Catholic Owned Volume 1 Issue 3

Volume 1, Issue 3 October 12, 2023

Connecting South Florida Catholics

In This Issue 1. From the Founders

6. Map

2. About Catholic Owned

7. Prayer Intentions

3. From the Desk of Monsignor Oscar

8. Classifieds

4. New Member Spotlights

9. Ultima Verba

5. Business Directory

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Acknowledgements GLORIA DEO

SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR Monsignor Oscar F Castaneda

Slaves of Jesus in Mary

Matteo Onori & Brooke Joiner

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From the Founders Dear Catholic Owned™ Readers, Welcome to the third issue of Catholic Owned™ Magazine! In these pages, you will find new business listings, classifieds and inspiration to be a saint.

First, you will find businesses that you can patronize. We have two new members this week!

Remember, Supporting Catholic Owned™ businesses makes a huge difference!

Next, you will find Classifieds, a free tool you can use to connect with others for a variety of purposes. Jobs postings, events, Groups, announcements, and more!

Please be sure to join our Telegram group, which serves as a searchable business directory!

Last, get involved today!

Invite your friends to subscribe at catholicowned.com!

with fraternal affection,

MATTEO ONORI & BROOKE JOINER Co-Founders, Catholic Owned

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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.

We aim to achieve this by connecting Catholics and enabling them to engage in the marketplace, and in community. This practical, meaningful connection can enable us all to live out our Catholic faith more fully every day.

Through this lighter, more authentically Catholic life, we can be more free to pursue ever greater devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through the Immaculate Heart of Mary- the sweetest path to sainthood.

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From the Desk of Monsignor Oscar Surrexit Dominus Vere

Dear friends of Catholic Owned, A recent reliable research found out that more than 55 million people die each year.

Jesus's words and particularly His promise in John chapter 11, "I am the Resurrection and the Life.

Whoever believes in me even if he dies will live," is our greatest source of hope for eternal life with Him. The saints and the Church have always taught about entering God's presence and being able to contemplate Him as He is the beatific vision.

Jesus truly rose from the dead and with Him we too shall rise. The number of people who die with or without faith and hope in Him is a huge incentive for us to pray for their souls.

Praying our daily rosary for the dead and especially for the souls in Purgatory is a way to help them and for us to obtain the indulgence the Church grants for such pious practice.

Our Blessed Mother listens to our petitions and through her intercession we receive the graces for our salvation.

Oh Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you.

Immaculate Heart of Mary, cause of our joy, pray for us.

Fr Oscar F Castañeda

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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

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Faithful to the Magisterium

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Regularly practicing, sincere Catholic in good standing

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Prays the Rosary or practices other sincere devotion(s)

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Operates business in accordance with the principles of the Catholic faith

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New Member Spotlight

Laura M. Berquist

Founder, Mother of Divine Grace School Serving families worldwide

editor of The Harp and Laurel Wreath: Poetry and Dictation for the Classical Curriculum. Based on the philosophy of the classical Trivium—grammar, logic, and rhetoric—she developed a modern classical Catholic curriculum for grades K-12 that strengthens character and intellect, reinforces virtue and encourages a living Catholic culture in the home.

“Classical Education is the cultivation of wisdom and virtue by nourishing the soul on truth, goodness and beauty, so that, in Christ, the student is better able to know, glorify and enjoy God.”

Mother of Divine Grace School (MODG) offers a Catholic, classical approach to distance learning.

MODG currently serves over 6,300 students worldwide and provides ongoing training to parent educators. Inaugurated in 1995 with 75 students, MODG now offers various levels of classes for students and parents, as well as summer classes for both. Mother of Divine Grace School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

Laura M. Berquist, Founder of MODG, firmly believes that homeschooling is the hope of the future, giving a formation that is both lacking and necessary in our culture.

Children raised in a homeschooling environment are raised to be leaders, critical thinkers, and persons oriented to eternity, formed by families willing to give themselves fully to the education of their children.

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Mrs. Berquist shared, “First of all, as a Catholic I know that the Faith informs every aspect of life. I heard a sermon once in which the priest said you breathe differently because you are Catholic. I think that is true. Everything we do should be done with our true end in mind.

I tell my students, frequently, that this life is very short. However long it is, it is very short. Eternity, on the other hand, is very, very long. Eternity is our true home and everything we do needs to be done with that goal in mind.

