Today we celebrate the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. This marks the beginning of the Season of Creation – observed by Christians of various denominations – whose theme this year is “Living Water.” As I recalled in the Message for this Day, caring for our common home calls for a conversion of heart, so that what has been used to bring about destruction may instead be directed toward life. I invite everyone to join in prayer and action, that we may become channels of the living water of God’s peace, refreshing our wounded world.
Praying for @JesusandWhatnot , homie giving all the smokes to whomever wants it.
Back2Back debates!
Yall forget we Catholics, we got a lot of smoke! Call it pontifical.
When I was Muslim, my mosque head told me to pray in busy streets just to annoy people. When they got mad and asked why, that’s when I had to start preaching and try to convert them.
Imagine being so desperate you turn life into a conversion trap. That’s why I left this cult.
A papyrus fragment found in Egypt preserves the oldest known surviving prayer to the Virgin Mary.
Known as Sub Tuum Praesidium, the prayer reads:
“Beneath your compassion we take refuge, O Theotokos. Do not despise our petitions in time of trouble, but deliver us from dangers.”
The fragment, catalogued as Rylands Papyrus 470 and now held at the John Rylands Library in Manchester, has traditionally been dated as early as the 3rd century, although scholars have proposed later dates as well.
What makes it remarkable is the use of the title “Theotokos” — Mother of God — for Mary centuries before the Council of Ephesus formally affirmed the title in AD 431.
The surviving papyrus is ancient, but the prayer itself may be older than the manuscript that preserves it.
One of the earliest surviving witnesses to Christians asking for the intercession and protection of the Virgin Mary. ✝️
Credit: SacredChad
Jay Dyer is now considering suing me after our debate/conversation. It appears he is trying to use his wealth as leverage since he knows I can’t afford legal fees lol. Pray for this dude.