New here? Click here to join!Reading the Bible can be a daunting task, but the goal of many organizations over the years has been to make it easier for the common person to read and understand its message and God’s word. A good approach There are two ways that most people approach the Bible – […]
Salvation is, without a doubt, one of the most controversial topics in all of Christendom. Very few seem to have a handle on it. In fact, it has been found that those who struggle with how we are “saved” often fall into two diametricaly opposed extremes. The first extreme contends that salvation is acheived simply
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There are some that say that the Bible really says very little about Mary. However, that is quite contrary to the truth. There are actually a lot of references to Our Lady. For some of these references, you have to do a little bit of digging. Old Testament Bible Quotes about Mary Let’s start at
Holy Orders, in the Catholic Church, is the sacrament through which men are ordained as deacons, priests and bishops. It maintains the continuity of the apostles whereby each ordained person is ordained by a successor of an original apostle of Jesus Christ. Why is the sacrament called “orders?” The reason it is called “orders” comes from an old
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What is the purpose of the sacrament? If someone was baptized why do they need to be reconciled to God? This question poses some serious responses and these responses are not short. Fortunately, Jesus left the Catholic Church with an answer.First, full Christian initiation has not taken place until someone receives Baptism, Confirmation and his/her
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Confirmation is a sacrament of initiation which completes baptism through sealing in the Holy Spirit and anoints the recipient as priest, prophet, and king. Who Can Receive Confirmation? In the Catholic Church, anyone that has been baptized properly can and should be confirmed. What is Catholic Confirmation? Confirmation is a Sacrament in the Catholic Church in
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O my God,I love you above all things,with my whole heart and soul,because you are all-good and worthy of all love. I love my neighbor as myself for the love of you. I forgive all who have injured me, and I ask pardon of all whom I have injured. Amen.
O my God,relying on your infinite goodness and promises,I hope to obtain pardon of my sins,the help of your grace, and life everlasting,through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer. Amen.
O my God,I firmly believe that you are one God in three divine persons,Father, Son, and Holy Spirit;I believe that your divine Son became man and died for our sins,and that he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe these and all the truths which the holy Catholic Church teaches, because
Behold, O Kind and most sweet Jesus,before Thy face I humbly kneel, and with the most fervent desire of soul,I pray and beseech Thee to impress upon my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope, and charity,true contrition for my sins and a firm purpose of amendment. With deep affection and grief of soul,I ponder within
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