"The most terrible aspect of sin is to live in sin, and the worst aspect of falling into sin is not to arise from sin." - St. John Chrysostom

I still remember returning to my spiritual father to confess all I had said about Pope Francis, the way I had slandered and spoke ill of our holy father. He asked me "Pinesap, do you still want to be Catholic", and I said "With all my heart", and spoke the words of absolution. There was no greater feeling than being forgiven for speaking so horribly about Papa, and the moment the absolution was spoken, the sun crested over the mountains one last time, and I knew God was there. I vowed to be always faithful to Peter from that day forward.

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The term "Catholic guilt" is so stupid to anyone who lives in a Catholic environment.

Yes, I killed the only being in the entire history of existence that did not deserve being killed for any reason whatsoever.

You're damn right I'm gonna remember that.

Pray for papa

All the gods they had as pagans were far above them and struck fear into their hearts. The God of Israel, too, was an awesome God, whose very name many would not pronounce. How could one imitate a God so far above one’s own nature, perfect and holy in everything He did?
And then came Jesus — Man and God. He was Someone they could relate to, Someone they could follow, Someone who experienced their misery and triumphed, Someone who overcame the darkness and showed them the Great Light.

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The devil appeared to three monks and asked them what would they do if he gave them the power to change any one thing from the past.

The first, a man of apostolic fervor, said:
"I would prevent Adam and Eve from falling to sin, thus keeping Mankind united with God."

The second, a man full of mercy, said:
"I would prevent you from rebelling against God, so you and your peers could avoid eternal damnation."

The third was a simple man, and instead he went on his knees and prayed, while making the Sign of the Cross:
"Lord, protect me from the temptation of wondering what could have been."

The devil let out a screech full of agony and disappeared.

The other two asked their brother why he had reacted in such a way.

He said:

"First, one should never be open to dialogue with the enemy.

Second, nobody in this world has the power to change the past.

And third, the goal of the adversary was not to prove our virtue, but to entrap us in the past. By doing so, we would forget about the present, which is the only time we have to make amends with God and to conform with His will.

Of all demons, the most annoying to Man is the one which keeps asking us about what could have been.

The past is entrusted to God's mercy, and the future to His providence. The present is the only thing we have, so let us live today."

The kkk ruined this fit

How I want to go out

FEBRUARY 25: THE SALESIAN MARTYRS OF CHINA
Saint Luigi Versiglia and Saint Callisto Caravario
Bishop, Priest, Martyrs
Died: 1930
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They were Italian members of the Salesians of Don Bosco. Luigi was a bishop and Callisto was a priest. The two were sent to preach the Gospel in China. One day, the two were travelling together on a ship. Bolshevik pirates suddenly embarked on their ship. The pirates planned to abduct and enslave the girls on their ship. They fought to prevent them. The pirates recognized that they were missionaries and they were both shot.

How I’ll actually go out

From a sermon by Blessed Isaac of Stella, abbot
The pre-eminence of love

Why, my brethren, are we so little concerned with finding opportunities to advance each other’s salvation, responding to greater need with greater help and bearing each other’s burdens? This is what St Paul advised: Bear one another’s burdens and so fulfil the law of Christ – or, again, forbearing each other in love. For that is most definitely the law of Christ.
When I notice something wrong in my brother that cannot be corrected – either because it is inevitable or because it comes from some weakness of his in body or character – why do I not bear it patiently and offer my willing sympathy? As scripture says, their children will be carried on their shoulders and comforted on their laps. Could it be because there is a lack in me, a lack of that which bears all things and is patient enough to take up the burden, a lack of the will to love?
This is what the law of Christ is like, of Christ who bore our griefs in his passion and carried our sorrows in his compassion for us, loving those whom he carried and carrying those whom he loved. On the other hand, whoever turns on his brother in the brother’s time of need, who exploits his weakness, whatever that weakness may be – without doubt he has subjected himself to the law of Satan and is carrying it out. Let us have compassion for each other and love the brotherhood we share, bear each other’s weaknesses and fight against each other’s vices.
Whatever religious practice or observance it leads to, any teaching or discipline that fosters a stronger love of God and, through God, of our neighbours, is most acceptable to God for that reason. This love is the reason why things should be or not be, why they should remain the same or be changed. This love should be the reason why things are and the end to which all things are directed. For nothing can be considered wrong that is truly directed towards and according to that love.
Without such love we cannot be pleasing to God, and without it we cannot achieve anything at all. May God choose to grant it to us, he who lives and reigns through the undying ages. Amen!