Pope Clemet VI, The Franciscans, Sr. Marie, and Sacred Places

We recently received an interesting package from the Franciscans in the Holy Land.. It contained sacred oil and some printed material.  What was very interesting to us was the pamphlet, "A Brief History, Franciscans of the Holy Land." The History starts in 1209 with St. Francis of Assisi starting the Order of Friars Minor and from there the history continues with Friars going to the Holy Land. One historical year highlighted was 1342 when Pope Clement VI, through his papal bulls Gratius Agimus and Nuper Carissimo, declares the Franciscans work to be the care of Sacred Places in the name of the Christian world.

This is the reason why the Franciscans are given charge over the holy sites and to this day they care for Mary's House.  However, now we know it is due to the Papal ancestor of Sr. Marie.

God has His plans to keep sacred places safe for all time. This piece of the story of the papacy of Pope Clement VI seems to foreshadow the role of Sr. Marie as caretaker for Mary's House. One can see the Divine hand of God in preparing her mission generations before her.

You can get your own copy of this pamphlet by contacting the Franciscans:

www.myfranciscan.com
202-526-6800
1400 Quincy St., NE
Washington, DC, 20017

Of course, Sr. Marie’s other ancestor, Pope Gregory XI, was the Pope to begin the return of the Papacy to Rome from Avignon in 1376 – on September 13, Sr. Marie's birthday.

Servant of God, Sr. Marie de Mandat-Grancey: A Life of Virtue

As we approach May 31st, the anniversary of the day Sr. Marie left this world to enter eternal life, please take a moment to thank God for her...her vocation, life, and hope-filled legacy of peace: Mary's House in Ephesus.  As a tribute to her life of virtue please enjoy this short piece entitiled Servant of God, Sr. Marie de Mandat-Grancey: A Life of Virtue.  It will help you to understand and appreciate Sr. Marie's deep dedication to God and her life of service and sacrifice for love of Christ, His Mother, the Church and all of God's children. 

Queen of Angels, Queen of May

 

Bring flowers of the rarest
bring blossoms the fairest,
from garden and woodland and hillside and dale;
our full hearts are swelling,
our glad voices telling
the praise of the loveliest flower of the vale!

 

O Mary we crown thee with blossoms today!
Queen of the Angels and Queen of the May.
O Mary we crown thee with blossoms today,
Queen of the Angels and Queen of the May!

Mary in Ephesus on CBS Sunday Morning Show

Mary's House in Ephesus was highlighted on CBS on Easter Sunday Morning.  Enjoy.
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50143911n

Alleluia!

"… by his death, Christ liberates us from sin; by his Resurrection, he opens for us the way to a new life." - Catechism no. 654

Joyous Easter!

The Blessed Mother Taught Us To Pray the Stations of the Cross

Be blessed by this timely post by Fr. Peter Carota, Traditional Catholic Priest, written March 26, 2013 entitled The Blessed Mother Taught Us to Pray the Stations of the Cross.

Sr. Marie praying the Stations of the Cross found at Mary's House in Ephesus.

 

Read the account of the Blessed Mother praying the Way of the Cross in Ephesus:

The Life of The BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

FROM THE VISIONS OF Anne Catherine Emmerich



 



 

Paschal Triduum Scripture Meditations

 

The seven last words of Christ...

Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.  Luke 23:34

Amen I say to thee, this day thou shalt be with me in paradise.  Luke 23:43

Woman, behold thy son. John 19:26

My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?  Mark 15:34

I thirst.  John 19:28

It is finished.  John 19:30

Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.  Luke 23:46

 

 

Chaplet of Our Lady's Tears 

The Choices We Face television program on Sr. Marie to air on the Feast of St. Joseph

It is with great joy that The Sister Marie de Mandat-Grancey Foundation announces the airing schedule of our interview with Ralph Martin of Renewal Ministries on his television show The Choices We Face on EWTN.   It seems no coincidence that the show will first air on the Feast of St. Joseph under whose Patronage the Cause for the Beatification of Sr. Marie de Mandat-Grancey was opened on January 21, 2011 in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph.  St. Joseph, pray for us.  Servant of God, Sr. Marie de Mandat-Grancey, pray for us.  We would love to hear your feedback.  Add a comment to this post or write to us at sr.marie@yahoo.com. 

