tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30874936303823382932024-03-05T16:07:51.648-05:00Into The DeepThe Vocation Blog of the Province of MeribahProvince of Meribahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740125960842923124noreply@blogger.comBlogger4471125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087493630382338293.post-71045613262458970742022-08-16T17:52:00.002-04:002022-08-16T17:52:24.605-04:00Marianist Celebrations<p></p><div style="text-align: center;">The Marianist Province of Meribah </div><div style="text-align: center;">celebrated together </div><div style="text-align: center;">on the </div><div style="text-align: center;">Solemnity of the Assumption</div><div style="text-align: center;"> of the </div><div style="text-align: center;">Blessed Virgin Mary many events</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh26gLI0EFO51_IYo3ynhy8QBgy9m8zendl4DZfFgRgbmSaTnMPkMvL9sQzOg4dl1uN9QFcYBfMrrZIC57ePgFbhjjjUM54t98xELNl_-SO7TJ5R9VeKgHg6jAREUkVrk3tytAfqendTQk4TvvYRIvbiRUOUBIItjVI9bQCKbpfSzI9pDVMNDeSv6Ai" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="511" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh26gLI0EFO51_IYo3ynhy8QBgy9m8zendl4DZfFgRgbmSaTnMPkMvL9sQzOg4dl1uN9QFcYBfMrrZIC57ePgFbhjjjUM54t98xELNl_-SO7TJ5R9VeKgHg6jAREUkVrk3tytAfqendTQk4TvvYRIvbiRUOUBIItjVI9bQCKbpfSzI9pDVMNDeSv6Ai" width="160" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Father Peter is installed as our new Novice Master</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgfd6FMQgo7lwvk5v8W6SvUB87gzEcAIeYdqPxdtJYN2azY8WhOGY207Wy9COC-Fji8eHoYZAUB77PT69VO552Fy9yUN9d84lgIBRHtjSmazusz8ZPwSgAWjCtrDdRhJ3hstNBpHC9ZRz-2xoCBdihpEGKWGl5mLNQt21RM8hcy3Hp-ms1poHSvMkC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="511" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgfd6FMQgo7lwvk5v8W6SvUB87gzEcAIeYdqPxdtJYN2azY8WhOGY207Wy9COC-Fji8eHoYZAUB77PT69VO552Fy9yUN9d84lgIBRHtjSmazusz8ZPwSgAWjCtrDdRhJ3hstNBpHC9ZRz-2xoCBdihpEGKWGl5mLNQt21RM8hcy3Hp-ms1poHSvMkC" width="160" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brother Michael Patrick makes his promised of the Novitiate</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBZa3YU8Xia7oBqTU7wHEgaLLRxY2HzC_ExqZmOm7MrFWBX1PpLNmxNI732qc_wMd4XBufvVr6Su-HOdvxIt3wKb4Wcc3ppQsq0ciaZcNNZBYzpnuaohz0DGmtkrByN38kLRRXoz21h-jER8hzd4OnETOMwzM9Y4TXo2Sw9ElBMQBQ7Cr4oVEJcfqI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1024" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBZa3YU8Xia7oBqTU7wHEgaLLRxY2HzC_ExqZmOm7MrFWBX1PpLNmxNI732qc_wMd4XBufvVr6Su-HOdvxIt3wKb4Wcc3ppQsq0ciaZcNNZBYzpnuaohz0DGmtkrByN38kLRRXoz21h-jER8hzd4OnETOMwzM9Y4TXo2Sw9ElBMQBQ7Cr4oVEJcfqI" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Brother Thomas renews his temporary vows of chastity, poverty and obedience</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQ6WstCNcMpFSrreXCvpRUWiXR518Ly0RRPXl-zHn-7S5iZG-6U3scgykzfCKAh0CQ5mUBzJbkx4Utl5bQsZh_34k8DiraAjY88vVdFHyqE3xXWiufI857ZZTzdDI0UsXeLXRgbM0M6kDHkQcr9tsfj5_4djSzdJhbYT2G2oKuhadZnvd8oIs30TIh" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1024" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQ6WstCNcMpFSrreXCvpRUWiXR518Ly0RRPXl-zHn-7S5iZG-6U3scgykzfCKAh0CQ5mUBzJbkx4Utl5bQsZh_34k8DiraAjY88vVdFHyqE3xXWiufI857ZZTzdDI0UsXeLXRgbM0M6kDHkQcr9tsfj5_4djSzdJhbYT2G2oKuhadZnvd8oIs30TIh" width="320" /></a></div>The perpetual members of the province renew their vows of poverty, chastity, obedience and stability<br /><br /><p></p>Province of Meribahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740125960842923124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087493630382338293.post-48935664365180983412022-08-04T01:00:00.001-04:002022-08-04T01:00:00.198-04:00Saint John Vianney = pray for us<p></p><div style="text-align: center;">“There is nothing so great as the Eucharist. </div><div style="text-align: center;">If God had something more precious, He would have given it to us.”</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUXf8cAyk3Qa3m7HPfU2c1tA8xhXyWr_y5EYk6Y8lRbuNBRBymrppmLZO7Hv9FAEv5nSPL4htaaEblzq3B2uTS_SBiUHX44plR-poPqovGj42nfoovkTK2WOwYZ3ORWMln20XzsrbIta_SmnObds_BGYyge6MVBZ5DbRiG4S9ckBintiHxlTv0nahj" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUXf8cAyk3Qa3m7HPfU2c1tA8xhXyWr_y5EYk6Y8lRbuNBRBymrppmLZO7Hv9FAEv5nSPL4htaaEblzq3B2uTS_SBiUHX44plR-poPqovGj42nfoovkTK2WOwYZ3ORWMln20XzsrbIta_SmnObds_BGYyge6MVBZ5DbRiG4S9ckBintiHxlTv0nahj" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivDHz1vfaxXbXWUxvNZp4RPdLMj9nxZ9Q0_gfG2FMepcUKZIn0AHkg62I4Z656vlvMvN--PkADRRz5jJ6HEfflYTeXkJ8TkjFMAvRqk7gQ96CI19FxwmC_WLtzNYYs0_26K5xFB8wTCwKcSIEOKXCUgtmAT62qpWkfmckfBCINLIyILTFlHrbTLCPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivDHz1vfaxXbXWUxvNZp4RPdLMj9nxZ9Q0_gfG2FMepcUKZIn0AHkg62I4Z656vlvMvN--PkADRRz5jJ6HEfflYTeXkJ8TkjFMAvRqk7gQ96CI19FxwmC_WLtzNYYs0_26K5xFB8wTCwKcSIEOKXCUgtmAT62qpWkfmckfBCINLIyILTFlHrbTLCPG=w437-h640" width="437" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><p></p>Province of Meribahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740125960842923124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087493630382338293.post-13677921209001315332022-07-18T14:50:00.003-04:002022-07-18T14:50:35.454-04:00THE THREE O’CLOCK PRAYER<p> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQxvzbpsuzUCHAGg2CPBvjpq0M6jsuMWE7HP0NgSTQlc_n04X27SEk8FAHwLdKFgt9VUkAtQJn1q_KmHLPyzeUa3M8P3PCm-6PfYE1J2KB38IYb91VZ18ckzpXTKcC2z3-BM6bdVGF1M5VeDzZJHzVUhiebnxOyn-gfgzMmCs9STpx4aJ39s4MLboD" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="430" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQxvzbpsuzUCHAGg2CPBvjpq0M6jsuMWE7HP0NgSTQlc_n04X27SEk8FAHwLdKFgt9VUkAtQJn1q_KmHLPyzeUa3M8P3PCm-6PfYE1J2KB38IYb91VZ18ckzpXTKcC2z3-BM6bdVGF1M5VeDzZJHzVUhiebnxOyn-gfgzMmCs9STpx4aJ39s4MLboD=w400-h328" width="400" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">THE THREE O’CLOCK PRAYER</b></div><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Lord Jesus,</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">we gather in spirit at the foot of the Cross</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">with your Mother and the disciple whom you loved.</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">We ask your pardon for our sins,</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">which are the cause of your death.</blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">We thank you for remembering us</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">in that hour of salvation</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">and for giving us Mary as our Mother.</blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Holy Virgin,</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">take us under your protection</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">and open us to the action of</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">the Holy Spirit.</blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Saint John,</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">obtain for us the grace of taking Mary</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">into our lives as you did,</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">and of assisting her in her mission.</blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">May the Father and the Son</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">and the Holy Spirit</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">be glorified in all places</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">through the Immaculate Virgin Mary.</blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Amen.</blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>Province of Meribahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740125960842923124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087493630382338293.post-54648227144617010382022-07-15T10:03:00.002-04:002022-07-15T10:03:21.389-04:00The essential<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNRdYVIPr48WnUXtwNCVENI3-trKZEIS-T2d0Rx3l-L7HjjD4FRY0rOnCz5uZuTDZ0-_DN_sWBdcUH-lBUPvy9XAY4D5PUoVC3EqGCLqzfN2bw-Cnzqn5GLYSS7a0_19D2zyR0INANAVkeFFWLCV7FUzcTJEGTImc1vxNd6jj2RXwnAWOyWJnXf2pA" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNRdYVIPr48WnUXtwNCVENI3-trKZEIS-T2d0Rx3l-L7HjjD4FRY0rOnCz5uZuTDZ0-_DN_sWBdcUH-lBUPvy9XAY4D5PUoVC3EqGCLqzfN2bw-Cnzqn5GLYSS7a0_19D2zyR0INANAVkeFFWLCV7FUzcTJEGTImc1vxNd6jj2RXwnAWOyWJnXf2pA=w404-h269" width="404" /></a></div></div><div>July 2022</div><br />My dear graduates of Chaminade, Kellenberg Memorial, and St. Martin de Porres Marianist School,<br /><br />Recently, I read a description of refugees fleeing Ukraine. The author described a typical image of a woman on foot, carrying a single heavy bag of belongings. Such an image prompted the question: If you were forced to leave your home with one bag, unsure if you would ever return, what would you take with you?<br /><br />What is essential? The use of the word essential has increased exponentially during the global pandemic, hasn’t it? Supplies, services, and even human workers have been identified as essential or not. One thing we might learn from the Ukrainian refugees is that the most important things in life are not things. The refugees are fleeing with so little because their own lives and the lives of their loved ones are more important than their homes, cars, and personal possessions. What is essential? People, relationships.<br /><br />Two thousand years ago, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph were refugees themselves. I wonder what they considered essential for their journey? On several occasions, they traveled long distances, over fairly inhospitable terrain, on roads and paths far inferior to ours.<br /><br />What is essential? I’m guessing the Holy Family packed pretty light. After all, Jesus would later tell his Apostles as he sent them out to preach: “Do not take gold or silver or copper for your belts; no sack for the journey, or a second tunic, or sandals, or walking stick.” (Mt 10:9-10)<br /><br />July is a month when many of us end up traveling and therefore packing a bag. We ask ourselves: “What will I need? What is essential for this trip?” I am the first to admit I am terrible at packing. I leave it to the last minute and always bring way more stuff than I really need.<br /><br />Imagine one more traveler: Blessed William Joseph Chaminade. It is 1797, and the Revolution is at the height of its fervor in France. Fr. Chaminade has ministered in secret to a faithful flock in Bordeaux for as long as he could, but now he is forced to go into exile. He travels to Spain, eventually staying in Saragossa for three years. As far as I know, we don’t have definitive information about his mode of transportation or his exact route, and we certainly don’t know what he packed in his bag. But Blessed Chaminade does offer an answer to that perennial question: What is essential? “The essential is the interior.” By this he means our heart, mind, and soul, the center of our self that defines who we are.<br /><br />In the writings of our Founder, we find many references to the importance of the interior life. For example, Father Chaminade writes to one fellow Marianist: “Be careful that the great number of your occupations does no harm to the interior spirit.” Blessed Chaminade’s words ring true for all of us today. The stories of each of the travelers we’ve just met bring his point home that much more poignantly. The essential things in life are not things, but people: ourselves and every single human person we meet, because we are made in the image and likeness of God. <br /><br />If our interior life is essential, how do we care for it? We don't have to travel long distances or pack a suitcase. This is the beauty of our Catholic faith: Prayer, Scripture, and the Sacraments of the Eucharist and Reconciliation are straightforward, readily available means to nurture our interior life. Hopefully, the summer affords us a little breathing room to work on the essentials.<br /><br /><b>Prayer is essential</b>: We share our interior with God, and listen to the Father’s voice within us. <div><br /><div><b>Scripture is essential</b>: The Word of God penetrates deep within.</div><div><br /><b>The Eucharist is essential</b>: We literally receive Christ’s Body into ours and unite our soul with His.</div><div><br /><b>Reconciliation is essential</b>: We reunite our heart with God and all those from whom our sin divides us.<br /><br />Ukrainian refugees, the Holy Family, and Blessed Chaminade were forced to pack a single bag and leave their homes for a long journey. Their circumstances pushed them to ask: what is essential?<br /><br />As Christian pilgrims journeying back to the Father, we are blessed to be able to ask that question from a place of freedom, rather than fear and necessity. We can respond on a spiritual level, recognizing that “the essential is the interior” -- our interior, our heart and soul. Whether we are covering lots of miles this summer, or just sitting quietly on a beach, let’s give the essential its due and take time to cultivate our inner life, using this Magnificat magazine and all the beautiful means our Catholic faith offers. As Fr. Chaminade said to another fellow Brother: “Work at becoming an interior man, a man of faith.” And if there is anything any of us can do to help you, please don’t hesitate to reach out.<br /><br />On behalf of all of my Marianist Brothers,<br /><br />Fr. Peter Heiskell, S.M.