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Felix, I sailed with bishop martyr Regulus, (and Cerbonius), Regulus, the bishop and martyr, one of the 220 African bishops driven and exiled by the Vandals through the authority of King Thrasamund, 496- 523 A.D. 1 Sept.
Felix and Saturninus, lectors. Mary a consecrated virgin and nun, toddler Hilarion (Hilarianus), martyrs. We were children of Saturninus the priest, at Abitene, Africa Proconsularis. We were placed on the rack, and then died in jail. 12 Feb. 304 A.D. withSaturninus the priest. 11 Feb. (Same as previous) Fusculus, withRutilius. Martyrs.
We are martyrs in Africa Proconsularis, during the reign of terror and persecutions of Severus; I traveled from one place to another. I bribe authorities to win sacrifice exemption. I was arrested, however, and confessed the glory of Yeshua, the Christ at the torture chamber.
I was then burnt alive, 2 Aug. (Probably the same Felix martyred in Africa with Vitalis (another?), and another Felix with Victor, 11 Feb.; and with Felix, ( THIS THIRD ONE) with Januarius with Saturninus, and four children, the lectors Saturninus (another) and Felix, and the nun, Maria, and the toddler, Hilarion; Senator Dativus; Thelica, Emeritus, Ampellius, Rogatianus, Victoria, 37 other Christians ( Felix, Quintus, Maximianus, Rogatianus, Rogatus, Cassianus, Victorianus, Vincentius, Caecilianus, Restituta, Prima, Rogatianus, Eva, Givalius, Rogatus, Pimponia, Secunda, Januaria, Saturnina, Martinus, Datus, Felix, Margarita, Major, Honorata, Regiola, Victorinus, Pelusius, Faustus, Datianus, Matrona, Caecilia, Heredina, Secunda, Matrona(another), Januaria, of Abitine, in the Northwestern part of Africa.
We were arrested having prayed the Divine Mysteries in the Emeritus’ house. We professed the faith. I Saturninus was clubbed. I died in jail, 12 Feb. 304 A.D. 11 Feb. Roman, 20 Feb in Algiers.
Felix with Siricius, martyred, Secundinus, Verulus, Servulus, Saturninus, Fortunatus, with 16 companions. Martyred at Adrumentums, in the Western and North part of Africa. Traditions say Arian Vandals, most probably killed us as Catholics around 430 A.D. or 534 A.D. 21 Feb.
Felix with Victor martyred in Africa, 30 Oct.
Felix, martyred with Victor, Narcissus, Argyrus, with 4 companions. 1 Jan
Felix, Revocatus with Saturus, Saturninus, and Gelasius, Fortunatus, and Avitus, Martyred in Africa, 5 Feb.
Felix with Symphorianus, martyr in Africa, 3 Feb.
Felix, Theodulas, Anesius, Cornelius, and companions. We were martyred in the north and west of Africa, 31 March.
Felix and Regula
Felix of Thibluca, Bishop, martyred at Carthage
Felix, black soldier
Felix, Luciolus. Fortunatus, Marcia. Martyred
Felix, with Saturninus, Ellas, Jeremy, Isaias, Samuel, Daniel, Martyrs
Felix with Veturius, Gaudlosus the African, Bishop, of Abitina (Abitene?)
Felix with OTHER AFRICAN BISHOPS, Urbanus, Crescens, Eustacius, the persecutions of Valerianus, Cresconius, Hortulanus, and Florentius, martyred by Arian Vandals for the faith, under Arian King Genseric, 28 Nov.
Felix, Quodvultdeus with the persecutions of Valerianus, Urbanus (30 Oct.), Crescens, Habedeum, Eustachius, Cresconius, Crescentianus, Hortulanus, Fientianus, BISHOPS in Africa. We were martyred in Africa, 28 Nov.
Fidentius (Siddinus) with Victoria, martyred in Hippo, 15 Nov. (Probably the same as Fidentius (Siddinus) with the persecutions of Valeriana, martyred in Africa, at Hippo Regius, 15 Nov.)
Fidentianus with the persecutions of Valerianus, martyred in Africa 16 Nov.
