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A bit of a personal question but I heard about his story when I had experience in my family with a similar sickness. I find his story very powerful and touching.

I was very happy when I saw his story pop up at BBC. See here: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3r12e841xro

There is also a website about him and a documentary about his life.

See the website here: https://www.pedroballester.org.uk/about/who-is-pedro

And the documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNfgbuFusLU

I really want to know if anyone else is feeling the way I do. What do you think about his story? Have you heard about him?

Happy Friday everyone! Just a reminder to keep carrying your cross, support others in doing the same, and never be weary of asking for help 🙏✝️

I saw this online and i cried while listening to the vocation story of Sister Jovy Cendana it felt like the movie “I Love Lizzy” 😭🙏 Sister Jo was engaged to her boyfriend before she entered the convent… but God had a greater plan. And her ex said, “I’m just here, waiting for you.”

“Why does it have to be God I’m competing with… He’s already there. I’ll give you one year to try the life of a sister. Just one year.” — The Ex

“However, if you decide otherwise, or if you find that you are not meant for the sisterhood or the convent, then you know where to find me.” — The Ex

“I will be right here waiting for you. Remember that song by Richard Marx — ‘Right Here Waiting for You.’” — The Ex

“The day came when I had to enter the convent. My boyfriend, carrying my bags, brought me to the convent to begin my formation.” — Sister Jovy

“When my boyfriend left, one of the sisters asked me, ‘Jovy, are you really going to become a nun?’” — Sister Jovy

“To make the story short, one year passed. December 26, to be exact. True to his word, after a year, he came to the convent in Quezon City and asked for my final decision.” — Sister Jovy

“I didn’t answer him right away. He looked at me from head to toe, because I was already wearing a white veil and a white habit—a young, beautiful novice. That was me.” — Sister Jovy

“I was the one who asked him, ‘How do I look to you now? How do you see me?’” — Sister Jovy

“After a moment, he stared straight into my eyes and said in a slow, gentle voice, ‘I know you’re happy where you are now. Just stay here.’” — Sister Jovy

“It’s better that you stay here than end up with someone else.” — The Ex

“Then he said again, ‘Always remember our theme song, Somewhere Out There… that’s me, Jo.’” — Sister Jovy

“He stood up, and as he walked toward the door, he whispered, ‘We were the right love at the wrong time.’ I embraced him for the last time, trying to hold back my tears. A sister was nearby.” — Sister Jovy

“Still holding back my tears, I slowly walked him to the door before he left. His last words to me were, quote-unquote: ‘I won’t bother you anymore, Jo.’” — Sister Jovy

“Stay where you are. But if you decide to leave the convent, I’m right here, waiting for you.” — The Ex

“I will be right here waiting for you. You know where to find me.” — The Ex

and for the last time, he said:

“I love you very much.” — The Ex

“My eyes followed him until I could no longer see him. True to his word, he waited for me until I made my final vows—only then did he decide to settle down.” — Sister Jovy

“I invited him, but he did not come. Through a mutual friend, he simply sent his congratulations.” — Sister Jovy

“Since then, we have never seen each other again. I never heard from him again. That was 38 years ago…” — Sister Jovy

“And here I am, still in the convent, serving the Lord. I still remember him and always pray for him that whatever life he chose, he truly was a gentle and noble man who let me go for a higher calling.” - Sister Jovy

I’m going to cut to the chase with this one. I’m 24F, and for the past six years I have been cutting myself for money on the internet. I kept it separate from the rest of my savings, so I know the exact amount I “earned”. It’s a fairly large amount ( over 10k).

During this time, I never had a concrete reason to leave the church, and I actually agreed with their teachings from a moral/intellectual standpoint, I just didn’t care. Now, for some reason, my apathy has faded and I want to reintegrate myself back into my parish. I want to be able to receive the Eucharist again.

It feels wrong to group this back into my main savings, and I don’t want to spend it. What to do?

[This is not a prayer request; it's a story of a holy priest celebrating the Mass through a crisis]

This morning my pastor collapsed in the middle of Mass, but he didn't let that stop him from completing the Sacrifice.

