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It will be of great importance if you can leave aside your cares and spend the remainder of your life only in worshiping God. He requires no great matter of us; a little remembrance of Him from time to time; a little adoration; sometimes to pray for His grace, sometimes to offer Him your sufferings, and sometimes to return Him thanks for the favors He has given you, and still gives you, in the midst of your troubles...Lift up your heart to Him, sometimes even at your meals, and when you are in company; the least little remembrance will always be acceptable to Him. You need not cry very loud; He is nearer to us than we are aware of. Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection
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STEP AWAY FROM THE 'I' APPROACH AND FIND YOUR LIFE TAKE ON AN ACTUAL BRIGHTNESS http://www.spiritdaily.com/Godofmiraclesofferup.htm
This is God. Today I will be handling All of your problems for you. I do Not need your help. So, have a nice day.
I love you. P.S. And, remember...
If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do Not attempt to resolve it yourself! Kindly put it in the SFGTD (something for God to do) box. I will get to it in MY TIME. All situations will be resolved, but in My time, not yours.
Once the matter is placed into the box, do not hold onto it by worrying about it. Instead, focus on all the wonderful things that are present in your life now.
Should you decide to send this to a friend; Thank you. You may have touched their life in ways you will never know!
Now, you have a nice day.
God
God has seen you struggling,
God says it's over.
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BEWARE!!
Not only are these books the false doctrine of the devil, but in some instances quote (in error) the Word of God.
And the list goes on. These books (and others like it) are being sold to schoolchildren through (The Scholastic Book Club), and we need to be aware of what is being fed to our children.
Our children are under attack. So I pray that you be sober and vigilant about teaching your children the Word of God, and guarding their exposure to worldly mediums, because our adversary, the devil, roams about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour (1 Peter 5:8). We know that lions usually hunt for the slowest, weakest and YOUNGEST of its prey. Pass this on to those whom you think should know. God bless! And, if you are in doubt, check out the books yourself.
TIME OF GOD IS HERE WHEN WE USE HIS GIFTS AND SEE BEYOND THE CLOUDS OF DARKNESS http://www.spiritdaily.net/cloudsblessings.htm
A Thousand Times Over To have a better understanding of Purgatory and the terrible sufferings of the poor souls, order Purgatory Explained, an excellent book of 427 pages. Visit our Store for details. Now who can be in more urgent need of our charity than the souls in Purgatory? What hunger, or thirst, or dire sufferings on Earth can compare to their dreadful torments? Neither the poor, nor the sick, nor the suffering, we see around us, have such an urgent need of our help. Yet we find many good-hearted people who interest themselves in every other type of suffering, but alas! scarcely one who works for the Holy Souls. Who can have more claim on us? Among them too, there may be our mothers and fathers, our friends and near of kin. When they are finally released from their pains and enjoy the beatitude of Heaven, far from forgetting their friends on earth, their gratitude knows no bounds. Prostrate before the Throne of God, they never cease to pray for those who helped them. By their prayers they shield their friends from many dangers and protect them from the evils that threaten them. To promote charity toward the poor souls order and distribute large quantities of these cards.
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St. Gertrude the Great Our Lord dictated the following prayer to St. Gertrude the Great to release 1,000 Souls from Purgatory each time it is said. "Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen."
St. Gertrude's life was the mystic life of the Cloister – a Benedictine nun. She meditated on the Passion of Christ, which many times brought a flood of tears to her eyes. She did many penances and Our Lord appeared to her many times. She had a tender love for the Blessed Virgin and was very devoted to the suffering souls in Purgatory. She died in 1334. Her feast day is November 16th.
Approval and recommendation (sgd.) M. Cardinal Pahiarca at Lisbon, Portugal, on March 4, 1936. To promote charity toward the poor souls order and distribute large quantities of these cards. www.olrl.org/pray/ Copies of this item available from: Our Lady of the Rosary Library 11721 Hidden Creek Road Prospect, KY 40059
Holy Father's Prayer Intentions for 2009 
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Organization's website. The email address is: PatrickBenedict@SaintMichaelTheArchangelOrganization.org; The mailing address is: P. O. Box 41257; Memphis, Tennessee 38174; U.S.A. (The website is www.SaintMichaelTheArchangelOrganization.org.) " The Mass is the sacrifice of the New Law in which Christ, through the ministry of the priest, offers Himself to God in an unbloody manner under the appearances of bread and wine." For the question: Is there any difference between the sacrifice of the cross and the Sacrifice of the Mass? "The manner in which the sacrifice is offered is different: On the cross Christ physically shed His blood and was physically slain, while in the Mass there is no physical shedding of blood nor physical death, because Christ can die no more; on the cross Christ gained merit and satisfied for us, while in the Mass He applies to us the merits and satisfaction of His death on the cross." A MESSAGE FROM PATRICK BENEDICT TO THE SUPPORTERS OF THE SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL ORGANIZATION I want to sincerely thank everyone who has in some way been a part of the 10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN BABIES, including everyone who has helped promote this effort. I do ask that you please ask the Blessed Virgin Mary to pray that at least 10,000 Masses will be offered as part of the 10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN BABIES. Also, the ONE MILLION ROSARIES FOR UNBORN BABIES prayer event is scheduled for May 1st and 2nd, 2009. More information about this should be available soon from the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization. Sincerely, Patrick Benedict Saint Michael the Archangel Organization
Mother Seton by Rev. John Jay Hughes http://insidecatholic.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5176&Itemid=48
 Wednesday, January 07, 2009 On Fr. Neuhaus from EWTN [Kathryn Jean Lopez]
His friends and family are keeping vigil and he was administered last rites shortly after midnight. Fr. George Rutler, who gave him the Catholic Sacrament, says that “he is not expected to live long” and suggests “that it is appropriate that prayers be offered for a holy death.”
Fr. Neuhaus has come close to this moment before and been back. If it’s his time: Go in peace. He's a man who has loved and served His Lord. When he leaves this world, his vast intellectual and spiritual body of work will have a long life here.
