Pope prepares video message for Super Bowl

Yahoo News ^ | 6 Feb 2017

[mandaladon]

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Look out, Lady Gaga. The pope is joining the Super Bowl frenzy.

Pope Francis has recorded a video message that will be shown during Sunday's Super Bowl game between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons.

A Vatican spokesman says the message is expected to be played on the screen at NRG Stadium in Houston either before the game or during the first quarter.

In the message, the pope says he hopes the Super Bowl will be "a sign of peace, friendship and solidarity for the world."

Francis is an avid sports fan who often speaks of how sports can bring about social change. He has previously taken to Twitter for the Olympics and soccer's World Cup. This is his first Super Bowl message.

[utahagen]

I really have no complaint about a former POTUS and an American entertainer being involved in the Super Bowl. But the POPE?! This is off-the-charts-bizarre and inappropriate. It's a sporting event that's not even taking place in the Pope's homeland or current country of residence, and it has nothing to do with Catholicism. The Pope looks like an attention whore here. What a loser.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

By the way, have you ever seen this cartoon? I am so glad I am Catholic. Best. Religion. Ever.. Absolutely destroyed my depressive state without drugs. I was diagnosed as manic depressive/bipolar for decades until I returned to Christ and instantly - no joke, no exaggeration - it all went away after my first confession and has never returned since. That was 20 years ago.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib8pzvnnL20&feature=youtu.be

[Melian]

I think participating in events like this cheapens his authority. I wish he wouldn’t do it.

On the UP-side, my super liberal daughter finally loves a Pope and is proud to be Catholic again.

{{{sigh}}}

[editor-surveyor]

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He has no authority.

He was not ordained By Yeshua, so he isn’t even an apostle.

He is the False Prophet of Antichrist’s regime.

[Elsie]

STick to CATHOLICISM!!!

He's to observe if any Hail Mary! passes are thrown correctly.

[Elsie]

So you don’t go to Church on Sundays like the Ten Commandments tells you to do!!!

Yes folks; someone ACTUALLY placed this on FR for all to see!

[Elsie]

Ann Archy my lazy christian book says the first commandment is thou shalt have no other Gods before me (God).

Just a ding-dang minute here!!!

 

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The 15 promises

(Given to St. Dominic and Blessed Alan de la Roche)

1	Whoever shall faithfully serve me by the recitation of the Rosary, shall receive powerful graces.
2.	I promise my special protection and the greatest graces to all those who shall recite the Rosary.
3.	The Rosary shall be a powerful armor against hell, it will destroy vice, decrease sin, and defeat heresies
4.	It will cause virtue and good works to flourish; it will obtain for souls the abundant mercy of God; it will withdraw the hearts of people from the love of the world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means.
5.	The soul which recommends itself to me by the recitation of the Rosary, shall not perish.
6.	Whoever shall recite the Rosary devoutly, applying Himself to the consideration of its Sacred Mysteries shall never be conquered by misfortune. God will not chastise Him in His justice, he shall not perish by an unprovided death; if he be just, he shall remain in the grace of God, and become worthy of eternal life.
7.	Whoever shall have a true devotion for the Rosary shall not die without the Sacraments of the Church.
8.	Those who are faithful to recite the Rosary shall have during their life and at their death the light of God and the plentitude of His graces; at the moment of death they shall participate in the merits of the Saints in Paradise.
9.	I  shall deliver from purgatory those who have been devoted to the Rosary.
10.	The faithful children of the Rosary shall merit a high degree of glory in Heaven.
11.	You shall obtain all you ask of me by the recitation of the Rosary.
12.	All those who propagate the Holy Rosary shall be aided by me in their necessities.
13.	I  have obtained from my Divine Son that all the advocates of the Rosary shall have for intercessors the entire celestial court during their life and at the hour of death
14.	All who recite the Rosary are my children, and brothers and sisters of my only Son, Jesus Christ.
15.	Devotion of my Rosary is a great sign of predestination.

 

"The Most Holy Virgin in these last times in which we live has given a new efficacy to the recitation of the Rosary to such an extent that there is no problem,

no matter how difficult it is, wheter temporal or above all spiritual, in the personal life of each one of us, of our families...that cannot be solved by the Rosary.

There is no problem, I tell you, no matter how difficult it is, that we cannot resolve by the prayer of the Holy Rosary."

Sister Lucia dos Santos

[Elsie]

I am so glad I am Catholic. Best. Religion. Ever..

