The Christmas Story - And the Heavenly Angels Sing

The Christmas Story of Jesus is such a rich and wonderful story... and there is more to it than just a baby in a stable, angels, and shepherds.

Hope you enjoy this little video... 

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Five Scriptures About Christmas... 

Isaiah 9:6

Luke 2:20

Matthew 2:1-3

Galatians 4:4

John 3:16

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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 

- The Crosby Family

 🎄 MERRY CHRISTMAS 2021 🎄

LOVE TO YOU AND TO ALL 
THIS SPECIAL DAY

Your Messenger... Paige St. James 

Angel Gabriel and 2 Holy Women

THE STORY OF ELIZABETH AND 

THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY 

Luke 1:5-2:20

"GOD’S WORD" 

Site Reference: BIBLE GATEWAY

REFLECTION: IN THE JOYFUL MYSTERIES OF THE MOST HOLY ROSARY we celebrate with St. Elizabeth and Our Virgin Mother Mary as the Angel Gabriel foretold of the birth of their sons. Both St. John the Baptist and Our Lord, Jesus Christ relied totally on their mothers for their life as all children do while in the womb... 

This deep thought that was inspired by the Homily of 

Sunday December 19, 2021

JUST THINK... 💭

Jesus Christ was a helpless little babe in the womb of His mother... He depended entirely on her Immaculate Heart for His existence.  We depended entire on Her as well... We are so blessed that His Mother, Mary was willing and open to being the 

Virgin Mother of God's Son. 

Can you imagine what we would be today if she had not said

"Yes"?

Be Blessed Today and Everyday as Heavenly has sent us Our Saviour... Jesus Christ Our King 

An angel is pictured with Our Lady of Guadalupe

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE

PLEASE PRAY FOR US

"Why is the an angel under Our Lady of Guadalupe?"

"The "angel" at the bottom of the image was seen by the Indians as an "intermediary god" carrying in a new era, the beginning of a new civilization."

"It was a source of unity for everything that exists. 

The woman is standing on the moon, indicating that she is greater than the god of night, the moon god."  Site Reference: University of Dayton

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Remember, O most gracious Virgin of Guadalupe, that in your apparitions on Mount Tepeyac you promised to show pity and compassion to all who, loving and trusting you, who seek your help and protection. PLEASE hear our plea our supplications and grant us consolation and relief. We are full of hope that, relying on your help, nothing can trouble or affect us. As you have remained with us through your admirable image, so now obtain for us the graces we need.   Amen.

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Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego

Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego

The Story...

"Mesoamerica, the New World, 1521: The capital city of the Aztec empire falls under the Spanish forces. Less than 20 years later, 9 million of the inhabitants of the land, who professed for centuries a polytheistic and human sacrificing religion, are converted to Christianity. What happened in those times that produced such an incredible and historically unprecedented conversion?"

"In 1531 a "Lady from Heaven" appeared to a humble Native American at Tepeyac, a hill northwest of what is now Mexico City.

She identified herself as the ever virgin Holy Mary, Mother of the True God for whom we live, of the Creator of all things, Lord of heaven and the earth.

She made a request for a church to be built on the site, and submitted her wish to the local Bishop. When the Bishop hesitated, and requested her for a sign, the Mother of God obeyed without delay or question to the Church's local Bishop, and sent her native messenger to the top of the hill in mid-December to gather an assortment of roses for the Bishop.

After complying to the Bishop's request for a sign, She also left for us an image of herself imprinted miraculously on the native's tilma, a poor quality cactus-cloth, which should have deteriorated in 20 years but shows no sign of decay 489 years later and still defies all explanations of its origin.

It apparently even reflects in Her eyes what was in 

front of her in 1531.

Her message of love and compassion, and her universal promise of help and protection to all mankind, as well as the story of the apparitions, are described in the "Nican Mopohua", a 16th century document written in the native Nahuatl language.

There is reason to believe that at Tepeyac Mary came in her glorified body, and her actual physical hands rearranged the roses in Juan Diego’s tilma, which makes this apparition very special.

An incredible list of miracles, cures and interventions are attributed to Her. Yearly, between 18 - 20 million pilgrims visit the Basilica, making it Christianity's most visited sanctuary.

