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)
The Eucharist is moving into enemy territory as a powerful weapon against abortion. Across the country, adoration chapels are being set up next to abortion businesses. It’s a growing movement that Father Steve Imbarrato, chaplain of Holy Innocents Chapel in Albuquerque, N.M., says he hopes will increase.
“I want to promote Eucharistic adoration to fight abortion,” Father Imbarrato said. As the director for Project Life, he said everything he does to promote life involves the Eucharist. “The chapel is the spiritual center of all our pro-life work,” he stated.
By setting up a Eucharistic chapel, Jesus has a close, permanent presence right next to the enemy. “Our Lord has been across the street from the Planned Parenthood clinic here for almost 12 years,” Father Imbarrato said. “It began when our bishop gave permission for the Eucharist to be kept in a tabernacle in an office cubicle across the street.” When the priest was asked to oversee the chapel in 2004, he formed a 501(c)(3) for Project Defending Life. The landlord, not happy with the makeshift chapel, was threatening to throw them out.
That’s when another 3,000 square-foot office space became vacant just 50 feet from the facility. The group moved there and renamed it Holy Innocents Chapel. Mass is celebrated there three days a week.
“We’ve been taking Our Lord in procession after Mass, two days a week, and we just added a third day,” Father Imbarrato said. An average of 30 or more participants join in a Rosary and other prayers before processing back.
When Father Price Oswalt, a priest of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, heard Father Imbarrato’s story on Catholic radio, he said he knew he wanted to get the Eucharist as close to the local abortion facility as he could. “If we can get people praying with Our Lord on the front lines, we can change everything,” he said. “Darkness cannot exist in light; the presence of God’s goodness will change hearts and minds.” ‘Everything Has a Price’
When the question of financing came up, Father Oswalt said Father Imbarrato told him not to worry. “Father said, ‘Just let people know about your plan, and God will provide the money.” That is exactly what happened. “People started donating, including a $25,000 and a $35,000 check,” Father Oswalt said. “I was going to rent a building, but people said, ‘Why don’t you buy one?’”
A building is in the process of being purchased. Father Oswalt said the Holy Innocents Chapel will be operational as soon as possible. His goal is perpetual adoration to pray without ceasing against the evil taking place next door. “The clinic doctor murders scores of babies six days a week,” he said.
Initially, a building nearby was not even for sale, but a pro-life businessman assured Father Oswalt, “Father, everything is for sale for a price.” Sure enough, the owner of a building 21 feet from the abortion business was looking to pay off a debt, so he accepted an offer. Ironically, he warned the future buyers, “The only thing wrong with this building is that there’s a doctor next door who does women things, so sometimes there are protesters.” The buyers did not reveal that they were the protesters.
Although money readily came forward, many details had to be addressed. The bishop needed to give permission to reserve the Blessed Sacrament, which he did as long as the chapel can be properly staffed with volunteers for perpetual adoration. There need to be at least 168 people — two per hour — to commit to an hour a day, seven days a week, before the Blessed Sacrament. Attorneys volunteered to file the legal papers for Holy Innocents Foundation of Oklahoma’s nonprofit status. They also made sure the chapel would be in compliance of city rules for setting up churches and holding processions.
After all this work, what if the abortionist moves to some quieter location? “If he moves, we move,” Father Oswalt said. “We will follow him wherever he goes.” ‘The Lord Is There’
In Robbinsdale, Minn., right next to an abortion facility, there is a renovated home that has served as a Eucharistic chapel for three years. The Eucharist is reserved in a back bedroom, and a 10-foot crucifix and five-foot statue of Mary sits in the front yard. Father Thomas Duffner meets with a group on the property every Saturday, rain or shine, where they pray 15 decades of the Rosary and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy.
“The Lord is there,” Father Duffner said. “There’s no question that there is power in this. I have no doubt whatsoever.” He said that just as the whole Church is being renewed through perpetual adoration, so too the fight against abortion is being renewed through the Eucharist. “We go to the abortion clinic, to the foot of the cross, where Jesus is suffering; and through the Eucharist, he is there with us.”
In North Dakota, there are no abortionists and only one business. Practitioners come from out of state, usually on Wednesdays, to perform abortions. Bishop Samuel Aquila of Fargo said that the Visitation Chapel opened on the third floor of an office building directly across from the abortion facility this past June. “I opened it with the first Mass,” the bishop said. “There is Mass every Wednesday at 8am and adoration from 8:30 until 4pm, the time abortions are done.”
The Fargo Respect Life Office directs the chapel, but it relies completely on donations from the laity. “The response has been very positive,” said Bishop Aquila. “People come from all over to pray here. They see the chapel as a real witness to the dignity of the unborn.”
Bishop Aquila, who presides over an annual Eucharistic procession on Respect Life Sunday, cautions that it is important to involve the local bishop and study the rules for establishing a chapel and holding processions.
“Certainly, with our belief in the Eucharist as the body, blood and divinity of Jesus Christ, we are putting our trust in the second Person of the Trinity to assist in the battle against the culture of death,” he said. “Jesus is the one who gives life. We know that Our Lord is with us in this battle.”
Well, something very unusual came up at after Mass this week. It’s the stained glass windows.
They are in need of vital repairs before permanent damage ruins them. These windows are stunningly beautiful! You would have to go to a major Cathedral or to Rome in order to find stain glass windows this eloquent. I am not joking, to have these windows custom built today would cost $5 to $6 million dollars. The repairs will cost almost $190,000.
Here is what is shocked me. After Mass they announced the ability to have a memorial for your family if you sponsored one of the windows. They almost sold out 15 minutes after the last Mass. People were politely interrupting others just to ensure they could sponsor the window they wanted.
Why did these windows go like hot cakes? Here are three reasons why I believe they went so fast.
