Did you know that there have been saints who conversed with their guardian angels?:
St. Padre Pio
Communicated with his guardian angel and others, and was told when their humans needed prayer.
St. Gemma Galgani
Had a natural experience with her guardian angel, who would talk to her like a friend. She saw him, prayed together, and he even let her touch him.
St. Frances of Rome
Began to enjoy daily communication with her guardian angel after the death of one of her sons.
Saint Philip Neri
Had a special relationship with his guardian angel, who once appeared to him in the form of a beggar.
Saint Dominic Savio
Had a close relationship with his guardian angel, who supported him when he dived to save his little sister who had fallen into a pond
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Having lost a little son to stillbirth 35 years ago, I believe undoubtedly that death of a close person makes the channels between heaven and earth more accessible.
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Did you know that the designer of the girls costumes in the movie 7 Brides for 7 Brothers, gathered quilts from the Salvation Army stores to fashion into their dresses.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TygmMPbwfjA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TygmMPbwfjA
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"Colors have been part of the liturgy since the beginning of the church, according to Father Michael Witczak, associate professor of liturgical studies at Catholic University in Washington and past president of the North American Academy of Liturgy. The colors, each with its own significance, “emerged out of the fact that people like variety, and the origin of colors are rooted in the meaning of an individual season,” Father Witczak said.
The first person to systematize the Roman Catholic color scheme was Pope Innocent III, pontiff from 1198 to 1216, who named four liturgical colors: white, red, black and green. The exact shade depended on what dyes were available at the time, and names for colors could differ, said Father Witczak.
The current six liturgical colors, which include rose and violet/purple, were codified in 1570 with the promulgation of the Roman Missal after the Council of Trent. Gold and silver are allowed on special occasions."
Violet/purple Symbolizes: penance, preparation, sacrifice
White Symbolizes: purity, joy, light, glory
Green Symbolizes: hope, life, anticipation
Rose Symbolizes: anticipation, rejoicing
Red Symbolizes: blood, fire, passion
Black Symbolizes: death, mourning
For further explanation read on here... https://www.catholicherald.com/article/ ... lors-mean/
The first person to systematize the Roman Catholic color scheme was Pope Innocent III, pontiff from 1198 to 1216, who named four liturgical colors: white, red, black and green. The exact shade depended on what dyes were available at the time, and names for colors could differ, said Father Witczak.
The current six liturgical colors, which include rose and violet/purple, were codified in 1570 with the promulgation of the Roman Missal after the Council of Trent. Gold and silver are allowed on special occasions."
Violet/purple Symbolizes: penance, preparation, sacrifice
White Symbolizes: purity, joy, light, glory
Green Symbolizes: hope, life, anticipation
Rose Symbolizes: anticipation, rejoicing
Red Symbolizes: blood, fire, passion
Black Symbolizes: death, mourning
For further explanation read on here... https://www.catholicherald.com/article/ ... lors-mean/
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He didn't pull that idea out of thin air. It's rooted in Scripture, and Jewish tradition:
The high priest’s ephod was an elaborate and beautiful vestment that featured gold, blue, scarlet, and purple. To create the ephod, craftsmen first beat “gold into thin plates” (see Exodus 39:3), then cut the gold into wires, and then worked the gold wires in with blue, purple, and scarlet thread, yarn, and fine linen (see Exodus 28:6).
Similarly, the breastplate and the robe’s hems featured gold, blue, purple, and scarlet yarn together with fine linen (see Exodus 39:8, 24), colors that were also featured on the temple veil (see Exodus 26:31; 36:35). All four colors: gold, blue, purple, and scarlet.
They speak symbolically toward Jesus Christ. Like the material, the color gold signifies incorruption, glory, radiance, and brightness. Both blue and purple signify royalty or heaven. Scarlet, which figures prominently in the Old Testament (see Exodus 26:1, 31, 36; 36:8, 35, 37; Leviticus 14:4–6, 49–52; Numbers 19:6, 18), signifies Jesus Christ’s blood, a reminder of the Atonement.
The high priest’s ephod was an elaborate and beautiful vestment that featured gold, blue, scarlet, and purple. To create the ephod, craftsmen first beat “gold into thin plates” (see Exodus 39:3), then cut the gold into wires, and then worked the gold wires in with blue, purple, and scarlet thread, yarn, and fine linen (see Exodus 28:6).
Similarly, the breastplate and the robe’s hems featured gold, blue, purple, and scarlet yarn together with fine linen (see Exodus 39:8, 24), colors that were also featured on the temple veil (see Exodus 26:31; 36:35). All four colors: gold, blue, purple, and scarlet.
They speak symbolically toward Jesus Christ. Like the material, the color gold signifies incorruption, glory, radiance, and brightness. Both blue and purple signify royalty or heaven. Scarlet, which figures prominently in the Old Testament (see Exodus 26:1, 31, 36; 36:8, 35, 37; Leviticus 14:4–6, 49–52; Numbers 19:6, 18), signifies Jesus Christ’s blood, a reminder of the Atonement.
