"Let us not be satisfied with a mediocre life." - Pope Francis
"The Eucharist is the summit of God's saving action:
the Lord Jesus, by becoming bread broken for us,
pours upon us all of His mercy and His love,
so as to renew our hearts, our lives,
and our way of relating with Him and with the brethren.
It is for this reason that commonly, when we approach this Sacrament,
we speak of 'receiving Communion,' of 'taking Communion':
this means that by the power of the Holy Spirit, participation in
Holy Communion conforms us in a singular and profound way to Christ,
giving us a foretaste already now of the full communion with the Father
that characterizes the heavenly banquet, where together with all the Saints
we will have the joy of contemplating God face to face."
Pope Francis
Painting above: artist Nikolai Petrovich
Painting above: artist Nikolai Petrovich
A most blessed FATHER'S DAY
to all FATHERS!
St John Paul II, in a March 19, 1981, homily, asked,“Where, dear father, will you be able to draw the energy necessary to assume in various circumstances the right attitude that your children,
even without knowing it, expect from you?”
to all FATHERS!
St John Paul II, in a March 19, 1981, homily, asked,“Where, dear father, will you be able to draw the energy necessary to assume in various circumstances the right attitude that your children,
even without knowing it, expect from you?”
He strongly advised against smothering their spontaneity or abandoning them to a state of insecurity or loneliness.
“St. Joseph is the answer to this,” he proclaimed.
"St Joseph was an ordinary sort of man
on whom God relied to do great things.
He did exactly what the Lord wanted him to do,
in each and every event that went to make up his life."
- St Josemaria Escriva
St Joseph, pray for all fathers!
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