The Scapular Martyr: Fr. Elias Mary Mills, FI, tells the touching story of Blessed Isidore Bakanja (Congo, Africa) in this *new* Live Record short. Be inspired to wear the scapular every day & share this history with others. Inside this post: "Scapular Procedure / Blessing" download / reformatted by the RHP team & recommended by Fr. Elias.
SEE:
rosaryhourpodcast.substack.com/p/a-scapular-saint-bl-isidore-bakanja
Today is the 25th of April, O Dia de Liberdade in Portugal and the 50th anniversary since the country was freed by the power of the Holy Rosary in 1974 and the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
fatima.org/portugal-saved-by-the-rosary-1974-1975/#:~:text=On%20April%2025%2C%201974%20the,that%20had%20befallen%20their%20country.
We also celebrate today the 20th anniversary of the beatification of Blessed Alexandrina of Balasar.
Alexandrina da Costa is known as the 4th Seer of Fátima. For "13 years and seven months until her death" … "She received no nourishment of any kind except the Holy Eucharist, at one point weighing as few as 33 kilos (approximately 73 pounds). Medical doctors remained baffled by this phenomenon and began to conduct various tests on Alexandrina, acting in a very cold and hostile way towards her. This increased her suffering and humiliation, but she remembered the words that Jesus himself spoke to her one day: "You will very rarely receive consolation... I want that while your heart is filled with suffering, on your lips there is a smile".
The casa of Beata Alexandrina is located in Balasar within the Porto region of Portugal and it is now more easily accessible with the handy bus system if you are not already walking / driving there for tomorrow's pilgrimage! Read about the Saint of the Eucharist and her unique story on the Vatican website: www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20040425_da-costa_en.html
Details for today's mass are here.
NOTE: The region will be visited by His Eminence, Cardeal D. António Marto (the Emeritus Archbishop of Fátima) who will travel to the North of Portugal to preside over the mass and this special gathering.
25 de abril
08h00 - Acolhimento ao Peregrino
09h00 - Oração da manhã e meditação
10h30 - Eucaristia de festa e bênção dos doentes
Preside, Cardeal D António Marto
Bispo emérito de Leiria - Fátima
15h00 - Adoração Eucarística e meditação. Bênção Do Santíssimo Sacramento
17h00 Eucaristia e Consagração ao Imaculado Coração de Maria
Fim da Peregrinação
Conferencista: Padre Dário Pedroso, S.J.
Animação musical: Grupo Coral da Paróquia de Balasar
Durante o dia haverá sacerdotes disponíveis para atender confissão.
Para acompanhar as celebrações através de; www.alexandrinadebalasar.com
www.alexandrinadebalasar.pt/festa-em-honra-da-beata-alexandrina-5/