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Traditionally we believe that St Andrew was crucified on a Cross called the Saltire Cross as depicted in Matteo Preti’s 1651 painting.
You might find it strange that I thought about this while dusting cobwebs off a terrified parcel delivery driver yesterday. In Australia we have a spider called the St Andrews Cross spider that can be found up and down the east coast. They build spectacular webs and our little fella loves to build his between the hedge rows that lead up to our front door. Most of the regular delivery drivers know now to come to the door from around the sides of the hedge but yesterdays one came rushing up right through the middle and then begging me to check him for spiders. They aren't aggressive and not poisonous and only bite if you literally stick your finger in their mouth.
You might find it strange that I thought about this while dusting cobwebs off a terrified parcel delivery driver yesterday. In Australia we have a spider called the St Andrews Cross spider that can be found up and down the east coast. They build spectacular webs and our little fella loves to build his between the hedge rows that lead up to our front door. Most of the regular delivery drivers know now to come to the door from around the sides of the hedge but yesterdays one came rushing up right through the middle and then begging me to check him for spiders. They aren't aggressive and not poisonous and only bite if you literally stick your finger in their mouth.
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Let's face it, Australia wins the prize for the most weirdest animals on the planet...and most of them could kill you. 
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Pretty much no one actually dies from Aussie animal causes so please don't let that deter you from visiting. 
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Relics (shroud, et.) show AB-, but miracles (Lanciano, etc.) shoe AB+. AB is consistent, but the Rh factor varies.Stella wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2024 1:10 pm The Catholic Church has an official position on Jesus' blood type. It is AB negative. The rarest blood type. Read about the science here...
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There are 8 ancient olive trees still standing in the Garden of Gethsemane. Three have been carbon dated back to the years 1092, 1166, and 1198. The other 5 are so old that they are no longer able to be dated.
""But while some of these old, gnarled trees might be only a mere thousand years old, they could technically be from the same plants from the time of Christ, as olive trees are capable of growing back from the roots after they have been cut down or otherwise damaged."
https://www.myolivetree.com/ancient-oli ... ethsemane/
""But while some of these old, gnarled trees might be only a mere thousand years old, they could technically be from the same plants from the time of Christ, as olive trees are capable of growing back from the roots after they have been cut down or otherwise damaged."
https://www.myolivetree.com/ancient-oli ... ethsemane/
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Did you know that a Spanish Bishop had discovered the Galapagos Islands 300 years before Charles Darwin made them famous?
It was the year 1535. Fray Tomás de Berlanga, a Spanish-born priest serving as the Bishop of Panama, was on his way to Peru to settle a territorial dispute between Spanish colonizers. He set off from Panama on a 1,118-mile voyage aboard a Spanish sailing vessel. While heading south, however, Berlanga’s ship started to drift off westward, driven by strong winds and westward currents.
After a few days, the crew spotted some land over the horizon. It wasn’t Peru, the intended destination of Berlanga’s crew, but a group of mostly barren islands that did not appear on the captain’s map. The crew disembarked on the islands to look for fresh water, and Berlanga took notes about the local fauna.
The islands were home to sea lions, tortoises so big that they could carry a man on them, and a lot of iguanas that the priest described as “like serpents.”
Birds, Berlanga noted, were like those of Spain but “so silly they do not know how to flee.” Those barren islands are what we know as the Galápagos, and those “large tortoises that could carry a man” were the famous Galápagos giant tortoises.
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It was the year 1535. Fray Tomás de Berlanga, a Spanish-born priest serving as the Bishop of Panama, was on his way to Peru to settle a territorial dispute between Spanish colonizers. He set off from Panama on a 1,118-mile voyage aboard a Spanish sailing vessel. While heading south, however, Berlanga’s ship started to drift off westward, driven by strong winds and westward currents.
After a few days, the crew spotted some land over the horizon. It wasn’t Peru, the intended destination of Berlanga’s crew, but a group of mostly barren islands that did not appear on the captain’s map. The crew disembarked on the islands to look for fresh water, and Berlanga took notes about the local fauna.
The islands were home to sea lions, tortoises so big that they could carry a man on them, and a lot of iguanas that the priest described as “like serpents.”
Birds, Berlanga noted, were like those of Spain but “so silly they do not know how to flee.” Those barren islands are what we know as the Galápagos, and those “large tortoises that could carry a man” were the famous Galápagos giant tortoises.
Read on here... https://aleteia.org/2024/06/23/how-a-ca ... -galapagos
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Today (Thursday 27 June) the hottest temperature in the world was 122.54f in Ouargla, Algeria.
The coldest was -104.44 in Concordia, Antarctica.
The coldest was -104.44 in Concordia, Antarctica.