Most Holy Virgin Mary, Help of Christians, how sweet it is to come to your feet, imploring your perpetual help. If earthly mothers cease not to remember their children, how can you, the most loving of all mothers forget me?

Grant then to me, I implore you, your perpetual help in all my necessities, in every sorrow, and especially in all my temptations. I ask for your unceasing help for all who are now suffering.
Help the weak, cure the sick, convert sinners.

Grant through your intercessions many vocations to the religious life. Obtain for us, O Mary, Help of Christians, that having invoked you on earth we may love and eternally thank you in heaven.

+ St. John Bosco

(feast day of Our Lady, Help of Christians is May 24th)

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Pope Francis joins in unity with Chinese Catholics on the Feast of Our Lady Help of Christians on May 24th.

Pope Francis: Mary sustains Chinese Catholics. – YouTube.

Friday, May 24th, is the day dedicated to the liturgical memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Help of Christians, who is venerated with great devotion at the National Shrine of Sheshan in Shanghai. I urge all Catholics around the world to join in prayer with our brothers and sisters who are in China, to implore from God the grace to proclaim with humility and joy Christ, who died and rose again; to be faithful to His Church and the Successor of Peter and to live everyday life in service to their country and their fellow citizens in a way that is consistent with the faith they profess. Making our own a few words of prayer to Our Lady of Sheshan, together with you I would like to invoke Mary: “Our Lady …

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Homily #140524b ( 10min) Play – On the feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi Fr. Elias explains how the proud will be humbled and the humble will be exalted. He also explains the two Marian celebrations today Our Lady Help of Christians and Our Lady of Sheshan
Ave Maria!
Mass: Dedication of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi – Feast – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: rev 21:1-5
Resp: psa 95:1-7
Gsp: joh 10:22-30

Audio (MP3)

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Most Holy Virgin Mary, Help of Christians, how sweet it is to come to your feet imploring your perpetual help.

If earthly mothers cease not to remember their children, how can you, the most loving of all mothers forget me?

Grant then to me, I implore you, your perpetual help in all my necessities, in every sorrow, and especially in all my temptations.

I ask for your unceasing help for all who are now suffering.  Help the weak, cure the sick, convert sinners.

Grant through your intercessions many vocations to the religious life. Obtain for us, O Mary, Help of Christians, that having invoked you on earth we may love and eternally thank you in heaven.

+St. John Bosco

(Feast of Our Lady, Help of Christians is May 24th)

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A Day With Mary #118 – Our Lady Help of Christians ( 14min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

Fr. Joseph Michael speaks on Our Lady during the “Day With Mary” held at St. Cecilia Parish in Floreat, Western Australia on 6 September 2014.

Audio (MP3)

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Fr. Elias on the feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi and how this church was a monument to God’s ability to raise up great saints. Saint’s who are dedicated to God. He also mentions that this is the feast of Our Lady Help of Christians which is also celebrated today.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Dedication of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi – Feast
Readings:
1st: rev 21:1-5
Resp: psa 95:1-7 0
Gsp: joh 10:22-30

Audio (MP3)

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Most Holy Virgin Mary, Help of Christians,
how sweet it is to come to your feet
imploring your perpetual help.
If earthly mothers cease not to remember their children, 
how can you, the most loving of all mothers forget me?
Grant then to me, I implore you, 
your perpetual help in all my necessities, 
in every sorrow, and especially in all my temptations.
I ask for your unceasing help for all who are now suffering.
Help the weak, cure the sick, convert sinners.
Grant through your intercessions many vocations to the religious life. 
Obtain for us, O Mary, Help of Christians,
that having invoked you on earth we may love and eternally thank you in heaven.

St. John Bosco

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Most Holy Virgin Mary, Help of Christians, how sweet it is to come to your feet, imploring your perpetual help. If earthly mothers cease not to remember their children, how can you, the most loving of all mothers forget me?

Grant then to me, I implore you, your perpetual help in all my necessities, in every sorrow, and especially in all my temptations. I ask for your unceasing help for all who are now suffering. Help the weak, cure the sick, convert sinners.

Grant through your intercessions many vocations to the religious life. Obtain for us, O Mary, Help of Christians, that having invoked you on earth we may love and eternally thank you in heaven.

+ St. John Bosco

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Fr Ignatius gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Sep 11, 2020, on how athletes make all kinds of sacrifices, including strict dieting such as Tom Brady’s TB12 diet, and how we should be able to make similar or greater sacrifices since we are striving for an imperishable crown.

Outline with timecodes:

(0:00) Sacrifices for Perishable Crowns

(1:30) Imperishable Crowns

(1:45) Devil v. prayer and sacraments

(2:13) World v. Mortification

(2:32) Flesh v. Moderation and fasting

(2:50) St Paul Training for Salvation

(3:35) No standing still

( 3:54) Our Lady Help of Christians

Ave Maria!

Mass: Friday in the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time – Wkdy
Readings:  – http://usccb.org/bible/readings/091120.cfm
1st: 1co 9:16-19, 22-27
Resp: psa 84:3, 4, 5-6, 8, 12
Gsp: luk 6:39-42

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