JULY 26 ~ ST. ANNE

ST. ANNE was the spouse of St. Joachim, and was chosen by God to be the mother of Mary, His own blessed Mother on earth. They were both of the royal house of David, and their lives were wholly occupied in prayer and good works.

One thing only was wanting to their union.--they were childless, and this was held as a bitter misfortune among the Jews. At length, when Anne was an aged woman, Mary was born, the fruit rather of grace than of nature, and the child more of God than of man.

With the birth of Mary the aged Anne began a new life: she watched her every movement with reverent tenderness, and felt herself hourly sanctified by the presence of her immaculate child. But she had vowed her daughter to God, to God Mary had consecrated herself again, and to Him Anne gave her back.

Mary was three years old when Anne and Joachim led her up the Temple steps, saw her pass by herself into the inner sanctuary, and then saw her no more. Thus was Anne left childless in her lone old age, and deprived of her purest earthly joy just when she needed it most. She humbly adored the Divine Will, and began again to watch and pray, till God called her to unending rest with the Father and the Spouse of Mary in the home of Mary’s Child.

⚜️ Reflection
St. Anne is glorious among the Saints, not only as the mother of Mary, but because she gave Mary to God. Learn from her to reverence a divine vocation as the highest privilege, and to sacrifice every natural tie, however holy, at the call of God.

Every relationship will get " boring" after you've been together for years and years. Love isn't a feeling, it's a commitment to love everyday, physically and emotionally. It's difficult. It's not always laughs, smiles and fun. People tend to quit when it stops being fun, they go and look for someone else because "the spark is gone". No, that's not how it works. If you want somebody to never give up on you and love you unconditionally, then you do the same. Be the change. This isn't hollywood and movies, that stuff isn't real. Love someone when you don't want to, when they are hard to love. Unconditional love, this is real life.

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For those women who are not going to college, I will try posting resources for you all that might help you in your journey into becoming a housewife. I hope this helps, and God bless you!

https://youtu.be/1WfA8TGl4_U

"You're too talented to waste your years in a home being a slave to your husband."

"What if he cheats on you, divorces you?"

"Why serve a man when you can create yourself and become independent?"

"Why waste your years being a housewife and marry at a young age? You should find yourself first."


What if... we just follow the Will of God. Do not allow the 5 D's to overcome you!

If you wish to be a good mother, a good wife, a good daughter, look nowhere else as to Mary, Mother of God!

Tattooed women are more likely to be LGBT, promiscuous, egalitarian, drug users, exhibit psychopathology, and get divorced. Stereotypes 100% correct once again. No data on increased criminality afaik.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341764944_Tattooed_and_Non-Tattooed_Women_Motivation_Social_Practices_and_Risk_Behavior

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12119-020-09729-1

https://sci-hub.ru/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1047279711002870

Reposted from https://news.1rj.ru/str/thuletide/

Do any of you all have recommendations for Catholic spiritual resources for pregnancy and birth? It would be appreciated. Please post them in the comments below.

The absence of revolt is defined as submission.
Wives do not need to learn "how to be submissive," they simply need to make the decision not to rebel.
-Biblical Femininity