[St. Albert the Great – Albertus Magnus – XIII Century AD; Duchy of Bavaria/Cologne, Holy Roman Empire – Doctor of the Church] “Chapter 3 - What the perfection of man consists of in this life Now the more the mind is concerned about thinking and dealing with what is merely lower and human, the more it is separated from the experience in the intimacy of devotion of what is higher and heavenly, while the more fervently the memory, desire and intellect is withdrawn from what is below to what is above, the more perfect will be our prayer, and the purer our contemplation, since the two directions of our interest cannot both be perfect at the same time, being as different as light and darkness. He who cleaves to God is indeed translated into the light, while he who clings to the world is in the dark. So the supreme perfection of man in this life is to be so united to God that all his soul with all its faculties and powers are so gathered into the Lord God that he becomes one spirit with him …More
"Now the image of God as found in the soul consists of these three faculties, namely reason, memory and will, and so long as they are not completely stamped with God, the soul is not yet deiform in accordance with the initial creation of the soul."
St. Alphonsus (c. 1755): “What greater peace can a soul feel than in being able to say on lying down at night: Should death come this night, I hope to die in the grace of God. What a consolation is it to hear the thunder roll, to feel the earth tremble, and to await death with resignation, if God so ordain it.” Source: The peace a soul feels in the state of graceMore
TWENTY-NINTH DAY SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL, PRINCE OF THE HEAVENLY MILITIA MONTH OF OCTOBER Consecrated TO THE HOLY ANGELS IN WHICH THEIR EXCELLENCES, PREROGATIVES AND OFFICES ARE EXPOSED, ACCORDING TO THE TEACHINGS OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURE, THE HOLY FATHERS AND DOCTORS OF THE CHURCH By Alejo Romero, Presbyter TO START EVERY DAY + For the signal.... PREPARATORY PRAYER Sovereign Lord of the world, before whom all the creatures of heaven, earth and hell bend their knees reverently; look at us here prostrate in your divine presence to give you the tributes of love, adoration and respect that are due to your exalted majesty and high greatness. We come to contemplate during this month the excellences, prerogatives and offices with which you have enriched for our benefit those sublime spirits that, like burning lamps, are eternally around your throne, making your divine perfections shine. O beautiful Sun of intelligences, who fill all the empyreum with immense radiance, cast on our souls a …More
Marking 60 years since Vatican II’s document Gravissimum educationis, Pope Leo XIV published on October 28 his apostolic letter Disegnare nuove mappe di speranza (“Drawing New Maps of Hope”). He uses many evasive phrases to deceive conservatives. A beautiful example is: 'The family remains the primary place of education. Catholic schools collaborate with parents; they do not replace them”. However, Leo XIV also names the “star that guides” him: the 2020 Global Compact on Education (10.1): “I gratefully accept this prophetic legacy entrusted to us by Pope Francis.” “It is an invitation to form an alliance and network to educate for universal fraternity.” This Pact was created in collaboration with anti-Catholic international authorities, including UNESCO, UNICEF, UNDP, OECD, the World Bank and environmental organisations connected with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. . Leo XIV wants to “renew the economy and politics in the service of humanity; and caring for our common home …More
This evening, Pope Leo XIV participated in a niche interreligious gathering organised by the Sant’Egido Community at the Colosseum. At the beginning, Andrea Riccardi emphasised that “the Spirit of Assisi still blows”. Representatives of various religions were present, including Christian sects, as well as representatives of Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and other faiths. Together, they lit small candles. Leo XIV held a speech praising the false religions and spiritualties. His key points were: - We have prayed for peace according to our diverse religious traditions. - This is our witness: offering the immense treasures of ancient spiritualities to contemporary humanity. - On 27 October 1986, Saint John Paul IIinvited religious leaders from around the world to Assisi to pray for peace. This historic event marked a turning point in interfaith relations. - We embrace the challenge of Assisi and the awareness of our shared task and responsibility for peace. - For the Catholic Church …More
O goody! We can rip out yet another verse from the bible, clearly it's just a vestige of antiquity: 34Do not think that I came to send peace upon earth: I came not to send peace, but the sword. 35For I came to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. 36And a man's enemies shall be they of his own household.More
Prevost teaches that Christ is not necessary for salvation. He is part of the Army of Antichrist that is warned in the Treatise of True Devotion of Saint Louis Montfort Prevost is the protagonist of this great deception in rebellion against the True God. All these idolaters who reject God and Christ instead of repenting join the rebellion of Prevost's gay sect against God. In his Treatise on True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin, Saint Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort teaches us that the Virgin Mary will lead us in the fight against Satan, to battle against the army of the Antichrist, made up of heretics, apostates, schismatics, impious people, idolaters, and Muslims. Apostate Robert Prevost on Nostra Aetate: "the Catholic Church rejects nothing that is true and holy in these religions, which “reflect a ray of that truth which enlightens all people”" In the Catena Aurea, St. Thomas explains that Jews who reject the Messiah will accept the Antichrist. This heresy has been condemned and …More
Mary Live with Dr. Mark Miravalle - An Urgent Prayer for RIGHT NOW In light of the grave new levels of global degeneration, disasters, and war, including warring against Christians, this URGENT PRAYER inspired by Our Lady has never been more necessary. Join Dr. Mark Miravalle in his discussion of serious world events and the need to turn to Our Lady through this anointed prayer specifically for our present historical moment.
Our souls were created by God to love "the Good, the True and the Beautiful". Instead, satan has filled our culture with the hideous and thus desensitized us to what is depraved and evil. Just creating something like this should fill one with revulsion.
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