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“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”

It brings me comfort to know that we are invited to approach God with

From a sermon by Saint Augustine, bishop

He ministered the sacred blood of Christ

The Roman Church commends to us today the anniversary of the triumph of Saint Lawrence.

Dear friends, a few days ago after Mass, a woman came to me for confession. After I had given her absolution, she politely asked if she could seek some spiritual counsel.

With tears in her eyes,

“Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit.”

— John 12:24

In these pivotal words from John 12:24–26, Christ

PERSONALLY, WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST POWERFUL PRAYER OR DEVOTION, AFTER THE HOLY MASS ITSELF AND WHY?

A) The Rosary

B) The Divine Mercy Chaplet

C) Silent adoration before the Blessed

I looked inside my heart today,

And asked the Gardener, "Please, stay,

What kind of soil am I right now?

Show me the truth, help me to know!

I've walked the path where birds would steal, Where truth came quick, but never real.

• Father I thank you for the gift of this new month of August. I thank You and appreciate all that you have done for me. May you be exalted and praised forever.

• Father I decree and declare that as

Begins Saturday, August 15th, the Feast of the Assumption of Mary.

Nine days: August 15th to 23rd.

Three novenas. Choose the one that suits you.

FOR A LIFE PARTNER (for the unmarried)

Under

Last week I needed to pay my credit card because I had already over used it. I sought a loan from a friend but he did not respond. That night, I knelt and pray to God for financial assistance.

You can have wealth, wisdom, pleasure, success, and the capacity to accomplish extraordinary works. Yet, after evaluating it all, apart from God, it is just vanity.

Many of us, or people we love or know, are fighting battles nobody sees: pornography, masturbation, alcoholism, gambling, gluttony, unhealthy attachment to the wrong people, etc.

We often want to see the end before we are willing to walk through the beginning. We want answers quickly, results immediately, and clarity before we take the next step.

There is value in patience.

✨ *PART IV — The Rise of Sons: When Prayer & Word Become Lifestyle*

Where the Gate Beautiful Becomes the Gate Fruitful

Acts 6 does not merely diagnose immaturity — it reveals the **pathway