WHEN WE STUMBLE, LET’S GET UP WITH A HUMBLE AND CONTRITE HEART IN CONFESSION. Dear brethren in Christ, we were reminded by Pope Francis in during his Angelus Address on March 6, 2016, of the loving tenderness of Our Merciful God who awaits for us to return to Him to forgive and embrace us…
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CONFESSION MADE EASY. Feel free to SHARE to help more people and SAVE in your smartphones.
CONFESSION MADE EASY. GUIDE TO CONFESSION. EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE (for adults). Dear friends, as we have mentioned in the previous post (Advent 2: Interior preparation in http://wp.me/p6k7Mv-1FO ), the best way to prepare ourselves for Christmas is to have a “place in the inn” for Jesus in our soul through the sacrament of Confession so…
ASK OUR LADY FOR THE GIFT OF CONTRITION AND FOR THE HELP TO BRING YOU CLOSER TO GOD.
ASK OUR LADY FOR THE GIFT OF CONTRITION AND FOR THE HELP TO BRING YOU CLOSER TO GOD. Dear brethren in Christ, sorrow is the touchstone of love. When we offend someone, we experience an interior sadness for having hurt our loved one. With all the heartbreaking events during these past few days in different…
11th Sunday O.T (C). OUR SINS AND GOD’S PARDON: Lord, forgive the wrong I have done!
11th Sunday O.T (C) OUR SINS AND GOD’S PARDON: Lord, forgive the wrong I have done! This Sunday’s liturgy reminds of our need for a DAILY AND PERMANENT CONVERSION which includes REPARATION FOR OUR SINS and STRIVING TO LIVE THE NEW LIFE as God’s own children, regenerated by the redeeming sacrifice of Our Lord Jesus…
The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ 3. THE SCOURGING AT THE PILLAR.
The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ 3. THE SCOURGING AT THE PILLAR. The chief priests and the scribes of the Sanhedrin found Jesus “guilty” of blasphemy. Out of hatred and pride, they wanted to put him to death. However, since permission for such execution to take place, Jesus was brought to the governing Roman…
HOLINESS AND BEGINNING AGAIN. If you stumble, get up! God awaits to forgive and embrace you!
HOLINESS AND BEGINNING AGAIN. If you stumble, get up! God awaits to forgive and embrace you! SAINT IS NOT HE WHO NEVER FALLS BUT HE WHO HUMBLY GETS UP AGAIN WITH A HOLY STUBBORNNESS. Dear brethren in Christ, we were reminded by Pope Francis in during his Angelus Address on March 6, 2016, of…
3rd Sunday of Lent (C). THE NEED FOR REPENTANCE AND CONTINUOUS CONVERSION.“If you do not repent, you will all perish (Lk 13: 3.5).”
3rd Sunday of Lent (C). THE NEED FOR REPENTANCE AND CONTINUOUS CONVERSION.“If you do not repent, you will all perish (Lk 13: 3.5).” Today’s Sunday liturgy revolves around a central theme: the NEED FOR REPENTANCE AND CONTINOUS CONVERSION. 1. The 1st reading from Ex 3:1–8a, 13–15 recounts the divine plan of redemption with the VOCATION…
LENT: TIME FOR SUCCESSIVE CONVERSIONS WHICH STEM FROM A RADICAL CHANGE OF THE HEART.
LENT: TIME FOR SUCCESSIVE CONVERSIONS WHICH STEM FROM A RADICAL CHANGE OF THE HEART. Dear brethren in Christ, we are now in the season of Lent which among other things, is a time for conversion, which has to take place in the heart of each one of us. The Catechism of the Catholic Church…
POPE FRANCIS: PLACE THE SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION AT THE CENTER OF LENT.
POPE FRANCIS: PLACE THE SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION AT THE CENTER OF LENT Dear brethren in Christ, in his Bull of Indiction for the Extrajubilar Year of Mercy, “Misericordiae vultus (Face of Mercy),” Pope Francis said that: The season of Lent during this Jubilee Year should also be lived more intensely as a privileged moment to…
Pope Francis’ Homily at Santa Marta (Jan. 19, 2016): “NO SAINT IS WITHOUT SIN, NO SINNER WITHOUT A FUTURE.”
Pope Francis’ Homily at Santa Marta (Jan. 19, 2016): “NO SAINT IS WITHOUT SIN, NO SINNER WITHOUT A FUTURE.” In his Jan. 19 Homily at Santa Marta, Pope Francis recounted the vocation of David, as King of Israel and took advantage of the occasion of reminding us that ALL OF US “HAVE ALL BEEN CHOSEN…
POPEFRANCIS ON CONFESSION: TOUCH THE GRANDEUR OF GOD’S MERCY IN THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
POPEFRANCIS ON CONFESSION: TOUCH THE GRANDEUR OF GOD’S MERCY IN THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION. Dear friends, let us heed the Pope’s advice to approach the sacrament of Confession these days and in this way we will recover a true interior peace and joy, experience God’s love and mercy but above all, make Jesus happy this…
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