Speaking of his archives: Fr. Neuhaus might agree with his brother priest on the appropriate prayer for him. Fr. Neuhaus might say, if he could right now, what he's already written: We are born to die. Not that death is the purpose of our being born, but we are born toward death, and in each of our lives the work of dying is already underway. The work of dying well is, in largest part, the work of living well. Most of us are at ease in discussing what makes for a good life, but we typically become tongue-tied and nervous when the discussion turns to a good death. As children of a culture radically, even religiously, devoted to youth and health, many find it incomprehensible, indeed offensive, that the word "good" should in any way be associated with death. Death, it is thought, is an unmitigated evil, the very antithesis of all that is good. Death is to be warded off by exercise, by healthy habits, by medical advances. What cannot be halted can be delayed, and what cannot forever be delayed can be denied. But all our progress and all our protest notwithstanding, the mortality rate holds steady at 100 percent. Death is the most everyday of everyday things. It is not simply that thousands of people die every day, that thousands will die this day, although that too is true. Death is the warp and woof of existence in the ordinary, the quotidian, the way things are. It is the horizon against which we get up in the morning and go to bed at night, and the next morning we awake to find the horizon has drawn closer. From the twelfth-century Enchiridion Leonis comes the nighttime prayer of children of all ages: "Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray thee Lord my soul to keep; if I should die before I wake, I pray thee Lord my soul to take." Every going to sleep is a little death, a rehearsal for the real thing.
01/07 02:29 PM REV. RICHARD NEUHAUS, EDITOR OF FIRST THINGS, DIES AT 72 Washington, D.C. (8 January 2008) – The following is a statement by Judie Brown, president of American Life League, on the passing of the Rev. Richard John Neuhaus, Catholic priest and editor in chief of First Things magazine. Neuhaus died at 9:30 a.m. today.
"Father Richard John Neuhaus, a wise and holy priest, has gone from this earth on this day to his eternal reward. Those of us who admired him, dialogued with him and always respected him will miss him greatly.
As his dear friend and First Things editor Joseph Bottum wrote of his passing, "My tears are not for him – for he knew, all his life, that his Redeemer lives, and he has now been gathered by the Lord in whom he trusted. I weep, rather for all the rest of us. As a priest, as a writer, as a public leader in so many struggles and as a friend, no one can take his place. The fabric of life has been torn by his death, and it will not be repaired, for those of us who knew him, until that time when everything is mended and all our tears are wiped away."
May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
American Life League was co-founded in 1979 by Judie Brown. It is the largest grassroots Catholic pro-life organization in the United States and is committed to the protection of all innocent human beings from the moment of creation to natural death. For more information or press inquiries, please contact Michael Hichborn at 540.659.7900.
Saint Quotes http://www.ewtn.com/devotionals/inspiration.htm Trials and tribulations offer us a chance to make reparation for our past faults and sins. On such occasions the Lord comes to us like a physician to heal the wounds left by our sins. Tribulation is the divine medicine. -- St. Augustine We must often draw the comparison between time and eternity. This is the remedy of all our troubles. How small will the present moment appear when we enter that great ocean. -- St. Elizebeth Ann Seton God has deemed it better to bring good out of evil than not to permit evil at all. -- St. Augustine Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry. -- St. Francis de Sales The Devil never runs upon a man to seize him with his claws until he sees him on the ground, already having fallen by his own will. -- St. Thomas More
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This site is devoted to St Gemma Galgani. I will post her writings and examples of her heroic life in hopes that it will inspire in others a greater love and devotion for Jesus and Mary. The author endeavors always to be in full communion with the Catholic Church and its teachings. 
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on Holy Scripture http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=99240477# Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859 edition. http://haydock1859.tripod.com/ 
http://www.catholic-pages.com/dir/commentary.asp 
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A PHENOMENON OF MODERN LIFE HAS BEEN WAY 'HIDDEN' THINGS OFTEN CAN DAMAGE US http://www.spiritdaily.com/hiddenhurts.htm
LOCAL ROCHESTER, NY Maximilian Kolbe Patron Saint of Journalism St. Michael Protect Us Rochester Catholic A Journal of Catholic News and Viewshttp://rochestercatholic.com/2009/01/14/archangel-school/#more-344 January 14, 2009 by Eugene Michael Archangel School, in Irondequoit, is an independent Catholic school that is not under the governance of the rapidly failing diocesan school system in Rochester, NY. Archangel was founded by a staunch Catholic layman, Mike Macaluso, in order to assure an authentic Catholic education for students in the greater Rochester area. The school is not subject to the whims of the foundering DOR, so it cannot be shuttered by an uncaring bureaucracy. It is, however, subject to the charitable support that is necessary in order to enable the school to sustain its mission.
The students at Archangel attend daily Mass, are thoroughly instructed in the Faith, and are nurtured in their pursuit of academic excellence. The staff is dedicated and hard working. The parents of students are active and involved. If you are interested in having your child attend Archangel, then please contact them at 426-5990. You can visit their web site by clicking on this link. May God bless Archangel School, its students, and its faculty. Please consider sending a donation to them so that they can ably continue in their mission of saving souls and educating minds for Christ.
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Member therapist Suzanne Baars was just featured on The Abundant Life Show with Johnnette Benkovic on EWTN. Sue was discussing her father, Dr. Conrad Baars’ work. The title of the show is “Ask the Psychotherapist” and is available at www.lhla.org
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Warmest greetings to all of you in the New Year. We pray that you will experience God’s love and healing grace in a new and more abundant way.
No matter what happens, God is here and He is working out His plan of love for each of us. We need to trust like never before. Jesus lives. He rose from the dead putting an end to sin and death. Even though we may still experience distress in this world, we know that He has overcome the world.
So we hope. But for many of us, if we’re frightened or preoccupied looking at all the negative things going on in this world of ours, hope may seem hard to manufacture. But there’s a secret…(shhhh….let’s keep this quiet now)….hope is a virtue, one of the three theological virtues. We may not feel hopeful, but we can pray for God to give us hope. Yup, that’s right. God wants us to be virtuous and He wants us to trust Him and to hope. There’s a prayer we can be sure He will answer. He may not arrange that we win the lottery or marry that tall, handsome and wealthy stranger. Those things may not be good for us. But we know and we can pray with confidence that He wants us to be virtuous and to have hope in Him.
Lord Jesus, we believe in you and we trust in Your goodness.
Fill our hearts with hope that will pierce through the darkness of despair.
May your Sacred Heart triumph over all sin and fear.
that souls may be set free and Your kingdom may come.
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In this day and age, emotional problems seem to be the norm, not the exception. We keep up a frantic pace and so many today are suffering from depression and anxiety disorders. Because insurance companies favor chemical solutions, too many people are simply being medicated in the hopes of feeling better. Medications may help to a certain extent but they simply do not solve the problem in most cases. Many people seek out therapy and marriage counseling. But what seems to be the most common denominator these days? What I’ve observed and many of my colleagues report as well, the majority of people suffering from emotional distress never really received what they needed to begin with in childhood and since those emotional needs were not met, they are unable to find happiness as adults. Dr. Conrad Baars, the great Catholic psychiatrist of the twentieth century, along with his mentor and colleague, Dr. Anna Terruwe of the Netherlands made a huge contribution to the psychological literature in their writings about Emotional Deprivation Disorder.