Altogether 25 popes have officially honored Our Lady of Guadalupe. His Holiness John Paul II visited her Sanctuary four times: on his first apostolic trip outside Rome as Pope in 1979, and again in 1990, 1999 and 2002.

The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe is celebrated on December 12th. In 1999, Pope John Paul II, in his homily from the Solemn Mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, during his third visit to the sanctuary, declared the date of December the 12th as a Liturgical Holy Day for the whole continent.

During the same visit Pope John Paul II entrusted the cause of life to her loving protection, and placed under her motherly care the innocent lives of children, especially those who are in danger of not being born. "

Site Reference: https://www.sancta.org/intro.html

Please visit my resources - Our Lady of Guadalupe  and Links about Our Lady of Guadalupe

An Angel, Announced the Birth of Mother Mary

Today DEC. 8TH we celebrate 

THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE 

BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. 

With GOD and FAITH all things are possible... 
On December 8, we honor Mary, the 

Mother of Jesus Christ. 

We Celebrate: Her Immaculate Conception, which means she was conceived without sin... 

The Catholic Church believes Mother Mary was conceived without sin at the time of her conception. 

St. Ann and St Joachim were her parents... 

They were elder and childless...  But because of their strong FAITH, an answer to their prayer was given to them.

They both prayed for a child and were blessed with Our Heavenly Mother, Mary... 

"Traditional account and legends"

"Information concerning their lives and names is found in the 2nd-century Protevangelium of James (“First Gospel of James”) and the 3rd-century Evangelium de nativitate Mariae (“Gospel of the Nativity of Mary”). According to these noncanonical sources, Anne (Hebrew: Ḥannah) was born in Bethlehem in Judaea. She married Joachim, and, although they shared a wealthy and devout life at Nazareth, they eventually lamented their childlessness. Joachim, reproached at the Temple for his sterility, retreated into the countryside to pray, while Anne, grieved by his disappearance and by her barrenness, solemnly promised God that, if given a child, she would dedicate it to the Lord’s service. 

Both St. Anne and St. Joachim 

received the vision of... 

an angel,  who announced that St. Anne would conceive 

and bear a most wondrous child. 

The couple rejoiced at the birth of their daughter, whom Anne named Mary. When the child was three years old, Joachim and Anne, in fulfillment of her divine promise, brought Mary to the Temple of Jerusalem, where they left her to be brought up."

Site Reference: Saints Anne and Joachim

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Hail Mary, Full of Grace,

The Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou among women,

and blessed is the fruit

of thy womb, Jesus. 

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

pray for us sinners now,

and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

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Thanksgiving with an Angel

HAVE YOU EVER ENCOUNTERED 

An Angel? 

This is a sweet video about an Angel's love at Thanksgiving that changed the life of a young Mother and her sons... 

Thank you Lord for allowing this video to be shared on YouTube... Please enjoy this heartfelt story! 

 

Blessings to you... Always Thankful for the wonders of Heaven shared on this Earth... 

Paige St. James

A Favorite Day of Mine... Nov. 21st

“And the child was three years old, and … they went up into the temple of the Lord. And the priest received her, and kissed her, and blessed her, saying: The Lord has magnified thy name in all generations. … And he set her down upon the third step of the altar, and the Lord God sent grace upon her; and she danced with her feet, and all the house of Israel loved her”. (Roberts-Donaldson translation, www.earlychristianwritings.com)

The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, known in the East as The Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple, is a liturgical feast celebrated on November 21 by the Catholic, Orthodox Churches, and some Anglo-Catholic Churches. 

Footnote: Stie Reference Unknown

November Angels

 Yes, Faith was daring the Soul to go where it had never gone before... 

November 19th

Holy Men and Women of God - Giving Thanks

 

This Month, November 2021 we Celebrate the Holy Saints and Holy Souls. Along with many Canonized Saints. Many Saints have had encounters with God's Holy Angels. In this Blog we try to share our and the Saints encounters with the Holy Angels.