</div></div>Province of Meribahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740125960842923124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087493630382338293.post-77393657692204480712022-07-07T01:00:00.001-04:002022-07-07T01:00:00.213-04:00Consecrated life - It is JOY.<b><span style="font-size: large;">“This is the beauty of consecration: IT IS JOY.”</span></b><div><div><span style="text-align: right;"> Pope Francis</span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1Oyk9Is5uGF65bIbQyuN8VSYRCHtshCpM2wwi7JsgOYF7r_UrE7hPF0fGEWc0aVkvaIxOqQxERlXkCTcPicmVyN3k9la8QzHHtJFm7FHcXl6pJMKpDwx7v96Q7I7pb1o9mQA6IdvdWlD74N55Z_ppQ8RfRA9KQGygoMt_W6GnImpEsmJf4F_W5BYu" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="560" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1Oyk9Is5uGF65bIbQyuN8VSYRCHtshCpM2wwi7JsgOYF7r_UrE7hPF0fGEWc0aVkvaIxOqQxERlXkCTcPicmVyN3k9la8QzHHtJFm7FHcXl6pJMKpDwx7v96Q7I7pb1o9mQA6IdvdWlD74N55Z_ppQ8RfRA9KQGygoMt_W6GnImpEsmJf4F_W5BYu" width="320" /></a></div>A vocation is an invitation to love. It is the response to a call deep within the mystery of each heart. The heart of one called to religious life is kindled with a love that can only be satisfied by a total and radical gift of self to Christ who calls her to Himself. This animating response of love is expressed in the great JOY of a life freely given to God.</div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_-oRhDmJ1yJ-08Fk8TgID_ifeG8Ew27h5LIJtr8bL5HSEfK-KZpf7MZ7Kuzfeie5WZ0r3qCRFOwgutt4xYgz0gMe2rsWSvF_QOTbCe_J2pKdSLax8jmkuf77_crCJb6kQ_jwOwI4UnqvEXugAVWcOWx-_5LxvMjop4V_5A0BNCcsAe7E9pAD14oZb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_-oRhDmJ1yJ-08Fk8TgID_ifeG8Ew27h5LIJtr8bL5HSEfK-KZpf7MZ7Kuzfeie5WZ0r3qCRFOwgutt4xYgz0gMe2rsWSvF_QOTbCe_J2pKdSLax8jmkuf77_crCJb6kQ_jwOwI4UnqvEXugAVWcOWx-_5LxvMjop4V_5A0BNCcsAe7E9pAD14oZb" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div>Province of Meribahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740125960842923124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087493630382338293.post-87814460904123321962022-07-06T01:00:00.001-04:002022-07-06T01:00:00.197-04:00Life Testimony - Fr. Paul Landolfi, SM<div><img height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjItPKi2JaAzI4H1HZQtiHdYF9MiRAngCuVFUL1Cp0Jvw-d_Z2HPZT2MFjrvnf7j5Lmk7RIqIVODF9RJ87y8djr9rIjn2TSYwtMKEZJn7FjkCDBFEWML9gayDaW80eePJ0WjoxYp1LcKbd71qc7yc1Ri76IGok_aNzvlEuo8Lmm7mYPTzuSrrH_wIhmJvdltnE2ogIbU0NW5G1xta1SwKXP7WYs=w162-h200" width="162" /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Life Testimony - Fr. Paul Landolfi, SM</span></u></b></div><div><br />Once, when writing an appreciation of Blessed William Joseph Chaminade, Father Paul Landolfi used words that could easily have been applied to his own life as well: “It is a fundamental truth of faith that God is always present in our lives, loving us, guiding us, and revealing himself to us. Usually, when we look back in retrospect, we recognize that God always has been with us.”</div><div> <br />In Paul’s case, God’s provident care was intimately connected to the Society of Mary. The beloved teacher, chaplain and spiritual director had 73 years of religious profession when he died in 2017 at the age of 90. But he had actually spent nearly 85 of his years in the company of Marianists, having grown up in an orphanage run by them. He lost his mother when he was only five years old, and his father died a few years later; still, he found in the Brothers’ care a family spirit that sustained and nurtured him as a boy.<br /><br />Greatly attracted to the life of the Marianists, he entered the postulate at the tender age of 14 and went on to profess first vows in 1944. Brother Paul then continued studies to become a teacher, and served in that capacity at several different high schools before entering the seminary in 1952. Ordained in 1955 at Fribourg, Switzerland, he returned to the United States and continued his ministry as a teacher, chaplain and administrator.<br /><br />During these early years in the classroom, both his colleagues and the Brothers noted something special about his demeanor and spirituality. It was said that Father Paul never uttered a harsh word or committed an unkind act. Instead, he was revered as someone who practiced the beatitudes in everyday life and was known for being open, gentle and extremely kind.<br /> <br />Father Paul would go on to serve in a variety of ministries, including formation work and a return to his childhood residence, St. John’s Home in New York, where he served as chaplain. Ever an educator and always a learner, Father Paul eventually earned two master’s degrees, one in administration and the other in pastoral counseling.<br /> <br />By the mid-1970s, he was ready to begin a new phase of ministry, beginning a two-decade term in leading the Marianist Spiritual Renewal Center in Pennsylvania. In that role, he designed and provided programs of retreats, spiritual direction and religious instruction – encountering many Lay Marianists who were seeking to deepen their Marianist commitment. Renowned as a most devoted son of Mary, he also became widely known and loved for serving as a gentle guide who demonstrated a genuine, simple joy in all of his encounters.<br /> <br />Deeply respected for his insights into Marianist spirituality, Father Paul once shared thoughts from a “dream interview” with Blessed Chaminade about the unique nature of the Marianists’ vow of stability. Using his “voice of Chaminade,” he wrote, “I wanted Stability to mean [that] members would enter and remain in a state of being much more than in a place…I wanted persons who would not be fixed to a house but would be fixed in a state, the state of being devoted to Mary. That’s what Mary wanted. She wanted dedicated people who would help her. She wanted her sons and daughters to be open and docile to the Spirit of Jesus. This required more than permanence in a place.”<br /> <br />The everyday holiness first noted by the Brothers in the 1940s continued in Father Paul until his death. A resident at Chaminade High School in Mineola, New York, in his final years, he seemed to those around him to be a human stained-glass window of sorts – someone through whom the light of Christ, in all its radiance, persistently shines. Widely known in the Chaminade community as a kind and compassionate confessor, he also displayed an attitude that was bursting with life, invariably engaging those around him into action, thought and prayer. In the end, he died as he had lived, ever in the service of Mary, reciting the words of the Memorare along with members of his community.