Not only getting there, but, as St John Henry Cardinal Newman says, making ‘new hearts’ that are focused on the things of heaven. That way, when the time comes, we will be entering a familiar place ready to take up our life there.

Also, my faith helps me not to worry too much. We want to do what God wants and He often reveals His will through circumstances. So I try to just put those circumstances into His hands and see them as His will. That doesn’t mean I don’t plan or don’t respond to a new circumstance by encouraging it or addressing it. But it does mean that I see this is all in God’s hands, it is His plan, and His plan is perfect. If my plan is not His plan, then I need to change.”

Learn more & get in touch here!

New Member Spotlight

Katherine Hernandez

Owner, Our Lady of Good Help Fertility Care Serving clients via telehealth

Providing the Creighton Model FertilityCare 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. As part of the program, married couples learn to identify their fertile and infertile days for either achieving or avoiding pregnancy. In addition, 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.

I teach the Creighton Model FertilityCare System, an evidence-based method of providing gynecological health education and charting menstrual cycles for women to monitor their fertility and for married couples to either achieve or avoid pregnancy. Once charting begins, I can refer, if needed, to Natural Procreative (NaPro) Technology Medical Consultants who can morally and effectively evaluate and treat reproductive health concerns identified on the chart.

I started this practice as a way to increase access to effective, life-affirming fertility care services. When I worked for the Archdiocese of Miami Respect Life Office, I counseled many pregnant women who were unsure of how their bodies worked, and, once they were postpartum, thought that contraception and sterilization were the only options, since their OBGYN offered these free with insurance. Though I counseled against it, my words made little difference to someone with free birth control pills or an already scheduled sterilization appointment. Therefore, my goal was to create a Catholic fertility care center where couples could receive accessible, effective, and life-affirming counseling, education, and care through a Catholic lens. That’s how I was inspired to start Our Lady of Good Help Fertility Care, after the only Marian approved apparition in the United States in Champion, Wisconsin.

The majority of my clients see me to achieve pregnancy. Therefore, my biggest impact has been with the infertility population which is rapidly increasing. I have several clients currently pregnant after experiencing infertility, pregnancy loss (miscarriage), or recurrent pregnancy loss

Learn more & get in touch here!

Besides achieving pregnancy, couples have also commented that this program has helped them grow in their spousal relationship, given them an intimate understanding of their body, and increased their confidence in the evaluation and maintenance of their own gynecological health.

I work with everyone regardless of ability to pay. This service is important for all women to understand their body and use their fertility for the glory of God. The education I give not only includes the science of fertility and how to read and record the signs of the woman’s body, but also the Catholic teaching on Periodic Abstinence and Infertility that the Church has handed down to us for our salvation. Our Lady of Good Help in her apparition said to the visionary, “Gather the children of this wild country and teach them what they need to know for salvation.” Therefore, I also encourage Marian devotion to all of my clients, especially through the Rosary.

My favorite devotion is Marian Devotion. St. Dominic said, “one day through the Rosary and the Scapular, Our Lady will save the world.” Later on when Our Lady introduced the Miraculous Medal to St. Catherine, the medal was also included in the trifecta: Rosary, Scapular, and Miraculous Medal. Saints devoted to the medal include St. Maximilian Kolbe and St. Mother Teresa. They witnessed radical conversions because of the medal. That’s why all of my clients receive a free handmade Rosary, made by my husband, and a Miraculous Medal for them to wear around the neck as Our Lady stipulated to St. Catherine. Consecrate yourselves to Mary. I tell everyone: place her first and God’s designs will be realized in your fertility and family.

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New Member Spotlight

Robert Tanon

Owner/Manager, Velocity Warehouse

Serving Fort Lauderdale, all of FL & beyond What is your business?

Velocity Warehouse provides services to race car drivers and the occasional track day customer. For race car owners we store their race cars, we bring it to the track, we prep it before the race, we provide track support and coaching. For drivers without a car we have rentals, just arrive at the track. We also help those who want to get a racing license, we can help make a plan for that goal. Our shop also builds race cars. We work on any make and model but we specialize in Mazda MX5 Miata, RX7 and RX8.

What inspired you to start your business?

The parable of the talents inspired me to start my business. I had been a race car driver for about 25 years when I started my business and the work in my professional field, procurement, had slowed down. I had a racecar, a pick up and an open trailer. One day someone was looking to take their racecar to the track, so I did it for them. Another day I rented my car, I needed to find a way to replace some income , so I put two and two together and asked myself, “Why don’t I use my talents and resources that I already have?”

