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Saint Michael the Archangel - Patron - Warrior - Depictions - Prayers

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There is an old maxim that I might paraphrase thus: "once is an accident, twice is a provocation and three times is an act of war." I have had an unbelievable number of searches for "images" (pictures) of Saint Michael the Archangel from around the world. Having read a marvelous book by Peter Kreeft on the subject of Angels and Demons, this tells me there is a spiritual need for knowledge of this Saint and Archangel. It is impossible to give a picture of St. Michael; he is a pure spirit and can assume any posture or appearance he might choose (read the book; available from Amazon for under $10). Some depictions are frightening and others are less so. It depends on the artist. Here is a nice source of information on the Saint . The SQPN site has a lot of information! He has been adopted by Human Life International in an effort to fight the spiritual war against abortion and for the conversion of those who perform abortions . These holy cards are free. Her

Evening - Easter Sunday - Missa 'Resurrexi' - April 4th, 2010

Insight Scoop >> The Resurrection Puts Everything Together Again (Rev. James V. Schall, S.J.) New Liturgical Movement >> Papal Mass of Easter Day New Liturgical Movement >> Some New Beautiful Images Ordo recitandi >> Dominica in Resurrectionis SUFFERING WORLD >>Χριστός ἀνέστη! Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη! Christus surrexit, resurrexit vere ! The Black Biretta >> Congratulations Msgr Sabato (Sal) Pilato The Cathoholic >> John Paul II Miracle ? The Hermeneutic of Continuity >> Surrexit Dominus vere. Alleluia ! The New Theological Movement >> How Jesus came forth from the tomb The New Theological Movement >> The faith of doubting Thomas The Spiritual Exercises >> XXXVIII. The Resurrection Vultus Christi >> Salve, Festa Dies Vultus Christi >> Holy Pascha WDTPRS >> Benedict XVI’s Easter Sunday sermon: humanity is in a profound crisis

Morning - Easter Sunday - Missa 'Resurrexi' - April 4th, 2010

Ars orandi >> Collect of the Day: Easter Sunday A Trail of Flowers >> Easter Sunday Breviarium Romanum >> Regina coeli, laetare, alleluia Dymphna's Road >> Rejoice! Christ is Risen! Love Remains the Same >> Special Easter Honor Meeting Christ in the Liturgy >> “This Jesus God raised on the third day" Alleluia ! New Liturgical Movement >> Easter Day: Christ is Risen ! RORATE CÆLI >> EX ORIENTE LUX Standing on My Head >> Christ is Risen Whispers in the Loggia >> "The True Salvation of Humanity " Whispers in the Loggia >> At Easter Mass, "Gossip" Returns Deo volente wishes you a happy, holy and joyous Easter! He also thanks all Priests--and especially those who blog for us--for their indispensable vocation and their "special exegesis" on our Faith! God bless you, Fathers! Pax vobiscum!

Easter Sunday - Missa 'Resurrexi' - April 4th, 2010

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Resurrexit Sicut Dixit Easter Sunday Missa 'Resurrexi' White 1st Class [Gloria & Creed; Preface of Easter; Second Vespers of Easter Sunday] Latin Mass Propers Online - Full Latin (Click Here; Tridentine Latin Rite Missal Project) Latin Mass Propers Online-2 (Click Here; VirgoMaterDei.Com) Downloadable Traditional Latin Mass Propers , Una Voce, Orange County (Click Here) In the Sight of Angels >> DOMINICA RESURRECTIONIS Easter Sunday 1st Class, White Gregorian Chant Propers: Dominica Paschæ in Resurrectione Domini Ad Missam in Die Sancta Missa: Dominica Paschæ in Resurrectione Domini Ad Missam in Die Catholic Heritage Association: The Sequence of Easter +++++++++++++++ Easter Sunday The Resurrection of the Lord The Mass of Easter Day USCCB Daily Mass Readings (Click here) SQPN.com Saints of the Day & Link to Daily Divine Office MP3's +++++++++++++++

