A religious scene with Jesus Christ carrying a cross, surrounded by followers and Roman soldiers, with a city landscape in the background.

USE ME TO HELP OTHERS FIND YOUR HEALING LIGHT AND SAVING PRESENCE AS WELL

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GOD MADE US TO KNOW HIM, TO LOVE HIM AND TO SERVE HIM SO THAT WE CAN ENJOY ETERNAL LIFE WITH HIM FOREVER

OUR LOVE FOR GOD IS IN DIRECT PROPORTION TO OUR AWARNESS OF GOD’S LOVE FOR US.

EVERY SINGLE THING WE ENJOY IN LIFE COMES FROM THE MIGHTY AND MERCIFUL PROVIDENCE OF OUR HEAVENLY FATHER. WITHOUT GOD, WE CAN DO ABOSOLUTELY NOTHING.

A painting of Jesus Christ with long hair and beard, wearing a white robe and a yellow sash, holding his chest with both hands, looking solemn.

““I SOLEMNLY ASSURE YOU, THE MAN WHO HEARS MY WORD AND HAS FAITH IN HIM WHO SENT ME POSSESSES ETERNAL LIFE.”

A large, open antique book displayed on a stand, surrounded by smaller closed books, with intricate gold and wood carvings of religious figures and scenes in the background.

IF YOU WANT TO THINK LIKE GOD, YOU MUST CONSUME DAILY THE WORD OF GOD. IF YOU WANT TO THINK LIKE HUMAN BEINGS, CONSUME DAILY NEWS FROM THE INTERNET, TELEVISION, ECT. WE BECOME WHAT WE CONSUME.

A painting of Jesus Christ surrounded by his disciples, with a dark cloudy sky in the background.

OBEY MY WORDS, TAKE THE PATH I HAVE CHOSEN FOR YOU AND YOU WILL RECEIVE THE BLESSINGS OF MY FATHER’S KINGDOM, YOUR NAME WILL BE WRITTEN IN HEAVEN

FOR THIS IS WHY THE WORD BECAME MAN, AND THE SON OF GOD BECAME THE SON OF MAN; SO THAT MAN, BY ENTERING INTO COMMUNION WITH THE WORD AND RECEIVING DIVINE SONSHIP, MIGHT BECOME A SON OF GOD.

A religious painting depicting the Virgin Mary kneeling and praying, with a large seated angel or saint holding a shield with a Latin inscription, and cherubs or angels in the sky above. The scene includes a crucifixion figure in the background.

OUR SUFFERING IS BLESSING IN DISQUISE. NO CROSS, NO CROWN

A painting of Jesus Christ carrying a cross, with a woman in the background, likely depicting the biblical scene of Jesus on the way to his crucifixion.

OUR SUFFERING IS BLESSING IN DISQUISE. NO CROSS, NO CROWN

IF THERE BE A TRUE WAY THAT LEADS TO THE EVERLASTING KINGDOM, IT IS MOST CERTAINLY THAT OF SUFFERING, PATIENTLY ENDURED

A nun dressed in white and black robes kneeling in prayer by a lectern with a crucifix and open book inside a church, with a small window and candle holder on the wall.

WHAT IS THE CROSS WHICH CHRIST COMMANDS ME TO TAKE UP EACH DAY AS HIS DISCIPLE? WHEN MY WILL CROSSES WITH HIS WILL, THEN HIS WILL MUST BE DONE

A painting of an older person standing over a young girl sitting on the ground, with the older person touching the girl's head in a gesture of comfort or blessing. They are outside near a building with traditional architecture.

LIFE IS EMPTY UNLESS CHRIST IS LOVED AND PROFESSED, AND DEATH LOSES ITS STING WHEN OUR LIVES ARE CHRIST’S

WHAT MATTERS MOST IS NOT HOW MUCH OF THE BIBLE WE KNOW, BUT HOW MUCH OF IT WE OBEY.

A religious scene from a classical painting showing a woman sitting with her foot on a man’s lap, an older man with a beard gesturing towards her, and a young woman with a halo and wings holding a chalice.

ST. AGATHA

LABOUR WITHOUT STOPPING; DO ALL THE GOOD WORKS YOU CAN WHILE YOU STILL HAVE TIME

A religious painting of a young monk in a brown robe holding a branch with leaves in one hand and a book in the other, with a dark blue background.

St. Anthony of Padua

WHEN WE BLESS OTHERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO NEED SPIRITUAL AS WELL AS PHYSICAL AND MATERIAL HELP, GOD IN TURN BLESSES US

Religious painting depicting Jesus Christ on the cross with a halo, surrounded by angels. A man in a black robe kneels on the ground, reaching towards Jesus. A cherub holds a book with religious text. Clouds and a divine light illuminate the scene.