I have found the most interesting Website that I am sharing with you now about this Month's Saints Feast Days... Check out the blue link below

Catholic Culture

"Highlights of the Month"

"During November, as in all of Ordinary Time (Time After Pentecost), the Liturgy signifies and expresses the regenerated life from the coming of the Holy Spirit, which is to be spent on the model of Christ's Life and under the direction of His Spirit. As we come to the end of the Church year we are asked to consider the end times, our own as well as the world's. The culmination of the liturgical year is the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. "This feast asserts the supreme authority of Christ over human beings and their institutions.... Beyond it we see Advent dawning with its perspective of the Lord's coming in glory."— The Liturgy and Time, A.G. Mortimort"

"This month the main feasts are the Solemnity of All Saints (November 1), The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) (November 2), St. Martin de Porres (November 3), St. Charles Borromeo, (November 4), Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome (November 9), St. Leo the Great (November 10), St. Martin of Tours, (November 11), St. Josaphat (November 12), St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (November 13), St. Albert the Great (November 15), Sts. Margaret of Scotland and Gertrude (November 16), St. Elizabeth of Hungary (November 17), the The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (November 21), St. Cecilia (November 22), Sts. Clement I and St. Columban (November 23), St. Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions (November 24), St. Catherine of Alexandria (November 25),and St. Andrew (November 30)."

"The feast of the Presentation of Mary (November 21), is superseded by the Sunday Liturgy."

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"Thanksgiving"

"The national holiday (USA) of Thanksgiving also falls on the last Thursday of November. There is a special liturgy which may be used on this day." 

The tradition of eating goose as part of the Martin's Day celebration was kept in Holland even after the Reformation. It was there that the Pilgrims who sailed to the New World in 1620 became familiar with this ancient harvest festival. When, after one year in America, they decided to celebrate a three days' thanksgiving in the autumn of 1621, they went in search of geese for their feast. We know that they also had deer (a present from the Indians), lobsters, oysters, and fish. But Edward Winslow, in his account of the feast, only mentions that "Governor Bradford sent four men on fowling that so we might after a more special manner rejoice together, after we had gathered the fruit of our labours." They actually did find some wild geese, and a number of wild turkeys and ducks as well.

The Pilgrim Fathers, therefore, in serving wild turkeys with the geese, inaugurated one of the most cherished American traditions: the turkey dinner on Thanksgiving Day. They also drank, according to the ancient European tradition, the first wine of their wild-grape harvest. Pumpkin pie and cranberries were not part of the first Thanksgiving dinner in America, but were introduced many years afterward.

The second Thanksgiving Day in the New World was held by the Pilgrims two years later, on July 30, 1623. It was formally proclaimed by the governor as a day of prayer to thank God for their deliverance from drought and starvation, and for the safe arrival from Holland of the ship Anne.

In 1665 Connecticut proclaimed a solemn day of thanksgiving to be kept annually on the last Wednesday in October. Other New England colonies held occasional and local Thanksgivings at various times. In 1789 the federal Congress authorized and requested President George Washington to proclaim a day of thanksgiving for the whole nation. Washington did this in a message setting aside November 26, 1789 as National Thanksgiving Day.

After 1789 the celebration reverted to local and regional observance for almost a hundred years. There grew, however, a strong desire among the majority of the people for a national Thanksgiving Day that would unite all Americans in a festival of gratitude and public acknowledgment for all the blessings God had conferred upon the nation. It was not until October 3, 1863, that this was accomplished, when President Abraham Lincoln issued, in the midst of the Civil War, a Thanksgiving Proclamation. In it the last Thursday of November was set apart for that purpose and made a national holiday."

"Since then, every president has followed Lincoln's example, and annually proclaims as a "Day of Thanksgiving" the fourth Thursday in November. Only President Franklin D. Roosevelt changed the date, in 1939, from the fourth to the third Thursday of November (to extend the time of Christmas sales). This caused so much consternation and protest that in 1941 the traditional date was restored."

"Excerpted from the Handbook of Christian Feasts and Customs, Francis X. Weiser"

Footnote: Site Reference from Catholic Culture

St. John Paul II Pope

 

St. John Paul II Pope

Feast Day October 22nd

Video from Real Life Catholic

"Be Not Afraid... I go before you always, come follow me and I will give you rest." 

John Michael Talbot sings "Be Not Afraid" on YouTube

Be blessed... Angels are amongst us!

