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“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." – Ephesians 6:11
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[Brent Money @brentmoney]

“We are NOT a Christian nation!”
“Separation of church and state!”
“Benjamin Franklin was a deist!”

On this date, June 28, 1787, Benjamin Franklin delivered his famous “Prayer Speech” at the Constitutional Convention.

This is the one where Franklin, amid deadlocks and frustrations in the Convention, implored the delegates to begin sessions with prayer, acknowledging human limitations and seeking divine assistance. Here is the full transcript (from James Madison’s notes and standard historical sources, with minor spelling normalizations for readability):

Mr. President:
The small progress we have made after four or five weeks close attendance & continual reasonings with each other—our different sentiments on almost every question, several of the last producing as many noes as ays, is methinks a melancholy proof of the imperfection of the Human Understanding. We indeed seem to feel our own want of political wisdom, since we have been running about in search of it. We have gone back to ancient history for models of government, and examined the different forms of those Republics which having been formed with the seeds of their own dissolution now no longer exist. And we have viewed modern states all round Europe, but find none of their Constitutions suitable to our circumstances.
In this situation of this Assembly, groping as it were in the dark to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened, Sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of lights to illuminate our understandings? In the beginning of the Contest with G. Britain, when we were sensible of danger we had daily prayer in this room for the divine protection.—Our prayers, Sir, were heard, & they were graciously answered. All of us who were engaged in the struggle must have observed frequent instances of a superintending providence in our favor. To that kind providence we owe this happy opportunity of consulting in peace on the means of establishing our future national felicity. And have we now forgotten that powerful friend? or do we imagine that we no longer need his assistance?

I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth—that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid? We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that “except the Lord build the House they labour in vain that build it.” I firmly believe this; and I also believe that without his concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better than the Builders of Babel: We shall be divided by our little partial local interests; our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and byword down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter from this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing Governments by Human wisdom and leave it to chance, war and conquest.
I therefore beg leave to move��that henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in this Assembly every morning before we proceed to business, and that one or more of the Clergy of this City be requested to officiate in that service.

[Catholic Frequency @CatholicFQ]

In 1979, not long before he died, Archbishop Fulton Sheen gave his final interview to Marie Torre of WABC. The 5 most important things he said in the interview were....

1. Modern erotic culture is a failure of purpose, not merely a failure of rules.

2. The family depends on sacrificial love, not mutual self-satisfaction.

3. The human heart wants life, truth, and love in an absolute form; this desire points to God.

4. The Church cannot become credible by copying the world.

5. Children require moral formation, not permissive abandonment disguised as freedom.

When he gave this interview, no one knew it would be his. Let us never forget his wisdom.

[WayfaringBroad @WayfaringBroad]

@OldHollowTree Mead? ¯|_(ツ)_/¯

Ooh!!! Or a HONEY JAR!
(Or butter bell! Or bacon grease pot)

[WayfaringBroad @WayfaringBroad]

Prays go out to all those affected by the earthquakes in Venezuela 🙏

[Said Rahal @srahalh]

Me han pasado este vídeo del Aeropuerto de Maiquetia. dios mío…

[WayfaringBroad @WayfaringBroad]

Blue and Copper Jasper Beaded Rosary w/ golden swirled Tigers Eye Pater beads. Center features water from Lourdes.

https://t.co/bgI8VnMJyq

[WayfaringBroad @WayfaringBroad]

New Irish inspired one decade bracelet rosaries up in the shop.

Both variations have magnetic clasps and are made with elastic wiring for an easy way to put on and wear.

Silver toned Celtic knot hearts: https://t.co/Abp7kbrwYh

Gold toned Shamrocks ☘️: https://t.co/4wr96u5RU3

[Ramin Nasibov @RaminNasibov]

creative socks

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

A man in 1835 was digging a duck pond and accidentally uncovered a 70-foot tunnel made of 2,000 sq ft of mosaic made from 4.6 million shells (mussels, cockles, whelks, limpets, oysters, scallops).

It's the Shell Grotto in Margate, Kent, England.

