The painting commissioned by the holy Ratisbonne
in thanksgiving for his conversion by Our Lady.
Mother and Queen
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St. Catherine Laboure and the Miraculous Medal
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Prayer to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Virgin Mother of God, Mary Immaculate, we unite ourselves to you under your title of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. May this medal be for each one of us a sure sign of your motherly affection for us and a constant reminder of our filial duties towards you. While wearing it, may we be blessed by your loving protection and preserved in the grace of your Son. Most powerful Virgin, Mother of our Savior, keep us close to you every moment of our lives so that like you we may live and act according to the teaching and example of your Son. Obtain for us, your children, the grace of a happy death so that in union with you we may enjoy the happiness of heaven forever. Amen.
V: O Mary, conceived without sin, R: Pray for us who have recourse to you.
This May Help
So, I find myself thinking of you today as I was browsing through this site called gaps.me. Many of us have been suffering from chronic illness, PMS, and infertility and somehow if you really think about it with the wisdom that God has given us, our diet maybe the answer to healing the problem. It won’t be easy as I am doing my best to follow this GAPS diet, and oh it’s not easy, but I know in my heart the Holy Spirit dwells within me and I need to take care of ME. So, this means I had to share it with YOU. I pray that you will find this information helpful in leading you to GREAT health, in body, mind and soul.
*I have no idea why this is printing in ALL CAPS, as I am not typing this in all caps. Hmmm….?
Female problems
1. Is PMS a sign of digestive issues? Can the GAPS diet help with common infertility issues such as endometriosis and PCOS? Some women report irregularities and loss of menstruation during die-off. Is this cause for any concern?
2. My doctor recommends that I avoid meat and dairy to help endometriosis, because meat and dairy contain oestrogens. What should I do?
3. Should any precautions be taken when choosing feminine care products?
4. Is it realistic for me to think that GAPS could help my body naturally increase its progesterone level?
5. What do you recommend for bacterial vaginosis that came back after an antibiotic cream given to me by my obstetrician / gynaecologist?
6. You state: ‘it is particularly dangerous to use any personal products in the groin’. Does this mean you do not recommend any internal products during menstruation?
http://gaps.me/preview/?page_id=32
The Cross the Unique Sacrifice
Our participation in Christ’s sacrifice
618 The cross is the unique sacrifice of Christ, the “one mediator between God and men”.452 But because in his incarnate divine person he has in some way united himself to every man, “the possibility of being made partners, in a way known to God, in the paschal mystery” is offered to all men.453 He calls his disciples to “take up [their] cross and follow [him]“,454 for “Christ also suffered for [us], leaving [us] an example so that [we] should follow in his steps.”455 In fact Jesus desires to associate with his redeeming sacrifice those who were to be its first beneficiaries.456 This is achieved supremely in the case of his mother, who was associated more intimately than any other person in the mystery of his redemptive suffering.457
- Apart from the cross there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven.458
620 Our salvation flows from God’s initiative of love for us, because “he loved us and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins” (I Jn 4:10). “God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself” (2 Cor 5:19).
621 Jesus freely offered himself for our salvation. Beforehand, during the Last Supper, he both symbolized this offering and made it really present: “This is my body which is given for you” (Lk 22:19).
622 The redemption won by Christ consists in this, that he came “to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mt 20:28), that is, he “loved [his own] to the end” (Jn 13:1), so that they might be “ransomed from the futile ways inherited from [their] fathers” (I Pt 1:18).
623 By his loving obedience to the Father, “unto death, even death on a cross” (Phil 2:8), Jesus fulfills the atoning mission (cf. Is 53:10) of the suffering Servant, who will “make many righteous; and he shall bear their iniquities” (Is 53:11; cf. Rom 5:19).
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The Redemptive Value of Christ’s Sacrifice
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Gratitude for Adoption
I think it’s a beautiful coincidence that National Adoption Month is during November, traditionally a month set aside to focus on the many things we have to be thankful for. Of course, the word “eucharist” means thanksgiving and we have so much to be thankful for each and every day, not just in the month of November. Being thankful truly is so central to our faith. I’m always grateful for the opportunity to write about adoption and the impact it’s had on my life.
