Beata et benedicta et gloriosa

O beata et benedicta et gloriosa Trinitas, Pater et Filius et Spiritus Sanctus.

Te jure laudant, te adorant, te glorificant omnes creaturae tuae, O beata Trinitas.

Om den allraheligaste Treenigheten

En av de bästa predikningar jag hört om detta vår tros främsta och största mysterium.

Losing you

"All things betray thee, who betrayest Me."

"All which I took from thee I did but take,
Not for thy harms,
But just that thou might’st seek it in My arms."

F Thompson, Hound of Heaven

Du har krossat ormens huvud

Och skingrat våra fiender.

Hell Dig Maria full av nåd, Herren är med dig, välsignad är du bland kvinnor.



»Välsignad vare du, min dotter, av Gud, den Högste, framför alla andra kvinnor på jorden! Och välsignad vare Herren Gud, himmelens och jordens skapare, som har styrt dina steg, så att du har givit våra fienders hövding banesåret! Din förtröstan skall aldrig någonsin varda förgäten av dem som minnas Guds väldiga gärningar. Och må Gud låta detta lända dig till evärdlig ära, så att han ser till dig med allt vad gott är, till lön därför att du för vårt folks betrycks skull icke skonade ditt liv, utan avvärjde vårt fall, i det att du gick din väg rakt fram inför vår Gud."

Fiendskap

God has established only one enmity - but it is an irreconcilable one - which will last and even go on increasing to the end of time. That enmity is between Mary, his worthy Mother, and the devil, between the children and the servants of the Blessed Virgin and the children and followers of Lucifer.

Thus the most fearful enemy that God has set up against the devil is Mary, his holy Mother. From the time of the earthly paradise, although she existed then only in his mind, he gave her such a hatred for his accursed enemy, such ingenuity in exposing the wickedness of the ancient serpent and such power to defeat, overthrow and crush this proud rebel, that Satan fears her not only more than angels and men but in a certain sense more than God himself. This does not mean that the anger, hatred and power of God are not infinitely greater than the Blessed Virgin's, since her attributes are limited. It simply means that Satan, being so proud, suffers infinitely more in being vanquished and punished by a lowly and humble servant of God, for her humility humiliates him more than the power of God. Moreover, God has given Mary such great power over the evil spirits that, as they have often been forced unwillingly to admit through the lips of possessed persons, they fear one of her pleadings for a soul more than the prayers of all the saints, and one of her threats more than all their other torments.

What Lucifer lost by pride Mary won by humility. What Eve ruined and lost by disobedience Mary saved by obedience. By obeying the serpent, Eve ruined her children as well as herself and delivered them up to him. Mary by her perfect fidelity to God saved her children with herself and consecrated them to his divine majesty.

God has established not just one enmity but "enmities", and not only between Mary and Satan but between her race and his race. That is, God has put enmities, antipathies and hatreds between the true children and servants of the Blessed Virgin and the children and slaves of the devil. They have no love and no sympathy for each other. The children of Belial, the slaves of Satan, the friends of the world, - for they are all one and the same - have always persecuted and will persecute more than ever in the future those who belong to the Blessed Virgin, just as Cain of old persecuted his brother Abel, and Esau his brother Jacob. These are the types of the wicked and of the just. But the humble Mary will always triumph over Satan, the proud one, and so great will be her victory that she will crush his head, the very seat of his pride. She will unmask his serpent's cunning and expose his wicked plots. She will scatter to the winds his devilish plans and to the end of time will keep her faithful servants safe from his cruel claws.

But Mary's power over the evil spirits will especially shine forth in the latter times, when Satan will lie in wait for her heel, that is, for her humble servants and her poor children whom she will rouse to fight against him. In the eyes of the world they will be little and poor and, like the heel, lowly in the eyes of all, down-trodden and crushed as is the heel by the other parts of the body. But in compensation for this they will be rich in God's graces, which will be abundantly bestowed on them by Mary. They will be great and exalted before God in holiness. They will be superior to all creatures by their great zeal and so strongly will they be supported by divine assistance that, in union with Mary, they will crush the head of Satan with their heel, that is, their humility, and bring victory to Jesus Christ.

St Louis Marie

Totus tuus

"God-made-man found freedom in imprisoning himself in her womb. He displayed power in allowing himself to be borne by this young maiden. He found his glory and that of his Father in hiding his splendours from all creatures here below and revealing them only to Mary. He glorified his independence and his majesty in depending upon this loveable virgin in his conception, his birth, his presentation in the temple, and in the thirty years of his hidden life. Even at his death she had to be present so that he might be united with her in one sacrifice and be immolated with her consent to the eternal Father, just as formerly Isaac was offered in sacrifice by Abraham when he accepted the will of God. It was Mary who nursed him, fed him, cared for him, reared him, and sacrificed him for us."

