Espresso

“The Church is not something dead: it is the body of Christ endowed with supernatural life. As Christ, the Head and Exemplar, is not wholly in His visible human nature, which Photinians and Nestorians assert, nor wholly in the invisible divine nature, as the Monophysites hold, but is one, from and in both natures, visible and invisible; so the mystical body of Christ is the true Church, only because its visible parts draw
life and power from the supernatural gifts and other things whence spring their very nature and essence. But since the
Church is such by divine will and constitution, such it must uniformly remain to the end of time. If it did nor, then it would not have been founded as perpetual, and the end set before it would have been limited to some certain place and to
some certain period of time; both of which are contrary to the truth. The union consequently of visible and invisible
elements because it harmonizes with the natural order and by God's will belongs to the very essence of the Church, must
necessarily remain so long as the Church itself shall endure.”
― Pope Leo XIII, Satis Cognitum: On the Unity of the Church

“We often see this today: people expect the liturgy to be conformed to their emotional states rather than they conforming themselves to an objective cult, which conforms itself to God.”
― Chad A. Ripperger, Topics on Tradition

“Prayer for Protection Against Curses, Harm and Accidents Lord Jesus, I ask Thee to protect my family from sickness, from all harm and from accidents. If any of us has been subjected to any curses, hexes or spells, I beg Thee to declare these curses, hexes or spells null and void. If any evil spirits have been sent against us, I ask Christ to decommission you and I ask that you be sent to the foot of His Cross to be dealt with as He will. Then, Lord, I ask Thee to send Thy holy Angels to guard and protect all of us.”
― Chad A. Ripperger, Deliverance Prayers: For Use by the Laity

“Meekness is not what you think—it doesn’t mean being a spineless milquetoast or a coward, but quite the contrary. It is the most misunderstood of the virtues. There is, in fact, nothing weak about being meek. It is the woman of unique strength who, although she is clearly aware of adverse realities around her, is able to direct her emotions to an appropriate response in a difficult situation.”
― Carrie Gress, Ultimate Makeover: The Transforming Power of Motherhood