“The weak you have not strengthened, and that which
was sick you have not healed, that which was broken
you have not bound up, and that which was driven
away you have not brought again, neither have
you sought that which was lost: but you ruled
over them with rigour, and with a high hand.”

Ezekiel 34:4

“Înmulţească-vi-se mila, pacea şi iubirea!”

Iuda 1:2

Estimada hermana Anna Lu, sería tan amable de
no usar mayúsculas en sus comentarios - es como
si estuviera “gritándonos”. Atentamente, VelaRomana.

“There is nothing which edifies others so much as charity
and kindness, by which, as by the oil in our lamp,
the flame of good example is kept alive.”

St Francis de Sales

“Eu sunt Pâinea cea vie, Care S'a pogorât din cer.
De va mânca cineva din Pâinea aceasta, viu
va fi în veci. Iar Pâinea pe care Eu o voi
da pentru viaţa lumii este Trupul Meu.”

Ioan 6:51

“If the priest is a saint, the people will be fervent; if the
priest is pious, the people will at least be decent. But if
the priest is only decent, the people will be godless.”

Dom Jean-Baptiste Chautard (1858-1935)

“I am the good shepherd”, Jn 10:11

“Şi lângă crucea lui Iisus stăteau mama Sa”, In 19:25

Biserica Ortodoxă Naşterea Maicii Domnului (Deva).

“Ura nu este o forta creatoare. Numai iubirea este creatoare”, Sf. Maximilian Kolbe

“Tuturor oamenilor să le fie cunoscută blândeţea voastră.”

Filipeni 4:5

“Iubiţilor, să ne iubim unii pe alţii, pentru că iubirea este
de la Dumnezeu, şi tot cel ce iubeşte este născut
din Dumnezeu şi-L cunoaşte pe Dumnezeu.”

1 Ioan 4:7

The Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas, located
near Accra in the seaport of Tema, is well known for its
vibrant & joyous services. “The expectation of the just is
joy; but the hope of the wicked shall perish.” (Prov 10:28).

“Hatred is not a creative force. Love alone creates.”

St Maximilian Kolbe, OFM Conv.

Death is never the end, only the beginning.

“He is truly great who hath great charity.”

Thomas à Kempis

Mother Dolores is a beautiful woman.

The “Stidda”, “Camorra”, “Cosa Nostra”, “Ndrangheta”,
and “Sacra Corona Unita” are parasites. Their victims
are the weak and vulnerable. There's nothing remotely
glamorous about these Italian racketeers & extortioners.

“For flowers of virtue to blossom in our soul, they
must be heated by the warmth of the Immaculata.”

St Maximilian Kolbe (1894-1941)

“Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.”

St Teresa of Avila

What's killing American Catholicism?

http://upload.gloria.tv/?media=437742

Divorce, adultery, abortion, fornication, contraception, etc.

“Wherefore we must obey the priests of the Church who
have succession from the Apostles, as we have shown,
who, together with succession in the episcopate, have
received the certain mark of truth according to the will
of the Father; all others, however, are to be suspected,
who separated themselves from the principal succession.”

St Irenaeus of Lyons (AD 130-202)

“Who can say: My heart is clean, I am pure from sin?”

Proverbs 20:9

An excellent video on the current situation in Ireland. The
scandalous use of the tragic death of mother-to-be Savita
Halappanavar by the “pro-choice” lobby to bring legalised
abortion to Ireland was just one more attempt to legitimise
the killing of the unborn. The National Maternity Hospital
in Dublin undertook a detailed study of 74,000 pregnancies
between 1970 & 1979, and found that abortion would not
have saved one life of the 21 maternal deaths recorded in
that time period. No country … [More]

The flight path of this aircraft reminds me very much
of the Air Midwest Flight 5481 air crash at Charlotte,
NC. No matter the size of aircraft - weight & balance
of cargo is critical to aircraft performance. My thoughts
are with the bereaved families and friends of the aircrew.

Prayer to St Joseph

Blessed Joseph, husband of Mary, be with us this day.
You protected and cherished the Virgin; loving the
Child Jesus as your Son, you rescued Him from
the danger of death. Defend the Church, the
household of God, purchased by the blood of Christ.

Guardian of the Holy Family, be with us in our
trials. May your prayers obtain for us the strength
to flee from error and wrestle with the powers of
corruption so that in life we may grow in holiness
and in death rejoice in the … [More]

“Virtue is nothing without the trial of temptation,
for there is no conflict without an enemy,
no victory without strife.”

St Leo the Great

“Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to thy word”, Luke 1:38

“It is better to be a child of God,
than king of the whole world.”

St Aloysius Gonzaga

“Let us love our enemies, bless those who curse us,
pray for those who persecute us. For love will conquer
and will endure for all eternity. And happy are they
who live and die in God’s love”, Bl. Franz Jägerstätter

Thank you for uploading this wonderful film previously
unknown to me. I greatly respect any man or woman
who has left their land of birth to be a missionary in
faraway lands. Whether we Catholics live at home or
abroad, we are all called to be missionaries to others.
May our nets be woven with strands of loving kindness.

“What does love look like? It has the hands to help others.
It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has
eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the
sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.”

St Augustine of Hippo

“Charity is certainly greater than any rule.
Moreover, all rules must lead to charity.”

St Vincent de Paul

“Since love grows within you, so beauty grows.
For love is the beauty of the soul.”

St Augustine of Hippo

“A soul enkindled with love is a gentle, meek,
humble, and patient soul”, St John of the Cross

“Charity is the form, mover, mother and root
of all the virtues”, St Thomas Aquinas

“It is not so essential to think much as to love much.”

St Teresa of Avila

“Love takes up where knowledge leaves off.”

St Thomas Aquinas

“Teach us to give and not count the cost.”

St Ignatius of Loyola

“Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses
than to teachers, and if he does listen to teachers,
it is because they are witnesses”, Pope Paul VI

“La oración es un acto de amor”, Sta Teresa de Ávila

“Blessed the one who has become a good spiritual
net and caught many for the good Lord, such
a one will be greatly praised by the Lord.”

St Ephrem the Syrian

“It is by the path of love, which is charity, that God draws
near to man, and man to God. But where charity
is not found, God cannot dwell.”

St Albert the Great

The Lord loves a humble man.

“He alone loves the Creator perfectly who
manifests a pure love for his neighbour.”

Bede the Venerable (c. 673 to 735)

“Our Faith will never be true unless it is united to
that of St Peter and the Pontiff, his successors.”

St Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

“Mercy is the blossom of the Christian life.”

Blessed Michael Sopocko

“Let us not forget that hatred, envy and pride defile our
lives. Being protectors, then, also means keeping watch
over our emotions, over our hearts, because they are the
seat of good and evil intentions: intentions that build up
and tear down. We must not be afraid of goodness or
even tenderness”, Pope Francis (Feast of St Joseph).

The Holy Father does speak English but has chosen to
primarily communicate in Italian whilst settling into his
new position as Bishop of Rome. He is fluent in Spanish
and additionally speaks French and German (if required).

Many thanks for uploading this insightful interview of
former Cardinal Bergoglio (Pope Francis the Humble).

“Alle Dunkelheit der Welt kann das Licht
einer einzigen Kerze nicht auslöschen.”

Franz von Assisi

“All the darkness in the world cannot
extinguish the light of a single candle.”

Francis of Assisi

“Physicians judge to a great extent as to health
or disease by the state of the tongue, and our
words are a true test of the state of our soul.”

St Francis de Sales (Doctor of the Church)

“If you don't have the highest reverence for
the priesthood and for the religious state,
you certainly don't love God's church.”

St Josemaría Escrivá