5th Sunday of Lent (B): WE MUST DIE TO OURSELF TO SEE JESUS AND SHOW JESUS TO OTHERS. OUTLINE SUMMARY OF IDEAS “WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE JESUS.” TO SEE JESUS, TO SEE GOD, WE MUST DIE UNTO OURSELVES, AND PUT TO DEATH OUR EVIL INCLINATIONS. HUMILIATION IS THE PATH WHICH LEADS TO GLORIFICATION 1….
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“I HAVE COME TO SERVE, NOT TO BE SERVED (Mt. 20:28).”
“I HAVE COME TO SERVE, NOT TO BE SERVED (Mt. 20:28).” “The Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many,” Our Lord said. As Christians, we need to follow Christ’s footsteps. Christ came to serve us and service supposes sacrifice and…
LOVING JESUS MORE MEANS….
LOVING JESUS MORE MEANS….
Sept. 23: ST. PIO PIETRELCINA (PADRE PIO)
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Sept. 15: OUR LADY OF SORROWS. Love and suffering are inseparable.
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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…
MORTIFICATION: WHAT IS IT, WHY IT IS NECESSARY IN CHRISTIAN LIFE, AND WHAT ARE ITS FRUITS.
MORTIFICATION: WHAT IS IT, WHY IT IS NECESSARY IN CHRISTIAN LIFE, AND WHAT ARE ITS FRUITS. OUTLINE Mortification, a manifestation of self-denial, a necessary path to embark on if we want to be holy. Why? Examples of mortification in daily life. Jesus taught us that “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take…
August 23: St. ROSE OF LIMA, Virgin. Short bio + Divine Office 2nd reading.
August 23: St. ROSE OF LIMA, Virgin. Short bio + Divine Office 2nd reading. Born in Lima, Peru, St. Rose (1586-1617) became the first saint of the American continent. She was a model of penitent life, continuous prayer, and simplicity of life. She received the habit of the Third Order of St. Dominic when she…
AUGUST 1917 APPARITION OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA.
AUGUST 1917 APPARITION OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA Below you have the Sor Lucia’s own words on the 4th apparition of Our Lady of Fatima taken from her Memoirs. If we recall, the three shepherds were brought to the jail of Vila Nova de Ourem on the 13th of August. Our Lady would later…
MAY 13: OUR LADY OF FATIMA MESSAGE (3). OFFER SACRIFICES FOR SINNERS
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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…
POPE FRANCIS’ MESSAGE FOR LENT 2017
POPE FRANCIS’ MESSAGE FOR LENT 2017 OUTLINE The other person is a gift Sin blinds us The Word is a gift Dear Brothers and Sisters, Lent is a new beginning, a path leading to the certain goal of Easter, Christ’s victory over death. This season urgently calls us to conversion. Christians are asked to return…
