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"All for Jesus, all through Mary, all after thy example, O patriarch Joseph; such shall be my watchword in life and in death."

"It is right for us to speak according to a fixed rule, lest liberty with words give birth to an impious opinion, even about the things which are signified by them." — S. Augustine, De Civitate Dei I,X, c. XXIII

“The religion of Christ makes patriotism a law. There is no perfect Christian who is not a perfect patriot.” —✠Cardinal D.-J. Mercier

In 1725, Pope Benedict XIII authorized the Carmelites to erect a statue of Saint Elijah in Saint Peter’s Basilica, sculpted by Agostino Cornacchini and installed in 1727, shown below. The inscription reads “VNIVERSVS CARMELITARVM ORDO FVNDATORI SVO S. ELIÆ PROPHETÆ EREXIT” [“The…

Fr. Michael Müller CSsR concludes his wonderful book "The Holy Mass: The Sacrifice of the Living & the Dead" with a chapter entitled: "The Love of God". It is the latter that is behind the Mass, & indeed every single Mass. Do we remember that? An extract from this final chapter:

At Angelus, Pope Leo XIV reads the names of the three Christians killed by the “Israeli attack on the Church of the Holy Family in Gaza”, denouncing the targeting of civilians and places of worships, saying “we need to immediately stop these barbaric acts of war”

"Love Mary! She is loveable, faithful, constant. She will never let herself be outdone in love, but will ever remain supreme." (St. Alphonsus Liguori)

"Who knows if the one I judge and speak ill of may not be dearer to God than I am? Whether another whom I esteem but little and despise for his physical or moral defects be not destined to be very happy with God for all eternity?" (Fr. Cajetan Mary da Bergamo OFMCap)

Today I saw the Arch of Titus! After the Jews rebelled against the lawful Roman authority, Titus crushed, enslaved, defeated them, & razed their deicidal temple.—Paul IV made Jews kiss the feet of the pope at this arch submission yearly, and S.D. Pius VII fortified the arch.

”Single venial sin is more displeasing to God than all the good works we can perform” St Alphonsus Liguori

“The very noble French nation, by the great things it has accomplished in peace and in war, has earned for itself, in the eyes of the Catholic Church, merit and titles to eternal gratitude and to a glory that shall never fade.” — Pope Leo XIII

St Augustine on race in the mortal life and his teaching authority. St Augustine on race(Commentary on Galatians 3:28): "Difference of race or condition or sex is indeed taken away by the unity of faith, but it remains embedded in our mortal interactions, and in the journey of…

S. Leo PP. IV—After Saracen raids devastated Rome, S. Leo restored and fortified it, and then saved it from a fire with the signum crucis. He beautified S. Peter’s and other churches, made a victorious Italian league against the Saracens, and asserted papal authority over Europe.

Please pray for me if you can.

Based on my tweets and interactions who would be my top 5 mutuals? tag who and explain why @grok

“Thou art […] next to thy divine Son, the secure salvation of thy servants. Hail then, O hope of the despairing. Hail helper of the destitute! O Mary, thou art omnipotent, since thy Son would honour thee by immediately doing all that thou desirest.” — St. Alphonsus Liguori

“There are three devotions which you must treasure above all the others if you want to grow in holiness: devotion to the Passion, to the Most Blessed Sacrament, and to the Blessed Virgin.” -Saint Alphonsus

“If Catholicism were an enemy of the homeland, it would no longer be a divine religion. Yes, the homeland is worthy not only of love, but of special affection — that sacred name which awakens the dearest memories and makes every fiber of your soul tremble, that common land where…

I think this will be my prayer to Our Lady for when I am inconstant and lazy: 'please carry me to Jesus, by force if necessary!'

"If I were to tell of all the wonders worked here by our good and powerful Saint Joseph, I would never end." (Br. Michel Giraudeau, C.S.C.)