THE DAILY GROTTO

HAVE A BLESSED MEMORIAL DAY!

   Memorial Day

                                                            BY JOYCE KILMER

                                                 The bugle echoes shrill and sweet,
                                                 But not of war it sings to-day.
                                                 The road is rhythmic with the feet
                                                 Of men-at-arms who come to pray.

                                                 The roses blossom white and red
                                                 On tombs where weary soldiers lie;
                                                 Flags wave above the honored dead
                                                 And martial music cleaves the sky.

                                                 Above their wreath-strewn graves we kneel,
                                                 They kept the faith and fought the fight.
                                                 Through flying lead and crimson steel
                                                 They plunged for Freedom and the Right.

                                                 May we, their grateful children, learn
                                                 Their strength, who lie beneath this sod,
                                                 Who went through fire and death to earn
                                                 At last the accolade of God.

                                                 In shining rank on rank arrayed
                                                 They march, the legions of the Lord;
                                                 He is their Captain unafraid,
                                                 The Prince of Peace...Who brought a sword.

OBAMINATION....

SCANDAL AT NOTRE DAME.........

A spiritual battle is waging at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. President Obama is due to arrive for a commencement speech and to receive an honorary law degree on Sunday, May 17th. Let us engage in battle- prayer warriors and offer our rosaries for the conversion of hearts and souls on that campus, and for those that are bravely protesting this Obamination. May the Lord protect those that are willing to stand up for Life. May Our Lady keep them safely under her mantle.

Let us all pray for a miracle!!!!!!!!!!

FEAST DAY OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA

We all need the Blessed Mother's protection and intercession in our lives. Let us all desire to be under the loving mantle of the Blessed Virgin Mary; the Mother of God. She loves each and everyone one of us as her own. Let us show Our Lady how much we love her. Please consider making a consecration to Mary today.

CONSECRATION TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

Virgin Mary, Mother of God and our Mother, to your Immaculate Heart we consecrate ourselves, in an act of total entrustment to the Lord.
By You we will be led to Christ. By Him and with Him we will be led to the Father.
We will walk in the light of faith, and we will do everything so that the world may believe that Jesus Christ is the One sent by the Father.
With Him we wish to carry His Love and Salvation to the ends of the earth.
Under the protection of your Immaculate Heart, we will be one People with Christ. We will be witnesses of His Resurrection. By Him we will be led to the Father, for the glory of the Most Holy Trinity, Whom we adore, praise and bless forever. Amen.

HOME, SWEET, HOME!

Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam,

Be it ever so humble there's no place like home!

A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there,

Which, seek through the world, is ne'er met with elsewhere.

Home! Home! Sweet, sweet home!

There's no place like home!

There's no place like home!

 An exile from home splendor dazzles in vain;

Oh, give me my lowly thatch'd cottage again!

The birds singing gaily that came at my call;

Give me them with the peace of mind clearer than all.

Home! Home! Sweet, sweet home!

There's no place like home!

There's no place like home!

~John Howard Payne

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL YOU FINE LADIES WHO CARE SO LOVINGLY FOR YOUR FAMILIES EACH AND EVERY DAY! YOU DO A WONDERFUL JOB NURTURING YOUR HEARTH AND HOME MOST BEAUTIFULLY; SERVING GOD IN THAT SPECIAL WAY THAT HE CALLED YOU TO DO SO! EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY BIOLOGICAL OR ADOPTED CHILDREN, MOST LIKELY YOU ARE A SPIRITUAL MOTHER TO MANY! SO LADIES PLEASE PUT YOUR FEET UP, ENJOY A LITTLE PAMPERING, AND ENJOY THE DAY!!!!

TODAY WE ARE RECONSECRATING OUR FAMILY TO THE BLESSED MOTHER. WE WILL BE SAYING THE PRAYER OF CONSECRATION, PRAYING A FAMILY ROSARY AND OFFERING UP OUR MASS TODAY FOR OUR SPECIAL INTENTION. HAVE YOU MADE A MARIAN CONSECRATION? IF NOT, TAKE TIME TO READ AND ORDER THIS AWESOME BROCHURE ON MARIAN CONSECRATION. HAVE A BLESSED DAY!!!

A SPECIAL HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO MY MOTHER, MOTHER-IN-LAW, AND STEPMOTHER!

PLEASE PRAY FOR..........

Our little one Hannah, who has pneumonia. And for Hayley, who will give her speech on Live Birth Abortions to a large crowd tomorrow.

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS HAYLEY!

For winning our State's Right to Life Oratory Contest! Thank you for all of your prayers for Hayley! We are very proud of her efforts to stand up for the unborn!

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR DAUGHTER HAYLEY.........

 

As she speaks up for the unborn! Please keep her in your prayers this Saturday, April 25th as she participates in our State's Right to Life Oratory contest. She will give her speech on Live Birth Abortions. She will also present to our parish's pro-life group this Thursday evening, and to our local Right to Life group on Sunday, April 26th.

She is gifted in Oratory, and on her High School Speech and Debate team she has placed 5th in the State in Oratory, and 1st at the district level.  She will travel to Birmingham, Alabama this summer with her team to participate in the National tournament. We are very proud of her!!!!

Anyway, she is very brave to take on this Pro-Life challenge head on! Thank you for any prayers that you can say for her!

God Bless!

ASH WEDNESDAY

 

 In your search for a meaningful Lent; enjoy this reflection.