by frival
on October 31, 2008
On this last day of the month we pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life, both throughout the world and in a special way within the Diocese of Manchester. We pray not only that the Lord will call many souls to His service as priests and religious, but that those souls will hear the call and answer it, and that we might always support them in any and every way possible to do so. May our Bishop and his staff find renewed ways to draw young men to the priesthood and men and women everywhere to the religious life.
Sweet Mother Mary, Mother of Priests, ora pro nobis! St. John Vianney, patron saint of priests, ora pro nobis! St. Benedict and St. Teresa of Avila, patron saints of members of religious orders, ora pro nobis!
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by frival
on October 31, 2008
One of the primary reasons I looked into Catholicism lo those many years ago was the papacy. I just couldn’t get around “you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church” (Mt. 16:18). It should come as no surprise that these very words are the basis of a beautiful song, as the Church has always expressed her great joys in music. It is with great joy, and a hat tip to CathCon, that I give you this gem:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjlf46oXJSs
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by frival
on October 31, 2008
Today we pray for Rev. Maurice Larochelle and Rev. John MacKenzie.
Fr. Larochelle was ordained in 1987 and is pastor of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal’s Parish in Hampton.
Fr. MacKenzie was ordained in 2000 and is pastor of St. Joseph’s Parish in Lincoln. I still have the monstrance lapel pin he once gave me as well as the invitation to his ordination.
May the Lord bless them and guide them, and may He reveal Himself to them through their ministries. May Our Lady draw them in and shelter them and lead them ever closer to her Son.
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by frival
on October 30, 2008
My son has been telling me for several days now that they’re working on a song in Latin in choir practice, but he couldn’t quite remember exactly what it was. Today I had the chance to pick him up from choir after school and I figured he’d be able to remember the name right after practice. In his best third-grade I’ve-never-been-trained-in-Latin he tells me it’s Adoramus Te, Christe. A beautiful, if short, piece and one I’ll be quite glad to hear at Mass this Saturday. Ecstatic, even.
Then something … unexpected … happened. Out of my random selection of MP3s I’ve copied to my Sirius Stiletto comes … wait for it … Adoramus Te, Christe from the Catholic Latin Classics CD from Richard Proulx’s Cathedral Singers. Somehow, I think we have a certain approval of the selection. Even though there’s no way the childrens’ choir will sound anywhere near as polished as the Cathedral Singers, it will be music to my ears and bliss in my heart.
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by frival
on October 29, 2008
Today we pray for Rev. Gary Kosmowski and Rev. Steven Kucharski.
Fr. Kosmowski was ordained in 1990 and is pastor of St. Joseph’s Parish in Laconia.
Fr. Kucharski was ordained in 1977 and serves as Chaplain for Catholic Medical Center in Manchester.
May their ministries be blessed and may they draw ever greater numbers of souls to Christ. May Mary bring them to her Immaculate Heart and show them the way to her Son.
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by frival
on October 28, 2008
Today we pray for Rev. Robert Levesque OMI and Rev. Robert Paskey SJ.
I am unable to find any information on Fr. Levesque – any leads would be most appreciated.
Fr. Paskey was ordained in 1966 and is a priest in residence at St. Peter’s Parish in Concord.
May they grow in their love for and devotion and conformity to Jesus our Savior. May Mary draw them closer to her, and in drawing them to her draw them ever nearer to her Son.
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by frival
on October 28, 2008
Kansas Catholic provides an beautiful series of photo posts from the consecration of the Oratory of Old St. Patrick in Kansas City, MO. If you’ve never seen the consecration of a church, it is a sight to behold. And as one could expect, the Extraordinary Form rite is simply magnificent. What a treasure for the Church in Kansas City and the Body of Christ as a whole.
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by frival
on October 27, 2008
Today we pray for all the Seminarians of the Diocese of Manchester.
The Diocese of Manchester currently has eight men in formation in various seminaries:
- Mr. Christopher Martel
- Mr. Matthew Mason
- Mr. Jeffrey Pavegilio
- Mr. Charles Powlowski
- Mr. Kyle Stanton
- Mr. Alan Tremblay
- Mr. Matthew Vigneau
- Rev. Mr. Jonathan White
Lord, conform them ever more to yourself and guide them as they spend their days and nights in preparation to receive the sacrament of Holy Orders. St. Charles Borromeo, patron saint of seminarians, pray for them! Mother Mary, help them, lead them, guide them, shelter them in your mantle and show them the way to your Son.
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by frival
on October 27, 2008
Today we pray for Bishop Odore Gendron, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Manchester.
He was ordained to the priesthood in 1947 and ordained to the episcopate in 1975. He retired as Bishop of the Diocese in 1990.
May he seek in his retirement new ways of bringing Christ to the people of the Diocese and may he grow ever stronger in his role as sheperd. May Mary shelter him and lead him to her Son.
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by frival
on October 27, 2008
Today we pray for Rev. John Mahoney and Rev. Steve Lepine.
Fr. Mahoney was ordained in 1990 and currently serves the Diocese as a Tribunal Judge.
Fr. Lepine was ordained in 2006 and is associate pastor at Immaculate Conception Parish, St. Margaret Mary’s Parish, St. Bernard’s Parish and Mary Queen of Peace’ Parish, all in Keene.
May they draw closer to the Sacred Heart of Christ in everything they do, and my our mother Mary ever lead them on their way to her Son.
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