Page 1 At different stages in our lives, we express in words our filial affinity with our mother: At 6 years, “Mommy I love you.” At 10 years, “Mom, whatever.” At 16, “My Mom is so annoying.” At 18, “I wanna leave this house.” At 25, “Mom, you were right.” At 30 years, “I wanna go to Mom’s house.” At 50 years, “I don’t wanna lose my Mom.” At 70 years, “I would give up everything for my Mom to be here.” We only have ONE Mom, be nice to her. My mother is a woman like no other. She gave me life, nurtured me, taught me, dressed me, stood by me, carried me, yelled at me, spanked me and kissed me. But most importantly loved me unconditionally. There are not enough words I can say to describe just how important my mother is to me, and what a powerful influence she continues to be. Rev. Deacon Bernard Tang Mother, I LOVE YOU, HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! Volume 6 May 2015 St. Margaret Mary’s Church MOTHERLY LOVE
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At different stages in our lives, we express in words our filial affinity with our mother:
At 6 years, “Mommy I love you.”At 10 years, “Mom, whatever.”At 16, “My Mom is so annoying.”At 18, “I wanna leave this house.”At 25, “Mom, you were right.”At 30 years, “I wanna go to Mom’s house.”At 50 years, “I don’t wanna lose my Mom.”At 70 years, “I would give up everything for my Mom to be here.”
We only have ONE Mom, be nice to her.
My mother is a woman like no other. She gave me life, nurtured me, taught me, dressed me, stood by me, carried me, yelled at me, spanked me and kissed me. But most importantly loved me unconditionally.
There are not enough words I can say to describe just how important my mother is to me, and what a powerful influence she continues to be.
Rev. Deacon Bernard Tang
Mother, I LOVE YOU, HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
Volume 6 May 2015
St. Margaret Mary’s Church
MOTHERLY LOVE
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As we step into May, let us remember the moments of life when we prayed and found ourselves praying with our Lady. The Legion of Mary takes this month as the month of the Lady and has launched the campaign of Marian Visit, and inviting each family in the St. Margaret’s Church area to sign up to pray with our Lady through bringing her statue back home. As our priests have pointed out, we should not just invite our Lady to our home, we should have her home. This brings us to reflect and think why this is so important? I am not one of those who have a degree on our faith but from a very simple point of view, having our lady at home allows us to remember that we have to pray to our Lord and with her prayers I believe that this will be a booster to allow our faith to strengthen, as well as allowing our prayers to reach our Lord. We also should view our Lady from the way she serves our Lord. Silent, observing, yet practical – every mystery from the Rosary mysteries do we observe these traits of our Lady; every mystery from the Rosary do we see how our Lady is serving our Lord.
Our Lady’s son, God’s only son, reminds us when he was on the cross, “Behold your mother” (John 19:27). Reflecting on the message, have we remembered this? What’s the meaning of the mother of the Church to you? For us Legionaries, we see this as a backbone that makes our army work together through praying, caring, loving each other and above all, to spread His Holiness with Her prayers in between. Let’s chant “Totus tuus ego sum regina mae mae mater”, which means “I am all yours, my Queen my mother and all that I have is yours”. Let’s also try to say a Hail Mary every day, not to “worship” her but as a way of echoing the words of our Lord, treating her as our Mother and talking to her. In Christ let’s all work hard in His mysteries of faith and in Mary, let’s continue to pray for peace in our family, our society, our work, our life, and our world. In Mary, we pray!
Br. Conrad ChauOur Lady of Lourdes Praesidium, Legion of Mary
Together We Pray
LADY OF THE ROSARY
St. Francis de Sales St. Thomas Aquinas St. John Vianney Pope Paul V
Pope Adrian VI Padre Pio Pope Leo XIII
One Faith One Body
MARY, QUEEN OF THE HOLY ANGELS, PRAY FOR US!
- St. Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort wrote: “The rosary is the most powerful weapon to touch the Heart of Jesus, Our Redeemer, who so loves His Mother.”
- Pope Leo XIII wrote 9 encyclicals on the rosary. - Pope John XXIII spoke 38 times about our Lady and the Rosary. He prayed 15 decades daily.
- Padre Pio the stigmatic priest said: “The Rosary is THE WEAPON”
- St. Thomas Aquinas preached 40 straight days in Rome Italy on just the Hail Mary.
- St. John Vianney, patron of priests, was seldom seen without a rosary in his hand.
- Pope Adrian VI: “The rosary is the scourge of the devil”
- Pope Paul V: “The rosary is a treasure of graces”
- StFrancis de Sales said the greatest method of praying is to Pray the Rosary.
-Our Lady has 117 titles. She selected this title at Fatima: “I am the Lady of the Rosary.”
May is known as the month of Mary. Many people join in with their families and friends to pray the Rosary. Why the daily Rosary?
LADY OF THE ROSARY
Pope John XXIII St. Louis Marie Grignion
MA
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QU
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PRAY FOR US
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Wo r d s f r o m G o s p e l r e a d i n g s i n May 2 0 1 5
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Trinity Sunday Matthew 28:16-20 Then Jesus approached and said to them, “And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”
Domingo de la Trinidad San Mateo 28:16-20
“Y les aseguro que estaré con ustedes siempre, hasta el fin del mundo.”
Pentecost Sunday John 20:19-23 Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”
Domingo de Pentecostés San Juan 20:19-23¡La paz sea con ustedes! —repitió Jesús—. Como el Padre me envió a mí, así yo los envío a ustedes.
Seventh Sunday of Easter - The Ascension of the Lord Mark 16:15-20 But later, as the eleven were at table, Jesus appeared to them and said to them, “Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned.”
Sixth Sunday of Easter John 15:9-17 Jesus answered and said to him, “This is my commandment: love one another as I love you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”
Sexto Domingo de Pascua San Juan 15:9-17“Y éste es mi mandamiento: que se amen los unos a los otros, como yo los he amado. Nadie tiene amor más grande que el dar la vida por sus amigos.”
Fifth Sunday of Easter John 15:1-8 Jesus answered and said to him, “Remain in me, as I remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me. “
Quinto Domingo de Pascua San Juan 15:1-8“Permanezcan en mí, y yo permaneceré en ustedes. Así como ninguna rama puede dar fruto por sí misma, sino que tiene que permanecer en la vid, así tampoco ustedes pueden dar fruto si no permanecen en mí.”
Séptimo Domingo de Pascua - La Ascensión del Señor San Marco 16:15-20Les dijo: “Vayan por todo el mundo y anuncien las buenas nuevas a toda criatura. El que crea y sea bautizado será salvo, pero el que no crea será condenado.”
