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8 years

CHRIST has touched every inch of our humanity so that no aspect of our lives is off limit to redemption. #Anastasis

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Please pray for the repose of Anna Kim Hương who passed away yesterday at the age of 34. She refused cancer treatment to protect her unborn child, and after his birth in February, she began treatment but it was too late. She leaves behind her husband and two children. 🙏

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#theelderspeaks #nativestrong 😡 #covingtoncatholic #maga

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"He didn't have any fear of my illness. He embraced me without speaking ... I quivered. I felt a great warmth ... I felt I was returning home ten years younger, as if a load had been lifted. I feel stronger and happier. I feel I can move ahead because the Lord is protecting me."

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3 years

Well played, GOD. Well played.

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Urakami (Catholic) Cathedral in Nagasaki was the largest Christian church in all of East Asia until the dropping of the atomic bomb on Aug. 9, 1945, 500ft from the cathedral while Mass was being celebrated, wiping out half of the Christian population in the city. #WarNeverAgain

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In anticipation of the next great Solemnity (Most Holy Body and Blood of JESUS): #Polish President, when the #Eucharist fell on the ground. #Catholic

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"Whoever boasts, should boast in the Lord." 1 Cor. 1:31

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First Communion in #Iraq . #Catholic 🙏

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7 months

The first person in the U.S. to earn a Ph.D. in computer science was a Catholic nun, Sister Mary Kenneth Keller, B.V.M. (December 17, 1913 – January 10, 1985).

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"Even if this bill passes, no priest may obey it. The protection of your right to confess to God and have your sins forgiven in total privacy must be protected..." "I will go to jail before I will obey..." Bishop Michael Barber, S.J., 👏👏👏

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A controversial statue of the Virgin Mary has been returned to Prague's Old Town Square, over a century after the original was torn down by an angry mob in 1918. It was opposed by atheists & Protestants. But the Mother of GOD continues to be victorious.

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“Dear Baby Jesus… I would like… a heart of Jesus…” Josef Ratzinger, 7 years old 😢

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Our Lady of Fatima has arrived in Lviv, Ukraine, from Portugal.

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Please say one Hail Mary for a relative who is dying of COVID19 related complications. He is in his last hours. St. Joseph, pray for him! 😔

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4 years

After #CarloAcutis died, his mother said he appeared to her in a dream and told her she would have two more children. Four years after his death, Carlo's mother became pregnant with twins at age 44. They are attending his beatification Mass right now.

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Fr. Dominic Nguyễn Văn Nghiêm, the pastor of Mary Queen of Vietnam Church (New Orleans), my home parish, passed away yesterday (August 10). Please pray for him and the community there. 🙏

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5 years

“Well done, good and faithful servant!....Come and share your Master's joy.” Mt. 25:21

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JESUS, Mary, Joseph

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Queen (Image by Jose Luis Castrillo)

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Pope Clement VIII's (1536 – 1605) advisors told him to ban coffee, the new and exotic drink referred to as "Satan's drink." After a first sip, he declared (ex cathedra?): “This devil’s drink is delicious. We should cheat the devil by baptizing it.” Thanks be to GOD! ☕️

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7 months

Amen 🙏

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4 years

#Catholics in New Orleans hittin the streets! #BlackLivesMatter

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Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. #BenedettoXVI 🙏 #BenedictXVI

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"I was born poor, I have lived in poverty, and I wish to die poor." Pope St. Pius X

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"The devil can imitate humility, but he cannot imitate obedience.” -St. Faustina Say three Hail Mary's for this priest. 🙏

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2 years

Ave Maria #нетвойне #ukrainerussia

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6 years

. @davidgaliel : The elder is Nathan Phillips, an Omaha elder who is also a Vietnam Veteran and former director of the Native Youth Alliance. He is also a keeper of a sacred pipe and holds an annual ceremony honoring Native American veterans in the Arlington National Cemetery.

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St. Bonaventure washing dishes when the papal delegation came to bring him the red cardinal hat. He told them to wait. “The best perfection of a religious man is to do common things in a perfect manner. A constant fidelity in small things is a great and heroic virtue.”

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What a prayer!

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“A cella vero ad coelum pauca utique distantia exstat.” (“The distance between the [monk’s] cell &heaven is small.”) Carthusians are buried with no coffin. The graves are marked only by a cross. The monks live on earth as if they are already in heaven, as everything passes away.

