10/31/2014

COMING SOON!!! LA SALETTE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS!



OUR 61ST ANNUAL CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS IS QUICKLY APPROACHING US!

We hope and pray that everyone comes to visit our  National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette when we gather together rejoicing for 40 days of celebrating the reason for this season. 

The birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ! Our Redeemer... Our Savior... OUR LIGHT OF LIFE!

This year's theme is:
                JESUS LIGHT OF LIFE!                  !.

...Silent Night...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDpWkBi-cr4

One can really reflect on how is Jesus our Light of Life?

Who gives us good health to be able to work and care for
our family?

Who really is always faithful to us in good times and in
bad times?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga6Qtxzd6vk

Who is your real true friend in your life?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bsc-T5edJrU

Jesus would ask you... Come Follow Me!

Learn from Me for I am Meek and Humble of Heart!

Here's some songs for you to reflect on Jesus' Light in your life!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTLGBfv4xaM

Listen to Michael Talbot song on Only in God ...Psalm 62

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMWcprzoiJ8


Shepherd Me ... by Salesians ministry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmFM4jZasvs


OPEN THE EYES OF MY HEART LORD JESUS I WANT TO SEE YOU ...

May Jesus open your eyes deeper this Christmas blessing your life enlightening
every area of your life!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wutmEjdbedE



VISIT OUR CHRISTMAS BLOG
FOR MORE DETAILS:

http://lasalettechristmasfestivaloflights.blogspot.com/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6o9w8oyByY

10/30/2014

Please pray for our Superior and Co-Shrine Director, Fr. Gerard Boulanger, M.S.



May the Merciful Lord Jesus through the intercession of St. John Paul II and
Our Lady of La Salette bring complete healing to Father Boulanger!

Father Boulanger at this time is undergoing kidney dialysis treatments.
Let us hope this treatment will help Father Boulanger regains his strength and health!


Please pray the Rosary.... Divine Mercy Chaplet for Father's healing!
 
You shall be rewarded in heaven!
 
Thursday Mysteries:
 
Friday Mysteries:
 
Saturday Mysteries:
 
Sunday Mysteries:
 
Monday Mysteries:
 
Tuesday Mysteries:
 
Wednesday Mysteries:
 
 
Divine Mercy Chaplet:
 
Healer of My Soul - Michael Talbot:
 
Only In God Is My Soul At Rest - Michael Talbot
 
My Soul Proclaims The Greatness of The Lord - Michael Talbot:
 
El Shaddai - Michael Card
 
Ave Maria - Andrea Bocelli:
 
 

10/18/2014

Do You Pray Well, My Children?.... Let us turn daily to the Power of Our Lady's Rosary!

Do You Pray Well, My Children?....
               Let us turn daily to the Power of
                                             Our Lady's Rosary!

 
 
 
As we take a look at our world today we can see how important it is for us all to heed to Our Lady's Call to pray the rosary daily at home, at work, at the office, at play time, at church, at a prayer meeting any place there's time to pray the rosary.
We all may help our humanity, our brothers and sisters around the world by praying the rosary daily!
You will see the amazing miracles from the power of the rosary!
 
 
                                                                            (Father Patrick Peyton's words)

Here's more about the graces of the rosary:

                                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9OFvdfpIfA

Holy Father Francis Rosary:
 
 
Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary with His Holiness Pope Francis:
 
 
 
 


SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2014 "LAY FAST FOR PRIESTS" COME BE WITH US AT 3 PM!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2014

       "LAY FAST
            FOR
           PRIESTS"
                  
COME
        BE
                WITH US 
                                   AT 3 PM!

 

 
LAY FAST FOR PRIESTS 2013 MESSAGE:
 
 
 
 
Scheduled for Oct 19, 2014
Starts at 10:30AM - St Peter's Square Holy Mass for the conclusion of the Extraordinary Synod on the Family and Beatification of Pope Paul VI.
 
