Catholic devotions for 3rd August

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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

Feast of Saint Pierre-Julien Eymard

Before the deluge, his canonisation on 9 December 1962 

Semen est sanguis Christianorum

The blood of Christians is the seed of the Church 

Tertullian, Apologeticum, 50

The Reading from the Martyrology

This Day, the 3rd Day of August

At Jerusalem, the finding of the body of most blessed Stephen, first martyr, and of the Saints Gamaliel, Nicodemus, and Abibo, through a divine revelation made to the priest Lucian, in the time of the emperor Honorius.

At Constantinople, the birthday of St. Hermellus, martyr.

In the East Indies, near Persia, the martyrdom of holy monks and other Christians who were put to death after suffering various torments, during the persecution of the Church of God by King Abenner.

At Naples, in Campania, St. Aspren, bishop, who was cured of a sickness by the Apostle St. Peter, and after being baptized, was made bishop of that city.

At Autun, the demise of St. Euphronius, bishop and confessor.

At Anagni, St. Peter, bishop, who rested in the Lord after gaining great renown for monastical observance and for pastoral vigilance.

At Philippi, in Macedonia, St. Lydia, a dealer in purple, who was the first to believe in the Gospel when the Apostle St. Paul preached in that city.

At Beroea, in Syria, the holy women Marana and Cyra.

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)

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August is the Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Composed by Saint John Henry Cardinal Newman, shortly after his reception into the One, True Fold of the Redeemer

Sunday is the Day dedicated to Resurrection & the Holy and Undivided Trinity

Sundays are, of course, the day for renewing Christ's once and for all Sacrifice during the Sacrifice of the Holy Mass. Because Christ rose from His tomb on Sunday, Sabbath was changed from Saturday to Sundays, or "the Lord's Day." On this day we fulfill God's Third Commandment, to "remember the sabbath day (which means "rest", not "Saturday"), to keep it holy." We refrain from unecessary servile work and fulfill our "Sunday Obligation" to attend Mass.

Prayers for Every Day of the Week

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The Athanasian Creed in English 

The Athanasian Creed in Latin

The Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary are prayed on Sunday

"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 August 3

LII  DE ORATORIO MONASTERII

1 Oratorium hoc sit quod dicitur, nec ibi quicquam aliud geratur aut condatur. 

2 Expleto opere Dei, omnes cum summo silentio exeant, et habeatur reverentia Deo, 

3 ut frater qui forte sibi peculiariter vult orare non impediatur alterius improbitate. 

4 Sed et si aliter vult sibi forte secretius orare, simpliciter intret et oret, non in clamosa voce, sed in lacrimis et intentione cordis. 

5 Ergo qui simile opus non facit, non permittatur explicito opere Dei remorari in oratorio, sicut dictum est, ne alius impedimentum patiatur.

CHAPTER 52:  THE ORATORY OF THE MONASTERY

1 The oratory is to be what it is called, and nothing else should be done or kept there. 

2 When the Work of God is finished all should go out in complete silence and with reverence for God, 

3 so that a brother who wishes to pray by himself will not be impeded by another’s insensitivity. 

4 But if he wishes to pray in solitude, he should enter to pray with simplicity, not in a loud voice, but with tears and attentiveness of heart. 

5 And therefore one who is not performing this work is not to be permitted to remain in the oratory after the Work of God, so that, as was said, no one else is impeded.

Today's celebration of Mass 

Also today

Blessed Augustine Gazotich

Meditation for the 3rd Day of the Month from the School of Jesus Crucified

Prayer of Jesus in the Garden

Jesus XPI Passio sit semper in cordibus nostris

May the Passion of Jesus Christ be always in our hearts

"The Cross is our trophy against the demons, our sword against sin, and the sword Christ used to pierce the serpent. The Cross is the Father's will, the glory of the Only-Begotten, the joy of the Spirit, the pride of the angels, the guarantee of the Church." -St. John Chrysostom