tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41883741986768157612024-03-13T01:35:07.082+01:00Flower of CarmelA blog under the patronage of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. In this diary you will find my opinions, poems, and other texts...Tomaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153912750267036907noreply@blogger.comBlogger258125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188374198676815761.post-68412763377777640092014-03-20T16:00:00.000+01:002014-04-09T20:45:31.036+02:00Mediatrix of Hope
I've decided that it would be profitable to say some extra prayer for this Lent.
The Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows of Mary seems to be a meditation that is suiting the best the liturgical period we are now in.
While reflecting on the sorrows of Our Lady, I have fully realized why, and to how great extent, some of our Protestant friends are misled, saying that the Blessed Virgin Mary is Tomaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153912750267036907noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188374198676815761.post-81992556845277482352014-03-09T20:54:00.000+01:002014-03-09T20:57:32.495+01:00Solidarity Needs Responsibility
Our Lady of Kibeho, pray for us to Christ!
Both beginning and the end of 1980s, are mainly associated with the activity and subsequent victory of Poland's Solidarity Movement.
The time, interestingly, has been marked by some other crucial – yet not much known – events; they are, in my opinion, of the most importance for the whole world just as the Solidarity's victory is.
I Tomaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153912750267036907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188374198676815761.post-65004373804389333202014-02-11T00:00:00.000+01:002014-02-11T00:00:02.334+01:00Two Springs
Me at Lourdes, August 2011
Some people are distrustful or even disrespectful toward Mary, thinking that she – in some mysterious way – competes with her Son.
What they overlook, though, is that God, the Holy Spirit, reached man through both Christ and Mary.
In fact you can't have One without the Other; this point can be well-proven in connection to the following fact that may provide Tomaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153912750267036907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188374198676815761.post-85641890756793101462014-02-04T22:11:00.001+01:002014-02-04T22:11:37.899+01:00Two Presentations
The feast
of the Presentation of the Lord, briefly referred to on this blog
before, is, undoubtedly, one of the most important Christian feasts.
It is so,
because of both its universality and multifaceted character; namely,
it points to the following fact that just cannot be overlooked:
Each and
every baptized person, who has once been presented in the temple, now
– through the Tomaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153912750267036907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188374198676815761.post-45409650630174755062014-02-01T20:48:00.000+01:002014-09-15T10:43:13.196+02:00Who Lent is Really for?
Lent, whether one like it or not, is a penitential period; the main point, though, is ''what, or rather Who, it is for''.
Yes, in my opinion Lenten time is not so much for mere penance, being rather the time for Jesus.
It is so for each and every of our penitential act gives us all a great opportunity to provide Christ with more place in our hearts.
He enters them many times, for he's Tomaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153912750267036907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188374198676815761.post-5298779085777956382014-01-12T22:16:00.000+01:002014-01-12T22:19:34.793+01:00One Baptism - Many Hopes
Today, while at the Holy Masses, most of us, adults, renew own baptismal promises, renouncing -- at the same time -- personal attachment to sins. In the last fact, in my opinion, lays the great significance and beauty of the Solemn Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.
It is so for the baptismal renewal and joy are not reserved for the babies; they can be with us all every single day, if Tomaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153912750267036907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188374198676815761.post-26252870430174848092013-12-15T18:43:00.000+01:002014-12-12T19:56:18.834+01:00Son, Mother and Their Home
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), and
to offer a sacrifice, according as it is written in the law of the
Lord, a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
Luke 2:Tomaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153912750267036907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188374198676815761.post-54039312565617814692013-11-17T19:41:00.000+01:002013-11-17T19:45:52.588+01:00Prayer to Our Lady, Health of the Sick (ENG-PL)
Prayer to Our Lady, Health of the Sick
Virgin, most holy, Mother of the Word Incarnate, Treasurer of graces, and Refuge of sinners, I fly top your motherly affection with lively faith, and I beg of you the grace ever to do the will of God.
