July 31, 2024, Memorial of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Holy Rosary (Glorious Mysteries)
07/31/24 • 31 min
Friends of the Rosary,
Today, July 31, 1556, is the Memorial of St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), the founder of the Jesuits.
Ignatius was born to a noble family at Loyola in the Kingdom of Navarre.
After a cannonball fractured his left leg in 1521, while he was Captain Ignatius Loyola at the siege of Pampeluna, this soldier started to read about Christ and His saints, turning wholly to God.
He would equip himself for Christ's service through a good classical and theological education. Later, he composed the admirable book Spiritual Exercises.
The members of the Society of Jesus became the Church's shock troops in the battle against the spread of Protestantism in Europe.
After his convalescence, he went to Montserrat in Barcelona and hung up his arms before the altar of the Blessed Virgin. Then, he entered upon his knighthood in the army of Christ.
He had gotten a solid education in theology, grammar, and arts, while undergoing the hardest trials, even imprisonment and beatings, almost to death. He desired to suffer far more for the glory of his Lord.
At Paris, he was joined by nine companions from that University, men of different nations, who had taken their degrees in Arts and Theology. At Montmartre, he laid the first foundation of the Society of Jesus.
Ignatius sent St. Francis Xavier to preach the Gospel in the Indies. He dispersed others to spread the Christian faith in other nations, thus declaring war against paganism, superstition, and heresy, including Luther and the heretics of his time.
He made the restoration of piety among Catholics his first care, increasing the beauty of the sacred buildings, the giving of catechetical instructions, the frequency of sermons, and the sacraments.
He opened schools everywhere to educate the youth, women of evil lives, orphans, and other vulnerable people.
He devoted himself to serving God and rescuing his neighbor, and his power over the demons was extraordinary.
St. Philip Neri and others saw his countenance shining with heavenly light.
Ignatius of Loyola was celebrated for miracles and his great services to the Church.
Ave Maria!
Jesus, I Trust In You!
St. Ignatius of Loyola, Pray for Us!
Come, Holy Spirit, come!
To Jesus through Mary!
+ Mikel Amigot | RosaryNetwork.com, New York
• July 31, 2024, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET
Friends of the Rosary,
Today, July 31, 1556, is the Memorial of St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), the founder of the Jesuits.
Ignatius was born to a noble family at Loyola in the Kingdom of Navarre.
After a cannonball fractured his left leg in 1521, while he was Captain Ignatius Loyola at the siege of Pampeluna, this soldier started to read about Christ and His saints, turning wholly to God.
He would equip himself for Christ's service through a good classical and theological education. Later, he composed the admirable book Spiritual Exercises.
The members of the Society of Jesus became the Church's shock troops in the battle against the spread of Protestantism in Europe.
After his convalescence, he went to Montserrat in Barcelona and hung up his arms before the altar of the Blessed Virgin. Then, he entered upon his knighthood in the army of Christ.
He had gotten a solid education in theology, grammar, and arts, while undergoing the hardest trials, even imprisonment and beatings, almost to death. He desired to suffer far more for the glory of his Lord.
At Paris, he was joined by nine companions from that University, men of different nations, who had taken their degrees in Arts and Theology. At Montmartre, he laid the first foundation of the Society of Jesus.
Ignatius sent St. Francis Xavier to preach the Gospel in the Indies. He dispersed others to spread the Christian faith in other nations, thus declaring war against paganism, superstition, and heresy, including Luther and the heretics of his time.
He made the restoration of piety among Catholics his first care, increasing the beauty of the sacred buildings, the giving of catechetical instructions, the frequency of sermons, and the sacraments.
He opened schools everywhere to educate the youth, women of evil lives, orphans, and other vulnerable people.
He devoted himself to serving God and rescuing his neighbor, and his power over the demons was extraordinary.
St. Philip Neri and others saw his countenance shining with heavenly light.
Ignatius of Loyola was celebrated for miracles and his great services to the Church.
Ave Maria!
Jesus, I Trust In You!
St. Ignatius of Loyola, Pray for Us!
Come, Holy Spirit, come!
To Jesus through Mary!
+ Mikel Amigot | RosaryNetwork.com, New York
• July 31, 2024, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET
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July 30, 2024, Holy Rosary (Sorrowful Mysteries)
Friends of the Rosary,
Catholic bishops and leaders around the world are urging the faithful to respond to the anti-Christian Paris Olympics opening ceremony with fasting and prayer.
Last Friday's drag-queen and transgender-led parody of the Last Supper, along with the Golden Calf idol and even the Pale Horse from the Book of Revelation, are sparking a wave of denunciations. The spectacle was seen as a heinous mockery and public defamation of the Christian faith.
The Last Supper scene was part of the 1.5 billion euro (about $1.62 billion) spectacle to kick off the Olympic Games. It featured drag queens portraying the apostles and an overweight DJ as Jesus.
Several bishops encouraged Catholics to speak about this evil and act with love, charity, and firmness.
"The love saves France and the entire world poured out through the Mass, which came to us through the Last Supper," said a Bishop. "Inspired by the many martyrs who shed their blood to witness to the truth of the Mass, we will not stand aside and quietly abide as the world mocks our greatest gift from the Lord Jesus."
Ave Maria!
Jesus, I Trust In You!
Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus, Pray for Us!
Come, Holy Spirit, come!
To Jesus through Mary!
+ Mikel Amigot | RosaryNetwork.com, New York
• July 30, 2024, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET
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August 1, 2024, Memorial of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Holy Rosary (Luminous Mysteries)
Friends of the Rosary,
Today is the Memorial of St. Alphonsus de Liguori (1696-1787), founder of the preaching order of the Redemptorists, bishop, priest, and doctor of the Church. He was known for contributing to moral theology — he wrote "Moral Theology."
Alphonsus was a great preacher of the Gospel to the poor. Like our Lord did the Apostles, he sent his Redemptorists to announce the Kingdom of God and work among the country people of Italy, who often lacked the opportunity for missions, religious instruction, and spiritual retreats.
At the age of sixteen, Alphonsus received his doctorate in both canon and civil law and, for nearly ten years, practiced at the bar. When he found that one of the legal cases he was defending was not based on justice but on political intrigue, he gave up law practice and dedicated his life to God.
As bishop of Sant' Agata dei God, he corrected abuses, restored churches, reformed seminaries, and promoted missions throughout his diocese. His charity and generosity were boundless during the famine of 1763-64.
He is the patron saint of confessors, moral theologians, and vocations.
Ave Maria!
Jesus, I Trust In You!
St. Alphonsus de Liguori, Pray for Us!
Come, Holy Spirit, come!
To Jesus through Mary!
+ Mikel Amigot | RosaryNetwork.com, New York
• August 1, 2024, Today’s Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET
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