Tears of Gratitude

What is the use of  tears? St Padre Pio would answer; it  is to be shed in gratitude for the  greatest  gift on earth, the Holy Eucharist. He used to cry  with ...

Scriptural Rosary

Introduction The Rosary is a school, that is, a method of prayer for all times and seasons. For many centuries, Catholics have turned to the Rosary to learn...

WHO RESTRAINS THE ENEMY?

‘For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but only until the one   who now restrains it is removed’ (2 Thes 2:7). What is

Prayers To Our Lady Of Guadalupe

MEMORARE TO OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary of Guadalupe, that in thy celestial apparitions on the mount of Tepeyac, thou didst promise to show...

Born In Heaven

Generally we remember saints on the day of their death. We believe that after a saintly life  here on earth, they entered eternity on the  day of their death.  A happy death...

Obedience Better Than Sacrifice

‘Surely, to obey is better than sacrifice.’ This Bible verse is one  that is  used frequently these days. When  Saul the king  preferred sacrifice over  obedience, Prophet Samuel corrected him by saying...

Assumption ; Presumption

Assumption of Mary into heaven is  a dogma  defined by the Catholic Church. The  belief in the assumption of the Blessed Virgin was present  in the  Church from   early  centuries. John...

St John Vianney – Catechism on the Holy Spirit

O my children, how beautiful it is! The Father is our Creator, the Son is our Redeemer, and the Holy Spirit is our Guide…. Man by himself is nothing, but with the...

Jesus, The God Of Christians ?

Anything wrong in saying that Jesus is the  god of  Christians ? Absolutely no! Because Jesus Christ is our  god. But  a deception hides  behind the  statement that  Jesus  Christ is the ...

The Priest

Once a Priest, always a Priest. It is a bit  difficult to  digest, but it is true. The anointing given to a person at the time of Ordination is for  a lifetime. ...