Saturday, February 8, 2014

2014 Scholastic Awards

BEADS OF JOY 02-08-14
“Travis’ Art Awards”
©2014 James Dacey, Jr. OFS
2014 Scholastic Art Awards
My Friends,
Here is the official write-up’s about this magnificent event:
Marywood College Write-Up

Pike County Courier Write-Up

Delaware Valley High School Write-Up
Here are some pictures for you to enjoy...






























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Thursday, February 6, 2014

Live Worldwide Rosary -1

BEADS OF JOY 02-06-14
“Live Worldwide Rosary -1”
©2014 James Dacey, Jr. OFS
Look on the map and see what time FRIDAY you will be praying with us.


My Friends,
Every single Thursday I will POST a blog, with new names of those joining us and the new mystery each of us will pray on that Friday… Thank you all for joining us. Let us begin this Rosary -as you would begin any Rosary -with The Apostles Creed… then Your Mystery...and end together with the Hail Holy Queen…
THE APOSTLE'S CREED
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, Our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified; died, and was buried. He descended into Hell; the third day He arose again from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, seated at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
The 20 Mysteries
And the Fruit of each mystery…
JOYFUL

1st Joyful –The Annunciation.
Humility
Michael Ruffino – San Francisco, California (bay area)
CarolynTapel - Kowloon..Kwuntong, Hong Kong
 

2nd Joyful –The Visitation.
Love of Neighbor
Godfrey & Darluh Marie Herbst – Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

3rd Joyful –The Birth of Jesus.
Poverty / Detachment from the things of this world
Al Picogna OFS – Town of Niagara, New York
Jim Dacey Jr OFS – Milford, Pennsylvania

4th Joyful –The Presentation.
Obedience
Doreen Duquette – Manchester, New Hampshire

Patricia Ann McGovern - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

5th Joyful -Finding in The Temple.
Piety
Ann Garces – Kenya, Africa

Rose Klein - Beechworth, Victoria, Australia

LUMINOUS
1st Luminous – The Baptism of Jesus.
Openness to the Holy Spirit
Mitzi Speranzello Ofs – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Cecilia Ruloph Savage - Unionville, 
Missouri

2nd Luminous – Wedding Feast of Cana.
To Jesus through Mary
Igwe Anthony Ejikeme – Lagos, Nigeria

3rd Luminous – Proclamation of the Kingdom of God.
Repentance / Trust in God
Maria T. Lehan Newcomer – Boston, Massachusetts

4th Luminous – The Transfiguration.
Desire for Holiness
David R. Oberley – Carthage, Missouri

5th Luminous – Institution of the Holy Eucharist.
Eucharistic Adoration / Participation at Mass
Joseph White – Mois Bridge, Rift Valley, Kenya

SORROWFUL
1st Sorrowful – The Agony in The Garden.
Contrition / Conformity to the Will of God
James Lee Hawes – Oakland, California

2nd Sorrowful – The Scourging at The Pillar.
Purity / Mortification
Jean Whitehead Potter Ofs – Garfield Heights, Ohio

3rd Sorrowful – Crowning with Thorns.
Moral Courage
Carole Lamontha Ocds – Trios-Riveres, Quebec

4th Sorrowful – Carrying of The Cross.
Patience
Daniela Calvano – Frasso Telesino, Italy

5th Sorrowful – The Crucifixion.
Self-denial
Zurikutoji Jheng Buenaflor – Pasay City, Philippines

GLORIOUS
1st Glorious – The Resurrection of Jesus
Faith
KeNia ANdoy DacilLo - Bukidnon,Philippines

2nd Glorious – The Ascension of Jesus
Hope
Virlyn Levy Ofs – Wayne, New Jersey

3rd Glorious – Descent of the Holy Spirit
Wisdom
Barbara L. Emslie – West Lafayette, Ohio

4th Glorious – The Assumption
Devotion to Mary
Angelica R. Gutierrez Depogrl – Danville, California

5th Glorious – The Coronation

Eternal Happiness
Sue Jan Lai – Kuching, Sarawak, East Malaysia

After you prayed your ONE mystery -finish your Rosary like you normally would any other Rosary…
HAIL HOLY QUEEN
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve: to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary!
Leader: Pray for us O Holy Mother of God,
All: That we may be worthy of the promises of Christ. -AMEN
(Optional)
Leader: Let us pray.
All: O God whose only begotten Son by his life, death, and Resurrection has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life; grant we beseech thee, that meditating on these mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!

