Inigo Hicks: Pope Leo XIII

Monday, October 3, 2011

October is the month of the Holy Rosary

"Virgin and Child with a Rosary" by Murillo

In 1883, Pope Leo XIII issued an encyclical dedicating the month of October to Our Lady of the Holy Rosary. Pope Leo XIII is known as "the Rosary Pope" because he promulgated 11 encyclicals regarding this devotion. In 1884, Pope Leo XIII further decreed that during the month of October five decades of the rosary were to be prayed daily in all parish churches and in all churches dedicated to the Mother of God. Sadly, this practice appears to have died out.

Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us.

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Papal Teaching on the Sacred Heart of Jesus

From "Annum Sacrum," promulgated by Pope Leo XIII on May 25, 1899 AD, (full text here):

"And since there is in the Sacred Heart a symbol and a sensible image of the infinite love of Jesus Christ which moves us to love one another, therefore is it fit and proper that we should consecrate ourselves to His most Sacred Heart - an act which is nothing else than an offering and a binding of oneself to Jesus Christ, seeing that whatever honor, veneration and love is given to this divine Heart is really and truly given to Christ Himself."

Our Patron

Servant of God John Hardon, SJ Prayer for the Beatification and Canonization of Father John Hardon Almighty God, You gave Your servant, Father John Anthony Hardon of the Society of Jesus, the grace of religious and priestly consecration after the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Through Father Hardon, You provided for your Flock an extraordinary teacher of the faith. You entrusted Father Hardon into the loving care of the Blessed Virgin Mary whose counsel, "Do whatever he tells you" (Jn 2:5) he faithfully followed and whose intercession he unceasingly invoked. If it be Your holy will, please grant the request I now make, calling upon the help of Father Hardon,so that his heroic sanctity may be recognized in the whole Church. I ask this through Your Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, Who with You and the Holy Spirit, is one God forever and ever.