If you are unable to contemplate Godhead, then let your thoughts dwell on Passion of Christ, finding in those sacred wounds a home.
If you fly to the wound in Christ's s you will find comfort in all your troubles.
Imitation of Christ
The wrath of God is mostly directed toward proud and unreasonable people. Do not imitate them, but according to the word of the holy Apostle Peter, humble yourself under the strong hand of God, so that He may lift you up in due time. Cast all your sorrow upon Him, for He cares for you. And according to the word of Saint Isaac the Syrian, '...keep always in mind those who endure the greatest sorrows and indignation, and you will bear your own insignificant, small sorrows with thanksgiving and joy.'
St. Anthony Optinsky
You are praying and God is silent. You ask for healing but you don’t receive it. What if I told you: God answers all the time; we just don't accept His answer.
First of all, we don't understand the meaning of prayer. We believe that prayer is just a request. We come only to ask for something, but prayer is not just a request. Prayer is love; it is communication with God. Just as a child has common interests, joys, sorrows, and failures that he shares with his parents, so our relationship with God should be built not on the fulfillment of our requests, but on love.
Secondly, God answers our prayers not with words, but with thoughts. You are waiting for a miracle, and He gives you patience. You are waiting for healing, and He gives you humility. You are waiting for protection, and He gives you the courage to go through tests or even the loss of loved ones.
Thirdly, God hears all prayers, but He especially accepts those in which one stands firm, giving up distractions, vanity, self-will, anger, fear, and even indignation against God. It is such prayer—the prayer of faith—that nurtures us for eternal life.
And most importantly, praying only for yourself, for your own comfort, is an imperfect prayer. It is like a request from a child who only wants toys from their father but does not want to spend time with him. God, of course, hears such prayers, but real, mature prayer is aimed at caring for others, not only family and friends, but even enemies. Christ Himself said: "For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have?" (Matt. 5:46). It is for such a pure, selfless prayer that God gives His heavenly reward.
Amen.
~Petar Ivanov
• St. Padre Pio says:
"Where there is no obedience,
there is no virtue.
Where there is no virtue,
there is no good.
Where there is no good,
there is no love.
Where there is no love,
there is no God.
Where there is no God,
there is no Paradise."
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“Não há nada tão grande quanto a Eucaristia. Se Deus tivesse algo mais precioso, Ele nos teria dado”. São João Maria Vianney
No Rosário, adoramos Aquele que permanece conosco!
“A veneração a São Miguel é o maior remédio contra rebeldia e a desobediência aos mandamentos de Deus, contra o ateísmo, o ceticismo e a infidelidade.”
São Francisco de Sales.
"Grace has five effects on us: First, our soul is healed; second, we will good; third, we work effectively for it; fourth, we persevere; fifth, we break through to glory."
- St. Thomas Aquinas
The devil sleepeth not; thy flesh is not yet dead; therefore, cease thou not to make thyself ready unto the battle, for enemies stand on thy right hand and on thy left, and they are never at rest.
-Thomas á Kempis
"No erréis, hermanos míos: los perturbadores de las familias no heredarán el reino de Dios. Si, pues, aquellos que han obrado estas cosas según la carne, están muertos, ¿cuánto más si alguno corrompe, con prava doctrina, la fe de Dios, por la que Jesucristo fue crucificado? Ese tal, estando manchado, irá al fuego inextinguible; de modo semejante, el que le presta oído”
~San Ignacio de Antioquía
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"Ó Justo São José, que com paciência, silêncio e humildade guardastes o maior tesouro do Céu e da Terra: o Verbo Divino e Sua Mãe Santíssima.
Vós, que na tradição de nossos pais sois invocado como o modelo dos trabalhadores e o defensor dos oprimidos, estendei o vosso manto protetor sobre as nossas famílias.
Afastai dos nossos lares toda a discórdia, a falta de pão e as tribulações do corpo e da alma. Ensinai-nos a ouvir a voz de Deus no silêncio e a obedecer com coragem aos Seus planos, mesmo quando não os compreendemos.
Rogai por nós, ó Santo Protetor, junto ao trono de Jesus Cristo, Vosso Filho adotivo, para que sejamos firmes na fé e alcancemos a salvação eterna. Amém."
"Cada pasión se ha de corregir por su contrario: la vanidad con la seria reflexión sobre las miserias de la vida; la cólera pensando en las ventajas que trae la dulzura; y así en las demás".
~San Francisco de Sales✨
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Adoração ao Santíssimo ✨✝️🛐✨
Seja Amado e Adorado a todo o momento, Jesus no Santíssimo Sacramento!
"Quando passamos uma hora diante de Jesus Eucarístico, algo do Céu entra silenciosamente na alma."
__Fulton Sheen