 
Blessed John Paul II witnessed Holy eucharistic miracle from the mouth Jullia Kim in Vatican.  
 
 
 
 
 

Annual Lay Fast for Priest


10/17/2014

October 16th Feast day of St. Marguerite d'Youville....

Happy Feast Day, Saint Marguerite d'Youville
From National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette, Attleboro MA.


Foundress of the Sisters of Charity, the Grey Nuns of Canada. St. Marguerite D'Youville was born at Varennes, Quebec, on October 15, Marie Marguerite Dufrost de La Jemmerais. She studied under the Ursulines, married Francois D'Youville in 1722, and became a widow in 1730. She worked to support herself and her three children, devoted much of her time to the Confraternity of the Holy Family in charitable activities.
In 1737, with three companions, she founded the Grey Nuns when they took their initial vows; a formal declaration took place in 1745. Two years later she was appointed Directress of the General Hospital in Montreal, which was taken over by the Grey Nuns, and had the rule of the Grey Nuns, with Marguerite as Superior, confirmed by Bishop of Pontbriand of Quebec in 1755.
She died in Montreal on December 23, and since her death, the Grey Nuns have established schools, hospitals, and orphanages throughout Canada, the United States, Africa, and South America, and are especially known for their work among the Eskimos. She was beatified by Pope John XXIII in 1959 and canonized in 1990 by Pope John Paul II.



To learn more about her you may write to    Brother David Eubank, M.S.
 at


10/11/2014

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2014 WORLD MISSION DAY WITH HIS HOLINESS FRANCIS MESSAGE

VATICAN - Message of His Holiness Francis for the World Mission Day 2014

Vatican City - Fides publishes Pope Francis's Message for World Mission Day, which this year will be celebrated on Sunday, October 19, 2014

Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today vast numbers of people still do not know Jesus Christ. For this reason, the mission ad gentes continues to be most urgent. All the members of the Church are called to participate in this mission, for the Church is missionary by her very nature: she was born "to go forth". World Mission Day is a privileged moment when the faithful of various continents engage in prayer and concrete gestures of solidarity in support of the young Churches in mission lands. It is a celebration of grace and joy. A celebration of grace, because the Holy Spirit, sent by the Father, offers wisdom and strength to those who are obedient to his action. A celebration of joy, because Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son, sent to evangelize the world, supports and accompanies our missionary efforts. This joy of Jesus and missionary disciples leads me to propose a biblical icon, which we find in the Gospel of Luke .

1. The Evangelist tells us that the Lord sent the seventy-two disciples two by two into cities and villages to proclaim that the Kingdom of God was near, and to prepare people to meet Jesus. After carrying out this mission of preaching, the disciples returned full of joy: joy is a dominant theme of this first and unforgettable missionary experience. Yet the divine Master told them: "Do not rejoice because the demons are subject to you; but rejoice because your names are written in heaven. At that very moment Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said: ‘I give you praise, Father...’ And, turning to the disciples in private he said, ‘Blessed are the eyes that see what you see’" .
Luke presents three scenes. Jesus speaks first to his disciples, then to the Father, and then again to the disciples. Jesus wanted to let the disciples share his joy, different and greater than anything they had previously experienced.

2. The disciples were filled with joy, excited about their power to set people free from demons. But Jesus cautioned them to rejoice not so much for the power they had received, but for the love they had received, "because your names are written in heaven" . The disciples were given an experience of God’s love, but also the possibility of sharing that love. And this experience is a cause for gratitude and joy in the heart of Jesus. Luke saw this jubilation in a perspective of the trinitarian communion: "Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit", turning to the Father and praising him. This moment of deep joy springs from Jesus’ immense filial love for his Father, Lord of heaven and earth, who hid these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to the childlike . God has both hidden and revealed, and in this prayer of praise it is his revealing which stands out. What is it that God has revealed and hidden? The mysteries of his Kingdom, the manifestation of divine lordship in Jesus and the victory over Satan.
God has hidden this from those who are all too full of themselves and who claim to know everything already. They are blinded by their presumptuousness and they leave no room for God. One can easily think of some of Jesus’ contemporaries whom he repeatedly admonished, but the danger is one that always exists and concerns us too. The "little ones", for their part, are the humble, the simple, the poor, the marginalized, those without voice, those weary and burdened, whom Jesus pronounced "blessed". We readily think of Mary, Joseph, the fishermen of Galilee and the disciples whom Jesus called as he went preaching.