Tanon’s team providing track support to a customer.

Can you share about the impact you have had on one or more of your clients?

My business is about relationships. Racing is a dangerous sport, the race car drivers have to have good communication with us when they are on the track and off and be focused. As a coach, I can tell when the driver is distracted. Sometimes I ask them or they just open up to me. I try to give the best possible Christian advice. I was able to help a young client in his twenties who was my customer for three years, improve his relationship with his parents. He would be very affected by the issues going on between him and both parents which were divorced. It was very moving to hear how the relationship between them had improved and he was more at peace.

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

Being Catholic Christian helps keep me grounded and helps me run my business with charity, compassion and honesty. I always try to have a good attitude and practice charity and patience when someone renting my car breaks it or crashes in it, I’m honest and practice fairness in my prices. I try to understand the emotions or situations my customers are going through that affect their performance on the track and give them advice. I keep the atmosphere clean & family friendly.

Favorite saint, devotion, prayer or quote?

St Jude, for special needs! He is the to go guy. My wife and I go to bed listening to the rosary.

There is quote from the Bible related to my business which is sports/hobbies/fun. “Therefore, I commend enjoyment, since there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. This is his reward for his toil during the days of life that God grants him under the sun.”

Ecclesiastes 8:15. The verse speaks about enjoying what God has given us but also let us remember we will die and leave earth and take nothing, let us live accordingly so when we die , we do not go to hell.

Velocity Warehouse provides its services at tracks in and out of Florida.

Learn more & get in touch here.

New Member Spotlight

Andrei Strimbu

President, Strimbu Holdings High End General Contracting Services Serving Broward County & beyond

What is your business?

I offer a variety of services for high end remodeling. Master bathrooms and gardens are my specialty.

I focus on using leading industry products to help lower future maintenance for home owners by applying the best techniques to apply them properly.

What inspired you to start your business?

My inspiration came from my father who would take me to work at every opportunity that I had off of school. This helped build a passion for building from a young age.

Can you share about the impact you have had on one or more of your clients?

The impact I have had on clients is usually a radiation of a solid work ethic and precise technique to carry out even the most basic tasks with precision.

How does your faith play a role in your business?

My faith creates a positive atmosphere that is usually contra to the standard stressful construction process.

Favorite saint, devotion, prayer or quote?

My devotion to the Holy Spirit is a constant radiation of Christ's love in me.

Learn more & get in touch here

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New Member Spotlight

Dr. Ana Garcia Iguaran Owner, Thrive OB/GYN

Serving all of South Florida

What inspired you to start your business?

I was looking for a way to provide truly prolife medical care that is medically sound, effective and morally acceptable.

Can you share about the impact you have had on one or more of your clients?

I have several patients who were told their only option to manage their menstrual cycle was birth control, teaching them a way to know and value their body is a great way to get healthier, treat any imbalance and feel better.

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.)

I offer personalized concierge prenatal care at home or on location (Miami, Ave Maria), generally my patients appreciate not having to drive to their prenatal appointment as well as knowing that their doctor assents to all the teachings of the Church.

I also exclusively practice NaProtechnology/Creighton Model.

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

We have consecrated our operations to the Blessed Virgin Mary, we pray for all our patients and hope to be an example to any patient we interact with.

Favorite saint, devotion, prayer or quote?

My favorite saint is Saint Gianna Beretta Moya.

She was a pediatrician, who chose the life of her unborn baby over her own. She always said “whatever God wants” and strove to be an exemplary wife mother and doctor.

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Learn more & get in touch here!

New Member Spotlight Lisa Murphy

Founder & CEO, Open Hearts for Orphans Delray Beach, FL serving worldwide

Lisa has preserved Daniel’s story in her memoir, available here.

Open Hearts for Orphans is a ministry

of beauty created out of ashes. Jim & Lisa Murphy have adopted five precious children, and their love crossed oceans for all of them. They adopted their first daughter from China in 2006 as an infant, and their second child, Daniel, joined the Murphy family in January of 2010. He was a beautiful little two-year-old boy who had been living in a Chinese orphanage with a broken heart, yet he faced every obstacle with brave determination and a smile on his face.

