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ALL SAINTS
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1. The Church in this great festival honours all the saints. It is an image of that eternal great feast which God himself continually celebrates in heaven with all his saints, whom we humbly join in praising his adorable goodness
#AllSaintsDay #AllSaints
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1. The Church in this great festival honours all the saints. It is an image of that eternal great feast which God himself continually celebrates in heaven with all his saints, whom we humbly join in praising his adorable goodness
#AllSaintsDay #AllSaints
2. for all his mercies.
In this and all other festivals of the saints, God is the only object of supreme worship.
To what an immense height of immortal glory has he raised the saints! and by what means? His grace conducted them by humility, patience, charity, and penance,
In this and all other festivals of the saints, God is the only object of supreme worship.
To what an immense height of immortal glory has he raised the saints! and by what means? His grace conducted them by humility, patience, charity, and penance,
3. through ignominies, torments, pains, sorrows, mortifications, and temptations to joy and bliss, by the cross to their crowns.
And casting their crowns before his throne they give to him all the glory of their triumphs. "His gifts alone in us he crowns."
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And casting their crowns before his throne they give to him all the glory of their triumphs. "His gifts alone in us he crowns."
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THE FEAST OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS: #SEP14
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1. Our Divine Redeemer Jesus Christ is the spiritual King of our souls; and it is by the love and spirit of his cross that he must reign in them. By this happy instrument he has rescued
us
#ExaltationoftheHolyCross
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1. Our Divine Redeemer Jesus Christ is the spiritual King of our souls; and it is by the love and spirit of his cross that he must reign in them. By this happy instrument he has rescued
us
#ExaltationoftheHolyCross
2. from the power of sin, and conquered death and hell.
But do not our sloth and malice still hold out against him? Have the boundless excess of his love, and the omnipotent power of his grace, yet triumphed over our hearts? Is his holy cross planted there? does it daily grow
But do not our sloth and malice still hold out against him? Have the boundless excess of his love, and the omnipotent power of his grace, yet triumphed over our hearts? Is his holy cross planted there? does it daily grow
3. and spread itself in our affections?
The spirit of the cross, or of Christ crucified, is the spirit of that perfect humility, meekness, charity, patience, and all other virtues, which he preaches to us by his cross. So long as self-love, pride, sensuality, or impatience
The spirit of the cross, or of Christ crucified, is the spirit of that perfect humility, meekness, charity, patience, and all other virtues, which he preaches to us by his cross. So long as self-love, pride, sensuality, or impatience
30th JULY: ST JULITTA
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1. Emperor Diocletian, by the first edicts which he issued out against the Christians in 303, declared them infamous, and debarred from all protection of the laws, and from all the privileges of citizens. #Christians #RomanEmpire #JesusChrist
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1. Emperor Diocletian, by the first edicts which he issued out against the Christians in 303, declared them infamous, and debarred from all protection of the laws, and from all the privileges of citizens. #Christians #RomanEmpire #JesusChrist
2. The tyrant hoped to see their very name extinguished; but he was not aware that this divine religion then triumphs when its adherents seem to be overcome by death, and that by it human weakness is made victorious over the power of death.
#Christianity #Bible #GospelOfTheDay
#Christianity #Bible #GospelOfTheDay
3. St Julitta is an instance. She was a rich lady of Caesarea,in Cappadocia, and was charged with being a #Christian. The judge commanded her to offer sacrifice to the idols; but she courageously made him this answer:“May rather my body be cut in pieces, rather than
#StJulitta
#StJulitta
17th JULY: ST ALEXIS OF ROME
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1. St Alexis (Alexius) is a perfect model of the most generous contempt of the world. He was the only son of a rich senator of Rome in the fifth century. The more he enlarged his views of eternity
#StAlexisOfRome #SaintOfTheDay #Christian
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1. St Alexis (Alexius) is a perfect model of the most generous contempt of the world. He was the only son of a rich senator of Rome in the fifth century. The more he enlarged his views of eternity
#StAlexisOfRome #SaintOfTheDay #Christian
2. and raised his thoughts and desires to the bright scene of immortal bliss, the more did he despise all the empty pageantry of all that worldlings call great!
Fearing the distraction of temporal honours he planned to renounce the advantages of his birth. #NotOfThisWorld
Fearing the distraction of temporal honours he planned to renounce the advantages of his birth. #NotOfThisWorld
3. In disguise he travelled into a distant country, embraced extreme poverty, and resided in a hut adjoining to a church. After some time there he was discovered to be a stranger of distinction. Therefore he returned home, and being received as a poor pilgrim, lived some time
Do not think that I came to send peace upon earth: I came not to send peace but the sword.
For I came to set a man at variance against his father.. He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me (Mt10:34-11:1 #HolyMass #July13)~ DouayRheims #Bible #BibleVerses
For I came to set a man at variance against his father.. He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me (Mt10:34-11:1 #HolyMass #July13)~ DouayRheims #Bible #BibleVerses
2. And he that taketh not up his cross, and followeth me, is not worthy of me.
He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for me, shall find it.
He that receiveth you, receiveth me: and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.(Mt10:38-40)
He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for me, shall find it.
He that receiveth you, receiveth me: and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me.(Mt10:38-40)
2. And whosoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, amen I say to you, he shall not lose his reward. (Mt10:34-11:1) #works #reward #JesusChrist #Jesus #BibleVerses #BibleStudy #CorporalWorksOfMercy #CatholicTwitter
Take heed that you do no do your justice before men, to be seen by them: otherwise you shall not have a reward of your Father who is in heaven.
Therefore when thou dost an almsdeed, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do (Mt6:1-6.16-18 #HolyMass #Jun17)~DR #Bible
Therefore when thou dost an almsdeed, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do (Mt6:1-6.16-18 #HolyMass #Jun17)~DR #Bible
2. in the synagogues.. But when thou dost alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth. That thy alms may be in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret will repay thee. (Mt6:1-6.16-18) ~ DouayRheims #Bible
#charity #charitytuesday #charityhour #HelpingHands
#charity #charitytuesday #charityhour #HelpingHands
3. And when ye pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, that love to stand and pray in the synagogues and corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men..But thou when thou shalt pray, enter into thy chamber, and having shut the door, pray to thy Father in secret (Mt6:1-6)