CORPUS CHRISTI

MY LIFE IS YOURS DEAR LORD. DO WITH ME AS YOU WILL

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LET NOTHING DISTURB YOU, LET NOTHING FRIGHTEN YOU. ALL THINGS PASS-GOD NEVER CHANGES.PATIENCE ACHIEVES ALL IT STRIVES FOR. WHOEVER HAS GOD LACKS NOTHING-GOD ALONE SUFFICES.

A religious painting of a priest or bishop in ornate robes with a lace collar, standing with his hand raised in blessing, next to an altar and a framed image of the Madonna and Child.

SAINT JOSEPH CAFASSO

(Blessed) (19th century) Born in 1811 at Castelnuovo d’ Asti, he was ordained priest in 1833, and three years later was appointed Professor of Moral Theology at the ecclesiastical college at Turin. Ten years later he was appointed superior of the college and he remained in that position till his death in 1860. He led a very penitential life and was renowned for his devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and as a confessor. He was beatified in 1925

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IN THIS PRESENT LIFE WE WILL ENCOUNTER TRIALS, DIFFICULTIES, AND PERSECUTION, WE CAN FACE THEM ALONE OR WE CAN FOLLOW JESUS, THE TRUE SHEPERD, WHO WILL BRING US SAFELY THROUGH EVERY DIFFICULTY TO THE PLACE OF PEACE AND SECURITY WITH GOD.

Colorful stained glass windows depicting the Virgin Mary praying on the left and the archangel Michael with a sword on the right, with a dove at the top.

St Cosmas and St Damian

KEEP YOUR LIVES FREE FROM LOVE OF MONEY, AND BE SATISFIED WITH WHAT YOU HAVE. FOR GOD HAS SAID, “I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU, I WILL NEVER ABANDON YOU.”

A young woman dressed in medieval-style green and red clothing, sitting at a spinning wheel, with a halo around her head and a black silhouette of a person working in the background.

St Elizabeth of Hungary

WHICH WILL YOU CHOOSE; MY WAY OR GOD’S WAY, MY WILL OR GOD’S WILL?

“ESSENTIALLY, THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE, BECAUSE THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF LOVE. ONE IS HOLY, THE OTHER SELFISH. ONE IS SUBJECT TO GOD; THE OTHER ENDEAVORS TO EQUAL HIM.”

A painting of five people in traditional clothing sitting inside a rustic wooden house. An older man and woman sit with a young boy, while two women stand nearby. The scene suggests a family gathering or domestic moment.

“TAKE NO REVENGE AND CHERISH NO GRUDGE AGAINST YOUR FELLOW COUNTRYMEN. YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF. I AM THE LORD”

A woman lying in bed, and a man kneeling beside her with his head bowed in prayer or mourning.

“IF YOU FORGIVE OTHERS THEIR TRANSGRESSIONS, YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER WILL FORGIVE YOU. BUT IF YOU DO NOT FORGIVE OTHERS, NEITHER WILL YOUR FATHER FORGIVE YOUR TRANSGRESSIONS.”

A man in black robes standing near a pond, surrounded by trees and flowers, with butterflies fluttering nearby.

St Francis

I BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE A FATHER TO ME EVERY MOMENT OF MY LIFE, AND THAT I AM YOUR CHILD!

A painting of an elderly man with a beard and mustache, praying with clasped hands, looking up towards a light source.

ST PETER IN PRAYER

THE OUR FATHER: ANYONE WHO HAS NOT FORGIVEN FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE HEART THE BROTHER OR SISTER WHO HAS DONE HIM WRONG WILL ONLY OBTAIN FROM THIS PRAY HIS OWN CONDEMNATION, RATHER THAN ANY MERCY.

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IN CHRIST WE CAN NEVER BE ALONE, FOR THE FATHER IS WITH US

TRUE DELIGHT AND ENCOURAGEMENT ARE BASED NOT ON GETTING OUR WAY BUT ON FINDING OUT GOD’S

Painting of a nun in a black habit and white coif, with a white collar, against a plain background.

Maria Faustyna Kowalska

I PLACE MY LIFE INTO YOUR HANDS, DEAR LORD. DO WITH ME AS YOU WISH. JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU

A painting of an older man with gray hair and a beard, looking upwards with a hopeful expression. He is holding a wooden stick or staff, and a gun is resting on his lap. The background is dark, and he is wearing a blue jacket and a brown bag.

