Our Morning Offering – 29 May – “The Month of the Blessed Virgin Mother of God” – Most Holy MaryBy St John of the Cross (1542-1591)Doctor of the Church Most holy Mary,Virgin of virgins,Shrine of the most Holy Trinity,joy of the Angels,sure Refuge of sinners,take pity on our sorrows,mercifully accept our sighsand appease the wrathof your most holy Son.Amen.

Saint John of the Cross

Doctor of the Church

1542-1591

Feast day:  December 14 (New) November 24 (Trad)

Patronage: contemplative life, contemplatives

Saint John of the Cross, a Spanish mystic priest, was a major figure of the Counter-Reformation. He suffered many hardships of life in his youth. He boarded at a school for the poor where he felt the call of a religious vocation. In 1563, he joined the Carmelites and in 1567 he befriended St.Teresa of Avila. They both worked to reform the lax Carmelite order to a more strict, prayerful, and simpler order. (the Discalced Carmelites) There were major disagreements and the Carmelites even incarcerated St. John for disobedience. During imprisonment, John wrote some of his deepest spiritual poetry and contemplations, which is why he is a Doctor of the Church. St. John of the Cross died of a skin infection.

Quote/s of the Day – 13 March – Wednesday of the Fourth Week in Lent – Isaias 1:16-19, John 9:1-38 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/ “I am the Light of the world;he who follows me will not walk in darknessbut will have the light of life.” John 8:12 “Arise, be enlightened, …for thy Light is come!” Isaias 60:1 “Let us listen to the holy Voice of Godwhich summons us from on…

Quote/s of the Day – 16 March –Saturday of the Fourth Week in Lent – Ferial Day – Isaias 49:8-15; John 8:12-20 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/ “I Am the Light of the world.He who follows Medoes not walk in the darknessbut will have the Light of Life. ” John 8:12 “Then go and learn,neither to be moved with injuries nor flatteries.If you die to the world and to yourself,you will…

Quote/s of the Day – 10 March – Laetare Sunday / The Fourth Sunday in Lent “… Every man is both debtor and creditor…A beggar asks you for alms but you, too,are God’s beggar, for when we praywe are all beggars of God.We stand – or rather, prostrate ourselves –at our Father’s door (cf Lk 11:5);we beseech Him with groans,anxious to receive a grace from Himand this grace is God Himself!What does the…

Quote/s of the Day – 22 January – “The Month of the Most Holy Name of Jesus and of the Holy Family” – St Vincent of Saragossa (Died 304) Protomartyr of Spain and St Anastasius the Persian (Died 628) Martyr – Wisdom 3:1-8; Luke 21:9-19 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/ “And you shall be hated by all men,for My Name’s sake.” Luke 21:17 “The fruits of the earthare not brought to…

Our Morning Offering – 16 December – “The Month of the Divine Infancy and the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary” – Saturday of the Second Week of Advent and a day to honour our Holy Mother Most Holy MaryBy St John of the Cross (1542-1591)Doctor of the Church Most holy Mary,Virgin of virgins,Shrine of the most Holy Trinity,joy of the Angels,sure Refuge of sinners,take pity on our…