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@glassildias261 days of Grace!🕊️📿
261 days sober. 🕊️ 261 days without missing the Rosary. 📿 Not by my strength, but by God’s grace. Totus Tuus, Maria. 🕊️📿
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@erinOh, the humanity!
“And he answered them, “O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.”” Mark 9:19 RSV-C https://bible.com/bible/2017/mrk.9.19.RSV-C This verse just reminds me of Jesus in his complete humanity. Whenever you are dealing with unruly people and you feel like ‘How much longer do I have to put up with this person?’ Remember sometimes we made Jesus feel exactly the same.
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@christinaSaint Thomas Christians
If you’ve ever been curious about how Christianity reached India so early traditionally traced to St. Thomas, long before Christianity became established in much of Europe - I’ve included some interesting points in this post. https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc3R6nakjpl/?stkn=YjNxeTJld2x4bmJt
l/forum@christinaThe Early Church Fathers
I’m still a beginner myself and learning about the Early Church Fathers, but if you’re also looking to go deeper into Catholicism or understand what early Christianity was actually like, I’d highly recommend studying the writings and teachings of the Early Church Fathers. It’s fascinating to see how the early Christians understood the faith, Scripture, the Eucharist, the Church, and so much more. Sharing a little introduction in case anyone else is curious!
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@dreaPassing of a friend’s mother
Please pray 🙏 for the repose of the soul of Gladys Thanks and blessings
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@daltonsmithjmjSearching Scripture - John 3
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@theresaAre you on Instagram?
I’d love to know who is hanging out on IG so I can check out your profile, follow and support. I’m on there as @little.way.freedom
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@carsmythNo man can live as an island
The Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows ❤️🔥 commemorates the seven great sorrows which Mary lived in relation to Her Son, as they are recorded in the Gospels and through tradition. The Blessed Virigin Mary is portrayed in a sorrowful mood with seven daggers piercing her heart. The feast of our lady of sorrow invites us to reflect on the deep love and unwavering faith of Mary, the mother of God. This feast illuminates Mary's profound sorrow as she journeyed alongside with her son, experiencing the seven sorrows that pierced her heart. Through this reflection, we not only honor Mary's unique role in the story of salvation, but also find solace and inspiration and strength. Our lady of sorrow embodies the enduring love and faith that are essential elements of the Christian journey. She is a model for us, showing how to embrace suffering with grace and trust in God's ultimate plan for our salvation. In honoring her, we find encouragement to face our own sorrows with courage, faith, and love, knowing that we are always embraced by her compassion and care.
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@deleplankPrayer corner
I am currently creating my prayer corner in my home. I built a kneeled myself and have most of what I want/need. I am looking for ideas. Would love to see pictures of what others have done.
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@gabrielstcharlesWhat would you do if you were a billionaire?
Here’s a fun thought experiment: if you were a billionaire, what would you do with the money? I often wonder, it’s easy to think that we’d be extremely generous and give a lot to charity. But would we really if we were in that position?
