NINTH DAY: Evangelize in the Fire of Pentecost God’s love kindles our souls to carry it to others. This is the whole Spirit of Pentecost: an Outpouring of the Spirit that must…
EIGHTH DAY: Desire the Salvation of Souls There is such joy in saving souls that one accepts suffering. And moreover, it is also true, there is such suffering in thinking of souls…
SEVENTH DAY: Exercise compassion, and welcome the poor When we are in contact with misery, with suffering, with darkness, and we see brothers who suffer, then our heart is moved with deep,…
Thursday is the feast of the Ascension of our Lord (celebrated on Sunday in many dioceses). It is a beautiful tradition to start a novena to the Holy Spirit on the Friday…
SIXTH DAY: Adore! so as to burn with love! We adore the Lord Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. We must really believe in this Real Presence: a presence that is very real…
As the weather warms in Minnesota, we are turning our eyes towards public or direct evangelization projects, those times in the park or on the street corner where we witness to strangers…
“The Lord desires to do more than call us to be close to Him. He wants to give Himself entirely to us. The Holy Spirit makes us enter into the very Heart…
Brothers and sisters in Minnesota will be hosting a time of adoration and praise on Friday, 5/15 at 7:30pm CST. To join, please visit the Emmanuel Community USA YouTube channel.
Today is the 103rd anniversary of the apparition of Our Lady at Fatima! Join the Leblond family live tomorrow May 14 at 7PM PST/9PM CST/10PM EST on the Emmanuel Community YouTube channel…
Please join the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops on May 1st at 3pm EDT as the two nations renew their consecrations to the care…
My decision to stay off social media began with a half-hearted effort for lent, it has been my go-to for a few years now because I know that it is a serious…
At the suggestion of our diocese, we (the Leblond family) will be live streaming a family-friendly short teaching and rosary on Thursdays at 7pm PST for the next several weeks. While this…
Dear brothers and sisters, We wish you all a blessed Triduum! We are fortunate, in the Emmanuel Community, to have several priests in the US, and they are all offering, through their…
Let us unite in prayer to end the pandemic. From the The end of covid19 website: «Our help is in the Name of the Lord…» Psalms 124:8 Easter is approaching and we…
My reflection during adoration last Thursday was triggered by homemade kombucha and an overactive imagination; the Lord works in mysterious ways. Or maybe more to the point, ‘more tortuous than anything is…
Today, April 7th marks the 26th anniversary of the death of Cyprien and Daphrose Rugamba – on the first day of the Rwandan genocide. See this short, movie about our brother and…
Winter was long and wet. Winds, storms and gales, day after day. From the Fall to the early Spring. A weather to sit, and a time to work and pray by the…
To look up to God and know He is lovingly watching over us is a joy and a comfort at any time, but especially now when so many of us can’t even…
Social distancing. Who knew that these two little words would have such a huge impact on our lives? Hearing this phrase over and over and hearing how people are doing it (or…
Today, I had a sort of a revelation during my time of praise that I wanted to share with you all. But if you will bear with me, I would like to…
In response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis said he will give an extraordinary blessing “urbi et orbi” (to the city and the world) Friday, March 27. The pope announced he…
Today news reports quoted doctors in hospitals in Italy desperate to care for the multitude of people dying of Covid-19. One had the headline: “Everyone Dies Alone”. It was a very sobering…
In many ways our lives have been turned upside down. We can’t socialize like we normally do and in some cases we can’t even hug the ones we love. Some might ask…
For the foreseeable future ESM NYC will be sharing daily live broadcasts of the mass. Join us each day at 12:30pm EST. Please share this post as a resource with your family…