These stained glass windows portray the Bible stories more majestically than any I have ever seen. While in church, I often find myself struck by the beauty of the sunshine coming through the windows.
It is a unique chance to have a permanent memorial for your family on one single item, not a plaque with 100 other names. The true rewards for a Memorial inside a church will only be revealed in heaven. I can’t tell you how many times I prayed for the “Buckman family” that sponsored a stained-glass window in the church where I grew up.
How often does the opportunity present itself to have your family name inscribed on something that is utterly breathtaking? As you can see from the pictures, these windows are true works of art that lift your heart and mind to heaven.
Would you prayerfully consider sponsoring this stained glass window of Christ’s Ascension?
The Ascension of Christ
Stain Glass Window at St. Rose Lima Church, Quincy IL
St. Rose run by the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter - FSSP
To have your family Memorial attached to the last stained-glass window available is $25,931, which can be fulfilled in installments, 48 months comes to $541.
The majestic High Altar is also available to be sponsored.
St. Rose of Lima High Altar
To have your family Memorial attached to the High Altar is $27,500 which can be fulfilled in installments, 48 months comes to $573.
To reserve your family’s legacy in a Memorial and have your name associated with either of these masterpieces of Divine works of art you will need to call me at 573 – 735 – 2002.
I know the prices are high, but eloquence comes at a price.
Thank you so much for your time. Please join me in saying an Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be for all worthy Catholic fundraising efforts.
St. Rose of Lima is an old Quincy, Illinois Church, listed on the National Historic Building Register. They recently were allowed by the good Bishop to have the Traditional Latin Mass run by the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter – FSSP. Pictures here. Home page here.
Merry Christmas and God bless you,
John Quinn
P.S. If God has placed it on your heart to sponsor the Ascension stained glass window or the high altar, you might want to know that over 3,000 other people of good will will see this post. You may want to go ahead and call me at 573 – 735- 2002 before someone else does.
ETWN NEWS – By Kevin J. Jones : The Catholic bishops of Illinois have said their Dec. 16 meeting with Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn was meant to remind him that the Catholic faith cannot be used “to justify positions contrary to the faith itself.”
“As Catholic pastors, we wanted to remind the Governor that conscience, while always free, is properly formed in harmony with the tradition of the Church, as defined by Scripture and authentic teaching authority. A personal conscience that is not consistent with authentic Catholic teaching is not a Catholic conscience,” the bishops said Dec. 17.
" . . . that’s what the Church’s social mission is all about "
The Illinois governor, a Catholic, has drawn rebuke from the bishops for his support for a same-sex civil unions bill and for his presentation of an award for a pro-abortion rights group.
Catholic Charities adoption agencies in the state were also forced to shut down when state regulators ruled they must place children with homosexual couples or lose their state contracts.
The governor said on Dec. 17 that his two-hour meeting with the bishops was only “a little bit” about his positions that are contrary to Catholic teaching in areas like abortion and homosexual adoption.
“A lot of the discussion was how we could work together to fight poverty, help the people who are less fortunate and need a helping hand,” Quinn told the Chicago Sun-Times. “Getting people jobs, helping people who don’t have enough food to eat — that’s what the Church’s social mission is all about.”
The bishops’ statement came in response to Quinn’s comments to the Sun-Times.
They said that from their point of view, the Friday meeting was “a meeting between pastors and a member of the Church to discuss the principles of faith, not the works of faith.”
“It is a matter of personal integrity for people who call themselves Catholic to act in a manner that is consistent with the teachings of the Catholic Church. In addition, since he holds a highly visible and influential position, the Governor’s statements about conscience or other matters of faith can affect many other people for whose spiritual care bishops are responsible,” they explained.
Despite their other concerns, the bishops expressed gratitude for the opportunity to meet with the governor.
“We share the governor’s concern for the poor. Many poor people fill our parishes. The life of the Church has been marked for centuries by the care of the poor in our charitable, educational and health care institutions, works we hope that the state will allow us to continue to perform as expressions of faith.”
Quinn told the Sun-Times there was only “brief” discussion of Illinois’ new civil unions law, despite the ending of state contracts with Catholic Charities for adoption work.
“We have a law. We have to uphold that law. We can’t allow anyone not complying with the law to continue to hold a contract,” he said, adding that he thinks the Catholic Church should partner with agencies that will work with homosexual couples.
Mary Massingale, communications director with the Illinois Catholic Conference, told EWTN News on Dec. 19 that the bishops and Gov. Quinn previously agreed the decision about whether to go public about the contents of the meeting was up to the governor.
Far into the night, at the coldest time of the year, in a chilly grotto, more suitable for a flock of beasts than for humans, the promised Messiah – Jesus – the savior of mankind, comes into the world in the fullness of time.
There are none who clamor around him: only an ox and an ass lending their warmth to the newborn infant; with a humble woman, and a poor and tired man, in adoration beside him.
Nothing can be heard except the sobs and whimpers of the infant God. And by means of his crying and weeping he offers to the Divine justice the first ransom for our redemption.
He had been expected for forty centuries; with longing sighs the ancient Fathers had implored his arrival. The sacred scriptures clearly prophesy the time and the place of his birth, and yet the world is silent and no one seems aware of the great event. Only some shepherds, who had been busy watching over their sheep in the meadows, come to visit him. Heavenly visitors had alerted them to the wondrous event, inviting them to approach his cave.
So plentiful, O Christians, are the lessons that shine forth from the grotto of Bethlehem! Oh how our hearts should be on fire with love for the one who with such tenderness was made flesh for our sakes! Oh how we should burn with desire to lead the whole world to this lowly cave, refuge of the King of kings, greater than any worldly palace, because it is the throne and dwelling place of God! Let us ask this Divine child to clothe us with humility, because only by means of this virtue can we taste the fullness of this mystery of Divine tenderness.
