Fulfilling the Catholic
Church's Call to Penance and Repentance
in the Modern World
The
Confraternity of Penitents
"You shall love the Lord your God with
your whole heart, with your whole soul, and with all
your mind, (and) you shall love your neighbor as
yourself." (Jesus's words as recorded in Matthew
22:37-38)
At one point, children were brought to him so that
he could place his hands on them in prayer.
The disciples began to scold them, but Jesus said,
"Let the children come to me. Do not hinder
them. The kingdom of God belongs to such as
these." And he laid his hands on their heads
before he left that place.
--Matthew 19:13-15
Jesus Blessing the Children, Mark
by
Gustave Dore
(1832-1883)
"Repent and believe the Good News!"
Penance means conversion. The Confraternity of
Penitents is a world wide private Catholic
association of the faithful, completely loyal to our
Pope and the Magisterium.
Our Rule of Life has been reviewed by our bishop and
recognized in these words: "this Rule does not
contain anything contrary to our faith; therefore it
may be safely practiced privately by you or by
anyone inclined to do so. . . . His Excellency
is appreciative of your efforts to live and promote
Franciscan spirituality and especially promote the
neglected practice of penance and he wishes you
success" (January 30, 1998).
Members of the Confraternity of Penitents live this
Rule in their own homes, devoted to prayer, penance,
fasting, conversion, and works of mercy modeled on
Jesus Christ and inspired by the lives and teachings
of
St. Francis,
St. Dominic,
St. Therese,
St. Benedict,
St. Augustine,
St. Ignatius,
and all the saints, most especially Mary, the Mother
of God, who lived a life of true penance
(conversion) in perfect union with our Lord.
May Our Lady and all the saints intercede for all
who wish to embrace a life of penance, anywhere in
the world, so that the grace of God will assist them
to obtain every virtue necessary for a life of
holiness and surrender to the Will of God! Amen.
PRAYER OF PENITENTS
"Most High, Glorious God, enlighten the darkness
of my mind, give me right faith, a firm hope and
perfect charity, so that I may always and in all
things act according to Your Holy Will. Amen."
(Saint Francis's prayer before the San Damiano
Crucifix)
MISSION OF PENITENTS
"Go and repair My House
which, as you can see, is falling into ruin." (The
message given to St. Francis in a voice from the San
Damiano Crucifix.)
ACTION OF PENITENTS
To pray for God's
specific direction in one's life so that, through
humbly living our Rule of Life, each penitent may
help to rebuild the house of God by bringing love of
God and neighbor to his or her own corner of the
world.
A framed blessing
for Ian James, on Royal Gray Marble Parchment
(frame not included with order)
BLESSINGS
SATISFIED
CUSTOMERS
I have
recently received the materials. Thank you very
much. I love them. I have framed the
blessings you sent. I had most of them made for the
kids I tutor. They have either received their First
holy Communion or the Sacrament of Confirmation this
month. They loved it as well. And a number of the
blessings corresponded accurately to the spiritual
needs of the namesakes. Thank you. Jonathan Blaza
I received the
wonderful blessings you sent me. It is very
beautiful and inspiring. The words in the blessing
struck me a lot especially the one written in my
name... I have no more doubt that God really loves
us!! Thank You very Much!
Gratefully Yours, Juan Paolo Janolino
A BLESSING FOR
ANY NAME
Are you looking for a way to
share God's message of love and hope with
someone?
A way to evangelize in a
nonthreatening manner those who do not know the
Lord?
Would you like to give an
inexpensive, prayerful gift that may be kept for
long time?
Consider a
BLESSING
A
blessing is a perfect, gentle gift of love for any one,
for any occasion: birthday, anniversary,
baptism, First Communion, First Penance,
Confirmation, marriage, entry into the Catholic
Church, Christmas.
We provide Catholic blessings for any name up to
thirteen letters and spaces.
Blessings are suitable for framing in an 8 x
11 inch frame (frame not included).
Please view our sample
blessing (note that
actual paper may differ slightly from what is
viewed)
Please put the words
"Ordering Blessings from Confraternity" into
your subject line so that we do not delete your
email unintentionally as spam.
Blessings are free. However, your generous donation in the amount of your
choice, to cover postage, printing, and
handling, is much appreciated and tax deductible.
Please make any donation in USA funds only.
A PayPal account has been set up for this.
with PayPal
Please pray for the creator of Blessings,
James Andrew Nugent and for our Confraternity.
Thank you and may God bless you.
