(By Pope Pius XII)
O Lord, God of goodness and mercy,
Who in the midst of an evil and sinful world
hast presented to the society of the redeemed
the Holy Family of Nazareth
as a spotless mirror of piety, justice and love,
behold how the family is being undermined on all sides,
every effort being made to desecrate it
by stripping it of faith, religion and morals.
Regard the work of Thy own hands.
Safeguard in our homes the domestic virtues,
for these alone will …
There are vanishingly few things in this world that you can’t have too much of. Overindulging in a favorite food will give you a stomach ache, a mountain of work will stress you out, and an excess of money tends to corrupt. Facing the consequences of too much of a good thing is something that everybody learns about at one point or another, but one area in which we can never have to shoulder that unfortunate burden is wholesomeness. Nobody would get anywhere without love, attention, and support, and these are exactly the kind of qualities that a wholesome environment fosters. One easy path toward these happy feelings is the world of wholesome memes, where goodness abounds in all kinds of different forms. It’s hard to be sad when there are so many reminders of reasons not to be, as packaged in consumable internet content form like the images below.
There was always something extraordinary about Kimberly from the very moment she came into the world, reports dailystar.co.uk. She was born with a striking blaze of red hair and spent the first four days of her life crying incessantly, refusing to sleep. Her mother, Angela, exhausted and overwhelmed after months of little rest, eventually brought Kimberly into her own bed, and as she put it, “life got much better.” Speaking to LMN for a programme titled The Ghost Inside My Child, Angela, who hails from San Diego, shared that Kimberly displayed a remarkable sense of empathy from a very young…
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Two young children who died early in life, Jacinta and Francisco Marto, gained the attention of the Church and the world when Mary appeared to them at Fatima. Without being martyred, they became witnesses and messengers of God’s goodness.
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Simple, humble persons can sometimes be powerful in their effect on and work with the people of God. Saint Giles Mary of Saint Joseph was such a man. Giles Mary was loved on the streets of Naples for his goodness born of prayer.
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Soul of Jesus,
Sanctify me.
Blood of Jesus,
Wash me,
Passion of Jesus,
Comfort me.
Wounds of Jesus,
Hide me.
Heart of Jesus,
Receive me.
Spirit of Jesus,
Enliven me.
Goodness of Jesus,
Pardon me.
Beauty of Jesus,
Draw me.
Humility of Jesus,
Humble me.
Peace of Jesus,
Pacify me.
Love of Jesus,
Inflame me.
Kingdom of Jesus,
Come to me.
Grace of Jesus,
Replenish me.
Mercy of Jesus,
Pity me. …
O Master and holy God, who are beyond our understanding: at your word, light came forth out of darkness. In your mercy, you gave us rest through night-long sleep, and raised us up to glorify your goodness and to offer our supplication to You. Now, in your own tender love, accept us who adore You and give thanks to You with all our heart. Grant us all our requests, if they lead to salvation; give us the grace of manifesting that we are children of light and day, and heirs to your eternal reward. …
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O God of goodness and mercy, to Thy fatherly guidance we commend our family, our household and all our belongings. We commit all to Thy love and keeping; do Thou fill this house with Thy blessings even as Thou didst fill the holy House of Nazareth with Thy presence.
Keep far from us, above all else, the blemish of sin, and do Thou alone reign in our midst by Thy law, by Thy most holy love and by the exercise of every Christian virtue. Let each one of us obey Thee, love Thee and set himself …
Read More(This is a Mother’s Prayer to the Guardian Angels of her children)
I humbly salute you,
O you faithful,
heavenly Friends of my children!
I give you heartfelt thanks
for all the love and goodness you show them.
At some future day I shall,
with thanks more worthy than I can now give,
repay your care for them,
and before the whole heavenly court
acknowledge their indebtedness to your guidance and protection.
Continue to watch over them.
Provide for all their …
Imagine for a moment that Earth isn’t the pinnacle of life but just a complex farm. In this thought experiment, humanity itself is the crop, and our existence serves a purpose that goes beyond anything our rational minds can conceive. The farmer? An ancient, imperfect entity, a cosmic cultivator whose primary goal is not justice, equality, or goodness, but yield, quality, and productivity. Under this paradigm, human life, morality, and even our most cherished values might all be tools in the cultivation of something much deeper: our consciousness, our soul. Earth as a Farm: A Metaphor for Humanity’s Purpose To…
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Due to racial and social prejudices, Saint Martin de Porres might have grown to be a bitter man, but he did not. Instead, he turned to the needs of others and generously cared for the poor and downcast. He was known for his goodness to, and love of others, regardless of their race.
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Figuring out how we can be happy is one of life’s greatest challenges. If you asked many happy people, they would probably say that the key to it is trying to find the small positives in each and every day and not just waiting on the major highs that there are usually only a few instances of in a lifetime. Doing this can take some practice, but there are ways to make things easier. Wholesome memes are a prime example of this. They provide us with easy access to a piece of all the niceness and goodness that can be found in this world, as well as giving us the ability to share it with others. While it might not always seem like it, every positive meme and post adds up. Although feeling good can take some work, this is without a doubt the most simple part of the equation.
My soul,
dilate thy heart;
thy Jesus can give thee every good gift;
He loves thee ardently.
Hope, then,
for great favours from this Lord,
Who, through an impulse of love,
comes to thee all love.
Yes, my Jesus, my hope,
I trust in Thy goodness,
that in giving Thyself to me this morning,
Thou wilt kindle in my poor soul
the flames of Thy pure love,
and of an ardent desire to please Thee,
that, from this day forward,
I may wish only what Thou wishest.
Amen.
This feast is a counterpart to the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus: both have the possibility of uniting people easily divided on other matters. Mary encourages us to cooperate with Jesus in building a peace based on justice.
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