Glittering were the palaces of the proud Hebrews. Yet, the light of the world did not appear in one of them. Ostentatious with worldly grandeur, swimming in gold and in delights, were the great ones of the Hebrew nation; filled with vain knowledge and pride were the priests of the sanctuary. In opposition to the true meaning of Divine revelation, they awaited an officious savoir, who would come into the world with human renown and power.
But God, always ready to confound the wisdom of the world, shatters their plans. Contrary to the expectations of those lacking in Divine wisdom, he appears among us in the greatest abjection, renouncing even birth in St. Joseph’s humble home, denying himself a modest abode among relatives and friends in a city of Palestine. Refused lodging among men, he seeks refuge and comfort among mere animals, choosing their habitation as the place of his birth, allowing their breath to give warmth to his tender body. He permits simple and rustic shepherds to be the first to pay their respects to him, after he himself informed them, by means of his angels, of the wonderful mystery.
Oh wisdom and power of God, we are constrained to exclaim – enraptured along with your Apostle – how incomprehensible are your judgments and unsearchable your ways! Poverty, humility, abjection, contempt, all surround the Word made flesh. But we, out of the darkness that envelops the incarnate Word, understand one thing, hear one voice, perceive one sublime truth: you have done everything out of love, you invite us to nothing else but love, speak of nothing except love, give us naught except proofs of love.
The heavenly babe suffers and cries in the crib so that for us suffering would be sweet, meritorious and accepted. He deprives himself of everything, in order that we may learn from him the renunciation of worldly goods and comforts. He is satisfied with humble and poor adorers, to encourage us to love poverty, and to prefer the company of the little and simple rather than the great ones of the world.
This celestial child, all meekness and sweetness, wishes to impress in our hearts by his example these sublime virtues, so that from a world that is torn and devastated an era of peace and love may spring forth. Even from the moment of his birth he reveals to us our mission, which is to scorn that which the world loves and seeks.
Oh let us prostrate ourselves before the manger, and along with the great St. Jerome, who was enflamed with the love of the infant Jesus, let us offer him all our hearts without reserve. Let us promise to follow the precepts which come to us from the grotto of Bethlehem, which teach us that everything here below is vanity of vanities, nothing but vanity.
In our continuing catechesis on prayer, we now consider Jesus’ own prayer, particularly in the context of his miracles of healing. Both the cure of the deaf man (Mk 7:32-37) and the raising of Lazarus (Jn 11:1-44) show us Jesus at prayer before cases of human suffering. His prayer on these occasions reveals not only his profound identification with the suffering but also his unique relationship with the Father. In the case of the deaf man, Jesus’ compassion leads him to introduce his prayer with a deep sigh (v. 34). In the case of Lazarus, he is deeply moved by the sorrow of Martha and Mary, and weeps before the tomb of his friend. At the same time, he sees the tragedy of Lazarus’ death in the light of the Father’s will and of his own identity and mission. Jesus’ example teaches us that in our own prayers we must always trust in the Father’s will and strive to see all things in the light of his mysterious plan of love. We too must join petition, praise and thanksgiving in every prayer, knowing that the greatest gift God can give us is his friendship, and that our example of prayer can open our hearts to our brothers and sisters in need and point others to God’s saving presence in our world.
I offer a warm welcome to all the English-speaking visitors present, including the groups from Vietnam, Nigeria and the United States. As we prepare to celebrate the Saviour’s birth at Christmas, I cordially invoke upon you and your families his abundant blessings of joy and peace!
Attention: If you have devotion to the Holy Rosary, Our Lady of Lourdes, the Miraculous Medal, the Holy Souls in Purgatory or the Immaculate Conception, then you owe it to yourself to fully discover . . .
The Immaculate Conception Pardon Rosary:
a Sacramental Powerful with God!
NOTICE: We are now sold out of all of the Rosaries!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
Here is an unsolicited testimonial:
I received it today and it is really beautiful! It’s very stunning . . . I guess even prettier than I had expected! It did really take my breath away . . . so different than the Red Jeweled Rosary that I have. I was trying to explain the look to my friend, but told her once I received it, I had to show her in person because words didn’t do it justice. So tell [Emily] great job. If I had the money, I would buy one for my sister too, but she may need to purchase for herself this Christmas!! HaHa
Theresa F.
Dear Child of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Rosary Prayer Warrior,
Have you ever discovered something shocking?
How about when you found out that we are still required to abstain from meat on Fridays? Did you feel cheated when you realized that indulgences are still valid? For our converts, I can only imagine how you felt when you realized that God established the Catholic Church as the one true Church.
Well, if you haven’t learned about The Immaculate Conception Pardon Rosary, then you can add another “shocker” to the list.
So, What is The Immaculate Conception Pardon Rosary?
It is what I am coming to realize to be a truly inspired sacramental, a symbol of grace. It all started while reading about St. Bernadette and Our Lady of Lourdes. Let me tell you why.
Maybe you recall that St. Bernadette actually described the Rosary that Our Lady used while praying with St. Bernadette.
St. Bernadette described the Rosary as “a Rosary of white beads with a chain of gold shining like the two roses on Her feet.” I will never forget the first time I read that description. It created a strong desire to pray with that Rosary, a Rosary after our Mother’s own heart.
Now,here’s the problem . . .
Every time I looked for an Our Lady of Lourdes Rosary, they never seem to be inspired by the actual description of the Rosary or Her messages. They either had Lourdes’ water for the centerpiece or were created in the town of Lourdes. This did not fulfill my desire to have a Rosary designed after Our Lady’s heart. Not to mention, the fact that Rosaries tend to be so fragile and come apart so easily.
