Israel strikes Iranian Bushehr military base Emerging social media footage shows huge smoke rising from the impact site. The region could see severe escalation if attacks on Iranian infrastructure continue, Ebrahim Zolfaghari, the Khatam al-Anbiya Central HQ spokesperson, said earlier. US-Israel-Iran war | @geopolitics_prime
message. It's especially important this Easter, as the war against Iran and in Ukraine have not ended. ... Brothers and sisters, through his resurrection, the Lord confronts us even more powerfully with the dramatic reality of our freedom. Before the empty tomb, we can be filled with hope and wonder, like the disciples, or with fear like the guards and the Pharisees, forced to resort to lies and subterfuge rather than acknowledge that the one who had been condemned is truly risen!In the light of Easter, let us allow ourselves to be amazed by Christ! Let us allow our hearts to be transformed by his immense love for us! Let those who have weapons lay them down! Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace! Not a peace imposed by force, but through dialogue! Not with the desire to dominate others, but to encounter them!We are growing accustomed to violence, resigning ourselves to it, and becoming indifferent. Indifferent to the deaths of thousands of people. Indifferent to the …
Lundi de Pâques – Station à Saint-Pierre – Alors leurs yeux s’ouvrirent et ils le reconnurent. Le mystère de la glorieuse Pâque est si vaste et si profond, que nous n’aurons pas trop des sept jours de cette semaine pour le méditer et l’approfondir. Dans la journée d’hier, nous n’avons fait autre chose que contempler notre Rédempteur sortant du tombeau, et se manifestant aux siens jusqu’à six fois, dans sa bonté et dans sa puissance. Nous continuerons à lui rendre les hommages d’adoration, de reconnaissance et d’amour auxquels il a droit pour ce triomphe qui est le nôtre en même temps que le sien ; mais il nous faut aussi pénétrer respectueusement l’ensemble merveilleux de doctrine et de faits dont la Résurrection de notre divin libérateur est le centre glorieux, afin que la lumière céleste nous illumine de plus en plus, et que notre joie croisse toujours. A LA MESSE. L’Introït, tiré de l’Exode, s’adresse aux nouveau-nés de l’Église. Il leur rappelle le lait et le miel …
[Saint Catharine of Genoa – XV-XVI Century AD; Genoa, Republic of Genoa/ Genoa, Republic of Genoa; Aged 62-63; mystic, known for her work among the sick and the poor] Verses from Imitation ~ Thomas A Kempis Trust not in thy friends and neighbors, and put not oft thy soul's welfare till the future ; for men will forget thee sooner than thou thinkest. It is better to provide now in time and send some good before thee than to trust to the assistance of others after death. If thou art not solicitous for thyself now, who will be solicitous for thee hereafter. Did'st thou also well ponder in thy heart the future pains of hell or Purgatory, methinks thou would'st bear willingly labor and sorrow and fear no kind of austerity. Who will remember thee when thou art dead ? and who will pray for thee ? Now thy labor is profitable, thy tears are acceptable, thy groans are heard, thy sorrow is satisfying and purifieth the soul. The patient man hath a great and wholesome purgatory. Better is it to …More
"Trust not in thy friends and neighbors, and put not oft thy soul's welfare till the future ; for men will forget thee sooner than thou thinkest. It is better to provide now in time and send some good before thee than to trust to the assistance of others after death. If thou art not solicitous for thyself now, who will be solicitous for thee hereafter."
More Than 1,200 Adults Enter Catholic Church at Easter Vigil in Diocese of Brooklyn More than 1,200 adults entered the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil across the Diocese of Brooklyn. At the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, Bishop Robert Brennan celebrated as eight catechumens were baptized and four others received Communion and Confirmation. One candidate, Israel Rosario, shared how his journey came full circle 50 years after his family’s own faith story began in the same church. currents news
Yes, you will continue to bomb schools, universities, hospitals, science centers, libraries, and truck drivers, shopping centers and towns and villages. Poisoning their water. Killing many innocent children and people. We know. Just like you and Israel did to Gaza! What goes around comes around. This man given to America as punishment for our sins. He is a disaster to the world. And he is going to bring all of us all down with him. But, it is GOD'S Will that he does this. So be it.
Pope Leo proclaimed in his homily that with Christ's resurrection "death has been conquered forever” and “death no longer has power over us." “Today all of creation is resplendent with new light, a song of praise rises from the earth, and our hearts rejoice: Christ is risen from the dead, and with him, we too rise to new life,” he said.
