RESTORE TO ME THE JOY OF YOUR SALVATION Tibi, tibi soli peccavi et malum coram te feci – Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in thy sight.23 The Holy Spirit, who “will convince the world concerning sin,”24 helps us see that this nostalgia, this yearning, is not just…
Tag: Repentance
SORRY, LORD. HAVE MERCY ON US!
SORRY, LORD. HAVE MERCY ON US! “When we look upon Calvary, where Jesus died, the realisation of our own sins should move us to be sorry, to make a deeper and more mature decision not to offend him again.” St. Josemaria, Forge 402. Lord, may I always have a delicate conscience, humbly acknowledging the wrongs…
Lenten readings: REPENT (BY ST. CLEMENT)
LENTEN READINGS THE NEED FOR REPENTANCE. It is our loving and merciful God who seeks us out during this time of Lent. If we are to take advantage of this season of Lent as a time of favorable grace, conversión and growth in our love for God, it is indispensable that we must first…
16th Sunday of O.T (A). The Parable of the Weeds. Insight vid + full text.
16th Sunday of O.T (A) The Parable of the Weeds. Insight vid + full text. OUTLINE Summary of ideas of today’s Sunday readings The need for vigilance, fidelity to Christ and perseverance to choose what is good. 1. Summary of ideas of today’s Sunday readings Today’s 1st reading – which speaks of God’s clemency…
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…
SOLEMNITY OF JESUS CHRIST, KING AND LORD OF THE UNIVERSE (Year C).
SOLEMNITY OF JESUS CHRIST, KING AND LORD OF THE UNIVERSE (Year C) “How worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and divinity, and wisdom and strength and honor. To him belong glory and authority for ever and ever.” Words of the Entrance Antiphon which the entire Church prays today as we celebrate…
POPE FRANCIS: IF GOD HOPES, NEVER LOSE HOPE!
POPE FRANCIS: IF GOD HOPES, NEVER LOSE HOPE! ORIGINAL PHOTO SOURCE. VATICAN RADIO FB PAGE.
Pope Francis on God’s Patience and Our Conversion “IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO CONVERT, BUT IT’S URGENT. IT’S NOW! LET US BEGIN TODAY.”
Pope Francis on God’s Patience and Our Conversion “IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO CONVERT, BUT IT’S URGENT. IT’S NOW! LET US BEGIN TODAY.” Dear friends, below you have the ZENIT translation of the Pope’s address on Feb. 28, 2016 before praying the midday Angelus with those gathered in St. Peters’ Square. In his address, Pope…
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…
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…
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,…