Emotional Deprivation Disorder was first discovered by Dutch psychiatrist Dr. Anna A. Terruwe in the 1950's and was called the Frustration Neurosis (De frustratie neurose in Dutch; Deprivation Neurosis when translated into the English language by her colleague, Dr. Conrad W. Baars).
Dr. Terruwe found that a person could exhibit symptoms of an anxiety disorder or repressive disorder when these symptoms, in fact, were not the result of repression, but rather the result of a lack of unconditional love in early life.
Emotional Deprivation Disorder is a syndrome which results from a lack of authentic affirmation and emotional strengthening in one's life. A person may have been criticized, ignored, neglected, abused, or emotionally rejected by primary caregivers early in life, resulting in that individual’s stunted emotional growth. Unaffirmed persons are incapable of developing into emotionally mature adults until they receive authentic affirmation from another person. Maturity is reached when there is a harmonious relationship between a person’s body, mind, emotions and spiritual soul under the guidance of their reason and will.1 * If this seems to describe you or someone you know, we highly recommend two great books on this topic: Born Only Once by Dr. Conrad Baars and Healing the Unaffirmed by Dr. Conrad Baars and Dr. Anna Terruwe. Both are now available here at Catholic Therapists.
The good news is there is hope in the healing love of Jesus Christ. We pray that these materials will be a great aid to finding healing and peace. May God bless you in your journey.
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Vatican reveals sins only Pope can forgive http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1182405
Priests should encourage recovery of Sacrament of Reconciliation http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=14806
News BriefsFOCA: sweeping pro-abortion legislation, favored by Obama, likely to stall in Congress
Don't give up praying & being pro active against FOCA
Little Flower Novena http://www.ewtn.com/therese/novena.htm
  
   http://www.divinemercyprayergroup.org/
Pope Benedict, Obama Talk: Disagree on Abortion, Agree on Marriagehttp://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/obama_pope_phone_call/2009/01/22/174151.html
Catholic Daughters of the Americas Formed in 1903, the Catholic Daughters of the Americas is one of the Oldest and Largest Organizations of Catholic Women in the Americas
Prayer for the Conversion of Abortionist 
http://www.hli.org/st_michael_prayer.html/
 Lord God, Author of Life and Source of Eternal Life
EWTN Pro Life Resources http://www.ewtn.com/prolife/
THERE'S POWER AGAINST EVIL WHEN WE NAME IT FOR WHAT IT IS AND BRING IT TO THE LIGHT http://www.spiritdaily.com/namingevil.htm
The Vatican on U Tube http://www.youtube.com/vatican
Veni, Creator Spiritus
Creator Spirit all Divine,
come visit every soul of Thine.
And fill with Thy Celestial Flame
the hearts which Thou Thyself did frame.
O Gift of God, Thine is the Sweet
consoling name of Paraclete.
And spring of life and fire of love,
The mystic seven-fold gifts are Thine,
finger of God's Right Hand Divine.
The Father's Promise sent to teach,
the tongue a rich and heavenly speech.
Kindle with fire brought from above
each sense, and fill our hearts with love,
the strength of Thine which cannot fail.
and grant us Thy true peace to know,
So we, led by Thy Guidance still,
may safely pass through every ill.
To us, through Thee, the grace be shown,
To know the father and the Son,
And Spirit of Them Both, may we
forever rest our Faith in Thee.
To Sire and Son be praises meet,
And may Christ send us from above,
that Holy Spirit's gift of love. AMEN.
http://www.lovetobecatholic.com/
Peace Prayer of Saint Francis Lord, make me an instrument of your peace: where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.
Vatican II reforms set in motion 50 years ago with Pope John XXIII's edict Pope's edict led to Vatican II reforms 
Kelly Clarkson Performs for the PopeOriginally posted Sunday April 20, 2008 12:25 PM EDT http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20193275,00.html
Signs, Wonders, and Miracles
http://www.christian-miracles.com/themiracleprayer.htm
Putting Our Money on the Truth Time has run out; the abortion scandal http://insidecatholic.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5327&Itemid=48
http://www.adoremusbooks.com/
http://www.messengersaintanthony.com/messaggero/pagina_articolo.asp?IDX=174IDRX=56
PRAYER AGAINST SATAN
and the
REBELLIOUS ANGELS
Published by order of His Holiness Pope Leo XII
http://www.trosch.org/msn/exorcism-prayer.html
SAINT ANTHONY OF PADUA
TRADITIONAL PRAYERS
http://www.catholictradition.org/Papacy/anthony-padua1.htm
In Defense of The Cross http://indefenseofthecross.com/Prayer_to_St_Michael_Exorcism.htm
Thoughts To Live By… http://thoughtstoliveby.wordpress.com/2009/02/01/prayer-against-satan-and-evil-ones/
An Online Prayerbook http://www.2heartsnetwork.org/prayers.htm
Rochester's Catholic Courier Newspaper http://www.catholiccourier.com/tmp1.cfm?nid=98&cfid=9980178&cftoken=64532310
http://piusmedia.com/
The "Softener of Evil Hearts" Icon http://www.stjohndc.org/Russian/theotokos/e_0802_softener.htm 
What's Fasting Got to Do with It? by Father Dwight Longenecker http://www.spiritdaily.com/longeneckerfasting.htm
Gloria.tv http://www.gloria.tv/?video=fr5n0j4f1v3la56uvzay
LIGHTHOUSE CATHOLIC MEDIA http://www.lighthousecatholicmedia.com/
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Benedict XVI: When Suffering, Trust God http://www.zenit.org/article-25419?l=english
An Ancient Prayer to Saint JosephA Powerful NovenaO St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God, I place in thee all my interests and desires. O St. Joseph, assist me by thy powerful intercession and obtain for me all spiritual blessings through thy foster Son, Jesus Christ Our Lord, so that, having engaged here below thy heavenly power, I may offer thee my thanksgiving and homage. O St. Joseph, I never weary contemplating thee and Jesus asleep in thine arms. I dare not approach while He reposes near thy heart. Press Him in my name and kiss His fine head for me, and ask Him to return the kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, patron of departing souls, pray for me. http://catholicism.about.com/od/tosaintjoseph/qt/Ancient_Prayer.htm
Why did Jesus fold the linen burial cloth after His resurrection?
John 20:7 tells us that the napkin, which was placed over the face of Jesus, was not thrown aside like the grave clothes. The Bible takes an entire verse to tell us that the napkin was neatly folded and was placed at the head of that stony coffin.
