Happy All Saints Day!

HAPPY FEAST of ALL SAINTS!

Thank you, Lord, for the gift of your Holy Mother and all the Saints through whose lives we see YOU... through their acts of Charity; their expressions of Hope; their Joy in service; their sowing of Peace; their sharing of Love!  Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!

The Litany of the Saints

Lord, have mercy on us [Lord, have mercy on us]
Christ, have mercy on us [Christ, have mercy on us]
Lord, have mercy on us [Lord, have mercy on us]
Christ, hear us [Christ, graciously hear us]

God the Father of Heaven [have mercy on us]
God the Son, Redeemer of the World [have mercy on us]
God the Holy Ghost [have mercy on us]
Holy Trinity, One God [have mercy on us]

Holy Mary [pray for us]
Holy Mother of God [pray for us]
Holy Virgin of Virgins [pray for us]

St. Michael [pray for us]
St. Gabriel [pray for us]
St. Raphael [pray for us]
All you Holy Angels and Archangels [pray for us]
All you Holy Orders of Blessed Spirits [pray for us]
St. John the Baptist [pray for us]
St. Joseph [pray for us]
All you Holy Patriarchs and Prophets [pray for us]
St. Peter [pray for us]
St. Paul [pray for us]
St. Andrew [pray for us]
St. James [pray for us]
St. John [pray for us]
St. Thomas [pray for us]
St. James [pray for us]
St. Philip [pray for us]
St. Bartholomew [pray for us]
St. Matthew [pray for us]
St. Simon [pray for us]
St. Thaddeus [pray for us]
St. Matthias [pray for us]
St. Barnabas [pray for us]
St. Luke [pray for us]
St. Mark [pray for us]
All you Holy Apostles and Evangelists [pray for us]
All you Holy Disciples of Our Lord [pray for us]
All you Holy Innocents [pray for us]
St. Stephen [pray for us]
St. Lawrence [pray for us]
St. Vincent [pray for us]
SS. Fabian and Sebastian [pray for us]
SS. John and Paul [pray for us]
SS. Cosmas and Damian [pray for us]
SS. Gervase and Protase [pray for us]
All you Holy Martyrs [pray for us]
St. Sylvester [pray for us]
St. Gregory [pray for us]
St. Ambrose [pray for us]
St. Augustine [pray for us]
St. Jerome [pray for us]
St. Martin [pray for us]
St. Nicholas [pray for us]
All you Holy Bishops and Confessors [pray for us]
All you holy doctors [pray for us]
St. Anthony [pray for us]
St. Benedict [pray for us]
St. Bernard [pray for us]
St. Dominic [pray for us]
St. Francis [pray for us]
All you Holy Priests and Levites [pray for us]
All you Holy Monks and Hermits [pray for us]
St. Mary Magdalen [pray for us]
St. Agatha [pray for us]
St. Lucy [pray for us]
St. Agnes [pray for us]
St. Cecilia [pray for us]
St. Catherine [pray for us]
St. Anastasia [pray for us]
All you Holy Virgins and Widows [pray for us]
All you Holy Saints of God [pray for us]

From all evil [pray us, O Lord]
From all sin [pray us, O Lord]
From Thy wrath [pray us, O Lord]
From a sudden and unprovided death [pray us, O Lord]
From the deceits of the devil [pray us, O Lord]
From anger, and hatred, and all ill-will [pray us, O Lord]
From the spirit of fornication [pray us, O Lord]
From lightning and tempest [pray us, O Lord]
From the scourge of earthquakes [pray us, O Lord]
From plague, famine and war [pray us, O Lord]
From everlasting death [pray us, O Lord]

By the Mystery of Thy Holy Incarnation [pray us, O Lord]
By Thy coming [pray us, O Lord]
By Thy nativity [pray us, O Lord]
By Thy baptism and holy fasting [pray us, O Lord]
By Thy Cross and Passion [pray us, O Lord]
By Thy Death and burial [pray us, O Lord]
By Thy holy Resurrection [pray us, O Lord]
By Thine admirable Ascension [pray us, O Lord]
By the coming of the Holy Ghost, the Paraclete [pray us, O Lord]

