Day: March 4, 2023

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Evening Meditations for the First Saturday in Lent ~ St Alphonsus Liguori

Behold how Judas, arriving in the Garden together with the soldiers, advances, embraces his Master, and kisses Him. Jesus suffers him to kiss Him; but, knowing already his evil intent, could not refrain from complaining of this most unjust treachery, saying, Judas, betrayest thou the son of man with a kiss? (Luke xxii. 48). Then those insolent servants crowd round Jesus, lay hands upon Him and bind Him as a villain: The servants of the Jews apprehended Jesus, and bound him. (John xviii. 12).soldiers, He said to His disciples, Arise, let us go; behold he that will betray me is at hand (Mark xiv. 42)…

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Is My Pet in Heaven? – Crisis Magazine

We should avoid the temptation to provide a peremptory, dismissive—and often negative—answer to this frequently-asked question. While teaching classes to

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Catholicism Makes a Comeback in London| National Catholic Register

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Mel Gibson explains why Pope Francis CANNOT Cancel the Latin Mass – YouTube

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Satan Tempts Christ In The Desert: A Lenten Homily Of Pope St Gregory The Great – YouTube

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‘Does Your Department Have A Problem With Anti-Catholic Bias?’: Hawley Laces Into Merrick Garland – YouTube

At today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) questioned AG Merrick Garland. (48) ‘Does Your Department Have A

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Today’s ✠Challoner Meditation: Ember Saturday in Lent

Meditations for every day of the year by Bishop ✠Richard Challoner

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Carissimi; Today’s Mass: Ember Saturday in Lent

Like the Apostles selected to be present on Mount Thabor at the manifestation of the divine life of Jesus (Gospel), the new Priests will ascend the steps of the altar to enter into communication with God. It is they who in His name will exhort us to prayer, to patience and to charity.

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Spiritual Reading for the First Saturday in Lent

The human soul is a garden in which useless and noxious herbs constantly spring up: we must, therefore, by the practice of holy mortification, continually hold the mattock in our hands to root them up and banish them from our hearts; otherwise our souls will become a wild, uncultivated waste, covered with briars and thorns. Conquer yourself! was an expression always on the lips of St. Ignatius of Loyola, and the text of his familiar discourses to his Religious

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Morning Meditations for the First Saturday in Lent ~ St Alphonsus Liguori

Who can measure the greatness of Mary’s Martyrdom? The Prophet Jeremias seems unable to find any one to compare with this Mother of Sorrows when he considers her great sufferings at the death of her Son. To what shall I compare thee or to what shall I liken thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? … For great as the sea is thy destruction: who shall heal thee? As the sea exceeds in bitterness all other bitterness, so does thy grief, O Blessed Virgin, exceed all other griefs.greater mercy? Are you waiting for God to send you to hell?