Early that Sunday morning, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. She ran and found Simon Peter, and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, "They have taken the Lord's body and I don't know where they have taken Him!".
Peter and the other disciple ran to the tomb to see. The other disciple outran Peter and got there first. He stooped and looked in and saw the linen cloth lying there, but he didn't go in. Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there, while the napkin that had covered Jesus face was folded up and lying to one side.
Is that important? Absolutely!
Is that really significant? Yes!
In order to understand the significance of the folded napkin, you have to understand a little bit about the Hebrew tradition of that day. The folded napkin had to do with the Master and Servant, and every Jewish boy knew this tradition.
When the Servant set the dinner table for the Master, he made sure it was exactly the way the Master wanted it. The table was furnished perfectly, and then the servant would wait, just out of sight, until the Master had finished eating. The Servant would not dare touch that table until the Master was finished.
If the Master were done eating, he would rise from the table, wipe his fingers, his mouth, and clean his beard and would wad u p that napkin and toss it onto the table. The servant would then know to clear the table. For in those days, the wadded napkin meant, "I'm finished".
If the Master got up from the table, and folded his napkin beside his plate, the servant would not dare touch the table, because....
The folded napkin meant, "I'm coming back!".
He is coming back!
Pray for us! Returning to Don Bosco and to the joy of his spirit! http://salesianity.blogspot.com/2009/04/is-archbishop-dolan-new-sheen.html
My Franciscan http://www.myfranciscan.org/
WITH GOD EVERYTHING'S POSSIBLE, INCLUDING THE CORRECTION OF OUR PAST MISTAKES http://www.spiritdaily.com/recoverlosttime2.htm
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WITH GOD EVERYTHING'S POSSIBLE, INCLUDING THE CORRECTION OF OUR PAST MISTAKES http://www.spiritdaily.com/recoverlosttime2.htm
Signs, Wonders, and Miracles News Connected to Christianity and Catholicism with Biblical Insight 
Sacred Heart of Jesus and The Miracle Prayer http://www.christian-miracles.com/themiracleprayer.htm
BAD BOOK: CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD By Confraternity of Christian Doctrine) gives the following information:
If you have children or grandchildren, work with children at church, or you
have neighborhood children whose parents you know, please take note of the
information below and pass it along to others. Schools are distributing this
book to children through the Scholastic Book Club.
The name of the book is Conversations with God.. James Dobson talked about
this book twice this s week. It is devastating. Parents, churches and
Christian schools need to be aware of it. Please pass this information on to
church/e-mail addresses, Parents, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins,
friends.
Please pay special attention not only to what your kids watch on TV, in
movie theaters, on the internet, and the music they listen to, but also be
alert regarding the books they read.
Two particular books are, Conversations with God and Conversations with God
for Teens, written by Neale D. Walsch. They sound harmless enough by their
titles alone. The books have been on the New York Times best sellers list
for a number of weeks, and they make truth of the statement, "Don't judge a
book by its cover or title."
The author purports to answer various questions asked by kids using the
"voice of God". However, the "answers" that he gives are not Bible-based and
go against the very infallible word of God. For instance (and I paraphrase),
when a girl asks the question "Why am I a lesbian?" His answer is that she
was 'born that way' because of genetics (just as you were born right-handed,
with brown eyes, etc.). Then he tells her to go out and "celebrate" her differences.
Another girls poses the question "I am living with my boyfriend. My parents say that I should marry him because I am living in sin. Should I marry him?"
His reply is, "Who are you sinning against? Not me, because you have done nothing wrong."
Another question asks about God's forgiveness of sin. His reply "I do not forgive anyone because there is nothing to forgive. There is no such thing as right or wrong and that is what I have been trying to tell everyone, do not judge people. People have chosen to judge one another and this is wrong, because the rule is "'judge not lest ye be judged."
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
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Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, graciously hear us. |
God, the Father of heaven,
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
God the Holy Spirit,
Holy Trinity, one God,
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have mercy on us.
have mercy on us.
have mercy on us.
have mercy on us. |
Holy Mary,
Holy Mother of God,
Holy Virgin of virgins,
St. Michael,
St. Gabriel,
St. Raphael,
All you Holy Angels and Archangels,
St. John the Baptist,
St. Joseph,
All you Holy Patriarchs and Prophets,
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pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us. |
St. Peter,
St. Paul,
St. Andrew,
St. James,
St. John,
St. Thomas,
St. James,
St. Philip,
St. Bartholomew,
St. Matthew,
St. Simon,
St. Jude,
St. Matthias,
St. Barnabas,
St. Luke,
St. Mark,
All you holy Apostles and Evangelists,
All you holy Disciples of the Lord,
All you holy Innocents,
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pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us. |
St. Stephen,
St. Lawrence,
St. Vincent,
Sts. Fabian and Sebastian,
Sts. John and Paul,
Sts. Cosmos and Damian,
All you holy Martyrs,
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pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us. |
St. Sylvester,
St. Gregory,
St. Ambrose,
St. Augustine,
St. Jerome,
St. Martin,
St. Nicholas,
All you holy Bishops and Confessors,
All you holy Doctors,
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pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us. |
St. Anthony,
St. Benedict,
St. Bernard,
St. Dominic,
St. Francis,
All you holy Priests and Levites,
All you holy Monks and Hermits,
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pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us. |
St. Mary Magdalene,
St. Agatha,
St. Lucy,
St. Agnes,
St. Cecilia,
St. Anastasia,
St. Catherine,
St. Clare,
All you holy Virgins and Widows,
All you holy Saints of God,
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pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us. |
Lord, be merciful,
From all evil,
From all sin,
From your wrath,
From a sudden and unprovided death,
From the snares of the devil,
From anger, hatred, and all ill-will,
From the spirit of uncleanness,
From lightning and tempest,
From the scourge of earthquake,
From plague, famine, and war,
From everlasting death, |
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people. |
By the mystery of your holy Incarnation,
By your Coming,
By your Birth,
By your Baptism and holy fasting,
By your Cross and Passion,
By your Death and Burial,
By your holy Resurrection,
By your wonderful Ascension,
By the coming of the Holy Spirit,
On the day of judgment,
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Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people. |
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Lord, hear our prayer. |
That you will spare us,
That you will pardon us,
That it may please you to bring us to true
penance,
Guide and protect your holy Church,
Preserve in holy religion the Pope, and all
those in holy Orders,
Humble the enemies of holy Church,
Give peace and unity to the whole Christian
people,
Bring back to the unity of the Church all
those who are straying, and bring all
unbelievers to the light of the Gospel,
Strengthen and preserve us in your holy
service,
Raise our minds to desire the things of
heaven,
Reward all our benefactors with eternal
blessings,
Deliver our souls from eternal damnation,
and the souls of our brethren, relatives,
and benefactors,
Give and preserve the fruits of the earth,
Grant eternal rest to all the faithful departed,
That it may please You to hear and heed
us, Jesus, Son of the Living God,
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Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
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Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of
the world,
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of
the world,
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of
the world, |
Spare us, O Lord!
