FEAST OF THE FIRST BISHOP OF PARIS, ST DENIS & CO MARTYRS.
FEAST OF SAINTS DENIS & CO MARTYRS & JOHN LEONARDI, PRIEST.
"Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him,
"Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples."
"He said to them, "When you pray, say:
"Father, hallowed be your name, your Kingdom come.
Give us each day our daily bread and forgive us our sins
for we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us,
and do not subject us to the final test." (Luke 11: 1 - 4).
Wednesday 9th October 2024 in the 27th Week in Ordinary Time.
Today is the feast of St Denis, First Bishop of Paris, martyr and Companion martyrs. (3rd century).
We honor too St John Leonardi (1541 - 1609). Italian priest. John qualified first as a pharmacist before he decided to become a priest. He founded the Order of Clerics Regular to serve sick people and those in prison.
"In the Gospel of today: Luke 11: 1 - 4, the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray.
“Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.”
Jesus responded eagerly and taught them the Our Father or the Lord's Prayer.
The Church teaches that the Lord's Prayer is the greatest Prayer. This is the Prayer given to us by Jesus as a model prayer of how to approach Our Father in Prayer.
No wonder the Church incorporated the Lord's Prayer in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and in the Divine Office.
At the very heart of the Lord's Prayer or Our Father is the personality of Abba Father. Who is Abba Father?
Abba Father is the Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ. The revelation that God is a Father with a Son Jesus Christ is by far the greatest revelation by Jesus in the Holy Scriptures.
Jesus taught us that His Father is also our Father. We become His Adopted Children through the Rites of Holy Baptism.
Abba Father takes His duty as a Father seriously. He knows already our daily needs. It is a command that we must approach Abba respectfully every day to ask for our Daily Bread.
Jesus teaches us that "Man does not live by bread alone."
Man is body, soul and spirit. Abba Father provides needs to respond fully to who we are at every level of our life.
Therefore approach Abba Father with supreme confidence and expectant faith to ask for your every need, knowing full well that He who made the promise is faithful and immensely rich.
October is the Month of the Holy Rosary.
Why a special month for the Holy Rosary. Because the Rosary is a very powerful prayer. It is an important prayer in the life of the Church and in the life of individual Christian. Knowing this, you do not want to ignore the Rosary. There will not be sexual molestation of children in the Church if the priest says the daily Rosary that is mandatory for all clergy.
A FAMILY THAT PRAYS THE ROSARY TOGETHER STAYS TOGETHER.
Say the Holy Rosary every day in October.
Mary Queen of the Angels, pray for us.
For Prayers, Consecration, Litany, Testimony of Jesus about those who pray the Rosary, click the link below:
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