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CATECHISM ON THE VOCATION TO HOLINESS
BE HOLY, FOR I, YOUR GOD, AM HOLY (Lev 20:26, 1 Pet 1:16)
WHAT IS THE FIRST STEP TO HOLINESS?
FOSTER THE HOPE OF BEING A SAINT.
POPE FRANCIS: OUR LIFE IS SERIOUS AND THE GOAL TO ACHIEVE IS IMPORTANT: ETERNAL SALVATION.
HOLINESS AS IDENTIFICATION WITH CHRIST
WHO IS THE TRUE CHRISTIAN? Love Christ. Follow Christ. Imitate Christ.
BE LIKE CHRIST: THE GOAL OF OUR CHRISTIAN VOCATION.
POPE FRANCIS: CHRISTIANS, BEARERS AND AMBASSADORS OF CHRIST.
WANT TO FALL IN LOVE WITH JESUS? DEAL WITH HIS SACRED HUMANITY!
6th Sunday O.T. (A). “HAPPY ARE THEY WHO FOLLOW THE LAW OF THE LORD!” AV summary + text.
27th Sunday O.T. (A). I HAVE CHOSEN YOU FROM THE WORLD, SAYS THE LORD, TO GO AND BEAR FRUIT THAT WILL REMAIN.
MEANS TO HOLINESS
Prayer life
6 SHORT DAILY HABITS TO KEEP YOUR CATHOLIC FAITH ALIVE!
Morning Prayer
BEAUTIFUL MORNING PRAYERS TO THE MOST HOLY TRINITY!
MORNING CONSECRATION TO MARY: MAKE IT A GOOD HABIT TO KISS YOUR MOM AND ASK HER HELP TO LOVE JESUS EVERY MORNING!
Mental Prayer
THE TRANFORMING POWER OF MENTAL PRAYER.
Holy Rosary
HOLY ROSARY GUIDE. Share and save! :)
GUIDE TO HOLY ROSARY. Help more people by offering each mystery for an intention.
OCT. 7: OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY. Miracles, 15 Promises & Guide.
OCT. 7: OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY “Neither the troops, nor weapons, nor the commanders, but Mary of the Rosary who made us the victorious”
REAL MEN PRAY THE HOLY ROSARY AS WELL!
Gospel Reading
WANT TO KNOW AND FALL IN LOVE WITH JESUS CHRIST? READ THE GOSPEL DAILY.
POPE FRANCIS: Read a Gospel passage, a Bible passage everyday. The Kingdom of God requires our humble collaboration and daily interior struggle.
Spiritual Reading
July 31: ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA, Founder of the Society of Jesus. Gratitude to God for All the Good Done by the Jesuits. The Importance of Spiritual Reading.
Presence of God
Sacramental life
Love Jesus in the Holy Eucharist
Holy Mass
LORD JESUS, BE MY STRENGTH AND MY DEFENSE.
WANT TO LOVE JESUS MORE IN THE HOLY EUCHARIST AND LIVE THE HOLY MASS BETTER? HERE ARE SOME USEFUL TIPS!
LOVE JESUS IN THE HOLY EUCHARIST! PREPARE YOURSELF WELL FOR THE HOLY MASS!
CHURCH AND MASS ETIQUETTE: TOP 9 REMINDERS ON LOVING JESUS IN THE HOLY EUCHARIST
LOVE FOR JESUS IN THE HOLY EUCHARIST: Over 1m Join Cebu Capitol Mass, Procession (51st IEC Philippines).
CHURCH AND MASS ETIQUETTE: Loving Jesus in the Holy Eucharist
“I AM THE LIVING BREAD WHICH CAME DOWN FROM HEAVEN. THE BREAD…IS MY FLESH”. LET US ADORE, THANK AND LOVE JESUS TRULY PRESENT IN THE HOLY EUCHARIST!
Visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament
WANT TO LOVE JESUS MORE IN THE EUCHARIST? VISIT HIM DAILY IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT!
LORD JESUS IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT, WE ADORE YOU, WE HOPE IN YOU AND WE LOVE YOU! WITH OUR LIFE, WE WISH TO BE YOUR “LIVING MONSTRANCES”, AS ST. JOSEMARIA SAID. Corpus Christi 2016 Real Parroquia de Santa Magdalena Video 2 (Seville): THE FAITH IN OUR LORD’S REAL PRESENCE IN THE HOLY EUCHARIST IS ALIVE!
Receive God’s pardon and mercy in Confession
POPE FRANCIS ON CONFESSION AND CONFESSORS
POPEFRANCIS ON CONFESSION: TOUCH THE GRANDEUR OF GOD’S MERCY IN THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
ON GOD’S MERCY: Feeling Hopeless and Desperate For Your Falls and Sins? Trust in God Who is Merciful, Receive His Pardon and Happiness in Confession
POPE FRANCIS ON HOPE & GOD’S MERCY: “Don’t panic! God is greater than our sins.”
GUIDE TO CONFESSION (English). EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE (for adults).
GUIDE TO THE EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE FOR CONFESSION IN FILIPINO (GABAY SA PAGSUSURI NG BUDHI PARA SA PANGKUKUMPISAL).
POPE FRANCIS TO YOUTH: IF YOU FEEL SOMETHING HEAVY IN YOUR HEART, DO NOT BE AFRAID! GOD’S MERCY IS WAITING FOR YOU!
Interior Struggle
Why is interior struggle important?
POPE FRANCIS ON THE CHRISTIAN’S TASK OF DAILY CONVERSION AND INTERIOR STRUGGLE TOWARD THE ENCOUNTER WITH JESUS CHRIST.
ON LOVE FOR GOD AND DAILY INTERIOR STRUGGLE: Want To Advance In Your Love For God Daily? Make Jesus Happy By Saying “No” To Yourself In The Little Things Of Each Day. King Arthur & the Dwarf.
JUNE 29: “I HAVE COMPETED WELL; I HAVE FINISHED THE RACE; I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH.” St. Paul’s Operative Faith and the Interior Struggle to Do God’s Will
INTERIOR STRUGGLE: Let us follow Christ struggling against everything in our life which separates us from Him.
ON THE NECESSITY OF INTERIOR STRUGGLE TO FOLLOW CHRIST: Make It a Habit to Say “NO” to Yourself for Love of God.
14th Sunday O.T. (C). INTERIOR JOY AND PEACE ARE CONSEQUENCES OF GOD’S GRACE, APOSTOLATE AND INTERIOR STRUGGLE.
Little Things
Begin again
DON’T BE A SLAVE OF YOUR EGO. CHOOSE TO BE FREE! CHOOSE THAT WHICH IS GOOD EVEN IF IT NOT EASY!
Say ·no” to yourself for love of God
ON LOVE FOR GOD AND DAILY INTERIOR STRUGGLE: Want To Advance In Your Love For God Daily? Make Jesus Happy By Saying “No” To Yourself In The Little Things Of Each Day. King Arthur & the Dwarf.
ON THE NECESSITY OF INTERIOR STRUGGLE TO FOLLOW CHRIST: Make It a Habit to Say “NO” to Yourself for Love of God.
TAME THAT TONGUE: LET US THINK AND PRAY BEFORE WE SPEAK.
MAN UP! TAME YOUR TEMPER. CONQUER YOUR LAZINESS. STOP COMPLAINING.
TAME THOSE PASSIONS: MAY THE MORAL GOOD AND LOVE OF GOD BE THE LAW OF OUR CONDUCT AND NOT PLEASURE.
MORTIFICATION: WHAT IS IT, WHY IT IS NECESSARY IN CHRISTIAN LIFE, AND WHAT ARE ITS FRUITS.
HOLINESS AS LIVING THE VIRTUES TAUGHT BY CHRIST
Virtues
Theological Virtues
Faith
Summaries of Catholic Teaching. Topic 3: Supernatural Faith.
CHOSEN IN CHRIST TO BE HOLY BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD. CHRISTIAN’S VOCATION TO HOLINESS AND APOSTOLATE.
JESUS, SAVIOR, MESSIAH & THE LIVING WORD OF GOD.
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A CHRISTIAN? “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me (Mk 8:34).”
POPE FRANCIS ON THE GOOD SAMARITAN, FAITH AND WORKS OF LOVE.
CHRISTIANS: LIVE FOR CHRIST! LIVE CHRIST’S LIFE. “FAITHALONE” (Solafide) WITHOUT WORKS IS NOT BIBLICAL.
ACCEPT OR REJECT JESUS, LIVE FOR GOD OR FOR ONE’S SELF. “Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life (Jn 6: 68).”
ON TRUE WORSHIP. Worship God not only by being hearers but by being doers of His Word; not only with our lips but above all with works which proceed from a pure heart.
PRAY WITH A CHILD’S DARING, TRUST, AND CONFIDENCE TO HIS FATHER.
THE FIRM & UNDOUBTING FAITH OF JAIRUS AND THE WOMAN WITH HEMORRHAGE. 13TH Sunday of Ordinary Time (B).
APOSTOLIC MISSION, ZEAL AND DIFFICULTIES. “AND HE MARVELLED BECAUSE OF THEIR UNBELIEF (Mk 6:6)”:
The Parables of the Seed and of the Mustard Seed
FIDELITY AT THE HOUR OF TRIBULATION.
SAFEGUARD YOUR CATHOLIC FAITH! AVOID ACTIVITIES ORGANIZED BY SECTS.
KATIE LEDECKY, OLYMPIAN GOLD MEDALIST AND WORLD CHAMPION: My Catholic faith helps me put things in perspective. I pray the “Hail Mary” before any race.
SHORT CATHOLIC ANSWERS: ON GOD’S GOODNESS AND THE EXISTENCE OF EVIL
Hope
JESUS IS OUR HOPE AND NOT THE WORLDLY GOODS. Pope Francis’ Address to Youth in Morelia, Mexico.