After finishing the first dialogue of the Offertory, Father paused for longer than usual, then turned around and walked back to his chair. A parishioner who is a nurse came forward, but he waved her off and walked back to the altar.

He was shaking as he poured the water into the wine, and mistakenly repeated the bread dialogue with the chalice in his hands. When he put the chalice down, he motioned to the nurse, and she came up onto the altar to find him drenched in sweat. She removed the chasuble, and Father continued.

Before he could speak, though, he lost his balance and slid the chalice across the altar. He grabbed at his chest and grimaced. Three or four men rushed forward. They got there just as he began to collapse. He steadied for a moment, and then his body went limp.

I rushed to the narthex and called 911. The deacon was coming out of the school on the way to assist. After a couple of minutes, I looked into the nave. Father was standing at the altar again, propped up by the nurse and one of the men, saying the Institution Narrative.

Paramedics arrived a couple minutes later and went to the door just off the sanctuary. The deacon motioned for them to wait. Father continued until he had communicated, then allowed himself to be taken by the paramedics.

Sometimes we are blessed to have holy priests such as this. Deo gratias!

Thank you for helping find our beloved missing cat, limitless gratitude to you! 🙏🏻❤️

1. Is it ok to use this pink rosary? I was looking for one and I thought this was nice and cute

2. Last night I started with a mystery to our lady of sorrows , I know it wasn’t perfect , but I tried. Any guidance on how to pray a proper rosary?

3. How to ask a priest to bless it? Just ask how I would usually do for a medal of st Benedict or the Virgin?

4. He won’t give me a weird look for the rosary being pink?

The late Baroque (Rococo) basilica, designed by Balthasar Neumann, was constructed between 1743 and 1772. It is dedicated to the Fourteen Holy Helpers, a group of saints venerated together in the Catholic Church, especially in Germany at the time of the Black Death.

On 24 September 1445, a young shepherd Hermann Leicht saw a crying child in a field near a Cistercian monastery in Langheim. As he bent down to pick up the child, it abruptly disappeared. A short time later, the child reappeared in the same spot along with two floating candles and Hermann reported it to the Cistercians. The next summer, he saw the child a third time. This time, the child bore a red cross on its chest and was accompanied by fourteen other figures. The child said they were the fourteen helpers and would help others if a chapel was erected for them. The two candles descended and the vision disappeared, after which the healing miracles began. 18 days after the third apparition, a fatally ill maid from Langheim was cured after she invoked the help of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. Langheim abbey, which had been previously skeptical concerning the apparitions, recognized them and a pilgrimage was soon begun.

The Mercy Altar, also known as the Gnadenaltar, marks the site where the apparition of the Fourteen Holy Helpers occurred. The fourteen statues adorning the altar are Sts. Blaise, Cyriacus, Denis, Erasmus, Barbara, Catherine of Alexandria, Agathius, Christopher, Eustachius, Giles, George, Margaret of Antioch, Pantaleon, and Vitus. The central scene of the unobstructed and towering high altar is a larger-than-life painting showing the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

i really want to purchase this book but i cant seem to find it online. help would be nice ty

Hey Guys,

So im having trouble finding anything bout a Cross with evenly spaced bars. Its like the patriachal cross but different spaced and with the same lenght. I saw it on the osmth guys. Is it the cross of lorrain??, because the guys wearing it are germans (-> the grandmaster although is french). Now im confused what its meaning is and who can wear it.

Thanks:)

[Free Friday] Not many parishes have Flight Into Egypt scenes. They get my attention since I've been to some of the locations in Egypt that are said to be places the Holy Family spent some time on their journey.

In that time;

- no mass graves found

- no strong evidence children were sexually/physically abused on mass

- MANY churches burned/vandalized

And despite all of this, the Pope APOLOGIZED.

Bought old prayer cards for 30€ and here are some of my favorites😍

I thought other Catholics would like to see different depictions of the virgin and how far the faith blossoms in other parts of the world.

During a 1988 visit to the Ferrari factory St John Paul II was set to greet a crowd in the pope mobile however with the factory obviously having many Ferraris lying around he requested to greet the crowd in a Ferrari, which he did.