Tamara Cantrell

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[Tamara Cantrell @TamaraLCantrell]

@marklevinshow May God guide you on the right plans for treatment.🙏🙏🙏✝️🕊️

[Tamara Cantrell @TamaraLCantrell]

@MMalagies I love Jesus!😘😘😘🙏🙏🙏✝️🕊️❤️

[RosarySon @SkyVirginSon]

HOW TO EXAMINE YOUR CONSCIENCE BEFORE YOU SLEEP

If tonight were the last night God gave you on earth, would your soul be ready to meet Him?

Most people end their day thinking about work, money, or tomorrow’s plans.

The saints ended their day thinking about eternity.

Every night is a gift from God, and every night is an invitation to return to Him. Scripture reminds us that our life is “a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes” (James 4:14). None of us is promised another sunrise. Before you close your eyes, place your soul before the One who gave you life.

Here is a simple Catholic examination of conscience before sleep.

1. Place yourself in God’s presence.

Begin with the Sign of the Cross.

Quiet your heart and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal your day as God sees it—not as pride, excuses, or emotion would present it.

Pray:

“Come, Holy Spirit. Give me the grace to see my sins honestly, to repent of them sincerely, and to trust completely in Your infinite mercy.”

2. Thank God before you examine yourself.

Gratitude opens the heart to truth.

Thank Him for every grace you received today.

For every temptation you resisted.

For every hidden blessing you almost overlooked.

For every act of kindness shown to you.

For every breath you took without earning it.

The soul that remembers God’s goodness is better prepared to recognize its own need for His mercy.

3. Review your entire day honestly.

Walk slowly through your day.

Your thoughts.

Your words.

Your actions.

Your omissions.

Ask yourself:

Did I love God above everything else today?

Did I pray with attention or only from habit?

Did I receive or desire the sacraments with reverence?

Did I speak truthfully?

Did I gossip, judge, or wound someone with my words?

Did I forgive those who hurt me?

Did I guard my eyes, my tongue, and my heart?

Did I use my time for God’s glory or waste it on sin and distraction?

Did I fulfill my responsibilities faithfully?

Did I love my family, my neighbor, and even my enemies as Christ commands?

Do not defend yourself.

Do not compare yourself with others.

Stand before God with honesty, because His mercy is always greater than your sin.

4. Repent with your whole heart.

If you are conscious of mortal sin, resolve to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation as soon as possible.

If your sins are venial, ask Christ to purify your heart and strengthen you against future temptation.

Pray an Act of Contrition slowly and sincerely.

God never tires of forgiving those who sincerely return to Him.

The only heart He cannot heal is the one that refuses to repent.

5. Make one concrete resolution for tomorrow.

Do not promise God a hundred impossible changes.

Choose one.

One virtue to practice.

One vice to resist.

One person to forgive.

One act of charity to perform.

One sacrifice to offer with love.

Holiness is rarely built through dramatic moments.

It is built through faithful daily conversion.

6. Entrust yourself completely to God.

Place your life into His hands.

Offer Him your family.

Your work.

Your fears.

Your suffering.

Your future.

Ask your Guardian Angel to watch over you through the night.

Ask the Blessed Virgin Mary to cover you with her maternal mantle.

Then rest in peace, knowing that whether you wake tomorrow or awaken in eternity, you belong to Jesus Christ.

A nightly examination of conscience is not about living in fear.

It is about living in the truth.

The saints were not holy because they never sinned.

They were holy because they never stopped returning to God’s mercy.

So before you sleep tonight, ask yourself one final question:

If Christ called me home before sunrise, would I be ready to meet Him?

Live each day in such a way that the answer can become, by God’s grace:

“Yes, Lord. Into Your hands I commend my spirit.”

[Tamara Cantrell @TamaraLCantrell]

@MMalagies Amen brother. Let God in and let go of the past. Breath in and breath out. Look up and let God have this.🙏🙏🙏🤠😘🕊️

[RosarySon @SkyVirginSon]

THE MIRACLE OF LANCIANO: WHEN CHRIST ANSWERED A PRIEST’S DOUBT

Among the many miracles preserved in the history of the Catholic Church, few are as profound and enduring as the Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano.

Not because the Catholic faith depends on miracles.

Not because Christians should spend their lives chasing extraordinary signs.

But because this miracle points directly to the very heart of Catholic belief:

Jesus Christ is truly present in the Holy Eucharist.

In the eighth century, in the town of Lanciano, Italy, a Basilian monk and priest was struggling with a trial familiar to many believers: doubt.

He celebrated Holy Mass.

He preached the faith.

He believed what the Church taught.

Yet deep within his heart, he wrestled with questions concerning the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist.

Was the consecrated Host truly the Body of Christ?

Was the Precious Blood truly His Blood?

Then, during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, God permitted something extraordinary.

At the moment of consecration, the Host visibly changed into flesh.