4th Sunday O.T. (C): JESUS CHRIST CAME TO SAVE THE ENTIRE HUMANITY. To accept Jesus as our Savior requires works of faith, hope and love.
POPE FRANCIS ON HOPE & GOD’S MERCY: “Don’t panic! God is greater than our sins.”
23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time (B) HOPE IN GOD, LISTEN TO GOD, SPEAK TO AND FOR GOD.
GOD KNOWS BEST! TRUST IN HIS PLANS!
ON GOD’S MERCY: Feeling Hopeless and Desperate For Your Falls and Sins? Trust in God Who is Merciful, Receive His Pardon and Happiness in Confession
ANXIOUS AND WORRIED? TRUST IN GOD AND IN HIS DIVINE PROVIDENCE!
POPE FRANCIS’ WYD2016 FINAL MASS HOMILY: “GOD LOVES US THE WAY WE ARE, AND NO SIN, FAULT OR MISTAKE OF OURS MAKES HIM CHANGE HIS MIND”
POPE FRANCIS’ SPEECH WORLD YOUTH DAY VIGIL 2016: DO NOT CONFUSE HAPPINESS WITH COMFORT! JESUS IS CALLING YOU TO LEAVE YOUR MARK ON HISTORY.
Pope Francis’ Homily in the Mass at the BASILICA OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE: “Am I not your mother? Am I not here with you?”
Charity
Love of God
REASON AND MEASURE FOR LOVING GOD?
LORD, GIVE ME YOUR LOVE!
JESUS, MAY I ALWAYS WANT WHAT YOU WANT.
15TH Sunday O.T. (C). THE DOUBLE PRECEPT OF CHARITY: LOVE GOD WITH OUR ENTIRE BEING AND OUR NEIGHBOR AS OURSELF.
Summaries of Catholic Teaching Topic 31: THE FIRST COMMANDMENT.
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.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO LOVE CHRIST BUT NOT HIS CHURCH? TO BELIEVE IN GOD BUT NOT TO THE TRUTHS HE REVEALED (RELIGION)? POPE FRANCIS ON THE INSEPARABILITY BETWEEN OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST AND HIS CHURCH.
Love of Neighbor
15TH Sunday O.T. (C). THE DOUBLE PRECEPT OF CHARITY: LOVE GOD WITH OUR ENTIRE BEING AND OUR NEIGHBOR AS OURSELF.
LOVE THY ENEMY: “DROWN EVIL WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF GOOD (Sr. Josemaria).”
Works of Mercy
POPE FRANCIS ON THE GOOD SAMARITAN, FAITH AND WORKS OF LOVE.
WORKS OF MERCY: Palpable manifestation of real love of God and of neighbor on which Christians will be known as real disciples and on which we will be judged.
POPE FRANCIS ON THE GOOD SAMARITAN, TRUE WORSHIP, LOVE OF ONE’S NEIGHBOR AND COMPASSION.
Human Virtues
Humility
ON THE HUMILITY OF JESUS: “Learn from me for I am meek and humble of heart (Lk 11:29).”
WHAT IS HUMILITY? Why is it so important?
HUMILITY: Its Effects, the Means to Grow in this Virtue and the Signs of Lack of Humility
ON CHRISTMAS: GOD’S HUMILITY, POVERTY, SELF-ABASEMENT & IMMENSE LOVE FOR US.
POPE FRANCIS’ GENERAL AUDIENCE: THE PHARISEE AND THE PUBLICAN. PRAY NOT WITH ARROGANCE BUT WITH HUMILITY!
POPE FRANCIS ON HUMILITY, HUMILIATION AND HOLINESS If we want to be holy, we better start by being humble.
POPE FRANCIS On Spirit of Service, Humility and Sacrifice
Forgetting one’s self
Spirit of service
Poverty and Detachment
POPE FRANCIS ON THE RICH YOUNG MAN. Faith and Attachment to Riches Cannot Coexist.
JESUS IS OUR HOPE AND NOT THE WORLDLY GOODS. Pope Francis’ Address to Youth in Morelia, Mexico.
18th Sunday O.T. (C). SEEK WHAT IS ABOVE WHERE CHRIST IS SEATED. BE RICH IN WHAT MATTERS TO GOD.
28th Sunday of O.T. (B). The RICH YOUNG MAN: Attachment to Wealth is an Obstacle to Heaven
August 11. St. CLARE OF ASSISI. Founder of Poor Clares. Sister of St. Francis
Oct. 4: ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI
Holy Purity or Chastity
LIVE A CLEAN LIFE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! SAY “NO” TO IMPURITY!
ON GUARDING OF THE SIGHT. Pope Francis on Prudence in the Use of TV and Internet.
JULY 6: ST. MARIA GORETTI. PATRON SAINT OF YOUTH, YOUNG WOMEN, HOLY PURITY AND RAPE VICTIMS.
August 28: ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO. Father and Doctor of the Church
On Holy Purity. MOTHER, MOST CHASTE! PRAY FOR US! HATS OFF TO TIM TEBOW.
Holiness in Ordinary Life
Sanctification of ordinary life
Marriage and Family life
WHY DID JESUS COME INTO THE WORLD IN A FAMILY?
POPE FRANCIS ON THE MISSION OF THE FAMILY: WELCOME JESUS AND MAKE ROOM FOR HIM IN YOUR PERSONAL, CONJUGAL AND FAMILY LIFE!
Love in the Family
PARENTS, SPOUSES, CHILDREN, FRIENDS: WANT TO IMPROVE YOUR LOVE? APPLY THESE BEAUTIFUL TIPS FROM POPE FRANCIS.
POPE FRANCIS’ TOP 20 QUOTES ON LOVE IN THE FAMILY IN AMORIS LAETITIA’S CHAPTER 4. MUST-READ AND MEDITATE BY ALL FAMILY MEMBERS!
POPE FRANCIS’ TOP 10 QUOTES ON THE FAMILY at the World Meeting of Families 2015 (Philadelphia, USA)
POPE FRANCIS’ INTERVENTIONS AT THE WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES (Philadephia, Sept 26-27, 2015)
Parents
POPE FRANCIS: FAMILIES, GROW AND MATURE DAILY IN YOUR LOVE!
POPE FRANCIS: On Parents as Co-creators With and Of God’s Love.
PARENTS: EDUCATE YOUR CHILDREN IN VIRTUES SO THEY COULD MAKE GOOD USE OF THEIR FREEDOM!
PARENTS: YOUR GOOD EXAMPLE IS THE BEST WAY TO EDUCATE YOUR CHILDREN!
POPE FRANCIS ON THE MOTHER: “THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE IN YOUR FAMILY AND FOR WHAT YOU GIVE TO THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD!”
POPE FRANCIS ON THE FATHER. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A HOLY CHRISTIAN FATHER? HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
POPE FRANCIS ON LOVE, PREGNANCY AND CHILDREN. THE LOVE OF PARENTS IS THE MEANS BY WHICH GOD OUR FATHER SHOWS HIS OWN LOVE.
Education of children, Virtue Education.
TO ALL PARENTS! Free E-Book on Parenting, Virtue Education in the Family and on Raising Children for Download
PARENTS: EDUCATE YOUR CHILDREN IN VIRTUES SO THEY COULD MAKE GOOD USE OF THEIR FREEDOM!
POPE FRANCIS’ 9 IDEAS IN “AMORIS LAETITIA” TOWARDS A BETTER EDUCATION OF CHILDREN.
Conjugal spirituality
PARENTS: START YOUR DAY WITH A PRAYER!
POPE FRANCIS’S ADVICE TO NEWLYWEDS AND MARRIED PEOPLE (June 1, 2016). THE SECRET TO A LONG-LASTING MARRIAGE? PUT GOD IN YOUR PERSONAL, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE!
POPE FRANCIS: PUT CHRIST AT THE CENTER OF YOUR FAMILY LIFE!
CHRISTIAN FAMILIES: LEARN FROM THE LOVE AND FIDELITY LIVED BY THE HOLY FAMILY.
AMORIS LAETITIA: STRENGTHEN AND DEEPEN YOUR CONJUGAL AND FAMILY LOVE. HYMN TO CHARITY.
Elderly. Grandparents.
POPE FRANCIS’ VIDEO ON THE 7 MOST TENDER MESSAGES TO GRANDPARENTS AND TO THE ELDERLY
POPE FRANCIS: TAKE CARE OF THE ELDERLY AND THE SICK.
July 26: ST. JOACHIM AND ST. ANNE, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Love for Our Grandparents and the Elderly. “They are a wealth not to be ignored… Where there is no honour for elders, there is no future for the young (Pope Francis).”
Children
Pope Francis’ TIPS ON CHILDREN, MARRIED LOVE, FIDELITY AND LIFE. (Chiapaneca, Mexico).
Summaries of Catholic Teaching. Topic 33: The 4th Commandment. Honor your Father and your Mother.
POPE FRANCIS ON LOVE, PREGNANCY AND CHILDREN. THE LOVE OF PARENTS IS THE MEANS BY WHICH GOD OUR FATHER SHOWS HIS OWN LOVE.
Work and Study
DON’T FORGET THAT YOUR WORK AND DAILY ORDINARY ACTIVITIES ARE A PATH TO HOLINESS!
SEEK, FIND AND LOVE OUR LORD NOT ONLY IN YOUR PRAYER BUT ALSO IN YOUR DAILY ORDINARY ACTIVITIES.
HOLINESS IS MADE UP OF LITTLE THINGS DONE WITH GREAT LOVE FOR GOD AND FOR OTHERS.
JUNE 26: ST. JOSEMARIA. FOUNDER OF OPUS DEI, PATRON SAINT OF ORDINARY LIFE.
