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‘I used to want the longest life, perfect health and happiness, but really it is that feeling that I am so glad that this isn’t all there is ... and that we have heaven to wait for, and that we’ll be with Jesus, and there will be no more tears …’ — Amber VanVickle (1982-2023)
After the papal trip last week, a greater glimpse into the dire need of so many souls living in South Sudan, and what the Sudan Relief Fund is doing to help.
‘In the Eucharist the sacrifice of Christ becomes also the sacrifice of the members of his Body. The lives of the faithful, their praise, sufferings, prayer, and work, are united with those of Christ and with his total offering, and so acquire a new value. Christ’s sacrifice present on the altar makes it possible for all generations of Christians to be united with his offering.’ (CCC 1368)
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The Spanish Carmelite reformer and doctor of the Church suffered through many debilitating illnesses and physical pain, nurturing a life of deep contemplative prayer.
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Both found joy in the lives God had given them.
“The witness of Scripture is unanimous that the solicitude of divine providence is concrete and immediate; God cares for all, from the least things to the great events of the world and its history. The sacred books powerfully affirm God's absolute sovereignty over the course of events …” (CCC 303)
‘My Catholic faith, the Rosary and my belief in miracles have helped to sustain and save me,’ says Garth Fritel.
“The Church has always held the firm conviction that those who suffer death for the sake of the faith without having received Baptism are baptized by their death for and with Christ. This Baptism of blood, like the desire for Baptism, brings about the fruits of Baptism without being a sacrament.” (CCC 1258)
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