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October 16 - Saint Marguerite d'Youville. breski1 on Oct 15, 2007 Foundress of the Sisters of Charity, the Grey Nuns of Canada. St. Marguerite D'Youville was born at Varennes, Quebec, on October 15,…More
October 16 - Saint Marguerite d'Youville.
breski1 on Oct 15, 2007 Foundress of the Sisters of Charity, the Grey Nuns of Canada. St. Marguerite D'Youville was born at Varennes, Quebec, on October 15, Marie Marguerite Dufrost de La Jemmerais. She studied under the Ursulines, married Francois D'Youville in 1722, and became a widow in 1730. She worked to support herself and her three children, devoted much of her time to the Confraternity of the Holy Family in charitable activities.
In 1737, with three companions, she founded the Grey Nuns when they took their initial vows; a formal declaration took place in 1745. Two years later she was appointed Directress of the General Hospital in Montreal, which was taken over by the Grey Nuns, and had the rule of the Grey Nuns, with Marguerite as Superior, confirmed by Bishop of Pontbriand of Quebec in 1755.
She died in Montreal on December 23, and since her death, the Grey Nuns have established schools, hospitals, and orphanages throughout …More
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OCTOBER 16, 2011
DAILY PRAYER WITH REGNUM CHRISTI
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SIGNED, SEALED AND TO BE DELIVERED
October 16, 2011
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Matthew 22:15-21
Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap him in what he said.
So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians,
saying, "Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of
God in accordance with truth, and show …More
OCTOBER 16, 2011
DAILY PRAYER WITH REGNUM CHRISTI
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SIGNED, SEALED AND TO BE DELIVERED

October 16, 2011
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Matthew 22:15-21
Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap him in what he said.
So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians,
saying, "Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of
God in accordance with truth, and show deference to no one; for you
do not regard people with partiality. Tell us, then, what you think.
Is it lawful to pay taxes to the Emperor, or not?" But Jesus, aware
of their malice, said, "Why are you putting me to the test, you
hypocrites? Show me the coin used for the tax." And they brought him
a denarius. Then he said to them, "Whose head is this, and whose
title?" They answered, "The Emperor's." Then he said to them, "Give
therefore to the Emperor the things that are the Emperor's, and to
God the things that are God's."
Introductory Prayer: Lord Jesus, my Creator and Redeemer, everything
good comes from you. You are the one source of peace and happiness.
Thank you for bringing me into existence and insuring I received the
inestimable gift of the faith. Thank you for accompanying me in every
moment. I am grateful for your mercy and love and wish to respond
more generously to you in my life.
Petition: Lord, may I remember who I am: one who bears the name
"Christian."
1. Signed: How often do we reflect on what we are doing when we
make the Sign of the Cross? In The Spirit of the Liturgy, the future
Pope Benedict said: "to seal oneself with the Sign of the Cross is a
public and visible ‘yes' to him who suffered for us, to him
who in the body has made God's love visible, to a God who reigns not
by destruction but by humility of suffering and love which is
stronger than all the power of the world and wiser than all the
calculating intelligence of men." We are saying that we believe in
the power of the cross and particularly in what it means for our own
life - our own bodies will rise again. We sign ourselves as belonging
to the one who has won our redemption by his blood on the cross, as
belonging to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We are signed and we
belong to God. The Sign of the Cross is a daily reminder that we are
to give to God what is God's, that is, our very selves.
2. Delivered: Christ prayed at the Last Supper, "They do not belong
to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.... Father, I
desire that those also whom you have given me, may be with me where
I am, to see my glory which you have given me because you loved me
before the foundation of the world" (John 17: 16-24). And so it is
that we are to be delivered to where we will see his glory and be
with him. We bear an inscription as those baptized into his life, and
we outwardly recall this when we make the Sign of the Cross with
water from the fonts in the entrances to our churches. It is up to us
then - with the thoughts, words and actions of our lives - to live
this truth coherently, giving to God what is God's.
3. Detached: Pope John Paul II, reflecting on Psalm 145, writes:
"Man therefore finds himself facing a radical choice between two
contrasting possibilities: on the one side is the temptation to
‘trust in princes,' adopting their criteria inspired by
wickedness, selfishness and pride. In fact, this is a slippery slope,
a ruinous road, a ‘crooked path and a devious way,' (Proverbs
2:15) whose goal is despair. Indeed, the Psalmist reminds us that man
is a frail, mortal being, as the very word ‘adam' implies; in
Hebrew this word is used to signify earth, matter, dust. Man - the
bible constantly states - is ‘like (...) a strip of grass that
is green at dawn but has withered by evening (Psalms 89:5-6).' With
this in mind, we "give to the emperor" what is of this world by
relinquishing or simply detaching ourselves from it. We give what is
eternal, namely our souls, over to God because we belong to him.
Conversation with Christ: Lord, Jesus Christ, sometimes I am
attracted by the things of this world and influenced by those who try
to convince me to trust only in the world's ways. May I not be
hoodwinked by this world but keep my heart set on the world that will
never pass away. Only in your world will I be filled with your grace
forever.
Resolution: Today I will examine my conscience to do some "house
cleaning" of my soul. I resolve to treat the goods of this world only
as a means towards holiness, stepping stones to communion with God.
meditation.regnumchristi.org
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Oct. 16 St. Marguerite d'Youville
www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php
Foundress of the Sisters of Charity, the Grey Nuns of Canada. St. Marguerite D'Youville was born at Varennes, Quebec, on October 15, Marie Marguerite Dufrost de La Jemmerais. She studied under the Ursulines, married Francois D'Youville in 1722, and became a widow in 1730. She worked to support herself and her three children, …More
Oct. 16 St. Marguerite d'Youville

www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php
Foundress of the Sisters of Charity, the Grey Nuns of Canada. St. Marguerite D'Youville was born at Varennes, Quebec, on October 15, Marie Marguerite Dufrost de La Jemmerais. She studied under the Ursulines, married Francois D'Youville in 1722, and became a widow in 1730. She worked to support herself and her three children, devoted much of her time to the Confraternity of the Holy Family in charitable activities.
In 1737, with three companions, she founded the Grey Nuns when they took their initial vows; a formal declaration took place in 1745. Two years later she was appointed Directress of the General Hospital in Montreal, which was taken over by the Grey Nuns, and had the rule of the Grey Nuns, with Marguerite as Superior, confirmed by Bishop of Pontbriand of Quebec in 1755.
She died in Montreal on December 23, and since her death, the Grey Nuns have established schools, hospitals, and orphanages throughout Canada, the United States, Africa, and South America, and are especially known for their work among the Eskimos. She was beatified by Pope John XXIII in 1959 and canonized in 1990 by Pope John Paul II.