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Padre Pio of Pietrelcina o t n d e r o s S p h 1 i f 3 r l p 0 0 , e u g b f m 3 4 0 m u m g 0 t 6 a 1 9 t e 1 u e   1 u 8 h f u 0 2 S g 5   g 1   · "Any mental picture of your life that focuses on past sins is a lie and thus comes from the devil.Jesus loves you and has forgiven you your sins,so there is no room for having a downcast spirit.Whatever persuades you otherwise is truly a waste of time.It is also something that offends the heart of your very tender Lover.On the other hand, if the mental picture of your life consists in what you could be,then it comes from God." ~Padre Pio’s Spiritual Direction For Every Day [https://www.facebook.com/57139237467/posts/any-mental-picture-of-your-life-that-focuses-on-past-sins-is-a-lie-and-thus-come/10153197936917468/]

Good Night To Our Blessed Mother Prayer on a 3.5" x 5.5" Prayer Card, 3¢ each: Night is falling dear Mother, the long day is o'er! And before thy loved image I am kneeling once more To thank thee for keeping me safe through the day To ask thee this night to keep evil away. Many times have I fallen today, Mother Dear, Many graces neglected, since last I knelt here; Wilt thou not in pity, my own Mother mild, Ask Jesus to pardon the sins of thy child? I am going to rest, for the day's work is done, Its hours and its moments have passed one by one; And the God who will judge me has noted them all, He has numbered each grace, He has counted each fall. In His book they are written against the last day, O Mother, ask Jesus to wash them away; For one drop of His blood which for sinners was spilt, Is sufficient to cleanse the whole world of its guilt. And if ere the dawn I should draw my last breath And the sleep that I take be the long s...

Is Pope Benedict XVI a prisoner in the ... pinterest.ru The popular Catholic blogger Laramie Hirsch quoted the approved apparition Our Lady of Good Success and then asked "Is Our Lady of Good Success talking about Pope Benedict being a prisoner in the Vatican?" : "'The devil will work to persecute the ministers of the Lord in every way, working with baneful cunning to destroy the spirit of their vocation and corrupting many. Those who will thus scandalize the Christian flock will bring upon all priests the hatred of bad Christians and the enemies of the One, Holy, Roman Catholic, and Apostolic Church. This apparent triumph of Satan will cause enormous suffering to the good pastors of the Church…and to the Supreme Pastor and Vicar of Christ on earth who, a prisoner in the Vatican, will shed secret and bitter tears in the presence of God Our Lord , asking for light, sanctity, and perfection for all the clergy of the world, to whom he is King and Father.'...