Benefits of Praying The Rosary
(Given to St. Dominic and Blessed Alan de la Roche)
1. Whoever shall faithfully serve me by the recitation of the Rosary, shall receive powerful graces.
2. I promise my special protection and the greatest graces to all those who shall recite the Rosary.
3. The Rosary shall be a powerful armor against hell, it will destroy vice, decrease sin, and defeat heresies
4. It will cause virtue and good works to flourish; it will obtain for souls the abundant mercy of God; it will withdraw the hearts of people from the love of the world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means.
5. The soul which recommends itself to me by the recitation of the Rosary, shall not perish.
6. Whoever shall recite the Rosary devoutly, applying himself to the consideration of its Sacred Mysteries shall never be conquered by misfortune. God will not chastise him in His justice, he shall not perish by an unprovoked death; if he be just, he shall remain in the grace of God, and become worthy of eternal life.
7. Whoever shall have a true devotion for the Rosary shall not die without the Sacraments of the Church.
8. Those who are faithful to recite the Rosary shall have during their life and at their death the light of God and the plentitude of His graces; at the moment of death they shall participate in the merits of the Saints in Paradise.
9. I shall deliver from purgatory those who have been devoted to the Rosary.
10. The faithful children of the Rosary shall merit a high degree of glory in Heaven.
11. You shall obtain all you ask of me by the recitation of the Rosary.
12. All those who propagate the Holy Rosary shall be aided by me in their necessities.
13. I have obtained from my Divine Son that all the advocates of the Rosary shall have for intercessors the entire celestial court during their life and at the hour of death
14. All who recite the Rosary are my children, and brothers and sisters of my only Son, Jesus Christ.
15. Devotion of my Rosary is a great sign of predestination.

Blessing of the Rosary
1. Sinners are forgiven.
2. Souls that thirst are refreshed.
3. Those who are fettered have their bonds broken.
4. Those who weep find happiness
5. Those who are tempted find peace.
6. The poor find help.
7. Religious are reformed.
8. Those who are ignorant are instructed.
9. The living learn to overcome pride.
10. The dead (the Holy Souls) have their pains eased by suffrages.

Indulgences
from Enchiridion indulgentiarum Recitation of the Marian Rosary (Rosarii marialis recitatio)
An indulgence is the remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven, a remission, which one of the faithful, properly disposed and under certain definite conditions, can acquire through the Church, which authoritatively dispenses, applying the treasure of the satisfactions of Christ and the Saints.
An indulgence is either PLENARY or PARTIAL, depending upon whether it frees one from the whole or from a part of the temporal punishment due to sin.
This means that one of the faithful who, with at least a contrite heart, performs a work enriched with a partial indulgence, is granted by the power of the Church that same amount of remission of temporal punishment as he has already obtained by the work itself. In other words, the remission is doubled, and that as often as the work prescribed is performed.  A plenary indulgence means a full remission of temporal punishment, provided that several other conditions apply, in addition  to the work performed or prayer said.
A plenary indulgence is granted, if the Rosary is recited in a church or public oratory or in a family group, a religious Community or pious Association; a partial indulgence is granted in other circumstances.
  • "Now the Rosary is a certain formula of prayer, which is made up of fifteen decades of "Hail Marys" with an "Our Father" before each decade, and in which the recitation of each decade is accompanied by pious meditation on a particular mystery of our Redemption."(Roman Breviary) The name "Rosary," however, is commonly used in reference to only a third part of the fifteen decades.
The gaining of the plenary indulgence is regulated by the following norms:
  • 1) The recitation of a third part only of the Rosary suffices; but the five decades must be recited continuously.
  • 2) The vocal recitation must be accompanied by pious meditation on the mysteries.
  • 3) In public recitation the mysteries must be announced in the manner customary in the place; for private recitation, however, it suffices if the vocal recitation is accompanied by meditation on the mysteries. 



