This is a very thoughtful homily given by Pope Benedict XVI for the Mass of the Lord's Supper. It was delivered at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, on Holy Thursday, April 13, 2006 Dear Brothers in the Episcopate and in the Priesthood, Dear Brothers and Sisters, 'Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end' (Jn 13: 1). God loves his creature, man; he even loves him in his fall and does not leave him to himself. He loves him to the end. He is impelled with his love to the very end, to the extreme: he came down from his divine glory. He cast aside the raiment of his divine glory and put on the garb of a slave. He came down to the extreme lowliness of our fall. He kneels before us and carries out for us the service of a slave: he washes our dirty feet so that we might be admitted to God's banquet and be made worthy to take our place at his table - something that on our own we neither could nor would ever be able to do. God is not a remote God, too distant or …
Significance of the Altar: The Altar of Repose is used for the adoration of the Eucharist following the Mass of the Lord's Supper, where incense is commonly used as a symbol of prayer rising to God.
Concerned Citizen - “You would laugh & claim it’s preposterous” Debunking NASA’s 196... “You would laugh & claim it’s preposterous” Debunking NASA’s 1969 & 1972 Moon Landing claims simply requires an open mind & a little bit of common sense grounded in reality. Listen. …
Donald Tusk & @donaldtusk The threat of NATO's break-up, easing sanctions on Russia, a massive energy crisis in Europe, halting aid for Ukraine and blocking the loan for Kviv bv Orbán - it all looks like Putin's dream plan.
Thanks for this prayer, extracted from the article: Jesus in the Eucharist Our God and our King. Jesus in the Eucharist Our Creator and Redeemer. Jesus in the Eucharist Our Physican and our Medicine. Jesus in the Eucharist Our Food and our Grace. Jesus in the Eucharist Our Greatest Good and Happiness. Jesus in the Eucharist Infinitely loving and worthy of love. Jesus in the Eucharist You are the greatest and most holy of our mysteries. Amen
04/01/2026 Entire blog as a free PDF eBook. I know what the secret negotiations between the U.S. and Iran are about. Trump isn’t lying to us; he is actually holding talks about a ceasefire. Not necessarily with the people who hold real power in Iran, but still. Why hasn’t a single journalist managed to get close to these negotiators? The answer is simple: because it’s standard practice on the American side to eliminate all witnesses to the negotiations. According to the principle: A good negotiator is a dead negotiator. The Americans perfected this tactic long ago during negotiations with the Native Americans. I suspect they traditionally served the mediators firewater. In case anyone hasn’t noticed yet, I’d like to point out today’s date… Things are about to get a bit more serious from here on out. The idea of negotiations isn’t so bad. It could help Trump extricate himself with dignity from this conflict that his best friends talked him into. It could help, but it won’t do any …
"...Know that Israel, so influenced by the West, will be rejected and betrayed by the US, when they least expect it. It will be then that the holocaust I speak of will take place. Pray, pray, pray for the people of Israel, who will continue to suffer for their sins, until My Second Coming..." Time for the Second Seal to open, as wars will …
53K views · 2.4K reactions | What do you think happened to this lost village? I should state that my theory is merely just speculation and I have no evidence that this was indeed that case. Therefore, you guess is as good as mine - and I’d love to hear some more theories, if you have any. The church tower is very easily accessible, just located in a small patch of woodland off a fairly busy road near the town of Newmarket. The clothes with the hi-vis vest is a scarecrow, but it really did scare me when I visited! | Great British Architecture What do you think happened to this lost village? I should state that my theory is merely just speculation and I have no evidence that this was indeed that case. Therefore, you guess is as good as mine - and I’d love to hear some more theories, if you have any. The church tower is very easily accessible, just located in a small patch of woodland off a fairly busy road near the town of Newmarket. The clothes with the hi-vis vest is a scarecrow, but …More
Goku @ProjectGokuu Dr. Roger Seheult just revealed one of the biggest studies on sunlight. A massive Swedish study followed 30,000 women for over 20 years and found that those who actively sought sun exposure had dramatically lower death rates from cancer, heart disease, and all causes. The shocking part? Sun avoiders had roughly double the overall mortality. Even heavy smokers who got plenty of sun had similar death rates to non-smokers who avoided it. Sunlight appears to extend life through vitamin D, nitric oxide, and immune support - yet we're still told to hide from it. Are you getting enough sun? — Dr. Roger Seheult (@RogerSeheult) on Steven Bartlett’s (@StevenBartlett) DOAC podcast
In 1958 two KGB generals, Nikolai Mironov and Alexander Shelepin, pointed to the role of the Soviet secret police in carrying out Lenin’s New Economic Policy (NEP) of the 1920s. Mironov and Shelepin wanted the USSR to prepare for a new and enlarged NEP. This would be carried out by a reorganized and flexible KGB. For this brilliant suggestion they were awarded posts in the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The strategy that evolved into Gorbachev’s perestroika began in the 1950s, but President Reagan and his team were clueless. Margaret Thatcher was clueless. The Soviet nuclear arsenal became the Russian Federation nuclear arsenal. The KGB lieutenant colonel in the Kremlin is threatening us with these nuclear weapons today. As for capitalism in Russia, the country’s billionaires are not like Western billionaires. They were recruited by the KGB and CPSU.
Solemn Procession of the Most Blessed Sacrament at the conclusion of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass of the Lord’s Supper from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, celebrated this morning by His Beatitude Pierbattista Cardinal Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem.
Since February, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti's appointment as Vicar General of His Holiness for Vatican City, Archpriest of the Papal Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican and President of the Fabric of St. Peter has expired. Expired ad quinquennium mandate On Saturday, February 20, 2021, the Holy See made public his appointment ad quinquennium, which means that Pope Leo XIV should have made the decision whether to renew it or not. The Pope has told him that he is not counting on him However, there has been no public announcement so far regarding his continued tenure as Archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica and his other positions. In this context, with his appointment already expired, Vatican sources have told Religión Confidencial that the Pope has informed the Italian cardinal that he is not counting on him and does not plan to renew his appointment as Archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica. Economic management under scrutiny As this publication reported a few weeks ago, there is some unease …More
Passion Isaiah 52:13–53:12 In this account, we recognize the effects of evil on people. As soon as a person turns away from God's love, they move toward evil. Hebrews 4:14–16; 5:7–9 “Christ is the source of eternal salvation. We are free to enter eternal salvation immediately by allowing God to love us. John 18:1–19:42 Jesus came to tell us that God loves us. He desires that God's love flow from his heart to the hearts of humanity. Biblical texts: NAB-RE Normand Thomas.
Dr. Simon Goddek @goddek MEANWHILE IN GERMANY: Former FDP MP and Israel lobbyist Hartmut Ebbing was caught with child sexual abuse videos. He asked the court for a secret trial to protect the German-Israeli Society (DIG), where he was treasurer. The court agreed. He got a suspended sentence. Later convicted of abusing a 7-year-old. Only then did he resign, after nearly a year managing DIG funds, including German taxpayer money. Both FDP and DIG claimed they “knew nothing.”