...And may we hold unwaveringly to the hope we confess, for He who made the promise is trustworthy (Hebrews 10:23). 🙏
#PatriotsDay #BostonMarathon #Virtue #CivicVirtue #CommonGood #FaithAndPublicLife #AmericanCharacter #Hope #Solidarity #Perseverance 11/11
As our nation approaches its 250th anniversary, may this day renew in us the character to build a more just, generous, and faithful future.... 10/11
...They remind us that freedom is a gift to be used rightly, that the common good is worth serving, and that we are called to give ourselves to something greater than ourselves. 9/11
This is more than a holiday. It is a living witness to sacrifice, perseverance, solidarity, and hope.
For people of faith, these virtues are never merely civic. They are spiritual.... 8/11
...and in the spirit of community, charity, and magnanimity that brings runners, brave souls who run for a cause, neighbors, families, and strangers together along the 26.2-mile course in gratitude for one another and for those who came before us. 7/11
We see those virtues in the courage and fortitude of those who stood for liberty, in the humility and faith of those who run the Marathon,... 6/11
...As we remember Paul Revere’s ride and the sacrifices at the dawn of our national story, we are invited to ask what virtues must still animate our national character today. 5/11
In this 250th anniversary year of our nation, and at a time of deep division, that means asking not only where we have come from, but who we are called to be.... 4/11
Patriots’ Day invites us to reflect not only on our personal virtue, but also on the virtues that shape our common life as a people. 3/11
Values express what we believe is important or good. Virtues shape who we become in the pursuit of the good. They form our character, guide our conduct, and, for people of faith, help order our lives toward God and the common good. 2/11
A square graphic showing a Black woman running toward the viewer on a winding country road at sunrise beneath a glowing sky. She wears a white T-shirt with an American flag and blue jogging shorts. Large white text at top reads: “RECLAIMING THE VIRTUES OF PATRIOTS’ DAY.” Golden border around the image.
RECLAIMING THE VIRTUES OF PATRIOTS’ DAY 🙏
Patriots’ Day invites Boston – and all of us – to remember that a nation is shaped not only by its history or even by its values, but by its virtues. 1/11
Let us pray and live by the words Jesus gave to St. Faustina, “Jesus, I trust in You,” and let us be merciful to one another. 🙏
Read more about this feast day here:
www.usccb.org/prolife/divi...
#Holiness #Mercy #UnityInMercy #StFaustina 5/5
...which she said she was instructed to have made according to the vision she received of Him,... ...with red and pale rays flowing from His Heart and the words, “Jesus, I trust in You.” 4/5
...the proclamation of God’s boundless mercy and His invitation to every soul to trust in Him, return to Him, and become merciful toward others.
According to St. Faustina’s Diary, Jesus instructed her to place the words “Jesus, I trust in You” on the Divine Mercy image,... 3/5
St. Maria Faustina Kowalska (1905–1938), a Polish nun, recorded in her Diary private revelations in which Jesus appeared to her and entrusted to her the message of Divine Mercy:... 2/5
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
“JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU” 🙏
The Second Sunday of Easter is observed by the Church as #DivineMercySunday, a feast declared by St. John Paul II at the canonization of Sr. Faustina on April 30, 2000. 1/5
the sun to rule over the day,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
the moon and stars to rule over the night,
for his steadfast love endures forever."
Psalm 136.
Image from NASA
Universe from God.
"O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
…who made the great lights,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
A screenshot of a Facebook post by Fr. James Martin, SJ. At the top is a Psalm quotation beginning, “O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever...” Below it is a dramatic space image showing Earth rising above the moon’s cratered horizon against a black sky.
God Speed
#Artemis II
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REPOSTED FROM Facebook, Fr. James Martin, SJ, @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social
Based on past experience, we expect the vigil to be livestreamed on Vatican Media Live at: www.youtube.com/live/03pYP2N...
It may also be available on the EWTN News YouTube channel.
#PrayerVigilForPeace #PopeLeo #VaticanPrayerVigil #PrayForPeace 3/3
The psalmist tells us, “The righteous cry out, the LORD hears and he rescues them from all their afflictions.” — Psalm 34:18
Let us “cry out” together in prayer for peace. 🙏 2/3
On the left, a devotional image of Mary, Queen of Peace, stands full length on soft clouds with her hands extended in a gesture of welcome and intercession. She wears a white gown, a light blue mantle, a veil, and a golden crown, and is set against a luminous sky. On the right, over a blue-tinted image of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, white text reads: “Prayer Vigil for Peace” “Presided over by the Holy Father” “Saturday, April 11, 2026” “12:00 noon ET.”
PRAY FOR PEACE WITH POPE LEO 🙏
Please join Pope Leo and our sisters and brothers from around the world for a Prayer Vigil for Peace at the Vatican on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at 12:00 noon ET. 🙏 1/3
See first comment below for url to Urbi Et Orbi Easter 2026 Message.
#Easter #PopeLeo #PopeFrancis @Pontifex #HumanDignity #CultureOfEncounter #GlobalizationOfIndifference #PrayForPeace #UrbiEtOrbi 6/6
...who one year ago from this loggia addressed his final words to the world, reminding us: “What a great thirst for death, for killing, we witness each day in the many conflicts raging in different parts of the world!” (Urbi et Orbi Message, 20 April 2025).” 5/6
...Indifferent to the repercussions of hatred and division that conflicts sow. Indifferent to the economic and social consequences they produce, which we all feel. There is an ever-increasing “globalization of indifference,” to borrow an expression dear to Pope Francis,... 4/6
...Not a peace imposed by force, but through dialogue! Not with the desire to dominate others, but to encounter them! 🙏
We are growing accustomed to violence, resigning ourselves to it, and becoming indifferent. Indifferent to the deaths of thousands of people.... 3/6
“In the light of Easter, let us allow ourselves to be amazed by Christ! Let us allow our hearts to be transformed by his immense love for us! Let those who have weapons lay them down! Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace!... 2/6
GLOBALIZATION OF INDIFFERENCE TO HATRED,
DEATH, SOCIAL & ECONOMIC DESTRUCTION
Excerpt from Pope Leo’s annual #Easter “Urbi et Orbi” (To the city and the world) message:
www.youtube.com/shorts/bGVX2... 1/6
Note 1. We are drawing here from Luke’s Resurrection account, proclaimed in Cycle C, where #MaryMagdalene is accompanied by Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and other women.