The Protocols of Zion explicitly endorse Protestantism and condemns the Catholic Church and the pontificate.
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At least 8 people died in an Israeli airstrike which destroyed a Melkite Catholic church, in Lebanon. Please pray for the souls of the deceased💔
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/259815/israeli-missile-destroys-catholic-church-in-lebanon-at-least-8-dead
"Nothing to ask forgiveness for"
The billboard on the Royal Palace in Spain.
¡Viva la Hispanidad!
Nuestra Señora del Pilar, ruega por nosotros.
Life of St. Francis of Assisi (Readings 4-6, Matins, Divinum Officium 1954)
"3. When you pray to God in Psalms and hymns, think over in your hearts the words that come from your lips".
Rule of St. Augustine, Ch. II, 3
This is the Catholic Church’s response to helping the victims of Hurricane Helene, which has already claimed over 200 lives. The Catholic bishop of Charlotte in North Carolina, along with priests and laypeople, is actively involved in distributing aid.
Video: Catholic News Herald
https://x.com/Sachinettiyil/status/1842424111496302763
On the extraordinary reputation of Christian women in the 4th century and how their piety aided the growth of Christianity
(The Life and Times of Chrysostom by R. Wheler Bush, Ch. II bk. 1 pp. 38-39)
Today the Church commemorates the Blessed Transitus of St. Francis of Assisi, the Seraphic Father's passing to eternal life.
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Old burial site of St. Charbel Makhlouf (Byblos, Lebanon). On the sides, against the walls, there are the crutches left by those who were cured by his intercession
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Procession of Franciscan Capuchin Friars, Rome, 1898 (colourised)
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«Contestatur enim quoniam: tu es sacerdos in aeternum, secundum ordinem Melchisedech – For it is witnessed of him: You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek» Hebrews 7:17 (Vulgata/ESV)
Pontius Pilate became, unwittingly, the first great evangelist. 🇻🇦❤️🔥
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"At the heart of catechesis we find, in essence, a Person, the Person of Jesus of Nazareth, the only Son from the Father. . .who suffered and died for us and who now, after rising, is living with us forever." To catechize is "to reveal in the Person of Christ the whole of God's eternal design reaching fulfillment in that Person. It is to seek to understand the meaning of Christ's actions and words and of the signs worked by him." Catechesis aims at putting "people . . . in communion . . . with Jesus Christ: only he can lead us to the love of the Father in the Spirit and make us share in the life of the Holy Trinity."Catechism of the Catholic Church: 426
«The soul, if it wants to reign with Christ in eternal glory, must be polished with hammer and chisel strokes, which the divine Artificer uses to prepare the stones, that is, the chosen souls. What are these hammer and chisel strokes? Darkness, my sister, fears, temptations, sadness of spirit and spiritual fears, which reek like a sickness, and bodily discomfort.
Give thanks to the infinite piety of the eternal Father who, in this way, leads your soul to salvation. Why not glory in these benevolent conditions from the best of all fathers? Open your heart to the celestial doctor of souls and, full of confidence, surrender yourselves into his most holy arms. [...] Whenever Jesus shows himself, give him thanks. If he hides, give him thanks: all are touches of his love. I wish you to give up your spirit with Jesus on the cross, when he says: “It is finished” (John 19:20)».
St. Padre Pio - Epistle II, 87-90, n. 8
“God can’t forgive me”
St. Theophilus served as archdeacon for the Bishop of Adana with such faithfulness, that when the Bishop had passed away, he was unanimously elected to be the bishop’s successor. Out of humility he chose to turn the position down, and a new man was elected bishop instead. The new bishop, however, was fed malicious and unfounded rumors about Theophilus, and chose to deprive him of his role as archdeacon.
Theophilus fell into such despair that he sought the advice of a Jewish sorcerer in order to regain his honorable post. The sorcerer summoned the Devil, who came and asked Theophilus to renounce Christ and His Mother, repudiate the Catholic Faith, and write a statement of his renunciation and repudiation in his own blood. After signing and sealing the script, he then gave it to the Devil, thus pledging himself to his service. The next day, by the Devil’s manipulation, Theophilus was taken back into the Bishop’s good graces and reinstated in his dignities of office.
In time, however, he came to his senses and regretted what he had done. With all the devotion of his heart, he turned to the Blessed Virgin Mary. At a certain moment Mary appeared to him, upbraided him sternly for his impiety, ordered him to renounce the Devil, and made him confess his faith in her and in Christ, the Son of God, and in the whole Catholic doctrine.
She brought him back into her favor and her Son’s. In token of the forgiveness that was granted to him, she appeared to him again and returned the scroll he had given to the Devil, placing it on his chest as a sign that he didn’t need to fear that he might be in the demon’s service, and that, through her intervention, he was a free man.
Having received this gift, Theophilus was overcome with joy. He went before the Bishop and the whole city, and gave a full account of the mercy God had shown him through the Theotokos. All were filled with admiration and gave praise to the glorious Virgin, and Theophilus, three days later, fell asleep in the peace of the Lord.
God’s love is bigger than your sin.
Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
+ Matt 11:28
Today, Bishop Bernard Tissier de Mallerais of the SSPX, passed away.
Please do pray for the repose of his soul
https://www.youtube.com/live/FM5n6Dgejig?si=3OwJwZ4zWIkw7QGC
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Even the social question itself has been solved by the Rosary, as Leo XIII so eloquently proved. Why are the nations in fear and in trembling? The answer is threefold, according to the Sovereign Pontiff. The first cause is a growing dislike of a simple and laborious life. The remedy for this evil we find in the Joyful Mysteries. The second cause is repugnance to suffering of any kind. The remedy for this evil is found in the Sorrowful Mysteries. The third cause is forgetfulness of our future life and destiny, which ought to be ever present in our minds to inspire us with hope and courage. The remedy for this evil appears in the Glorious Mysteries. Yes, the Rosary gives us the answer to the social problem in that cry of victory: Christ conquers, Christ reigns, Christ rules!
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Some people want to know why I wished to be called Francis. For me, Francis of Assisi is the man of poverty, the man of peace, the man who loves and protects creation. + Pope Francis
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Today, the Church venerates and celebrates St. Jerome of Stridon, Father and Doctor of the Church, one of the four Latin Doctors; he was commissioned by Pope Damasus I a complete translation of the Bible into Latin (the Vulgate), he later retired to Bethlehem where he founded a monastery in which he died. He is remembered not only for his zealous biblical studies, but also for his rigorous asceticism in fasting and the mortification of the body.
"Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ".
St. Jerome - Commentary on Isaiah, Prologue
℣. St. Jerome
℟. pray for us
My past, O Lord, to Your mercy; my present, to Your love; my future to Your providence.
+ St. Padre Pio
Pray for us 🙏
"How unbearable is pain when suffered far from the Cross, but how sweet and bearable it becomes when it is offered close to the Cross of Jesus!"
—St. Padre Pio