Here it is 10 years later, and I believe Our Lady has answered that desire. She has prepared a sacramental which is overflowing with many spiritual graces for those called to pray with The Immaculate Conception Pardon Rosary.
Hello, my name is John Quinn, and I along with Jeff Gares, founded Courageous Priest.
I am a father of 5 little children! We home school and love it. Through the work of Our Heavenly Mother, Courageous Priest has seen tremendous growth. We have gone from . . .
1,000 monthly website page views to over 80,000 page views per month, for a total of over 600,000 page views
100 monthly visitors to as many as 31,000 monthly visitors, for a total of over 255,000 visitors to the website
20 subscribers to over 4,200 signing up to be subscribers (according to some, this would make Courageous Priest one of the largest Catholic blogs based off of the number of subscribers)
We are humbled and grateful for so many people loving it when priests are courageous.
As you can imagine, this apostolate is a labor of love, in which we graciously volunteer our time, talents and money. We have not asked for any donations knowing that there are many other worthy Catholic charities out there. But, like most other Catholic apostolates, we believe offering an occasional Catholic item is a very prudent way to grow this apostolate.
That is why we are excited to introduce to you The Immaculate Conception Pardon Rosary. BTW, we actually have two different custom-made heirloom Rosaries, the first one is gold and the second one is sterling silver. They both have freshwater pearls with elegant Swarovski crystals substituting for the links.
So, please keep reading in order to discover more about the The Immaculate Conception Pardon Rosary and why you should support this apostolate and get one yourself or offer one as a Christmas present.
The Immaculate Conception Pardon Rosary Is Honestly Inspired By
Our Lady of Lourdes, the Immaculate Conception, the Miraculous
Medal and Devotion to the Holy Souls in Purgatory
Why?
Because, it not only resembles the one described by Our Lady, but most importantly, it follows her messages.
Of course you are familiar with the story of Our Lady of Lourdes and how the Blessed Mother revealed to St. Bernadette the healing spring waters, but do you remember the title she gave herself?
“I Am the Immaculate Conception!”
Without this declaration, St. Bernadette would’ve been a poor little peasant girl, who happened to be graced with visits by the Mother of God. You see, the healing waters of Lourdes are for the sick, but this title is for the entire Church. Our Mother Mary continually proves the importance of her purity with her apparitions in Fatima, the Miraculous Medal and Our Lady Guadalupe.
At Fatima, our Mother reveals to Lucia, that “God wishes to establish in the world devotion to My Immaculate Heart.”
And to St. Catherine Laboure, she dictates a powerful Miraculous Medal prayer, “O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.”
And to St. Juan Diego, Our Lady of Guadalupe declares “I am the perfect and perpetual Virgin Mary.”
Over time, I came to realize something very important. Without fail, our Mother continually reveals to us Her central theme.
What is Our Mother’s Central Theme?
Our Mother’s central theme is to have our hearts to be transformed to Hers. Immaculate! Pure! Holy!
Think about it. Some would say her central theme is to pray,pray, pray. Others it’s the conversion / repentance of hearts. Some would mention the daily Rosary. Still others would suggest it’s the act of consecration. What perfect and true statements!
However, without exception everyone of them leads to one thing. The simple answer is that Our Mother wants your heart to be transformed into likeness of Her heart. Holy! Pure! IMMACULATE!
Isn’t that what becoming a Saint is all about?
So, how does The Immaculate Conception Pardon Rosary
Incorporate the Immaculate Conception?
The simple answer takes us back to Our Lady of Lourdes’ message, when she declared Herself the Immaculate Conception. Yet, Our Mother wanted this Rosary to go deeper.
Here I was spending countless hours trying to perfect the appearance of the Our Lady of Lourdes Rosary. I was going in circles. You see, I was mostly worried about the beauty of the Rosary. Of course Our Lady wants the beauty, like a bride adorned for her husband; however, She wants the focus to be purity and holiness.
So, Here is What Our Lady Did . . .
Like a loving Mother, she took me and my pride out of the equation by revealing the next step to my wife.
“Oh, my! John, have you ever seen this?”
She showed me a very ornate picture of a crucifix. This was no ordinary crucifix as it was adorned with spiritual imagery and sacred messages. It’s BEAUTIFUL! This crucifix had a name, the Pardon Crucifix. Which leads to the next question . . .
What is a Pardon Crucifix?
It’s a thorn in Satan’s side, slammed in there by our good Pope St. Pius X. It is unclear why so few Catholics have ever heard about this sacramental. But, what is clear is that Satan absolutely hates it.
The Pardon Crucifix
Why?
Because the Pardon Crucifix ranks up there with the the Miraculous Medal and the St. Benedict Medal. You see Pope St. Pius X used the keys to heaven to attach heavenly rich indulgences to it. And Satan hates powerful sacramentals. What does he do when he hates a devotion or sacramental which is so immersed with Divine graces?
He simply hides them. And the Pardon Crucifix has been hidden sometime after it was promulgated in 1905. Other examples 0f Satan’s dirty work include him literally hiding the Shroud of Turin (Jesus’ burial cloth), the true Cross and St. Philomena. How about how he perverts devotion to the Rosary, Miraculous Medal and Our Mother of Sorrows?
Yes, the Pardon Crucifix is beautiful; however, it is the words describing the indulgences / Divine graces that blow you away.
Here Are the Indulgences Pope St. Pius X Attached to the Pardon Crucifix
Whoever carries on his person the Pardon Crucifix, may thereby gain an indulgence.
For devoutly kissing the Crucifix, an indulgence is gained.
Whoever says one of the following invocations before this crucifix may gain each time an indulgence: “Our Father who art in heaven, forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” or “I beg the Blessed Virgin Mary to pray to the Lord our God for me.”
