Beautiful Savior - Easter Hymn by Claire Ryann at 4-Years-Old #PrinceOfP...

Good Friday - Via Dolorosa ( called the Way of Suffering )

Down the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem that day

The soldiers tried to clear the narrow street 

But the crowd pressed into see 

The man condemned to die on Calvary. 

He was bleeding from a beating - there were stripes upon His back 

And He wore a crown of thorns upon his head 

And He bore with every step 

The scorn of those who cried out for his death.

Down the Via Dolorosa called the way of suffering 

Like a lamb came the Messiah Christ the King 

But He chose to walk that road out of His love for you and me 

Down the Via Dolorosa all the way to Calvary.

Por la Via Dolorosa, triste dia en Jerusalen 

Los soldaldos le abrian paso a Jesus Mas la genta se acercaba, 

Para ver al que llevaba aquella cruz. 

Por la Via Dolorosa, que es la via dolor
Como oveja vino Cristo, Rey y Senoor
Y fue El quien ir por su amor por ti por mi 

Por la Via Dolorosa al Calvario y a morir. 

The blood that would cleanse the souls of all men 

Made its way through the heart of Jerusalem. 

Down the Via Dolorosa called the way of suffering 

Like a lamb came the Messiah, Christ the King 

But He chose to walk that road out of his love for you and me 

Down the Via Dolorosa, all the way to Calvary

April 9, 2020 - Another example of Pro Life / Christian Persecution

David Benham, a well-known pro-life leader, author,

and speaker was recently arrested for praying outside of an abortion clinic.

Yet another example of

April 8 2020 - Jonathan Van Maren Interviews Dr. Steven Mosher

Easter Triduum 2020 - Annunciation of the Lord Parish Ottawa ON, Canada

Where Love is Found - Holy Week Hymn

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Jesus the Lord - Holy Week Hymn

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Jesus the Lord by Roc O'Connor, S.J.

Based on Jesus Prayer: Phil, 2:5-11; Acts, 17:28 1...Let all creation bend the knee to the Lord. In Him we live, we move and have our being; In Him the Christ, In Him the King! Jesus the Lord. 2...Though Son, He did not cling to Godliness, But emptied Himself, became a slave! Jesus the Lord. 3...He lived obediently His Father's will Accepting His death, death on a cross! Jesus the Lord.

Run With Life: We know the world is upside down when this happens...

Run With Life: We know the world is upside down when this happens...: The Coronavirus is here. We have people dying all over the world from this horrible pandemic. The world is shut down because of it. Financial markets are in free fall. People have lost their jobs. People of faith are prevented from attending their Church services, their Mosques and their Synagogues. Catholic Christians are prevented from receiving the sacraments including reconciliation, baptisms and the sacraments of the sick for the dying. We can't even enter our churches for private prayer, even if we follow all the social distancing rules.

So what are the pro-abortions up to here in Canada? Unlike many US states, Canada is pathetically still performing abortions. None of the rules the rest of us have to follow apply to killing babies.

In fact the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada has put out a fundraising call for Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights.

April 6, 2020 - Holy Mass Saint Mary's Parish Ottawa ON, Canada, Celebrant Fr. Mark Goring

April 6 2020 - Poland's Response

"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land."  2 Chronicles 7:14 New International Version

Holy Week 2020 - Monday - excerpts from the Mystical City of God

I received this message this morning  ( below ) from Father Hezuk Shroff. Pastor Saint Catherine of Sienna Parish Metcalfe ON Canada.

 " I have put together a PDF document containing excerpts from the Venerable Mary of Agreda's beautiful work, "The Mystical City of God." The title refers to the Virgin Mary, who is the Mystical City in which God dwells more fully than in any other place. Venerable Mary of Agreda was a Spanish nun who lived in the 16th century. Her private revelations are approved by the Catholic Church. 

I thought that you might find this useful for your meditation during Holy Week. The passages in this document speak about the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Our Lord. They are from an abridged version of the Saint's work. The full version contains four volumes and is much longer. This excerpt is from the third volume, called "The Transfixion", which is a reference to Our Lady's Dolorous Heart that was pierced ("transfixed") by a sword during the Passion of her Son. 

Please feel free to pass this along to anyone who you think might be interested and who might profit from it during this Holy Week. This text is out of copyright, so it can be freely distributed. 

God bless!'

