This
is Alice’s July newsletter. I explained Alice’s monthly newsletter here. This month focuses on the Sacred Heart of
Jesus.
Before
the newsletter, let us pray: For Pope Leo XIV
Hail
Mary, full of grace…
Hail
Mary, full of grace…
Hail
Mary, full of grace…
St.
Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our protection against the
wickedness and snares of the devil; may God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do
thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, thrust into hell
Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of
souls.
Handmaids of Mary
St. Michael’s Warriors
July 2026 Newsletter
“The scapular will be for all the sign of our Consecration
to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.”
~Pope
Pius XII
This month on the 16th is the feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, when Our Lady appeared to St. Simon Stock and gave him the brown scapular.
Mt. Carmel is in northern Israel near the city of Haifa. It is also where Elijah challenged the pagan prophets and revealed the true God (1 Kings 18:16-45).
It is written on the Scapular, “whoever dies while wearing this scapular shall not suffer eternal fire.”
This, the Sabbatine Privilege, was added to the Brown Scapular by Pope John XII, making it an official church belief that Mary will intercede and rescue those who die wearing the Brown Scapular on the first Saturday after their death.
The Brown Scapular not only spares us the fires of hell, but we will be quickly delivered from purgatory!!!!
Sursum corda. Can we wonder that the church whose mission is to soothe the sorrows of our time is always seeking to lift up our hearts by the treasures we have in the Catholic faith? One of the means by which the Church enables us to participate in her treasures of grace is with sacramentals.
The Holy Spirit guided me this month to these sacramentals.
1. The Crucifix
One of our most treasured sacramentals is the crucifix. It is the image of Christ on the cross as the
victim for our sins, the price of our redemption. Meditation on the crucifix is one of the most
powerful means of awakening sentiments of sorrow for sin.
The crucifix should be place in a fitting and proper place
in the home, where each may glance at it frequently and think, if only for an
instant, of the love of Him whom it represents and the instrument of our
salvation.
“O Holy Cross, be my victor over all hostile powers, the
remedy for all my ills, my support in my weariness and the guarantee of the
resurrection of my body” Amen.
2. The Sign of the Cross
For Catholics the sign of the cross is a shield and a
safeguard against temptations and dangers that threaten the life of the soul.
St Cyril of Jerusalem said that when we make the sign of the cross the demons
see it, they are reminded of the crucified, and they take flight and hide
themselves and leave us.
All sacraments are administered with the sign of the cross:
in baptism fourteen times, and in the Sacrament of the Sick (Extreme Unction)
twelve times. In the mass no less than
45 times. It occurs with great frequency in the recitation of the Divine
Office. In addition, the Church grants
an indulgence of three years as often as one makes the sign of the cross, and,
as often as the sign of the cross is made with holy watery, an indulgence of
seven years.
3. Holy Water
Water was one of the first objects to be blessed by the
church for use as a sacramental.
It is the common teaching of theologians that holy water
confers actual graces, remits venial sin, and restrains the power of
Satan. It is also an efficacious means
for the relief of the souls in purgatory.
As often as we use it devoutly, our good Mother, the church, implores
for us aid, consolation, and strength to do good and avoid evil.
Every Christian home should have a holy water font. These should be placed in convenient places
so that holy water may be taken frequently by the members of the family. May fear of ridicule never deter us from
making use of so a means of grace, both for ourselves and our dear ones, and
for the faithful departed.
Through the sacramentals:
“The lord will grant you love, holy and pure. You will forget the world’s fears. Ah much more, the devil too. Now the demon is manacled today.”
~St.
Therese of Avila
Handmaids of Mary and men of St. Michaels Warriors are
called to greater faith in the Blessed Mother, believing that She will defeat
the devil and bring unity and peace to our beloved Catholic Church. All Mary had to do at Cana was mention to
Jesus “they have no wine,” and Jesus filled all the water jugs with wine. Our part is to trust in Her Power.
“Who is She that comes forth as the Dawn…Terrible as an army
set in battle array…”
Alice
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