My Crazy Catholic Life: Archive

“Most glorious Lord of life that on this day
Didst make Thy triumph over death and sin,
And having harrowed hell didst bring away
Captivity thence captive us to win;
This joyous day, dear Lord, with joy begin
And grant that we, for whom Thou didst die
Being with Thy dear blood clean washed from sin,
May live forever in felicity.
And that Thy love we weighing worthily,
May likewise love Thee for the same again;
And for Thy sake that all like dear didst buy,
With love may one another entertain.
So let us love, dear love, like as we ought,
Love is the lesson which the Lord us taught.” —Edmund Spenser

Apr 30, 20112 notes

lifetheseries replied to your quote: The most beautiful Credo is the one we pronounce…

Needed this.

This is a great reminder of why I keep doing this. May God bless you abundantly!

Apr 27, 20111 note

“The most beautiful Credo is the one we pronounce in our hour of darkness.” —St. Pio of Pietrelcina

Apr 27, 201144 notes

#catholic #quote #saint #Padre Pio #Pio of Pietrelcina

Pange, lingua, gloriósi,
Córporis mystérium,
Sanguinísque pretiósi,
Quem in mundi prétium
Fructus ventris generósi
Rex effúdit géntium.

Of the glorious body telling,
O my tongue, its myst’ries sing,
And the blood, all price excelling,
Which the world’s eternal king,
In a noble womb once dwelling,
Shed for this world’s ransoming.

Nobis datus, nobis natus,
Ex intácta Virgine,
Et in mundo conversátus,
Sparso verbi sémine,
Sui moras incolátus,
Miro clausit órdine.

Given for us, for us descending,
Of a Virgin to proceed,
Man with man in converse blending,
Scattered he the Gospel seed,
Till his sojourn drew to ending,
Which he closed in wondrous deed.

In suprémae nocte cenae,
Recúmbens cum frátribus,
Observáta lege plene,
Cibis in legálibus,
Cibum turbae duodénae,
Se dat suis mánibus.

At the last great supper lying,
Circled by his brethren’s band,
Meekly with the law complying,
First he finished its command,
Then, immortal food supplying,
Gave himself with his own hand.

Verbum caro, panem verum,
Verbo carnem éfficit,
Fitque sanguis Christi merum,
Et si sensus déficit,
Ad firmándum cor sincérum,
Sola fides súfficit.

Word made flesh by word he maketh,
Very bread his flesh to be,
Man in wine Christ’s blood partaketh:
And if sensed fail to see,
Faith alone the true heart waketh
To behold the mystery.

Tantum ergo Sacraméntum
Venerémur cérnui:
Et antíquum documéntum
Novo cedat rítui:
Praestet fides suppleméntum
Sénsuum deféctui.

Therefore we before him bending,
This great sacrament revere,
Types and shadows have their ending,
For the newer right is here;
Faith, out outward sense befriending,
Makes the inward vision clear.

Genitóri Genitóque
Laus et jubilátio,
Salus, honor, virtus quoque
Sit et benedíctio:
Procedénti ab utróque
Compar sit laudátio.

Glory let us give, and blessing
To the Father, and the Son,
Honor, might, and praise addressing,
While eternal ages run;
Ever too his love confessing,
Who, from both with both is one.

Apr 21, 201115 notes

#catholic #christian #song #lyrics #latin #eucharist #jesus #christ #God

“No test has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and He will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing He will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it.” —1 Corinthians 10:13

Apr 21, 201117 notes

#catholic #christian #quote #bible #scripture #saint #Paul #Corintians #God

“I am certain that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor powers, neither height nor depth nor any other creature, will be able to separate us from the love of God that comes to us in Christ Jesus, our Lord.” —Romans 8: 38- 39

Apr 20, 201123 notes

#catholic #christian #bible #scripture #quote #saint #Romans #Paul #Jesus #Christ #God

“May Lent be for every Christian a renewed experience of God’s love given to us in Christ, a love that each day we, in turn, must ‘re-give’ to our neighbor, especially to the one who suffers most and is in need.” —Pope Benedict XVI

