January Regina Coeli Report
Taking stock of the many blessings God has bestowed upon us over the past 12 months while preparing for the year to come.
This month's District Newsletter contains a review of many happy events which took place over the past year.
District Superior Fr. Jürgen Wegner writes in his introduction:
We need to be men “for all seasons,” for the good and the bad times, in the days of plenty and the days of want. God designed us to go through the seasons and there is a special grace attached to each one. I think the seasonal grace of winter is perseverance. Wherever we are, whatever our state in life, especially after the “high” of Christmas, we need to plough through thick and thin and not get discouraged. For whoever falls prey to discouragement or, worse, despair “is not worthy of Me,” said Our Blessed Lord. A sacred writer gave the recipe for sainthood. “It is quite simple. You need a sprinkle of faith, a teaspoon of knowledge, a barrel of charity, and an ocean of patience!"
For the Society of St. Pius X, the most visible blessing was the opening of the new St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary in Virginia. Additionally, throughout the District of the USA, many other blessings occurred, including the renewal of St. Joseph’s church and academy in Michigan (see page 3) and the 10- year anniversary of Third Order Carmel Discalced (page 7).
It is important, however, to remember that these visible blessings pale in comparison to the innumerable spiritual blessings God bestowed every day, both at the foot of the altar and inside the confessional.
As we look to 2017 and the centenary of Our Lady’s apparitions at Fatima, let us use the blessings given during this past year as a means to prepare ourselves for not only this solemn anniversary, but the forthcoming Lenten season as well.
To assist you in this endeavor, a review of two short books— on the family and confession, respectively—can be found on page 10.
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