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AMEN ! esmål av munkar som levde runt Capua. Embryot till den moderna italienskan uppkom först 300 år senare, först med Dante Alighieri och sedan med Francesco Petrarca. Av politiska orsaker har neapolitanska men även andra italiska minoritetsspråk alltid betraktats som dialekter av italienska. Neapolitanska har dessutom orättvist och felaktigt betraktats som en fattig avart av italienska. Neapolitanska har en stor litterär historia i form av sångtexter, poesi, romaner och teaterpjäser som sträcker sig från medeltiden till våra dagar. Värda att nämnas är: Giambattista Basile, Eduardo De Filippo, Salvatore di Giacomo och Totò (Antonio De Curtis).Den italienske kompositören och sångsamlaren Teodoro Cottrau nedtecknade och översatte den så kallade Luciasången från neapolitanska.
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Novena to Saint Thomas, Apostle.
December 12 - 20
Maria Angela Grow
Dec 12
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Novena to Saint Thomas, Apostle.
December 12 - 20
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O glorious Apostle Thomas! who didst lead to Christ so many unbelieving nations, hear now the prayers of the faithful, who beseech thee to lead them to that same Jesus, Who, in five days, will have shown Himself to His Church. That we may merit to appear in His divine presence, we need, before all other graces, the light which leads to Him. That light is Faith; then, pray that we may have Faith. Heretofore, our Saviour had compassion on thy weakness, and deigned to remove from thee the doubt of His having risen from the grave; pray to Him for us, that He will mercifully come to our assistance, and make Himself felt by our heart. We ask not, O holy Apostle! to see Him with the eyes of our body, but with those of our faith, for He said to thee, when He showed himself to thee: Blessed are they who have not seen, and have believed!
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Of this happy number, we desire to be. We beseech thee, therefore, pray that we may obtain the Faith of the heart and will, that so, when we behold the divine Infant wrapped in swaddling-clothes and laid in a manger, we may cry out: My Lord! and my God! Pray, O holy Apostle, for the nations thou didst evangelize, but which have fallen back again into the shades of death. May the day soon come, when the Sun of Justice will once more shine upon them. Bless the efforts of those apostolic men, who have devoted their labours and their very lives to the work of the Missions; pray that the days of darkness may be shortened, and that the countries, which were watered by thy blood, may at length see that kingdom of God established amongst them, which thou didst preach to them, and for which we also are in waiting.
Lesson 3 from the Divine Office of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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Lesson 3 from the Divine Office of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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In Mexico, on the hill of Tepeyac, in the year 1531, the God-bearing Virgin Mary, as is piously handed down, appeared to the neophyte Juan Diego, and gave him a command for Bishop Juan de Zumarraga, which she urgently repeated, that a church was to be constructed in her name at that location. The bishop, however, requested a sign. Then, while he was seeking the sacraments for his dying uncle far from the place of the apparition, his loving Mother favored the neophyte with a third vision, assured him of his uncle’s health, and after he had gathered roses into his cloak that had blossomed out of season, she ordered him to take them to the bishop. The roses having spilled out in the sight of the bishop, an image of Mary, impressed upon the cloak itself, according to the tradition, appeared to those present in a wondrous manner. At first kept in the bishop’s chapel, then transferred to a shrine constructed on the hill of Tepeyac, it was finally moved to a magnificent temple, to which Mexicans increasingly began to gather in droves, for reasons of veneration and frequency of miracles. And therefore as an ever-present defense, the Mexican bishops, to the applause of the whole people, chose the blessed Virgin Mary of Guadalupe as the first Patroness of the Mexican people, which was duly confirmed by the apostolic authority of Benedict XIV. Leo XIII adorned the sacred image with a golden crown on Columbus Day, 1895, by the agency of the archbishop of Mexico. And St. Pius X declared the blessed Guadalupan Virgin as the Patroness of all Latin America.
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Santa Lucia, il giorno piu’ corto che ci sia, is a saying known to every Italian child. It means “Santa Lucia, the shortest day of the year.” While Saint Lucy’s feast day does not exactly coincide to the winter solstice on December 21, the celebration on December 13 of this beloved saint marks the one of the important days of the early Christmas season in Italy.
Saint Lucy was born during the third century in Sicily to a life of privilege and wealth, but her interests were not in worldly goods. She was a devout Christian at a time when the faithful were heavily persecuted and she vowed to live as a virgin in devotion to Christ. Her mother, however, arranged a marriage for her to a pagan suitor. To dissuade her mother by proof of a miracle, Lucy prayed at the tomb of St. Agatha that her mother would be cured of a long term illness. When the miracle happened, her mother agreed to call off the plans for the marriage.
Lucy’s suitor had other plans and revealed her as a Christian. Authorities went to arrest Lucy and planned to force her into slavery, but were unable to move her, even after tying her to a team of oxen. They planned to torture her by fire, but the fire consistently died out. Instead, the brutal men tore her eyes out and killed the innocent girl. St. Lucy thus became the patron of the blind and is often depicted carrying her eyes. Her name, Lucia means light and light plays a role in the customs of her feast day.
