Latin Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel

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PICTURE QUOTES: ON TRUE LOVE

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THE GLORY OF SAINTS

THE GLORY OF SAINTS
 

“God gave us intellect and freewill to govern ourselves. He loved us so much that he gave us "freedom" through his Son Jesus Christ and made us stewards of the Earth. Looking back in the Old Testament, we're like the two birds depicted in the biblical story of Noah's Ark. Some of us were good (and used our freedom wisely) and went back to God to seek him intensely; to know him fully; to love him deeply; and to serve him selflessly in others. But some were also foolish and used their freedom blatantly to sustain the cravings of their flesh, the greed of their eyes, and boasting their superiority before God by fault they failed to acknowledge their humble beginnings and suffer the bondage of spiritual ignorance - an eternal separation from God.”

--*LEx LUces on THE TWO BIRDS OF NOAH’S ARK

Drawing their strength from wickedness, the ungodly speaks to themselves –- “*There is no God...They are corrupt, their ways are wicked; not one of them does good.” (*Psalm 53). So they’ve boasted all day long while they plotted evil crimes every day. They loved evil more than good, and falsehood more than truth. They use words that inflict harm, while “*slandering God” (*Mark 3: 28-29)and plotting evil crimes against the Holy Spirit. Proud and full of malice, they said to themselves, “Where is God?” and boastfully they shout with these words: “There is no God but us.” And so they gather their forces, “*making plans which are not God’s and they form alliances, and thus they add sin upon sin.” (Isaiah 30:1). Full of pride and wickedness, they said to one another, “let us plunder the earth, abuse the women, exploit the children, and murder their saints.” And to the good servants they seduced them saying, “join us and we’ll take dominion of the world.”

“*From heaven God looks down upon the people, to see if there is anyone who seeks God and understands.” (*Psalm 53:3). "The good things that people experiences on earth did not lead them to the knowledge of Him who is" (Wisdom 13:1-10):

    “*They were interested in his works, but they did not recognize the author of them. **Fire, wind, air, the sphere of the stars, rushing water and the lights in the sky were held as the rulers of the world. ***If, charmed by such beauty, they took them for gods, let them know how far superior is their sovereign. And if they were impressed by their power and activity, let them understand from this how much mightier is he who formed them. For the grandeur and beauty of creatures lead us to ponder on their Author, greater and more magnificent.” –-(*Wisdom 13:1-10)

And to their corrupt leaders, “*...they enact unjust laws and issue oppressive decrees. They rob the poor of their rights and deprive the helpless of justice.” (Isaiah 10:1-2). Will this evil generation never learn? They devour the people of God just as they devour food on the table. They prefer to hide in darkness while ignoring the truth. But if ignorance is darkness, then how dark it must be for those who prefer darkness than light.

In the last days God will judge the earth with justice. “*And the ‘Sun’ will be darkened and the ‘Moon’ will turn red as blood before the great and glorious Day of the Lord.” (*Acts 2:20, Joel 3:3-5)

Then, "the saints will exult in triumph even at right on their couches...singing songs of praise to God the Most High." “*And in their hands two-edged swords...(*Psalm 149:6), and pointiest spears that deeply penetrates even to the most invincible armor. “To wreak vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples, to bind their kings in chains and their nobles in iron fetters, to execute on them the written sentence... (Psalm 149:7-9) “*MENE, MENE, TEKEL” (Daniel 5:24-25)
 
“*This is the glory of all his saints. Alleluia” (Psalm 149:9)

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Sources: Christian Community Bible: Catholic Pastoral Edition, 47th Ed./ The New American Bible, c1991.

GRAND HARMONY OF SILENCE

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PRAYER TO THE HOLY CROSS OF JESUS and St. BENEDICT

WHEN I THINK OF HEAVEN

When I think of Heaven, I think of God and his angels.

