WSJF First Saturday Devotion Show

@UcheMaryOkoli Either or. Enrollment comes with added responsibilities, but one can simply wear a scapular as a devotional.

This is directed to the Catholics, please. Do I need to get enrolled before I can wear the brown scapular??

@BelteshazzarAD @AMDG_Derek What? Repentance was called for by John the Baptist and by Jesus before He started His ministry and revealed Who He was. When you are called to repent, it means to turn away from sin and towards God. And, yes, for most people, repentance is a continual effort.

Repent means to change one’s mind. Which is why God repented multiple times in the Bible. It doesn’t mean to be sorry for sinning though it can. When the Bible says repent and be saved, it means, change your mind on there not being a God or change your mind in thinking Jesus isn’t the Christ. THIS guy is addressing the unbiblical notion that some Catholics use saying, if you continue to sin you haven’t “repented.” OR you must continually go to a Priest to repent, show you’re sorry for your sins to the Priest IN ORDER to be “continually” saved. THIS is the works based aspect. And it’s unbiblical.

This guy; “repentance is works-based salvation.” Jesus: “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” x.com/PastorAwes/sta…

@riecker While this is possible, many scholars believe St. Peter to have been a widower when he encountered Jesus. This is supported by the Bible account where his mother-in-law appears to be in charge of his household, a duty usually reserved for the wife.

Most people don't know St. Peter was married. Even fewer know how his wife died. In 64 AD, Peter stood and watched his own wife being marched to her execution. He could have screamed. He could have fought. He could have cursed the soldiers dragging her away. He did none of those things. Instead, he called out to her. By name. And what he said has echoed for almost two thousand years. But before I tell you what he said, you need to understand who this man was. This wasn't some stoic philosopher. This was a common fisherman who loved the Lord. This was Peter. The same Peter who, decades earlier, had denied even knowing Jesus. Three times. To save his own skin. The same Peter who wept bitterly in the dark after the rooster crowed. The same Peter who once stepped out onto the water in faith and then sank like a stone the second he got scared. That Peter. The impulsive one. The fearful one. The one who broke under pressure. And now here he is. Watching his own wife walk toward martyrdom. The single hardest moment a husband could ever face. So what does he do? He doesn't break. He calls out to her by name and says three words: "Remember the Lord." That's it. Not "I'll save you." Not "Don't be afraid." Not even "I love you." "Remember the Lord." Because Peter understood something almost no one understands anymore. He wasn't losing her. He was sending her home. The early Church father Clement of Alexandria recorded that Peter actually rejoiced watching her go to her death. Not because he didn't love her, but because he loved her rightly. He loved her enough to point her toward heaven with his final words to her on this earth. His love for her wasn't a rival to his love for God. It was wrapped up in it. Inseparable from it. So when the worst moment of his life arrived, he didn't cling. He pointed her home. And here's the part that should give you chills: She walked to her death in faith. He stayed and gave thanks to God in his suffering. And not long after, Peter himself would be crucified upside down, refusing to die the same way as his Lord. Two thousand years later, we are still telling their story. This is the kind of love the modern world can no longer even imagine. A love so anchored in eternity that death becomes a doorway instead of a defeat. Husbands, THIS is the standard. A love so rooted in Christ that you would point your own wife toward heaven even as your heart is shattering. Share with a friend who needs to know this. You can read this account for yourself in St. Clement of Alexandria's Stromata, Book VII, Chapter 11. (The year 64 AD is an approximation based on the historical data.)

@namtrag @southtampa @Truth_matters20 Many did not believe the children of Fatima and they were tortured, but the children persisted in their prayers and sacrifices.

@southtampa @Truth_matters20 two of the children died young and the 3rd became a nun. Lots of attention, fame and money for sure

Mary has appeared to no one. These alleged apparitions are delusions at best and demonic entities at worst.

@ehansalytics @55MMAC @Pontifex Genesis 3:15

No. Not even close. 1 Corinthians 15:20–22 (ESV): 20 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. Mary is not involved in our redemption. Christ and Christ alone makes us alive and counteracts the effects of the fall.