I really can’t start to write about being thankful for adoption without immediately thinking of my children’s birthmothers (or first mothers, as some prefer). Five, unique and different women, living in different countries, different situations, yet all faced with a similar “problem”. Five women who made the courageous choice to say yes to life and forever have part of their heart beating in another person, another person that they don’t have the opportunity to interact with on a regular basis.
I don’t know the circumstances of how many of our children were conceived. It’s possible that it wasn’t under the most pleasant of circumstances. I’m so thankful that these women selflessly put that aside to make a choice for life. To give these precious children a chance to grow up in a stable, loving family, instead of stopping their tiny hearts from beating.
I’m thankful for the individuals who cared for our children until we were able to be united with them. The hospital workers, the orphanage staff, foster families. I’m thankful for all of the staff that worked behind the scenes to make our adoption a reality. Our social workers, adoption agency directors and staff, and yes even the not always so pleasant government workers. All of the myriad of people who came together so these particular six children could grow up in this particular home. How can anyone doubt that God has his hand on every piece of paperwork? his ear on every phone call? adoption isn’t something a mere mortal could orchestrate.
I’m thankful for a husband and extended family that have said yes to adoption. Friends, that have welcomed our children without missing a beat.
Most of all I’m thankful for a loving God who has given us the opportunity and the honor of raising these children. Thankful that He has entrusted us with the awesome responsibility to love and cherish these six unique individuals.
Jen is a wife to one amazing husband and mom to six energetic kids. Visit Forever, For Always, No Matter What where she blogs about their Catholic faith, homeschooling and adoption. Visit her blog this month where she blogs all about adoption to raise awareness for National Adoption Month.
Novena ~ Saint Giuseppe Moscati
The novena to St. Joseph Moscati begins today November 7th – 15th… Celebrate his feast day November 16 by going to Mass and praying for your physician and those in the medical field. May you be blessed by his prayers and intercession.
“Dear St Joseph Moscati, true model of Christian doctors, in the exercise of your medical profession, you always took care of both the body and soul of every patient. Look on us, who have recourse to your heavenly intercession, and obtain for us both physical and spiritual health, and a share in the dispensation of heavenly favors. Soothe the pains of our suffering people; give comfort to the sick, consolation to the afflicted and hope to the despondent. May our young people find in you an ideal, our workers an example, the aging a comfort, the dying the hope of eternal salvation. To all of us be a pattern of industriousness, honesty and charity; so we may comply with our Christian duties and glorify God our Father.” Amen
Also known as
- Giuseppe Moscati
- Joseph Mario Charles Alphonse Moscati
Seventh of nine children born to a prominent family, the son of Francsco Moscati, a lawyer and magistrate who served as an altar server whenever possible, and Rosa de Luca dei Marchesi di Roseto, whose family was Italian nobility. Giuseppe’s family moved to Naples, Italy when the boy was four years old; he made his First Communion at age eight, Confirmation at ten. Friend of Blessed Bartolo Longo and Saint Caterina Volpicelli. Received his doctorate from the University of Naples in 1903. Worked at and served as administrator of a hospital for the incurable while continuing to study and do medical research. Assisted in the preparation for and recovery from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on 8 April 1906, but refused any recognition for the work. Led the work to stop cholera in Naples. Member of the Royal Academy of Surgical Medicine in 1911, and received a doctorate in physiological chemistry. Directed several hospitals and medical societies, and was one of the first to experiment with the use of insulin for diabetes. Tried to enlist in the army in World War I, but was refused and instead ran a hospital for the wounded; personally treated almost 3,000 soldiers. He healed (sometimes miraculously), taught at numerous universities and hospitals, and supported the poor and outcast; could sometimes diagnose a patient‘s illness and prescribe for it without having seen the patient. Knew when and how to use a patient‘s faith and the sacraments to effect a cure. First modern physician to be canonized.
Received his doctorate from the University of Naples in 1903. Worked at and served as administrator of a hospital for the incurable while continuing to study and do medical research. Assisted in the preparation for and recovery from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on 8 April 1906, but refused any recognition for the work. Led the work to stop cholera in Naples. Member of the Royal Academy of Surgical Medicine in 1911, and received a doctorate in physiological chemistry. Directed several hospitals and medical societies, and was one of the first to experiment with the use of insulin for diabetes. Tried to enlist in the army in World War I, but was refused and instead ran a hospital for the wounded; personally treated almost 3,000 soldiers. He healed (sometimes miraculously), taught at numerous universities and hospitals, and supported the poor and outcast; could sometimes diagnose a patient‘s illness and prescribe for it without having seen the patient. Knew when and how to use a patient‘s faith and the sacraments to effect a cure.
