Capuchin Franciscan Priest-Friar living in Ireland, Christian Meditation / Mindfulness teacher to young people. Peace and Blessing!
Joined April 2009
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• St. Padre Pio says:
"Remember: our suffering is brief ......... but our reward is eternal!"
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O Sacrament most Holy,
O Sacrament Divine,
All praise and all thanksgiving,
Be every moment Thine!
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In 1917, amidst the horrors of World War I, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal: Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta.
From May 13 to October 13, on the 13th of each month, Our Lady brought Heaven’s urgent message to a troubled world:
“Pray the Rosary every day for peace in the world and the conversion of sinners. Offer sacrifices for the salvation of souls. God wishes to establish devotion to My Immaculate Heart.”
She showed them the reality of hell, warned of coming trials if humanity did not repent, and promised that her Immaculate Heart would triumph in the end.
On October 13, 1917, over 70,000 witnesses saw the Miracle of the Sun—the sun dancing, spinning, and plunging toward the earth before returning to its place. A divine sign no one could deny.
Today, more than a century later, Fatima’s call echoes louder than ever: Turn back to God. Pray. Repent. Trust in the Rosary.
Our Lady’s words remain a beacon of hope in dark times. Her Immaculate Heart will triumph.
🙏 Pray the Rosary daily.
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109 years ago today, the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima occurred in front of 70,000+ people
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"The gate of heaven is very low, only the Humble can enter it "
-- 𝑺𝒕. 𝑬𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒉 𝑨𝒏𝒏 𝑺𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒏
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“From the time that I became a Catholic…I have been in perfect peace and contentment; I never have had one doubt…It was like coming into port after a rough sea; and my happiness on that score remains to this day without interruption.” -St. John Henry Newman
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Intelligence must draw on memory. The mind must not simply compile data — as an algorithm now does more quickly than we can — but recall lived experiences, which contain depths of meaning that only the human soul can recognize, and connect more deeply with the goodness of these experiences. Everything that is good begins “with the Spirit” and thus possesses a breath, a dynamism and a sense of communion that, once experienced, are engraved upon the heart. vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/e…
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All set for the 18th October! This afternoon Bishop Tom Deenihan sealed the Acts of Fr Willie’s diocesan process. The final volume of Acts will be sealed during the Closing Session of the Diocesan Inquiry at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Mullingar, Sunday 18th October, beginning at 4pm. You’re all welcome.
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When we judge our own heart guilty, if we treat it gently, rather in a spirit of pity than anger, encouraging it to amendment, its repentance will be much deeper and more lasting
—St Francis de Sales
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O God, who bestowed on the Priest Saint John Henry Newman the grace to follow your kindly light and find peace in your Church; graciously grant that, through his intercession and example, we may be led out of shadows and images into the fulness of your truth. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
- Collect for the feast of St John Henry Newman (10 October).
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📷 This bust of the Saint is at Littlemore.
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"There is no sinner in the world, however much at enmity with God, who cannot recover God's grace by recourse to Mary." - St. Bridget of Sweden
