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Subject: [TAC] Daily Excerpt for September 15 2006
Date: September 14, 2006 06:42 pm

Today's excerpt is from St. Bernard:

"The martyrdom of the Virgin is set forth both in the prophecy of Simeon
and in the actual story of our Lord’s passion. The holy old man said of
the infant Jesus: He has been established as a sign which will be
contradicted. He went on to say to Mary: And your own heart will be
pierced by a sword. Truly, O blessed Mother, a sword has pierced your
heart. For only by passing through your heart could the sword enter the
flesh of your Son. Indeed, after your Jesus – who belongs to everyone, but
is especially yours – gave up His life, the cruel spear, which was not
withheld from His lifeless body, tore open His side. Clearly it did not
touch His soul and could not harm Him, but it did pierce your heart. For
surely His soul was no longer there, but yours could not be torn away.
Thus the violence of sorrow has cut through your heart, and we rightly
call you more than martyr, since the effect of compassion in you has gone
beyond the endurance of physical suffering..." (From a Sermon [Office of
Readings for the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows])

God Bless.

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, pray for us!

St. Gianna Beretta Molla, pray for us!

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Art and Lupe Garcia, OCDS
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Subject: [TAC] Daily Excerpt for September 15 2006 Date: September 14, 2006 06:42 pm Today's excerpt is from St. Bernard: "The martyrdom of the Virgin is set forth both in the prophecy of Simeon and in the actual story of our Lord’s passion. The holy old man said of the infant Jesus: He has been established as a sign which will be contradicted. He went on to say to Mary: And your own heart will be pierced by a sword. Truly, O blessed Mother, a sword has pierced your heart. For only by passing through your heart could the sword enter the flesh of your Son. Indeed, after your Jesus – who belongs to everyone, but is especially yours – gave up His life, the cruel spear, which was not withheld from His lifeless body, tore open His side. Clearly it did not touch His soul and could not harm Him, but it did pierce your heart. For surely His soul was no longer there, but yours could not be torn away. Thus the violence of sorrow has cut through your heart, and we rightly call you more than martyr, since the effect of compassion in you has gone beyond the endurance of physical suffering..." (From a Sermon [Office of Readings for the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows]) God Bless. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, pray for us! St. Gianna Beretta Molla, pray for us! -- Art and Lupe Garcia, OCDS art_lupe@theapostoliccrusade.org The Apostolic Crusade PO Box 1724 La Mirada, Ca 90637-1724 Home Page: http://www.theapostoliccrusade.org/ Introduction Letter: http://www.theapostoliccrusade.org/IntroductionLetter.htm To unsubscribe to this e-mail service, please reply to this email with “unsubscribe” in the subject field. Thank You. ----- Message sent by KolbeNet WebTools http://WebTools.KolbeNet.com/
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