Saint Augustine of Hippo – August 28

“Restless are our hearts until they rest in Thee.”

~ St. Augustine of Hippo

Saint Pius X – August 21

“I was born poor, I have lived in poverty, and I wish to die poor.”

~ St. Pius X

“Holy Communion is the shortest and safest way to heaven.”

~ St. Pius X

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – August 15

Don’t forget!  This solemnity is a HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION.  Check the bulletin or parish website for Mass times at Christ the King Church.

See you at Mass!

 

Saint Maximilian Kolbe – August 14

“Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much.  You can never love her more than Jesus did.”

~ St. Maximilian Kolbe

Saint Cajetan – August 7

“Do not receive Christ in the Blessed Sacrament so that you may use Him as you judge best, but give yourself to Him and let Him receive you in this Sacrament, so that He Himself, God your Savior, may do to you and through you whatever He wills.”

~ St. Cajetan

Monthly Meditation – AUGUST

“May Mary be a mother to each of us, the cause of our joy.  May we be Jesus to her, the cause of her joy.  No one has learned humility as Mary did.  The handmaid of the Lord was completely empty of self and God filled her with grace, with himself. To be a handmaid means to be at someone’s disposal, to be used according to someone’s wishes.  It means to belong to someone without reserve, with full trust and joy.  Our Lady was a willing handmaid of the Lord.  Cheerfulness and joy were her strength.”

~ Saint Theresa of Calcutta

For reflection:

1. Have I allowed myself to be a handmaid of the Lord; been humble enough to be filled with God’s grace?
2. What things, people, activities, and issues keep me from belonging to God without reserve?
3. What can I specifically do to be more willing to follow the Lord and belong to him with full trust and joy?

The Pope’s Intention for the Month of August

Families, Schools of Human Growth
That families, through their life of prayer and love, become ever more clearly “schools of true human growth.”

From the USCCB website: https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/prayers-and-devotions/the-popes-monthly-intention.cfm