Miraquill
Ave Maris Stella
The Lady that fails you not...
The Queen that forgets you not...
Ov'r the darkness, above the despair...
The Star of the Sea, that leaves you not...
©the_pale_blue_star
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aidanpoems 16w
Easter Sunday
This is the day we win,
The day Christ conquered sin.
His lifeless form not found,
The chains of death unbound.
Through death He paid the price,
For sin and human vice.
Now death, your sting is gone,
That's how we know we won.
His rising gave us life,
To save our world from strife.
So sing from day till night,
Spread Resurrection's light.
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eishasarkar 44w
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Gone Goa Gone: Book 2 of The Goa Saga by Eisha Sarkar
In the Age of Discovery, there were three identical crosses. Portugal’s King Manuel I had bestowed one on Vasco da Gama, who discovered the sea route to India. The second he had bestowed on Pedro Álvares Cabral, who discovered Brazil, and the third on Afonso de Albuquerque who established the Portuguese hegemony in the Indian Ocean. Over the centuries two of the crosses have disappeared. Probably they’re hidden away in some antique collectors’ vaults. The third hangs around James’s neck.
A clause put in by an ancestor during the Inquisition in Goa prevents Aeram, a practising Muslim, from inheriting Richard Albuquerque's estates. Only his Christian son, James, can claim the title even though he was born out of wedlock. When Aeram presents Richard's will in court, Daniel Albuquerque aka Danny (Richard's cousin) contests the claim. James and Aeram battle the demons of their past to take on Danny and the very powerful Archbishop Patrick to save their estates.
When Aeram and Saysha go to New York, they accidentally meet Igor Lebedinsky, a young intern at Aeram's agent's office. Saysha discovers that he's the son of Alexandre Lebedinsky, the mining tycoon from Moscow and brother of her deceased birth-mother.
Saysha realizes that James is not an ordinary stuntman. Even her very rich and powerful husband is scared of him. In the forests around the Albuquerque villa on the banks of the Mandovi river, James finally shows her why the property means much more than mere inheritance.
Now on Amazon Kindle
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- eishasarkar Gone Goa Gone (The Goa Saga Book 2) https://www.amazon.in/dp/B09HNVVKQK/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_1JYSN1GKTWP47BY5BVP1
- eishasarkar Shadow & Soul (The Goa Saga Book 1) https://www.amazon.in/dp/B09H7Q9T7W/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_0PNR39XJQ89P5D6DTET6
Children are Cruel
Children are Cruel
Mindlessly, uncontrollably cruel
Prone to the worst tantrums
Like tyrants commanding obedience
With tempestuous tears that coerces acquiescence.
Jealousy, brutal jealousy.
Spiteful brutes that manage to consume you and yet heal your soul.
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The Enemy
The body is the spirit's mortal enemy.
Twins entwined in perfect combat to claim opposite desires.
and while the spirit aspires,
the body finds bliss in wondrous aimlessness
The spirit knows the stakes of the battle
Unbound unlike the body to fetters of mortality
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lvlypoetess
85w
TGBTG
The storms blew, my heart sank
You stood firm holding me close.
When the world shattered you picked up the pieces.
Making me complete rather than incomplete .
The roads rock, some days smooth but looking
back it really was the bad days that got me through.
It was in those days I saw You and Your truth.
So as i celebrate i gaze up UPON You with my heart and hands lifted I say
"God this is for You!"
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inaayat777
102w
Read More#theword #christian #christianquotes #motivation #motivationalquotes #inspirationalquotes #lifequotes #inspiration #life #lovequotes #lovequote #midnightthoughts #happiness #christian #jesus #god #bible #faith #love #jesuschrist #church #christianity #christ #prayer #bibleverse #gospel #pray #holyspirit #godisgood #worship #blessed #hope #truth #believe #scripture #biblestudy #amen #grace #catholic #peace #jesussaves #inspiration #bhfyp
Hold on to Christ,
Not your worries.
