"STAY WITH US, LORD" (Luke 24:29)

While one-third of the angels sinned, the other two-thirds persevered in grace. One-third of the fallen angels is in Hell tormenting the condemned souls. These devils are the ones who freely followed Lucifer and deliberately revolted against God. They cannot leave the abyss except with the special acquiescence of God, when He decides to punish the sins of men with a great calamity. These are the worst among the devils. . The other two-thirds of the fallen angels inhabit the air and the earth. They are the ones who did not take a side in the battle between Lucifer and God, but remained silent. . The devils of the air often instigate storms, winds and thunders to frighten souls, causing their wills to weaken and cede to inconstancy, thus preparing them to falter in the Faith and to doubt Divine Providence. The devils who live on earth among men to tempt us are the fallen angels of the lowest choir. The faithful angels of this choir are our guardian angels. . The prince and chie...

There were two young noblemen in Madrid, of whom the one encouraged the other in leading a wicked life, and in committing all sorts of crimes. One of them one night in a dream saw his friend taken by certain dark men, and carried to a tempestuous sea. They were going to take him in a similar manner, but he had recourse to Mary, and made a vow that he would embrace the religious state; on which he was delivered from those men. He then saw Jesus on a throne, as if in anger, and the Blessed Virgin imploring mercy for him. After this his friend came to pay him a visit, and he then related what he had seen; but his companion only turned it into ridicule, and he was shortly afterwards stabbed and died. When the young man saw this his vision was verified, he went to confession, and renewed his resolution to enter a religious Order, and for this purpose he sold all that he had; but instead of giving it to the poor, as he had intended, he spent it in all sorts of debauchery. He then fell ill, a...

The Church teaches that the Mass is the re-presentation or  reenactment of the sacrifice of Calvary. The Catholic Church does  not  teach that the Mass is a re-crucifixion of Christ, who does  not  suffer and die again in the Mass. John A. O’Brien, writing in  The Faith of Millions , said, "The manner in which the sacrifices are offered is alone different: On the cross Christ really shed his blood and was really slain; in the Mass, however, there is no real shedding of blood, no real death; but the separate consecration of the bread and of the wine symbolizes the separation of the body and blood of Christ and thus symbolizes his death upon the cross. The Mass is the renewal and perpetuation of the sacrifice of the cross in the sense that it offers [Jesus] anew to God . . . and thus commemorates the sacrifice of the cross, reenacts it symbolically and mystically, and applies the fruits of Christ’s death upon the cross to individual human souls. All the e...

1 Tim 2:5 reads as follows: "For there is one God, and there is  one mediator  between God and men,  the man Christ Jesus ..." "You see," we Catholics are told, "there is only one mediator between God and men, Jesus Christ. Therefore, praying to the saints goes against the Bible because you are making them mediators between God and man, you are diminishing Jesus' role as the sole mediator!" Is that an appropriate interpretation of that passage? No, it's not and let's see why not. In the O.T. we see that Moses, Abraham, and Job interceded on behalf of others... that's mediating between God and man. We know that it is okay to ask others here on earth to pray and intercede for us.... that's mediating between God and man. So, I think, once again, we have a situation where a passage of the Bible is being  misinterpreted  and  misunderstood . There is only  one mediator  between God and man, the man Jesus Christ, but as members of the...

The Immaculate Conception means that Mary, whose conception was brought about the normal way, was conceived without original sin or its stain—that’s what "immaculate" means: without stain. Mary was preserved from these defects by God’s grace; from the first instant of her existence she was in the state of sanctifying grace and was free from the corrupt nature original sin brings. IMPORTANT NOTE - Mary required a Savior. Like all other descendants of Adam, she was subject to the necessity of contracting original sin. But by a special intervention of God, undertaken at the instant she was conceived, she was preserved from the stain of original sin and its consequences. She was therefore redeemed by the grace of Christ, but in a special way—by anticipation. Example - If you fall down a large hole in the ground while walking and you ask to be saved from perishing in the hole and I pull you out of the hole -  you been saved. But if while walking you almost fall into the...

