Catholic Owned Volume 1, Issue 26

Building the New Catholic Economy

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GLORIA DEO REGINA CAELI

SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR OUR SPONSORS OUR READERS

Monsignor Oscar F Castaneda

CONTRIBUTORS

John Perez

Grace Williams

Slaves of Jesus and Mary

Matteo Onori & Brooke Joiner

From the Founders

Dear Catholic Owned Readers,

Welcome to the twenty-sixth issue of Catholic Owned Magazine We are fully immersed in the Passion of Our Lord, with our eyes firmly fixed on Him as we seek to console His Sacred Heart and accompany His Sorrowful Mother on the long road to Calvary.

This week, you can refer to the Holy Week schedules, reflect on the must-read article on the Eucharist from Monsignor, consider a medical perspective on the Crucifixion, and enjoy some quotes in our new section, Sapientia de Sanctis. We also share the extensive Sorrowful Crown, which is a beautiful addition to Good Friday and beyond.

We pray this issue is a blessing. We also want to remind you of our Eastertide Shopping Guide, which has Easter Reflections and beyond. Click HERE for your free copy.

May God bless you

MATTEO ONORI & BROOKE JOINER

Co-Founders, Catholic Owned with fraternal affection,

About Catholic Owned

Catholic Owned exists to propagate Knowledge of, Devotion to, and Love & Admiration for the Immaculate Heart of Mary, in reparation for the many sins & blasphemies against her.

In practical terms, we are building the New Catholic Economy.

Over time, our community members can make fewer compromises and be more free to pursue ever greater devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through the Immaculate Heart of Marywhat is known to be the sweetest path to sainthood.

From the Desk of Monsignor

Dear friends of Catholic Owned, family members and benefactors,

The Holy Liturgy of the Catholic Church is very rich these days when we celebrate with fervor the great mysteries of our faith. The Paschal Triduum initiates with De Missa Solemni Vespertina in Cena Domini, the solemn Mass of the Lord's Supper. The Synoptic accounts (Matthew, Mark and Luke) of the Last Supper give us a unified impression: Our Lord gathered His Apostles into the upper room to transform the old feast of the Passover into a new one Therefore, the Liturgy of the Eucharist succeeds the ancient Passover ritual and supersedes the memorial meal in its essential aspects In place of the lamb (animal), Jesus becomes the true sacrificial lamb made present in the Sacrament The old Exodus from Egypt is replaced by the new exodus from the spiritual oppressions of sin and death.

At the institution of the Eucharist, the old covenant gives way to the New and Eternal Covenant in His Blood. The Liturgy of the Eucharist makes Christ present, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity It makes His redemption present every time a Mass is celebrated

The Church believes, celebrates and teaches about the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist It is the Sacrament of piety, sign of unity and the bond of charity as St Thomas Aquinas explained it

When Catholics today speak about the Real Presence, we realize there is a crisis. In 2019, a Pew Research Center survey concluded that only 31% of Catholics in the United States believed that the bread and wine become the real Body and Blood of Christ. About 69% hold erroneous beliefs. A real majority seemed to ignore the truth and others recognized it but just as symbolic in nature Nevertheless, the Eucharist is at the heart of the life of the Catholic Church

"The Church lives on the Eucharist" was John Paul II 's last encyclical letter Indeed, by the words of Christ and the invocation of the Holy Spirit, Christ’s Body and Blood become substantially present for the Church He becomes our heavenly food at the Eucharistic banquet.

The centrality of this Sacrament is affirmed by the Church's consistent teaching about the connection between the priesthood and the Eucharist. It is out of the very essence of the Eucharist that the priesthood comes into being The institution of the Eucharist and the ministerial priesthood are both celebrated on Holy Thursday night John Paul II put it clearly when he said, "There is no priesthood without the Eucharist and no Eucharist without the priesthood " The night before He died, He washed the feet of His disciples, teaching them that every act of service was to be motivated by true humility and love.

It has been the authentic practice of the faithful to properly prepare before receiving our Lord in the Eucharist. No one should receive communion in the state of mortal sin and it is better to wait to confess one’s sins with a priest before receiving It is also best not to receive communion in one’s hands but to continue the Traditional practice of receiving on the tongue Minute particles can remain on our fingers or fall directly on our clothes or on the floor where we walk The Church has always taught that the size or quantity of the elements do not determine the real presence of the Lord A careless practice could easily become sacrilegious Celebrated by the Church after the Resurrection, the Eucharist "proclaims the death of the Lord until He comes again." The Church continues to do what Jesus did at the Last Supper but in a different way. The Mass is a sacrifice and it is offered sacramentally in an unbloody way through the hands of an ordained priest. May we participate in each Mass with great devotion and receive our Lord with reverence and love Blessed Easter to all

Fr Oscar F Castaneda

About Our Business Partners

The businesses in our directory are vetted, recommended members of our community. They have all committed to the Founding

Pillars of Catholic Owned

2 Faithful to the Magisterium

1 Regularly practicing, sincere Catholic in good standing

3 Prays the Rosary or practices other sincere devotion(s)

4 Operates business in accordance with the principles of the Catholic faith

New Member Spotlight

Renee Smith, M.S. CCC-SLP

Owner & Pediatric Speech Therapist, Grace Therapy Solutions

Serving Children via Telehealth throughout Florida

Helping Children to: communicate functionally advocate for their individual needs improve academic achievement connect socially with peers, family & friends

Grace Therapy Solutions provides virtual speech and language services to children with communication needs all throughout Florida. Parents often struggle to keep up with children and family members’ appointments, sports, hobbies, etc. This makes teletherapy a convenient option for families who want to participate in their child’s speech and language therapy sessions from the comfort of their own home!

As a daughter of immigrants, the importance of hard work was instilled in me as a child. My parents encouraged me to, not only follow my passions, but to find a way to make my passions work for me Upon entering the field of speech-language pathology, I knew that I wanted to someday have my own private practice In 2022, I married my husband who is in the military and moved away from my childhood home in Florida to live in North Carolina With my husband’s job causing him to spend so much time away from home, and with our first baby on the way, I realized that I needed to find a way to stay home while still contributing income to our household. That’s what inspired me to make my private practice virtual- so that I can be a stay-athome mom and still live out my passion of helping children improve their communication skills.

Throughout my career as a speech therapist, I have worked with children of all ages who have various types of disabilities that might affect their communication, i.e. Language Disorders, Speech Sound Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Sound

Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Emotional Behavior Disorders, Learning Disabilities, etc. The treatment I provide as a speech therapist is individually tailored to each client’s needs, therefore positively impacting the ability to communicate functionally, advocate for his or her wants/needs, improve academic achievement, and connect socially with peers So far as a speech therapist, I have helped dozens of children master their speech and language goals and graduate from speech therapy, being able to say all speech sounds correctly, perform at grade/age level in language arts, and communicate functionally with family and friends

I learned how to integrate my faith in my work by following the example of my mother, Gizel Abdallah. She worked for over 20 years as a Church Music Director and Music Teacher, and is currently doing so at All Saints Catholic Church and School in Sunrise, Florida. At 8 years old, I started singing with my mother in the church, whether it was as part of the school choir or as a cantor at weekend Masses, and continued singing at Masses with her as an adult. She set the ultimate example of how to use the gifts that God has blessed you with to glorify Him in return. I recognize that God has blessed me with the gift to be able to help children with communication needs So it is my duty to be able to share this gift with families

My Catholic faith also inspired the name of my practice – Grace Therapy Solutions As Catholics we know that the only real solution to any of our problems, difficulties or obstacles in life lies in offering them all up to the Lord because he is the Ultimate Solution And we are only granted solutions through His loving grace God’s grace is healing Throughout my career I have prayed for the grace to be patient and loving during trying times. And I am constantly giving grace to my clients who struggle daily to communicate, and to parents who might be juggling countless responsibilities.

Growing up with a musical mom, our favorite saint was always St. Cecilia. She is the patron saint of music and musicians, mainly singers. She used her voice to worship and glorify God. As a speech therapist, I like to think that my helping children to use their voice is glorification to God as well.

