22 Vol. LIX, No. 1 Magnificat for the glory of God, for our own needs, and for those of the whole world. The Mass is Jesus. Each time a priest celebrates Mass, Jesus is again present on earth as really as when He became a man in His mother’s womb. He also sacrifices Himself on the Altar as really and truly as He did on Calvary, though in a mystical and unbloody manner. The Mass is said not only for all those who attend it in Church, but for all those who wish to hear it and offer it with the priest. All we have to do is reverently invoke JESUS, with the intention of offering these Masses and participating in them. By doing this, we have a share in all of them. To put the devil to flight The great evil, the immense danger that threatens each one of us every day and night of our life is the devil. Saint Peter and Saint Paul warn us in the strongest language to beware of the devil. That “roaring lion”9 is using all his tremendous power and mighty intelligence to ruin us, to harm us, to hurt us in every way. There is no danger, no enemy in the world that we ought to fear as much as the devil. The devil cannot attack God, so he turns all his implacable hatred and malice against us. We are destined to take the thrones that he and the other bad angels lost. This lashes him into a wild fury against us. Many foolish, ignorant Catholics never think of this; they take no care to defend themselves, so they allow the devil to inflict infinite harm on them and cause them untold sufferings. Our best and easiest remedy is the Name of Jesus. It drives the devil fleeing from our side and saves us from countless evils. 9.I Peter 5:8 – Be sober and watch! For your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, goes about seeking someone to devour. O dear readers! Say this almighty Name constantly, and the devil can do you no harm. Say it in all dangers, in all temptations. Wake up if you have been asleep. Open your eyes to this terrible enemy who takes no rest and is ever seeking your ruin. A short and powerful prayer Our sweet Lord is present in every consecrated Host in all the churches of the world. During many hours of the busy day and during the long nights He is forgotten and left alone. We can do much to console and comfort Him by saying: “My Jesus, I love and adore Thee in all the consecrated Hosts of the world, and I thank Thee with all my heart for remaining on all the altars of the world for love of us.” Then say twenty, fifty or more times the Name of Jesus with this intention. We may do a most perfect penance for our sins by offering the Passion and the Blood of He humbled Himself, becoming obedient to death, even to death on a cross. Therefore God also has exalted Him and has bestowed upon Him the Name that is above every name, so that at the Name of Jesus every knee should bend of those in Heaven, on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should confess that the Lord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:8-11
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