Faith & Prayer

This month of March in the Catholic Church is dedicated to Saint Joseph:

To you, O blessed Joseph,
do we come in our tribulation,
and having implored the help of your most holy Spouse,
we confidently invoke your patronage also.

Through that charity which bound you
to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God
and through the paternal love
with which you embraced the Child Jesus,
we humbly beg you graciously to regard the inheritance
which Jesus Christ has purchased by his Blood,
and with your power and strength to aid us in our necessities.

O most watchful guardian of the Holy Family,
defend the chosen children of Jesus Christ;
O most loving father, ward off from us
every contagion of error and corrupting influence;
O our most mighty protector, be kind to us
and from heaven assist us in our struggle
with the power of darkness.

As once you rescued the Child Jesus from deadly peril,
so now protect God’s Holy Church
from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity;
shield, too, each one of us by your constant protection,
so that, supported by your example and your aid,
we may be able to live piously, to die in holiness,
and to obtain eternal happiness in heaven.

Amen.

LET US REFLECT ON THE MAGESTERIUM OF THE CHURCH TO HELP US ENTER THE EUCHARIST!

“Another major theme that emerged during the Synod, and to which I now wish to draw attention, is the interpretation of Sacred Scripture in the Church. The intrinsic link between Word and faith shows that authentic biblical hermeneutics are only possible within ecclesial faith, which finds its paradigm in Mary’s “yes.” Saint Bonaventure affirms in this regard that, without faith, the key to accessing the sacred text is lacking: This is the knowledge of Jesus Christ from which, as from a source, the certainty and understanding of all Sacred Scripture are derived. Therefore, it is impossible to delve into its knowledge without first possessing the infused faith of Christ, who is the beacon, the door, and the foundation of all Scripture. And Saint Thomas Aquinas forcefully insists, quoting Saint Augustine: Even the letter of the Gospel kills if the interior grace of faith, which heals, is lacking.”

Verbum Domini: Apostolic Exhortation : 29