I see...

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Luke 18:9-14  (NIV)

⁹ To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: ¹⁰ “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. ¹¹ The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. ¹² I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’

¹³ “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’

¹⁴ “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

[Elsie]

A Vatican spokesman says the message is expected to be played on the screen at NRG Stadium in Houston either before the game or during the first quarter.

I tuned in a little after 6PM

I didn't see it.

Is it online?

Has someone posted a YouTube video taken from the NRG stadium with a cellphone of the screen?

I found this:

https://www.bing.com/search?q=popes+message+to+super+bowl&form=EDGEAR&qs=PF&cvid=6c53e7a22b8c4478a54d1c8b2f97459a&pq=popes+message+to+super+bowl

 

 

 

[Lil Flower]

This is what happens when you have someone who is supposed to be a Christian being a servant to his Church and following the teachings of Christ, and one who is a false prophet and is all about himself and the NWO order agenda. Anyone who can’t see it doesn’t want to. It’s not like he’s hiding it.

[morphing libertarian]

Your post is non-responsive to my argument. I already pointed out the errors by one zealot. I don’t have time for another. Go haunt a Mormon church somewhere.

[Elsie]

...one who is a false prophet...

Just WHAT has he prophesied that has NOT come true?

[Elsie]

Your post is non-responsive to my argument.

That happens a lot here on FR.

[Elsie]

Go haunt a Mormon church somewhere.

Haven't you noticed?

Our FR MORMONs seem to no longer have the stomach to play with me any more.

I just HAVE to pick on CatholicISM and its many extra-biblical teachings.

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No other GODs...

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"Only She Can Help You"
by Father Nicholas Gruner, S.T.L., S.T.D. (Cand.)
In this letter introducing The Fatima Crusader Issue 38, Father Gruner discusses the growing lies and deception about Russia's errors and the consecration of that nation. He also reminds us that, while it is urgent that we be informed about and fight for Our Lady's cause, we must ask for Her help and intercession.

In the Fatima sanctuary, at the exact spot where Our Lady appeared, Father Gruner pays homage to Her while touching the original statue of Fatima . Father Gruner was recently graced with this rare opportunity since normally this sacred image is always protected by a glass covering which completely surrounds it all day long.

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The Rosary
by Father Stefano Manelli, S.T.D.
It is greatly important that Our Lady insisted on the Rosary. When at Fatima She spoke of the salvation of sinners, of the ruin of souls in hell, of wars and peace, and of the future of our age. Our Lady indicated and recommended the Rosary as the prayer that saves, that brings peace, that preserves the faith.

Mary, Our Life, Our Sweetness, Our Hope
by St. Alphonsus de Liguori
St. Alphonsus de Liguori explains how Mary is our life, how She is our sweetness, and how She is our hope.

The historical record of the worship of Mary accumulated by St. Alphonsus de Liguori who wrote “The Glories of Mary” in the year 1745, which has been since translated into English and printed again and again and again with the full affirmation and imprimatur of the official Roman Catholic Church.  In this book there is the sum of all the glories of Mary which has been vouchsafe to the Roman Catholic Church and the Church itself calls upon all its constituents to give Mary that honor she is due.  She is identified as Mary, our Queen; Mary, our mother; Mary, our life; Mary, our sweetness; Mary, our hope; Mary, our help; Mary, our Mediatress; Mary, our advocate; Mary, our guardian; and Mary, our salvation.  It is said that Mary delivers us from hell, Mary delivers us from purgatory, and Mary leads us to heaven.  And it should be said that de Liguori, who collected all the Marion dogma and devotion, was himself one of the most celebrated and revered authorities in the Roman Catholic Church.  De Liguori was himself a cardinal in life, and a saint in death.

 

Jesus said "Without Me you can do nothing". In this crisis which looms ahead of us, Our Lady has told us that we need Her help, Her intercession. We must ask for Her help with the Rosary and the Scapular.

At Fatima , Our Lady told us very plainly that "Only I can help you". Today more than ever is this so true.

Pray the Rosary and sacrifice yourself for Our Lady.

I urge you to also make some sacrifices as Our Lady of Fatima asked us. For those who are able, do some fasting. If you can, abstain from meat by eating meat only during one meal a day. Try to do this for two days, even ten days or 30 days. Of course we should abstain totally from meat every Friday.

