Look closely at St. Padre Pio. 🥺❤️
He looks so peaceful… almost as if he is simply sleeping.
Padre Pio died in 1968. In 2008, 40 years after his death, his body was exhumed and found remarkably well-preserved.
But here’s the part that should make you stop and think:
THE SAINTS ARE NOT DEAD.
They are alive in Christ. They are in Heaven, beholding the face of God and interceding for us.
Death did not destroy them.
Because for those who belong to Christ, death is not the end.
“He is not God of the dead, but of the living.” ✝️❤️
The saints are alive. More alive than us on earth.
And one day, if we remain faithful, we will see them again.
This is definitely cheating at braiding. We sit for hours to braid meanwhile some people achieve the same result with crochet. 😩 👏🏽
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I have never heard anyone sing the Anima Christi like this lady. 😭❤️
My goodness!
Catholic girls can SING! 😩🔥
She sings like a nightingale. 🐦❤️
WHO IS SHE???
On the solemnity of the Assumption, an impressive image of the Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Mercy, was blessed in Konotopie (Poland), making it the tallest in Europe.
More than a record, it's a sign pointing to Heaven: Mary continues to lift her eyes up on her children and remind us of the way to Jesus.
What prayer would you entrust to Our Mother today?. 🙏
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During a Holy Mass in Mexico, this phenomena was caught on camera.
A radiant blue light illuminated the consecrated host.
Church has always been prudent in discerning the supernatural. In most cases, phenomena such as these have other natural explanations. Nonetheless, isn't it beautiful to behold?
“Star of ocean! Mother fairest!
Who the name of Mary bearest;
In thy bright illumination
Pales each star and constellation.
Hail, O Father! Hail, sweet Mother!
Hail, O Son of God, our Brother!
Let the hosts of heaven adore thee,
Every spirit bow before thee.”
— A hymn from the Divine Office for the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which we celebrate today.
A happy feast to all! Mary Mother of God, pray for us!
Today we celebrate the birth of a little girl who would be called to become the Mother of her Creator, the Mother of God. Yet, she is born simply as a little girl, like the daughters and granddaughters we hold in our arms. We bestow upon her the most exalted and noble titles, such as Our Lady and Queen, but God’s way was and remains simpler and quieter, yet no less powerful and transformative. It is the way of Jesus Himself. #NativityOfMary
You keep telling your wife that your mother raised 6 children without help.
Have you asked your mother whether she would choose that arrangement again?
"She never complained" is not the same as "she was happy."
Your mother's endurance is not a job description for your wife.
Selah!
Aside from avoiding the constant billing from friends and relatives, learn to avoid bad news too.
Some people have this habit of transferring whatever they’re going through directly to you. Every problem, every tragedy, every disturbing story, they must make sure you experience it with them.
Some will randomly send you gory pictures or videos of a diseased body part without warning. Others will constantly forward sad stories about people you don’t even know, until your timeline and WhatsApp become a daily dose of tragedy.
You can care about people without carrying everything they carry.
If someone makes a habit of dumping disturbing content and bad news in your inbox, archive their chat. Protect your peace too. Not everything needs to reach you.
Hezekiah was sick unto death. God heard his prayer, healed him AND added 15 years to his life. Listen…���..read that again . Then some people from Babylon heard what happened and came to visit. (You know how folks gotta come see if you really as blessed as they heard you are. 😭)
This was Hezekiah’s chance to testify… but baby, he gave them a TOUR. 😭 Come see my silver, my gold, my treasures, my weapons! He showed them EVERYTHING.
And guess who eventually came and carried it all away? Babylon.I’m not saying hide your blessings or don’t testify. I’m saying be mindful of the access you give people. Discernment matters. Access matters . Everybody don’t deserve the same level of access.
Men are losing their minds because women have found their voice and have the means to leave toxic and draining relationships. Instead of us to look inwards and be better, we want to focus on clamping women and controlling every other thing on the outside.
I’ll tell you this, they’ll get freer and it’s for the best. You should only be married or in a relationship with a woman if you’re responsible. Men, we’ve been having our way since the beginning of time. Women now have a choice as it should have been.
There will be many more divorces but also stronger homes. Marriage will no longer be a power play but a thing of deep commitment as God originally intended.