Today is Lucia Day, a celebration of light in the darkness that is the Scandinavian winter. The day is celebrated with processions that are led by a girl or a woman wearing a wreath of candles in her hair, singing the traditional Lucia song. 🎨 John Bauer (1913)

“If we have a taste for Divine things, worldly things will no longer excite our appetite.” — St. Francis de Sales

"He who carries God in his heart bears heaven with him wherever he goes." -- 𝑺𝒕. 𝑰𝒈𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒖𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑳𝒐𝒚𝒐𝒍𝒂

“Love transforms one into what one loves.” — St. Catherine of Siena

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“Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love with which we do them.” 
~ St. Thérèse of Lisieux

"Strive to see God in all things without exception and to consent to his will Joyously." -- 𝑺𝒕. 𝑭𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔

Please help Dr. Bergsma and his family. -Taylor The Bergsma family is facing an unimaginable challenge as their son, Francis, battles brain cancer. After significant medical expenses, they need our help to cover ongoing care. Please consider donating or sharing to support them

All that has been revealed recently has been utterly horrific. Do not let yourselves slip into despair and lose faith, God will give the wicked their just reward. Keep your eyes and mind on Christ, imitate him in all that you do. Evil cannot prevail, for God is with us.

"But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us" Romans 5:8

Pray for Jake, that he may find the light of Christ. At this point, after watching his debates and discussions on the ID, the only conclusion I’m able to draw is that he may be in such a state of cognitive dissonance that prayer alone can truly make a difference. This is wild.

Jake Brancatella "For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost." ~Jesus (Luke 19:10)

Pope Leo encouraging us to fast for Lent. Fun fact: earlier in the document, he calls it essential for conversion. And honestly, how can we have true conversion without placing God as our priority and growing in temperance and self-control?

A neglected Christian practice: Praying for those who oppose you in your prayers and supplications May the good Lord bless those who reject Him and lead them to repentance and truth. May He open their hearts and show them His mercy in this world.

The fruits of Islam🥀

“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, and intolerant in practice because they do not love.” Father Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange,

Catholic seminarian Igor Pavan, who used social media to share his faith in Jesus even while enduring great suffering, has passed away at the age of 26 after battling kidney cancer. Image: Igor Pavan

please, in your charity, pray for my friend today.