Are We There Yet?: Sexagesima Sunday

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Sexagesima Sunday

(Luke 8:15) "But that on the fertile ground, are they, who in a good heart hearing the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit in patience."

The visit, which Our Lord makes to us in the Sacrament of His Love, is the grand means whereby He gives fertility to our souls. Hence it is that the Church invites us... to draw nigh to the altar of our God; there, our heart shall regain all the youthful fervour of its best days.

~ Abbot Gueranger, O.S.B.; The Liturgical Year

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Heavenly Father, we ask You to guide our children in the choice of spouse. Don't let them be carried away by false charms or be fascinated by mere outward glamour, but guide their minds to look beneath and beyond all external attractiveness for the deeper things which alone are worth while.

Especially let the choice be of one who is a fervent Catholic, true in thought and word and deed to those ideals which are Yours, especially the value of their purity.

Dear Father of us all, give Your guiding help to our children, who are Your children, too. We will be letting them go soon, but please don't ever let our children go from you. Amen

St. Valentine, patron of romantic love, pray for us!

O, St. Joseph...

...whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the Throne of God, I place in thee all my interests and desires. O, St. Joseph, do assist me by thy powerful intercession and obtain for me from thy Divine Son all spiritual blessings; so that having engaged here below thy Heavenly power I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers. O, St. Joseph, I never weary contemplating thee and Jesus asleep in thy arms. I dare not approach while He reposes near thy heart. Press Him in my name, and kiss His fine Head for me, and ask Him to return the kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, patron of departing souls, pray for us. Amen.