"Pure spirits, made in God's Image: Pope John Paul II said Angels; Intellect Exceeds Humans. 'The angels are gifted with an intellect and free will, like man, but to a greater degree than him,” John Paul said. “Angels therefore are personal beings and, inasmuch, are also made in the image and likeness of God.'

"He also restated medieval church teaching that breaks angels into nine different "choirs" or classes, including: Seraphim (the highest order), cherubim (the second highest order, said to have kept the gate of paradise after the fall of Adam and Eve), thrones, powers, dominations, virtues, principalities, angels and archangels."

Site Reference: Visit this article on LA TIMES

May you have the most beautiful day today... May God Bless you and keep you safe. Praise be to Jesus.  just, Paige St. James

Site Reference: Visit LA Times Article

St. Teresa of Avila

 

St. Teresa of Avila

Feast Day October 15th

"Saint Teresa was born in Ávila, Central Spain in 1515.  She was from a large, middle-class and pious family. As a girl, Teresa dreamed of being a martyr, or a hermit, and loved to repeat the words "forever and ever and ever." 

Site Reference: Visit My Catholic Life

"Saint Teresa of Avila, who founded the Discalced Carmelite religious order, invested lots of time and energy into prayer and became famous for the mystical experiences she had with God and his angels. The pinnacle of St. Teresa's angelic encounters happened in 1559 in Spain, while she was praying. An angel appeared and pierced her heart with a spear of fire that sent God's pure, passionate love into her soul, St. Teresa recalled, sending her into ecstasy."

    St. Teresa of Avila Video

"As St. Teresa approached the end of her life, she expressed happiness that her hour has arrived. “My Lord, it is time to move on. Well then, may your will be done. O my Lord and my Spouse, the hour that I have longed for has come. It is time to meet one another." St. Teresa was beatified at April 24, 1614 and canonized on March 12, 1622." Site Reference; Catholic OnLine

St. John XXIII, Pope

 

GOOD POPE JOHN

St. Pope John XXIII

    TODAY IS HIS FEAST DAY OCTOBER 11th

"How awesome is this to have an angel who is looking out for us... 

I only wish sometimes that I could sit and talk with my angel." Paige St. James

Quoted from Saint John XXIII Pope

"Everyone of us is entrusted to the care of an angel.

That is why we must have a lively and profound devotion to our own Guardian Angel, and why we should often and trustfully repeat the dear prayer we were taught in the days of our childhood.

May we never fail in this devotion to the angels! During our earthly pilgrimage we may often run the risk of having to face the natural elements in turmoil, or the wrath of men who may seek to do us harm. But our Guardian Angel is always present. Let us never forget him and always remember to pray to him."  

"Original quote translated from Discorsi, Messaggi, Colloqui del Santo Padre Giovanni XXIII, della Poliglotta Vaticana, Vol II: 1959-1960, p. 762."

Site Reference: Visit catholicculture.org

Canonized a Saint on 27 April 2014

Saint John Henry Newman

St. John Henry Newman

"John Henry Newman was born in February 1801, at the end of the Age of Enlightenment and the beginning of the Romantic Era. He grew up in a pius Anglican household. The eldest son of a banker in London, he was a great reader at school, especially of modern philosophy. At the age of 15, his last year at school, he converted to Evangelical Calvinism."
Quoted from and Referenced from EWTN

Canonised on  October 13, 2019

Please see our earlier Post about this awesome Angel of God - Saint.

https://whileiwaitisaiah4031.blogspot.com/2021/07/angel-of-peace-st-john-henry-newman.html

Saint Faustina

 

St. Faustina... 