<br /><br /></div>Province of Meribahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740125960842923124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087493630382338293.post-27735695098143827872022-07-05T01:00:00.000-04:002022-07-05T01:00:00.208-04:00Father Vicente Lopez de Uralde - Beatification process initiated<p><br /></p><p></p><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 9px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><img align="center" alt="" class="m_-8253559601767862496mcnImage CToWUd a6T" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEglo1_em_JRO7ZFp7cloZzwv8Sqxo7ewyNuizAb0vcogj7KT8-BMu-vbfVFzSNrPQG7mSwBEDe8WSWgtFpmYZrR8vyiMzO2RP8AewrmuGPSJ1zYY5h91inhXcTTi8TyXxlpaeZKOUvUtjNfwECkkjlwjkINLEZouNLaHKVGGwQTQhNicAvPpeigCYMczX-vmdd9aLzsEYBV1Dt2aKjfdh193FzR=w400-h266" style="border: 2px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); cursor: pointer; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 1200px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" tabindex="0" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><i>Postulator General, Father Gascón, with Marianist religious from Cádiz and Jerez in the chapel with the remains of Father Vicente in the back wall to the right.<br /></i></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">++++++</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div>The Cause of beatification and canonization of Father Vicente Lopez de Uralde was initiated in 2017 in the diocese of Cadiz (Spain), and on March 1, 2022, his Positio was examined with a favorable vote at the congress of theologians of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. <br /><br />Consequently, his mortal remains were transferred on Saturday, June 25th, from the cemetery of Cadiz to the church of the Marianist Colegio of St. Philip Neri.<br /><br />The ceremony was presided over by the Judicial Vicar of the diocese, Pedro Belo, with the assistance of the diocesan notary, the Marianist Postulator General, Father Antonio Gascon, the superior of the community, Father Jose Antonio Barbudo, and numerous faithful, former students, Marianist religious, teachers of the Colegio and friends. Representing the Province of Spain were Father Francisco Sales (Assistant for Religious Life) and Brother Lander Gaztelumendi (Assistant for Temporalities). <br /><br />The mortal remains of Father Vicente rest in a beautiful chapel where they can receive the veneration of the faithful. We hope that in the coming year Father Vicente will receive the title of "venerable".<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="No photo description available." class="ji94ytn4 d2edcug0 r9f5tntg r0294ipz" data-visualcompletion="media-vc-image" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.18172-8/23632822_777949355723319_3485528072988189981_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=cdbe9c&_nc_ohc=Bma3NIL1jWgAX-V4z0W&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-1.xx&oh=00_AT_RCpInRCwDqYhXTRSbCX8Q6vk-4NDTBOvY8qXY-Y2V5g&oe=62E4B993" style="background-color: black; border: 0px; color: #1c1e21; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; max-height: 100vh; max-width: 100%; object-fit: contain; text-align: start;" /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Province of Meribahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740125960842923124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087493630382338293.post-10135761261798338952022-07-04T01:00:00.006-04:002022-07-04T01:00:00.216-04:00Independence Day <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgY9y1GHRY5eVfWedQlNQJ_zjmh13FaLzqx1jRodHPu1N-UbZt3qEEQJezVpivWgw_kc0FStMZW1b_Woy01tqWZ4ODEJpSeJ0gLp6Zz-yyY-vE4mnMmpGDn5yY4SzxK2Pu1P8fiUoAz-e20jctlW2NvKA0LFAXg7-bUfeYaLvwKaml1AJBwYYRnzQVJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="1200" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgY9y1GHRY5eVfWedQlNQJ_zjmh13FaLzqx1jRodHPu1N-UbZt3qEEQJezVpivWgw_kc0FStMZW1b_Woy01tqWZ4ODEJpSeJ0gLp6Zz-yyY-vE4mnMmpGDn5yY4SzxK2Pu1P8fiUoAz-e20jctlW2NvKA0LFAXg7-bUfeYaLvwKaml1AJBwYYRnzQVJ=w400-h286" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b><u><br />The Declaration of Independence</u></b><br /><br />We celebrate American Independence Day on the Fourth of July every year. We think of July 4, 1776, as a day that represents the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States of America as an independent nation.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>But July 4, 1776 wasn't the day that the Continental Congress decided to declare independence (they did that on July 2, 1776).<br /><br />It wasn’t the day we started the American Revolution either (that had happened back in April 1775).<br /><br />And it wasn't the day Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence (that was in June 1776). Or the date on which the Declaration was delivered to Great Britain (that didn't happen until November 1776). Or the date it was signed (that was August 2, 1776).<br /><br /><b><u>So what did happen on July 4, 1776?</u></b><br /><br />The Continental Congress approved the final wording of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. They'd been working on it for a couple of days after the draft was submitted on July 2nd and finally agreed on all of the edits and changes.<br /><br />July 4, 1776, became the date that was included on the Declaration of Independence, and the fancy handwritten copy that was signed in August (the copy now displayed at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.) It’s also the date that was printed on the Dunlap Broadsides, the original printed copies of the Declaration that were circulated throughout the new nation. So when people thought of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 was the date they remembered.<br /><br />In contrast, we celebrate Constitution Day on September 17th of each year, the anniversary of the date the Constitution was signed, not the anniversary of the date it was approved. If we’d followed this same approach for the Declaration of Independence we’d being celebrating Independence Day on August 2nd of each year, the day the Declaration of Independence was signed!<br /><br /><b><u>How did the Fourth of July become a national holiday?</u></b><br /><br />For the first 15 or 20 years after the Declaration was written, people didn’t celebrate it much on any date. It was too new and too much else was happening in the young nation. By the 1790s, a time of bitter partisan conflicts, the Declaration had become controversial. One party, the Democratic-Republicans, admired Jefferson and the Declaration. But the other party, the Federalists, thought the Declaration was too French and too anti-British, which went against their current policies.<br /><br />By 1817, John Adams complained in a letter that America seemed uninterested in its past. But that would soon change.