Daily Prayer for Priest O my Jesus, I beg You on behalf of the whole Church ... give us holy priests. You yourself maintain them in holiness.
O Divine and Great High Priest, may the power of Your mercy accompany them everywhere and protect them from the devil's traps and snares, which are continually being set for the souls of priests.
May the power of Your Mercy, O Lord, shatter and bring the naught all that might tarnish the sanctity of priest, for You can do all things. - St. Faustina (Diary, 1052)
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My Dear People,
 The feast of the Holy Family is a stark reminder of the present demonic attack on the family life of the Church. Christians everywhere are feeling the constant assault on the traditional, dad, mom and children biblical model. The so called political “tolerance” of our atheistic pagan culture tells us that pre-marital, extra marital, homosexual and similar unions are to be respected and accepted. Like the dysfunctional relations we find in hell, these models are be hailed as “alternative” way of living; protected by civil law.
This doesn’t even include the assault on the womb through the murdering of the Holy Innocents by cloning and abortion. Jesus came to set us free. There has never been a greater time in human history, when this “freedom” from sin and death, has been so essential. As we look to the Holy Family for divine intervention, pray prayers of protection over all of your family members. Ask Mary and Joseph to help your family to be sanctified and purified through their holy intercession. Pray, Pray, Pray!
Entrusting you to the care of Our Lady,
Fr. Mark Bozada
May we be grateful for all the blessings that have come into our lives during the past year; recognizing that God has surely given us more than enough to share.
All Generations will call Me Blessed
Advent is a season that is full of life and there is a very good reason for that – namely, Mary, the one who brings us Life Himself!
Mary, the pregnant mother of Jesus, is the focus of this Fourth, and last, Sunday of Advent. It is fitting that Mary takes us the last mile of the Advent journey to Christ because that is Mary’s mission and vocation in life: she gives birth to Christ, not only in our world, but also in our hearts.
In the gospel of the Visitation we see her going forth to visit her cousin Elizabeth and to be present to those who are waiting in wonder for the unfolding of a profound mystery. They are awaiting a Messiah, and only with the arrival of Mary do they understand that the Savior is indeed among them – and He has come to them as an unborn child! Mary, in bringing the Savior to Elizabeth and John, becomes the very first missionary of Life. After receiving the Word, we see her in motion to communicate that saving Word to others. We witness her giving hope to a desperate world.
Mary made that difficult journey through “the hill country of Judah” as a pregnant woman – seemingly without resources or support – in order to show herself in solidarity with another pregnant woman who, it was revealed to her, was part of the mystery. She did not plan to be pregnant, nor did she know what the future held for her or her child. In actual fact, she only knew the next step of the journey, which she carried out with love, devotion and absolute assurance that she had discovered her true identity, that of bringing this Child to birth and carrying Him to others.
As we prepare for Christmas, it is imperative that we adopt the same missionary attitude of Mary toward those who are most in need of God’s grace. We remember in a special way those whose lives have been changed by the great mystery of pregnancy and find themselves in dire circumstances for which they may be unprepared. We unite ourselves with them in the same way that Mary united herself with Elizabeth, first in prayer and then in presence or tangible assistance to their needs, as we are able.
In this last week of Advent, let us also remember all the unborn children who are in danger of abortion. They are the brothers and sisters of the unborn Christ Child who came into this world to give us life – life in abundance!
Sincerely,
Edited by: Jeffrey David
My Dear People,
You Are Called to Die
The Third Sunday of Advent is “Guadete Sunday”. Guadete, in Latin, means to rejoice. To be in joy again, presumes victory over suffering and spiritual death. Unless you have been given an acute awareness of your own need to be purified through suffering, and sanctified through rising to New Life in Christ, you probably have never truly rejoiced. Being born again in Christ, requires complete surrender to the Divine Will of Our Lord. Like Jesus, we are called to die to sin and death, so we may be lifted up by Him.