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“[Francis] is a thoughtful person, who grapples intellectually with the questions of our time. But at the same time he is simply someone who is very close to people, who stands with them, who is always among them….Perhaps I was not truly among the people enough.” BenedictXVI😢❤️

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Feast Day of St. Padre Pio, Capuchin priest, stigmatist, wonder worker Pray, hope, and don’t worry.

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“I'm just a pilgrim, on the final journey of my life.” Benedict XVI 🙏 #BenedettoXVI #BenedictoXVI

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3 years

May the holy slap of the real St. Nick—bishop, miracle worker, fighter against sex trafficking, friend of the poor—awaken us to the full divinity and humanity of CHRIST.

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Our less young, pious Jesuit Fathers (75+ yo) have been moving the Three Magi across the house and closer to the Nativity scene in our chapel each day. Very edified by their beautiful childlike faith!

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“My attachment to Benedict remains intact, and my filial obedience to Pope Francis absolute.” Cardinal Sarah

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1 year

St. Padre Pio, Henri de Lubac, Yves Congar, etc were vilified and silenced, and they did not rally the masses against their superiors and the Pope. Beware of pseudo prophets seeking refuge in multimillion dollar, right-wing influencers to push their cause for self-canonization.

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5 years

“Of what use is it to weigh down Christ’s table with golden cups,when He himself is dying of hunger?First,fill Him when he is hungry;then use the means you have left to adorn His table. Will you have a golden cup made but not give a cup of water?” St.John Chyrsostom (4th Century)

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"There is no saint without a past, nor sinner without a future.” Pope Francis #AllSaintsDay #AllSaintsDay2022

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3 years

“The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins.” Søren Kierkegaard

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Blessed Miguel Pro, SJ, Jesuit priest martyred during anti-Roman Catholic persecutions of the 1920s in Mexico. Before he was executed, he put his arms out in the form of a cross and yelled: ¡Viva CRISTO Rey! (Long live CHRIST the King!) May those be our last words on earth!

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9 months

The best way to receive Holy Communion? With a humble and contrite heart.

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2 years

“When I try to imagine what Heaven will be like,I think it must be like the time when I was a small boy. In this environment of trust, joy and love, we were happy,and I think that Heaven must be rather like those early years. So in a way,I am hoping to return ‘home’” Benedict XVI

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5 years

The 83-year-old imam hid 262 Christians in his home and mosque when they were attacked by Muslim herdsmen.

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6 years

"[T]hey cut the bottom of his feet and obliged him to walk around the town toward the cemetery.They also at times cut him with a machete until he was bleeding from several wounds.He cried and moaned with pain...José [14] would only shout,'I will never give in. Viva Cristo Rey!'"

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#CatholicTwitter vs Reality

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3 years

St. Martin de Porres, first Black male in the America’s to be canonized a Catholic Saint, powerful intercessor, servants of the sick and poor, friend of animals, patron saint of social justice, racial harmony, and mixed-race people.

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Correction: He’s not an Eastern Orthodox Priest but Ukrainian Catholic Jesuit Fr. Andriy Zelinsky, SJ, military chaplain. He was being mocked, but also praised, by some members of the Orthodox Church for using children's drawings as his icons for Divine Liturgy on the frontlines.

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Five years as a priest today. Ain’t many but grateful for every moment. It’s that time of the year again to thank GOD for family, friends, and frenemies for all y’alls love and support. And to ask y’all to keep the prayers coming. Below I share my ordination card. 🙏

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2 years

It’s that time of the year again! One of my favorite Collect prayers.

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"Jesus, Mary, and Joseph?" "I'm only familiar with one royal family." #JMJ #AMDG #Catholic #RoyalFamily

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3 years

Fr. Mychal Judge, OFM, #Catholic Franciscan Priest and FDNY Chaplain was recorded as Victim 1 of 9/11. Perhaps, GOD chose Fr. Mychal to lead those coming after him through the valley of the shadow of death into perpetual light. “You are a priest forever” Heb7:17 #September11th

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Happy Feast Day of All Carmelite Saints!

