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[Deacon Rod Reyna †♥u ن @rodreyna]

The Mass is the greatest worship that Christians can offer to God! https://t.co/evUISYqGdm

[America Magazine @americamag]

Pope Leo XIV traveled to Assisi Aug. 5 to celebrate the Jubilee Year of St. Francis with 2,500 young people, urging them to become the “new saints” the world needs today.
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[EWTN News @EWTNews]

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims gathered at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal on the eve of her feast day, which is May 13th, joining in prayer, processions, and devotion at the very site where the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children in 1917. United in faith and hope, the crowds honored her message of peace and conversion, filling the shrine with candlelight and the sound of the rosary, an incredibly powerful testament to the enduring impact of Fatima’s call to prayer for the world.
#OurLadyofFatima #Fatima #portugal #feastday #feastofourladyoffatima #catholic #catholicchurch #catholicism

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

War is never inevitable. Weapons can and must fall silent, for they never solve problems but only intensify them. Those who sow peace will endure throughout history, not those who reap victims. Others are not enemies to hate but human beings with whom to speak.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

The Holy See is willing to help enemies meet, so they may look each other in the eye and so people may be given back the dignity they deserve: the dignity of peace. With heart in hand, I say to the leaders of nations: let us meet; let us dialogue; let us negotiate!

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Christ's peace is not the silence of the tomb after a conflict, and it is not the result of subjugation. Peace is a gift that gazes at others and renews their lives. Let us pray for this peace, which is reconciliation, forgiveness, and courage to turn the page and start again.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

There is so much violence and so many wars in our world! Amid this horror that should provoke outrage—as people die in the name of military conquest—stands the call of Christ, who repeats: ‘Peace be with you!’

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Peace be with you all! This is the first greeting spoken by the Risen Christ, the Good Shepherd. I would like this greeting of peace to resound in your hearts, in your families, and among all people, wherever they may be, in every nation and throughout the world.

[March for Life @March_for_Life]

Every life matters

[Br. Chris Garcia, OFM Conv @friarchrisg]

Without God, we are nothing. If He did not constantly think and love us, we would cease to exist. Perhaps it is time to return the favor.

[C. S. Lewis @CSLewisDaily]

“God has infinite attention to spare for each one of us. You are as much alone with him as if you were the only being he had ever created.” - C.S. Lewis

[Sr. Mary Joseph Calore, SSCJ @sscjusa]

9 Catholic Saints for Black History Month
(Courtesy Catholic TV Network)

St. Martin de Porres (1579 - 1639)
St. Martin gave to the poor even as a small child. Once he grew up, he joined the Dominicans and continued to serve the poor. He helped found an orphanage that took care of slaves from Africa. He also fundraised thousands of dollars to give poor girls dowries so that they could marry or enter a convent.

St. Josephine Bakhita (1869 - 1947)
Born into the Daju tribe in Sudan, St. Josephine was captured by Arabian slave traders as a child. Upon arriving in Italy years later, she met Canossian sisters who taught her about God, and she realized she had always known Him. Once free from slavery, she joined the sisters and worked as the convent cook and doorkeeper for 42 years.

Ven. Pierre Toussaint (1766 - 1853)
Pierre was a Haitian who was brought to New York City as a house slave but was taught to read. He was freed soon after his master’s death and married. He attended daily Mass and donated to various charities. Pierre and his wife opened their home to orphans, took care of the sick, and educated the uneducated.

St. Moses the Black (330 - 405 AD)
St. Moses the Black was the leader of a gang of robbers. When a robbery was thwarted by a barking dog, Moses ran away and was taken in by a monastery. He renounced his life of crime and joined them. The monastery was attacked, but he overpowered the intruders and got them to repent and join the monastery as well.

St. Perpetua & Felicity (182 - 203 AD)
Perpetua was an educated noblewoman in Carthage and mother of an infant. During Christian persecution, she refused to renounce her faith and was imprisoned with a slave woman named Felicity, who was pregnant. They were sent to be executed by public games. Their names are mentioned in the Roman Canon of the Mass.

Ven. Augustus Tolton (1854 - 1897)
Born into slavery, Augustus’ father died fighting in the American Civil War. His mother escaped with him to Illinois, and he pursued an education. He became inspired to join the seminary and became the United States’ first black priest. He raised money to build a new church in Chicago and became a skilled public speaker.

St. Charles Lwanga (1860 - 1886)
Hailing from Uganda, Charles learned the Gospel from two retainers in the court of Chief Mawulugungu, where he became an assistant. He taught the Faith to his fellow pages as well. They held firm to this faith when confronted with the sexual demands of the king, Mwanga. He was imprisoned and martyred, along with his companions.

St. Simon of Cyrene (Unknown)
According to the Gospels, Simon was a passerby during Christ’s passion who was forced to shoulder the cross with Jesus. Traditions holds that he was an African man who had come to Jerusalem for Passover. In the Stations of the Cross devotional, the fifth station reflects upon him helping carry the cross.

St. Augustine of Hippo (354 - 430 AD)
St. Augustine led a live of depravity and ambitious pursuits, despite the constant prayers of his mother, St. Monica. He eventually had a conversion and became a Bishop, contributing many famous writings. He is regarded as a Doctor of the Church and has inspired innumerable people throughout the centuries.

[Our Lady of Sorrows @ourladydolors]

Our Lady of Sorrows, pray for us.

[March for Life @March_for_Life]

MAKE ABORTION UNTHINKABLE AGAIN

[Thomas a Kempis @TomKempis]

Seek only the intimacy of God and of His angels, and avoid the notice of men.

[Lila Rose @LilaGraceRose]

The first human right is life

Without it, no other rights matter

Human rights are universal - shared by all humans

Unborn humans, by virtue of being human, possess the right to life

[March for Life @March_for_Life]

A new report shows that the reversal of Roe v. Wade has saved more lives! 🎉🥳

One day, 89,000 people will realize that the Supreme Court decision to reverse Roe saved their lives.

This report shows how important it is to protect life in law and mobilize on the local level to defend the most vulnerable: the unborn.

Read more: https://t.co/MeX6UZXAOH

[Abp. José H. Gomez @ArchbishopGomez]

This is why Jesus was born: that we might know the salvation in the forgiveness of our sins. He died with those words on his lips: “Father, forgive them.” That is the mission that he gave his Church, to proclaim forgiveness of sins in his name to every heart. #intothedesert

[Fr. Jeff Fasching @JefferyFasching]

As Catholics, the courage and strength we find from within to do battle in these times is not from us but from Him…It is found only in the Holy Eucharist.

[Sr. Mary Joseph Calore, SSCJ @sscjusa]

God thought you were worth the death of the Son of God. You are loved.