-Fr. Shroff

Palm Sunday April 5th 2020

 Today  I made a little altar on the small table next to my living room chair and watched the Holy mass on my i pad. It's the first time in my life that I wasn't able to attend mass on Palm Sunday. Seemed very strange but God is everywhere and he was with me of course as I prayed with Jesus, Mary and Joseph by my side. Halfway through the mass I remembered I had a little palm plant so I added it to the altar. 

later on I listened to Cardinal Collins being interviewed by CTV reporter Lisa Laflamme below

          

Palm Sunday Mass -March 4-5 2020

The Day God Sent A Cleaner

Way of the Cross - Holy Rosary Cathedral, Vancouver

 Holy Rosary Cathedral youtube Channel

click here

Click on the image below for booklet

https://www.holyrosarycathedral.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/click-here.pdf

Stations of the Cross - EWTN

- Stations of the Cross on the Anniversary of Mother Angelica’s Passing -

From Our Lady of the Angels Chapel in Irondale, AL

Fr. Pisegna on the Coronavirus: God brings resurrection after suffering

Wash your hands and pray the Lord's Prayer

Instead of counting to 20 how about praying the Our Father when washing your hands.
My friend Claudette said that she and her husband are doing this. Thanks Claudette: great idea!

Matt Fradd's Night Prayer

This video is beautiful. 

Near the end of it Matt sings an amazing song of praise and thanksgiving and repentance to God. I made a separate video below with just the prayers but you should really watch Matt's video. You can just feels God's presence when he speaks. 

Evening  prayer which Matt  prays with his family 

Matt's night prayer (transcribed)


+ In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

O God, be merciful to me a sinner.
O God, be merciful to me a sinner.
O God, be merciful to me a sinner.

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever, Amen.

Glory to you our God, glory to you.

O Heavenly King, console us. O Spirit of Truth, present in all places and filling all things, the treasury of blessing and the giver of life, come and dwell within us; cleanse us of all stain and save our souls O Gracious One.

Holy God,
Holy and mighty,
Holy and immortal have mercy on us.

Holy God,
Holy and mighty,
Holy and immortal, have mercy on us.

Holy God,
Holy and mighty,
Holy and immortal, have mercy on us.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever, Amen.

O Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord forgive us our sins. Master pardon our transgressions. Holy One, look upon us and heal our infirmities for Your Name's sake.

Lord have mercy,
Lord have mercy,
Lord have mercy.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever, Amen.

Our Father who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name,
Thy Kingdon come, thy will be done,
On Earth, as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread, and
Forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil,
For thine is the kingdom and the power,
and the glory of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
now and always and forever and ever, Amen.

Lord have mercy,
Lord have mercy,
Lord have mercy.

Lord have mercy,
Lord have mercy,
Lord have mercy.

Lord have mercy,
Lord have mercy,
Lord have mercy.

Lord have mercy,
Lord have mercy,
Lord have mercy.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever, Amen.

Come let us worship God our King and bow down before him. Come let us worship Christ God our King and bow down before him.
Come let us worship Christ our King and our God and bow down before him.

O Lord, Heavenly King, Consoler, Spirit of Truth,
have compassion and mercy on your sinful servant,
and pardon my unworthiness,
and forgive me all the sins I humanly committed today,
and not only humanly, but even worse than a beast,
my voluntary sins known and unknown from my youth,
and from evil suggestions and from my brazenness, and from boredom.

If I've sworn by your name or blasphemed it in thought,
blamed or reproached anyone, or in my anger have detracted anyone,
or slandered anyone, or grieved anyone,
or if I've gotten angry about anything,
or have told a lie, if I have slept unnecessarily,
or if a beggar has come to me and I have despised or neglected him,
or if I have troubled my brother or quarreled with him,
or if I have condemned anyone, or if I have boasted,
or have been proud or have lost my temper with anyone,
or if when standing in prayer, my mind has been distracted by the glamour of this world,
or if I have had depraved thoughts, or have over-eaten, or have drunk excessively,
or have laughed frivolously, or have thought evil,
or have seen the attraction of someone and have been wounded in my heart,
or said indecent things, or made fun of my brother's sin when my own faults are countless,
or have been neglectful of prayer,
or have done some other wrong that I cannot remember for I have done all this and much more,
have mercy, my Lord and Creator, on me, your wretched and unworthy servant,
and absolve and forgive and deliver me in your goodness and love for men so that lustful and sinful and wretched as I am, I might lie down and sleep and rest in peace, and I shall worship, praise and glorify your most honourable name with the Father and His only begotten Son, now and always and forever and ever, Amen.

It is truly proper to glorify you, O Theotokos, the ever-blessed and immaculate and the mother of our God. More honourable than the cherubim, and beyond compare, more glorious than the seraphim, although being a virgin, gave birth to God the Word, you, truly the Theotokos, we magnify.

All my hope I place in you, O Theotokos, keep me under the wings of your protection. Into your hands O Lord Jesus Christ my God, I surrender my spirit, soul, and body.

+ Bless me, save me, and grant me eternal life, Amen..