ETERNAL WISDOM
“He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures” (Lk 24:45).
“The Christian life is tough work.
You have to constantly choose to follow Christ.
There are so many enticing distractions trying to divert us from the narrow path. Oftentimes, when we face particularly difficult trials and temptations, we ask ourselves, “What’s the point? Is this worth it?”
Right now, I want to grab you by the shoulders, look you in the eyes, and say, ‘HECK YES, IT’S WORTH IT! Eternity is worth the fight! Don’t you dare think of giving up!’” (Michelle Christine Duppong, Servant of God)
ABOVE QUOTE AUTHORED BY: Michelle Christine Duppong, Servant of God (Bismark, USA), BORN JAN 25, 1984 & PASSED on CHRISTMAS DAY, DEC 25, 2015PORTUGUÊS: "A vida Cristã é um trabalho árduo. Você tem que escolher constantemente seguir a Cristo. Existem tantas distrações atraentes tentando nos desviar do caminho estreito. Muitas vezes, quando enfrentamos provações e tentações particularmente difíceis, perguntamo-nos:
“Qual é o sentido? Vale a pena?”
Neste momento, quero agarrar você pelos ombros, olhar nos seus olhos e dizer:
“Caramba, sim, vale a pena! A eternidade vale a pena lutar! Não se atreva a pensar em desistir!” (Michelle Duppong)
CITATION SOURCE: BISMARK DIOCESE WEBSITE | SITE DA DIOCESE DE BISMARK
https://bismarckdiocese.com/news/whats-the-point
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"And after the days of her purification, according to the law of Moses, were accomplished, they carried him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord: As it is written in the law of the Lord: 'Every male opening the womb shall be called holy to the Lord.'" (Luke 2:22-23)
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“SANCTITY & THE SECRET OF JOY” entitled “THE PRESENTATION” & the 4th Joyful Mystery. ALL LIVE RECORDS BROADCASTED from the Camino to Santiago in Porto, Portugal. [FULL POST AUDIO COMING SOON]
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In this post, we welcome Fr. David Michael Moses (Texas, USA) and Fr. Thad Lancton, MIC (Steubenville, USA) who help us to understand the 4th Joyful Mystery, the second decade featured in our Jubilee 2025 pilgrimage to deepening our grasp of the “Joy” in the Joyful Mysteries: “The Presentation”
Also, Fr. Nuno Rocha (PdV, PORTUGAL) asks another essential question:
"For me to be happy, do I always need others?"1
After contemplating “The Presentation” we can think about our call to bringing the Joy of Christ to others, imitating St. Joseph and Our Lady who bring Jesus to the temple and to Simeon.
We invite you to read Fr. Nuno’s reflection in this animated presentation. Please DOWNLOAD this PDF for your personal review when you pray this Mystery of the Rosary & scroll to the end for this text in German.
Fr. Thaddaeus answers the question:
“What is ‘The Secret of Joy’ in the 4th Joyful Mystery?” and he also explores the meaning of “purity”, one of the graces we ask of Jesus to grant to us when we offer to His Sacred Heart this Decade of the Holy Rosary.
The end credits of this video feature the narration of Fr. Chris Alar with images from the Official “Eucharistic Miracles Exhibit” authored by Saint Carlo Acutis. Scroll to the end of this post to DOWNLOAD ALL THE PDFs to share with your community, this first EUCHARISTIC MIRACLE featured on the Rosary Hour Podcast for Jubilee 2025: “Santarem”.
After the end credits, Fr. Elias Mary Mills, FI, recites the Scriptural Meditation for the 4th Joyful Mystery. His offering of the decade is authored by St. Louis Marie de Montfort — from “The Secret of the Rosary”, a format included in Fr. Nuno’s “The Secret of Joy”.
Link to the full decade with all the Spiritual Directors of our podcast on this video here on our Rosary YouTube Channel:
ACADEMIC CORNER: THE FRESCOS OF FRA ANGELICO & THE 4th JOYFUL MYSTERY
The Beauty of the Rosary: Fresco by Fra Angelico “Presentation of the Lord Jesus in the Temple” (c. 1440-41)
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"And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that, out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed." (Luke 2:35)
NOTE: Thank you for reading The Rosary Hour Podcast Newsletter. J. REMBRANDT’S MEDITATION ESSAY on “THE PRESENTATION” Fresco by FRA ANGELICO is part of a five part presentation of the Joyful Mysteries, reformatted for Season 3: “Sanctity & The Secret of Joy”.
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“SANCTITY & THE SECRET OF JOY” | LESSONS FROM THE SAINTS
FEATURE AUTHOR FOR JANUARY 25, 2025: SAINT CARLO ACUTIS
(Forthcoming Canonization, April 27, 2025, Divine Mercy Sunday in St. Peter’s Square)
As we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation this Sunday and continue on our journey as “Pilgrims of Hope” for Jubilee 2025, each of us has the continued task of learning to communicate the “hope in us”.
To better equip ourselves to present the Holy Face of Christ and the Sacred Heart of Jesus to others, we invite you to contemplate with Saint Carlo Acutis (サンカルロ・アクティス) whose “Eucharistic Miracles” exhibit can be experienced immediately with some curated starting points. As part of Season 3, The Rosary Hour Podcast will begin a virtual journey through the Eucharistic Miracles authored by this Saint and which are featured on carloacutis.com. Today’s focus: Carlo Acutis’ article on the “Milagre” (Miracle) in “Santarém, Portugal”.
