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Bishop Varden comments on his time at the Amoris Laetitia conference & possibility of Holy Communion for divorced/re-married:
“A principal pastoral concern in such situations is to recall the bigger picture, letting sufferers discover the potentially productive sense of their troubles, which may serve to lessen selfishness and purify love. Marriage, no less than monastic life, is a school of conversion.
Concerning ‘irregular’ relationships, I find our Catholic communities normally embrace these maturely and well. It can be liberating for persons in such situations to be in a setting where their ‘irregularity’ is acknowledged, not relativised; and where they are yet embraced with Christian friendship, enabled to contribute to the community.
I think of the example of many faithful people I know who, Sunday after Sunday, come up for a blessing at the time of Communion, knowing they cannot accede to the sacrament, yet entrusting themselves to God’s mercy at work in the Church.
Their example of fidelity does much to build up the Christian community. It testifies to the vital realism of the sacrament and to the virtue of hope. Sacramental exile sustained over time can prepare a joyful homecoming.
Christ gave us his rigorous commandments to educate us and to liberate us from ourselves, ‘that we might live no longer for ourselves but for him who died and rose again for us’ (Fourth Eucharistic Prayer). His intention is to make us grow in stature into new, divinised life.
That life must always be the aim we propose to people, not merely human affirmation — though we all need a bit of that as well.”
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Le discours complet du Pape ce matin sur son voyage en France : une visite placée sous le signe de la “renaissance”
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Samedi, les Français se sont vus.
Leur nombre. Leur unité. Leur visage.
Pas celui qu’on leur montre tous les soirs – ceux qui brûlent les voitures, qui cassent, qui agressent. Le vrai. Des familles, des jeunes, des enfants sur les épaules, des bébés tendus vers la papamobile. Une marée humaine de l’Étoile à la Concorde, et pas une vitrine touchée.
Ce pays que l’on dit fracturé, épuisé, perdu – il était là. Il s’est compté. Et il s’est découvert immense.
La Concorde. La place où la Révolution a coupé la tête du roi. Aujourd’hui, on y dit la messe. Plus de deux siècles pour faire le tour – mais le tour est fait.
Ils répètent 600 000 comme un mantra. Le chiffre fait peur ? Peu importe le chiffre. L’essentiel, c’est que tous ces gens se sont vus.
Je rappelle juste comment ça s’est passé chez nous.
Juin 1979. Jean-Paul II à Varsovie. Le régime compte sur l’indifférence. Il voit arriver des millions de Polonais. Le pape dit : « Que ton Esprit descende et renouvelle la face de la terre. De cette terre. »
Et chaque Polonais découvre une chose très simple : je ne suis pas seul.
Le communisme ne tenait pas par les chars. Il tenait parce que chacun croyait être seul à ne plus y croire. Un an plus tard, Solidarność. Dix ans plus tard, la liberté.
Une foule qui casse, un pouvoir sait la gérer – il en a même besoin. Une foule qui prie, il ne sait pas. Surtout quand elle rentre chez elle en sachant qu’elle est nombreuse.
C’est comme ça que nous avons retrouvé notre liberté en Pologne. C’est comme ça que nous avons vaincu le communisme. 🇵🇱🗽
La France vit-elle son moment Solidarność ? Un réveil ? 🇫🇷⚜️
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De cette belle ville de Paris, je prie avec ferveur pour que l’eau vive de l’Esprit Saint se répande sur toute la France. Je pense à vous, chères familles, à vous chers jeunes, également à vous, chers catéchumènes et néophytes qui entreprenez le chemin de la foi. Que le don de l’Esprit Saint fasse de vous des témoins vivants prêts à répandre autour de vous la civilisation de l’amour. #VoyageApostolique #France
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Saint Augustine perfectly describes mad trads:
“You’ll find people grumbling about their times and saying that the times of our parents were good. Suppose, though, they could be whisked back to the times of their parents, they would still grumble even then.”
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This is one of my fav videos to watch.
The Maronite words of consecration, spoken in the very same language of Christ.
Whenever I feel anxious or just need to hear something beautiful, I return to this.
Take 2 mins today. Let it wash over you. 🕊️
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How to Be Protected Against Sorcery and Demons: The Real Christian Way to Stay Protected.
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La frat saint pie X ça va trop loin.
Un homme de 49 ans vole 36 paquets de pistaches et 21 gels douche chez Lidl et invoque «l’état de nécessité» ➡️ l.leparisien.fr/KhxH
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Je vous la fais courte : un couple a adopté deux bébés abandonnés. Un bébé sans bras ni jambes et un autre malade, sans espérance de vie, qui a finalement survécu. Ils rencontrent le pape parce que, surprise, ILS SONT CATHOLIQUES. Est-ce qu’il ya des gens qui feraient ça sans être catholiques?
Tommaso and Pina gave a testimony today in front of Pope Leo in Pompei - one that should be a lesson for the whole world. A leason of unconditional love.
They are married for 24 years and are parents of two children: a 17-year-old and a 4-year-old.
After a few years of marriage they learned that they can’t have biological children but they said „the Lord transformed this fragility of ours into a vocation.”
In 2008, they learned through a report in the media „that an unrecognized newborn,
without limbs, had been left in a hospital in Campania; he had been named Matteo, a gift from God.”
„We didn't hesitate to contact the hospital,” Tommaso said today, on the feast of Our Lady of Pompei, adding that once the documentation in the juvenile court was completed „We were the ones who received that gift: Matteo became our son!”
„On his first birthday, we decided to entrust Matteo to Our Lady of Pompeii with a Mass celebrated right here.”