Holy Saturday Afternoon - The Paschal Vigil - April 3rd, 2010

A Priest Life >> WaPo fans the flames of hatred and injustice: Cantalamessa quoted a letter, the words of a Jewish friend A Trail of Flowers >> Holy Saturday Creative Minority Report >> Charlies Rangel: Gnostic Gnow Gnothing Meeting Christ in the Liturgy >> The Great Vigil of Easter 2010: "“Why do you seek the Living One among the dead? " New Liturgical Movement >> The Troubles of the Catholic World New Liturgical Movement >> The Easter Vigil from the Vatican Basilica Ordo recitandi >> Holy Saturday Evening - Paschal Mattins and Lauds Patrick Madrid >> How Poland (still) sees America Standing on My Head >> Two More Abuse Cases The Anchoress >> Humble Veneration & Connection Vocation-Station >> Holy Saturday WDTPRS >> Priestly abuse a problem? Yes. Big problem? No. It’s “organized moral panic” . WDTPRS >> Ruth Gledhill throws a little nutty about the little nutty thrown by Archbp. Wil

Holy Saturday - The Paschal Vigil - April 3rd, 2010

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Image Credit: Catholic Resources - Matt 28:1-7 Holy Saturday The Paschal Vigil Violet & White 1st Class [Vespers of Holy Saturday; Vigil Mass: Gloria; Preface of Easter] Latin Mass Propers Online - Full Latin (Click Here; Tridentine Latin Rite Missal Project) Latin Mass Propers Online-2 (Click Here; VirgoMaterDei.Com) In the Sight of Angels >> DOMINICA RESURRECTIONIS ( Vigil is included with links to MP3s of the Exultet !) Easter Sunday 1st Class, Violet and White Gregorian Chant Propers: Dominica Paschæ in Resurrectione Domini Ad Vigiliam Paschalem in Nocte Santa Sancta Missa: Dominica Paschæ in Resurrectione Domini - Ad Vigiliam Paschalem in Nocte Santa +++++++++++++++ Easter Sunday The Resurrection of the Lord At the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter USCCB Daily Mass Readings (Click here) SQPN.com Saints of the Day & Link to Daily Divine Office MP3's +++++++++++++++

Holy Saturday Morning - The Paschal Vigil - April 3rd, 2010

A Priest Life >> Benedict XVI: A pastor and a shepherd Ars orandi >> Collect of the Day: Holy Saturday Breviarium Romanum >> Benedict XVI: "Si exsúrgat advérsum me prælium, in hoc ego sperábo. " Domine da mihi hanc aquam >> What the papal preacher did not preach. . . Meeting Christ in the Liturgy >> Holy Saturday: "For thou dost not give me up to Sheol " New Liturgical Movement >> Stational Churches of Holy Week: Holy Saturday Ordo recitandi >> Sabbato Sancto - Holy Saturday Morning - Vesperal Liturgy RORATE CÆLI >> On the Reform of Holy Week under Pope Pius XII RORATE CÆLI >> Fighting back: The crimes of Atheists have been devastating Standing on My Head >> Descent in Hell The Black Biretta >> Stand Up and Speak Out Lest Evil Triumph The Divine Life >> Holy Saturday The Spiritual Exercises >> XXXVII. Christ: King and Victim Vultus Christi >> Via Crucis for Priests Way

Evening - Good Friday - April 2nd, 2010

A Trail of Flowers >> Good Friday Breviarium Romanum >> Venerdi Santo: "Deus, Deus meus, réspice in me: quare me dereliquísti ?" Ordo recitandi >> Good Friday Evening - Tenebrae for Holy Saturday Patrick Madrid >> Cardinal Arinze on how to discern alleged apparitions and "seers " Reflections of a Paralytic >> Look at Him The Anchoress >> Why I Remain A Catholic The Hermeneutic of Continuity >> Liturgy, confessions, a brontosaurus, and a smashed Paschal candle The New Theological Movement >> Why there is no Mass on Good Friday The Recovering Choir Director >> SMTV Vol. III, No. 4.1 – Tristis est anima mea (Lassus) The Spiritual Exercises >> XXXVI. Before Caiphas, Herod and Pilate: The True and Eternal Judge Vocation-Station >> Pope Benedict-Veneration of Cross/Good Friday Vatican, April 2, 2010 WDTPRS >> Because this week wasn’t bad enough already… Word on Fire >> Faith Seeks U