l/forum@dreaPassing along information to be passed along to others
Catholic Information *All times listed are Eastern Standard Time 1) Daily, I Thirst Ministry shares a new message. Call +1 (888) 919-Pray (7729) 2) Every Sunday, the Order of Malta-American Association, U.S.A. hosts a dial-in Rosary at 7:00 PM (call in at 6:55 PM) and also a Spiritual outreach call on the first Wednesday of the month at 11:00 AM (call in at 10:55 AM). On both calls, you are muted and can listen in. The dial-in information is the same for both calls. Call: +1 (800) 442-5794, passcode: 656886#. Website: orderofmaltaamerican.org 3) Monday through Friday, at 9:00 PM, there is a Rosary on Zoom with St. Therese RC Church in Mooresville, NC. Meeting ID: 841 0340 6162, Passcode: rosary. Mute yourself and participate at the end for the St. Michael prayer 4) Tuesdays at 7:00 PM on Zoom: Catholic Understanding & Biblical Defense Class. You can participate on Zoom. For more information, here is their website: catholiccatacombs.org Meeting ID: 861 1782 2081, Passcode: 406592 5) Tuesdays at 9:00 PM, there is a Zoom Bible Study with Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Tucson, Arizona. You can participate on Zoom. Meeting ID: 813 8157 1942, Passcode: 785060 6) Wednesdays at 8:30 PM, there is a dial-in pro-life Rosary with Chris Bell from Good Counsel Homes. Dial in at +1 (701) 802-5469; passcode: 845485#. You are muted during the call. For more information, email Chris at cxbell@aol.com. Website: goodcounselhomes.org 7) Thursdays, there is a Wonderful Hope group phone call with Sister Ave Clark at 10:00 AM, 1:00 PM, and 7:00 PM (call in 5 minutes before the call starts). The same talk is given at all 3 of the phone meetings. You can participate in the call. Call: +1 (848) 220-3100, passcode: 7579859. For more information, email Ralph at iskaros@gmail.com Website: sistersofstdominic.org/ministries/heart-to-heart-ministry/ YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@hearttoheartministry8496
l/forumIn search of
Im looking for an artist willing to sign a NDA to make some concept art i need for a book series I am writing. Its a Christian historical fiction/fantasy.
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@faithfilledcatholicDeuteronomy 31:8 CPDV
And the Lord, who is your commander, will himself be with you. He will neither renounce nor abandon you. Do not be afraid, and do not dread."
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@stayawakebyhenryGod help me 😭
Me: trying to be holy Also me: gets distracted by my phone during rosary God: I still love you 😭
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@scholacantorumPlainchant or/with polyphony?
What are your thoughts on Sunday High Mass having a choir sing both monophonic Gregorian chant with Renaissance-era polyphonic music?
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@thelegion🏆 Weekly Leaderboard
🥇 @drea — 70 pts 🥈 @christina — 58 pts 🥉 @carsmyth — 54 pts 4. @misericordia — 46 pts 5. @garfield — 43 pts 6. @luca — 37 pts 7. @daltonsmithjmj — 28 pts 8. @jpgarcia7787 — 27 pts 9. @arcigo — 20 pts 10. @faithfilledcatholic — 17 pts
l/forum@stayawakebyhenryCatholic tips
Things I learned as a Catholic in my 20s: 1. Mass > everything 2. Good friends keep your faith alive 3. Confession is therapy 4. God’s timing ≠ my timing What would you add?
l/contentcreators@gabrielstcharlesSocial media scheduling tools
Hey everyone. I’m trying to improve the social media game on Instagram to get more people into this community. I was wondering if anyone has any advice with how to post regularly? I’ve tried social media scheduling tools like buffer many years ago but I found it did weird things to the image quality etc.
l/forum@gabrielstcharlesWhat are old people even confessing?
I know it’s important not to judge, and it’s none of our business, but c’mon surely we’ve all been in a long confession queue where an elderly person is taking forever in confession… I know it’s a childish statement, but tell me I’m not the only one who’s at least wondered this
l/forum@gabrielstcharles“I wasn’t attracted to my husband” reels
What do y’all think of those reels where women post about their husband/boyfriend saying “he wasn’t my type”/“I wasn’t attracted to him at first”…
l/forum@carsmyth"How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts!"
Today's reading has a very profound way of telling us what it is to be part of a race, and the importance of self-discipline. Reading for 11th September. Jesus said, if a blind person leads another, both fall into a pit. This illustrates the need of discernment as only those with clear vision, who understand God's wisdom are fit to guide others. The passage also highlights that a disciple isn't above the teacher, but becomes like a teacher when fully trained. Secondly, we often notice minor faults in other as in the speck while ignoring large issues within ourselves (the log). Jesus calls us to self-examination and humility, ensuring our lives and actions align with God's principles before critiquing others. Before correcting others, we must first address our biases and faults to serve an authentic witness to God's transformative love. Removing the log from our eye enables us to see cleary, empowering us to help others with sincerity and love, fostering a community of understanding and grace. In essence, today's reading invites us to embrace humility, seek spiritual maturity, and practice compassionate guidance, reflecting the heart of Christ in our interactions.
