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The Gospel of Mark | Full Movie Happy Feast of St Mark!

Happy Feast of Divine Mercy Sunday! “I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the fount of My mercy. The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment . On that day all the divine floodgates through which grace flow are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet.” (St. Faustina’s Diary 699) Indulgence for Divine Mercy Sunday Source: DivineMercy.Life O God, your mercy knows no bounds and the treasure of your goodness is infinite…” (Prayer after the “Te Deum” Hymn)  “The paschal mystery is the culmination of this revealing and effecting of mercy, which is able to justify man, to restore justice in the sense of that salvific order which God willed from the beginning in man, and through man, in the wo

So Simon Peter also *came, following him, and he entered the tomb; and he *looked at the linen wrappings lying there, and the face-cloth which had been on His head, not lying with the linen wrappings but FOLDED UP in a place by itself.  —John 20:6-7 So why did Jesus fold up the cloth that covered His face in the tomb? Why did John include this detailed part in the Gospel? The answer may be connected to old Jewish custom in that time. Watch the video:  

Where Can We Find Salvation? Is the means of salvation only found in the Catholic Church? Is the catholic church the only one true church? This video will walk us through and to better understand the teachings of the church and what the saints say about salvation through the Catholic Church.  

  Indulgence for Divine Mercy Sunday ​ ​ SOURCE:  DivineMercyLife O God, your mercy knows no bounds and the treasure of your goodness is infinite…” (Prayer after the “Te Deum” Hymn)  “The paschal mystery is the culmination of this revealing and effecting of mercy, which is able to justify man, to restore justice in the sense of that salvific order which God willed from the beginning in man, and through man, in the world” (Encyclical Letter  Dives in misericordia , n. 7). “And so with provident pastoral sensitivity and in order to impress deeply on the souls of the faithful these precepts and teachings of the Christian faith, the Supreme Pontiff, John Paul II, moved by the consideration of the Father of Mercy, has willed that the Second Sunday of Easter be dedicated to recalling with special devotion these gifts of grace and gave this Sunday the name, “Divine Mercy Sunday” (Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Decree  Misericors et miserator , 5 May 2000

Happy Feast of St Vincent Ferrer Saint Vincent Ferrer with Wings and Crucifix Preach for Crowd Image: Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1727-1804) Vincent Ferrer, (born c. 1350, Valencia, Aragon—died April 5, 1419, Vannes, France; canonized 1455; feast day April 5)  Today (April 5) is the Feast of one of my favorite saints - St Vincent Ferrer.  He was gifted by God with many graces to perform miracles, great preaching, multitude conversions, raised dead people back to life and many other miracles and gifts. He is the patron saint of brick makers, builders, construction workers, plumbers and tile makers.   Why does Saint Vincent Ferrer have wings? “Saint Vincent Ferrer was drawn with a trumpet because when he preached, his voice could reach 3 miles away, and it was a miracle,” the caretaker said. The saint was pictured with wings because a number of people have seen him assume wings and fly off to a suffering person while preaching. (Source: popularanswers.org ) St Vincent Ferrer was known

  Passiontide | Passion Sunday: Fifth Sunday of Easter Passiontide | The veiling of the Crucifix and statues [Image Credit: Bene16, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons ] End of Lent is drawing near. Easter is only two weeks away. But before Easter, we must accompany Jesus in His Passion.  Today starts Passiontide or known as  'Passion Sunday'.   This is the time to focus and meditate more on the Passion and death of Jesus.  A time to accompany our Lord on his way to Calvary to be crucified. Our sins/brokenness led our Lord to go though horrific sufferings, from being assaulted verbally/physically to being nailed to the cross and died in agony. Traditionally, we observe two-week Passiontide by veiling the crucifix and all statues in the church in purple cloths on Passion Sunday and kept covered until the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday night. This is an old custom as a way of focusing on the penitential aspect on Lent season. Also, the veiling in purple cloth is relat