Works of mercy
WORKS OF MERCY: Palpable manifestation of real love of God and of neighbor on which Christians will be known as real disciples and on which we will be judged.
THE 7 CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY.
THE 7 SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY.
POPE FRANCIS’ ADDRESS TO THE POOR AND HOMELESS. On St. Joseph’s Faith Amidst Poverty and Suffering. On Charity and Prayer.
DON’T FORGET THE SPIRITUAL WORKS OF MERCY!
August 11: ST. CLARE OF ASSISI. Founder of the Poor Clares.
Catholic Doctrine
Summaries of Catholic Teaching
Summaries of Catholic Teaching Topic 2: REVELATION
Summaries of Catholic Teaching. Topic 3: Supernatural Faith.
Summaries of Catholic Teaching Topic 4: GOD’S NATURE AND ACTION.
Summaries of Catholic Teaching Topic 5: THE MOST HOLY TRINITY.
Summaries of Catholic Teaching. Topic 6: CREATION.
Summary of Catholic Teaching. Topic 7: ELEVATION TO THE SUPERNATURAL ORDER AND ORIGINAL SIN.
Summaries of Catholic Teaching. TOPIC 10: THE PASSION AND DEATH ON THE CROSS OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.
Summary of Catholic Teaching. Topic 11: THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD.
Summary of Catholic Teaching. TOPIC 11: THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD
Summary of Catholic Teaching. Topic 12: I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT. I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Summary of Catholic Teaching. Topic 19: THE HOLY EUCHARIST (1)
Summary of Catholic Teaching. Topic 20: THE HOLY EUCHARIST (2)
Summaries of Catholic Teaching Topic 1: THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
Summary of Catholic Teaching Topic 22: THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION (1)
Summary of Catholic Teaching. Topic 23: THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE OR RECONCILIATION (2).
Summaries of Catholic Teaching. Topic 25: MARRIAGE
Summaries of Catholic Teaching Topic 31: THE FIRST COMMANDMENT.
Summaries of Catholic Teaching. Topic 33: The 4th Commandment. Honor your Father and your Mother.
Beatitudes Explained
4th Sunday O.T. (A). THE BEATITUDES. AV Catechism.
4th Sunday OT A. THE BEATITUDES AND HOLINESS. AV reflection.
BEATITUDES 1: WHAT DOES “POOR IN SPIRIT” MEAN?
BEATITUDES 2: WHY ARE “THOSE WHO MOURN,” BLESSED?
BEATITUDES 3: WHO ARE THE “MEEK”?
BEATITUDES EXPLAINED 4: WHAT IS THE SCRIPTURAL NOTION OF “RIGHTEOUSNESS” OR “JUSTICE”?
BEATITUDES EXPLAINED 5: WHAT IS MERCY?
BEATITUDES EXPLAINED 6: PURITY OF “HEART” IS NECESSARY TO SEE GOD.
BEATITUDES EXPLAINED 7: THE “PEACEMAKERS”
BEATITUDES 8: BLESSED ARE THE PERSECUTED.
BEATITUDES EXPLAINED 9: REJOICE AND BE GLAD FOR YOUR REWARD IS GREAT IN HEAVEN.
DEATH, HEAVEN, PURGATORY, HELL
ON DEATH. THE FALLING LEAF.
ON HEAVEN (1): NEVER-ENDING LOVE AND HAPPINESS.
ON HEAVEN (2): THE CONSOLATIONS OF HUMAN LOVE… WHAT WOULD GOD’S ETERNAL LOVE BE LIKE IN HEAVEN?
ON HEAVEN (3): PRAYER AND THE SACRAMENTS OF CONFESSION AND THE HOLY EUCHARIST: FORETASTE OF HEAVEN HERE ON EARTH.
THE HOLY SOULS IN PURGATORY (1). On Sin and Temporal Punishment
THE HOLY SOULS IN PURGATORY (2): ON GOD’S LOVE AND THE SOULS’ SUFFERINGS
LOOKING FOR THE BIBLICAL BASIS OF PURGATORY? Here are some 25 Biblical Passages.
PRAYERS FOR THE HOLY SOULS IN PURGATORY: A SPIRITUAL WORK OF MERCY. St. Padre Pio and the Old Man in His Room. Video summary and text.
ON HELL (1): HELL EXISTS. TO END THERE IS YOUR CHOICE.
ON HELL (2): THE SUFFERINGS IN HELL. APPROXIMATION AND TESTIMONIES OF SAINTS.
THE LAST JUDGMENT. “He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead.”
WHAT TO SAY TO NON-CATHOLIC CHRISTIANS
TOP 10 REASONS WHY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS THE ONE TRUE CHURCH FOUNDED BY JESUS CHRIST. Other Christian groups derive their elements of truth from the fullness of the Catholic Church.
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: THE TRUE CHURCH FOUNDED BY CHRIST. WHY SETTLE FOR LESS? BE FAITHFUL! BEWARE OF THE FALSE PROPHETS AND SECTS.
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND PROTESTANT “CHURCHES”: Are they the same? No. Here are the differences.
21 REASONS WHY THE “SCRIPTURES ALONE (SOLA SCRIPTURA)” IS UNBIBLICAL, MAN-MADE, ERRONEOUS AND MUST BE REJECTED.
“BEWARE OF FALSE PROPHETS!” The main distinguishing trait of a false prophet. Summary vid + full text.
ARE YOU SAVED? HOW A CATHOLIC MUST RESPOND.
WHY DO WE CATHOLICS LOVE MARY?
WHY DO WE CHRISTIANS CONSIDER MARY AS OUR MOTHER? Gospel explanation.
January 1: SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD. Why Do Catholics Rightfully Call Mary, the Mother of God? AV summary & text.
THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY IN OUR LIFE AS CHRISTIANS. The Saints on the Blessed Virgin Mary. A Filial and Loving Tribute to Our Mother for Her Birthday. Audiovisual summary and text.
Why Do Catholics Rightfully Call Mary, the Mother of God? AV summary & text.
DOES OUR DEVOTION TO MARY DIMINISH GOD’S GLORY? WHAT IS MARY’S ROLE IN THE SALVATION HISTORY AND IN OUR LIFE AS CHRISTIANS?
“CALL NO MAN ON EARTH FATHER?” What did Our Lord really mean with these words?
Love for the Pope
WHY DO WE CATHOLICS LOVE THE POPE? HERE ARE THE REASONS. Audiovisual (02:37s)
DO CATHOLICS WORSHIP IDOLS/STATUES? ABSOLUTELY NOT! HERE’S WHY. MUST READ FOR ALL CATHOLICS!
WHY DO CATHOLICS PRAY TO SAINTS? Summary vid + full text.
WHY CONFESS TO A PRIEST IF I CAN CONFESS DIRECTLY TO GOD? Summary vid + full text.
Meditations et al., accdg. to Liturgical Cycle
Advent
Advent Q & A
ON ADVENT (1): WHAT IS ADVENT? AV summary
ADVENT (2): WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO PREPARE FOR CHRISTMAS? Av summary
TIPS FOR A HOLY AND HAPPY ADVENT & CHRISTMAS.
THE BEST INTERIOR PREPARATION FOR CHRISTMAS? RECONCILE WITH GOD THROUGH THE SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION.
On Advent (3): GUIDE TO CONFESSION. EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE (for adults).
Nov. 30: WHO WAS THE FIRST PERSON EVER TO LIVE THE SEASON OF ADVENT? Novena to the Immaculate Conception. Day 1
Advent prayers and readings
ADVENT PRAYER. Christmas preparation
ADVENT PRAYER 2: ON TRUE WISDOM.
Advent Readings 1 : THE TWOFOLD COMING OF CHRIST (ST. CYRIL OF JERUSALEM).
Advent Reading 2 ST. CYPRIAN: A TREATISE ON THE VALUE OF PATIENCE What we do not see, we hope for
Sundays of Advent
Cycle A
1st Sunday of Advent (A). BE PREPARED ALWAYS.
2nd Sunday of Advent ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, A MODEL OF PREPARING FOR THE COMING OF CHRIST.
3rd Sunday of Advent: “GAUDETE” OR “REJOICE!” SUNDAY. AV Summary.
Cycle B
1st Sunday of Advent (B): STAY AWAKE WITH AND FOR LOVE.
2nd Sunday of Advent (B) “PREPARE THE WAY FOR THE LORD.”
Cycle C
3rd Sunday of Advent: “GAUDETE” OR REJOICE! SUNDAY
4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT. MARY’S FAITHFUL FULFILLMENT OF GOD’S WILL.
Christmas
TIPS FOR LIVING A SPIRITUAL, HAPPY, AND HOLY CHRISTMAS
Christmas day
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAREST JESUS! A HAPPY AND HOLY CHRISTMAS TO ALL! AV greeting (0:18s) & text.
A CHRISTMAS PRAYER FOR YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES!
December 25: CHRISTMAS DAY. CONTEMPLATING THE BIRTH OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. Let us all rejoice in the Lord, for our Savior has been born in the world. AV summary & text.
POPE FRANCIS’ CHRISTMAS MIDNIGHT MASS HOMILY. Rediscover in Jesus the true peace, joy, and meaning of life. AV summary (1:45s) & text.
CHRISTMAS DAY READING FOR MEDITATION. “Christian, Remember Your Dignity (St. Leo the Great)!”
POPE FRANCIS: “FOR TO US A CHILD IS BORN, A SON IS GIVEN: HE IS THE PRINCE OF PEACE, LET US WELCOME HIM!” Full text, Pope Francis’ Urbi et Orbi Message 2016
POPE FRANCIS: “THE POWER OF CHRIST IS THE POWER OF LOVE.”
Feast of the Holy Family
DEC. 31: HOLY FAMILY, MAY WE SHOW OUR LOVE AND GIVE JOY TO OUR FAMILY!
