Religion
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Pentecostal Happiness
One of the joys of the Octave of Pentecost lies in the recitation of the Veni, Sancte Spiritus, following the recitation of the Victimae Paschali during Easter week; the liturgy never ceases to amaze us. Come, Holy Spirit, and send forth from heaven a ray of your light. Come, Father of the poor, come, giver of gifts, come… Continue reading
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Prayer to the Souls in Purgatory by Father André Haussaire
O Jesus, to Your Heart I entrust (whom I desire: for example, "the victims of the virus"). Look upon (him/her/them) and then do what Your Heart tells You. Let Your Heart act! I rely on Him. I trust in Him. I surrender myself to Him! O Jesus, through Your Heart… Continue reading
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Prayer in times of epidemic
(Extract from the Roman Ritual, Titulus IX, Chapter X) V. Lord, do not treat us according to our sins. R. And do not punish us according to our iniquities. V. Help us, O God our Savior. R. And for the glory of your name, Lord, deliver us. V. Lord, do not remember our former iniquities. R. May your… Continue reading
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Spiritual Communion (continued)
In the Middle Ages, when the faithful were accustomed to receiving communion only at Easter, pious individuals, generally women, expressed their desire to do so more frequently. This led to the emergence of the custom of spiritual communion. "Towards the end of the 12th century, the most popular form of… Continue reading
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Prayer of Saint Alphonsus Liguori
My God, I believe that you are present in the Blessed Sacrament. I love you above all things, and my soul longs for you, since I cannot now receive you in the Blessed Sacrament. Come at least in a spiritual way into my heart. I embrace you as if you were in me and I unite myself… Continue reading
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Spiritual Communion according to Saint Alphonsus Liguori
My God, I believe that you are present in the Blessed Sacrament. I love you above all things, and my soul longs for you. Since I cannot now receive you in the Blessed Sacrament, come at least in a spiritual way into my heart. I embrace you as if you were within me and I unite myself… Continue reading
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Max Jacob's Prayer to the Virgin Mary
Praise be to this little country girl, who deserved to be the mother of God! It seems to me that she was born in Brittany and lived there before my very eyes… She is unique. She is greeted by Gabriel; she deserves it: that is why God is upon her. He is in… Continue reading
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The time is not right for governments to last
The future Pius IX, still a cardinal, responding to Emperor Napoleon III, said this: “Sire, when great statesmen like Your Majesty object that the time has not yet come, I have no choice but to bow down because I am not a great statesman. But I am a bishop, and as a bishop I reply to them:… Continue reading
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Marie Lataste in 1843
Jesus Christ said to Marie Lataste during the vision she had in 1843: “I am the first king, the first sovereign of France! I am the master of all peoples, all nations, all empires, all dominions. I am particularly the master of… Continue reading
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Poetry by Philippe Mac Leod
There is no greater vertigo than your exposed face (…). It is there, on the edge of this barely opened abyss, that one discovers how close the flesh is to the soul. Advance into Deep Life, Ad Solem Editions. Continue reading
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Prayer of the craftsman
Twelfth-century monastic prayer: Teach me, Lord, to make good use of the time You give me for work… Teach me to unite haste and slowness, serenity and fervor, zeal and peace. Help me at the beginning of my work. Help me in the heart of my labor… And above all, fill in the gaps in my work Yourself… Continue reading
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Antigone, defiant and intimate (7/7. Love)
Part 7 and final part: Love. Antigone's desire is familial; she does not want to leave her brother unburied. Creon, on the other hand, desires to assert himself as king and demonstrate his power. Antigone prioritizes family ties, which embody love and reveal a person's true nature. Creon consolidates his power by signing a law that must… Continue reading
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Identify
Identity is divided, on the one hand, into a foundation that is within us, without which we can derive any particular merit—our nature and the education (culture) we have received—and, on the other hand, a constitutive movement of life that discovers elements not listed by our nature or our education, but which must… Continue reading
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Blanc de Saint Bonnet on contemporary France
In 1851, Blanc de Saint Bonnet said: When men lose sight of moral necessities, God brings forth the light of necessities of another order. If faith is no longer received by the ear, it will be taught to us by hunger. Christianity will constitute modern society or see it shatter. The… Continue reading