The Truth

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2012-12-31T12:28:00.000-08:00

"Aqui acabam as palavras, aqui acaba o mundo que conheço; aqui neste tremendo isolamento onde a vida artificial está reduzida ao mínimo, só as coisas eternas perduram. O Corvo não tem peso no mundo ; mas nunca senti como aqui a realidade e o peso do Tempo."

"Here end the words, here ends the world that I know; here in this sad isolation where illusionary life is reduced to the bare minimum, only the everlasting things continue to endure. The raven has no weight in this world; but it never felt, as it does in the here and now, the reality and the weight of Time itself."

''Um santo é alguém que, apesar dos limites e defeitos, vive plenamente a vida de Deus. Com humildade a vive, não precisa de o mostrar aos outros."

"A saint is someone who, despite his limitations and flaws, lives fully and completely a Godly life, with humility; for he does not need to show it to others."

- PADRE CRUZ (1859-1948),
translated by Luciano Pimentel (1969-20__)

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2012-01-01T10:10:00.000-08:00

Thy Kingdom Come - Thy Will Be Done

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The Truth Is Also This:

2011-11-11T13:11:00.000-08:00

... that a True Christian
is NOT an agent of PEACE
for The Lord Said
"I Did Not Come To Bring Peace
But Discord..."
For, if Christ Stood among us
today, here and now,
He Would Be the single
most controversial
least popular
man on earth!
The Son of God
Is not about winning
popularity contests
certainly in this world,
satan's world
which was "given" to *it*
when it fell from grace upon it
eons ago...
MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT THIS -
EARTH IS NOT A GODLY PLACE NOW
IT DOES BELONG TO THE EVIL ONE
for a short time,
a very short time...

THAT IS WHY
it is most essential
to do what a Christian
is supposed to be doing here:
sharing the Good News
as they were given to us
by the Messiah Himself.

SHARING and SPREADING
The Truth
(also known as
The Good News)
will certainly not
make you popular
or appraised by
the senseless majority
or even appreciated
in any way, shape or form.
Sharing The Truth
will only make you enemies.
It will be dismissed
as merely "an opinion"
"a truth" not The Truth,
a single individual's truth
not the Universal One.
In a wretched world
where the devil's influence
lies everywhere,
in a society led to believe
that tolerating every type
of behaviour and ideology
is being "GOOD"...
In a world where
the adversary is more popular
and deemed to be "cooler" -
The Truth,
that you are but a
messenger of,
will not be accepted
and will inexorably
fall on deaf ears
- always.
It will be dismissed as folly
or mere fable and myth.
And such a reception
will frustrate you.
And it will make you mad
that so many refuse to hear,
refuse to see...
refuse to believe
that God so Loved the world
that He sent a part of Himself
to die for its iniquities.

And so, when you insist,
and call on the heathen
to accept the Lord's Sacrifice
it will be perceived as
non-acceptance
ON YOUR PART...!
And you will then be labeled
the troublemaker,
the hatemonger,
the anti-social one...

Do you know what you
can and should do, then?
You can rejoice -
for you are being
controversial
and repelled
in His Image
and just like
his original disciples
were...

And just like He Was
Himself
Put to death
Crucified
FOR ALL OF US.

Be like Him;
for to be like Him
is to be worthy of Him
as Saviour
as Lord
as God

For He and
The Father
Are ONE -
ONE TRUE GOD
ONE CREATOR

And in your own sacrifice
you are accepting
His Sacrifice
for you
and for us all.
In your sacrifice
you become one of his lambs
and He, your Shepherd!
And this Shepherd
Will never let down his
beloved herd.

For the world was away from God
and through the Messiah,
the reconciliation was set.
And so, if we accept Our Lord
and His Great Sacrifice
we accept our Salvation
and GOD back into our lives
- so that the Earth can be
what it was meant to be
before the fall from grace of man
and the fallen angels as well.

Let those who cannot
grasp The Truth of it
see for themselves
on The Day
that is near!

And see they will!

AMEN!
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And Now... The Real Truth!

2011-05-27T06:33:00.001-07:00

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He Has Risen!

2011-04-24T15:00:00.000-07:00

HE HAS RISEN -

FOR YOU!

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In Excelsis Deo

2010-12-24T15:17:00.000-08:00

The Truth Is...

He Was Born

On This Night

Or On Any Other Night -

The Night Doesn't Matter -

He Does!

He Is Lord

He Is Salvation

He Came...

For You.

Remember Him

Tonight.

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2010-02-10T04:49:00.000-08:00

"Look at the birds in the sky. They do not plant or harvest; they gather nothing into barns. Yet your Father provides for them. Consider the lilies of the field. Solomon in all his glory was not clothed as beautifully as they are. Will not God provide for you also? Do not worry about what you will eat or drink, or what you will wear. Your Father knows what you need. Seek first the kingdom of God, and everything else you need will be given to you."
Matthew 6: 26-33

HOPE can spring!