Whoever, habitually devout to this Crucifix, will fulfill the necessary conditions of Confession and Holy Communion, may gain a Plenary Indulgence on the following feasts: On the feasts of the Five Wounds of our Lord, the Invention of the Holy Cross, the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the Immaculate Conception and the Seven Dolors of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Whoever at the moment of death, fortified with the Sacraments of the Church, or contrite of heart, in the supposition of being unable to receive them, will kiss this Crucifix and ask pardon of God for his sins, and pardon his neighbor, will gain a Plenary Indulgence.
Did you notice that by mere devotion to The Immaculate Conception Pardon Rosary you will are availing yourself to a FULL plenary indulgence during the feast of the Immaculate Conception. This isn’t because of anything I have done, but because St. Pope Pius X exercised his Papal authority and attached so many indulgences to the Pardon Crucifix.
You Can Stop Their Pain!
His Holiness Pope St. Pius X has gone another step and declared that the indulgences attached to the Pardon Crucifix are applicable to the souls in purgatory. This is where those who are serious about alleviating the pains of the poor souls in Purgatory comes into play.
Outside of the Sacred Mass there is nothing more efficacious to the Holy Souls suffering in Purgatory than the reciting the Holy Rosary. Now, add to that the indulgences attached to the Pardon Crucifix! This little Rosary is going to be a power house for the Holy Souls, because God is good and faithful to His promises. Do you have a loved one in the fires of purgatory? Are you using all the means available to alleviate their pain and suffering. Well, here is your chance to be a greater prayer warrior for those poor souls.
As you can tell, the Pardon Crucifix is a powerhouse. You can discover more about this “hidden” sacramental here.
True and Little Known Fact About Rosaries.
Not all sacramentals, like a Rosary, are created equally. You see, how it is made, the crucifix used, the center piece and many other little details or symbolisms make a huge difference.
Think about it. Which is better; a custom-made rosary by a loving mother praying for the intentions of the person receiving it, or a rosary mass-produced in China for a profit? Unfortunately, most Rosaries are mass-produced by machines purely for the sake of generating a profit.
Again, which is better, a cross or a crucifix? That one is simple, but remember not all crucifixes, like the Pardon Crucifix, have special indulgences attached to them.
Sterling Silver Miraculous Medal Center
The centerpiece makes a big difference too. How about comparing the center where it is the outline of the Virgin Mary’s head compared to the Miraculous Medal? The Blessed Mother gave the design of the Miraculous Medal to Saint Catherine Labouré. Can anybody do better than that?
Futhermore, what Catholic Medal has been its own feast day? Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal is celebrated November 26th on the traditional calendar. How cool is that? The Miraculous Medal is the only Catholic medal where Our Mother says “all who wear this medal will receive great graces.” She goes on to prove her claim with countless miraculous healings of the heart, mind and body.
Do you know the original name of the Miraculous Medal? It was called the Immaculate Conception medal. That was a natural conclusion for a name as Our Mother declares to have the prayer “O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee” on the medal.
Today, we have two options for you. The first Immaculate Conception Pardon Rosary is gold (actually it is a thick layer of gold over sterling silver) and the second is pure sterling silver. Because each Rosary has the same components, we will describe each part, detailing the rich symbolism of grace behind each one.
Each Custom-made Heirloom Quality Rosary Has Been Carefully Planned to Reach These Highest Standards . . .
Your very own prayerfully custom-made Sterling Silver Pearl Rosary with Swarovski Crystals is lovingly created by our very own Emily Gares, the wife of co-founder Jeff. Emily is sought out for her ability to create the finest Rosaries around. This is evident by the glowing smile she gave when she said “Of course John I will make them. I love making rosaries for other people.” She reminds me of Blessed Mother Theresa, “It is not what we do, but the love we put into what we do.”
A perfectly pure gold over sterling silver or sterling silver Pardon Crucifix with all of the attached indulgences just waiting to alleviate the pain of those suffering souls in purgatory.
The greatest Catholic medal of all time. Hands down, it is the Miraculous Medal. With all of the impurities burned away, leaving you an option between a perfectly pristine gold over sterling silver medal or a sterling silver center piece. It is a proven fact, that a Miraculous Medal used with a loving faith produces the “great graces” promised by Our Lady. The Miraculous Medal exemplifies the summit of St. Bernadette’s revelations when St. Bernadette reveals that “The Lady was standing above the rose bush, in a position very similar to that shown on the Miraculous Medal. . . She said to me in a voice vibrating with emotion ‘I AM THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION’.” This makes perfect sense, as the Miraculous Medal proclaims this very fact, “Mary Conceived Without Sin . . .”
Heirloom-quality authentic white fresh water cultured pearls. These pearls, made of one finest grades, represent the word of God and the the kingdom of heaven. Jesus warned his disciples not to cast pearls before swine (Matthew 7:6). St. John tells us in Revalation that “the twelve gates were twelve pearls; that is each gate was a single pearl.” The white pearls also fit perfectly as the white beads described by St. Bernadette.
Why white? White symbolizes purity, virginity, innocence and virtue. It also symbolizes holiness and is the Christian color for all high Holy Days of the Church Year, especially the seasons of Christmas and Easter.
Perfectly fire-purified sterling silver. Listen to what scripture has to say about silver as it relates to our souls. Proverbs 25:4 “Take away the rust from silver, and there shall come forth a most pure vessel.” Proverbs 17:3 “As silver is tried by fire, and gold in the furnace: so the Lord tries the hearts.” Silver also symbolizes the emblem of moral innocence and of holiness.
A beautiful hard bound Rosary case, like the ones used for diamond necklaces, with the easy flip-top lid to keep the Gold or Sterling Silver Pearl Rosary pure from impurities. It is a fitting case for something so precious.
