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"Of the excellence of the obedient, and of the misery of the disobedient members of the religious orders." - St. Catherine of Siena.

"Wherefore the perfectly obedient man rises above himself and his own sensuality, and rising above his own feelings with living faith, places self-hatred as servant in the house of his soul to drive …More
"Wherefore the perfectly obedient man rises above himself and his own sensuality, and rising above his own feelings with living faith, places self-hatred as servant in the house of his soul to drive out the enemy of self-love, for he does not wish that his spouse, Obedience, given him with the light of faith by her mother, Charity, should be offended; so he drives out the enemy and puts in his place the nurse and companions of his spouse.
"The love of obedience places in the house of his soul the lovers of his spouse, Obedience, who are the true and royal virtues, the customs and observances of his order, so that this sweet spouse enters his soul with her sister, Patience, and her nurse, Humility, together with Self-contempt and Self-hatred, and when she has entered she possesses peace and quiet, for her enemies have been exiled. She dwells in the garden of true continence, with the sun of intellectual light shining in, the eye of holy faith fixed on the object of My Truth, for her object …More
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The mysteriuos line of St. Michael Archangel. Marked by 7 monasteries.

The mysterious line, or Sword of St. Michael the Archangel, is marked by seven monasteries dedicated to Him. Where there were appearances that gave sufficient motives for the construction of places of …More
The mysterious line, or Sword of St. Michael the Archangel, is marked by seven monasteries dedicated to Him. Where there were appearances that gave sufficient motives for the construction of places of worship.
The monasteries are aligned in a straight line that takes into account the curvature of the earth.
1. Skellig Michael, off the coast of Ireland.
2. Mount Saint-Michel, on the Cornish coast of England.
3. Mont Saint Michel, on the Normandy coast in France.
4. Sacra San Michele, in the Alps of Italy.
5. Monte Santangelo, on Mount Gargano in Italy.
6. Symi Orthodox Monastery, on the island of Symi of Greece. 7. Mount Carmel Monastery, Haifa, Israel. The monasteries are located exactly on the line of the setting of the Sun at Summer Solstice and 3 of them (Mont Saint Michel, Sacra San Michele and Monte SanAngelo) are at the same distance from each other. The tradition says that St. Michael hit Satan (with His fiery sword given to Him by God the Eternal Father) at Skellig Michael in …More

SAINTS SPEAK: Elizabeth of Schönau (Holy Mary)

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O Salutaris/ Tantum Ergo · Robert Kochis

Beautiful Hymns by St. Thomas Aquinas (bit modern): O Salutaris/ Tantum ErgoMore
Beautiful Hymns by St. Thomas Aquinas (bit modern):
O Salutaris/ Tantum Ergo

Victoria: Missa De Beata Maria Virgine a 5 - Sanctus

Beautiful piece of Polyphony by Tomas Luis de Victoria: Victoria: Missa De Beata Maria Virgine a 5 - SanctusMore
Beautiful piece of Polyphony by Tomas Luis de Victoria:
Victoria: Missa De Beata Maria Virgine a 5 - Sanctus

"And, since their love is so ordered, these souls, my dearest daughter, never take offense from those they love, nor from any rational creature" - part …

"And, since their love is so ordered, these souls, my dearest daughter, never take offense from those they love, nor from any rational creature, their will being dead and not alive, wherefore they never …More
"And, since their love is so ordered, these souls, my dearest daughter, never take offense from those they love, nor from any rational creature, their will being dead and not alive, wherefore they never assume the right to judge the will of men, but only the will of My Clemency. These observe the doctrine which, as you know, was given you by My Truth at the beginning of your life, when you were thinking in what way you could arrive at perfect purity, and were praying to Me with a great desire of doing so. You know what was replied to you, while you were asleep, concerning this holy desire, and that the words resounded not only in your mind, but also in your ear. So much so, that, if you remember truly, you returned to your waking body, when My Truth said, 'Will you arrive at perfect purity, and be freed from stumbling-blocks, so that your mind may not be scandalized by anything?'
Unite yourself always to Me by the affection of love, for I am the Supreme and Eternal Purity. I am that Fire …More
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"When the time of my Son’s suffering arrived, his enemies seized him and struck him on the cheek and neck, spat at him and ridiculed him. " - "The …