HAPPY FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY!
ST. POPE PAUL VI ON THE EXAMPLE OF NAZARETH.
HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH, MAY PEACE REIGN IN OUR FAMILY.
HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH, PROTECT OUR FAMILIES!
HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH, MAY JESUS BE THE CENTER OF OUR LIFE AND OF OUR FAMILY!
FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH. WHY DID JESUS COME INTO THE WORLD IN A FAMILY? Video prayer & text
THE FLIGHT TO EGYPT: ST. JOSEPH’S FAITH AND OBEDIENCE. AV Summary & text
January 6: HAPPY EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD! AV summary + full text. Best with sound.
Lent
CONVERSION. JESUS’ CALL FOR A CHANGE OF HEART.
ASH WEDNESDAY (Fasting and Abstinence*). WHY THE IMPOSITION OF ASHES? WHAT IS LENT?
ASH WEDNESDAY: WHAT DOES THE IMPOSITION OF ASHES MEAN?
11 TIPS FOR A FRUITFUL LENTEN JOURNEY.
POPE FRANCIS’ MESSAGE FOR LENT 2017
Pope Francis’ Homily ASH WEDNESDAY 2016. “Be reconciled with God.” “Return to Him with all your heart.”
LENT: A JOURNEY TOWARDS EASTER THROUGH THE CROSS OF CHRIST.
LENT: TIME FOR SUCCESSIVE CONVERSIONS WHICH STEM FROM A RADICAL CHANGE OF THE HEART.
Sundays of Lent Cycle A
1st Sunday of Lent (A): WHAT DO WE LEARN FROM THE TEMPTATIONS OF JESUS?
POPE FRANCIS: JESUS CAME OUT VICTORIOUS AGAINST THE DEVIL WITH THE WORD OF GOD. LET’S CONSULT THE BIBLE AS OFTEN AS OUR CELLPHONE.
WHAT IS TEMPTATION? WHEN IS IT SINFUL?
2nd Sunday of Lent (A). LESSONS FROM OUR LORD’S TRANSFIGURATION. Summary vid + full text.
3rd Sunday of Lent (A): JESUS AND THE SAMARITAN WOMAN. Summary vid + full text.
4th Sunday of Lent: “LAETARE or REJOICE SUNDAY. JESUS, OUR LIGHT AND OUR SHEPHERD. Summary vid + full text.
4th Sunday of Lent (A). POPE FRANCIS: CHILDREN OF LIGHT, WALK IN THE TRUE LIGHT OF CHRIST.
5th Sunday of Lent (A): LIVE IN CHRIST, DIE IN CHRIST, RESURRECT IN CHRIST. Summary vid + full text
5th Sunday of Lent (A): FOLLOW JESUS WITH DEEDS RATHER THAN WORDS. Prayer vid + Divine Office 2nd reading.
Sundays of Lent (Year C)
2nd Sunday of Lent: THE TRANSFIGURATION. FOLLOW CHRIST NOT ONLY TO TABOR BUT ALSO TO CALVARY.
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).”
4th Sunday of Lent (C). Laetare Sunday. THE JOY OF RECONCILIATION.
5th Sunday of Lent. “Go and sin no more.” AUTHENTIC CONVERSION DEMANDS A NEW LIFE IN CHRIST.
Pope Francis: “Forgive as God forgives to the utmost.” LENT: A TIME TO FORGIVE AND FORGET.
Holy Week
TIPS TO LIVE THE HOLY WEEK IN A HOLY WAY. Summary vid + full text.
WANT TO LIVE THE HOLY WEEK THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY? SOME TIPS. Infographic + full text.
Meditation on the Passion and Death of Our Lord
Meditation on the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ (1): THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN. Reflection vid + full text.
Meditation on the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ (2) JESUS’ SUFFERINGS DURING THE JEWISH AND ROMAN TRIALS. Summary vid + full text.
THE SCOURGING AT THE PILLAR. Meditation on the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ 3. Summary vid + full text.
Meditation on the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ (4) THE CROWNING WITH THORNS. Summary vid + full text.
THE CARRYING OF THE CROSS. Meditation on the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ 5. Summary vid + full text.
THE CRUCIFIXION OF OUR LORD. Meditation on the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ 6. Summary vid + full text
PALM SUNDAY. Summary vid + full text.
PALM SUNDAY. Summary vid + Divine Office 2nd reading
HOLY THURSDAY MEDITATION: “He loved them to the end (Jn 13:1)”
GOOD FRIDAY MEDITATION: “IT IS FINISHED (Jn 19:30).” Summary vid + full text.
Easter (Cycle A)
POPE FRANCIS’ EASTER VIGIL 2017 HOMILY “The heartbeat of the Risen Lord Christ is alive!” Break down all the sterile pessimism in your life.
POPE FRANCIS: FAITH IN THE RISEN CHRIST MAKES US LOOK BEYOND THE TRAGEDIES OF THIS LIFE.
EASTER SUNDAY. THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. Summary vid + full text.
POPE FRANCIS’ URBI ET ORBI MESSAGE 2017. The Risen Christ tirelessly seeks us and draws us to follow Him.
2nd Sunday of Easter GOD CALLS US TO BE HIS INSTRUMENTS OF MERCY AND LOVE. “AS THE FATHER HAS SENT ME, SO I SEND YOU.” Summary vid + full text.
Divine Mercy Sunday
JESUS ON HIS DIVINE MERCY. “MY MERCY IS GREATER THAN YOUR SINS.” Summary vid + full text.
Sunday after Easter DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY. Origin of chaplet prayer & of the feast. Summary vid + full text.
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY PREPARATION. JESUS’ PROMISES TO THOSE WHO RECITE THE DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET PRAYER. Summary vid + full text.
HOW TO PRAY THE DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET INFOGRAPHIC.
LORD JESUS IN THE HOLY EUCHARIST, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVING MERCY! Intro vid + Easter Saturday Divine office 2nd reading
3rd Sunday of Easter (A): “Stay with us.”
4th Sunday of Easter (A): Christians, you are called to be good shepherds for others. Summary vid + full text.
FOR JESUS, WE ARE NOT STRANGERS BUT BROTHERS. POPE FRANCIS’ ADDRESS GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAY 2017.
5th Sunday of Easter (A): “I am the Way the Truth and the Life (Jn 14:6) .”
6th Sunday of Easter (A). GOD SEEKS TO BE WITH US ALWAYS: THE PROMISE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
POPE FRANCIS: “GOD CALLS US TO GENEROUSLY CORRESPOND TO THE EVANGELICAL CALL OF LOVE.”
THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD (1): ITS SIGNIFICANCE. Summary vid + full text.
THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD (2): ITS REPERCUSSIONS IN OUR CHRISTIAN LIFE. Summary vid + full text.
PREPARATION FOR PENTECOST
PENTECOST PREPARATION: PRACTICAL TIPS.
A BEAUTIFUL PRAYER TO GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT!
POPE FRANCIS: WHAT PLACE DOES THE HOLY SPIRIT HAVE IN MY HEART?
Gifts of the Holy Spirit
THE GIFTS AND FRUITS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
THE GIFT OF WISDOM.
THE GIFT OF COUNSEL. Consideration and prayer.
THE GIFT OF FORTITUDE. Considerations and prayer.
THE GIFT OF PIETY. Consideration and prayer.
THE GIFT OF FEAR OF THE LORD. Consideration and prayer.
SOLEMNITY OF THE PENTECOST (A). God the Holy Spirit publicly reveals Christ’s Church. AV summary + full text.
PENTECOST SUNDAY: THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE LIFE OF A CHRISTIAN AND THE IMPORTANCE OF DOCILITY.
VENI, SANCTE SPIRITUS. Another beautiful prayer to the Holy Spirit.
Easter (Cycle C)
Easter Sunday
EASTER SUNDAY. THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. Summary vid + full text.
HAPPY EASTER PRAYER AND GREETING. AV
EASTER PROCLAMATION, EXSULTET, Short form
POPE FRANCIS’ EASTER VIGIL 2017 HOMILY “The heartbeat of the Risen Lord Christ is alive!” Break down all the sterile pessimism in your life.
POPE FRANCIS EASTER VIGIL MASS 2017 PICS
2nd Sunday of Easter. CHRIST GIVES HIS MISSION AND POWER TO THE APOSTLES.
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY. Sunday after Easter. Origin and Jesus’ conversations with St. Faustina.
3rd Sunday of Easter (C): THE CHURCH, PROLONGATION OF CHRIST’S MYSTERY. THE PRIMACY OF PETER.
ST. AUGUSTINE ON THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD
4TH SUNDAY OF EASTER: GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAY AND WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS.
THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD: ITS SIGNIFICANCE AND REPERCUSSIONS IN OUR CHRISTIAN LIFE.
5th Sunday of Easter:THE NOVELTY OF THE GOSPEL. JESUS’ LOVE: “AS I HAVE LOVED YOU.”
Summary of Catholic Teaching. TOPIC 11: THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD
6TH SUNDAY OF EASTER (C). THE INSEPARABLE LINK BETWEEN FULFILLING GOD’S COMMANDMENTS AND HIS PRESENCE IN OUR SOUL.
LET’S PREPARE OURSELVES FOR PENTECOST SUNDAY! HERE ARE SOME PRACTICAL TIPS :D
POPE FRANCIS’ EASTER 2016 TWEETS.
PENTECOST SUNDAY: THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE LIFE OF A CHRISTIAN AND THE IMPORTANCE OF DOCILITY.
PENTECOST SUNDAY: THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE LIFE OF A CHRISTIAN AND THE IMPORTANCE OF DOCILITY.
Sundays of Ordinary Time
Cycle A
2nd Sunday O.T.(A). JESUS, THE LAMB OF GOD
3rd Sunday of O.T. (A). JESUS CHRIST, THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. Sunday readings reflection.
