Elly Okinyo

Catholic, Economist, opinionated, political, hopeful.

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Just as the Church is not an autocracy, neither is she a democracy. The Church belongs to Jesus Christ. She is his Church. She is Christ’s Mystical Body, made up of many members. We have no authority to refashion her teachings to fit more comfortably with the world.

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📅 21 June 1591

St Aloysius Gonzaga dies at age 23 while caring for plague victims in Rome. He is the patron of Catholic youth and students, renowned for his extraordinary purity and dedication to prayer.

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"Do nothing at all unless you begin with prayer"

— St Ephraem the Syrian

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Gratias tibi Deus, gratias tibi!

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Angelus — Pope Leo XIV

27). He draws a parallel between what we hear "in private," namely, what is in the secret of our hearts, and what we are called to proclaim to everyone. He reminds us that proclaiming the Gospel is first and foremost a sharing of a personal encounter with him, which is unique to each of us. The strength of any apostolate, in fact - beyond techniques and tools - comes from the work of the Holy Spirit within us and from the authenticity of our response.

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📅 11 February 1858

Our Lady appears for the first time to St Bernadette Soubirous at the grotto of Massabielle in Lourdes, France. She would appear 18 times in total, and Lourdes became one of the greatest pilgrimage sites in the world.

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"Never will anyone who says his Rosary every day become a formal heretic or be led astray by the devil"

— St. Louis de Montfort

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"Let us then cast ourselves at the feet of this good Mother, and embracing them let us not depart until she blesses us, and accepts us for her children."

— St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Father and Doctor of the Church

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"No matter how sinful one may have been, if he has devotion to Mary, it is impossible that he be lost."

— St. Hilary of Poitiers Bishop and Doctor

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"I am not only the Queen of Heaven, but also the Mother of Mercy."

— Our Lady to Saint Faustina

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"May the Blessed Virgin Mary help me to live a holy life and die a holy death. Then at the last instants of my life, may she come to my assistance and lead me to heaven.”–"

— St. Dominic Savio

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@goalsside @Record_Portugal It's about damn time!

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@FabrizioRomano Simply the best.

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In the history of the beautiful game, there'll be nothing like him... Simply the best. Lionel Andrés Messi.

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@GadSaad Now we are talking.

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The South African team performance is simply poor. Not World Cup standard.

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@LabanMbunya @OOtingi Awuoro ebola. Awuoro duale. Awuoro kasongo. Awuoro.

[Helsingin poliisilaitos @PoliisiHelsinki]

Saimme tänään ainutlaatuisen vieraan, kun tasavallan presidentti Alexander Stubb kävi tutustumassa 200-vuotiaan Helsingin poliisilaitoksen toimintaan. 1/2

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@goal The wife is a Man City spy.

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@OfficialGMFC Otoyo... Awuoro

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@charliekirk11 @MrsErikaKirk What does @RealCandaceO have to say about this?