13th December – St. Lucy
Those whose hearts are pure are temples of the Holy Spirit.
Those whose hearts are pure are temples of the Holy Spirit.
I am truly your merciful Mother, yours and all the people who live united in this land and of all the other people of different ancestries, my lovers, who love me, those who seek me, those who trust in me.
He who walking on the sea could calm the bitter waves, who gives life to the dying seeds of the earth….
In Loreto I am especially indebted to Our Lady.
I am a nobody, I am a small rope, a tiny ladder, the tail end, a leaf.
Truly the Lord is with you, to whom the Lord granted that all nature should owe as much to you as to himself.
Let us prepare the way of the Lord this Advent season with the practices of Prayer, Mortification and Examination of Conscience as we endure all the challenges, difficulties and struggles that come our way when we work hard in our spiritual lives. Let us also be encouraged by the Scriptures to keep on pushing harder everyday to come closer to God because God is with us and with Him, everything is possible - RevFICO
Children, I beseech you to correct your hearts and thoughts, so that you may be pleasing to God.
What must you do to have life? Before all else, the first thing you have to do is pray for courage every day to carry the cross the Lord has assigned you.
I do not worship matter, I worship the God of matter, who became matter for my sake.
It is not the actual physical exertion that counts towards a one’s progress, nor the nature of the task, but by the spirit of faith with which it is undertaken.
The value and meaning of every human sacrifice is revealed in the risen Christ
Love your friends in God and love your enemies for God.
My dear brothers and sisters, as we begin the Catholic Church’s new year today, let us be attentive to the words of Jesus to us today in the gospel reading saying "Be prepared and stay awake, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come." Let us truly and sincerely prepare ourselves for the coming of Christ this Advent season through prayer, mortification and examination of conscience.
We serve the one true God, and no threats will turn us away from Him.