Parted Magic 2023.08.22 instal the last version for ios

“If you only knew how powerful it is to bless.” - these words came back to me again. So yesterday when Pope Francis announced that we can bless same sex couples, I thought, well it’s about time and quietly laughed at all the objects I’d been happy and willing to bless.

In my 44 years as a priest I can’t even begin to tell you how many people and things, like houses, specific rooms, photographs, cars, motorcycles, statues, Rosaries, Miraculous Medals, medals and Crosses of all kinds, holy pictures, and an abundance of other things too numerous to list. We never really know how many people we actually touch by, as the Buddhists say, a simple act of kindness. It’s a very rare occasion when I don’t get the blessing of a smile, joke or some kindness that restores me in a moment. On the way over, I end up stopping to get him some food, coffee, brown sugar, milk or whatever I think he might need. I have a friend who has been receiving Hospice Care for quite some time, and I often stay at his house when his caregiver is unable. I also told them how it really helps when you’re in a car desperately trying to get to some place on time and you bless the people right in front of you, impeding your speed, rather than yelling or cursing them.Īt this, I received bewildered looks but I meant it. I also told them that some of the greatest blessings I have received were from the “anonymous” people behind the counter at gas stations and small convenience stores all over town. I had already taught them all how to bless last September during the homily at Mass, so today I renewed that teaching and told them the same thing, that Our Mother wanted us to bless everyone. Then, just this morning I was once again given the children’s Mass at St Charles Borromeo, here in Alburquerque, because the pastor was ill. So much so, that when I returned to my church at that time, San Francisco de Asis, in Ranchos de Taos, I taught all the children to bless during one of the weekday Masses, just for the school children.

On one of my visits to Medjugorje, I heard these words which were given by the Blessed Mother, but I haven’t been able to find the exact quote. (Paraphrase of the words of Our Lady of Medjugorje)

“If you only knew how powerful it is to bless people, you would bless people all the time.” Our Lady of the Sign (of Ireland) and, A Christmas Blessing

Parted Magic 2023.08.22 instal the last version for ios