Graciously hear us, O Lord!
Have mercy on us.
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Christ, hear us,
Lord Jesus, hear our prayer.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. |
Christ, graciously hear us
Lord Jesus, hear our prayer.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. |
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It will be of great importance if you can leave aside your cares and spend the remainder of your life only in worshiping God. He requires no great matter of us; a little remembrance of Him from time to time; a little adoration; sometimes to pray for His grace, sometimes to offer Him your sufferings, and sometimes to return Him thanks for the favors He has given you, and still gives you, in the midst of your troubles...Lift up your heart to Him, sometimes even at your meals, and when you are in company; the least little remembrance will always be acceptable to Him. You need not cry very loud; He is nearer to us than we are aware of. Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection
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STEP AWAY FROM THE 'I' APPROACH AND FIND YOUR LIFE TAKE ON AN ACTUAL BRIGHTNESS http://www.spiritdaily.com/Godofmiraclesofferup.htm
This is God. Today I will be handling All of your problems for you. I do Not need your help. So, have a nice day.
I love you. P.S. And, remember...
If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do Not attempt to resolve it yourself! Kindly put it in the SFGTD (something for God to do) box. I will get to it in MY TIME. All situations will be resolved, but in My time, not yours.
Once the matter is placed into the box, do not hold onto it by worrying about it. Instead, focus on all the wonderful things that are present in your life now.
Should you decide to send this to a friend; Thank you. You may have touched their life in ways you will never know!
Now, you have a nice day.
God
God has seen you struggling,
God says it's over.
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BEWARE!!
Not only are these books the false doctrine of the devil, but in some instances quote (in error) the Word of God.
And the list goes on. These books (and others like it) are being sold to schoolchildren through (The Scholastic Book Club), and we need to be aware of what is being fed to our children.
Our children are under attack. So I pray that you be sober and vigilant about teaching your children the Word of God, and guarding their exposure to worldly mediums, because our adversary, the devil, roams about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour (1 Peter 5:8). We know that lions usually hunt for the slowest, weakest and YOUNGEST of its prey. Pass this on to those whom you think should know. God bless! And, if you are in doubt, check out the books yourself.
TIME OF GOD IS HERE WHEN WE USE HIS GIFTS AND SEE BEYOND THE CLOUDS OF DARKNESS http://www.spiritdaily.net/cloudsblessings.htm
A Thousand Times Over To have a better understanding of Purgatory and the terrible sufferings of the poor souls, order Purgatory Explained, an excellent book of 427 pages. Visit our Store for details. Now who can be in more urgent need of our charity than the souls in Purgatory? What hunger, or thirst, or dire sufferings on Earth can compare to their dreadful torments? Neither the poor, nor the sick, nor the suffering, we see around us, have such an urgent need of our help. Yet we find many good-hearted people who interest themselves in every other type of suffering, but alas! scarcely one who works for the Holy Souls. Who can have more claim on us? Among them too, there may be our mothers and fathers, our friends and near of kin. When they are finally released from their pains and enjoy the beatitude of Heaven, far from forgetting their friends on earth, their gratitude knows no bounds. Prostrate before the Throne of God, they never cease to pray for those who helped them. By their prayers they shield their friends from many dangers and protect them from the evils that threaten them. To promote charity toward the poor souls order and distribute large quantities of these cards.
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St. Gertrude the Great Our Lord dictated the following prayer to St. Gertrude the Great to release 1,000 Souls from Purgatory each time it is said. "Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen."
St. Gertrude's life was the mystic life of the Cloister – a Benedictine nun. She meditated on the Passion of Christ, which many times brought a flood of tears to her eyes. She did many penances and Our Lord appeared to her many times. She had a tender love for the Blessed Virgin and was very devoted to the suffering souls in Purgatory. She died in 1334. Her feast day is November 16th.
Approval and recommendation (sgd.) M. Cardinal Pahiarca at Lisbon, Portugal, on March 4, 1936. To promote charity toward the poor souls order and distribute large quantities of these cards. www.olrl.org/pray/ Copies of this item available from: Our Lady of the Rosary Library 11721 Hidden Creek Road Prospect, KY 40059
Holy Father's Prayer Intentions for 2009
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Organization's website. The email address is: PatrickBenedict@SaintMichaelTheArchangelOrganization.org; The mailing address is: P. O. Box 41257; Memphis, Tennessee 38174; U.S.A. (The website is www.SaintMichaelTheArchangelOrganization.org.) " The Mass is the sacrifice of the New Law in which Christ, through the ministry of the priest, offers Himself to God in an unbloody manner under the appearances of bread and wine." For the question: Is there any difference between the sacrifice of the cross and the Sacrifice of the Mass? "The manner in which the sacrifice is offered is different: On the cross Christ physically shed His blood and was physically slain, while in the Mass there is no physical shedding of blood nor physical death, because Christ can die no more; on the cross Christ gained merit and satisfied for us, while in the Mass He applies to us the merits and satisfaction of His death on the cross." A MESSAGE FROM PATRICK BENEDICT TO THE SUPPORTERS OF THE SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL ORGANIZATION I want to sincerely thank everyone who has in some way been a part of the 10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN BABIES, including everyone who has helped promote this effort. I do ask that you please ask the Blessed Virgin Mary to pray that at least 10,000 Masses will be offered as part of the 10,000 MASSES FOR UNBORN BABIES. Also, the ONE MILLION ROSARIES FOR UNBORN BABIES prayer event is scheduled for May 1st and 2nd, 2009. More information about this should be available soon from the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization. Sincerely, Patrick Benedict Saint Michael the Archangel Organization
Mother Seton by Rev. John Jay Hughes http://insidecatholic.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5176&Itemid=48
Wednesday, January 07, 2009 On Fr. Neuhaus from EWTN [Kathryn Jean Lopez]
His friends and family are keeping vigil and he was administered last rites shortly after midnight. Fr. George Rutler, who gave him the Catholic Sacrament, says that “he is not expected to live long” and suggests “that it is appropriate that prayers be offered for a holy death.”
Fr. Neuhaus has come close to this moment before and been back. If it’s his time: Go in peace. He's a man who has loved and served His Lord. When he leaves this world, his vast intellectual and spiritual body of work will have a long life here.