"The Holy Spirit could not leave such wonderful and inconceivable dependence of God unmentioned in the Gospel, though he concealed almost all the wonderful things that Wisdom Incarnate did during his hidden life in order to bring home to us its infinite value and glory. Jesus gave more glory to God his Father by submitting to his Mother for thirty years than he would have given him had he converted the whole world by working the greatest miracles. How highly then do we glorify God when to please him we submit ourselves to Mary, taking Jesus as our sole model."

"If we examine closely the remainder of the life of Jesus Christ, we see that he chose to begin his miracles through Mary. It was by her word that he sanctified Saint John the Baptist in the womb of his mother, Saint Elizabeth; no sooner had Mary spoken than John was sanctified. This was his first and greatest miracle of grace. At the wedding in Cana he changed water into wine at her humble prayer, and this was his first miracle in the order of nature. He began and continued his miracles through Mary and he will continue them through her until the end of time."

"God the Holy Spirit, who does not produce any divine person, became fruitful through Mary whom he espoused. It was with her, in her and of her that he produced his masterpiece, God-made-man, and that he produces every day until the end of the world the members of the body of this adorable Head. For this reason the more he finds Mary his dear and inseparable spouse in a soul the more powerful and effective he becomes in producing Jesus Christ in that soul and that soul in Jesus Christ."

St Louis Marie de Montfort

Hela skapelsen

"In You, O Woman, Full of Grace,
the angelic choirs and the human race -
all creation rejoices! All creation rejoices!
O Sanctified Temple, Mystical Paradise and
Glory of Virgins, He, Who is our God, from
before all ages, took flesh from You and became
a child! He made Your womb a throne! A throne
greater than the heavens! In You, O Woman,
Full of Grace, In You, O Woman, Full of Grace,
all creation rejoices, all creation rejoices! All
praise be to You! All praise be to You! All
praise be to you!"

Från St Basilius liturgin

En förtärande eld

"Come, Holy Spirit. Spirit of truth, you are the reward of the saints, the comforter of souls, light in the darkness, riches to the poor, treasure to lovers, food for the hungry, comfort to those who are wandering; to sum up, you are the one in whom all treasures are contained.

Come! As you descended upon Mary that the Word might become flesh, work in us through grace as you worked in her through nature and grace.

Come! Food of every chaste thought, fountain of all mercy, sum of all purity.

Come! Consume in us whatever prevents us from being consumed in you."


Sta Maria Magdalena de'Pazzi

L'amour de Dieu

I love You, O my God, and my only desire is to love You until the last breath of my life.
I love You, O my infinitely lovable God,
and I would rather die loving You, than live without loving You.
I love You, Lord and the only grace I ask is to love You eternally
My God, if my tongue cannot say in every moment that I love You,
I want my heart to repeat it to You as often as I draw breath.

St Johannes Maria Vianney

Sta Rita

Hennes man misshandlade henne, hon omvände honom. Hon bad Gud att ta hennes barn hellre än att de skulle synda. Hon älskade den korsfäste och lidande Herrren, och hon fick dela Hans lidande i stor utsträckning. Jämfört med hennes beredvillighet att lida är man verkligen ett hopplöst fall. Jag ber att hon utverkar frid från Gud.

Sta Rita bed för oss!

Misericordias Domini

Jag är skapad ur intet, jag är ett antal atomer som Gud, genom sin oändliga barmhärtighet, håller i varande, varje sekund håller Han mig ovanför intighetens avgrund. Detta intet som jag är har gjort uppror mot Honom genom mina synder. Jag är alltså några atomer som gjort uppror mot Honom som skapat mig. Ändå låter Han mig finnas.

” Ett nytt bud ger jag er "

"Så som jag har älskat er, skall ni också
älska varandra.”

Du vet att jag har dig kär

Lite för mycket blommor och hjärtan för att jag och Petrus skulle ha gillat videon, men sången är fantastisk. Den var en av JP2s favoriter. :)

Vad underbart att vara ditt barn!