 Wealth and power give the “illusion” of safety and security. Remove the wealth and security, and what remains? There we find the focal point of the Christian Life. As fragile as our health and wealth are, both can be taken in the flash of an eye. A complete financial collapse of our nation’s economy, could strip us of everything OVERNIGHT. Then, where would we find our peace and security? For those born again in Christ’s Death and Resurrection, it is found only in Our Lord Jesus Christ. Our peace cannot come from our pocketbooks. Seek the Lord while He may be found. Trust only in Him. In doing so, we will then find true Joy.
Entrusting you to the care of Our Lady,
Fr. Mark Bozada
Disheartening story of “Young Catholics for Choice” produces good fruits with the new Archbishop of Milwaukee, Reverend Jerome Listecki. What a courageous way to start out as an Archbishop. God bless priests who are not afraid to tell the truth.
By John-Henry Westen
MILWAUKEE (LifeSiteNews.com) – The incoming Archbishop of Milwaukee, Jerome Listecki, has responded to a campaign by “Young Catholics for Choice” to promote use of contraception and abortion among Catholic youth.
Using media advertising the group is, says the Archbishop-Designate, “attempting to convey the message that Catholics can disregard Church teaching regarding contraception, abortion and human sexuality in general and remain Catholics in good standing.”
However, “Nothing could be further from the truth.”
 “While people can call themselves whatever they want, it is my duty as a bishop to state clearly and unequivocally that by professing and disseminating views in grave contradiction to Catholic teaching, members of organizations like ‘Young Catholics for Choice’ in fact disown their Catholic heritage, tragically distancing themselves from that communion with the Church to which they are called,” added the archbishop.
Using language first employed by Catholic dissenters to Humanae Vitae, YCFC calls on Catholics to use an “informed conscience” to decide to use birth control and the morning-after-pill, also called “emergency contraception.”
Their ad campaign states: “Young Catholics are having sex. We are using contraception and condoms. We are having abortions. We are bisexual, gay, lesbian, straight and transgender. And none of this makes us any less Catholic than conservative Catholics who speak out against us.
“The truth is, they don’t represent what the majority of Catholics – especially those of us in our 20s and 30s – think about sex. It comes down to Catholic teaching on conscience. Basically, every individual has the right and responsibility to follow his or her own conscience – and respect others’ right to do the same. With conscience and respect, good Catholic sex is not only possible, it’s already happening. ”
The group, claiming to be a youth wing of “Catholics for Choice,” admits that it’s mandate is to “take action to counter the bishops’ impact both in the United States and around the world. ”
Archbishop Listecki concluded his statement calling for prayers for the YCFC members. “We pray that they may reconcile their position which is contrary to the Catholic Faith they claim to profess.”
Let us say an Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be for the conversion of these misguided youth and for the perseverance of the courageous Archbishop Jerome Listecki.
To Man of Mary!
 Most would think that it is not possible for a priest of Satan to become a saint in the Catholic Church. However, as you will see, it is not only possible, but we have an example in the person of Blessed Bartolo Longo.
Bartolo was born in Latiano Italy, and he was raised in a devout Catholic home and was considered a pious child. However, this all changed when he went off to the University of Naples. There Bartolo studied philosophy under a fallen away Catholic priest, and thus Bartolo’s entire world view changed dramatically. Bartolo also started to hang with the wrong kinds of people, he became emirshed in the occult, and eventually became a priest of Satan. It was said that at Bartolo’s ordination into the satanic priesthood that evil spirits could be heard shrieking and cursing.
Following his entrance into the satanic priesthood Bartolo’s physical and mental health declined, and Bartolo fell into a very deep depression. After awhile, Bartolo began to think that something was truly wrong with him so he set out to visit his friend Vincenzo Pepe, who was a devout Catholic. After meeting with Vincenzo Pepe, Bartolo decided to quit satanism and he returned to the Church. However, Bartolo fretted that because he was a former priest of Satan that God would not forgive him of his sins, and that he was predestined for hell. However, one day Bartolo heard that one of Our Lady’s promises about her Rosary was that those who will promote and propagate this devotion will not suffer the fires of hell. So from that moment on, Bartolo promoted the rosary far and wide, and he took the Lay Dominican name of Brother Rosary.
