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Sunday, January 15, 2017

40 tips to remain Catholic in college revealed in this new book by Aurora Griffin

How I Stayed Catholic at Harvard

40 Tips for Faithful College Students

http://www.ignatius.com/Products/SCH-P/how-i-stayed-catholic-at-harvard.aspx

Yes, there are faithful Millennials who stay Catholic at college

http://catholicphilly.com/2016/11/think-tank/commentaries/yes-there-are-faithful-millennials-who-stay-catholic-at-college/

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Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Psalm 115 --- Pope: ‘Christian hope born of trust in God’s Word’ --- Salm 115

Psalm 115New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

Psalm 115

The Impotence of Idols and the Greatness of God

¹Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,
for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness.
²Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God?”

³Our God is in the heavens;
    he does whatever he pleases.
⁴Their idols are silver and gold,
    the work of human hands.
⁵They have mouths, but do not speak;
    eyes, but do not see.
⁶They have ears, but do not hear;
    noses, but do not smell.
⁷They have hands, but do not feel;
    feet, but do not walk;
    they make no sound in their throats.
⁸Those who make them are like them;
    so are all who trust in them.

⁹O Israel, trust in the Lord!
    He is their help and their shield.
¹⁰O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord!
    He is their help and their shield.
¹¹You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord!
    He is their help and their shield.

¹²The Lord has been mindful of us; he will bless us;
    he will bless the house of Israel;
    he will bless the house of Aaron;
¹³he will bless those who fear the Lord,
    both small and great.

¹⁴May the Lord give you increase,
both you and your children.
¹⁵May you be blessed by the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.

¹⁶The heavens are the Lord’s heavens,
    but the earth he has given to human beings.
¹⁷The dead do not praise the Lord,
    nor do any that go down into silence.
¹⁸But we will bless the Lord
    from this time on and forevermore.
Praise the Lord!

Pope at Audience: ‘Christian hope born of trust in God's Word, not idols’ - 2017-January-11 Vatican Radio
http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-at-audience-christian-hope-born-of-trust-in-g

Pope: ‘Christian hope born of trust in God’s Word’

115 (113B). Il-Mulej waħdu hu Alla

[S:115:1] Mhux lilna, Mulej, mhux lilna,

iżda lil ismek sebbaħ,

għat-tjieba u l-fedeltà tiegħek.

[S:115:2] Għaliex għandhom jgħidu l-ġnus:

"Fejn hu Alla tagħhom?"

[S:115:3] Fis-smewwiet hu Alla tagħna;

hu jagħmel kull ma jogħġbu.

[S:115:4] Fidda u deheb huma l-allat tagħhom,

xogħol ta' idejn il-bniedem.

[S:115:5] Għandhom il-fomm, u ma jitkellmux;

għandhom l-għajnejn, u ma jarawx;

[S:115:6] għandhom il-widnejn, u ma jisimgħux;

għandhom l-imnieħer, u ma jxommux;

[S:115:7] għandhom l-idejn, u ma jmissux;

għandhom ir-riġlejn, u ma jimxux;

ebda leħen ma joħroġ minn fommhom.

[S:115:8] Bħalhom ikunu dawk li jagħmluhom,

u dawk kollha li jittamaw fihom.

[S:115:9] Iżrael ittama fil-Mulej;

hu l-għajnuna u t-tarka tagħhom.

[S:115:10] Dar Aron ittamaw fil-Mulej;

hu l-għajnuna u t-tarka tagħhom.

[S:115:11] Dawk li jibżgħu mill-Mulej ittamaw fil-Mulej;

hu l-għajnuna u t-tarka tagħhom.

[S:115:12] Il-Mulej jiftakar fina u jberikna;

ibierek 'il dar Iżrael,

ibierek 'il dar Aron.

[S:115:13] Ibierek 'il dawk li jibżgħu mill-Mulej,

kemm iż-żgħar u kemm il-kbar.

[S:115:14] Ikattarkom ħafna l-Mulej,

lilkom u 'l uliedkom.

[S:115:15] Mberkin intom mill-Mulej,

li għamel is-sema u l-art.

[S:115:16] Is-smewwiet huma s-smewwiet tal-Mulej;

imma l-art hu taha lill-bnedmin.

[S:115:17] M'humiex il-mejtin li jfaħħru l-Mulej,

anqas ħadd minn dawk li jmorru fis-skiet;

[S:115:18] imma aħna li nbierku l-Mulej,

minn issa u għal dejjem.

Hallelujah!

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Sunday, January 01, 2017

Pope Francis noticing a small child behind the barrier and blessing her - Dec 31, 2016, Vatican

from video:

2016.12.31 Celebration of the Vespers and the Te Deum - Streamed live on Dec 31, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fsc2FdpDUHc

After celebrating Vespers on New Year's Eve on December 31, 2016, Pope Francis visits the Vatican Crib in St. Peter's Square.......and from among the large crowd outside waiting to greet him, he even notices this small child behind the barrier

NOVEMBER 2024 - The Pope Video 11 - FOR THOSE WHO HAVE LOST A CHILD

The loss of a child may be the worst pain a father and mother can experience. There’s no word that could possibly describe such profound grief. Pope Francis asks us to join him in prayer this month precisely for those parents who have lost a child. In the Video produced by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network that accompanies his prayer intention, Pope Francis invites us to listen in a particular way to those fathers and mothers who suffer this heartbreaking loss – to listen to them and be near them with love, just like Jesus when he cared for the most vulnerable. The Pope stresses how important it is that families support each other, with their faith which is a great pillar on which hope can be reborn. 🙏 “Let us pray that all parents who mourn the loss of a son or daughter find support in their community, and may receive peace of heart from the Spirit of Consolation.” "What can we say to parents who have lost a child? How can we console them? There are no words. You see, when one spouse loses the other, they are a widower or a widow. A child who loses a parent is an orphan. There’s a word for that. But when a parent loses a child, there’s no word. The pain is so great, that there’s no word. And it’s not natural to outlive your child. The pain caused by this loss is especially intense. Words of encouragement are at times banal or sentimental, they’re not helpful. Spoken with the best intention, of course, they can end up aggravating the wound. To offer comfort to these parents who have lost a child, we need to listen to them, to be close to them with love, to care responsibly for the pain they feel, imitating how Jesus Christ consoled those who were afflicted. And those parents who are sustained by their faith can certainly find comfort in other families who, by suffering such a terrible tragedy as this, have been reborn in hope. Let us pray that all parents who mourn the loss of a son or daughter find support in their community, and may receive peace of heart from the Spirit of Consolation." ----------------------------------------- For those who have lost a child – The Pope Video11 – November 2024

San Mikiel Arkanġlu / St Michael the Archangel

San Mikiel Arkanġlu, idħol għalina
fit-taqbida; kun int il-għajnuna
tagħna kontra l-ħażen u t-tnassis
tad-demonju. Irażżnu Alla, nitolbuk
bil-ħerqa. Int l-aqwa fost il-qtajja’
tas-sema, itfa' bil-Qawwa t'Alla,
fil-qiegħ ta' l-infern lix-xitan u
l-ispirti ħżiena l-oħra li jiġġerrew
fid-dinja għat-telfien ta' l-erwieħ.
Ammen.

St. Michael the Archangel, defend
us in battle, be our defense against
the wickedness and snares of the
devil; may God rebuke him, we
humbly pray, and do thou O
Prince of the heavenly hosts,
by the Divine Power, thrust
into hell satan and all the
evil spirits who prowl about
the world seeking the ruin
of souls. Amen.