The Feast of Saint Lucy is celebrated differently throughout the regions of Italy. In the northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto, Saint Lucy’s Day is celebrated with outdoor markets, offering candies and handmade products to buy as gifts. Many stands display traditional trays covered with candies, wrapped and ready to be purchased and given to friends and family. While the feast is a day of merriment and exchanging gifts and sweets in northern regions of Italy, in the southern regions of Calabria and Sicily, the day is marked more with veneration and less with celebration.
In southern Italy, the Feast of Santa Lucia is a religious event, without gifts, markets or sweets. The most important celebration takes place in Siracusa, Sicily, where Lucia was born and martyred. The evening of December 12th, during a religious ceremony in the Cathedral, the silver statue of Lucia, patron saint of the city, is moved from its chapel to the high altar. The next day, the statue is carried by a procession of 60 men wearing traditional green hats through the entire city.
The procession goes on for several hours, taking the form of a solemn pilgrimage during which the saint’s devotees shout “Siracusana je!” (She is a Syracusan!). Holding lighted candles in their hands, many people walk barefoot to enhance their thanks and pleas to the Saint. The statue of Santa Lucia, along with twelve cilii, huge wooden candelabra decked with flowers, is followed by the carriage of the officials dressed in traditional costume. As the statue reaches the Piazza Santa Lucia, ringing bells announce its entrance into the church.
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During the Feast of Santa Lucia, a traditional food is prepared and eaten, not only in Siracusa, but in all of Sicily called cuccìa. It is a sweet dish made of boiled wheat prepared in different ways in the various parts of the region.
The origin of this dish is the city of Palermo. According to legend, the region was suffering a terrible famine centuries ago and people had nothing to eat. On December 13, a mysterious ship full of wheat, believed to be sent by Santa Lucia, arrived in Palermo’s harbor. People immediately started to boil and eat it, as they were too hungry to wait for it to be milled and made into bread. Today, cuccia is eaten throughout the region to thank and celebrate Santa Lucia.
Sankta Lucia
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Den italienska Luciasången på svenska
1. På havet skiner silverstjärnan,
lugna är vågorna,
mild är vinden.
Kom till min lilla båt,
Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!
2.Med en sådan ljuvlig bris,
vad skönt att vara på båten!
Kom, passagerare,
kom med! Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!
3.Att ordna till middag bakom gardiner
en sådan lugn kväll,
vem skulle inte önska sig det, vem skulle inte vilja det?
Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!
4.Ett sådant lugnt hav, en sådan förtjusande vind,
gör att en sjöman glömmer alla bekymmer
och sjunger med glädje
Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!
5 Söta Neapel, lyckliga stad,
där skapelsen har skett med ett leende,
du är harmonins rike!
Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!
Från den napolitanska sången SANTA LUCIA
Översättning Maddalena Dahlgren
1. Sul mare luccica l'astro d'argento,
placida è l'onda, prospero è il vento.
Venite all'agile bacchetta mia;
Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!
2. Con questo zeffìro cosi soave,
oh! com'è beilo star sulla nave!
Su passaggieri, venite vìa;
Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!
3. In'fra le tende bandir la cena
in una sera così serena.
Chi non dimanda, chi non desia?
Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!
4. Mare si placido, vento sì caro,
scordar fa i triboli al marinaro,
E va gridando con allegria:
Santa Lucia! Santa Lucìa!
5. O dolce Napoli, o suo! beato,
ove sorrìdere volle II creato,
Tu sei i'impero dell'armonia!
Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!
Neapolitanska (Kampanien)Kalabriska (Norra Kalabrien)Sicilianska (Södra Kalabrien)Sicilianska (Sicilien)ItalienskaLatin
Pate nuoste ca staje 'ncielo,Patre nuorru chi sta ntru cielu,Patri nostru chi' cini nt'o sigill,Nunnu nostru, ca inta lu celu sitiFader vår, du som är i himlen,Fader, jag är i caelis
vi helgade 'o nomme tuojomå din gudom bli helgad,ni helgade era namn,Mu santificatu esti lu nomu vostru:helgat vare ditt namn.Sanctificetur nomen tuum:
Faje vení 'o regno tuojo,kom ditt eget rike,Må riket komma till dig,Du kommer till att regna över dig.Tillkomme ditt rike,Adveniat regnum tuum.
Jag har alltid velat vara en del av det.Om den skulle göra ditt testamente,Viljan är gjordMu si faci la voluntati tuaSke din vilja,Fiat voluntas tua
Accssí 'ncielo e 'nterra.Sia yta cielu ca nterra.Precis som du har himlen, samma på marken.Eftersom du är i himlen anklagar jag jordenSom i himlen, så på jorden.Sicut in Caelo et in terra
Fance avé 'o ppane tutt'e juorneRanne oje u pane nuorro e tutti i juorni,Dùnandi ped oji il pani nostru e tutti i gornaDunàtini ogghi lu nostru panuzzu.Ge oss idag vårt dagliga bröd,Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie.