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Come PRAY THE ROSARY with us every evening Monday through Friday 9pm EST with our
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Your brother in Christ Jesus
And His Most Blessed Mother,
Jim (The Rosary Man) Dacey Jr OFS

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Sunday, February 2, 2014

Lighted Candles Burning

BEADS OF JOY 02-02-14
“Lighted Candles Burning”
©2014 James Dacey, Jr. OFS
Today’s Gospel: Luke 2:22-40 (The Presentation of the Lord in the Temple) “When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”), and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.”
Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required, Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:

“Sovereign Lord, as you have promised,
you may now dismiss your servant in peace.
For my eyes have seen your salvation,
which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:
a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and the glory of your people Israel.”

The child’s father and mother marveled at what was said about him. Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.”

There was also a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, and then was a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying. Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.

When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.”
My Friends,
What an absolutely beautiful day to celebrate. Today is the Feast Day of "The Presentation of Jesus in The Temple". This is also the Fourth Joyful Mystery. See how the Rosary is all about scripture, hence it's all about Jesus. Today our Lord takes His first journey to His Father's house, 40 days after His birth according to Mosaic Law. An exciting journey indeed. This feast day is often called "Candlemass", meaning "Candle Mass" in my research I have also found that this day is also referred to as "Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin", I heard of that one; but I also came across, "Hypapante tou kyriou" which means: the meeting of the Lord in the temple, I never heard of that one before. Either way it is a rather interesting Feast Day to research.

Check this out. Farmers use to observe the weather on Candlemass and that usually meant that the remainder of the winter will be the complete opposite. This was a sort of Groundhog Day. On this Feast Day we greet our Lady with
lighted candles burning with a zeal and love for her Son. Through Mary we are always directed to Jesus. This lighted candle that we light today; is a NEW light of Faith, Hope and Charity from our heart to all.
It's also said that Simeon sang those verse out-loud upon seeing Jesus arrive at the temple. Which makes a lot of sense, how can somebody be so bottled up with so much Joy and anticipation without letting it out in such a joyous way? I can relate to that. J
Let us pray:
Almighty and ever-loving God, we humbly pray that, as your only-begotten Son was this day presented in the temple, so we may be presented to you with pure and clean hearts by Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!
Come PRAY THE ROSARY with us every evening Monday through Friday 9pm EST with our
"Our Lady's Rosary Text Vigil Group"
…

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Your brother in Christ Jesus
And His Most Blessed Mother,
Jim (The Rosary Man) Dacey Jr OFS


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Saturday, February 1, 2014

Marian Feast Days of February

BEADS OF JOY 02-01-14
“Marian Feast Days of February”
©2014 James Dacey, Jr. 

Marian Feast Days of February

My Friends,

Another month has begun. I really love Our Lady so much. Sometimes it’s so obvious, others times its beyond obvious. LOL. Either way I love sharing these Marian Calendars of Love with all of you each month. 
1. Our Lady of Victory:
2. Purification of Our Lady:
3. Our Lady of Saideneida:
4. Our Lady of Fire:
5. Our Lady of the Shield and Sword:
6. Our Lady of Louvain:
7. Our Lady Mother of Grace:
8. Our lady of Virtues:
9. Our Lady of the Bells:
10. Our Lady of the Doves:
11. Our Lady of Lourdes:
12. Our Lady of Iveron:
13. Our Lady of Pellevoisin:
14. Our Lady of the Hot Oven:
15. Our Lady of Paris:
16. Our Lady of the Thorn:
17. Our Lady of Constantinople:
18. Our Lady of Laon:
19. Our Lady of Good Tidings:
20. Our Lady of Bolougne Sur Mer:
21. Our Lady of Good Haven:
22. Our Lady of Help:
23. Our lady of the Rocks:
24. Our Lady of De Grebnev:
25. Our Lady of Great Power:
26. Our Lady of the Fields:
27. Our Lady of the Light:
28. Our Lady of Sinners:
And for when there are 29 days in February.
29. Our Lady of Supreme Pardon:


LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!
Come PRAY THE ROSARY with us every evening Monday through Friday 9pm EST with our
"Our Lady's Rosary Text Vigil Group"
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Your brother in Christ Jesus
And His Most Blessed Mother,
Jim (The Rosary Man) Dacey Jr OFS


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