King of Divine Mercy, Jesus Christ

"Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament was born as Helena Kowalska, in Glogowiec, Leczyca County, north-west of Lódz in Poland on August 25, 1905. She was the third of 10 children to a poor and religious family. Faustina first felt a calling to the religious life when she was just seven-years-old and attended the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. After finishing her schooling, Faustina wanted to immediately join a convent. However, her parents refused to let her. Instead, at 16-years-old, Faustina became a housekeeper to help her parents and support herself. In 1924, Faustina experienced her first vision of Jesus. While at a dance with her sister, Natalia, Faustina saw a suffering Jesus and then went to a Cathedral. According to Faustina, Jesus instructed her to leave for Warsaw immediately and join a convent. Faustina packed her bags at once and departed the following morning. When she arrived in Warsaw, she entered Saint James Church in Warsaw, the first church she came across, and attended Mass. While in Warsaw, Faustina approached many different convents, but was turned away every time. She was judged on her appearances and sometimes rejected for poverty. Finally, the mother superior for the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy decided to take in Faustina on the condition that she could pay for her own religious habit. Working as a housekeeper, Faustina began to save her money and make deposits to the Convent. On April 30, 1926, at 20-years-old, she finally received her habit and took the religious name of Sister Maria Faustina of the Blessed Sacrament and in 1928, she took her first religious vows as a nun." Above Quoted from: Catholic OnLine...

Learn more on St. Faustina Kowalska: Visit catholic.org on line and YouTube. 

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The Divine Mercy Chaplet... Prayed daily at 3 PM. 

Did you know that St. Faustina was taken by 

an Angel to see Purgatory? You may be interested in her Diary... I've inserted a link here to review...

 
Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska - 
Divine Mercy in My Soul

St. Faustina's Diary

I personally love this prayer sang... 

It has been given to friends where they have actually 

witnessed miracles while a person listened to this song. 

I hope you enjoy this beautiful prayer as much as I do... Peace be with you!

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Fr. Chris Alar, MIC shares Saint. Faustina

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Please visit our earlier blog post 

St Faustina Happy Heavenly Birthday

Bless you... Paige St. James

Saint Francis of Assisi

 

The Spiritual Wings of St. Francis of Assisi

A short story about St. Francis of Assisi

Born around 1181 

Died October 3rd, 1226

on the evening while listening to 

Psalm 142..

I cry aloud to the Lord; I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy. I pour out before Him my complaint; before Him I tell my trouble. When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who watch over my way. In the path where I walk people have hidden a snare for me. Look and see, there is no one at my right hand; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares for my life. I cry to you, Lord; I say, "You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living." Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me. Set me free from my prison that I may praise your name. Then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me. 

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Feast Day October 4th, Canonized on 16 July 1228.

It has become a tradition to bless animals on his feast day. 

St. Francis is famous for his simple thoughts and quotes... He was a loving and mystical person. 

"He spent some time in lonely places, asking God for spiritual enlightenment. He said he had a mystical vision of Jesus Christ in the forsaken country chapel of San Damiano, just outside Assisi, in which the Icon of Christ Crucified said to him, "Francis, Francis, go and repair My house which, as you can see, is falling into ruins."   "This is Quoted from wikipedia.org" 

St. Francis prayed beneath this cross

San Damian Crucifix

Around 1224 St. Francis had an apparition of an angel while in deep prayer and meditation. Some say he was in a religious ecstasy. When he was gifted the Stigmata, which are the wounds of Christ, at that time. He is the Patron Saint of the nature, birds and animals. He is the founder of the Franciscan Order and other orders. He was also noted for having had the first live nativity scene, with live animals at Christmas. He loved Christ and the Holy Eucharist. 

There is so much to be said about this wonderful saint... 

I could spend everyday in this blog writing about him. Instead I am sharing some videos and links with you to help spur your interest in St. Francis of Assisi. 

Saint Francis - Quotes Part 1

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St. Francis ministered to the birds 

as they flocked to him... 

He loved all of God's creation... 

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Saint Francis - Quotes Part 2

Have a blessed St. Francis Day everyday! 

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Paige St. James 

Most Holy Rosary Month

 

In Honor of The Blessed Virgin Mary... The Mother of Jesus Christ.

October is Rosary Month - 
Mary's month for us to become more aware and closer to her son,  Jesus Christ and to her. 

The Marian Library at Dayton University, in Dayton, Ohio, has an article on their website that is absolutely wonderful! They explain to us the highlights in history, the Prayers and usage of The Most Holy Rosary. There we also learn how The Most Holy Rosary was put into practice in the Holy Catholic Church. 

I want to mention that it was St. Dominic through a vision and instruction of Mother Mary that the Rosary was prayed...

The Hail Mary is from The Gospel of Luke 1:28 - Thus the Hail Mary Prayer says "Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary Mother of God pray for us sinners now and at the Hour of our Death. Amen"  

We do not pray to Mother Mary or any Saint as such... We are talking to her and them and asking her and them to intercede for us. 

