LORD, GIVE ME THE LOVE WITH WHICH YOU WANT ME TO LOVE! A short prayer which St. Josemaria told Our Lord Jesus Christ many times during his lifetime which we could pray as well, for the divine call of loving God with a total love and with our entire being can only be achieved…
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Summaries of Catholic Teaching Topic 31: THE FIRST COMMANDMENT.
Summaries of Catholic Teaching Topic 31: THE FIRST COMMANDMENT Author: Rev. Fr. Javier Lopez The ten commandments of the Decalogue The first commandment Faith and hope in God Love for others out of love for God Love of self out of love for God Basic bibliography 1. The ten commandments of the Decalogue Our…
15TH Sunday O.T. (C). THE DOUBLE PRECEPT OF CHARITY: LOVE GOD WITH OUR ENTIRE BEING AND OUR NEIGHBOR AS OURSELF.
15TH Sunday O.T. (C). THE DOUBLE PRECEPT OF CHARITY: LOVE GOD WITH OUR ENTIRE BEING AND OUR NEIGHBOR AS OURSELF. Dear brethren in Christ, todays’ Sunday liturgy reminds us that if we are to inherit eternal life, we must live the DOUBLE PRECEPT OF CHARITY as taught by Our Lord Jesus Christ: “You shall…
DON’T FORGET THE SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY!
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…
POPE FRANCIS ON THE KINDNESS OF LOVE.
POPE FRANCIS ON THE KINDNESS OF LOVE. As a continuation of Pope Francis’ explanation of the Pauline Hymn to Charity, he affirms in “Amoris laetitia,” nn. 93-94 that love, which is KIND, is at the SERVICE OF OTHERS. “’Patience’ is not a completely passive attitude, but one accompanied by activity, by a dynamic and creative…
TAME THAT TONGUE: LET US THINK AND PRAY BEFORE WE SPEAK.
TAME THAT TONGUE: LET US THINK AND PRAY BEFORE WE SPEAK. Pope Francis gave a very useful tip in our daily dealings with the people around us: “Take care of your speech, purifying your language of offensive words, of vulgarity and of decadent worldly expressions;” How many times we have regretted saying inappropriate words…
THE 7 CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY.
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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: “Forgive as God forgives to the utmost.” LENT: A TIME TO FORGIVE AND FORGET.
Pope Francis: “Forgive as God forgives to the utmost.” LENT: A TIME TO FORGIVE AND FORGET. In his Tuesday, Marcy 1, 2016 Mass homily at Santa Marta, Pope Francis reminded us that Lent is a privileged time to “PREPARE OUR HEARTS TO RECEIVE GOD’S FORGIVENESS – BUT LET US RECEIVE IT AND THEN DO THE…
THE GOLDEN RULE.
THE GOLDEN RULE “In everything, do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets (Mt 7:12).” Our Lord Jesus Christ gave us this “golden rule” which is a very useful criterion for our daily conduct and at the same time a guideline in our obligations…
ON CHARITY AND JUSTICE: LET GOD, AND ONLY GOD, BE THE JUDGE OF WHAT PEOPLE HAVE IN THEIR HEART.ON CHARITY AND JUSTICE: LET GOD, AND ONLY GOD, BE THE JUDGE OF WHAT PEOPLE HAVE IN THEIR HEART.
ON CHARITY AND JUSTICE: LET GOD, AND ONLY GOD, BE THE JUDGE OF WHAT PEOPLE HAVE IN THEIR HEART. In today’s 1st reading taken from the 1st Book of Samuel 16:1–13, God asked the him to go to Jesse’s house for He has chosen one of his sons as king of Israel. When Samuel…
Catholics Striving for Holiness (OLD) 