“Oh, how sweet a joy it is to remain with faith and tender devotion before the Eucharist, and converse familiarly with Jesus Christ, who is there for the express purpose of listening to and graciously hearing those who pray to him."
St. Alphonsus Liguori, pray for us.
@RobSchneider Unfortunately, we can't. He's married to a U.S citizen. Even if we took his citizenship away, the worst we could do to him is prevent him from holding public office.
@Oklahoma_Brave As a Marine myself, I see nothing essentially wrong here. This is a WM (WOMAN MARINE) addressing women recruits on their first day in their new squad bay. No big deal.
@CatholicSOTC@ArchCordileone I know Archbishop Cordileone and he is absolutely correct, but he is NOT endorsing the SSPX or encouraging people to attend. The Usus Antiquior is freely available in his archdiocese. There is NO excuse for dissent.
@SaltyGoat17 If it helps, I think his outbursts are a reaction to his being sexually abused when he was a young model and his bipolar condition together. It helps to put things into context. There goes I but for the Grace of God. Who knows what we would think and say in his place.
A special plenary indulgence is available on August 1st and 2nd each year!
Here is the story of the "Pardon of Assisi":
In July 1216, while praying in the Portiuncula chapel, St. Francis saw a vision of Jesus and Mary. When asked what he desired, he requested a full pardon for all who entered the chapel with sincere repentance and confession. Jesus granted it, instructing Francis to seek papal approval. Pope Honorius III granted the request—now known as the “Pardon of Assisi.”
Originally limited to the Portiuncula from the evening of August 1 to sunset on August 2, this plenary indulgence was later extended to all Franciscan—and eventually all Catholic—churches.
To receive the indulgence (from noon August 1st to midnight August 2nd), one must: visit a Catholic or Franciscan church with devotion, go to Confession and Communion within 20 days, recite the Apostles’ Creed and the Our Father, pray for the Pope’s intentions, and be free from attachment to sin.
This extraordinary grace, born of divine mercy and Franciscan humility, is available each year—not only for ourselves (the living), but also for the souls in purgatory (the deceased).