Truly we are passing through disastrous times, when we may well make our own the lamentation of the Prophet: “There is no truth, and there is no mercy, and there is no knowledge of God in the land” (Hosea 4:1). Yet in the midst of this tide of evil, the Virgin Most Merciful rises before our eyes like a rainbow, as the arbiter of peace between God and man. ~Pope Saint Pius X
We’ve been blessed to have a First Class Relic of Pope Saint Pius X in our home for veneration so I thought it only fitting to share what we’ve been reflecting on. (Pictures to come.)
Pope St. Pius X
September 3
The future pope and saint, Joseph Sarto was born in poverty in the northern Italian village of Riese in 1835. He was successively curate, parish priest, bishop of Mantua, patriarch of Venice and Pope. As Vicar of Christ (1903-14) he intrepidly defended the purity of Christian doctrine, his one aim being to restore all things in Christ. He returned sacred music to its rightful place in the liturgy; fostered Catholic popular action; directed a codification of Canon Law; urged in his Eucharistic Degrees early and daily Communion; and spent himself to sanctify the Catholic clergy. In his universal charity, Pius X considered it his mission “to have a care, not only for all the faithful, but for every soul for whom Christ died.”
Omnia Instaurare in Christo ~ To Restore All Things in Christ.
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RESOURCES:
- Novena to Pope St. Pius X – Printable
- Novena To Pope St. Pius X – Tan Books
- Pope Pius X Coloring Page – Catholic Playground
- Pope Pius X Coloring Page – Crusaders for Christ
- Pope Pius X Coloring Page – Waltzing Matilda
- Litany of Pope St. Pius X
- Biography of Pope Pius X – Mother Frances Alice Monica Forbes
- Si Diligis: Canonization of Saint Pius X, by Venerable Pope Pius XII, 31 May 1954
- Encyclical of Pope Pius X on the Doctrine of the Modernists
- Complete list of Pope Pius X Encycilicals
- Scourge of Modernism – Monsignor John P Carroll
- Canonization of Pope Pius X – Caeremoniale Romanum Youtube
- Saint Pope Pius X and Papal Liturgy – Caeremoniale Romanum Youtube
Novena Prayer
(By Fr. Lawrence Lovasik)
Glorious Pontiff, Saint Pius the X, devoted servant of Our Lord and loving child of Mary, I invoke you as a saint in Heaven. I give myself to you that you may always be my father, my protector and my guide in the way of holiness and salvation.
Aid me in observing the duties of my state in life. Obtain for me great purity of heart and a fervent love of the interior life after your own example.
Pope of the Blessed Sacrament, teach me to love Holy Mass and Holy Communion as the source of all grace and holiness and to receive this Sacrament as often as I can.
Gentle father of the poor, help me to imitate your charity toward my fellowmen in word and deed.
Consoler of the suffering, help me to bear my daily cross patiently and with perfect resignation to the will of God. Loving Shepherd of the flock of Christ obtain for me the grace of being a true child of Holy Mother Church.
Saint Pius the X beloved Holy Father, I humbly implore your powerful intercession in obtaining from the Divine Heart of Jesus all the graces necessary for my spiritual and temporal welfare.
I recommend to you in particular this favor…
(mention your request)
Great Pontiff, whom Holy Mother Church has raised to the honor of our altars and urged me to invoke and imitate as a Saint, I have great confidence in your prayers. I earnestly trust that if it is God’s Holy Will, my petition will be granted through your intercession for me at the throne of God.
St. Pius the X pray for me and for those I love. I beg of you, by your love for Jesus and Mary, do not abandon us in our needs. May we experience the peace and joy of your holy death. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory be, 3 x each
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