Advent from the Sisters Minor of Mary Immaculate
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Current MI Canada News
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
November 24th, 2011FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION – DECEMBER, 8th
Novena to the Immaculate Conception begins on Fri. 25th November and ends on December 7th.
Following is a Novena Prayer to the Immaculata:
I greet you, ever-blessed Virgin, Mother of God, throne of grace, miracle of almighty power! I greet you sanctuary
of the most Holy Trinity and Queen of the Universe, Mother of mercy and refuge of sinners! Most loving Mother, attracted by your beauty and sweetness, and by your tender compassion, I confidently turn to you, and beg of you to obtain for me of your dear Son the favour I request in this novena (here mention your request).
Obtain for me also, Queen of Heaven, the most lively contrition for my many sins and the grace to imitate closely those virtues which you practiced so faithfully, especially humility, purity, and obedience. Above all, I beg you to be my mother and protectress, to receive me into the number of your devoted children and to guide me from your high throne of glory. Do not reject my petitions, Mother of mercy! Have pity on me, and do not abandon me during life or at the moment of my death..
Daughter of the Eternal Father, Mother of the Eternal Son, Spouse of the Holy Spirit, temple of the adorable Trinity, pray for me. Immaculate and tender Heart of Mary, refuge of the needy and hope of sinners, filled with the most lively respect, love and gratitude, I devote myself forever to your service, and I offer you my heart with all that I am and all that belongs to me. Accept this offering, sweet Queen of Heaven and earth, and obtain for me of your dear Son, Jesus Christ, the favours I ask through your intercession in this novena. Obtain for me also a tender, generous, constant
love of God, perfect submission to his adorable will, the true spirit of a
Christian, and the grace of final perseverance.
Amen.
CLOSING PRAYER OF IDENTIFICATION WITH THE IMMACULATA
O Immaculate Conception, Mary, my Mother, live in me, act in me, speak in and through me. Think your thoughts in my mind, love through my heart. Give me your own dispositions and feelings. Teach, lead and guide me to Jesus, Correct, enlighten and expand my entire personality and life. Replace me with yourself. Incline me to constant adoration and thanksgiving, pray in and through me. Let me live in you and keep me in this union always.
Amen.
Consecrations at St. Margaret’s Church in Midland, ON
August 24th, 2011
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- Consecrations at St. Margaret’s Church in Midland, Ontario
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- Consecrations at St. Margaret’s Church in Midland, Ontario
Puzzles
August 23rd, 2011Test your knowledge of the Militia of the Imamculata
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MI Conference ’09
October 1st, 2009|
The second annual conference of the Militia of the Immaculata was held on Saturday, June 20th, 2009 at the St. Augustine Seminary. in Toronto |
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Retreat 2009
October 2nd, 2009
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Teens sponsored by the Ajax Village to attend the Teen Retreat Summer Camp of Militia of the Immaculata in July.
"This year the Ajax Village sponsored two Teens to attend the Summer Retreat Camp of the Militia of the Immaculata at Mono Mills, Ontario.
The were Adam Soares and Jade Cuthbert
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Pot-Luck Dinner for Fr. Patrick
October 1st, 2009
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Pot-luck dinner for Fr. Patrick, hosted by |
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2010 Conference
July 6th, 2010|
3rd Annual Conference of the Militia of the Immaculata
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Third Annual MI Conference
The third annual Militia of the Immaculata (MI) conference took place on Saturday, June 12th at the St. Augustine’s Seminary in Toronto, and despite the rain, the conference was well attended.
The speakers were, Fr. Stephen McKinley, O.F.M. Conv., Rector of the Shrine of St. Maximilian Kolbe, Illinois, U.S.A, and Fr. Patrick Greenough, O.F.M., Conv., National President of the MI, U.S.A. and Canada.
The Conference started at 9:00 am., with the welcome speech by Jaclyn Marroquin of MI Teens, Canada.
The opening prayer was the Memorare, led by Fr. Stephen McKinley. The Theme of this Year’s conference was “The Year for Priests”.
The first speaker was Fr. Stephen whose talk was based on the post-synod Apostolic exhortation of Pope John Paul II, “Christifedelis Laici”. This document focused on the vocation and mission of the Laity in the Church and in the world. Fr. Stephen reminded us that our priesthood began with our Baptism, and quoted from the scriptures to confirm this (Ex. 19.6. Heb. 7:21., Rev. 1:6. Rev. 5:10). While our Priests form the Ministerial priesthood and perform the Sacramental duties, we, the laity are the priesthood of the faithful and by our Baptism we received God’s grace – gratis – totally free, for everything we need to obtain eternal life. With this grace we should bear fruit and spread the message of the Kingdom of Jesus to the whole world. Our goal should be “Everything for God”. He also stated that something that we should all strive to achieve is the Greatest Commandment, which is to “Love one another. Fr. Stephen ended his talk by encouraging us to read the document which can be found on the Vatican website. (Try www.catholicculture.org)
Celebrant at the Mass was Fr. Patrick with Fr. Henry McErlean who, as concelebrant, read the Gospel and homily. Fr. Stephen provided the Music. After the homily eleven persons made a Total Consecration to the Blessed Mother. Before the Consecration Ceremony, Fr. Patrick spoke to those to be consecrated saying that they should be certain of their decision to be consecrated, because once they have given their “yes”, the Blessed Mother will lead them into places where they may
Fr. Patrick our second speaker in the afternoon spoke on the role of the Priests, the various duties for which they are responsible and their day-to-day activities. He spoke about the special relationship between the Priest and God and compared this relationship to the special relationship between a mother and her child. He said that in this special relationship the Priest is able to ask God to come down to earth during the consecration at Holy Mass.
He also spoke of our relationship with our Blessed Mother and said that as a mother always knows what is best for her children and is always there for her children, in the same way Our Blessed Mother Mary is always there for us. When we consecrate ourselves to her, we should dedicate all our prayers actions and sacrifices to her, reciting the consecration prayer daily. Information on MI teens and the upcoming Summer Retreat camp (August, 4-8, 2010) was provided by Jaclyn Marroquin and David Mesina.
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New Mailing Address
October 20th, 2009|
Militia of the Immaculata Canada
New mailing address: PO box 21003, 314 Harwood Ave. South Ajax, ON. Canada L1S 2J0
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