Actually, if this was Europe he would have gotten cake and presents! As it is, we just said "Hey, it's your patronal feast!" and endured his sullen glare (It seems to me that 17-year-old boys are masters of the Sullen Glare).
"Jesus, Name full of glory, grace, love and strength! You are the refuge of those who repent, our banner of warfare in this life, the medicine of souls, the comfort of those who mourn, the delight of those who believe, the light of those who preach the true faith, the wages of those who toil, the healing of the sick. To You our devotion aspires; by You our prayers are received; we delight in contemplating You. O Name of Jesus, You are the glory of all the saints for eternity. Amen.” - St. Bernardine of Siena
Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord! Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forevermore! From the rising of the sun to its setting the name of the Lord is to be praised!
-Psalm 113.1-3
ACT OF CONSECRATION To You, Lord Jesus Christ, I consecrate myself today through Your Most Holy Name. I consecrate to You all my thoughts, words and deeds, all my sufferings and labors, all my hopes, consolations and joys. I consecrate to You my body with all its senses, my soul with all its faculties, my entire being without reserve. In particular I consecrate to You my heart so that it may love only You and may be consumed as a victim in the fire of Your divine love. Jesus, I place my trust in Your most Holy and Sacred Name. I beg for the remission of all my sins through Your infinite mercy. I place within Your hands all my cares and anxieties. Do with me what You will, my Jesus. Take this offering of myself and give me a place within Your Divine Heart forever. I promise to love You and honor You and to spread, as much as I can, devotion to Your most Holy Name, until I draw my dying breath. Amen.
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dóminus Deus Sábaoth. Pleni sunt caeli et terra glória tua. Hosánna in excélsis. Benedíctus qui venit in nómine Domini. Hosánna in excélsis.
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of Hosts. Heaven and Earth are full of Your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
Hmmmm... If it's the feast day of your brother... Does that mean you can fry him up and serve him with chips or what?
ReplyDeleteLol, jk!!! ;) ;)
Actually, if this was Europe he would have gotten cake and presents! As it is, we just said "Hey, it's your patronal feast!" and endured his sullen glare (It seems to me that 17-year-old boys are masters of the Sullen Glare).
ReplyDeleteHmmm... My 15 year old brother can pull a pretty good one too- I think it's just teenagers in general, lol.
ReplyDelete(Was the glare before or after you reminded him he wasn't getting cake? Lol!)