✝️ St. Josephine Bakhita
Kidnapped. Enslaved. Beaten. Sold.
Yet she found Christ and chose forgiveness.
“If I were to meet those who kidnapped me, I would kneel and kiss their hands… for I would not be a Christian today.”
From chains to sainthood.
Canonized by Pope John Paul II, she is now the patron saint of victims of human trafficking.
🔥 A witness that grace can transform even the deepest wounds.
St. Josephine Bahkita, pray for us.
@AJPlanetFriends Illogical question. God will always love Duterte kahit mamamatay tao siya o hindi. Kasi UNCONDITIONAL ang LOVE ni Lord. Wag natin ihanay ang Panginoon sa level ni Digong sa pamamagitan ng tanong.
A security camera captured the exact moment a child stopped in front of the image of Jesus, cleaned the area, said a prayer, and left.
His family raised him very well; he respects values and beliefs.
A little girl brings a Crucifix to a couple who are getting married—a beautiful marriage tradition.
When the bride and groom go to the church to be married, they carry a Crucifix with them. The priest blesses the Crucifix, and instead of saying that they have found the ideal partner with whom to share their lives, he exclaims, “You have found your Cross! It is a Cross to love, to carry with you—a Cross that is not to be thrown off, but rather cherished.”
When they exchange their marital vows, the bride places her right hand on the Crucifix, and the groom places his right hand over hers. Both are bound together and united to the Cross. The priest covers their hands with his stole while they pronounce their promises to love one another in good times and in bad, proclaiming their vows to be faithful according to the rites of the Church.
Then, they first kiss the Cross—not each other. If one abandons the other, they abandon Christ on the Cross. They lose Jesus!
After the wedding, the newlyweds cross the threshold of their home to enthrone that same Crucifix in a place of honor. It becomes the reference point of their lives and the center of family prayer, for the young couple believes deeply that the family is born of the Cross.
Video: Júlia Carvalho
Incredible.
A cafe employs people with Down syndrome to affirm their humanity and break societal stigmas.
An extra chromosome does not determine a person’s worth or humanity.
We need more of this.