Catholics only pray to God, The Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This has been a grave misunderstanding... 

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Please visit The Marian Library for more history at the link below:     The History of the Most Holy Rosary

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Why pray the Rosary? 

How to pray the Rosary... 

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The Mysteries of the Rosary are following the Life of Jesus Christ. We say this prayer format to bring us closer to Him...

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The Joyful Mysteries (Prayed on Saturday and Monday)

The Luminous Mysteries (Prayed on Thursday)

The Sorrowful Mysteries (Prayed on Friday and Tuesday)

The Glorious Mysteries (Prayed on Sunday and Wednesday)

St Therese of Lisieux, The Little Flower

 

St Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)

Her love was so soft, she was an early angel...

"She was a French Catholic who became a Carmelite nun at an early age. She died in obscurity at the age of 24. However, after her death, her autobiography – Story of a Soul was published and became a best-seller around the world. Her books explained her spiritual path of love and selflessness, and she became one of only three females to be considered a doctor of the Catholic Church."

Quoted from Catholic Television

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Canonized on May 17, 1925 - 28 Years after her death.

Her Feast Day is October 1st.

She's a Doctor of the Catholic Church.

Her autobiography is a Book called: A Story of a Soul...

Link to purchase her autobiography

Please visit the Little Flower Website... Link is below

littleflower.org

My Novena Rose Prayer

"O Little Therese of the Child Jesus, please pick for me a rose
from the heavenly gardens and send it to me as a message of love.

O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God to grant the favors
I now place with confidence in your hands . .

(mention in silence here)

St. Therese, help me to always believe as you did in
God’s great love for me, so that I might imitate your “Little Way” each day."

Amen

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My dear friends... this is a very powerful prayer. I personally have a great love and devotion to St. Therese, the Little Flower. 

She came to me, on the night of the death of my father. He and I were doing this a novena prayer together for his recovery.  

I was given a vision of her. My Vision: She was amongst beams of white light with a wild white rose at the end of each ray.

I wasn't sure who she was at first until the 5 pedal white roses appeared at the end of each ray of light.

She came out of darkness and grew closer to me... I questioned who she was and then it was as if I was given a knowing... It was my beloved St. Therese.

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She is such a wonderful friend to have in heaven to help you with the challenges that we are faced with. She has answered my prayer request many times... I included and some others as well receive a heavenly rose from her.  I hope that you find her to be as warm and charming as I do. She is definitely a beautiful soul. 

Blessings, Paige St. James

Archangels

St. Michael - The Warrior... (Who is like God)

St. Gabriel - God's Messenger... (Hero - God's Strength)

St Raphael - Healing... (Heal - God has Healed)

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All share this day - Our Messengers...

FEAST DAY SEPTEMBER 29TH

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Thank you for being our Superhero Angels... 

Thank you for keeping us all Safe.

Faith Exposed with Cardinal Tagle

St. Matthew

 

Saint Matthew and the Angel

Painting by Rembrandt, 1661 is is Louvre, Paris.

"A winged man inspired Saint Matthew as he wrote the Gospel" 

AN ANGEL IS A MESSENGER OF GOD.

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MATTHEW'S NAME MEANS "GIFT FROM GOD"

St. Matthew's Feast Day September 21st.

His symbol is an Angel...

Reference Only: Image of painting from Britannica

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Aleteia - 

YouTube video shares 

3 things you man not have known about St. Matthew.

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Saint Matthew was an Apostle of Jesus Christ... 

He is known for the Gospel of St. Matthew in the 

New Testament of the Holy Bible. 

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I've selected a video on YouTube to share with you the story of his conversion - appointment by Christ in a painting. 

I hope you enjoy this...

Video: Caravaggio's Calling of Saint Matthew.

 

Gospel Reading According to Matthew Ch 9:Vs 9-13.

Sept. 21, 2021 -

Feast Day of St. Matthew Apostle and Evangelist...

"As Jesus passed by, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. While he was at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat with Jesus and his disciples. The Pharisees saw this and said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” He heard this and said, “Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. Go and learn the meaning of the words, I desire mercy, not sacrifice. I did not come to call the righteous but sinners."