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<\/p>\n4 de septiembre del 2020<\/p>\n
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PRAYER FOR EVERY DAY<\/p>\n
Saint Mary of Charity, Mother of the Lord
\nJesus, we venerate you with special affection and
\nLove.
\nWe praise you, Mother and Patron of the people
\nCuban, because you’ve been present at
\nall the struggles, sorrows and joys of your
\nPeople.
\nVirgin Mambisa, proclaimed and revered
\nby our veterans, we ask you to
\ntoday, as yesterday, be present in life
\nof your beloved people: this town you are looking for
\nlove, understanding and sincere union
\nof all Cubans.
\nWe offer you; the efforts of our
\nChristians, the work of our workers and
\npeasants, the study of our young people,
\nthe smile of our children, the pain of
\nour sick, the watchful and
\nquiet of all our mothers, the
\nloneliness of so many brothers, widows and
\norphans the generous delivery of our
\nmartyrs and the deceased, the noble and
\nsimple from our village
\nMother of Charity, reach your altar
\nCopper, so beloved and revered, the
\npleas we present to you.
\nAmen<\/p>\n
Mary, accompany her people<\/p>\n
The Mother of Jesus, who “by admirable design and concession” of God the Father, intervenes “in the mysteries of our salvation”, concerned with the welfare of men. Mary, the mother who cared for Jesus, now cares with affection and maternal pain for this wounded world, prays to the Son to help them in their needs; orders men to do “everything, that the Son (…) said in the gospel what they should do.<\/p>\n
In this way the Blessed Virgin Mary presents heses heses hemselves as a collaborator of God in the project of universal salvation, something that centuries later the Holy Bishop Augustine of Hippo comes to manifest by saying: “The God who created you without you, will not save you without you”. God asks for the collaboration of man to develop his project of full life in humanity.<\/p>\n
Mary, respond to that collaboration requested by the creator. The SI, given to God’s envoy in the annunciation, is renewed and prolonged throughout the time, so it accompanies his children, those he received at the foot of the cross, in all his dreams, hopes and sorrows.<\/p>\n
When ten years ago, he left, as a pilgrim, it was not to make a tourist trip through the nation, but to accompany and show that closeness that has always been present throughout our homeland history, to encourage and comfort, to invite us, once again, to put our faith and trust in his Son, who presents us as a new life , a small child and on the cross, a sign of God’s great love that gives everything to save humanity.<\/p>\n
On his visit to Cuba Pope St. John Paul II, celebrating Holy Mass, where he crowned the blessed image of Our Lady of Charity, on January 24, 1998, reminded us that: “… From her sanctuary, not far from here, the Queen and Mother of all Cubans\u2014regardless of races, political choices or ideologies\u2014guides and sustains, as in the past, her children’s steps towards the heavenly Homeland and encourages them to live in such a way that in society authentic moral values, which constitute the rich spiritual heritage inherited from the elderly, always reign in society…” “….History teaches that without faith virtue disappears, moral values darken, truth does not shine, life loses its transcendent meaning, and even service to the nation can no longer be encouraged by the deepest motivations. In this regard, Antonio Maceo, the great Eastern patriot, said: “Whoever does not love God does not love the Fatherland” …” “…. Beloved faithful, never forget the great events related to your Queen and Mother. With the canopy of the family altar, C\u00e9spedes made the Cuban flag and went to prostrate at the feet of Our Lady before starting the struggle for freedom. The brave Cuban soldiers, the Mambises, wore on their chest the medal and the “measure” of his blessed image. The first act of cuba libre took place when in 1898 General Calixto Garc\u00eda’s troops prostrated the the prostrate at the feet of Our Lady of Charity in a solemn Mass for the “Mambisa Declaration of independence of the Cuban people”. The various pilgrimages that the image has made for the peoples of the island, accepting the longings and hopes, the joys and sorrows of all their children, have always been great manifestations of faith and love.<\/p>\n
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Decena del Rosario<\/p>\n
Right now think about
\nsilence that
\ngrace you want to ask God
\nthrough the intercession of Our Lady of the
\nCharity during this
\nninth (Brief silence).
\nWe offer this
\ndozen of the rosary for all
\nus who have
\naccompanied to Our Lady,
\nasking for our people to
\nlives through difficult times, where
\nyou don’t see a horizon of
\nlife, so you can
\ncontemplate, as taken from the
\nVirgin’s hand and being
\nfaithful to the Lord, we can
\nexperience the mercy of
\nGod who never gives up.<\/p>\n
FINAL PRAYER<\/p>\n
Virgin of Copper Charity “You have come
\nto visit our village and
\nyou wanted to stay with us as
\nMother and Lady of Cuba, throughout her
\npilgrimage along the paths of history.”
\n\u2013 “Your name and image are sculpted
\nin the mind and heart of all
\nCubans, inside and outside the Homeland, as
\nsign of hope and center of communion
\nfraternal”.
\n\u2013 “Mother of Reconciliation! Gathers
\nto your people scattered around the world. Make the
\nCuban nation a home of brothers and sisters
\nsisters, so that this people may open wide
\nin pair his mind, his heart and his life to
\nChrist, the only Savior and Redeemer”.<\/p>\n
Personal commitment<\/p>\n
What do I commit to living on this day?
\nI think of something concrete I can do to manifest love and faith in the Lord.<\/p>\n
Blessing<\/p>\n
The Lord Almighty, bless us,
\nkeep everything wrong and bring us to life
\nEternal. Amen.<\/p>\n