"Put bracelets on your hands, a chain about your neck, . . . earrings in your ears, and a shining crown upon your head." - Ezek 16:11-12
"How beautiful you are in soul and resplendent in body, Mary, my Mother. In this world, the Blessed Virgin was poor and unknown, but in heaven she is glorious and beautiful, the Queen of Angels." - St. Anthony of Padua Excerpts from 'Mary Day by Day' Did you know that a bee is a symbol of Our Lady. The parts of the candle have symbolism.
“The wax, which is the production of the virginal bee, is the flesh of Our Lord [supplied by the Virgin Mary], the wick is His Soul, the Flame - His Divinity.” – St. Anselm. A PRAYER FOR WORKERS- by Pope Saint John XXIII
O glorious Joseph! Who concealed your incomparable and regal dignity of custodian of Jesus and of the Virgin Mary under the humble appearance of a craftsman and provided for them with your work, protect with loving power your sons, especially entrusted to you. You know their anxieties and sufferings, because you yourself experienced them at the side of Jesus and of His Mother. Do not allow them, oppressed by so many worries, to forget the purpose for which they were created by God. Do not allow the seeds of distrust to take hold of their immortal souls. Remind all the workers that in the fields, in factories, in mines, and in scientific laboratories, they are not working, rejoicing, or suffering alone, but at their side is Jesus, with Mary, His Mother and ours, to sustain them, to dry the sweat of their brow, giving value to their toil. Teach them to turn work into a very high instrument of sanctification as you did. Amen. |
SISTERS OF REPARATION"Whatsoever you do, do it from the heart, as to the Lord, and not to men: Knowing that you shall receive of the Lord the reward of inheritance. Serve ye the Lord Christ" Colossians 3:23-24. Categories
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