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Third Day of the Octave – For the Gift of Fortitude

+ Come Holy Spirit, come!
And from Your celestial home,
shed a ray of light divine!

The Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Light,
of Strength, and of Love. With His
sevenfold gifts He enlightens the mind,
strengthens the will, and inflames the
heart with the love of God. We should
invoke the Holy Spirit daily, for the Spirit
aids us in our infirmity. We do not know
what we should pray for, nor how we
should pray, but Scripture tells us that
the Spirit Himself asks for us.

Prayer

Almighty and eternal God, You have
regenerated us by water and the Holy
Spirit, and have given us forgiveness for
all our sins. From Heaven send forth
upon our Holy Synod Your sevenfold
Spirit, the Spirit of Wisdom and
Understanding, the Spirit of Counsel and
Fortitude, the Spirit of Knowledge and
Piety, and fill us with the Spirit of the
Fear of the Lord. Amen.

Where You are not, man has naught,
Nothing good in deed or thought,
Nothing free from taint of ill.

The Gift of Fortitude

By the gift of Fortitude the soul is strengthened against natural fear and supported to the end in the performance of duty. Fortitude imparts to the will an impulse and energy that move it to undertake without hesitancy the most arduous tasks, to face dangers, to trample underfoot human respect, and to endure without complaint the slow martyrdom of even lifelong tribulation. “The one who perseveres to the end will be saved.” (Matthew 24:13)

Prayer

Come, O blessed Spirit of Fortitude, uphold the souls of all those attending Holy Synod. In time of trouble and adversity, sustain their efforts after holiness, strengthen their weakness, give them courage against all the assaults of the enemy, that they may never be overcome and separated from You, our God and our greatest good. Amen.

Our Father … Hail Mary … Glory be to the Father …

Act of Consecration to the Holy Spirit

On my knees, before the great
multitude of heavenly witnesses, I offer
myself, soul and body, to You, Eternal
Spirit of God. I adore the brightness of
Your purity, the unerring keenness of
Your justice, and the might of Your love.
You are the Strength and Light of my
soul. In You I live and move and am. I
desire never to grieve You by
unfaithfulness to grace and I pray with
all my heart to be kept from the smallest
sin against You. Mercifully guard my
every thought and grant that I may
always watch for Your light, listen to Your
voice, and follow Your gracious
inspirations. I cling to You and give
myself to You and ask You, by Your
compassion, to watch over me in my
weakness. Holding the pierced Feet of
Jesus and looking at His five Wounds,
and trusting in His Precious Blood and
adoring His opened Side and Stricken
Heart, I implore You, Adorable Spirit,
Helper of my infirmity, to keep me in
Your grace that I may never sin against
You. Give me grace, O Holy Spirit, to
say to You always and everywhere,
“Speak for Your servant is listening.” (1
Sam. 3:10b)

Prayer for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit

O Lord Jesus Christ, Who, before
ascending into heaven, did promise to
send the Holy Spirit to finish Your work
in the souls of the Apostles and Disciples,
grant the same Holy Spirit to our Polish
National Catholic Church that it may be
made perfect in the work of Your grace
and Your love. Grant us the Spirit of
Wisdom that we may despise the
perishable things of this world and aspire
only after the things that are eternal; the
Spirit of Understanding to enlighten our
minds with the light of Your divine truth;
the Spirit of Counsel that we may ever
choose the surest way of pleasing God
and gaining heaven; the Spirit of Fortitude
that we may bear our crosses with You
and that we may overcome with courage
all the obstacles that oppose our
salvation; the Spirit of Knowledge that
we may know God and know ourselves
and grow perfect in the knowledge of
the Saints; the Spirit of Piety that we
may find the service of God sweet and
amiable, and the Spirit of the Fear of the
Lord, that we may be filled with a loving
reverence towards God and may dread
in anyway to displease Him. Dear Lord,
mark our Polish National Catholic
Church with the sign of discipleship and
enliven our Holy Synod in all its dealings
with Your Spirit. Amen. +

Everything Else

My iPod Shuffle —“ Part 2

From Fr. Jim Tucker: Ipod Shuffle: Random Playlist for the Weekend

The rules, for bloggers who want to play:

Get your iPod or media-player of choice, select your whole music collection, set the thing to shuffle (i.e., randomized playback), then post the first ten songs that come out. No cheating, no matter how stupid it makes you feel! Maybe link the songs to online music stores for readers’ convenience.