4th Sunday OT A. THE BEATITUDES AND HOLINESS. AV reflection.
4th Sunday O.T. (A). THE BEATITUDES. AV Catechism.
5th Sunday O.T. (A). SALT OF THE EARTH, LIGHT OF THE WORLD. AV reflection.
5th Sunday O.T. (A) YOU ARE THE SALT OF THE EARTH AND THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.
6th Sunday O.T. (A). “HAPPY ARE THEY WHO FOLLOW THE LAW OF THE LORD!” AV summary + text.
7th Sunday O.T. (A): Holiness and Love of enemy
8th Sunday O.T. (A). SEEK GOD’S KINGDOM FIRST. TRUST IN HIM AND IN HIS LOVING PROVIDENCE.
POPE FRANCIS: WE HAVE A LOVING FATHER WHO NEVER FORGETS US. LET US TRUST HIM.
12TH Sunday O.T. (A): TRUST IN GOD’S PROVIDENCE. Summary vid + full text.
16th Sunday of O.T (A). The Parable of the Weeds. Insight vid + full text.
14th Sunday O.T. (A). “COME TO ME…LEARN FROM ME.” Summary vid + full text.
15th Sunday of O.T. (A): THE NECESSITY OF HAVING THE PROPER DISPOSITIONS TO RECEIVE GOD AND HIS WORD. Summary vid + full text.
17th Sunday O.T. (A) THE CHRISTIAN’S REAL TREASURE: GOD AND HIS KINGDOM.
19th Sunday O.T (A) MENTAL PRAYER AND INTERIOR SILENCE.
20th Sunday O.T. (A). JESUS AND THE CANAANITE WOMAN. Faith, a way of life.
21ST Sunday O.T. (A). DO YOU LOVE THE POPE, CHRIST’S VICAR ON EARTH?
22nd Sunday O.T (A) JESUS REMINDS US OF THE NECESSARY CONDITIONS TO REACH HEAVEN.
23rd Sunday O.T. (A) FRATERNAL CORRECTION AND THE CHRISTIAN RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SALVATION OF OTHERS.
24th Sunday O.T. (A): FORGIVE, ALWAYS!
25th Sunday O.T. (A). YOUR WAYS ARE NOT MY WAYS. God’s logic surpasses human logic.
26th Sunday O.T. (A). IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO RETURN TO GOD.
27th Sunday O.T. (A). I HAVE CHOSEN YOU FROM THE WORLD, SAYS THE LORD, TO GO AND BEAR FRUIT THAT WILL REMAIN.
28th Sunday O.T. (A) GOD INVITES YOU TO HIS HEAVENLY BANQUET. IF YOU ACCEPT, WEAR YOUR WEDDING GARMENT.
29th Sunday O.T. (A). DO WE RENDER TO GOD WHAT IS HIS?
30th Sunday O.T. (A). THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT OF ALL.
31st Sunday O.T (A). Jesus wants unity and coherence between our faith and life.
32nd Sunday O.T. (A): BE WISE. BE VIGILANT.
33rd Sunday of O.T. (A). THE PARABLE OF THE TALENTS. Be fruitful and responsible.
Cycle B
11TH SUNDAY OF THE ORDINARY TIME (B): The Parables of the Seed and of the Mustard Seed
THE FIRM & UNDOUBTING FAITH OF JAIRUS AND THE WOMAN WITH HEMORRHAGE. 13TH Sunday of Ordinary Time (B).
FAITH IN GOD IN THE MIDST OF THE STRUGGLES AND DIFFICULTIES OF DAILY LIFE. 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time (B): The Calming of the Storm.
FAITH IN GOD IN THE MIDST OF THE STRUGGLES AND DIFFICULTIES OF DAILY LIFE. 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time (B): The Calming of the Storm.
14th Sunday of Ordinary Time (B). APOSTOLIC MISSION, ZEAL AND DIFFICULTIES. “AND HE MARVELLED BECAUSE OF THEIR UNBELIEF (Mk 6:6)”:
15th Sunday of Ordinary Time (B): CHOSEN IN CHRIST TO BE HOLY BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD. CHRISTIAN’S VOCATION TO HOLINESS AND APOSTOLATE.
16th Sunday of Ordinary Time (B): THE TRAITS OF A GOOD SHEPHERD.
18th Sunday of Ordinary Time (B): JESUS, THE BREAD OF LIFE FROM HEAVEN. The Fruits of Holy Communion.
19th Sunday of Ordinary Time (B) JESUS’ AMAZING LOVE IN THE HOLY EUCHARIST. LIVE IN LOVE!
21st Sunday of Ordinary Time (B): ACCEPT OR REJECT JESUS, LIVE FOR GOD OR FOR ONE’S SELF. “Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life (Jn 6: 68).”
23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time (B) HOPE IN GOD, LISTEN TO GOD, SPEAK TO AND FOR GOD.
24th Sunday of Ordinary Time (B): WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A CHRISTIAN? “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me (Mk 8:34).”
25th Sunday O.T. (B): TO LEAD IS TO SERVE “If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and servant of all (Mk 9:35).”
26th Sunday of O.T. (B): ON UNITY, SCANDAL & OCCASIONS OF SIN
27th Sunday of O.T. (B): Marriage according to God’s plans
28th Sunday of O.T. (B). The RICH YOUNG MAN: Attachment to Wealth is an Obstacle to Heaven
29th Sunday of O.T. (B) SERVIAM! I will serve!
30th Sunday of Ordinary Time (B). JESUS CHRIST, THE FACE OF GOD THE FATHER’S LOVE AND MERCY. The Blind Man of Jericho
32nd Sunday O.T. (B): GENEROSITY AND COMPLETE TRUST IN GOD.
33rd Sunday O.T. (B): THE 2ND COMING OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.
Cycle C
5th Sunday O.T. (C) OUR PERSONAL VOCATION: FAITH, OBEDIENCE AND GENEROSITY IN ANSWERING GOD’S CALL.
12th Sunday O.T. (C). CHRISTIANS: LIVE FOR CHRIST! LIVE CHRIST’S LIFE. “FAITHALONE” (Solafide) WITHOUT WORKS IS NOT BIBLICAL.
10th Sunday of O.T. (C) GOD IS FULL OF COMPASSION AND IS PRESENT AMONG US!
13th Sunday O.T. (C). GOD’S CALL AND OUR CORRESPONDENCE.
14th Sunday O.T. (C). INTERIOR JOY AND PEACE ARE CONSEQUENCES OF GOD’S GRACE, APOSTOLATE AND INTERIOR STRUGGLE.
15TH Sunday O.T. (C). THE DOUBLE PRECEPT OF CHARITY: LOVE GOD WITH OUR ENTIRE BEING AND OUR NEIGHBOR AS OURSELF.
16TH Sunday O.T. (C): SEEK, FIND AND LOVE OUR LORD NOT ONLY IN YOUR PRAYER BUT ALSO IN YOUR DAILY ORDINARY ACTIVITIES.
17th Sunday O.T. (C) PRAY WITH A CHILD’S DARING, TRUST, AND CONFIDENCE TO HIS FATHER.
18th Sunday O.T. (C). SEEK WHAT IS ABOVE WHERE CHRIST IS SEATED. BE RICH IN WHAT MATTERS TO GOD.
20th Sunday O.T. (C) FIDELITY AT THE HOUR OF TRIBULATION.
22nd Sunday O.T. Year C. ON HUMILITY. The Catechist and the “smart” girl.
28th Sunday O.T Year C The Ten Lepers. Do you thank God?
29th Sunday Reflection (C). THE PARABLE OF THE PERSISTENT WIDOW AND THE UNJUST JUDGE. The Importance Of Persevering Prayer. AV Summary and text.
Solemnities of Ordinary Time
Most Blessed Trinity
WANT TO GROW FASTER IN YOUR LOVE FOR THE MOST HOLY TRINITY? PREPARE FOR THE SOLEMNITY WITH THE HELP OF OUR LADY!
SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST BLESSED TRINITY: ADORATION, MAN’S PRINCIPAL MISSION IN LIFE.
HAPPY SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST BLESSED TRINITY! OH MOST HOLY TRINITY, GOD IMMORTAL BE ADORED!
ANGELIC TRISAGION PRAYER: PREPARATION FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY.
The Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
SOLEMNITY OF THE BODY AND BLOOD OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST: LET US BE EUCHARISTIC SOULS! SOULS IN LOVE WITH JESUS IN THE HOLY EUCHARIST!
LORD JESUS IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT, WE ADORE YOU, WE HOPE IN YOU AND WE LOVE YOU! WITH OUR LIFE, WE WISH TO BE YOUR “LIVING MONSTRANCES”, AS ST. JOSEMARIA SAID. Corpus Christi 2016 Real Parroquia de Santa Magdalena Video 2 (Seville): THE FAITH IN OUR LORD’S REAL PRESENCE IN THE HOLY EUCHARIST IS ALIVE!
Corpus Christi 2016 Real Parroquia de Santa Magdalena Video 1 (Seville): THE FAITH IN OUR LORD’S REAL PRESENCE IN THE HOLY EUCHARIST IS ALIVE! LORD JESUS IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT, WE ADORE YOU, WE HOPE IN YOU AND WE LOVE YOU!
Sacred Heart of Jesus
WANT TO PREPARE FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS?
PREPARATION FOR THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS: LOVE THE WAY CHRIST LOVED!
PREPARATION FOR SACRED HEART OF JESUS: EXPIATION AND REPARATION FOR OUR SINS.
POPE FRANCIS’ BEAUTIFUL HOMILY: SACRED HEART OF JESUS 2016. JUBILEE FOR PRIESTS. MUST READ BY ALL!
