There is no more bargaining

 

The Family that Prays Together Stays Together

Parents, like priests in the Church, have a responsibility to shepherd the flock allotted to their charge (see I Peter 5:1-4). And as parents, we must rediscover our roles as domestic priests and our corresponding responsibility to pass on our faith to our children.

Let's remind our families of the presence of God in our homes. Praying together helps us stay together. Faith and love will grow in our homes when we build a solid altar of prayer.

Saint Francis dixit

“𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱-𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻: 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲, 𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲.”  

-St Francis of Assisi

The Cross

 Let us teach children to carry the cross, so that as they grow older and face life's trials, they will always cling to the cross of Christ and trust in His grace and mercy.

Ora pro nobis

 

If you should fall

 

𝗔 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗗𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱’𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹

Almighty God, Creator and Sustainer of all, I come before You in humble adoration. Your wisdom surpasses all understanding, and Your love knows no bounds.

I praise You for Your infinite wisdom and boundless love. Thank You for Your constant presence in my life.

Lord, I surrender myself completely to You. Take my thoughts, my words, my actions, and my desires. Purify them, sanctify them, and align them with Your divine plan. May every breath I take be for Your greater glory.

Grant me the courage to say “yes” to Your will, as Mary did at the Annunciation. Like her, may I be Your humble servant, ready to accept whatever You ask of me.

In times of challenge, be my support. When I am weak, be my strength. When I am doubtful, be my certainty. When I am fearful, be my courage. When I am prideful, teach me humility. Grant me patience in times of waiting. Perseverance in times of trial. And gratitude in times of blessing.

Guide me in my daily walk with You. Help me to see Your hand in all things, to trust in Your infinite wisdom and love. May I find joy in serving You and others, knowing that in doing so, I fulfill Your holy will.

Guide me in my vocation and daily duties. May I be a faithful steward of the gifts You’ve given me, using them to build Your Kingdom on earth.

Lord, in my human frailty, when I stray from Your path, gently call me back. Forgive me for the times I’ve placed my will before Yours, and grant me the grace to begin anew each day.

In moments of decision, big or small, may I always ask, “What would You have me do?” Give me the wisdom to choose rightly, and the strength to follow through.

I pray not only for myself but for all Your children. May Your love and peace reign in every heart.

I offer this prayer to You, O God, through Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.

St. Augustine dixit

 

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗨𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗖 𝗠𝗜𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗟𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗢, 𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗬

In the city of Lanciano, Italy, around the year 700 of Our Lord there was a priest of the order of Saint Basil who, though learned in the sciences of the world, was ignorant in ways of God, and was not strong in his faith. He was plagued by a doubt as to whether the consecrated Host was truly the Body of Christ, and the consecrated wine truly His Blood. He had difficulty believing in the mystery of transubstantiation (the miraculous changing of the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ).

One morning, as he was celebrating Mass, he had already said the most holy words of consecration ("This is My Body..., This is my Blood..."), as Jesus had taught it to his Apostles, his doubts and errors weighed upon him more heavily than ever. By a most singular and marvelous grace, he saw the Bread changed into Flesh and the wine into Blood.

Frightened and confused by such a great and stupendous Miracle, he stood quite a while as if in a divine ecstasy; but eventually, his fear gave way to the spiritual happiness that filled his soul, and he turned his joyful yet tearful face to those around him, exclaiming "...Behold the Flesh and the blood of our Most Beloved Christ."

At those words, the bystanders ran to the altar and began, with tears, to cry for mercy. The faithful, who, having become witnesses themselves, spread the news throughout the entire city.

Today, twelve centuries after the miraculous occurrence it remains intact, a sustained miracle! Upon a superficial examination, the Host of Flesh, which is still in one piece and has retained the dimensions of the original "Large Host", has a fibrous appearance and a brown color, which becomes light-reddish if one places a light in the back of the Ostensorium.

The blood, contained in the chalice, has an earthly color, inclined toward the yellow of ocher, and consists of five coagulated globules. Each of the parts is uneven in shape and size, and when weighed together, the total weight is equal to that of each piece.