On the Day of Judgment [deliver us, O Lord]

We sinners, we beseech Thee [hear us, O Lord]
That Thou wouldst spare us [hear us, O Lord]
That Thou wouldst pardon us [hear us, O Lord]
That Thou wouldst bring us to true penance [hear us, O Lord]
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to govern and preserve Thy Holy Church [hear us, O Lord]
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to preserve our Apostolic Prelate, and all ecclesiastical orders in holy religion [hear us, O Lord]
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to humble the enemies of holy Church [hear us, O Lord]
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to give peace and true concord to Christian kings and princes [hear us, O Lord]
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to grant peace and unity to all Christian peoples [hear us, O Lord]
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to bring back to the unity of the Church all who have strayed away, and lead to the light of the Gospel all unbelievers [hear us, O Lord]
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to confirm and preserve us in Thy holy service [hear us, O Lord]
That Thou wouldst lift up our minds to heavenly desires [hear us, O Lord]
That Thou wouldst render eternal blessings to all our benefactors [hear us, O Lord]
That Thou wouldst deliver our souls, and the souls of our brethren, relatives, and benefactors from eternal damnation [hear us, O Lord]
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to give and preserve the fruits of the earth [hear us, O Lord]
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to grant eternal rest to all the faithful departed [hear us, O Lord]
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe graciously to hear us, Son of God [hear us, O Lord]

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world [spare us, O Lord]
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world [graciously hear us, O Lord]
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world [have mercy on us]

Christ, hear us [Christ, graciously hear us]
Lord, have mercy on us [Lord, have mercy on us]
Christ, have mercy on us [Christ, have mercy on us]
Lord, have mercy on us [Lord, have mercy on us]

Amen

Fatima for Families

Not that long ago my parish started a new ministry called BE A HOLY FAMILY (abbreviated as BAHF in this blog).  It's aim is to invite families - parents and their children - to come together every 4th Sunday of the month for a lesson, an activity, and refreshments.  The goal is to foster the strengthening of the "domestic church" in order to help families grow in sanctity.  It's a beautiful ministry in our parish, and a much-needed one in today's Church and the world, in general.

So yesterday, this ministry was invited to the BAHF October gathering to speak about the young Fatima Seers and the important message that our Blessed Mother entrusted them with to pass on to the rest of us.  I summarized the message in this manner - Our Lady asked that we ...

1.  Amend our lives (convert)
2.  Pray the Rosary daily for World Peace
3.  Pray for the conversion of sinners and make reparation for all our sins

I also encouraged parents to teach their children how to pray, then to pray as a family, as the prayers of innocent youngsters have particular efficacy before the throne of God, given their pure hearts ... and combining kids with the Rosary makes for a powerful force for good in our troubled times.

Thankfully, the children patiently listened to the presentation and were surprisingly attentive throughout ... and so were the parents.  Afterward, we invited the families to venerate the clothing relics of Sts. Francisco and Jacinta along with a little piece of wood from the tree of apparitions that were on display, courtesy of this ministry.  The relics were a big help in making the story and message of the apparitions a lot more real and tangible for the audience, especially the children.

And finally, something amazing occurred today that I believe was a blessing from Our Lady of Fatima and the child-seers to the families who attended.  Almost immediately after leaving the Kamiano Center, where I had gone for the Noon Mass, I witnessed a silhouette of Our Lady of Fatima in the sky above downtown Honolulu.  It was massive and clear enough for me to recognize it was the Holy Mother's figure.  I actually ignored it at first, but after walking half a block and coming to another gap in the buildings, and seeing the image intact, I decided to take a few photos - below are the clearest pics.

    

I shared the pics with my prayer group members and one pointed out the figures of Francisco and Jacinta kneeling to the right of Our Lady, which I did not initially see in the sky.   This is how I concĺuded that it was Our Lady of Fatima and she was likely happy that her message was shared with the families yesterday morning ... and she was blessing all of us for it.

Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us!

Monthly Message from the Queen of Peace of Medjugorje: October 2026

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this month's message from Medjugorje