It’s not about the diff topics and issues we see that confuse us; It is about the most important: Good vs Evil - War against the principalities of this world.
JUST IN: The Vatican has rejected the German bishops’ request for lay people to preach at Mass
This is bc “the reservation of the homily to a priest or deacon is not a mere disciplinary norm but derives from the very nature of the liturgy”
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I give thee my heart and my soul.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, assist me in my last agony.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, may I breathe forth my soul in peace with thee!
Hail, Heart of Jesus, save me!
Hail, Heart of my Creator, perfect me!
Hail, Heart of my Saviour, deliver me!
Hail, Heart of my Judge, grant me pardon!
Hail, Heart of my Father, govern me!
Hail, Heart of my Spouse, grant me love!
Hail, Heart of my Master, teach me!
Hail, Heart of my King, be my crown!
Hail, Heart of my Benefactor, enrich me!
Hail, Heart of my Shepherd, guard me!
Hail, Heart of my Friend, comfort me!
Hail, Heart of my Brother, stay with me!
Hail, Heart of the Child Jesus, draw me to Thyself!
Hail, Heart of Jesus dying on the Cross, redeem me!
Hail, Heart of Jesus in all Thy states, give Thyself to me!
Hail, Heart of incomparable goodness, have mercy on me!
Hail, Heart of splendor, shine within me!
Hail, most loving Heart, inflame me!
Hail, most merciful Heart, work within me!
Hail, most humble Heart, dwell within me!
Hail, most patient Heart, support me!
Hail, most faithful Heart, be my reward!
Hail, most admirable and most worthy Heart, bless me!
They had been married for only 20 days.
Most newlyweds dream of a long life together.
A home.
Children.
Years of shared memories.
But for Saints Timothy and Maura, their marriage would end on a cross.
And it would become one of the most extraordinary love stories in Christian history.
Timothy was a young lector in the Church, responsible for safeguarding and reading the Sacred Scriptures. Maura was his newlywed wife.
They had been married for less than a month when persecution broke out in Egypt during the reign of Emperor Diocletian.
Timothy was arrested and ordered to surrender the Christian books in his care.
He refused.
The authorities tortured him mercilessly, demanding that he reveal where the Scriptures were hidden.
Still, he would not betray Christ.
When the governor learned that Timothy had recently married, he ordered Maura to be brought before him.
Perhaps, he thought, she could persuade her husband to give in.
Instead, she strengthened him.
Standing before the governor, Maura boldly professed her faith in Jesus Christ.
The enraged officials turned their cruelty upon her as well.
For days, the young couple endured horrific tortures.
Their bodies were broken.
Their wounds multiplied.
Yet neither abandoned Christ.
Ancient accounts tell us that during their suffering, Timothy and Maura encouraged one another to remain faithful.
Rather than despair, they spoke of Heaven.
Rather than fear death, they fixed their eyes on eternity.
Finally, the governor sentenced them both to crucifixion.
Two crosses were erected facing one another.
For nine long days, the young husband and wife hung there in agony.
Yet rather than despair, they encouraged one another.
They prayed together. They sang hymns. They reminded each other of Christ's suffering and the promise of eternal life.
When one grew weak, the other strengthened them.
Their final days were not filled with bitterness.
They were filled with faith.
Together, they endured.
Together, they hoped.
Together they carried their final cross.
Around the year 286 AD, Timothy and Maura surrendered their souls to God and entered Heaven as martyrs.
Their story reminds us that the strongest marriages are not built merely on human love, but on a shared love for God.
Timothy and Maura were married for only a few weeks on earth.
But their union lasts forever in Heaven.
Saints Timothy and Maura, pray for us.
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Msgr. Stephen Rossetti has been REMOVED as an exorcist in the Archdiocese of Washington after Cardinal McElroy objected to comments that he made about UFOs
Rossetti had said:
'It’s my personal belief that probably many if not most of these UFO sightings are in fact demons'
Gospel of the Day (Mark 12,35-37)
As Jesus was teaching in the temple area he said, "How do the scribes claim that the Messiah is the son of David?
David himself, inspired by the holy Spirit, said: 'The Lord said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand until I place your enemies under your feet."'
David himself calls him 'lord'; so how is he his son?" (The) great crowd heard this with delight.
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Blessed be God.
Blessed be His Holy Name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man.
Blessed be the Name of Jesus.
Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart.
Blessed be His Most Precious Blood.
Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most Holy.
Blessed be her Holy and Immaculate Conception.
Blessed be her Glorious Assumption.
Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.
Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse.
Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints. Amen.
Christianity brainwashed this woman so bad that she …
… quit drugs, quit drinking, stopped self-harming, & stopped having suicidal thoughts.
It’s a cult that tricks you into healing & purpose!
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