"Eu vivi mal, vivi em pecado mortal.
Eu bebia muito, fumava muito... eu bebia tanto que não conseguia me controlar. Sentia um vazio tão grande que percebi que minha vida não teria significado se eu não tivesse me entregado a Jesus Cristo.
Fui enganada pela falsa luz da riqueza e da alegria, e essa luz me fez sentir ainda mais vazia.
Não é a forma como você começa que faz de você um santo, mas a forma como você termina.
Não é quem você foi, é quem você decide se tornar."
- Irmã Clare Crockett
Posted about June being dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and got asked a question about the meaning behind the Sacred Heart image. Here’s the breakdown:
“The Father created everything with his wisdom and loving providence; the Son redeemed us with his death and resurrection; the Holy Spirit sanctifies with the fullness of his gifts of grace and mercy.” —Pope St. John Paul II
On June 13, 2026, something unprecedented is taking place across the world.
Catholics from every continent are being invited to unite in a global Marian and Eucharistic procession centered on prayer, reparation, peace, and conversion.
According to organizers, more than 150 parishes across 6 continents are already preparing to participate, along with major Marian shrines such as Fatima, Lourdes, Knock, and many others joining spiritually in this worldwide act of faith.
The five intentions of this global procession are:
➜ Peace in the world
➜ The triumph of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary
➜ Reparation for sin
➜ Conversion of sinners and prayers for souls
➜ That nations may return to honoring Christ the King
People are encouraged to participate however they are able:
➜ Join a Eucharistic procession
➜ Pray the Rosary
➜ Spend time before Jesus in Adoration
➜ Offer or attend Holy Mass
➜ Pray from home if physically unable to attend
At a time when so many people feel anxious, divided, discouraged, or spiritually lost, this procession is meant to be a visible reminder that prayer still matters, grace is still real, and the Church remains united across the world.
If you would like to learn more or see if your parish is participating:
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Humanity, created by God in all its grandeur, is today facing a pivotal choice: either to construct a new Tower of Babel or to build the city in which God and humanity dwell together. In Jesus Christ, this humanity in its grandeur becomes the Way, the Truth and the Life, opening the path for each of us to grow toward fullness. #MagnificaHumanitas
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One of the most beloved saints in Church history, Saint Philip Neri (1515–1595), was known for his joyful holiness, deep prayer, and extraordinary love for God🇻🇦❤️🔥
On the eve of Pentecost in 1544, while praying in the catacombs of Rome, Philip experienced a powerful mystical encounter. He suddenly felt a ball of fire enter his chest. The burning love of the Holy Spirit was so intense that he began to tremble violently and cried out, “Enough, Lord, enough!”
From that moment, his heart physically enlarged, so much that two of his ribs were visibly pushed outward. Contemporary witnesses and doctors who examined him during his lifetime noted the unusual swelling on his chest.
After his death, when his body was examined, doctors were astonished: his heart was dramatically larger than normal, and two ribs had been permanently enlarged and curved outward to make room for it. The enlargement was so pronounced that it was impossible to explain by natural causes.
This physical miracle became a beautiful sign of the immense spiritual fire that burned within him, a heart so filled with God’s love that it could no longer be contained.
Saint Philip Neri, the “Apostle of Joy” and founder of the Oratorians, spent his life bringing people closer to God through humor, kindness, and fervent prayer. He famously said, “A joyful heart is more easily made perfect.”
Saint Philip Neri's enlarged heart remains one of the most fascinating and touching incorruptible signs in the history of the saints.
Some of the most compelling evidence that Mary had no other children is in John 19:26–27 where Jesus entrusts Mary to John at the Cross. If she had other biological children, He would have given her care to them, not to John. It would have actually gone without saying. In Jewish culture, it was the children’s responsibility to care for a widowed parent. The Fourth Commandment (Exodus 20:12) says, “Honor your father and your mother,” and the Law of Moses (Exodus 21:17, Leviticus 19:3) made it clear that failing to care for your parents, especially a widow, was a serious violation. Those sons would be bound by law and apostolic teaching (1 Tim 5:4, 8) to care for her. Jesus would not have broken these customs by ignoring His brothers’ responsibilities. It wouldn't have just been frowned upon; it would have been an absolute scandal. His brothers themselves would have objected and simply not allowed it if Mary had been their mother.Failing to honor this duty could have caused legal or social trouble for them, especially in the Temple, but we see no evidence of any such dispute. The fact that He entrusted Mary to John shows there were no other children to care for her.
The Didache was written before most Christians had a "Bible."
It had baptism rites. Eucharistic prayers. Bishops. Deacons. Fasting rules. A full liturgical calendar.
The structure Protestants call "Catholic invention" was already running.
A thread.
I pray that Catholic education will help each person to discover their own call to holiness. Saint Augustine, whom Saint John Henry Newman greatly admired, once said that we are fellow students who have one Teacher, whose school is on earth and whose chair is in heaven (cf. Serm. 292,1).