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Christ is Lord. Pray the Rosary.

[Father V @father_rmv]

Saint Annibale Maria di Francia was an Italian priest and founder whose life of prayer, charity, and apostolic zeal left a lasting mark on the Church's care for the vulnerable. Born on July 5, 1851, in Messina, Sicily, into a noble family, he lost his father at a very young age. His mother, from an aristocratic background, raised him amid comfort, yet his path soon turned toward service. As a young man he felt a sudden and irresistible call to the priesthood, and he was ordained in 1878.

Shortly before ordination, a chance encounter with a nearly blind beggar named Francesco Zancone opened his eyes to the desperate conditions in the slums of Messina. What began as an act of personal compassion grew into a lifelong mission. Annibale dedicated himself to the abandoned and orphaned children living in poverty, establishing homes and programs to feed, educate, and form them in faith. He saw in these children both the face of Christ and the future of the Church. His work emphasized not only material aid but also spiritual formation, especially through fervent prayer for priestly vocations. He often repeated the Gospel call to pray the Lord of the harvest to send laborers, making this the heart of his spirituality.

From this apostolate sprang two religious congregations: the Rogationist Fathers and the Daughters of Divine Zeal. These groups carried forward his vision of combining contemplation with active charity, founding orphanages across Italy and eventually beyond. Annibale also maintained a deep devotion to Saint Anthony of Padua and to the Eucharist. In his later years he served as a spiritual guide and confessor to Luisa Piccarreta, helping to publish her writings on the Divine Will and advancing that spirituality within the Church.

He died in Messina on June 1, 1927, revered by many even in his lifetime. Pope John Paul II beatified him in 1990 and canonized him in 2004, declaring his feast day on the anniversary of his death. Today Saint Annibale Maria di Francia is remembered as a model of priestly charity and an anticipator of modern vocation ministry, whose institutions continue to serve the poorest and to call forth workers for God's kingdom.

[Father V @father_rmv]

The Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a traditional Catholic prayer that invokes the various attributes and mysteries of the Heart of Jesus, seeking His mercy. It is one of the approved litanies of the Church, enriched with a partial indulgence.

This litany dates back to the 17th century and was formally approved for public use by Pope Leo XIII in 1899. It consists of 33 invocations to the Sacred Heart, corresponding to the 33 years of Christ’s earthly life. It is often recited during June, the month dedicated to the Sacred Heart, or on the Feast of the Sacred Heart (this year occurring on June 12).

[Catholic Manhood ❤️‍🔥 @bethecreed]

All for You, most Sacred Heart of Jesus❤️‍🔥

[Pray The Rosary @PrayTheRosary]

Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us

[Remember The Fallen @44MagnumBlue1]

Reach out to your old buddies from LE, the military or life’s journeys, if you can. They may need you, you may need them even more. I know from personal experience that it’s well worth it. Time goes by. But time most often stands still with the “boys.” A bond that’s irreplaceable.

[Catholic Life @prayandfast2]

We love the Glory Be because we love the Most Holy Trinity.

[Carrie Prejean Boller @CarriePrejean1]

St. Joan of Arc, pray for us 🙏🏽

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

If the provision in the NDAA to integrate/synchronize the U.S. and Israeli militaries (section 224) makes it out of committee, I’ll offer an amendment to strip it from the bill on the floor.

We are a sovereign country.
https://t.co/HwvSXXxKlW

[Father V @father_rmv]

Servant of God Jose Isidoro Guadalupe Tirado was a Mexican lay Catholic whose life and death exemplified quiet fidelity during one of the most violent periods of religious persecution in his country's history. Born on April 2, 1897, in Cañada de Tirados de Abajo, in the municipality of Tarimoro, Guanajuato, he grew up in a rural community where faith formed the center of daily existence. A married man and father of four children, Tirado balanced the responsibilities of family life with a deep personal devotion that would ultimately cost him his life.

During the turbulent years of anti-Catholic repression in Mexico, following the Cristero conflict, Tirado had served as Chief of Arms, a role that placed him within the structures of a government hostile to the Church. Yet he never abandoned his beliefs. He continued to practice his faith openly when possible and remained active in Catholic communal life despite the dangers. On May 31, 1928, the final day of the month traditionally dedicated to the Virgin Mary, Tirado invited a priest to celebrate Mass in his hometown to close the month of devotions. This act of public piety, modest yet defiant in the eyes of authorities, led to his immediate arrest. He was killed later that same day.

Tirado's martyrdom stands as a testament to the courage of ordinary laypeople who refused to separate their private faith from public witness. In an era when priests were driven into hiding and religious gatherings were outlawed, his decision to host the closing Mass reflected both personal conviction and a commitment to preserving Catholic traditions among his neighbors. As a family man rather than a cleric or religious, he embodied the idea that sanctity belongs to all states of life. His cause for beatification has advanced within the Catholic Church, where he is recognized as a Servant of God, one of many Mexican martyrs from the 1920s.

[Regina M @reginamrc6]

Haven't heard anything from him since he posted this. He was in a car crash and was seriously injured. Please keep him in your prayers.

[HolySoulsVocation @HolySouls3]

Let's say three Hail Marys for the souls who died alone.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Release the body camera videos

[MrCasey @MrCasey62]

“God loves you so much and has as much care for you as if He had no one else to think of but you.”

~ St. Alphonsus Liguori

[Brian Burgess @Burgess7281975]

Blessed Trinity Sunday.

[Brian Burgess @Burgess7281975]

¡Viva Cristo Rey!

[Kristan Hawkins @KristanHawkins]

24 weeks. 650 grams. Fully formed, completely unique, and fighting for life. Imagine looking at this miracle and trying to argue that they aren’t a human being.

This is the exact stage of development where the abortion industry still fights for the “right” to end the lives of preborn babies. The abortion lobby loves to use detached, medicalized jargon to pretend that a baby at this stage is just a “potential” life, but basic biology doesn’t care about corporate marketing scripts. If a baby can survive outside the womb with medical care, how can anyone look at them and argue they don’t deserve the right to life inside it?

Let’s stop playing word games to protect corporate profit and start protecting the most vulnerable among us. Life is life.

[JP Sears @AwakenWithJP]

Let me reframe this for you. This is the government questioning the government to see if the government covered up for the government in the Epstein files. Shockingly, the government told the government that the government did nothing wrong.

[Regina M @reginamrc6]

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[☩ 𝕁𝕄𝕋 ☩ @SecretFire79]

𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙨𝙖𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜: “𝙈𝙮 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙣.”

"When a person dies, they do not go straight to heaven, unless they are Saints on Earth. You are doing a great evil to your loved ones, if you don't pray for them. Do not say, my relative is in heaven now! No they are not. If they are Catholic and died with confession they went to Purgatory. It is your obligation to make sure that person receives the last Sacraments, and your obligation if you truly love them, to pray so they may get out of the fires of Purgatory soon. A Holy Mass once a year, it's cruel! Once a month is not any better. Think of your time, how will you like people to pray for you. Remember one second in Purgatory feels like years. Pray and say many Masses for your loved ones. No One goes to heaven not pure.

"I come to tell you that they suffer in Purgatory, that they weep, and that they demand with urgent cries the help of your prayers and your good works. I seem to hear them crying from the depths of those fires which devour them: 'Tell our loved ones, tell our children, tell all our relatives how great the evils are which they are making us suffer. We throw ourselves at their feet to implore the help of their prayers. Ah! Tell them that since we have been separated from them, we have been here burning in the flames!'

- Saint John Vianney

The Church has always taught that nothing impure enters Heaven, and most souls must first be purified in Purgatory. When we assume the dead no longer need our prayers, we may actually be abandoning them in their suffering.

The Holy Souls in Purgatory cannot help themselves anymore, they depend on our prayers, sacrifices, and especially the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. To offer only one Mass a year, or to forget them completely, is a terrible neglect of charity toward those we claim to love.

Saint John Vianney warned that the souls in Purgatory cry out for help: they beg their families, their children, and their friends to pray for them so that they may finally enter Heaven.

If you truly love your departed family members, pray for them, offer Masses for them, and never stop remembering them.

St. John Vianney, pray for us.

[Fr. Jeff Fasching @JefferyFasching]

Pray the Rosary to convert the most hardened sinners and the most obstinate heretics …

St. Louis de Montfort