Month: December 2024

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (LifeSiteNews) — Pope Francis wrote to the increasingly persecuted Catholics in Nicaragua today, telling them that their trust in Christ and faithfulness to the Church are the “two great beacons that illuminate your existence.” In a December 2 letter addressed … Continue reading → The post Pope Francis writes letter in support of persecuted Catholics…

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Readings for the Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, Priest Reading 1 Is 11:1-10 On that day,A shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse,and from his roots a bud shall blossom.The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him:a Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,A Spirit of counsel and of strength,a Spirit of knowledge and…

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John Adams was the second President of the United States.  He was also a man of his time who lived in a very anti-Catholic country. As such he was unsympathetic to the Catholic faith by heredity, creed, and conviction.  However, he did attend Mass on occasion, and his writings about these visits show attraction mixed…

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Saint Francis Xavier was trapped on a rickety ship bound for Japan. His comrade lay on the brink of death, while the ship’s captain offered sacrifices to demons on deck, which would again tell the captain to abandon the voyage, break his oaths, and kill the Christians. The typhoons were coming, and pirates could be…

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Ye modern throng, whose tinsel joys reveal The strain’d and labour’d ecstasies you feel; Whose empty pastimes hold a spurious bliss, And feebly copy brighter days than this: Your clumsy games suspend, and pause to hear Of genuine mirth, and … Continue reading → The post Yuletide Self-Defence appeared first on Catholicism.org.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Despite the problems and worries in the world, Jesus invites Christians to look toward heaven, trust in his saving love and make room for him in order to find hope again, Pope Francis said. “Sadness is awful,” he told visitors gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Angelus Dec. 1, the…

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(ACI MENA/CNA) — A gun was placed near a Nativity scene on Nov. 23 in the town of Faraya in the Keserwan District of Mount Lebanon in the country of Lebanon, sparking outrage among locals. Residents gathered in the town … Continue reading → The post Vandals target Nativity scene in Lebanon appeared first on…

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St. Francis Xavier was a Navarrese-Basque Roman Catholic missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre on April 7, 1506. His father was a privy counselor and finance minister to King John III of Navarre. He was the youngest in his family and resided in a castle which still partially stands today and is in the…

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(Michael Curzon/The European Conservative) — The health secretary has warned that the bill will result in vulnerable people being “coerced” into ending their lives. Parliament’s most experienced MPs have been scathing of both the legislation’s “process” and “likely practice once implemented,” which a … Continue reading → The post British Parliament Votes To Legalise Assisted Suicide appeared first…

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Reading 1 Is 2:1-5 This is what Isaiah, son of Amoz,saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. In days to come,The mountain of the LORD’s houseshall be established as the highest mountainand raised above the hills.All nations shall stream toward it;many peoples shall come and say:“Come, let us climb the LORD’s mountain,to the house of the God…

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