Apr 19, 201111 notes

#catholic #quote #pope #Benedict #Benedict XVI #Lent

Apr 19, 20116,228 notes

“To a great extent the level of any civilization is the level of its womanhood. When a man loves a woman, he has to become worthy of her. The higher her virtue, the more her character, the more devoted she is to truth, justice, goodness, the more a man has to aspire to be worthy of her. The history of civilization could actually be written in terms of the level of its women.” —Archbishop Fulton Sheen

Apr 19, 201115 notes

#catholic #quote #Archbishop Fulton Sheen

“O tender Father,
You gave me more, much more,
than I ever thought to ask for.
Thank you, and again thank you,
O Father,
for having granted my requests,
and for having granted those things
that I never realized
I needed or sought.” —St Catherine of Siena

Apr 18, 201113 notes

#catholic #quote #saint #Catherine of Siena

“I, Caterina, a useless servant, am in agony with desire as I search the depths of my soul; I grieve and weep when I see and really understand our foolish apathy, our failure to give our love to God after He has given us such great graces with so much love. So, dearest brothers, don’t be thankless and unappreciative, because this could easily dry up the fountain of piety within us. Oh heedless indifferent people! Rouse yourselves from this evil sleep! Let’s go out to receive our King, Who comes to us humble and meek. Oh let us who are proud behold the Master of humility coming to us seated on an ass! For our Savior has told us that one of His reasons for coming on that beast was to show us what our humanity had become by sin, and to show us how we should treat this ass, our humanity. Really, there is no difference between us and this good-for-nothing beast! Because of sin, our reason has become an animal! Oh ancient Truth, you have taught us how we should treat this beast! I want you… to get on top of this ass; master yourselves; be humble and meek. And on what feet shall we get up there, sweetest love? On hatred of apathy and love of virtue.

But let’s do this… the channel is open and flowing; so, since we need to provision the ship of our soul, let’s proceed to provision it there, at the sweetest of channels, the heart and soul and body of Jesus Christ. We will find that this channel flows with so great a love that we will easily be able to fill our souls. So I say to you: don’t be slow to put your eye to this open window. For I assure you that supreme Goodness has prepared the times and the ways for us to do great deeds for Him. This is why I told you to be eager to increase your holy desire, and not to be satisfied with little things, because He wants great things!” —St Catherine of Siena

Apr 17, 201115 notes

#catholic #quote #saint #Catherine of Siena #Palm Sunday #Jesus #Christ #Lord #christian #reflection

Can you add me to your list? God Bless and Mary Protect!

You are on the list. God Bless!

Apr 16, 2011

“My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?
Why so far from my call for help,
from my cries of anguish?
My God, I call by day, but you do not answer;
by night, but I have no relief.
Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One;
you are the glory of Israel.
In you our ancestors trusted;
they trusted and your rescued them.
To you they cried out and they escaped;
in you they trusted and were not disappointed.
But I am a worm, hardly human,
scorned by everyone, despised by the people.
All who see me mock me;
they curl their lips and jeer;
they shake their heads at me:
“You relied on the Lord—let him deliver you;
if he loves you, let him rescue you.”
You drew me forth from the womb,
made me safe at my mother’s breast.
Upon you I was thrust from the womb;
since birth you are my God.
Do not stay far from me,
for trouble is near,
and there is no one to help.

Many bulls surround me;
fierce bulls of Bashan encircle me.
They open their mouths against me,
lions that rend and roar.
Like water my life drains away;
all my bones grow soft.
My heart has become like wax,
it melts away within me.
As dry as a potsherd is my throat;
my tongue sticks to my palate,
you lay me in the dust of death.
Many dogs surround me;
a pack of evildoers closes in on me.
So wasted are my hands and feet
that I can count all my bones.
They stare at me and gloat;
they divide my garments among them;
for my clothing they cast lots.
But you, Lord, do not stay far off;
my strength, come quickly to help me.
Deliver me from the sword,
my forlorn life from the teeth of the dog.
Save me from the lion’s mouth,
my poor life from the horns of wild bulls.

