Fr. Joseph Whalen, our founder, blessed the above video asking God to give his healing blessing to all who watched it in the most Holy Name of Jesus Christ. (if you have the St. Raphael oil please put a cross shape on your forehead then watch it) This was his favorite healing prayer.
NOVEMBER
The month of November is dedicated to the Holy Souls in Purgatory whose feast is celebrated on November 2. Almost the entire month of November falls during the liturgical season known as Tempus per Annum or Ordinary Time (formerly Time After Pentecost), which is represented by the liturgical color green. Green is a symbol of hope, as it is the color of the sprouting seed and arouses in the faithful the hope of reaping the eternal harvest of heaven, especially the hope of a glorious resurrection. The liturgical color green is worn during the praying of Offices and celebration of Masses of Ordinary Time. The last portion of the liturgical year represents the time of our pilgrimage to heaven during which we hope for reward.
The last two days of November marks the beginning of Advent. The liturgical color changes to purple, representing a time of penance and preparation.
The Holy Father’s Intentions for the Month of NOVEMBER 2026
For the proper use of wealth: Let us pray for the proper use of wealth, that not succumbing to the temptation of selfishness, it may always be put at the service the common good and solidarity of those who have less. (See also http://www.popesprayerusa.net/)
https://oblatesusa.org/category/prayers/
“When you have done all you have been commanded, say,
‘We are unprofitable servants;
we have done what we were obliged to do.”
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NOVEMBER 10th
The Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Leo the Great (400-461), during whose pontificate the Council of Chalcedon (451) defined that Christ is one divine person with two natures, divine and human. It was a confirmation of his Epistola Dogmatica (Tomus) to the Patriarch Flavian of Constantinople. He vigorously defended the unity of the Church. He detained the onrush of the barbarians under Attila.
Leo I, Pope and Doctor of the Church, ruled from 440 to 461. He is surnamed “the Great” and ranks among the most illustrious sovereigns that ever sat on the throne of St. Peter. Of his life, we know little; with him the man seems to disappear before the Pope. He saw most clearly that one of his greatest tasks was to vindicate the primacy of the Roman bishop, St. Peter’s successor, and to raise the prestige of the Holy See before the entire world. Hardly any Pope in history has occupied a like position in the ecclesiastical and political world.—Excerpted from The Church’s Year of Grace, Pius Parsch
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St. Leo’s tomb is in St. Peter’s Basilica in the Chapel of the Madonna of Partorienti.
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Listen to the Catholic Culture podcasts:
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Way of the Fathers: 2.5 Chalcedon: Firm Foundation for the Doctrine of Christ by Mike Aquilina
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Way of the Fathers: 48—Leo the Great: Who Roared with the Voice of Peter by Mike Aquilina
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Audiobooks: Pope St. Leo the Great—Three Lenten Sermons
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Audiobooks: Pope St. Leo the Great—Tome of Leo
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Find out more about St. Leo:
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Learn more about the Nestorian heresy and the Council of Chalcedon.
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Read Pope St. John XXIII’s Encyclical on St. Leo.
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See Catholic Culture’s Fathers of the Church collection for more writings of St. Leo.
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The name Leo means “lion,” so a cake in the shape of a lion would be an appropriate name-day dessert. See also Catholic Cuisine for other ideas.
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See St. Leo’s statue on St. Peter Basilica’s Colonnade.
Lancellotto Avellino, the future Sant’Andrea, was born in Castronuovo, in Potentino in 1521. As a young priest he served at an ecclesiastical court. While making a defense, a small lie slipped by his lips; soon afterward he accidentally read the words, “A lying mouth kills the soul” (Wis. 1:11). Deeply moved, he resigned his position and dedicated himself solely to the service of God and the welfare of souls. In 1566 he entered the Order of Theatines and chose the name Andrew out of love for the Cross of Christ. He was master of novices for ten years, from 1560 to 1570. He labored most zealously as a shepherd of souls. With fatherly love and prudence he spent countless hours hearing confessions. Subsequently he worked between Milan and Piacenza at the houses of the Teatini in the two centers to preach the saving message of the Gospel.—Excerpted from The Church’s Year of Grace, Pius Parsch
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What is our attitude on speaking the truth? Think about the seriousness of lying and examine your conscience about your attitude toward the truth. The words, “A lying mouth kills the soul,” might well resound in our ears all through the day. And in what condition is my love toward Christ and His Cross? Would I choose the name Andrew out of love for the Cross? What a beautiful death—to die at the altar! Pray for an equally happy death, with the comfort of the last sacraments.
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Read more about St. Andrew: Catholic Encyclopedia
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CatholicSaints.info for further information.