Swarovski Crystals – Crystals have rich biblical symbolism attached to them. The first symbol is for purity. Revelation 22:1 “And he shewed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb.” The second biblical symbolism reveals that crystals are defined as a precious stone. The scriptural purpose of a precious stone is to adorn something precious like the holy city Jerusalem. Revelation 22:11 “Having the glory of God, and the light thereof was like to a precious stone, as to the jasper stone, even as crystal.”
Just so you know, the Swarovski Crystal is the creme de la creme of crystals. Some Swarovski Crystal Rosaries sell for over $700. WOW! Without knowing the significance, Emily ordered an aurora borealis Swarovski Crystal.
Here is why this is so significant. Auroral meaning light or luminous brings into play Our Lady of Fatima and the Miraculous Medal. With Our Lady of Fatima, she used the Aurora Borealis in the northern skies as a warning for the great World War. The Miraculous Medal has dual significance. St. Catherine described Our Lady as “clothed in a robe the color of auroral light.” She further reveals. “Suddenly, her fingers were filled with rings and the most beautiful precious stones; the rays gleaming forth and reflected on all sides, enveloped her in such dazzling light.” The precious stones “were symbols of the graces which would be bestowed on all who asked for them.” It is a safe bet that you can imagine the precious stones being crystal.
In Order to Maximize Your Ability to Effectively Utilize Your
Heirloom-Quality Rosary, We Are Going To Sweeten The Deal
We honestly want you to be able to maximize your ability to alleviate the Holy Souls from the fires of purgatory. We also really want you to know more about Our Lady of Lourdes, Purgatory and the Immaculate Conception, so we are adding in some saintly bonuses to elevate your ability to obtain graces for yourself, family, friends and the Holy Souls.
So, here’s what else is in store for you when you purchase your Our Lady of Lourdes Pardon Rosary . . .
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When you add it all up, you’re getting an amazing…
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Okay, So What’s The Cost For This Powerful, Highly Indulged
Immaculate Conception Pardon Rosary?
Well, we realize that Sterling Silver, Pearl Rosaries with Swarovski crystals could easily sell for as much as $760 for highly inferior pearl beads and from “Catholic stores” or from a plain old jewelry store with neither store being interested in spreading any type of devotion.
In fact, if you Googled “sterling silver Swarovski crystal rosary” you’d will find in the neighborhood of 50 different rosaries selling for over $200 a piece. The highest I found was for over $875 for far inferior pearls. I am sorry, but that is plain old sinful.
But I’m not going to charge you anywhere near that amount. We want it to be a fair price. A price that will help us not request for donations, while still reflecting the highest standards which so perfectly fit Our Lady of Lourdes Pardon Rosary.
In fact, your total investment for this heirloom Sterling Silver, Fresh Water Cultured Pearl Rosary with Swarovski crystals is just $147 for the sterling silver option and $197 gold option. That is the total price, which includes FREE Shipping, the hard bound Rosary carry case, all of the FREE bonuses, and “great graces” promised from Our Lady with the Miraculous Medal.
Granted it is not the cheapest, but honestly for the quality and guarantees you are getting, we feel it is a fair and reasonable price.
As much as we hate to do this, we must tell you that the Our Lady of Lourdes Pardon Rosary is . . .
We Started with 39 and Now Only Have 4 Left
Only Have Less Than 8 1 Days To Buy
Why would we limit such a powerful devotional to 39, and only offering it only for 8 days? Honestly, it is because we are not a business.
Emily, our Rosary expert, is a full time mother with three little ones to take care. On top of that she must work part time to make ends meet. I was happy she agreed to create any and was ecstatic when she committed to 39. (We were hoping for 40 rosaries, a biblical number, but only had enough supplies for 39.)
Now, the reason why we limited it to 8 days is this is the only way we can guarantee that you’ll get it by Christmas and more importantly is the time commitment for our families.
Either way, you will want to act quickly, because with the thousands of visitors we get, I can’t imagine this offer lasting long. Last year we offered a similar rosary called the Our Lady of Lourdes’ Pardon Rosary selling for the same price and we sold out in 18 hours. We honestly had people with their credit card in hand that we had to refuse because we ran out.
Please don’t let this happen to you. Unfortunately, Roseann was not the only person who waited too long.
“Roseann Could you please tell me where I can find “OUR LADY OF LOURDES’ PARDON ROSARY ” It looks like you sold out.”
Thank you!
Roseann C.
Sorry, sold out of the Gold Immaculate Conception Pardon Rosary now . . .
OR
Sorry, sold out of the Silver Immaculate Conception Pardon Rosary. . .
What Good Is A Rosary That Keeps Falling Apart?
Do you know why your Rosary keeps falling apart?
Emily, our Rosary expert, taught me a thing or two about Rosary making. A Rosary has 121 vulnerable breaking points. Every single place that there is a link can break. It is because of the thickness of the links and the quality of the chains used. Or in our case how strong and stubborn your toddler is.
That is one of the reasons why we removed the links and used wire instead. With wire, the only place that a Rosary can come apart is where the wires join together. For this reason, Emily used the best crimping tools and supplies available. This wire is very strong. Honestly, they are so sturdy that we had to pay extra money to re-drill the pearls as to accommodate for the extra durability.
And is there anything more disheartening as spending your time repairing broken links of something that you hold so dear? We want to take that frustration away.
We are so confident that you will absolutely love your The Immaculate Conception Pardon Rosary that we are giving you a . . .
“You’re Going to Love It” Guarantee . . .
Buy it and try it Risk-Free For 365 Days. Your gold over sterling silver or sterling silver, pearl Rosary with Swarovski crystal is covered by our full 365-day, complete satisfaction, “love it or your money back” guarantee.
Yes, that is one year. It’s simple: either love it or return it with a no question asked or no hassling guarantee.
