Oh, Tom, I love this. It is so, so true. We could benefit, perhaps, in those hard moments by going into our rooms, closing the door, getting on our knees and begging Our Blessed Mother for the right things to say and to help us be the kind of Mother she is.
"6. The three powers of a flame And just as there are three powers in the glowing heat of a flame, so the one God is in three persons. How is this? The flame consists of splendid brightness, purple vigour and fiery glow. It has a splendid brightness so that it can shine its light, a purple vigour so that it can maintain its existence, and a fiery glow so that it can burn. Consider the Father in the splendid brightness, for he sends out his brightness to the faithful through the goodness of his fatherhood; and in the purple vigour held within the flame and containing its strength, consider the Son, who assumed a body from the Virgin in which the godhead declared its marvels; and in the fiery glow perceive the Holy Spirit, who pours his fire over the minds of believers.But the flame will not be seen if there is no splendid brightness, or purple vigour, or fiery glow; in the same way, God is not worthily honoured in any place where neither the Father, Son, nor Holy Spirit is venerated."
[Saint HILDEGARD OF BINGEN ~ XI-XII Century AD; Bermersheim, Holy Roman Empire/Bingen am Rhein, Holy Roman Empire, aged 81; Abbess, Polymath, Writer, Composer, Mystic, Visionary, Philosopher, Medical Writer and Practitioner, Composer of Sacred Monophony, Virgin, Founder, Doctor of the Church] “5. The Trinity (Scivias II, 2) The illustration accompanying this vision of the Trinity in the Rupertsberg codex shows a series of three concentric coloured circles with a large figure of a man standing in the middle. The subtlety with which Hildegard uses imagery to explain the mysteries of the Trinity should be compared with her letter to Odo of Soissons (4) on the same subject. Scivias, Part II, vision 2 Then I saw an extremely bright light and in the light the figure of a man the colour of sapphire, and it was all burning in a delightful red fire. And the bright light flooded through all the red fire, and the red fire through all the bright light, and the bright light and the red fire shone …Mwy
"Therefore the salvation of love did not originate in us, for we neither knew nor were able to love God for our salvation; rather, it came from our Creator and Lord,who loved his people so much that he sent his Son for our salvation, as leader and Saviour of the faithful, who washed all our wounds. Thus also he shed that sweet balm from which all the good things of our salvation flow. Therefore, O human creature, you too should know that God is not affected by any adverse mutability, for the Father is the Father, the Son is the Son, the Holy Spirit is the Holy Spirit;these three persons exist indivisibly in the unity of the godhead. How does this come about?"
There's no question about it, the same Vatican that WON’T evangelize jews and any other false religions, as they opose "religious proselytism", the same Vatican who abandoned the real Catholic Church in China to embrace the chinese communist party's false church, the same Vatican who stands proudly with the celebrated female bishop of the UK, WILL excommunicate the FSSPX. What will you do? I understand, it’s not like we can burn tires and throw stones like some people do in countries around the world, perhaps NOT even a march of protest will turn false prophet Leo's decision, but 1st things first... Can an antipope excommunicate? Can a false prophet push your faith away? Can a promoter if beautiful lies cast you out from the grasp of our Lord? Exactly! Leo has no power to eclipse your strong faith, but the thing he can do is to make you suffer. Embrace such suffering, welcome it, walk towards the desert WILLINGLY... DO NOT frown, do not call him names even if it is impossible, I know,…Mwy
St. John Chrysostom ~~~ What is the use of believing in Christ, if we do not live as He commanded. The demons also believe; what they lack is obedience and love...
The Dialogue of Saint Catherine of Siena St. Catherine, one of the few remarkable women declared a Doctor of the Church, did not write this text with a pen and ink, but dictated it while in a state of ecstasy, recording a continuous, intimate dialogue with God the Father. The Dialogue is a practical, soul-stirring conversation for anyone seeking clarity, certainty, and an unshakeable connection to the Divine. Discovering Your God-Given Mission
“Pope Francis was like a second father to me, and I still miss him deeply,” said his nurse, Massimiliano Strappetti, 56, in an interview with Corriere.it on April 19. Francis hated hospital stays and joked whenever he had to go to Gemelli Hospital: “You’ll see—the cardinals are preparing the conclave now.” “Every morning when he woke up, he would ask me, ‘Hello, who died today?’ That was just how he was,” Strappetti recalled. One day, Strappetti told Francis that he was divorced and living with another woman. The pope replied: “And what’s the problem?” He then asked: “Do they let you receive Communion? If not, tell me the names of those priests who refuse - I’ll go speak to them myself!” For Strappetti, Francis was a “surprising” pope. #newsAzcbcontal
Vatican's message is: "We welcome heretics, sodomites and public sinners, we excommunicate Catholics." And who still thinks they represent Catholic Church???
Saint Joseph the Worker - May 1 Readings proper for the feast: Gn. 1:26-2:3 or Col. 3:14-24; Mt 13:54-58 Today is a wonderful occasion to reflect on the importance of work in the life of the human person, the family and the community. We are made in the image and likeness of God, we participate with God in the work of maintaining and sanctifying His creation. We work with Jesus; Jesus said “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working” (Jn. 5:17). Every day, St. Joseph, as a carpenter, provided for the family's needs with manual work. Thus the Church rightly points to him as the patron of workers. The dignity of the human person is constructed through work, and in the light of this truth, we can clearly perceive the fundamental connection between the person, work and society. Human activity - the Second Vatican Council recalls - proceeds from the human person and is ordered to the person. According to God's design and will, it must serve the true good of …Mwy
Transparency on Trial: The London Palace Appeal and Legal Tensions in Vatican City A heated legal battle unfolds in the Vatican courts over the full disclosure of case documents in the London Palace appeal, raising questions about due
29.04.2026 COULD THE SSPX GET A COURT ORDER TO STOP THE EXCOMMUNICATION ? : FERNANDEZ INTERPRETS VC 2 IRRATIONALLY.COERCES OTHERS TO DO THE SAME Cardinal Fernandez confuses implicit cases of LG 8, 14, 16, UR 3, NA2 , GS 22 etc as being explicit exceptions for the dogma EENS etc. This is irrational. He wants the SSPX to follow this irrational interpretation of the Council to avoid excommunication. This is coercion and deception. This is also a secular issue. Could the SSPX get a court order to stop the excommunication citing the dishonest interpretation of Vatican Council II by Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith? Similarly Bishop Peter Libasci and Fr. Georges de Laire, in the diocese of Manchester in New Hampshire, USA were dishonest on Vatican Council II, interpreting what was implicit as being explicit, with the approval of the DDF (CDF).This was when a case was filed by Laire against Michael Voris of Church Militant TV.…Mwy