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2010-01-31T19:06:00.000-08:00

Luminous Truth

2009-04-12T12:13:00.001-07:00

Victory over death -
Prophecy fulfilled -
The Promise of Everlasting Life
In The Holy of Holies -
With Our Creator

It is relatively easy
for the skeptical mind
and the unbelieving heart
to dismiss all of this
as just another fable;
yet the evidence is all there.

If this is all but a fable,
why does the Name of Jesus-Christ
strike fear in the hearts of demons

Then again, one has to admit
the very existence of demons
in the first place
in order to accept this bit of evidence
but it truly shouldn't be all too hard at all
for a mere stroll around the block
will fetch all the evidence that you need
in order to prove THAT...!
There are far more evil souls among us today
than are angelic, saintly ones...
And those evil souls that have truly
gone off the deep end
will tremble at their core
when you'll invoke Christ;
for THEY know Who He Is
better than the most devout-in-appearance
lukewarm church-going "believer"...
Now don't read me all wrong here;
I am not encouraging the career choice
of demonic evolution - at all.
Stay as you are:
still a redeemable sinner
that is bad enough as it is!
And that is as bad as it needs to get...!
Stay as you are,
avoid getting any worse,
sinking into sin further more,
and you may yet be saved indeed
by the Lord of lords - Jesus.

JESUS Was Born
He Was Sent
to Redeem us all.
His Coming,
Triumph over death
As His Return
Are Prophesied
By more than a single source.
The mere existence of evil
corroborates His Holiness
and His Being Our Messiah.
Our Saviour.
Our Redeemer.

It has gotten to a point, nowadays,
that His Suffering,
Sacrifice On The Cross
for all of our sins
is nearly not enough -
as the Adversary has sin
at an all-time high
across the globe.

That is why there is still
so much suffering on the planet:
we all have to chip in, too -
suffer our lot
as Simeon, the man who was called
out of the blue
to help Christ Carry His Cross
all the way to Golgotha.
We have to carry the Cross too.
Until the end of time -
until He Returns.
Sword in His Holy Hand -
to chastise those evil ones
who will never accept Him
as their Lord of lords
and King of kings.

KING OF KINGS
LORD OF LORDS
AND THE WAY
HE IS
whether they accept Him
or not.

Profession de foi : Je crois en dieu

Je crois en Dieu, le Père tout-puissant,
créateur du ciel et de la terre.

Et en Jésus-Christ, son Fils unique,
notre Seigneur,
qui a été conçu du Saint-Esprit,
est né de la Vierge Marie,
a souffert sous Ponce Pilate,
a été crucifié, est mort et a été enseveli,
est descendu aux enfers,
le troisième jour est ressuscité des morts,
est monté aux cieux,
est assis à la droite de Dieu
le Père tout-puissant,
d'où il viendra juger
les vivants et les morts.

Je crois en l'Esprit Saint,
à la sainte Eglise catholique,
à la communion des saints,
à la rémission des péchés,
à la résurrection de la chair,
à la vie éternelle.

Amen.

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I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth.

And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord:
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended into hell;
the third day he rose again from the dead;
he ascended into heaven;
sitteth at the right hand of God
the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge
the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Catholic Church,
the communion of Saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting.

Amen.

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Creio em Deus Pai, todo-poderoso,
Criador do céu e da terra.

E em Jesus Cristo,
seu único Filho
nosso Senhor.
Que foi concebido pelo poder do Espírito Santo,
nasceu da Virgem Maria,
padeceu sob Pôncio Pilatos,
foi crucificado, morto e sepultado,
desceu a mansão dos mortos,
ressuscitou ao terceiro dia,
subiu aos Céus
está sentado à direita de Deus Pai Todo-Poderoso,
donde há de vir julgar os vivos e mortos.

Creio no Espírito Santo,
na santa Igreja católica,
na comunhão dos santos,
na remissão dos pecados,
na ressurreição da carne,
na vida eterna.

AMÉM!

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2008-12-24T23:59:00.000-08:00

On this night
a Virgin gave birth -
a lady like no other -
the Virgin Mary.
On this night
or on some other date
on the Gregorian calendar
- what matters
is that it happened
and a Saviour to us was Given!

AMEN

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2008-12-19T21:13:00.000-08:00

1 Peter - 5:0

TRUE.

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On This All-Saints Day - Will You Vow To Be Saint-like?

2008-11-01T07:34:00.000-07:00

"Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees."

- Revelation 7:3.

