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  • 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. ​​​​​​​ജോ​​​​​​​യി ചെ​​​​​​​ഞ്ചേ​​​​​​​രി​​​​​​​ൽ എം​​​​​​സി​​​​​​ബി​​​​​​എ​​​​​​സ് സീ​​​​​​​റോ​​​​​​​മ​​​​​​​ല​​​​​​​ബാ​​​​​​​ർ സ​​​​​​​ഭ​​​​​​​യു​​​​​​​ടെ പ്ര​​​​​​​ഥ​​​​​​​മ മേ​​​​​​​ജ​​​​​​​ർ ആ​​​​​​​ർ​​​​​​​ക്കി എപ്പിസ്കോപ്പൽ പ​​​​​​​ദ​​​​​​​വി​​​​​​​ക്ക് അ​​​​​​​ർ​​​​​​​ഹ​​​​​​​മാ​​​​​​​യ കു​​​​​​​റ​​​​​​​വി​​​​​​​ല​​​​​​​ങ്ങാ​​​​​​​ട് മ​​​​​​​ർ​​​​​​​ത്ത് മ​​​​​​​റി​​​​​​​യം പ​​​​​​​ള്ളി സ​​​​വി​​​​ശേ​​​​ഷ​​​​മാ​​​​യ ഒ​​​​​​​രു ച​​​​​​​രി​​​​​​​ത്ര​​​​​​​നി​​​​​​​യോ​​​​​​​ഗ​​​​​​​മാ​​​​​​​ണ് ഏ​​​​​​​റ്റെ​​​​​​​ടു​​​​​​​ത്തു ന​​​​​​​ട​​​​​​​പ്പി​​​​​​​ലാ​​​​​​​ക്കി​​​​​​യി​​​​​​​രി​​​​​​​ക്കു​​​​​​​ന്ന​​​​​​​ത്. ഏ​​​​​​​താ​​​​​​​ണ്ട് പ​​​​​​​തി​​​​​​​നാ​​​​​​​റാം നൂ​​​​​​​റ്റാ​​​​​​​ണ്ടു​​​​​​​വ​​​​​​​രെ കു​​​​​​​റ​​​​​​​വി​​​​​​​ല​​​​​​​ങ്ങാ​​​​​​​ട് അ​​​​​​​ഭം​​​​​​​ഗു​​​​​​​രം കാ​​​​​​​ത്തു​​​​​​​പ​​​​​​​രി​​​​​​​പാ​​​​​​​ലി​​​​​​​ച്ചു​​​​​​​പോ​​​​​​​ന്ന മൂ​​​​​​​ന്നു​​​​​​​നോ​​​​​​​ന്പി​​​​​​​ന്‍റെ ബാ​​​​​​​വൂ​​​​​​​സാ​​​​​​​ക​​​​​​​ൾ ഈ ​​​​​​​വ​​​​​​​ർ​​​​​​​ഷം മു​​​​​​​ത​​​​​​​ൽ സു​​​​​​​റി​​​​​​​യാ​​​​​​​നി ഭാ​​​​​​​ഷ​​​​​​​യി​​​​​​​ൽ​​​​​​​നി​​​​​​​ന്ന് മ​​​​​​​ല​​​​​​​യാ​​​​​​​ള​​​​​​​ത്തി​​​​​​​ലേ​​​​​​​ക്കു മൊ​​​​​​​ഴി​​​​​​​മാ​​​​​​​റ്റം ചെ​​​​​​​യ്ത് അ​​​​​​​നു​​​​​​​ഷ്ഠി​​​​​​​ക്കു​​​​​​​ക​​​​​​​യാ​​​​​​​ണ്. പാ​​​​​​​ലാ ബി​​​​ഷ​​​​പ് മാ​​​​​​​ർ ജോ​​​​​​​സ​​​​​​​ഫ് ക​​​​​​​ല്ല​​​​​​​റ​​​​​​​ങ്ങാ​​​​​​​ട്ടി​​​​​​​ന്‍റെ നി​​​​​​​ർ​​​​​​​ദേ​​​​​​​ശ​​​​​​​പ്ര​​​​​​​കാ​​​​​​​രം, മ​​​​​​​ർ​​​​​​​ത്ത്മ​​​​​​​റി​​​​​​​യം പ​​​​​​​ള്ളി​​​​​​​യു​​​​​​​ടെ ആ​​​​​​​ർ​​​​​​​ച്ച്പ്രീ​​​​​​​സ്റ്റ് റ​​​​​​​വ. ഡോ. ​​​​​​​തോ​​​​​​​മ​​​​​​​സ് മേ​​​​​​​നാ​​​​​​​ച്ചേ​​​​​​​രി​​​​​​​യു​​​​​​​ടെ നേ​​​​​​​തൃ​​​​​​​ത്വ​​​​​​​ത്തി​​​​​​​ലാ​​​​​​​ണ് ബാ​​​​​​​വൂ​​​​​​​സ രൂ​​​​​​​പ​​​​​​​പ്പെ​​​​​​​ടു​​​​​​​ത്തി​​​​​​​യി​​​​​​​രി​​​​​​​ക്കു​​​​​​​ന്ന​​​​​​​ത്.…

