Thought for the Day – 28 May – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971) The Feast of Pentecost “Let us pray fervently to the Holy Ghost.Let us pray with the Church:“Send forth Thy Spirit and they shall be created and Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.” Let us recollect ourselves in prayer before the Spirit of God on this day of Pentecost.Let us renew our resolutions and entrust…

Thought for the Day – 22 June – The Feast of Pentecost

Thought for the Day – 22 June – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971)

The Feast of Pentecost

We are still in need of the Holy Spirit today, to enlighten and strengthen us. We are essentially so imperfect and so weak. Around us, there is a corrupt society, perhaps, more depraved and more perilous than that which confronted the Apostles.

A veneer of refinement and civilisation endows…

Quote/s of the Day – 24 August – ‘The most extraordinary Miracle of history?!

Quote/s of the Day – 24 August – St Bartholomew the Apostle and Martyr “Here is a true childof Israel.There is no guilein him.” John 1:47 Nathanael answered him,“Rabbi, you arethe Son of God!You are theKing of Israel!” John 1:49 “You are the light of the world,you are the salt of the earth.” Matthew 5:14 “Like peaceful conquerors,without any human weaponsbut backed by by the power of…

Thought for the Day – 5 June – The Feast of Pentecost

Thought for the Day – 5 June – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971) The Feast of Pentecost “What kind of men were the Apostles before the Miracle of Pentecost?”They were rough men of the people, generous and fond of Jesus perhaps but ignorant, timid and ambitious.They were hoping for personal glory in an earthly kingdom.Then came the catasrophe of Calvary.Their simple trust…