Lièvace 'e dièbbeteperdunacce i rebita nuorri,och skulderna efterskrivs,Och våra skulder är pirdunàtini,och förlåt oss våra skulder,Et dimitte nobis debita nostra,
Och nu llevamme a ll'ate,Cumu nue perdunammu i rebituri nuorri.Hur vi inte förlorar våra skulder.hur vi använder dem i våra avdelningar.såsom vi förlåter dem som har skyldigt mot oss.Sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris.
Nunna för spantecà,En varulv i frestelse,Inte för att ge upphov till frestelser,Och nu lassàtini cascari in la tintazziuni;Och led oss inte in i frestelse,Et ne nos inducas in temptationem;
och åskans ljus.Men fri och ond.men befria sig från ondskaBut scanzàtini di lu mali.men befria oss från ondska.Var fri till ondska.
Ammèn.Ammèn.Ammèn.Ammèn.Amen.Amen.0110 – Sveta Mala Terezija – Molitve
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Sveta Mala Terezija – Molitve
Molitva za krepost vjere
Sveta Terezijo od Djeteta Isusa, tvoja vjera u Boga bila je tako velika da je postala temelj tvoga života i prebrodila sve oluje. Ti si živjela u jakoj vjeri da je Bog nazočan, da je posvuda, u svim događanjima i da je sve u Njemu. U naše vrijeme nestalo je te vjere koja pobjeđuje svijet. Vanjske i nutarnje tjeskobe zamračile su naš pogled i više ne vidimo Boga koji sve drži u svojim rukama. Sveta Terezijo, izmoli nam živu vjeru koja će se očitovati u cijelom našem životu, govoru i djelovanju. Neka Bog bude početak i cilj svega što činimo te da tako u čvrstoj vjeri budemo dorasli iskušenjima života. Amen.
Molitva za krepost nade
Terezijo, svetice velikog pouzdanja! Tvoja nepokolebljiva nada u vječni život nadahnula te je tako vedrim pouzdanjem da si u Bogu našla mir i radost, unatoč svega što te je bolno pogodilo. Uči nas da se kao djeca pouzdajemo u Gospodina i Njegovu Providnost u svim prilikama života. Ti si i u tami znala da nebeski Otac pozna tvoj put i da te On vodi. Pomozi nam da živo vjerujemo da je On i naš Otac koji će i nas voditi iz tame u svjetlo, iz kušnje u mir. Kada nam se čini da kušnje prelaze naše sile, pomozi nam da se uzdamo u Boga čija vjernost nikada ne zataji. Amen.
Molitva za krepost ljubavi
Sveta Terezijo, ljubav je bila tvoj život i tvoj je život bio ljubav. Izmoli nam goruću ljubav prema Bogu. Neka nam sveti plamen te ljubavi svijetli da istinski spoznajemo Boga: Njega u svemu i sve u Njemu. Žar toga plamena neka nas pročisti i učini sposobnima da se predamo Njegovoj volji. Uči nas kako da Bogu pokažemo svoju ljubav na tvoj jednostavan način čistom nakanom u svim mislima, riječima i djelima. Moli za nas da naučimo ljubiti Boga radi Njega samoga i da čitavo naše biće bude zahvaćeno svetom ljubavlju prema Njemu. Amen.
Molitva za dobra svećenička i redovnička zvanja
Sveta Terezijo od Djeteta Isusa, ti si kod svog svečanog redovničkog zavjetovanja rekla da si ušla u Karmel kako bi spašavala duše, a osobito da bi molila za svećenike. Izmoli nam od Boga dobrih, svetih svećenika, jer oni su pozvani da duše vode k Bogu. Po tvome zagovoru neka Bog privede sve, koji su odlučili postati svećenici ili se Njemu posvetiti u svetom redovničkom staležu, k njihovu uzvišenom cilju, da spasavaju duše koje će Njega kroz svu vječnost ljubiti, hvaliti i slaviti. Amen.
Molitva za bolesnike
Sveta Terezijo od Djeteta Isusa, ti si toliko trpjela na tijelu i na duši. Pogledaj bolesnike, pritisnute teretom i tjeskobom njihovih patnja. Izmoli svim bolesnicima Božju snagu i pomoć Njegove milosti da s potpunim predanjem prihvate svoje trpljenje. Moli da svaka patnja bude kao pšenično zrno koje donosi stostruki rod. Nauči ih da se sjedinjuju s Kristovom mukom. Neka to bude na slavu Božju i spas duša, a neka njima donese onu korist zbog koje Očinska Božja Providnost pripušta tu patnju. Amen.
