Happy St. Patrick's Feast Day! :]

 

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 Christ be with me, Christ within me,

Christ behind me, Christ before me,

Christ beside me, Christ to win me,

Christ to comfort and restore me,

Christ beneath me, Christ above me,

Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,

Christ in hearts of all that love me,

Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.

-  St. Patrick  -

St. Patrick, pray for us!

White Smoke...We Have a Pope

The Conclave began yesterday and people from all over the world awaited for white smoke to rise from the Sistine Chapel.  Today, it happened and we now have a new Pope. 

HABEMUS PAPAM!

Pope Francis

Pope Francis' first speech as the Holy Father: 

"Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Good evening.

As you know, the duty of the conclave was to appoint a bishop of Rome, and it seems to me that my brother cardinals have chosen who is from far away. Here I am.

I would like to thank you for your embrace, also to the Roman Catholic Church and the bishops, thank you very much. And first and foremost, I would like to pray for our bishop emeritus, Benedict XVI

Let us pray together for him so that he is blessed by the Lord...

Let us begin this journey together... this journey for the Roman Catholic Church. It is a journey of friendship, of love, of trust, and faith. Let us pray always for one another. Let us pray for the whole world. Let us have a big brotherhood.

I wish that this journey for the Church, which we will start today... will bear fruits for the evangelizing of this beautiful city.

I would like to offer you my blessing. But I would like to ask a favor first. I would like to pray to the Lord so that the prayer of the people blesses also the new pontiff. Let us pray in silence your prayer for me."    

The Conclave

Today marks the start of the Conclave.  

Here is an amazing explanation of what the Conclave is by Jonathan Teixeria, a missionary with FOCUS - the Fellowship of Catholic University Students: 

Praying for the Cardinals! 

God Bless, 

Music Monday

Check it Out!

Sacred Sunday

Happy Sunday! 

Below is a trailer from imaginesisters.org.  

The video features sisters sharing 

their beautiful vocation. Check it out! 

   

Sacred Sunday

Ash Wednesday

"Ash Wednesday begins Lent, a time when we stop and assess how we’re doing in our walk with God. Lent helps us identify spiritual areas in which we can grow and sinful areas that we need to avoid. To repent, put simply, means to turn away from sin and turn toward God. We use ashes as an outward expression of our need to begin again." - Mark Hart 

God Bless,