Catholic Bible 101

Mark 6:1-6: And departing from there, he went away to his own country; and his disciples followed him.  And when the Sabbath arrived, he began to teach in the synagogue. And many, upon hearing him, were amazed at his doctrine, saying: “Where did this one get all these things?” and, “What is this wisdom, which has been given to him?” and, “Such powerful deeds, which are wrought by his hands!” “Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joseph, and Jude, and Simon? Are not his sisters also here with us?” And they took great offense at him.  And Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and in his own house, and among his own kindred.” And he was not able to perform any miracles there, except that he cured a few of the infirm by laying his hands on them.  And he wondered, because of their unbelief, and he traveled around in the villages, teaching.

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"Fasting detaches us from this world. Prayer reattaches us to the next world."

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

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No Mary, no Jesus. Know Mary, know Jesus !

Mary, The New Eve

Sin entered the world through an immaculately created virgin, Eve, who said yes to Lucifer. Salvation entered the world through an immaculately created virgin, Mary, who said yes to Gabriel. Eve came out of Adam, Jesus came out of Mary. 

Mary, The Woman

Mary was "the Woman" foretold in Genesis 3:15 who would be at enmity with the devil, which came to pass in Revelation 12. That's why Jesus always referred to his own mother as "Woman".

Mary, The Ark of the Covenant

John sees the heavenly Ark of the Covenant in Revelation 11:19, and then describes what he sees in Revelation 12 - A woman clothed with the sun who gives birth to a savior. The Old Testament Ark contained the Word of God, the bread from heaven (manna), and Aaron's rod that resprouted and came back to life. Mary's womb contained Jesus, the Word made flesh, the Bread from Heaven (John 6), and the God-man who would rule the nations with a rod after coming back to life. The Ark of the Covenant was made of pure gold and so holy that if anyone else touched it besides a priest, that person would die (Uzzah). Mary was also made pure and holy (Immaculate Conception).

Mary, the Queen Mother

In the line of Davidic kings, all of the kings had a Queen Mother, because they had so many wives. Mary, as the Mother of the King of Kings, is therefore the Queen Mother of heaven and The Church.  Revelation 12:17 says that we are her children if we obey the commandments and bear testimony to her Son.  No wonder God commands all generations to call her blessed in Luke 1:48!  No wonder her soul magnifies Jesus (Luke 1:46)!

Mary the Living Tabernacle 

Mary was the first living tabernacle, as her womb contained the body, blood, soul and divinity of Jesus Christ for 9 months.  We should all remember that we too are living tabernacles of Jesus Christ when receiving Holy Communion: the exact same Jesus that Mary had in her womb is in us after communion.  Would that we would all act like Mary and be humble and do whatever Jesus asks of us.

Luke 6:43;"For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit;

Luke 1:42:"Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. Amen

The Immaculately Conceived Blessed Virgin Mary - The first Christian, the first Evangelist, the Daughter of God the Father, the Bride of the Holy Spirit, Ever Virgin, the repeller of satan, and the Mother of Jesus, the most blessed Woman of all time.

Hebrews 13:17:  Obey your leaders and be subject to them. For they watch over you, as if to render an account of your souls. So then, may they do this with joy, and not with grief. Otherwise, it would not be as helpful to you.

God Bless Pope Benedict XVI, the successor to Peter.  The Catholic Church of the 21rst Century is truly blessed to have this man for our leader.  Thank you Jesus for sending him to us as your spokesman.  This site is dedicated to him and to his infallible teachings.

Jeremiah 29:11-13: "For I know the plans I have for you, says the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.  Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you.  You will seek me and find me; when you seek me with all your heart ."

The truth of the faith has been given primarily to the leaders of   The  Church  (Ephesians 3:5),  who,  with  Christ, form the foundation of The Church (Ephesians 2:20). The Church   has   been  guided  by  the  Holy  Spirit,  who protects  this  teaching  from  corruption  ( John   14:25 - 26, 16:13).

"No one can live continually in sin and continue to say the Rosary. Either he will give up the sin or he will give up the Rosary"      
--Bishop.Patrick.Boyle 

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Why are the saints so powerful?

John 17:20-23: "I do  not  pray for  these  only, but also for those who believe in me through their  word,  that they may all  be one;   even  as thou,  Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. The glory  which  thou  hast  given  me I have given to them, that they  may  be  one  even as we are one, I in them and thou in me, that they  may  become  perfectly one, so that the world may know that thou hast sent me and hast loved them even as thou hast loved me.

2 Peter 1:3: "His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence,  by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, that through these you may escape from the corruption that is in the world because of passion, and become partakers of the divine nature."

Luke 20:35-36: but those who are accounted worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage,  for they cannot die any more, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.

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SACRED TRADITION Explained

Without Sacred Tradition being handed on (2 Thessalonians 2:15), the alternative to understanding Sacred Scripture is total chaos, with every church making up their own  interpretations based on the personal opinions of their pastor, i.e., homosexual behavior is now OK in the 21rst century, no infant baptisms, abortion is  now OK, the Holy Eucharist is only symbolic, tolerance of evil is now a virtue and not a vice, you must speak in tongues, you are saved no matter what if you believe in Jesus Christ (the devil also believes in Jesus Christ), etc.  Understanding scripture in the light of how it has always been understood for 2000 years (Sacred Tradition), rather than the alternative of making up new interpretations based on modern day personal opinions, is the only way to understand scripture.

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Catholic Church History

Why YOU Should Fast 

St Thomas Aquinas on Fasting

Here's how John Pacheco at Catholic Legate explains it.

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Empty Cup: Soul before baptism, lack of sanctifying grace
Water: Sanctifying Grace
Act of pouring water into cup: Infusion of sanctifying grace through the act of baptizing
Commission of Venial Sin: Water in cup becomes dirty
Commission of Mortal Sin: Water is poured out of cup
Act of True Repentance via Sacrament of Reconciliation: Pure Water is poured back into cup
Purgatory: Water is poured through filter and cleansed
Purpose in life: Let Jesus' water be in the cup: no water in cup; no salvation.