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On this the Feast of the Holy Name of Mary, we hope you are having a Blessed Feast Day and wish to send out another reminder to join the apostolate named in honor of her caretaker, St John the Apostle. Please consider this prayer and reflection below from Il Regno.
The Feast of the Holy Name of Mary was Instituted in 1513 in the Spanish diocese of Cuenta, the Feast was extended in 1671 to all of Spain and the Kingdom of Naples.
Originally celebrated on the Sunday following the Nativity of the Blessed Mother, the Feast was transferred to September 12th and extended to the Universal Church by Pope Innocent XI after King Jan III Sobieski of Poland’s glorious victory against the Turks at the Battle of Vienna in 1683.
In celebration, we're posting a prayer by Saint Alphonsus de Ligouri. The accompanying photo of King Jan III Sobieski was taken at the Vatican Museum.
Most Holy Name of Mary
O Great Mother of God and my Mother Mary, it is true that I am unworthy to salute thee, but thou who loves me and desires my salvation must, not withstanding the impurity of my tongue, grant that I may always invoke thy most holy and powerful name in my aid, for thy name is the succor of the living and the salvation of the dying. Ah, most pure Mary, most sweet Mary, grant that henceforth thy name may be the breath of my life. O Lady, delay not to help me when I invoke thee, for in all the temptations that assail me, and in all my wants, I will never cease calling on thee and repeating again and again, Mary, Mary. Thus it is that I hope to act during my life and more particularly at death, that after that last struggle I may eternally praise thy beloved name in Heaven, O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
Ah Mary, most amiable Mary, with what consolation, what sweetness, what confidence, what tenderness is my soul penetrated in only naming, in only thinking of thee! I thank my Lord and my God, Who for my good has given thee a name so sweet and deserving of love, and at the same time so powerful. But my sovereign Lady, I am not satisfied with only saluting thee, I wish to salute thee with love. I desire that my love may every hour remind me to call on thee, so that I may exclaim with St. Bonaventure, "O Name of the Mother of God, thou art my love." O my Beloved Jesus and my own dear Mary, may Thy most sweet names reign in my heart and in all hearts. Grant that I may forget all others to remember and always invoke thy adorable names alone. Ah, Jesus, my Redeemer, and my Mother Mary, when the moment of death comes when I must breath forth my soul and leave this world, deign, through thy merits, to grant that I may then pronounce my last words, and that they may be: "I love Thee, O Jesus; I love thee, O Mary; to thee do I give my heart and my soul." Amen
Remember to get your tickets to join the Fraternal Society of St John the Apostle in all of our endeavors supporting Epiphany of Our Lord Parish and the Diocese of St Petersburg.
Our next event is on Tuesday, September 19th! This promises to be another great night of prayer, fellowship, food and beverage. The more that attend the better the evening will be. We will have some exciting announcements to share about future events and goals. Invite friends from all over the diocese and Florida for a night of Virtuous Leisure!
The San Gennaro “Festival of all Festivals” is one of the great inspirations for the Fraternal Society of St John the Apostle so we hope you will join us on Tuesday, September 19th when we welcome Fr. Richard Gennaro Cipolla with Vespers, Benediction, Confession, the Rosary, and of course a fantastic Italian-American meal courtesy of Felice’s Italian Pork Store & Deli for a night of spiritual enrichment, good food, drink, and fellowship.
Fr. Richard Cipolla is a Catholic priest and convert from the Episcopal faith welcomed into the Church by Pope St John Paul II. He is the retired pastor of St. Mary’s Church, in Norwalk, CT. He holds a D. Phil from Oxford University and was for many years Chair of the Classics Department at the Brunswick School. He is also the Chairman of the Society of St Hugh Cluny and a member of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George. His writings have been featured in Rorate Caeli, 1P5, Crisis Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, the Catholic Herald, and The Catholic Thing among many other sites.
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As a note your previously purchased season tickets through Eventbrite will of course be honored for our final two events of the 2023 season. You may still purchase a season ticket for this event and our Celebration of Martinmas on November 9th, 2023 with Canon Matthew Talarico, ICKSP.
Please contact us with any questions via (813) 720-7002 or don@orricosc.com.
See you in September for 'a Festa 'e Tutte 'e Feste' with Fr Richard Gennaro Cipolla and the Fraternal Society of St John the Apostle!
