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The Mother of a Priest
π§ππ π π’π§πππ₯ π’π π π£π₯πππ¦π§. ~ This is how the mothers of the priests enter heaven. When a priest is ordained, his hands are anointed with oil by the bishop. Then his hands are cleaned with a white linen towel called a maniturgium. The oil used on the priest’s hands is sacred, previously blessed by…
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The MANY GRACES of SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
β The MANY GRACES of SPIRITUAL COMMUNION A spiritual communion, according to St. Thomas, consists in an ardent desire to receive Jesus in the most Holy Sacrament, and in lovingly embracing Him as if we had actually received Him. How pleasing these spiritual communions are to God, and the many graces which He bestows through…
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THE CHALICE OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
THE CHALICE OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Made in Rome by Pius IX in 1854 so that it could be used for the offering of the Holy Sacrifice on the day in which the dogma of the Immaculate Conception would be defined, it enchants the eye of the beholder with the splendor of almost 700 diamonds…
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Holy Bible Extra Books
β EXTRA BOOKS IN THE BIBLE? QUESTION : Why did the Catholic Church add extra books to the Bible? Why do Catholic Bibles have more books? I heard they were added at the Council of Trent, is this true? ANSWER : Let me explain a few things before I get into this one. 1 –…
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Mother Mary Powerful Pray used in Exorcism
β EXORCISED THROUGH THE HOLY ROSARY Blessed Alan said that a man he knew of had desperately tried all kinds of devotions to rid himself of the evil spirit who possessed him, but without success. Finally he thought of wearing his Rosary around his neck, which eased him considerably. He discovered that whenever he took…
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Stock of Adam
IT WAS FITTING FOR THE SON OF GOD TO ASSUME HUMAN NATURE FROM THE STOCK OF ADAM Augustine says: βGod was able to assume human nature elsewhere than from the stock of Adam who by his sin had enslaved the whole human race; yet God thought it better to assume human nature from the conquered…
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The Agpeya Book of the Seven Canonical Hour
St-Takla.orgThe AgpeyaThe Coptic Orthodox Prayer Book of the Seven Canonical Hours(English Agbya -Arabic Agpeya – French Agbaya – Add Agbeya in another language) St-Takla.org Divider of Saint TaklaHaymanot’s website ΩΨ§Ψ΅Ω – Ω ΩΩΨΉ Ψ§ΩΨ£ΩΨ¨Ψ§ ΨͺΩΩΨ§ΩΩΩ Ψ§ΩΩΨͺ * The Origin of the word Agpeya: The word, Agpeya ajpia, is a Coptic (ancient Egyptian) word meaning βBook of Hours.β…
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Our Lady of Guadalupe
β What makes the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe so mysterious? The most-visited Marian shrine in the world is in Mexico City, and houses what is perhaps the most mysterious Catholic icon in the world: the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The cloak on which the image appears, called a tilma, is woven…
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DEFENDING BLESSED VIRGIN MARY’S IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
β DEFENDING BLESSED VIRGIN MARY’S IMMACULATE CONCEPTION ( Apologetics – Mariology) December 8 Feast day (A Day of Obligation ) The Immaculate Conception was just an invention of the Catholic church ..”for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” Romans 3:23- So Mary is a sinner too just like everyone else-…
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Hanukkah Miracle of Lights
December 7 to December 15 Hanukkah starts the evening of December 7 and ends on December 15. Hanukkah: Feast of DedicationBefore we understand the connection between Hanukkah and Jesus, we need to review the backstory of the holiday. First of all, every December someone starts the debate over how to properly spell the name of…