l/newyorkcity@dreaHello 👋
Have a great day
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@en771The Book of Lamentations🪔📖
Prayer 1 Speaking with God from the Depths of the Heart A The voice of a sighing heart, its sobs and mournful cries, I offer up to you, O Seer of Secrets, placing the fruits of my wavering mind as a savory sacrifice on the fire of my grieving soul to be delivered to you in the censer of my will. Compassionate Lord, breathe in this offering and look more favorably on it than upon a more sumptuous sacrifice offered with rich smoke. Please find this simple string of words acceptable. Do not turn in disdain. May this unsolicited gift reach you, this sacrifice of words from the deep mystery-filled chamber of my feelings, consumed in flames fueled by whatever grace I may have within me. As I pray, do not let these pleas annoy you, Almighty, like the raised hands of Jacob, whose irreverence was rebuked by Isaiah,8 nor let them seem like the impudence of Babylon criticized in the 72nd Psalm. But let these words be acceptable as were the fragrant offerings in the tabernacle at Shiloh9 raised again by David on his return from captivity as the resting place for the ark of the covenant, a symbol for the restoration of my lost soul. B Because your stern judgment echoes mightily in the valley of retribution, contradictory impulses in my soul brace for battle like clashing mobs. Crowds of thoughts strike each other, sword against armor, evil against good, ensnaring me for death, as in other times, when your grace had not rescued me – that grace of Christ, which Paul, chosen among the apostles, taught was greater than the law of Moses. For as the Scripture says, “The day of the Lord is upon us,” and in the narrow valley of Jehoshaphat on the banks of the Kidron, those small battle grounds foreshadow on earth victory in the life to come. Thus, the kingdom of God in a visible form has come already, charging me on truthful testimony with wrongs graver than those of the Edomites, Philistines and other barbarians – wrongs that brought down the hand of God. And whereas their sentences were measured in years, my transgressions will be punished without term. As the prophet and the parable-teller warned, the dungeon and shackles are already at my threshold to show me here and now my eternal disgrace. Only you can work the miracle to make life possible for a soul so imperiled by doubt, O Atoner for all, exalted beyond saying in your boundless glory on high forever and ever. Amen.
l/forum@dreaGood morning ☀️
l/forum@gabrielstcharlesDamning others to hell
In today’s media climate, it’s important to remember that in Catholicism, we do not damn anyone to hell. The Church has never officially declared any specific individuals to be in hell. From dictators to mass murderers, to the everyday people who lived lives of sin. What the Church does declare, is who we know to be in heaven. That’s precisely what a Saint is. It is not our job to cast judgement on who makes it through the pearly gates. It is our job to pursue holy lives according to the guidance that Holy Mother Church has given.
l/forum@dreaGreetings friends
Have a restful night and blessings 🙏
l/forum@daltonsmithjmjRequiem Rosary
l/forum@daltonsmithjmjSearching Scripture - John 2
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@jpgarcia7787Our Lady of Guadalupe
🇻🇦✝️🇲🇽 Our Lady of Guadalupe 🙏🏽 https://x.com/ChurchillsCuz/status/2097726578310435231
l/career@jpgarcia7787Catholic Leadership
Listen to Catholic Leadership for Civil Society by Cristofer Pereyra, Erin Monnin on Audible. https://www.audible.com/pd/B0B6D75DQF?source_code=ASSORAP0511160007
l/forum@dreaHappy birthday!
Happy birthday Mama Mary! We love you 🥰
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@arcigoPrayers for my mom
Hi! I would ask for your prayers, please, for my mom, who is suffering from severe gastrointestinal problems (bleeding), so that God may heal her and put good doctors in her path who can look after her. Thank you 🫂.
l/forum@christinaHappy Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary!
