2. We have the actual record of the courage of Perpetua and Felicity from
the hand of Perpetua herself, her teacher Saturus, and others who
knew them. This account, known as "The Passion of St. Perpetua”
3. In the year 203, Vivia Perpetua, a well-educated noblewoman, of
Carthage, North Africa, made the decision to follow the path of her
mother and become a Christian, although she knew it could mean
her death during the persecutions ordered by the Emperor Severus.
7. Perpetua was arrested with four other catechumens, including two slaves,
Felicity and Revocatus, and Saturninus and Secundulus. Their instructor in the
faith, Saturus, chose to share their punishment and was also imprisoned
8. Perpetua was baptized before taken to prison. She was known
for her gift of "the Lord's speech" and receiving messages from
God. She tells us that at the time of her baptism she was told
to pray for nothing but endurance in the face of her trials
9. While she prayed, Perpetua
was shown a golden ladder
of the highest length,
reaching up to heaven.
At the foot of a ladder is a
serpent, which is faced first by
Saturus and later by Perpetua.
The serpent does not harm
her, and she ascends to a
garden. At the conclusion of
her dream, Perpetua realizes
that the martyrs will suffer.
10. Two deacons who ministered to the prisoners paid the guards to place
the martyrs in a better part of the prison. There, her mother and
brother were able to visit Perpetua and bring her baby to her
11. When she received permission for her baby to stay with her she recalled, "my
prison suddenly became a palace for me." Once more her father came to her,
begging her to give in, kissing her hands, and throwing himself at her feet.
She told him, "We lie not in our own power but in the power of God
12. When she and the others were taken to be examined and sentenced, her
father followed, pleading with her and the judge. The judge, out of pity, also
tried to get Perpetua to change her mind, but when she stood fast, she was
sentenced with the others to be thrown to the wild beasts in the arena
13. The young slave,
Felicity suffered
the stifling heat,
overcrowding, and
rough handling
while being eight
months pregnant
14. The guards provoked Felicity saying "If you think you suffer now, how
will stand it when you face the wild beasts?" She answered them
calmly, "Now I'm the one who is suffering, but in the arena, another
will be in me suffering for me because I will be suffering for him
15. She gave
birth to a
healthy girl
who was
adopted and
raised by
one of the
Christian
women of
Carthage
16. The officers of the prison
began to recognize the
power of the Christians
and the strength and
leadership of Perpetua.
In some cases, this
helped the Christians:
the warden let them
have visitors -- and later
became a believer
17. There was a feast the day before the games, so that the crowd
could see the martyrs and make fun of them. But the martyrs
turned this all around by laughing at the crowd for not being
Christians and exhorting them to follow their example
19. The four new Christians and their teacher went to the arena (the fifth,
Secundulus, had died in prison) with joy and calm. Perpetua in usual high
spirits met the eyes of everyone along the way. We are told she walked
with "shining steps as the true wife of Christ, the darling of God”
20. The men were attacked
by bears, leopards, and
wild boars. The women
were stripped to face a
rabid animal. The two
were thrown out and
attacked, but the crowd
cried out they had had
enough. The women
were removed and
clothed again.
24. Perpetua called out to her brother and other Christians,
"Stand fast in the faith, and love one another.
Do not let our sufferings be a stumbling block to you
25. Perpetua and Felicity stood side by side and were killed
by sword at Carthage in the Roman province of Africa
26.
27. Sts. Perpetua
and Felicity
are the patron
saints of mothers,
expectant mothers,
ranchers and
butchers.
Their feast day is
celebrated on
March 7
28.
29. Prayer: -
Saints Perpetua
and Felicity, watch
over all mothers
and children who are
separated from each
other because of war
or persecution. Show a
special care to mothers
who are imprisoned and
guide them to follow
your example of faith
and courage. Amen
30. In Carthage a basilica was erected over the
tomb of the martyrs, the Basilica Maiorum,
where an ancient inscription bearing the names
of Perpetua and Felicitas has been found
31.
32.
33.
34.
