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What’s In A Name?
Well, after my last blog, I had the most interesting email from Peter O’Connor – a Brisbanite, which makes him a gentleman from Brisbane, Australia.
Pro Abortion Lawmakers Go After Pregnancy Centers
In spite of the myriad of new questions raised about the safety of abortion clinics in the wake of the Kermit Gosnell House-of-Horrors case, pro-abortion lawmakers are introducing a bill that will punish pregnancy resource centers that practice deceptive advertising about their services.
Deaths Now Exceed Births in State of Maine
Maine has now joined West Virginia as being one of just two states in the U.S. where the death rate is outpacing births.
Gosnell Horror Sparks Call for 20-Week Abortion Ban
A hearing is scheduled to take place tomorrow regarding a new law that will ban abortions after 20 weeks, the point at which science says babies can feel pain.
Nothing New Age About Origami
AS asks: "Is Origami a New Age practice? Classes in this are being offered at a local art store with this brief description: 'Explore the Japanese art of folding paper & discover the endless possibilities hidden within a single sheet of paper'.”
Feast Day For St Rita Of Cascia
Hymn to Saint Rita of Cascia
Come, virgins chaste; pure brides, draw near:
Let Earth exult and Heaven hear
The Hymn that grateful accents raise,
Our song of joy in Rita's praise. By fast her sinless frame is weak; Her livid flesh the scourges streak. In pity for her Savior's woes, Her days and even nights are closed.
The thorn-wound on her brow is shown, The crimson rose in winter blown, And full-ripe figs on frozen tree At Rita's wish the wonders see.
The widowed spouse and wedded wife The way to heaven see in her life; The way secure our Rita trod, In life's dim day, through paint o God.
Praise to the Father and the Son, Praise to the Spirit, Three in One; O grant us grace in heaven to reign Through Rita's prayer and life-long pain.
Thou hast signed thy servant Rita With the sign of thy Love and Passion.
O God! who didst deign to confer on St. Rita for imitating Thee in love of her enemies, the favor of bearing her heart and brow the marks of Thy Love and Passion, grant we beseech Thee, that through her intercession and merit, we may, pierced by the thorns of compunction, ever contemplate the sufferings of Thy Passion, who livest and reignest forever and ever. Amen.
This is the translation of the hymn of Lauds, office of Saint Rita, approved by Decree of S.C.R. 24 November 1900.
For Reflection:
In this hymn to St. Rita, what most speaks to my heart? Why? If this were God’s word for me, what would be my response to Him?
Vatican Denies Pope Performed Exorcism
The Vatican has put to rest speculation that Pope Francis performed an exorcism on a young man in a wheelchair after celebrating Mass in St. Peter's Square who was seen convulsing and trembling while the pope prayed over him.
Tornado Kills Dozens in Oklahoma
A massive tornado that swept through portions of Oklahoma yesterday has claimed dozens of lives with the death toll expected to rise.
Catholic Scouting Organization Warns Against New Scout Policy
Just days ahead of a critical meeting of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in which a change in their long-standing ban against homosexuality in their ranks will be determined, the National Catholic Committee on Scouting (NCCS) says Catholic delegates need to keep some important principles in mind when voting about the new laws.