So go ahead and buy it with complete confidence knowing that if for any reason you are not 100% satisfied with the Immaculate Conception Pardon Rosary, just send it back. It can’t be any easier than that.
If you do choose to send it back, you get to keep the bonuses, after all, we want to help spread devotion to the Holy Souls, Our Lady of Lourdes, Miraculous Medal and the Immaculate Conception, not suppress it. It has been suppressed long enough!
So, there you have it.
Gold Immaculate Conception Pardon Rosary is now sold out. . .
OR
Silver Immaculate Conception Pardon Rosary is now sold out. . .
May God, who is rich in Mercy, bless you as we celebrate the feast day of the Immaculate Conception,
John Quinn
Co-founder, Courageous Priest
P.S. We are serious about the 8 day limit for the first 39 people. If you wait, you could lose. And, to be up front with you this prayerfully custom-made Rosary will not last long. Last time, we offered the Our Lady of Lourdes Pardon Rosary and it sold out in 18 hours. We were blown away. Last year they were guaranteed to get the Rosary after Christmas. None of those sold were used as a Christmas gift. It won’t be that way this year. So why wait, go ahead and click on the “Buy Now” link.
P.P.S. This truly is a one of kind Rosary. I guarantee you won’t find another like it. Simply because no one has ever put all of this together, which was truly inspired by Our Lady of Lourdes, the Immaculate Conception, the Pardon Crucifix and the Miraculous Medal with the purpose of benefiting the Holy Souls. Anyway, I’ve deliberately included the “You Are Going to Love It” Guarantee, with no fine print and no questions asked to remove ANY and ALL risk to you! You have absolutely NOTHING to lose! The Holy Souls in purgatory are going to thank you.
One more thing, you can call me to buy with a check or credit card. (573)735-2002
If you have any questions, just leave a comment and I will answer it.
In May 2009, President Obama gave the commencement address at Notre Dame University and received an honorary degree. That Notre Dame would confer an honorary degree on an elected official who advances abortion rights in contradiction to Catholic teaching caused no small controversy among many Catholics throughout the United States.
Those who supported Notre Dame felt vindicated, however, when in his speech the president promised to “honor the conscience of those who disagree with abortion,” stating that his administration would provide “sensible” protections for those who wanted no involvement in the procedure. This would presumably include healthcare providers, social-service providers, and consumers who might otherwise have to pay through their healthcare plans for other people’s abortions.
Obama later reiterated this position to Catholic newspaper editors, stating that he would make such protections “robust.”
Fast forward to late 2011, and the record shows that the president’s promises are not being kept. In fact, it seems that pro-life Catholics such as Democratic Congressman Bart Stupak and the Catholic Health Association’s Sister Carol Keenan — who trusted the administration’s position that abortion was not part of the healthcare bill — along with Notre Dame’s leadership have been played by the president.
His administration is running roughshod over conscience protection provisions long part of the law that find their justification in the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of religion, a foundational human right. It is one thing for an administration to support and promote an agenda; it is quite another to force those who disagree with it to violate their moral and religious principles.
The long line of evidence is disturbing. As a first step, the administration reversed earlier regulations enforcing federal conscience laws, stating instead that it would pursue the same goals by educational outreach on rights of conscience.
In the final healthcare bill passed in March 2010, traditional protections for conscience rights were omitted; instead, a provision was included that would subjugate conscience rights to federal and state “emergency” service laws. In other words, any abortion declared an “emergency” (broadly defined) by a government requires a health-care provider’s full cooperation, regardless of his or her views on the matter.
Moreover, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a rule which will require almost all health plans to include coverage for sterilization and contraception — including abortifacient drugs. This will force almost all employers — including Catholic organizations — to pay for such procedures, regardless of any moral objections. HHS seemingly wants to regard fertility as a disease — and elective abortion subsidized by the taxpayer as healthcare.
The most recent frontal assault on conscience rights has come in the form of federal contracts and grant announcements, which have begun to require grantees to help provide all legally permissible family planning and obstetric/gynecological services, regardless of the provider. A large number of grants under the State Department’s AIDS program, for example, now require “integration” with family planning and “reproductive health” services, ignoring the conscience clause the program’s authorizing statute passed by Congress.
When the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops recently said it could not meet a similar requirement inserted into an HHS grant announcement for services to human trafficking victims, and pointed out that the requirement violates existing federal conscience laws, its funding was discontinued — hurting victims of human trafficking since few if any other entities have the track record and nationwide capacity to serve them.
Catholic social and healthcare providers — the largest private network in the nation — are at risk of being left out of all federal programs, despite their well-earned reputation for providing superlative service to the American public. In effect, the Obama administration is telling these Catholic providers to surrender their conscience rights and their Catholic ethos or shut their doors.
Regardless of one’s position on the morality of abortion, we — and elected officials on both sides of the aisle — should be concerned with these developments. If religious and conscience rights of some Americans can be violated by the government, everyone else’s rights are also in jeopardy.
This is unacceptable, for it undermines our nation’s promise of “freedom and justice for all.” The president should honor his pledges to U.S. Catholics — and other Americans — and instruct his agencies to reverse course and protect conscience rights.
Hot on the heels of the new Roman Missal translation, the Bishop of Covington, Roger J. Foys, has issued a decree clarifying the proper gestures and postures for Mass, according to rubrics laid out in the General Instruction of the Roman Missal.
As he notes:
The rituals of the Roman Church, of which we are a part, call for specific words to be used as well as particular actions and gestures, both on the part of the priest and the faithful who join their hearts with his in their worship of God. We are encouraged as the Mystical Body of Christ to continual, ongoing conversion in the faith and to strengthen that which is good and holy in our individual lives as well as our common life as Catholics and to root out that which is evil.