"When the time of my Son’s suffering arrived, his enemies seized him and struck him on the cheek and neck, spat at him and ridiculed him. Then he was led to the pillar of torture where he voluntarily …More
"When the time of my Son’s suffering arrived, his enemies seized him and
struck him on the cheek and neck, spat at him and ridiculed him. Then he was led to the pillar of torture where he voluntarily removed his clothes and placed his hands around the pillar, and his enemies then mercilessly bound them. When he stood bound at the pillar, he had no covering at all, but stood naked as he had been born, suffering the shame of his nakedness.
Then all my Son’s friends fled from him, and his enemies came together from all directions and stood there, scourging his body, which was pure from every stain and sin. I was standing nearby, and at the very first lashing, I fell down as if I were dead. When I regained consciousness, I saw his body whipped and scourged so badly that the ribs were visible! What was even more terrible – when the whip was pulled out, his flesh was furrowed and torn by it, just as the earth is by a plough! As my Son was standing there, all bloody and wounded, so that no …More
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How incomprehensible is the love of God for us when he would endure such torture for us , who deserved none of His sacrifice.
St. John of the Cross about the Beauty of God - from Ascent of Mount Carmel.
St Philipo Neri about Love of God - from Ascent of Mount Carmel.
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St. Philip Neri did not ascend Mount Carmel. St. John of the Cross did.
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Tomas Luis de Victoria: Litaniae de Beata Virgine a 8

A beautiful masterpiece by Victoria in excellent delivery by Michael Noone and Ensemble Plus Ultra. Uplifting your soul. Link >>> Victoria: Litaniae de Beata Virgine a 8 Fresco of the Blessed Virgin …More
A beautiful masterpiece by Victoria in excellent delivery by Michael Noone and Ensemble Plus Ultra. Uplifting your soul.
Link >>> Victoria: Litaniae de Beata Virgine a 8
Fresco of the Blessed Virgin Mary surrounded by the symbols of the Litany of Loreto:
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Hymne "Tibi Christe, Splendor Patris" · Choeur des moines de l'abbaye Notre Dame de Fontgombault

Beautiful Gregorian chant written by St. Rabanus Maurus in VIII-IX Century. Performed by Choeur des moines de l'abbaye Notre Dame de Fontgombault. Version by Michael Noone and Ensemble Plus Ultra to …More
Beautiful Gregorian chant written by St. Rabanus Maurus in VIII-IX Century. Performed by Choeur des moines de l'abbaye Notre Dame de Fontgombault. Version by Michael Noone and Ensemble Plus Ultra to the music of Tomas Louis de Victoria is as good or maybe even better.
Link here >>> Hymne "Tibi Christe"
English Translation:
Tibi, Christe, Splendor Patris:
O Jesu, lifespring of the soul,
The Father's power, and glory bright!
Thee with the angels we extol;
From Thee they draw their life and light. Thy thousand thousand hosts are spread Embattled o‘er the azure sky; But Michael bears Thy standard dread, And lifts the mighty Cross on high. He in that sign the rebel powers Did with their dragon prince expel; And hurl'd them from the heaven's high towers Down like a thunderbolt to hell. Grant us with Michael still, O Lord, Against the Prince of Pride to fight; So may a crown be our reward, Before the Lamb's pure throne of light. To God the Father glory be, And to his sole-begotten Son; The …More
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"When I had heard these words of the angel, I felt the most fervent desire to become the Mother of God" - "The Prophecies and Revelations of Saint …

"When I had heard these words of the angel /‘The child to be born in you is holy and will be called the Son of God. May his will be done as it pleases him'/, I felt the most fervent desire to become …More
"When I had heard these words of the angel /‘The child to be born in you is holy and will be called the Son of God. May his will be done as it pleases him'/, I felt the most fervent desire to become the Mother of God, and my soul spoke out of love and desire, saying: ‘See, here I am; your will be done in me!’ With these words, my Son was conceived in my womb to the indescribable joy of my soul and my every limb! While I had him in my womb, I bore him without any pain, without any heaviness or discomfort. I humbled myself in all things, knowing that he whom I bore was the Almighty!
When I gave birth to him, it was also without any pain or sin, just as I had conceived him, but with such exaltation and joy of soul and body that my feet did not feel the ground where they had been standing because of this indescribable joy! Just as he had entered my limbs to the joy of all my soul, he left my body, leaving my virginity intact, and my soul and whole body in a state of indescribable joy and …More