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JESUS either forgot to make His slippers invisible or He left them visible to strengthen our faith. 😆

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Isn’t it cool to see a woman with a crosier? Apparently, abbesses used to wear mitres too. ( #Benedictines of Saint Walburga's Abbey)

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5 years

So moving! 😭 Blood brothers, one #Jesuit who recently professed perptual vows and one #Benedictine who just professed final vows! (They’re too humble to be on Twitter right now. 😉) #AMDG #OraEtLabora #BeAJesuit #BeAMonk

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“The salvation of the whole world began with the ‘Hail Mary.’ Hence, the salvation of each person is also attached to this prayer.” St. Louis de Montfort

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8 months

Oh that Vatican II ruined everything. #TraditionalNotTraddy

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3 years

A little boy who used to sell sweets and snacks for a living outside a Catholic church in Vietnam became a priest in the USA and today celebrates his 14th year anniversary of ordination. Ad multos annos!

Linh mục Việt Nam làm Cha xứ Giáo xứ ở Mỹ từng là cậu bé bán bánh trước cổng Nhà thờ

Nhân kỷ niệm 18 năm linh mục, mình muốn chia sẻ với cả nhà một trong những kỷ niệm của thời thơ ấu, mà khi nghĩ đến thì cảm xúc vui buồn lẫn lộn,...

conggiao.vn

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“Remember also our brothers and sisters who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection...” (Eucharistic Prayer II)

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6 years

Vietnamese family of relatively recent converts to Catholicism has produced one Carmelite priest, one Carmelite nun, two seminarians currently in theology, and one candidate for the seminary. 5 out of 5--what a blessing!

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4 years

Few will get it, and for everyone else, Google search. #CatholicJokes

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2 years

St. Damien of Moloka’i (with St. Marianne Cope), #Catholic priest and “martyr of charity,” volunteered to serve those afflicted with leprosy and contracted the disease himself. "I make myself a leper with the lepers to gain all to Jesus Christ."

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16 men entered the #Jesuit Novitiate in the Vietnam Province. Keep them in your prayers! 🙏

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For Ukrainian and Russian soldiers who have lost their lives these past few days—for their mothers, fathers, siblings, partners, children... all who mourn them this day. With war, no one wins. #PrayTheRosary #нетвойне 🙏

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6 years

Feast of the Martyrs of China, which included Franciscans and Jesuits. Between 1648–1930 30,000 Christian converts were slaughtered. We have the stories of 120 of these Holy Catholic Martyrs. Pray for the Church in China!

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7 months

We US Catholics accept your apologies. Turns out, we love Pope Francis. 😊 🇺🇸 🇻🇦 “Nearly 11 years into his papacy, Pope Francis is enjoying solid favorable ratings from Americans, including those who are Catholic.”

58% of Americans, 77% of U.S. Catholics View Pope Favorably

The pope is viewed in a largely favorable light by Americans -- though less so among conservatives.

news.gallup.com

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4 years

Vader: I am your father Pope: No, I am YOUR father. 😂

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10 months

Contrary to the libel, I’ve publicly made known that I loved the previous Popes (BXVI is one of my favorite &I’m part of the JPII Gen) and also know their flaws. When JPII and BXVI were in office, my message was: Walk with Peter. It’s the same now with Francis: Walk with Peter!

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4 years

"Interestingly, the ancient Celtic people saw the Holy Spirit not as a hovering white dove but as a 'wild goose.' The meaning behind this peculiar choice is because they saw how the Holy Spirit has a tendency to disrupt and surprise." 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Symbolism of the Wild Goose --Aleteia

What is sometimes seen as a silly little bird is venerated as a heavenly symbol in Christian art.

aleteia.org

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6 years

Alright, St. Patrick, it's time to drive out the snakes again! 🙏🇮🇪

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"My kingdom is not of this world." Jn. 18:36

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4 years

From freelance priests who prowl through Twitter during the late lonely hours of the night, seeking the ruin of souls, deliver us o Lord.

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11 brand new Jesuit priests of the Vietnam Jesuit Province ordained on the feast day of St. Francis Xavier. Pray for them!

