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Vlog 266 – Holy Mass

 Hello my friend, I’m Victoria Bellido Durán, member of the Musical Group Flos Mariae, and today I want to give you my opinion about the subject that I entitled: “Holy Mass”.

My friend, as in the Catechism of the Catholic Church says, and is very well explained, the third Commandment of the Law of God, commands: “Remember to keep holy the Lord’s Day”, and the first Precept of the Holy Mother Church, is: “You shall attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation”. My friend, do you go to Mass on the days you must go? Do you participate in it? Do you receive Communion? All these questions follow the next ones… Do you know what Holy Mass is? Do you know what happens at Holy Mass?

At each Mass this happens: Jesus, true God and true Man, unbloody, renews his sacrifice on the Cross. In other words, at each Mass, Jesus, God himself, gives himself to the Father, to God the Father, as a sacrifice of salvation for you, for me, for everyone!, Just as He did for the first time almost two thousand years ago. Yes, my friend, over and over again, Jesus repeats, makes the same sacrifice, but unbloody.

The most wonderful thing, apart from this incredible sacrifice of love, is that if you are clean from all mortal sin, and you fulfill the requirements that the Church commands, you can receive Communion, that is, you can eat the Body of Christ and drink the Blood of Christ, God Himself, Who, for about 15 minutes, is physically and spiritually within you, within you!, loving you, and filling you with his graces.

My friend, knowing this, from now on… will you go to Mass to participate in the most perfect Sacrifice, the Sacrifice of sacrifices? Say yes, my friend, do it and fill yourself with God’s love. Go to the Holy Mass, participate in it and receive Communion!, so that Jesus, God, may make you holy, as God is Holy. Go to Mass and be happy!

My friend, thank you.

And always go ahead with faith.

Victoria Bellido Durán
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Vlog 265 – Do you believe?

 Hello my friend, I’m Victoria Bellido Durán, member of the Musical Group Flos Mariae, and today I want to give you my opinion about the subject that I entitled: “Do you believe?”

Do you believe? Yes, my friend, I ask you, do you believe? Let’s delve into… what do you believe in? Do you believe that Jesus of Nazareth is God made man, who came to the world for the salvation of humanity? Do you believe in the Holy Scriptures, in the Holy Bible? Do you believe in the Catholic Church, the only true Church that Jesus Christ founded in Saint Peter, the first Pope? Do you believe in what the Creed proclaims? Do you believe in Jesus, Son of God the Father, true God and true Man, who was incarnated in the immaculate womb of the ever Virgin Mary? Do you believe in the Holy Spirit? Do you believe in the Triune God? Do you believe in Eternal Life? Do you believe in the resurrection of the flesh and the forgiveness of sins? Do you believe in the sacraments?

Say, my friend, do you believe? I want you to know that I pray for you, I ask God to bless you with the gift of faith, so that having faith, you know God, and knowing Him, you love Him; so that by loving Him, you fight in order to be better, so that you always do good and good to everyone; the good thing, so that you live fully happy here today, and forever in His eternal Kingdom; so that you serve and obey God, fulfilling his Holy Will, carrying out your mission: to be saint.

Dare to be a hero; live by doing what you must do, which is what the Catholic Church teaches and commands, what God, Jesus Christ asks and expects of us.

My friend, my friend, you and I have a date in Heaven. Let’s be saints!

My friend, thank you.

And always go ahead with faith.

Victoria Bellido Durán
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Vlog 264 – Money, money

 Hello my friend, I’m Victoria Bellido Durán, member of the Musical Group Flos Mariae, and today I want to give you my opinion about the subject that I entitled: “Money, money”.

My friend, what is money for you? What do you use it for? What and how do you spend it on? Ah, how many questions… well, there goes another one: is the money good or bad?

Look, money in itself is not bad; we could compare it to food. Would anyone think that food is bad, that eating is harmful? No, right? Oh, but overeating, gluttony, it is bad, it is sin and it damages our body. Well, the same thing happens with money. If you do not deify it, and if you use it well, in order to have what is necessary, a decent life, and you invest it in good things, that are not evil or that don’t support sin or evil, you are using it in the best way, in the way it should to be made.

