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Fons et IgnisFons et IgnisGod's Mercy: He's Got Us In His HandsThere is so much say about God's Mercy and Love, and much more to reflect on when we meditate on it and receive His grace daily through prayer and the Sacraments. God is waiting. God is ready. God is rich in love for YOU.   Please don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to my channel. You may also share this with your friends and use my topics to enrich your group discussions. Have a blessed day!   Image: James Villanueva Music: Dominique Fauchard  For more artworks by James Villanueva, you may also visit my Facebook page...2021-09-0408 minFons et IgnisFons et IgnisJesus Meets: ZacchaeusLuke Chapter 19: 1-10 Zacchaeus the Tax Collector  Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.  When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” So he came down at once a...2021-08-2807 minFons et IgnisFons et IgnisJesus Meets: Levi (Matthew)From the Gospel according to Luke chapter 5:27-32: Jesus Calls Levi  After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. “Follow me,” Jesus said to him, and Levi got up, left everything and followed him.  Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect complained to his disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinne...2021-08-2807 minFons et IgnisFons et IgnisJesus Meets: The Samaritan WomanFrom the Gospel according to John: Jesus Talks With a Samaritan Woman  Now he [Jesus] had to go through Samaria. So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon.  When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)  The Samaritan woman said to him, “Y...2021-08-2807 minFons et IgnisFons et IgnisPier Giorgio Frassati: Becoming God's Love For The PoorPier Giorgio led a short but meaningful life. He did not waste any time; he loved those who are close to him, and he event went further to love the least of our brethren. Through his love for God which he nurtured with care, he was able to bring the same love to everyone else. We too have the same choice. Let us become that 'love' for others today.  Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, pray for us!   Please don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to my channel. You may also share this channel with your friends and use my...2021-07-2506 minFons et IgnisFons et IgnisPier Giorgio Frassati: Love of Nature. Love of PrayerWhile most of us may expect that saints can only be found cloistered in some hidden monastery, Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati is a natural outdoors man. He does not only promote the love of nature, but also the love of prayer, and how having such can make a really big difference in our lives.   Please don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to my page. You may also share this channel with your friends and use my topics to enrich your group discussions. Have a blessed day!   Image: James Villanueva Music: Dominique Fauchard  For artwo...2021-07-2504 minFons et IgnisFons et IgnisPier Giorgio Frassati: Growing Up With Jesus' LoveBlessed Pier Giorgio Frassati is a model of charity and devotion to Jesus for the youth. Discover his childhood virtues and how Christ's presence in the Eucharist played an important role in his growing love for those in need.  Please don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to my page. You may also share this channel with your friends and use my topics to enrich your group discussions. Have a blessed day!   Image: James Villanueva Music: Dominique Fauchard  For more artworks by James Villanueva, you may also visit my Facebook page fb.com/artprayerworks2021-07-2508 minFons et IgnisFons et IgnisGod's Mercy: Biased To LoveThere is so much say about God's Mercy and Love, and much more to reflect on when we meditate on it and receive His grace daily through prayer and the Sacraments. God is waiting. God is ready. God is rich in love for YOU.   Please don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to my channel. You may also share this with your friends and use my topics to enrich your group discussions. Have a blessed day!   Image: James Villanueva Music: Dominique Fauchard  For artworks by James Villanueva, you may also visit my Facebook page: fb.co...2021-07-2508 minFons et IgnisFons et IgnisGod's Mercy: Beyond Compare. Beyond TimeThe Scriptures and the lives of the saints resonate the Mercy of God. And this should encourage us to always hope in His Mercy. He knows us down to our very core, and wishes to make us better by forming us in his school of love. Time and time again His Mercy remains steadfast--ever awesome, everlasting.   If you wish to understand more the Jewish traditions on Mercy and how it forms part of the Scriptures, go to: www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-13-attributes-of-mercy/  Please don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to my channel. You may als...2021-07-2507 minFons et IgnisFons et IgnisPrayer: Making Use Of Our Baptismal GraceLet us not forget that when we pray, we spend precious family time with God as His children. During prayer, let us unite ourselves to Him in faith, and entrust ourselves to His Infinite Love.  To know more about the grace of Baptism in the light of St. Thomas Aquinas, you may also explore the channel Thomistic Institute:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd55... Please don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to my page. You may also share this channel with your friends and use my topics to enrich your group discussions. Have a blessed day...2021-07-2503 minFons et IgnisFons et IgnisPrayer: Offered For OthersWhen our minds wander off during prayer, one way to get ourselves recollected once is again is to remember our neighbors and pray for them. In that way, we are carried away by Love back to Love again.Please don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to my page. You may also share this channel with your friends and use my topics to enrich your group discussions. Have a blessed day!Image: James Villanueva Music: Dominique FauchardFor more artworks by James Villanueva, you may also visit my Facebook page fb.com/artprayerworks2021-07-2504 minFons et IgnisFons et IgnisPrayer and Distractions: What Can I Do About It?Distractions are a normal part of prayer life. But they can be discouraging at times and when not handled well may exhaust your attentions. Here are some simple ways of dealing with distractions during prayer.   Please don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to my page. You may also share this channel with your friends and use my topics to enrich your group discussions. Have a blessed day!   Image: James Villanueva Music: Dominique Fauchard  For more artworks by James Villanueva, you may also visit my Facebook page fb.com/artprayerworks2021-07-2508 minFons et IgnisFons et IgnisPrayer: An Exchange Between FriendsLet us keep in mind St. Teresa of Avila's simple yet meaningful definition of prayer: an intimate friendly exchange where we talk we this God whom we know loves us.Please don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to my channel. You may also share this with your friends and use my topics to enrich your group discussions.Also please visit and subscribe to my YouTube channel: Fons et Ignis. Have a blessed day!For artworks by James Villanueva, you may also visit my Facebook page fb.com/artprayerworksMusic: Dominique Fauchard2021-07-2507 minFons et IgnisFons et IgnisPrayer: Experiencing Love. Loving Experience“For me, prayer is a surging of the heart; a simple glance towards heaven, a cry of gratitude and love." Love surrounds the works of St. Therese of the Child-Jesus. Let us reflect on how she simplifies her praying experience to one of love and see how we can do the same.    Please don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to my channel. You may also share this with your friends and use my topics to enrich your group discussions. You may also visit my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/artprayerworks and my YouTube channel Fo...2020-12-1009 minFons et IgnisFons et IgnisPrayer: Deeper Than WordsThe closer our relationship is with someone, the simpler our communication becomes; that even silence becomes a language more powerful than words.   Please don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to my channel. You may also share this with your friends and use my topics to enrich your group discussions.  You may also visit my Facebook page fb.com/artprayerworks and my YouTube channel Fons et Ignis.  Have a blessed day!    Music: Dominique Fauchard  2020-12-1006 minFons et IgnisFons et IgnisPrayer As A RelationshipAs we nourish our earthly relationships with time and presence, so do we nourish our relationship with God in prayer.   Please don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to my channel. You may also share this with your friends and use my topics to enrich your group discussions.  Also please visit and subscribe to my YouTube channel Fons et Ignis. Have a blessed day!    For artworks by James Villanueva, you may also visit my Facebook page fb.com/artprayerworks Music: Dominique Fauchard   2020-12-1004 min