Speaking of his archives: Fr. Neuhaus might agree with his brother priest on the appropriate prayer for him. Fr. Neuhaus might say, if he could right now, what he's already written: We are born to die. Not that death is the purpose of our being born, but we are born toward death, and in each of our lives the work of dying is already underway. The work of dying well is, in largest part, the work of living well. Most of us are at ease in discussing what makes for a good life, but we typically become tongue-tied and nervous when the discussion turns to a good death. As children of a culture radically, even religiously, devoted to youth and health, many find it incomprehensible, indeed offensive, that the word "good" should in any way be associated with death. Death, it is thought, is an unmitigated evil, the very antithesis of all that is good. Death is to be warded off by exercise, by healthy habits, by medical advances. What cannot be halted can be delayed, and what cannot forever be delayed can be denied. But all our progress and all our protest notwithstanding, the mortality rate holds steady at 100 percent. Death is the most everyday of everyday things. It is not simply that thousands of people die every day, that thousands will die this day, although that too is true. Death is the warp and woof of existence in the ordinary, the quotidian, the way things are. It is the horizon against which we get up in the morning and go to bed at night, and the next morning we awake to find the horizon has drawn closer. From the twelfth-century Enchiridion Leonis comes the nighttime prayer of children of all ages: "Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray thee Lord my soul to keep; if I should die before I wake, I pray thee Lord my soul to take." Every going to sleep is a little death, a rehearsal for the real thing.
01/07 02:29 PM REV. RICHARD NEUHAUS, EDITOR OF FIRST THINGS, DIES AT 72 Washington, D.C. (8 January 2008) – The following is a statement by Judie Brown, president of American Life League, on the passing of the Rev. Richard John Neuhaus, Catholic priest and editor in chief of First Things magazine. Neuhaus died at 9:30 a.m. today.
"Father Richard John Neuhaus, a wise and holy priest, has gone from this earth on this day to his eternal reward. Those of us who admired him, dialogued with him and always respected him will miss him greatly.
As his dear friend and First Things editor Joseph Bottum wrote of his passing, "My tears are not for him – for he knew, all his life, that his Redeemer lives, and he has now been gathered by the Lord in whom he trusted. I weep, rather for all the rest of us. As a priest, as a writer, as a public leader in so many struggles and as a friend, no one can take his place. The fabric of life has been torn by his death, and it will not be repaired, for those of us who knew him, until that time when everything is mended and all our tears are wiped away."
May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
American Life League was co-founded in 1979 by Judie Brown. It is the largest grassroots Catholic pro-life organization in the United States and is committed to the protection of all innocent human beings from the moment of creation to natural death. For more information or press inquiries, please contact Michael Hichborn at 540.659.7900.
Saint Quotes http://www.ewtn.com/devotionals/inspiration.htm Trials and tribulations offer us a chance to make reparation for our past faults and sins. On such occasions the Lord comes to us like a physician to heal the wounds left by our sins. Tribulation is the divine medicine. -- St. Augustine We must often draw the comparison between time and eternity. This is the remedy of all our troubles. How small will the present moment appear when we enter that great ocean. -- St. Elizebeth Ann Seton God has deemed it better to bring good out of evil than not to permit evil at all. -- St. Augustine Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry. -- St. Francis de Sales The Devil never runs upon a man to seize him with his claws until he sees him on the ground, already having fallen by his own will. -- St. Thomas More
1 John 5: 5 - 13
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Who is it that overcomes the world but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? |
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This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water and the blood. |
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If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of God that he has borne witness to his Son. |
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He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He who does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne to his Son. |
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This site is devoted to St Gemma Galgani. I will post her writings and examples of her heroic life in hopes that it will inspire in others a greater love and devotion for Jesus and Mary. The author endeavors always to be in full communion with the Catholic Church and its teachings.
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LOCAL ROCHESTER, NY Maximilian Kolbe Patron Saint of Journalism St. Michael Protect Us Rochester Catholic A Journal of Catholic News and Viewshttp://rochestercatholic.com/2009/01/14/archangel-school/#more-344 January 14, 2009 by Eugene Michael Archangel School, in Irondequoit, is an independent Catholic school that is not under the governance of the rapidly failing diocesan school system in Rochester, NY. Archangel was founded by a staunch Catholic layman, Mike Macaluso, in order to assure an authentic Catholic education for students in the greater Rochester area. The school is not subject to the whims of the foundering DOR, so it cannot be shuttered by an uncaring bureaucracy. It is, however, subject to the charitable support that is necessary in order to enable the school to sustain its mission. The students at Archangel attend daily Mass, are thoroughly instructed in the Faith, and are nurtured in their pursuit of academic excellence. The staff is dedicated and hard working. The parents of students are active and involved. If you are interested in having your child attend Archangel, then please contact them at 426-5990. You can visit their web site by clicking on this link. May God bless Archangel School, its students, and its faculty. Please consider sending a donation to them so that they can ably continue in their mission of saving souls and educating minds for Christ.
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Member therapist Suzanne Baars was just featured on The Abundant Life Show with Johnnette Benkovic on EWTN. Sue was discussing her father, Dr. Conrad Baars’ work. The title of the show is “Ask the Psychotherapist” and is available at www.lhla.org
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Warmest greetings to all of you in the New Year. We pray that you will experience God’s love and healing grace in a new and more abundant way.
No matter what happens, God is here and He is working out His plan of love for each of us. We need to trust like never before. Jesus lives. He rose from the dead putting an end to sin and death. Even though we may still experience distress in this world, we know that He has overcome the world.
So we hope. But for many of us, if we’re frightened or preoccupied looking at all the negative things going on in this world of ours, hope may seem hard to manufacture. But there’s a secret…(shhhh….let’s keep this quiet now)….hope is a virtue, one of the three theological virtues. We may not feel hopeful, but we can pray for God to give us hope. Yup, that’s right. God wants us to be virtuous and He wants us to trust Him and to hope. There’s a prayer we can be sure He will answer. He may not arrange that we win the lottery or marry that tall, handsome and wealthy stranger. Those things may not be good for us. But we know and we can pray with confidence that He wants us to be virtuous and to have hope in Him.
Lord Jesus, we believe in you and we trust in Your goodness.
Fill our hearts with hope that will pierce through the darkness of despair.
May your Sacred Heart triumph over all sin and fear.
that souls may be set free and Your kingdom may come.
