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These fulfill the fatima first friday and fatima first saturday requirements?

Senator Armstrong: Your profile says you're Hindu. I suppose you don't know that Fr. Cappie's reflection by slipping your money-grubbing link into it would be considered sacrilegious. I don't suppose you know what sacrilegious means, either, but my point is that you shouldn't do it. No one on this board is going to fall for your not-very-clever little ruse. Please go away.

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J5.7 Je vous salut Marie, pleine de grace, le Seigneur est avec vous, vous etes benie entres toutes les femmes et Jesus, le fruit de vos entrailles est beni. Sainte Marie, Mere de Dieu, priez pour nous pecheurs, maintenant et a l'heure de notre mort. Amen

Thank you, I was just about to email the Sisters of Life, so I will take that as a good next discernment step. Kudos!

You're still in the aspirant stage. You have no formal commitment to this order, nor they to you. It sounds to me like you're reading the signs. It sounds to me like your instincts are trying to tell you something. I'm not saying you should abandon this order, but you have plenty of time to look around at other orders. Follow your instincts. Contact other orders. Take advantage of any Come & See opportunities, or weekend live-ins, or what have you. It's just like looking for a spouse - you don't have to marry the first man you meet/date. To quote The Marvelettes, "There's too many fish in the sea." And there are plenty of other orders out there. Look around. When you do make a choice, you'll have some criteria for comparing and contrasting.

Hey all, I have been lurking on this phorum for quite some time and I appreciate the wise answers many folks here give. I'll get right to the point: I'm discerning religious life with an order, currently as an aspirant just staying with the community but have some concerns about their formation process - I have not received any clear answers on what it will be like. Which, I know some of that is normal and to be expected, but the reason I am concerned is that these fellow sisters shared THEIR formation experience back in the day and it is rather strict and frankly would be considered abusive by today's vocational standards (asking forgiveness for dropping forks, public humiliations for postulants who did not finish their food on time)...the only clear answer I've gotten is that I would be spending my formation abroad doing hard manual labor such as farming, butchery, singing, studying, praying and playing. The sisters have expressed to me that this formation process may be still strict as it was back in their day, but they can't confirm the details of that. I appreciate their efforts to tell me what they can, but a part of me is starting to feel suspicious. I also am noticing I don't feel like their prayer style is aligned with what I am looking for in an order. I don't want to be anti-cross and a complainer, but rather am looking for feedback to help me make the best decision :) I have been considering the Sisters of Life as well because their order is fantastically run and I hear nothing but great things about them. What do you think?

J5.6 Je vous salut Marie, pleine de grace, le Seigneur est avec vous, vous etes benie entres toutes les femmes et Jesus, le fruit de vos entrailles est beni. Sainte Marie, Mere de Dieu, priez pour nous pecheurs, maintenant et a l'heure de notre mort. Amen

Thank you for sharing this information. This is an important and, without a doubt, emotionally difficult update for everyone who has been following the Redemptorist Sisters in Maitland.

He does make a good point This region of the world is the cradle of civilization human civilization began thousands of years ago in this area and today it is the epicenter of it!

As much flack as the recent Pope’s might get from being “liberal”, the really do tap into parts of scripture that many in the world or at least America need.

There was a song I heard, probably by Alcolyte, but it’s been a while. The lyrics include: we are the bearers of the truth protecting it / so not a single heretic can step in it any ideas?

March 29, 2026 Pope Leo issues strong rebuke on ‘atrocious’ Iran war in Palm Sunday message In his homily on Sunday, Leo referenced a Bible passage in which Jesus, about to be arrested ahead of his crucifixion, rebuked one of his followers for striking the ⁠person arresting him with a sword. “(Jesus) did not arm himself, or defend himself, or fight any war,” Leo said. “He revealed the gentle face of God, who always rejects violence. Rather than saving himself, he allowed himself to be nailed to the cross.”

Please spread the word!! Pray to St. Charles Borromeo, especially if you are a catechumen!! He is the patron saint of catechumens, and I am a pre-catechumen. I did a novena to him, and today was the conclusion day of the novena. He already interceded for me and obtained two of my petitions just today!!! Please, please spread the word and pray to St. Charles Borromeo.

J5.5 Je vous salut Marie, pleine de grace, le Seigneur est avec vous, vous etes benie entres toutes les femmes et Jesus, le fruit de vos entrailles est beni. Sainte Marie, Mere de Dieu, priez pour nous pecheurs, maintenant et a l'heure de notre mort. Amen