Fientianus? (could be Florentianus), Quodvultdeus with the persecutions of Valerianus, Urbanus, Crescens, Habedeum, Eustachius, Cresconius, Crescentianus, Felix, Hortulanus, BISHOPS in Africa. We were martyred in Africa, 28 Nov.
Firma, Siddinus, Saturninus, Servus, Calendion, Galanus, Primigenus, Secundus, Theodotus, Demetrius, Parens, Satura, Victoria, the persecutions of Valeriana, . Martyrs at Hippo Regius, Africa Proconsularis, 15 Nov.
Firma, Martyrs at Hippo Regius, Africa Proconsularis, 15 Nov.
Flavianus, with Saturinus, Claudianus, Primus, Asterius, Carus, and Satur. We were martyred in Africa, 25 Oct.
Florentius, with OTHER AFRICAN BISHOPS, Urbanus, Crescens, Eustacius, Hortulanus, the persecutions of Valerianus, Cresconius, Felix, and martyred by Arian Vandals for the faith, under Arian King Genseric, 28 Nov.
Florentius with Theodore, and Leontius, We are Bishops, along with Cajus, Catulinus, and Venusta, killed in the North and Western part of Africa, 10 March.
Florida, Paulus, Successus, Victorinus, Saturus, (Saturninus) Missor, Geruntius, Lucentius, Januarius, Theocosia, and 8 companions. Martyred in Africa, 14 Jan. Also 19 Jan in some dioceses.
Flugentius, bishop of Ruspe in Africa, 1 Jan.
Forbinus (Pherbinus), disciple of Theon (also known as Theonas) the hermit who practiced the virtue of silence 30 years. I died about 395 A.D withSimeon, in the area of Oxyrinchus, Kemet. 4 April.
Fortunata, martyred in Africa, the Northwestern parts, see Victus, 21 May.
Fortunatus and Lucian, martyrs
Fortunatus and Marcian with group of 41 martyrs
Fortunatus, martyred with Saturninus, Servulus, Felix, Siricius, Secundinus, Verulus with 16 companions. Martyred at Adrumentums, in the Western and North part of Africa. Traditions say Arian Vandals, most probably killed us as Catholics around 430 A.D. or 534 A.D. 21 Feb.
Fortunatus, Septimus, martyrs.
Fortunatus, Revocatus, withSaturus, Felix, Saturninus, and Gelasius, and Avitus, We died martyrs in Africa, 5 Feb.
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PROPHECY MEDITATIONS TODAY
Test! Discern The Spirit! Accept what speaks to YOUR SOUL/SPIRIT. Disregard the rest!
from such as Seers, OLOE, ERA OF PEACE, J.Leary, and Fr. Doucette.
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Fr Doucette - Sun, Jan 18, 2009: "I call you to change your heart"
FATHER MELVIN DOUCETTE
"I call you to change your heart"
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Dear Friends,
Jesus said, You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. You are the light of the world.
A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house. Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father. Matthew 5:13 16
I give you another message from Our Lord addressed to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him in these words, Every person who believes in Me has a mission in the world. You are to be like salt that gives taste to food.
You are called to be a light to the people with your good deeds and your love for Me. Your mission is to make Me known to the people you meet. Do not hide the fact that you are a Christian who believes in Me with all your heart. Show them your joy that I live in your heart.
What good is it to be a Christian who does not put his faith into practice? You say you believe in Me but you do not pray or go to Church or read the Bible. Faith without works is dead. Such a person lives in sin and refuses to repent of his offenses against the Father. He or she needs conversion to return to Me. That person lives for the glamour of the world and not for Me.
During these difficult times when the world is caught in an economic crisis, there is great need for a New Pentecost. I call on you all to open your heart to the Holy Spirit that He may come and revive you and turn your heart to Me. I am your Savior who is ready to change everything for the better if you put Me first in your life.
Return to prayer every day, read the Bible regularly and go to church at least every Sunday. If the majority of the people would do this, the world would be changed completely.
