Sandy J.K. 🙏🏻🇻🇦

St. Joseph Discalced Carmelite Monastery, Bunnell, FL

St. Francis of Assisi had a deep inexplicable devotion to Christ crucified. He spent hours meditating upon the Passion of Jesus, often weeping bitterly. Anything that remotely reminded him of Jesus' Passion, like the bleating of a lamb, would be enough to make the saint cry. Once when asked about the reason for his tears, the saint said, "I weep over the sorrows and ignominies of my Lord: and what causes me the greatest sorrow is, that men, for whom he suffered so much, live in forgetfulness of him."

Aclarando conceptos: 1.- La Iglesia no admite bendiciones específicas formales para parejas homosexuales, ni para otras parejas en situaciones irregulares. 2.- "Todos, todos, todos"... estamos llamados a la conversión. 3.- La caridad y la verdad son indisociables...

“Truly” not “symbolically”🇻🇦

“I see Mary everywhere, I see difficulties nowhere.” St. Maximilian Kolbe 🕊️

Fatos e Curiosidades sobre o Papa Leão XIV 🇻🇦 - QI de 145 - 2 formações - bacharel em matemática e mestre em teologia - Fala 7 idiomas (inglês, espanhol, português, italiano, francês, latim e alemão) - Ama basebol, tênis, andar a cavalo - Possui conhecimento de geopolítica e história. - Viveu 10 anos no Peru, servindo os mais pobres.

Let no one mourn that he has fallen again and again; for Forgiveness has risen from the grave. —Saint John Chrysostom

“Pray, even if you feel nothing, see nothing… at such a time is your prayer most pleasing to God.” — Julian of Norwich

"Después de recibir la Sagrada Comunión, cierre los ojos del cuerpo para que pueda abrir los ojos del Alma. Luego mire a Jesús en el centro de su corazón". ~Santa Teresa de Ávila

Jesus Christ is the King of all Kings..

Wow

My son brought home a friend for dinner on a Tuesday evening. No heads-up, no "Is it okay?" He just walked through the door at 6:00 PM with this boy in tow. "Hey Dad, this is Leo. He’s staying for dinner." It wasn't a request; it was an announcement. My son, Jax, is fourteen and usually follows the rules, so this caught me off guard. Leo looked small for his age, drowning in an oversized sweatshirt despite the humid evening. He kept his eyes glued to his shoes. I had exactly four pork chops defrosted for our family of four. Now, we were five. "Nice to meet you, Leo," I said, already doing the mental math to shrink our portions. "I hope you’re hungry." Dinner was heavy with silence. Leo ate with a sort of desperate politeness—tiny, careful bites, whispering "thank you" every time a dish was passed. My wife tried to start a conversation about school, but he gave nothing but one-word replies. Jax just watched us, his jaw set, like he was waiting for us to mess up. Once Leo headed home, I pulled Jax aside. "You can’t just spring guests on us like that, Jax. We need to know ahead of time." "He needed a meal," Jax said flatly. "What do you mean, he 'needed'—" "Dad. He needed to eat. There’s nothing in his pantry. His dad is working two jobs just to keep the lights on, and his mom hasn't been around in years. He gets a school lunch, and that’s it until the next morning." A cold knot formed in my stomach. "Did he tell a counselor? The school must have resources." Jax looked at me with a tired kind of wisdom. "If he tells the school, they call the state. Then his dad gets investigated, they might get separated, and everything falls apart. He just needs a hot meal, Dad. That’s all." At fourteen, my son was seeing a world I had been comfortably ignoring. "Tell him to come back tomorrow," I said. Jax finally cracked a smile. "Already did." Leo became a fixture at our table. Monday through Friday, he was there. He was always quiet, always grateful, and never asked for a second helping unless we practically forced it on him. By the end of the first month, he finally looked me in the eye. "Why do you let me stay?" "Because you're our guest," I told him. "And there’s always enough to share." He didn't sob; he just let out a long, shaky breath as a few tears hit his plate. "Nobody ever just... helped. Without a catch." It turned out Leo was a brilliant kid. He was obsessed with aerospace engineering and was already teaching himself calculus. He graduated top of his class last spring with a full ride to a tech institute. During his commencement speech, he thanked his mentors and his father. Then he added, "And to the Miller family, who gave me a seat at their table for four years without making me feel like a charity case. You taught me that being in need doesn't mean you're a failure. Thank you for always having a plate ready." I was blindsided. I sat in the bleachers and ruined my shirt sleeve wiping my eyes. The truth is, I didn't do anything heroic. I just bought more groceries. I put an extra chair at the table. That’s it. But to a kid who felt invisible, it was a lifeline. Jax is eighteen now. He still brings people home. Last month, it was a classmate whose family was living out of their car. Last week, it was a kid whose house was freezing because the heat had been cut off. He doesn't ask anymore. He just sets the table. And I just keep cooking. Look around your community. There’s a kid in your neighborhood who isn't just "struggling"—they’re hungry. Right now. You don't need a charity board or a massive budget. Just set an extra plate. Sometimes, that’s all it takes to change a life. By shahida6603

“Never give up prayer, and should you find dryness and difficulty, persevere in it for this very reason.  God often desires to see what love your soul has and love is not tried by ease and satisfaction.”  #StJohn of the Cross

La Prefettura della Casa Pontificia ha reso noto i programmi delle Visite pastorali di Papa Leone XIV per i prossimi mesi: Pompei e Napoli (8 maggio), Università Sapienza di Roma (14 maggio), Acerra per incontrare le Popolazioni delle "Terre dei Fuochi" (23 maggio), Pavia e Sant'Angelo Lodigiano (20 giugno) e Lampedusa (4 luglio). 🔗 press.vatican.va/content/salast…

“A oração não é apenas pedir coisas; é um relacionamento com Deus.” - Papa Bento XVI

"The grief of Mary was so great that were it divided among all creatures, it would cause them to die instantly." — Saint Bernardine of Siena

Catholics do not go to Mass because it is “inspiring.” We go because Jesus Christ is there. Body. Blood. Soul. Divinity. The same Jesus born in Bethlehem. The same Jesus crucified on Calvary. The same Jesus risen from the tomb. On every altar. At every Mass. Still giving Himself for the life of the world. This is why the Eucharist is not a symbol. It is the beating Heart of the Catholic faith.

The demons are very anxious in their pursuit of souls. yet they quickly abandon their prey merely at the name of Mary St. Bridget of Sweden

The Catholic Church has consistently taught that each human life, from the moment of conception until natural death, is sacred and deserves to be protected. Indeed, the right to life is the very foundation of every other human right. For this reason, only when a society safeguards the sanctity of human life will it flourish and prosper.

Amen

“I have no fear of last-minute struggles. I depend on Him and I am sure He will never desert me.” ~ St. Thérèse of Lisieux, shortly before she died.