Good Friday - April 2nd, 2010

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Good Friday Black & Violet 1st Class [In Part-2, the Great Intercessions, this intercession is required in the Pope John Paul XXIII, Summorum Pontificum edition: "Oremus et pro Judaeis: ut Deus et Dominus noster auferat velamen de cordibus eorum; ut et ipsi agnoscant Iesum Christum Dominum nostrum. S. Oremus. V. Flectamus genua. R. Levate. Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, qui etiam Iudaeosa tua misericordia non repellis: exaudi preces nostras, quas pro illius populi obcaecatione deferimus; ut, agnita veritatis tuae luce, quae Christus est, a suis tenebris eruantur. Per eumdem... R. Amen."] Latin Passion Service Online-1 Full (Latin; Click Here) Latin Passion Service Online-2 Full (Latin; Click Here) In the Sight of Angels: FERIA SEXTA IN PASSIONE ET MORTE DOMINI Good Friday 1st Class, Black and Violet Gregorian Chant: Feria sexta in Passione Domini +++++++++++++++ Good Friday of the Lord's passion USCCB Daily Mass Readings (Click here) SQPN.com Saints of the Day &

Evening - Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday - Missa 'Nos Autem' - April 1st, 2010

WDTPRS >> Bp. Dewayne (D. Venice): male feet only WDTPRS >> LOCK AND LOAD! LUTHERAN CLARITY about the attacks on Pope Benedict ! WDTPRS >> Benedict XVI's Holy Thursday, Mass sermon

Afternoon - Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday - Missa 'Nos Autem' - April 1st, 2010

A Priest Life >> Holy Thursday notes Catholic Herald, UK >> 'I loved jail. Best days of my life! ' (Rory Fitzgerald) Catholic Herald, UK >> Maciel 'not a model of Christian life', say Legionaries (John Thavis) First Thoughts >> Connecting the Dots on Maciel In the Light of the Law >> Roman Catholic Arch / Bishops of the USA New Liturgical Movement >> The Papal Mass of Maundy Thursday, St. John Lateran Ordo recitandi >> Mandy Thursday Evening - Tenebrae for Good Friday Secondhand Smoke >> Global Warming Hysteria: Skeptic Notes Arctic Ice Back to Normal The Spiritual Exercises >> XXXV. In the Garden and Before Annas: The King Betrayed and Deserted Vultus Christi >> Tulsa's Spiritual Mothers of Priests Whispers in the Loggia >> "Let Us Live With Him! Let Us Learn From Him! "

Morning - Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday - Missa 'Nos Autem' - April 1st, 2010

Anna Arco's Diary >> The Pope and the Abuse scandal, a guide for perplexed Catholics (good link to the Catholic Herald) ADW Blog >> Was the Last Supper a Disaster ? Domine da mihi hanc aquam >> A difficult decision. . . Insight Scoop >> The Easter Triduum: Entering into the Paschal Mystery Meeting Christ in the Liturgy >> Holy Thursday: "his hour had come " New Liturgical Movement >> Stational Churches of Holy Week: Maundy Thursday Patrick Madrid >> A look at the unprecedented Medjugorje commission RORATE CÆLI >> Pravda publishes a defense of the Pope The Black Biretta >> Catholic Clergy Stand with Peter and Defend Pope - Christian Newswire WDTPRS >> Benedict XVI’s Chrism Mass sermon: “In the lamp of our lives, the oil of mercy should never run dry. ” Whispers in the Loggia >> Behold... Whispers in the Loggia >> Calm Before the Chrism? Not So Much . Whispers in the Loggia >> "A