  • Prayer to St Rita of Cascia for Special needs nd Impossible Cases

    St. Rita of Cascia is known as the patron saint of those suffering from chronic illness, difficult marriages, and seemingly impossible causes. Her life was marked by deep faith, patience, and perseverance through suffering, which is why many turn to her in times of long-term pain or hopeless situations. Devotees often pray to her for…

  • PRAYER FOR ONE’S ENEMIES

    𝘕𝘖𝘛𝘌: 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 3𝘹. 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵. Lord Jesus Christ, in Your great mercy You prayed for the forgiveness of those who crucified You, and You taught us to love our enemies and to pray for those who persecute us. Lord, I pray that You forgive those who treat…

  • ആ രാത്രിയിൽ സംഭവിച്ചത്…

    ആ രാത്രിയിൽ സംഭവിച്ചത്…. ======================== ✍ തോമസ് ചാലാമനമേൽ റയാൻ സീഗ്ലർ. ദക്ഷിണാഫ്രിക്കയിലെ രജിസ്റ്റർ ചെയ്യപ്പെട്ട ആദ്യത്തെ സാത്താനിക് സഭയുടെ സ്ഥാപകൻ. എന്നാൽ, ഒരു രാത്രിയിൽ, തന്റെ സാത്താൻ ആരാധനയുടെ തയ്യാറെടുപ്പിൽ യേശുവിനെ കണ്ടെത്തിയ റയാൻ, തന്റെ ജീവിതം മാറിമറിഞ്ഞ ആ അനുഭവം പങ്കുവയ്ക്കുന്നു, ഒപ്പം മാതാപിതാക്കൾക്കുള്ള മുന്നറിയിപ്പും. യൂട്യൂബിൽ അദ്ദേഹം നൽകിയ അഭിമുഖത്തെ ആസ്പദമാക്കിയാണ് ഇതു തയ്യാറാക്കിയത്. യൂട്യൂബ് ലിങ്ക് താഴെ കൊടുക്കുന്നു. “ഞാൻ വളർന്നു വന്നത് ദക്ഷിണാഫ്രിക്കയിലെ ഒരു വളരെ സാധാരണ കുടുംബത്തിലാണ്. നല്ല…

  • Mass Etiquette

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  • 5 Reasons Why Baptism Is the Greatest Gift You Can Give a Child

    𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵! We all want to be happy, don’t we? Jesus promises that if we follow Him, we will receive a hundredfold return even here on earth (cf. Matt. 19:29). That journey begins with Baptism—the first step toward becoming true disciples of Him.…

  • Struggling with sleepless nights? Try this prayer to Saint Peter Damian!

    Saint Peter Damian was an 11th-century Benedictine monk and cardinal. He was known for his rigorous ascetic practices. Nowadays, Saint Peter Damian is commonly known as a Doctor of the Church, but did you know that intercession is thought to aid in a common modern-day problem? Saint Peter Damian is the patron saint of sleep…

  • Prayer to St. Jude Thaddeus