On August 15, 2022, on the Feast of the Assumption, the Catholic Student Action Myitkyina opened its Student Learning Resources Center (SLRC), which is located in the grounds of the St. Patrick’s Church grounds, Shatapur Parish in Myitkyina, Kachin State, Myanmar (formerly Burma).
Sweet Heart of Jesus, I trust in You.
I trust in You for all, with all, in spite of all,
and forever.
O Mary, Mother of my Jesus,
keep me close to Jesus,
keep Jesus close to me.
Amen.
O my Divine Savior, transform me into Yourself.
May my hands be the hands of Jesus.
May my tongue be the tongue of Jesus,
Grant that every faculty of my body
may serve only to glorify You.
Above all, transform my soul and all its powers,
that my memory, my will and my affections
may be the memory, the will and the affections of Jesus.
I pray You to destroy in me all that is not You.
O Holy Mother, in the years
following your appearance at Lourdes,
do not forget the sorrows of this earth.
Cast a merciful glance upon those
who are suffering, struggling against difficulties,
with their lips constantly pressed
against life’s bitter cup.
Have pity on those who love each other
and are separated.
Have pity on our rebellious hearts.
Have pity on our weak faith.
Have pity on those who weep,
on those who pray, on those who fear.
Grant hope and peace to all.
Amen.
“A land lost in the mists of time” might reasonably describe Sanday, an eerily beautiful speck of land set in the Atlantic at the northern edge of Scotland’s Orkney Islands. Its strategic location astride ancient sea-lanes means it displays a wealth of archaeological remains, from Neolithic, Celtic and — most notably — Viking times.
Jesus Christ, Lord of all things,
You see my heart;
You know my desires.
Possess all that I am, You alone.
I am Your sheep;
make me worthy to overcome the devil.
Amen.
Holy Father You fashioned the universe
and made order from chaos.
Thank You for bringing order to our lives.
Help us to respect the authorities You have established
for the sake of the world and for the Church.
Guide us by Your spirit to serve Your will.
Amen.
– By a Columban Missionary
O Most Amiable Child Jesus,
You Who said: “Ask and you shall receive,”
graciously hear my petition
and grant me the favor I ask of You,
if it be for Your Greater Honor and Glory
and for the good of my soul.
Amen.
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your Faithful;
and enkindle in them the fire of Your love.
Send forth Your Spirit and they shall be created,
and You shalt renew the face of the earth.
O God, who instructed the hearts of the faithful
by the light of the Holy Spirit,
grant us in the same Spirit to be truly wise
and ever to rejoice in His consolation
through the same Christ our Lord.
Amen.
St. Verano is not one of those popular saints whose name trips off your tongue. The sixth century French hermit has all but been forgotten by most of the faithful, perhaps with the exception of churchgoers who attend a small church dedicated to his memory outside the Italian town of Pisa. However, when a Korean couple celebrated the arrival of their first-born forty-one years ago on October 19, they were in no doubt their infant son should be named in honor of the saint on whose feast day he was safely delivered into the world.
Missionary Society of St. Columban US