[WayfaringBroad @WayfaringBroad]

White mother of pearl 5 decade rosary bracelet up in the shop. Another found mini rosary center featuring the Blessed Mother with a magnetic clasp and Sacred Heart/Sorrowful Heart beginning Pater beads.

https://t.co/8lyCp7skB2

[WayfaringBroad @WayfaringBroad]

Some new rosary bracelets (w/ magnetic clasps) up in the shop!

Came across some mini rosary centers and are using them for the bracelets. Perfect sizes too!

Watermelon quartz 2 decade rosary
https://t.co/DNzYzjRgge

Chestnut brown tigers eye 5 decade rosary with sacred heart of Jesus center
https://t.co/sB1YiE6lHc

[Beauty of the Catholic Faith @advoluntas]

♰ Pray the Holy Rosary Everyday ♰

“From the moment of her fiat Mary began to carry all of us in her womb.”
- Saint Anselm of Canterbury

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Our Lady of the Annunciation pray for us 🙏

🎥 The Annunciation of the Angel Gabriel to Mary. Two years of work shown in just a few minutes. Illumination in the pure Gothic style of the 14th and 15th centuries. It was created on goatskin parchment using authentic or historically accurate pigments and genuine gold leaf.
Video F. Enluninure

[WayfaringBroad @WayfaringBroad]

Electricity problems at the cathedral this morning before Mass. Ended up doing Mass in the dark by candlelight. They had a battery-powered mic and speaker set up that worked out. It was actually very beautiful and they should do more like that.

[The Angelus Bell @TheAngelusBell]

"The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few."
— Matthew 9:37

Anthony worked the harvest so hard he died at 36.

⛪️🔔🙏🏻 12:00 Rome · St. Anthony of Padua

[彫刻切り絵 輿石孝志 @cosmic0605]

#深く考えて作った作品をポストする

全部やて！笑

[Raúl Berzosa @Raul_Berzosa]

Con la incorporación de la lámina de León XIV a mi web, ya son cuatro los retratos de pontífices disponibles para su adquisición.

Todas las láminas están firmadas y forman parte de una edición limitada.

Podéis ver estas y el resto de las láminas disponibles aquí:

https://t.co/jGHVdxmuF0

[Pope Respecter @poperespecter1]

One of the most mind blowing 10 minutes of video Christianity has ever produced.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

@SpeakerJohnson 19 Republicans withheld our votes in order to preserve Constitutionally guaranteed rights.

By refusing to honor the Fourth Amendment, you’re jeopardizing the continuation of FISA.

Include a WARRANT requirement for US citizens if you want Republicans to pass this bill.

[Declaration of Memes @LibertyCappy]

That dad joke though 😭

🤣🤣🤣

[Matt The Welder @Matt_The_Welder]

🍊🐄 Florida is about to spend nearly $200 million helping the citrus industry fight disease and storm damage.

Meanwhile, one of Florida’s largest citrus producers, Alico Inc., announced it’s moving away from citrus production and toward land development.

At the same time, lawmakers argued there aren’t enough places for cattle to graze and pushed legislation to allow grazing on state conservation lands.

So why not connect the dots?

Instead of watching old citrus groves sit idle or become subdivisions, why not help transition struggling groves into cattle pasture until a cure for citrus greening is found?

A simple idea that could help both industries and keep more Florida land in agriculture.

[山本芳久 (Yoshihisa Yamamoto) @201yos1]

俳優のアントニオ・バンデラスが、教皇レオ十四世の前でアウグスティヌスを引用しました。

　マドリードで教皇を囲んで開かれたイベントにおいてスピーチをしたバンデラスは、その締めくくりとして、アウグスティヌスの「説教80」の一節を引いたのです。

「時代が悪い、苦しい時代だ、と人々は言う。だが、よく生きよう。そうすれば時代はよくなる。私たちこそが時代なのだ。私たちがどうあるかによって、時代もそうなる。」

「私たちこそが時代なのだ(Nos sumus tempora.)」。アウグスティヌスらしい、実に端的で力強い言葉です。

　アウグスチノ会出身のレオ十四世の教皇就任を期に、アウグスティヌスの魅力的な言葉が様々な仕方でクローズアップされる機会が増えて来たこと��、実に喜ばしいことだと思っています。