35. LIST OF PRESENTATIONS IN ENGLISH
CHRIST
Resurrection – according to the gospels
Christ the King
Christ lives
Body of Christ - Corpus Christi 1,2,3,4
Christ and his Kingdom
Sacred Heart 1 + 2 – bible and doctrine –
Haurietis aquas – the cult of the Sacred Heart
Vocation to beatitude
Vocation to evangelize with Christ
CHURCH
Divine Revelation
Priestly Ministry
Human Community
Church, Mother and Teacher
Signs of hope
youth synod
CULTURE and HISTORY
Columbus and the discovery of America
Confraternities and processions– Hispanic
Diwali – Festival of lights – Hindi feast
Football in Spain
President Trump
Russian Revolution and Communism 1, 2, 3
Sevilla's fair
Virgen del Pilar and Hispanicity
FAMILY, CHILDREN
Grandparents
Love and Marriage 1,2,3 – 4,5,6 – 7,8,9
Dignity of women – John Paul II
God of Love (sex)
World Meeting of Families Rome 2022 – festival of families
Familiaris Consortium 1,2,3,4
GOD
Angels
Come Holy Spirit
God is Love 1,2– Benedict XVI
Man, image of God
Trinity
LITURGICAL YEAR
Advent and Christmas, 1 + 2
All departed souls
All Saints – Halloween for Christians
Carnival and Lent
Christmas – the birth of our Lord
Holy Week for adults
Holy Week for children 8+ years
Holy Week - drawings for children
Holy Week – Views of the last hours of JC – the passion
Sunday – Lord's Day – JP2
Thanksgiving
POPE FRANCIS – TRAVEL
Pope Francis in Africa
Pope Francis in America
Pope Francis in Bahrain 1+ 2
Pope Francis in Brazil WYD 2013
Pope Francis in Bulgaria and Macedonia
Pope Francis in Canada 1,2,3
Pope Francis in Central African Republic
Pope Francis in Chile 1 + 2
Pope Francis in Cyprus
Pope Francis in Colombia 1 + 2
Pope Francis in Congo 1+ 2
Pope Francis in Cuba 2015
Pope Francis in Egype
Pope Francis in Slovakia 1 + 2
Pope Francis in Europe – parliament
Pope Francis in Fatima
Pope Francis in Greece
Pope Francis in Holy Land,
- Israel, Palestine Jordan
Pope Francis in Hungary 2021 + 2023
Pope Francis in Iraq 1,2,3
Pope Francis in Ireland
– world meeting of families
Pope Francis in Kenya
Pope Francis in Japan
Pope Francis in Kazakhstan 1+ 2
Pope Francis in Malta
Pope Francis in Mexico
Pope Francis in Mexico 2016
Pope Francis in Mongolia
Pope Francis in Morocco
Pope Francis in Panama – WYD 2019
Pope Francis in Peru
Pope Francis in Poland - Auschwitz
Pope Francis in Poland WYD 2016
Pope Francis in Portugal 2021 + WYD 2023
Pope Francis in Romania
Pope Francis in Sudan
Pope francis in Sweden
Pope Francis in Thailand
Pope Francis in Uganda
Pope Francis in United Arab Emirates
MARIA
Fatima – History of the Apparitions of the Virgin
Mary and the Bible
Mary Doctrine and Dogmas
Medjugore pilgrimage
Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico – apparitions
Virgen de Pilar – Hispanic festival
Our Lady of Sheshan, China
SCIENCE
Mars Rover Perseverence – Spanish
Juno explores Jupiter
Parker Solar Test
MORAL AND ETHICAL
Christian holidays - JP2
Conscience, human community,
human freedom and salvation
justification and grace, Life in Christ, merit and holiness
moral law, Morality of human acts, Passions, Sin, Sincerity
social justice, Social Life – participation, Virtue, vice
Vocation – www.vocation.org
Vocation to evangelize