Bartolo became a great Marian apostle. His prayer and spirituality was based on the most holy Rosary which is why John Paul II mentioned Bartolo several times in his Apostolic Letter on the Rosary.
There are a couple lessons that we can learn from Blessed Bartolo’s life. The first lesson is that no matter how far we have fallen, God will always forgive us and take us back if we are truly sorry. Second, there is no limit to the power of the rosary. There is no evil be it in our own lives, in our family, or in society at large that can not be defeated if we would just humble ourselves, and PRAY THE ROSARY!!
God bless!
Jeffrey David
My Dear People,
“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” is the cry of the Church at the beginning of it’s New Year. We long for the establishment of Christ’s Reign of Peace. It has yet to happen. St. Luke says, that there will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars “before” the transition comes to past. The seas will roar and the waves will overtake the earth. The very powers of the Heavens will be shaken. “Then, they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds, with great power and glory.”
He reminds us, during the interim, to remain vigilant in faith, sober in deeds, and spiritually alert, so that the great and terrible day does not catch us of guard. Make a resolution this Advent 2010, to go to confession more often, attend daily mass, and pray the Rosary. These prayer habits will allow us to stand in faith before Our Lord, when he comes. Pray, Pray, Pray.
Entrusting you to the care of Our Lady,
Fr. Mark Bozada
May we follow Our Lord’s example by carefully planning ways in which we can give service and sacrifice to build up God’s Church.
Against Pro-Abortion Politician
By a mutual decision, Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence and Representative Patrick Kennedy– the son of the late Senator Edward Kennedy– have postponed their meeting to discuss the Catholic congressman’s support of abortion. Bishop Tobin issued a public letter to Representative Kennedy in which he ripped the congressman’s statement that “the fact that I disagree with the hierarchy on some issues does not make me any less of a Catholic.”
“That sentence certainly caught my attention and deserves a public response, lest it go unchallenged and lead others to believe it’s true,” wrote Bishop Tobin in the letter. “And it raises an important question: What does it mean to be a Catholic?”
The bishop continued:
[W]hen someone rejects the teachings of the Church, especially on a grave matter, a life-and-death issue like abortion, it certainly does diminish their ecclesial communion, their unity with the Church. This principle is based on the Sacred Scripture and Tradition of the Church and is made more explicit in recent documents …
But let’s get down to a more practical question; let’s approach it this way: What does it mean, really, to be a Catholic? After all, being a Catholic has to mean something, right?
Well, in simple terms – and here I refer only to those more visible, structural elements of Church membership – being a Catholic means that you’re part of a faith community that possesses a clearly defined authority and doctrine, obligations and expectations. It means that you believe and accept the teachings of the Church, especially on essential matters of faith and morals; that you belong to a local Catholic community, a parish; that you attend Mass on Sundays and receive the sacraments regularly; that you support the Church, personally, publicly, spiritually and financially.
Congressman, I’m not sure whether or not you fulfill the basic requirements of being a Catholic, so let me ask: Do you accept the teachings of the Church on essential matters of faith and morals, including our stance on abortion? Do you belong to a local Catholic community, a parish? Do you attend Mass on Sundays and receive the sacraments regularly? Do you support the Church, personally, publicly, spiritually and financially?
In your letter you say that you “embrace your faith.” Terrific! But if you don’t fulfill the basic requirements of membership, what is it exactly that makes you a Catholic? Your baptism as an infant? Your family ties? Your cultural heritage?
The prelate concluded:
[I]n confronting your rejection of the Church’s teaching, we’re not dealing just with “an imperfect humanity” – as we do when we wrestle with sins such as anger, pride, greed, impurity or dishonesty. We all struggle with those things, and often fail.
Your rejection of the Church’s teaching on abortion falls into a different category – it’s a deliberate and obstinate act of the will; a conscious decision that you’ve re-affirmed on many occasions. Sorry, you can’t chalk it up to an “imperfect humanity.” Your position is unacceptable to the Church and scandalous to many of our members. It absolutely diminishes your communion with the Church.
by: Bishop Thomas Tobin
edited by; Jeffrey David
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