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OUR LADY OF GRACE COMMUNITY
Our Lady of Graces or St Mary of Graces (Italian: Santa Maria delle Grazie) is a devotion to the Virgin Mary in the Roman Catholic Church. Churches with this dedication often owe their foundation to thankfulness for graces received from the Virgin Mary, and are particularly numerous in Italy, India, Australia, United States, France and the Italian-speaking region of Switzerland.
Patronage : Our Lady of Graces is the patron saint of the diocese of Faenza. According to a legend, in 1412, Mary appeared to a local woman. Mary was holding broken arrows symbolizing protection against god's wrath and promised an end to the plague. Faenza Cathedral has a chapel dedicated to Our Lady, while residents often place ceramic titles with the image on their homes.
Among the many miraculous images of the Mother of God through which she deigns to grant her favors, there is one in the monastery church of the Carmelites in Vienna, entitled the Mother of Grace, or Our Lady of Grace, also known also as Our Lady of the Bowed Head.
In 1610 a Carmelite, Dominic of Jesus-Mary, found among the votaries of an old altar in the monastery church of Maria della Scala in Rome, and oil painting of the Mother of God, dust-covered and somewhat torn, which grieved him. Taking it into his hands, he shook the dust off it, and kneeling down venerated it with great devotion. He had the picture renovated and placed it on the shelf in his cell, where he made it the object of his love and supplications in favor of those who came to him in their necessities and afflictions.
One night while he was praying fervently before the picture, he noticed that some dust had settled on it. Having nothing but his course woolen handkerchief he dusted it with that and apologized,
“O pure and holiest Virgin, nothing in the whole world is worthy of touching your holy face, but since I have nothing but this coarse handkerchief, deign to accept my good will.”
To his great surprise, the face of the Mother of God appeared to take on life, and smiling sweetly at him, she bowed her head, which thereafter remained inclined.
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OUR LADY OF GRACE COMMUNITY FAMILY LIST |
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NAME |
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21-0139 |
Frazier Fernandes |
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2 |
21-0303 |
John Gonsalves |
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3 |
21-0301 |
Stella Raymond |
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4 |
21-0317 |
Clive Cowan |
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21-0306 |
Steven Sequeira |
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21-0134 |
Alwyn Noronha |
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21-0586 |
Henry Dantis |
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21-0879 |
Benedetta Patrau |
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9 |
21-0125 |
Henry Dsa |
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10 |
21-0127 |
Norbert Noronha |
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11 |
21-0682 |
Joseph Sayar Lobo |
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12 |
21-0136 |
Alice D'almeida |
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13 |
21-0216 |
Richard D'Lima |
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14 |
21-0766 |
Selwyn Pinto |
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15 |
21-0373 |
Rita Fernandes |
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16 |
21-0132 |
Francis B Fernandes |
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17 |
21-0201 |
Joaquim D'Costa |
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21-0128 |
Sandra Ryder |
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19 |
21-0634 |
Peter Tawde |
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20 |
21-0129 |
Gerald D'Souza |
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21-0130 |
Aloma Cowan |
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22 |
21-0135 |
James E Gonsalves |
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21-0138 |
D Julie |
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21-0670 |
Agnel D'silva |
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21-0873 |
Santrea Kambli |
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26 |
21-0384 |
Constancio Reveredo |
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27 |
21-0549 |
Stevan Serrao |
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28 |
21-0652 |
Peter Doraiswamy |
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21-0821 |
Josphine Pereira |
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30 |
NA |
Edward Kushero |
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31 |
21-0854 |
Michelle Fiahlo |
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32 |
21-0898 |
Thitaviyam Nadar |
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21-0777 |
Sebi Anthony Pulikokan |
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21-0555 |
Domnic Fernandes |
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Daily Readings |
20 Sep 2021
20 Sept 2021 - Memorial of Saints Andrew Kim Tae-gon, Priest
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20 Sept 2021 - Memorial of Saints Andrew Kim Tae-gon, Priest
LECTIONARY: 449
FIRST READING: Ezr 1:1-6
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing: “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever is among you of all his people, may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and rebuild the house of the Lord, the God of Israel—he is the God who is in Jerusalem. And let each survivor, in whatever place he sojourns, be assisted by the men of his place with silver and gold, with goods and with beasts, besides freewill offerings for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.” Then rose up the heads of the fathers' houses of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites, everyone whose spirit God had stirred to go up to rebuild the house of the Lord that is in Jerusalem. And all who were about them aided them with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, with beasts, and with costly wares, besides all that was freely offered.
PSALM: 126:1b-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6
Response: The Lord has done marvels for us.
When the LORD brought back the captives of Zion, we were like men dreaming. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with rejoicing.
Then they said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.” The LORD has done great things for us; we are glad indeed.
Restore our fortunes, O LORD, like the torrents in the southern desert. Those that sow in tears shall reap rejoicing.
Although they go forth weeping, carrying the seed to be sown,
They shall come back rejoicing, carrying their sheaves.
GOSPEL: Luke 8:16-18
“No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light. Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.”
Source: Archdiocese of Mumbai official website (https://www.archdioceseofbombay.org/)
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