<br /><br />After the War of 1812, the Federalist party began to come apart and the new parties of the 1820s and 1830s all considered themselves inheritors of Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans. Printed copies of the Declaration began to circulate again, all with the date July 4, 1776, listed at the top. The deaths of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams on July 4, 1826, may even have helped to promote the idea of July 4 as an important date to be celebrated.<br /><br />Celebrations of the Fourth of July became more common as the years went on and in 1870, almost a hundred years after the Declaration was written, Congress first declared July 4 to be a national holiday as part of a bill to officially recognize several holidays, including Christmas. Further legislation about national holidays, including July 4, was passed in 1939 and 1941.Province of Meribahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740125960842923124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087493630382338293.post-82574129030950171022022-07-02T01:00:00.002-04:002022-07-02T01:00:00.187-04:00Mass of Profession of First Vows - Togo <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqprqoMQWbjYelrxefBnlJqabIcmJbzPJdCyKmf7-a0GWk3OuUCeiurtjdui5KNsybMUUResMYEUgOT8xJKwMkk0FowgCBk6BF-tUlNLlwnvex_6AtUj-aufClQlA4JllyFRxk8CVCgcvl9yGQNRAe2s5zVy2JZ6i91bGaT0PY0CrulWnLHccE78mJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="1200" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqprqoMQWbjYelrxefBnlJqabIcmJbzPJdCyKmf7-a0GWk3OuUCeiurtjdui5KNsybMUUResMYEUgOT8xJKwMkk0FowgCBk6BF-tUlNLlwnvex_6AtUj-aufClQlA4JllyFRxk8CVCgcvl9yGQNRAe2s5zVy2JZ6i91bGaT0PY0CrulWnLHccE78mJ=w354-h232" width="354" /></a></div><p></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: #fafafa; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bro. Patrice Agao, SM, with Fr. Jonas Kpatcha, SM, Regional Superior</div><div style="text-align: center;">and his family.</div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />On Sunday, June 26, 2022, the Mass of Profession of First Vows of Patrice Médésso Agao took place in Kara, Togo. The celebration was presided over by the Regional Superior of the Marianists of Togo, Fr. Jonas Kpatcha, SM. The profession took place in the chapel of the Collège Chaminade in Kara. <div><br /></div><div>Members of the Marianist Family, the family and friends of the professed and of the educational community of Collège Chaminade and Collège Adele of Kara attended the profession. In his homily, the Regional Superior asked the professed to stand firm always in the commitment he has decided to make. To do so, he must fundamentally put on the characteristic virtues of the Virgin Mary. It is then that he can assume a happy and fruitful religious life. <br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p></div>Province of Meribahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740125960842923124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087493630382338293.post-33652425732375739322022-07-01T01:00:00.001-04:002022-07-01T01:00:00.229-04:00Happy Anniversary Kellenberg Memorial - 1987<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> Kellenberg Memorial High School</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>A Catholic School in the Marianist Tradition</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8OZaw3v6f9G5V1eHZhTHjXH-p8dkQvvrzRtW4NEaEGdAufTBZEaVm-XSndlhB22qwolS7Y8_-Pd-b5KO-yq198B76nRVrBHVCWTnnDnS2xovOsDmVYlZ-3Y7S-_MEO_Wl0NYRMXr1fAtMEo3Zu3-rrzgGHFwAmZeAsnDnCDKJ2_Bzxe8HD_azPTTc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="181" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8OZaw3v6f9G5V1eHZhTHjXH-p8dkQvvrzRtW4NEaEGdAufTBZEaVm-XSndlhB22qwolS7Y8_-Pd-b5KO-yq198B76nRVrBHVCWTnnDnS2xovOsDmVYlZ-3Y7S-_MEO_Wl0NYRMXr1fAtMEo3Zu3-rrzgGHFwAmZeAsnDnCDKJ2_Bzxe8HD_azPTTc" width="156" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span><b style="font-size: large;">Founded July 1, 1987</b><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvQedJGQXp7TaP-adWAWkeYpQFNYR5cz4hzlOE0sq4-HPM4MDJ11kA2Ai4P7mnfjL2WiTm_wH_urdg90yg4hP7Yu13FH3hwQdUuaOYAm9PKneWLzfI6OVsIGXLDjnkcsW16Tdk4oQ_GfSGnzEgt13V2Ghtqx9FxKu_0YgDIVC5rLj_i_cBSbRFveM0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvQedJGQXp7TaP-adWAWkeYpQFNYR5cz4hzlOE0sq4-HPM4MDJ11kA2Ai4P7mnfjL2WiTm_wH_urdg90yg4hP7Yu13FH3hwQdUuaOYAm9PKneWLzfI6OVsIGXLDjnkcsW16Tdk4oQ_GfSGnzEgt13V2Ghtqx9FxKu_0YgDIVC5rLj_i_cBSbRFveM0" style="margin-left: 1em; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtbI_Ft36nisZ_Gixv1QuyQ3kHAqp9T8Gf9f08DEbeRkrboMvL7QhMwX6oIhCtHrwWwNwln7LE8p2V6wLao2cUCSpoSjpCSkAETXhAJd21rXp2h8HeioB8bdDUJ4VeFDY50czHsLv219lQDeIB7fMaJqxDFVKnAjgnN1UAIjmaJ_B2CsBJq4gBB9En" width="320" /></a></div>"Oscar Romero, the Archbishop of San Salvador who served his people to the point of martyrdom during a long and bloody civil war, once wrote, “We cannot do everything, and there is a sense of liberation in realizing this. This enables us to do something, and to do it very well.” <br /><br />There is freedom in these words. There is liberation in not judging all our efforts as futile before we even get started. There is peace in surrendering to what’s demanded and doing what’s possible. There is something salutary in contemplating our own mortality, as long as we don’t let it keep us from being fully alive. What we do matters, even if only for a little while. <br /><br />Anyone can imagine a long stretch of time, whether it’s a thousand years from now or the few hours until the next bedtime, and use that as an excuse for procrastination or self-destructive behavior. That’s not hard to do, and it doesn’t make you a deep thinker. What’s hard is facing up to our limited existence and conscientiously fulfilling our daily obligations to God, others, and ourselves, whether we feel like it or not. The former leads to misery and despair, the latter to what the Bible calls “beatitude”—the joy experienced by the saints and angels who behold God in heaven face-to-face. How we act informs how we feel. Living an ordered life leads to having an ordered soul. And it all starts with making your bed in the morning.<div><br />This summer, make your bed every morning."