Confiteor: Short Meditations on the Penitential Rite

by | Oct 19, 2021 | Ad maiorem Dei gloriam and the salvation of souls!, conscience, Divine Mercy, Merciful Compassion, Sin & Repentance, Sin and Forgiveness, The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

Immediately after the greeting offered by the priest, the Congregation is invited to an Examination of Conscience. All must humbly admit, acknowledge, and confess that we spiritually fall short. In blunt, we are all sinners. However, that is precisely the reason for Jesus’ coming to earth.   Jesus came to save us from sin and its […] Source: Confiteor: Short Meditations on the Penitential...

Vatican Museums: The Works of Mercy #7 – Vatican News

by | Mar 24, 2021 | Divine Mercy, Sacred Art

Vatican Museums: The Works of Mercy #7 “Proclaiming Christ means showing that believing in Him and following Him is not only true and right, but also beautiful. At the heart of the Gospel lies the beauty of God’s saving love, manifested in Jesus Christ who died and rose again.” Inspired by these words of Pope Francis, the Vatican Museums and Vatican News have teamed up again to explore the masterpieces in the papal collections accompanied by the words of the Popes. Francescuccio di Cecco, called “Francescuccio Ghissi”, The Dead Christ and the Angels; Adoration of the Child Jesus, tempera and gilding on poplar, c.1360, Vatican Art Gallery © Musei Vaticani Ghissi created this painting by uniting the central themes of Franciscan spirituality: the Incarnation and the Passion. They are represented in two images, one on top of the other: the Imago pietatis and the Adoration of the Child Jesus. The image of the Dead Christ seeks to evoke the Eucharistic sacrifice, with angels adoring in a tomb in the form of a tabernacle, besides the sufferings of the Passion and perhaps the feast of Corpus Christi. His birth and death—ideally connected—allude to the mystery of the Incarnation of the Son of...

Hoy es fiesta de Santa Faustina Kowalska, servidora de la Divina Misericordia

by | Oct 5, 2020 | Divine Mercy

“A las almas que propagan la devoción a mi misericordia, las protejo durante su vida como una madre cariñosa a su niño recién nacido y a la hora de la muerte no seré para ellas el juez, sino el Salvador Misericordioso”, le dijo el Señor de la Divina Misericordia a su servidora, Santa Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938), cuya fiesta se celebra el 5 de octubre. Source: Hoy es fiesta de Santa Faustina Kowalska, servidora de la Divina...

Hoy es la fiesta de la Beata Sor María Romero, que vivió plenamente la misericordia

by | Jul 7, 2020 | Divine Mercy, Sanctity

La Beata María Romero fue una religiosa salesiana que se dedicó a servir a los pobres durante 46 años después de que su congregación la enviara a Costa Rica para ayudar en consultorios médicos, internados de jóvenes y en la Asociación de Ayuda a Necesitados, compuesta por familias que antes vivían en condiciones infrahumanas. Source: Hoy es la fiesta de la Beata Sor María Romero, que vivió plenamente la...