New Member Spotlight

Rose Abdallah Bednar

Owner & Creative Director, Flourish & Bloom Creative Servicing clients in the Broward County area

Specializing in: Altar Florals Design

Custom Wedding & Event Florals Water color artwork for wedding stationary, pro-life cards, and fine paper goods

I’m a certified floral designer and artist I source fresh flowers for churches that are liturgically appropriate throughout the year. I also provide quality custom floral designs for weddings and events, including large floral installations. I work with my clients to carefully design the florals that they envision for their special day

As an artist, I also create custom artwork that can be incorporated throughout the couple’s wedding stationary suite and beyond, ensuring a cohesive design throughout the event.

My business was born from the face that I have always been an artist. As I explored many creative outlets over the years, I found floristry to be the m ed doing flowers for

Most of my clients come to me through a shared connection in faith and shared moral values. One example where this really shined was with the mother of a very special

bride that I worked with recently She shared with me that they chose to work with me because my business is unapologetically pro-life. That meant so much to me.

my local Catholic Churches, I found it to be a wonderful way I can give back to God for blessing me with my talents. I currently do the flowers for All Saints and St Gregory, and enjoy serving my community.

I am Catholic and my faith is the foundation of my business I am unapologetically pro-life, so Flourish & Bloom is unapologetically pro-life. I like to make art that is inspired by my faith and I will never compromise my faith in any business relationship For me, God comes first

A favorite quote that inspires me and moved me to do what I do is, “Your talent is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.” My Click Here to get in touch with Rose today! favorite Bible verse is John 3:16

Rose with her family

New Member Spotlight

Floriani Sacred Music

Nonprofit Revitalizing Sacred Music in America

Floriani Sacred Music is dedicated to serving the Church and saving the culture through the beauty of sacred music. We believe in the power of Sacred Beauty to awaken and deepen a desire for Christ and His Church

By singing for liturgies, performing educational concerts, and teaching, both in person and remotely with our online course, Gregorian Chant Academy, and our Chant School Podcast, we introduce people of all musical backgrounds to the Church’s rich heritage of liturgical music. Giorgio Navarini founded Floriani originally as a barbershop group as a student at Thomas Aquinas College, where he met Thomas, Joe and Graham, each of whom sang in his choir at different times. Eventually, they moved on from barbershop to sacred music, and realized it was this which they truly loved to sing Years later, after

they’d all long graduated, they reconnected, quit their jobs, and moved to Arizona to begin Floriani as a non-profit men’s vocal ensemble with a mission to revitalize sacred music throughout the world

Floriani is proud to have taught and developed a devoted children’s choir in Phoenix, AZ for almost three years These young choristers have proved to be a remarkable testimony to the accessibility of sacred

music, as they have grown so proficient as to perform, often while conducting themselves, for Masses, weddings and concerts. The choristers’ own love for sacred music is infectious to those who hear them, almost inevitably moving the heart and soul of the listener

In the Vatican II document, “Sacrosanctum Concilium,” sacred music is said to be “a treasure of inestimable value, greater than that of any other art ” Our mission is to inspire a renaissance of sacred beauty through the music of the Church, whereby hearts might be able to encounter Christ, the Source of Beauty.

St Florian is our patron, from whom we take our name He is Giorgio’s Confirmation saint, and is attributed by Giorgio to have saved him from nearly drowning Giorgio did not know when he chose him as his saint that St Florian is the patron of drowning victims!

Our favorite quote would be the one mentioned above from Sacrosanctum Concilium, as it establishes the preeminence of sacred music, as an art, in the liturgy

New Member Spotlight

The Fund for Vocations

Nonprofit Unlocking Vocations Nationwide

Studies show that around 1/3 of those who want to makes vows as priests, friars and sisters are unable to due to student loans, since candidates must be debt-free to enter formation

The Fund for Vocations eliminates the obstacle of student loan debt so that no vocation is lost.

By actively working to alleviate the debt burden for candidates, we have opened the door for over 300 future religious, and are actively supporting members of almost 100 traditional communities, including Dominicans, CFRs, Sisters of Life, Benedictines, ICKSP, and so many more.

When a young Catholic is accepted to formation with a traditional religious order but cannot enter because of their student loans, we make their monthly payments out of a donation-based fund. We keep paying on a monthly basis until they take their final vows, after which we pay off the remainder within five years. If they discern out, they simply pick up where we left off.

The Fund for Vocations started as a mom-andpop apostolate of Corey and Katherine Huber, two very generous and faithful Catholics. They discovered a huge cause of the vocations crisis to be the burden of student loan debts. Most orders will not even allow someone to enter formation with loans. They created a fund out of which to award grants to young Catholics to support a new generation of religious. When they received a flood of applications, they expanded and fundraised to create a 501(c)3.

Many of our grant recipients would attest that they would not have been able to become religious without our help One Mercedarian sister, Sr Yvelyne Marie, HMSS, wrote, “I am beyond grateful for your support, not only financially but spiritually I would not be a Religious today, if not for you

Thank you so much for your immense generosity and sacrifice May the Lord reward you and grant you many blessings You are in my prayers and have a very special place in my heart God bless you!!”

Our Catholic Faith is at the absolute center of everything we do Our donors are inspired to give because they understand the importance of making the Church a light for the world, and the crucial role that Catholic religious play in that effort We are changing the world and renewing a Christ-centered, vibrant Catholic culture by enabling passionate young religious to do God’s will

Our nonprofit is very streamlined and has only two full time employees Mary Radford, our executive director, has a quote in her email signature from St Catherine of Siena: “If you are what you should be, you will set the world on fire!” Our communications director, Elizabeth Latham has one from St Ambrose: “It is not enough just to wish well; we must also do well ” Both are deeply devoted Catholics in love with their faith

Please consider a recurring or one-time taxdeductible donation: SUPPORT THE FUND FOR VOCATIONS

New Member Spotlight

Richard Roselli, LCSW, MSSW-MFT

Owner/ Director, RCCS, LLC

Serving clients via telehealth in South Florida & beyond

I am a licensed clinical therapist in Virginia (LSCW) and Florida (LCSW) with over 22 years of experience working as a counselor and life coach. I help my clients become the very best version of themselves. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, and substance abuse related issues. I also helped many people who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse. My goal in life is to assist any person/s in need of recovery or growth.

I focus on inner strength and self exploration by providing counseling services to individuals, couples and families. What inspired you to start your business?

My father was an addiction counselor who started an organization called DARE (Drug Addiction Rehabilitation Enterprise)

What kind of impact do you have on your clients?

I support individuals to better look at themselves and ask the hard questions that previously they were unwilling to ask themselves Then, we devise a plan to get them where they want to go in life

How does your faith play a role in the operation of your business?

I pray before and after sessions privately I believe God has put me on this earth to be a healer and helper for others who are struggling My belief in Jesus Christ is catalyst for this mindset

Who is your favorite saint?

Mother Teresa, because of her dedication to her work, great love for God and discipline She continues to be a great course of inspiration for me both personally and professionally

I am a returning Catholic attending mass worship at Mary Mother of God Catholic Church in Tequesta, FL I have come to greatly appreciate the contributions of Catholicism in the realm of mental health In a properly balanced order, it can be a great compliment to the struggles we face in daily life

“We normally work for 8 to 12 sessions with cognitive behavioral therapy depending on the particular issue(s) which are presenting. We may include other empirical and experiential therapies, which we could discuss. Most patients see gradual lifting of symptoms within three months and consistent improvement with practice of techniques and ongoing implementation.”

