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“The commander of the officials said to Daniel, ‘I am afraid of my lord the king, who has appointed your food and your drink; for why should he see your faces looking more haggard than the youths who are your own age? Then you would make me forfeit my head to the king.’ But Daniel said to the overseer whom the commander of the officials had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, ‘Please test your servants for ten days, and let us be given some vegetables to eat and water to drink. Then let our appearance be observed in...

Fools, because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, were afflicted. Their soul abhorred all manner of food, and they drew near to the gates of death” (Psalm 107:17-18, NKJV). According to the dictionary, a fool is someone who lacks judgment or good sense, one who does silly things without thinking of the consequences. What could be more foolish and unthinkable than indulging in sexual activity with an unknown person? The whole world knows that sexually transmitted diseases are an international problem, and yet people all over the world are still contracting them. People simply refuse to be alarmed....

Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem (6/7/24)[Prayer]The Names and Titles of God (Jesus of Nazareth) Mathew 21:11King James Version________________________God Bless America.ML/LTOS

A Mexican pastor is currently jailed and awaiting sentencing following her conviction this week on forced labor charges. The conviction is tied to a migrant shelter she ran in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. This week, Pastor Velia Hernandez Gonzalez stood trial before Chihuahua State Judge Jorge Arturo Gutierrez Ortiz, who ultimately convicted her, El Diario de Juarez reported. The conviction came after more than two months in a trial where prosecutors presented evidence and witness testimony about how Hernandez mistreated the various migrants who were in her care, used various threats to keep them in line, forced them to work, and...

Friday 7 June 2024 The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Solemnity St Robert of Newminster – Aberkenfig, UKReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).First readingHosea 11:1,3-4,8-9I will not give rein to my fierce anger, for I am God, not manListen to the word of the Lord:When Israel was a child I loved him,and I called my son out of Egypt.I myself taught Ephraim to walk,I took them in my arms;yet they have not understood that I was the one looking after them.I led them with reins of kindness,with leading-strings of love.I was like someone who lifts an infant close...

Today I received messages from two separate friends that said essentially the same thing: “Kaeley, check out this post from my Christian relative. He’s using his ministry platform to endorse LGBTQ ideology, and he’s saying God approves of it. How can he read the Bible and come to these conclusions? How can he justify leading people astray this way?” And of course, the short answer is that he can’t. Christianity is completely and utterly incompatible with this ideology, which basically says, “God, I don’t care what you say is best for me or what rules you’ve issued to assure my...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Agri-Business; End to Sex Slavery; Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media.

"But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets." "We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain." "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?" Revelation 10 1 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and...

CV NEWS FEED // After sentencing 75-year-old Paulette Harlow to two years in jail, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly quipped about the elderly pro-lifer’s husband’s concern that she might die in prison. Kollar-Kotelly commented that she hopes Harlow will “make an effort to remain alive” because that is a “tenet of [Harlow’s] religion,” according to LiveAction. On May 31, in a federal Washington, D.C. court, Kollar-Kotelly sentenced Harlow to two years in jail and 36 months of supervised release for protesting at a notorious late-term abortion clinic in Washington, D.C. with eight others. John Harlow, Paulette’s husband, spoke in court before the...

Day of Reparation for the Crimes against the Most Holy EucharistEditor’s note: this is the original call for the Eucharistic crusade by Bishop Schneider from the year of the reign of Jesus Christ, MMXX, and this is the day which he calls every parish to embrace on the Octave day of Corpus Christi. The sins against the Blessed Sacrament and the need of a crusade of Eucharistic reparationTHERE HAS NEVER been in the history of the Church a time where the sacrament of the Eucharist has been abused and outraged to such an alarming and grievous extent as in the...