HAPPY SOLEMNITY OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS! WHAT IS THE TRUE DEVOTION TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS? ACT OF CONSECRATION.
The Immaculate Heart of Mary (Feast)
DEVOTION TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY (June 13, 2015): WHAT DOES IT CONSIST OF? EXCERPTS FROM THE MEMOIRS OF SOR LUCÍA.
IMMACULATEHEART OF MARY: EXCERPTS FROM THE MEMOIRS OF SOR LUCÍA. WORTH THE READ!
HAPPY FEASTDAY OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY!
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY: Mary’s perfect union with God leads Her to be very close to all of us.
Pope Francis’ Prayer to Our Immaculate Mother Mary (Piazza di Spagna, 8.XII.2015, Rome)
Christ the King
SOLEMNITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST THE KING. Origin and significance AV summary + full text.
SOLEMNITY OF JESUS CHRIST THE KING (A): Jesus is King, Shepherd and Judge.
SOLEMNITY OF JESUS CHRIST, KING AND LORD OF THE UNIVERSE: Allow Jesus to reign in you.
VIVA CRISTO REY! LET CHRIST REIGN IN YOU, AND THROUGH YOU, IN OTHERS.
POPE FRANCIS ON THE SOLEMNITY OF JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE
Saints’ Feasts accdg. to months
January
JANUARY 1: HAPPY NEW YEAR! New Year, new struggle, new life. AV greeting & text
January 1: HAPPY SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD!
January 1: MARY, THE MOTHER OF JESUS CHRIST, GOD, OUR LORD AND SAVIOR!
January 1: SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD. Why Do Catholics Rightfully Call Mary, the Mother of God? AV summary & text.
JANUARY 1: BLESSED ARE YOU THEOTOKOS! A letter from St. Athanasius.
Jan. 1_ POPE FRANCIS: AS MOTHER, MARY INTERCEDES ON OUR BEHALF.
Jan. 1: LORD JESUS, BLESSED IS THE WOMB THAT BORE YOU!
January 2: STS. BASIL THE GREAT AND GREGORY NAZIANZEN, Bishops and Doctors of the Church
JAN. 3: HAPPY FEAST OF THE MOST HOLY NAME OF JESUS!
January 3. THE MOST HOLY NAME OF JESUS (FEAST). AV & text.
JANUARY 6: THE EPIPHANY (MANIFESTATION) OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. WHAT IS THE EPIPHANY ALL ABOUT?
Jan.7: ST. ANTHONY, ABBOT. Patriarch of monks. AV prayer & text.
Jan. 18-25: OCTAVE OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY. AV prayer & text.
SANTO NIÑO SUNDAY (3rd Sunday of January)
FEAST OF SANTO NIÑO or THE HOLY CHILD JESUS. SANTO NIÑO SUNDAY (3rd Sunday of January, PHILIPPINES).
Jan. 15: SANTO NIÑO SUNDAY. SPIRITUAL CHILDHOOD. AV summary & text.
Jan. 21: SANTO NIÑO DE CEBÚ (Feast in the Philippines). Pit Senyor!
3RD Sunday of January HAPPY FEAST OF SANTO NIÑO, PHILIPPINES! ON SPIRITUAL CHILDHOOD
3rd Sunday of January FEAST OF SANTO NIÑO or HOLY CHILD JESUS (PHILIPPINES).
OCTAVE OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY (JAN. 18-25)
Jan. 20: St. Sebastian, Martyr. AV prayer and text.
Jan. 25: THE CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL AV summary + text.
Jan. 26: Sts. Timothy and Titus, Bishops AV+ Divine Office Reading.
Jan. 20. ST. FABIAN, POPE AND MARTYR.
Jan. 24: OUR LADY OF PEACE
Jan. 28: THOMAS AQUINAS, Priest and Doctor of the Church.
Jan. 31: ST. JOHN BOSCO, PRIEST. Prayer vid + 2nd Reading (Divine Office)
Jan. 24 ST FRANCIS DE SALES, Bishop and Doctor of the Church. Devotion must be practised in different ways.
February
Feb. 2: THE PRESENTATION OF OUR LORD. Meaning and consequences of the feast. AV prayer + text.
February 6: Sts. PAUL MIKI AND COMPANIONS, Martyrs of Nagasaki (Japan). Prayer vid + Martyrdom account
Feb. 8: ST. JOSEPHINE BAHKITA, VIRGIN
Feb. 10. ST. SCHOLASTICA, Founder of the Order of Benedictine Nuns. “She who loved more could do more.”
Feb. 11 OUR LADY OF LOURDES: THE APPARITIONS. AV
February 11. OUR LADY OF LOURDES: The Apparitions. 24th World Day of the Sick.
FEB. 11, 2017: WORLD DAY OF THE SICK. MESSAGE OF POPE FRANCIS
A Pre-Valentine AV. LOVE WITH GOD’S LOVE, WITH CHRIST’S LOVE.
February 14. ST. VALENTINE Patron of Love, Young People and Happy Marriages.
VALENTINE PRAYER AND GREETING
February 14. Sts. CYRIL and METHODIUS, Patron Saints of Europe.
Feb. 22: THE CHAIR OF ST PETER: Insight vid + text on the meaning of the feast.
Feb. 23: ST. POLYCARP OF SMYRNA, BISHOP & MARTYR. Divine Office reading on his martyrdom.
Feb. 25: OUR LADY OF EDSA. ANNIVERSARY OF PEOPLES’ POWER (PHILIPPINES).
March
March 7: STS. PERPETUA AND FELICITY, MARTYRS.
March 8: ST. JOHN OF GOD, RELIGIOUS. “Christ is faithful and provides all things.”
March 17: ST. PATRICK, Bishop, Patron & Apostle of Ireland
March 19: SOLEMNITY OF ST. JOSEPH, SPOUSE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY.
March 19: PRAYER FOR FATHERS. HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
Mar. 25: ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD (Solemnity). Summary vid + full text
Mar. 25: ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD Prayer vid + Divine office 2nd reading
Pope Francis on the Annunciation (2017): FOR GOD, NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE (Lk 1:37)
April
April 16, 2016: HAPPY 89th BIRTHDAY, POPE EMERITUS BENEDICT XVI!
April 25: ST. MARK, EVANGELIST. Short bio vid + Divine office 2nd reading
April 27: OUR LADY OF MONTSERRAT. AV + text. Virolai hymn.
April 29: ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA, Virgin and Doctor of the Church. Short bio vid + Beautiful Divine office 2nd reading
May
MAY 12: FEAST OF BLESSED ALVARO DEL PORTILLO, BISHOP AND 1st SUCCESSOR OF ST. JOSEMARIA. ASK GOD THROUGH BLESSED ALVARO FOR YOUR FIDELITY TO YOUR DIVINE VOCATION!
MAY 13. OUR LADY OF FATIMA. MOTHERS ALWAYS WANT THEIR CHILDREN TO BE HAPPY.
May, the month of Mary
WHY DO WE LOVE MOTHER MARY? HERE’S WHY…
POPE FRANCIS’ TIP FOR THE MONTH OF MAY.
MAY, THE MONTH OF MOTHER MARY: IMITATE JESUS IN HIS LOVE FOR OUR LADY!
THE BEGINNING OF THE WAY…
“AM I NOT YOUR MOTHER?”
WHO IS THE BEST TEACHER OF PRAYER IN THE WORLD AFTER JESUS?
MARY, OUR MOTHER, OUR REFUGE.
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY, MOTHER MARY!
WHEN TO LOVE MOTHER MARY?
MAY, THE MONTH OF MARY. FLOWERS FOR OUR LADY. Summary vid + full text.
MESSAGES OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA
MAY 13: OUR LADY OF FATIMA MESSAGE (1). IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY AND WORLD PEACE
MAY 13: OUR LADY OF FATIMA MESSAGE (2). SAY THE ROSARY DAILY.
MAY 13: OUR LADY OF FATIMA MESSAGE (3). OFFER SACRIFICES FOR SINNERS
MAY 13: OUR LADY OF FATIMA MESSAGE (4): PRAY AND SACRIFICE A GREAT DEAL FOR THE SALVATION OF SOULS.
MAY 13: OUR LADY OF FATIMA MESSAGE (5). STOP OFFENDING OUR LORD. ASK PARDON FOR YOUR SINS. AMEND YOUR LIFE.
MAY 13: OUR LADY OF FATIMA MESSAGE (6): “IN THE END, MY IMMACULATE HEART WILL TRIUMPH.”
MAY 13: OUR LADY OF FATIMA MESSAGE (7): LIVE HOLY PURITY.
MAY 12-13, 2017: POPE FRANCIS VISITS OUR LADY OF FATIMA. 100th Anniversary of Our Lady’s Apparitions.
THE MESSAGE OF FATIMA. THE REVELATION OF THE THIRD SECRET. VATICAN INTERPRETATION.
Pope Francis in Fatima. 100th Anniversary
POPE FRANCIS’ ADDRESS IN FATIMA, ROSARY VIGIL (MAY 12, 2017). “With Christ and Mary, we abide in God.”
POPE IN FATIMA. ROSARY VIGIL: “IF WE WANT TO BE CHRISTIAN, WE HAVE TO BE MARIAN.”
POPE IN FATIMA, CANDLELIGHT PROCESSION MAY 12, 2017 AV.
CATHOLIC CHURCH’S NEW SAINTS: ST. JACINTA AND ST. FRANCISCO, PRAY FOR US!
BEAUTIFUL FAREWELL CEREMONY IN FATIMA. Best with sound.
MAY 20, 2016: POPE FRANCIS’ 24TH EPISCOPAL ORDINATION ANNIVERSARY
MAY 24: MARY, HELP OF CHRISTIANS, PRAY FOR US! Prayer of St. John Bosco.