My counseling style is warm, interactive and connecting I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and I don't deal in stigmatizing labels My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, and experiential counseling. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific individual needs

“Richard is excellent providing what his clients need to grow and flourish. He is caring and empathetic and creates a safe space for his clients. He has experience helping with issues such as anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and relationships ” -Greta Wendorf, LMHC, CTP

New Member Spotlight

Adrián Alvarado

Owner, Alva Leon Media

Serving clients in South Florida & beyond

The inspiration for starting Alva Leon comes from a lifelong love of art, storytelling, and the transcendental power of beauty. With the medium of visual storytelling, we open a world of possibilities to transmit the deep beauty of life which makes life worth living. Through beauty and stories we are able to know ourselves more and to know God more

Alva Leon is engineered to provide creative media solutions to any client’s needs. The founder, Adrián Alvarado is a dedicated Filmmaker, Video Producer, Editor, and Media Professional, committed to taking your media projects to the next level. Working on projects like “Mass of the Ages”, "Owls Among US: Ray", and working for a variety of companies and clients with a unique blend of artistic creativity and technical proficiency, Adrián excels at delivering your project on time and resonating emotionally with diverse audiences. An adept adaptability to emerging video production technologies has allowed Adrián to contribute to a wide array of projects, spanning various tones, styles, and languages. Throughout Adrián's career, he has used his technical skills along with his personable personality to make any project become a reality The team behind Alva Leon is eager to collaborate with you and help bring your media visions to life Leverage our extensive skills and experiences to achieve your creative aspirations and effectively engage your target audience. Reach out to Alva Leon and embark on an inspiring journey of visual storytelling together.

While working on “Mass of the Ages Part 3”, I, Adrián, had the honor and pleasure of planning and coordinating a film shoot in the state of Jalisco in Mexico While there, we were able to interview a wonderful family This family was humble and incredibly faithful I was astounded by their incredible generosity and charity despite having so little In this case, despite the interview being a professional

“Through beauty and stories we are able to know ourselves more and to know God more.”

endeavor, the family became great friends of mine and they continue to serve as wonderful examples to me

The Catholic faith informs everything we do at Alva Leon. It is a real blessing to be able to have worked with a wide variety of Catholic Clients like Mass of the Ages, OnePeterFive, FOCUS, Tridentine Brewing, the Knights of Columbus and more. In addition to corporate and cinematic clients, it is also incredible to do work for private individuals like capturing moments like weddings and confirmations The way business is conducted is always with the aim to be in line with Church teaching and morals

Two favorite saints of mine are St. Maria Goretti and St. George are my favorite Saints, precisely because they are both so different, but both provide such incredible examples of bravery and purity. In particular, St. George was there for me when I first started to become interested in the Faith as I explored the Old Gothic Cathedral in Barcelona I would create a Youtube video that was a reading of the original story of St George, and this video would become one of my most watched and beloved. Later on, I would learn about St. Maria Goretti and she would become a great friend and confidant for me, and was even able to go to see all the places she lived in in Italy. Truly both of these great saints are sources of comfort for me and have helped me through their intercessions in incredible ways throughout the years

Business Directory

Business Services

FocalPoint Coaching, Roberto Munoz

Providing Business Coaching, Executive Coaching, Sales Skills Training, Assessments (DISC, Sales Skills, EQ), Leadership Development Workshops. Serving Florida & beyond.

Ph: (954) 684-9083

Email: rmunoz@focalpointcoaching com

Website: robertomunoz focalpointcoaching com

LinkedIn: https://www linkedin com/in/robertomunoz2/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rmunozcoach/

Doctors & Medical Services

Grace Therapy Solutions, Renee Smith, M.S. CCC-SLP

Pediatric speech and language tele-therapy for children with communication disorders across the state of Florida.

Ph: (954) 408-1805

Email: office@gracetherapysolutions.com

Website: www.gracetherapysolutions.com

Instagram: https://www instagram com/gracetherapysolutions/ Facebook: https://www facebook com/profile php?id=61557229872910

Melissa Grace Therapy, Coaching & Fertility Care, Melissa Tablada

I offer psychotherapy via telehealth for individuals and couples across the state of Florida. I offer coaching services for clients located around the country & worldwide. I offer Creighton fertility care services to clients located in the continental USA.

Ph: 786-753-9391

Instagram: https://www instagram com/melissagracetablada/

Youtube: https://youtube com/melissatablada

Email: melissagracetablada@gmail com

Website: www.melissagracetablada.com

Our Lady of Good Help Fertility Care, Katherine Hernandez

Providing the Creighton Model Fertility Care System as an effective and life-affirming way for single women and married couples to discover the truth of their reproductive health and embrace the gift of their fertility. Women and couples can also be referred to a Natural Procreative (NaPro) Technology Medical Consultant to treat reproductive health conditions and evaluate the underlying causes of infertility and miscarriage Services provided via telehealth.

Website: Fertility Care - Our Lady of Good Help Fertility Care

Email: katherine@ourladyofgoodhelpfertilitycare.com

LinkedIn: Our Lady of Good Help Fertility Care: Company Page | LinkedIn

RCCS, LLC, Richard Roselli

I help my clients become the very best version of themselves. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, and substance abuse related issues.

Ph: 703-634-3080

Email: richard@rccs.life

Website: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/-rccs-llc-fairfax-va/798625

Business Directory

Doctors & Medical Services (cont’d)

Thrive OB/GYN, Dr. Ana Garcia Iguaran

We are a concierge obstetrics practice, we come to your house for prenatal care

We deliver our patients in Palm beach, Broward and Dade counties (hospital birth only)

Contact us for details.

Ph: 954-743-6076

Email: manager@thriveobgyn hush com

Website: www dranagarciaiguaran com

Event & Floral Services

Flourish & Bloom Creative, Rose Abdallah Bednar

Floral design for weddings & special events. Specializing in Catholic Church altar flowers. Also offering custom water color wedding invitation design and stationary, prolife greeting cards, and fine paper goods. Servicing the Broward County area.

Ph: 954-336-7473

Email: rbednar29@gmail.com

Instagram: https://www instagram com/flourishandbloomcreative

Home Services

Strimbu Holdings, Andrei Strimbu

Providing high end general contracting services, complete remodeling, plus all styles of flooring and gardens. Serving Broward County & beyond

Ph: 954-632-1956

Email: strimbuholdings1@gmail com

Email: strimbuflooring@gmail.com

Media

Alva Leon Media, Adrián Alvarado

Multimedia Company focused on Cinematography, Photography and more!

Serving South Florida & beyond, available for remote work.

Ph: (941) 284-2999

Email: contact@alvaleon.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alvaleonmedia/

Website: https://www.alvaleon.com/

Real Estate

Avery St. James Real Estate Group, Manny Martinez

We take the stress out of buying, selling, and investing in real estate for families in Palm Beach County and beyond.

Ph: 561-292-5185

Book your free strategy call: https://calendly.com/talktomanny

Email: manny@averystjames.com

Website: palmbeachlistings.io

Recreation

Business Directory

Velocity Warehouse, Robert Tanon

Service provider for race car drivers. By racers and for racers, we strive to be a one-stop shop for everything racing. We offer race car storage, transportation, track support, race prep, rentals, coaching, builds, modifications, & sales of racing gear, equipment, & tires Specializing in Mazda MX5 Miatas, RX8s, & RX7s Serving Fort Lauderdale, all of Florida & beyond.

Ph: 888-300-1270

Address: 740 NW 57th St Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309

Email: info@velocitywarehouse.com

Website: www.velocitywarehouse.com

Facebook: www/facebook com/velocitywarehouse

Instagram: www instagram com/velocitywarehouse

Religious Goods

Latin Mass Helper

It's our goal to make hard-to-find traditional Catholic products and resources easily available, at the cheapest price possible, with free and fast shipping options. Featuring Missals & more!

Email: thomas@latinmasshelper.com

Website: https://store latinmasshelper com/ and https://latinmasshelper com/

Nonprofits

Floriani Sacred Music

Men’s vocal ensemble that performs Catholic sacred music for Masses and concerts, trains choirs in the method and content of traditional sacred music, and leads sacred music retreats for parish choirs.

Website: https://www floriani org

Email: florianisacredmusic@gmail com

Instagram: https://www instagram com/florianisacredmusic

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/florianisacredmusic

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@FlorianiSacredMusic

The Fund For Vocations

We support vocations to traditional religious orders faithful to the Magisterium by unlocking the vocations of their future members.