The wine visibly changed into blood.

Before the eyes of the priest stood a visible confirmation of what the Church had always taught.

The priest who doubted fell to his knees in astonishment.

The congregation witnessed the miracle.

And the sacred relics were carefully preserved.

More than twelve centuries later, the flesh and blood remain.

Scientific examinations conducted in the twentieth century reported findings that astonished researchers. The flesh was identified as human cardiac tissue, and the blood was identified as human blood.

Many people focus on the scientific evidence.

And understandably so.

The findings are remarkable.

But the deepest meaning of Lanciano is not found in a laboratory.

The deepest meaning of Lanciano is found on the altar.

Long before scientists examined the miracle, Christ had already spoken.

At the Last Supper, Jesus took bread into His sacred hands and declared:

“This is My Body.” (Matthew 26:26)

He then took the chalice and said:

“This is My Blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” (Matthew 26:28)

Notice what He did not say.

He did not say, “This represents My Body.”

He did not say, “This symbolizes My Blood.”

He said:

“This is My Body.”

“This is My Blood.”

For two thousand years, the Catholic Church has faithfully guarded these words.

The doctrine of the Real Presence was not invented in the Middle Ages.

It was not created by theologians.

It was not imposed by councils.

It came from the lips of Jesus Christ Himself.

This truth becomes even clearer in John chapter 6.

When Jesus declared that His followers must eat His Flesh and drink His Blood, many disciples found His teaching difficult.

Many walked away.

Many abandoned Him.

Yet Jesus did not call them back to explain that He was speaking merely in symbols.

He let them leave.

Why?

Because He meant exactly what He said.

The Eucharist is not merely a reminder of Christ.

The Eucharist is not merely a symbol of Christ.

The Eucharist is Christ.

Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity.

The same Jesus who was conceived in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The same Jesus who slept in Bethlehem.

The same Jesus who walked upon the waters of Galilee.

The same Jesus who healed the blind and raised the dead.

The same Jesus who carried the Cross to Calvary.

The same Jesus who conquered death and rose in glory.

The Eucharist is not something.

The Eucharist is Someone.

This is why every tabernacle is holy.

This is why every Catholic church is sacred.

This is why saints spent hours before the Blessed Sacrament.

They were not sitting before a symbol.

They were kneeling before a Person.

What happened in Lanciano was extraordinary.

Yet every Holy Mass is greater.

In Lanciano, Christ allowed His Flesh and Blood to become visible.

[RosarySon @SkyVirginSon]

I have come to realize that one of the greatest misunderstandings about Catholicism is that many people think the Church exists to give us rules.

The Church teaches us something far greater than that.

The Church exists to bring us into communion with Jesus Christ.

Everything the Church teaches, every Sacrament she celebrates, every doctrine she defends, and every moral truth she proclaims has one purpose: the salvation of souls and union with God.

The Church teaches us that Christianity is not primarily a philosophy, an ideology, or a moral system.

Christianity is an encounter with a living Person.

That Person is Jesus Christ.

He is not merely a teacher from history.

He is the eternal Son of God who entered human history, died for our sins, rose from the dead, and remains present with His people until the end of time.

The Church teaches us that salvation is entirely a work of God’s grace.

We do not climb to Heaven by our own efforts. God comes down to us first.

Every prayer we make, every act of faith, every movement toward holiness begins with the grace of God working within us.

As Saint Augustine wisely taught, God created us without us, but He does not save us without our cooperation.

The Church teaches us that Baptism is not merely an outward sign of an inward change.

It is the moment when we are reborn in Christ, cleansed from sin, adopted as children of God, and incorporated into His Mystical Body.

The Church teaches us that the Holy Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life.

The Eucharist is not simply a reminder of Jesus.

It is Jesus.

The same Christ who was born in Bethlehem, preached in Galilee, died on Calvary, and rose from the tomb gives Himself to us under the appearances of bread and wine.

This is why the saints spent hours before the Blessed Sacrament.

They understood that they were not sitting before a symbol.

They were sitting before a Person.

The Church teaches us that prayer is not about changing God’s mind.

Prayer changes us.

The more we pray, the more our hearts become aligned with the will of God.

Prayer is not an escape from reality.

It is an encounter with the deepest reality there is: the living God.

The Church teaches us that suffering is not meaningless.

The world sees suffering and asks, “Where is God?”

The Cross answers, “He is right there.”

In Jesus Christ, God did not remain distant from human suffering.

He entered it.

He transformed it.

And He gave it redemptive value when united to His Passion.

The Church teaches us to love the Blessed Virgin Mary because God Himself chose her to be the Mother of His Son.

Every authentic Marian devotion leads to Jesus.

Mary never says, “Look at me.”

She says what she said at Cana nearly two thousand years ago:

“Do whatever He tells you.”

The Church teaches us that holiness is not reserved for a few extraordinary souls.

