Saint Andrew Apostle

“It is true that the other saints enjoy great power in heaven, but they ask as servants and do not command as masters. Saint Joseph, to who’s authority Jesus was subject on earth, obtains what he desires from his kingly foster Son in heaven.” -Saint Thomas Aquinas

Veni Sancte Spiritus, reple tuorum corda fidelium et tui amoris in eis ignem accende.
Emitte Spiritum tuum, et creabuntur.
Et renovabis faciem terrae.
Oremus.
Deus, qui corda fidelium Sancti Spiritus illustratione docuisti,
da nobis in eodem Spiritu recta sapere, et de eius semper consolatione gaudere,
per Christum, Dominum nostrum.
Amen.

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Gloria in Excelsis Deo

Prisons and punishment have always been established within the Catholic Church. This is all for the need of the preservation of lawful authority, good moral order in society, and the protection of others. Such crimes and sins against the Lord (especially ones that will have an impact on a healthy society) are required to be justly punished. As God Himself punishes crime, and as lawful authority comes directly from Him, therefore such authority has the right to punish.

Friendship in relationships.

Your social environment is very important, friends can exert a lot of influence on yourself and your partner and they can be even part of your future with their kids and your kids, it can be a blessing but also it can be a problem. Today's "friending" culture has obscured true, profound friendship and the unholy society we live in, which makes these influences more important than ever.

"It is not good for man to be alone" Genesis 2:18

-Friendships of the partner.

One should endeavor to guard and help cultivate virtuous and holy friends of their partner, as they are essential to their growth and stability. The greatest friendships are those grounded in Christ.

About those friends who aren’t virtuous for them, one should carefully act on that, but the gravity should be proportional to how objectively bad they are and moderated on how much attachment your partner has with them. One should help them to seek better relationships while slowly moving away those which won't help them to be a saint.

As for mixed-sex relationships, both parties should be clear on the boundaries of those relationships, which by its very nature are more dangerous than same-sex relationships.

33 Do not be deceived: ‘Bad company ruins good morals.’ 1 Corinthians 15:33

-Your Friendships.

Remember to keep your virtuous and holy friendships. Many will get so involved with their partner that they end up alone, without friends. Reach out to the friends who make you a more pious person, and nurture these relationships so that they can positively influence you.

If you are the one with not-so-virtuous friendships and your partner has commented on it, you should meditate on how weak and how easily influenced by the world man truly is, especially in moments of moral vulnerability. Think about the influences on you, if there are secondary reasons if they really will help you to be a better and more holy person, et cetera...

It's okay to help others, but when practically all of society goes against your desires to be more holy and chaste, these friends can easily turn you to the world instead of you turning them to God. Are you helping to change them, or are they changing you? Pray for them, at the very least.

20 He that walketh with the wise shall be wise: a friend of fools shall become like to them. Prov. 13: 20

Daily reminder there's an indulgence granted to whoever piously reads the bible daily for a least half an hour, provided the necessary conditions (confession, communion, hate for all sin) are met.

Confess.

15 promises of Mary about the rosary
-Whoever shall faithfully serve me by recitation of the Rosary, shall recieve signal graces.

-A promise of special protection and the greatest graces to all who recite the rosary.

-The rosary shall be a powerful armor against hell, it will destroy vice, decrease sin, and defeat heresies.

-It will cause virtue and good works to flourish; it will obtain for souls the abundant mercy of God; it will withdraw the heart of men from the love of the world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire of eternal things.

-The soul which recommends itself to me by recitation of the Rosary shall not perish.

-Whoever shall have a true devotion for the rosary shall not die without the sacraments of the Church.

-Those who are faithful to recite the rosary shall have, during their life and their death, the light of God and plenitude of His graces; at the moment of death they shall participate in the merits of the saints in paradise.

-I shall deliver from purgatory those who have been devoted to the Rosary.

-The faithful children of the Rosary shall merit a high degree of glory in heaven.

-You shall obtain all you ask of me by recitation of the Rosary.

-All those who propagate the Holy Rosary shall be aided by me in their necessities.

-I have obtained from my Divine Son that all the advocates of the Rosary shall have for intercessors the entire celestial court. during their life and at the hour of death.

-All those who recite the Rosary are my sons, and the brother of my only Son Jesus Christ.

-Devotion of my rosary is a great sign of predestination.

Pray a rosary today.

Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us.

Imagine what could happen if every Catholic worth his or her salt began laying seeds to convert at least one non-Catholic friend, family member, or acquaintance this year. Five very useful booklets to help with that process: 1) A Catechism of Christian Doctrine 2) A Simple Prayer Book 3) Pray the Rosary 4) The Order of Mass in Latin and English 5) New Mass or Traditional Mass; A Question of Faith Plus lots of good books on social teaching and social affairs to attract socially and politically-minded people towards Christianity and the Moral Order. Let's get to work, and bring people to the Faith.

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