Beautiful Easter Prayer Song -- PRAYER OF SAINT GREGORY (POPE) PRAYER OF SAINT GREGORY (POPE) (An Easter Prayer) It is only right, with all the powers of our heart and mind, to praise You Father and Your Only-Begotten Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ. Dear Father, by Your wondrous condescension of Loving-Kindness toward us, Your servants, You gave up Your Son. Dear Jesus You paid the debt of Adam for us to the Eternal Father by Your Blood poured forth in Loving-Kindness. You cleared away the darkness of sin by Your magnificent and radiant Resurrection. You broke the bonds of death and rose from the grave as a Conqueror. You reconciled Heaven and earth. Our life had no hope of Eternal Happiness before You redeemed us. Your Resurrection has washed away our sins, restored our innocence and brought us joy. How inestimable is the tenderness of Your Love! We pray You, Lord, to preserve Your servants in the peaceful enjoyment of this Easter happiness. We ask this through Jesus Christ Our Lord, Who …More
St. Catherine of Sweden ~~~ If you are what you should be, you will set the whole world on fire. Let the Truth be your delight...proclaim it...but with a certain congeniality
Royal Choral Society: 'Hallelujah Chorus' from Handel's Messiah The Royal Choral Society has performed Handel's Messiah on Good Friday at the Royal Albert Hall every year since 1876.
Leo XIV greets the faithful from the popemobile as he tours St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 5, 2026, after celebrating Easter Mass and delivering the “urbi et orbi” blessing.
Every night I give a Latin blessing to the housekeeper. As soon as I begin the blessing, my dog wakes up from sleep and follows me to my sleeping quarters.
Chapter IV ~ How We Ought to Return Good for Evil Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. —St. Matt. v. 44. "My friend," said the bishop, "before you go take your candlesticks." He went to the mantlepiece, fetched the two candlesticks, and handed them to Jean Valjean. "Now," said the bishop, "go in peace, Jean Valjean, my brother, you no longer belong to evil, but to good. I have bought your soul of you." —Victor Hugo, Les Miserables. WE can pass quite naturally from the consideration of what the hermits taught about dying to the world to the stories which illustrate the ideal of returning good for evil. Indeed, when we think of death to the world, as evidenced by the patient endurance of wrong, the passing over to the thought of returning good for such evil is so gradual that it is hard sometimes to decide under which heading to place some particular story or exhortation. Yet there seems to be a real …More
"I ~ How an old man blessed one who injured him. A certain brother came to the cell of an elder, one well known among the brethren for his holiness. Entering in, he stole the food which was there. The old man saw him, but did not accuse him. He only laboured more diligently to supply again what he had lost, saying in his heart, "I am sure that my brother must have been in great need, for else he would not have stolen." In spite of his toil, the old man came to endure great suffering for want of food. At last he was brought even to the point of death. The brethren, knowing only that he was dying, came and stood round his bed. Among them he saw the brother who had stolen his food. "Come hither to me," he said to him. Then taking his hands and kissing them, he said to those who stood around, "I pay my thanks to these hands, brethren, for because of them I am going, as I trust, to enter the kingdom of heaven."
5. April 2026 5. April 2026 04/05/2026 Entire blog as a free PDF eBook. Trump is only successful. Others are to blame for failures. The dismissal of Attorney General Pam Bondi triggered a purge within the administrative structures of the White House and the Pentagon. According to reports, Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth demanded the immediate dismissal of the Army Chief of Staff, General Randy George, and two other high-ranking officers were dismissed without any official reason being given. I immediately thought of the situation among German generals at the end of World War II. I don’t want to compare Trump to Hitler. Different times, different politics. I’m comparing the situation before the collapse of military power with ambitions for world domination. Scale of the dismissals (1942–1945): In the context of the entire final phase of the war, press reports and historical sources spoke of the dismissal of several dozen to over 100 generals. In 1945 alone, in the face of final defeat, the …
Regina Coeli (QUEEN OF HEAVEN) Regina coeli, laetare, alleluia. Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia. Resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia. Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia. Regina del cielo, rallegrati, alleluia. Gesù, che tu hai portato nel seno, alleluia, è risorto, come ha detto, alleluia. prega per noi Dio, alleluia. Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia. For He whom you did merit to bear, alleluia. Has risen, as He said, alleluia. Pray for us to God, alleluia. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia. For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia. Regina Coeli, laetare, alleluia Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia Resurrexit sicut dixit, alleluia Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia. Let us pray: O God, who gave joy to the world through the Resurrection of Thy Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, grant we Beseech Thee, that through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, His Mother, we may obtain the joys of everlasting Life. Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia. For He whom you did merit to bear, alleluia. Has risen, as He said, alleluia. Pray for us to God, alleluia. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia. For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia. Regina Coeli, laetare, alleluia Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia Resurrexit sicut dixit, alleluia Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia. Let us pray: O God, who gave joy to the world through the Resurrection of Thy Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, grant we Beseech Thee, that through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, His Mother, we may obtain the joys of everlasting Life. Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen.