How to Pray the ROSARY.

How to Pray the Rosary

1. Make the sign of the cross.
2. Say the our Father.
3. Say three Hail Marys for increase of Hope, Faith and Charity.
4. Say the Glory be to the Father.
5. Announce the Mystery to be meditated upon; pause for a while; announce the intention for which the decade is offered, then say the Our Father..
6. Say ten (10) hail Marys while meditating on the mystery that has just been announced.
7. Say the glory be to the Father and the Fatima Prayer.
8. Repeat steps 5 to 7 for each of the remaining four meysteries.
9. Pray the Hail Holy Queen.
10. Recite the Litany of the Blessed Virgin.
11. Say the closing Prayer.

What feeds your mind? by: Marino J. Dasmarinas

This is the one million dollar question: What feeds your mind? Is it your worries? Is it your desire for money? There are a lot of things that feeds our mind and we may not know it that some of these are actually depreciating us.

Worry no more, the Bible tells us: “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” (Matthew 6:34)
Is it your desire for money? The Bible has this to say: “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs. (1st Timothy 6:10)
Feed your mind with God and you will not go wrong; this is what the Bible tells us: “Seek first the kingdom of God and all these things will be added unto you." (Matthew. 6:33).

Pray, Read the Bible specially the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John (this is where you will intimately know who really Jesus is) and meditate on its words. Attend Mass or your Church service (if you’re not a Catholic). When you feed your mind with God you’ll have peace in your heart and you’ll feel Jesus presence in your life every step of the way.

What are you feeding your mind right now?

How did the word CATHOLIC came into being?

The original existing reference to the “Catholic Church” occurred in a letter written by St. Ignatius of Antioch.

In his Letter to the Smyrnaeans written in 107 AD the following statement was written: “Wherever the bishop is, let the people be there; just as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church.” This declaration is interesting for numerous reasons. One reason is that the name “Catholic” used to designate Jesus’ Church was apparently not new. St. Ignatius felt no need to clarify or defend the name. This points to an earlier year for the beginning of the name Catholic. It is not a stretch to conceive the beginning of the name “Catholic” to the first century. Another reason that this statement is remarkable is that the man that first wrote that the Church was called “Catholic” was from Antioch. It was also in Antioch that the followers of Jesus were first called “Christians” (Acts 11:26). One other reason that this statement from St. Ignatius is interesting is that Jesus and the Catholic Church are united as one. “Wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church.” In other words, Jesus is always found with the Catholic Church. This fulfills the words of our Lord, “Behold, I am with you always even until the end of the world!” (Matthew 28:20).

Why do Catholics have crucifixes?

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http://www.thebostonpilot.com/articleopinion.asp?ID=6018

Catechism of the Catholic Church

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http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/entiretoc1.htm

or

http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM