LENTEN READINGS CHRIST IS THE WAY TO THE LIGHT, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE (St. Augustine, Treatise of St. John) The Lord tells us: I am the light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. In these few words he gives a command and makes…
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POPE FRANCIS: THE TEMPTATION OF FOLLOWING CHRIST WITHOUT THE CROSS.
POPE FRANCIS: THE TEMPTATION OF FOLLOWING CHRIST WITHOUT THE CROSS. Below you have the ZENIT translation of the address Pope Francis gave at St. Peter’s Square yesterday, Sept. 3, 2017. SEE AS WELL: MORTIFICATION: WHAT IS IT, WHY IT IS NECESSARY IN CHRISTIAN LIFE, AND WHAT ARE ITS FRUITS in http://wp.me/p6k7Mv-2Lp +++ Before the Angelus…
22nd Sunday O.T (A) JESUS REMINDS US OF THE NECESSARY CONDITIONS TO REACH HEAVEN.
22nd Sunday O.T (A) JESUS REMINDS US OF THE NECESSARY CONDITIONS TO REACH HEAVEN. OUTLINE Summary of ideas of today’s Sunday readings Self-renouncement and carry Christ’s Cross. Losing one’s life for Christ’s sake in order to gain it. How to lose one’s life? God’s will be done, and not ours. 1. Summary of ideas of…
July 29. ST. MARTHA. Short bio. Gospel, commentary, and prayer.
July 29. ST. MARTHA. Short bio. Gospel, commentary, and prayer. SHORT BIO Our Lord Jesus Christ liked the home of Martha, her brother Lazarus, and her sister Mary. As our Lord’s friends in Bethany, they took loving care of Him. We should ask God to help us unite Martha’s intense work and Mary’s contemplation. Orthodox…
FOLLOWING CHRIST DEMANDS SELF-RENUNCIATION. Summary vid + full text.
ON THE NECESSITY OF INTERIOR STRUGGLE TO FOLLOW CHRIST: Make It a Habit to Say “NO” to Yourself for Love of God “And he called to him the multitude with his disciples, and said to them, ‘If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me…
BAPTISM OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. Jesus, who was without sin, accepted to be numbered among sinners. AV summary & text.
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WHO IS THE TRUE CHRISTIAN? Love Christ. Follow Christ. Imitate Christ.
WHO IS THE TRUE CHRISTIAN? Dear brethren in Christ, during this season, it would be good to examine ourselves if are we striving daily out of love for God to follow the footsteps and imitate Our Lord Jesus Christ so that we may be his true and faithful followers: real Christians, not only by name,…
21st Sunday O.T. C. JESUS IS THE NARROW GATE WHICH LEADS TO SALVATION.
21st Sunday O.T. C. JESUS IS THE NARROW GATE WHICH LEADS TO SALVATION. Dear brethren in Christ, this Sunday’s Gospel invites us to reflect on the theme of salvation and the narrow gate. Pope Francis, in his Angelus speech (Aug. 25, 2013) said: “Jesus is going up from Galilee to the city of Jerusalem, and…
INTERIOR STRUGGLE: Let us follow Christ struggling against everything in our life which separates us from Him.
LET US FOLLOW CHRIST. LET US OVERCOME EVERYTHING IN OUR LIFE WHICH SEPARATES US FROM GOD. Dear brethren in Christ, if we are to follow Christ faithfully, we need to struggle against everything which separates us from the love of God no matter what it takes with the help of His grace. God knows…
POPE FRANCIS. BE BRAVE! FOLLOW CHRIST! BRING SOULS CLOSER TO CHRIST!
POPE FRANCIS: BE BRAVE! FOLLOW CHRIST! BRING SOULS CLOSER TO CHRIST! Dear brethren in Christ, Pope Francis encouraged those who were present at the Angelus last July 3, 2016 at the St. Peter’s Square to contribute to the Church’s mission by welcoming Christ’s invitation to follow Him. Though not an easy mission for Christ…
VIRGIN MOST FAITHFUL, PRAY FOR US!
VIRGIN MOST FAITHFUL, PRAY FOR US! We need your daily maternal guidance so that we may always be faithful to Christ and His Church. If ever, due to our frailties, we go astray, help us return quickly to the right path which leads us to your Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ. Mother, we pray to…
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