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August 9
St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
(1891-1942)
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August 9
St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
(1891-1942)
A brilliant philosopher who stopped believing in God when she was 14, Edith Stein was so captivated by reading the autobiography of Teresa of Avila (October 15) that she began a spiritual journey that led to her Baptism in 1922. Twelve years later she imitated Teresa by becoming a Carmelite, taking the name Teresa Benedicta of the Cross.
Born into a prominent Jewish family in Breslau (now Wroclaw, Poland), Edith abandoned Judaism in her teens. As a student at the University of Göttingen, she became fascinated by phenomenology, an approach to philosophy. Excelling as a protégé of Edmund Husserl, one of the leading phenomenologists, Edith earned a doctorate in philosophy in 1916. She continued as a university teacher until 1922 when she moved to a Dominican school in Speyer; her appointment as lecturer at the Educational Institute of Munich ended under pressure from the Nazis.
After living in the Cologne Carmel (1934-38), she moved to the Carmelite monastery in Echt, Netherlands. The Nazis occupied that country in 1940. In retaliation for being denounced by the Dutch bishops, the Nazis arrested all Dutch Jews who had become Christians. Teresa Benedicta and her sister Rosa, also a Catholic, died in a gas chamber in Auschwitz on August 9, 1942.
Pope John Paul II beatified Teresa Benedicta in 1987 and canonized her 12 years later.
Comment:
The writings of Edith Stein fill 17 volumes, many of which have been translated into English. A woman of integrity, she followed the truth wherever it led her. After becoming a Catholic, Edith continued to honor her mother’s Jewish faith. Sister Josephine Koeppel, O.C.D. , translator of several of Edith’s books, sums up this saint with the phrase, “Learn to live at God’s hands.”
The writings of Edith Stein fill 17 volumes, many of which have been translated into English. A woman of integrity, she followed the truth wherever it led her. After becoming a Catholic, Edith continued to honor her mother’s Jewish faith. Sister Josephine Koeppel, O.C.D. , translator of several of Edith’s books, sums up this saint with the phrase, “Learn to live at God’s hands.”
Quote:
In his homily at the canonization Mass, Pope John Paul II said: “Because she was Jewish, Edith Stein was taken with her sister Rosa and many other Catholics and Jews from the Netherlands to the concentration camp in Auschwitz, where she died with them in the gas chambers. Today we remember them all with deep respect. A few days before her deportation, the woman religious had dismissed the question about a possible rescue: ‘Do not do it! Why should I be spared? Is it not right that I should gain no advantage from my Baptism? If I cannot share the lot of my brothers and sisters, my life, in a certain sense, is destroyed.’”
In his homily at the canonization Mass, Pope John Paul II said: “Because she was Jewish, Edith Stein was taken with her sister Rosa and many other Catholics and Jews from the Netherlands to the concentration camp in Auschwitz, where she died with them in the gas chambers. Today we remember them all with deep respect. A few days before her deportation, the woman religious had dismissed the question about a possible rescue: ‘Do not do it! Why should I be spared? Is it not right that I should gain no advantage from my Baptism? If I cannot share the lot of my brothers and sisters, my life, in a certain sense, is destroyed.’”
Addressing himself to the young people gathered for the canonization, the pope said: “Your life is not an endless series of open doors! Listen to your heart! Do not stay on the surface but go to the heart of things! And when the time is right, have the courage to decide! The Lord is waiting for you to put your freedom in his good hands.”
Saint of the DayLives, Lessons and Feast
By Leonard Foley, O.F.M.; revised by Pat McCloskey, O.F.M.
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PANALANGIN SA PAGIGING BUKAS PALAD
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Panginoon, turuan Mo akong maging bukas palad
Acoustic version:
Panginoon, turuan Mo akong maging bukas palad
Turuan Mo akong maglingkod sa Iyo
Na magbigay ng ayon sa nararapat
Na walang hinihintay mula sa Iyo
Na makibakang 'di inaalintana
Mga hirap na dinaranas
Sa tuwina'y magsumikap na hindi humahanap
Ng kapalit na kaginhawahan
Na 'di naghihintay kundi ang aking mabatid
Na ang loob Mo'y siyang sinusundan
Na magbigay ng ayon sa nararapat
Na walang hinihintay mula sa Iyo
Na makibakang 'di inaalintana
Mga hirap na dinaranas
Sa tuwina'y magsumikap na hindi humahanap
Ng kapalit na kaginhawahan
Na 'di naghihintay kundi ang aking mabatid
Na ang loob Mo'y siyang sinusundan
Thursday, July 22, 2010
I LOVE THE LORD!!!
I Love The Lord
REFRAIN:
I love the Lord, He is filled with compassion.
He turned to me on the day that I called.
From the snares of the dark, O, Lord, save my life,
be my strength.
I love the Lord, He is filled with compassion.
He turned to me on the day that I called.
From the snares of the dark, O, Lord, save my life,
be my strength.
Gracious is the Lord, and just.
Our God is mercy, rest to the weary.
Return my soul to the Lord our God who bids tears away.
I love the Lord. (REFRAIN)
How can I repay the Lord for all the goodness He has shown me?
I will raise the cup of salvation and call on His name.
I love the Lord. (REFRAIN)
I shall live my vows to You before Your people,
I am Your servant.
I will offer You my sacrifice of praise and of pray'r.
I love the Lord. (REFRAIN)
Thanksgiving for Recovery from Surgery and Illness of Tita Gina Rodil, Billeth Agustin, T2 Benny Cortuza, Mrs. Marcela Abrea-Diaz, et al...
Psalm 116
Thanksgiving for Recovery from Illness
[1] I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my supplications.
[2] Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
[3] The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish.
[4] Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, I pray, save my life!”
[5] Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; our God is merciful.
[6] The LORD protects the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me.
[7] Return, O my soul, to your rest, for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.
[8] For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
[9] I walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
[10 ] I kept my faith, even when I said, “I am greatly afflicted”;
[11] I said in my consternation, “Everyone is a liar.”
[12] What shall I return to the LORD for all his bounty to me?
[13] I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD,
[14] I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people.
[15] Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his faithful ones.
[16] O LORD, I am your servant; I am your servant, the child of your serving girl. You have loosed my bonds.
[17] I will offer to you a thanksgiving sacrifice and call on the name of the LORD.
[18] I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people,
[19] in the courts of the house of the LORD, in your midst, O Jerusalem.
Praise the LORD!
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
SCRIPTURAL ROSARY ONLINE
Bible Passages Included in Between Prayers
Scriptural Joyful Mysteries (Prayed on Mondays and Saturdays)
Scriptural Joyful Mysteries – Prayed on Mondays and Saturdays
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Scriptural Luminous Mysteries (Prayed on Thursdays)
Scriptural Luminous Mysteries – Prayed on Thursdays
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Scriptural Sorrowful Mysteries (Prayed on Tuesdays and Fridays)
Scriptural Sorrowful Mysteries – Prayed on Tuesdays and Fridays
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Glorious Mysteries – Prayed on Wednesdays and Sundays
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ROSARY AUDIO ONLINE
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Joyful Mysteries (Prayed on Mondays and Saturdays)
Joyful Mysteries – Prayed on Mondays and Saturdays (Right-click to download)
Luminous Mysteries (Prayed on Thursdays)
Luminous Mysteries – Prayed on Thursdays (Right-click to download)
Sorrowful Mysteries (Prayed on Tuesdays and Fridays)
Sorrowful Mysteries – Prayed on Tuesdays and Fridays
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Glorious Mysteries – Prayed on Wednesdays and Sundays
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