Read the following article, “Santarém, 1247 A.D.” by Saint Carlo Acutis with ALL PDF links posted below for your convenience in multiple languages below:
ENGLISH: http://www.miracolieucaristici.org/en/download/santarem.pdf
PORTUGÊS: http://www.miracolieucaristici.org/pr/download/santarem.pdf
ITALIANO: http://www.miracolieucaristici.org/it/download/santarem.pdf
ESPAÑOL: http://www.miracolieucaristici.org/es/download/santarem.pdf
FRANÇAIS: http://www.miracolieucaristici.org/fr/download/santarem.pdf
Santarém (PORTUGAL)
EUCHARISTIC MIRACLE #1
“The Eucharistic Miracle of Santarém, together with that of Lanciano, is considered among the most important. Numerous studies and canonical analys[e]s were carried out on the relics. The Host changed into bleeding Flesh and Blood flowed out of it. Both relics are preserved to this day in the Church of St. Stephen in Santarem.”
(Saint Carlo Acutis)
“O Milagre Eucarístico de Santarém, [Portugal] juntamente com o de Lanciano, está considerado entre os mais importantes. Inúmeros estudos e análises canónicas foram realizados sobre a Relíquia. A Hóstia transformou-se em carne sangrenta e desta brotava Sangue. Ambas as Relíquias se conservam ainda em Santarém na igreja de Santo Estêvão. A casa dos esposos tornou-se numa capela a partir de 1684.”
(São Carlo Acutis)
“Les miracles eucharistiques de Santarém et de Lanciano sont considérés parmi les plus importants. De nombreuses études et analyses canoniques ont été effectuées. L’hostie se transforma en chair d’où sortait du sang. Les deux reliques sont conservées encore aujourd’hui à Santarém dans l’église Saint-Étienne. La maison des époux est devenue une chapelle depuis 1684.”
(S. Carlo Acutis)
“Ang Eucharistic Miracle ng Santarem, kasama ng Lanciano, ay itinuturing na isa sa pinakamahalaga. Maraming pag-aaral at canonical analysis ang isinagawa sa mga labi. Ang Host ay nagbago sa dumudugong Laman at Dugo ang umagos mula dito. Ang parehong mga labi ay iniingatan hanggang ngayon sa Simbahan ni St. Stephen sa Santarém.” (Saint Carlo Acutis)
「サンタレンの聖体の奇跡は、ランチャーノの奇跡と並んで、最も重要なものの一つと考えられています。遺物に関しては数多くの研究と標準的な分析が行われました。宿主は血を流しながら変化し、そこから肉と血が流れ出した。両方の遺物は今日までサンタレンの聖ステファノ教会に保存されています。」
(サンカルロ・アクティス)WANT TO DOWNLOAD FULL PDF LIBRARY OF THE ENTIRE EUCHARISTIC MIRACLES EXHIBIT IN ALL LANGUAGES?
CLICK HERE:
DESEJA BAIXAR A BIBLIOTECA COMPLETA EM PDF DE TODA A EXPOSIÇÃO EM TODOS OS IDIOMAS? CLIQUE AQUI: http://www.miracolieucaristici.org/download.htmlThe National Shrine of the Divine Mercy notes that: “Jesus once lamented to St. Faustina how so many people don't seem to understand the Sacrament of Holy Communion and His Real Presence in the Eucharist. Join Fr. Chris Alar, MIC, for this important talk on Eucharistic miracles, supported by scientific proof on this episode of Explaining the faith.”
“Certa vez, Jesus lamentou a Santa Faustina como tantas pessoas parecem não compreender o Sacramento da Sagrada Comunhão e a Sua Presença Real na Eucaristia. Junte-se ao Pe. Chris Alar, MIC, por esta importante palestra sobre milagres eucarísticos, apoiada por provas científicas neste episódio de Explicando a fé.”
« Jésus a déploré un jour à Sainte Faustine combien de personnes ne semblent pas comprendre le sacrement de la Sainte Communion et sa présence réelle dans l'Eucharistie. Rejoignez le P. Chris Alar, MIC, pour cette importante conférence sur les miracles eucharistiques, appuyée par des preuves scientifiques sur cet épisode d'Expliquer la foi.
SANCTIFY YOUR SCREENTIME: EVENING DOCUMENTARY OPTION FOR JANUARY 25Have you seen “RADIATING JOY: THE MICHELLE DUPONG STORY”?
This “moving documentary on Servant of God, Michelle Duppong, who bore witness to heroic Christian suffering, and embodied passion for others to be transformed by the love of Christ.”
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On December 25, 2025, we celebrate the 10th anniversary since Servant of God, Michelle Christine Duppong departed. Today we recall her birth (January 25, 1984) as we begin the Novena for the Feast of the Presentation. In a special way, we invite you to pray the Rosary with the Church Triumphant in Heaven — and to be a missionary, like Michelle, in this movement that we hope might increase the Causes for Sainthood in our times. Let us pray to the Saints with our evening Rosaries, using any of the following optional intentions:
“Michelle Duppong, Servant of God: pray for us.”
“Saint Carlo Acutis: pray for us.”
“Venerable Lúcia of Fátima: pray for us.”
“Venerable Fulton Sheen” and “Venerable Patrick Peyton: Pray for us.”
“Blessed Fra Angelico: Pray for us.”
“All the Angels of God and Saints: Pray for us.”
“Saint Michael the Archangel and Saint Raphael the Archangel: Pray for us.”
“Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary: Pray for us.”
+ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
ANNOTATED FOOTNOTES w/ GERMAN TRANSLATION
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