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Prophecy and the year 2007 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Many prophecies are converging. Are we entering the period of the reign of Antichrist?Paul. Read more:Prophecy
A chilling comment.... 1970-01-01 00:59:59 An individual identifying himself as Tobias Petrus left a comment at this Blog in which he wrote:"Dear Mr. Melanson,The Jews, who both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets and have persecuted us, do not please God, and are enemies to all men; prohibiting us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they might be saved; to fill up their sin always: for the wrath of God has come upon them to the end."He then cited 1 Thess 2:14-16 and wrote, "So St. Paul says that the Jews are the enemy of all humanity."I think it's safe to assume that Mr. "Petrus" hasn't familiarized himself with Nostra Aetate of Vatican II, which said that: "...God holds the Jews most dear for the sake of their Fathers; he does not repent of the gifts he makes or of the calls he issues - such is the witness of the Apostle" (NA, No. 4 referring to the Apostle Paul in Romans 11:28-29).Nostra Aetate, No. 4 continues: "True, the Jewish authorities and those who followed thei lead pressed for the death of Christ (cf. Jn 19:6
ST. STEPHEN CHARITABLE COMMITMENT AND EVANGELIZATI... 1970-01-01 00:59:59 ST. STEPHEN CHARITABLE
COMMITMENT AND EVANGELIZATIONVATICAN CITY, JAN 10, 2007 (VIS) - In this morning's general audience, held in the Paul VI Hall in the presence of 7,000 people, Benedict XVI dedicated his catechesis to the first Christian martyr, St. Stephen. "St. Stephen," said the Pope, "is the most representative figure of a group of seven companions," who concerned themselves with charitably serving the needs of members of the Christian community, whether of Jewish or of Greek origin. "Tradition sees in this group the origins of the future ministry of deacons," upon whom the Apostles "laid their hands," a gesture that in the Old Testament "has above all the significance of transmitting an important task," said the Pope. "That this was an important action, to be undertaken following due discernment, becomes clear from a reading of the First Letter of Paul to Timothy: 'Do not be hasty in laying on of hands, nor participate in another man's sins'." "Apart from his charitabl
The Religious Habit as a sign 1970-01-01 00:59:59 This article, along with so many other very important articles, may be found at: www.faithfulvoice.com:Religious garb opens so many opportunities to witnessTHE ATTRACTION OF A HABIT Sr. Joseph Mary Maximilian, FTISisters without a habit miss so many opportunities to speak about God to souls hungry to hear of Him.June 20, 2005Feast of St. AnthonyThis past weekend an invitation was received to participate in a åThird Order Awareness Weekendπ. So there, with the Benedictine Oblates, the Secular Carmelites, and the Secular Franciscans, I set up my little table and wore the habit of a Tertiary of my particular branch of the Franciscan Order.On the table were Miraculous Medals, Rosaries, and printed pamphlets with information on them. Books that the Order publishes were on display and there was a statue of Our Lady of Fatima and Sts. Francis, Maximilian, Pio and Anthony. A framed picture of St. Francis was a focal point as well.Printed information on the Franciscan Tertiaries from the w Read more:Habit
Mr. Russell Pond, a dedicated pro-life champion fr... 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Mr. Russell
Pond, a dedicated pro-life champion
from Nashua, New Hampshire, has just sent me the latest edition of his e-newsletter from the Saint Michael Brigade. In this latest edition, Mr. Pond reports that "New Hampshire pro-abortion lawmakers in the legislature are filing legislation to repeal a 2003 parental notification law requiring abortion facilities to tell parentsbefore they can do an abortion on a pregnant teen."Those interested in Mr. Pond's apostolate may contact him at: melkite4@pngusa.netPaul.
Catholics and the New Age 1970-01-01 00:59:59 This article makes mention of how the Vatican has linked the Centering Prayer Movement to the New Age. And yet, many "Catholic" retreat centers such as Joseph House (which belongs to the Ste. Marie Parish community in Manchester, New Hampshire), continue to offer Centering Prayer retreats and workshops. See:http://www.stemarieparish.org/stemarie_nm_JH.htmPaul. Read more:Catholics
Signs of the times..... 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Our Lord is calling everyone to Himself in these last days.Paul.
