Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia

Saints  &  Virgin

Our Lady of Altagracia 

Jose Miguel Rodriguez de Carvalho

The author died in 1502, so this work is in the public domain.

Our Lady of High Grace

 Notre-Dame de Haute Grâce - Ministère Chrétien Catholique Marianiste 

 Our Lady of High Grace - Christian Catholic Marianist Ministry

All our Theology and our Philosophy is based on two passage of the Bible, first John1:1-5, In the beginning, was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. This one was at the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and apart from him, not one thing came into being that has come into being. In him was life, and life was the light of humanity. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.

And the second on Ephesian 4: 4-6 one body and one Spirit (just as also you were called with one hope of your calling), on

One Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all. in one word, CHRIST. 

Mandatory Times are required to devote to God in Church

How many hours do we have in one year?  8,766 hours

How many hours does the Catholic Church require from us?  57 hours

How to Become a Third-Order Member

To become a Third Order member, one must:

1. Be a baptized, confirmed, practicing Catholic of at least age fifteen;

2. Practice True Devotion to Mary in the spirit of Saint Louis Marie de Montfort;

3. Faithfully observe the three devotional practices of the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary:
   A. Wearing the Brown Scapular of Mount Carmel
   B. Wearing the Miraculous Medal
   C. Reciting the Rosary daily;

4. Make a simple promise of obedience to the Superior of the ministry in all matters;

5. Be loyal to the person of the currently reigning Archbishop;

6. Acknowledge the right of the Superior of the Order to terminate memberships whenever, in his opinion, sound and grave reasons exist.

The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Pilgrimages 

Immanuel Communion of Love 

The mysterious message is hidden in the Gospel passage from John 

God is a communion of love so intense that the love of the Father for His Son and of the Son for the Father is the third Person of the Holy Trinity, the Holy Spirit. God is a perfect communion of love. This Love that is God generates or creates all that exists.

• God is communion of love

• Pope Francis says

• Holy Trinity

• TGC

• Benedict XVI

• Communion reveals

• Communion of love

Tertius Ordo Franciscanus

St. Francis and scenes from his life

Date 13th century

Collection Santa croce

Source/Photographer wikimedia

The Third Order of Saint Francis is a third order in the Franciscan tradition of Christianity, founded by the medieval Italian Catholic friar Francis of Assisi.

The preaching of Francis and his disciples caused many married men and women to want to join the Franciscan First Order as friars or the Second Order as a nun. This being incompatible with their state of life, Francis found a middle way: in 1221 he gave them a rule animated by the Franciscan spirit. Those following this rule became members of the Franciscan Third Order, sometimes called tertiaries.

The Third Order is divided into Third Order Regulars, who live in religious congregations, and Third Order Seculars or the Secular Franciscan Order, who live in fraternities. The latter do not wear a religious habit, take vows, or live in the community, but gather together in the community on a regular basis. In 1978, the Catholic Third Order of Saint Francis was reorganized and given a new Rule of Life, approved by Pope Paul VI.

Apart from the Third Order of Saint Francis in Catholicism, the Lutheran and Anglican traditions also have Franciscan third orders.