Molitva za milost duhovnog djetinjstva
Sveta Terezijo, svojim životom učiš nas svoj „mali put“ duhovnog djetinjstva, put savršenog pouzdanja i predanja Bogu. U ovom svijetu koji nas iskušava da budemo veliki i ostavimo uzak put Kristova Križa, ti moli za nas da naša srca postanu malena iz ljubavi prema Bogu. Vodi nas putem vjernosti u svakidašnjim dužnostima kako bismo postigli savršenu ljubav prema Bogu. Izmoli nam milost da životom djetinjeg pouzdanja i savršenog predanja nađemo put u Božje Srce. Amen.
Molitva za ljubav prema bližnjima
Sveta Terezijo od Djeteta Isusa, tvoja ljubav prema bližnjima bila je sveobuhvatna i spremna na žrtvu. U svojoj živoj vjeri u svakoj si osobi gledala samoga Gospodina. Iz te žive vjere crpila si snagu da neprestano činiš djela ljubavi. Tvoj uzor bio je raspeti Isus koji je za sve nas umro na Kalvariji. Tu si naučila ljubiti. Do kraja života bila si obzirna prema bližnjima i znala si u tišini trajno se odricati same sebe. Sa smiješkom na licu podnosila si dnevne teškoće zajedničkog života i strpljivo si pomagala bližnjima u svakoj potrebi. Žrtvovala si se u tihom i nečujnom izgaranju za spas duša. Ovo tvoje neprekidno i radosno predanje bližnjima sve do odreknuća od tvojih najdubljih vlastitih želja bio je tvoj put ljubavi. Neka to bude i naš put. Izmoli našim srcima mirotvorni duh prave sveobuhvatne ljubavi, koja sve podnosi, svima pomaže, sve razumije i sve prašta. Amen.
Molitva za sretnu smrt
Sveta Mala Terezijo, ti si sav život očuvala neokaljanom krsnu nevinost, plamtila si od ljubavi prema Bogu i čeznula za Nebom. Zato je tvoja smrt tebi bila dobitak i radost. Po njoj si ušla u savršeno uživanje Boga i postala našom dobročiniteljkom. Molim te, isprosi mi, osim ostalih milosti i sretnu smrt: da se u času prelaska u vječnost moja duša nađe čista i raskajana te s upaljenom svjetiljkom milosti i Božje ljubavi dođe k Isusu, svom nebeskom Zaručniku. Amen.
Molitva pape Pia XII. svetoj Maloj Tereziji
Sveta Terezijo od Djeteta Isusa, uzore poniznosti, pouzdanja i ljubavi! Prosipaj s nebeskih visina na ljude ruže koje nosiš na svojim rukama: ruže poniznosti, da ponize svoju oholost i prignu se pod jaram evanđelja; ruže pouzdanja, da se prepuste volji Božjoj i pouzdaju se u Njegovo milosrđe; ruže ljubavi, da bi se potpuno odazvali milosti i ostvarili jedini cilj za koji ih je Bog stvorio na svoju sliku i priliku: da Ga ljube i da nastoje kako bi Ga i drugi uzljubili. Amen.
Dnevna molitva sv. Male Terezije
Milosrdni Oče, molim Te u ime Tvojega ljubljenoga Sina, Blažene Djevice Marije i svih svetaca, užezi moju braću i moje sestre svojim Duhom ljubavi i udijeli im milost da u drugima mogu buditi veliku ljubav prema Tebi. Amen.
Jutarnji prinos
O moj Bože! Prikazujem Ti sva djela ovog dana u slavu Presvetog Srca Isusova. Želim posvetiti svaki otkucaj svog srca, svaku misao, svaki, pa i najmanji čin, ujedinjujući ih s Njegovim beskrajnim zaslugama; želim dati zadovoljštinu za svoje grijehe, ubacujući ih u peć Njegove milosrdne ljubavi. O moj Bože! Za sebe i sve one koji su mi dragi molim Te milost savršenog vršenja Tvoje volje, da iz ljubavi prema Tebi prihvaćamo sve radosti i žalosti ovog prolaznog života, tako da jednog dana budemo sjedinjeni s Tobom u raju, u vijeke vjekova. Amen.
Molitva za poniznost
Isuse, usrdno Te molim da mi pošalješ poniženje svaki put kad se pokušam uzdići iznad drugih. Ti poznaješ moje slabosti. Svakog jutra odlučujem biti ponizna, ali uvečer shvaćam da sam često puna krivice zbog oholosti. Tada sam u napasti da postanem malodušna, ali znam da je i malodušnost oholost. O moj Bože, zato stavljam sve svoje pouzdanje samo u Tebe! Pošto Ti sve možeš, udostoj se u moju dušu usaditi krepost koju molim. Da postignem ovu milost od Tvojega beskrajnoga milosrđa, često ću ponavljati pred Tobom: „Isuse, blaga i ponizna Srca, učini srce moje po Srcu svome!“ Amen.
