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Wees gegroet, vol van genade

Hail, full of grace “De engel zei tegen Maria: ‘Wees gegroet, vol van genade. De Heer is met jou. Jij bent gezegend onder de vrouwen.’” “The angel said to.

Hail, full of grace

“De engel zei tegen Maria: ‘Wees gegroet, vol van genade. De Heer is met jou. Jij bent gezegend onder de vrouwen.’”
“The angel said to Mary: ‘Hail, full of grace. The Lord is with you. You are blessed among women.’”

De Onbevlekte Ontvangenis gaat over Maria, niet over Jezus.
The Immaculate Conception is about Mary, not about Jesus.

Dit betekent dat Maria, vanaf het begin van haar leven, geen erfzonde had.
This means that from the beginning of her life (in the womb) , Mary had no original sin.

Dit is door Gods genade, zoals de engel zei: ‘Wees gegroet, vol van genade.’
This was by God’s grace, as the angel said: ‘Hail, full of grace.’

Veel mensen denken nog steeds dat het over Jezus gaat.
Many people still think it is about Jesus.

Neil McTaggart’s Crossing (4): A Story of 1920s Scottish Emigration to Canada (Podcast 1104)

Part 4 of Neil McTaggart’s Crossing. Neil begins farm work, senses the family’s grief, and takes his first steps toward writing. A historical fiction audio story about Scottish emigration, Canada, family, and belonging.

Neil McTaggart’s Crossing – Part 4: First Morning

The small back room smelled faintly of pine boards and woodsmoke. Its single window was frosted at the edges, letting in only a sliver of moonlight. A narrow bed, a wooden chair, and a shelf were all it held, but after the ship’s hard benches and the cold hall in Halifax, it felt like his own corner of the world.

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Catholic Links

Archived Catholic resource links for prayer, the Divine Office, Liturgy of the Hours, Radio Maria, and related Catholic devotional resources.

Liturgy of the hours

Divinum Officium (contains Latin and Historical Hours and Missal)

Divine Office – Modern Liturgy of the Hours Site

Radio Maria (Netherlands)

Radio Maria (Belgium)

Radio Maria – Main Site

Eucharistic Adoration

Kerkdienstgemist – Dutch Catch up site for religious services (not just Catholic)

Today I walked in the cemetery (a poem)

Today I walked in the cemetery. I heard a voice: Why do you seek the living among the dead? I answered: Because the dead accept me, without argument. The.

Today I walked in the cemetery.
I heard a voice:
Why do you seek the living among the dead?
I answered:
Because the dead accept me, without argument.
The living make so many demands,
unconditional love is something they never give.
The silence of the dead affirms me,
that’s why I remain standing here.

My mother’s love was unconditional.
And now she lies here, without judgment.
And how I hoped for love in a human robe,
but I found none.

And somehow, through the dead,
I feel that great Spirit,
without demands,
without words,
in silence,
affirming me.

Dutch Version

Vandaag liep ik op het kerkhof
Ik hoorde een stem:
Waarom zoek je de levenden onder de doden?
Ik antwoordde:
Omdat de doden mij accepteren, zonder tegenspraak.
De levenden stellen zoveel eisen,
onvoorwaardelijke liefde geven ze nooit.
De stilte van de doden is mijn bevestiging,
daarom blijf ik hier staan.

De liefde van mijn moeder was onvoorwaardelijk.
En nu ligt ze hier, zonder oordeel.
En hoe heb ik gehoopt op liefde in een menselijk gewaad,
maar ik vond het niet.

En op de een of andere manier, via de doden,
voel ik die grote Geest,
zonder eisen,
zonder woorden,
in stilte,
die mij bevestigt.





Vrijdag is vrij – Vinzzent

Hier is een liedje voor vandaag https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOn9QT297FE

Hier is een liedje voor vandaag

Poem: O loving Mother walk with me

O loving Mother walk with me Across thy mountain way Through the trees and thorny paths From dawn to dusk each day Help me heal my stubborn pride Let my.

O loving Mother walk with me
Across thy mountain way
Through the trees and thorny paths
From dawn to dusk each day

Help me heal my stubborn pride
Let my mind be still
Bind my own self righteousness
And let me do Thy will

When I err from Thy sweet path
The night comes dark and cold
Hold me in Thy mantle close
And Lead me to Thy fold

And when the storms and mists come down
With all their promised dreams
Keep me on the rugged road
However fair they seem

Teach me to love Thy footpath long
And those I chance to see
Let me follow and rejoice
And greet each one with glee


Neil McTaggart’s Crossing (3): A Story of 1920s Scottish Emigration to Canada (Podcast 1101)

Part 3 of Neil McTaggart’s Crossing. Neil reaches Robert Jefferey’s farm and meets the family who will shape his new life. A historical fiction audio story about Scottish emigration, Canada, family, and belonging.

Part 3: The Road to Halton Hills

The wagon creaked as it left the little platform behind. Neil sat beside his uncle, suitcase at his feet, fingers wrapped around the smooth stone in his pocket. The road stretched ahead in a long, frozen ribbon. Pine trees lined the edges, bare branches brushing the sky.

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