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150 Years Ago; Forever Lourdes

2008-09-14T12:36:00.000-07:00

150 Years Ago...

Bernadette de Soubiroux

was blessed enough

to be granted

an august audience

with the Holy Virgin Lady

in Lourdes, France...

Her "spiritual sisters"

such as her venerable

fellow French countryfolk,

Thérèse de Lisieux,

(seen in the composite picture above,

at Bernadette's left)

and so many others

like these two

are truly in a class

all their own.

The third one of note,

and most modern of the three,

is Lucia Dos Santos

from Fatima, Portugal.

She was granted numerous

audiences with the Luminous Lady,

Mother of Our Saviour,

starting in 1917.

She only passed away in 2003.

Of all the messages that she received,

the most urgent and most pressing

is still so very actual today;

to convert RUSSIA.

Many were those who thought it

out of whack with world events now -

yet, with recent activity,

the European Union's criticism

and American ingerence in

Russian policies

concerning Georgia most notably

- with the prospect of another

COLD WAR looming...

The Fatima urging is VERY actual

indeed.

Lourdes deserves to be celebrated

in this 150th anniversary

And the current pope,

Benedict XVI,

delivered a beautiful message

while in Lourdes and Paris

for this occasion:

one that told of the

supreme liberty

found in the

absolute dignity

of purity.

Bernadette is a great example

of just that.

So is Thérèse.

And so is Lucia.

So are a great many other

"spiritual sisters"

of lesser renown, too;

they may have not been

privy to communicating

with the Holy Mother

or with Our Redeemer

Himself - but they are

without a shadow of a doubt

purity incarnated

in our less-than-perfect

sinful world...

There are countless more like these -

and all are spiritual sisters of great worth

and above average merit

in the Eyes of Our Lord.

As we recognize Bernadette, once again,

let us have a thought for all the rest too -

including those next-to-no-one

has ever heard of,

such as those I make mention of

here and elsewhere...

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Deeper Than Any Ocean

2008-03-30T16:33:00.000-07:00

May God Grant Us To BELIEVE - Always And Forever - BELIEVE In The Truth

2008-03-23T15:33:00.000-07:00

The Truth Is Also This: Your Cries Are Heard...

2008-03-16T15:14:00.000-07:00

Angel Graphics

Angel Graphics

And GOD
Hears your plight
even better.

2008-03-14T16:34:00.000-07:00

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What One Is
Is As What One Does
Around Him...

2008-03-07T13:13:00.000-08:00

"For THE LORD GOD is a sun and shield:
THE LORD will give grace and glory:
no good thing will HE withhold from them
that walk uprightly."
- Psalms 84:11

2008-03-05T12:53:00.000-08:00

"For whosoever findeth me findeth life,
and shall obtain favor of the Lord."

Proverbs, 8:35

2008-03-03T08:04:00.000-08:00

Psalm 111:10 says it:
"The fear of the Lord
is the beginning of wisdom."

No truer advice
could ever be dispensed
by any other blogger...

No...

2008-02-09T12:31:00.000-08:00

Nothing can
Nothing will
ever
separate us
from the Love
of God

Not unless
we allow it

Let's not.

Let's remain
IN
the Love
of Our Lord
and God

Amen
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Thanks to Mrs. Joy Brown for the image.

Saint Sébastien - Priez Pour Nous

2008-01-20T15:05:00.000-08:00

Another aspect of the Truth is...

Though we cannot ever hope

to "earn our wings"

and become, overnight

or after death, as you please,

a bonafide angel

a true heavenly attendant

for those are CREATED

and not made into being that way

after any sort of promotion

or rank attribution...

Still, we can always hope

to achieve and attain

the state of SAINTHOOD

through either patience

goodness, kindness,

charitable demeanor

or, as Saint Sebastian

whom we honor today,

through martyrdom

in complete surrender

and acceptance of one's lot.

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The Redeemer Is Born

2007-12-25T00:00:00.000-08:00

Remember Him - Today

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2007-09-11T20:59:00.000-07:00

September 11, 2007
A good day to remember this:

"Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life,
but whoever rejects the Son will not see life,
for God's wrath remains on him."

John 3:36

"Be completely humble and gentle;
be patient,
bearing with one another in love.
Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit
through the bond of peace."

Ephesians 4:2-3

2007-07-17T10:04:00.000-07:00

Lord, you establish peace for us;
all that we have accomplished
you have done for us.

- Is 26:12

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2007-07-07T04:41:00.000-07:00

2007-06-23T20:29:00.000-07:00

THE TRUTH
IS IN
THE WORD

AND THE WORD
IS THE LIFE

Et, en guise de 66ième publication du blog "The Truth" ~
"LA VÉRITÉ"
c'est que...
Seuls les bêtes et les enfants sont vraiment innocents
purs et sans pêchés
Et seulement ceux-ci méritent sans préalable aucun
La Bénédiction de Dieu.