Molitva Svetom Licu
Isuse, koji si u svojoj okrutnoj Muci postao „prezir ljudi i čovjek boli“, častim tvoje Božansko Lice, na kojemu je nekada sjala ljepota i blagost božanstva, i koje je sada radi mene postalo kao lice gubavca! U ovim iznakaženim crtama ipak prepoznajem Tvoju beskrajnu ljubav i gorim od želje da Te ljubim i učinim da Te svi ljudi ljube. Suze koje su tako preobilno tekle iz Tvojih očiju, čine mi se kao dragocjeni biseri koje želim sakupiti i njihovom beskrajno cijenom kupiti duše siromašnih grešnika.
O Isuse, Tvoje klanjanja dostojno Lice, jedina je ljepota koja očarava moje srce! Zaklinjem Te, utisni svoju Božansku sliku duboko u moje srce, i rasplamti ga svojom ljubavlju, da uskoro dođem do gledanja Tvojeg slavnog Lica na Nebu. Amen.
Molitva za svećenike
O Isuse, vječni Veliki Svećeniče, sačuvaj svoje svećenike u svome Presvetom Srcu, gdje im nitko ne može nauditi. Očuvaj neokaljanim njihove posvećene ruke, koje svakodnevno dodiruju Tvoje Sveto Tijelo. Očuvaj čistima njihove usne, koje su crvene od Tvoje predragocjene Krvi. Sačuvaj čisto od svega zemaljskoga njihovo srce, zapečaćeno uzvišenim znakom Tvoga slavnoga svećeništva. Neka rastu u ljubavi i vjernosti prema Tebi i štiti ih od zaraze ovoga svijeta. Snagom pretvorbe nad kruhom i vinom, daj im i snagu pretvorbe nad srcima. Blagoslovi njihov rad bogatim plodovima i podari im krunu vječnoga života. Amen.0110 – Sankta Teresa – Böner
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Sankta Teresa – Böner
Bön för trons dygd
Sankta Teresa av Jesusbarnet, din tro på Gud var så stor att den blev grunden för ditt liv och klarade alla stormar. Du levde i en stark tro på att Gud är närvarande, att Han är överallt, i alla händelser, och att allt finns i Honom. I vår tid har den tro som erövrar världen försvunnit. Yttre och inre oro har mörkat vår syn och vi ser inte längre Gud som håller allt i sina händer. Sankta Teresa, skaffa oss en levande tro som kommer att manifesteras i hela vårt liv, tal och handling. Må Gud vara början och målet för allt vi gör, så att vi i fast tro kan vara redo för livets frestelser.Amen
Bön för hoppets dygd
Teresa, helgon med stort förtroende! Ditt orubbliga hopp om evigt liv har inspirerat dig med sådan fridfull självsäkerhet att du har funnit frid och glädje i Gud, trots allt som plågat dig smärtsamt. Den lär oss att lita på Herren och Hans försyn som barn i alla livets omständigheter. Även i mörkret visste du att den himmelske Fadern kände din väg och att Han ledde dig. Hjälp oss att leva att han också är vår Fader som ska leda oss från mörker till ljus, från frestelse till frid. När prövningar verkar överväldiga oss, hjälp oss att lita på en Gud vars trofasthet aldrig sviker. Amen
Bön för kärlekens dygd
Sankta Teresa, kärlek var ditt liv och ditt liv var kärlek. Skaffa oss en brinnande kärlek till Gud. Må den heliga lågan av denna kärlek lysa för oss så att vi verkligen kan känna Gud: Honom i allt och allt i Honom. Må glöden från den lågan rena oss och göra oss kapabla att överlämna oss till Hans vilja. Lär oss hur vi kan visa vår kärlek till Gud på ditt enkla sätt med ren avsikt i alla tankar, ord och handlingar. Be för oss att vi ska lära oss att älska Gud för Hans egen skull och att hela vårt väsen ska dras med i en helig kärlek till Honom. Amen
Bön för goda präst- och religiösa kallelser
Sankta Teresa av Jesusbarnet, du sade i dina högtidliga religiösa löften att du gick in i Karmel för att frälsa själar, och särskilt för att be för präster. Be för oss goda, heliga präster från Gud, för de är kallade att leda själar till Gud. Genom din förbön, må Gud leda alla som har bestämt sig för att bli präster eller helga sig till Honom i den heliga religiösa orden till sitt höga mål, att rädda själar som ska älska, prisa och förhärliga Honom i all evighet. Amen
Bön för de sjuka
Sankta Teresa av Jesusbarnet, du led så mycket i kropp och själ. Titta på de sjuka, förtryckta av bördan och ångesten av deras lidanden. Skaffa för alla sjuka Guds styrka och hjälp av Hans nåd att ta emot deras lidande med fullständig överlämnande. Be att varje lidande må bli som ett vetekorn som bär hundrafalt frukt. Lär dem att förena sig med Kristi lidande. Må det vara till Guds ära och själarnas frälsning, och må det ge dem den nytta för vilken Guds faderliga försyn tillåter detta lidande. Amen
Bön för den andliga barndomens nåd