"Enamor yourself, dearest daughter, of this sweet and excellent state" - part VII - "THE DIALOGUE" OF SAINT CATHERINE OF SIENA - Translated by Algar …

"Enamor yourself, dearest daughter, of this sweet and excellent state, and gaze at those who run in this glorious light and holiness, for they have holy minds, and eat at the table of holy desire, and …More
"Enamor yourself, dearest daughter, of this sweet and excellent state, and gaze at those who run in this glorious light and holiness, for they have holy minds, and eat at the table of holy desire, and, with the light, have arrived at feeding on the food of souls, that is, the honor of Me, the Eternal Father, being clothed with burning love in the sweet garment of My Lamb, My only-begotten Son, namely His doctrine.
These do not lose their time in passing false judgments, either on My servants or the servants of the world, and they are never scandalized by any murmurings of men, either for their own sake or that of others. That is to say, in their own case they are content to endure anything for My Name's sake; and when an injury is done to some one else, they endure it with compassion of this injured neighbor, and without murmuring against him who caused the injury, or him who received it, because their love is not disordinate, but has been ordered in Me, the Eternal God."
Corrado Giaquinto …More
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"Those who are in this sweet light know it, and remain constantly in peace and quiet, and no one scandalizes them" - - part VI - "THE DIALOGUE" OF SAINT …

"Those who are in this sweet light know it, and remain constantly in peace and quiet, and no one scandalizes them, for they have cut away that thing by which stumbling-blocks are caused, namely their …More
"Those who are in this sweet light know it, and remain constantly in peace and quiet, and no one scandalizes them, for they have cut away that thing by which stumbling-blocks are caused, namely their own will. And all the persecutions, with which the world and the Devil can attack them, slide under their feet, standing, as they do, in the waters of many tribulations and temptations, and do not hurt them, for they remain attached to Me by the umbilical cord of fiery desire. Such a man rejoices in everything, nor does he make himself judge of My servants, or of any rational creature, but rejoices in every condition and in every manner of holiness which he sees, saying: 'Thanks be to You, Eternal Father, who have in Your House many mansions.' And he rejoices more in the different ways of holiness which he sees, than if he were to see all traveling by one road, because, in this way, he perceives the greatness of My Goodness become more manifest, and thus, rejoicing, draws from all the …More
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"For this reason, I withdrew myself even more from everyone, and was alone day and night" - "The Prophecies and Revelations of Saint Bridget (Birgitta …

"For this reason, I withdrew myself even more from everyone, and was alone day and night, fearing greatly, and most of all, that my mouth should say anything, or my ears hear anything against the will …More
"For this reason, I withdrew myself even more from everyone, and was alone day and night, fearing greatly, and most of all, that my mouth should say anything, or my ears hear anything against the will of my God, or that my eyes see anything alluring or harmful. I was also afraid in the silence, and very worried that I might be silent about things of which I should, instead, have spoken.
While I was worried in my heart like this, alone by myself and placing all my hope in God, an inspiration about God’s great power came over me, and I recalled how the angels and everything created serve him, and how his glory is indescribable and unlimited. While I was thus fascinated by this thought, I saw three wonderful things: I saw a star, but not the kind that shines in the sky; I saw a light, but not the kind that shines in this world; I smelled a fragrance, but not of herbs or anything else of this world. It was most delightful and truly indescribable, and it filled me up so completely that I …More
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It was a "very false news" - Bp. Strickland speaks about that:

"A fabricated and scurrilous message using my image & name is circulating which falsely depicts me making a statement advocating separation from the Catholic Church. I condemn this false use of my name …More
"A fabricated and scurrilous message using my image & name is circulating which falsely depicts me making a statement advocating separation from the Catholic Church. I condemn this false use of my name, I am a loyal son of the Catholic Church." - from his Twitter account.
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I saw an individual post this "Very false news" up here on Gloria. TV and then close comments. Outrageous to put words in a Bishop's mouth in such a …More
I saw an individual post this "Very false news" up here on Gloria. TV and then close comments.
Outrageous to put words in a Bishop's mouth in such a deceptive manner. I suspect that was grave subject matter.
I hope the individual gets banned permanently from Gloria.TV
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Explanation of the Holy Trinity by God the Eternal Father and who will see His Face! (Most people think that God the Father has no face). - Highly …

