Deacon John

Mon Nov 23

Embracing Hope TV is Back!


M A R K  M A L L E T T

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Embracing Hope is Back!

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SHOULD you store up supplies? Should you take the vaccine? Should you move to the countryside? These are the questions readers and viewers alike have been asking. In Episode 5 of Embracing Hope, Mark answers these questions with eye-opening facts and practical advice.

This episode is available for the general public to watch at www.embracinghope.tv. Thanks to everyone for patiently waiting for this webcast to resume!

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The Second Edition of Mark’s riveting new book, The Final Confrontation, is now available. The feedback to Mark’s first book has been quick and strong. Writes one reader,

Mark has done such a wonderful job of gathering all of the pieces of the puzzle and presenting them to us so that we could see the full picture in one place—awesome! I love this book. I love his writing and I wanted to say what a wonderful book and read this is. —American reader

The Final Confrontation is a concise summary of Mark’s writings that draws upon the powerful voice of the Magisterium, geling a vision for our times that is unmistakable. The priest whom Blessed Mother Teresa asked to co-found the Missionary of Charity Fathers, Fr. Joseph Langford, writes:

Mark Mallet has written a must-read book, an indispensable vademecum for the decisive times ahead, and awell-researched survival guide to the challenges looming over the Church, our nation, and the world. Indeed, the “hour is upon us to wake from sleep”—and these inspired pages provide the clarion call we need, as they draw on Scripture, on the Popes and Fathers of the Church, on world events, and on the personal experiences of many who, like the author, have felt the urgency of the Lord’s mandate to prepare.

The book skillfully explains the quickening we have all sensed, the unprecedented acceleration of world-changing events, presenting them in biblical context, and shedding light on their true significance. The Final Confrontation will prepare the reader, as no other work I have read, to face the times before us with courage, light, and grace—confident that the battle—and especially this ultimate battle—”belongs to the Lord.”

(Fr. Langford has recently taken seriously. Please pray for him!)

The Final Confrontation is available online at www.thefinalconfrontation.com.




All Mark’s writings can be found at:  Spiritual Food For Thought

Listen to Mark’s music on his official website:  www.markmallett.com

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"Pope John Paul II would punish himself and in particular just before he ordained bishops and priests!"

POPE ‘WHIPPED HIMSELF IN REMORSE FOR SINS’ REVEALS NUN

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Pope John Paul II. ‘You could hear the blows’ says a nun in his office

Monday November 23,2009

By 

Nick Pisa

POPE John Paul II regularly whipped himself in a sign of “remorse for his sins”, a nun has disclosed.
Continue reading this article here: http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/141873/Pope-whipped-himself-in-remorse-for-sins-reveals-nun

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Humbling moment

 

This makes you 

really put things into perspective 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

 


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Love God, Love One Another: "Your Love Is What I Crave" by Rita Ring, May 12, 1994

Your Love Is What I Crave

God's Blue Book III Cover

May 12, 1994

R. I sought and I searched. I tried to find relief from the pain. I loved through my kids and wanted their love back. I tried to be loved by someone, and no one was ever there. Oh, Lord, in desperation I came to You and cried at Your feet. You sat so patiently with me. You loved me each time I came and I fo

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und peace, peace and love that no one else had!

When I left You, I cried because no one gave to me as You did. Now, Lord, I know no one can give me what I crave, my soul craves You! I long for Your love. You are so gentle, so loving, so kind, so full and always there, Lord, no matter how I am upset, happy, whatever. You love me just the same. Who am I to know this love!

Jesus, Jesus, my Lord, my God, my all, how can I love You as I o

ught?

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Jesus: Love for Me, My child. This is how you love Me: what you do to the least of your brothers you do to Me. Walk in My ways. When they persecute you and holler at you, love them, love them, love them. You are learning about love, child. Do not give way to anger and hate and guard your tongue always. This is the way you receive Me. Guard that spot, make it holy, do not cast stones at your brothers. Always love them.

R. My God, I seek You. My soul thirsts for You. Your love is finer than life.

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[MaryVitamin] tranquility


Mary Vitamin for November 23rd
 

Topic:  Mary’s tranquility during the Loss of Jesus in t
30 Days of Gratitude- Day 23

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he Temple
 
Quote:
“Her tranquility in the midst of that perturbing darkness which came down like deep night upon her soul and yet perturbed her not, was the effect of her intense humility.”
Father Faber, The Foot of the Cross, (Tan Books)186.
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Meditation:
St. Claude de La Colombiere
“You must overcome everything by humility and simplicity after having closely examined the thing, it seems to me that all wisdom is enclosed in these two virtues. Once you have entered into the true practice of them, you are no longer subject to inconstancy but, you enjoy such peace and tranquility nothing can disturb you.”
The Spiritual Direction of Saint Claude de la Colombiere, (Ignatius Press) 81.
 
Resolution:
I will let Our Lady lead me through the dark times as though She is leading me through the streets of Jerusalem looking for Jesus. I will pray for her tranquility during the joyful mysteries of the Rosary. If I can imitate her peace of soul, I will know that I am practicing humility. I will not be leaning on myself but abandoned to the Will of God.
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Marian Vow:
“The characteristic elements of M.I.M. spirituality are:
Quintessentially Marian (‘marianita’), because rooted in total consecration to and total possession by the Immaculate to be her ‘docile instrument’, and still more to be her ‘property and possession’” (SK 1160).”
Marian Seraphic Pathways, Statues Article 6
 
I give this resolution to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
 
Thanks be to God for graces received.
 