After four months of embracing new life in the Murphy family, Daniel's heart surgery took place in May of that year, but much to their sadness, his body just couldn't recover from the open-heart surgery that he desperately needed, and he joined our eternal Father in Heaven. Daniel made a lasting imprint on many hearts in the community, and the Murphys are forever changed because of him.

Learn more & get in touch here!

Lisa knew the extent of the need. With over one hundred million orphaned or abandoned children scattered all over the globe, she couldn't pretend that the orphan crisis didn't exist or that she didn't know how to help, so Open Hearts for Orphans was born in 2016 in Daniel's memory. Open Hearts For Orphans Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization created to provide resources for orphaned and abandoned children around the world through medical intervention, meeting basic needs, and providing their "Say Yes" adoption grants to families in the process. To date, OHFO has issued over 120 adoption grants to families adopting children with special needs from twenty different countries, including the US. OHFO also provides advocacy through their ARISE for adoption program.

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

The faith of our Board is ever present in this mission - as we pray for financial provision, and for the wisdom of partners on the .ground, and for those we serve alongside our partners, and for ways to reach more desperate humans. We are constantly seeking guidance, wisdom, and discernment from the Holy Spirit as we prayerfully say yes and fund the urgent needs that are brought to us. We trust God's promptings in all of it and believe that we are divinely guided in this mission.

"Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world." ~James 1:27 Favorite saint, devotion, prayer, or quote: We look to St. Joseph - a patron for all adoptive parents. He is often referred to as the “foster father” of Jesus, and St. Joseph is the primest example of a saint who adopted a child that was not his biological son. And, James 1:27 is always present in our minds:

Daniel Murphy, age 2 C a t h o l i c O w n e d M a g a z i n e

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New Member Spotlight Roberto Munoz

Business Coach, FocalPoint Coaching

Based in Broward, Serving clients across Florida & beyond I came to Business Coaching after several decades in a corporate sales team. I enjoyed it a lot, but after a few cycles of being merged, acquired, bought, or sold, I lost track of what I was seeking. In parallel, my faith was getting stronger and playing a more central role in my life. The business world had helped me to go deep in understanding what my client wanted and learning to help them reach those goals. My faith was pulling me to discern what was my purpose in life and how this affected my day-to-day activity.

Adding these together, the “great resignation” during COVID was the ideal time to quit and do the 30-day Spiritual Exercises with my wife Rocio. After this discernment, I started a new cycle as an independent coach and enrolled at St. Thomas University on a Spiritual Direction certificate program.

Today, both my work and faith practice focus on going deep with my brothers and sisters, building trust, and creating a safe space where I can be there to witness how they multiply their God-given talents, or learn to find God’s voice.

A business owner wears many different

hats, but their most important job is to steer their company in the right direction and lead a successful team that will achieve those goals.

Sometimes these leaders face new challenges that take longer – or newer skills – to solve. The most common issues are about building a collaborative team, adjusting the sales process, managing time more effectively, or preparing for leadership changes.

As a business coach, I work with the business owner to clearly define where they want to go, where they are now, and following a roadmap to get there. We typically meet once a week for an hour, I send them reading/studying material, we review how this translates to their business, and focus on an action plan to implement these changes. Over a period of a few months, the business owner gradually gets back in the driver’s seat, is focused on setting direction, and runs a more self-sufficient operation.

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“Both my work and faith practice focus on going deep with my brothers and sisters, building trust, and creating a safe space where I can be there to witness how they multiply their God-given talents.”

I’ve had the pleasure to lead the SBA THRIVE program in Miami with 20 CEOs who are passionate about improving their workplace, with the head of a law firm who is learning to empower his associates, and with an emerging entrepreneur to define her sales process.

Roberto with his wife, Rocio

I am a big fan of St. Ignatius of Loyola, and my favorite spiritual practice is the daily examen.

Learn more & get in touch here!

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

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

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

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

Recreation

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 Catholic Owned Magazine

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Nonprofits

Business Directory

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

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

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Members Map Each pin represents one of our member businesses.

Most are here in South Florida, and some serve our community nationwide.

List your business today, and stay tuned to see us fill this map with pins!

Our members in other states:

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15 Promises of the Rosary O

ur Lady shared fifteen promises for those souls who commit themselves to this devotion. Let’s dive into some of her promises, and reflect on how that is looking or could look in our own lives.

