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Posted on 10/12/2016 2:36:05 PM PDT by heterosupremacist
For the last four weeks, I have been writing here about our collective failure to raise our youth to Christian maturity. The many efforts to make the faith “fun,” “exciting,” “relevant,” etc., over the past 45 year have not resulted in two generations of mature and confident Catholics who live for the Faith, can hand on the Faith, and are ready to die for the Faith.
In the United States, the second largest “denomination” of Christians is former Catholics. Clearly, what we have been doing isn’t working. Who would be willing to wager that what we’re doing now will produce the next generation of saints and martyrs?
So we have to ask: How did young Jose become Saint Jose? Through “clown liturgies”? Through dancers at Mass? T-shirts and light sticks at retreats? Homilies celebrating “diversity, tolerance, acceptance and inclusion”? I can’t say for sure—I wasn’t there.
But whatever else he may have received from those responsible for his spiritual formation, I’m willing to bet that more than once he heard, “We proclaim Christ Crucified!” (1 Corinthians 1:23-24) I’m willing to bet that more than once he heard about “The Four Last Things” (Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell.) And I’m willing to bet that he knew how and why to be reverent at Mass, pray the Rosary, make a good Confession, and attend Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction.
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Re : Post #3 ~
*”My friends, let us repent and pursue sanctity, and teach our children to do the same—for time is running short.”*
A very beautiful sentiment, poetically expressed...
Never before has this been as true as it is in our current day ~ Go, Trump, GO!
This is why our families got jobs with the railroads to be able to come to America back then. My grandparents understood the grave situation in Mexico and left before the Cristero War broke out.
Blessed be Jose Sanchez del Rio for standing up to evil, at such a young age, and doing the right thing. That part in the movie, “For Greater Glory” is so hard to watch but may it inspire us to stand up to the very same evil we face today.
The same evil that is trying to take away this country’s God-given rights in a similar fashion. May we also have the faith and courage, to do the right things and take on this evil that threatens our nation.
CGato
Is the boy with the bandolier on the right of the photo, the boy who was captured, lacerated on his feet and executed by the infernal Placido Calles regime? Are the others his mother, sisters and Catholic comrades at arms? If so, God bless each and every one.
"Who are the folks in the photo? One or more Cristero martyrs?" I will do research, and freepmail you ~ always a pleasure to be BlackElk's acquaintance... Go, Trump, GO!
Post # 6 ~
*”Is the boy with the bandolier on the right of the photo, the boy who was captured, lacerated on his feet and executed by the infernal Placido Calles regime?”*
Yes, he appears as an inset on the right of the photo.
The banner says, “Viva la Virgen de Guadalupe. Viva Mexico.”
Fascinating reinforced pantaloons on the two officers, the dark guy left of the banner and the fair one to the right. Very practical for partisan cavalrymen.
Tax-chick is (booger-blowing) funny in an understated way ~ I have no other worldly choice ~ so, I hereby publicly post my marriage proposal to the lovely Tax-chick!
Beg your pardon, wrong thread...
From the article:
“And I’m willing to bet that he knew how and why to be reverent at Mass, pray the Rosary, make a good Confession, and attend Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction.”
While at WYD this last July, every teen/young adult I met were doing just what the author suggested and yes everyone was on fire for Jesus and the Catholic Faith. I pray and work to have it so for all our young Catholics.
Excellent for our young Catholics. And for ourselves.
Wow! My last FR marriage proposal came, iirc, when I explained the scientific method in a couple of sentences.
Not a fan of polyandry, though, so I’ll have to turn you down.
Wow! My last FR marriage proposal came, iirc, when I explained the scientific method in a couple of sentences.
Not a fan of polyandry, though, so I’ll have to turn you down.
I’m delighted to hear that you have stumbled upon a worthy man. I wish you and all y’all a Blessed Day.
Go, Trump, GO!
P.S. thanks for playing along...
I'd settle for just sitting in a room and listening to you read the latest FASB regs.
Tied to the chair, of course.
I searched all my go-to sites, but came up with no information on the photo.
One thing I didn’t have time to view was :
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5_ax08Z6UX-5QSCNXaeyfxXZvGGZnYPz
I searched all my go-to sites, but came up with no information on the photo.
One thing I didn’t have time to view was :
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5_ax08Z6UX-5QSCNXaeyfxXZvGGZnYPz
† Dominus vobiscum †
Stumbled on him around 1986 and married him in 1989. Ten children.
I’m always up for some lighthearted badinage.
Based on the similarity of features and color, I think the woman and young children are Bl. Jose’s mother and siblings.
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