A Day of Graces, Blessings and Transformation for one's soul. Pray for others today (non-Catholics, fallen away Catholics, those on the road to Hell,.etc) and God's Grace will touch their soul to Convert in due season and according to His Will.
Attempted murder of Jesus Christ "whatever you do to the least of these you do to me" Matt 25:40 Abortion is hatred of God "all those who love death hate God" Prov 8:36 3. Same sin as Judas betrays innocent blood Matt 27:4 15. Same sin as Cain murder of an innocent blood relative Gen 4:8 16 She is an enemy of God Jas 4:4, Luke 19:27, Romans 8:7, Matt 22:7 17. She is hated by God Lev 26:30, Ps 5:5, Ps 5:6, Ps 11:5, Hosea 9:15, Malachi 1:3 18. She is a child of Satan John 3:10, John 8:44, 1 John 3:12 19. She is under the wrath of God John 3:36, Rom 1:18, Rom 2:5, Eph 5: 6, Matt 22:7, Nah 1:2 20. She is cursed by God 1 Cor 16:22, Prov 3:33, Lam 3:65, Deut 30:19 & 27:24, Gen 4:11-12
In a quiet little town, there lived an old sage. His small home was filled with warmth—the soft glow of a lamp and the comforting scent of old books and paper. People came to him for guidance, and somehow, he always found the words that could ease a troubled heart. But he had a neighbor who couldn’t stand it. “Why him?” the man would complain. “His windows stay lit late into the night, all he does is write in those notebooks of his—and yet people respect him more than me, even though I have ten times the wealth!” One evening, envy finally got the better of him. Blinded by it, he placed a basket of rotting garbage right outside the sage’s door. The next morning, the old man opened the door, saw the mess—and didn’t get angry. Instead, he quietly emptied the trash, washed the basket until it was spotless, and filled it with the finest, ripest apples from his garden. Then he carried it over to his neighbor’s house. The neighbor, expecting a confrontation, froze in confusion. “Why would …More
THE SERPENT'S UNFINISHED SENTENCE Emancipation as the Fulfillment of the Original Temptation “You will be like gods.” — Genesis 3:5 “Everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin.” — John 8:34 I. THE ANATOMY OF THE FIRST LIE The serpent did not begin with a command. He began with a question. “Did God say you shall not eat of any tree in the garden?” (Gen. 3:1). This is the inaugural gesture of all diabolical rhetoric: the implantation of doubt about the legitimacy of a limit. Before Eve could be seduced into transgression, she had first to be seduced into suspicion — suspicion that the boundary set by God was arbitrary, self-serving, and above all, an obstacle to her flourishing. The serpent’s lie had a structure. It was not a simple falsehood but a complex inversion. It took a truth — that eating the fruit would open their eyes — and dressed it in the grammar of liberation. The prohibition was recast as suppression. The divine law was reframed as divine jealousy. God, the serpent …More
St. Joan of Arc exhibits the power of virginity and chastity attached to the Sacramental Lord and under the authority of the Virgin Mother. Commandeering armies with the knowledge of the ages. While recognizing the purpose of Holy Mother Church authority.
St. Athanasius ~~~ Devils take great delight in fullness, and drunkenness and bodily comfort. Fasting possesses great power and it works glorious things...