MAY 24. OUR LADY OF SHESHAN. WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE CHURCH IN CHINA
MAY 31: HAPPY FEAST OF THE VISITATION OF OUR LADY!
June
JUNE 26: ST. JOSEMARIA. FOUNDER OF OPUS DEI, PATRON SAINT OF ORDINARY LIFE.
JUNE 27: MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP, PRAY FOR US! PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP.
June 28: ST. IRENÆUS, BISHOP AND MARTYR. Short bio + Divine office 2nd reading.
JUNE 29: SOLEMNITY OF ST. PETER & ST. PAUL. Summary vid + full text.
JUNE 29: HAPPY FEASTDAY OF STS. PETER AND PAUL! Peter’s Profession of Faith in Jesus’ Divinity and the Primacy of Peter.
JUNE 29: SOLEMNITY OF ST. PETER (First Pope and Prince of the Apostles) & ST. PAUL (Apostle of Gentiles)
JUNE 29: “I HAVE COMPETED WELL; I HAVE FINISHED THE RACE; I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH.” St. Paul’s Operative Faith and the Interior Struggle to Do God’s Will
July
JULY 3: ST. THOMAS, THE APOSTLE.
July 22: ST. MARY MAGDALENE, Feast.
July 22: HAPPY FEAST OF ST. MARY MAGDALENE!
July 25: ST. JAMES, APOSTLE.
July 25: HAPPY FEAST OF ST. JAMES THE GREATER! Santiago de Compostela Cathedral vid.
JULY 26: ST. JOACHIM AND ST. ANNE, PRAY FOR US!
July 29. ST. MARTHA. Short bio. Gospel, commentary, and prayer.
July 31: ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA, Founder of the Society of Jesus. Short bio, the importance of spiritual reading, prayers.
August
August 1: ST. ALPHONSUS MARIA LIGUORI. Short bio + Divine office 2nd reading
August 2: OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS. Origin of Devotion vid + prayer.
August 4: ST. JOHN MARIE VIANNEY. Patron of Universal Clergy.
August 4: ST. JOHN MARIA VIANNEY. Patron of Priests. Divine Office 2nd reading.
August 5: OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS AND DEDICATION OF THE BASILICA OF ST. MARY MAJOR. Gospel, commentary, divine office reading and prayer.
August 6: LESSONS FROM OUR LORD’S TRANSFIGURATION. Summary vid + full text.
August 7: Sts. SIXTUS II, POPE AND COMPANION MARTYRS. Short bio, Divine Office 2nd reading, and prayer.
August 22: QUEENSHIP OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. Video summary and text.
August 24. St. BARTHOLOMEW, Apostle. Model of Sincerity and Simplicity. video summary and text.
August 27: ST. MONICA. Video summary and Text. Patroness of Mothers, Married Women and Widows.
August 28: ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO. A Beautiful Story of God’s Mercy and the Conversion of a Great Sinner Turned Saint. Video summary and text
August 29. The Passion of Saint John the Baptist. Gospel + Commentary+ Divine Office 2nd reading.
September
September 4, 2016 ST. TERESA OF CALCUTTA. POPE FRANCIS’ BEAUTIFUL HOMILY: “May our only criterion for action is gratuitous love, free from every ideology…offered freely to everyone without distinction of language, culture, race or religion.”
HOW WOULD YOU PREPARE FOR OUR MOTHER MARY’S BIRTHDAY ON SEPT. 8? Audiovisual summary and text.
Sept 8: THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. Audiovisual summary and text.
Sept 8: THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. Happy Birthday, Dearest Mother Mary! Best with sound.
SEPT. 8: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOTHER MARY!
Sept. 12: THE HOLY NAME OF MARY. New AV + text. Best with sound.
Sept. 12: THE MOST HOLY NAME OF MARY. Audiovisual Summary and text.
Sept. 13, 2017: SOR LUCIA’S ACCOUNT OF THE 5TH APPARITION OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA
Sept. 13: ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM. Bishop and Doctor of the Church. Short bio + Divine Office 2nd reading
Sept. 14: THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS. Audiovisual summary and text.
SEPT. 14: THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS. Prayers.
Sept. 14 THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS. Feast Intro, Gospel reading + Divine Office 2nd reading.
Sept. 15: OUR LADY OF SORROWS. The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Stabat Mater. Audiovisual summary and text.
Sept. 15: OUR LADY OF SORROWS. Feast+ Gospel reading + Divine Office 2nd reading
Sept. 15: OUR LADY OF SORROWS. “STABAT MATER” SEQUENCE.
Sept. 15: OUR LADY OF SORROWS. Love and suffering are inseparable.
Sept. 16: STS. CORNELIUS, POPE, AND CYPRIAN, Bishop, Martyrs. Short intro and Divine Office 2nd reading
Sept. 19: ST. JANUARIUS, Bishop and Martyr. Patron of Naples, Italy.
Sept. 20 ST. ANDREW KIM TAEGON, ST. PAUL CHONG HASANG, AND THEIR COMPANIONS, MARTYRS.
Sept. 21: ST. MATTHEW, Apostle and Evangelist. Promptness and generosity in following God’s call.
Sept. 23: ST. PIO PIETRELCINA (PADRE PIO)
SEPT. 23: PRAYER CARD OF ST. PIO PIETRELCINA (PADRE PIO).
Sept. 26: SAINTS COSMAS AND DAMIAN, Martyrs.
Sept. 27 ST. VINCENT DE PAUL, Priest Short bio + Divine office 2nd reading
Sept. 29: FEAST OF THE ARCHANGELS ST. MICHAEL, ST. GABRIEL & ST. RAPHAEL. Divine Office 2nd reading.
Sept. 30. St. Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church.
October
OCTOBER, MONTH OF THE HOLY ROSARY. Audiovisual Summary and text.
Oct. 1. ST. THERESE OF THE CHILD JESUS. ST. THERESE OF LISEUEX. Audiovisual summary and text.
Oct. 2: FEAST OF THE HOLY GUARDIAN ANGELS. Audiovisual summary and text.
OCT. 2: HOLY GUARDIAN ANGELS. Divine Office 2nd reading from St. Bernard.
WHAT IS OPUS DEI? Oct. 2. ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDATION OF OPUS DEI (1928).
Oct. 4: ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI Audiovisual summary and text
Oct. 4 ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI . “We must be simple, humble and pure.”
OCT. 6: ST. JOSEMARIA. ANNIVERSARY OF CANONIZATION What did the Popes say about St. Josemaria?
OCT. 7: OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY. The Battle of Lepanto (1571) Audiovisual Summary and text.
OCT. 7: OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY. The 15 Promises of Our Lady to Blessed Alan De Roche for those who pray the Holy Rosary.
OCT. 7: OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY. Miracles, 15 Promises & Guide.
OCT. 6: ANNIVERSARY OF THE CANONIZATION OF ST. JOSEMARIA. Comments of some Popes.
OCT. 7: OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY “Neither the troops, nor weapons, nor the commanders, but Mary of the Rosary who made us the victorious”
Oct. 11: ST. POPE JOHN XIII. Biographical sketch and Opening address (2nd Vatican Council).
Oct. 12: OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR. Patroness of the Hispanic people. Audiovisual summary and text.
OCT. 13, 1917 APPARITION OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA IN SOR LUCIA’S MEMOIRS
OCT. 13, 1917: THE MIRACLE OF THE SUN IN FATIMA. AV Summary. Best with sound.
OCT. 13, 1917: THE MIRACLE OF THE SUN. THE WHOLE TRUTH ABOUT FATIMA: “The dance of the sun ”
Oct. 15: ST. TERESA OF AVILA. Virgin and Doctor of the Church. AV summary and text. Best with sound.
October 15. ST. TERESA OF AVILA. Virgin and Doctor of the Church
Oct. 16: ST. MARGARET MARY ALACOQUE, Virgin. Promoted the Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Oct. 16. ST. MARGARET MARY ALACOQUE, VIRGIN. Know the love of Christ.
Oct 17: ST. IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH, BISHOP AND MARTYR. Short bio and letter prior to his martyrdom.
Oct. 18: ST. LUKE, EVANGELIST. Patron of Physicians.
October 22 ST. JOHN PAUL II
Oct. 24: ST. ANTHONY CLARET, BISHOP
Oct. 28 STS. SIMON AND JUDE, APOSTLES
November
HOLY, NOT EERIE! NOVEMBER, A CALL TO HOLINESS.
NOVEMBER, MONTH FOR THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED AND HOLY SOULS IN PURGATORY
November 1. SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS’ DAY
NOV. 3: SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES. ST. JOHN XXIII’S SERMON DURING HIS CANONIZATION.
Nov. 9. THE DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA
Nov. 10 ST. LEO THE GREAT, POPE AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH
Nov. 11: ST. MARTIN OF TOURS, BISHOP
NOV. 15: ST. ALBERT THE GREAT. SERMON ON THE WORDS “DO THIS IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME”. Worth the read.
Nov. 16: ST. GERTRUDE, VIRGIN
Nov. 17 ST. ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY. Edifying example of love for the poor and detachment from worldly goods.
November 21: PRESENTATION OF OUR LADY
Nov. 21: THE PRESENTATION OF OUR LADY. A sermon of St. Augustine.
Nov. 22: ST. CECILIA, Virgin and Martyr.
Nov. 24: ST. ANDREW DUNG-LAC, PRIEST AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS OF VIETNAM
December
Dec. 7: ST. AMBROSE, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
December 7: ST. AMBROSE, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
December 8: THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF MARY (SOLEMNITY) AV summary and text.
Dec. 8: THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. AV history and St. Anselm’s beautiful sermon!
POPE FRANCIS’ PRAYER TO THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF MARY
POPE FRANCIS ON THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (2016): Through Mary’s complete and unconditional “yes”, God comes to dwell among us. God awaits our “yes” this Advent.