Then I will proclaim your name to the assembly;
in the community I will praise you:
“You who fear the Lord, give praise!
All descendants of Jacob, give honor!
show reverence, all descendants of Israel!
For God has not spurned or distained
the misery of this poor wretch,
Did not turn away from me,
but heard me when I cried out.
I will offer praise in the great assembly;
my vows I will fulfill before those who fear him.
The poor will eat their fill;
those who seek the Lord will offer praise.
May your hearts enjoy life forever!”

All the ends of the earth
will worship and turn to the Lord;
All the families of nations
will bow low before you.
For kingship belongs to the Lord,
the ruler over the nations.
All who sleep in the earth
will bow low before God;
All who have gone down into dust
will kneel in homage.
And I will live for the Lord;
my descendants will serve you.
The generation to come will be told of the Lord,
that they may proclaim to a people yet unborn
the deliverance you have brought.” —Psalm 22

Apr 16, 20118 notes

“Which stands up better in a crisis - man or woman? The best way to arrive at a conclusion is to go to the greatest crises the world ever faced, namely the CRUCIFIXON OF OUR DIVINE LORD. When we come to this great drama of Calvary there is one fact that stands out very clearly: Men failed. On the other hand, there is not a single instance of a woman’s failing him.” —Archbishop Fulton Sheen

Apr 16, 201115 notes

#catholic #quote #Archbishop Fulton Sheen

A Poem: The Apple

nianamills:

beautiful and red
crisp and juicy
sweet and delicious
the apple the serpent spoke of to me
I finger it - slowly
I pluck it from the tree
the knowledge of good and evil is before me
slowly I bite into it
the flavor erupts in my mouth
I hand the apple to man, to Adam
he looks at my bit
he smiles and finished the apple
the serpent smirks
and suddenly I am frightened
What have we done?

© Niana Mills

Apr 16, 20113 notes

#Niana Mills #poetry #The Fall #Adam #Eve #Eden #christian #catholic #poem

“Never utter in your neighbor’s absence what you would not say in their presence.” —St Mary Magdalene di Pazzi

Apr 15, 201137 notes

#catholic #quote #saint #Mary Magdalene di Pazzi

“I am not moved to love Thee, O my Lord,
By any longing for Thy Promised Land;
Nor by the fear of hell am I unmanned
To cease from my transgressing deed or word.
‘Tis Thou Thyself dost move me, — Thy blood poured
Upon the cross from nailed foot and hand;
And all the wounds that did Thy body brand;
And all Thy shame and bitter death’s award.
Yea, to Thy heart am I so deeply stirre
That I would love Thee were no heaven on high, —
That I would fear, were hell a tale absurd!
Such my desire, all questioning grows vain;
Though hope deny me hope I still should sigh,
And as my love is now, it should remain.” —Anonymous (16th or 17th C.) Translated from the Spanish by Thomas Walsh

Apr 15, 20112 notes

#Lent,E #poem #catholic #Christ #Christian #Jesus #Easter #cross #resurrection

Don't feed the trolls. =)

Good point. :-)

God Bless.

Apr 15, 20111 note

You have disrespected the lord! YOU ARE GOING TO HELL. YOU DO NOT USE THE MEDIA TO PREACH. YOU MAKE ME SICK. MAY THE DIVINE HAVE MERCY ON YOU. MAY THE HOLY FATHER REST IN PEACE. THE SON OF THE HOLY GHOST WILL BE DOWN ON EARTH

First of all, Lord has a capital “L”

Second, look here for some information about the new evangelization. Haven’t you ever heard JPII talk about this… and Benedict XVI??

I am off to class. Have a great day. God Bless.

Apr 15, 20113 notes

You disrespect the lord

I don’t think this even deserves an answer…

Again, I will pray for you. May God bless you and grant you peace.