Here’s mine…

  • Thy Word, Acoustic Worship – Acoustic Worship: America’s 25 Favorite Series
  • My Secret Heart, Kylie Minogue – Enjoy Yourself
  • Hawai’i ’78, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole – Facing Future
  • Pejzaże Harasymowiczowskie, Wolna Grupa Bukowina – Bukowina
  • Bitwa, Krzesimir Dębski – Ogniem i Mieczem (Soundtrack)
  • A mój Bóg tak mówi mi…, ks. Bogdan Skowroński – Lustro i Róża
  • Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole – Facing Future
  • Fransua (Франсуа), Iryna Bilyk (Ірина Білик) —“ So Simple
  • Garota de Ipanema, Bruno Battisti D´Amario —“ Samba para Ti & More
  • Radar Love, Golden Earring – Moontan
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Top ten PNCC pick-up lines

Seán Finnegan of Valle Adurni posted a link to the Top Ten Orthodox Catholic Pick-up lines.

As Huw Raphael points out, by ‘Orthodox’ Seán means traditional small ‘o’ orthodox Roman Catholic. Huw then goes on to develop the Top Ten Orthodox catholic pick-up-lines in Pick up lines.

Not to be outdone, I am now posting the Top Ten Polish National Catholic Pick-up Lines (with requisite stealing from both the R.C. and Orthodox):

10. May I escort you to an Adoration Society meeting?

9. Hi. My buddy and I need you to help us settle a dispute: should we say “Niech będzie pochwalony Jezus Chrystus” or —Praise be the name of the Lord Jesus Christ—?

8. You know, you look absolutely great in that Góralska costume.

7. How did a nice [choose one: Irish, Japanese, African American, Hispanic, Italian, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Slovak, Lithuanian, Ukrainian] girl like you end up in a PNCC parish?

6. You don’t like the culture of death either? Wow! We have so much in common!

5. You know, the bookstore at my parish sells The Apocalypse by Bishop Hodur.

4. Do you prefer the icon of Ostrabrama or Częstochowa?

3. Your lips remind me of the red binder on my PNU policy.

2. Will you stand next to me during the Asperges?

1. We’re making pierogi and gołąbki on Tuesday night, do you want to wrap or fill?

PNCC

Second Day of the Octave – For the Gift of Piety

+ Come Holy Spirit, come!
And from Your celestial home,
shed a ray of light divine!

The Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Light,
of Strength, and of Love. With His
sevenfold gifts He enlightens the mind,
strengthens the will, and inflames the
heart with the love of God. We should
invoke the Holy Spirit daily, for the Spirit
aids us in our infirmity. We do not know
what we should pray for, nor how we
should pray, but Scripture tells us that
the Spirit Himself asks for us.

Prayer

Almighty and eternal God, You have
regenerated us by water and the Holy
Spirit, and have given us forgiveness for
all our sins. From Heaven send forth
upon our Holy Synod Your sevenfold
Spirit, the Spirit of Wisdom and
Understanding, the Spirit of Counsel and
Fortitude, the Spirit of Knowledge and
Piety, and fill us with the Spirit of the
Fear of the Lord. Amen.

O most blessed Light divine,
Shine within these hearts of Yours,
and our inmost being fill!

The Gift of Piety

The gift of Piety instills in our hearts a child-like affection for God as our most loving Father. It inspires us to love and respect, for His sake, persons and things consecrated to Him, as well as those who are vested with His authority, His Blessed Mother and the Saints, the Church, our parents and superiors, our country and its rulers. He who is filled with the gift of piety finds the practice of his religion, not a burdensome duty. but a delightful service. Where there is love, there is no labor.