YOUR LIFE CONSIST IN DRAWING NEARER TO GOD. TO DO THIS YOU MUST ENDEAVOR TO DETACH YOURSELF FROM VISIBLE THINGS AND REMEMBER THAT IN A SHORT TIME THEY WILL BE TAKEN FROM YOU.

A dramatic painting of two men fighting; one standing and grabbing the other from the ground, who is reaching up with his hand.

Cain and Abel

SIN DOESN’T JUST HAPPEN; IT FIRST GROWS AS A SEED IN ONE’S HEART. UNLESS IT IS MASTERED, BY GOD’S GRACE, IT GROWS LIKE A WEED AND CHOKES THE LIFE OUT OF US

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

First Commandment: “I am the Lord your God, you shall not have strange gods before Me.” 

Have I denied God? Have I been ashamed of or denied my faith in front of others? Have I ridiculed the teachings or practices of the Church? Have I neglected my prayers? Have I used witchcraft, Wicca, or other Occult practices? Have I practiced various forms of superstition, such as fortune tellers, mediums, ouija boards, tarot cards?

Second Commandment: “Do not take the name of the Lord in vain.” 

Do I use God’s name carelessly, in anger or in surprise? Have I called down evil upon anyone or anything?

Third Commandment: “Keep holy the Sabbath Day.”

Have I, through my own fault, failed to come to Mass each Sunday and every Holy Day of Obligation? Do I arrive at Mass late or leave early without good reason? Do I allow myself to be distracted at Mass?

Fourth Commandment: “Honor your father and mother.” 

Have I disobeyed my parents or treated them with disrespect? Have I neglected my elderly parents? Am I disrespectful, impolite, or discourteous toward my family? Have I neglected my work or my studies? Have I been helpful in my home? Am I disrespectful toward the elderly? Am I disobedient to the civil law or to those in authority such as the police?

Fifth Commandment: “You shall not kill.”

Have I killed anyone? Did I have an abortion or help another to have an abortion? Have I mutilated my body or another’s body? Did I attempt suicide or seriously consider thoughts of suicide? Do I act violently by fighting or hitting others? Have I been guilty of the sin of racism? Have I had thoughts of hatred toward another? Do I deliberately harbor unkind and revengeful thoughts about others? Have I taken revenge? Have I used harsh or abusive language toward another? Do I act rudely, impolitely, or ridicule others? Have I taken illegal drugs or abused prescription drugs? Have I sold or distributed illegal drugs? Do I neglect to take proper care of my body? Do I eat too much or sleep too much? Do I drink alcoholic beverages in excess? Have I allowed myself to become intoxicated? Am I too concerned about my health or appearance? Am I cruel to animals?

Sixth & Ninth Commandments: “Do not commit adultery. Do not covet your neighbor’s wife.” 

Have I had an affair? Have I cheated on my spouse or with another’s spouse? Have I had sexual relations outside of marriage? Have I desired or done impure things? Have I taken pleasure in entertaining impure thoughts or desires? Have I read impure material, listened to music with impure lyrics, or looked at impure images, whether in photos or on television or in movies or on the Internet? Have I aroused sexual desire in myself or another by impure kissing, embracing, or touching? Have I committed impure actions alone, i.e., masturbation? Have I committed homosexual acts or other unnatural acts? Do I use artificial contraception, whether surgical, barrier or chemical methods? Have I dressed immodestly or been too concerned with the way I look? Do I use vulgar language or tell or listen to impure jokes or stories?

Seventh and Tenth Commandments: “You shall not steal. Do not covet your neighbor’s goods.” 

Have I taken anything that was not my own? Have I damaged private or public property or defaced it by vandalism? Have I been guilty of shop-lifting? Have I accepted or bought stolen property or helped someone to steal? Have I bribed someone? Have I borrowed something without the owner’s permission? Have I failed to return something I borrowed? Do I waste money or spend it extravagantly? Do I gamble excessively? Have I harbored a greed for money or worldly possessions? Have I made money, or any possession, a false god? Do I waste goods or food? Have I cheated on tests or schoolwork? Have I cheated in games or sports?

Eighth Commandment: “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” 

Have I lied deliberately? Have I slandered others? Do I gossip about others or listen to gossip? Have I told a secret I was asked to keep? Have I betrayed someone’s trust? Have I criticized anyone uncharitably? Do I make rash judgments and harbor false suspicions about others? Have I deliberately misled or deceived anyone? Have I told half-truths? Have I refused to forgive someone or held a grudge against him or her? Have I failed to apologize or make amends to someone I offended?