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St. Andrew is buried in San Paolo Maggiore, the Basilica of St. Paul in Naples, Italy.
What a striking statement! Jesus tells us that, even after we have done everything expected of us, we remain “unprofitable servants”(Luke 17:10). Other versions translate “unprofitable” as “worthless” or “unworthy,” and the Greek root of the word speaks of being “unvaluable” servants.Psalm 37:3-4, 18, 23, 27, 29
(Hymn at Lauds)
The feast day of Raphael was included for the first time in the General Roman Calendar in 1921, for celebration on October 24. With the 1969 revision of the General Roman Calendar, the feast was transferred to September 29 for celebration together with archangels Saints Michael and Gabriel.
St. Raphael in the traditional calendar (October 24) — which continues to be observed not only in communities which follow the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite , but also in those locales where St. Raphael is a patron.
In 1830, one of the apparitions sanctioned by the Roman Catholic Church occurred in the chapel of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Rue de Bac, Paris. There were three visions given to Saint Catherine Laboure who, at the time of the first one, was a novice in the order. She was awakened at 11:30 PM on the eve of the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul, by a “shining child” who led her to the chapel where she saw Our Lady, who spoke to her for two hours about the difficult task that lay ahead. Four months later, on November 27 Catherine had the second vision wherein she saw a three-dimensional scene of the Blessed Virgin standing on a white globe with dazzling rays of light streaming from her fingers and she heard a voice say:
“There now formed around the Blessed Virgin a frame rather oval in shape on which were written in letters of gold these words: ‘O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to Thee’
This sacramental from Heaven was at first called simply the Medal of the Immaculate Conception, but began to be known as the Miraculous Medal due to the unprecedented number of miracles, conversions, cures, and acts of protection attributed to Our Lady’s intercession for those who wore it.
Sister Catherine became Saint Catherine in 1947. The church instituted recognition of the apparition in which the Miraculous Medal first appeared for November 27, 1830. Millions of the Miraculous Medal have been distributed, and many graces and miracles have been received through this devotion to Our Lady.
BROWN SCAPULAR OF MT. CARMEL
Virgin Mary’s promise to Saint Simon Stock
July 16, 1251
″Wear it devoutly and perserveringly,” she says to each soul, “it is my garment. To be clothed in it means you are continually thinking of me, and I in turn, am always thinking of you and helping you to secure eternal life.”
The scapular is an external sign of the filial relationship established between the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother and Queen of Mount Carmel, and the faithful who entrust themselves totally to her protection, who have recourse to her maternal intercession, who are mindful of the primacy of the spiritual life and the need for prayer.
THE SABBATINE PRIVELEGE
The blessed Virgin of Mt. Carmel has promised to save those who wear the scapular fromthe fires of Hell; She will also shorten their stay in Purgatory if they should passfrom this world still owing some temporal debt of punishment.
The Blessed Virgin appeared to him and speaking of those who wear the Brown Scapular said: “I, the Mother of grace, shall descend on the Saturday after their death and whomsoever I shall find in Purgatory, I shall free, so that I may lead them to the holy mountain of life everlasting.”
Pope Benedict XV proceeded to grant an indulgence of 500 days for each time the cloth Scapular is kissed”. On July 16th, the Scapular feast, while addressing the seminarians of Rome, Benedict XV said: “Let all of you have a common language and a common armor: the language, the sentences of the Gospel; the common armor, the Scapular of the Virgin of Carmel, which you all ought to wear and which enjoys the singular privilege of protection even after death.”
The Brown Scapular | A Sacramental
“One of the most remarkable effects of sacramentals is the virtue to drive away evil spirits whose mysterious and baleful operations affect sometimes the physical activity of man. To combat this occult power the Church has recourse to exorcism, and sacramentals” (The Catholic Encyclopedia., 1913, VXIII, p. 293).
The Brown Scapular | A True Story
You will understand why the Devil works against those who promote the brown scapular when you hear the true story of Venerable Francis Yepes. One day his Scapular fell off. As he replaced it, the Devil howled, “Take off that habit which snatches so many souls from us! All those clothed in it die piously and escape us!” Then and there Francis made the Devil admit that there are three things which the demons are most afraid of: the Holy Name of Jesus; theHoly Name of Mary and the Holy Scapular of Carmel.“Modern Heretics make a mockery of wearing the Scapular. They decry it as so much trifling nonsense.” – St. Alphonsus LigouriMary, Mother of God and Our Mother“When Mary became the Mother of Jesus, true God and true Man, She also became our Mother. In His great mercy, Jesus wished to call us His brothers and sisters, and by this name He constituted us adopted children of Mary.” – St. John BoscoOver the years there have also been many miracles associated with wearing the brown scapular.
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