Apr 15, 20112 notes

god doesn't exist and you're fat

Wait a second… here you said you were “a devout Catholic.” I don’t think you can be Catholic and not believe in God. Something is a bit off in your reasoning.

And as for me being fat, have you ever even seen me?

I will be praying for you. May God bless your day.

Apr 15, 20111 note

I am a devout Catholic and your approach to my faith is flawed you are a sinner You are impure You need to change your ways

Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you shall be forgiven.

~Jesus qtd in Luke 6:37

Apr 15, 20111 note

Hi! Me and my friend made a video about the sacrament of confession for a contest, it's really short and it's very cute. Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_F92x0VXbY I hope you enjoy it!! If you like it, it would be awesome if you could share it!

That is a cute video. Thanks for sharing.

Apr 15, 2011

What a great idea for a list of Christian tumblrs! I am always looking for more people to follow who can give me daily encouragement! Would you please add me to the list? My tumblr is http://juliannejane.tumblr.com/ Thanks & continue to spread God's word as you do! God bless!

You are on the list. God Bless!

Apr 15, 2011

"If you make each sin an occasion for you to kiss the wound of His heart with repentance and confidence, each sin will become a rung in the latter by which you ascent in love. From misery to misery we go from mercy to mercy." -Fr. Jean C. J. d'Elbée

That is a beautiful quote! Thanks for sharing!

Apr 15, 20115 notes

“The isolation of my soul, the constant and painful injuries caused by those who are hostile or indifferent, especially when they are near and dear to me, the sadness of feeling unequal to the great task to be accomplished, the sufferings of my heart, the difficulties of my life, the misery of my physical weakness - this is the rugged soil, my God, in which Thou wilt cause joy to grow.” —Elisabeth Leseur

Apr 14, 20119 notes

#quote #christian #Elisabeth Leseur

“The soul about to receive Holy Communion should be pure, that it may be purified; alive, that it may be quickened; just, that it may be justified; ready, that it may be incorporated with God uncreated who was made Man, and that it may be one with Him unto all eternity” —Blessed Angela Foligno

Apr 13, 20115 notes

#catholic #quote #Angela Foligno #Blessed

why do we do confirmation

First of all, sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I have been getting over a really bad cold.

I’m actually on the way to class, so I am going to leave you with some links:
New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia
American Catholic
Catholic Answers
Scripture Catholic

Apr 13, 20112 notes

“It is human to fall, but angelic to rise again.” —St Mary Euphrasia Pelletier

Apr 12, 201127 notes

#catholic #quote #saint #Mary Euphrasia Pelletier

“You must pray the prayer of action, which is the fragrant flower of the soul. A good man is a prayer.” —St Catherine of Siena

Apr 11, 201131 notes

#catholic #quote #saint #Catherine of Siena

“Confess what you have done in word or deed, by night or day. Confess in an acceptable time, and in the day of salvation receive the heavenly treasure.” —St Cyril of Jerusalem

Apr 10, 20117 notes

#catholic #quote #saint #Cyril of Jerusalem

Do you have any good quotes/things in general about Confirmation? or maybe Pius X?

Here is one by Pope St Pius X. I don’t have any that I know of on Confirmation explicitly. I will look around and see what I can find.

Apr 10, 2011

I'd love to be added to the Christian List..dearestcecilia.tumblr.com..thank you and God Bless!!

You are on the list. God Bless!

Apr 10, 2011

“Justice ceases to be just when it ceases to be human.” —St Katherine Drexel

Apr 9, 20114 notes

#catholic #quote #saint #Katherine Drexel

“To pray for those who are in mortal sin is the best kind of almsgivng. For the love of God, always remember such souls when you pray.” —St Teresa of Ávila

Apr 8, 201114 notes

#catholic #quote #saint #Teresa of Avila

“If a man possesses any strong attachment to the things of this earth, he cannot possess true charity. For anyone who really loves God prefers to know and experience God rather than his creatures. The whole set and longing of his mind is ever directed toward him.” —St Maximus the Confessor

Apr 7, 20116 notes

#catholic #quote #saint #Maximus the Confessor

Am so happy your sorely-needed blog exists :-) God's graces and blessings to you and yours

Why, thank you! I will pray for you. :-)
God Bless!