3. "Yes, Father, for such has been your gracious will" . These words of Jesus must be understood as referring to his inner exultation. The word "gracious" describes the Father’s saving and benevolent plan for humanity. It was this divine graciousness that made Jesus rejoice, for the Father willed to love people with the same love that he has for his Son. Luke also alludes to the similar exultation of Mary: "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, and my spirit exults in God my Savior" . This is the Good News that leads to salvation. Mary, bearing in her womb Jesus, the evangelizer par excellence, met Elizabeth and rejoiced in the Holy Spirit as she sang her Magnificat. Jesus, seeing the success of his disciples’ mission and their resulting joy, rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and addressed his Father in prayer. In both cases, it is joy for the working of salvation, for the love with which the Father loves his Son comes down to us, and through the Holy Spirit fills us and grants us a share in the trinitarian life.
The Father is the source of joy. The Son is its manifestation, and the Holy Spirit its giver. Immediately after praising the Father, so the evangelist Matthew tells us, Jesus says: "Come to me, all you who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart, and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy and my burden light" . "The joy of the Gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus. Those who accept his offer of salvation are set free from sin, sorrow, inner emptiness and loneliness. With Christ joy is constantly born anew" .
The Virgin Mary had a unique experience of this encounter with Jesus, and thus became "causa nostrae laetitiae". The disciples, for their part, received the call to follow Jesus and to be sent by him to preach the Gospel , and so they were filled with joy. Why shouldn’t we too enter this flood of joy?

4. "The great danger in today’s world, pervaded as it is by consumerism, is the desolation and anguish born of a complacent yet covetous heart, the feverish pursuit of frivolous pleasures, and a blunted conscience" . Humanity greatly needs to lay hold of the salvation brought by Christ. His disciples are those who allow themselves to be seized ever more by the love of Jesus and marked by the fire of passion for the Kingdom of God and the proclamation of the joy of the Gospel. All the Lord’s disciples are called to nurture the joy of evangelization. The Bishops, as those primarily responsible for this proclamation, have the task of promoting the unity of the local Church in her missionary commitment. They are called to acknowledge that the joy of communicating Jesus Christ is expressed in a concern to proclaim him in the most distant places, as well as in a constant outreach to the peripheries of their own territory, where great numbers of the poor are waiting for this message.
Many parts of the world are experiencing a dearth of vocations to the priesthood and the consecrated life. Often this is due to the absence of contagious apostolic fervour in communities which lack enthusiasm and thus fail to attract. The joy of the Gospel is born of the encounter with Christ and from sharing with the poor. For this reason I encourage parish communities, associations and groups to live an intense fraternal life, grounded in love for Jesus and concern for the needs of the most disadvantaged. Wherever there is joy, enthusiasm and a desire to bring Christ to others, genuine vocations arise. Among these vocations, we should not overlook lay vocations to mission. There has been a growing awareness of the identity and mission of the lay faithful in the Church, as well as a recognition that they are called to take an increasingly important role in the spread of the Gospel. Consequently they need to be given a suitable training for the sake of an effective apostolic activity.

5. "God loves a cheerful giver" . World Mission Day is also an occasion to rekindle the desire and the moral obligation to take joyful part in the mission ad gentes. A monetary contribution on the part of individuals is the sign of a self-offering, first to the Lord and then to others; in this way a material offering can become a means for the evangelization of humanity built on love.