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croissant
120w
Read MoreGospel for today❤️ #Jesus #JesusChrist #Christian #Catholic #Gospel #GospelReading
And he said to them, 'Go out to the whole world; proclaim the gospel to all creation'
Mark 16:1515 2 2
For of all the names in the world
given to men, this is the only one
by which we can be saved.
Acts 4:1214 2 2
kevinosullivan
128w
Forbidden Fruits
The taste of eating carnal flesh the day after Fat Tuesday. With the lingering guilt of plastic cultural catholicism yet detached from the sacraments. Such sacramentals and devotionals seem so blasphemous now. To hold on to abstracts of childhood theologies passed on without proper adherence to dogmatic doctrine. Such pagans we all are. Fasting or not. Ignorant or instructed. The celbrant masses absent from Mass yet adorned with last years cremated Psalm fronds. Uncomfortable we christian, Catholic, universal, agnostic and infidel. Memento mori. "Remember, thou art dust; and to dust thou shalt return." That unseen cross of Baptismal Oils and Holy Water burned by perpetual sin. For us cognizant hypocrites who can no longer seek salvation, our foreheads are as spiritually baren as our unwashed souls. We are the lost, irregardless of choseness. We of no covenant who can find Jesus, no longer. How far have we strayed from Calvary to here. Unsure which thief we are but stay culturally bound near His Cross all the same. While sacramentally we are auto-excommunicado, Latae sentetia. Sentence (already) passed.
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fr_immanuel
134w
Read More#surepriest #fadaiscoming #Godovereverything #Godwin #grace #priest #cleric #catholic #catholicpriest #catholicpriesthood #CatholicCreative #CatholicMinistry #reflection #Priesthood #FatherImmanuel #thatigalapriest #Ibajifada #oracleofgrace #peaceandblessing #pray #Digipastor #digitalpulpit #Catholicism #PrayforPriests #walktogether #allisinorder #savedbygrace #sonofgrace #caretakers #word #poetry #poet
FOCUS
What's the point of being so focused...
when you are climbing the wrong Mountain?
Why quench a thirst that is not there...
By drinking from the wrong fountain?
Choose your energy over your intellect
I chose to make History over making a name
I will love helplessly
Trust hopelessly
Walk and work selflessly
And live endlessly
When I'm not here anymore
You will not remember my name
You will feel the warmth of my love
Hear the ringing sound of my laughter
Picture the glittery smile on my seemless face
And smile again even in your pain
My memories will make you dance again
The grip of my hugs will soothe your aching soul
My words of prayer will keep you whole
My outstretched arms will still bless you
Now and after this "Now"
Today!
Tomorrow!
And forever...
I love you... All of you!
You will remember me for "Being Fr. Immanuel"
What will you be remembered for?
#surepriest
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Leadership
മൂന്ന് കൊല്ലം കൊണ്ട് മുക്കുവനെ മാർപ്പാപ്പ ആക്കിയ ടെക്നിക്ക് ഉണ്ടല്ലോ, അതൊക്കെയാണ് ലീഡർഷിപ്പ്.
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yesenias_song
142w
Leave Your Mark
Live the life you want to live.
For only you, are responsible for it.
Once attained, begin to give.
For while there is life, there's generosity that has to remain lit.
Lit for those who need a helping hand.
For when you required it, there was no one there.
Come on now and take a stand.
For we give God life, when we share.
Yesenia
E.Y.G.
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fr_immanuel
142w
Try
JUST TRY...
Just try
Maybe cry...
Keep Trying
Fear dying
These ones
For once
Strong words...
Sheathed swords
A bridge too far
Emotions at par
None but all
Yet we stall
We fail
In the dirt trail
Get up
Despite the set up
Still rise
Maybe twice
Die in the pile
With a Smile
Still sing
Your God is King!
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lizzylove12
143w
I honestly believe that I am single right now because God is preparing me for something I am not yet ready for or someone or something I have not yet encountered.
It could be that I do not yet have the skills to be in a relationship with the person I am meant to marry, if marriage is meant for me. It could be that that person does not yet have the skills to be in a relationship with me.
