Adoration Servants

Litany of Saint Louis de Montfort for Consecrated Slaves of Love.

Lord have mercy,
Christ have mercy,
Lord have mercy,
God the Father, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Eternal Wisdon,have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.

Mary Our Mother, pray for us.
Mary, Our Queen , pray for us.
Mary , Our Master by Holy Slavery of Love, pray for us.

St. Louis de Monfort, pray for us.
Marian witness and teacher,
Father of True Devotion to Mary,
Faithful friend of the Cross,
Lover of Eternal Wisdom,
Vagabond preacher,
Founder of the Daughters of Wisdom,
Founder of the Company of Mary,
Inspiration of Frank Duff,
Patron saint of the Legion of Mary,
Seeker of prayerful solitude,
Defender against Jansenism,
Slave of Jesus through Mary,
Champion of the Holy Rosary,
Recommender of the Holy Scapular,
Preacher of the secret of Mary,
Student of the Church Fathers,
Religious poet and mystic,
Author of Religious hymns,
Friend of the poor,
Lover of poverty,
Rejecter of worldly ways,
Author of Marian fervor,
Promoter of the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary,
Obedient priest,
Inspiration of Mary’s slaves of love,
Inspiration of Popes,
Prophet of the latter times,
Saint who lived the motto “God Alone”,
Interior devotee to Our Lady,
Trustful devotee to Our Lady,
Holy devotee to Our Lady,
Constant and disinterested devotee to Our Lady,
Dedicated apostle of the Baptismal vows,
Imitator of Christ,
Glorifier of God,
Marian biblical scholar,
Trustful child of Mary,

Let us pray.
Oh God, who inspired Saint Louis de Montfort to practice and preach True devotion to our Queen and Mother, the most Blessed Virgin Mary, grant that we who have consecrated ourselves to our most Blessed Mother, and thereby have also consecrated ourselves to you, will always remember that everything we have, both material and spiritual, are the property of our Heavenly Queen.  Grant us the grace to give her as much as we possibly can, thereby giving glory and honor to you Oh God, alone.

We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Thesis Statement
The central purpose of Mark’s Gospel is revealed to us in 1:1-15 where Mark proclaims the good news that Jesus Christ who, as Son of God is God, has come to fulfill the prophecies revealed throughout salvation history, conquering evil and calling all of us to repent of our sinfulness and live a life united to him by believing in this proclaimed good news, i.e., the Gospel.

In salvation history, God uses historical people and events to reveal religious truths. Mark must not just relate the events as a nice story but rather must present them so that events in the life of Jesus, and those he interacted with, open up to us possibilities and paths that give us understanding so we can indeed believe, repent, and live a life united to him.[1]

Mark’s narrative must convey this supernatural work of God by relating the events that took place in salvation history to develop the Gospel message.  As Sacred Scripture, the Holy Spirit inspires Mark to do this in such a way that what the narrative brings forth and takes place on the cross will remain present to succeeding generations. Mark’s word is not just history but a proclamation for all ages because Jesus Christ has risen from the dead.[2] Continue reading →

Pope Francis is beginning to rekindle the importance of Vatican II. That means different things to different people.  This is my story of how I rejected Vatican II as a child as many still do today.  To be clear, I now reject Sedevacantism and I firmly believe that Vatican II is a valid, Catholic, Holy Spirit filled Ecumenical Council.  Every Catholic Council since the first one (recorded in the book of Acts) experienced at least a generation of confusion following it.  That is certainly true of Vatican II. I pray that Pope Francis will usher in the full fruition that his beloved two predecessors so yearned for.  I am putting this out here to get it over with.  Maybe like touching a hot plate at a restaurant.  The mission of Adoration Servants is to help grow Eucharistic Adoration and in order to do that I will give what I got in the hope that it helps. Continue reading →

Oh Lord Jesus Christ, in the spirit of St. Augustine who is a father in my Third Order Norbertine spirituality, I confess to you by reflecting on the Vatican II Decree on the Laity, Apostolicam Actuositatum (AA). I will assess my life as it stands today against my duties and responsibilities as a lay Catholic. AA states that “as sharers in the role of Christ as priest, prophet, and king, the laity have their work cut out for them in the life and activity of the Church” and that “as far as possible the laity ought to provide helpful collaboration for every apostolic and missionary undertaking sponsored by their local parish (AA no. 10).” Every undertaking? Continue reading →

Introduction
Some years back, a young self-proclaimed “liberal” deacon—schooled at Louvain—spoke of Pope Pius IX. “Pius IX”, said our deacon, “began as a liberal but when things did not go his way he opposed anything modern. He was so power-hungry that he declared the dogma of the Immaculate Conception primarily to feed his ego. His intolerance of dissent proved he was not called ‘Pio NO-NO’ for nothing.” He also suggested Pius IX was insane and recommended Hasler’s book How the Pope Became Infallible to get “the truth about Pius IX”. After reading the book’s introduction by Hans Küng, and Hasler’s own introduction to the second edition where he angrily complains about the negative assessment his book and Küng received from the Vatican, and finding the book is a favorite atheistic and anti-Catholic website source, I decided to research the transition of Pius IX from “liberal” to one who “opposed anything modern”. Continue reading →

We setup two new chapels over the past few days. The first is a brand new chapel in the San Diego area that will start up on Divine Mercy Sunday. The second chapel has been 24/7 for many, many years in Pennsylvania. The building has been condemned and they are moving to a sister parish. This chapel will shut down the old chapel Holy Thursday evening and open the new chapel on Easter Sunday. Very cool.

After getting the PA chapel setup and email from the chapel leader to Adoration Servants read: “You are WONDERFUL!!! I can’t believe how amazing this whole process is! Thank you, thank you THANK YOU!!!”

We are not really wonderful. Actually we are lazy. We do not like seeing Adoration Chapels spend so much time and effort, and stress when they don’t need to.

Biblical Exegesis of Malachi 1:6 – 2:9 (With Emphasis on 1:11)
BY STEVEN LOVISON 

Thesis and Justification Statement
 The purpose of this exegesis is to examine the verses of Malachi 1:6 – 2:9 with primary emphasis and exegesis being placed on Mal 1:11.  The intent is to show that Mal 1:11 is indeed a prophecy that has been fulfilled in an extremely obvious worldwide manner, ie, the Catholilc Mass.  In order to prove the thesis statement this paper will begin by examining Malachi giving a brief overview of the book’s historical context and literary form.  A study will be described from the point of view of the Jews at the time of Malachi followed by studies taken in the light of Jesus Christ.  A summary of various interpretations will draw a conclusion to defend this thesis.

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