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Pope at Regina Coeli: Jesus the Good Shepherd awaits us with open arms
At the Regina Coeli on Good Shepherd Sunday, Pope Francis reminds us that Jesus loves us without limit, giving His life for us. He prays that we may go meet the Lord and allow ourselves "to be welcomed and lifted up by the loving arms of our Good Shepherd." Greeting the crowds in Saint Peter's Square for the midday Regina Coeli, Pope Francis reflected on the Gospel reading for this Fourth Sunday of Easter dedicated to Jesus the Good Shepherd. The Lord repeats three times that "the good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep," the Pope observed, underscoring that He loves each and every one of us without limit and sacrificed his life for us.Read more...
Feast of Saint Athanasius:
Today the Church celebrates the feast of Saint Athanasius, the 20th Bishop of Alexandria who lived during the period AD 296 to 373 and is the earliest Doctor of the Church. Because of his championship of the fundamental truth and teaching of the Catholic Church that Jesus is God made man, he is called “The Father of Orthodoxy”, orthodoxy meaning ‘the right teaching’. St Athanasius defended the divine Sonship at the cost of immense personal discomfort, suffering and danger. His whole life was shaped around his defense of the divinity of Christ at a time when powerful imperial forces and majority of the church had fallen into the Arian Heresy. This earned him the saying ‘Athanasius contra mundum – Athanasius against the world.” Cardinal Newman compares him to St. Paul as a defender of the Christ’s divine Sonship.Read more...
Divine Mercy Novena
Divine Mercy Chaplet
3 'o'clock Divine Mercy prayer:
Chaplet of Holy Spirit
Litany of Blessed Sacrament
Prayers to the Holy Spirit
Blessed Sacrament Prayer
Act of Consecration to the Holy Spirit
Consecration of families to Sacred Heart of Jesus
Prayer for gifts of the Holy Spirit
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Holy Spirit Evening Convention led by Rev. Fr. Xavier Khan Vattayil PDM
Month of May: Dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary:
The month of May is dedicated to honouring the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ. The most commonly followed traditions of honouring the Blessed Virgin include praying the rosary, making a small altar in our home, adorning Mother Mary’s picture or statue with flowers, meditating on her virtues and seeking her intercession in our needs. Among the other important feasts celebrated this month, we begin with the celebration of the Feast of Saint Joseph, the Worker on May 1, Feast of Ascension of the Lord on May 9, Feast of Our Lady of Fatima on May 13, Feast of Pentecosy on May 19 and Feast of Mary Help of Christians on May 24 Read more here...
The apparition at Savona, Italy:
“Mercy my son, not justice.” Our Lady of Mercy, Savona, Italy
On 18th March 1536, Our Lady appeared to a peasant Antonio Botta as he was going to work in his vineyard. He described the Blessed Virgin Mary as being dressed in white and surrounded by a dazzling light. The vision stood on a large rock overlooking a stream near the river Letimbro. As he knelt before the vision, Our Lady asked him to go to his confessor and exhort the people to prayer and penance. She asked that three Saturdays of fasting be observed and that three processions be organised in honor of God and the Mother of Jesus. Read more here...
Mystical Gift of Saint Catherine de Ricci:
Saint Catherine dei Ricci was an Italian Dominican Tertiary Sister who lived during the period 1522-1590. She joined the Dominican convent of San Vincenzio, at Prato, Italy at the age of 13 and lived a life of severe penances and prayer since then. She was appointed the novice mistress at a young age and then the sub-prioress. Later at the age of 38, she was appointed the Prioress in perpetuity. Her holiness and wisdom brought several people to her, seeking her counsel in their matters. She was blessed with extraordinary mystical gifts which included the stigmata and the gift of bilocation. After a prolonged illness, Saint Catherine died at the age of 68. Her incorrupt remains are held in an ornate reliquary under the main altar of the Basilica of Prato. Read more here...
First Friday Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus:
“I will grant to all those who receive Communion on the First Fridays, for nine consecutive months, the grace of final repentance. They will not die in my displeasure nor without receiving the Sacraments, and my Heart will be their secure refuge in that last hour.” - Promises 11 & 12 given by Our Lord Jesus to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque. During the series of apparitions of Our Lord to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, a French nun of the religious Order of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary between 1673 to 1675, Our Lord revealed His Sacred Heart – a heart pierced, enthroned in flames, surrounded by a crown of thorns and surmounted by a cross. He also revealed His desire for a devotion to His Sacred Heart and 12 promises that He would give to those who practiced this devotion. Among these, the 11 & 12 promises were pertaining to the practices of devotion to His Sacred Heart on the First Fridays of every month.Read more here...
“The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the LORD” Proverbs 21:31
Dr. Shilpa Tomy Simon, is now a doctor in Bangalore. Whilst she was studying in her third year of MBBS, she attended the Abhishekagni Bible Convention in Bangalore led by Rev. Fr. Xavier Khan Vattayil and prayed to Jesus to help her in passing her exams. She made it a practice to pray the prayers in the book 'The Power of the Name of Jesus' written by Rev. Fr. Xavier Khan Vattayil. The book is a powerful instrument of the Holy Spirit in glorifying the power of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. Thousands have testified to having received the intercession of Jesus in their needs whilst praying using the book. She too miraculously passed all her exams by praying in the Power of Name of Jesus. Listen in to this testimony. Thank You Jesus! Praise you Lord!
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