Website: https://fundforvocations org/

Email: info@fundforvocations org

Phone: 877 556 6338

Instagram: https://www instagram com/fundforvocations/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fundforvocations

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@fundforvocations7057

Mother of Divine Grace School, Laura Berquist

Offering a Catholic, classical approach to distance learning. Providing K-12 curriculum, ongoing training for parent educators & Learning Support classes Serving over 6,300 students worldwide & WASC Accredited. Ph: (805) 646-5818, Mon-Thu 8am to 4pm PT

Email: receptionist@modg org

Website: Mother of Divine Grace School (modg org)

Facebook: Facebook

Instagram: @modgschool

Twitter: @MODGSchool

Pinterest: https://pin it/7njdXmv

YouTube: https://youtube com/@modgschool783

Business Directory

Nonprofits (cont’d)

Open Hearts for Orphans, Lisa Murphy

Providing resources for orphaned, abandoned, and at-risk children around the world with medical intervention, meeting basic needs, providing “Say Yes” grants to families in the adoption process, and through the advocacy of our ARISE program

openheartsfororphansorg@gmail com

Ph: 561-827-2222

Email: openheartsfororphansorg@gmail.com

Website: https://openheartsfororphans.org/ Donations can be made on the website, via Meta, Paypal, Venmo, text-to-give or by mailing a check.

Text “GIVE” to 561-375-2700

For stock donations, please email: donate@openheartsfororphans org

Check donations may be mailed to: Open Hearts for Orphans P O Box 8074 Delray Beach, FL 33482

Students for Life at FIU

Providing free diapers, wipes, baby formula, and other items to new families on campus. We are a very active pro-life campus ministry, tabling weekly, collecting donations for pregnancy resource centers, hosting guest speakers, attending political rallies, and more.

Email: studentsforlifeatfiu@gmail.com

Instagram: https://www instagram com/studentsforlifefiu/ Donations can be made via Venmo: https://account venmo com/u/studentsforlifefiu

The Men’s March, Jim Havens & Fr. Stephen Imbarrato

In participation with God’s grace, we will abolish the ongoing, daily mass murder of innocent children in our nation by (1) providing an opportunity for real men to gather together and maximize their influence in a brotherhood of authentic love for vulnerable women and children all throughout the Nation; (2) educating and inspiring all to LEAD ON LIFE without exception and without compromise according to their state in life; (3) demanding the U S Supreme Court take up a case to affirm PERSONHOOD NOW for every preborn child

Email: jimhavens@themensmarch com

Website: www themensmarch com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themensmarch/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themensmarch

Tune into The Simple Truth: https://thestationofthecross.com/programs/the-simple-truth/

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The Death of Our Lord: A Medical Perspective

The death of Jesus Christ on the cross in approximately 33 AD is arguably the most significant event in the last, approximately, 2000 years. The events of and following have formed one of the back bones of the Christian religion for thousands of years. Arguably as important is the method in which Jesus died, crucifixion.

Reserved for revolutionaries and criminals, it was a humiliating execution method employed by the Roman Empire around the time of Jesus However, the Crucifix (the form of the cross featuring Jesus’ dying body on it) would be the symbol of Jesus’ sacrifice for the sins of billions of Catholics across history and the current world Much has been written in Catholic circles on the spiritual significance of the Crucifixion, including various devotions related to the event, but little on the medical impact of the physical trauma of the event.

The generally secular medical community has several pieces of literature on the topic. There have been six main theories proposed as to how He actually died on the cross:

1 Pulmonary Embolism

The dominant theory, Asphyxiation

2 Cardiac Rupture

3 Suspension Trauma

4. Fatal stab wound 5. Shock6.

A recent literature review of the topic proposed that the majority of medical professionals agree that Jesus died from a combination of asphyxiation and the fatal stab wound in the Gospel of John

The Roman writer Quintilian in Declamationes 6 9 stated that a common method to ensure the crucified individual was dead is a stab wound at the side of their chest. Afterwards, they would return the body of the crucified to the family. Both events occur in the Gospel of John.

The case for asphyxiation is a result of the position of Jesus’ Precious Body on the cross Normally, the body would use the diaphragm to breathe in and out With Jesus in an outstretched position on the cross, His ability to breathe normally would be severely limited This would ultimately reduce the blood flow to His body. Over time, His heart and other organs would begin to fail from the lack of circulating oxygen. Eventually, death would come as He would succumb to suffocation. This is on top of the already heavy loss of blood He suffered from the scourging, the crown of thorns, and many injuries sustained on His way to Calvary, His Shoulder Wound being a notable one In some cases, it is also customary to break a person’s legs to prevent them from normalizing their body position by pushing up on the feet in order to gasp for air Jesus’ legs were not broken as He was thought to be dead and they eventually pierced His chest instead. Overall, the medical explanation of Jesus’s crucifixion can hammer home the pain Our Lord suffered for us on the Cross. It is the crossroads where the spiritual and physical realities of Our Lord’s Sacrifice come together to reinforce the ultimate reality that He died on the Cross for our sins and is our Savior

Oremus

Please pray for these prayer intentions. Prayer intentions are published for six weeks unless removed or renewed. Please send to brooke@catholicowned.com.

-Pope Francis, all clergy and the Church

-Families, especially those striving to raise their children in the Faith.

-Vocations and the discernment of young people

-Holy Marriages to live out the pro life message

-Couples struggling with infertility

-World leaders, especially those of the United States

-Those suffering with illness, in need of healing

-Employment seekers struggling in the current economy

-For the spread of True Devotion to the Immaculata

-Catholic business owners who are walking the walk

-For the souls in purgatory, and poor sinners who have no one to pray for them

-For the Traditional Latin Mass, especially in our area but also worldwide.

Sapientia de Sanctis

St. Monica, mother of St. Augustine of Hippo (332–387)

"Nothing is far from God.”

St. Therese of Liseux (1873-1897)

"Let us not grow tired of prayer: confidence works miracles" ~St. Therese of Lisieux

St. Maravillas de Jesus (1891-1974)

"Whatever God wants, as God wills, when God wills" ~Maria de las Maravillas de Jesus

Sunday Mass Times & Locations

Masses are submitted by subscribers, who have confirmed that one can receive the Eucharist kneeling, on the tongue. Please submit your favorite Mass to brooke@catholicowned.com to have it featured!

Palm Beach County

Holy Spirit Catholic Church

1000 Lantana Rd.

Lantana, FL 33462

Palm Beach County

Mary, Mother of the Light Maronite

Catholic Church & Academy

46 Willow Road

Tequesta, Florida 33469

Palm Beach County

St. Jude Catholic Church

204 N US Highway One Tequesta, FL 33469

Palm Beach County

Broward County

Broward County

St Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church

840 George Bush Blvd Delray Beach, FL 33483

All Saints Catholic Church

10900 W. Oakland Park Blvd Sunrise, FL 33351

St. Gregory the Great

200 North University Drive Plantation, FL 33324

Broward County

St John XXIII

16800 Miramar Parkway Miramar, Florida 33027

Broward County

St. Mark the Evangelist

5601 South Flamingo Rd.

Southwest Ranches, FL 33330

7:30AM, 9:00AM, 10:30AM, 12:00PM (English) Extraordinary Form (TLM) 2:00PM

9:00 AM Rosary, 9:30 PM Divine Liturgy (English & Syriac)

11:00 AM Divine Liturgy (English, Syriac, & Arabic)

7:30AM, 9:00AM, 10:30AM, 5:30PM

Miami Dade County

Our Lady of Belen Chapel

500 SW 127th Avenue Miami, FL 33184

Miami Dade County

Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite

Catholic Church

2055 Coral Way Miami, FL 33145

Miami Dade County

St Agnes Catholic Church

100 Harbor Dr Key Biscayne, FL 33149

Miami Dade County

St Augustine Catholic Church

1400 Miller Rd

Coral Gables, FL 33146

7:00AM, 9:00AM (live-streamed), 11:00AM, 5:30PM PERPETUAL ADORATION CHAPEL

8:00AM, 9:30AM (CHILDREN MASS) 11:00AM, 2:00PM, 5:00PM (ESPAÑOL)

