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WHY DO WE OFFER MASSES FOR THE DEAD
The offering of Masses for the repose of the soul of the faithful departed is linked with our belief in Purgatory. We believe that if a person has died fundamentally believing in God but with venial sins and the hurt caused by sin, then God in His divine love and mercy will first purify the […]
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THE DENIAL OF GOD:The Causes of Atheism
CATHOLIC TEACHINGS The different philosophical arguments presented to “prove” the existence of God do not, by themselves, produce faith in (the revealed) God. Taken alone, they only show that such a faith is reasonable. There are several reasons why a person, despite these proofs, might not come to have faith in the God of revelation. […]
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Thursday’s Reflections on Divine Mercy ;
Desiring the Lord to the Greatest Degree. When you pray, and when you pray long and hard, the Lord will enter in. He will commune with you and unite His Heart to yours. You will experience these effects in various ways. One common effect is that the closer you are drawn into union with Christ, […]
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WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT CATHOLIC DELIVERANCE & EXORCISM:
Adam Blai Deliverance and exorcism are two different forms of spiritual intervention. Deliverance is a broad term that can mean being freed from any problem of a spiritual nature or cause. Here it will be defined as deprecatory prayer (a request) offered with the hope that God will free a person from a spiritual affliction. […]
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GENEROSITY TOWARDS THE DEAD.
Generosity towards the dead is always repaid. St. Bridget declares in her Revelations that she heard a voice from the depths of the Purgatorial flames pronouncing these words: “May those be blessed, may those be rewarded, who relieve us from these pains!’ And on another occasion: “O Lord God, show thy Almighty power in recommending […]
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Daily Bread
Whoever Eats Me Will Live Because of Me – Jesus (Friday 6th May 2022. Read Acts 9:1-20, Ps. 117, John 6:52-59) “Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me […]
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MARY’S MONTH PRAY YOUR ROSARY
MARY’S MONTH: MAY THE FOURTH The health of the body Why do we commit sin? To satisfy the desires of our body immediately. Without thinking that this is how we ruin it. He who loses his soul, will save his body? No, their fate is common: both saved or both condemned. We only have one […]
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Daily Reflection
Wednesday 4th May 2022. Read Acts 8:1-8, Ps.66:1-7, John 6:35-40 “This is indeed the will of my Father, that all who see the Son and believe in him may have eternal life; and I will raise them up on the last day.” (John 6:40) Our first reading today begins by telling us that great persecution […]
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Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s Reflection on Christ Sufferings
THE NIGHT FRIENDS OF CHRIST The Body of the Savior hung limp upon the Cross—anybody’s property, but it belonged to the mother especially. No one in all the world, except Mary, could pronounce His words at the Last Supper as she could, though she was not a priestess. Since no one but the Blessed Mother […]
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The Gift of the holy mass
PRAYER WHEN UNABLE TO ATTEND DAILY MASS Saint John Vianney – Cure d’Ars said: “If we are deprived of Sacramental Communion, let us replace it, as far as we can, by spiritual Communion, which we can make every moment; for we ought to have always a burning desire to receive the good God. Communion is […]
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A Church without people with disabilities is a disabled Church
By Fr. Limukani Ndlovu Some participants at the consultative meeting held at St. Mary’s Minor Basilica in Bulawayo. The words by the Spiritual Director for Cure Children’s Hospital Pastor Jorum Mugari that, “A Church without people with disabilities is a disabled Church” sounded very sharp and challenging to the audience which comprised of those living […]
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The devote St. Joseph
“HE IS HOLY JOSEPH, because according to the opinion of a great number of doctors, he, as well as St. John the Baptist, was sanctified even before he was born. He is Holy Joseph, because his office, of being Spouse and Protector of Mary, specially demanded sanctity. He is Holy Joseph, because no other Saint […]
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Why I Am A Catholic Despite the Scandals
From – The Catholic Lifestyle One day after lectures in school, a classmate walked up to me and asked: “Are you a Catholic?” I answered Yes! Then she proceeded, “How could you remain Catholic despite the scandals? I pretended not to know which scandals and asked her “Which scandals?” She responded “The Sexual Abuse scandals […]
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The Miracle Of Our Blessed Virgin Mary
Read Acts 1:12-14, Luke 1:46-55, John 2:1-11 “Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come.’ His mother said to the servants, ‘Do whatever he tells you.’” (John 2:4-5) As the month of April comes to an end today, we celebrate a Feast that […]
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Daily Guide
MY DAILY BREADTrue Perfection CHRIST:MY CHILD, when I send you spiritual desires and interior consolation, do not consider yourself holier than you were before. Spiritual progress does not consist of these gifts alone. They are not proof of higher virtue. True spiritual progress and all solid virtue consist of self-surrender to Me. Seek to know […]
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Saints of the day
CATHOLIC MEDITATION: Friday – 29 April, 2022.🎙️📖🖊️ ◽ 2nd Week of Easter – Year C ◽ FEAST DAY: St. Catherine of Siena (Virgin and Doctor of the Church). 1st R : Acts. 5:34-42.Resp. Psalm : 27R/. There is one thing l ask of the Lord, to live in the house of the Lord.Gosp. : Jn. […]
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The secret of Mary
PRINCIPAL PRACTICES OF DEVOTION TO BLESSED VIRGIN MARY 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻.𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀: Honouring her, as the worthy Mother of God, by the cult of hyperdulia, that is, esteeming and honouring her more than all the other saints as the masterpiece of grace […]
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The unity of the holy Trinity
Math of Unity Explains “The Holy Trinity” The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you (2Cor 13:13). The dogma of the Triune God (CCC, §253-255, 258) can be illustrated to secularists in mathematical expressions, the language that they find […]
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Daily Meditation
Who do we Obey? (Thursday 28th April 2022. Read Acts 5:27-33, Ps. 34:2,9,17-20, John 3:31-36) “And the high priest questioned them, saying, ‘We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and you intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.’ But Peter and the […]
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Pope: Too many people are still trapped in slavery – Vatican News
“Pope: Too many people are still trapped in slavery – Vatican News” https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2022-04/pope-francis-audience-international-trinitarian-solidarity-slave.html
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Daily Bread
The Mercy of God in Superabundance! Sunday, April 24, 2022 Divine Mercy SundayThe Eighth Day in the Octave of Easter What a grace-filled day this is! It is the eighth and final day of the Octave of Easter. On this eighth day of Easter we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday. It is a day when the […]
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The Paschal Candle
The Paschal candle is a large wax candle blessed after the Easter Fire during the Service of the Light which begins the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday. It symbolizes “the Light of Christ rising in Glory, which dispels the darkness of our minds and hearts.” The paschal candle is usually adorned with a cross, the […]
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Temptation of power, money can obscure Easter joy, pope says
The allure of power and money can be used to proclaim falsehoods and obscure the joyous announcement of Christ’s victory over death, Pope Francis said. Temptation of power, money can obscure Easter joy, pope says
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