Can any of you by worrying
add a single hour
to your span of life?
Do not be afraid, little flock,
for it is your Father’s
good pleasure
to give you the kingdom.
-Jesus, Lk 12:25,32
FATHER DOLINDO RUOTOLO
A Prophet of our Time
Father Don Dolindo Ruotolo was a Neapolitan priest stigmatized miracle worker and “mouthpiece of the Holy Spirit”.
Father Ruotolo had extraordinary communications with Jesus throughout his heroic life, a life that was totally devoted to God and Holy Mother Mary. He referred to himself as “the Madonna’s little old man” and the Rosary was his constant companion.
Much of what our Lord wants flies in the face of normal human inclination and reason. We can only rise to this level of thinking through the grace of God and the help of the Holy Spirit.
We must let go of our problems, stop worrying, and trying to resolve them ourselves. We must believe, trust, and allow our Lord to rescue us from ourselves and supply our wants, needs and resolve our problems as only He can.
Jesus, You take care of it, should be the first words that come to mind and flow from our lips. After all, we have tried to do things our way and look where it has got us.
Just do as the prayer says, open our hearts and minds in love and close our eyes in trust, and ask Jesus to take care of it. He will.
On November 19, 1970 ,Don (Fr) Dolindo Ruotolo died at the age of 88. Padre Pio once said of this priest from Naples, Italy, The whole of paradise is in your soul. His name “Dolindo” means “Pain” and his life was rich with this pain. As a child, a teenager, a seminarian and a priest, he experienced humiliation, which was the realization of the prophetic words of a bishop who said You will be a martyr, but in your heart, not with your blood.
In his profound humility, he was able to hear the words of God. Even with his hidden life, he was one of the greatest prophets of the last century. He wrote to Bishop Hnilica in 1965 that a new John will rise out of Poland with heroic steps to break the chains beyond the boundaries imposed by the communist tyranny. On this postcard, he wrote words of consolation for Poland and all the countries suffering under the communist regime. This prophecy was realized in the papacy of John Paul II.
In his tremendous suffering, Dolindo became more and more a child who lived his self-offering to the Divine Father. I am totally poor, a poor nothing. My strength is my prayer. My leader is the will of God, which I let take me by the hand. My security over the uneven path is the heavenly mother Mary.
One of the treasures from the words that Jesus spoke to Dolindo was the teaching about total abandonment to God. In this novena, Jesus is talking to Don Dolindo and also to you.
THE SURRENDER NOVENA
Given by Jesus to Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything! (10 times)
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The Winged Hussars were the elite heavy cavalry of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, especially famous during the 16th and 17th centuries.
They were trained for shock combat, using speed, discipline, armour, long lances, sabres, and pistols to break enemy formations at the decisive point of battle. Their charge became one of the most recognizable military images in European history.
The wings are the detail that made them legendary. Historians still debate how often they were worn in actual battle and what their exact purpose was, but their visual effect is obvious.
A line of armoured cavalry advancing with feathered wings, leopard skins, steel helmets, banners, and long lances would have left a powerful impression on any enemy facing them.
The Hussars fought across Eastern and Central Europe against Muscovite, Swedish, Tatar, Ottoman, and other forces.
Their reputation came from their ability to strike with force and timing, turning a cavalry charge into a battle-winning weapon.
Their most famous moment came in 1683 at the Battle of Vienna.
King Jan III Sobieski of Poland helped lead the Christian relief army that broke the Ottoman siege of the city.
The cavalry charge at Vienna became one of the defining moments of Polish and European military history.
The Winged Hussars remain a symbol of Poland because they represent discipline, courage, Catholic kingship, and a period when Polish arms stood at the front line of Europe 🇵🇱✝️
I know now that true charity
consists in bearing all our neighbors' defects
--not being surprised at their weakness,
but edified at their smallest virtues.
-St. Therese of Lisieux
Pope Leo XIV has CONDEMNED eugenics, abortion and euthanasia in a speech this week, calling them 'programmed death':
'The value of the human person does not depend on what he or she accomplishes or produces.
For this reason, a physician should never be allowed to decide of the life of a particular embryo or a particular elderly person, on the basis of laboratory algorithms! Medicine must never become the servant of programmed death!'
POWERFUL PRAYER FOR FINANCIAL HELP TO ST. PADRE PIO
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Dearest Saint Padre Pio,
I pray for strength in my trials,
immediate financial breakthrough,
grace and direction with the purpose
our dear Lord has called me for.
Padre Pio, I have many insecurities that
make me doubt my ability to provide for
my family.
Dear Padre Pio, I pray for your assurance
that I will be able to give financial
stability to my family so I can provide
for their needs.
Help me, Padre Pio, to get my financial
worries in the right perspective and to
fix my eyes upon Jesus, knowing
that you know everything we need
before we even ask you.
Saint Padre Pio, I ask that you remove
my worries, anxieties, and fears about
money and replace them with faith.
Please calm my heart and mind.
Help me confidently believe that
you will help me find a way;
help me show my family love
even when I am stressed myself.
I know and trust that my debts will
be paid, and money will flow into my
life in order to give God all the glory.
Forgive me, Lord, for I think I have
spent too much time worrying about
my finances.
May I be assisted in all my needs and
may God be pleased with me building
His Kingdom and being a blessing to
others in return for His divine grace
and urgent help.
Oh good God, that You have honored Saint
Padre Pio by giving him the grace to
perform miracles, have mercy on
me and grant me for his intercession
what I pray for.
Keep my family healthy, safe, and
united in Your love.
Amen.
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Happy Father’s Day
to all of the men!
Your masculinity is a
gift and a blessing.
Thank you for your
strength, self-sacrifice,
steadiness, protection,
care, tenderness and
affirmation.
May the Lord bless
and keep you.
One of my favourite things about the Catholic church is that no matter what country I'm in, there's a space where I'm welcomed, and I know the service by heart. The Mass may sound different but feels exactly the same.
That's how I know that I am home.
The Catholic Church is universal!
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I recently returned from Kenya, and I can honestly say I will never be the same.
Over the past several days, I had the opportunity to visit five schools in the Lugari region of western Kenya that serve approximately 2,500 students. The poverty is difficult to describe. Many of these schools have only a handful of computers, limited access to educational resources, and face challenges most of us cannot imagine.
Yet despite these conditions, I encountered some of the happiest, kindest, most faith-filled people I have ever met. Their joy, gratitude, and sense of community were humbling.
One of the greatest blessings of this journey was seeing firsthand the progress being made at St. Charles Lwanga Catholic School in Chekalini, a school that Stacie and I have been privileged to help build. With God’s grace, we expect construction to be completed within the next three months.
We were also able to install Starlink internet service at five schools, bringing reliable connectivity to approximately 2,500 students who previously had little or no access to the digital world. It is amazing what can happen when a community is given even the most basic tools and opportunities.
As inspiring as the progress has been, the needs remain significant. Additional classrooms, computers, educational technology, teacher resources, and basic infrastructure are still needed across the schools visited.
For now, our commitment is simple: keep showing up, keep helping, and keep building relationships with these incredible communities.
Thank you to Father Vincent Sunguti (Omaha Diocese but this is his home village), Father Henry his brother, and Father Denis at St Charles Lwanga and all of the educators, students, and families who welcomed me with such warmth and hospitality. Your faith and resilience have left a permanent mark on my heart.
Please keep these students, teachers, and communities in your prayers and here’s a link if you would like to help in this mission. https://t.co/nSetLU54Pt
“To whom much is given, much will be required.” — Luke 12:48