Those who say, “I love God,” and hate their brothers or sisters, are liars; for those who do not love a brother or sister whom they have seen, cannot love God whom they have not seen. The commandment we have from him is this: those who love God must love their brothers and sisters also.

1 John 4:20‭-‬21

What is Advent?

The people of Israel waited for generations for the promised Messiah to arrive. Their poetry, their songs and stories, and their religious worship focused on an awaited savior who would come to them to set them free from captivity and to lead them to the fulfillment of all that God had promised.

Israel longed for a Messiah, and John the Baptist, who came before Jesus, promised that the Messiah was coming and could be found in Jesus Christ, God’s Son, the “Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.”

Advent is a season in the Church’s life intended to renew the experience of waiting and longing for the Messiah. Though Christ has already come into the world, the Church invites us to renew our desire for the Lord more deeply in our lives and to renew our desire for Christ’s triumphant second coming into the world.

Advent is the time in which we prepare for Christmas, the memorial of Jesus Christ being born into the world. Preparations are practical, like decorating trees and gift giving, but they’re also intended to be spiritual.

During Advent, we’re invited to enter more frequently into silence, into prayer and reflection, into Scripture, and into the sacramental life of the Church — all to prepare for celebrating Christmas.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church says the goal of Advent is to make present for ourselves and our families the “ancient expectancy of the Messiah ... by sharing in the long preparation for the Savior’s first coming.”

More explanation on the website below:

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/42900/what-is-advent-anyway-a-cna-explainer

The urge to study the Bible in the dead of night by candle light, praying to the Lord for the ones you love most.

The Blessed Virgin Mary, St. John the Evangelist, and St. Mary Magdalene at the foot of the Cross.

Hello! ♡ I got my first personal Bible yesterday!! Before I only had a study one specifically for marking up. The new one I got is by Precious Moments and it’s Catholic ALONG with being pink, which was such a steal! There’s fully colored pages in it and some extras like songs and prayers. Here’s a pic of what it looks like (I forgot to take a pic of the one I bought 😔):

The absolute GRIP Precious Moments has on me right now is insane…

omg i found a new platform to complain about the lack of options for catholic bibles!!

cambridge, get me a pitt minion and a wide margin with apocrypha and no one gets hurt

1 corinthians 13:4-8

god is love

A little while, and you will see me no longer. Again in a little while, and you will see me.

John 16:16

“To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.”

-C.S. Lewis

"All bitterness, fury, anger, shouting, and reviling must be removed from you, along with all malice. [And] be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ."

Ephesians 4:31‭-‬32

Always Pray, No Matter What

So, after my first post on here, I got in touch with my Godmother who is a devout Catholic and my go-to for any mental health crisis I am having. I asked her if it was okay to pray the rosary even while being in a state of mortal sin and continuing to be in mortal sin. Her response was a real eye opener for me and I believe that God had intervened. She told me that that is when I should pray the most and to always pray because it keeps your connection to God. The devil wants you to think, "Well, what is the point of praying if I am going to sin anyway?" which was what I thought.

The devil wants you to be disconnected to God. As long as you keep praying to the Holy Father he can help you with whatever you need. It is then just about making the commitment to accept change because he is always speaking to you, but do you really want listen to him and accept his help you turn away from your sins?

I know sometimes it feels like were not going to stop the sin, but that doesn't mean to give up on God and cease talking to Him. He is always there for you with open arms and wants you to always talk to him and help you turn away from sinning. Oh, what revelations can be discovered by just speaking and listening to Him. He always answers, it is just up to us to receive it or deny it.

03/31/2024

Happy Easter! He is risen! Hallelujah!

JOKE-OGRAPHY: 1. Mary Magdalene makes early trips to Jesus's tomb, maybe to anoint His Body with funeral oils, or maybe just to cry. In this cartoon, she refers to these trips as her "mourning routine." The word "mourning" (grieving) sounds like "morning" (the early part of the day). This pun implies that Mary's early daily ritual (her "morning routine") is one of sorrow (hence, "mourning routine"). 2. As Mary approaches Jesus's tomb in John's version of the story, she sees that it's open and hurries to the apostles to have them inspect it. In this cartoon, however, she's too exhausted to recognize what the open tomb implies (that the dead Jesus has somehow left His tomb). She continues into the tomb to wait for Him to return, and only after several minutes does the event literally dawn on her. This particular sunrise has seen the Son rise.

Traditional Catholic modern line art. The Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary. First Joyful mystery of the Most Holy Rosary.

“Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,

things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.”

‭‭Job‬ ‭42:3‬