DON’T FORGET THE SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY! Dear brethren in Christ, during this Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis reminded us on many occasions of the necessity to live the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. Perhaps we may be doing already some corporal works of mercy. It would also be a great occasion…
Category: Works of Mercy
10th Sunday of O.T. (C) GOD IS FULL OF COMPASSION AND IS PRESENT AMONG US!
10th Sunday of O.T. (C) GOD IS FULL OF COMPASSION AND IS PRESENT AMONG US! Dear brethren in Christ, this Sunday’s liturgy revolves around the idea that Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of life and death, our compassionate God is present among men. The Gospel of today’s Mass recounts the MIRACLE OF THE WIDOW’S…
POPE FRANCIS MAKES PLEA FOR PEACE IN SYRIA: DIALOGUE IS THE ONLY PATH WHICH WILL LEAD TO PEACE.
POPE FRANCIS MAKES PLEA FOR PEACE IN SYRIA: DIALOGUE IS THE ONLY PATH WHICH WILL LEAD TO PEACE. Dear brethren in Christ, it has already been more than four-and-a-half years since the Syrian civil war has started, causing more than 250,000 people dead and 12 million people displaced from their homes. Let us…
DAILY GOSPEL: “Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.” Monday, 1st week of Lent. (Mt 25: 31-46)
DAILY GOSPEL: “Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.” Monday, 1st week of Lent. (Mt 25: 31-46) GOSPEL Mt 25:31–46 Jesus said to his disciples: “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him,…
Pope Francis’ Homily (Divine Mercy Sunday 2016). GOD CALLS US TO BE HIS APOSTLES OF MERCY AND OF PEACE.
Pope Francis’ Homily (Divine Mercy Sunday 2016) GOD CALLS US TO BE HIS APOSTLES OF MERCY AND OF PEACE. Dear friends, here is the Vatican provided text of Pope Francis’ homily last April 3, 2016, Divine Mercy Sunday. In it, Pope Francis reminds us that: The Gospel is the Book of God’s Mercy. We are…
THE 7 CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY.
THE 7 CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY: 1. Feed the hungry. 2. Give drink to the thirsty. 3. Clothe the naked. 4. Shelter the homeless. 5. Visit the sick. 6. Visit the imprisoned. 7. Bury the dead. The Catechism of the Catholic Church n. 2449 reminds us of what God said in the Book of Deutornomy…
THE 7 SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY.
THE 7 SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY. Dear friends, as we are in the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of mercy, it is worthwhile to review the 7 SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY and examine ourselves if we strive to live them in our daily life: The spiritual works of mercy are: 1. To instruct the ignorant; 2. To…
Pope Francis’ Homily in the Mass at the BASILICA OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE: “Am I not your mother? Am I not here with you?”
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POPE FRANCIS ON PRAYER: It is not about getting what I want but entrusting one’s self to the Father.
POPE FRANCIS ON PRAYER: It is not about getting what I want but entrusting one’s self to the Father. Dear brethren in Christ, below you’ll find a ZENIT translation of Pope Francis’ address when he met with Padre Pio prayer groups, who are in Rome to venerate the saints’ relics, in St. Peter’s Basilica on…
ASH WEDNESDAY (Feb. 10, 2016 . Fasting and Abstinence*). WHAT IS LENT? WHY THE IMPOSITION OF ASHES?
ASH WEDNESDAY (Feb. 10, 2016 . Fasting and Abstinence*). WHAT IS LENT? WHY THE IMPOSITION OF ASHES? “RETURN TO ME WITH YOUR WHOLE HEART, WITH FASTING, AND WEEPING, AND MOURNING; REND YOUR HEARTS, NOT YOUR GARMENTS, AND RETURN TO THE LORD, YOUR GOD. FOR GRACIOUS AND MERCIFUL IS HE, SLOW TO ANGER, RICH IN KINDNESS,…
POPE FRANCIS’ MESSAGE FOR LENT. “’I desire mercy, and not sacrifice’: The works of mercy on the Jubilee path.”
POPE FRANCIS’ MESSAGE FOR LENT (Feb. 10-Mar.20, 2016) “’I desire mercy, and not sacrifice’: The works of mercy on the Jubilee path.” Dear friends, here we have Pope Francis’ Message for Lent 2016, entitled, “’I desire mercy, and not sacrifice’: The works of mercy on the Jubilee path”. The message is divided into 3…
INDULGENCES FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY
INDULGENCES FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY Dear friends, as Pope Francis underlines in his Bull, Misercordiae vultus,n. 22: “to live the indulgence of the Holy Year means to approach the Father’s mercy with the certainty that his forgiveness extends to the entire life of the believer. To gain an indulgence is to…