New Age infiltration 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Many "Catholic" parishes and retreat centers have already succumbed to New Age occultism and ideology. The La Salette "Center for Christian Living" in Attleboro has offered (and continues to offer) "Christian yoga." This retreat center has also offered workshops conducted by a former Catholic nun who practices witchcraft and on at least one occasion an altar was erected to the four directions. On another occasion, women were taught how to make a "woman's Rosary" based upon a woman's menstrual cycle.At Ste. Marie's Parish in Manchester, New Hampshire, a retreat center (Joseph House) continues to offer New Age "Centering Prayer."The apostasy continues to spread as many Catholics engage in New Age Reiki, horoscopes, the use of crystals to obtain "healing," recourse to mediums etc.Meanwhile, the National Director of the Marian Movement of Priests had this to say recently:From the National Director…December 8, 2006Solemnity of the Immaculate ConceptionAdvent SeasonDear Friends of th
Prayer to Our Lady of La Salette 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Remember, our Lady of La Salette,true Mother of sorrows,the tears which thou didst shed for me on Calvary;be mindful also of the unceasing care which thou dost exercise to screen me from the justice of God;and consider whether thou canst now abandon thy child, for whom thou hast done so much. Inspired by this consoling thought, I come to cast myself at thy feet, in spite of my infidelity and ingratitude. Reject not my prayer, O Virgin of reconciliation, convert me, obtain for me the grace to love Jesus Christ above all things and to console thee too by living a holy life, in order that one day I may be able to see thee in Heaven. Amen. Read more:Prayer
NOVENA AD SACRUM COR
In nomine Patris, et Filii,... 1970-01-01 00:59:59 NOVENA AD SACRUM COR In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti.R. Amen.Domine Iesu, qui ineffabiles Cordis tui dulcedines ac divitias Ecclesiae Sponsae tuae singulari dilectione aperire dignatus es: concede nobis famulis tuis, ut gratiis caelestibus, ex hoc dulcissimo fonte manantibus, ditare et recreari mereamur. R. Amen.V. Cor Iesu, flagrans amore nostri.R. Inflamma cor nostrum amore tui.O divinum Cor Iesu, praesta, quaesumus, animabus purgantibus requiem aeternam, morituris gratiam finalem, peccatoribus veram paenitentiam, paganis fidei lucem, nobis nostrisque omnibus tuam benedictionem. Tibi ergo, Cor Iesu piissimum, omnes has animas commendimus et pro ipsis tibi offerimusomnia merita sacri Cordis tui. R. Amen.V. O Sacrum Cor Iesu, Patris voluntati obsequentissimum.R. Inclina ad te corda nostra, ut quae placita sunt ei faciamus semper. Domine Iesu Christe, qui dixisti: Petite et accipietis; quaerite etinvenietis; pulsate et aperietur vobis; quaesumus, da nobis petentibusdivini
In his Summa Theologica, First Part of the Second ... 1970-01-01 00:59:59 In his Summa Theologica, First
Part of the Second
Part, Question 96, St. Thomas Aquinas writes that: "Laws framed by man are either just or unjust. If they be just, they have the power of binding in conscience, from the eternal law whence they are derived, according to Prov. 8:15: "By Me kings reign, and lawgivers decree just things." Now laws are said to be just, both from the end, when, to wit, they are ordained to the common good--and from their author, that is to say, when the law that is made does not exceed the power of the lawgiver--and from their form, when, to wit, burdens are laid on the subjects, according to an equality of proportion and with a view to the common good. For, since one man is a part of the community, each man in all that he is and has, belongs to the community; just as a part, in all that it is, belongs to the whole; wherefore nature inflicts a loss on the part, in order to save the whole: so that on this account, such laws as these, which impose proportionat
"From the moment of its conception life must be gu... 1970-01-01 00:59:59 "From the moment of its conception life must be guarded with the greatest care, while abortion and infanticide are unspeakable crimes." (Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, Gaudium et Spes, No. 51).
The prophetic mission of the lay faithful 1970-01-01 00:59:59 In his Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Christifideles Laici, Pope John Paul II wrote that, "Through their participation in the prophetic
mission of Christ, 'who proclaimed the kingdom of his Father by the testimony of his life and by the power of his word,' the lay faithful are given the ability and responsibility to accept the Gospel in faith and to proclaim it in word and deed, without hesitating to courageously denounce evil." (No. 14).And yet, how often do the lay faithful encounter opposition from other members of the laity as well as priests and religious when they strive to fulfill their prophetic mission and to "courageously denounce evil." Why is this? Largely because, "To understand properly the lay faithful's position in the Church in a complete, adequate and specific manner it is necessary to come to a deeper theological understanding of their secular character in light of God's plan of salvation and in the context of the mystery of the Church" (Christifideles Laici,
A Sad Anniversary 1970-01-01 00:59:59 "Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion. This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable. Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law." (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2271).Politicians like Senator Hillary Clinton reject this clear and definitive teaching of Christ Jesus through His Church. In the same way that the Nazis waged a war against the Jewish People while denying the personhood of every Jewish person they sent to the gas chamber or placed before a firing squad, pro-death politicians like Senator Clinton attempt to justify the killing of innocent children in the womb by asserting that these victims of genocide cannot be considered human beings until they have reached "viability," which was defined by the United States Supreme Court as that stage of fetal development when the baby is "potentially able to live outside the mother's womb [that is, ca Read more:Anniversary
"It is sometimes claimed that dissent from the Mag... 1970-01-01 00:59:59 "It is sometimes claimed that dissent from the Magisterium is totally compatible with being a 'good Catholic' and poses no obstacle to the reception of the Sacraments. This is a grave error that challenges the teaching office of the Bishops of the United States and elsewhere." -Pope John Paul II.