7:30AM, 9:00AM, 10:30AM, 12:00PM, 6:00PM (English)

1:30PM, 3:00PM (Spanish)

Adoration Thursdays 4:30-9:00PM

8:00AM, 10:00 AM (English)

12:00 Noon (Spanish)

6:00 PM (English)

4:00 PM (French & Creole) 2nd Sunday of the Month

8:00AM, 10:30AM, 5:00PM (English)

12:30PM (Spanish)

Extraordinary Form (TLM)

9:30AM Rosary

10:00AM Missa Cantata

11:00AM (English)

1:30PM (Español)

8:30AM, 10:00AM, 11:30AM (English)

1:00PM, 7:00PM (Spanish)

PERPETUAL ADORATION CHAPEL

8:00AM, 10:00AM,12:00PM

5:00PM, 6:30PM

8:00PM (College Mass, all welcome)

Palm Beach County

Holy Week Schedules

Holy Spirit Catholic Church

1000 Lantana Rd.

Lantana, FL 33462

Holy Thursday, March 28: No Morning Masses. 7:00 PM English

Good Friday, March 29: 3:00PM Liturgy of the Passion and Death of Our Lord with Holy Communion, 12 Noon Passion in Latin; 6:00PM Meditation on the Seven Last Words; 7:00PM Live Stations of the Cross

Holy Saturday, March 30: No confessions or morning Mass; 9:00AM Polish Blessing of Food, 7:00PM Vigil Mass

Easter Sunday, March 31: 7:30AM, 9:00AM, 10:30AM, 12:00 Noon – English Masses; 2:00PM Latin Mass Extraordinary Form

Palm Beach County

St Jude Catholic Church

204 N US Highway One

Tequesta, FL 33469

Holy Thursday, March 28: 7:00PM Mass

Good Friday, March 29: 2:00PM Stations of the Cross, 3:00PM Celebration of the Passion; 7:00PM Meditations on the Seven Last Words

Holy Saturday, March 30: NO Confessions and NO Morning Mass This Day, Easter Vigil 8:00PM

Easter Sunday, March 31: 7:30AM, 9:00AM, 11:00AM (special time for Easter Sunday only). Please note, there is no 5:30PM Mass on Easter Sunday

Palm Beach County

St Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church

840 George Bush Blvd

Delray Beach, FL 33483

Holy Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday: 5:00PM Mass, Confessions afterwards

Holy Thursday, March 28: 7:00PM Mass of the Last Supper

Good Friday, March 29: 3:00PM Solemnity Service of the Lord’s Passion

Holy Saturday, March 30: 1:00PM Blessing of the Easter Food Baskets, 7:00PM Easter Vigil

Easter Sunday, March 31: 7:00AM, 9:00AM, 9:10AM Overflow, Kelleghan Hall, 11:00AM, 11:10AM Overflow, Kellaghan Hall

Broward County

Holy Week Schedules

All Saints Catholic Church

10900 W Oakland Park Blvd

Sunrise, FL 33351

Broward County

St. Gregory the Great

200 North University Drive Plantation, FL 33324

Holy Monday, March 25: 8:00AM

Holy Tuesday, March 26: 8:00AM, 7:00PM (Espanol)

Holy Wednesday, March 27: 8:00AM, Office of Tenebrae 7:30PM (Bilingual)

Holy Thursday, March 28: 7:00PM Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Bilingual), 8:30PM-Midnight Transfer of the Most Blessed Sacrament and Adoration in the Family Center

Good Friday, March 29: 12:00PM Stations of the Cross (English), 3:00PM Via Crucis (Espanol), 7:30PM Celebration of the Lord’s Passion (Bilingual)

Holy Saturday, March 30: 8:30PM Easter Vigil (Bilingual)

Easter Sunday, March 31: 8:00AM, 9:30AM, 11:00AM, 2:00PM, 5:00PM (Espanol)

Holy Monday, March 25: 7:00PM Service of Darkness

Holy Tuesday, March 26: 7:00PM Lenten Confessions

Holy Thursday, March 28: 7:00PM Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Adoration until 11:30PM

Good Friday, March 29: 11:30AM Stations of the Cross (English), 1:00PM Liturgy of the Passion (English)

3:00PM Via Crucis (Spanish), 6:00PM Liturgy of the Passion (English), 8:00PM Liturgia de la Pasión (Spanish)

Holy Saturday, March 30: 8:00PM Easter Vigil

Easter Sunday, March 31: 6:00AM Outdoor Sunrise Mass, 7:30AM, 9:00AM, 10:30AM, 12:00PM, 6:00PM (English), 1:30PM, 3:00PM (Spanish)

Broward County

St John XXIII

16800 Miramar Parkway Miramar, Florida 33027

Broward County

St Mark the Evangelist

5601 South Flamingo Rd

Southwest Ranches, FL 33330

Holy Wednesday, March 27: 8:00PM Tenebrae

Holy Thursday, March 28: 8:00PM Last Supper, Bilingual Mass

Good Friday, March 29: 3:00PM Bilingual Stations of the Cross, 6:00PM Lord’s Passion (English), 8:00PM Lord’s Passion (Spanish)

Holy Saturday, March 30: 8:00PM Easter Vigil (Bilingual)

Easter Sunday, March 31: 8:00AM, 10:00AM, 6:00PM (English), 12:00PM (Spanish)

Holy Thursday, March 28: 7:00PM Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Bilingual), Vigil with the Blessed Sacrament in the Chapel

Good Friday, March 29: 12:00PM Stations of the Cross (English), 3:00PM Via Crucis (Spanish)

5:00PM Passion & Veneration of the Cross (Spanish), 7:00PM (English)

Holy Saturday, March 30: 8:00PM Easter Vigil (Bilingual)

Easter Sunday, March 31: 8:00AM, 10:30AM, 5:00PM (English, 12:30PM (Spanish)

Miami Dade County

Holy Week Schedules

Our Lady of Belen Chapel

500 SW 127th Avenue

Miami, FL 33184

Palm Sunday, March 24: 10:00AM Procession & Missa Cantata (Confessions available)

Spy Wednesday, March 27: 6:00PM Low Mass, 7:00PM Office of Tenebrae (Confessions available)

Holy Thursday, March 28: 7:00PM Missa in Coena Domini & Altar of Repose

Good Friday, March 29: 2:30PM Via Crucis | 3PM Passio Domini

Easter Sunday, March 31: 10:00AM Missa Solemnis (Confessions available)

Miami Dade County

Our Lady of Lebanon

Maronite Catholic Church

2055 Coral Way Miami, FL 33145

Holy Monday, March 25: 7:30 PM Stations of the Cross

Holy Tuesday, March 26: 7:30 PM Stations of the Cross

Holy Wednesday, March 27: 7:30 PM Stations of the Cross, 8:00 PM Blessings of the Oil

Holy Thursday, March 28: 7:30 PM Stations of the Cross, 8:00PM Washing of the feet Mass, 9:3011:00PM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Great Friday, March 29: 11:00AM Signing of the Chalice Mass, 7:30 PM Stations of the Cross, 8:00 PM Adoration of the Cross

Great Saturday, March 30: 11:00 AM Confessions, 4:00PM Resurrection Mass

Resurrection Sunday, March 31: 12:00 AM (Midnight) Resurrection Mass, 11:00AM, 1:30PM Resurrection Mass

Miami Dade County

St. Augustine Catholic Church 1400 Miller Rd

Coral Gables, FL 33146

Wednesday, March 27: Bread & Soup 6:30-7:30PM, Tenebrae Service at 8:00PM

Holy Thursday, March 28: Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7:00PM, followed by Adoration until midnight

Good Friday, March 29: Confessions 10:00AM-1:00PM Stations of the Cross: 12:00PM (English), 1:00PM (Spanish)

Living Stations of the Cross presented by UCatholic 6:15PM (English)

Veneration of the Cross: 3:00PM & 7:00PM

Holy Saturday, March 30: Confessions 10:00AM1:00PM, Easter Vigil Mass: 8:00PM

Easter Sunday, March 31: 6:30AM Sunrise, 8:00AM, 10:00AM, 12:00PM, 1:30PM (Spanish), 5:00PM, 6:30PM, 8:00PM

Lenten Stations of the Cross

Holy Spirit Catholic Church

Every Friday during the Lenten Season, 7:00PM

All Saints Catholic Church

Every Friday during the Lenten Season, 6:00PM English, 7:00PM Spanish

St. John XIII Catholic Church

Every Friday during the Lenten Season, 3:00PM, bilingual

St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church

Each Friday during Lent, the Stations of the Cross will be available for the convenience of our community.

