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A Blessed Pedro Calungsod Songbook
Cebu Carmel
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MATER AMABILIS~MOTHER MOST AMIABLE
Meditations on Mary - Terence Cardinal Cook
We should recognize that we live in a world of defects and limitations, where no character is without a flaw and where no life is without its tempering of pain. Life with its joys and sorrows has been likened to a rose bush with its beautiful flowers and its sharp thorns.
We all need the power to overlook or to smile away some of the distressing details of existence. In each life much must be ignored and in each personality much must be forgiven and forgotten.
There are people who do not forget anything- the way you acted the day everything went wrong- hasty judgements that you repented as soon as they are made- words that you said before you knew it.
With God’s help, we can control our feelings of depression and their outward manifestations.
“And now I beg you to be of good cheer”~St. Paul.
Mother Most Amiable, never an unkind oppressing look in your eyes ,never a wounding, depressing word from your lips, never a bitter, discouraging thought in your heart please Pray for us. -
Yes, my beloved, this is how my life will be consumed. I have no other means of proving my love than of strewing flowers… ~St. Thérèse
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How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
Isaiah 52:7 -
![O Eternal Love, You command Your Sacred Image to be paintedAnd reveal to us the inconceivable fount of mercy,You bless whoever approaches Your rays,And a soul all black will turn into snow.O sweet Jesus, it is here You established the throne of Your mercyTo bring joy and hope to sinful man.From Your open Heart, as from a pure fount,Flows comfort to a repentant heart and soul.May praise and glory for this ImageNever cease to stream from man’s soul.May praise of God’s mercy pour from every heart,Now, and at every hour, and forever and ever.O My GodWhen I look into the future, I am frightened,But why plunge into the future?Only the present moment is precious to me,As the future may never enter my soul at all.It is no longer in my power,To change, correct or add to the past;For neither sages nor prophets could do that.And so, what the past has embraced I must entrust to God.O present moment, you belong to me, whole and entire.I desire to use you as best I can.And although I am weak and small,You grant me the grace of your omnipotence.And so, trusting in Your mercy,I walk through life like a little child,Offering You each day this heartBurning with love for Your greater glory.O my Jesus, because of my trust in You,I weave thousands of garlands, and I know That they will all blossom.And I know that they will all blossomWhen God’s sun will shine on them.+ O great and Divine SacramentThat veils my God!Jesus, be with me each moment,And no fear will enter my heart.~~~~~~+J.M.J.[Jesus, Mary, and Joseph]3 God and soulsKing of Mercy, guide my soul.Sister M. Faustinaof the Blessed SacramentVilnius, July 28, 1934](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2pwchhtay1r03fvao1_500.png)
O Eternal Love, You command Your Sacred Image to be painted
And reveal to us the inconceivable fount of mercy,
You bless whoever approaches Your rays,
And a soul all black will turn into snow.
O sweet Jesus, it is here You established the throne of Your mercy
To bring joy and hope to sinful man.
From Your open Heart, as from a pure fount,
Flows comfort to a repentant heart and soul.
May praise and glory for this Image
Never cease to stream from man’s soul.
May praise of God’s mercy pour from every heart,
Now, and at every hour, and forever and ever.
O My God
When I look into the future, I am frightened,
But why plunge into the future?
Only the present moment is precious to me,
As the future may never enter my soul at all.
It is no longer in my power,
To change, correct or add to the past;
For neither sages nor prophets could do that.
And so, what the past has embraced I must entrust to God.
O present moment, you belong to me, whole and entire.
I desire to use you as best I can.
And although I am weak and small,
You grant me the grace of your omnipotence.
And so, trusting in Your mercy,
I walk through life like a little child,
Offering You each day this heart
Burning with love for Your greater glory.
O my Jesus, because of my trust in You,
I weave thousands of garlands, and I know That they will all blossom.
And I know that they will all blossom
When God’s sun will shine on them.
+ O great and Divine Sacrament
That veils my God!
Jesus, be with me each moment,
And no fear will enter my heart.
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J.M.J.
[Jesus, Mary, and Joseph]
3 God and souls
King of Mercy, guide my soul.
Sister M. Faustina
of the Blessed Sacrament
Vilnius, July 28, 1934 -
Q.was she beautiful?
Oh! Oh! Yes indeed! And even more than that!”
“so lovely that, when you have seen her once, you would willingly die to see her again!”
~St. Bernadette Soubirous -
Carmel of Lisieux
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“Holy Mother, pierce Me through, in my heart each wound renew, of my Savior crucified.”
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To Christ Crucified
Heaven that you have promised me, my God,
Does not move me to love you.
Nor does hell so dreadful move me
To leave all that offends you.You move me, Lord. It moves me to see you
Mocked, nailed to that cross.
It moves me to see your body so wounded.
Your dishonour moves me, and your death.You move me to your love in such a way
That —even if there were no heaven— I would love you;
And —even if there were no hell— I would fear you.You do not have to give to gain my love;
For —even if what I hope for becomes hopeless—
In the same way I love you, I would love you still. -
Auntie dear on her 25th Anniv.
Entered the convent at the age of 18, youngest of her siblings,
and honestly with no bias,
she has the beauty a man could ever dream =)
More like of a St. Clare story
“You will never know true happiness until you have truly loved…”
Petite Fleur Anne
-23 years old
-Pinoy, Cebuana
-Catholic,
unworthy servant of God
"One must be so little to draw near to Jesus, and few are the souls that aspire to be little and unknown." ~St. Therese
PARA VOS NACI
~Sta. Teresa de Avila
"I am Yours and born of You, What do You want of me?"
Preparation for the 5th Centenary of the birth of St. Teresa of Avila 1515 – 2015.
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TWITTERAmour Sainte Thérèse.
Words of the Little Flower
I really count on not remaining inactive in heaven. My desire is to work still for the Church and for souls. I am asking God for this and I am certain He will answer me.
What attracts me to the homeland of heaven is the Lord's call, the hope of loving Him finally as I have so much desired to love Him, and the thought that I shall be able to make Him loved by a multitude of souls who will bless Him eternally.
~Letters From Thérèse to Fr. Adolphe Roulland 14 July 1897
All About Thee Mary
"HEAR, O most sweet Virgin Mary, hear things new and wonderful!"~St. Boneventure
"My tongue faileth, Lady, for my mind is insufficient. Lady, all that is within me burns that I may render thee thanks for thy so great benefits." ~St. Jerome
"I fear and tremble, all the while that I long to fulfill your expectations, lest I should prove to be an unworthy panegyrist." St. Jerome
"For there is in me neither sanctity nor eloquence, worthily to praise the Blessed and glorious Virgin." St. Jerome
"Dear Mary, my holy mother...Help me to love my neighbor as a child of God. Help me to love myself as a child of God. Amen"
Dear Mary, my holy mother, I love you so much and I give you my heart. Help me to love God. ~Consecration to Mary
She is the one who is full of grace and the sum of all perfections;and she is also our Mother. ~(Friends of God) J. Escriva
Purest of lilies, That flowers among thorns, Bring help to the true heart That in weakness turns and trusts in thee.~ Flos Carmeli
Tota pulchra es, Maria. ~ You are all beautiful, Mary.
"O Virgin Mary, most powerful Mother of Mercy, Queen of Heaven and earth, I consecrate myself today to your Immaculate Heart."
"My Immaculate Heart will be your refuge and the way that will lead you to God." ~ Second Apparition June 13, 1917
O Morning Star, splendour of light eternal and sun of righteousness: Come and enlighten those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.
"Never was it known that anyone who fled to Thy protection, implored Thy help or sought Thy intercession, was left unaided." ~Memorare