A Correct Conscience 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Vatican II, in its Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium) No. 25, had this to say:"This religious submission of will and of mind must be shown in a special way to the authentic teaching authority of the Roman Pontiff, even when he is not speaking ex cathedra. That is, it must be shown in such a way that his supreme magisterium is acknowledged with reverence, the judgments made by him are sincerely adhered to, according to his manifest mind and will. His mind and will in the matter may be known chiefly either from the character of the documents, from his frequent repetition of the same doctrine, or from his manner of speaking."Therefore, if we claim to be "Vatican II Catholics," we must acknowledge our duty, our serious and imperative obligation, to form a correct conscience, according to the Holy Father's directives and not according to our own subjective desires or wishes. This is the teaching of the Catechism of the Catholic Church: "Conscience must be informed and mora Read more:Correct
Ad Tuendam Fidem, given Motu Proprio 1970-01-01 00:59:59 JOHN PAUL IIApostolic Letter Motu Proprio AD TUENDAM FIDEM, by which certain norms are inserted into the Code of Canon Law and into the Code of Canons of the Eastern ChurchesTO PROTECT THE FAITH of the Catholic Church against errors arising from certain members of the Christian faithful, especially from among those dedicated to the various disciplines of sacred theology, we, whose principal duty is to confirm the brethren in the faith (Lk 22:32), consider it absolutely necessary to add to the existing texts of the Code of Canon Law and the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches, new norms which expressly impose the obligation of upholding truths proposed in a definitive way by the Magisterium of the Church, and which also establish related canonical sanctions.1.From the first centuries to the present day, the Church has professed the truths of her faith in Christ and the mystery of his redemption. These truths were subsequently gathered into the Symbols of the faith, today known and pr
Many thanks to the members of the Spiritual Childr... 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Many thanks to the members of the Spiritual Children of Saint Rita from all over the world who have written words of encouragement to the apostolate. You are all in our prayers. As many of you know, I have served as the spiritual director of the apostolate for two years now. I also write for various Catholic publications and maintain two Blogs. Needless to say, I have been very busy. But your kind notes of encouragement have been very edifying and I am most grateful. Please continue to forward prayer requests to Mr. John Ansley at: frappe19751975@yahoo.comGod love you all,Paul Anthony Melanson
Deacon is condemned for speaking the truth 1970-01-01 00:59:59 It is tragic when a Catholic diocese strives to make a pro-abortion politician comfortable in his sin. The deacon may not be "politically correct," but at least he won't be sentenced to Hell for appeasing the culture of death.We all have a choice of which master to serve: Christ or the world. Deacon
Tom McDonnell has chosen Christ while Rev. Smith and Bishop Kmiec have chosen differently. In an asinine statement released by Bishop Kmiec, Catholics of the Diocese of Buffalo, New York were told that, "The pulpit is not the appropriate place for confronting a member of the congregation. It is my belief that in situations like this, we are more effective when we have substantive, one-on-one conversations with individuals outside the context of the Mass"Translation: we should refrain from publically embarassing a politician who is in favor of killing innocent children in the womb. Apparently Bishop Kmiec would have had a problem with Saint Paul as well. For the Apostle to the Gentiles Read more:condemned
Call for prayer 1970-01-01 00:59:59 A beautiful young lady named Tess, a member of the Spiritual Children of Saint Rita, wrote me an email today in which she said:"Dear Paul,Thanks a lot for praying about my request. I am happy to hear that you still remember.Life in my country is so hard because of our poor economic situation.But our family always pray and trust in the mercy and love of the Lord.We hope we will soon find a good buyer for our lot through the help of your prayers.Thank you so much Paul.God bless you all for your kindness.Spiritual Child of St. Rita in Asia, Philippines.Tess."I would ask readers of this Blog to remember Tess and her family in your prayers. Tess is a remarkable and humble woman who is deeply committed to her Catholic Faith and to her family. I am honored to have her as a friend.Paul
On prophets, the dictatorship of relativism, and where it's all leading us... 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Deacon Tom McDonnell is a prophet and prophets
usually aren't welcome. Why? This article explains very nicely: http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?idCategory=34&idsub=172&id=7614&t=Why+prophets+arenWe are all called to be prophets. We are all called by the Lord Jesus to confront evil and to publically oppose sinful structures. Sin has become institutionalized. This because of a secularism which is rooted in atheistic philosophy. Pope Benedict XVI, in a homily at the Conclave's Opening Mass, said that:"Having a clear faith, based on the creed of the Church, is often labelled today as a fundamentalism. Whereas relativism, which is letting oneself be tosed and 'swept along by every wind of teaching,' looks like the only attitude (acceptable) to today's standards. We are moving toward a dictatorship of relativism which does not recognize anything as for certain and which has as its highest goal one's own ego and one's own desires."In fact, in its June 26, 2003 decisio
Iran prepares people for the coming of the "messiah." 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Jesus prophesied that another would come in his own name and that the world would accept him as the messiah. He was, of course, referring to the Antichrist.Paul. Read more:people
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