The actual spot of the miracle is located beneath the present day tabernacle of the Church of St. Francis. The Miracle Itself is preserved in the second tabernacle, which is found in the high altar. The Host, now changed to Flesh, is contained in a silver Monstrance. The wine, now changed to Blood, is contained in a crystal chalice.

𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡

Local Church and Vatican official have authenticated the Eucharistic miracle on many occasions since the middle ages. In 1672, Pope Clement X declared the altar of the Eucharistic Miracle a privileged altar on all Mondays of the year. In 1887, the Archbishop of Lanciano obtained from Pope Leo XIII a plenary indulgence in perpetuity to those who visit the Church of the Miracle during the eight days preceding the annual feast day, which falls on the last Sunday in October.

𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬

A rigorous scientific analysis was performed in 1970-71 by Professor Dr. Odorardo, University Professor in anatomy and pathological histology and in chemistry and clinical microscopy, Head Physician of the United Hospitals of Arezzo. Prof. Linoli was assisted by Prof. Dr. Ruggero Bertelli, a Professor Emeritus of anatomy at the University of Siena.

💟The research done on the fragments of the Blood and the Flesh yielded the following results:

💟The Blood of the Eucharistic Miracle is real blood and the Flesh is real flesh.

💟The Flesh consists of the muscular tissue of the myocardium (heart wall).

💟The Blood and the Flesh belong to the human species.

💟The blood type is identical in the Blood and in the Flesh, type AB.

💟The proteins in the blood are in the same proportions as those found in normal fresh blood.

💟No histological dissection has revealed any trace of salt infiltrations or preservative substances used in antiquity for the purpose of embalming. Professor Linoli also discarded the hypothesis of a hoax carried out in past centuries. This report was published in The Sclavo Notebooks in Diagnostics (Collection #3, 1971) and a roused great interest in the scientific world. Also, in 1973, the chief Advisory Board of the World Health Organization appointed a scientific commission to corroborate Linoli’s findings. Their work lasted 15 months and included 500 tests. It was verified that the fragments taken from Lanciano could in no way be likened to embalmed tissue. As to the nature of the fragment of flesh, the commission declared it to be living tissue because it responded rapidly to all the clinical reactions distinctive of living beings. Their reply fully corroborated Professor Linoli’s conclusions. In the extract summarizing the scientific work of the Medical Commission of the WHO and the UN, published in Dec. 1976 in New York and Geneva, declared that science, aware of its limits, has come to a halt, face to face with the impossibility of giving an explanation.

💟The flesh is still preserved to this day. Professor of anatomy Odoardo Linoli conducted a scientific analysis of the flesh in 1971 and concluded that the flesh was cardiac tissue, the blood appeared to be fresh blood (as opposed to blood that was 1200 years old), and there was no trace of preservatives.

Science, when called to testify, has confirmed what we have believed in Faith and what the Catholic Church has taught for the last 2,000 years; echoing the words of Christ: 

"For my flesh is meat indeed: and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, abideth in me, and I in him."

--John 6:56-57

July 6: Maria Goretti Died A Martyr At Age 11

 𝟳 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗧𝗼 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗚𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶, 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗢𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀

1. Saint Maria Goretti Was Born In 1890 In Corinaldo, Italy. She Was Raised In A Poor Agricultural Family. She Was Known For Her Cheerful And Devout Nature.

2. Maria’s Father Died When She Was Young And Her Mother Worked To Support Their Six Children. Maria Took Care Of The Younger Children While Her Mother Worked. She Prayed The Rosary Every Night For The Repose Of Her Father’s Soul.

3. Maria Goretti Died A Martyr At Age 11. On July 5, 1902, A Neighbor Named Alessandro Serenelli Attempted To Sexually Assault Her. She Resisted, Proclaiming That It Was A Sin And An Offense Against God. Alessandro Stabbed Her Multiple Times, Resulting In Her Death The Following Day.

4. Maria Forgave Her Assailant Before She Died, Expressing Her Desire To See Him In Heaven.

5. Her Attacker Later Experienced A Conversion After Maria Came To Him In A Dream While In Prison. He Deeply Regretted His Actions. After Serving A Prison Sentence, He Attended Maria’s Beatification And Became A Lay Brother In A Monastery.

