What an Idea!
I talked to my Aunt today. This is usually an arduous task, requiring at least an hour of my time. But it was well worth it today because she said something that I thought was quite brilliant:
My aunt is 60. When she was young, every Mass was followed by 3 Hail Mary’s, the Memorare, and the Prayer to St Michael. If the entire Church asks Our Blessed Mother to join us in our prayer, her Son will be pleased.
I just wrote a brief note to our Holy Father. I’ll mail it tomorrow. Later I’ll e-mail him (office@net.va) him. But a handful of people on OBOB is not going to make much of an impression. So I’ll CC Mother Angelica, his right hand man. Her snail mail addy is EWTN, 5817 Old Leeds Rd., Irondale, AL, 35210 + 2164
Mary is a bridge to the Moslems. Her appearance at Fatima was the first of modern times in which she asked for prayer. Fatima was the name of Mohammed’s beloved daughter. Mary is mentioned, by name, in the Koran @ 35 times. Many Moslems have a deep affection for her. Her home in Ephesus is a place of Pilgrimage for more Moslems than Catholics. Moslems even go to Fatima in Portugal. Her image in Guadalupe, Mexico is connected to the Fatima in Portugal where the devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe originated. I’ve always thought that in the image of herself that she left there, she looked Palestinian.
Here’s someone else who would join in our prayer: http://www.catholic-church.org/apcarmel/saints.htm#9
I talked to my Aunt today. This is usually an arduous task, requiring at least an hour of my time. But it was well worth it today because she said something that I thought was quite brilliant:
"I wish the Pope would restore the Prayers after Mass.
We could all pray the 3 Hail Mary’s and the Memorare
For the Conversion of all Moslems to Catholicism."
We could all pray the 3 Hail Mary’s and the Memorare
For the Conversion of all Moslems to Catholicism."
My aunt is 60. When she was young, every Mass was followed by 3 Hail Mary’s, the Memorare, and the Prayer to St Michael. If the entire Church asks Our Blessed Mother to join us in our prayer, her Son will be pleased.
I just wrote a brief note to our Holy Father. I’ll mail it tomorrow. Later I’ll e-mail him (office@net.va) him. But a handful of people on OBOB is not going to make much of an impression. So I’ll CC Mother Angelica, his right hand man. Her snail mail addy is EWTN, 5817 Old Leeds Rd., Irondale, AL, 35210 + 2164
Mary is a bridge to the Moslems. Her appearance at Fatima was the first of modern times in which she asked for prayer. Fatima was the name of Mohammed’s beloved daughter. Mary is mentioned, by name, in the Koran @ 35 times. Many Moslems have a deep affection for her. Her home in Ephesus is a place of Pilgrimage for more Moslems than Catholics. Moslems even go to Fatima in Portugal. Her image in Guadalupe, Mexico is connected to the Fatima in Portugal where the devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe originated. I’ve always thought that in the image of herself that she left there, she looked Palestinian.
Here’s someone else who would join in our prayer: http://www.catholic-church.org/apcarmel/saints.htm#9