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6 years

"The Devil is like a mad dog tied by a chain.Beyond the length of the chain he cannot catch hold of anyone.And you,therefore, keep your distance.If you get too close you will be caught. Remember,the Devil has only one door with which to enter into our soul:our will." St.Padre Pio

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For the record, 99.9% of bishops who self-identify as conservative and teach and promote traditional values and adhere to the doctrines of the Catholic Church have not been removed from office. So…

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Vietnam Province of the Society of JESUS has 15 new Jesuit Priests! Pray for them! #AMDG #VaticanII

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Not sure why a bunch of @BostonCollege male undergrads are gathered around the Blessed Mother this late in the evening, but it’s quite a consoling sight to behold. #AveMaria #Theotokos 🙏

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“She’s gone from a dumpster to being carried on men’s shoulders Friday on a bed of roses with a crown,” Matthews said. “We all can aspire to that hope. We’re not garbage. We’re God’s children.”

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Old friends together again. #BenediktXVI #BenedictoXVI #BenedictXVI

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We are the children of the Martyrs of Vietnam Between 130,000-300,000 Catholics in Vietnam were killed for their faith, not counting the time period when communism took over. The first or “protomartyr” was Blessed Anrê Phú Yên, student of Jesuit Fr. Alexandre de Rhodes, SJ.

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“When Mass is being celebrated, the sanctuary is filled with countless angels who adore the Divine Victim immolated on the altar.” – St. John Chrysostom

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We have lost a Vietnamese-American #Catholic priest to #COVID19 . RIP 🙏 Rev. Vincent Đoàn Bùi, PSS (1961-2020), spiritual director at St. Patrick’s Seminary, Menlo Park, California

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How did we miss this!? ❤️

Catholic Connect

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Identical twins celebrate 60 years as Redemptorist priests! Since young they “just knew” they were meant to be priests. “It’s the mystery of vocation,” Fr Patrick said. “Why did I want to be a priest? Idk. But I know it’s been a very happy life. I wouldn’t do anything else.”

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St. Martin de Porres, one of the most beloved Saints in the Church, is the patron Saint of mixed-race people, public health workers, racial justice and harmony, and animals.

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June is #SacredHeartOfJESUS Month “Religious leaders at Sacred Heart Seminary ultimately decided to paint the Jesus statue black, as a sign of solidarity with a neighborhood, and a city, that was transitioning from majority-white to majority-black.”

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“And take the helmet of salvation” (Ephesians 6:17).

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Happy birthday (April 16th) Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the "grandfather of all grandfathers" (Pope Francis)!!!

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🤦‍♂️ People who were going to Mass before the pandemic need not be threatened in this way. Many are not deliberately choosing to miss Mass. Fear of getting sick (given the circumstances) is evidence that the choice to miss isn’t necessarily deliberate and free in the first place.

Catholic News Agency

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“Fear of getting sick, in and of itself, does not excuse someone from the obligation," said Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listeki, reminding local Catholics that “those who deliberately fail to attend Sunday Mass commit a grave sin.”

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Kyiv’s St. Volodomyr Cathedral #Ukraine “For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all, enriching all who call upon him. For ‘everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’” Romans 10:12-13

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"May our life flow into His.... There let us become silent that we may listen to Him who has so much to tell us... that we may hear everything that is being sung in His soul." St. Elizabeth of the Trinity

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Entering Carmel cloister in Maceió. So beautiful! Now, I just wish that dear priest would only lift up his heart rather than his phone too, borrowing a line from @Pontifex . 😉 #BeACarmelite

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Archbishop Rummel of New Orleans. #BadassBishop -Ordered desegregation of Catholic churches &schools -Admitted 2 Black students in 1948 to Notre Dame Seminary -Shut down a church for protesting assignment of a Black priest -Excommunicated segregationists who organized protests

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"Lord, I love you!" Last words of Benedict XVI (16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) #BenedictoXVI

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Eleven Jesuit novices of the Vietnam Province took vows today. Pray for them and their next mission. #AMDG

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“We hear certain opinions which disturb Us—opinions expressed by people who…. can see nothing but calamity and disaster in the present state of the world…. We feel that We must disagree with these prophets of doom...” Pope Saint John XXIII #VaticanII

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"Charity is no substitute for justice withheld." St. Augustine

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@LeMeTellUSumtin

5 years

St. Valentine was probably a celibate priest (or bishop) who spent time alone writing letters in prison before he was beheaded (c. 269 AD) for the Faith. No date tomorrow? No problem. It's your day. Claim it. Remember, celebrate, believe. 😄❤️

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St. Michael the [Samurai] Archangel defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits...

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