"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. You heard me say to you, "I am going away, and I am coming to you." If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I. And now I have told you this before it occurs, so that when it does occur, you may believe. I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me; but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us be on our way." Jn 14: 27-31
Saint of the Day
Saint Germaine Cousin
When Hortense decided to marry Laurent Cousin in Pibrac, France, it was not out of love for his infant daughter. Germaine was everything Hortense despised. Weak and ill, the girl had also been born with a right hand that was deformed and paralyzed. Hortense replaced the love that Germaine has lost when her mother died with cruelty and abuse.
Laurent, who had a weak character, pretended not to notice that Germaine had been given so little food that she had learned to crawl in order to get to the dog's dish. He wasn't there to protect her when Hortense left Germaine in a drain while she cared for chickens -- and forgot her for three days. He didn't even interfere when Hortense poured boiling water on Germaine's legs.
‘Our Children & Grandchildren Should Not Have to Pay Cost of Our Generation’s Irresponsibility’
June 14, 2019. Pope Addresses Summit of Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development With Heads of Oil Companies
Archbishop Follo: Feast of the Holy Trinity
June 14, 2019. With the wish that the feat of the Trinity help us to praise God not simply for a wander accomplished by Him, but for how He is: highest and deepest communion of love and life.
Pope’s Greetings for the Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua
June 13, 2019. A Beloved Patron Saint
Cardinal Parolin’s Homily for Opening of Meeting of Papal Representatives
June 12, 2019. ‘Jesus restores movement, lightness, reveals its possibilities.’
Holy Father Offers Thoughts for Young, Elderly, Sick, Newlyweds
June 12, 2019. Asks Intercession of Saint Anthony of Padua
Pope Moves Eight Closer to Sainthood
June 12, 2019. Declarations of Heroic Virtue Approved
Pope’s General Audience: On the Acts of the Apostles (Full Text)
June 12, 2019. ‘In the Acts of the Apostles, the Twelve manifest the Lord’s style. They are accredited witnesses of Christ’s work’
FEATURE: ‘St. Thomas Aquinas’ Thought Is Present and Alive,’ Suggest Cardinals Parolin and Marx
June 11, 2019. Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Gives Award to American Professor Mary Hirschfeld for Work ‘Aquinas and the Market. Toward a Humane Economy’
Santa Marta: ‘Enlarge the Heart’ to Receive ‘Free Graces’ of the Lord
June 11, 2019. ‘The Christian life is to serve’.
Bishops of England and Wales Praise Vatican’s Document on Gender
June 11, 2019. ‘A welcome contribution to developing Catholic thought on gender’
New Vatican Document Provides Schools with Guidance on Gender Issues
June 10, 2019. ‘Male and female he created them. For a path of dialogue on the issue of gender in education’
Pope Pushes Progress on Sustainable Development
June 09, 2019. 2019 International Conference of the Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation
Krakow: Cardinal Becciu Celebrates Mass for Equivalent Beatification of Michał Giedroyć
June 08, 2019 . Lithuanian, Professed Layperson of the Order of Saint Augustine,
Pope’s Message of Peace and Homage for 75th Anniversary of the Normandy Landings (Full Text)
June 07, 2019. Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, Reads Message During Celebrations in Course in France
Cardinal Bo’s Message for Pentecost
June 07, 2019. ‘Pray for a truly missionary conversion of the whole Church’
‘It’s Necessary to Get Tired,’ Pope Says (Full Off-the-Cuff Remarks)
June 06, 2019. Gives Practical Advice to Congress of National Centers for the Vocations of Churches of Europe
‘Being Rooted in Christ Is Surest Way to Let Him Restore Our Wholeness’
June 06, 2019. Quotes Benedict XVI, Reminding True Happiness Is Jesus Himself
Pope Francis Offers Particular Thought for Young People, Elderly, Sick, Newlyweds
June 05, 2019 . ‘May the Lord find all ready to receive the abundant effusion of the Holy Spirit.’
Pope Urges Judges to make Social Rights Their Priority
June 05, 2019. Full Text of Holy Father’s Address to Pan-American Judges’ Summit
US Bishops Set Religious Freedom Week, June 22-29, 2019
June 04, 2019. ‘Catholics face challenges both in our current political climate of polarization and within the Church.’
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