I think he's going to be a very good pope. You know my mind's-a-wondering. What if he (Pope Francis) was supposed to be chosen last time (since the votes were so close) and Pope Benedict felt in his heart it was not his mission but Pope Francis? I need to get back to work and prayer! God Bless!
Pope Francis is dedicated to the Eucharist and Mary! http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=17309 Wonder is he the one whom St. John Bosco saw in his prophetic dream?
And do you notice the vehemently anti Catholic commentators always get airtime like Christine odone especially on the bbc & rte is quite hostile to Catholicism as well .
Forgive me if I'm wrong I thought the Jesuits were conservative in past were they thought as the church militant if that's the right phrase I know they opposed Arianism & the rise of Protestantism especially in the Elizabeth 1 reign
He didn't want to stay at the palace last night, but took the bus back with the cardinals and had dinner with them and stayed the night there. Cardinal Dolan said he wanted to be with the guys. View attachment 850
View attachment 851 The new Pope started the first day of his reign by showing his dedication to the Virgin Mary. Pope Francis lays a wreath on the alter at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome this morning after his election as supreme Pontiff. View attachment 852 View attachment 854
When Pope Francis came out on the balcony last night just dressed in white, my breath got sucked out of me and I started to cry. I had been praying and waiting for the new Pope to come out and as Pope Francis came out and I finished an Angelis and Glory Be, I heard Jesus say very strongly in my heart with burning love, This is my chosen one, my beloved one. As he introduced himself simply as the bishop of Rome, all I could think of was Lucy of Fatima's bishop in white. View attachment 855
you are so connected MS7! I'd love to pick Ivan's brain, but I'm sure he's a vault!! We expect a full report from you on the dinner conversations. Can you ask him to confirm if he had dinner at the white house? I believe I read he ate with GW. Also, a book on Medjugorj was given to Ronald Reagan when he was president, and that it was supposed to be passed down to other presidents. I'm just curious if the gov't might know of Medj. Also, ask him what he thinks of the US and where we might be headed!!
I'm glad to hear you are praying for him Steve. If I find myself being critical of someone, I try to make sure that I am spending more time in prayer for them than the time I take to criticize them!! Do you feel this pope choice is the work of the holy spirit? I'm just curious.
I think he is the Pope in John Bosco's dream, but he is the one who gets killed (falls) The Pope after him is the one who steers the bark of Peter to safe harbour and declares the final Marian Dogma's. In other words he will be martyered. . This then will be a great Pope but only a shadow of the Pope to come.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2013 Francis... rebuild my Church Some months ago the Medjugorje visionary Ivan Dragicevic accepted an invitation to visit Buenos Aires to bring Our Lady’s evangelising message to the people of Argentina. On March 4, 2013, over 5,000 people attended the prayer event at the Malvinas Stadium and received through Ivan the message of Our Lady following her apparition to the seer in which she called on the people to “decide for holiness and conversion”. “Queridos hijos: los invito hoy a que se abran a la oración, hijitos, viven en un tiempo en el que Dios les da grandes gracias y ustedes no la saben aprovechar, se preocupan por todas las otras cosas menos por vuestra alma y por vuestra vida espiritual. Despiértense de este mundo cansado, del sueño cansado de vuestra alma y díganle a Dios con toda fuerza: Si. Decídanse por la santidad y la conversión. Queridos hijos yo estoy con ustedes y los llamo a la perfección y a la santidad de vuestra alma y de todo lo que hagan. Gracias por haber respondido a mi llamado.”
So, He {Pope Francis?} is the Pope who gets killed, and you think it will be the Pope after him who declares the final Marion Dogma?
Yes, after the destruction of Rome. This ties into Garabandal and a Communist invasion of Europe. Which means he is the Pope who visits Moscow.( It sounds like something he would do anyway, he's that kinda guy)
Anybody have a chance to watch the Pope's Mass from the Sistine Chapel today?... http://tinyurl.com/brkymmx I like others sense such a peaceful feeling from watching him. Although when he was walking in for the Mass I had such a tender sadness feeling inside for him while seeing him. It is so beautiful seeing their entrance into the Sistine Chapel. All those spectacular paintings.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie...ME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-03-14-07-24-16 "Francis began his first day as pope making an early morning visit in a simple Vatican car to a Roman basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary and prayed before an icon of the Madonna".
I love his humility he has stood up for the poor & oppressed much like his fellow Latin American Cardinal Oscar Romero
