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Catholic devotions for 9th 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
Intense devotion to Saint Philomena

Feast of Saint John Baptist Vianney, the Cure d'Ars, heavenly patron of parish priests




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 Ninth Day of August

The vigil of St. Lawrence, martyr.

At Rome, St. Romanus, soldier, who was moved by the torments of blessed Lawrence to ask for baptism from him. He was immediately prosecuted, scourged, and finally beheaded.

In Tuscany, the birthday of the holy martyrs Secundian, Marcellian, and Verian. In the time of Decius, they were scourged by the ex-consul Promotus, then racked and torn with iron hooks. Being burned with fire applied to their sides, they merited the triumphant palm of martyrdom by having their heads struck off.

At Verona, the holy martyrs Firmus and Rusticus, in the time of the emperor Maximian.

In Africa, the commemoration of many holy martyrs, during the persecution of Valerian. Being exhorted by St. Numidicus, they obtained the palm of martyrdom by being cast into the fire, but Numidicus, although thrown into the flames with the others and overwhelmed with stones, was nevertheless taken out by his daughter. Found half dead, he was restored and deserved afterwards by his virtue to be made priest of the church of Carthage by blessed Cyprian.

At Constantinople, the holy martyrs Julian, Marcian, and eight others. For having set up the image of our Savior on the brazen gate, they were exposed to many torments, and then beheaded by order of the impious emperor Leo.

At Chalons, in France, St. Domitian, bishop and confessor.

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)


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

Saturday is the Day dedicated to The Blessed Virgin and her Immaculate Heart.

Saturdays are, traditionally, the days Catholics go to Confession in preparation for receiving the Eucharist on Sundays (some Catholics might make a habit of going to Confession on Saturdays; other might go before Mass on Sunday, and, of course, as always, whenever needed). Also on Saturdays, many Catholics make what is called the "First Saturdays Devotion" which entails going to Mass and receiving Communion on the first Saturday of the month for 5 consecutive months in reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. See Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.




The Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary are prayed on Saturday

"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





The Reading of the Rule of Saint Benedict for August 9

LVI  DE MENSA ABBATIS

1 Mensa abbatis cum hospitibus et peregrinis sit semper. 
2  Quotiens tamen minus sunt hospites, quos vult de fratribus vocare in ipsius sit potestate. 
3 Seniore tamen uno aut duo semper cum fratribus dimittendum propter disciplinam.

CHAPTER 56:  THE TABLE OF THE ABBOT

1 The table of the abbot should always be with guests and pilgrims. 
2 Whenever there are few guests it is within his power to invite any of the brothers he wishes. 
3 He is, however, always to leave one or two seniors with the brothers for the sake of discipline.



Today's Celebration of the Mass



Also today
Feast of Saint Edith Stein in religion Sister Benedicta of the Cross
(unavoidably new calendar!)
Also today
the brother of Blessed Lucy Bufalari OSA
Blessed John Bufalari, also Augustinian

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




 
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