Thursday, April 23, 2020

Papal Notes - COVID-19 book & Regina Caeli

O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you.... Galatians 3:1

"The Vatican released a new book for the Roman Catholic faithful, and as expected they have their mariology game on point....reflections by Pope Francis about the whole pandemic affair.

Titled Strong in the Face of Tribulation: The Church in Communion – a Sure Support in Time of Trial, the publication was created to offer comfort and divine assistance to Catholics during the COVID-19 crisis.


1.May the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God and of the
Church, Health of the Sick and Help of Christians, our Advocate, help suffering humanity, saving us from the evil of this pandemic and obtaining for us every good necessary for our salvation and sanctification.” Page 56

2.May Mary Most Holy and Saint Joseph obtain for us abundant graces of reconciliation and salvation, in attentive listening to the Word of the Lord, which he repeats to humanity today: “Be still and know that I am God” ..“I am with you always”.” Page 60

3.Dear brothers and sisters, from this place that tells of Peter’s rock-solid faith, I would like this evening to entrust all of you to the Lord, through the intercession of Mary, Health of the People and Star of the stormy Sea." Page 153

4.Let us pray for the deceased in the light of paschal faith.
Everyone is present in our hearts, in our thoughts, in our prayers. May we learn from Mary, that inner silence, that gaze of the heart, that loving faith, so as to follow Jesus on the way of the cross that leads to the glory of the Resurrection. She walks with us and sustains our hope.” Page 165

5.May Mary, the silent witness of the death and resurrection of
her son, Jesus, help us to believe strongly in this mystery of salvation: when it is welcomed with faith, it can change our lives. This is the Easter wish that I renew to each of you. I entrust it to her, our Mother, whom we now invoke with the prayer, the Regina Caeli.” Page 178"
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"Regina caeli" (Ecclesiastical Latin: [reˈdʒina ˈtʃeli]; English: Queen of Heaven) is a musical antiphon addressed to the Blessed Virgin Mary that is used in the liturgy of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church during the Easter season, from Easter Sunday until Pentecost." wiki