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24/05/2026

Happy Birthday One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church! 🙏❤

17/05/2026

Have mercy on us 🙏

We celebrate today the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord. This solemnity, traditionally celebrated 40 days after Easter (or transferred to the following Sunday in many dioceses), commemorates the moment when the risen Christ ascended bodily into heaven in the presence of His disciples. This event is recorded in Acts 1:6–11, where Jesus, after giving His final instructions, is taken up into the clouds, promising the coming of the Holy Spirit and His eventual return. The Ascension marks the conclusion of Christ’s earthly ministry and the beginning of the Church’s mission to evangelize the world.

Pope Francis has emphasized that the Ascension is not about Jesus “leaving” His disciples, but rather about His continued presence in a new and powerful way. In ascending to the Father, Christ opens the path to heaven for humanity and entrusts His followers with the mission to be His witnesses “to the ends of the earth.” The Holy Father has also highlighted that the Ascension reminds believers that their ultimate destiny is in heaven, and that the Christian life is a pilgrimage toward communion with God, animated by the Spirit.

The feast is one of the oldest solemnities in Christianity, observed since at least the 4th century. It affirms the unity of the Paschal mystery—Christ’s Passion, Resurrection, Ascension, and the sending of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Liturgically, the Ascension underscores both the majesty of the risen Christ and the Church’s identity as His body on earth, called to carry His presence and message into the world. The faithful are reminded that while Christ reigns in glory, they are to live as active disciples, awaiting His return with hope.

Sources: CNA, EWTN, Vatican News

17/05/2026

Have mercy on us 🙏

Have a Blessed Ascension Sunday! 🙏❤️

10/05/2026

"Sometimes the hardest thing for us to say is: "I was wrong." But true healing begins when we admit our mistakes and ask for forgiveness." - Archbishop Abet

03/05/2026

Have a Blessed First Sunday of the Month 🙏❤

26/04/2026

"Let them be wrong about you. There is nothing to prove. Live your life and do what is right that really makes you happy." - Fr. Jeffrey

19/04/2026

"We don't go to church because we are good; we go to church because we need God." - Fr. Jerry

12/04/2026

APRIL 12 | FEAST OF THE DIVINE MERCY

This Sunday is popularly known as Mercy of God Sunday. Between 1930 and 1938 Christ appeared to Sister Faustina, a Sister of Mercy in Poland who initiated the Divine Mercy devotion. She was canonized on April 30, 2000, the Sunday after Easter, the Feast of Divine Mercy. On Good Friday, 1937, Jesus requested that Blessed Faustina make a special novena before the Feast of Mercy, from Good Friday through the following Saturday. Jesus also asked that a picture be painted according to the vision of Himself as the fountain of mercy. He gave her a chaplet to be recited and said that it was appropriate to pray the chaplet at three o'clock each afternoon (the Hour of Great Mercy).

O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You!

A Merciful Action
Our world is starving for God’s love and mercy. Be the one who gives it freely to those in need. Ask St. Faustina to guide you and to pray for you. Search your heart and pray to stretch yourself more than you have in the past when carrying out your merciful actions. Ask our dear Lord for His help. Do your very best to teach others about Divine Mercy. You can be an important part of getting Jesus’ Divine Mercy to the world — one person at a time.

A PRAYER OF MERCY
Dear Merciful Jesus, help me to pray with greater fervor. Light a holy spark in me and help me to spread Your Divine Mercy message everywhere, never shirking this duty from embarrassment or laziness. I want to do my best to carry out this devotion so that others will be enlightened about Your Divine Mercy.
Mother Mary, please protect me from all evil and grant to me the graces that I need.
Saint Faustina, please pray for me.
Jesus, I trust in You! Amen.

sources:
1. The Divine Mercy
2. Catholic Culture

05/04/2026

Miracle Prayer to the Risen Christ 🙏

Risen Lord Jesus, You triumphed over the grave and brought new life to the world. I come before You with a heart full of hope and faith, trusting in Your mercy and power. You are the God of miracles, the Savior who brings light into every darkness. I ask You now, with humility and love, to hear my prayer. Work Your healing, Your peace, Your breakthrough in my life and in the lives of those I love. Strengthen me in this trial, and help me to trust in Your perfect plan. Let Your resurrection power bring new beginnings, for nothing is impossible with You. Amen.

03/04/2026

GOOD FRIDAY PRAYER ✝️🙏

Lord Jesus, every death reminds us of our mortality. The thought of it scares us so. O Lord, though we abhor your agony on the Cross, Your death reminds us of a new and brighter beginning. Blessed are You, O suffering Christ! Amen.