"Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in piercing cold. In that hour, vouchsafe, O my God! to hear my prayer and grant my desires, through the merits of Our Saviour Jesus Christ, and of His Blessed Mother. Amen."
(It is piously believed that whoever recites the above prayer fifteen times a day from the feast of St. Andrew (30th November) until Christmas will obtain what is asked.)
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+MICHAEL AUGUSTINE, Archbishop of New York
New York, February 6, 1897
No Cross, No Crown – A Homily for the the 29th Sunday of the Year
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In the Sunday Gospel, the Lord Jesus speaks of crosses and crowns. The
apostles have only crowns in mind, but Jesus knows the price of the crown.
So, He ...
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