<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>- Bishop Robert Barron</i></div></div>Province of Meribahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740125960842923124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087493630382338293.post-66941817815253908012022-06-27T01:00:00.001-04:002022-06-30T11:13:42.777-04:00Marianist Monday<br /><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjv40JSYGLt0FPVuontB3DRaN1LCOZfnxf1gAHtrqoGIcu3DUDjYOeSEYYRM_1J5Xv1xUqGUscYNM-pQ0G6wwc4Q3zoniILqZHj5u2VPsZP8xCvvR4Xhfr2imkziGjkIYO8vKewBU5ik19h49yViQngsyNNEsWkJyq3DuI9GNW7dNbWNy85yE0oRd8P" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="410" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjv40JSYGLt0FPVuontB3DRaN1LCOZfnxf1gAHtrqoGIcu3DUDjYOeSEYYRM_1J5Xv1xUqGUscYNM-pQ0G6wwc4Q3zoniILqZHj5u2VPsZP8xCvvR4Xhfr2imkziGjkIYO8vKewBU5ik19h49yViQngsyNNEsWkJyq3DuI9GNW7dNbWNy85yE0oRd8P=w358-h400" width="358" /></a></div><br />“Remember, brother, that the goal of your prayer is that God may be all in all. You do not pray simply because of your personal needs and wants, nor because of your finding comfort and consolation, nor to win the admiration of others, nor to appear wise in their eyes, nor for any other reason than to give yourself wholly and completely to God.” <br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>- Blessed William Joseph Chaminade</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Province of Meribahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740125960842923124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087493630382338293.post-58162695998100002602022-06-23T01:00:00.013-04:002022-06-23T01:00:00.198-04:00Paray-le-Monial<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3rayaXevCTvrbGFyL6M4BeSDJqO7J6tdgBD-JEPYYIjYld6kcJGwxiWeWB2RwDp0mvX-jBGKoOrY4D5kgEnqccVCxOIej8JdJOO51KcXoDMUo7Rl0Dnz9frWsu8qKBJHfAhdxFNSun4lXpbfQXjXfBZVCYhvZrxByS6I6pniFaNXZmNI9e-3MBxdV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="85" data-original-width="124" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3rayaXevCTvrbGFyL6M4BeSDJqO7J6tdgBD-JEPYYIjYld6kcJGwxiWeWB2RwDp0mvX-jBGKoOrY4D5kgEnqccVCxOIej8JdJOO51KcXoDMUo7Rl0Dnz9frWsu8qKBJHfAhdxFNSun4lXpbfQXjXfBZVCYhvZrxByS6I6pniFaNXZmNI9e-3MBxdV=w320-h219" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Paray-le-Monial, France is a small town in the Bourgogne region of eastern France. It is the place where the Sacred Heart of Jesus appeared to St. Margaret Mary of Alacoque. The apparitions and subsequent devotion to the Sacred Heart took place in the late 17th century. <p></p><p>St. Margaret Mary's spiritual director was St. Claude de la Colombiere S.J. Both consecrated themselves to the Sacred Heart and promoted the devotion with much suffering. </p><p>In 1856, Pope Pius IX proclaimed the Feast of the Sacred Heart for the entire Church and exhorted the faithful to consecrate themselves to the Sacred Heart (1875). </p><p>St. Margaret Mary was canonized on May 13th, 1920.</p>Province of Meribahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740125960842923124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087493630382338293.post-74042812867703969142022-06-22T01:00:00.001-04:002022-06-22T01:00:00.189-04:00Sr. Margaret Mary - Sacred Heart<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_6F_X9KK34Yi3G5VIgJO-L5FI8BYYkU0tt0RYBSHuEtFxzgEFRhizbEco7F-PzZDkEQ4wVJGxXJQfMjnUNWsjQiN15mu9HOajnUjQDux40EEp4a87YioInQW-FnaIdt3Liv3I0ypDFbjDeiy3js0sbYLLkkf9nnyR-4R80G8x_ZX-y1rq50yHqrtF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_6F_X9KK34Yi3G5VIgJO-L5FI8BYYkU0tt0RYBSHuEtFxzgEFRhizbEco7F-PzZDkEQ4wVJGxXJQfMjnUNWsjQiN15mu9HOajnUjQDux40EEp4a87YioInQW-FnaIdt3Liv3I0ypDFbjDeiy3js0sbYLLkkf9nnyR-4R80G8x_ZX-y1rq50yHqrtF=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lord Jesus,</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">let my heart never rest until it finds You,</p><p style="text-align: center;">who are its center, </p><p style="text-align: center;">its love, and its happiness.</p><p style="text-align: center;">By the wound in Your heart</p><p style="text-align: center;">pardon the sins that I have committed</p><p style="text-align: center;">whether out of malice or out of evil desires.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Place my weak heart in your own divine heart,</p><p style="text-align: center;">continually under your protection and guidance,</p><p style="text-align: center;">so that I may persevere in doing good and in fleeing evil until my last breath. Amen.</p>Province of Meribahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740125960842923124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087493630382338293.post-80848565208711605982022-06-21T11:44:00.001-04:002022-06-21T11:44:08.514-04:00Heart of Jesus<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgracNj60RMDU3d0zUlx5c4h5q_vsPU8O3el7M4X3FzH7Zya92U47-bwAZMhNF1wsiuJex6PDkdOBMA0R2imz54whkDEd6vr2tucoNuTYyGpy9FrjOPdKeIQbiQIg1wshJURMoCGslcwZk7yQtIeTxOogl4-BWofuHgkRIr1a61LV9H5JsB1Vojv7iM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgracNj60RMDU3d0zUlx5c4h5q_vsPU8O3el7M4X3FzH7Zya92U47-bwAZMhNF1wsiuJex6PDkdOBMA0R2imz54whkDEd6vr2tucoNuTYyGpy9FrjOPdKeIQbiQIg1wshJURMoCGslcwZk7yQtIeTxOogl4-BWofuHgkRIr1a61LV9H5JsB1Vojv7iM=w369-h367" width="369" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">O most holy Heart of Jesus, </div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">fountain of every blessing, </p><p style="text-align: center;">I adore You, I love You, </p><p style="text-align: center;">and with a lively sorrow for my sins, </p><p style="text-align: center;">I offer You this poor heart of mine. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Make me humble, patient, pure, and wholly obedient to Your will.<br /></p>Province of Meribahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740125960842923124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087493630382338293.post-50651153419133727922022-06-08T10:36:00.000-04:002022-06-08T10:36:02.833-04:00Graduation moments<p> Both of our Marianist high schools celebrated their annual Commencement Exercises on Pentecost Sunday. Families and friends gathered to watch the events at the Hofstra Arena and Tilles Center.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqHA0tc40nI4YvpoTYnPYruFMw_Vutqwhue-NWndGs7ojzeWWPFTpaGnSZYO65EGzOjQRNFiQtT9Lf0fPgg2snNFXvUk3b7YigZ0aBG1k5TcS0n8w3W0vxNu7zOYMJCpSxnopqprvKf9DtWpJ74qbeywtRB8nYGBb1jpumVzktQi2UaDDJpPHbopNu" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqHA0tc40nI4YvpoTYnPYruFMw_Vutqwhue-NWndGs7ojzeWWPFTpaGnSZYO65EGzOjQRNFiQtT9Lf0fPgg2snNFXvUk3b7YigZ0aBG1k5TcS0n8w3W0vxNu7zOYMJCpSxnopqprvKf9DtWpJ74qbeywtRB8nYGBb1jpumVzktQi2UaDDJpPHbopNu=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2Vjmx1uBZnbXzye6APGtBrqk730cP2mSc0zDhkydy_Cm2Dv_hfo83KpqiveNMHHaHD-gRFOyuPEZfqFTrS6eI2TxpQjAs56uRfnEtuyXV-LSHJB_UHjH3G69MuNuizoMT-1oOX1vB2ewUQZb1WyWfJhjoK1aiIapW-nGeM6cR6TU6a6IH8SB7Re25" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1364" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2Vjmx1uBZnbXzye6APGtBrqk730cP2mSc0zDhkydy_Cm2Dv_hfo83KpqiveNMHHaHD-gRFOyuPEZfqFTrS6eI2TxpQjAs56uRfnEtuyXV-LSHJB_UHjH3G69MuNuizoMT-1oOX1vB2ewUQZb1WyWfJhjoK1aiIapW-nGeM6cR6TU6a6IH8SB7Re25=w267-h400" width="267" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Province of Meribahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740125960842923124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087493630382338293.post-55486898178110389722022-05-15T19:15:00.007-04:002022-05-15T19:18:26.850-04:00MARIANIST