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Blessings to you all at Christmas! We
met with the inside Team at Torres Prison
in the first week of January 2019. They
are a small group of Catholic inmates
with whom we interact for conducting
the RCIA classes. Cody, who is the
leader and animator of this group, asked
me about Calendars as the men have not
received their 2019 ULRA Calendar. I
must tell you, Patti, that I believe these
calendars of yours are as important to
these men as their Bibles. With them,
they are able to follow all the feast
days of the Saints, the holy days, the
solemnities, the meaning of ember days
which all help them to understand and
appreciate that part of Our Catholic
Faith. So many of these things have
been forgotten or cast aside by the
parishes. I believe that a good Catholic
calendar like yours could bring many
to a stronger faith. Following daily our
Catholic beliefs is a perfect focus to draw
us deeper into our Faith and away from
the secularization. The meditations
for each month are a catechism in
themselves. < Hank and Carol - TX >
If at all possible, may I be blessed with
a 2019 ULRA Roman Catholic Calendar
when they become available. I have been
receiving them for quite a few years
now and they are always spiritually
fortifying. Your work is efficacious.
You would be sorely missed if you did
not continue to nurture the Social
Kingship of Jesus Christ and Our
Mother Mary, Queen of Heaven and
Earth. < David, Corcoran - CA >
Thank you for the Sacramentals and
printed materials. We were so happy to
have a priest bless all the items and hear
our confessions, which took three hours.
We need all the help we can get. The
very, very bad news is this: whoever is
in charge of California prisons has
instituted a new and terrible policy of
doing away with prisons and yards
that are Protective Custody. Many people
are going to be hurt and murdered
because of this policy. The general
population in prisons is filled with
gangs. They harass the population
that is trying to better their lives and
change. Those who have left the gangs
are most vulnerable. They are the ones
who want to change their lives for the
better and get out of prison. Now, they
are grouped with the gangs and thrown
back to the wolves like lambs to the
slaughter. Please pray for us who are
placed in a situation of kill or be killed.
I don’t know what will happen. I surrender
everything to God and Mother Mary.
Please pray for us! < Martin - USA >