Among the points his decree makes:
Special note should also be made concerning the gesture for the Our Father. Only the priest is given the instruction to “extend” his hands. Neither the deacon nor the lay faithful are instructed to do this. No gesture is prescribed for the lay faithful in the Roman Missal; nor the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, therefore the extending or holding of hands by the faithful should not be performed.
And he notes:
The text of the Roman Missal be used exactly as it is written. As stated in the citation from the Second Vatican Council none of us has the authority to change the text for any reason.
a. This includes altering or changing any of the language contained in the liturgical books of the Church, not only the Roman Missal, but the Lectionary and other ritual books – the responses and prayers of the priest, and also those of the people.
b. Please note that only those texts approved for use in the Dioceses of the United States may be used.
c. Priests and deacons are restricted in their use of the Penitential Act – Form C, to those invocations found in the Order of Mass of the Roman Missal and those in Appendix VI.
O God, who by the Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
did prepare a worthy dwelling place for Your Son,
we beseech You that, as by the foreseen death of this, Your Son, You did preserve Her from all stain,
so too You would permit us, purified through Her intercession, to come unto You.
Through the same Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, world without end.
Amen.
With a H/T and mahalo to Esther at A Catholic Mom in Hawaii!
As you may recall from our Fr. Calloway posts, we are really gearing up to celebrate the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in a big way here at Courageous Priest. In these days which lead up to the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, we will be having our own little Immaculate Conception Bootcamp. We will have special posts to honor Our Lady and will introduce you to a special sacramental item. Let’s call it another weapon in Our Lady’s arsenal.
For now, what better way is there to honor Our Lady than to start with prayer? More specifically, this novena in honor of the Immaculate Conception will help us to grow in love for Our Lady.
Dear Member of the United States Senate Judiciary Committee:
As Chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage, I urge you to uphold the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) by opposing the Respect for Marriage Act (S. 598) and any other measure seeking DOMA’s repeal.
Bishop Salvatore J. Cordileone
DOMA recognizes for federal purposes that marriage is defined as the union of one man and one woman. It also prevents the redefinition of marriage in any one state from forcing other states to follow suit. DOMA’s codified definition of marriage reflects a deeply rooted and enduring consensus, based on truths about the human person discernible by reason and accessible to people of all faiths or none at all. Millions of citizens have gone to the ballot in thirty states to ratify similar DOMA proposals by substantial majorities. Forty one states in all have enacted their own DOMAs. Popularity alone does not determine what is right. But in the face of such broad support in the present day, not to mention a legacy of lived experience and reasoned reflection measured in millennia in every society and civilization throughout all of human history, repealing a measure that merely recognizes the truth of marriage is all the more improvident.
I raise for your consideration two points: DOMA is rational, and its repeal would be unjust.
A. DOMA is grounded in reason and experience. It takes into account the/distinguishing properties of unity and procreation that mark the relationship of
husband and wife.
Marriage is a comprehensive union of man and woman, a total, permanent, faithful, and fruitful sharing of lives between husband and wife. This union is a great and unique good in itself, and is critical for the common good. There are fundamental reasons why sexual difference and the complementarity between man and woman have always been considered essential to the meaning of marriage.
The connection between sexual difference and procreation is obvious and unique. The public status of marriage owes its origin and existence to the natural capacity of man and woman to bring children into the world. Research substantiates that children thrive best when reared by both a mom and a dad married to each other. Marriage has been and should remain a child-centered institution.
Even when a marriage is not blessed with children, all husbands and wives can model for society the possibilities and potential for mutual collaboration between the sexes. They can teach children generally by their witness and exemplify for other men and women what it means to be husband and wife. They also can provide an essential service to society through adopting children, who need the care of a mother and a father.
The unitive and procreative realities at stake cannot be ignored. They are not mere cultural constructs that can be discarded at will, with little or no social cost. Instead, they flow directly from the immutable nature of the human person, and so our society ignores them at great peril. By contrast, where these human realities are respected, the benefits to society are unparalleled. This explains why Congress, nearly all of the states, and millions of voters affirm marriage as an institution founded on sexual difference. DOMA furthers the common good by preserving in federal law the essential connection between marriage, sexual difference, the good of children, and public policy.
B. Redefining marriage to mean simply an arrangement of consenting adults violates justice because it interferes with basic human rights. First, changing the institution of marriage by making it indifferent to the absence of one sex or the other denies that children have the fundamental human right to be cared by both their mother and father. Such revision transforms marriage from a child-centered to an adult-centered status to the detriment of children. DOMA maintains marriage’s proper focus on reinforcing the interests of children.
Second, redefining marriage also threatens the fundamental human right of religious freedom. Those who refuse on moral and religious grounds to accept or accommodate the redefinition of legal marriage are already being wrongly accused of bigotry and hatred, bias and prejudice. They are being stigmatized and marginalized precisely because they are exercising their religious freedom to teach and practice their values.
In places where marriage’s core meaning has been altered through legal action, officials are beginning to target for punishment those believers and churches that refuse to adapt. Any non-conforming conduct and even expressions of disagreement, based simply on support for marriage as understood since time immemorial, are wrongly being treated as if they harmed society, and somehow constituted a form of evil equal to racism. DOMA represents an essential protection against such threats to faith and conscience.
All persons have a rightful claim to our utmost respect. There is no corresponding duty, however, for society to disregard the meaning of sexual difference and its practical consequences for the common good; to override fundamental rights, such as religious liberty; and to re-define our most basic social institution. DOMA advances the common good in a manner consistent with the human dignity of all persons.
For all of the above-stated reasons, I strongly urge you to uphold DOMA and to reject any bill, including S. 598, that would repeal it.
Sincerely,
Most Reverend Salvatore J. Cordileone
Roman Catholic Bishop of Oakland
Chairman, USCCB Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage
