Teresa Leocadia

Roman Catholic

[Teresa Leocadia @teresaleoc]

JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH, I LOVE YOU, SAVE SOULS!

[Teresa Leocadia @teresaleoc]

@PadrepioSaint Amen!

[St. Padre Pio Quotes @PadrepioSaint]

Lord Jesus Christ, we pray for your precious, unborn babies and an end to abortion!
#PrayToEndAbortion 👣

[Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, OP @FrAquinasOP]

“It is an error to wish to exclude the exercise of devotion from military divisions, from the artisans’ shops, from the courts of princes, from family households…In whatever situations we happen to be, we can and we must aspire to the life of perfection.” -St. Francis de Sales

[Teresa Leocadia @teresaleoc]

“We shall steer safely through every storm, so long as our heart is right, our intention fervent, our courage steadfast, and our trust fixed on God.”

~ St. Francis de Sales

[Teresa Leocadia @teresaleoc]

“We shall steer safely through every storm, so long as our heart is right, our intention fervent, our courage steadfast, and our trust fixed on God.”

~ St. Francis de Sales

[Teresa Leocadia @teresaleoc]

St. Francis de Sales, pray for us!

[Teresa Leocadia @teresaleoc]

St. Francis de Sales, pray for us!

[Teresa Leocadia @teresaleoc]

January 24 ~ Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622) Doctor of the Church: Doctor Caritatis (Doctor of Charity)

‘The Gentle Christ of Geneva’

“Let us run to Mary
and, as her little children,
cast ourselves into her arms,
with a perfect confidence.”

~ St. Francis de Sales

[Teresa Leocadia @teresaleoc]

January 24 ~ Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622) Doctor of the Church: Doctor Caritatis (Doctor of Charity)

‘The Gentle Christ of Geneva’

“Let us run to Mary
and, as her little children,
cast ourselves into her arms,
with a perfect confidence.”

~ St. Francis de Sales

[Fr Lawrence Lew, O.P. @LawrenceOP]

"By turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the presence of God."
– St Francis de Sales, whose feast is on the 24th of January.
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📷 Painting by Raffaelo Vanni in Siena Cathedral.

[Bishop Robert Barron @BishopBarron]

“Do not lose your inward peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset. What does anything belonging to this life matter, when compared with a peaceful heart?” —St. Francis de Sales

[Saint Quotes @GloryBeeGod4evr]

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.

- St. Francis de Sales

[Teresa Leocadia @teresaleoc]

@EWTN Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.

[Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone @ArchCordileone]

St. Francis de Sales, bishop and Doctor of the Church, pray for us.

[Father Willie Doyle Association @FrWillieDoyle]

22 January 1915
Last night I rose at twelve and knelt in the cellar for an hour to suffer from the cold. It was a hard fight to do so, but Jesus helped me. I said my rosary with my arms extended. At the third mystery the pain was so great that I felt I could not possibly continue; but at each Ave I prayed for strength and was able to finish it. This has given me great consolation by showing the many hard things I could do with the help of prayer.

[Father V @father_rmv]

Blessed Wincenty Lewoniuk and his twelve companions, known collectively as the Martyrs of Pratulin, were a group of thirteen laymen from the village of Pratulin in the Podlasie region (then part of the Russian Empire, now in eastern Poland). They belonged to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, also called the Byzantine-rite or Uniate Church, which had been established through the Union of Brest in 1596, uniting Eastern Christians with the Roman Catholic Church while preserving their liturgical traditions.

In the 19th century, the Russian authorities pursued a policy of suppressing this Church in their territories, seeking to force its members to convert to the Russian Orthodox Church. By the 1870s, this pressure intensified in areas like Podlasie. On January 24, 1874, Russian soldiers arrived in Pratulin with an Orthodox priest to seize the local Greek Catholic church and convert it for Orthodox use.

Wincenty Lewoniuk, a married farmer in his mid-twenties, emerged as the leader of the resistance. Together with twelve other men and boys—ranging in age from about twelve to fifty—they gathered peacefully in front of the church doors to defend their place of worship and their faith. They refused demands to step aside, despite warnings and threats from the soldiers. When the group would not yield, the troops opened fire, killing all thirteen on the spot. Their deaths were a direct result of their steadfast refusal to abandon communion with Rome.

The martyrs represented ordinary villagers—farmers, laborers, and youths—who chose fidelity to their Catholic identity over personal safety. Their sacrifice highlighted the broader persecution faced by Greek Catholics under Russian rule during that era. Pope John Paul II beatified them on October 6, 1996, in St. Peter's Square, recognizing their martyrdom and holding them up as examples of courage and attachment to the Church. Their feast is commemorated on January 24.

[Pe. Henrique S Silva @Pehenriquesds]

24 de janeiro - São Francisco de Sales
Doutor da Igreja.
Bispo e Fundador da Ordem da Visitação de Santa Maria.
"A grande fidelidade a Deus se demonstra nas pequeninas coisas"

[Teresa Leocadia @teresaleoc]

@Pehenriquesds Amém!

[Bishop Elias Lorenzo, OSB @BishopEliasOSB]

“Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them—every day begin the task anew.”
St. Francis de Sales

[Friar Mario Conte @FriarMario]

The 7th Sunday of the Word of God invites us to rediscover the Bible as a living word that speaks to our hearts today. God’s Word is not a book of the past, but a voice that guides, comforts, and renews us. When welcomed with faith, it shapes our lives and leads us to Christ.