Benedictines of Mary, Abbey of Our Lady of Ephesus, 8005 NW 316th, Gower, MO 64454 USA Benedictines of Mary, Priory of St. Joseph, 20658 State Highway P, Ava, MO 65608 USA Benedictines of Mary, Monastery of St. Anne, 6825 Nurrenbern Road, Evansville, IN 47712 USA Carmel of Jesus, Mary & Joseph, 9300 W. Agnew Rd., Valparaiso, NE 68065 Carmel of Jesus, Mary & Joseph, 327 Water St, Fairfield, PA 17320 Carmel of Jesus, Mary & Joseph, 3069 W. Presley Road, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814 Monastery of the Little Flower of Jesus, 71 Southern Blvd., Danbury CT 06810 Monastery of the Infant Jesus of Prague & St. Joseph, 600 Flowers Ave., Dallas, TX 75211 Carmelite Monastery of the Infant of Prague, 3501 Silver Lake Road, Traverse City, MI 49684-8949: Telephone: 231-946-4960 Poor Clares (815)467-0032 : Annunciation Monastery, 6200 E Minooka Rd., Minooka IL 60447

J5.4 Je vous salut Marie, pleine de grace, le Seingeur est avec vous, vous etes benie entres toutes les femmes et Jesus, le fruit de vos entrailles est beni. Sainte Marie, Mere de Dieu, priez pour nous pecheurs, maintenant et a l'heure de notre mort. Amen

I second the notion - thank you oh blessed soul thou art!

St. John of the Cross, the reformer of the Carmelite friars and the spiritual advisor of St. Teresa of Avila.

Does anyone know who wrote Dark Night of the Soul?

I don't know too much about the Benedictines, but I believe that a number of Carmelite monasteries participate in the TLM. A few include the Carmelites of Littleton Colorado (https://www.carmeliteslittleton.org/) and the Carmelites in Traverse City. I think the Carmelites of Iron Cross (https://cloisteredlife.com/directory/iron-mountain) also are TLM, but might not be. If you are looking for more traditional Carmels in general, there is a very old thread which talks about the different constitutions of Carmelites - it's definitely a rabbit hole but you might find it interesting. This is from the middle of it; you'll want to go back to the beginning of the thread for context, but this will probably eventually be helpful once you have. In general, though, a good index of cloisters in the United States is https://cloisteredlife.com/.

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Today we are celebrating Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem. The text describes how the gathered crowd waved palm branches to welcome him and shouted: Hosanna! Hosanna is a specific form of ancient Jewish prayer to God, asking for immediate salvation. The traditional Hoshana (Hosanna) prayers, recited during the Jewish festival of Sukkot, include a series of petitions for salvation, beginning with “For Your sake”: “For Your sake, our God,” “For Your sake, our Creator,” “For Your sake, our Redeemer.” When seen in this original context, then, the people of Jerusalem are praying to Jesus as their God and saviour in their midst. This, from the perspective of first-century Judaism, would be either the most sacred thing to have ever happened, or the greatest blasphemy of all time. With this song still echoing in our heads, we read our second Gospel. From the masses praising Christ, now the masses are seeking his death. Why do the crowds cry with one voice, “crucify him!”? In Rabbi Jacob Neusner’s book A Rabbi Talks with Jesus, he analyses many of Jesus’ best-known statements and concludes that much of what Jesus says is similar to the great rabbis of the day… with one enormous difference. Other rabbis point to worshiping God in the Temple, to being united with God in the Torah, but Jesus doesn’t merely acknowledge these teachings; over and over again, he puts himself in their place. The charge actually levelled against Jesus is a very simple one, and it’s stated plainly in today’s Gospel. Jesus declares himself to be the fulfillment of the Son of Man (seen in the Book of Daniel), the human-divine figure to whom God the Father gives all of God’s own glory and power. “Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, ‘He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? You have now heard his blasphemy. What is your verdict?’ They answered, ‘He deserves death.’” But what if this isn’t blasphemy? What if this isn’t antiquated mythology? What if, in fact, this simple, kind, loving rabbi is God the Son, the maker of Heaven and Earth? What if the one who tells each of us to feed, help, and even love those who hate us is Love? What if the one who tells you to take the log out of your own eye before taking the speck out of your neighbour’s eye—the one who tells you to control your own greed, selfishness, anger, unkindness, before commenting upon someone else’s—is the source of all wisdom? What would it mean if the humble lover of humans—who says to the corrupt tax collector Zacchaeus, to come down from the tree, “for today I must abide at thy house,” who says to the woman caught in adultery, “Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more”—is the actual judge of each of us? Many people today are living under oppression, experiencing and suffering from hunger, illness, displacement, injustice, violence, insecurity, and hopelessness. Perhaps many people in this wounded world do not even feel like waving palms and shouting “Hosanna!” on a day like today. Rather, many of them feel as though they are living constantly in darkness, in despair—as if they are living an endless Holy Week, we think of the people of the Middle East. Even the procession in Jerusalem is cancelled because of the current war. Just before Jesus made his entry, he wept. He wept as he looked over Jerusalem from above. He wept, feeling the pain of the people, their abandonment—showing them he is not a king of oppression, but a king who suffers with his people. What would it mean if, not only a suffering servant, not merely a wise, loving teacher, not merely a religious leader or a political rebel, but God the Son himself hung on the cross, died in solidarity with your own death, descended to the dead, destroyed death itself, and forever freed you, specifically you, from the power of evil and sin? Well, come to church this week and find out… As we enter into this Holy Week, let us remember that we have Christ who longs to journey with us.