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Way of the Cross for Youth | Snehamudrakal | Fr Joy Chenchry MCBS

കുരിശിൻ്റെ വഴി (സ്നേഹമുദ്രകൾ) യുവജനങ്ങൾക്കും കുട്ടികൾക്കും വേണ്ടിയുള്ള പുതിയതും തികച്ചും വ്യത്യസ്തവുമായ ഈ കുരിശിന്റെ വഴിയിലൂടെ നോമ്പിന് ഒരുങ്ങുമല്ലോ! ഇതിന്റെ പ്രത്യേകതകൾ; Written & Prayed byFr. Joy Chencheril MCBSVox: Nivedya, Shine, Sobin, Ashna @ Geetham ThodupuzhaBacking: PradeeshDesign: AstraBooks @ Jeevan Books Bharananganam! ഫലദായകമായ നോമ്പുകാലം ഏവർക്കും നേർന്നുകൊണ്ട്,ഈശോയിൽFr. Joy Chencheril MCBS Listen, pray and share!🙏🥰

Soldier of the World to a Soldier of the Light…

He was addicted to glory. He loved violence. He lived for honor, reputation, and romance. And the Church now calls him a saint. St. Ignatius was a Basque nobleman and a soldier. He dreamed of fame on the battlefield and admiration in the court. His prayers were shallow. His ambitions were loud. God was a…

10 Saints who were leading scientists

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦; 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺. There is, in the modern world, a tendency to view science and faith as being opposed, as though a person taking college physics must necessarily experience a revelation that the universe created itself. Fortunately for…

Healing Prayer to our Mother of Perpetual Help

O MOST HOLY VIRGIN MARY, most Tender and Compassionate of mothers, turn thine eyes of mercy upon me, and lend a gracious ear to any humble prayer for healing and deliverance. Since thou art more ready to give than to receive, thou wilt find in me a fitting subject for thy bounty. It is true,…

Prayer to St. Rita for Impossible Cases

𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗧. 𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗔 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗦 & 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗦 O Holy Patroness of those in need, St. Rita, whose pleadings before thy Divine Lord are almost irresistible, who for thy lavishness in granting favors hast been called the Advocate of the HOPELESS and even of the IMPOSSIBLE; St. Rita, so humble, so pure, so…

And the Church now calls him St. Joseph of Cupertino

He was slow. He was mocked. He failed exams repeatedly. And the Church now calls him St. Joseph of Cupertino. Joseph was born in 1603 into poverty and humiliation. His father died in debt, and Joseph’s family was so poor that creditors tried to evict them while his mother was in labor. From the very…

An effective prayer against lustful thoughts, by St. Thomas Aquinas

𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭, 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳. It is extremely difficult to remain pure and chaste in today’s world. The internet in particular has opened up an entire Pandora’s Box of temptations that are available to us at the touch of a finger. This has left many of…

𝟲 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗮

Some saints have been deemed worthy to share in the suffering of Christ in a very real and unique way through the Stigmata. The Stigmata is a divine gift that gives a person physical marks that parallel the wounds Christ received during Crucifixion. The Church has always taken due care to examine any claims of…

And the Church now calls him St. Peter, the first Pope

He was loud. He was impulsive. He swore he would never fall. And the Church now calls him St. Peter, the first Pope. Peter was a fisherman—uneducated, rough around the edges, quick to speak and quicker to promise. When Jesus called him, Peter left his nets immediately. He loved Christ fiercely. He believed boldly. He…

20 THINGS TO REMEMBER AT MASS

Etiquette is not only about behaviour at a party or formal meeting. There is also Mass Etiquette which is neglected. 20 THINGS TO REMEMBER AT MASS: 1. One must fast for at least 1 hour before receiving Holy Communion. The only exceptions are medicine, water or unless someone is ill and needs to eat sooner.…

12 Ways to honor the Holy Family in February

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 … Did you know that in the Catholic Church, each of the 12 months of the year has a devotional theme? For Catholics, February is the month devoted to The Holy Family, and it is an ideal time to…

THE EIGHT BEATITUDES | Matthew 5: 3-10

1. “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.” – The poor in spirit are those who never forget that all that they are and all that they have is from GOD… With Job they say, “The LORD gave, the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the…

The miracle behind the canonization of the parents of St Therese of Lisieux

Seven-year-old Carmen has an extraordinary story. Because of her, Blessed Louis Martin and Zélie Guérin—the parents of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux—were canonized as saints. The little girl was born prematurely in Spain in 2008 at just six months into pregnancy. She was fighting for her life for several weeks because of a cerebral hemorrhage and…

Prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes

O ever-Immaculate Virgin, Mother of Mercy, Health of the Sick, Refuge of Sinners, Comforter of the Afflicted, you know my wants, my troubles, my sufferings. Look upon me with mercy. When you appeared at Lourdes, you filled the sick with hope and joy. Grant that, strengthened by this faith, I may overcome my trials, and…

This saint was killed for reciting the Apostle’s Creed

𝘚𝘵. 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩, 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘊𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩. During the 13th century, there remained parts of Italy attached to an old heresy known as Catharism. Peter of Verona’s parents were among the many adherents to this heresy, which among other errors denied…

The miracles that paved the way for St Therese’s Beatification

Two miracles were verified that paved the way to her beatification Shortly after her death in 1897, the remarkable story of a French Carmelite nun. Thérèse of Lisieux, began to spread like wildfire. Her autobiography, Story of a Soul, was an instant hit, and it wasn’t long before people began to seek her intercession. Her…

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗣𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗘 “𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗖𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗛”

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗣𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗘 “𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗖𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗛” (By: The Catholic Faith Guardian) One of the most common objections raised against the Catholic Church is the claim that the word “Catholic” does not appear in the Bible and therefore cannot be the true name of Christ’s Church. This objection rests on a false and historically naïve…

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁. 𝗝𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗚𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁. 𝗝𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗚𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 (By: The Catholic Faith Guardian) Long before printing presses, denominations, or modern debates about Scripture, there was a cave—silent, cold, and hidden beneath sacred stone—where the Word of God was painstakingly given a voice for the Christian world. That cave…

Prayer for Deliverance form Lust & Impurity

Merciful Lord, I come before You seeking forgiveness and healing for the sin of lust that dwells within me. I confess my weakness in giving in to impure desires and indulging in lustful thoughts and actions that offend You. Purify my heart, renew my mind, and sanctify my body as Your temple. Jesus, Divine Physician,…

“Miracle” in the inferno: Boy survives holding crucifix

𝘈𝘮𝘪𝘥 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘬𝘪 𝘣𝘢𝘳, 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘯’𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 — 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 — 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺. Atragic blaze tore through a ski bar in Switzerland during New Year’s Eve celebrations, killing up to 47 people — mainly teenagers and young…

Prayer in honor of St. Dymphna

Good Saint Dymphna, great wonder-worker in every affliction of mind and body, I humbly implore your powerful intercession with Jesus through Mary, the Health of the Sick, in my present need. (Mention it.) Saint Dymphna, martyr of purity, patroness of those who suffer with nervous and mental afflictions, beloved child of Jesus and Mary, pray…

What is the “Little Way” of St. Thérèse of Lisieux?

𝘛𝘩𝘦 “𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘺” 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦́𝘳𝘦̀𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦. St. Thérèse of Lisieux has become one of the most popular saints in the past 100 years, and whenever her name is brought up, so too is her “Little Way.” However, not…

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗬!

One of the greatest gifts which God has given to anybody who has committed sin is the Sacrament of Penance, sometimes called the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and popularly known as Confession. It stems from the words of Jesus Christ himself when he said to Peter: I will give you the keys of the kingdom of…

ബാവൂസാ ദ് നിനവായേ; കുറവിലങ്ങാടിന്‍റെ വീണ്ടെടുക്കപ്പെട്ട പുണ്യചരിത്രം

✍ ഫാ. ജോയി ചെഞ്ചേരിൽ എംസിബിഎസ് സീറോമലബാർ സഭയുടെ പ്രഥമ മേജർ ആർക്കി എപ്പിസ്കോപ്പൽ പദവിക്ക് അർഹമായ കുറവിലങ്ങാട് മർത്ത് മറിയം പള്ളി സവിശേഷമായ ഒരു ചരിത്രനിയോഗമാണ് ഏറ്റെടുത്തു നടപ്പിലാക്കിയിരിക്കുന്നത്. ഏതാണ്ട് പതിനാറാം നൂറ്റാണ്ടുവരെ കുറവിലങ്ങാട് അഭംഗുരം കാത്തുപരിപാലിച്ചുപോന്ന മൂന്നുനോന്പിന്‍റെ ബാവൂസാകൾ ഈ വർഷം മുതൽ സുറിയാനി ഭാഷയിൽനിന്ന് മലയാളത്തിലേക്കു മൊഴിമാറ്റം ചെയ്ത് അനുഷ്ഠിക്കുകയാണ്. പാലാ ബിഷപ് മാർ ജോസഫ് കല്ലറങ്ങാട്ടിന്‍റെ നിർദേശപ്രകാരം, മർത്ത്മറിയം പള്ളിയുടെ ആർച്ച്പ്രീസ്റ്റ് റവ. ഡോ. തോമസ് മേനാച്ചേരിയുടെ നേതൃത്വത്തിലാണ് ബാവൂസ രൂപപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നത്.…