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Songs of the day

19 Jun 2009 by

The Sanctus and Immaculate Mary.

The first Latin prayer Therese has learned is the Sanctus. Adam had a great a idea that we should teach her the chant as well–especially since we hear it at Mass sometimes. So this morning at Mass, her eyes were HUGE at the recognition of the Sanctus and she was able to sing along. What a beautiful moment for her!

As I’m writing, Therese is sing Immaculate Mary as she is looking at a book about our Blessed Mother. It’s so sweet to have her around.

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It Might Get Loud

19 Jun 2009 by

Yes, that is usually the parental mantra around our house whenever out of the corner of our eyes we see Fulton slip and fall but that is not the intention of this post. It is rather about this interesting documentary I came across the other day. It looks to be a welcoming departure from the typical rock artist “behind the scenes” material you come to expect. I’m interested to hear the thought process behind Jack White’s music (seriously, who else would think of building an electric guitar with a 2×4, nails, and a coke bottle! see the trailer) although I expect other certain readers to be more partial to The Edge. ;)

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Sacred Heart of Jesus

19 Jun 2009 by

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, filled with infinite love, broken by my ingraditude, pierced by my sins and yet loving me still. Relying on Thy promise of infinite charity when You said, “Come to me all you who labor and are burdened and I will refresh you.” I come to the Thee in the lowliness of my heart, earnestly beg thee to grant me your loving help.

Today is the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Many of you know that my religious upbringing was pretty nonexistent. Up until high school the only prayer I knew was the Our Father and I would pray that every night before I went to bed as I gazed upon a picture of the Holy Family hanging in my room which was the only religious picture in our home. But my parents always (and still do) have a religious candle burning in their home. At some point when I was in high school my brother decided he didn’t believe in God anymore and perhaps inadvertently was convincing me of that too….but I stilled prayed at night looking at that picture of a family I knew nothing about. And one day, I decided to read the back of one of those candles and learn the prayer that was there. It just happened to be the candle of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In a few days, I was praying the Our Father AND the prayer above. It was perhaps the only saving grace that brought me home to the Church so many years later.

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us!

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