Give thanks. Always thanks everything. Focus on the blessings you’ve already received, think about all the good in your life, make a list, because we tend to forget our victories and value our failures too much. “Come to the foot of this altar: there graces will be poured out on all people, great and small,
So many that we are “praying with the saints” but is it allowed to “pray to the saints”? Of course yes! Because we can feel closer to our humanity and motivated to pray. However, as important as knowing the correct answer is understanding why it is the correct one and what are the own doubts
There are 5 days left for the Day of Our Lady of Carmo. The weekend has passed. Have you rested, paused or tanned? So, we now invite you to address a fervent prayer to Her, so that She, with her intercession, may help you to proceed safely on the path of life and to happily
During the first 13 days of June, we always put all our faith in a three-day Saint Anthony. The goal is, of course, for all the blessings to befall us! There are thirteen days in a row, or if you prefer 13 Mondays, or Tuesdays, or Wednesdays, in which you can say prayers in praise
After Pentecost Sunday and the one that precedes that of Corpus Christi, today, we celebrate Trinity Sunday. This day consists of the commemoration of the Christian dogma of the Holy Trinity – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – the mystery of the worship of God one in nature and triune in number of persons. But
Last April we celebrated Easter, one of the religious festivals of immense emotion and faith. In May we had the celebrations with many feasts of Our Lady of Fátima. And in June, do we have celebrations? “Ah! If we have!” When the month of June arrives, the feasts of popular saints multiply in the four
Candles have been used in religious cults and rituals for many centuries and, of course, in the beginning it was the only form of lighting. However, these elements have survived to the present day and have gained a very special meaning. In Portugal, here in Fátima, where Treze is physically located, it is an essential
Just by lighting a Light Faith Candle, with faith, the light that emanates from it transmits peace and spiritual tranquility to any problem or sadness we feel. The light of a candle has the power to transform the negative energies in our life into positive vibrations. “Whoever lights a candle is the first to light
“Everyone who heard was amazed by what the pastors told them” (Luke 2:18) We remember Pope Francis’s 1 January 2019 homily – the long journey that was 2019 – to kick off this new year we started today, here at Treze. Surprise you: that’s what we are asked today, at the end of Christmas, on