MONDAY May 2022 <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJ0wjn7FcsJMJ8rmZB5C6H6U8L35WZelUQB2PxPcQkMaka5MzWHrI__Eg2B9YjRHq0OqLB8KBkKK43oYbJTc4djiGpTodqyh9fvVBhBAsQabYo3_oYCBwCsAWWLz7IBzV0f5SPeq-UVBWjpJuDHU6F1BLby6b2YlhiaXBd7NRvNIzgkT7gqKRyDFLy" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="979" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJ0wjn7FcsJMJ8rmZB5C6H6U8L35WZelUQB2PxPcQkMaka5MzWHrI__Eg2B9YjRHq0OqLB8KBkKK43oYbJTc4djiGpTodqyh9fvVBhBAsQabYo3_oYCBwCsAWWLz7IBzV0f5SPeq-UVBWjpJuDHU6F1BLby6b2YlhiaXBd7NRvNIzgkT7gqKRyDFLy=w400-h217" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div>My dear friends in Christ, </div><div><br /></div><div>Χριστός Ανέστη! Aληθώς ανέστη! Christos Anesti! Alithos Anesti! </div><div>Christ is Risen! Truly, He is Risen! (Traditional Greek Easter Greeting) </div><div><br /><br /></div><div>A very Happy Easter to you and your families! </div><div><br /></div><div>You might think that this greeting is a tad late. Easter, after all, was back on April 17. But, really, it’s right on time. This year, the entire month of May falls within the Easter Season, or Paschal Tide as it’s sometimes called. Easter doesn’t end until Sunday, June 5. Has it ever struck you as strange that we put so much emphasis on having a “Good Lent” but almost never hear anybody talking about having a “Good Easter,” unless they mean having a pleasant time with family and friends on Easter Sunday?</div><div><br /></div><div>Easter is the most important celebration of the Church year, but for some reason it seems to take the back seat to Lent, the season that is meant as a preparation for it. In the weeks leading up to Ash Wednesday, my inbox is filled with ads for all sorts of Lenten aids, companions, and guides; books that are meant to help you journey through the season with St. Benedict or St. Francis or Bl. Fulton Sheen or just about any Saint you can think of; commentaries on the daily Mass readings; emails that will give me a quote of the day for each day of Lent. The list goes on and on. Then Easter rolls around, and the advertisements disappear. Nobody seems to be particularly interested, at least from a commercial point of view, in helping us have a “Good Easter.” We spend roughly six weeks preparing for Easter Sunday, and then it’s over. But the thing is, it isn’t. Easter Sunday is just the beginning. When I say that Easter Sunday is just the beginning, I don’t just mean the beginning of the Easter Season. Easter Sunday is the beginning of everything. Everything changed when Jesus was raised from the dead, so much so that </div><div><br /></div><div>Easter is said to be the start of a New Creation. Pope St. John Paul II said that “The new creation comes about at Easter. In the mystery of Christ's death and resurrection, all is redeemed, and everything becomes once more perfectly good, according to God's original plan.” Pope Benedict wrote, “Easter is the feast of the new creation. Jesus is risen and dies no more. He has opened the door to a new life, one that no longer knows illness and death. He has taken mankind up into God himself.” These are two powerful statements. St. John Paul said, “Everything becomes once more perfectly good, according to God’s original plan.” The Resurrection gives us a new world, a blessed world. Pope Benedict said that Jesus has taken mankind up into God himself. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Resurrection gives us eternal life, life with neither illness nor death, with God himself. It’s more than we could have hoped for – more than we could have dared to ask for. Easter changes EVERYTHING! (Sorry if it seems like I’m raising my voice.) But nothing is the same after Easter – nothing. In the Book of Revelation, God is seated on His throne, and He says, “Behold, I make all things new.” (Revelation 21:5) So, how should we celebrate something as momentous as Easter? Jellybeans and chocolate bunnies don’t really seem to do the trick when we consider what we are actually celebrating. </div><div><br /></div><div>I’d like to offer three suggestions: First, reflect on what we’ve just experienced in the Paschal Triduum. Holy Thursday’s Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Good Friday’s Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, and Holy Saturday’s Easter Vigil are spiritually rich celebrations that could provide a lifetime of material for prayer and meditation. Second, do some good. If we are encouraged to make some kind of sacrifice during the season of Lent as a spiritual discipline, it seems appropriate to perform some sort of positive good for the season of Easter as a form of gratitude. The traditional Works of Mercy could be a good starting point. For your reference, they are: feed the hungry; give drink to the thirsty; clothe the naked; shelter the homeless; visit the sick; visit the imprisoned; bury the dead; counsel the doubtful; instruct the ignorant; admonish sinners; comfort the afflicted; forgive offenses; bear wrongs patiently; pray for the living and the dead. </div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, spread the joy. St. Augustine tells us that “We are an Easter people, and alleluia is our song.” The last two years have been extremely stressful for all of us. God willing, we’re starting to see the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even so, it still feels like there is a heavy weight bearing down on us. It would be great if each of us could do something to lighten the mood. We have good news to share, the best news. So, smile; plant flowers; wear bright colored clothes (if that’s your thing). And, if anybody asks you what you’re so happy about you can tell them – </div><div><br /></div><div>Christ is Risen! Truly, He is Risen! God bless, </div><div><br /></div><div>Bro. Patrick </div><div><br /></div><div>P.S. – Disclaimer – I have nothing against either chocolate bunnies or jellybeans. In fact, I am overly fond of both.</div>Province of Meribahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740125960842923124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087493630382338293.post-60689347708949454792022-04-16T12:22:00.004-04:002022-04-16T12:22:40.314-04:00Holy Saturday - 2022The grieving Mother stood weeping beside the cross where her Son was hanging<br />The Mother stood grieving beside the cross weeping while on it hung her Son<br />The sorrowful Mother stood full of tears by the Cross while her Son was hanging thereThe grieving Mother stood weeping beside the cross where her Son was hanging<br /><br />The Mother stood grieving beside the cross weeping while on it hung her Son<br />The sorrowful Mother stood full of tears by the Cross while her Son was hanging there<br />The mother of sorrows stood in tears beside the cross on which her Son was hanging<br />Weeping stood the Mother of Sorrows next the Cross, the while her Son hung there<br />The Mother stood sorrowing by the cross weeping while her Son hung there<br />The sorrowful Mother stood weeping before the cross where hung her Son<br />At the cross her station keeping, stood the mournful mother weeping, close to Jesus to the last.