Franciscan Father Francesco Patton wrote the meditations for tonight's Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum in Rome with Pope Leo XIV. Fr Patton served as Custos of the Holy Land from 2016 to 2025. On April 1, he told VaticanNews.va that the inspiration comes from "current reality" and that the meditations are meant to inspire political "change". The Vatican press office published the text today. Traditionally a penitential and contemplative devotion, the Via Crucis is repurposed here as a vehicle for contemporary socio-political reflection. The text shifts from the Passion of Christ to war, refugees, human trafficking, surveillance, deportation, the media, the economy, prisons, hostages, and crackdowns on protests. Notably absent, however, are abortion, euthanasia, and gender ideology. One acclamation reads: "For migrants, the displaced, and refugees: Comfort us, O Mother." In the first station, the meditation talks about political and economic power "to start or end a war… the power …Mai
Remember that the objective of the Earth Charter—neomarxist and pantheistic—was to replace the Ten Commandments; that is, to replace the Gospel. Does "the inculturation of the Gospel," touted by Robert Prevost, sound familiar to you?
Watch till the end. ( 8:42 seconds or less)l. A Christian civilian. Killed by a foreign strike near his home. Buried by his Muslim neighbors. This is the Iran they don't show you. In a country the world calls divided by religion, Muslims carried their Christian brother to his final rest. Not because of politics. Not because of propaganda. Because that is who they are. We filmed his memorial service—the grief, the unity, the shared humanity. This video is not about war. It is about what survives war: faith, dignity, and the bonds that no bomb can break. Watch. Share. Remember his name: *"Avanes"* IRAN War: When Muslims Wept for a Christian
At the start of the Good Friday liturgy commemorating the Passion of the Lord, the Pope prostrates himself before the altar as all kneel in silence. He then prays: "Remember your mercies, O Lord, and with your eternal protection sanctify your servants, for whom Christ, your Son, by the shedding of his Blood, established the Paschal Mystery, Who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen."
The Jews conspire against Christ. He is anointed by Mary. The treason of Judas. The last supper. The prayer in the garden. The apprehension of our Lord. His treatment in the house of Caiphas. Douay-Rheims Bible, Matthew Chapter 26
And yet in Iran they have The Blessed Mother with The Holy Ghost as well as Christ in their Metro Station dedicated to them. On the outside of the Metro, They also have the Blessed Mother Statue on each side of her are Catholic Martyrs who are respected and accepted. Right in Teharn, Iran!
La Collecte du Vendredi Saint. CMC « Un devoir « antique » que l'histoire de ces dernières années a rendu encore plus urgent » écrit le cardinal Leonardo Sandri dans une lettre invitant tous les catholiques à apporter leur soutien à la Terre de Dieu.
Matthew 12:40 40 For as Jonas was in the whale's belly three days and three nights: so shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights Wednesday Crucifixion View: Advocates argue for a Wednesday death to allow 72 hours (three full days and nights) before a Saturday night or early Sunday morning resurrection. This interpretation relies on counting three separate nights (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday) before Sunday dawn. Thursday Crucifixion View: This interpretation allows for the full three nights (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) to pass before a Sunday morning resurrection, aligning with the "three days and three nights" phrasing literally. Supporting Context (Two Sabbaths): Some proponents suggest there were two Sabbaths that week—the high day Sabbath (Passover) on Thursday, and the weekly Sabbath on Saturday—allowing for a Thursday burial, Friday spice prep, and Saturday rest Note: The traditional Friday crucifixion relies on Jewish, idioms where partial days …Mai
Byzantine Catholic Liturgical Holy Week traditions Good Friday: A strict fast day centered on the Vespers of Good Friday and the procession with the Holy Shroud (Plashchanytsia). Holy Saturday: Focuses on Christ’s descent into Hades, often featuring a morning service that anticipates the Resurrection, including the reading of the Bible's "song of Moses" and resurrectional hymns. Pascha (Easter): The celebration begins with the Resurrection Matins/Vespers and Divine Liturgy, often early Sunday morning or late Saturday night, followed by the blessing of Easter foods.
04/03/2026 Entire blog as a free PDF eBook. The average person on this planet feels nauseated when confronted with the ramblings of the president of the Degenerate States. That’s why my readers won’t be forced to listen to this absurd Joe Biden-style drivel. For masochists, there’s always the option of tuning into this nonsense, but the health risks could be serious. You can, but no one has to listen to this load of nonsense while reading Thursday’s analysis—an article on ZeroHedge: Oil Spikes As Trump Vows To Hit Iran “Extremely Hard Over Next 2-3 Weeks”, Threatens To Send It “Back To The Stone Ages.” A new cartoon by Yemeni artist Kamal Sharaf about Trump’s endless lies! In contrast to Trump’s unrealistic and contradictory claims, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkiani’s logical and authentic speech on Wednesday is like a breath of fresh air to us: The Iranian people harbor no enmity toward other nations, including the people of America, Europe, or neighboring countries. Even in …
14K views · 689 reactions | Have you found a more useless castle? Firstly, I know that Upnor is technically as fort and not a castle - the difference being that forts aren’t places of residence. An interesting feature of Upnor is that it is technically made out of a castle, with much of the stone used in its construction having been pilfered from the ruins of Rochester Castle. The bastion that protrudes into the river is a water bastion, shaped like the point of a star. This meant that only one side of the bastion faced upriver. Resulting in there not being enough gun emplacements to fire effectively on a fleet approaching down the Medway. If you ever find yourself in Rochester, then make sure to either drive or take the bus out to Upnor. It is a beautiful village and obviously has this incredible Fort. The fort in the care of English Heritage and is managed by Medway Council. It is a paid entry site, however, English Heritage members can enter for free. | Great British Architecture …Mai
By Phil Lawler ( bio - articles - email ) | Mar 26, 2026 When is the last time you were at Mass—in an ordinary parish, not a monastery or retreat center—for a regularly scheduled parish Mass, not connected with any special event—and noticed that the congregation was predominantly male? I don’t think it had ever happened to me before last night. Whenever I see another seminar devoted to “Women in the Church,” I cannot resist making the prosaic observation that the discussion is unlikely to break any new ground. Open the door to a typical American Catholic church, and what do you see? Women in the church. Attend a meeting of the altar guild, the religious-education teachers, the parish secretaries, the extraordinary ministers. Time and again the women outnumber the men. But not at this church, where we attended Mass for the feast of the Annunciation because we are traveling. There were more men and boys than women and girls; if you counted the altar boys it wasn’t close. Moreover …
I love the beginning. Noticed the American people who are against the war? They are telling us it's not us but trump who wants the war. They know we don't want it. Therefore, it's not us they want to destroy. Then you see the W.H. being blown up. NOT THE PEOPLE! Just the white house. They are warning trump who ever he sends to Iran will die and all things we send will be destroyed. This and the other video are so obvious in what they are telling us.
This confirms what I said in the last video. They want our government to go down. Not the people. Those who attack Iran will be attacked. But their eyes are on our government and the loser in control right now The slogan has historically been contextualized as a reaction to the t"US GOVERNMENT'S policies towards Islamic counties and merely an expression of outrage at those policies, not a wish for literal death for American people themselves. In a speech to university students, Iran's former supreme leader Ali Khamenei interpreted the slogan as "death to the U.S.'s policies, death to ARROGANCE"!