1. Whosoever shall faithfully serve me by the recitation of the Rosary shall receive signal graces.

2. I promise my special protection and the greatest graces to all those who shall recite the Rosary.

3. The Rosary shall be a powerful armor against hell, it will destroy vice, decrease sin and defeat heresies.

4. The Rosary will cause virtue and good works to flourish; it will obtain for souls the abundant mercy of God; it will withdraw the hearts of men from the love of the world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire for eternal things.

Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means.

A signal grace can be one of those “coincidences” that we encounter along the way- those little signs that seem to be an answer to a prayer or a question asked. These can be especially consolatory when facing many difficulties. A material reminder that our prayers are heard by the Queen of Heaven and her Son, Our Lord can revive our hope and encourage us to persevere- both of which are very helpful in our time on Earth.

The second promise talks about special protection and the greatest graces of Mary. Remember, Our Lady is the Mediatrix of All Graces, so she really has them all to give to us, if only we will ask and do what she asks of us. She is promising the greatest graces she has, which are in fact the greatest graces in all of Heaven and Earth, and of all time, for taking up what is genuinely a simple practice each day.

The third promise is especially powerful because after Our Lord’s sacrifice on the Cross, our primary work to get to Heaven is to remain in a state of grace. Our concupiscence makes it difficult for us to achieve this. Each one of us has one or more sins that we keep going back to, despite confession after confession. These types of vice and sin are the exact ones Our Lady is referring to here, and she can help us break free from them. This brings to mind Ave Maris Stella. “Break the captives’ fetters,” and in some translations, “Break the sinners’ fetters,” because she is truly setting free the slaves from their sins.

It is in this precise freedom that promise #4 is then fulfilled.

Virtue and good works can flourish once souls are freed from vice and habitual sin. Their very hearts being changed to instead desire eternal things also reinforces the third promise. It is a compounding solution for banishing sin and vice, growing in holiness and doing good works more and more.

“Break the captives' fetters, Light on blindness pour, All our ills expelling, Every bliss implore.

Show thyself a Mother; May the Word Divine, Born for us thy Infant, Hear our prayers through thine.

Virgin all excelling, Mildest of the mild, Freed from guilt, preserve us, Pure and undefiled.

Keep our life all spotless, Make our way secure, Till we find in Jesus, Joy forevermore.”

-excerpt of Ave Maris Stella

Indeed, it is quite generous that Our Blessed Mother would Next week, we will examine a few more of Our promise even one of these to those who take up such a simple Lady’s promises, each more remarkable than the last. In case you aren’t yet, try praying the Rosary devotion.

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today.

Prayer Intentions Please include these intentions in your rosary, Mass & other prayers For the Church For the end of the blasphemies against the Immaculate Heart of Mary That the Sacred Heart of Jesus would be consoled unceasingly For the end of all sins against marriage, life and family For our Catholic community in South Florida For those who have died For the young people discerning vocations For the poor & underemployed

Please submit your prayer intentions to be included here!

Simply email brooke@catholicowned.com to have yours included. We would love to pray for you!

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Sunday Mass Times & Locations Masses are submitted by subscribers. An asterisk (*) indicates it’s been 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

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

Palm Beach County

St. Lucy Catholic Church 3510 S Ocean Blvd, Highland Beach, FL 33487

Ordinary Form (English) 8:00AM* 10:00AM* Ordinary Form (English) 10:30AM* 12:00PM* Confessions 30 mins before each Mass, + Thursdays 7:00PM Adoration Thursdays 4:30-9:00PM

Broward County

St. Gregory the Great 200 North University Drive Plantation, FL 33324

Miami Dade County

Belen Preparatory School 500 SW 127th Avenue Miami, FL 33184

Extraordinary Form (TLM) 9:30AM Rosary 10:00AM Missa Cantata* Complimentary pastries & coffee following Mass

Miami Dade County

St. Augustine Catholic Church 1400 Miller Rd Coral Gables, FL 33146

Ordinary Form (English) 8:00AM*, 10:00AM*,12:00PM* 5:00PM*, 6:30PM* 8:00PM* (College Mass, all welcome)

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Groups & Meetups

Men’s Holy Hour

Men are invited to a Holy Hour of Eucharistic Adoration with confessions available, concluding with a benediction & group prayer at 7:00 pm. Afterwards, men can enjoy refreshments & an inspiring talk from Father Eli St. Fort or other speakers.

For more information about the Holy League visit https://holyleague.com/ Contact Brian Burnett, Men’s Ministry, at HolySpiritMen@proton.me November date is TBD, please stay tuned!