Sankta Teresa, med ditt liv lär du oss din "lilla väg" av andlig barndom, vägen till perfekt tillit och övergivenhet till Gud. I denna värld som frestar oss att vara stora och lämna Kristi kors smala väg, be för oss att våra hjärtan må bli små av Guds kärlek. Han vägleder oss på trofasthetens väg i våra dagliga plikter för att uppnå fullkomlig kärlek till Gud. Skaffa oss nåden att vi genom ett liv i barnslig tillit och fullständig överlämning kan finna vägen in i Guds hjärta. Amen
Bön för kärlek till nästa
Sankta Teresa av Jesusbarnet, din kärlek till din nästa var allomfattande och redo att offras. I din levande tro såg du Herren själv i varje person. Från denna levande tro hämtade du styrkan att ständigt utföra kärleksfulla gärningar. Din modell var den korsfäste Jesus som dog för oss alla på Golgata. Det var där du lärde dig att älska. Ända till slutet av ditt liv var du hänsynsfull mot dina grannar och visste hur du permanent skulle förneka dig själv i tysthet. Med ett leende på läpparna uthärdade du de dagliga svårigheterna med att bo tillsammans och hjälpte tålmodigt dina grannar i alla behov. Du offrade dig själv i tyst och tyst brinnande för själarnas frälsning. Denna kontinuerliga och glädjefyllda hängivenhet till dina grannar, till den grad att du avstod från dina djupaste önskningar, var din väg av kärlek. Låt detta också vara vår väg. Be för våra hjärtan den fredsgörande andan av sann allomfattande kärlek, som uthärdar allt, hjälper alla, förstår allt och förlåter allt. Amen
Bön för en lycklig död
Sankta Lilla Teresa, du har hållit din doposkuld obefläckad hela ditt liv, du har brunnit av kärlek till Gud och längtat efter himlen. Det är därför din död var en vinst och glädje för dig. Genom den kom du in i Guds fullkomliga njutning och blev vår välgörare. Jag ber dig att skaffa mig, bland andra nåder, en lycklig död: så att min själ i evighetens ögonblick kan bli ren och ångerfull, och med nådens lampa och Guds kärlek tänd, må den komma till Jesus, min himmelske brudgum. Amen
Påve Pius XII:s bön till Sankta Teresa Minor
Sankta Teresa av Jesusbarnet, förebilder för ödmjukhet, tillit och kärlek! Sprid från himlens höjder de rosor ni bär i era armar över människorna: ödmjukhetens rosor, så att de kan förödmjuka sin stolthet och buga sig under evangeliets ok; rosor av förtroende, att överlämna sig åt Guds vilja och lita på Hans barmhärtighet; kärlekens rosor, för att helt svara på nåden och uppnå det enda mål för vilket Gud skapade dem till sin avbild och likhet: att älska Honom och sträva efter att få andra att älska Honom också. Amen
Den dagliga bönen för St. Lilla Teresa
Barmhärtige Fader, jag ber Dig, i Din älskade Sons, den Saliga Jungfru Marias och alla helgonas namn, att väcka mina bröder och systrar med Din Kärlekens Ande och ge dem nåden att väcka hos andra en stor kärlek till Dig. Amen
Morgonavkastning
Herregud! Jag erbjuder Dig alla dagens verk till Jesu Heliga Hjärtas ära. Jag vill helga varje hjärtslag, varje tanke, varje handling, även den minsta, och förena dem med Hans oändliga förtjänster; Jag vill sona mina synder och kasta dem i ugnen av Hans barmhärtiga kärlek. Herregud! För mig själv och alla som står mig nära, ber jag Dig om nåden att göra Din vilja perfekt, så att vi av kärlek till Dig kan acceptera alla glädjeämnen och sorger i detta flyktiga liv, så att vi en dag kan förenas med Dig i Paradiset, för evigt och evigt. Amen
Bön för ödmjukhet
Jesus, jag ber dig att skicka mig förödmjukelse varje gång jag försöker höja mig över andra. Du känner till mina svagheter. Varje morgon väljer jag att vara ödmjuk, men på kvällen inser jag att jag ofta är skyldig till stolthet. Då frestas jag att bli nedslagen, men jag vet att nedslagenhet också är stolthet. Åh herregud, det är därför jag sätter all min tillit till Dig ensam! Eftersom Du kan göra allt, låt dig nedlåta dig att ingjuta i min själ den dygd jag ber om. För att få denna nåd från Din oändliga barmhärtighet upprepar jag ofta inför Dig: "Jesus, mild och ödmjuk i hjärtat, gör mitt hjärta till ditt hjärta!" Amen
Bön till det Heliga Ansiktet
Jesus, som i din grymma lidande blev "människornas förakt och en sorgens man", vördar jag ditt gudomliga ansikte, på vilket gudomlighetens skönhet och mildhet en gång lyste och som nu har blivit som en spetälsks ansikte för min skull! I dessa vanställda drag känner jag dock igen Din oändliga kärlek och jag brinner av önskan att älska Dig och få alla att älska Dig. Tårarna som har runnit så rikligt från Dina ögon verkar för mig som dyrbara pärlor som jag vill samla och köpa syndars själar till deras oändliga pris.