Vocation to beatitude
Pope John XXIII – Peace on Earth
Pope Paul VI
Pope Juan Pablo II –
Redeemer of man,
Karol Wojtyla + Pontificado 1+2
Pope Benedict XVII - in Germany WYD 2005
POPE FRANCIS – DOCUMENTS
love and marriage - Amoris Laetitia – 1.2 – 3.4 –
5.6
Christ lives - 1,2,3 – 4,5,6 – 7,8,9
Evangelii Gaudium 1,2,3,4,5
Gaudete et Exultate 1,2,3,4,5
FRATELLI TUTTI - 1,2 – 3,4,5 – 6,7,8
LAUDATE Sii
1 – care of the common home
2 – gospel of creation
3 – The root of the ecological crisis
4 – integral ecology
5 – lines of action
6 – Ecological Education and Spirituality
LAUDATE DEUM
LUMEN FIDEI – chapter 1,2, - 3,4
Misericordiae Vultus in Spanish – Face of Mercy
Dear Amazonia 1,2,3,4
36. SAINTS and MARTYRS
Martyrs of Albania
Martyrs of Korea
Martyrs of Libya
Martyrs of Japan
Martyrs of Uganda
Martyrs of Vietnam
Martires North American
Saint Albert the Great
Saint Alphonsus Maria Liguori
Saint Ambrose of Milan
Saint Andrew, Apostle
Saint Anthony of Padua
Saint Anthony of the desert (Egypt)
Saint Bruno, founder of the Carthusians
Saint Charles Borromeo
Saint Clement of Rome, Pope and Martyr
Saint Ciyil y Methodius
Saint Columbanus 1,2
Saint Daniel Comboni
Saint Dominic de Guzman, Dominican founder
Saint Dominic Savio
Saint Stephen, proto-martyr
Saint Philip Neri
Saint Francis of Assisi 1,2,3,4
Saint Francis de Sales
Saint Francis Xavier
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Saint Joaquin and Saint Ana
Saint Joseph, worker, husband, father
Saint John Bosco, founder of the Salesians
Saint John Chrysostom
Saint John of Damascus
Saint John of the Cross
Saint John Ma Vianney, Curé de'Ars
Saint John Henry Newman, Cardinal
Saint John N. Neumann, Bishop of
Philadelphia
Saint John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla
Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist
Saint Leo the Great
Saint Luke the Evangelist
Saint Mark the Evangelist
Saint Martin de Porres
Saint Martin of Tours
Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
Saint Maximilian Kolbe
Saint Nazarius and Celsus
Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus)
Saint Paul, 1 + 2
Saint Padre Pio of Pietralcina
Saint Patrick and Ireland
Saint Perpetua and Felicity
Saint Peter Claver
Saint Robert Bellarmine
Saint James the Apostle
Saint Simon and Judah Thaddeus, apostles
Saints Timothy and Titus, bishops, martyrs
Saint Zacharias and Elizabeth,
- parents of John the Baptist
Saint Thomas Becket
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Saint Valentine
Saint Vincent of Paul
Saint Zacharias and Saint Elizabeth
Saint Agatha, virgin and martyr
Saint Agnes of Rome, virgin and martyr
Saint Bernadette of Lourdes
Saint Brigid of Ireland
Saint Catherine of Alexandria,
- virgin and martyr
Saint Catherine of Siena
Saint Cecilia
Saint Faustina and divine mercy
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
Saint Lucia, virgin and martyr
Saint Margaret of Scotland
Saint Maria Goretti
Saint Mary Magdalene
Saint Martha, Mary and Lazarus
Saint Monica, mother of Saint Augustine
Saint Rita of Cascia
Saint Teresa of Avila
Saint Teresa of Calcutta
Saint Therese of Lisieux 1 + 2
Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus
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37. LISTA de PRESENTACIONES en ESPAÑOL
CRISTO
Resurrección – según los evangelios
Cristo Rey
Cristo vive
Cuerpo de Crito - Corpus Christi 1,2,3,4
Cristo y su Reino
Sagrado Corazón 1 + 2 – biblia y doctrina–
Haurietis aquas – el culto del Sagrado Corazón
Vocación a la bienaventuranza
Vocación a evangelizar con Cristo
IGLESIA
Revelacíon Divina
Ministerio sacerdotal
Comunidad humana
Iglesia, madre y maestra
Signos de esperanza
Sinodo jovenes
CULTURA Y HISTORIA
Colón y el descubriento de America
Confraternitdades y processiones– Hispanic
Diwali – Festival de luz – Fiesta Hindi
Futbol en España
Presidente Trump
Revolución y el Comunismo 1, 2, 3
Feria de Sevilla
Virgen del Pilar y Hispanicidad
FAMILIA, HIJOS, NIÑOS
Abuelos
Amor y Matrimonio 1,2,3 – 4,5,6 – 7,8,9
Dignidad de la mujer – John Paul II
Dios de Amor (sexo)
Encuentro Mundial de Familias - Roma 2022 – festival de ls familias
Familiaris Consortium 1,2,3,4
DIOS
Angeles
Ven Espiritu Santo
Dios es Amor 1,2– Benedicto XVI
El hombre, imagen de Dios
Trinidad
AÑO LITURGICO
Adviento y Navidad 1 + 2
Todos las Almas
Todos los Santos– Halloween para Cristianos
Carnival y Cuaresma
Navidad– el nacimiento del Señor
Semana Santa para adullos
Semana Santa para niños 8+ años
Semana Santa – dibujos para niños
Semana Santa– Vistas de las ultimas oras de JC – La Pasión
Domingo– Dia del Señor – JP2
Accion de Gracias - Thanksgiving
MARIA
Fátima – Historia de las Aparitciones de la Virgen
Maria y la Biblia
Maria Doctrina y Dogmas
Medjugore peregrinación
Virgen de Guadalupe, Mexico – aparitciónes
Virgen del Pilar –festival hispanica
Nuestra Señora de Sheshan, China
SCIENCE
Mars Rover Perseverence – Spanish
Juno explora Jupiter
Parker Sonda Solar
MORAL Y ETICA
Vacaciones Cristianos - JP2
Conciencia, Comunidad Humana, Libertad Humana y
Salvacion
Justificación y gracia, Vida en Cristo, Merito y Santidad, Ley
moral
Moraliidad de actos humanos, Pasiones, Pecado ,
Sinceridad
Justicia social ,Vida Social– participacion,Virtud
Vocación– www.vocation.org
Vocación a evangelizar
Vocación a la bienaventuranza
Papa John XXIII – Paz en la tTerra
Papa Paul VI
Papa Juan Pablo II –
Redentor del hombre,
Karol Wojtyla + Pontificado 1+2
Papa Benedicto XVII – en Alemania JMJ 2005
PAPA FRANCISCO – DOCUMENTOS
Amor y matrimonio- Amoris Laetitia – 1.2 – 3.4
– 5.6
Cristo vive - 1,2,3 – 4,5,6 – 7,8,9
Evangelii Gaudium 1,2,3,4,5
Gaudete et Exultate 1,2,3,4,5
FRATELLI TUTTI - 1,2 – 3,4,5 – 6,7,8 (somos todos hermanos)
LAUDATE Sii
1 – cuidado de la casa común
2 – evangelio de la creación
3 – la raiz de la crisis ecologica
4 – ecologia integral
5 – lineas de acción
6 –Educación y Espiritualidad Ecological
LAUDATUM DEUM
LUMEN FIDEI – capitulo 1,2, - 3,4
Misericordiae Vultus in Spanish – Rostro del Perdón
Querida Amazonia 1,2,3,4
PAPA FRANCISCO – VIAJES
Papa Francisco en Africa
Papa Francisco en America
Papa Francisco en Bahrain 1+ 2
Papa Francisco en Brazil WYD 2013
Papa Francisco en Bulgaria and Macedonia
Papa Francisco en Canada 1,2,3
Papa Francisco en Central African Republic
Papa Francisco en Chile 1 + 2
Papa Francisco en Chipre
Papa Francisco en Colombia 1 + 2
