Catholic devotions for the 16th June
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Saint of the Day/ Feast
Reading of the Martyrology
Dedication of the Month
Dedication of the Day
Rosary
Five Wounds Rosary in Latin
Seven Sorrows Rosary in English
Latin Monastic Office
Reading of the Rule of Saint Benedict
Celebration of Mass
Reading from the School of Jesus Crucified
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Feast of Saint John Francis Regis
Jean-François Régis was born 31 January 1597, in Fontcouverte, Aude, in the Languedoc region of southern France. His father, Jean Régis, had recently been ennobled as a result of service rendered during the Wars of the League. His mother, Marguerite de Cugunhan, was of a noble family. He was educated at the Jesuit College of Béziers. On 8 December 1616, in his nineteenth year, he entered the Jesuit novitiate at Toulouse and he took his vows two years later. After finishing his course in rhetoric at Cahors, Regis was sent to teach grammar at several colleges: Billom (1619–22), Puy-en-Velay (1625–27), and Auch (1627–28). While he was teaching, he also pursued his studies in philosophy at the scholasticate at Tournon-sur-Rhône . Noted for an intense love of preaching and teaching the Faith, as well as the desire to save souls, Regis began his study of theology at Toulouse in 1628. Less than two years later, in 1630, he was ordained a priest at 31. The following year, having completed his studies, Regis made his tertianship. Regis was now fully prepared for his lifework and entered upon his apostolic career in the summer of 1631. He was a tireless worker who spent most of his life serving the marginalized. As a newly ordained priest, he worked with bubonic plague victims in Toulouse. From May 1632 until September 1634, his headquarters was at the Jesuit College of Montpellier. Here he labored for the conversion of the Huguenots, visited hospitals, assisted the needy, withdrew from vice wayward women and girls, and preached Catholic doctrine with tireless zeal to children and the poor.[5] Regis is best known for his work with at-risk women and orphans. He established safe houses and found jobs for them.Regis established the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament, which organized charitable collections of money and food from the wealthy. He also established several hostels for prostitutes, and helped many become trained lace makers, which provided them with a stable income and an opportunity to avoid the threat of exploitation
The Reading from the Martyrology
This Day, the Sixteenth Day of June
At Besancon, in France, the holy martyrs Ferreol, priest, and Ferrution, deacon, who were sent by the blessed bishop Irenæus to preach the word of God, and after being exposed to various torments under the judge Claudius, were put to the sword.
At Tarsus, in Cilicia, in the reign of the emperor Diocletian, the holy martyrs Quiricus, and Julitta, his mother. Quiricus, a child of three years, seeing his mother cruelly scourged in the presence of the governor Alexander, and crying bitterly, was killed by being dashed against the steps of the tribunal. Julitta, after being subjected to severe stripes and grievous torments, closed the career of her martyrdom by decapitation.
At Mayence, the passion of the Saints Aurens, and Justina, his sister, and other martyrs, who, being at Mass in the church, were massacred by the Huns then devastating Germany.
At Amathonte, in Cyprus, St. Tychon, a bishop in the time of Theodosius the Younger.
At Lyons, the demise of blessed Aurelian, bishop of Arles.
At Nantes, in Brittany, St. Similian, bishop and confessor.
At Meissen, in Germany, St. Benno, bishop.
In the village of La Louvesc, formerly of the diocese of Vienne in Dauphiny, the decease of St. John Francis Regis, confessor, of the Society of Jesus, distinguished by his zeal for the salvation of souls, and by his patience. He was placed on the list of Saints by Clement XII.
In Brabant, St. Lutgard, virgin.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres, oráte pro nobis.
("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the Litany of the Saints)
June is the Month of the Sacred Heart
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Amen.
V. Heart of Jesus once in agony.
R. Pity the dying.
(300 days every time said. Plenary indulgence under the usual conditions if said thrice daily'but at three distinct times during the day'for a month)
(a) V. Praised be Jesus Christ.
R. Amen'or'Forever.
(b) V. Praised be Jesus and Mary.
R. Today and forever.
(c) V. Glory to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
R. Glory to the immaculate heart of Mary.
(300 days every time any one of the foregoing is said as salutation and answer)*
Graciously grant, O Lord, peace in our times, that, aided by the help of Thy mercy, we may always be free from sin and secure from all disturbance. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
(3 years every time said)*
Burn, O Lord, our loins and our hearts with the fire of the Holy Ghost, that we may serve Thee with a chaste body and please Thee with a pure heart. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
(3 years every time said)*
Prayers for Every Day of the Week
The Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary are prayed on Monday
"I would like to remind you that the Rosary is a biblical prayer, all filled with the Holy Scriptures." It is a prayer from the heart, in which the repetition of the Ave Maria directs the thought and affection towards Christ, and thus is made a confident prayer to Him and our Mother. It is a prayer that helps to meditate on the Word of God and assimilate the Eucharistic Communion, on the model of Mary who kept in her heart everything Jesus did and said and even His Presence. " Pope Benedict XVI
The Rosary in Latin
Chaplet of the Five Holy Wounds of Christ in Latin
Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady in English
Latin Monastic Office for today from Le Barroux in France Texts also provided
The Reading of the Rule of Saint Benedict for June 16
XIII. PRIVATIS DIEBUS QUALITER AGANTUR MATUTINI
1 Diebus autem privatis, matutinorum sollemnitas ita agatur,
2 id est, ut sexagesimus sextus psalmus dicatur sine antiphona, subtrahendo modice, sicut dominica, ut omnes occurrant ad quinquagesimum, qui cum antiphona dicatur.
3 Post quem alii duo psalmi dicantur secundum consuetudinem, id est:
4 secunda feria, quintum et tricesimum quintum;
5 tertia feria, quadragesimum secundum et quinquagesimum sextum;
6 quarta feria, sexagesimum tertium et sexagesimum quartum;
7 quinta feria, octogesimum septimum et octogesimum nonum;
8 sexta feria, septuagesimum quintum et nonagesimum primum;
9 sabbatorum autem, centesimum quadragesimum secundum et canticum Deuteronomium qui dividatur in duas glorias.
10 Nam ceteris diebus canticum unumquemque die suo ex prophetis sicut psallit ecclesia Romana dicatur.
11 Post haec sequantur laudes; deinde lectio una apostoli memoriter recitanda, responsorium, ambrosianum, versu, canticum de Evangelia, litania et completum est.
CHAPTER 13: HOW LAUDS ARE CELEBRATED ON ORDINARY WEEKDAYS
1 On ordinary weekdays, Lauds is to be celebrated as follows:
2 Psalm 66 is sung without a refrain and somewhat slowly as on Sunday, so that all may be in time for Psalm 50, which is to be sung with a refrain.
3 After this two more psalms are sung according to custom, that is:
4 on Monday, Psalms 5 and 35;
5 on Tuesday, Psalms 42 and 56;
6 on Wednesday, Psalms 63 and 64;
7 on Thursday, Psalms 87 and 89;
8 on Friday, Psalms 75 and 91;
9 on Saturday, Psalm 142 and the canticle from Deuteronomy, which is to be divided with two “Glory be”.
10 But on other days Canticles from the prophets are said, according to the psalmody of the Roman Church.
11 After this should follow the “Praises”[Psalms 148-150], a lesson from the apostle recited from memory, a responsory, an Ambrosian hymn, a versicle, the Canticle from the Gospel; and with the litany it is completed.
Today's Celebration of the Mass
Saint Lutgardis
Jesus XPI Passio sit semper in cordibus nostris
May the Passion of Jesus Christ be always in our hearts
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