Rev 12:1-2  – A great portent appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pangs, in the agony of giving birth. (NRSV) APOLOGETIC  -  Here’s a woman in heaven about to give birth to a son who will rule all nations (Rev 12:5). The woman fled into the desert after she gave birth (Rev 12:6), as did Joseph, Mary, and Jesus when they fled to Egypt to escape Herod. Revelation 12 unmistakably reveals Mary in heaven. Keep in mind that God is not limited by time. Even though these events happened 2000 years ago, God sees all things in one instant (and He revealed some of these event to John) beca use in heaven time doesn’t exist. On Pain, Mary did not experience literal pain when bringing forth the Messiah, but she suffered figuratively (the prophecy that a sword would pierce her heart at the Crucifixion). The agony of giving Birth to Christ can be s...

SECRET SOCIETIES "The faithful who enroll in Masonic associations are in a state of grave sin and may not receive Holy Communion.... Consequently, neither the excommunication nor the other penalties envisaged have been abrogated." - Cardinal Ratzinger, Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, November 26, 1983 ILLUMINATI "There is a group in the United States and the world, a group that started many years ago, calling itself the Illuminati, coming from the word 'light bearer.' Naturally, My children, this light that they bear stands for Lucifer, and as such they have gone through the world secretly known as Luciferians. They have brought into your country, the United States, and your neighbor Canada, a group of witchcraft practices.       "Well have they laid their plan to destroy your children with drugs, using your school systems, your medias of communication, your newspapers, your televisions, your radios: every means of communication h...

2 Sam 12:13-18, “David said to Nathan, ‘I have sinned against the Lord.’ And Nathan sa id to David, ‘The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die. Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the Lord, the child that is born to you shall die.  And the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and it became sick…On the seventh day the child died.” Catholic Scriptural Principle #1 – there is punishment for sin even after one has received forgiveness. Rev 21:27, “But nothing unclean shall enter it…” The New Jerusalem – Heaven. Catholic Scriptural Principle #2 – nothing unclean, nothing with the stain of sin, will enter Heaven. Mt 5:48, “You, therefore, must be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.” That’s because of Principle #2 – nothing unclean will get into Heaven. Heb 12:22-23, “But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living god, the heavenly Jerusalem...and to a judge who is God of all, and to the spirits of just men ma...

“…Now and at the hour of our death.” (Story) After the Holy Ghost had descended in the form of fiery tongues on the Apostles on Pentecost day , Saint Peter stepped out before a great crowd and spoke with so much fire, unction, and wisdom that five thousand at once asked for holy baptism. In that crowd was a poor, young woman, listening with all her soul . Her name was Lillian. Lillian was poor and humble, and busied herself with her household chores. Some days after that great day when she had heard Saint Peter preach, Lillian fell ill. Her malady gradually worsened and soon, exhausted and weakened, she took to her bed. The devil, who is a very big coward, had been watching her very closely, “Ha, ha!” He thought, “Now that she is so weak and sickly I may prompt her to sin and, perhaps, even steal her new Faith from her.” You see, my friends, the devil is very resentful of all who possess our holy Catholic Faith, for that Faith gives them the means to reach heaven and see the g...

   INTRODUCTION    Catholics believe that there is one true Church which was established by Jesus Christ. This Church is a visible Church and contains the fullness of the Truth as promised by Christ, as the Bible clearly demonstrates. All other Christian Churches can have only partial truth at best. There are  4 Marks  to the Church. The Church Is  One  (Rom. 12:5, 1 Cor. 10:17, 12:13, CCC 813–822) The Church Is  Holy  (Eph. 5:25–27, Rev. 19:7–8, CCC 823–829) The Church Is  Catholic  (Matt. 28:19–20, Rev. 5:9–10, CCC 830–856) The Church Is  Apostolic  (Eph. 2:19–20, CCC 857–865) Tertullian, c.l60 A.D. – c.220 A.D.  Let them produce the original records of their churches; let them unfold the roll of their bishops, running down in due succession from the beginning in such a manner that [that first bishop of theirs] shall be able to show for his ordainer and predecessor some one of the apostle...

