1999 saint andrew daily missal
If you are going to give something to a beggar, hand it to the child to give. In shops, say a pleasant word to the salesman or saleslady and tell the child that you make a point of doing so, because he or she is probably very tired standing and waiting on all kinds of people. Explain to the child that the man has to earn his living in a very difficult way. Explain to the child that though you do not buy the article offered you of course treat the man civilly and patiently, even if he is very trying and rudely persistent. Never allow the door to be slammed in the face of a salesman. See that the child says "Please" and "Thank you" to servants and "help" and elevator men. In small ways, train the child to practice this perfectly definite commandment.
MONTH OF ALL SAINTS AND OF THE HOLY SOULS IN PURGATORY In October we recalled the presence of the angels round about us and our children in November we realize that all the saints, known and unknown, are our friends to whom we may pray, knowing that they will present our needs to our Blessed Lord. This section for the month of November covers the following areas: Month of All Saints and of the Holy Souls in Purgatory Our Children and the Whole Church Pedagogy: Training by Doing The Mass The Missal The Missal And Mankind Virtue For Parents Books For The Month Hymns For The Month: Jerusalem the Golden, De Profundis (Psalm 99) and Miserere (Psalm 50).
It was by her persuasion that Pope Gregory XI left Avignon, France, to return to Rome, Italy. She received, from The Crucified Lord, The Stigmata and Inspired Knowledge concerning the most profound Mysteries of Religion. Subjecting her delicate body to frightful mortifications, her only support during her prolonged Fasts was Holy Communion (Postcommunion). In her childhood, she chose Jesus for her Spouse (Epistle).
Saint Catharine of Siena (1347-1380) was the last but one of twenty-four children. "The Holy Order of Preachers", which yesterday offered a Red Rose to Jesus, Risen Again,, offers Him, today, a "Lily of Dazzling Whiteness".