In an anthill lived a small ant. She wasn’t the strongest, the fastest, or the smartest. But she had one quality that set her apart. She could never walk past someone else’s pain. If an ant was tired and couldn’t carry a grain, she helped. If someone stumbled, she lifted them up. When rain destroyed the tunnels, she was the first to rush in and rebuild. Over time, the others got used to it. She was always there. A grain fell? She’d pick it up. Running behind? She’d finish the job. Exhausted? She’d lend a shoulder. But no one ever asked, “And you… are you tired?” Every day, she worked not only for herself but carried what others didn’t have time or strength to handle. Did she rest? No. She quietly told herself, “Just a little longer. What matters is that it’s easier for everyone else.” Then one day, she noticed something. Her legs were shaking. Her back ached. And the grain felt heavier than it ever had before. But how could she let the anthill down? One ant asked, and she helped. …More
Death Bed Conversions. This episode is on the powerful conversion stories of the persons on their deathbed conversation with the priests. The church has the faculty to serve the sacraments at the time of death.
Luminous - Fr Michael de Stoop - Death Bed Conversions. shalomworldtv on Nov 15, 2018 This episode is on the powerful conversion stories of the persons on their deathbed conversation with the priests. The church has the faculty to serve the sacraments at the time of death.
Just in the first 18 months since his installation as the fifth Bishop of Charlotte, Martin has repeatedly been in the news for his leadership style, haste in implementing changes, and overall incompatibility with the culture of the diocese. What is most shocking and unsettling to many is Bishop Martin’s hyper-focus on what has been perceived (both inside and outside of the diocese) as Charlotte’s most noted achievements: reverent parish liturgies and booming vocations. Earlier this year Martin made headlines for his decision to expel all remaining diocesan Latin Masses from their parishes, segregating all the TLM faithful to a single chapel hours away from their parish homes.
Has The Time Finally Come For An Apostolic Visitation To Charlotte?
O Emmanuel (December 23) The Great Antiphons. Gregorian chant notation from the Liber Usualis (1961), p. 342. Latin lyrics sung by the Cantarte Regensburg. 23 December: O Emmanuel In the Roman rite, the O Antiphons are sung or recited for the Magnificat at Vespers from 17 December to 23 December. Origin Stephan George
O-Antiphonen - am 23. Dezember OImmanuel, unser König und Lehrer, du Hoffnung und Heiland der Völker: o komm, eile und schaffe uns Hilfe, du unser Herr und unser Gott!
Christmas Is About His Presence, Not the Presents Christmas has quietly drifted into a season of noise—shopping lists, discounts, decorations, and deadlines. In the middle of all this movement, it’s easy to miss the stillness at the heart of Christmas. That is why this simple line carries so much weight: Christmas is about His presence, not the presents. At its core, Christmas is not a celebration of abundance, but of arrival. God does not come wrapped in luxury or spectacle. He comes as a child—small, vulnerable, dependent—born into obscurity rather than applause. The Nativity scene is deliberately understated. No palace. No wealth. Just presence. The word presence matters. It means nearness. God does not send instructions from a distance; He enters human history. Christmas declares that God chooses to dwell with us, not above us. This is what makes the Incarnation radical. Emmanuel—God with us—is not poetry, it is theology lived in flesh. Presents, on the other hand, are temporary …More
No es apostólica esa "bendición" porque Prevost no es Papa. El fue instalado por un común acuerdo con Bergoglio y Parolín para concluir la obra destructora de Bergoglio. Los frutos están a la vista de todos.
If Catholics prayed the rosary every day, there would be peace in the world. They don't because they haven't been taught about it and it's importance or they let everything and anything else get in the way. The results are that we are always at war and fast heading to WW III.
Book of Malachi 3,1-4.23-24. Thus says the Lord God: Lo, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me; and suddenly there will come to the temple the Lord whom you seek, and the messenger of the covenant whom you desire. Yes, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. But who will endure the day of his coming? And who can stand when he appears? For he is like the refiner's fire, or like the fuller's lye. He will sit refining and purifying (silver), and he will purify the sons of Levi, Refining them like gold or like silver that they may offer due sacrifice to the LORD. Then the sacrifice of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD, as in days of old, as in years gone by. Lo, I will send you Elijah, the prophet, Before the day of the LORD comes, the great and terrible day, To turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, Lest I come and strike the land with doom. Psalms 25(24),4-5ab.8-9.10.14. Your ways, O LORD, make known to me; …More
God Is Born God is born, power’s freezing, Lord of Heaven is revealed. Fire clots, glow is ceasing, the Infinite is now sealed. Though despised – to glory fated, mortal King and First Principle, For the Word is incarnated and has dwelt among us, people. Hast thou Heaven more than Earth? God has left thy splendid favours and descended in His birth, keen to share our pains and labours. He was wounded and tormented for our sins, to heal the cripple, For the Word is incarnated and has dwelt among us, people. Raise your hand, Holy Child, Bless our cherished fatherland, and support it with your might in well being and prudent stand. Bless our home and goods related, hamlets and each city steeple, For the Word is incarnated and has dwelt among us, people.
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Oliver Twist (ending) Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress, is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens. It was originally published as a serial from 1837 to 1839 and as a three-volume book in 1838. The story follows orphan Oliver Twist, who, after being raised in a workhouse, escapes to London, where he meets a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the elderly criminal Fagin, discovers the secrets of his parentage, and reconnects with his remaining family. Oliver Twist - Wikipedia
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Bishop Marcus Stock of Leeds - new Apostolic Administrator of Middlesbrough, England - has announced in February 2023 that the Old Mass can no longer be celebrated in any parish churches in his diocese.
Pope Leo Celebrates his First ‘Bambinelli Sunday’ Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Bambinelli Sunday by blessing the statues of the Infant Jesus brought by children and families during the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square, continuing the Advent tradition. Greeting young pilgrims, the pope invited them to place the blessed figures in Nativity scenes at home, in schools, and in parish centers, and asked them to remember him in their prayers. In his reflection, Pope Leo pointed to Saint Joseph as a model of mercy, sensitivity, and obedience to God, urging the faithful to live these virtues in the final days of Advent as they prepare for Christmas. shalomworldnews