
Friar Emma
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Catholic Priest of the Capuchin Franciscan Order: Field of Social Communications& Digital Media; A Friar who prays, listens, learns and communicates!
Rome, Lazio
Joined April 2022
Thought n° 285 Sunday 12 October Don't tire yourself with things that cause anxieties, perturbation and worries. Only one thing is necessary, to lift up your spirit and love God. Padre Pio Pensiero n° 285 Domenica 12 ottobre Non ti affaticare intorno a cose che generano
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28TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR C 2 Kings 5:14-17; 2 Timothy 2:8-13; Luke 17:11-19 “RISE AND GO; YOUR FAITH HAS MADE YOU WELL” Jesus heals ten lepers in the Gospel of today, but only one, a Samaritan, returns to give thanks. All ten were healed physically, yet only one
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Let us pray with today's Gospel Reading (Luke 11:27-28) Almighty Father, You who spoke Your eternal Word into our world through the Blessed Virgin Mary, grant that we, too, may receive Your Word with faith and live it with love. Lord Jesus, in today’s Gospel You remind us
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Thought n° 284 Saturday 11 October Do not fear as regards your spirit: they are jokes, trials and signs of predilection on the part of the heavenly Spouse who wants to make you similar to Him. Jesus sees the disposition and good will of your soul, which is excellent, and He
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Let us pray with today's Gospel Reading (Luke 11:15-26) Lord Jesus Christ, You are the Strong One who conquers evil and restores peace to hearts divided and wounded by sin. In today’s Gospel, You remind us that when an unclean spirit leaves a person, it seeks to return,
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Thought n° 283 Friday 10 October Be tranquil as far as your soul is concerned. Confide totally, more and more, in Jesus. Make an effort to unite yourself always and in everything to the divine will, both in happy and sad events, and don't worry about the future. Padre Pio
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"It is true that today, as in the time of Malachi, some say, “It is vain to serve God” (Mal 3:14). This way of thinking leads to a genuine paralysis of the soul. We end up settling for a life made up of fleeting moments, superficial and intermittent relationships, and passing
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The members of the Consecrated Life are gathering to celebrate the Jubilee of Consecrated Life! Praying for your intentions as I concelebrate the Holy Mass with the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV! Peace and Goodness!
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Let us pray with today's Gospel Reading (Luke 11:5-13) Almighty Father, You are a loving and generous God, always attentive to the cries of Your children. In today’s Gospel, Your Son reminds us that persistence in prayer is not about convincing You to listen, but about opening
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Thought n° 282 Thursday 09 October I beg you not to worry about what I am suffering at present and will suffer in the future. No matter how severe this suffering is, when it is placed before the good that awaits us, it is always a delight for the soul. Padre Pio Pensiero n° 282
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Let us pray with today's Gospel Reading (Luke 11:1-4) God Our Father, we come before You today with hearts open and humble, echoing the request of Your disciples: “Lord, teach us to pray.” So often, O Lord, we do not know how to speak to You, how to listen to You, or how to
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Thought n° 281 Wednesday 8 October I have nothing to complain of in particular, except this rather bitter agitation of yours, which prevents you from tasting all the sweetness of the Cross. Correct this, and continue to do what you have been doing so well up to now. Padre Pio
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Let us pray with today's Gospel Reading (Luke 1:26-38) as we celebrate the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary: God Our Father, on this beautiful day when we honor Our Lady of the Rosary, we turn to You with grateful hearts, remembering the mystery of our salvation that began
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Thought n° 280 Tuesday 7 October I truly feel my heart bursting from my breast on hearing of your suffering. What wouldn't I do to see you relieved of it. But why are you so anxious? Why are you so restless? Come on, my dear daughter, I have never seen Jesus grant you so many
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Inspire us, Lord, to see You in the wounded, the lonely, the poor, the migrant, the outcast, and the forgotten. Help us to realize that whatever we do for them, we do for You. Amen
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