Praised be Jesus Christ, now and forever! Many blessings,
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In this day and age, emotional problems seem to be the norm, not the exception. We keep up a frantic pace and so many today are suffering from depression and anxiety disorders. Because insurance companies favor chemical solutions, too many people are simply being medicated in the hopes of feeling better. Medications may help to a certain extent but they simply do not solve the problem in most cases. Many people seek out therapy and marriage counseling. But what seems to be the most common denominator these days? What I’ve observed and many of my colleagues report as well, the majority of people suffering from emotional distress never really received what they needed to begin with in childhood and since those emotional needs were not met, they are unable to find happiness as adults. Dr. Conrad Baars, the great Catholic psychiatrist of the twentieth century, along with his mentor and colleague, Dr. Anna Terruwe of the Netherlands made a huge contribution to the psychological literature in their writings about Emotional Deprivation Disorder.
Emotional Deprivation Disorder was first discovered by Dutch psychiatrist Dr. Anna A. Terruwe in the 1950's and was called the Frustration Neurosis (De frustratie neurose in Dutch; Deprivation Neurosis when translated into the English language by her colleague, Dr. Conrad W. Baars).
Dr. Terruwe found that a person could exhibit symptoms of an anxiety disorder or repressive disorder when these symptoms, in fact, were not the result of repression, but rather the result of a lack of unconditional love in early life.
Emotional Deprivation Disorder is a syndrome which results from a lack of authentic affirmation and emotional strengthening in one's life. A person may have been criticized, ignored, neglected, abused, or emotionally rejected by primary caregivers early in life, resulting in that individual’s stunted emotional growth. Unaffirmed persons are incapable of developing into emotionally mature adults until they receive authentic affirmation from another person. Maturity is reached when there is a harmonious relationship between a person’s body, mind, emotions and spiritual soul under the guidance of their reason and will.1 * If this seems to describe you or someone you know, we highly recommend two great books on this topic: Born Only Once by Dr. Conrad Baars and Healing the Unaffirmed by Dr. Conrad Baars and Dr. Anna Terruwe. Both are now available here at Catholic Therapists.
The good news is there is hope in the healing love of Jesus Christ. We pray that these materials will be a great aid to finding healing and peace. May God bless you in your journey.
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Vatican reveals sins only Pope can forgive http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1182405
Priests should encourage recovery of Sacrament of Reconciliation http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=14806
News BriefsFOCA: sweeping pro-abortion legislation, favored by Obama, likely to stall in Congress
Don't give up praying & being pro active against FOCA
Little Flower Novena http://www.ewtn.com/therese/novena.htm
http://www.divinemercyprayergroup.org/
Pope Benedict, Obama Talk: Disagree on Abortion, Agree on Marriagehttp://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/obama_pope_phone_call/2009/01/22/174151.html
Catholic Daughters of the Americas Formed in 1903, the Catholic Daughters of the Americas is one of the Oldest and Largest Organizations of Catholic Women in the Americas
Prayer for the Conversion of Abortionist
http://www.hli.org/st_michael_prayer.html/
Lord God, Author of Life and Source of Eternal Life EWTN Pro Life Resources http://www.ewtn.com/prolife/
THERE'S POWER AGAINST EVIL WHEN WE NAME IT FOR WHAT IT IS AND BRING IT TO THE LIGHT http://www.spiritdaily.com/namingevil.htm
The Vatican on U Tube http://www.youtube.com/vatican
Veni, Creator Spiritus
Creator Spirit all Divine,
come visit every soul of Thine.
And fill with Thy Celestial Flame
the hearts which Thou Thyself did frame.
O Gift of God, Thine is the Sweet
consoling name of Paraclete.
And spring of life and fire of love,
The mystic seven-fold gifts are Thine,
finger of God's Right Hand Divine.
The Father's Promise sent to teach,
the tongue a rich and heavenly speech.
Kindle with fire brought from above
each sense, and fill our hearts with love,
the strength of Thine which cannot fail.
and grant us Thy true peace to know,
So we, led by Thy Guidance still,
may safely pass through every ill.
To us, through Thee, the grace be shown,
To know the father and the Son,
And Spirit of Them Both, may we
forever rest our Faith in Thee.
To Sire and Son be praises meet,
And may Christ send us from above,
that Holy Spirit's gift of love. AMEN.
http://www.lovetobecatholic.com/
Peace Prayer of Saint Francis Lord, make me an instrument of your peace: where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.
Vatican II reforms set in motion 50 years ago with Pope John XXIII's edict Pope's edict led to Vatican II reforms
Kelly Clarkson Performs for the PopeOriginally posted Sunday April 20, 2008 12:25 PM EDT http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20193275,00.html
Signs, Wonders, and Miracles
http://www.christian-miracles.com/themiracleprayer.htm
Putting Our Money on the Truth Time has run out; the abortion scandal http://insidecatholic.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5327&Itemid=48
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PRAYER AGAINST SATAN
and the
REBELLIOUS ANGELS
Published by order of His Holiness Pope Leo XII
http://www.trosch.org/msn/exorcism-prayer.html
SAINT ANTHONY OF PADUA
TRADITIONAL PRAYERS
http://www.catholictradition.org/Papacy/anthony-padua1.htm
In Defense of The Cross http://indefenseofthecross.com/Prayer_to_St_Michael_Exorcism.htm
Thoughts To Live By… http://thoughtstoliveby.wordpress.com/2009/02/01/prayer-against-satan-and-evil-ones/
An Online Prayerbook http://www.2heartsnetwork.org/prayers.htm
Rochester's Catholic Courier Newspaper http://www.catholiccourier.com/tmp1.cfm?nid=98&cfid=9980178&cftoken=64532310
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The "Softener of Evil Hearts" Icon http://www.stjohndc.org/Russian/theotokos/e_0802_softener.htm
What's Fasting Got to Do with It? by Father Dwight Longenecker http://www.spiritdaily.com/longeneckerfasting.htm
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LIGHTHOUSE CATHOLIC MEDIA http://www.lighthousecatholicmedia.com/
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Benedict XVI: When Suffering, Trust God http://www.zenit.org/article-25419?l=english
An Ancient Prayer to Saint JosephA Powerful NovenaO St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God, I place in thee all my interests and desires. O St. Joseph, assist me by thy powerful intercession and obtain for me all spiritual blessings through thy foster Son, Jesus Christ Our Lord, so that, having engaged here below thy heavenly power, I may offer thee my thanksgiving and homage. O St. Joseph, I never weary contemplating thee and Jesus asleep in thine arms. I dare not approach while He reposes near thy heart. Press Him in my name and kiss His fine head for me, and ask Him to return the kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, patron of departing souls, pray for me. http://catholicism.about.com/od/tosaintjoseph/qt/Ancient_Prayer.htm
Why did Jesus fold the linen burial cloth after His resurrection?