Apr 6, 20111 note

Hey! Can you add me to your list of Christian blogs? Thanks.

No problem. You are on the list.
God Bless.

Apr 6, 2011

“Jesus:
O Mother dear, didst thou but hear
My plaint of desolation,
Thy tender heart would burst apart
With grief of separation!
I am not stone, yet all alone
I hush My soul’s outcrying, —
Alone to tread the wine-press red,
To bear the pain of dying.
My lips are dumb, the night has come;
Ah! Solace I might borrow
Had I but thee to bide with Me
In this wild waste of sorrow.

Mary:
“Gentle moon and start of midnight,
Day’s fierce orb, and brooklets fair,
Golden apples born of sunshine,
Precious pearls and jewels rare, —
All things glorious, all things shining,”
Thus the sorrowing Mother spake;
“E’en ye bright, transfigured faces,
Mourn with me for Jesus’ sake.
“Sparkle, gleam, and glow no longer:
Only moan and mourn for Him.
Shine not, shine not, weep forever,
Till your thousand eyes are dim;
For the mighty One has fallen,
And my Beautiful is slain;
In the dense wood pierced, my Shepherd, —
Weep ye, weep ye for my pain!
O most oppressed of all oppressed,
Heart of my heart, my all, my Son!
Grief’s keenest sword doth pierce my breast:
I die with Thee, my only one!
Alas! The pain is all too great,
Since, living, still I share Thy fate.
“Yes, mine Thou wert to bear and rear
Through life and light, and pain and loss;
And now, ten thousand times more dear,
I yield Thee to the cruel cross!” —Frederick Spee, S. J. (1591-1635) Translated from the German by Mary E. Mannix

Apr 6, 20118 notes

#catholic #quote #poem

Apr 6, 201141 notes

#catholic #quote #Archbishop Fulton Sheen

“The will of God is the measure of all things.” —St Ambrose of Milan

Apr 5, 201128 notes

#catholic #quote #saint #Ambrose

“It is good when a soul loves solitude; it’s a sign that it takes delight in God and enjoys speaking with Him.” —St Jane Frances de Chantal

Apr 4, 201142 notes

#catholic #quote #saint #Jane Frances de Chantal

“The love of talk distracts all the powers of our soul from God, and fills them with earthly objects and impressions like a vessel of water which cannot be clear and settled while you are continually stirring the earthly particles from the bottom.” —St Elizabeth Ann Seton

Apr 3, 20113 notes

#catholic #quote #saint #Elizabeth Ann Seton

princess-in-waiting:

It was advertised that the devil was going to put his tools up for sale. On the date of the sale, the tools were placed for public inspection; each tool being marked with its sale price.

They were a treacherous lot of implements … Hatred, Envy, Jealousy, Deceit, Lying, Pride, and so on.

Laid apart from the rest was a harmless looking tool, that appeared to have been heavily used, and was priced very high.

“What is the name of this tool?” asked one of the purchasers, pointing to it. “That is Discouragement,” replied the devil.

“Why have you priced it so high?”

“Because it is more useful to me than all the others. I can pry open and get inside people’s hearts with that when I cannot get near them with my other tools. Once I get inside, I can make them do what I choose. It is badly worn because I use it on almost everyone, since very few people know that it belongs to me.”

Never get discouraged! Keep your head up keep your faith in HIM!

Apr 2, 201128 notes

#catholic #christian #devil #satan #discouragement #Jesus #faith

“Silence is not a privation of stillness, nor a muteness, nor an emptiness; it is a communion by which one attains truth above creation and action.” —Archbishop Fulton Sheen

Apr 2, 2011

#catholic #quote #archbishop fulton sheen

“The accomplishment of the divine will is the sole end for which we are in the world.” —St John Eudes

Apr 1, 20114 notes

#catholic #quote #saint #John Eudes

My Crazy Catholic Life

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