DAILY FORMS OF FORGIVENESS Family unity is more than merely living together, just as peace is more than merely the absence of war. In a home or a business, although no major conflicts may be present, subtle walls can sometimes be raised behind which people try to protect themselves from others. These walls can even…
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LENTEN READINGS: PRAYER KNOCKS, FASTING OBTAINS, MERCY RECEIVES (St. Peter Chrysologus)
LENTEN READINGS: PRAYER KNOCKS, FASTING OBTAINS, MERCY RECEIVES (St. Peter Chrysologus) There are three things, my brethren, by which faith stands firm, devotion remains constant, and virtue endures. They are prayer, fasting and mercy. Prayer knocks at the door, fasting obtains, mercy receives. Prayer, mercy and fasting: these three are one, and they give life…
POPE FRANCIS: CHRISTIAN LOVE PRACTICES JUSTICE, OVERCOMES ENMITY ESPECIALLY IN THE FAMILY, AND SAYS NO TO RETALIATION, HATRED AND VIOLENCE. AV summary + text.
POPE FRANCIS: CHRISTIAN LOVE PRACTICES JUSTICE, OVERCOMES ENMITY ESPECIALLY IN THE FAMILY, AND SAYS NO TO RETALIATION, HATRED AND VIOLENCE. AV summary + text. Dear brethren in Christ, below you have a ZENIT translation of the must-read address Pope Francis gave on Feb. 19, 2017 before and after praying the midday Angelus with those gathered…
POPE FRANCIS: PRAY FOR THE LIVING AND THE DEAD. MERCY CONTINUES.
POPE FRANCIS: PRAY FOR THE LIVING AND THE DEAD. MERCY CONTINUES Dear brethren in Christ, below you have the Zenit translation of yesterday’s catechesis given by Pope Francis on the last spiritual work of mercy. It is a must read and meditate for it will help us in our dealings with God and with our…
POPE FRANCIS’ BEAUTIFUL HOMILY: SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING 2016. Must-read and meditate.
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POPE FRANCIS’ MEDITATION ON JESUS’ WORDS: “I THIRST”.
POPE FRANCIS’ MEDITATION ON JESUS’ WORDS: “I THIRST”. Dear brethren in Christ, during the Ecumenical Prayer Gathering of Christians in Assisi, Pope Francis appealed to quench Jesus’ thirst which is heard again from “the voice of the suffering, the hidden cry of the little innocent ones to whom the light of this world is denied,…
PRAY FOR THE PREPARATIONS AND SPIRITUAL FRUITS OF THE 31ST WORLD YOUTH DAY IN KRAKOW, POLAND (July 27-31, 2016). POPE FRANCIS’ MESSAGE.
PRAY FOR THE PREPARATIONS AND SPIRITUAL FRUITS OF THE 31ST WORLD YOUTH DAY IN KRAKOW, POLAND (July 27-31, 2016). POPE FRANCIS’ MESSAGE. Dear brethren in Christ, in a bit more than a month’s time, the 31st World Youth Day will take place in Poland. A lot of people from all over the world are right…
POPE FRANCIS TO YOUTH: IF YOU FEEL SOMETHING HEAVY IN YOUR HEART, DO NOT BE AFRAID! GOD’S MERCY IS WAITING FOR YOU!
POPE FRANCIS TO YOUTH: IF YOU FEEL SOMETHING HEAVY IN YOUR HEART, DO NOT BE AFRAID! GOD’S MERCY IS WAITING FOR YOU! Dear brethren in Christ, below are Pope Francis’ words taken from his Message to the 31st World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland, and which are worth meditating in one’s personal prayer. Let…
POPE FRANCIS’ BEAUTIFUL HOMILY: SACRED HEART OF JESUS 2016. JUBILEE FOR PRIESTS. MUST READ BY ALL!
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AMORIS LAETITIA: AN INVITATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT.
AMORIS LAETITIA: AN INVITATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT “This Exhortation is especially timely in this Jubilee Year of Mercy. First, because it represents an invitation to Christian families to value the gifts of marriage and the family, and to persevere in a love strengthened by the virtues of generosity, commitment, fidelity and patience. Second, because it seeks…
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