Making Reparation For the Offenses Against the Sacred Heart of Jesus That Have Grown Progressively Worse Since Vatican IIIn his June 5, 2024 General Audience, Francis announced his intention to publish a document on devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in September:“We are passing through this month dedicated to the Sacred Heart. . . This is why I am pleased to prepare a document that brings together the precious reflections of previous Magisterial texts and a long history that goes back to the Sacred Scriptures, in order to re-propose today, to the whole Church, this devotion imbued with spiritual...

A court in Idaho Falls, Idaho, has determined that a case will move forward for a church employee accused of stealing over $330,000. In May, police arrested and charged Kaitlyn L. Fisher, 31, with three counts of felony grand theft while working for the Presbytery of Kendall—a church organization overseeing at least 12 eastern Idaho Presbyterian churches. According to court documents, Fisher was the Presbytery of Kendall’s secretary and bookkeeper. In October 2022, a Kendall Presbytery employee reported that Fisher had been embezzling from church funds. The employee told police the staff had paused meetings for the presbytery’s annual financial...

Daily Readings from the USCCBAnd when Jesus saw that he answered with understanding, he said to him, “You are not far from the Kingdom of God.” And no one dared to ask him any more questions. Mark 12:34Finally, we have the witness of one of the religious leaders, a scribe, who got it right. The passage above is the conclusion of the interaction with this scribe who asks Jesus which of all the commandments is the first and greatest. Jesus gives the twofold answer that we are to love God above all, with all your heart, mind, soul and strength,...

The date of the Day is based upon the metric equivalent of 20/20 (ft), 6/6 m.On 6 June, "Blind Day" was marked, a day for enhancing awareness and empathy with the blind and visually impaired community in Israel.The Office of the State Comptroller and Ombudsman absorbs into its ranks people with special needs in general, and blind and visually impaired persons in particular."Blind Day" - Day of awareness and empathy with the blind and visually impaired in IsraelThere is no English-language Wikipedia page for Blind Day -- only Hebrew -- but the auto-translation provides:Nature of activityThe "Thinking in Color" group...

Like the German church in the 1930s, the American church in the 2020s is culpable for the pending devastation of human life and the collapse of a great nation. Comparisons could not be more compelling as proffered in “Letter to the American Church” by New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas. “Letter to the American Church” is a culmination of Mr. Metaxas’ in-depth understanding of the decline and fall of Germany under the Third Reich, especially as seen through the life and activity of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Mr. Metaxas draws on his research from his previous bestselling biographies on Bonhoeffer, William...

“Now God granted Daniel favor and compassion in the sight of the commander of the officials” (Daniel 1:9). God’s favor is the rich reward of obedience. God delights in granting special grace and favor to those whose hearts are set on pleasing Him. For example, “Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord” and was spared the ravages of the Flood (Gen. 6:8). Joseph found favor in His sight and was elevated to prominence in Egypt (Gen. 39—41). God granted Moses and the children of Israel favor in the sight of the Egyptians, and they were able to plunder...

Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem (6/6/24)[Prayer]The Names and Titles of God (Jesus) Mathew 1:2121 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins.King James Version________________________God Bless America.ML/LTOS

For those of us who have raised children, you might remember the question. There was a commercial, as I recall, that used the question to emphasize one product or the other in a humorous way.Children in the back seat of the car in the commercial kept asking, “Are we there yet?”We who transported our young kids on those times – especially on longer trips to Grandmas or other destinations – have heard that question, often in whining tones as time went on. I certainly remember hearing it. And I’m sure my parents heard it on those long trips from Pekin,...

6 June 2024 Thursday of week 9 in Ordinary Time Altar of St Norbert of Xanten in the Norbertine Abbey Church of St Servatius, Grimbergen.Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First reading2 Timothy 2:8-15If we have died with Christ then we shall live with ChristRemember the Good News that I carry, ‘Jesus Christ risen from the dead, sprung from the race of David’; it is on account of this that I have my own hardships to bear, even to being chained like a criminal – but they cannot chain up God’s news. So I bear it all for the...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Agri-Business; End to Sex Slavery; Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. (1 John 5:14)Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.