Mary is the Mother of the whole Church. Everyone can turn to her with filial confidence, certain of being heard, protected, and loved. #GeneralAudience

@Prophe1Jonathan @Pontifex No, thank you. I’ll stick with the one, holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.

God has answered your prayer by leading you to me, because I can teach you how to partake of his mercy. Everything in biblical history teaches about God's blessing on those who are faithful to follow God's commandments. Your next step is learning the terms of Jesus' covenant to walk in them. #pray

@ehansalytics @55MMAC @Pontifex Mary gave her fiat, her yes, so that the Incarnation of Christ would happen and the Kingdom would come to earth. Jesus did build the Church, but He chose to use human helpers, Mary being vastly important as her obedient yes undid Eve’s disobedience. (See Gen 3:15)

You are shifting the word of mother. Mary was the biological mother of Jesus. Jesus tells John and his disciples that Mary is now their adoptive mother just like we are adopted children of God. Jesus is the cornerstone of the church, he is the foundation of the church. Eph 2:19-20, Matt 16:15-18 (Not Peter!) Mary did not give birth to the church. Jesus built it. Period.

@ehansalytics @55MMAC @Pontifex Hmm but the Body of Christ is the Church. If Mary is our Mother and we are the Body of Christ, she is the Mother of the Church.

@DevotionFirst @55MMAC @Pontifex Yes, and you are a brother in Christ, and your mother is by extension my mother, and your mother is not the mother of the church. That is what Jesus was saying. He wasn't elevating his mother above others.

@Prophe1Jonathan @Pontifex I was (and am still) praying for God’s mercy.

@DevotionFirst @Pontifex The mercy of God is partaken of when you resource the holy things of Jesus' covenant that contain his power for faith to reason with his wisdom and walk in righteousness with Jesus. Repeating phrases can't bring God's wisdom.

@55MMAC @ehansalytics @Pontifex We are adopted as sons and daughters of God (Eph 1:5). Jesus is the son of God. Jesus is our brother. Our brother’s mother is our mother. Mary is Jesus’ mother, so she is also our mother. (See also John 19: 25-29)

@DevotionFirst @ehansalytics @Pontifex ? How does scripture teach this?

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@ehansalytics @Pontifex Jesus gave his mother to John, the beloved disciple, at the Cross. By extension, He gave us all to Mary as her children. If we are brothers and sisters of Christ, Mary is also our mother.

@DevotionFirst @Pontifex Yes. And by that reasoning, John is the Son, not Jesus.

@Prophe1Jonathan @Pontifex Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.

@Pontifex Mary didn't establish the truth of Jesus' covenant in the hearts of the believers, Jesus' apostles did. Follow Jesus' pattern of salvation and be established on his foundation that actually equips your faith to increase and abound in his kingdom. x.com/ApostleEric/st… #pray

@ehansalytics @Pontifex John 19:25-29

@Pontifex Me looking for the verses that say Mary is the mother of the church.

@Pontifex Please Consecrate Russia to her Immaculate Heart!

@sola_chad Every thing Catholics say or do with Mary points to a Truth about Jesus.

And these people swear they don’t worship Mary.

Pray for us 🙏

@tango_zulu @SW25745471 @CatholicSat Except the Bible wasn’t written in English. The word is more accurately translated as “brethren” or extended family like cousins, aunts, and uncles.

@SW25745471 @CatholicSat And sisters 👇 Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And are not His brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And are not all His sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?  -Matthew 13:55-56

The Faith is alive! Over 300,000 pilgrims in Fatima tonight giving honour to the Mother of God, the Blessed Virgin Mary.

"Pray the rosary every day to obtain peace for the world and the end of the war." Our Lady of Fatima (First Apparition – May 13, 1917)

As we approach tomorrow's feast of Our Lady of Fatima, we invite you to join us in prayer as we ask our Blessed Mother to bring peace to our world and peace in our hearts. As our Holy Father Pope Leo XIV explains, "Our Mother Mary always wants to walk at our side, to remain close to us, to help us with her intercession and her love. So, I would like to pray together with you. Let us pray together for this new mission, for the whole Church, for peace in the world, and let us ask Mary, our Mother, for this special grace." Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us.