Vince Michael 🐺

Da mihi animas, coetera tolle.
(Give me souls, take away the rest.)
-Saint John Bosco-

[Vince Michael 🐺 @vmsabal]

"The Lord Jesus Christ, whom the Father anointed with the Holy Spirit and power, guard and preserve you, that you may sanctify the Christian people and offer sacrifice to God."
(Rite of Anointing with Holy Chrism on the palms of newly ordained priest)
#sdblife #sdbforever

[Vatican News @VaticanNews]

At the close of his meeting with Madrid’s Catholic community, Pope Leo says that "the goodness of even a few people can overcome the fear of many."

[Pascual Chavez @PascualChavez5]

We are in the world to leave footprints, not scars.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Every truly just society is built upon the recognition of the inviolable dignity of the human person. Such dignity precedes any concession by the State and cannot be subordinated to shifting social consensus. It belongs to every human being by the very fact of their existence, and for this reason, it must guide every positive legal system. When this conviction remains alive, the law becomes a safeguard for all and a guarantee against the imposition of particular interests and agendas. #ApostolicJourney
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[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

The human heart is not filled by accumulating experiences, possibilities, or temporary guarantees; it is filled when it discovers a call, when it understands that life reaches fullness only if it is given. Following Christ does not impoverish existence, but expands it. #ApostolicJourney

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

The goodness of even a few people can overcome the fear of many. We must be like an open Bible for everyone. May others encounter the Word of God in our faces and lives. Love is the language that makes everyone feel at home. #ApostolicJourney

[Vatican News @VaticanNews]

Over 1.2 million people crowded the Plaza de Cibeles and surrounding roads in Madrid on Sunday, June 7, in order to participate in the Mass presided by Pope Leo XIV, as well as the following Corpus Christi procession. In his homily, Pope Leo XIV highlighted that the procession reminds us that Christ comes to find us in the settings of our daily lives and is close to those who are most in need.

[Vince Michael 🐺 @vmsabal]

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[Ascension @AscensionPress]

Tomorrow we begin our journey through Pope Leo's favorite book, "The Practice of the Presence of God" on the “Catholic Classics” podcast!🎧📖

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[Vatican News @VaticanNews]

Pope Leo XIV highlights the power of God’s limitless mercy in a world marked by tensions and violence that ruin relationships, in a video message for the World Apostolic Congress on Mercy, taking place in Lithuania from June 7 to 12.
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[Bishop Robert Barron @BishopBarron]

“Today the Church shows the world the “Corpus Christi“ - the Body of Christ. And she invites us to adore him: “Venite adoremus“ - Come let us adore him.” —Pope St. John Paul II

[Ascension @AscensionPress]

Happy Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ!

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Christ who processes through the streets in the monstrance is the same Christ who identifies with the poor, the downtrodden, and those who are alone and forsaken.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Just as Christ gives Himself as food in the Eucharistic celebration, the #CorpusChristi procession shows that He is not confined to the church, but comes out to meet us. Jesus travels the streets, crosses the squares, and visits our neighborhoods, dwelling in the settings of our daily lives. He is a God who is close to us, who walks with His people, the Lord of history. He is comfort to the weak, light for families, hope for the sick, and peace for those who suffer.

[Bishop Robert Barron @BishopBarron]

Friends, we’ve come to the great Solemnity of Corpus Christi—a celebration of the Body and Blood of Christ in the Eucharist. Our first reading mentions the “manna” that fed the Israelites in the desert—a mysterious bread from heaven described in the book of Exodus. This is then correlated to the Eucharist, the bread from heaven that Jesus gives us, in our Gospel from the sixth chapter of John. I want to explore four dimensions of this relationship between manna and the Eucharist: https://t.co/QYEMiHsJen

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Corpus Christi is more than just another celebration on the liturgical calendar. It is a way of returning to the heart of the faith to renew our love and fidelity to God. It is a profession of faith in the presence of the Risen Lord, who is alive and continues to walk among us, who becomes bread to satiate our hunger for life, and visits the recesses of our hearts and history, even those shrouded in darkness. #ApostolicJourney https://t.co/CFODkhPd0Q

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

It is not merely a matter of bringing out the monstrance, but of allowing ourselves to be brought out of our selfishness and indifference, of a comfortable, private faith, so as to respond to His invitation to conversion, to change our perspective, and to welcome His presence which transforms us and makes us builders of a new world.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

I invite you to be new threads to weave new networks that harmonize every aspect of life for a renewed society in which time is imbued with eternity, culture preserves memory and fosters dialogue, education promotes the search for truth with a critical spirit, art awakens wonder and gives rise to noble emotions, business recognizes the dignity of each person, and work continues to be a driving force for hope. #ApostolicJourney https://t.co/2IeHrzWmSb

[Vince Michael 🐺 @vmsabal]

Holy Mass at St. John Bosco Chapel of St. Louis School of Don Bosco-Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental

[Vince Michael 🐺 @vmsabal]

Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

[Vince Michael 🐺 @vmsabal]

New technologies have created an artificial environment where our fundamental choices are put to the test, prejudices are magnified, critical thinking is weakened and dominating interests spread death wishes. Nevertheless, goodness can prevail and spread.
(Pope Leo XIV)