Joseph Stalin’s daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva, converted to Catholicism and died as a Catholic
She was secretly baptized into the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow in May 1962
In 1967 she defected from the USSR and settled for periods in the US and in Europe
While living in the West she was influenced by reading spiritual writings, interacting with Catholic families, and finding solace in the Eucharist.
She was received into the Catholic Church in 1982.
Later in life she remarked that “the Eucharist has given me life" and that her father "would have shot me for what I have done"
The power of the devotion to the Holy Face lies in its reparation to the Divinity, the Godhead, which are the most serious of sins.
It is an extension of the Sacrifice of the Mass, the most perfect offering and act of worship.
September 28 is the Feast of King St. Wenceslaus. Visit FishEaters to learn all about him and find ways to celebrate his feast.
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The entire archive of the Integrity Magazine (1946-1956) is now online. It is still a work in progress but the first three issues and the January 1947 issue are online. I tried to make it easy to navigate. Eventually I will have all the PDFs available of the original issues. Some of them will be scans of bound volumes I found at various libraries but many of them will be the individual issues. Hopefully I made it user-friendly.
I truly think this was one of the great American Catholic magazines of the 20th century. It ended in 1956 because it ran out of steam and simply couldn't compete with the other periodicals like "America".
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September 26 is the Feast of Saints Isaac Jogues, John de Brébeuf, and Companions (the "North American Martyrs" or "Canadian Martyrs") -- some of the bravest men you will *ever* read about. Do so at FishEaters (and find ways to celebrate their feast as well):
https://t.co/H0JmKMa5yK
Sous un radieux soleil, 26 jeunes gens ont fait leur entrée au Séminaire de Flavigny (France) : 23 se destinent au sacerdoce et 3 à la vie religieuse chez les Frères de la FSSPX.
Prions pour leur persévérance et leur sanctification.
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@Dr_zato317@JohnTraddington@rtf_media@kennedyhall I'm sorry, you went off in left field. If they can't take 2 mins to write a paragraph why they reject the appeal based on Canon Law then ok. If you accept that, no problem. But it is against their own laws to do so. I doubt you would accept the same in your own life.
@Dr_zato317@JohnTraddington@rtf_media@kennedyhall Well it doesn't matter what you believe. We have Canon Law for things like this and the Vatican is silent. The silence is deafening and should tell any Catholic all they need to know, which is, they don't respond, bc in doing so they would be exposed.
@Dr_zato317@JohnTraddington@rtf_media@kennedyhall Maybe you're new to all this but the SSPX has spent 50 years articulating their position. Also, why has the Vatican refused to answer their appeal?
Please take a moment to consider whether Our Lord calls you to this act of charity:
Mr. Thomas Lark was a prolific traditional Catholic man of North Carolina. He was received into the Church at my local SSPX chapel, where he also married his wife, Julie. He was a reporter, an actor, a writer, a singer, and a professed member of the Holy Name Society.
On Monday night, Mr. Lark was tragically killed outside of his home in Mount Holly, NC. Having no children, he leaves behind a widow with little means of supporting herself.
Please say a prayer for the friends and family of everyone involved, and for the repose of Mr. Lark's soul.
And if your means permit, consider donating to the fundraiser below to support Mrs. Lark through this devastating tragedy.
"Religion clean and undefiled before God and the Father, is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their tribulation."
~ Saint James 1:27
Original Archconfraternity of the Holy Face cross:
The Holy Face cross designed according to the specifications of the original Archconfraternity cross produced in Tours France in the 19th century.
It features on the front the Veil of Veronica in the centre. The prayers inscribed on the front and back are as follows in Latin:
“Vade Retro Satana” – Get back, Satan “Sit Nomen Domini Benedictum” –
“Blessed be the Name of the Lord”
It also features the year the devotion was approved during the reign of Blessed Pius IX and the name of the city of Tours where the devotion originated, as well as the name of Pius IX
Order: https://t.co/olDjcO07WR