Oh glorious Queen of heaven and earth, Virgin Most Powerful, thou who hast the power to crush the head of the ancient serpent with thy heel, come and exercise this power flowing from the grace of thine Immaculate Conception. Shield us under the mantle of thy purity and love, draw us into the sweet abode of thy heart and annihilate and render impotent the forces bent on destroying us.

Come most sovereign mistress of the holy angels and mistress of the most holy rosary, thou who from the very beginning hast received from God the power and the mission to crush the head of satan. Send forth thy holy legions, we humbly beseech thee, that under thy command and by the thy power they may pursue the evil spirits, counter them on every side, resist their bold attacks and drive them far from us, harming no one on the way, binding them to the foot of the cross to be judged and sentenced by Jesus Christ thy Son,  and to be disposed of by Him as He wills.
From Auxilium Christianorium prayers

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On the memorial of St. Augustine (Bishop and Doctor of the Church, Aug 28, 2019), Fr. Matthias reflects on the relationship between this extraordinary saint and his saintly mother, Monica (Aug 27). These exemplary saints reflect the proper relationship of women and men to the Church, and the natural role and social function of each of the sexes, per God’s design for human society.

A proper understanding of and appreciation for the complementarity and diversity of the sexes can restore Church and society to a state of health and harmony, and overcome the fabricated tensions of the destructive socialistic view of humanity.

“For if the man is the head, the woman is the heart, and as he occupies the chief place in ruling, so she may and ought to claim for herself the chief place in love.”  Pope Pius XI, Casti Connubii (https://w2.vatican.va/content/pius-xi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xi_enc_19301231_casti-connubii.html)

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Augustine of Hippo – Mem

Readings: Wednesday 21st Week of Ordinary Time
1st: 1 Th 2:9-13
Resp: Ps 139:7-8, 9-10, 11-12
Gsp: Mt 23:27-32

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