There would be no more abortions or euthanasia. All would stop the killing of living embryos, which are tiny human beings that have a right to life. I call you to change your heart and come follow Me.
Father Melvin
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Fr Doucette - Sat, Jan 17, 2009: "Do not get discouraged"
FATHER MELVIN DOUCETTE
"Do not get discouraged"
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Dear Friends,
The Beatitudes
Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you falsely because of me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven. Thus they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Matthew 5:11 12
Following is a message from Our Lord and Saviour addressed to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him in these words, Every person wants to be respected and to be treated civilly; this is what My commandment, which I gave you, calls you to do: Love one another as I have loved you.
Many of My followers love every person but some are not loved in return. They are insulted and persecuted because they follow Me. They refuse to follow the ways of the world because so much of it is false and sinful.
They will say you are backward and against progress if you object to abortion, euthanasia, living together without marriage, adultery, stem cell research, etc. Those who follow the mentality of the world do not pray or go to church and they look at Me as an opposition to progress, their kind of progress.
It is these people, the atheists and the worldly people, who will insult you and persecute you. They are being led by Satan who would like to destroy all faith in Me and to destroy My Church. There are even some in the church who oppose Me and work against Me. He has a large group of people who are doing his work.
Do not be afraid of them as you have Me on your side. The evil one will not succeed. I defeated him when I was on earth and in time he will be completely defeated by you united with Me.
If you wish to be on My side and stand up with Me against all this evil, you have to pray and go frequently to church and receive Me in Holy Communion. Become My close friend and read the Bible regularly.
Repent of all your sins and cooperate with the graces I give you every day. Do not get discouraged if at times the evil one seems to be winning. I am telling you that I will win at the end. Be ready to carry out the mission I gave you and you will be filled with joy.
Father Melvin
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Message to Eileen Renders Sunday, January 18, 2009
Jesus Asks His Children To Focus On Him
At the 8:00 A.M. Mass at our parish, Our Lady Of Sorrows, I made humble offerings to Jesus and Mary and prayed for all with special needs and intentions.
In preparation of receiving the most precious body and blood of Christ in the sacrament of Holy Communion, I made a perfect Act Of Contrition.
After receiving the Body and Blood of Christ in the sacrament of Holy Communion, I knelt in prayer with Jesus. I gave thanks and asked Jesus to clear my heart and soul of any distraction that I might only see and/or hear that which comes from His heart to mine. Then I prayed saying speak Lord (if it be His will always), Your servant listens.
Jesus responded to my prayer saying; Eileen My child, you have grown in your spiritual journey because you have placed Me first each day as your focus. Please tell all My children to start each day with placing their focus on Me. For when My children focus on Me, I will take care of all their needs.
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Continue praying for your brothers and sisters. Amen.
Note: Today's Gospel told the story of young Samuel going 3 times in one night to his father Eli's bedroom and saying You called Father, what do you want? Finally Eli understood that God was calling Samuel and instructed him this way: The next time you hear your name being called, answer saying Speak Lord, Your servant listens. And later that evening, Jesus appeared to Samuel once again calling out his name.
Medjugorje Day By Day Jan 18 - PUT INTO PRACTICE THE MESSAGES
"I could have passed whole days and nights there [in Eucharistic Adoration] .
. . consumed in His Presence like a burning taper, in order to return to Him
love for love"
(St. Margaret Mary Alacoque).
Mother Teresa -
Every time you sacrifice something at great cost every time you renounce something that appeals to you for the sake of the poor you are feeding a hungry Christ.
You are clothing His nakedness.
You are offering shelter to a homeless Christ. Every time we are concerned about the poor whether they are near or far away we do it all for Him.
Meditations by Padre Pio -
. Give praise to God alone and not to man; honour the Creator and not the creature. During your life, learn to endure bitterness, in order to participate in the sufferings of Christ.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen -
Stream of consciousness lacks conscience!
"A civilization can be forgiven for seeing the dark side of evil, but it should examine its conscience when it begins to fear the dark side of the good? The right and normal reaction when one sees a shadow is to think of the light; in fact, the darker the shadow the brighter the light."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html -
O my Jesus, You know, You alone know well that my heart knows no other love but You! All my virginal love is drowned eternally in You, O Jesus! I sense keenly how Your divine Blood is circulating in my heart; I have not the least doubt that Your most pure love has entered my heart with Your most sacred Blood.