Into your most holy hands I commit the keeping of my heart, asking you for health of soul and body, in the certain hope that you, my most loving Mother, Tomaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153912750267036907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188374198676815761.post-52637662305316178652013-10-28T11:12:00.000+01:002013-10-29T09:39:43.327+01:00Complete Sacrifice - Complete AssuranceWhile Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him. Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.”
He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?”Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother Tomaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153912750267036907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188374198676815761.post-88493159847620461012013-09-25T17:34:00.000+02:002015-03-25T19:45:23.831+01:00True Love, Love Incarnate
When St. Paul
declares that love is superior to any other virtue, he points to
Jesus and yes, believe me, affirms that the Blessed Virgin Mary's
role in the church is of a great importance. Some of our
agnostic brothers & sisters would probably say that
there is nothing we can learn of Jesus, true God, from Mary, the
humblest human being. They are misled, though, for without Mary man Tomaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153912750267036907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188374198676815761.post-34561328488221073872013-08-15T21:32:00.000+02:002013-08-15T21:41:57.721+02:00He Deserves All...
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who has been taken to heaven with body and soul, is, undoubtedly, one of the greatest events in the history of the world.
We, sinful human beings, may not be granted with such a great favor, still Mary's example shows us all that both human body and soul may, and shall, be subjected to God's grace.
Immaculata, being the best way to Jesus, protects Tomaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153912750267036907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188374198676815761.post-70245608251261967722013-07-16T21:02:00.005+02:002013-07-16T21:07:05.683+02:00Not why but how
Why I need Mary if there is Jesus? This question is repeated over and over again, being asked by many Protestant friends and some Catholic sisters and brothers. The only Person who, undoubtedly, never posed such a question, was Jesus himself; He, however mysterious this may sound, indeed needed Mary to be here for you and me.
So next time, when tempted to repeat the old, well known question, Tomaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153912750267036907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188374198676815761.post-79653096021003963992013-07-11T18:59:00.000+02:002013-07-11T18:59:00.054+02:00He is Love
Some people think that God cannot be understood when referred to in any human language.
That's, undoubtedly, true, and thus - as Pseudo Dionysius once stated - it is easier for us to tell who God is not than to declare who He is. Therefore, respecting and esteeming formal ways of the theological approach, it is better for us all to love God than to ponder over Him.
If it was otherwise He Tomaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153912750267036907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188374198676815761.post-70855131528373003312013-07-04T18:51:00.000+02:002013-11-24T22:16:24.687+01:00The Encounter: It's all About Jesus
The Litany of Loreto is, undoubtedly, one of the most beautiful Christian prayers known to
the faithful. Some people would probably say that this is not a Christian but rather the Marian prayer.
They are only partially right, though, for – what is evident and clearly seen through this meditation – Mary is powerful and beautiful both thanks to Jesus and
for Him.
It is He who has granted His Tomaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153912750267036907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188374198676815761.post-66469694639303933472013-05-31T20:19:00.000+02:002013-05-31T21:03:54.350+02:00The Most Meaningful Prayer
Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee,
blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God,
pray for us sinners, now, and at
the hour of our death.
Amen.
Some of our Protestant sisters and brothers – basing their beliefs on following biblical passage – criticize us, Catholics, for meditating on the rosary:
And when you Tomaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153912750267036907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188374198676815761.post-2039299317973551732013-05-30T17:59:00.000+02:002013-05-30T19:23:10.782+02:00Corpus Christi '2013
There are at least three things that we can learn of Jesus exclusively from His relation with the Blessed Virgin Mary. Firstly, we know that He, being true God, may reward one's humility with the fullness of grace (i.e. with Himself), secondly – that He gives to each and every human being strength to endure their great crosses, and thirdly, what is of the most importance, that just-mentioned Tomaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153912750267036907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188374198676815761.post-13466253097247531882013-05-27T17:18:00.000+02:002013-05-28T07:15:07.044+02:00He Did It First
While it is true that only God shall be adored, there is no reason for us, Christ's followers, to refuse Mary all honors due to Her.
