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Quote/s of the Day – 19 February – “For I was hungry and you gave me to eat ...”

Quote/s of the Day – 19 February – Monday of the First Week in Lent – Ferial Day –Ezechiel 34:11-16; Matthew 25:31-46 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/ “For I was hungryand you gave me to eat” Matthew 25:35 “If there are people who refuse to workthat is for the governor and the police to deal with.My duty is to assistand relieve thosewho come to my door.” St Thomas of Villanova…

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Our Morning Offering – 11 March – I Will Love Thee, Lord

Our Morning Offering – 11 March – Monday of the Fourth Week in Lent I Will Love Thee, LordBy St Thomas of Villanova (1488-1555) I will love Thee, Lord,in every wayand without setting limitsto my love.Thou set no limits to what Thouhast done for me;Thou hast not measured Thy gifts.I will not measure my love.I will love Thee, Lord,with all my strength,with all my powers,as much as I am able.Amen

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Quote/s of the Day – 15 February – Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving

Quote/s of the Day – 15 February – Ash Thursday “… Now is the time in this life of suffering,when we journey apart from Him.… So let us fast and pray nowbecause, we are in the days of childbirth!” “Fasting cleanses the soul,raises the mind,subjects one’s flesh to the spirit,renders the heart contrite and humble,scatters the clouds of concupiscence,quenches the fire of lustand kindles the true…

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Quote/s of the Day – 14 February – Ash Wednesday – '... And so, you must be more earnest in prayer and in alms-giving, in fasting and in watching. ...'

Quote/s of the Day – 14 February – Ash Wednesday “What dost thou have that thou hast not received?” 1 Corinthians 4:7 “She did not leave the temple,serving with fastings and prayers,night and day.” Luke 2:37 “If, in holy Scripture, Christ is the true Sun and the true Day,there is no hour when Christiansshould not adore God frequently and constantly,so that we, who are in Christ, that is,in…

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One Minute Reflection – 12 April – ‘ … Thanks to this Heart … ‘

One Minute Reflection – 12 April – “The Month of the Resurrection” –Ferial Day, Friday in the Second Week of Easter – 1 John 5:4-10, John 20:19-31 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/ “My Lord and my God.” – John 20:28 REFLECTION – “Thomas said: “Unless I see the mark of the nails in His Hands and put my finger into the nailmarks and put my hand into His Side, I will not believe.”…

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Quote/s of the Day – 13 December – ‘Where your treasure is,there also will your heart be.’

Quote/s of the Day – 13 December – Feast of St Lucy, Virgin Martyr – 2 Corinthians 10:17-18, 11:1-2; Matthew 13:44-52 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/ “The Kingdom of Heavenis like a treasurehidden in a field.” Matthew 13:44 “For the man who loves God,it is sufficient to please the One he lovesand, there is no greater recompense to be sought,than the loving itself.For love is…

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Quote/s of the Day – 31 December – Night and Day

Quote/s of the Day – 31 December – “The Month of the Divine Infancy and the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary” – Sunday Within the Octave of Christmas – Galatians 4:1-7, Luke 2:33-40 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/ “She did not leave the temple,serving with fastings and prayers,night and day.” Luke 2:37 “If, in holy Scripture, Christ is the true Sun and the true…

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Quote/s of the Day – 6 December – What dost thou have that thou hast not received? - 1 Corinthians 4:7

Quote/s of the Day – 6 December – Hebrews 13:7-17; Matthew 25:14-23 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/ “To one He gave five talents;to another, two; to a third, one—to each according to his ability. …” Matthew 25:15 “What dost thou have that thou hast not received?” 1 Corinthians 4:7 “Are we going to neglect our own salvation?Let us show great compassiontowards the poorso as to…

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Quote/s of the Day – 22 September – St Thomas of Villanova

Quote/s of the Day – 22 September – St Thomas of Villanova OSA (1488-1555) Archbishop, Confessor (My Image Maker is down – they will follow asap). “Contrition is the remedy for sins.” Criticised because he refused to be harshor swift in correcting sinners, Thomas said,:“Let him (the complainer) inquirewhether Saint Augustineand Saint John Chrysostomused anathemas and excommunication,to stop the…