Dear brothers and sisters, on this World Mission Day my thoughts turn to all the local Churches. Let us not be robbed of the joy of evangelization! I invite you to immerse yourself in the joy of the Gospel and nurture a love that can light up your vocation and your mission. I urge each of you to recall, as if you were making an interior pilgrimage, that "first love" with which the Lord Jesus Christ warmed your heart, not for the sake of nostalgia but in order to persevere in joy. The Lord’s disciples persevere in joy when they sense his presence, do his will and share with others their faith, hope and evangelical charity.

Let us pray through the intercession of Mary, the model of humble and joyful evangelization, that the Church may become a welcoming home, a mother for all peoples and the source of rebirth for our world.

10/08/2014

OCTOBER IS THE MONTH OF THE ROSARY...Why You Should Pray the Rosary Daily

Why You Should Pray the Rosary Daily:


                                  
15 Reasons Straight From Our Lady

       By on Devotions,     
 
The Rosary is arguably the most recognizable Catholic devotion. Sadly, it is a devotion that has fallen out of fashion for many Catholics. This is deeply unfortunate, as the Rosary is one of the most powerful weapons in our arsenal for spiritual warfare and one of the greatest aids in the pursuit of a fruitful spiritual life.
Among the most common excuses for failing to pray the Rosary one hears are that it’s “boring” or that it takes too much time. What many Catholics aren’t aware of, however, are the benefits – promises from Our Lady herself – associated with its faithful recitation.
A History of the Rosary and How to Pray It
While the specifics are unclear, tradition and the Church hold that Our Lady appeared to St. Dominic and Blessed Alan de la Roche sometime in the 13th century to impart the devotion of the Rosary. The monks of the time had already developed the habit of praying the psalter – all 150 Psalms daily recited by memory. Mary gave the Rosary to these two spiritual sons to promote the habit of daily prayer among all the faithful, not just those in the religious life.
Structurally, the Rosary is divided into five decades; a decade is made up of 10 Hail Marys preceded by an Our Father and concluded with a Glory Be. Each of the five decades is associated with a mystery from the life of Christ, and there are three sets of mysteries: the Joyful Mysteries, the Sorrowful Mysteries, and the Glorious Mysteries. An entire Rosary consists of all 15 decades. Fifteen decades of 10 Hail Marys each equals a total of 150 Hail Marys, thus leading the Rosary to be known as “Mary’s Psalter.”
 
Mary’s Promises for Daily Devotion
The most amazing thing about the Rosary is that Mary made 15 promises to those who recite it daily. These aren’t insignificant promises, but rather enormously helpful graces provided to those who are trying to live a good and faithful Catholic life:
  1. To all those who shall pray my Rosary devoutly, I promise my special protection and great graces.
  2. Those who shall persevere in the recitation of my Rosary will receive signal graces.
  3. The Rosary will be a very powerful armor against Hell; it will destroy vice, deliver from sin, and dispel heresy.
  4. The Rosary will make virtue and good works flourish, and will obtain for souls the most abundant divine mercies. It will draw the hearts of men from the love of the world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means.
  5. Those who trust themselves to me through the Rosary will not perish.
  6. Whoever recites my Rosary devoutly, reflecting on the mysteries, shall never be overwhelmed by misfortune. He will not experience the anger of God nor will he perish by an unprovided death. The sinner will be converted; the just will persevere in grace and merit eternal life.
  7. Those truly devoted to my Rosary shall not die without the sacraments of the Church.
  8. Those who are faithful to recite my Rosary shall have during their life and at their death the light of God and the plenitude of His graces and will share in the merits of the blessed.
  9. I will deliver promptly from Purgatory souls devoted to my Rosary.
  10. True children of my Rosary will enjoy great glory in Heaven.
  11. What you shall ask through my Rosary you shall obtain.
  12. To those who propagate my Rosary I promise aid in all their necessities.
  13. I have obtained from my Son that all the members of the Rosary Confraternity shall have as their intercessors, in life and in death, the entire celestial court.
  14. Those who recite my Rosary faithfully are my beloved children, the brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ.
  15. Devotion to my Rosary is a special sign of predestination.
Mary, who is our true spiritual Mother, always desires what is best for us. She who was conceived without sin and sits as the Queen of Heaven and Earth enjoys a will that is in perfect unity with the will of God. What she wants for us is nothing less than what He wants. And He who made us knows precisely what we need to do to do the work He has assigned us, and the surest path home to Him.
These promises of Mary show us how the rosary serves as a spiritual weapon that every soldier for Christ and His Church needs to fight succesfully in the spiritual battle that comprises much of our earthly sojourn. Those who trust in the Rosary and are faithful to Mary through it will have access to many additional graces that those who choose not to pray it won’t. Graces we desperately need to help us make it through the narrow gate that leads to heaven.
 