I am aware that You are dwelling in me, together with the Father and the Holy Spirit, or rather I am aware that it is I who am living in You, O incomprehensible God! I am aware that I am dissolving in You like a drop in an ocean.
I am aware that You are within me and all about me, that You are in all things that surround me, in all that happens to me. O my God, I have come to know You within my heart, and I have loved You above all things that exist on earth or in heaven. Our hearts have a mutual understanding, and no one of humankind will comprehend this. (478)
All my nothingness is drowned in the sea of Your mercy. With the confidence of a child, I throw myself into Your arms, O Father of Mercy, to make up for the unbelief of so many souls who are afraid to trust in You.
Oh, how very few souls really know You! How ardently I desire that the Feast of Mercy be known by souls! Mercy is the crown of Your works; You provide for all with the love of a most tender mother. (505)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
These thoughts for a day are taken from a daily meditation book based on the Messages of Our Lady of Medjugorje by Father Richard J. Beyer, Ave Maria Press.
Jan 18 - PUT INTO PRACTICE THE MESSAGES
In her monthly message of August, 1990, Our Lady said:
Dear children, today I desire to invite you to take with seriousness and put into practice the messages which I am giving you. You know, little children, that I am with you, that I desire to lead you along the same path to heaven which is beautiful for those who discover it in prayer.
Therefore, little children, do not forget that these messages which I am giving you have to be put into your everyday life in order that you might be able to say: "There, I have taken the messages and tried to live them". Dear children, I am protecting you before the heavenly Father by my own prayers (Monthly Message August 25, 1990).
In the following passage from scripture, Jesus also calls us to "live the messages" of the gospel:
As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the lure of wealth choke the word, and it yields nothing. But as for what was sown on good soil, this is it, who indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundred fold, in another sixty, and in another thirty (Mt.13:22-23).
Reflection:
Both Christ and Our Lady urge us today to live the message of the gospel(of which the Medjugorje messages are a reflection). They remind us that it is one thing to hear the message, another to act on it. This was the topic of a sermon given in Medjugorje by Fr. Slavko Barbaric in December of 1985:
We would be misguided to say, "I will convert tomorrow", or "I will be reconciled tomorrow". Confession is asked of me today, not tomorrow. And so the messages have this meaning: to be committed and awake to God in faith, in our work, in prayer, in belief, in abandoning ourselves to him so that we are open and ready each day to meet him if he should call us to himself.
To live the messages also means to live in the Lord's peace, to have safe harbor in turbulent times, and a firm hope in the future, all in the here and now.
Application:
Are there parts of the gospel message that you have failed to live? Identify one area that you can work on this week.
Medjugorje Day By Day Jan 17 - READ MATTHEW 6:24-34
"The greatest joy that we can give Mary is that of bearing Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament within our breast" (St. Hilary).
"He was hidden in His Mother's womb . . . Today He is hidden in the Blessed Sacrament" (Caryll Houselander).
"Jesus, my God, I adore You, here present in the Blessed Sacrament of the altar, where You wait day and night to be our comfort while we await Your unveiled presence in heaven" (John J. Cardinal Carberry).
Mother Teresa -
If you love God, then you will love those around you.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Let us try to serve the Lord with all our heart and will. He will always gives us more than we deserve.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen -
Shadow seekers love to put demeaning labels on the virtuous
"For those who see shadows in virtue, love of truth is called harshness and intolerance, purity is called abnormality or fear of totems or myths; humility is termed weakness; the meek are made to appear as lacking in force and strength; those who pray and believe in God are labeled `escapists'; the generous are accused of seeking acclaim; the contemplative are sneered at as `useless,' the husband of one wife and a devoted father of a family is `in a rut.'"
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html -
So I turn to you, you-chosen souls, will you also fail to understand the love of My Heart? Here, too, My Heart finds disappointment; I do not find complete surrender to My love. So many reservations, so much distrust, so much caution.
