December 25, 2022 | Saint Martin of Tours

Dear St. Martin of Tours Family and Friends,

Today is CHRISTMAS—why of course! And everyone knows that. Jesus received three gifts for his birthday from the Magi: Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh. Likewise, we have three special gifts for each of you.

THE FIRST GIFT is a wonderful book, Holy Moments. It will teach you how to feel, see, and hear God in all the moments of your life.
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THE SECOND GIFT is a promise to all who pray the Rosary daily. From Our Lady Herself who gave fifteen promises to anyone who says the Rosary daily, here is Her amazing first promise:

Whosoever shall faithfully serve me by the recitation of My Holy Rosary shall receive SIGNAL GRACES."

What is a “SIGNAL GRACE”? A signal grace is defined as “a sign in daily life that answers a question made in prayer or points towards God’s will.” Praying the daily Rosary, gives the Catholic the right, so to speak, to request special signs from God and for God to answer all worthy requests with a communication from Heaven.

For example, seeing a rose after finishing a novena to St. Therese of Lisieux could be considered a signal grace. SIGNAL GRACES are often subtle or seemingly coincidental, but upon impartial reflection they are indeed not nor could they be adequately explained away as coincidences.

So in case you ever wanted God to speak to you in a stronger and clearer manner, look no further! Make a commitment to pray the Rosary daily, ask for signs, and you will see signs, and through them the Lord will guide you.

THE THIRD GIFT is a prayer composed by the Servant of God, Dom Dolindo Ruotolo. Dolindo’s dear friend St. Padre Pio regarded Dolindo as a great saint who “already enjoys all of paradise in his soul.” Dolindo regarded the following prayer as the most perfect of all short prayers: “O Jesus, I abandon myself to you. Jesus, you take over."