December 3: ST. FRANCIS XAVIER, S.J. A man with a profound love for Christ and a great apostolic zeal.
December 9: Saint Juan Diego Cuahtlatoatzin
Dec. 6: ST. NICHOLAS OF BARI.
Dec. 11: ST. DAMASUS I, POPE
December 6: ST. NICOLAS OF BARI, BISHOP. Nicolas the Wonderworker “Santa Claus” explained.
December 12: OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE. Insights and History. AV summary.
Novena in Honor of the Immaculate Conception
NOV. 30-DEC.8: NOVENA TO THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. Who was the first person ever to live the season of Advent?
NOVENA OF ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE IN HONOR OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. Prayers, Reading and Meditation for each day.
DEC. 12: HAPPY FEAST DAY OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE!
Dec. 13: ST. LUCY, Virgin and Martyr. Patron saint of the blind.
Dec. 14: ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS, Priest and Doctor of the Church
December 14: ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS, Priest & Doctor of the Church.
Dec. 25. CHRISTMAS MEDITATION. Worth the watch. Best with sound.
December 25. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAREST JESUS! A HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
Dec. 25: GOD’S GREATNESS IN HIS HUMILITY!
Dec. 26: ST. STEPHEN, THE FIRST MARTYR. Mass readings and Sermon of St. Fulgentius
Dec. 27: ST. JOHN, APOSTLE AND EVANGELIST. Mass readings and St. Augustine’s treatise.
December 28. FEAST OF THE HOLY INNOCENTS, MARTYRS. Even before they learn to speak, they proclaim Christ.
PRAYERS & NOVENAS
TO THE MOST HOLY TRINITY
ANGELIC TRISAGION PRAYER: PREPARATION FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY.
LET US ALWAYS GIVE THANKS TO GOD!
TO OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
MAY JESUS IN THE TABERNACLE BE THE CENTER OF OUR THOUGHTS!
DAILY PRAYER TO SANTO NIÑO (HOLY CHILD JESUS).
A PRAYER TO THE HOLY CHILD JESUS.
PRAYER TO SANTO NIÑO DE PRAGA (HOLY INFANT JESUS OF PRAGUE).
A PRAYER TO THE HOLY CHILD JESUS.
A PRAYER TO THE HOLY CHILD JESUS.
EUCHARISTIC HYMN: “ADORO TE DEVOTE” (I ADORE THEE DEVOUTLY)
TO GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT
BEAUTIFUL PRAYER TO THE GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT FOR DAILY USE.
A BEAUTIFUL PRAYER TO GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT!
VENI, SANCTE SPIRITUS. Another beautiful prayer to the Holy Spirit.
TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, MOTHER OF GOD
MORNING PRAYER OF CONSECRATION TO MOTHER MARY: “OH MY LADY.”
“MEMORARE” (REMEMBER) PRAYER TO OUR LADY.
PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP
A FILIAL PRAYER TO MOTHER MARY
SATURDAYS OF OUR LADY.
TO ST. JOSEPH
WEDNESDAY DEVOTION: PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH.
MEMORARE PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH.
PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH BEFORE AND AFTER MASS.
ST. JOSEPH, MASTER OF INTERIOR LIFE, PRAY FOR US!
DAILY PRAYER TO THE HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH.
TO THE ARCHANGELS AND ANGELS
PRAYER TO ARCHANGEL ST. RAPHAEL.
PRAY TO YOUR GUARDIAN ANGEL MANY TIMES DURING THE DAY!
OUR DEAR GUARDIAN ANGEL: CATECHISM TEACHING AND PRAYER VID.
PRAYER TO ST. MICHAEL, THE ARCHANGEL.
PRAYER TO ARCHANGEL ST. GABRIEL.
TO SAINTS
PRAYER TO ST. MONICA,
PRAYER TO ST. JUDE THADDEUS FOR DESPERATE SITUATIONS AND HOPELESS CASES.
NOVENAS
Novena to the Immaculate Conception
DEC. 1: MARY, OUR MOTHER.
Dec. 2: MARY, TEACHER OF PRAYER.
Dec. 3: MARY, WOMAN OF FAITH. 4th day of the Novena to the Immaculate Conception.
DEC. 4: MOTHER OF FAIR LOVE. 5th day of the Novena to the Immaculate Conception
DEC. 5: HOLY MARY, OUR HOPE. 6th day of the Novena to the Immaculate Conception
Dec. 6: MARY, OUR REFUGE AND OUR STRENGTH. 7th day of the Novena to the immaculate Conception.
DEC. 7: MARY, OUR TEACHER IN EVERYDAY LIFE. 8th day of the Novena to the Immaculate Conception
NOVENA FOR LIFE. Life begins at conception and not implantation.
CHRISTMAS NOVENA
CHRISTMAS NOVENA. Dec. 17: Gospel of the day, Commentary of St. Leo the Great and prayer.
CHRISTMAS NOVENA 2. Dec. 18: God showed His Love through His Son.
CHRISTMAS NOVENA 3 Dec. 19: God’s Redeeming Incarnation. AV summary (0:53 s) & text.
CHRISTMAS NOVENA 4. Dec. 20: The whole world awaits Mary’s reply (St. Bernard) AV Summary (0:55s) & text.
CHRISTMAS NOVENA 5. Dec. 21: The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (St. Ambrose) AV summary (1:18s) & text.
CHRISTMAS NOVENA 6. Dec. 22: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour (Lk 1:39).” St. Bede’s Commentary. AV summary (1:15s) & text.
CHRISTMAS NOVENA 7. Dec. 23: At a time and in a manner chosen by him God made his Word manifest, and through his Word he made all things. (St. Hippolytus) AV summary (0:52s) & text.
CHRISTMAS NOVENA 8. Dec. 24: Awake, mankind! For your sake God has become man (St. Augustine) AV summary (1:15s) & text.
Solemnity of Christ the King (A). Mass readings.
Christian Art & Popular piety
Catholic Churches
SEVILLE CATHEDRAL. MAIN ALTARPIECE. Audiovisual.
Churches in Seville
SHRINE OF THE VIRGIN OF THE OAK (VIRGEN DE LA ENCINA) IN ARTZINIEGA, SPAIN.
SAN JUAN GASTELUGATXE (BERMEO, SPAIN)
MAIN ALTARPIECE OF THE SHRINE OF LA VIRGEN DE LA ENCINA (ARTZINIEGA, ALAVA, SPAIN).
CATHEDRAL OF SANTIAGO (ST. JAMES) IN BILBAO, SPAIN.
A GLIMPSE OF A. GAUDI’S EXPIATORY TEMPLE OF THE BASILICA OF THE SAGRADA FAMILIA
THE ABBEY OF OUR LADY OF MONTSERRAT (Montserrat, Spain)
SANTISIMO CRISTO DE LA BUENA MUERTE (MOST HOLY CHRIST OF A HAPPY DEATH, Seville, Spain).
Seville Holy Week
Confraternities / Hermandades (Seville)
Nativity scene
Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
PART I: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH
Section 1: I believe – We believe
Chap. 1: Man’s capacity for God. Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church nn. 1-10.
Chap. 2. God meets man. THE TRANSMISSION OF DIVINE REVELATION (Compendium nn. 11-17)
Chap. 2. God meets man. THE SACRED SCRIPTURE (Compendium nn. 18-24)
Chap. 3. Man’s response to God. “I believe-We believe”. Compendium nn. 25-32
Section 2: The Profession of Faith. The Creed.
Chap. 1. I believe in God the Father. Compendium nn. 33-49.
Chap. 2 I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. (Compendium nn. 50-78)
Chap. 2 “I believe in Jesus Christ, the only Son of God.” (Compendium nn. 79-100)
The mysteries of the life of Our Lord Jesus Christ 1. Compendium (101-111)
KNOW AND LOVE YOUR CATHOLIC FAITH: Jesus Christ suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. (Compendium 112-124)
MASS READINGS
Advent
1st SUNDAY of ADVENT. Cycle B. Mass readings.
2nd Sunday of Advent. Cycle B. Mass readings
3rd Sunday of Advent (B) Mass readings.
4th Sunday of Advent (B). Mass readings.
DEC. 17-24 MASS READINGS
DECEMBER 22. Mass and readings.
DECEMBER 23. Mass and readings.
DECEMBER 18 MASS AND READINGS
DECEMBER 19. Mass and readings
DECEMBER 20. Mass and readings.
DECEMBER 21. Mass and readings.
Christmas season
December 25. NATIVITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. Mass and Readings for Vigil, Midnight, Dawn and Day Masses.
FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY (Year B). Mass readings.
Jan. 1. SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE MOTHER OF GOD. Mass and readings.
MASS READINGS OF WEEKDAYS BEFORE THE EPIPHANY (JANUARY 2-5)
THE EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD. Mass prayers and readings.
Ordinary Time
Year A
26th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle A
27th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle A
28TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME, CYCLE A. Mass Readings
29th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle A. Mass readings.
30th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Mass readings
31st Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle A. Mass Readings
32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle A. Mass Readings.
33rd Sunday Ordinary Time, Cycle A. Mass readings.
23rd Sunday O.T. Cycle A MASS READINGS
24th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle A. Mass readings
25TH Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle A.MASS READINGS:
Year B
2ND SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME, YEAR B. Mass readings.
3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time (B). Mass readings
4TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME (B) Mass readings
5th Sunday of Ordinary Time (B). Main ideas and Mass readings
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St. Polycarp of Smyrna
Feb. 23: ST. POLYCARP, BISHOP AND MARTYR. Martyrdom account.
Feb. 23: ST. POLYCARP OF SMYRNA, BISHOP & MARTYR. Divine Office reading on his martyrdom.
