ’s story.

Complete the Stations of the Cross with this closing prayer:

Lord Jesus Christ, your passion and death is the sacrifice that unites earth and heaven and reconciles all people to you. May we who have faithfully reflected on these mysteries follow in your steps and so come to share your glory in heaven where you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit one God, forever and ever. Amen.