Fridays: in English at 12:00PM

Fridays: Rosary in English at 6:30PM, followed immediately by Stations of the Cross, 7:00PM

Fridays: in Spanish Via Crucis a las 8:00PM

St. Jude Catholic Church

Join us as we follow Jesus along The Way of the Cross. Fridays 4:30PM in the Church during Lent.

St. Augustine Catholic Church

Every Friday at 7:00PM in the Church.

St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church

Every Friday 5:00PM English and 7:00PM Spanish

Join us on a walk through the 14 Stations of the Cross in the Church.

St. Agnes Catholic Church

The Way of the Cross (Guided, English)

7:30AM every Friday during Lent

The Way of the Cross is prayed standing, and at times kneeling. It should be done walking, stopping at each station, to remember Jesus' path to Calvary.

Events

Live Stations of the Cross

Good Friday, March 29 at 6:00PM

Holy Spirit Catholic Church 1000 Lantana Rd

Lantana, FL 33462

Men: Pray with Mary on Holy Saturday

Holy Saturday, March 30 from 9:30-10:15AM

Join us to pray the Rosary Info: 305-608-3886

Ponce Circle Park 2810 Ponce de Leon Blvd

Coral Gables, FL

Knights of Columbus Bingo Night

Saturday, April 6

For info contact Michael D’Addio at michaeldaddio@aol.com

Sponsored by St. Vincent Ferrer Council 13996 and Trinity Council 4839 St Mark’s Gym

643 St Mark Place

Boynton Beach, FL33435

Networking Event with MYA Miami & OLOL

Sunday, April 14 at 2:00PM

An event of valuable connections, insightful conversations, and new opportunities

Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Church 2055 Coral Way Miami, FL 33145

Women’s Emmaus

April 19-21, 2024

Inviting all women of the parish to take a weekend away to encounter Christ, strengthen their faith and grow in sisterhood. This is an overnight retreat at a local Miami retreat center, from Friday night through Sunday afternoon. Cost is $190, sponsorships available. With St. Augustine Catholic Church. Register HERE

Marriage Retreats in Miami in 2024

Have you lost that loving feeling? Want to feel like saying, “I do” all over again, or just rekindle your marriage? Come and join us in Miami for a weekend that will heal old wounds, help you learn to communicate more effectively and bring your marriage back to life We can help put your marriage on the right path

Upcoming Weekend Events: July 19-21, 2024 Spanish, September 6-8, 2024 English Learn more: www helpourmarriage org , 305-915-4607 , Miami@retrouvaille org

Volunteer Opportunities

Ministry Groups

Would you like to strengthen body, mind and soul? Join us every week as we combine the prayers of the Rosary with core-strengthening, stretching and functional movement All are welcome at any fitness level! Please bring a mat and towel Contact: Ramona Joachim: ramonajoachim@att net, 561-866-4820 Daniella: daniella@soulcore com

-St Joan of Arc Athletic Center: Mon & Wed @ 6:30pm

-1020 SW 21 Lane, Boca Raton: Tues. 8:15am

-Emmanuel Church (Delray Beach): Weds. 4pm

-Boca Raton South Beach Park Pavilion: Sat. 6:30am

Domus Lux St. Kieran Young Adult Ministry

Join us every Thursday at 8:00PM for a time of fellowship and community among other Catholic young adults.

St Kieran Catholic Church

3605 S Miami Avenue Miami, FL 33133

Rosary of the Dawn, Every First Saturday

Every First Saturday

Join us at dawn to pray and give thanks along with Mary our heavenly Mother for all the blessings and graces received through her Immaculate Heart!

St. Mark the Evangelist, at the Piazza’s Fountain

5601 South Flamingo Rd.

Southwest Ranches, FL 33330

Men’s Holy Hour

April 4 at 6:00PM at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Lantana, FL

Men are invited to a Holy Hour of Eucharistic Adoration and Confessions. Afterwards, men can enjoy refreshments & fellowship. For more information about the Holy League visit https://holyleague.com/

Contact Brian Burnett, Men’s Ministry, at HolySpiritMen@proton me

Children’s Adoration Group

Last Sunday of every month, 9:15-10:00AM

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with music, prayer, & guided meditation for Children & Families

St John XXIII Catholic Church

Adoration Night

Every Second Saturday of the Month

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament all night

St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Andre Bessette Chapel

3455 Alton Rd

Miami Beach, FL 33140

School Secretary

Job Seeking Jobs

St Vincent Ferrer Catholic School in Delray Beach is hiring for the position of School Secretary

To apply, please Email your Cover Letter, Resume and three References to: denise.oloughlin@stvfschool.org

Please, no phone calls.

High School Theology Teacher

St Brendan High School in Miami is looking to hire a qualified and experienced full time High School Theology Teacher for the 2024-25 school year This teacher will be expected to plan, organize, and implement an appropriate instructional program for High School Theology FULL DETAILS HERE.

Luz Cotto is a legal assistant who also has experience as a leasing consultant. Seeking clerical, legal assisting, secraterial, or similar work in the Boca Raton area Neat, organized and professional who is open to new opportunities, especially with a quality, Catholic Owned company Please email lulicotto@gmail.com to get in touch about opportunities

Seeking Female Roomate/ Room for Rent Housing

Fully Furnished Room for Rent, Hammocks Area in Miami

In a gated community near Miami Dade College, Miami executive Airport, and West Kendall Baptist Hospital.

Rental price is $850 per month and includes internet, water, electricity, gym, swimming pool, laundry, private parking spot, full sized closet, and balcony with a view. Please no pets, and requires a Background Check, security deposit needed to move in.

Please contact Juan Burgos, MBA at 305-748-7731

Mature, Catholic female university student seeking a fitting living situation. Open to a Catholic roommate, a room for rent in a Catholic home, or other solutions. Within 20-30 minutes radius of STU in Miami Gardens, preferably towards Fort Lauderdale area. Please contact 786-748-5100.

Theology Teacher St. Brendan High School

St. Brendan High School in Miami, Florida is seeking to hire a qualified and experienced full-time Theology Teacher. This teacher will be expected to plan, organize, and implement an appropriate instructional program for High School Theology. The Theology teacher performs all duties and responsibilities in alignment with the mission, vision, and values of the Catholic Archdiocese of Miami.

Qualifications

Required: Master’s Degree in Theology or Religious Studies or in the process of completing a master’s degree; Catechist certified preferred.

Minimum of three (3) years’ experience teaching at a high school level, preferred.

Must have knowledge of the tenets of the Catholic Church

Practicing Catholic in good standing who fully adheres to and models the Roman Catholic Church teachings in faith and moral.

Must have clear and professional communication with students and parents

Excellent classroom management skills.

Good oral and written English-language communication skills, including clear speaking voice.

Must be able to demonstrate the technology skills needed to use digital textbooks and interactive classroom technology.

Must be supportive and respectful of the mission and tenets of the Roman Catholic Church.

To apply: Please send cover letter, resume, copies of certifications, list of professional references to: employment@stbhs.org.

Subject line should read Theology Teacher.

The Sorrowful Crown, or a Method of Piously Meditating on the Principal Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Corona Dolorosa, Seu Modus Pie Meditandi

Dolores Praecipuos B. V. Mariae, 1738

SEPTET OF THE FIRST SORROW: THE CIRCUMCISION OF CHRIST AND SIMEON’S PROPHESY

THE FIRST SORROW of the Blessed Virgin Mary was when she presented her most holy Son to undergo the prescribed rite of circumcision. It was at that time that she heard the prediction of Simeon that the divine Infant would become a “sign of contradiction” to many and that a sword of sorrow was also destined to pass through her own heart

Our Father...