PRIESTLY CELIBACY IN THE BIBLE? There are two main Scripture passages that one may turn to for support of the Church’s teaching on priestly celibacy. The first of these is  Matthew 19:12 , “For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to receive this, let him receive it.” When Jesus says that there are those who have “made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven,” He is speaking figuratively, not literally. He is referring to those who live a celibate life in order to better serve the kingdom of heaven. Who do we know who fulfills these words of Christ? Who do we know that has taken a vow of celibacy - who has made themselves eunuchs - for the sake of the kingdom of heaven? Baptist ministers? Evangelical pastors? Episcopal priests? No, no, and no. No slight intended to the aforementioned minis...

WHY A CRUCIFIX First of all, you would want to check out 1st Corinthians, chapter 1, verse 23. Paul says, "...but we preach Christ crucified..." Why does Paul preach Christ crucified? Doesn't he know Jesus has been raised from the dead? Of course he does! But, he knows that it is through the power of the crucified Christ on the cross that the bonds of sin and death are broken. As Paul says in verse 24, Christ crucified is the "power of God". 1 Cor 2:2, "For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified." Again, didn't Paul know that Jesus had risen from the dead? Of course, he did. Paul preaches Christ crucified because an empty cross has no power. The cross that bears the beaten, battered, and bloodied body of Jesus Christ, however, that cross is the "power of God". This is why, we "keep Jesus on the cross," because we, too, preach Christ crucified. The Crucifix reminds us not only of God's...

THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND SAINTS Catholics do not worship the Saints. As the terminology of Christian theology developed over many years, the Greek term  latria  came to be used to refer to the honor that is due to  God alone , and the term  dulia  came to refer to the honor that is due to human beings, especially those who lived and died in God’s friendship—in other words, the saints. Scripture indicates that honor is due to these individuals (Matt. 10:41). A special term was coined to refer to the special honor given to the Virgin Mary, who bore Jesus—God in the flesh—in her womb. This term,  hyperdulia  ( huper  [more than]+ dulia  = "beyond dulia") , indicates that the honor due to her as Christ’s own Mother is more than the  dulia  given to other saints. It is greater in degree, but still of the same kind. However, since Mary is a finite creature, the honor she is due is fundamentally different in kind from the  latria...

Well, the quick answer is because that's the way God wants us to do it. In James 5:16, God, through Sacred Scripture, commands us to "confess our sins to one another." Notice, Scripture does not say confess your sins straight to God and only to God...it says confess your sins to one another. In Matthew, chapter 9, verse 6, Jesus tells us that He was given authority on earth to forgive sins. And then Scripture proceeds to tell us, in verse 8, that this authority was given to "men"...plural. In John 20, verses 21-23, what is the 1st thing Jesus says to the gathered disciples on the night of His resurrection? "Jesus said to them, 'Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.'" How did the Father send Jesus? Well, we just saw in Mt 9 that the Father sent Jesus with the authority on earth to forgive sins. Now, Jesus sends out His disciples as the Father has sent Him...so, what authority must Jesus be sending His disciples out wi...

Day 5 May rosary THE MASS SACRIFICE The Church teaches that the Mass is the re-presentation of the sacrifice of Calvary. The Catholic Church does  not  teach that the Mass is a re-crucifixion of Christ, who does  not  suffer and die again in the Mass. John A. O’Brien, writing in  The Faith of Millions , said, "The manner in which the sacrifices are offered is alone different: On the cross Christ really shed his blood and was really slain; in the Mass, however, there is no real shedding of blood, no real death; but the separate consecration of the bread and of the wine symbolizes the separation of the body and blood of Christ and thus symbolizes his death upon the cross. The Mass is the renewal and perpetuation of the sacrifice of the cross in the sense that it offers [Jesus] anew to God . . . and thus commemorates the sacrifice of the cross, reenacts it symbolically and mystically, and applies the fruits of Christ’s death upon the cross to individual huma...