6. She Is Widely Venerated As The Patron Saint Of Purity, Chastity, Young Girls, And Victims Of Rape Or Violence.

7. Pilgrims Can Visit Her Shrine At The Basilica Of Saint Maria Goretti In Nettuno, Italy, Where Her Body Is Preserved.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟱 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆

➊ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒂 𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓/𝑫𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓

“O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.”

𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑡𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑡𝒉𝑒 𝑐𝒉𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝒉𝑎𝑡 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑠𝒉𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑎𝑑𝑑 𝑡𝒉𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑦𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝒉𝑒 𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑎𝑐𝒉 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝒉𝑒 𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑎𝑟𝑦.

➋ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒐𝒏 𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓

“My God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I love Thee! I beg pardon for all those that do not believe, do not adore, do not hope and do not love Thee.”

𝑇𝒉𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑦𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝒉𝑒 𝑐𝒉𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑛 𝑏𝑦 𝑡𝒉𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑒  𝑡𝒉𝑎𝑡 𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝒉𝑒𝑚 𝑖𝑛 1916 𝑡𝒉𝑒 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝒉𝑒𝑚. 

➌ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒍’𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓

“O Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore Thee profoundly. I offer Thee the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges and indifferences by which He is offended. By the infinite merits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary I beg the conversion of poor sinners.”

𝑇𝒉𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑡𝒉𝑒𝑟 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑦𝑒𝑟 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝒉𝑒𝑚 𝑏𝑦 𝑡𝒉𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑒.  

𝑇𝒉𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝐸𝑢𝑐𝒉𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝒉𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝒉𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝒉𝑒 𝑎𝑖𝑟, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝒉𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑙 𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝒉𝑒𝑚 𝑖𝑛 𝑘𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝒉𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑦𝑒𝑟.

➍ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒖𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓

“Most Holy Trinity, I adore Thee! My God, my God, I love Thee in the Most Blessed Sacrament.”

𝑊𝒉𝑒𝑛 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝒉𝑒 𝑐𝒉𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡𝒉𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑛 𝑀𝑎𝑦 13, 1917, 𝑠𝒉𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑, “ 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝒉𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑢𝑐𝒉 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑢𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑡𝒉𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑡.” 

𝐴𝑐𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐿𝑢𝑐𝑖𝑎, 𝑎 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑔𝒉𝑡 𝑙𝑖𝑔𝒉𝑡 𝑠𝒉𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝒉𝑒𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡𝒉𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡𝒉𝑖𝑛𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡, 𝑖𝑡 𝑡𝒉𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝒉𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑦𝑒𝑟. 

➎ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓

“O Jesus, it is for the love of Thee, in reparation for the offenses committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and for the conversion of poor sinners.”

𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑔𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝒉𝑒 𝑐𝒉𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝒉𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑦𝑒𝑟, 𝑎𝑠 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑎𝑠 𝑡𝒉𝑒 𝐷𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑎𝑦𝑒𝑟, 𝑜𝑛  𝐽𝑢𝑛𝑒 13, 1917.  𝑇𝒉𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑦𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝒉𝑒𝑛 𝑤𝑒  𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑢𝑝 𝑎 𝑠𝑢𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝐺𝑜𝑑.

𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 

               By St. Alphonsus de Liguori

My Lord Jesus Christ,

who for the love you bear us,

remain night and day in this Sacrament,

full of compassion and of love,

awaiting, calling and welcoming

all who come to visit you.

I believe that you are present 

in the Sacrament of the Altar. 

I adore you from the abyss of my nothingness 

and I thank you for all the graces 

you have given me until now, 

and in particular, 

for having given me your Most Holy Mother Mary 

as my advocate 

and for having called me 

to visit you in this church.

I now salute your Most Loving Heart, 

and this for three ends: 

first, in thanksgiving for this great gift; 

second, to make amends to you for all the outrages 

which you receive in this Sacrament 

from all your enemies; 

third, I intend by this visit to adore you 

in all the places on earth 

in which you are present in this Sacrament 

and in which you are the least revered 

and the most abandoned.

My Jesus, I love you with my heart. 

I grieve for having until now so many times 

offended your infinite goodness. 