Do you have a prayer group that you’d like included? Co-ops, play groups, moms groups & men’s groups, etc.

Please email brooke@catholicowned.com to have your Meetups posting included in our next publication!

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Seeking

Seeking Venue for Catholic Book Club Looking for venue (restaurant or lounge) near or in Coral Gables or Coconut Grove to host our Catholic book club!

We are hoping to find a nice place for our meetings, where we could socialize and grow in our faith, as well as bring in business to the owners!

Please contact Sergio Leon at (786) 531-9273 or via email sxl4197@miami.edu

Seeking Used Treadmill Anyone letting go of a treadmill which can be stored away that is in excellent condition? Please contact Juan at juan189@yahoo.com .

Jobs

Ultrasound Technician The Archdiocese of Miami Respect Life Ministry has an opening for a Part-Time Regular Ultrasound Technician, in the Fort Lauderdale Area. This team member performs ultrasound examinations and helps to plan, organize & oversee the activities of the Center. 30 hours per week. Click HERE for full job description & application information.

Is your company hiring? If so, please email brooke@catholicowned.com to be included in our next publication!

Job Seekers

Paola Hegedus, Graphic Designer Graphic Designer seeking full time or contract/freelance work. B.A. in Graphic Design, with minors in Web Design & Catholic Studies. Skills include Illustrator, Indesign, Photoshop, Procreate, photography, illustration, social media & Building. Please view entire resume & portfolio: paolahegedus.com To get in touch, please email paolahegedus@gmail.com

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For Sale

Items are presented here as they are submitted to us and any transaction is strictly between the seller and buyer.

Black Honda Accord 2010, $8,000.

Vehicle has had very few mechanical issues and only 130K miles. Miami Dade County.

Please contact Kristofer at 305-299-1191 for more details.

Furniture for Sale Items include: Modani modern clear table ($300), Modani white leather sofa ($500), rocking chair ($50), Vintage Wood table stands (2, $90 each), Vintage Wood Cabinet ($400), Large Living Room Chairs (2, $150 each), Chairs with removable rollers (6, $100 each), and office chair ($50).

Prices are firm, open to negotiation.

Pick up in Boca Raton.

Please contact Samar Tabet at 732-853-3124 for more details.

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Community Celebrations Fri., October 13: St. Edward the Confessor, King Sat., October 14: St. Callistus I, Pope and Martyr Mon., October 16: St. Hedwig, Widow Tues., October 17: St. Margaret Mary Alocoque, Virgin Weds., October 18: St. Luke the Evangelist

November 1: All Saints Day Solemnity Feast Day & Holy Day of Obligation 8:00PM Solemn High Mass (TLM) Santa Barbara Catholic Church 6801 W 30th Ave Hialeah, FL 33018 It’s time to start thinking about Thanksgiving, Advent & Christmastide celebrations! Catholic Owned will be providing some resources to make this the best Christmas yet, so stay tuned!

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Ultima Verba

“Suffering, pain--failure--is but a kiss of Jesus, a sign that you have come so close to Jesus on the Cross that He can kiss you.” St. Teresa of Calcutta Even though we all know that we are to suffer in this life, it tends to come as a surprise. Things can seem to be going well enough, and all of a sudden, we are surprised with a bout of suffering that we just did not expect.

It is a bit of a paradox that we are surprised, though.

On the one hand, we have hope because of Our Lord and that guides us in a very tangible way. When we are filled with hope, we are expectant of good things.

With all the blessings and promises we have received, we have very good reason to hope.

On the other hand, Our Lord told us we would suffer,

as He had already suffered so much for us, and continues to suffer for the sins of poor sinners. Taking this a step further, we can be consoled in knowing that everything we are currently enduring, He has endured it first. Ridicule, rejection, strife, poverty/scarcity & the associated fear and anxiety, temptation, loneliness and abandonment--He has truly endured every single thing we are all going through today. And Our Blessed Mother endured alongside Him, which is a great consolation as well.

It is in realizing that we are not alone and instead turning to console the Sacred Heart of Jesus that we can ourselves be consoled.

“Divine Savior, from whose Heart comes forth this bitter complaint, "I looked for one that would comfort me, and I found none," We can choose to “Be the One,” as St. Teresa so often extolled her sisters to be.

May we unite our suffering to His, console and be consoled.

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