I fariséens hus

En av fariseerna bjöd hem honom på en måltid, och han gick dit och tog plats vid bordet. Nu fanns det en kvinna i staden som var en synderska. När hon fick veta att han låg till bords i fariséns hus kom hon dit med en flaska balsam och ställde sig bakom honom vid hans fötter och grät. Hon vätte hans fötter med sina tårar och torkade dem med sitt hår, och hon kysste hans fötter och smorde dem med sin balsam. Farisén som hade bjudit honom såg det och sade för sig själv: "Om den mannen vore profet skulle han veta vad det är för sorts kvinna som rör vid honom, en synderska." Då sade Jesus till honom: "Simon, jag har något att säga dig." - "Säg det, mästare", sade han. "Två män stod i skuld hos en penningutlånare. Den ene var skyldig femhundra denarer, den andre femtio. När de inte kunde betala efterskänkte han skulden för dem båda. Vilken av dem kommer att älska honom mest?" Simon svarade: "Den som fick mest efterskänkt, skulle jag tro." - "Du har rätt", sade Jesus, och vänd mot kvinnan sade han till Simon: "Du ser den här kvinnan. Jag kom in i ditt hus, och du gav mig inte vatten till mina fötter, men hon har vätt mina fötter med sina tårar och torkat dem med sitt hår. Du gav mig ingen välkomstkyss, men hon har kysst mina fötter hela tiden sedan jag kom hit. Du smorde inte mitt huvud med olja, men hon har smort mina fötter med balsam. Därför säger jag dig: hon har fått förlåtelse för sina många synder, ty hon har visat stor kärlek. Den som får litet förlåtet visar liten kärlek." Och han sade till henne: "Dina synder är förlåtna." De andra vid bordet sade då för sig själva: "Vem är han som till och med förlåter synder?" Men Jesus sade till kvinnan: "Din tro har hjälpt dig. Gå i frid."

Bön för Kyrkan

"O God, our refuge and our strength, look down with mercy upon the people who cry to Thee; and by the intercession of the glorious and immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Saint Joseph her spouse, of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the saints, in Thy mercy and goodness hear our prayers for the conversion of sinners, and for the liberty and exaltation of our Holy Mother the Church. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen."

Leo XIII

Memorare

Påminn dig allra mildaste Jungfru Maria att det aldrig någonsin blivit hört att någon som tagit sin tillflykt till dig, anropat din förbön, bett om din hjälp och ditt beskydd, har lämnats övergiven. Full av förtröstan kommer jag därför, arma syndare, till dig min moder, du jungfrurnas Jungfru, överge mig inte i min nöd utan hör och bönhör mig du Ordets moder Maria.

Om bön och bot

"Sacrifice yourselves for sinners and say often whenever you make a sacrifice: 'O Jesus, it is for love of You, for the conversion of sinners, and in reparation for the offenses committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.' "

"Pray much and make sacrifices for sinners, for many souls go to hell because there is no one to make sacrifices for them."

Jungfrun till Francisco, Jacinta och Lucia i Fatima

Inte ens änglarna

"My mercy is so great that no mind, be it of man or of angel, will be able to fathom it throughout all eternity. Everything that exists has come forth from the very depths of My most tender mercy. Every soul in its relation to Me will contemplate My love and mercy throughout eternity."

Jesus till St Faustina

Totus tuus

O Immaculata, Queen of Heaven and earth, refuge of sinners and our most loving Mother, God has willed to entrust the entire order of mercy to you. I, (name), a repentant sinner, cast myself at your feet, humbly imploring you to take me with all that I am and have, wholly to yourself as your possession and property. Please make of me, of all my powers of soul and body, of my whole life, death and eternity, whatever most pleases you.

If it pleases you, use all that I am and have without reserve, wholly to accomplish what was said of you: "She will crush your head," and "You alone have destroyed all heresies in the whole world." Let me be a fit instrument in your immaculate and merciful hands for introducing and increasing your glory to the maximum in all the many strayed and indifferent souls, and thus help extend as far as possible the blessed kingdom of the most Sacred Heart of Jesus. For wherever you enter you obtain the grace of conversion and growth in holiness, since it is through your hands that all graces come to us from the most Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Allow me to praise you, O Sacred Virgin
Give me strength against your enemies

Amen

St Maximiliam Maria Kolbe

Om modern

"What on God's good earth is more glorious than this: to be a mother?"
Kardinal Mindzety

"O mother of Jesus, be my mother now."
Saliga moder Teresa

All nåds förmedlerska

Om evangelisation

"When the Advocate comes whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth that proceeds from the Father, he will testify to me." John 15:26



"Techniques of evangelization are good, but even the most advanced ones could not replace the gentle action of the Spirit. The most perfect preparation of the evangelizer has no effect without the Holy Spirit. Without the Holy Spirit the most convincing dialectic has no power over the heart of man. Without Him the most highly developed schemas resting on a sociological or psychological basis are quickly seen to be quite valueless."
Paulus VI Evangelii nuntiandi

"Sine tuo numine,
nihil est in homine,
nihil est innoxium."

