The Wasteland of Lust: Church Fathers Cry of Repentance Hearken, O brethren, and incline your ears! The earth lies desolate, the cities in ashes, and the hearts of men are hardened, not by famine nor by war, but by the insatiable craving of the flesh, which is always disordered, enslaving, and without end. Augustine teaches that concupiscence, flowing from the first transgression, bends reason to serve desire, and darkens the mind. Chrysostom cries: pleasure of the flesh sought for itself never rests, never satisfies, and enslaves the soul. Scripture commands: “Flee fornication” (1 Corinthians 6:18), and, “the unmarried man cares for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord” (1 Corinthians 7:32). Let all know: virginity and continence are the crown and weapon of the faithful, for the flesh finds rest only in restraint, and the soul ascends to God in purity. Jerome declares: “Virginity is a crown, continence a weapon; he who conquers the flesh reigns with God.” Gregory of …More
Fr. Gerald Murray: "I'll say this again... No bishop can prohibit Ad Orientem celebration of the Mass in his diocese beyond his powers, because it is foreseen in the Roman Missal, and the Dicastery of Divine Worship has affirmed in private correspondence in the past that this remains a legitimate way to celebrate Mass. Sad to say, many bishops ignore it, and they won't like it to hear it said, but there and by, why in the world would you want to prohibit what was done for 1300 years or more?"
When the Novus Ordo came out, it stated (for the Orate Frates) the priest TURNS to the congregation, meaning that it was taken for granted the priest was celebrating the Mass AD ORIENTEM.
It was taught in theology schools since Vatican II that the bishop is the "chief liturgist" in his diocese. Usually a task he performed with the consultation of some professional liturgist [mostly female]. Hence the reason why the N.O. Mass is different from diocese to diocese.
'Advice' from an atheist - Kurt Vonnegut (? ) ~~ There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil. The triumph of anything is a matter of organization...
What? There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil? There should be no reason for evil to triumph ever! Does he even know or understand what evil is? He sounds as thought it's ok to be or do evil. Just do more good than evil. That's how I am reading and getting out of it. Is this what you are getting out of itIn Principio to you?
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Ich habe den Newsletter von THE PEOPLES VOICE seit Jahren per Email im Abo. Wenn es ein neues Video gibt bekam ich eine Mail. Seit längerem kommen diese Emails aber nicht mehr durch zu mir. Diese werden entweder geblockt oder gelöscht.
We can dispose ourselves as much as we are able this way (after needed Confession) when we join our Lord in Holy Communion. Effectively practicing for our death.
This photograph was taken during a Christian baptism in Brazil. At the exact moment water was poured over the child’s head, the falling droplets briefly aligned into the shape of a rosary. The camera captured a fraction of a second that would normally pass unnoticed, recording the moment as it happened. Baptism is a public act, representing cleansing, rebirth, and commitment. A rosary is traditionally associated with prayer, repetition, and devotion. In this image, both appear together—not through planning, but through timing. The photograph itself does not interpret the moment. It does not assign meaning or intention. It simply documents what occurred in front of the lens. And yet, many people pause longer on this image than expected, as if something about the alignment feels heavier than coincidence, even without explanation. When moments like this happen without design, what do you think gives them meaning—the event itself, or the way we respond to it?
I believe that is an ai. Here is the real picture taken years ago. Back in 2010. Because she was a single mom, people were mocking her and the picture. People can be very cruel and thoughtless.
Isn't Irlmeier the person who said, he saw someone in Russia saying over and over. We warned them. We warned them. They just wouldn't listen. Yes! The Kremlin has warned for decades to back off. Yet, they can't seem to help themselves with their hate and pride and greed. How can they even think they can beat GOD in anything? Our Lord placed Russia into the hands of The Blessed Mother. Anyone in the hands of The Blessed Mother will be well taken care of. How many videos did I and others post Russian soldiers being saved by The Blessed Mother? Several? I see much more than that. The soldiers who are saved usually carry a picture of her in their helmets and against their hearts or in their uniform. They are shot and the bullets stop at the picture or any sort of book they carry on them. One soldier had a picture in his helmet which Maria delos Angeles either posted or I got it from a site she posted when I went to look through the person who post the post from Maria. When the soldier showed …More
THE HOLY FAMILY DOM GUERANGUER Speaking the Gospel later of the life of Jesus in Nazareth next to Mary and Joseph, he describes it with these simple words: "I was submissive to them. And his mother kept all these things in her heart, and Jesus grew in wisdom, in age and in grace before God and men. Despite its conciseness, this sacred text contains a luminous vision of order and peace that reveals to our gaze, the authority, submission, dependence and mutual relations of the Sagrada Familia. The holy house of Nazareth is presented to our eyes as the perfect model of the Christian home. Joseph commands there with calm serenity, as the one who is aware that by doing so he does the will of God and speaks on his behalf. He understands that, next to his virginal Wife and his divine Son, he is the smallest; and with all that, his humility makes him, without fear or disturbance, accept his role as head of the Holy Family that God has entrusted to him, and as a good superior, he does not think …More
Beautiful. "Healthy lesson that we are offered here. God wants him to obey and to be sent according to the role and office of each one, not according to his merits or virtues. In Nazareth, the order of authority and dependence is not exactly the same as that of perfection and holiness. The same usually happens in human society and in the Church itself: if the superior must sometimes respect in the inferior a virtue greater than his own, the inferior always has the obligation to obey in the superior an authority derived from the authority of God itself." God Himself submitting to His Design.