I purpose by your grace never more to offend you 

for the time to come; 

and now, miserable and unworthy though I am, 

I consecrate myself to you without reserve. 

I give you and renounce my entire will, 

my affections, my desires, and all that I possess. 

From now on, use me 

and all that I have as you wish. 

All I ask of you and desire is your holy love, 

final perseverance 

and the perfect accomplishment of your will.

I recommend to you the souls in Purgatory; 

but especially those who had the greatest devotion 

to the Most Blessed Sacrament 

and to the Most Blessed Virgin Mary. 

I also recommend to you all poor sinners.

And finally, my dear Saviour, 

I unite all my affections with the affections 

of your most loving Heart, 

and I offer them with you to your Eternal Father 

and beg him for your sake 

and for love of you, 

graciously to accept and grant them.

Amen.

BISHOP FULTON J. SHEEN DIXIT

 

IF YOU DON'T TEACH YOUR CHILDREN...

 

Saint Augustine dixit

BISHOP SCHNEIDER DIXIT (II)

 

BISHOP SCHNEIDER DIXIT

 

Reflection on our Guardian Angel vs Demons.

 I'm wondering about the struggles that our Guardian Angel is fighting for our protection.

As much as I believe in the existence of God and His gift of protection and guide for us, I also thought of how devils are fighting for us to fall into sin, and this is happening not just once but for the rest of our life.

That is why for every Guardian Angel, several demons are waiting for us to fall to sin. The devil is watchful and sees the opportunity to tempt us even in our thoughts, action, and will.

We must help our Guardian Angel, we must keep busy in prayers, fasting, and penance so that we will not recede into the trick of the devil.

( Edited from Exorcism Cross)

𝗦𝘁. 𝗣𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆

Padre Pio is known for his many mystical experiences during prayer, often piercing the heavenly veil while on earth. One such experience involved an unexpected encounter with a soul from purgatory.

One day while praying alone, Padre Pio opened his eyes to see an old man standing there. He was surprised by the presence of another person in the room and explained in his testimony, “‘I could not imagine how he could have entered the friary at this time of night since all the doors are locked.”

Seeking to unravel the mystery, Pio asked the man, “Who are you? What do you want?”

The man responded, “Padre Pio, I am Pietro Di Mauro, son of Nicola, nicknamed Precoco. I died in this friary on the 18th of September, 1908, in cell number 4, when it was still a poorhouse. One night, while in bed, I fell asleep with a lighted cigar, which ignited the mattress and I died, suffocated and burned. I am still in purgatory. I need a holy Mass in order to be freed. God permitted that I come and ask you for help.”

Pio comforted the poor soul by saying, “Rest assured that tomorrow I will celebrate Mass for your liberation.”

The man left and the next day Pio did some investigative work and discovered the veracity of the story and how a man of the same name died on that day in 1908. Everything was confirmed and Padre Pio celebrated a Mass for the repose of the old man’s soul.

This was not the only appearance of a soul from purgatory asking Padre Pio for prayers. Pio claimed, “As many souls of the dead come up this road [to the monastery] as that of the souls of the living.” Many times the souls would ask for a Mass to be said for them, highlighting the spiritual weight of a Mass and how it can lessen the time a person spends in purgatory before embracing the glories of heaven.

𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘁. 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆

 St. Anthony, perfect imitator of Jesus, may he always remain in possession of the true good that is God. Let me rather lose all things than lose God, my supreme good. Let me never suffer the loss of my greatest treasure, eternal life with God. Amen

Dear Lord

 

Guide and teacher

 

𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

 

My God,

I am sorry for my sins with all my heart.

In choosing to do wrong

and failing to do good,

I have sinned against you

whom I should love above all things.

I firmly intend, with your help,

to do penance,

to sin no more,

and to avoid whatever leads me to sin.

Our Savior Jesus Christ suffered and died for us.

In his name, my God, have mercy.

LORD JESUS

 

SOUL OF CHRIST

 

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀

Blessed be God.

Blessed be His Holy Name.

Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man.

Blessed be the Name of Jesus.

Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart.

Blessed be His Most Precious Blood.

Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.

Blessed be the Holy Ghost, the Paraclete.

Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most Holy.

Blessed be her Holy and Immaculate Conception.

Blessed be her Glorious Assumption.

Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.

Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse.

Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints. Amen.

May the heart of Jesus, in the Most Blessed Sacrament, be praised, adored, and loved with grateful affection, at every moment, in all the tabernacles of the world, even to the end of time. Amen.

Don't abandon your dead

 

CATHOLIC DOCTRINES ARE IN THE BIBLE

 

CATHOLIC DOCTRINES ARE IN THE BIBLE

Catholics are always intimidated into believing that we do things contrary to the Bible just because we are ignorant of what we do, the following will help you locate WHERE what we do in the Bible. 

1) PRAYING FOR THE DEAD

2 Mac. 12:38-45

Wisdom 3:1

Tobit 4:17

2) USE OF IMAGES AND SACRAMENTS

(these reminds us of what they stand for)

2 kings 3:20-21

Num. 21:8-9

Ex 25:17-22

Col 1:20, 2:14

John 12:32

Acts 19:11-12

3) AUTHENTICITY OF CATHOLIC TRADITION AS A SOURCE OF REVEALED TRUTH

2 Thes 2:15

2 cor 10:10-11

John 21:25

2 John 1:12

3 John 1:13

4) THE SHIFT OF SUNDAY INSTEAD OF

SATURDAY ( SABBATH)

Rev 1:10

Acts 20:7

1 cor 16:1-2

John 20:1-22

5) THE POPE'S AUTHORITY AS THE

SUCCESSOR OF ST. PETER

John 21:15-17

Matt 16: 18-19

Acts 2:1-14

6) THE REFERENCE OF CATHOLIC PRIESTS AS 'FATHER' WHEN THERE IS ONLY ONE FATHER IN HEAVEN

Gen 17:4

Jer 7:7

Num 12:14

Jn. 6:49

Mtt. 23:30

Lk. 1:73

7) IS THE BIBLE IN SUPPORT OF THE

HIERARCHY IN THE CHURCH? YES

Eph 4:11-13

1 Tim 5:17-25

1 Tim 3:1-7, 8-13

😎 IS PURGATORY REAL ? YES!. WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT IT?

Is 35:8, 52:1

Zech 13:1-2

1 cor 3:15

Lk. 12:47-48, 58-59

Rev. 21:27

Heb 12:22-23

Job 14:13-17

9)ABOUT INCENSE

Ex 30:33-37

Num 16:6-7

Lev. 16:12-13

Lk.1:10

Rev. 8:32

10) THE ROSARY IS A PRAYER IN HONOR OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

Lk. 1:28,

Lk. 1:42

11) IS HOLY WATER THE WILL OF GOD TO BE USED?

2 kings 2:19-22

John 5:1-18

John 7:37

12)WHY DO WE ASK THE SAINTS TO PRAY FOR US?

Prov. 15:8, 15:29

Job 42:8

James 5:16

Mtt 16:19

13) WHY DO WE USE MEDALS, CRUCIFIXES AND SCAPULARS AND BONE OF SAINTS?

(these help to remind us of what they stand for)

2 kings 13:20-21

14) WHY MUST WE CONFESS OUR SINS TO ANYBODY OTHER THAN GOD. Mtt 16:19, 1-20

15) IS INFANT BAPTISM IN THE BIBLE?

Acts 16:15 33

Acts 18:8

Mtt 28:19

Acts 10:47-48

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I AM PROUD TO BE A CATHOLIC.

St. John Bosco dixit

 

Inheritance

 

Our Faith

 

Prayer to the Virgin of Guadalupe

 

Virgin of Guadalupe, save our country, preserve our faith and deliver us from false shepherds.

That in the name of Jesus every knee should bow

"That in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those that are in Heaven, on earth and under the earth: And that every tongue should confess that the Lord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father." ~Philippians 2:10-11

On May 13 in Fatima

 

Act of Contrition

 Act of Contrition

O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee. I detest all my sins because of Thy just punishment. But most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who art all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen.