It is the universal vocation of every baptized Christian.

God did not create us merely to be successful, comfortable, or admired.

He created us to become saints.

Perhaps the most beautiful truth the Church teaches is this:

God does not merely want something from us.

He wants us.

Before He asks for our service, He desires our hearts.

Before He commands, He loves.

Before we ever searched for Him, He was searching for us.

The Church has preserved this truth through centuries of persecution, division, wars, empires, and cultural revolutions.

Kings have risen and fallen.

Nations have appeared and disappeared.

Ideologies have come and gone.

Yet the Church continues to proclaim the same Gospel, celebrate the same Sacraments, and worship the same Lord.

Truth is not created by majorities.

Truth is received from God.

And Jesus Christ remains the same yesterday, today, and forever.

May we never reduce our faith to a label, a tradition, or a Sunday obligation.

May we seek Christ with our whole heart.

May we receive Him worthily in the Sacraments.

[Tamara Cantrell @TamaraLCantrell]

@TulsiGabbard May the Lord surround you both with the healing angels during this time of rest. May the Holy Spirit fill your hearts with strength and love from all of around the world.🙏🙏🙏✝️🕊️

[Tamara Cantrell @TamaraLCantrell]

@MMalagies Amen🙏🙏🙏thank you for being here for me.🥰✝️🕊️

[Tamara Cantrell @TamaraLCantrell]

@MMalagies Amen Mike! Be still and trust God.
Thank you brother!

[Tamara Cantrell @TamaraLCantrell]

@TrumpBarron_Q Happy Easter and thank you for sharing the love of the Lord and the love we all have for our President who is not afraid to share his love for our country and for our Savior. Blessings to all on this beautiful day.🙏🙏🙏✝️🕊️🥰

[Tamara Cantrell @TamaraLCantrell]

@MMalagies Amen🙏🙏🙏God bless you Mike. Grateful for your love and passion for our Lord.
Have a blessed Holy Week🙏🙏🙏✝️🕊️🥰

[Tamara Cantrell @TamaraLCantrell]

@SwPrayer Amen🙏🙏🙏✝️🕊️grateful to you St Joseph for your fiat to take Mary as your wife and embracing your important role as foster father to our Lord and savior. Thank you.

[Tamara Cantrell @TamaraLCantrell]

More of this for our young men and women. 🙏

[The Real Mike Rowe @mikeroweworks]

If you’re tired of seeing my face in your newsfeed or on the TV, apologies in advance, because it’s about to get a lot worse. By the end of the year, you’re going to be absolutely sick of me, due to America’s ever widening skills gap, and our ongoing attempts to close it with a record number of work ethic scholarships from mikeroweWORKS, and therefor, a record number of invitations to apply.

The situation is serious. Skilled tradespeople are retiring much faster than they’re being replaced. For every 5 that leave the workforce, two come in. The math is not sustainable, and not a week goes by that I don’t hear from some industry leader wondering if I can help with their recruiting challenges. Every trade is in demand like never before. In fact, there’s been so much outreach from so many CEO’s and elected officials, that we’ve doubled the size of our scholarship fund, and extended the application period this year from six weeks to nine months.

Last year, we received 10X the number of applications we normally get, and this year, with the disruption of AI, I suspect the number will be even higher. These are AI-proof, six-figure jobs that don’t require college debt, but instead, training. Thus, I will be cluttering up the media landscape with an onslaught of invitations to apply for scholarships, (like the one attached,) and good-natured appeals to support our efforts with a modest (or immodest) donation.

Toward that end, I’m pleased to announce that the enrollment period is officially open. Funds are now available to help train the next generation of skilled workers. My goal this year is to award $10 million in scholarships, and you’re invited to apply today. Or, if the spirit moves you, to support our efforts with a donation of any size. The donate button is big and red and hard to miss at https://t.co/uolhGspFtN.

If nothing else, please share this, so others can be similarly annoyed with another unsolicited invitation to help us close America's skills gap.

[Tamara Cantrell @TamaraLCantrell]

@MAGAVoice Praying for these two brave soldiers and their families as they fight for their lives. Please Lord hear our prayers this violence stops.🙏🙏🙏

[Tamara Cantrell @TamaraLCantrell]

@SwPrayer Amen🙏

[Tamara Cantrell @TamaraLCantrell]

@Faithful2Pray Please pray for David and Doreen. Thank you🙏🙏🙏

[Tamara Cantrell @TamaraLCantrell]

@SwPrayer Ave Maria🙏🙏🙏

[Tamara Cantrell @TamaraLCantrell]

@StarOtheSeaGift Beautiful. 🥰

[Tamara Cantrell @TamaraLCantrell]

@SkyVirginSon Amen🙏🙏🙏

[Tamara Cantrell @TamaraLCantrell]

@SwPrayer Ave Maria🙏🙏🙏🕊️🥰✝️