O Jesus, ditt bedårande ansikte är den enda skönheten som förtrollar mitt hjärta! Jag ber dig, prägla din gudomliga bild djupt i mitt hjärta och tänd det med din kärlek, så att jag snart kan komma och se ditt härliga ansikte i himlen. Amen
Bön för präster
O Jesus, evige överstepräst, håll dina präster i ditt Heliga Hjärta, där ingen kan skada dem. Behåll deras helgade händer ofördärvade, som varje dag rör vid Din Heliga Kropp. Håll deras läppar rena, som är röda av Ditt Dyrbara Blod. Håll deras hjärtan rena från allt jordiskt, förseglade av det upphöjda tecknet av ditt härliga prästadöke. Må de växa i kärlek och trohet mot Dig och skydda dem från denna världens smitta. Genom omvändelsens kraft över bröd och vin, ge dem också omvändelsens kraft över hjärtan. Välsigna deras arbete med rika frukter och ge dem kronan av evigt liv. Amen
Pneumatomachi, Combators against the Spirit, the Macedonian Heresy, Fought by Pope Saint Damasus.
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A heretical sect which flourished in the countries adjacent to the Hellespont during the latter half of the fourth, and the beginning of the fifth century. They denied the divinity of the Holy Ghost, hence the name Pneumatomachi or Combators against the Spirit.
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Macedonius, their founder, was intruded into the See of Constantinople by the Arians (342 A.D.), and enthroned by Constantius, who had for the second time expelled Paul, the Catholic bishop. He is known in history for his persecution of Novatians and Catholics; as both maintained the consubstantiality of the Son with the Father. He not only expelled those who refused to hold communion with him, but imprisoned some and brought others before the tribunals. In many cases he used torture to compel the unwilling to communicate, forced baptism on unbaptized women and children and destroyed many churches. At last his cruelty provoked a rebellion of the Novatians at Mantinium, in Paphlagonia, in which four imperial cohorts were defeated and nearly all slain. His disinterment of the body of Constantine was looked upon as an indignity to the Protector of the Council of Nicaea, and led to a conflict between Arians and anti-Arians, which filled the church and neighbourhood with carnage. As the disinterment had taken place without the emperor’s sanction, Macedonius fell into disgrace, and Constantius caused him to be deposed by the Acacian party and succeeded by Eudoxius in 360. This deposition, however, was not for doctrinal reasons, but on the ground that he had caused much bloodshed and had admitted to communion a deacon guilty of fornication. Macedonius continued for some time to live near Constantinople and cause trouble. He died about 364. It is thought that during these last years he formulated his rejection of the Divinity of the Holy Ghost and founded his sect. His intimacy with Eleusius of Cysicus makes this probable. Some scholars, however, reject the identification of Macedonians and Pneumatomachians, apparently on insufficient grounds and against the authority of Socrates, a contemporary historian living at Constantinople. The Council of Nicaea had used all its energies in defending the Homoousion of the Son and with regard to the Spirit had already added the words: “We believe in the Holy Ghost” without any qualification. The Macedonians took advantage of the vagueness and hesitancy of statement in some of the early Fathers to justify and propagate their error. The majority of this sect were clearly orthodox on the Consubstantiality of the Son; they had sent a deputation from the Semi-Arian council of Lampsacus (364 A.D.) to Pope Liberius, who after some hesitation acknowledged the soundness of their faith; but with regard to the Third Person, both pope and bishops were satisfied with the phrase: “We believe in the Holy Ghost.” While hiding in the desert during his third exile, Athanasius learned from his friend Serapion of Thumis of a sect acknowledging Nicaea, and yet declaring the Holy Ghost a mere creature and a ministering angel (on the strength of Hebrews 1:14). Athanasius wrote at once to Serapion in defence of the true Doctrine, and on his return from exile (362 A.D.) held a council at Alexandria which resulted in the first formal condemnation of the Pneumatomachi. A synodal letter was sent to the people of Antioch advising them to require of all converts from Arianism a condemnation against “those who say that the Holy Spirit is a creature and separate from the essence of Christ. For those who while pretending to cite the faith confessed at Nicaea, venture to blaspheme the Holy Spirit, deny Arianism in words only, while in thought they return to it.” Nevertheless, during the following decade the heresy seems to have gone on almost unchecked except in the Patriarchate of Antioch where at a synod held in 363 Meletius had proclaimed the orthodox faith. In the East the moving spirit for the repression of the error was Amphilochius of Iconium, who in 374 besought St. Basil of Caesarea to write a treatise on the true doctrine of the Holy Ghost. This he did, and his treatise is the classical work on the subject (peri tou hagiou II. M. 32). It is possible that he influenced his brother Gregory of Nyssa to write his treatise against the Macedonians, of which only a part has come down to us and which appears to be based on the words: “Lord and life-giver who proceeds from the Father.” These words, apparently taken from the Creed of Jerusalem, had been used by St. Epiphanius of Salamis in his “Ancoratus” when combating this error (374 A. D.). Amphilochius of Iconium, as Metropolitan of Lycaonia, wrote in concurrence with his bishops a synodal letter to the bishops of Lycia, which contains and excellent statement of the true doctrine (377 