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Matt C. Abbott: "Attention Christian men: Listen to Father James!"



 
Matt C. Abbott column
Attention Christian men: Listen to Father James!


Matt C. Abbott
Matt C. Abbott
November 22, 2009 
Readers may recall some of my previous columns that featured quotes from, and writings of, Father James Farfaglia — formerly with the Legionaries of Christ and currently a priest of the Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas. He is also the spiritual advisor to Hope House, a home for unwed mothers, and was recently appointed to the board of directors of Human Life International.

Father James has authored and published a book titled Man to Man: A Real Priest Speaks to Real Men about Marriage, Sexuality and Family Life. All proceeds from the book’s sales will go toward the founding of a Catholic elementary school in the diocese. Click here to see Father’s official Web site for Man to Man. The following is the book’s Introduction in its entirety. Thanks to Father James for allowing me to reprint it.

Continue reading here: http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/abbott/091122 Related links:

Our Lady of Guadalupe” (Father James’ e-parish) “Illegitimi non carborundum” (Father James’ blog)


Matt C. Abbott is a Catholic columnist with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication, Media and Theatre from Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, and an Associate in Applied Science degree in Business Management from Triton College in River Grove, Ill. He has worked in the right-to-life movement and is a published writer focused on Catholic and social issues. He can be reached at mattcabbott@gmail.com

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Sun Nov 22

Bumper Sticker--Psalm 109:8

This is good and it’s in the Bible!  We do need to pray for our leaders and now I know how to pray! 

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Traffic was moving slowly, and a car in front of us had an Obama bumper sticker on it.  It read:  “Pray for Obama.  Psalm 109:8“ 

 
Mike’s Bible was lying on the dash board.  He got it, opened it up to the scripture, and read it.  He started laughing and laughing.  Then he read it to me.  I couldn’t believe what it said.  I had a good laugh, too.. 

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Psalm 109:8
 
    “Let his days be few, and let another take his office.” (KJV version)

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4,000 Anglican priests to join Catholics

Conan Businge  OVER 4,000 Anglican priests all over the world, including married ones, are expected to join the Catholic Church, Bishop Matthias Ssekamanya announced on Friday. 

Ssekamanya, who doubles as the chancellor of Uganda Martyrs University, said this does not mean that the Catholic Church is removing the requirement for priests to remain unmarried. “We are not becoming soft on celibacy for Catholic priests. We shall also not tolerate homosexuals and polygamous marriages in the Catholic Church,” he added. 

Continue reading here: http://www.sundayvision.co.ug/detail.php?mainNewsCategoryId=7&newsCategoryId=123&newsId=701925

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[MaryVitamin] extra strength vitamin

 
Mary Vitamin for November   (Extra Strength)
 
Topic: Our Lady’s ability to make the gift of Herself in the Presentation
 
Quote:
The Immaculate Conception

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St. John Eudes
“The fourth privilege of Mary in her Immaculate Conception, according to St. Bernardine of Siena and several other holy Doctors, is that she was endowed with the use of reason actually from the first moment of her Conception.”
The Wondrous Childhood of the Most Holy Mother of God, (PCP:1998), 74.
 
Meditation:
It is believed that Our Lady was presented in the Temple at the age of three (based upon the ancient text of the gospel of St. James). Since St. John the Baptist is accorded the privilege of recognizing the presence of Our Lord while even in the womb of St. Elizabeth, theologians also accord Our Lady the use of her reason while in the womb. St John Eudes explains further by saying, ‘If it be asked after what manner the use of reason was accorded to the holy Virgin from the first moment of her life, we may say that it was either by God’s so elevating her understanding, as to render it capable of acting independently of the senses or bodily organs, or, that He so powerfully fortified these senses and bodily organs, as to make them cooperate in the functions of the understanding.
The Presentation of St.

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” (74)
 
This is an example of Marian devotion which does not only detract from true worship of the Lord but actually lays a solid foundation for His worship. Marian devotion opens the heart and mind to ponder things from the viewpoint of God and not from the limited understanding of humanity.
 
How important is the Incarnation? How importantly does God view His humility and His sacrifice to forego the pain-free existence of heaven in order to take on human flesh to suffer? In His mind this must be a great event. Wouldn’t He make special provisions that the vessel through whom He chose to carry out this mission would know and appreciate the greatness of His sacrifice and the 
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significance of her role?
 
With the use of reason from the time of her Immaculate Conception, her self-offering at the age of three (the Presentation of Our Lady) takes on new meaning and indicates a greater gift of self.
 
Resolution:
Today, in the Angelus, I will ask to have the heart and mind of Mary so that I may appreciate the sacrifice and humility of the Lord.
 
Marian Vow:
Father Gabriel Pellettieri, FI
“From the various episodes in the Gospel we can gather that Our Lady had received a fairly thorough education, and that she, by means of the daily public prayers, had become accustomed to that life of constant union with God.”
 I give this resolution to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
 
Thanks be to God for graces received.
 
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