Totus tuus sum Maria et omnia mea tua sunt

O Eternal and incarnate Wisdom! O sweetest and most adorable Jesus! True God and true man, only Son of the Eternal Father, and of Mary, always virgin! I adore Thee profoundly in the bosom and splendors of Thy Father during eternity; and I adore Thee also in the virginal bosom of Mary, Thy most worthy Mother, in the time of Thine incarnation.

I give Thee thanks for that Thou hast annihilated Thyself, taking the form of a slave in order to rescue me from the cruel slavery of the devil. I praise and glorify Thee for that Thou hast been pleased to submit Thyself to Mary, Thy holy Mother, in all things, in order to make me Thy faithful slave through her. But, alas! Ungrateful and faithless as I have been, I have not kept the promises which I made so solemnly to Thee in my Baptism; I have not fulfilled my obligations; I do not deserve to be called Thy child, nor yet Thy slave; and as there is nothing in me which does not merit Thine anger and Thy repulse, I dare not come by myself before Thy most holy and august Majesty. It is on this account that I have recourse to the intercession of Thy most holy Mother, whom Thou hast given me for a mediatrix with Thee. It is through her that I hope to obtain of Thee contrition, the pardon of my sins, and the acquisition and preservation of wisdom.

Hail, then, O immaculate Mary, living tabernacle of the Divinity, where the Eternal Wisdom willed to be hidden and to be adored by angels and by men! Hail, O Queen of Heaven and earth, to whose empire everything is subject which is under God. Hail, O sure refuge of sinners, whose mercy fails no one. Hear the desires which I have of the Divine Wisdom; and for that end receive the vows and offerings which in my lowliness I present to thee.

I, N_____, a faithless sinner, renew and ratify today in thy hands the vows of my Baptism; I renounce forever Satan, his pomps and works; and I give myself entirely to Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Wisdom, to carry my cross after Him all the days of my life, and to be more faithful to Him than I have ever been before. In the presence of all the heavenly court I choose thee this day for my Mother and Mistress. I deliver and consecrate to thee, as thy slave, my body and soul, my goods, both interior and exterior, and even the value of all my good actions, past, present and future; leaving to thee the entire and full right of disposing of me, and all that belongs to me, without exception, according to thy good pleasure, for the greater glory of God in time and in eternity.

Receive, O benignant Virgin, this little offering of my slavery, in honor of, and in union with, that subjection which the Eternal Wisdom deigned to have to thy maternity; in homage to the power which both of you have over this poor sinner, and in thanksgiving for the privileges with which the Holy Trinity has favored thee. I declare that I wish henceforth, as thy true slave, to seek thy honor and to obey thee in all things.

O admirable Mother, present me to thy dear Son as His eternal slave, so that as He has redeemed me by thee, by thee He may receive me! O Mother of mercy, grant me the grace to obtain the true Wisdom of God; and for that end receive me among those whom thou lovest and teachest, whom thou leadest, nourishest and protectest as thy children and thy slaves.

O faithful Virgin, make me in all things so perfect a disciple, imitator and slave of the Incarnate Wisdom, Jesus Christ thy Son, that I may attain, by thine intercession and by thine example, to the fullness of His age on earth and of His glory in Heaven. Amen.

St Louis Marie De Montfort

Veni!

Veni, Sancte Spiritus,
et emitte caelitus
lucis tuae radium.

Veni, pater pauperum,
veni, dator munerum
veni, lumen cordium.

Consolator optime,
dulcis hospes animae,
dulce refrigerium.

In labore requies,
in aestu temperies
in fletu solatium.

O lux beatissima,
reple cordis intima
tuorum fidelium.

Sine tuo numine,
nihil est in homine,
nihil est innoxium.

Lava quod est sordidum,
riga quod est aridum,
sana quod est saucium.

Flecte quod est rigidum,
fove quod est frigidum,
rege quod est devium.

Da tuis fidelibus,
in te confidentibus,
sacrum septenarium.

Da virtutis meritum,
da salutis exitum,
da perenne gaudium,

Amen, Alleluia

Ibland kan vi tro att vi skall göra oss
heliga själva, men det är faktiskt Den Helige Ande som skall göra det.

De Maria numquam satis

Jag talade en gång med en kvinna i kyrkan som irriterade sig på att folk tände ljus framför Mariabilden men inga framför tabernaklet. Först tänkte jag att visst är Jesu sanna närvaro mycket viktigare än en bild av Guds moder, men sen undrade jag vad Jesus skulle tycka om saken. Jag tror att han skulle vilja att vi tände miljoner ljus framför hans moders bild. Vi behöver aldrig vara rädda för att älska Maria för mycket, ingen kan överträffa Gud i kärlek till henne. Gud älskar henne alltid mycket högre än vi någonsin kan göra.

De Maria numquam satis.
(Om Maria är det aldrig nog.)