It could be that I am meant to marry someone I have not yet crossed paths with. It could be that I am meant to marry someone I know very well, but the thought of being with them has not yet crossed my mind.
It could be that I am not meant to marry at all. It could be that I am meant to join a religious order and spend my days as a nun and bride of Christ, evangelizing for the faith and serving those in communities here or around the world. It could be that I am meant to be a nun, but instead live a quiet life of contemplation, constantly praying and meditating on the Scriptures and the truths that my Lord has given me.
It could be that I am meant for neither married nor religious life. It could be that I am meant for either. It could be that I am meant to make my decision within the next couple of years. It could be that I am meant to make my decision in my 40s or 50s or even later. Whatever the case, despite my frustrations and loneliness, I must cling to my faith, and enjoy my life and the people around me. No matter what, I know that God loves me, and that whatever His plan is for me, it will unfurl in the right timing, as long as I listen to Him, obey Him, and keep my mind and focus on Him and the way He bids me to live.
©lizzylove126 0
I ask to be prayed over to renounce the need to control,
As well as to receive and know the love of God, of course,
I've needed to let go of the need to control for the longest time,
But I am too proud to submit,
The priest lays his hand on my head,
And as he prays, I feel a welling, stirring in my belly and chest,
A big ball moving up towards my throat to move out,
And a similar stirring in my womb, where sorrow dwelled,
I felt hands on the back of mine,
And more hands praying above mine, I saw in my mind's eye,
The former the hands of Christ Jesus,
The latter the hands of the Virgin Mother,
A physical and supernatural laying on of hands,
I feel my body sway back, but my calves lock,
The priest makes the sign of the cross on my forehead, and I go back to stand and sing God's praises,
I begin to cry, just for a bit,
And it's hard to focus on singing the beloved Agnus Dei,
I want to bow, but I'm afraid of looking foolish,
I enjoy the prayer, but want to receive more,
I so very much hope I can receive more,
The priest asks if anyone wants more,
I go up, answering the silent call of the Master,
I ask the priest to simply pray more,
The same intentions as before,
I feel rest, I feel swirling spirit inside my chest and my belly,
I surrender, and am slain into rest,
Warmth flooding my face, and my mind and soul can rest,
I knew healing in my soul, and in my womb,
It was a wonderful rest,
And getting up, I was stronger, and felt pure gratitude for my Savior and King.
©lizzylove126 0
Gratitude
First reading : 2 Kings 5:14-17
Second reading : 2 Timothy 2:8-13
Gospel: Luke 17:11-19
Wonder what havoc,
God wrecked in their lives,
Their past sliced away,
As if with sharpest knives.
And they were brought,
Down to their knees,
That they praise God,
Of all earth and seas.
They died with him,
To rise again,
Not only lost leprosy,
But all past pain.
Their life again,
Never was the same.
Cause on their lips,
They had the Lord's name.
©mass_reflections_in_poetry5 0
Read the Word of God
First reading Joel 4:12-21
Gospel Luke 11:27-28
You bow to the statue,
You have a blessed Rosary,
You say your prayers,
To praise God's Glory.
You sit, meditate,
Contemplate,
On time for everything,
Never late.
Did you give time,
However, for the Word?
Residing in the Bible,
In the Readings heard?
Did you pay attention,
Word by word?
Or is the repetition,
Getting too absurd?
Pay attention,
Even if long,
The Word teaches,
Right from wrong.
Especially,
In matters of faith,
With substance enough,
To contemplate.
And you'll be happy,
With the Word you hear,
Blessed, Still,
If you obey it dear.
©mass_reflections_in_poetry8 1
lizzylove12
148w
Read MoreWord Prompt:
Write a 10 word micro-tale on Intense
#Eucharist #Communion #Catholic #Christian #Jesus #Adoration #Mass #religion #Christianity #Catholicism #RomanCatholic #RomanCatholicism #sacrifice #LastSupper #churchHis intense love radiated from the Eucharistic Body and Blood.
©lizzylove12
