Jesus
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Unimaginable Graces
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“I desire that the whole world know My infinite mercy. I desire to grant unimaginable graces to those souls who trust in My Mercy.” – Our Lord to St. Faustina Kowalska, Diary Entry #687
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Take Courage, Friend
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Jesus, you knew what it meant to have friends,who risked their own lives to take your body from the cross.Walk with us.Show us how to be friends to those close to us and to those far away.Teach us to see you in everybody,to be kind, loving and strong.To be like you. Amen. (Prayer found on…
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That Time Jesus Got Canceled
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in ReflectionsAs he rode triumphantly into Jerusalem, his popularity was sky-high. He had the people’s hearts, hopes, and attention. They hung on his every word and waited eagerly for his next viral hit. How would he top raising Lazarus from the dead?! Jesus was the OG influencer, two thousand years before Youtube and TikTok. No one…
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Unselfish Humiliation
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“In your loving mind, dear Jesus, did You look up to the Father as You stood there on that windy hill, shivering from cold and shame and trembling from fear, and ask Him to have mercy on those who would violate their purity and make love a mockery? Did you ask forgiveness for those whose…
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Comfort of My Soul
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The 8th Station: Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem. “Help me think more about others. Help me remember that others have problems, too. Help me respond to them even when I’m busy or preoccupied with my own problems. My Jesus, Who didst comfort the pious women of Jerusalem who wept to see Thee bruised and…
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I Can’t Believe It’s Not Jesus!
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in ReflectionsIn some ways, Wiccans are more Catholic than Catholics. For over two thousand years, the Catholic Church has maintained its understanding of transubstantiation, which is the belief that during Mass, the bread and wine used for Communion become the actual, literal body and blood of Jesus Christ. We know, it’s a hard teaching. People have…
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Weight of My Sins
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“My beloved Jesus,it was not the weight of the crossbut the weight of my sins which made You suffer so much.By the merits of this first fall,save me from falling into mortal sin.I love You, O my Jesus, with all my heart;I am sorry that I have offended You.May I never offend You again.Grant that…
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The Sword of Christ
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“The cross is our trophy raised against the demons, our sword against sin, and the sword of Christ used to pierce the serpent.” -St. John Chrysostom
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Gaze Upon the Cross
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“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us and persevere in running the race that lies before us while keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter of faith. For the sake of the joy that…
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The Greatest Superhero
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in ReflectionsI was leading a Bible study with my kids and their homeschool friends recently. We were digging into the story in Matthew in which Jesus sent his Apostles out on a mission. He gave them some of his superpowers: casting out demons, healing the sick, cleansing lepers, and raising the dead. I asked the kids…