Holy Family

 

THE CELLS OF THE BABY

 When pregnant, the cells of the baby migrate into the mothers bloodstream and then circle back into the baby, it’s called “fetal-maternal microchimerism”.⁠

For 41 weeks, the cells circulate and merge backwards and forwards, and after the baby is born, many of these cells stay in the mother’s body, leaving a permanent imprint in the mothers tissues, bones, brain, and skin, and often stay there for decades. Every single child a mother has afterwards will leave a similar imprint on her body, too.

Even if a pregnancy doesn't go to full term or if you have an abortion, these cells still migrate into your bloodstream.

Research has shown that if a mother's heart is injured, fetal cells will rush to the site of the injury and change into different types of cells that specialize in mending the heart.

The baby helps repair the mother, while the mother builds the baby.

How cool is that?

This is often why certain illnesses vanish while pregnant.

It’s incredible how mothers bodies protect the baby at all costs, and the baby protects & rebuilds the mother back - so that the baby can develop safely and survive.

Think about crazy cravings for a moment. What was the mother deficient in that the baby made them crave?

Studies have also shown cells from a fetus in a mothers brain 18 years after she gave birth. How amazing is that?

If you’re a mom you know how you can intuitively feel your child even when they are not there….Well, now there is scientific proof that moms carry them for years and years even after they have given birth to them.

I find this to be so very beautiful.

This research is belongs to Hina Chaudhry and her team. Here is the resent article about her and team:

1. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.118.313246 

2. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/new-science-motherhood-180977456/

The more you pray...

 

MAY, Month of the Blessed Mother Mary

"I do not tremble when I see my weakness, 

for the treasures of a mother belong 

also to her child, and I am thy child, 

O dear Mother Mary.”

St. Therese of Lisieux 

+++

Blessed Mother Mary 

pray for us

Saint Catherine dixit

 

THE LADY WHO SNUBBED THE ROSARY

In his book, The Secret of the Rosary, St. Louis de Montfort writes of a pious but self-willed lady who lived in Rome. She was so devout that she put many a religious to shame.

One day, hearing of the holiness of St. Dominic, great apostle of the Rosary, she decided to make her confession to him. For penance the saint told her to say a Rosary and advised her to make it’s recitation her daily practice.

“But, Father, “ she protested, “I already say so many prayers and practice so many exercises…I pray the Stations of Cross every day, I wear sack-cloth and a hair-shirt, I scourge myself several times a week, and often fast…”

St. Dominic insistently advised that she adopt the recitation of the Rosary, but she would not hear it. Moreover, she left the confessional horrified at the methods of this new spiritual director who wanted to impose on her a devotion for which she had no taste.

One day, when she was saying her prayers, she was shown a vision. In this vision she saw her soul appear before the Supreme Judge. She also saw St. Michael holding the scale of her life. On one side he placed all her prayers and penances, and on the other all her sins and imperfections. Down went the scale on the side of sins and imperfections, outweighing all her good works.

Wide eyed, the good lady cried out for mercy, and turned to Our Lady imploring her help. Our Lady then gently set down on the tray of her good works the only Rosary she had ever said, which was the one St. Dominic had imposed on her as a penance.

This one Rosary was so heavy that it outweighed all her sins as well as good works.

Our Lady then reproved her for having refused to follow the counsel of her son Dominic and for refusing to adopt the practice of the daily recitation of the Rosary.

When the lady came to, she rushed to St. Dominic and casting herself down at his feet, told him what had happened. She begged forgiveness for her unbelief, and promised to say the Rosary faithfully every day. By this means she grew in holiness, and finally attained the glory of eternal life.

Thus says St. Louis de Montfort, “You who are people of prayer, learn from this the power, the value and the importance of this devotion of the holy Rosary when it is said with meditation on the mysteries.”

PRAY FOR US

 

Intrauterine human life

Babies lives matter! This incredible scan captured footage of what unborn babies do in the womb. Wow! This is amazing.

Click:

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𝗔 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗗 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗔𝗥𝗬

WHEN YOU have asked the Holy Spirit to help you pray well, put yourself for a moment in the presence of God and offer up the decades in the way that I am going to show you later. 