A. D.). In Constantinople (379) Gregory of Nazianzus pronounced his brilliant theological oration on this subject. The West likewise upheld the truth in a synod held in Illyria and mentioned by Theodoret (Church History IV. viii) and by Pope Damasus in his letter to Paulinus of Antioch. The heresy was condemned in the First Council of Constantinople, and internal divisions soon led to its extinction. Socrates (Church History V.24) states that a certain Macedonian presbyter, Eutropius, held conventicles of his own while others followed Bishop Carterius. Eustathius of Sebaste, Sabinus, and Eleusius of Cyricus seem to have been leaders whom the sect repudiated (for Eustathis, see Basil, Ep., CCLXIII, 3). In June 383 Theodosius tried by means of a conference to bring the Arian factions to submission. Eleusius handed in his symbol of faith as representing the Macedonians, as he had represented them with Marcianus of Lampsacus at the Council of Constantinople. After this fruitless attempt at reconciliation the Macedonians with other heretics incurred all the severities of the Theodosian code and with a generation disappeared from history. Socrates and Sozomus mention a certain Marathonius, made Bishop of Nicomedia by Macedonius, who obtained such a leading position in the sect that they were often styled after him Marathonians. Through St. Jerome, St. Augustine, St. Damasus, and Rufinus, the name Macedonians became the customary designation in the West. No writings of Macedonius are extant, but Pneumatomachian writings are mentioned by Didymus the Blind, who wrote an excellent treatise on the Holy Ghost in thirty-six chapters (translated into Latin by St. Jerome at the command of Pope Damasus), and who refers in his later work (379) on the Trinity (II, 7, 8, 10) to some “Brief Expositions” of Macedonian doctrines which he possessed.
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Pope Saint Pius X’s Prayer to Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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Our Lady of Guadalupe,
Mystical Rose,
make intercession for the holy Church,
protect the Sovereign Pontiff,
help all those who invoke thee in their necessities,
and since thou art the ever Virgin Mary
and Mother of the true God,
obtain for us from thy most holy Son
the grace of keeping our faith,
sweet hope in the midst of the bitterness of life,
burning charity
and the precious gift of final perseverance.
Amen.
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This prayer was approved and enriched with an indulgence of five hundred days by Pope Pius X at all audience held on August, 1908, and was included in the official edition of approved indulgenced prayers (1950).
Raccolta number 389, 500 days Indulgence, Pope Saint Pius X audience, August 15, 1908.
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Monthly Renewal of Consecration to Mary to be Said on the 13th of Every Month in Honor of Our Lady of Fatima.
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I, (name), a faithless sinner,
renew and ratify today in thy hands,
O Immaculate Mother, the vows of my baptism;
I renounce Satan, his pomps and works;
and I give myself entirely to Jesus Christ,
the Incarnate Wisdom,
to carry my cross after Him all the days of my life,
and to be more faithful to Him
than I have ever been before.
In the presence of all the Heavenly court
I choose thee this day for my Mother and Mistress.
I deliver and consecrate to thee, as thy slave,
my body and soul, my goods,
both interior and exterior,
and even the value of all my good actions,
past, present and future;
leaving to thee the entire and
full right of disposing of me,
and all that belongs to me, without exception,
according to thy good pleasure,
for the greater glory of God,
in time and in eternity.
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Nine Hour “Crash” Novena to the Holy Infant of Prague: Said once every hour for nine consecutive hours.
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Novena Prayer:
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O Jesus, Who hast said, “Ask and ye shall receive, seek and ye shall find, knock and it shall be opened,” through the intercession of Mary, Thy Most Holy Mother, I knock, I seek, I ask that my prayer be granted.
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(Make your request)
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O Jesus, Who hast said, “All that ye ask of the Father in My Name, He will grant thee,” through the intercession of Mary Thy Most Holy Mother, I humbly and urgently ask Thy Father in Thy name that my prayer will be granted.
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(Make your request)
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O Jesus, Who hast said, “Heaven and earth shall pass away but My word shall not pass away,” through the intercession of Mary Thy Most Holy Mother, I feel confident that my prayer will be granted.
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(Make your request)
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Prayer:
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O Divine Child of Prague, and still the great omnipotent God, I implore through Thy most Holy Mother’s most powerful intercession and through the boundless mercy of Thy omnipotence as God, for a favorable answer to the intention I so earnestly ask for in this Novena.
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O Divine Child of Prague, hear my prayer and grant my petition. 3x
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Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory be.
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Imprimatur, Francis J. Spellman, New York, January 2, 1942.
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