John 20:7 tells us that the napkin, which was placed over the face of Jesus, was not thrown aside like the grave clothes. The Bible takes an entire verse to tell us that the napkin was neatly folded and was placed at the head of that stony coffin.
Early that Sunday morning, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. She ran and found Simon Peter, and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, "They have taken the Lord's body and I don't know where they have taken Him!".
Peter and the other disciple ran to the tomb to see. The other disciple outran Peter and got there first. He stooped and looked in and saw the linen cloth lying there, but he didn't go in. Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there, while the napkin that had covered Jesus face was folded up and lying to one side.
Is that important? Absolutely!
Is that really significant? Yes!
In order to understand the significance of the folded napkin, you have to understand a little bit about the Hebrew tradition of that day. The folded napkin had to do with the Master and Servant, and every Jewish boy knew this tradition.
When the Servant set the dinner table for the Master, he made sure it was exactly the way the Master wanted it. The table was furnished perfectly, and then the servant would wait, just out of sight, until the Master had finished eating. The Servant would not dare touch that table until the Master was finished.
If the Master were done eating, he would rise from the table, wipe his fingers, his mouth, and clean his beard and would wad u p that napkin and toss it onto the table. The servant would then know to clear the table. For in those days, the wadded napkin meant, "I'm finished".
If the Master got up from the table, and folded his napkin beside his plate, the servant would not dare touch the table, because....
The folded napkin meant, "I'm coming back!".
He is coming back!
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BAD BOOK: CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD By Confraternity of Christian Doctrine) gives the following information:
If you have children or grandchildren, work with children at church, or you
have neighborhood children whose parents you know, please take note of the
information below and pass it along to others. Schools are distributing this
book to children through the Scholastic Book Club.
The name of the book is Conversations with God.. James Dobson talked about
this book twice this s week. It is devastating. Parents, churches and
Christian schools need to be aware of it. Please pass this information on to
church/e-mail addresses, Parents, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins,
friends.
Please pay special attention not only to what your kids watch on TV, in
movie theaters, on the internet, and the music they listen to, but also be
alert regarding the books they read.
Two particular books are, Conversations with God and Conversations with God
for Teens, written by Neale D. Walsch. They sound harmless enough by their
titles alone. The books have been on the New York Times best sellers list
for a number of weeks, and they make truth of the statement, "Don't judge a
book by its cover or title."
The author purports to answer various questions asked by kids using the
"voice of God". However, the "answers" that he gives are not Bible-based and
go against the very infallible word of God. For instance (and I paraphrase),
when a girl asks the question "Why am I a lesbian?" His answer is that she
was 'born that way' because of genetics (just as you were born right-handed,
with brown eyes, etc.). Then he tells her to go out and "celebrate" her differences.
Another girls poses the question "I am living with my boyfriend. My parents say that I should marry him because I am living in sin. Should I marry him?"
His reply is, "Who are you sinning against? Not me, because you have done nothing wrong."
Another question asks about God's forgiveness of sin. His reply "I do not forgive anyone because there is nothing to forgive. There is no such thing as right or wrong and that is what I have been trying to tell everyone, do not judge people. People have chosen to judge one another and this is wrong, because the rule is "'judge not lest ye be judged."
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
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Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, graciously hear us. |
God, the Father of heaven,
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
God the Holy Spirit,
Holy Trinity, one God,
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have mercy on us.
have mercy on us.
have mercy on us.
have mercy on us. |
Holy Mary,
Holy Mother of God,
Holy Virgin of virgins,
St. Michael,
St. Gabriel,
St. Raphael,
All you Holy Angels and Archangels,
St. John the Baptist,
St. Joseph,
All you Holy Patriarchs and Prophets,
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pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
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St. Peter,
St. Paul,
St. Andrew,
St. James,
St. John,
St. Thomas,
St. James,
St. Philip,
St. Bartholomew,
St. Matthew,
St. Simon,
St. Jude,
St. Matthias,
St. Barnabas,
St. Luke,
St. Mark,
All you holy Apostles and Evangelists,
All you holy Disciples of the Lord,
All you holy Innocents,
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pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
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pray for us. |
St. Stephen,
St. Lawrence,
St. Vincent,
Sts. Fabian and Sebastian,
Sts. John and Paul,
Sts. Cosmos and Damian,
All you holy Martyrs,
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pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us. |
St. Sylvester,
St. Gregory,
St. Ambrose,
St. Augustine,
St. Jerome,
St. Martin,
St. Nicholas,
All you holy Bishops and Confessors,
All you holy Doctors,
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pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us. |
St. Anthony,
St. Benedict,
St. Bernard,
St. Dominic,
St. Francis,
All you holy Priests and Levites,
All you holy Monks and Hermits,
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pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us. |
St. Mary Magdalene,
St. Agatha,
St. Lucy,
St. Agnes,
St. Cecilia,
St. Anastasia,
St. Catherine,
St. Clare,
All you holy Virgins and Widows,
All you holy Saints of God,
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pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us.
pray for us. |
Lord, be merciful,
From all evil,
From all sin,
From your wrath,
From a sudden and unprovided death,
From the snares of the devil,
From anger, hatred, and all ill-will,
From the spirit of uncleanness,
From lightning and tempest,
From the scourge of earthquake,
From plague, famine, and war,
From everlasting death, |
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people. |
By the mystery of your holy Incarnation,
By your Coming,
By your Birth,
By your Baptism and holy fasting,
By your Cross and Passion,
By your Death and Burial,
By your holy Resurrection,
By your wonderful Ascension,
By the coming of the Holy Spirit,
On the day of judgment,
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Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people.
Lord, save your people. |
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Lord, hear our prayer. |
That you will spare us,
That you will pardon us,
That it may please you to bring us to true
penance,
Guide and protect your holy Church,
Preserve in holy religion the Pope, and all
those in holy Orders,
Humble the enemies of holy Church,
Give peace and unity to the whole Christian
people,
Bring back to the unity of the Church all
those who are straying, and bring all
unbelievers to the light of the Gospel,
Strengthen and preserve us in your holy
service,
Raise our minds to desire the things of
heaven,
Reward all our benefactors with eternal
blessings,
Deliver our souls from eternal damnation,
and the souls of our brethren, relatives,
and benefactors,
Give and preserve the fruits of the earth,
Grant eternal rest to all the faithful departed,
That it may please You to hear and heed
us, Jesus, Son of the Living God,
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Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord, hear our prayer.
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Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of
the world,
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of
the world,
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of
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Spare us, O Lord!
Graciously hear us, O Lord!
Have mercy on us.
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Christ, hear us,
Lord Jesus, hear our prayer.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. |
Christ, graciously hear us
Lord Jesus, hear our prayer.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. |
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