"You see now how truly My Word spoke, when He said: 'He who loves Me shall be one thing with Me.' Because, by following His doctrine with the affection of love, you are united with Him, and, being united …More
"You see now how truly My Word spoke, when He said: 'He who loves Me shall be one thing with Me.' Because, by following His doctrine with the affection of love, you are united with Him, and, being united with Him, you are united with Me, because We are one thing together. And so it is that I manifest Myself to you, because We are one and the same thing together.
Wherefore if My Truth said, 'I will manifest Myself to you,' He said the truth, because, in manifesting Himself, He manifested Me, and, in manifesting Me, He manifested Himself. But why did He not say, 'I will manifest My Father to you'? For three reasons in particular.
First, because He wished to show that He and I are not separate from each other, on which account He also made the following reply to S. Philip, when he said to Him, 'Show us the Father, and it is enough for us.' My Word said, 'Who sees Me sees the Father, and who sees the Father sees Me.' This He said because He was one thing with Me, and that which He had, He …
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Particular Judgment of Judas and other sinners - St. Catherine of Siena.

"This is that sin [despair] which is neither pardoned here nor there, because the soul would not be pardoned, depreciating My mercy. Therefore is this last sin graver to Me than all the other sins that …More
"This is that sin [despair] which is neither pardoned here nor there, because the soul would not be pardoned, depreciating My mercy. Therefore is this last sin graver to Me than all the other sins that the soul has committed.
Wherefore the despair of Judas displeased Me more, and was more grave to My Son than was his betrayal of Him. So that they are reproved of this false judgment, which is to have held their sin to be greater than My mercy, and, on that account, are they punished with the devils, and eternally tortured with them. And they are reproved of injustice because they grieve more over their condemnation than over My displeasure, and do not render to Me that which is Mine, and to themselves that which is theirs. For to Me, they ought to render love, and to themselves bitterness, with contrition of heart, and offer it to Me, for the offense they have done Me.
And they do the contrary because they give to themselves love, pitying themselves, and grieving on account of the pain …
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"Of the second reproof of injustice, and of false judgment" at the moment of death - St. Catherine of Siena.

"This second reproof, dearest daughter, is indeed a condemnation, for the soul has arrived at the end, where there can be no remedy, for she is at the extremity of death, where is the worm of conscience …More
"This second reproof, dearest daughter, is indeed a condemnation, for the soul has arrived at the end, where there can be no remedy, for she is at the extremity of death, where is the worm of conscience, which I told you was blinded self-love.
Now at the time of death, since she cannot get out of My hands, she begins to see, and therefore is gnawed with remorse, seeing that her own sin has brought her into so great evil. But if the soul have light to know and grieve for her fault, not on account of the pain of Hell that follows upon it, but on account of pain at her offense against Me, who am Supreme and Eternal Good, still she can find mercy.
But if she pass the Bridge of death without light, and alone, with the worm of conscience, without the hope of the Blood, and bewailing herself more on account of her first condemnation than on account of My displeasure, she arrives at eternal damnation.
And then she is reproved cruelly by My Justice of injustice and of false judgment, and not so …
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God the Eternal Father about the devotion to Most Gentle Mary.

"For my goodness, in deference to the Word, has decreed that anyone at all, just or sinner, who holds her [Mary, my only-begotten Son's most gentle mother] in due reverence will never be snatched or …More
"For my goodness, in deference to the Word, has decreed that anyone at all, just or sinner, who holds her [Mary, my only-begotten Son's most gentle mother] in due reverence will never be snatched or devoured by an infernal demon. She is like a bait set out by my goodness to catch my creatures.” - St. Catherine of Siena.
Sandro Botticelli - Madonna della melagrana - Madonna of the Pomegranate (ca. 1487):
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How can we poor sinners ever thank God for the gift of His Mother to us? Easy; Love, honor, venerate and spread devotion to her. How glorious she is!