<div><br /></div><div><img height="320" id="img" src="https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/1/pieta-saint-peter-vatican-city-rome-nicola-simeoni.jpg" style="height: 503px; width: 503px;" width="320" /></div>Province of Meribahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740125960842923124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087493630382338293.post-85220323921797099122022-04-15T07:14:00.005-04:002022-04-15T07:14:44.020-04:00Holy Thursday 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A new commandment I give unto you,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">that you love one another as I have loved you.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">By this shall all know that you are my disciples,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">if you have love one for another.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5JeM5pHde3LsVKpTMGuf5zIJ1LsQpTrzcLOIStFQ-mgKzfUxW7Pw8wLuRHlcNatQhCjAaEWvKWbX-EaSXljMKWi3dHWLOFYDafm7YKYFSxlubX1nlui4tWUDYWUtR-RjIsWy5i_fKEoMxznAYHDuSnIvrlASvDhSOHqGH1-2k_wK-F9_HRpV8SjAq" style="margin-left: 1em; 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cursor: zoom-out; display: block; margin: auto; user-select: none;" width="434" /><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Holy Week, friends. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Let us prepare ourselves for the largest event in human history, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but also our hearts for the greatest act of salvation known to man.<br style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /></div>Province of Meribahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740125960842923124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087493630382338293.post-36301865759553067432022-04-09T01:00:00.001-04:002022-04-09T01:00:00.179-04:00Peace for Ukraine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWS2WIaJpr2YaKHWtsQB_3twts6XpUShqnUkwT_qELY3Cpa7UHHROflGjS8ioJttU4J1pUNXCgkXLPVbjxxSOIY-yw3ZrJOQxPlPR4jOKJNVgcZp-63KuvlSv2BI9Yo-usUzF0_OyQOybzG2vD7Aji0deDGzs5cv0mOnzM7EYqDKMRHOGSDmnHKmin" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWS2WIaJpr2YaKHWtsQB_3twts6XpUShqnUkwT_qELY3Cpa7UHHROflGjS8ioJttU4J1pUNXCgkXLPVbjxxSOIY-yw3ZrJOQxPlPR4jOKJNVgcZp-63KuvlSv2BI9Yo-usUzF0_OyQOybzG2vD7Aji0deDGzs5cv0mOnzM7EYqDKMRHOGSDmnHKmin" width="320" /></a><br /><br /> O great and almighty Lord,<br /><br />Protect our beloved Ukraine,<br />Bless her with the freedom and light<br />Of your holy rays.<br />With learning and knowledge <br />enlighten us, your children small,<br />in love pure and everlasting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>O Lord, let us grow.<br /><br />We pray, O Lord Almighty,<br />Protect our beloved Ukraine,<br />Grant our people and our country<br />All your kindness and grace.<br /><br />Bless us with freedom, bless us with wisdom,<br />Guide into a kind world,<br />Bless us, oh Lord, with good fortune<br />For ever and evermore.Province of Meribahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740125960842923124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087493630382338293.post-53321478798364266702022-04-08T01:00:00.001-04:002022-04-08T01:00:00.195-04:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2cUHR1reSJxXunjD9ZQQd5MWJuq44PZ93M-bmMsGUXk24y5zHbNSbQIHhRduCDMUYd5ni2lFtWk7LEJMIpWKiHGrPK7_dE2f7wGZQ0opR2TnpHBrVuSjpgEo8fXEpNQ6s43iO3J2hfciKEiCyOf2LsniWSM-KuLKf1fATh-WQMhz0tykUcUoVbToD" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="276" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2cUHR1reSJxXunjD9ZQQd5MWJuq44PZ93M-bmMsGUXk24y5zHbNSbQIHhRduCDMUYd5ni2lFtWk7LEJMIpWKiHGrPK7_dE2f7wGZQ0opR2TnpHBrVuSjpgEo8fXEpNQ6s43iO3J2hfciKEiCyOf2LsniWSM-KuLKf1fATh-WQMhz0tykUcUoVbToD" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><div><br /></div>“No stage was ever better set for the drama of hope than Calvary.”<div style="text-align: right;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>- Bishop Fulton Sheen</i></div>Province of Meribahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740125960842923124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087493630382338293.post-4655461436042719292022-04-07T12:25:00.002-04:002022-04-07T12:25:30.722-04:00Lenten forgiveness<div class="separator"><img alt="Lent" class="img-responsive" data-pagespeed-url-hash="735812564" src="https://www.osvnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/shutterstock_387710893-820x394.jpg" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #23527c; display: block; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-size-adjust: none; vertical-align: middle;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>“What Our Lord did say on the cross was to forgive. Forgive your Pilates, who are too week to defend your justice; forgive your Herods, who are too sensual to perceive your spirituality; forgive your Judases, who think worth is to be measured in terms of silver.”<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>-Bishop Fulton Sheen</i></div>Province of Meribahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740125960842923124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087493630382338293.post-69533345655624107872022-04-02T14:51:00.001-04:002022-04-02T14:51:05.427-04:00Lenten hope<img height="200" id="img" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/org.kellenberg.www-media/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/04120902/2014_triumphofthecross_mrharris-1343.jpg" style="height: 503px; width: 503px;" width="200" /><div><br /></div><div>“Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you.” </div>Province of Meribahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740125960842923124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087493630382338293.post-36102168672529201722022-03-21T01:00:00.001-04:002022-03-21T01:00:00.212-04:00Lent<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">The ultimate origin of Lent</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">lies in man's awareness of his </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">need to turn back to God.</span></p><p><br /></p>Province of Meribahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740125960842923124noreply@blogger.com