Erica Arfsten

GOD&COUNTRY #Mom

[Erica Arfsten @EricaArfsten]

TELL ME HOW IM NOT THE WHITE QUEEN THEN…..
I WILL WAIT……

[Erica Arfsten @EricaArfsten]

ALYSE MOORE

[RosarySon @SkyVirginSon]

Saint Michael the Archangel,

defend us in battle.

Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.

May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;

and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host,

by the power of God,

cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits

who prowl about the world

seeking the ruin of souls.

Amen. 🙏

[Saint Adaugoijele ✝️ @JustAdaugoijele]

Have you heard this story about Saint Padre Pio and the Bomb?..

The Story of Padre Pio and the Bombs
During World War II, as Allied forces (mainly American bombers) advanced through Italy, San Giovanni Rotondo, the town where Padre Pio lived in the Capuchin friary, was targeted.

Intelligence suggested German supplies or troops were in the area, so squadrons were ordered to bomb it.
Padre Pio had already reassured the local people:
"No bomb will fall on this town." He promised to protect them.

Multiple pilots and at least one general reported the same astonishing encounter:
As their planes approached San Giovanni Rotondo and prepared to release their bombs, a brown-robed Capuchin friar (a monk) suddenly appeared in the sky in front of them, floating or flying, with arms raised (often described with his wounded, stigmatized hands visible).
The pilots were unable to drop the bombs on target.
In some accounts, the bombs either refused to release, dropped harmlessly into fields or forests on their own, or the planes themselves turned around without pilot control.

The "flying monk" gestured for them to turn back, effectively blocking the attack.

This happened on multiple occasions. The airmen started calling him "the Flying Monk" or "the Friar who forbids bombing."
The town of San Giovanni Rotondo was spared throughout the war, while nearby areas like Foggia were heavily bombed. Once the war ended, several of the American pilots and a general went to the friary to investigate. When they met Padre Pio, they recognized him immediately as the monk they had seen in the sky.
One famous exchange (recounted in various testimonies):
Padre Pio greeted them with a smile and said something like:
“So it was you who wanted to kill us all!” The pilots were stunned. Many of them (including the general in some versions) were deeply moved and converted to Catholicism or returned to the faith.

Saint Padre Pio, continue intercede and protect your spiritual children

[Dana Rachel 🇻🇦 @thyflameoflove]

HISTORIC: The Catholic Church has surpassed, for the first time in history, 1.422 BILLION faithful worldwide.

Let that sink in for a moment.

In a culture where many people claim religion is dying, the Catholic Church is larger today than at any point in history. According to the latest Vatican statistics, there are now more than 1.422 billion baptized Catholics around the world.

And the growth is not happening where many people would expect.

Some of the fastest growth is taking place in parts of Africa and Asia. In many of these places, the faith is not convenient. It often comes with sacrifice, hardship, or even persecution. Yet the Church continues to grow.

Why?

Because people are still searching for truth.
They are still searching for God.
They are still searching for something that lasts.

At the same time, many people in the West are beginning to take a second look at Christianity. Some are returning to the faith they left behind. Others are entering the Church for the first time after years of searching for meaning, purpose, and stability.

That should make all of us pause.

For more than 2,000 years, kingdoms have risen and fallen. Cultures have changed. Ideas have come and gone. Yet the Catholic Church remains, preaching the same Gospel, celebrating the same sacraments, and pointing people to the same Jesus Christ.

The Church is not growing because Catholics are perfect.

It is growing because people are still hungry for what the world cannot give.

And that raises an uncomfortable question.

If faith is supposed to be disappearing, why are so many people still becoming Catholic?

💬 What do you think is drawing people to the Catholic Church right now?

[𝔊𝔯á𝔦𝔫𝔫𝔢 🕊️☘️ @GrainneMcD92925]

My miraculous medals arrived today. 🥰

O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee 🕊️

[𝕆𝕝𝕒 🇳🇬 @orla_szn]

The world most brutal Prison

CECOT/ Terrorism Containment Center (El Salvador)
Built recently as part of El Salvador's massive crackdown on gang violence, CECOT is the largest prison in the Americas, designed to hold tens of thousands of high-ranking criminals

[Jesus is Christ @JesusisChristX]

Jesus proved that He is God in many ways.

[Uche is a girl @UcheMaryOkoli]

A priest is seen administering the Sacrament of Baptism to a pair of infant twins.

Usually, when you see a priest do this in a hospital, it simply means that the situation is dire.

Mostly when the babies are in a critical situation that may lead to death.

The essence of the baptism is to cleanse them from the sins that they inherited from Adam and Eve and make them one with the church.

May God bless all of our priests.

[RosarySon @SkyVirginSon]

ALMA DE CRISTO, SANTIFÍCAME.

CUERPO DE CRISTO, SÁLVAME.

SANGRE DE CRISTO, EMBRIÁGAME.

AGUA DEL COSTADO DE CRISTO, LÁVAME.

PASIÓN DE CRISTO, CONFÓRTAME.

OH BUEN JESÚS, ÓYEME.

DENTRO DE TUS LLAGAS, ESCÓNDEME.

NO PERMITAS QUE ME SEPARE DE TI.

DEL ENEMIGO MALIGNO, DEFIÉNDEME.

EN LA HORA DE MI MUERTE, LLÁMAME,

Y MÁNDAME IR A TI,

PARA QUE CON TUS SANTOS TE ALABE

POR LOS SIGLOS DE LOS SIGLOS.

AMÉN. 🙏🏼

[Art Muse @art_muse]

Only in the tango do two people become one flame — burning, resisting, surrendering.

[Beauty of the Catholic Faith @advoluntas]

♰🇪🇸 The Feast of Corpus Christi 2026 🇪🇸♰

“The Eucharist is the sacrament of love: it signifies love, it produces love. The Eucharist is the consummation of the whole spiritual life.”
- Saint Thomas Aquinas

🎥 Corpus Christi Procession 2026 in Córdoba, Spain 🇪🇸

[Pope Respecter @poperespecter1]

Breaking: Bishop Afonso of Mozambique has been shot dead. Investigation is ongoing but some are speculating he was the victim of Jihadi violence.

Pray for his soul and for his diocese.

[Sachin Jose @Sachinettiyil]

"The Catholic Church is the greatest producer of art in history."

Spanish actor Antonio Banderas to Pope Leo

[Gema Sanz @gema222sanz]

⚜️🌹Hail Holy Queen♥️👑

[TexasTornadoTwist @TexastwistEF5]

https://t.co/txuN8gt2Y0

[RosarySon @SkyVirginSon]

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The Blessed Virgin Mary is calling you RIGHT NOW.

If you feel attacked, anxious, dry in prayer, or like the world is too dark… the Rosary is your weapon.

Millions have been saved by it.

Your soul can be next.

This thread will show you why the devil fears the Rosary more than any other prayer.

Thread 🧵✞

[Saint Adaugoijele ✝️ @JustAdaugoijele]

Courage!
I too must learn to force myself.
Even if I am tired, even if I am exhausted, at the
end I can find rest on the heart of Jesus."
St. Bernadette of
Lourdes

[MaryCeleste27 @MaryCeleste1111]

AWAKEN The LIGHT And GUIDE
OUR WAYS💫

🔱❤️🕊️🌹