Thought for the Weekend Pray for Persecuted ChristiansMcCafferty, Fr Patrick
Release International, which campaigns for persecuted Christians worldwide, has highlighted China, Nigeria and India as 'countries of concern' in 2018. In its latestPersecution Trends Reportit says China has been cracking down on Christmas celebrations in some districts, banning Santa Claus and Christm...
While Christians in America watch TV, enjoy their lives, and maybe go to church to pray once a week, believers are being killed in Syria and other countries, with no one to pray for their deliverance. – Someday, really soon, those that are comfortable and only concerned about their own ...
Proverbs of course speaks of the general principle rather than specific instances. And such a principle we can see in Jesus' life and that of his followers. For though they were persecuted by the religiously zealous, yet they had a good reputation in the society. Even Jesus himself was decla...
Beginning with prayer, we will see God redeem the plight of persecuted Christians and use their lives for his glory. Each chapter has a story to tell about the persecuted Christians. As you read this devotional each day, you will encounter a contemporary story — sometimes hopeful, sometimes ...
Novena Prayer For The Persecuted Church Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us! St. Raphael the Archangel Novena Begins: September 20 Feast Day: September 29 Patron Saint of travelers, Christian marriage, happy meetings, and Catholic studies St. Raymond of Penafort Novena Begins: December 29 ...
Novena for the Persecuted Church & Religious Freedom - With threats to religious liberty around the world, I have decided to dedicate this novena for religious freedom. Novena for the Pope - Our Church faces many difficulties and complicated situations in the modern world. The pope is responsibl...
Of all kinds, whether personal or opponents of you as Christians. Bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you. Rightly omitted by the Revised Version as interpolated from Luke, (For the thought, cf. 1 Corinthians 4:12; Romans 12:14.) And pray. In fullest contrast to the...
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you. ...
Before his conversion, Paul persecuted Christians. God does not call perfect people. God calls ordinary people and transforms them. Jeremiah, Moses, Peter God and Life: Grades 9-12 Lesson 2 - God Doesn’t Expect Us to Do It On Our Own ...