First modern physician to be canonized.
Resource: www.saints.sqpn.com
Novena ~ Saint Giuseppe Moscati
The novena to St. Joseph Moscati begins today November 7th – 15th… Celebrate his feast day November 16 by going to Mass and praying for your physician and those in the medical field. May you be blessed by his prayers and intercession.
“Dear St Joseph Moscati, true model of Christian doctors, in the exercise of your medical profession, you always took care of both the body and soul of every patient.
Look on us, who have recourse to your heavenly intercession, and obtain for us both physical and
spiritual health, and a share in the dispensation of heavenly favors.
Soothe the pains of our suffering people; give comfort to the sick, consolation to the afflicted and hope to the despondent.
May our young people find in you an ideal, our workers an example, the aging a comfort, the dying the hope of eternal salvation.
To all of us be a pattern of industriousness, honesty and charity; so we may comply with our Christian duties and glorify God our Father.” Amen
Also known as
- Giuseppe Moscati
- Joseph Mario Charles Alphonse Moscati
Seventh of nine children born to a prominent family, the son of Francsco Moscati, a lawyer and magistrate who served as an altar server whenever possible, and Rosa de Luca dei Marchesi di Roseto, whose family was Italian nobility. Giuseppe’s family moved to Naples, Italy when the boy was four years old; he made his First Communion at age eight, Confirmation at ten. Friend of Blessed Bartolo Longo and Blessed Caterina Volpicelli. Received his doctorate from the University of Naples in 1903. Worked at and served as administrator of a hospital for the incurable while continuing to study and do medical research. Assisted in the preparation for and recovery from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on 8 April 1906, but refused any recognition for the work. Led the work to stop cholera in Naples. Member of the Royal Academy of Surgical Medicine in 1911, and received a doctorate in physiological chemistry. Directed several hospitals and medical societies, and was one of the first to experiment with the use of insulin for diabetes. Tried to enlist in the army in World War I, but was refused and instead ran a hospital for the wounded; personally treated almost 3,000 soldiers. He healed (sometimes miraculously), taught at numerous universities and hospitals, and supported the poor and outcast; could sometimes diagnose a patient‘s illness and prescribe for it without having seen the patient. Knew when and how to use a patient‘s faith and the sacraments to effect a cure. First modern physician to be canonized.
Resource: www.saints.sqpn.com
Taking a STAND for LIFE
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MFN invites YOU to make your Consecration to Mary
Prepare to make your Consecration with the MFN on December 8, 2011!
Fr. Nathan Cromly, CSJ will be broadcasting LIVE preparation talks, and you can attend in person or tune in online for FREE!!
Dates:November 2, 9. 16, 23, 30,Dec. 5th.
Time: 7-8:15pm (CST)
Location: Spalding Center
419 NE Madison Avenue
Peoria, IL
Email eaglecentral@yahoo.com
to register!
(Webcast space is limited, so act quickly!)
LECTINS and Your Intestinal Health
Their Damaging Role in Intestinal Health, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Weight Loss
By Carolyn Pierini, CLS (ASCP), CNCLocated on the surface of cells of all living things lay many thousands of different complex sugar molecules (glycoconjugates) projecting outward from their loose anchors like moving antennae. Genetically unique, these molecules comprise a protective coating for the cell and perform many functions including cell recognition and signaling. Lectins are a class of protein molecules capable of using these sugar moieties to bind to the surface of cells. Lectins provide the way for one molecule to stick to another molecule without any immunity involved. Lectins play a wide role in health, but their ability to influence the inflammatory process indicates they are involved in inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis and even weight gain. Lectins’ potential involvement in many aspects of our health caused DJ Freed, MD to state, “Lectins are causes in search of diseases.”This article will introduce you to the world of lectins, the “sticky proteins” we deal with from day to day in our diets and our bodily systems. Furthermore, you will learn how you can build up your defenses against what could be a hidden cause behind many of our health concerns. Continue
The Apostolate of Hannah's Tears 