Corpus Cristi

I cannot omit the great Sacrament of Love. Today is the feast of Corpus Cristi, the solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus. The feast is a celebration of the priesthood, through which the Body of Christ is made physically available to the people of God. It is also a commemoration of the great gift of His Body and Blood to strengthen the Mystical Body of Christ, the Church on Earth. This feast should be a time of reflection, and renewed fervor for the Most Blessed Sacrament. We should always strive to receive Him as if it were our first, last, and only time that we could receive Him. Such should be our reverence and disposition at each reception of Holy Communion. It would be even more efficacious if we would receive Him with the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Ask Mary to give you her pure heart, so that you might receive him most worthily and thus bring about the greatest salvation of souls and conversion of sinners.

Happy Feast Day!
Love the Immaculata!

The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

Wow, it has been awhile since I last posted here!  June is the month of the Sacred Heart, a time to make reparation for the many sins committed against it, and also a time to grow in devotion to the Sacred Heart, the source of all graces.  This month, as many students finish their terms, we pray that they will fly to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, enflamed with love for all of humanity, to receive the graces of conversion and growth in holiness, that they will follow His will in everything, always, and with the assistance of His grace that they may serve Him most efficaciously, know Him most deeply, and love Him most fully with the very love that sets His Heart on fire.

God Bless!

Valentine's Day

So, Spring is on its way! Love's in the air ... or is it? What is
love? How do we express love? Where can love be found?

Love is the ultimate giving of oneself to another. It is infinite
compassion. It is total dedication. It is, in the terms of the
Catholic Church, the bond between the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Spirit. It is the force that brought Jesus to Earth, the force that
caused the Father to send His only Son, and the force that enabled the
Son to sacrifice Himself for all of Humanity.

We express our love for one another by acting always in their best
interests, but we must be careful to discover these interests
independently of ourselves. This means that we do not choose the best
thing for them that we want, but instead choose the best thing for
them, period. Ultimately, there is only one who knows this best good:
God Himself.

Love can be found in God, and in all in whom God dwells. Make
absolute certain that God dwells in you, at every moment of your life!
This means remaining free from sin. If you do have the misfortune to
fall into sin, fly to the Church and the blessed Sacraments. The Most
Holy Eucharist is the Sacrament of Love, so reception of this Holy
Sacrament will surely bring much love into your life!

Live in Love always, live in Verus Amor!

In Christ, Through the Immaculata,
Paul Nguyen, MI

ABORTION IS MEAN

This month, we acknowledge the anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortions for any reason. This is an immense crime against life, and it directly opposes the true love that we should have for each individual. Abortion takes the life of a human being, as it has been proven by scientists, even before an investigative committee in the federal government! Those concerned with the comfort of the mother should realize the great joy that comes with a little baby, and feel that such beautiful life can repair any damage done by whatever sequence of traumatic events caused her pregnancy. Even if the mother's life is in danger, she cannot choose outright to kill that baby. In this case, it is a very fine line to walk, but the mother cannot be compelled, either, to choose the baby's life over her own. Instead, knowing the consequences of treatment to the mother, she may choose to go ahead with these treatments, even knowing that her baby will die in the process. With today's medical technology, however, this is rarely the case.

Tuesday the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the Oregon law that allows doctors to prescribe lethal medications to terminally ill patients. Because this law was reviewed by the Supreme Court, its principles can be reused in individual states, and other courts will have a very difficult job overturning those laws, as the highest court has already set the precedent for the issue. This is assisted suicide, and it is taking one's life. Any miracle may happen in those last "six months" as the law provides, and the life of the person may be extended much more. It is simply not the right of the human person to choose whether or not to end his own life or anyone else's.

For more information, visit http://priestsforlife.org or http://www.catholic.org or http://www.nrlc.org or http://www.sba-list.org/

Thanks for reading!
Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the unborn, pray for us!
Saint Maximilian Kolbe, patron of the prolife movement, pray for us!

Love the Immaculata!