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St John the Baptist, pray for us! And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God. pic.twitter.com/lFN78CY9g7 — Pauline Books & Media 📖📡 (@PBMPublishing) June 24, 2020

'Redemptive suffering'  is the personal sacrifices that Christians unite with Christ's sacrifice He made of Himself to the Father. Crosses carried by members of Christ's mystical body have redemptive value to atone for sin and to call down God's blessings on humanity. Suffering has a whole new meaning and Catechism provides us a better understanding of it: Union with the passion of Christ. By the grace of this sacrament the sick person receives the strength and the gift of uniting himself more closely to Christ's Passion: in a certain way he is consecrated to bear fruit by configuration to the Savior's redemptive Passion.  Suffering , a consequence of original sin, acquires a new meaning;  i t becomes a participation in the saving work of Jesus. (CCC 1521) St Faustina wrote several testimonies n her diary about suffering. I thirst. I thirst for the salvation of souls. Help Me, My daughter, to save souls. Join your  sufferings  to My Passion and offer them to...

Explaining the Faith - Suffering: Why Does God Allow It? Watch Fr Chris Alar @ 11am

Today (June 13) starts the 33-Day Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary (or renew your consecration if you haven't yet) https://www.fisheaters.com/totalconsecrationmontfort.html Cling to Mama now my friends! "I will give Her all those whom She will want; even death will have no power over those who will be in the custody of my Mama...” —Jesus to Luisa Piccarreta (The Crown of Sanctity, p. 269)

439. Prayers for a Happy Death. (from Raccolta) i. 100 Days, once a day. ii. Plenary , once a month. I, II, III, IV. (See Instructions.) 439 Leo XII, August 11, 1824. O LORD JESUS, GOD of goodness, and FATHER of mercies, I draw nigh to Thee with a contrite and humble heart; to Thee I recommend the last hour of my life, and that judgment which awaits me afterwards. When my feet, benumbed with death, shall admonish me, that my course in this life is drawing to an end, merciful JESUS, have mercy on me. When my hands, cold and trembling, shall no longer be able to clasp the crucifix, and shall let it fall against my will on my bed of suffering, merciful JESUS, have mercy on me. When my eyes, dim and troubled at the approach of death, shall fix themselves on Thee, my last and only support, merciful JESUS, have mercy on me.  When my lips, cold and trembling, pronounce for the last time thy adorable Name, merciful JESUS, have mercy on me. When my face, pale and livid, shal...