2007-04-08T16:09:00.000-07:00

YES -
He Is Risen!

2007-03-28T07:25:00.000-07:00

My father is not merely in a better place now - as many would be tempted to say
He certainly is - since he was not well on this earth, the past 13 years...
He had been ill, with various complications stemming from that illness...
An illness with various sources of affliction...
My father is not just "better off now" though
My father has returned where he came from
For he passed the test brilliantly
He trode through the valley of death
He passed the strife-rich test we call "life"
And he did so with patience, grace, acceptance
As we say in our ancestors' land, "mancidão"
With great dignity and poise as well
With great faith - quite obviously
And so - my father is back now WHERE HE BELONGS
Where he has always belonged
He is not merely better off
He is not merely one of us, the Pimentels
He always belonged to a far greater clan
than any family on this earth can aspire to be
He always belonged to Heaven
and God's Family

Hora por mim, pai
So that I too can access such bliss

Je prierai pour ton âme aussi
Comme il est prescrit de le faire
dans la Sainte Bible

Now that your spirit - your lifeforce - your soul
has left your earthly vessel and has ascended, back whence it came
You are back where you have always belonged, dear saintly man

May we all be so lucky as well - when our mortal remains lose their ethereal glow
May we all be as lucky as you are

Kyrie Elieson

Amen

2007-03-14T07:48:00.000-07:00

2006-12-31T22:14:00.000-08:00

Christ Was Born

2006-12-25T00:00:00.000-08:00

Whether it was today,
at the stroke of midnight,
or in June
or WHENEVER -
He Was Born
And He Died For Our Sins
And He Bridged The Gap
Between Man And God -
and that is what matters
and that is what we choose to
(or choose not to)
celebrate on this date...
in December...
On Christmas Day...

Really -
we should celebrate it
EVERY DAY
of our earthly lives...!
AMEN!

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2006-11-01T09:25:00.000-08:00

...
Heaven Awaits Those Who Believe - With All Their Heart And All Their Soul
"And the Spirit and the bride say, 'Come' And let him who hears say, 'Come!' And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely"
Revelations 22:17

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2006-09-30T07:13:00.000-07:00

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2006-09-11T09:11:00.000-07:00

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Faith

2006-04-13T16:21:00.000-07:00

Even in our darkest hour
If we have Faith
We have everything
We have lost nothing
Even if we have lost all
If we have Faith
We have Life
Even when we meet our demise
We Live on
If we have Faith

I had not realized it...
But the mere fact that I had felt the urge to publish a post titled "Life Eternal" here - on March 14th - which is the birthdate of my dear recently departed saintly father - was indicative that he would soon access that Greatest of Gifts.
And God was preparing me to accept it too.

For my father had Faith, during his earthly life
And I have Faith as well

* Life Eternal *

2006-03-14T17:03:00.000-08:00

Life Eternal is ours
We have but to want it - and reach out for it

Christmas

2005-12-25T00:00:00.000-08:00

The Time Of The Year When We Remember That A Bridge Was Created Through Which We Can Access Paradise - In Humility And In A Manger

The question is...

2005-12-02T21:49:00.000-08:00

GOD IS GOD

2005-11-22T20:06:00.000-08:00

Isaiah 43:3
For I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your stead.
(God does have His Favorites - He Loves All, but not all love Him...)

Isaiah 48:17
This is what the LORD says— your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go."
(Guide Us - Oh Lord... we need it so!)

Isaiah 51:15
For I am the LORD your God, who churns up the sea so that its waves roar— the LORD Almighty is his name.
(Lord Almighty - certainly not Poseidon... and much less Zeus!)

Psalm 86:8
Among the gods there is none like you, O Lord; no deeds can compare with yours.
(NOT admittance that other gods exist - merely the fact being recognized, and it is deplorable, that other "deities" have had as many partisans... when their deeds do not even begin to measure up. And their "godhood" is totally questionable... They are man-made while the true God made man! See the diff?)

Joel 2:27
Then you will know that I am in Israel, that I am the LORD your God, and that there is no other; never again will my people be shamed.
(See? THERE IS NO OTHER! All the others are but inventions - created by man... or devil. The universe has only One Creator!)

Psalm 50:7
"Hear, O my people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you: I am God, your God."
(God Is Love - God Is Our Heavenly Father - God Is Our Maker... but God Is also Our Judge! The only judge who matters at all...)

3 Years Ago For Us... 3 Days After For Them

2004-09-11T11:11:00.000-07:00

The Truth Is...
Those who were victims
Those who knew Christ
Those who accepted Him
as their Saviour
and Redeemer
They will be guided HOME

God Will Show Mercy
upon the rest of them -
but they will be given
the choice to make
before they too
can be guided
HOME.
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