It is with the deepest sorrow that I announce that
there will be no Sunday or Patrick’s Day Masses in Manister or Fedamore Churches.
Please pray for the safety of our beloved Nation in this time of crisis and difficulty. I invite you to light a candle on Sunday and Patrick’s Day and pray together in your homes.
With God’s and one another’s help we shall be fine. Nothing is gained by worry. I always find it helpful in a time of trouble to remember God’s care in the past by counting my past blessings, as sacred Scripture reminds us
The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end; Lamentations 3:22
I commend all of you to the protection of the Most Holy Trinity. May the Father Son and Holy Spirit keep you safe in these times.
May we all have the help of the powerful intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Mother, St. Patrick, and all the Saints, in all our times of difficulty.
I attach some prayers for protection.
Fr Damian.
SERENITY PRAYER
God grant me the Serenity to accept
the things I cannot change;
Courage to change the things I can;
And Wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardship as the pathway to peace.
Taking, as He did,
This sinful world as it is,
not as I would have it.
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His will.
That I may be
reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him forever in the next.
PRAYER OF ABANDONMENT
Father, I abandon myself into your hands;
do with me what you will.
Whatever you may do, I thank you:
I am ready for all, I accept all.
Let only your will be done in me,
and in all Your creatures –
I wish no more than this, O Lord.
Into your hands I commend my soul;
I offer it to you with all the love of my heart,
for I love you Lord, and so need to give myself,
to surrender myself into your hands, without reserve, and with boundless confidence,
For you are my Father. Amen.
PRAYER TO
ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in the hour of conflict.
Be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.
May God restrain him, we humbly pray,
and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts,
by the power of God, cast Satan into hell,
and with him all the other wicked spirits,
who wander through the world
for the ruin of souls. Amen
ST PATRICK’S BRESTPLATE
I arise today
Through a mighty strength,
the invocation of the Trinity,
Through belief in the Threeness,
Through confession of the Oneness
of the Creator of creation.
I arise today
Through the strength of Christ’s birth with His baptism,
Through the strength of His crucifixion with His burial,
Through the strength of His resurrection with His ascension,
Through the strength of His descent for the judgment of doom.
I arise today
Through the strength of the love of cherubim,
In the obedience of angels,
In the service of archangels,
In the hope of resurrection to meet with reward,
In the prayers of patriarchs,
In the predictions of prophets,
In the preaching of apostles,
In the faith of confessors,
In the innocence of holy virgins,
In the deeds of righteous men.
I arise today, through
The strength of heaven,
The light of the sun,
The radiance of the moon,
The splendor of fire,
The speed of lightning,
The swiftness of wind,
The depth of the sea,
The stability of the earth,
The firmness of rock.
I arise today, through
God’s strength to pilot me,
God’s might to uphold me,
God’s wisdom to guide me,
God’s eye to look before me,
God’s ear to hear me,
God’s word to speak for me,
God’s hand to guard me,
God’s shield to protect me,
God’s host to save me
From snares of devils,
From temptation of vices,
From everyone who shall wish me ill,
afar and near.
I summon today
All these powers between me and those evils,
Against every cruel and merciless power
that may oppose my body and soul,
Against incantations of false prophets,
Against black laws of pagandom,
Against false laws of heretics,
Against craft of idolatry,
Against spells of witches and smiths and wizards,
Against every knowledge that corrupts man’s body and soul;
Christ to shield me today
Against poison, against burning,
Against drowning, against wounding,
So that there may come to me an abundance of reward.
Christ with me,
Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
Christ in me,
Christ beneath me,
Christ above me,
Christ on my right,
Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down,
Christ when I sit down,
Christ when I arise,
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.
Act of Spiritual Communion
By making an Act of Spiritual Communion, we express our faith in Christ’s Real Presence in the Eucharist and ask him to unite himself with us. Here is the Act of Spiritual Communion written by St. Alphonsus de Liguori:
My Jesus,
I believe that You
are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love You above all things,
and I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment
receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You.
Never permit me to be separated from You.
Amen.
Saints Made Spiritual Communions
In the article “Follow the Saints: Make a Spiritual Communion,” Marge Fenelon explained that saints throughout the ages have witnessed to the value of spiritual Communion. “In a vision, Our Lord explained it to St. Catherine of Siena by showing her two chalices: one made of gold, the other of silver,” she wrote. “He told her that her sacramental Communions were preserved in the gold chalice and that her spiritual communions were in the silver chalice…. St. Teresa of Jesus wrote: ‘When you do not receive Communion and you do not attend Mass, you can make a spiritual Communion, which is a most beneficial practice; by it the love of God will be greatly impressed on you.’”
Many of the saints practiced this throughout the day such as Padre Pio and also St. Josemaria Escriva who encouraged everyone to do so frequently for a closer union with God.
In 7 Secrets of the Eucharist, author Vinny Flynn’s explained, “If you practice the holy exercise of spiritual Communion several times each day, within a month you will see your heart completely changed.” He also related that “Saint Francis de Sales resolved to make a spiritual Communion at least every 15 minutes so that he could link all the events of the day to his reception of the Eucharist at Mass.”
A beautiful way to unite with Jesus is make a spiritual communion before the Blessed Sacrament such as during a holy hour. If it is not possible to do so in person, there are 13 chapels that broadcast adoration 24/7. Go to Online Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration for a listing of sites.
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