 

 Jesus and Mary — Our Hope

It is so urgent that we reach as many souls as possible before it is too late. Let us be of good cheer and remember the words of Jesus to each of us, "It's never too late to have recourse to Jesus and Mary." That is why it is so important to reach the many millions of souls who do not know this, and who do not know the grave dangers lying in wait for their souls.

No, we must never lose hope. Mary is our hope. She can obtain for us what we cannot by ourselves. Read what St. Alphonsus has to say regarding confidence in Our Lady's intercession in "Mary Leads Her Servants to Heaven". Father Manelli also reminds us of the importance of devotion to Our Lady. (See "Hail Mary, Full of Grace"). Our Blessed Mother tells us to turn to Her in confidence. She tells us repeatedly to ask Her intercession through the frequent fervent praying of the Rosary. (See "The Rosary"). She tells us we must pray the Rosary every day. She wants us to pray it many times a day.

 

http://Fatima.org/crusader/cr38/cr38pg2.asp

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"Blessed is he whose interior offers the Blessed Virgin Mary a place of repose." Devotion towards the Blessed Virgin remains in all who are the inheritance of Our Lord; that is to say, in all who will praise Him eternally in Heaven.

O, how many blessed souls are now in Heaven who would never have been there had not Mary, by Her powerful intercession, led them thither. I made that in the heavens there should rise light that never faileth. Cardinal Hugo, in his commentary on the above text of Ecclesiasticus, says in the name of Mary, "I have caused as many saints in Heaven through Her intercession, who would never have been there but through Her ."

...in the words of St. Ambrose, "Open to us, O Mary, the gates of paradise, since Thou hast its keys." "Aperi nobis, O Virgo coelum, cujus claves habes." Nay more, the Church says, that "Thou art its gate." 

St. Antoninus tells us "that this divine Mother has already, by Her assistance and prayers, obtained Heaven for us, provided we put no obstacle in the way."23 Hence, says Abbot Guerric, "he who serves Mary, and for whom She intercedes, is as certain of Heaven as if he was already there."24 St. John Damascene also says, "that to serve Mary and be Her courtier is the greatest honor we can possibly possess; for to serve the Queen of Heaven is already to reign there, and live under Her commands is more than to govern."25 On the other hand, he adds, "that those who do not serve Mary will not be saved; for those who are deprived of the help of this great Mother are also deprived of that of Her Son and of the whole court of heaven."26

 23.  "Coeleste nobis regnum, suo interventu auxiliis, et precibus, impetravit."—Paciucch. Sup. Salve Reg. exc. I.
 24. "Qui Virgini famulatur, ita securus est de paradiso, ac si esset in paradiso."
 25. "Summus honor, servire Mariæ, et de ejus esse familia; etenim ei servire, regnare est; et ejus agi frænis, summa libertas."
 26. "Gens quæ non servierit illi, peribit; gentes destitutæ tantæ Matris auxilio, destituuntur auxilio Filii et totius curi’‘ coelestis."— De Laud. B. M. I. 4.

Cardinal Hugo http://Fatima.org/crusader/cr38/cr38pg3.asp 

[morphing libertarian]

Sorry, not picking up the tar baby. Good day.

[Elsie]

[Melian]

I don’t go that far. I think the Holy Spirit still guides His Church and that Francis was selected for a reason. It may be to wake us all up and make us more active in fighting for the Truth.

[Lil Flower]

I was not speaking to you nor would I so, let me make myself very clear. You show no inclination or knowledge of what being a Christian even is much less act like one. There isn’t a single Prophet, Apostle,etc. in the Bible that you act or speak like in any way whatsoever. Everyone has an off day, moment, where they say things they shouldn’t, but that’s not you. You are degrading, disrespectful,and completely nauseating, there is nothing in your tone or words that represent Christianity in any way conceivable. Anytime you see my name, no matter how hard it is for you, scroll on past. You are the most obnoxious, disingenuous mental midget ever to join this website. I will never speak to you again. Do NOT speak to me. Ever.

[editor-surveyor]

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The Holy Spirit has no church.

The whole idea of the church” is totally contrary to scripture. Yeshua has an ancient assembly, the bride of Yeshua, that began with Adam, and continues to this day.

“The Church” is a conveyor belt for lies, and nothing more. (Jeremiah 16:19)
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[editor-surveyor]

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>> “Yes folks; someone ACTUALLY placed this on FR for all to see!” <<

Ann obviously has the SciFi version of the Ten Commandments that thinks that Sabbath means first.

The adversary would love for everyone to go to church, and do it on his day, Sunday.
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