In 2022, on the occasion of World Family Day, Tomasso and Pina were invited to Pompeii for the Regional Family Meeting.
On that occasion, a married couple, Roberta and Alfredo, responsible for the "Oasi Vergine del Sorriso" family home at the Shrine of Pompeii, shared their experience.
They had a newborn baby with them, Tomasso said, adding: „we looked at her and immediately understood that she was a special child. We went to meet the baby several times at the family home; there, Roberta told us that Maria had been abandoned in the hospital at birth.”
Maria was suffering from what doctors diagnosed as terminal illness, giving her a year of life.
„For these reasons, there was no family willing to adopt her. Maria cannot see or hear; she has a tracheostomy and
eats through a feeding tube. We decided to be her parents and we gave our all.”
Sadly, the Juvenile Court's initial decision was negative: „we were already
parents of a special child and, out of caution, we couldn't adopt another.”
Then, a few weeks later, on November 13, 2022, on the occasion of the descent of the painting of the Madonna, Roberta, the caregiver of a child, took the little girl and brought her right in front of Our Lady, „placing her little hand on the
painting.”
Two days later, the court summoned Tommaso and Pina again, „giving us the necessary consent for the adoption.”
In June 2022, Maria received Holy Baptism, with baptismal name "Rosaria."
Maria Rosaria turned 4 in February.
On the video Pope Leo blesses the whole family with much affection.
Video: Vatican Media
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I recently spoke with a friend who knows this nun. I will share a message (with permission) from my friend here. Please join us in praying for the conversion of the attacker.
“I saw [her] yesterday and the day before at Mass at St Stephen's. We talked after Mass. She is indeed injured with a visible wound to her head from the horrible attack (she was pushed to the ground and hit her temple on a stone, and then she was kicked). Thank God, she has no further complications. She said the attacker was a middle-aged religious Jew, and the picture she showed me places him somewhere between the hareidi (ultra-Orthodox) and the dati leumi (religious nationalist) camps. She said she was rescued by 3 other Jews who stopped the attacker from continuing to kick her. She told me the attacker was arrested, and she gave testimony at the police. She said that the Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs called her personally to apologize for the attack. She also said that she is praying for the conversion of her attacker, and I agreed to do so too.” - Leah Maryam, 4/31/26
Reposting this because I was informed by someone else I should not share the name of the nun. If you saw the original post, please do not share her name.
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A few weeks ago, Queen Rania of Jordan kindly asked Pope Leo about the safety situation in Lebanon as his visit drew near. He responded firmly and serenely: “Well, we are going.”
We are so grateful that he went. What a powerful testimony of faith, courage, and love we have witnessed in these days, and what a memorable journey for the Church and for Lebanon.
Let us keep praying for our brothers and sisters in this beautiful and wounded country, entrusting them to the Lord and to the intercession of Our Lady of Harissa and all the saints of Lebanon.
📹 Eastern Christians
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Nous n’aimons pas demander d’aide en général, mais face à l’invisibilisation dont nous faisons l’objet et qui est encore jamais vue pour notre part, nous avons besoin de vous.
Nous ne vous demandons pas grand-chose, juste de citer ce tweet en appelant à nous rejoindre.
Un grand merci d’avance 🫶
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JUST IN: Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa & other Heads of Churches in Jerusalem today issue statement condemning what they call “yet another violent assault that targeted the West Bank Christian town of Taybeh,” a “peaceful & faithful community rooted in the land of Christ.”
This “grievous incident,” they say, “forms part of an alarming pattern of settler violence against West Bank communities.” The Heads of the Christian Churches in Jerusalem “demand” that the Israeli government “hold accountable those responsible for these crimes,” protect vulnerable communities, & “uphold its obligations under international law.” Full statement here (and below): lpj.org/en/news/statement-on…
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Heartbreaking, this entire Syrian Christian family of twenty was murdered by jihadists in Sweida.
Druze and Christians in Syria are being slaughtered, raped, tortured, beheaded.
Where are the eyes of the world?
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بيان صحفي أولي من البطريركية اللاتينية - Press Release of Latin Patriarchate
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Qui a créé le corps des pompiers?
Qui a permis aux femmes d’accéder à toutes les maîtrises?
Qui a autorisé l'installation de pompes à feu, pour approvisionner Paris en eau de manière régulière?
Qui a créé le Mont-de-piété à Paris pour décourager l'usure et venir en aide aux petites gens?
Qui a financé sur ses propres deniers la première école pour sourds muets et la première école pour les aveugles ?
Qui a interdit à la marine de guerre d’attaquer les bateaux de pêche des nations ennemies ?
Qui a donné le droit aux femmes mariées et aux mineurs de toucher eux-mêmes leurs pensions sans demander à leur mari ou tuteur ?
Qui a le premier employé le terme de « justice sociale »?
Qui a ordonné aux hôpitaux militaires de traiter les blessés ennemis comme les blessés français ?
Qui a aboli le servage, le droit de mainmorte et la torture?
Qui a aboli la question préparatoire ?
Qui a fait construire les premières infirmeries dans les prisons ?
Qui a financé tous les aménagements de l’hôtel-Dieu pour que chaque malade ait son propre lit individuel ?
Qui a fondé l’hôpital des enfants malades ?
Qui a crée le musée des sciences et techniques, futur centre national des Arts et Métiers ?
Qui a fondé l’école des mines ?
Qui a financé sur ses propres deniers les premières expériences d’aérostation ?
Louis XVI.
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Protesters in Damascus chant:
“How beautiful is death at your doors, O our Church.”
A powerful stand of faith and defiance after the Saint Elias Church massacre.
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6 mai = fête de Saint Jean devant la Porte Latine >>>
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