The Archdiocese of Monterrey in Mexico has blessed what it calls a “spiritual ambulance,” bringing the Eucharist and the Sacrament of Confession to communities with limited access to priests and the sacraments.
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there'll be no sunshine⛅ in my life 🥹
until you say you're mine all mine 🌩️
there'll be no summer, spring or fall🌧️
each day is like winter time🌧️🌧️🌧️😩
#Habagat#ulan#staysafe#ingatpotayo
The liturgy is not merely an outward observance, but a living encounter with God. Let us participate in the liturgy consciously, devoutly, and actively, so that we may grow in faith. #GeneralAudience
يحدث هذا كل ليلة في منزل هاريسون، ميشيغان. السيد هاريسون، 76 عامًا، مصاب بألزهايمر. جزء من ارتباكه هو "الغروب"-يحاول مغادرة المنزل ليلاً ظانًا أنه بحاجة إلى العمل. لم يعمل منذ 15 عامًا، لكن المرض يجعله ينسى. خلال الثمانية أشهر الماضية، كلب الراعي الألماني للسيد هاريسون، ريكس، 6 سنوات، كان يوقفه.
كل ليلة. يستيقظ السيد هاريسون. يسير نحو الباب الأمامي. يصل ريكس إليه أولاً. يسد الطريق. لا يدعه يمر. في النهاية يمسك بكم السيد هاريسون بلطف. يقوده مرة أخرى إلى السرير. قالت السيدة هاريسون:
"قبل ريكس، كان زوجي يخرج إلى الخارج قبل أن أتمكن من إيقافه. كنت أستيقظ ويكون قد ذهب. يتجول في الحي في الساعة الثانية صباحًا مرتديًا بيجاما. أحضرته الشرطة إلى المنزل ثلاث مرات. الآن يوقفه ريكس قبل أن يصل إلى الباب." شاهد طبيب الأعصاب لديهم اللقطات: "هذا الكلب يقوم بعمل متخصص لكلب خدمة ألزهايمر دون تدريب. إنه يحافظ على سلامة زوجك." أحيانًا لا يحتاج الكلاب إلى كتيبات تدريب. إنها تعرف فقط ما يحتاجه الشخص الخاص بها.
BURIAL GROUNDS, ANCESTRAL LAND APEKTADO NG PAX SILICA
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Three traps of the devil that you fall into every day. You will notice them yourself now.
The first is fear of the past: mistakes, sins, grievances.
The second is fear of the future: what will happen tomorrow, what will people think, and what if everything collapses?
The third is ingratitude to God for the present. This is where despair begins: anxiety, panic, fear of acting.
How to get out?
The past: the devil brings you back to old sins and whispers: "God will not forgive you." And a person believes not in God's mercy, but in this whisper. This is no longer repentance, but disbelief. The saints simply said: if you have sinned, stop, repent, and move on. The Lord is waiting for you to rise.
The future: the devil wants you to go through terrible scenarios and get tired in advance, so that you do not pray and do not come to God. But it is said: do not worry about tomorrow. The future is not here yet, and fear is already stealing today.
The present is the most dangerous trap: we do not thank God for what we have. The past is no longer there, the future is not yet there, and the present is the only thing we have: this morning, the sky, the roof, food, life. You wake up — and you already have something to say: praise be to God.
All three traps converge in one — in despair. It diverts you from prayer, from work, from loved ones. It speaks of the past: "You can't fix anything." Of the future: "You won't succeed." And it paralyzes you now.
But we have a weapon — as the elder Anatoly of Optina taught: the Jesus Prayer. Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me, a sinner.
It returns you to God — not to the past or to the fear of the future, but here, to the present.Repent for the past. Trust in God for the future. For today — be thankful.
And stand up. And go on. And fear nothing.
Sinimulan nang isapubliko ng Truth Commission ang kuwento ng mga pamilya ng mga biktima sa war on drugs ng administrasyon ni dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.
Sa kauna-unahang public hearing ng komisyon, isang ina ang nagbigay ng testimoniya sa pagpaslang sa kaniyang anak na isang person with disability. #TVPatrol
In the Gospel of Matthew, the Canaanite woman teaches us to pray with faith that refuses to give up. Even when God seems silent, she continues to trust. May we bring our needs to Jesus with the same humility, perseverance, and confidence in His mercy.