"The Battle of Montgisard was fought between the Ayyubids and the Kingdom of Jerusalem on November 25, 1177. The 16 year old King Baldwin IV, seriously afflicted by leprosy, led an out-numbered Christian force against the army of Saladin. The Islamic force was routed and their casualties were massive, only a fraction managed to flee to safety.
More than wisdom and courage, what made Baldwin IV a great king was his indomitable faith – a virtue he demonstrated at the famous battle of Montgisard."

King Baldwin was God's Will, he tried to bring peace and stability to the World.

Excellent video — To Hell and Back - the vision of Saint John Bosco. In this clip from Mary's Dowry Productions film 'Saint John Bosco', take a journey with the founder of the Salesians into the supernatural world as his guide takes him on a terrible, sobering journey to Hell and back, instructing Saint John Bosco to tell his boys what he sees. Saint John Bosco recorded his visions, which he called dreams as though truly real, in his diaries and biographies. Several of these important dreams are included in our film about Saint Don Bosco, but in this clip we share with you his important vision of Hell.
https://youtu.be/swqxr-XGwyI

MANDATORY READING:

St. John Chrysostom -
‘Eight Homilies against the Jews’

http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/index.htm

The Catholic man is a battle born man, one that follows the Theology of Truth through the Holy Mother Church, and the Theology of fists to defend her from evil and heresy. He follows the legacy of a fighting church that has endured tyranny throughout the ages that has done everything in its power to destroy her, but the Catholic man does not let his shield down nor does he take off the Armor of God.

He constantly sharpens his iron with other good men as Jesus sharpened his Disciples. He constantly seeks the salvation of the Lord through penance, and passes on his legacy for the next generation to come for when they have to fight.

He does not wish to live “free” as the modern world has defined it, he wishes to live as a slave..a slave for God.
Though his life is hidden in both the good and the bad times, he does all for the glory of God.

Embrace the Holy struggle.

St. Giovanni (John) Melchior Bosco

He held that the teacher should be father, adviser, and friend, and he was the first to adopt the preventive method. Of punishment he said: “As far as possible avoid punishing . . . . try to gain love before inspiring fear.” And in 1887 he wrote: “I do not remember to have used formal punishment; and with God’s grace I have always obtained, and from apparently hopeless children, not alone what duty exacted, but what my wish simply expressed.” In one of his books he has discussed the causes of weakness of character, and derives them largely from a misdirected kindness in the rearing of children.

In his rules he wrote: “Frequent Confession, frequent Communion, daily Mass: these are the pillars which should sustain the whole edifice of education.” Don Bosco was an indefatigable confessor, devoting days to the work among his children.

The church is intolerant in principle because she believes, she is tolerant in practice because she loves.

The enemies of the church are tolerant in principle because they do not believe. They are intolerant in practice because they do not love.

Reginald Garrigou Lagrange

Behold, O kind and most sweet Jesus, I cast myself upon my knees in Thy sight, and with the most fervent desire of my soul I pray and beseech Thee that Thou wouldst impress upon my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope, and charity, with true repentance for my sins and a firm desire of amendment, whilst with deep affection and grief of soul I ponder within myself and mentally contemplate Thy five most precious wounds, having before mine eyes that which the Prophet David spoke of Thee, O good Jesus: They have pierced My hands and My feet; they have numbered all My bones. Amen.

Plenary Indulgence on the usual conditions of Confession, Communion, and prayer for the Papal intentions.
Otherwise: 10 years indulgence

The Spiritual Combat - Fr. Lorenzo Scupoli

A great book for those starting out in the spiritual life.

"Now you see wherein the real perfection of a Christian lies, and that to obtain it you must enter upon a constant and sharp warfare against self ; you must provide yourself with four very safe and highly necessary weapons, that you may win the palm, and be finally a conqueror in this spiritual conflict – these are,
I. Distrust of self
II. Trust in God
III. Spiritual Exercises
IV. Prayer "

Going to Mass. Living a pure life free of drugs and empty orgasams. Healthy diet and exercise. Daily Rosary and Scripture. AKA Spiritual, physical, and mental discipline in the pursuit of virtue. = You get to see God. I’m serious.

Today is the Feast of Don Bosco:

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Jews have CURSED BLOOD.

Matthew 27:24–25 reads:

So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying "I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to it yourselves." And all the people answered, "His blood be on us and on our children!" (Greek: Τὸ αἷμα αὐτοῦ ἐφ’ ἡμᾶς καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ τέκνα ἡμῶν)

Pope Innocent the third reigned as pope at the height of the papal power. It is important to note that the Albigensians did not simply want to “be left alone” but were spreading their heresy by force, a heresy that pushed people to starve themselves as a holy act, but suicide is never holy. Also “to the sword” meant to use armed forces to banish them and confíscate property not explicitly to execute, but also not to tolerate the continued hostility of the Albigensians and their Jewish allies. The Albigensians believed una dualism that posited that all material form was evil and therefore all sexual acts illicit. Bringing children into the world was considered evil, what would have become of Europe if this cult had been allowed to spread and enforce its genocidal belief? Is it surprising that Jews helped a cult of Europeans to spread the idea that Europeans breeding was evil even in matrimony?