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Genuinely Patriotic ~ Archbishop Fulton Sheen

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What would happen to America tomorrow if all our children who are educated without God and the moral law suddenly decided to live out their godlessness? The roots of Nazism and every other “ism” are there, if we would but open our eyes.

The way to save America and to be genuinely patriotic is to eradicate from our land that apostasy from God that makes Hitlerism possible. It is not democracies that are right and dictatorships that are wrong, for both can be wrong when both are godless.

What good will it do to defeat Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin — I am sorry to offend the liberals by including Stalin — unless we are prepared to build a different and a better world than the one that is collapsing?

Shall we build another godless world, as we did in 1918, or one in Christ Jesus?

Our call is not to realize certain democratic ideals but to accept the one divine reality. We are not invited to go somewhere but to return to Someone.

America has a body and a soul. Its body is stronger than its soul; its machines more powerful than its will; its trust in preparedness greater than its trust in God. Fear not those who kill the body, but those who can kill the soul.

That is why it is not a single victory America must win but a double one — over the enemy from without and the enemy from within. And this much is absolutely certain: America will never be defeated from without so long as we are not defeated from within.

The great St. Bernard wrote in his rule that whenever the monastic bell rang, the monks were to drop what they were doing and go to whatever they were being called to.
In our homes, our monastic bell is all the many things beckoning at us throughout the day…the diapers to be changed, the dishes that need doing, the laundry that needs to be done, etc.
We respond to these things right away, even though we many not want to, remembering that these duties are the very things that will make us holy.

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Pope Pius VII granted a plenary indulgence to those who recite this chaplet daily for a month.

This devotion consists of seven mysteries in which you meditate on the seven principal shedding of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus. The Chaplet is divided into 7 groups, each containing 33 beads in honor of the 33 years of the life of Jesus.

“During those times in our lives when we do not feel God’s love, it is most beneficial to meditate on Jesus’ crucifixion and the many wounds He suffered out of love for us. It freshens in our minds the great pain Jesus endured and the profound depth of His love.

One way to enter into Jesus’ Passion is to meditate on the wounds He received and the blood that poured forth from those wounds. It is an ancient devotion in the Church, one that has roots in the New Testament. For example, in the First Letter of John we read, “If we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1 John 1:7). ~ https://aleteia.org/

Beginning with the first day of Advent and continuing through the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, these selections from the immortal pen of Fulton J. Sheen encourage readers to explore the essence and promise of the season. Those looking to grow in their prayer life and become more attuned to the joy of Advent and Christmas will find a wonderful guide in this spiritual companion….

You are about to make the season of Advent more meaningful than you ever have! This Advent journal is for busy moms who need a little help making this season special within the home. It will help you stay on track and be consistent with the customs you have decided to incorporate within your four walls. I have broken it down into bite-sized tidbits that, when laid out for you, will be easy to accomplish. As you check each item off you will get a sense of fulfillment knowing you are getting done what is truly important in this expectant season! The other things will get done….but first things first! At midnight, on Christmas Eve, when Baby Jesus arrives, you and your family will look back upon your Advent and sigh with satisfaction, knowing you truly have celebrated with the Church, that you have put your best foot forward in making this a spiritual, enchanting, holy time for all! The first few pages of this book will have a run-down of the special Advent customs and activities that will be on your checklist each day. They are simple, they are doable. I hope this Advent is more special than ever as we walk hand-in-hand making the Liturgy come alive in our homes!

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