Fr. Stefano Penna 🇺🇦🇻🇦

A man of massive strength, piercing eyes, and confident holiness.Pope of my youth, St. John Paul II, pray for us.

@bishop_conley @catholicthing I do not know why the brother priest who wrote this chose to remain anonymous for this is a reflection redolent with wisdom and humility. Having taught sacraments and liturgy and now serving as pastor, I see how the holy heart & mind of Pope Benedict has opened the Lord’s beauty

No matter where you stand on the Traditional Latin Mass or the Mass of the Second Vatican Council, this is one of the best essays on the sacred liturgy that has been written in years. It is an essay that every Catholic should read. Read it in the @catholicthing: thecatholicthing.org/2026/03/21/the…

@FrHarrison Ruhe in Frieden

RIP

@EdwardPentin Possa la sua voce eloquente e forte unirsi ai cori dei Santi nel glorificare Dio.

Deepest condolences to the loved ones of John Allen who has died after a long battle with cancer. He was a sterling and exemplary Vatican correspondent who was also a very kind and generous soul. He will be greatly missed. May he rest in peace.

@holysmoke Terrible translation. The word literally means they’re creating a week “big butts” this, “brown nosers” or “big a—-es”

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@thefrancotv Hear our prayers O Lord.

Please pray. My friend's son is on the brink of death. Doctors are pressuring them to call it. In their opinion, there is no medical possibility that Micah Kim can recover. Prayer could quite literally be the only way for him to miraculously heal bodily. Fasting is a form of prayer. I'm calling for a fast for the intention of God working a miracle in Micah Kim to be bodily healed. As soon as you read this, only drink water for the next 24 hours. And if you have health issues, alter the fast according to your situation. What else would you do if this was your own son?

@FatherChrisVor1 Rest in the loving alarms of our God and our Lady of the Annunciation

My dear friends, please remember Annunciation Catholic Church and School. The funeral for Harper Moyski, 10, has been held. May God rest her. Please pray for the injured and for peace.

@NickMaz05 How close Our Lord is holding you. I shall keep you in prayer at the Altar.

Friends, on Wednesday, my wife is undergoing a pretty serious operation to remove a tumor. If you could please pray for a successful procedure, quick recovery and retention of hearing. Thanks, and God bless.

Pray for the persecuted Church in Nicaragua

@frdarryl Ad multos annos!

17 years of priesthood: today. Had a nice, simple Mass at the Domus Romana Sacerdotalis and gave immense thanks to God.

@briankeepsworth “They have mouths, but do not speak; eyes, but do not see. … Those who make them are like them; so are all who trust in them.” Psalm 115

I still have this tab open in my browser and I'm never going to refresh it. #FrJustinLives

24 04 21 Good Shepherd Sunday - Our call to be Shepherds with thanks to ... youtu.be/xgh1ix1gDV8?si… via @YouTube

The Easter Sacrament: CONFESSION! (Fr. Penna's homily) 24_04_ 14 stpaulscc.com/2024/04/the-ea…

Attention - Challenging Content ahead - Repent and Believe in the Good N... youtu.be/EaWLsiQnXJw?si… via @YouTube

@sarneckid Nothing more beautiful!

Grandson #2

@EdmCathSchools It’s the beginning of Lent - the holiest penitential season - what is the connection between this and fasting, prayer, and almsgiving ? There is a link … help us find it

Did you know that the pretzel has a deep spiritual meaning for Lent? In fact, it was the ancient Christian Lenten bread as far back as the fourth century. In the old Roman Empire, the faithful kept a very strict fast all through Lent: no milk, no butter, no cheese, no eggs, no cream and no meat. They made small breads of water, flour and salt, to remind themselves that Lent was a time of prayer. They shaped these breads in the form of crossed arms for in those days they crossed their arms over the breast while praying. Therefore they called the breads "little arms" (bracellae). From this Latin word, the Germanic people later coined the term "pretzel." Thus the pretzel is the most appropriate food symbol in Lent. It still shows the form of arms crossed in prayer, reminding us that Lent is a time of prayer. It consists only of water and flour, thus proclaiming Lent as a time of fasting. The earliest picture and description of a pretzel (from the fifth century) may be found in the manuscript-codex No. 3867, Vatican Library. That many people eat pretzels today all through the year, that they take them together with beer in taverns and restaurants, is only an accidental habit. In many places of Europe, pretzels are served only from Ash Wednesday to Easter, thus keeping the ancient symbolism alive. There seems to be no reason why our Christian families should not return to this beautiful custom of our ancient Roman fellow-Christian, especially since we still have these breads everywhere. The children will be delighted and greatly impressed when they hear the true story of the pretzel From The Year of the Lord in the Christian Home by Rev. Francis X. Weiser, S.J. (Collegeville, Minnesota, The Liturgical Press, ©1964) p. 89, pp. 93-94.

@FatherHogman Presume deviltry

#InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay is January 27.

@mark_joubert Will continue to pray. @frspenna can you please pass on the Word. Baby Gus and parents need our prayers!!!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

"Be Righteous and Brave" the Call from Ukraine Patriarch Shevchuk & 3rd... youtu.be/kyoq2AWjrAg?si… via @YouTube