

The Catholic Defender: The Joy of being a Servant for the Lord of lords, the King of Kings and His Mother and ours The Virgin Mary
The absolute joy of serving Jesus Christ, the Lord of Lords and King of Kings, alongside His Blessed Mother, the Virgin Mary, is rooted in a profound paradox: true spiritual freedom and reigning in eternity are discovered only through complete, loving surrender. Serving the King of Kings Divine Alignment: Submitting to His perfect sovereignty breaks the chains of worldly anxiety, realigning the soul with eternal purpose. Paradox of Greatness: Christ flipped human power struct


The Catholic Defender: The Holy Face of Jesus Novena Day 5
https://deepertruthdon.podbean.com/e/deepertruth-holy-face-of-jesus-novena-day-5/ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Intro Prayer I firmly wish that my face reflecting the intimate pains of my soul, the suffering and love of my heart, be more honoured! Whoever gazes upon me already consoles me. -Our Lord Jesus Christ to Sister Pierre DAILY PREPARATORY PRAYER Make an Act of Contrition. You can use any form; simply ask God to pardon your si


The Catholic Defender: Jesus found in the book of 1 Maccabees
The name "Jesus" in 1 Maccabees 2:55 is not a reference to Jesus of Nazareth, but rather an alternate or Greek rendering of Joshua (the successor to Moses). Context of the Verse The Figure: The text refers to biblical Joshua, son of Nun, who led the Israelites into the Promised Land. The Name: In Hebrew, the name is Yehoshua (Joshua), which translates into Greek as Iesous (Jesus). Older English translations like the Douay-Rheims transliterated the Greek name directly as "J


The Catholic Defender: Saint Dominic and the possessed Albigensian
One day in 1215, Saint Dominic was preaching the Holy Rosary near Carcassonne. There were more than twelve thousand men to hear him. An Albigensian heretic possessed by the devil was brought to him. The Saint exorcised him in the presence of all the people. The demons, who possessed this poor wretch, being obliged to answer in spite of themselves to the interrogations which the Saint made to them, affirmed: 1. That there were fifteen thousand of them in the body of this miser