To comfort you, let Me tell you that there are souls living in the world who love Me dearly. I dwell in their hearts with delight. But they are few. In convents too, there are souls that fill My Heart with joy.
They bear My features; therefore the Heavenly Father looks upon them with special pleasure. They will be a marvel to Angels and men. Their number is very small. They are a defense for the world before the justice of the Heavenly Father and a means of obtaining mercy for the world.
The love and sacrifice of these souls sustain the world in existence. The infidelity of a soul specially chosen by Me wounds My Heart most painfully. Such infidelities are swords which pierce My Heart....(367b)
On Friday during Mass when my soul was flooded with God's happiness, I heard these words in my soul: My mercy has passed into souls through the divine-human Heart of Jesus as a ray from the sun passes through crystal. I felt in my heart and understood that every approach to God is brought about by Jesus, in Him and through Him. (528)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
These thoughts for a day are taken from a daily meditation book based on the Messages of Our Lady of Medjugorje by Father Richard J. Beyer, Ave Maria Press.
Jan 17 - READ MATTHEW 6:24-34
Our Lady directs us to Matthew's gospel today:
Each Thursday, read again the passage of Matthew 6:24-34, before the most blessed Sacrament, or if it is not possible to come to church, do it with your family (Locutionist Jelena & Mirjana (March 1, 1984).
Reflection:
Let us prayerfully reflect on that passage, which will also serve as our reflection today:
Matthew 6:24-34: No man can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other or be attentive to one and despise the other. You cannot give yourself to God and money. Warn you, then: do not worry about your livelihood, what you are to eat or drink or use for clothing. Is not life more than food? Is not the body more valuable than clothes?
Look at the birds in the sky. They do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are not you more important than they? Which of you by worrying can add a moment to his life-span?
As for clothes, why be concerned? Learn a lesson from the way the wild flowers grow. They do not work, they do not spin. Yet I assure you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was arrayed like one of these. If God can clothe in such splendor the grass of the field, which blooms today and is thrown on the fire tomorrow, will He not provide much more for you, O weak in faith!
Stop worrying then, over questions like, `What are we to eat, or what are we to drink, or what are we to wear?' The unbelievers are always running after these things. Your heavenly Father knows all that you need. Seek first his kingship over you, his way of holiness, and all these things will be given you besides. Enough, then, of worrying about tomorrow. Let tomorrow take care of itself.
Today has troubles enough of its own. (Mt. 6:24-34).
Application:
Heeding Our Lady's advice today, place a book mark in your Bible at Matthew 6:24. Reflect on this passage on Thursdays for the next several weeks.
Medjugorje Day By Day Jan 16 - HAVE CONFIDENCE IN ME
Mother Teresa -
We have to give until it hurts. We need to give from the resources we would like to keep for ourselves. We need to give to the point of sacrificing. We must give something that we find hard to give up.
Meditations by Padre Pio -
Terrible is the justice of God. But let us not forget also that His mercy is infinite.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Respect for the map helps man keep his bearings
"In other ages, though men lost virtue, they still admired it; though they ran from the battlefield at the first need of courage, they still admired the hero who fought and suffered; though they threw away the map of the roadway of life, they never denied the need of a map. But, in our generation, men look for shadow in the radiance of every virtue."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html -
On one occasion, Jesus gave me to know that when I pray for intentions that people...entrust to me, He is always ready to grant His graces, but souls do not always want to accept them: My Heart overflows with great mercy for souls, and especially for poor sinners.
If only they could understand that I am the best of Fathers to them and that it is for them that the Blood and Water flowed from My Heart as from a fount overflowing with mercy. For them I dwell in the tabernacle as King of Mercy. I desire to bestow My graces upon souls, but they do not want to accept them. You, at least, come to Me as often as possible and take these graces they do not want to accept. In this way you will console My Heart.