Continuing with the comparison, just as it is a sin to waste, throw away food… the same thing happens with money. My friend, do not waste money, do not buy or spend on unnecessary things, which although they are not bad in themselves, are things that you end up having around, forgotten, because you don’t use them, nor do they serve you. Be responsible and aware that many are in need and hungry. Use money well, do not be its slave, learn to buy and to save.

My friend, thank you.

And always go ahead with faith.

Victoria Bellido Durán
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Vlog 262 – Influencer

 Hello my friend, I’m Victoria Bellido Durán, member of the Musical Group Flos Mariae, and today I want to give you my opinion about the subject that I entitled: “Influencer”.

My friend, you are an “influencer”, of course! You, like everyone. Humans are sociable, we are communicative and we affect and influence each other, whether we like it or not.

My friend, are you a good influence for others? I hope so, I pray that this is the case, that your good example of holiness may be in the hearts and lives of others, so that like you, they wish to follow and serve Christ, fighting for good, love, justice and peace; so that the Kingdom of God reigns in this world!

Yes, my friend, you were born with this incredible task, to be an “influencer” of God! So you know, if you are not baptized, if you are not catholic, go to a catholic priest to baptize you, to “be born again” and thus be a truly son of the Highest.

Go to confess and to receive communion regularly, do not mind or worry what people say! If their bad comments, teasing or laughter, reach one of your ears, let them come out through your other ear.

Arm yourself with faith, prayer and the sacraments, and be a committed “influencer” of God! Be saint, please! Courage, you are not alone!

My friend, thank you.

And always go ahead with faith.

Victoria Bellido Durán
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Vlog 261 – Bullet-proof

 Hello my friend, I’m Victoria Bellido Durán, member of the Musical Group Flos Mariae, and today I want to give you my opinion about the subject that I entitled: “Bullet-proof”.

My friend, God has made you bullet-proof. Don’t worry, because everything that God allows that happens to you, is because He knows that you can overcome everything -with His strength and grace, by praying and living in His grace-, everything, absolutely everything.

Yes, this is the truth, you can do everything, only if God dwells in you. Of course, you also need your will, but as much as one may have, if he does not live in compliance with the Law of God or he does not receive the sacraments, he is limited to the human. You are body and soul, soul and spirit, and you need the spiritual; the sacraments and prayer, in order to be 100% balanced and have a happy life.

Do not worry about situations or sandy, stony or muddy roads, with God you are bullet-proof, and you can overcome everything!

Courage, go to God, join Him!

My friend, thank you.

And always go ahead with faith.

Victoria Bellido Durán
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Vlog 260 – To improve

 Hello my friend, I’m Victoria Bellido Durán, member of the Musical Group Flos Mariae, and today I want to give you my opinion about the subject that I entitled: “To improve”.

My friend, you must improve, yes, don’t settle, because you can be as you want to be. It is a matter of will. If you have will, pray, trust in God, and of course, you receive Him in the sacraments, you will improve, yes, of course you will improve!

Get ready and make your own plan, your personal plan. Work yourself, analyze yourself, get over yourself. Exterminate your bad habits, end your vices! Transform your defects into virtues. Why not improve if you can, if that will make you happier?

Improve yourself even if it’s hard, improves even a little at a time, but improves! Achieve your goals, plan with priority and overcome yourself in small and big things. Do not be obfuscated, you have your whole life to improve, what matters is that you feel like it and do it now, without waiting or leaving it for later. The sooner you start, the sooner you will improve and you will be happier.

Come on friend, improve, go for your happiness!

My friend, thank you.

And always go ahead with faith.

Victoria Bellido Durán
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Vlog 259 – Ora et labora

 Hello my friend, I’m Victoria Bellido Durán, member of the Musical Group Flos Mariae, and today I want to give you my opinion about the subject that I entitled: “Ora et labora”.

My friend, my friend, Saint Benedict very wisely said: “Ora et labora”, because a catholic who is not prevented by health, cannot only pray, nor should he just work.