THE TIME WILL COME WHEN PEOPLE WILL NOT TOLERATE SOUND DOCTRINE BUT, FOLLOWING THEIR OWN DESIRES, WILL SURROUND THEMSELVES WITH TEACHERS WHO TICKLE THEIR EARS. THEY WILL STOP LISTENING TO THE TRUTH AND WILL WANDER OFF TO FABLES. DOES THAT SOUND LIKE OUR WORLD TODAY?

Wisdom

  1. For by mere chance were we born, and hereafter we shall be as though we had not been; Because the breath in our nostrils is smoke, and reason a spark from the beating of our hearts,

  2. And when this is quenched, our body will be ashes and our spirit will be poured abroad like empty air.

  3. Even our name will be forgotten in time and no one will recall our deeds. So our life will pass away like the traces of a cloud, and will be dispersed like a mist. Pursued by the sun’s rays and overpowered by its heat.

  4. For our lifetime is the passing of a shadow; and our dying cannot be deferred because it is fixed with a seal; and no one returns.

  5. Come, therefore, let us enjoy the good things that are here, and make use of creation with youthful zest.

  6. Let us have our fill of costly wine and perfumes, and let no springtime blossom pass us by; let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.

  7. Let no meadow be free from our wantonness; everywhere let us leave tokens of our merriment, for this is our portion, and this our lot.

  8. Let us oppress the righteous poor; let us neither spare the widow nor revere the aged for hair grown white with time.

  9. But let our strength be our norm of righteousness; for weakness proves itself useless.

  10. Let us lie in wait for the righteous one, because he is annoying to us; he opposes our actions, Reproaches us for transgressions of the law and charges us with violations of our training.

  11. He professes to have knowledge of God and styles himself a child of the LORD.

  12. To us he is the censure of our thoughtsmerely to see him is a hardship for us,

  13. Because his life is not like that of others and different are his ways.

  14. He judges us debased; he holds aloof from our paths as from things impure. He calls blest the destiny of the righteousand boasts that God is his Father.

  15. Let us see whether his words be true; let us find out what will happen to him in the end.

  16. For if the righteous one is the son of God, God will help him and deliver him from the hand of his foes.

  17. With violence and torture let us put him to the test that we may have proof of his gentleness and try his patience.

  18. Let us condemn him to a shameful death; for according to his own words, God will take care of him.”

  19. These were their thoughts, but they erred; for their wickedness blinded them,

  20. And they did not know the hidden counsels of God; neither did they count on a recompense for holiness nor discern the innocent souls’ reward.

  21. For God formed us to be imperishable; the image of his own nature he made us.

  22. But by the envy of the devil, death entered the world, and they who are allied with him experience it.

REMEMBER THAT GOD WANTS YOU TO SPEND WHATEVER TIME YOU HAVE LEFT ON EARTH DEDICATED TO GROWING IN HOLINESS AND SERVING HIS HOLY WILL. DOING SO WILL IMBUE YOUR LIFE WITH A QUALITY THAT SURPASSES MERE LONGEVITY.

"O Father, give us the humility which realizes its ignorance, admits its mistakes, recognizes its need, welcomes advice, accepts rebuke. Help us always to praise rather than to criticize, to sympathize rather than to discourage, to build rather than to destroy, and to think of people at their best rather than at their worst. This we ask for thy name's sake

WHAT IS BORN OF FLESH IS FLESH AND WHAT IS BORN OF SPIRIT IS SPIRIT. “YOU MUST BE BORN FROM ABOVE.” THE WIND BLOWS WHERE IT WILLS, AND YOU CAN FEEL IT, AND HEAR THE SOUND IT MAKES, BUT YOU DON’T KNOW WHERE IT COMES FROM OR WHERE IT GOES; SO IT IS WITH EVERYONE WHO IS BORN OF SPIRIT.

TRANSLATE; JESUS TO NICODEMUS, “ I ASSURE YOU AND MOST SOLEMNLY SAY TO YOU, UNLESS A PERSON IS BORN AGAIN (BAPTISTED: REBORN FROM ABOVE-SPIRITUALLY TRANSFORMED, RENEWED, SANCTIFIED), HE CANNOT (EVER) SEE AND EXPERIENCE THE KINGDOM OF GOD.

WHEN YOU ACCEPT GOD’S WORD, YOU ENTER INTO A NEW WAY OF LIFE. THE OLD WAY IS GONE, YOU ARE A NEW PERSON.

REAL LIFE IS A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LIVING GOD, RELATIONSHIP OF TRUST, LOVE, OBEDIENCE, PEACE, AND JOY.