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Roman Catholic. Pro Life. Kyrie Eleison

[Going Big! with Kevin Gentry @GoingBigPodcast]

True freedom isn't about doing whatever you want. It's about self-mastery and contributing to the flourishing of ourselves and our communities.

Watch the full conversation with @McCormickProf 👉🏻 https://t.co/ZQKJ9fRGZc

[Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, OP @FrAquinasOP]

The Vicar of Christ is my co-pilot.

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@SarahEMcBride You're a guy that needs help

[Father V @father_rmv]

Saint Aprem of Edessa, more commonly known as Saint Ephrem the Syrian or Ephrem of Edessa, was a fourth-century Christian deacon, theologian, poet, and hymnographer whose life and works left a profound mark on Eastern Christianity. Born around 306 in Nisibis, a city then under Roman rule in Mesopotamia, he grew up in a region where Christian faith mingled with pagan influences and faced repeated threats from Persian invasions. Tradition holds that he was baptized as a young man and studied under Saint James, the bishop of Nisibis, becoming a teacher and defender of orthodox belief in his native city.

When the Roman emperor ceded Nisibis to the Persians in 363 following a disastrous campaign, Ephrem joined many Christian refugees in relocating to Edessa, the capital of Osrhoene. There he spent the final decade of his life as a deacon, living ascetically in a cave overlooking the city while remaining deeply engaged with its people. He taught at the renowned School of the Persians in Edessa, cared for the sick during a plague, organized relief for the poor and famine victims, and refused higher clerical offices such as priesthood or episcopate, preferring simplicity and service. He died in Edessa in 373, reportedly after contracting the very illness he had tended in others.

Ephrem earned enduring titles such as the Harp of the Holy Spirit, the Sun of the Syrians, and the Pillar of the Church for his extraordinary literary output. Writing primarily in Syriac, he composed hundreds of hymns, sermons, and biblical commentaries that blended profound theology with poetic beauty. His verses defended core Christian doctrines against heresies like Arianism, Marcionism, and the teachings of Bardesanes, often setting orthodox truths to popular melodies and training choirs, including groups of women, to sing them in public spaces. This innovative approach made complex ideas accessible and helped root the faith deeply among ordinary believers. His works, later translated into Greek and other languages, influenced liturgy, spirituality, and even later Western writers.

Venerated across Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Assyrian traditions, Ephrem was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XV in 1920, the first Syriac Christian to receive this honor. His feast is observed on June 9 in the West, aligning with his death date, and on January 28 in many Eastern calendars. Through his life of humility, tireless teaching, and lyrical devotion, Saint Aprem exemplified how faith could flourish amid political upheaval and cultural diversity, offering a lasting model of doctrinal clarity expressed in poetic wonder.

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@shannonsharpeee Maybe he needs to do a better job as an attorney

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@krassenstein You're just an idiot

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@EndWokeness Don't bring a knife to a track meet . Hmm

[Dr Taylor Marshall™️ @TaylorRMarshall]

Pope Leo XIV addressed the Spanish Parliament and condemned abortion and euthanasia. He also encouraged the preservation of families:

“Where the family is upheld, the spiritual and social stability of nations is also strengthened.”

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@AkilahObviously N he still beat your girl . Hahaha

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@Rachel__Nichols Hard hitting news

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@MichelleKinney But he still beat Hillary and Harris. So boo away . Hahaha

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@amandacarpenter Yeah, it's NYC ,this isn't breaking news.

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@CalltoActivism Breaking :Trump not popular in NYC , yeah real breaking news

[Bree Solstad @BreeSolstad]

Is it even Corpus Christi if you don’t hear this sung beautifully in Latin?

Rufina Lefiguier is helping instruct the faithful in beautiful liturgical hymns online and is leading an ancient parish on the outskirts of Paris in song every Sunday.

Sublimely beautiful!

[Christopher Hale @ChristopherHale]

“If you think the world is selfish and rotten, go to the cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer overlooking Omaha Beach. See what one group of men did for another on D-Day, June 6th, 1944.” — Andy Rooney

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@abooker17 Yeah, until rainbow bs.

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@Liverquake666 No just far left idiots

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@LadyEllaO Not a soccer fan, but was going to cheer for U.S. Nope won't watch it now.

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@alexinsix Good for him. Rainbow nazi mad????

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@WisoVazquez I am cheering for Mexico they don't wear pride jersey