Prayer

Come, O blessed Spirit of Piety, possess the hearts of all those attending Holy Synod. Enkindle therein such a love for God, that all those in attendance may find satisfaction only in His service, and for His sake lovingly submit to all legitimate authority. Amen.

Our Father … Hail Mary … Glory be to the Father …

Act of Consecration to the Holy Spirit

On my knees, before the great
multitude of heavenly witnesses, I offer
myself, soul and body, to You, Eternal
Spirit of God. I adore the brightness of
Your purity, the unerring keenness of
Your justice, and the might of Your love.
You are the Strength and Light of my
soul. In You I live and move and am. I
desire never to grieve You by
unfaithfulness to grace and I pray with
all my heart to be kept from the smallest
sin against You. Mercifully guard my
every thought and grant that I may
always watch for Your light, listen to Your
voice, and follow Your gracious
inspirations. I cling to You and give
myself to You and ask You, by Your
compassion, to watch over me in my
weakness. Holding the pierced Feet of
Jesus and looking at His five Wounds,
and trusting in His Precious Blood and
adoring His opened Side and Stricken
Heart, I implore You, Adorable Spirit,
Helper of my infirmity, to keep me in
Your grace that I may never sin against
You. Give me grace, O Holy Spirit, to
say to You always and everywhere,
“Speak for Your servant is listening.” (1
Sam. 3:10b)

Prayer for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit

O Lord Jesus Christ, Who, before
ascending into heaven, did promise to
send the Holy Spirit to finish Your work
in the souls of the Apostles and Disciples,
grant the same Holy Spirit to our Polish
National Catholic Church that it may be
made perfect in the work of Your grace
and Your love. Grant us the Spirit of
Wisdom that we may despise the
perishable things of this world and aspire
only after the things that are eternal; the
Spirit of Understanding to enlighten our
minds with the light of Your divine truth;
the Spirit of Counsel that we may ever
choose the surest way of pleasing God
and gaining heaven; the Spirit of Fortitude
that we may bear our crosses with You
and that we may overcome with courage
all the obstacles that oppose our
salvation; the Spirit of Knowledge that
we may know God and know ourselves
and grow perfect in the knowledge of
the Saints; the Spirit of Piety that we
may find the service of God sweet and
amiable, and the Spirit of the Fear of the
Lord, that we may be filled with a loving
reverence towards God and may dread
in anyway to displease Him. Dear Lord,
mark our Polish National Catholic
Church with the sign of discipleship and
enliven our Holy Synod in all its dealings
with Your Spirit. Amen. +

PNCC,

First Day of the Octave —“ For the Gift of the Fear of the Lord

+ Come Holy Spirit, come!
And from Your celestial home,
shed a ray of light divine!

The Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Light,
of Strength, and of Love. With His
sevenfold gifts He enlightens the mind,
strengthens the will, and inflames the
heart with the love of God. We should
invoke the Holy Spirit daily, for the Spirit
aids us in our infirmity. We do not know
what we should pray for, nor how we
should pray, but Scripture tells us that
the Spirit Himself asks for us.

Prayer

Almighty and eternal God, You have
regenerated us by water and the Holy
Spirit, and have given us forgiveness for
all our sins. From Heaven send forth
upon our Holy Synod Your sevenfold
Spirit, the Spirit of Wisdom and
Understanding, the Spirit of Counsel and
Fortitude, the Spirit of Knowledge and
Piety, and fill us with the Spirit of the
Fear of the Lord. Amen.

Come, Father of the poor!
Come, source of all our store!
Come, within our bosoms shine!