IO Mother most sorrowful! What bitter pain your heart did feel on account of the blood shed by your infant Son at His circumcision. Teach me, I pray, to circumcise all the inordinate or ungoverned passions of my own soul.

Hail Mary...

II

O Virgin most afflicted-through the love and pain which you felt when you received your infant Son, still bleeding from His circumcision, back into your arms-grant, I beseech you, the grace always to receive Christ with the same tender love and affection in the most holy Sacrament of the Eucharist

Hail Mary...

III

Mother of Sorrows, through the pity and compassion which you felt in your heart when you carried your newly-circumcised Son back to your home, wound my heart with the tender pain of compassion towards all those who suffer.

Hail Mary...

IV

Through that anguish and anxiety of mind which the prophetic words of Simeon caused you as you pondered them and wondered over them, grant to me, O Mother, the ability to contemplate your sorrows deeply and sensitively and to penetrate wisely the mysteries of Sacred Scripture.

Hail Mary...

VO Virgin, your sorrow was renewed when you washed and dressed your newly-circumcised Son and saw again the wound He had suffered Renew constantly in my own heart my love for Jesus each time I meditate upon all that He suffered for my salvation.

Hail Mary...

Most loving Mother, each time you heard your most beloved Jesus crying out, your own heart felt that it would burst. Fill me with similar tears whenever I consider the holy and saving wounds of Christ.

Hail Mary...

VII

Virgin most holy, the wound of your Son’s circumcision had barely healed when you heard of the wicked plan of Herod to put Him to death, and you were filled with new anguish and tears because of this Grant that I may also be filled with tears when I consider how that, through my own sins, I have brought about the necessity of Christ’s death and contributed to His sufferings

Hail Mary...

THE SECOND SORROW of the Blessed Virgin Mary was when she, together with Jesus and Joseph, was compelled to flee secretly at night into the distant land of Egypt to escape Herod’s wicked attempts to kill the holy Infant

Our Father...

Mother filled with the most bitter grief, you were forced to flee into Egypt with your beloved Son on account of the pride and ambition of Herod. Grant that, through true humility, I may prepare a quiet, safe and welcoming place of refuge for you and your Son within my heart.

Hail Mary...

SEPTET OF THE SECOND SORROW: THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT II

Most sorrowful Lady, often during this hard journey you beheld your Son, a tender baby, shivering from cold and exposed to rain and wind. Help me to be patient in accepting and enduring all the difficult circumstances and adverse conditions which I may sometimes encounter in the journey of this mortal life.

Hail Mary...

Hail Mary... III

Uniquely blessed Virgin and Mother, during your flight to Egypt, you--together with your Son, Jesus, and your spouse, Saint Joseph-bravely sustained hunger and thirst because of the unavoidable shortages of the basic necessities of life-namely, food and drink Grant that I, like you, may bear all deprivations, poverty and insufficiencies with a cheerful and patient soul.

Virgin most tender, I know that during your flight to Egypt, you endured much fatigue and exhaustion without the least complaint or resentment. Make me diligent and strong in laboring for your sake and for the glory of your Son and His holy Church, and let me not be overly eager in seeking out rest and recreation from my duties.

Hail Mary...

Mother of tears, you wept bitterly when you came to know in spirit the slaughter of the innocents which took place through the cruelty and wickedness of Herod May I also weep sincerely for the pain and distress I have caused others, especially through my own sins and selfishness.

Hail Mary... VI

Beloved Mother-through the merits of the long and lonely exile which you underwent during those years in Egypt- teach me to accept the trials and adversities of this life, even if they last for a long time.

Hail Mary...

Mother most patient, when you learned that the angel had revealed to Joseph that the appointed time for leaving Egypt and returning home had arrived, you realized that this meant having to repeat an arduous and perilous journey, with all its discomforts and hardships. Grant me the grace to accept the will of God and of my legitimate superiors with humility and obedience, even when it involves undergoing hardships and difficulties

Hail Mary...

SEPTET OF THE THIRD SORROW: WHEN THE BOY JESUS WAS LOST FOR THREE DAYS

THE THIRD SORROW of the most precious Virgin occurred when her Son, Jesus-then a boy of just twelve years of age- was lost in Jerusalem, and she, together with Joseph, sought Him with great anxiety and concern for three days before finally finding Him in the Temple.

Our Father...

O Mother of mercy, when your Son was lost to you, you suffered immense anxiety and sorrow because of your separation from Him. Grant, I pray, that I may never lose sight of Jesus through my sins and negligence but may constantly keep His beloved presence before my eyes and always be close to Him.

Hail Mary...

Most sorrowful Lady, as your divine Son grew up and matured, so too did your own sorrows increase, for you sensed that HIs many rivals and foes were beginning to look upon Him with envy and suspicion and even then beginning to plot against HIs life. Help me to follow the example of your Son and to remain constant and quietly patient in the face of all opposition and persecution,

Hail Mary...

III

O Mother, afflicted with the bitterness of pain, it was the same human blood that you had conceived in your womb which your Son sweated in the garden of Gethsemane. Grant that I may love your Son just as you loved Him and be ready to express this love, even with my own tears and blood whenever necessary

Hail Mary...

IV

Suffering Mother, you were filled with unspeakable disappointment and regret when you heard that the treacherous Judas Iscariot had betrayed your beloved Son Fill me with genuine remorse for all the times I too have betrayed your Son through committing sin, and thus have brought disappointment and sorrow to you also.

Hail Mary...

V

Desolate Mother, when you had hears that Jesus had been arrested, you were struck with inexpressible dread and horror Grant me the grace of amending and correcting all my sins, vices, failings and negligence whereby I have hurt your Son or failed to show Him due reverence and love.

Hail Mary...

VI

Virgin Mother, your heart became like a vast sea of sorrow when you witnessed your Son being scourged with whips and crowned with thorns! Indeed, you felt His pain as if it were your own Make me also to share in the pain which both you and He felt at this time and to experience, through true compassion, the pain of others as if it were my own.

Hail Mary...

VII

O Mother of God, you exceed all other created beings in immaculate purity and perfect sanctity! Through the merits of your fried and suffering when you heard the fateful sentence of death passed against your Son, protect me from the sentence of eternal damnation and never-ending death when I face Him as my Judge on that dreaded final day.

Hail Mary...

SEPTET OF THE FOURTH SORROW:

JESUS

CARRIES HIS CROSS TO CALVARY

THE FOURTH SORROW of the Blessed Virgin was when she met her most beloved Son as He was carrying the cross upon His shoulders to Calvary, the place of His execution.

Our Father... I

O Mary, through that maternal love which caused you to follow in the bloodstained footsteps of Jesus, draw me after yourself so that I may share your sorrows and, with you, faithfully follow your Son as He carries the cross of our salvation.

Hail Mary...

Virgin most afflicted, your pain and anguish was renewed with each drop of blood which you saw fall to the earth from the body of your beloved Son Grant me the grace that I myself may not renew or contribute to your sorrows through any lack of restraint of my own vision, or by letting my eyes be directed by idle curiosity, cupidity, or list.

Hail Mary... II

O desolate Mother, you beheld your poor Child often to fall under the weight of the cross which He carried as He made His way to Calvary, and then to be goaded on by the cruelty of the executioners. May I never renew or add to the weight which Christ has to bear through my own sins and wickedness.

Hail Mary...

O mournful Mother, how immense was your sorrow when you saw your Son to be stripped of His vestments at the hill of Calvary so that all the wounds which He bore upon His body were once more exposed to your loving eyes! Do not permit me, I beseech you, ever to be stripped of the vestments of grace which I have received through baptism by the diabolical enemies of my soul.

Hail Mary...

