I recommend listening very carefully to this conference: it might help lots of people overcome a threat to our Faith, which is sloth.

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“You’re wearing daddy’s pants!” Felicity exclaimed (😂) one day back in December that I randomly decided to put pants on after not having done so for 8 months (let’s just say I promptly put my dress back on).

I don’t have anything very profound to say. To be honest, the experience hasn’t been overly profound to me in general. I have always loved to wear skirts and dresses, so that probably made the transition easier and a little more natural for me (than for someone whose norm it might be to only wear dresses on Sundays/special occasions, for example). One day I just grabbed all my pairs of jeans and decided to sell them along with the rest of the things I was selling in my shop that week (ok, all but one pair I’m resisting letting go of for, you know, that ONE instance where I will just absolutely need jeans 😆).

My decision was motivated predominantly by three things: femininity, comfort, and modesty (in ascending order of importance).
| It feels good to feel feminine. To highlight in some way, simply and externally, the difference between man and woman and the inherent beauty of that.
| Dresses are sooo much more comfortable than pants, which constrict the entirety of your legs. Not to mention how wonderful it feels to not have a waistband/button digging into your stomach or waist when you sit down?!
| And modesty. Maybe you don’t care about it, but if you do, even just a little, it is worth pondering the way in which many pants (and especially leggings) hug our bodies so closely and reveal a lot - including some of the most feminine and intimate parts of us.

If you’ve ever considered it or are curious at all, I urge you to just try it! Three days. A week or two if you’re really feeling adventurous. Maybe it won’t impact you in any life-altering way or become a long-term way of dressing, but I believe it’s worth trying and paying attention to how it makes you feel and maybe any thoughts it might make you have. And I’ll be here if you have any questions or need any help! 💛

#comingtotradition

Holy Mary Mother of God

When people say "being a stay at home mom isn't a job" they don't think through what they're saying. Women can destroy society by being absent mothers, and we're seeing how society is nowadays since the sexual revolution and the so called "liberation of women"

“You are as much serving God in looking after your own children, and training them up in God's fear, and minding the house, and making your household a church for God, as you would be if you had been called to lead an army to battle for the Lord of hosts." -Charles Spurgeon

It is in this tough time that we need to pray for Ukraine and Russia. Leaving politics aside, people have lost their lives, and who knows in which situation their souls were. Let's pray for the cease of fire, the souls of those who have passed, and the conversion of those who are alive.

Ave Maria, gratia plena
Dominus tecum
benedicta tu in mulieri­bus, 
et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus.
Sancta Maria mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus, 
nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. 
Amen.

Take better care of your clothes by following washing instructions 🧺

Although following these instructions sometimes proves to be vital, some pieces of clothes can be washed without following the instructions in the label. It's not a live or die matter. Regardless, you should always check the materials before making any decisions.

Convocan una manifestación en París en favor de la Misa Tradicional

https://infovaticana.com/2022/03/04/convocan-una-manifestacion-en-paris-en-favor-de-la-misa-tradicional/

It is time for self reflection, to look at our interior life and reflect on our actions and whether or not we truly put Christ and his Blessed Mother first in our lives. I encourage all the ladies and gentlemen in here to do so. And to of course, work on bettering ourselves with the constant goal of living for Christ.

https://ukrarcheparchy.us/donate

Here there's a link of the archeparchy of the Ukrainian Catholic church in Philadelphia. They are taking donations for the war victims, you can donate with your credit card or PayPal if so you wish.

It's vital to help those in need and furthermore, it's one of the things the Church asks of us during Lent.

True Happiness Begins with Virtue

The Virtues are the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven. When we obtain the virtues through our own efforts and desires, we begin the process of becoming like God.
The Church has divided the virtues into two classifications:
The Human Virtues, which are called the Cardinal Virtues and the Theological Virtues.

There are four Cardinal Virtues:

Prudence is our ability to determine true good in every circumstance and to choose the right means of obtaining it. Prudence is right reason in action. It guides the judgment of conscience. It guides the other virtues and gives us the ability to apply moral principles to achieve good and avoid evil.

Justice is the firm moral desire to give God and neighbor their just due. Justice toward God is called the Virtue of Religion. Justice toward men requires us to respect the rights of others and to establish relationships with them that promotes the common good. The just person is distinguished by habitual right thinking and uprightness toward one's neighbor at all times.
As the Bible has says: Col 4:1 - "Masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, knowing that you have a master in heaven." This applies to all individuals in their treatment towards others.
Your place in eternity (Heaven/Purgatory or Hell) will be determined in how well you learn this virtue.

Fortitude is the moral virtue that gives one the inner strength and firmness in difficulties to continue the pursuit of the common good.
It gives us the strength to resist temptations and to over-come obstacles in one's moral life. It enables one to conquer fear, even fear of death, and to face persecution. It gives one the ability to sacrifice one's life in defending a just cause, as so many Saints and religious have done, which spreads the faith.

Temperance is the moral virtue that provides balance in the attraction of worldly goods and pleasures. By control over one's instincts, you can keep desires within honorable limits. A temperate person directs his desires, which come from the heart and not from earthly temptations, toward what is good.
To live well is nothing other than to love God with all one's heart and with all one's soul and with all one's effort. (Catechism of the Catholic Church)

The Theological Virtues

Faith is the theological virtue by which one believes in God and all that He has revealed to us, by what He has said and through His Holy Church.
By faith, one must totally and freely commit their entire self to God. Those with true faith prove this through works of charity. Service and witnessing to Christ and to the One True Church are necessary for salvation.

Hope is the theological virtue in which we totally desire the Kingdom of Heaven and an eternal life of happiness with God. We know that this will be our gift by loving, honoring and serving God.
Heaven is obtainable, not by our own strength, but by the help and grace of the Holy Spirit. Hope keeps one from discouragement and sustains us during times of abandonment. Buoyed up by hope, we are preserved from selfishness and led to happiness.
Christian hope begins with Jesus preaching the Beatitudes. This is the weapon that protects us in the struggle for salvation.

Charity is the theological virtue by which we love God above all things for His sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God. Jesus makes charity the new commandment, the fullness of The Law.
It is the foundation of the other virtues. It is the bond of perfection. If I have not charity, I have nothing and I gain nothing. With charity, I have life and inspiration.

God's loving gifts are Faith, Hope and Charity.The greatest of these is Charity.The fruits of charity are joy, peace and mercy. It is friendship and communion.

The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Wisdom
Understanding
Counsel
Fortitude
Knowledge
Piety
Fear of the Lord
They complete and perfect the virtues of those who receive them.

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