Day 4 May rosary SACRIFICE OF MASS IN THE BIBLE? Malachi 1:11, “For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense is offered to my name, and a pure offering; for my name is great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.” When this passage from Malachi was written some 450 years before Christ, the Lord’s name was not great among the nations - the word “nations” referring to the Gentiles. The Gentiles were pagan and they worshipped numerous gods. Sacrifice was not being offered to the Lord God in all the nations. So, this verse from Malachi is essentially a prophecy that refers to the time after Christ has risen from the dead and the Lord’s name was indeed made great among the nations through the spread of the Gospel. Now, what does it say will be happening among the nations once the Lord’s name has been made great among them? It says from the rising of the sun to its setting incense is offered to the Lord’s name and a p...

Day 3 May rosary All sinned, Mary sinless? Romans 3, verse 10 says, "...as it is written: 'None is righteous, no, not one.'" Yet, James 5:16 says that the prayer of a righteous man availeth much. If absolutely no one is righteous, then who is James talking about? Luke chapter 1 says that Elizabeth and Zechariah were righteous before God. If absolutely no one is righteous, then how can that be? Is Scripture contradicting itself? No, the folks who interpret Romans as saying absolutely, without exception, no one is righteous, are misinterpreting that passage. They are failing to realize that the key to understanding Romans 3:10 is the phrase, "it is written." Here in Romans, Paul is quoting from the O.T., Psalm 14 to be exact. In Psalm 14 it says, "The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God. They are corrupt...there is none that does good.'" But then that same psalm goes on to talk about the "righteous." Well, if none has done...

Day 2 May Rosary- May 2, 2017  Mary  sinless=to God? Many non-Catholics will ask at times - "If Mary is sinless as Catholics believe, then would not that make her equal to God?" Non Catholics are under the impression that one is not human if he or she is sinless. It is actually opposite. It is when we sin that we fall short of what it means to be fully human. In the beginning, God created no one (neither angel nor human) with sin. Yet no one was equal to God then. When Adam and Eve sinned, they acted in a manner that was beneath their dignity as beings made in God’s image and likeness. It was their sin that detracted from the glory of God, not their original sinlessness. God’s goodness is most clear when he sanctifies his creation by entering into it fully with the life of his grace. This is why the sinless souls in heaven give the most glory to God. The unique glory of the Trinity is manifested most clearly in heaven—where is he surrounded by sinless beings. In the...

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Are Catholics saved or born again ? Answer with a resounding, "Yes!" Tell them that it is through Baptism that you were saved, just as the Bible says in 1 Ptr 3:20-21 and that it is through Baptism, water and the Spirit, that you are "born again," just as the Bible says in John 3:5. You see, many Protestants believe that they are saved by making one single act of faith at one single point in time in their lives. Nowhere does Scripture say such a thing. As Catholics, however, we believe that salvation is a process which begins with our Baptism and continues throughout our lifetimes, just as the Bible teaches . There are so many places in Scripture, which talk about how one is "saved", but not one of them says we are saved by one act of faith at just one point in time. As I just mentioned, 1 Ptr 3:20 says we are saved by baptism. In Hebrews 12:14 it says that we will not see the Lord unless we are holy, and that we have to strive for this holiness. In ...