𝘽𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚, 𝙥𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙬𝙤--𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙥𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚--𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚. 

Always be sure to ask of Almighty God, by this mystery and through the intercession of the Blessed Mother, one of the virtues that shines forth most in this mystery or one of which you stand in particular need.

Take great care to avoid the two pitfalls that most people fall into during the Rosary. 

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡, so that if some people were asked their Rosary intention they would not know what to say. So, whenever you say your Rosary, be sure to ask for some special grace. Ask God's help in cultivating one of the great Christian virtues or in overcoming one of your sins.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙞𝙜 𝙛𝙖𝙪𝙡𝙩 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙖𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙤𝙡𝙮 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙣𝙤 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙨 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚! 

This is because so many of us look upon the Rosary as a burden which is always heavier when we have not said it--especially if it is weighing on our conscience because we have promised to say it regularly or have been told to say it as a penance more or less against our will.

It is really pathetic to see how most people say the Holy Rosary--

they say it astonishingly fast and mumble so that the words are not properly pronounced at all. We could not possibly expect anyone, even the most unimportant person, to think that a slipshod address of this kind was a compliment and yet we expect Jesus and Mary to be pleased with it! 

Small wonder then that the most sacred prayers of our holy religion seem to bear no fruit, and that, after saying thousands of Rosaries, we are still no better than we were before! 

𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙄 𝙗𝙚𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙛𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙁𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙃𝙖𝙞𝙡 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙮. 

I have placed a cross at each pause, as you will see:

Our Father Who art in Heaven, ✞ hallowed be Thy name, ✞ Thy kingdom come, ✞ Thy will be done ✞ on earth as it is in Heaven. ✞ Give us this day ✞ our daily bread ✞ and forgive us our trespasses ✞ as we forgive those who trespass against us, ✞ and lead us not into temptation ✞ but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, ✞ the Lord is with Thee, ✞ blessed art thou among women ✞ and blessed is the Fruit of Thy womb, Jesus. ✞

Holy Mary, Mother of God, ✞ pray for us sinners, now ✞ and at the hour of our death. Amen.

At first, you may find it difficult to make these pauses because of your bad habit of saying prayers in a hurry; but a decade that you say recollectedIy in this way will be worth more than thousands of Rosaries said all in a rush--without any pauses or reflection.

⚜ 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺

𝘚𝘵. 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦 𝘥𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵

Saint Joseph the Worker Novena

 Saint Joseph the Worker Novena

April 22 - 30

O Glorious St. Joseph, model of all those who are devoted to labor, obtain the grace for me to work conscientiously, putting the call of duty above my natural inclinations; to work with gratitude and joy, in a spirit of penance for the remission of my sins,  considering it an honor to develop by means of labor the gifts received from God; to work with order, peace, moderation and patience, without ever shrinking from  weariness and difficulties; to work above all with purity of intention and detachment from self, having always death before my eyes and the account I must render of time lost, of talents wasted, of good omitted, of vain complacency in success, so fatal to the work of God.

All for Jesus, through Mary, all after thine own example, O Patriarch St. Joseph.  Such shall be my watchword in life and in death.  Amen.

Pope St. Pius X

The place of prayer

 The place of prayer must not be pleasant and delectable to the senses - some people seek such a place - lest the issue should be recreation of the senses, and not recollection of spirit.

⚜ St. John of the Cross, 

 Spiritual Maxims 230

PREDICTION OF A VISIONARY

 

St. Anthony Mary Claret dixit

 

"...Is she who will once again be victorious over heresy"

 "Our combat against modernism, even if it is sustained by prayer as it should be, even if it employs the appropriate weapons, remains unequal to the evil to be withstood.  This time apostasy has perfected its methods too well for it to be vanquished without a miracle.  Then let us not cease to implore this miracle from the Immaculate Heart of Our Lady.  Let us carry on the fight with all our strength as useless servants, while having recourse more than ever to the all-powerful intercession of Mary, ever Virgin Mother of God, for it is she who will once again be victorious over heresy."  

(Fr. Roger-Thomas Calmel, O.P.. [1914-1975], The Angelus, May-June 2014.)

Know why?

 

We give thanks to Christ