If you are tempted to do so, look at Jesus, God and Man, who had provided us with the Fourth Commandment and then, being faithful to His own Law, undoubtedly honored the Blessed Mother.
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Tomasz, Racibórz +Tomaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153912750267036907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188374198676815761.post-73927283278732117772013-05-25T19:16:00.000+02:002013-05-28T07:12:19.334+02:00 The Perfect Reversion
While all of us, faithful Christians, are totally in love with Jesus, many undervalue roles of both His Cross & Mother in their lives. By so doing, though, they seem to forget about both their paradisal roots and, may it be so, destiny.
The Garden of Eden. There Adam and his wife, Eve, who had had been tempted by the devil, ate of the Tree of Knowledge. The well known biblical fact,Tomaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153912750267036907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188374198676815761.post-60606542613113732352013-05-23T20:00:00.000+02:002013-05-24T08:56:08.225+02:00Now There Stood by The Cross...
Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
John 19
At the foot of Tomaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153912750267036907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188374198676815761.post-38149926097201972502013-05-20T07:21:00.000+02:002013-05-22T16:13:35.479+02:00Honour Your Father and Your Mother
Following Christ is, undoubtedly, the key to salvation of us all.
Still, in order to become a saint, one not only should follow Jesus; what is more important, (s)he shall conform their lives to the Live of Christ.
To achieve the said goal, start your journey of faithfulness to Father's Plan, just like Our Lord did 2000 years ago, with the Blessed Mother, so that Jesus may Tomaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153912750267036907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188374198676815761.post-45689533927488226372013-05-15T15:18:00.000+02:002013-05-28T07:18:10.163+02:00Love Needs Vessel(updated)
When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
Luke 1:41
Although just-quoted Bible passage is first and foremost the great source of inspiration for each and every active pro-lifer, it may also give us an insight into the cooperation of Jesus & His Mother. As we all know only Christ can provide us with all the graces, Tomaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153912750267036907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188374198676815761.post-15253422698834398702013-05-13T07:40:00.000+02:002013-05-19T09:01:33.874+02:00The Lord is With Thee
Me & Mary, Fatima 2011
"Hail" – the word used with reference to the Blessed Virgin Mary by Gabriel the Archangel indicated that before his visitation the new Empress had been given to the world.
It is true, for the concept of Mary Queen of the Universe is neither an idea of some wise Catholic theologians nor courtesy of the said angel.
Mary is our Queen and Empress because God Himself,Tomaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153912750267036907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188374198676815761.post-20435282188274464972013-05-12T12:00:00.000+02:002013-05-12T12:00:01.924+02:00The Ascension of Our Lord
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Tomasz, Racibórz +Tomaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153912750267036907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188374198676815761.post-27650428596068163862013-05-11T18:22:00.000+02:002013-05-11T19:49:33.600+02:00The Landmarks
"The Lord is with thee"
As we all know Jesus is the only known Way that can, and undoubtedly will, lead each and every true believer to the Father's arms.
After giving full acknowledgment to this fact, one must admit that no one in the entire universe knows this Way better than the Blessed Mother – the first human being who had chosen to take It with the best fiat Tomaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153912750267036907noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188374198676815761.post-11707848896152478642013-05-11T12:52:00.002+02:002013-05-17T17:25:48.370+02:00Everlasting Prayer, Everlasting Hope
Mary offers her prayer to God
Some do not understand why the Catholics believe in the Communion of interceding Saints, seeming to see Holy men & women in heaven as some unnecessary figures, who can do nothing for the living.
They, however, overlook the fact that God draws us to His Person with the help of people and that the said human beings share Creator's graces with theirs neighbors Tomaszhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153912750267036907noreply@blogger.com0