First Week of Airing “Sr. Marie de Mandat-Grancey Foundation:”
US (ET) EWTN Tuesday 3.19.13 @ 5:30 pm and Friday 3.22.13@ 6:30 am

Second Week of Airing “Sr. Marie de Mandat-Grancey Foundation:”
US (ET) EWTN Tuesday 9.10.13 @ 5:30 pm and Friday 9.13.13 @ 6:30 am

Below find a beautiful and timely prayer to St. Joseph for our Church especially during this Conclave as we await the new Pontiff chosen for us in these times by the Holy Spirit. Come Holy Spirit!  Come by means of the powerful intercession of The Immaculate Heart of Mary, Your Well-beloved Spouse.

 

JOIN US AS WE BEGIN A NOVENA TODAY

LEADING UP TO THE FEAST OF ST. JOSEPH ON MAY 19.

 

Prayer to St. Joseph for Assistance

O glorious St. Joseph, you were chosen by God to be the foster father of Jesus, the most pure spouse of Mary ever Virgin, and the head of the holy family. You have been chosen by Christ's Vicar as the heavenly patron and protector of the Church founded by Christ. Therefore it is with great confidence that I implore your powerful assistance for the whole Church on earth. Protect in a special manner, with true fatherly love, the Pope and all bishops and priests in communion with the See of Peter. Be the protector of all who labor for souls amid the trials and tribulations of this life, and grant that all peoples of the world may follow Christ and the Church He founded.

Dear St. Joseph, accept the offering of myself which I now make to you. I dedicate myself to your service, that you may ever be my father, my protector, and my guide in the way of salvation. Obtain for me great purity of heart and a fervent love for the spiritual life. May all my actions, after your example, be directed to the greater glory of God, in union with the divine Heart of Jesus, the immaculate heart of Mary, and your own paternal heart.

Finally, pray for me that I may share in the peace and joy of your holy death.

The Sr. Marie Prayer!  Servant of God, Sr. Marie de Mandat-Grancey, pray for us.

Amen.
 

For a full list of TV distributors of The Choices We Face, please visit http://renewalministries.net/?module=Events&class=Media&mediaID=2&typeID=0.

St. Agnes and Sr. Marie - Jan 21

January 21st is the Feast Day of St. Agnes.  St. Agnes is the Patroness of the Diocese of Rockville Center in which we at the Foundation for the Cause for the Beatification for Sr. Marie reside.  It is under the patronage of St. Agnes that the Cause for Sr. Marie had its beginnings.  Imagine our joy when it was this very day, January 21 in 2011, that was chosen by the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph as they day to open the Cause!  What a heavenly surprise for us all when we realized God's plans for this timing.  There are no coincidences with God.  Please join us in prayer (below) honoring St. Agnes and thanking God for blessing us by choosing the Feast Day of the Patroness of our Diocese to open the Cause for the Beatification of Sr. Marie.  Happy Anniversary to Sr. Marie!

Feast of St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr is Monday, January 20th

PRAYER TO
SAINT AGNES

1/19

Just a few minutes ago I was recording a prayer request being made through the intercession of Sr. Marie from my long time friend and college room mate for her brother Robert who is suffering from cancer.  (Please, right now, be so kind as to join us in prayer for his healing by praying the Sr. Marie Prayer.)  As I wrote the date on the page of my Sr. Marie Prayer Journal I had the same experience I had 8 years ago on January 19, 2004.   I wrote 1/19 and the memories came flooding back...I remembered how Sr. Marie changed my life forever on that day.  You can read about it in my booklet Why Sister Marie?  Why Now?  This is a special day to give a prayer request to Sr. Marie.  To me, this date of 1/19 will always be inextricably tied to hope and healing and new beginnings and a mission for peace... and the reversal of the pain and sorrow of 9/11...just like the reversal of those numbers:  9/11 and 1/19.  Bring your petitions with all their pains and sorrows to Sr. Marie today and request she pray that God will reverse them, give you hope and relief and healing according to God's perfect a holy will.  Post your prayer requests at the Sr. Marie Prayer Request Group and feel the consolation of praying with others as we all spiritually care for one another and call down graces from heaven through the intercession of Servant of God, Sr. Marie de Mandat-Grancey.   Amen.