Papa Francisco en Congo 1+ 2
Papa Francisco en Cuba 2015
Papa Francisco en Egypto
Papa Francisco en Eslovaqiia 1 + 2
Papa Francisco en Europa – parliamento
Papa Francisco en Fatima, Portugal
Papa Francisco en Grecia
Papa Francisco en Tierra Santa, Israel, Palestine Jordan
Papa Francisco en Hungria 2021 + 2023
Papa Francisco en Iraq 1,2,3
Papa Francisco en Ireanda – encuentro mundial de familias
Papa Francisco en Kenia
Papa Francisco en Japón
Papa Francisco en Kazaquistan 1+ 2
Papa Francisco en Malta
Papa Francisco en Marruecos
Papa Francisco en México
Papa Francisco en México 2016
Papa Francisco en Mongolia
Papa Francisco en Panama – JMJ 2019
Papa Francisco en Peru
Papa Francisco en Polonia- Auschwitz
Papa Francisco en Polonia – JMU - 2016
Papa Francisco en Portugal 2021 + JMJ 2023
Papa Francisco en Romania
Papa Francisco en Sudan
Papa Francisco en Suecia
Pope Francis en Tailandiia
Papa Francisco en Uganda
Papa Francisco en United Arab Emirates
38. SANTOS Y MÁRTIRES
Mártires de Albania
Mártires de Corea
Mártires de Libia
Mártires de Japón
Mártires de Uganda
Mártires de Vietnam
Mártires de Nortd America
San Alberto Magno
San Alfonso Maria Liguori
San Ambrosio de Milan
San Andrés, Apostol
San Antonio de Padua
San Antonio del desierto (Egypto)
San Bruno,
- fundador de los cartujos
San Carlos Borromeo
San Ciril and Metodio
San Clemente de Roma, papa y martir
San Columbanus 1,2
San Daniel Comboni
San Domingo de Guzman,
-fundador de los Dominicos
San Dominic Savio
San Esteban, proto-martir
San Felipe Neri
San Francis co de Asís 1,2,3,4
San Francisco de Sales
San Francisco Xavier
San Ignacio de Loyola
San Joaquin y Santa Ana
San José, obrero, marido, padre
San Juan Bosco, fundador de los Salesianos
San Juan Crisostom
San Juan Damascene
San Juan de la cruz
San Juan Ma Vianney, Curé de'Ars
San Juan E. Newman, cardinal
San Juan N. Neumann, obispo de Filadelfia
San Juan Paul II, Karol Wojtyla
San Juan, Apostol y Evangelista
San Leon el Grande
San Lukas, Evangelista
San Marcos, Evangelista
San Martin de Porres
San Martin de Tours
San Mateo, Apostol y Evangelista
San Maximiliana Kolbe
San Nazareo y Celso, martires
San Nicolas (Santa Claus)
San Pablo, 1 + 2
San Padre Pio de Pietralcina
San Patricio de Irlanda
San Pedro Claver
Santa Perpetua y Felicidad
San Roberto Bellarmino
Santiago, Apostol
San Simon y Judas Tadeo, apostoles
Santos Timoteo y Tito, obispos, mártires
San Zacharias e Isavel,
- padres de Juan el Bautista
San Tomás Beckett
San Tomás de Aquinas
San Valentino
San Vincent e de Paul
San Zacharias y Santa Isabel
Sant’ Agueda, virgen and martir
Santa Bernadita de Lourdes
Santa Brigid a de Irlanda
Santa Caterina de Alexandria, virgen y martir
Santa Caterina de Siena
Santa Cecilia, virgen e martir
Santa Faustina and divine mercy
Sant’ Agnes of Rome, virgen y martir
Sant’ Isabel de Hungria
Sant’ Inés, virgen y martir
Santa Lucia, virgen y martir
Santa Margarita de Escocia
Santa Maria Goretti
Santa Maria Magdalena
Santa Marta, Maria y Lazaro
Santa Monica, madre de San Augustine
Santa Rita de Cascia
Santa Teresa deAvila
Santa Teresa de Calcutta
Santa Terese de Lisieux 1 + 2
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