Thank you to all who have been praying for Huy. He has gotten a lot better but is still in serious need of prayers. Here is an update on his condition, current as of yesterday (17 October):
As in the past few days, progress is slow but steady. Huy remains on the ventilator--but now it is doing only 50% of the work--Huy is doing the other 50%. This continues to provide hope that he will soon be off the ventilator. Mr. Nguyen said that yesterday Huy woke up and made eye contact with everyone in the room - and answered questions (by squeezing a visiting seminarian's hand). His persistent agitating cough required that they re-sedate him, but the good news is that he's able to respond so well.
2009-10-18
2009-10-10
A Dying Seminarian
So sorry I haven't posted in forever, but when you only have the daylight hours of two days in a week to use the internet, blogging isn't your highest priority. But I do want to get this out there to whoever comes across my blog: One of the seminarians of the Archdiocese of Denver, Huy Nguyen, is gravely ill. Please pray for his recovery. If you ask the intercession of a saint, please ask Servant of God Van Thuan to pray for him (his cause for canonization is open, and a verifiable miracle will help the process along, as well as obviously be good for Huy and our whole diocese). Should you feel so inclined, here is a prayer for Huy's health composed by one of our seminarians:
Servant of God Francois-Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan,
you served God as a holy priest
and offered your life as as martyr
for the Catholic faith in Vietnam.
By the merits of your intercession,
and only as it be God's will,
we pray that our brother Huy
be granted the singular grace
of a miraculous recovery.
As you now adore the Most Holy Trinity,
we earnestly beseech you to pray
for Huy and for his immediate restoration to good health.
Amen.
Servant of God Francois-Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan,
you served God as a holy priest
and offered your life as as martyr
for the Catholic faith in Vietnam.
By the merits of your intercession,
and only as it be God's will,
we pray that our brother Huy
be granted the singular grace
of a miraculous recovery.
As you now adore the Most Holy Trinity,
we earnestly beseech you to pray
for Huy and for his immediate restoration to good health.
Amen.
2009-08-21
Prayer for souls in purgatory, fourteenth week after Pentecost
September 6: For those who suffer for their idleness.
September 7: For those who suffer for having spent their time in vain and useless conversation.
September 8: For those who committed sins against human dignity.
September 9: For those who did not do good works for human dignity.
September 10: For those who did good works to be esteemed.
September 11: For those who suffer for their bad example and scandal.
September 12: For those who had little love for God in this life.
September 7: For those who suffer for having spent their time in vain and useless conversation.
September 8: For those who committed sins against human dignity.
September 9: For those who did not do good works for human dignity.
September 10: For those who did good works to be esteemed.
September 11: For those who suffer for their bad example and scandal.
September 12: For those who had little love for God in this life.
Prayer for souls in purgatory, thirteenth week after Pentecost
August 30: For those who suffer for their rancor.
August 31: For those who desired the death of their neighbours.
September 1: For those who were vengeful.
September 2: For those who suffer for the vice of gluttony.
September 3: For those who suffer for the vice of drunkenness.
September 4: For those who envied the good of others.
September 5: For those who suffer for their sloth in works of piety.
August 31: For those who desired the death of their neighbours.
September 1: For those who were vengeful.
September 2: For those who suffer for the vice of gluttony.
September 3: For those who suffer for the vice of drunkenness.
September 4: For those who envied the good of others.
September 5: For those who suffer for their sloth in works of piety.
Prayer for souls in purgatory, twelfth week after Pentecost
August 23: For those who suffer for their indecent words.
August 24: For those who suffer for their wandering eye.
August 25: For those who suffer for their ugly, dishonest works.
August 26: For those who suffer for attending dishonest entertainment.
August 27: For those who suffer for having read evil novels and books.
August 28: For those who suffer for hearing idle conversation.
August 29: For the Souls who suffer for their impatience.
August 24: For those who suffer for their wandering eye.
August 25: For those who suffer for their ugly, dishonest works.
August 26: For those who suffer for attending dishonest entertainment.
August 27: For those who suffer for having read evil novels and books.
August 28: For those who suffer for hearing idle conversation.
August 29: For the Souls who suffer for their impatience.
Prayer for souls in purgatory, eleventh week after Pentecost
August 16: For those who suffer for their vanity in clothing.
August 17: For those who suffer for their vainglory and bragging.
August 18: For those who were left dominated by avarice.
August 19: For those who suffer for their little charity towards the poor.
August 20: For those who spent on promoting their services.
August 21: For those who did not help charities, and could have.
August 22: For those who suffer for failing to promtly rid themselves of evil thoughts.
August 17: For those who suffer for their vainglory and bragging.
August 18: For those who were left dominated by avarice.
August 19: For those who suffer for their little charity towards the poor.
August 20: For those who spent on promoting their services.
August 21: For those who did not help charities, and could have.
August 22: For those who suffer for failing to promtly rid themselves of evil thoughts.
2009-08-10
Saint Lawrence
Today is the feast of St Lawrence, a Roman deacon martyred under Valerian. He had extraordinary eucharistic piety, being strong enough to consume the Host after someone vomited very soon after their own reception. He was grilled to death, and it supposed to have been so strengthened by the Lord that he told his persecutors to turn him over, as he was done on that side.
In the EF, Matins contains no less than seven references to Lawrence as a Levite, references that have been excised from the OF of the Office. These references serve to underscore a hermeneutic of continuity between the Mosaic Covenant and the New and Everlasting Covenant: deacons are of the order of Levi, while priests are of the order of Melchizedek. Removing these references have had the effect of "suppressing the way in which the characters of ordination relate to the former dispensation, and to the Temple. These changes alone impair the way contemporary Catholics can understand their own relation to the one and eternal covenant with God, now made manifest in Christ, as the same covenant in both old and new dispensations." (Hemming, Worship as a Revelation, p. 131)
Just another reason to use the EF.
In the EF, Matins contains no less than seven references to Lawrence as a Levite, references that have been excised from the OF of the Office. These references serve to underscore a hermeneutic of continuity between the Mosaic Covenant and the New and Everlasting Covenant: deacons are of the order of Levi, while priests are of the order of Melchizedek. Removing these references have had the effect of "suppressing the way in which the characters of ordination relate to the former dispensation, and to the Temple. These changes alone impair the way contemporary Catholics can understand their own relation to the one and eternal covenant with God, now made manifest in Christ, as the same covenant in both old and new dispensations." (Hemming, Worship as a Revelation, p. 131)
Just another reason to use the EF.
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