As therefore you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so live in him,
rooted and built up in him and established in the faith,
just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
Colossians 2:6,7
"In taking flesh, the Son of God could become Bread
and thus be the nourishment of his people, of us,
journeying on in this world toward
the promised land of heaven. We need this Bread
to face the fatigue and weariness of our journey."
Pope Benedict XVI
from his book Heart of the Christian Life:
Thoughts on the Holy Mass
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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.
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___________________________
A stepfather, adoptive father, and biological father, Thomas More is a model for all dads
In praise of the Father, and our fathers
St Joseph and St Thomas More,
pray for all fathers!
pray for all fathers!
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