Oh, how indifferent are souls to so much goodness, to so many proofs of love! My Heart drinks only of the ingratitude and forgetfulness of souls living in the world. They have time for everything, but they have no time to come to Me for graces. (367a)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
These thoughts for a day are taken from a daily meditation book based on the Messages of Our Lady of Medjugorje by Father Richard J. Beyer, Ave Maria Press.
Jan 16 - HAVE CONFIDENCE IN ME
In answer to the visionaries doubts as to whether they would be strong enough to endure, the Virgin said:
You will be able to, my angels. Do not fear. You will be able to endure everything. You must believe and have confidence in me (First Years June 29, 1981).
Jesus also prepared his disciples for persecution:
See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of them, for they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues; and you will be dragged before governors and kings because of me, as a testimony to them and the Gentiles. You will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved (Mt 10:16-18; 22).
Reflection:
Today both Christ and Our Lady speak of endurance in the midst of persecution, not only for the individual, but for the Church as a whole. Almost every nation on earth has record of Catholics who suffered and died in the name of the Christian religion. Elizabethan England, for example, saw the ruthless persecution of Catholics who took enormous risks to practice their faith. The issues were clear, a kingdom or state determined to crush the Catholic religion as something manifestly opposed to its goals, and a threat to its principles.
In more recent times, Nazi Germany also recognized the threat presented by the Church, as was attested by the presence of over 2,000 priests in Dachau alone. During the Cold War, Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union had an appalling number of Catholics and Christians who suffered severely for their faith, and usually the issues were as clearly defined as before: they represented a threat to a state determined to exterminate their ways and attitudes.
But the persecutions have never succeeded, although today they are more subtle and so, more dangerous. They take the form of a gradual wearing away of Christian values and beliefs by constant exposure to a hedonistic and materialistic culture through the mass media, the cinema, the arts, and even the courts.
Application:
Persecution is not always overt; do not be robbed of your faith through stealth. Stay close to Our Lady, live her messages. Remember her encouraging words today, "You will be able to endure everything. You must believe and have confidence in me."
SHORT POWERFUL PRAYER THROUGH ST. JOSEPH
"Glorious St. Joseph, tenderhearted father, faithful
guardian of Jesus, chaste spouse of the Mother of
God, I ask you to join me in praising God the Father
through His Divine Son who died on the cross and
rose again to give us sinners new life. Through the
Holy Name of Jesus, pray with me that we may obtain
from the eternal Father the favor we ask. (here
state your intention)."
Say this prayer for nine consecutive days.
Fear not! God is your shelter (the 23rd Psalm and the Lord’s Prayer. God never fails. Don’t fail him. Call on Jesus. Jesus on the mainline, tell him what you want!
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http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/blog/13_StationsoftheCrossI-VII_Artist_Album.mp3"
Part II
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/blog/14_StationsoftheCrossVIII-End_Artist_Album.mp3"
For further information:
BLACK CHRISTIANITY’S AFRICAN BEGINNINGS
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/
BLACK CATHOLICS BLOG
http://blackcatholicsprophecymeditations.blogspot.com
Black, African Saints
www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/BlackSaintsMysticHoly.html
Black and African Catholics Prophecy Meditations
www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/recentmeditations.html
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/blog/
Black African Catholics Coptic, Latin rite, Orthodox Prophecies Meditations
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/blog/
Black Saints Videos Part I
LINKS
YouTube, Yahoo, MySpace, Google, DailyMotion, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos, Sclipo, Viddler and Howcast
Part II
http://www.youtube.com/watchv=jMnYwZEfBg4
LINKS
YouTube, Yahoo, MySpace, Google, Revver, DailyMotion, Blip.tv, Veoh, Stupid Videos, Sclipo, Viddler and Howcast
Attorney James Wesly Smith is a writer/producer of more than 30 audio visual film projects on the Black Genesis of Christianity, with an emphasis on the Early African Liturgical Churches. His 30 year effort resulted in the reference tome, Black Saints, Mystics, Holy Folk, (Ancient African Liturgical Church) Volume I, and II, detailing Black involvement in the Church from before 1 A.D. (See Out of Africa I called my Son, Hosea 11:1, Matthew 2:13-15). Smith may be reached at stbernice@yahoo.com
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