According to the Legend of St. Catherine, this saint was instrumental in the conversion of 50 pagan philosophers as well as over 200 soldiers and royal family members. She’s one of the 14 Holy Helpers, to be invoked when you need help defending the faith

The Touch of the Masters Hand
Twas battered and scarred, and the auctioneer
thought it scarcely worth his while to waste much time on the old violin,
but held it up with a smile; “What am I bidden, good folks,” he cried,
“Who’ll start the bidding for me?” “A dollar, a dollar”; then two!” “Only
two? Two dollars, and who’ll make it three? Three dollars, once; three
dollars twice; going for three..” But no, from the room, far back, a
gray-haired man came forward and picked up the bow; Then, wiping the dust
from the old violin, and tightening the loose strings, he played a melody
pure and sweet as caroling angel sings.

The music ceased, and the auctioneer, with a voice that was quiet and low,
said; “What am I bid for the old violin?” And he held it up with the bow.
A thousand dollars, and who’ll make it two? Two thousand! And who’ll make
it three? Three thousand, once, three thousand, twice, and going and
gone,” said he. The people cheered, but some of them cried, “We do not
quite understnad what changed its worth.” Swift came the reply: “The touch
of a master’s hand.”

And many a man with life out of tune, and battered and scarred with sin,
Is auctioned cheap to the thoughtless crowd, much like the old violin, A
“mess of pottage,” a glass of wine; a game – and he travels on. “He is
going” once, and “going twice, He’s going and almost gone.” But the Master
comes, and the foolish crowd never can quite understand the worth of a soul
and the change that’s wrought by the touch of the Master’s hand.

Myra ‘Brooks’ Welch

Kindly contributed by:
S. Simons

Viva Cristo Rey! Viva!

“Here in the midst of the vortex I am amazed by the special aid of God, the very special graces He grants us in such perils, and how His Presence is now more intimately felt when discouragement comes to make our souls smaller.” Bl Miguel Pro

Christ has to be KING of everything

He is a better king than I am or you are

Christ is KING….of the universe, the world, the country, th state, the house, our individual lives……….has to be

“This Sunday’s Gospel for the Feast of Christ the King, is probably the most convicting for me personally. I sometimes wonder what a parish would be like if it celebrated Mass and the Sacraments and then just focused all of its remaining resources on these six things.” Fr Todd Goodson

“Men do not fear a powerful hostile army as the powers of hell fear the name and protection of Mary.”
— St. Bonaventure

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“As Jesus drew near Jerusalem, he saw the city and wept over it”