Read somewhere, ‘Heaven had big plans for a little girl.’ It sure did!!! May Mama Mary always lead us closer to her Son. 🌸
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@garfieldA Gem from Imitation of Christ
Imitation of Christ PRACTICAL REFLECTIONS "As we approach to God by faith, and not by the senses, and as faith of itself is dry and obscure, we must not be surprised if we sometimes experience dryness and desolation, and at other times consolation and joy All consists in receiving consolation with humility, and in supporting desolation with fortitude and courage. Silver and gold, says the Wise Man, are tried in the fire; and souls, before they can become worthy of being admitted to an intimate friendship with God, are tried in the furnace of the most painful and humiliating tribulations. Humble, then, thy heart, under the all-powerful hand of God, and bear with patience the trials of the Lord, who, by the temptations which we resist, makes us little humble, and dependent upon Him, and would have us, in imitation of the holy martyrs, love Him in suffering, suffer in loving Him, and honor His greatness by our entire destruction of self-love."
l/forum@dreaGood morning ☀️
Good morning ☀️ everyone Have a great day!
l/forum@faithfilledcatholicJohn 8:32 CPDV
And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free."
l/legion@thelegion🏆 Weekly Leaderboard
🥇 @christina — 133 pts 🥈 @luca — 82 pts 🥉 @faithfilledcatholic — 76 pts 4. @misericordia — 72 pts 5. @kareenjagtap1916 — 62 pts 6. @sarath — 54 pts 7. @luke_3 — 50 pts 8. @kendall — 44 pts 9. @drea — 38 pts 10. @daltonsmithjmj — 33 pts
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@tsn9bffdp49/6
For those that listend to the Bishop's sermon what are your thoughts? I might have misunderstood it. I understand our fallen nature interferes with our approach to things. Hence, feelings 𝑎𝘯𝑑 thoughts need to be brought into subjection to Jesus Christ and his truth. But it seemed to me being empathetic is something that we were discouraged to pursue. Empathy is a tool, a means by which we can know how to approach others. Maybe it is a difference in culture and definition, as I believe the Bishop is from the States and referenced “woke” culure. The definition of emphaty im familiar with is the ability to understand others and see them with dignity, love, and, compassion. And acting upon this, which entails doing what is eddying regardless of temporary affliction. It is not worry about “hurting other’s feelings” and hence backing up ill behavior. If we are in their shoes we would want someone to do what it takes to bring us to the knowledge of the truth and snatch us from hell. Thoughts are welcomed, brothers and sisters
l/forum@garfieldJuggling Vices
Everytime i work on my sinful nature, a different sin attacks me. If i fix lust, gluttony becomes a problem. If i fix both lust and gluttony, wrath becomes a problem. I know i must be doing something wrong and i know without Gods grace i cannot combat these issues but i know i also need to still fight against it. Has anyone else ever felt this way and if you have what helped you in your journey?
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@kareenjagtap1916The Holiness of His presence ✨️
Today, while attending Mass, simply being in the presence of God and receiving Him into my heart, I was overwhelmed by one thought: how unworthy I am. I thought of all the things I have done that nobody else knows about. The things only God has seen—the thoughts, the feelings, the sins, the moments I am ashamed of. Yes, we confess them, and yet when I truly stop and think about the holiness of God, I wonder: what on earth did I ever do to deserve being here? In the Old Testament, men could not simply enter the Holy of Holies. Yet today, I can enter a church, kneel before the Blessed Sacrament, and simply be there—with God Himself. All because of our Lord and his sacrifice. Just to be there. I don't have enough words, enough love, or anything worthy enough to ever thank Him for this grace. And perhaps I never will. But I want to remember this: how holy that place truly is. Sometimes we enter in haste. Sometimes we don't give ourselves enough time to adore Him. Sometimes we forget Whom we are standing before. But God has made it possible for us—dust and mud that we are—to enter that very place where He chooses to dwell among us. The God before whom the angels stand in awe allows me to come close. And all I can think is: How can I ever take His presence for granted? May I always remember how sacred it is to simply be there with Him.
