"I feel so sorry for you," said the unlit candle to her flickering friend. "Your time is so short. You’re constantly burning away, and soon, you’ll be gone forever. I’m much happier than you. I don’t burn, so I don’t melt. I just lie here in peace, and I’ll last for years. But your days are numbered." The burning candle replied: "I don’t regret a single moment. My life is beautiful and full of meaning. Yes, I burn, and my wax is melting away, but my flame has lit countless other candles, and my own light is never diminished by sharing it. With my light, I drive back the darkness of the night. I bring a sparkle to a child’s eyes at a celebration. I purify the air by a sick person’s bedside, for shadows and despair cannot stand the presence of a living flame. I stand as a symbol of hope and a silent prayer. Isn't a life like that—even a short one—truly beautiful? Actually, it’s you I feel sorry for, my unlit sister. Your fate is the one that's truly sad. You’ve never fulfilled the …More
When a man begins to fast, to pray, to deny himself, it is not heaven that is disturbed—but hell. While I lived in distraction, no one troubled me. But when I knelt—then the blows began. Thoughts like arrows. Doubts like a fog. Bodily weakness. Unexpected quarrels. Temptations precisely where I am weakest. And I understood—it is not an attack because I am weak, but because I have begun. The devil does not attack the dead. He attacks those who have awakened. Fasting is not a diet. Fasting is war— war against the old self. War against the passions that bound me for years. A war in which I fall every day, yet rise again. And every time I say “no” to sin, heaven records a victory the world does not see. I am not afraid of temptations. I would be afraid if they did not exist. For where there is no struggle, there is no growth. When there is no attack, it means the enemy has nothing to lose. But I know he does— because I fast, because I pray, because I desire Christ more than my own comfort. …More
S. Blackwood | Briefs @BlackwoodBrief MIND-BLOWING! After Iran took out that secret cloud-seeding & weather-modification center in the UAE… Everything flipped overnight. -Iraq and Iran suddenly get heavy rain every single week. Temperatures dropped a full 5°C — a massive shift. -Iran’s devastating drought is over. Floods have returned so strongly that the government had been planning to move the capital from Tehran because of water shortage. -That center wasn’t just research — it was designed to destroy agriculture and livestock in Iran and Iraq by triggering artificial drought and desertification. Anyone who doesn’t believe it, go search **Project HARP** and see how one project can completely change weather patterns. First real use? Vietnam — they triple
On April 19, the Cathedral of Saint-Jean-l’Évangéliste, Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Eastern Canada, hosted the public viewing of an Ice Hockey game (NHL playoff). The watch party included a large-scale projection, lighting effects, food and alcohol. The diocese is currently ruined by Bishop Claude Hamelin.
Apr 19: NHL playoff game, screened in the Cathédrale Saint-Jean-l’Évangéliste in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada.
On 19 April, the Israeli army confirmed that a soldier had beheaded a crucifix in Debel, southern Lebanon. In response, the Christian town wrote: “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do”. The army claimed that it views the incident with “great severity”, that the act is inconsistent with its values, and that an investigation is underway. The army also promised that measures would be taken against those responsible.
Ein israelischer Soldat enthauptete eine Statue von Jesus Christus im südlichen Libanon
I must "pass" in the eyes of Jews. Two times I've overheard negative comments by Jews about Catholics. Once it was at a restaurant; they were at the next table. I made sign of the Cross. They shut up in total embarrassment.
On the one hand we have this "New Cyrus" - false "King of Jerusalem" ( youtube.com/watch?v=S81Czhx9f7w ), on the other hand "no kings" slogan. The true response to the above is the Catholic one, they are very afraid of: Christ the King! In families, towns, counties. Then - states and countries.
MAGA/Zionists hate Catholics standing up for the Faith! They block you when they can not argue Catholic Truth and like protestants quote the bible for their justification. Blockers!
Today is the 120th anniversary of the prodigies witnessed at Saint Gabriel's College when Our Lady came to support her children during a time of severe persecution. April 20, 1906, Our Lady of Quito, Queen of Equador, pray for us.
NOVENA PRAYER to SAINT LOUIS DE MONFORT Great Apostle and son of Our Lady, St. Louis de Montfort, your only desire was to set aflame the world with the love of Jesus through Mary. We implore you to obtain for us a perfect and constant devotion to Mary that we may participate in the faith, hope, and charity of Our Lady and that we may receive the favor we ask of you in this novena....(mention your petition). Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be St. Louis Marie Grignon de Montfort... pray for us (3x)
NOVENA PRAYER to SAINT LOUIS DE MONFORT Great Apostle and son of Our Lady, St. Louis de Montfort, your only desire was to set aflame the world with the love of Jesus through Mary. We implore you to obtain for us a perfect and constant devotion to Mary that we may participate in the faith, hope, and charity of Our Lady and that we may receive the favor we ask of you in this novena....(mention your petition). Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be St. Louis Marie Grignon de Montfort... pray for us (3x)
St. Jerome ~~~ How to tame the body when concupiscence flares up - I will tame you by hunger and thirst, I will load you with heavy weights and accustom you...
Sex brought St Jerome into this world all the way back from Adam and Eve This gift is a mystery only handled by higher power. Balance narrow gate God help all parents the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world. Golden Calf has always plagued humanity