THE 9th STEEL CITY MEDJUGORJE ANNUAL MARIAN CONFERENCE Conference Dates yet to be Determined

Pray, Pray, Pray...

"Love One Another,
As I Have Loved You"
"Open Your Eyes And Your Heart, Not Your Mind"

"Anima Christi" Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. O good Jesus, hear me. Within thy wounds, hide me. Suffer me not to be separated from thee. From the malignant enemy, defend me. In the hour of my death, call me. And bid me come to thee. That with thy saints, I may praise thee. Forever and ever. Amen. An indulgence of 300 days. An indulgence of 7 years if recited after communion.

"The Communion Of The Faithful" What return shall I make to the Lord for all the things that he hath given unto me? I will take the chalice of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord. I will call upon the Lord and give praise, and I shall be saved from my enemies.

"The Epistle Of Paul To The Romans" 'O the depth of the riches of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God! How incomprehensible are His judgments and how unsearchable His ways! For who hath known the mind of the Lord? Or who hath been His Counselor? Or who hath first given unto him, and recompense shall be made Him? For of Him, and by Him, and in Him, are all things. To Him be Glory forever! Amen

"St. Michael's Prayer" Saint Michael, the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust down to hell satan, and all the evil spirits, who roam through the world, seeking the ruin of souls. Amen (Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Have mercy on us. - said three times.)

"An Act of Faith" I firmly believe, O my divine Jesus, that Thou art truly present in the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar. I believe that it really and substantially contains Thy Body and Blood, Thy soul and divinity. I acknowledge these truths; I believe these wonders; I adore the Power that hath wrought them, the same Power that said: "Let there be light, " and light was made. Verily, Thou art a hidden God, the Savior. Amen

"Grant Us Peace" Deliver us, we beseech Thee, O Lord, from all evils, past, present and to come, and by the intercession of the Blessed and glorious Mary, ever Virgin, Mother of God, together with Thy Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, Andrew and all the Saints, mercifully grant peace in our days, that through the bounteous help of Thy mercy, we may be always free from sin, and safe from all disquiet.

"Magnificat" "My being proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit finds joy in God my Savior For he has looked upon his servant in her lowliness: and ages shall call me blessed. God who is mighty has done great things for me, holy is his name; His mercy is from age to age, on those who fear him He has shown might with his arm; He has confused the proud in their inmost thoughts. He has deposed the might from their thrones and raised the lowly to high places. The hungry he has given every good thing, while the rich he has sent empty away He has upheld Israel his servant, ever mindful of his mercy; Even as he promised our fathers, Abraham and his descendants forever." (LK: I; 46-55)

"Dearest Mother I Belong To You" Mother at your feet is kneeling one who loves you, is your child, who tried so oft to see you. Bless me Mother, Bless your child. Mother when my Jesus calls me from this world so dark, from the wily snares of satan, Mother, Mother Dear, Mother tell my Jesus how I love Him, fond and true, Mother Mary, Dearest Mother, tell Him I belong to you, tell Him I belong to you!

"Your Scapular" should take on a deep meaning for you. It is a rich present brought down from Heaven by Our Lady Herself. "Wear it devoutly and perseveringly." she says to each soul, "it is my garment." To be clothed in it means you are constantly thinking of me, and I in turn am always thinking of you and helping you to secure eternal life.

"Prayer For Holiness" Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, Who, by the will of the Father and the cooperation of the Holy Ghost, hast, by Thy death, given life to the World. Deliver me from this, Thy most sacred Body and Blood, from all my iniquities and from every evil; make me cling always to thy commandments, and permit me never to be separated from Thee. Who with the same God, the Father and the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest God, world without end. Amen.

"The Ten Commandments of God" 1. I am the Lord, thy God. Thou shalt not have strange gods before me. 2. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord, Thy God, in vain. 3. Remember thou keep holy the Sabbath day. 4. Honor thy father and thy mother. 5. Thou shalt not kill. 6. Thou shalt not commit adultery 7. Thou shalt not steal. 8. Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbor 9. Thou shalt not covet they neighbor's wife. 10. Thou shalt no covet thy neighbor's goods.

"The Six Commandments of the Church" 1. To hear Mass on Sundays and Holy days of Obligation 2. To fast and abstain on the days appointed. 3. To confess at least once a year. 4. To receive the Holy Eucharist during the Easter time. 5. To contribute to the support of our Pastors. 6. Not to marry persons who are not Catholics, or who are related to us within the third degree of kindred, nor privately without witnesses, not to solemnize marriage at forbidden times.

"Examination of Conscience" Sins Against the Holy Spirt ** Presumption of God's mercy - Despair ** Impugning the known truth ** Envy at another's spirtual good ** Obstinancy in sin - Final impenitence Sins Crying To Heaven For Vengeance ** Willful murder ** The sin of Sodom ** Oppression of the poor ** Defrauding laborers of their wages Nine Ways Of Being Accessory To Another's Sin ** By counsel ** By command ** By consent ** By provocation ** By praise or flattery ** By concealment ** By partaking ** By silence ** By defense of ill done The Seven Deadly Sins ** Pride ** Covetousness ** Lust ** Anger ** Gluttony ** Envy ** Sloth Four Last Things To Be Remembered ** Death ** Judgement ** Hell ** Heaven

"Spiritual Accountability" As we learn from Ezekial II: 17-21, we are held responsible on the judgement seat to forewarn our neighbor of his evil ways -- "If I say to the wicked man, you shall surely die, and you do not dissuade him from his wicked conduct so that he may live... that wicked man shall die for his sin, but I will hold you responsible for his death. If on the other hand, you have warned the wicked man, yet he has not turned away from his evil nor from his wicked conduct, then he shall die for his sin, but you shall save your life." And similarly the Lord made it very clear in I Samuel II: 12-14, that Eli would suffer retribution for failure to stop the blasphemous crimes of his sons, Hophni and Phinehas, who sinned against the Lord --- "I will carry out in full against Eli everything I threatened against his family and because of this crime (though he knew his sons were blaspheming God, he did not reprove them). I am condemning his family once and for all." Shortly thereafter during a battle in which the Philistines defeated the Israelites losing 30,000 foot soldiers and loss of the Ark, both sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain in the conflict. When Eli, age 98 with dimmed vision, heard news of the disaster (loss of the Ark and the death of his sons) while sitting on a chair at the city gate, he fell backward from his chair and died of a broken neck!!

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