My brothers and sisters, few days from now we shall be entering the month of the rosary: May. *WHY MAY ROSARY?* The apparitions of  gives us the answer to this question.  The first appearance of our Lady(Mary) to the three prominent children of Fatima: *Francisco, Lucy and Jacinta* took place in May. At the event of the apparition, Mother Mary entreated the children to come to the same venue and pray for world peace, for the liberation of the souls of those souls in purgatory, for the forgiveness of sins, etc Some Catholics believe that the season of the rosary starts from May and ends in October since October was the last month of the apparition. Due to this they pray the rosary even when May is over. WHAT ARE WE EXPECTED TO DO IN MAY? In the course of the recitation of the rosary, we are expected to commune with our mother with all sincerity of heart, with our minds gaze on heaven and the mysteries of each day, with our souls and bodies  consecrated to her Imm...

Tuesday of the first week of Lent. 1st reading: Isaiah 55:10-11 Psalm:      34:4-7,16-19 Gospel: Matthew 6:7-15 Prayer My brothers and sisters in Christ, the gospel reading of today seems to teach us how to pray(Mathew 6:7-15). Prayer is a means of communication between God and man. The pagans babble their prayers so that they may make everyone aware that they know how to pray. In the long run, they end up doing a repetitive prayer. Repeating one thing over and over again is a nuisance which probably tends to disturb. Prayer is meant to be solemn, meditative and following an order. Jesus in the gospel gives us a perfect prayer which contains all that we say each and everyday of our lives; The Lord's Prayer or Our Father or Pater Noster(Latin). This prayer acknowledges the father and goes straight to the point because before we pray,God knows what we are about to ask Him(Mathew 6:8) and this cannot be disputed.  Relating this to the first reading(Isaiah 55...

DEVOTION TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY, AN EXALTING CALL TO HOLINESS The last recourse of the greatest sinners who are on the edge of perdition is devotion to the immaculate Heart of Mary. The message of Fatima also tells us that it is the surest and the quickest road which leads to holiness. During the July 13 apparition,Our lady had told us in the secret that God wanted to establish in the world devotion to Her Immaculate Heart and that, in order to prevent the future of war, She would come to ask for the consecration of Russia to Her Immaculate Heart as well as the the reparatory Communion of the first Saturdays. In another letter, Sister Lucy reports to us the confidences of Our Lord Himself. I very ardently desire the propagation of the cult and devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary,because that Heart is the magnet which attracts souls to Me, the Heart which radiates on the earth the rays of My light and of My love, the inexhaustible source which causes to pour over the ...

Sunday 15 January 2017 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time About Today Year: A(I). Psalm week: 2. Liturgical Colour: Green. Other saints: Saint Ita (c.475 - 570) Ireland She was born in County Waterford and founded a community of women in County Limerick, at a place now called Killeedy after her. She was known for her sanctity and for her gift of prophecy and was held in veneration by a large number of saints, both men and women. Other saints: Feast of the Santo Niño Philippines The devotion to the Santo Niño (Holy Child) is the oldest and one of the most popular in the Philippines. When Legazpi landed on the island of Cebu in 1565, one of his soldiers found an image of the Child Jesus. It is believed to be the same statue Magellan had given to the wife of the chieftain of the island after her baptism. The image is venerated today in the Basilica of Cebu. For Filipino Catholics the Holy Child represents a God who is accessible to all and can be approached without fear. T...

Sunday 15 January 2017 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time About Today Year: A(I). Psalm week: 2. Liturgical Colour: Green. Other saints: Saint Ita (c.475 - 570) Ireland She was born in County Waterford and founded a community of women in County Limerick, at a place now called Killeedy after her. She was known for her sanctity and for her gift of prophecy and was held in veneration by a large number of saints, both men and women. Other saints: Feast of the Santo Niño Philippines The devotion to the Santo Niño (Holy Child) is the oldest and one of the most popular in the Philippines. When Legazpi landed on the island of Cebu in 1565, one of his soldiers found an image of the Child Jesus. It is believed to be the same statue Magellan had given to the wife of the chieftain of the island after her baptism. The image is venerated today in the Basilica of Cebu. For Filipino Catholics the Holy Child represents a God who is accessible to all and can be approached without fear. T...