Feast - Our Lady Of The Rosary

 

O u r   L a d y  O f   T h e   R o s a r y

On October 7, we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.  Known for several centuries by the alternate title of “Our Lady of Victory”.  The feast day takes place in honor of a 16th century naval victory which secured Europe against Turkish invasion.  Pope St Pius V attributed the victory to the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who was invoked on the day of the battle through a campaign to pray the Rosary throughout Europe.

The power of the Rosary and the courage of the Catholic navies obtained a historic triumph over the Turks, and saved Christiandom from the advancing Turkish power.

Today, we desperately need Our Lady’s intervention through the Holy Rosary to turn back the moral, spiritual and physical treat we face as a nation.

Our Lady will overcome all these threats if we turn to Her in confident prayer and courageous action, just like She saved Christiandom in 1571.  Join the legions of fellow Christians who pray the Rosary daily.  

 

Sacrifice of 'Time'

Jesus tell us in "In Sinu Jesu" that faith in the mystery of the Most Holy Eucharist grows in proportion to the time one gives him in adoration.  It's not enough that we go to Holy Mass often if we do not approach him and remain with him in the sacrament of his love.  Nothing can replace the intimate experience of his Eucharistic friendship - and this is the experience that he offers to us if we seek his Eucharistic Face and offer a sacrifice of time to his Eucharistic Heart.

Won't you consider a sacrifice of time of an hour a week before his Eucharistic Face?  Several time slots are available for personal Adoration of Our Lord.  You can find those opportunities by going to our Adoration website and  clicking "Weekly Commitment".

www.adorationpro.org/ihmmi

Stronger Interior Life

 

Let Communion Nourish Your Interior Life

We all know that to successfully grow flowers, the essential thing is to keep them fresh by watering the roots.  If the root dries, the plant will die.  Fertility depends on moisture.  The sun by itself does not make flowers bloom; its heat alone would make them wither, but it makes moisture fertile, active.  Therefore, to cultivate the flower of sanctity in our soul, we have to keep the roots fresh and moist, which means simply that we have to live the interior life.  Nature gives dew and rain to the earth.  The grace of God is the dew of the soul; given in abundance, it is a shower that floods it and makes it fruitful.

How To Get More Out Of Holy Communion    Peter Julian Eymard    Sophia Institute Press 2000

Mary Guides His Church

Just before His ascension into heaven, Our Lord said to His followers:  "It is now time that as true and faithful disciples you become teachers of the Faith to all men.  I am about to ascend to My Father.  But I leave with you in My stead My own Mother as your Protectress, Consoler and Advocate, and as your Mother whom you are to hear and obey in all things.  He who knows My Mother knows Me.  He who hears her hears Me.  And who honors her honors Me."
   The Life Of Mary As Seen By The Mystics  p.224

Adoration Newsletter for July/August 2020 has been published

Our latest Adoration Newsletter has been published to the blog.

Of interest in this issue are:
     - Discussion on the 'Real Presence' in the Eucharist with a link to a YouTube presentation on the 'The Eucharistic Miracle of Buenos Aires'

     - Update of Adoration Schedule in light of Covid-19

     - The last installment of a 3 part series on the "Fruits of Adoration"

     - List of current opportunities to sign-up for your own hour with God

     - Article about St Peter Julian Eymard - a great proponent of Eucharistic Adoration and early in his career an Oblate of Mary Immaculate priest.  The founder of The Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament.

Click on "Pages" in the left hand column and go to 'Adoration Newsletter July-August 2020'

Adoration Subs During Winter Months

             As we experience winter weather some of our older Adorers may have difficulty traveling to fulfill their Adoration commitment and will be asking for a substitute.  Some of these requests could be generated with short notice. 

            We currently have 74 people registered as a substitute for Adoration.  With that large number we shouldn’t have a problem filling a request for help - but we do - on occasion we have requests that are not filled.  It’s the old 80/20 rule.

            If you told God you wanted to be part of His team by being a sub, I encourage you not to ignore your Adoration eMail.  Open it - read it - check your calendar, and if you are able - make a commitment.  That action WILL NOT go unrewarded.

Learn how to set the day of week and hours you are available to sub:

   (this will limit the number of emails received for sub requests)

Set Your Sub Hours

Adoration Newsletter - Jan/Feb 2020

If you read only one thing today ... be sure it's the latest Adoration Newsletter.

Adoration Newsletter - Jan/Feb 2020

The IHM Adoration schedule has a few 'Open Hours' we would like to see filled.

If you would like to join the ranks of the regular Adorers, please goto the link below to sign up.

Adoration Sign-up