SAINT LOUIS-MARIE AND SAINT JOSEPH

As Cardinal Mercier said : "When prudence is everywhere, courage is nowhere." From Cardinal Sarah : "In order to avoid hearing God's music, we have chosen to use all the devices of this world. But heaven's instruments will not stop playing just because some people are deaf." Saint John-Paul II wrote: "The fact that one can die for the faith shows that other demands of the faith can also be met." Cardinal Müller says, “For the real danger to today’s humanity is the greenhouse gases of sin and the global warming of unbelief and the decay of morality when no one knows and teaches the difference between good and evil.” St Catherine of Siena said, “We've had enough exhortations to be silent. Cry out with a thousand tongues - I see the world is rotten because of silence.” Chesterton said, “The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.” Brethren, Wake up!

SAINT LOUIS-MARIE AND SAINT JOSEPH

This year, the Holy Father's Year of Saint Joseph, the Octave of the erstwhile Solemnity of Saint Joseph coincides with the Feast of Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort, the great 18th Century apostle of the Virgin Mary. All Catholics, and certainly all Members of the Order who take their faith seriously, should seriously consider the Consecration to Jesus through Mary promoted by Saint Louis-Marie. Saint and popes, most notably Saint John-Paul II, have recommended this salutary and necessary antidote to the evils of our age.

SAINT LOUIS-MARIE DE MONTFORT'S PRAYER TO SAINT JOSEPH

HAIL JOSEPH the Just, Wisdom is with you, blessed art thou among men, and blessed is Jesus, the fruit of Mary, thy faithful spouse. Holy Joseph, worthy foster-father of Our Lord, pray for us sinners and obtain Divine Wisdom for us from God, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Totus tuus ego sum, O Maria.

Saint Joseph, pray for us.

Saint Louis-Marie, pray for us.

PRAYER OF THE ORDER OF MALTA

Lord Jesus, Thou hast seen fit to enlist me for Thy service among the Knights of St John of Jerusalem. I humbly entreat Thee through the intercession of the most holy Virgin of Philermo, of St John the Baptist, Blessed Gerard and all the Saints, to keep me faithful to the traditions of our Order. Be it mine to practise and defend the Catholic, the Apostolic, the Roman faith against the enemies of religion: be it mine to practise charity towards my neighbours, especially the poor and the sick; Give me the strength I need to carry out this my resolve, forgetful of myself, learning ever from Thy holy Gospel a spirit of deep and generous Christian devotion, striving ever to promote God’s glory, the world’s peace, and all that may benefit the Order of St John of Jerusalem. AMEN