The Gift of the Fear of the Lord

The gift of the Fear of the Lord fills us with a sovereign respect for God, and makes us dread nothing so much as to offend Him by sin. It is a fear that arises from feelings of reverence and child-like submission to our heavenly Father. Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, detaching us from worldly pleasures that could separate us from God. “Those who fear the Lord seek to please Him, those who love Him are filled with His law. Those who fear the Lord prepare their hearts and humble themselves before Him.— (Sirach 2:16-17)

Prayer

Come, O blessed Spirit of Fear of the Lord, penetrate our inmost hearts, that we may set You, our Lord and God, before our faces forever. Help all those attending Holy Synod to shun all things that can offend You, and make them worthy to appear before the pure eyes of Your Divine Majesty in Heaven, where You live and reign in the unity of the ever Blessed Trinity, God, world without end. Amen.

Our Father … Hail Mary … Glory be to the Father …

Act of Consecration to the Holy Spirit

On my knees, before the great
multitude of heavenly witnesses, I offer
myself, soul and body, to You, Eternal
Spirit of God. I adore the brightness of
Your purity, the unerring keenness of
Your justice, and the might of Your love.
You are the Strength and Light of my
soul. In You I live and move and am. I
desire never to grieve You by
unfaithfulness to grace and I pray with
all my heart to be kept from the smallest
sin against You. Mercifully guard my
every thought and grant that I may
always watch for Your light, listen to Your
voice, and follow Your gracious
inspirations. I cling to You and give
myself to You and ask You, by Your
compassion, to watch over me in my
weakness. Holding the pierced Feet of
Jesus and looking at His five Wounds,
and trusting in His Precious Blood and
adoring His opened Side and Stricken
Heart, I implore You, Adorable Spirit,
Helper of my infirmity, to keep me in
Your grace that I may never sin against
You. Give me grace, O Holy Spirit, to
say to You always and everywhere,
“Speak for Your servant is listening.” (1
Sam. 3:10b)

Prayer for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit

O Lord Jesus Christ, Who, before
ascending into heaven, did promise to
send the Holy Spirit to finish Your work
in the souls of the Apostles and Disciples,
grant the same Holy Spirit to our Polish
National Catholic Church that it may be
made perfect in the work of Your grace
and Your love. Grant us the Spirit of
Wisdom that we may despise the
perishable things of this world and aspire
only after the things that are eternal; the
Spirit of Understanding to enlighten our
minds with the light of Your divine truth;
the Spirit of Counsel that we may ever
choose the surest way of pleasing God
and gaining heaven; the Spirit of Fortitude
that we may bear our crosses with You
and that we may overcome with courage
all the obstacles that oppose our
salvation; the Spirit of Knowledge that
we may know God and know ourselves
and grow perfect in the knowledge of
the Saints; the Spirit of Piety that we
may find the service of God sweet and
amiable, and the Spirit of the Fear of the
Lord, that we may be filled with a loving
reverence towards God and may dread
in anyway to displease Him. Dear Lord,
mark our Polish National Catholic
Church with the sign of discipleship and
enliven our Holy Synod in all its dealings
with Your Spirit. Amen. +

PNCC

Modlitwa Dla XXII Generalnego Synodu

Wszechmogący Boże, nasz Ojcze, Ty jesteś Stwórca wszystkiego co istnieje i do Ciebie wszystko należy. Pokornie Cię prosimy dzisiaj, ześlij na nas Twojego Ducha Świętego i napełnij nasze serca i umysły mądrością, zrozumieniem, wiedzą i bojaźnią Bożą, tak abyśmy mogli uczestniczyć w tym Synodzie i podejmować decyzje, które pomogą nam budować nasz Polski Narodowy Katolicki Kościół, który będzie widzialnym znakiem Twojego Królestwa na ziemi. Umocnij nas w Twoim Duchu Świętym abyśmy szukali nie naszej woli ale Twoją wolę i daj nam, prosimy Cię, Boże, odwagę do rezygnacji z własnych ludzkich ambicji ażebyśmy mogli lepiej służyć braciom i siostrom naszym. Prosimy oto przez Twojego Syna, Jezusa Chrystusa, naszego Zbawiciela i Pana, Który żyje i króluje z Tobą i Duchem Świętym, jeden Bóg, na wieki wieków. Amen.

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