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the Immaculate Mother of God, Mary Most Holy, the Queen of Angels


-When I think of Heaven, I think of the celestial Choir of Seraphim

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the celestial Choir of Cherubim

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the celestial Choir of Thrones

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the celestial Choir of Dominions

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the celestial Choir of Powers

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the celestial Choir of Virtues

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the celestial Choir of Principalities

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the celestial Choir of Archangels

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the celestial Choir of Angels

-When I think of Heaven, I think of Michael, Gabriel and Raphael

-When I think of Heaven, I think of my guardian Angel

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the Holy Communion of Patriarchs

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the Holy Communion of Prophets

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the Holy Communion of Apostles

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the Holy Communion of Martyrs and Saints

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the people on earth who are poor in spirit

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the people on earth who mourn

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the people on earth who are meek

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the people on earth who hunger and thirst for righteousness

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the people on earth who are merciful

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the people on earth who are clean of heart

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the people on earth who are peacemakers

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the people on earth who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the Vicar of the Church, the Pope

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the Holy Communion of Cardinals

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the Holy Communion of Bishops and the clergy

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the Holy Communion of Monks

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the Holy Communion of Hermits

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the Holy Communion of Deacons and Seminarians

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the Holy Communion of Nuns and other Religious Orders

-When I think of Heaven, I think of the Holy Communion of Believers

Finally, When I think of Heaven, I think of my Home and my family, and the people who live there. =)

END-TIMES MOVIES ARE SIMPLY RIDICULOUS AND OBSCURE

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This article was written in response to the movie 2012. The movie 2012 is a “new age movement” concept. The new age movement believes that drastic and cataclysmic changes will occur on earth signaling the end of an era, or possibly the end of the world in 2012. The end of the world as predicted by the sages of the Mayan civilization and the false prophets of the ancient and modern times in the light of modern science cannot be true.

          

As the bible foretold in the past no one not even the angels in heaven  knows when or how the world will end, except those written in the gospels of the new testament whereby Christ taught his disciples concerning the end of times. (And) to the doubting Thomas who believes that the world will end soon (in 2012) let me tell you this: “your world ends the moment you stop believing in God."

The movie 2012 is another scheme designed by the devil. The devil who is the father of all lies and master of deceit has conditioned the mind of the people drawing so much attention creating paranoia, fear and anxiety among multitudes of people around the world while his hidden agenda is concealed. If you have noticed the prevalent subjects of the movies today whether it is locally produced or produced in Hollywood - these are sex, violence, war, corruption, the destruction of life in general and all kinds of immoral and evil acts which are synchronize geared towards the corruption of the innocence of youth, the contamination of the educated minds and the decline of morals in our society which will eventually lead to chaos and the destruction of the Christian community.            

The hidden motive of the makers of the movie 2012 is plain and simple. They wanted to gain profit, create public opinion, panic and anxiety among the people in our society and discredit God as he is - the only judge of the universe. For it is through the wisdom of God that the world was made. Henceforth, it’s only proper to assert that God has the exclusive right and authority to be the sole judge of the world. Thus, only God knows when or how the world will end. Moreover, let me ask you this question: Have you discovered the key to the mystery of life, or have you come to know the mind of God? For even if you read the entire bible from the book of Genesis to the Revelation of St. John such wisdom only suggest a little glimpse of the Divine God.

      

The very purpose of life is to seek God, to know him, to serve him and to love him as he has loved us. And these tasks impose a very difficult situation on our part because we can never comprehend the fullness of the infinite God.  The human mind is finite and limited and therefore it is impossible for man to fully understand the very nature of God. Nonetheless, it was St. Augustine who wrote that "if you can understand God, then He cannot be God." Yet, with respect to St. Augustine's view such argument can never be plausible because we have not been abandoned by  God as orphans. Meaning, in his great compassion Jesus Christ our Lord send to us the Holy Spirit to sanctify us and to be our advocate. And understanding is one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Henceforth, if the Holy Spirit would give man the gift of understanding then there is no doubt that man would understand God. As Jesus said in the gospel to his apostles, "For man it is impossible but for God nothing is impossible." For this reason, the only way we can fully understand God is through divine inspiration which means God reveals himself to us through the Holy Spirit. As Abraham, Moses and the biblical prophets have seen God through divine inspiration where the embodiment of God was revealed in a human voice, or in human form such in the case of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, the Word that was made flesh. In other words, it is impossible for the Mayan civilization, or the false prophets of the ancient and modern times to fully comprehend and predict precisely the end of times when by knowledge and faith they don't know God. Hence, we can only comprehend the fullness and the reality of God and his divine revelations including the end of times if he chooses to reveal himself to us -- that is if we have a clean mind and a pure heart. Finally, to speak without reservation that the end of the world is near as predicted by the new age movement supported by the recent discoveries of modern science is simply ridiculous and obscure.