Through those nails which pierced the hands and feet of Jesus, and in doing so, pierced your own heart as well, let my heart be pierced with a constant and ardent love for you and for your Son.

Hail Mary...

Mother inconsolable, through that torment with which you witnessed your Son be affixed to the hard wood of the cross, you yourself almost expired from the very intensity of your grief. Mat I learn to bear my own crosses with humility and fortitude, especially those which are the result of my own sins

Hail Mary...

VII

Virgin most sorrowful, you beheld the cross being raised up, and the body of your Son to be tormented terribly as His wounds and pains were renewed by the weight place upon them. Make me ever mindful, I pray, of the unfathomable magnitude of the suffering which Jesus and you endured for the sake of my sins, and the immense price which He paid for my redemption

Hail Mary...

SEPTET OF THE FIFTH SORROW: THE DEATH OF JESUS UPON THE CROSS

THE FIFTH SORROW of the Mother of God was when Jesus was raised up on the cross and she witnessed Him due there in pain, all the while being mocked by the malicious crowds.

Our Father...

Suffering Mother, you saw and heard your divine and innocent Son being mocked and blasphemed as He hung upon the cross in agony Grant to me, I pray, that I may help to atone for the derision He then suffered by praising and blessing Him for all eternity in heaven

Hail Mary...

Desolate Mother, through that spirit and love and obedience which transfixed your heart and caused you to accept the apostle Saint John as your adopted son and guardian, help me to be a faithful servant to you, and lovingly accept me as your adopted son or daughter.

Hail Mary...

Mother of peerless strength and courage, how immense was the anguish with which you heard your Son cry out in despair to His heavenly Father, “Why has thou abandoned me?” May I learn to confide and trust in you utterly at all times, even when I have fallen into sin, and most especially at the hour of my death

Hail Mary... II III

Lady of sorrows, you endured hearing your Son cy out that He thirsted, yet grieved that you had no means to assuage that thirst Grant that I may satisfy the thirst of your Son, for He thirsts most of all for my salvation. Help me also to be generous in satisfying the legitimate hungers and needs of my neighbors.

Hail Mary...

Hail Mary... V

Most merciful Mother, when your Son died, you witnessed the heavens become dark and the very stones to be torn apart. Grant that the stony hardness of my heart may be softened by vehement contemplation of your sorrows and by true compunction for my sins, especially when my own senses are darkened by the approach of death

VI

Holy Mary, you stood faithfully at the foot of the cross while you underwent incomprehensible anguish of seeing your only-begotten Son breathing His last Stand by me too, my Mother, as I struggle to bear the weight of my own many weaknesses and failings

Hail Mary...

VII

Most merciful Lady, through that pang of sorrow and love which you felt when you saw the side of your beloved Son being torn open by that cruel lance, hide me in the holy wound of that same love from the righteous fury which my sins have merited on the final Day of Judgement.

Hail Mary...

SEPTET OF THE SIXTH SORROW: THE LIFELESS BODY OF CHRIST IS PLACED IN THE ARMS OF HIS MOTHER

THE SIXTH SORROW of Our Lady was when Christ was taken down from the cross, and she received His lifeless and cruelly wounded body into her maternal embrace.

Our Father...

Ever-Virgin Mother, when you received the dead and blood-smeared body of your Son into your arms, you embraced Him with indescribable tenderness, kissing His wounds with infinite love and mercy. Teach me to contemplate His saving wounds often and intently with something of the same love and compassion I

Hail Mary...

Most patient Lady, the tears you shed as you held the body of Jesus flowed over His tender skin in abundant streams, washing His wounds clean from the copious blood which covered them. May I also wash away the stains of my own sins with the tears of true repentance.

Hail Mary... II

III

Sweetest Mother, through the triple sorrow which you experienced when you beheld the three nails by which your Son had been affixed to the cross, affix my memory, my intellect, and will firmly to constant love of Jesus and you

Hail Mary... IV

TO Queen of martyrs, how great was your sorrow when you accepted into your hands that bloody crown of thorns, the cause of which was my own proud and impure thoughts! Grand me the grace, I pray, of always resisting such wicked thoughts so that by doing so I may help to alleviate your grief

Hail Mary...

Afflicted Mother, when you looked upon the wounds of your Son, they were indelibly imprinted upon your memory for all eternity Grant that I may likewise always remember how much you and your Son suffered for the sake of my redemption

Hail Mary...

Most Faithful Woman, as you held the body of your beloved Son in your arms, you offered Him up to His heavenly Father in atonement for the sins of the world. I pray that the glorious fruit of His Passionthat is, our eternal salvation- may never be lost to me or negated through my sins

Hail Mary...

VII VI

O Mary, before your Son was taken from your arms to be buried in the tomb, you tenderly affixed one last and infinitely loving kiss upon Him Grant that I may never be separated from your Son, especially during the hour of my death Although at that time my soul and body shall be separated from each other, may they never be separated from the love of Jesus and you!

Hail Mary...

SEPTET OF THE SEVENTH AND FINAL SORROW:

CHRIST IS PLACED IN HIS TOMB

THE SEVENTH SORROW of Mary, the gracious refuge of advocate for all sinners, was when she witnessed the body of Jesus enclosed within the silent darkness of the tomb

Most courageous and strong Woman, with sweeping waves of bitter grief, you were forcibly separated from the body of your beloved Son, and you saw this same dear body being enclosed in the darkness of the tomb May my own heart remain likewise firmly closed to all the wicked temptations and deceitful vanities of this passing world

Hail Mary...

Tearful Virgin, when your Son was placed in the tomb, you longed to be buried there with Him! Grant, I pray, that I may be buried with Christ in spirit and find my true life, not in the external world, but hidden in Him.

Hail Mary... III

Grieving Mother, you wept for the stubborn and cruel hardness of the hearts of the people, which you found reflected in the hardness of the stone from which your Son’s tomb was fashioned Soften the stoniness of my heart by your holy tears, that it may more readily receive the sacred body of Jesus

Hail Mary... IV

Sorrowful Maiden, amongst all your afflictions and tribulations you were left with Saint John as your unique source of consolation and protection. Grant that, in my devotion to you, I may serve and love you as your adopted son or daughter, just like the holy Saint John

Hail Mary...

Our Father... II I V

Gentle Virgin, when you at last departed from the tomb of Christ, you bore with you the bitter memory of every detail of your Son’s Passion and death Help me to carry in my heart the loving memory of your Son’s wounds at all times, and most especially during times of trial, temptation and tribulation

Hail Mary...

Mary, you were bereaved of your only-begotten Son, Whom you had witnessed undergoing much labor and suffering, both in His life and death, in order to turn people from their sins And yet, many of them remained obstinate and stubborn, refusing to hear His words or to receive HIs grace. May I never add to your sorrows by my own obstinance in sin or error, nor by my pride and stubornness.

Hail Mary...

VII VI

Mother most loving, through the Holy Spirit, you perceived in advance all that was to come until the end of time. Thus you saw clearly that many thousands of Christian souls, for whom your Son had shed His blood, would lose the fruit of His Passion-which is eternal salvation- through sin, infidelity and heresy. And this was to you a source of untold grief. May I never be amongst those who lose this glorious fruit of eternal life, but may I labor strenuously and constantly for my own salvation and for that of my neighbor

Hail Mary...

CLOSING PRAYERS

FOLLOWING THESE SEVEN septets, the Hail Mary is said three more times in memory of the tears shed by the Blessed Virgin.

O Mother most glorious and yet humble, through all the tears which you shed during the life of your divine Son, fain for us a spirit of profound humility against the evil spirit of pride.

Hail Mary...

O Mother most chaste and inviolate, through all the tears which you shed during the passion and death of your only-begotten Son, gain for us a spirit of purity against the unclean spirit of lust

Hail Mary...

O radiant Queen of Heaven, through the tears of joy which you shed after the Resurrection of your beloved Son, gain for us a spirit of unshakable faith and devotion against the inconstant and deceptive spirit of the world.

Hail Mary...

The Rosary of the Seven Sorrows of Mary is concluded with a recitation either of the Creed or of the Stabat Mater.