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Today’s ✠Challoner Meditation: Monday after Ascension

Today’s ✠Challoner Meditation

Carissimi: Today’s Mass; Monday after Ascension

Carissimi: Today’s Mass; Sunday within the Octave of the Ascension

Spiritual Reading for Monday after Ascension ~ St Alphonsus Liguori

The dignity of the priest is also estimated by the power that he has over the real and the mystic body of Jesus Christ. With regard to the power of priests over the real Body of Jesus Christ, it is of Faith that when they pronounce the words of Consecration the Incarnate Word has obliged Himself to obey and to come into their hands under the sacramental species.

Morning Meditation for Monday after Ascension ~ St Alphonsus Liguori

Divine Love fertilizes the good desires, the holy purposes, and the good works of our souls, and these are the flowers and fruits which the grace of the Holy Ghost produces. O holy and Divine Spirit, I will no longer live to myself. I will spend all these days that remain to me of life in loving and pleasing Thee.

Evening Meditations for Sunday after Ascension ~ St Alphonsus Liguori

Certainly, it is a hard thing for a soul grown lukewarm to resume her ancient fervour; but our Lord has said, that what man cannot do, God can very Well do. The things that are impossible with man, are possible with God-(Luke xviii. 27). Whoever prays and employs the means is sure to accomplish his desire.

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