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Our Morning Offering – 5 October - I Will Love Thee, Lord

Our Morning Offering – 5 October I Will Love Thee, LordBy St Thomas of Villanova (1488-1555) I will love Thee, Lord,in every wayand without setting limitsto my love.Thou set no limits to what Thouhast done for me;Thou hast not measured Thy gifts.I will not measure my love.I will love Thee, Lord,with all my strength,with all my powers,as much as I am able.Amen

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EMBER Friday - Fast and Abstinence, Madonna di Porto Salvo / Our Lady of Porto Salvo, Italy (1843), St Thomas of Villanova, St Maurice and Companions and all the Saints for 22 September

EMBER Friday – Fast and Abstinence Madonna di Porto Salvo / Our Lady of Porto Salvo, Lampedusa, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy (1843) – 22 September:HERE:https://anastpaul.com/2021/09/22/madonna-di-porto-salvo-our-lady-of-porto-salvo-lampedusa-agrigento-sicily-italy-1843-and-memorials-of-the-saints-22-september/ St Thomas of Villanueva/Villanova OSA (1488-1555) Archbishop, Confessor, Religious Priest…

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One Minute Reflection – 20 April – ' ... Thanks to this Heart ... '

One Minute Reflection – 20 April – “The Month of the Resurrection” –Feria Day, Thursday in the Second Week of Easter – 1 John 5:4-10, John 20:19-31 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/ “My Lord and my God.” – John 20:28 REFLECTION – “Thomas said: “Unless I see the mark of the nails in His Hands and put my finger into the nailmarks and put my hand into His Side, I will not believe.”…

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Quote/s of the Day – 13 March – 'What great profit you gain ...!'

Quote/s of the Day – 13 March – Monday of the Third Week in Lent “Are we going to neglect our own salvation?Let us show great compassiontowards the poorso as to be made worthy of possessinggood things to come for all eternity!” St John Chrysostom (347-407)Father and Doctor of the Church “What great profit you gain from Godwhen you are generous!You give a coinand receive a Kingdom;you give…

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Madonna di Porto Salvo / Our Lady of Porto Salvo, Lampedusa, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy (1843) AND Memorials of the Saints - 22 September

Madonna di Porto Salvo / Our Lady of Porto Salvo, Lampedusa, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy (1843) AND Memorials of the Saints – 22 September

Madonna di Porto Salvo / Our Lady of Porto Salvo, Lampedusa, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy (1843) – 22 September:HERE:https://anastpaul.com/2021/09/22/madonna-di-porto-salvo-our-lady-of-porto-salvo-lampedusa-agrigento-sicily-italy-1843-and-memorials-of-the-saints-22-september/ St Thomas of Villanueva/Villanova OSA (1488-1555) Archbishop, Confessor, Religious Priest of the Order of St…

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Madonna di Porto Salvo / Our Lady of Porto Salvo, Lampedusa, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy (1843) and Memorials of the Saints - 22 September

Madonna di Porto Salvo / Our Lady of Porto Salvo, Lampedusa, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy (1843) and Memorials of the Saints – 22 September

Madonna di Porto Salvo / Our Lady of Porto Salvo, Lampedusa, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy (1843) – 22 September: The island of Lampedusa lies far south of Sicily, closer to Tunisia than to Italy. Since the time of the Crusades, it has been home to a rural Shrine frequented by mariners both Christian and Muslim in the 1500s and 1600s, who kept an oil lamp burning constantly before the crude stone…

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Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Marian Feasts in Cuba, Spain, India, Andora and Memorials of the Saints - 8 September

Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Marian Feasts in Cuba, Spain, India, Andora and Memorials of the Saints – 8 September

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary – 8 September (Feast)On this Marian Feast Day:https://anastpaul.com/2017/09/08/feast-of-the-nativity-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary-8-september/ Nuestra Senora de la Virgen de la Caridad / Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre, Cuba (1612)- 8 September:The Story:https://anastpaul.com/2019/09/08/feast-of-our-lady-of-charity-of-el-cobre-cuba-8-september/ Nuestra Senora…