Why You Should Pray the Rosary Daily
In addition to the 15 promises that Mary herself gave, I would offer some additional reasons for praying the Rosary daily that are taken from my own personal experience.
Daily recitation of the Rosary will help you get to know your Mother better. By getting to know Mary better, you will in turn get to know Jesus better. When you look at each mystery of the Rosary, you reflect upon different aspects of Jesus’ life through the eyes of His mother. Mothers know and see their children much differently than others do.
Because the Rosary was given to us by Mary, it has great power. There have been many miracles associated with praying the Rosary. Our Lady of Fatima mentioned that the main reason for the loss of souls into the fiery abyss of Hell is that no one is praying for them. When you pray, you can offer up your Rosary for a particular intention, whether it be for the conversion of souls or for an end to abortion. Fr. Richard Heilman, pastor of St. Mary (Pine Bluff) in Cross Plains, Wisconsin, has been leading online groups in 54-Day Rosary Novenas for different intentions. The miracles that I have seen come from that are amazing. For example, on the last day of our 54-Day Rosary Novena for Purity, the Hobby Lobby ruling was issued.
Finally, the battle between Heaven and Hell is real. The Rosary has a special power against evil. Satan hates Mary with all of his might. Through Mary and her Magnificat, her “yes” to God, we have Our Lord Jesus Christ. Through Him we have our salvation, if we choose to accept it. Demons know and fear the Rosary. Blessed Pope Pius IX said, “Give me an army saying the Rosary and I will conquer the world.” This is how powerful the Rosary is. St. Francis de Sales, the great master of the spiritual life, wrote, “The greatest method of prayer is praying the Rosary.”
And of course, Our Lady of Fatima said, “Pray the Rosary daily.”
The Rosary is one of the most powerful weapons that we have against Satan and his minions. It will help to ward off temptations. Prayed together with the family, it will create a locus of stability and peace in the home.
 
There are also a number of indulgences attached to the Rosary, which can bring about the remission of temporal punishment due to us even if we die in a state of grace. If there is any reason why the Rosary is not recited as often today as it was in the past, you can be certain that Satan himself is behind it.
 
 
 
The inconvenience of praying the Rosary daily, which can seem at first tedious or burdensome, grows lighter with every recitation.
Let us equip ourselves for battle. Make a commitment to pray the Rosary every day – and keep it.
 
 
Come to our daily Rosary devotions
Monday - Friday: 1/2 hour before our Masses 11:30 am & 6:00 pm Saturday 4:00 pm & Sunday: 11:30 am
 
Come and be blessed! 



Let us Pray For Our New Fall River Bishop
Most Rev. Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V.
 
Bishop Sheen on the Rosary:
 
 
Pray the Rosary daily!
Pray for Peace!
Pray for an end to Violence!
Pray for all the Sick around the world!
Pray for the Holy Souls!
Pray For the Souls In Purgatory!
Pray For The Sick!
Pray for all Infectious diseases!
Pray for all the Victims of these diseases!
 
Our Lady & Jesus Have Mercy!
HEAL US ALL OF OUR INFERMITIES
PHYSICAL, MENTALY OR SPIRITUAL,
HEAL US LORD!
 
 
 
 

THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE...BISHOP SHEEN

 
 
ANGELS...BISHOP SHEEN