The work well done offered to God is also a prayer, yes, but, but… do you know what I am telling you? We all need physical work, because we are body, and we also need spiritual prayer because we are also soul. We need to fulfill ourselves as persons and fulfill our mission, working! And we need to communicate with our Father, God, and with our brothers in the faith, through prayer.

My friend, yes, I say to you: pray and work; work and pray, because others, the world, need your work and prayer. Yes, they need your example, your example of holiness, in order to decide to imitate you and make this planet a much better place.

My friend, thank you.

And always go ahead with faith.

Victoria Bellido Durán
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Vlog 258 – Start over with a clean slate

 Hello my friend, I’m Victoria Bellido Durán, member of the Musical Group Flos Mariae, and today I want to give you my opinion about the subject that I entitled: “Start over with a clean slate”.

My friend, in this life we must be realistic, face reality, that we are free and imperfect, and therefore, so many times we misuse the freedom with which God has endowed us. We become obsessed, we worry… we err and sin. Imperfection is part of our nature after the sin of Adam and Eve, and we must accept it, yes, we must accept this big truth, but not without fighting.

My friend, our mission is to be perfect, fight firmly and willingly to improve day by day, that is why God has given us the sacrament of confession, so that we can start over with a clean slate, as many times as we stumble on our path to perfection; so that we can look up to heaven again, standing up with the grace of God, fighting to be better and to give our best to life, to the world: our goodness, our holiness.

My friend, yes, go to confess, go to confession, start over with a clean slate, because only if we confess, we are really forgiven by God, and we know it; and if God forgives us and gives us His grace, what can we not?

My friend, thank you.

And always go ahead with faith.

Victoria Bellido Durán
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Vlog 257 – Community

 Hello my friend, I’m Victoria Bellido Durán, member of the Musical Group Flos Mariae, and today I want to give you my opinion about the subject that I entitled: “Community”.

My friend, there is a lot of talk about making community, and the faithful and parishioners are encouraged to make community, people are also invited to venerate and pray to the saints, but so many forget the poor souls of Purgatory… how many pray for them?, how many remember them and offer Masses and sacrifices so that they stop purging and go to Heaven as soon as possible, with God?

The Church is a big community, and we must be connected to each other. The Church is militant, purgative and triumphant, let us unite in spiritual communion and intercede for each other; the saints for the living, the living for the souls in purgatory, and the souls in purgatory for whom we are still in the trial.

My friend, let us be good, love and pray for the souls in Purgatory, let us keep them in mind, so that when they meet with the Father, they intercede for us. What a joy to have friends in the faith, how wonderful it is to help the souls in Purgatory and that they, later, help you with their prayers! Be good, be Church, make community.

My friend, thank you.

And always go ahead with faith.

Victoria Bellido Durán
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Vlog 256 – For God’s sake

 Hello my friend, I’m Victoria Bellido Durán, member of the Musical Group Flos Mariae, and today I want to give you my opinion about the subject that I entitled: “For God’s sake”.

My friend, surely, during your life, you, like me, have been meeting persons who confess to believe in Jesus, God, but at the same time, they refuse and resist to fulfill what the Holy Mother Church; Catholic, Apostolic and Roman, -the only true Church that Jesus Christ founded, God Himself-, commands to fulfill. They argue that if those who attend Mass are hypocrites, are more sinners than themselves, and they don’t like them…

My friend, the Catholic Church is not a club to go to when a person get along with other people, it’s not a place to go in order to make friendships, nor should one attend only if you have friends there. One must go to the Church, keep the commandments and receive the sacraments, because Jesus wanted it, that’s why He founded the Catholic Church, so that by receiving the sacraments that the Church administers through her ministers, priests, bishops…, you be saved.

For God’s sake, be a good christian, be a true catholic, and keep the Ten Commandments of the Law of God and the five of the Church. Go to Mass, go to confess and to receive Communion, even if you don’t like the other assistants, even if you don’t like the priest. You should not go to the Church because of you have fun with those who also go, you must go in order to obey God, if you want to be saved and go to Heaven.

My friend, thank you.

And always go ahead with faith.

Victoria Bellido Durán
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