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE BENEDICT XVI FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE WORLD DAY OF PEACE 1 JANUARY 2013

BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS 1. EACH NEW YEAR brings the expectation of a better world. In light of this, I ask God, the Father of humanity, to grant us concord and peace, so that the aspirations of all for a happy and prosperous life may be achieved. Fifty years after the beginning of the Second Vatican Council, which helped to strengthen the Church’s mission in the world, it is heartening to realize that Christians, as the People of God in fellowship with him and sojourning among mankind, are committed within history to sharing humanity’s joys and hopes, grief and anguish, [1] as they proclaim the salvation of Christ and promote peace for all. In effect, our times, marked by globalization with its positive and negative aspects, as well as the continuation of violent conflicts and threats of war, demand a new, shared commitment in pursuit of the common good and the development of all men, and of the whole man. It is alarming to see hotbeds of tension and conflict caused by growing instances of inequality between rich and poor, by the prevalence of a selfish and individualistic mindset which also finds expression in an unregulated financial capitalism. In addition to the varied forms of terrorism and international crime, peace is also endangered by those forms of fundamentalism and fanaticism which distort the true nature of religion, which is called to foster fellowship and reconciliation among people. All the same, the many different efforts at peacemaking which abound in our world testify to mankind’s innate vocation to peace. In every person the desire for peace is an essential aspiration which coincides in a certain way with the desire for a full, happy and successful human life. In other words, the desire for peace corresponds to a fundamental moral principle, namely, the duty and right to an integral social and communitarian development, which is part of God’s plan for mankind. Man is made for the peace which is God’s gift. All of this led me to draw inspiration for this Message from the words of Jesus Christ: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” (Mt 5:9).

Kansas Citians Honor Our Lady of Ephesus In Many Ways, Including Film

http://catholickey.org/2012/12/20/kansas-citians-honor-our-lady-of-ephesus-in-many-ways-including-a-film/

Kansas Citians Honor Our Lady Of Ephesus In Many Ways, Including A Film

Posted by The Catholic Key on 12:58 pm in Catholic Key, News

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Meryem Ana Evi, Mary’s House, painted by Shannon Knopke, hangs in the Chapel of Our Lady of Ephesus in the Catholic Center. (Marty Denzer/Key photo)

By Marty Denzer
Catholic Key Reporter

KANSAS CITY — Movie goers rush to see the latest film, stories of fantasy, romance or violence. A film now in its infant stages will tell a very different story, one that is 2,000 years old but mostly unknown until now. Our Lady of Ephesus – The Journey Home, the story of Mary, the Mother of Jesus Christ.

Mary lived more than 20 centuries ago, but her continued influence, intercession and spirituality inspire men and women, both Christian and Muslim. We know little about Mary, as the Bible mentions her but rarely. What we do know comes from St. John’s Gospel, documents such as Theotokus (431), the dogmas of the Immaculate Conception (1854) and the Assumption (1950). We also know something about Mary’s last years from the visions of Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich.

Christmas Blessings!

We at the Sr. Marie de Mandat-Grancey Foundation wish you and your family a blessed Christmas!  Sr. Marie, Guiding Star, show us the way....to Jesus through Mary.  Our Lady of Ephesus, Pray for us.  Amen.

A Guiding Star

In this liturgical season of Lent it is with great fondness that I remember Fr. Carl Schulte for a very precious gift and memory he has given us all.  The original title for his book on the life of Sr. Marie was A Guiding Star!  Fr. Schulte, Erin and I exchanged hundreds of emails with the subject line AGS as we assisted him in 2009 from around the Feast of the Annunciation until Christmas of that year as he finished up his book.  Nine months. Then on the Feast of the Epiphany the book was revealed to some very special people in the Church who all had marvelous things to say, much of which you find on the book jacket.  Timing is everything. 

Prayer Card in Maltese

We are happy to share the Sr. Marie prayer card, now in Maltese.  Please print and share!  Thank you.