Eighteen-year-old girl of the Focolare Movement will be beatified in September

[oneconcerned]

To "Costernocht" : No one smoking and drinking is "holy" according to the Bible standard. The word "holy" is from the Latin word "sanctus." It means "set apart." The Hebrew word means "consecrated." 1st Corinthians chapter 3 verse 17 says our body's "God's temple" and if we destroy it, God will destroy us. Proverbs 20 vs. 1 speaks against wine and strong drink. Just trying to do good isn't enough. (Titus chapt. 3 vs 5) One needs the Holy Spirit of Jesus. (Romans chapt. 8 vs. 9) God bless you.

[oneconcerned]

At 57 seconds into the video, you can see one of the youth in the movement smoking. Is this Christian behavior? Focolare is a new order in Catholicism which promotes the Church but still doesn't direct people to worship (and venerate) Christ alone. If the Bible says that we are to hold up the head, Christ, why is Rome holding up the pope, Mary, patron saints, and "blessed" individuals that are made saints by men? No one in the Bible died and was made into a saint afterwards.

[costernocht]

@oneconcerned Some of the holiest people I know smoke. And drink.

[brownangel79]

@oneconcerned Yes i Also saw it,: remember what Saul did? he persued christians, remember mary magdelene? the and we are all Sinners. The point is to reach to sancticty. we can't do is if, beacuse you are christian or what else you are a saint. we are born sinners, anto every day we have to try to become closer to becoming a saint.

[brownangel79]

Being a teacher I see how teens, kid,s the world around us are getting addict to so many thing theoconalogy is making for us. All these things are taking more time away from us being in the presence of the one e true God. so these creation we idolize them, by being addict( as well as smoking a sigart)

[brownangel79]

have you even looked aroud, how many idols we have nowdays in the world, all the artist, celebrities, even those who are christian, who are singing over the whole world, somtimes we pay a lot of money just to go to sucha chrisitan concert to prais for a lot of money, as if we need such christian artist to help us prais all the time.

[brownangel79]

so when being judged by other because of looking up to our Saints. I began searching, what can i learn about them. Can i give up my live for my interests as they did.  suffer with Joy as they did. And all this to give honor to God? If example of life this brings me closer to God, rather sing holy holy holy all day and judge others, i will keep on doning it. Beacuse Jesus came for the needy of the sinners, for you and me. Even The devil used the bible to tease Jesus.

[brownangel79]

Judging others with out they even knowing, and not being able to help them.. makes your comments helpless.

I'm trying very hard every day to do what Jesus would do.

Did you know that at the end of life of the protestant priest Martin luther, he became a Anti-Judaism and antisemitism. may that be a reason for hitler to kill all Jews?

In these day, don't let the truth mislead you cause there are many things that we do unconsciously that makes us to sin more.

[brownangel79]

When seeing christian teleton's and these pastor jumping on the money in their should. I keep praying that all the do is to help others reach God. When seeing the big house the make, the cares the drive.. and there own church people having less, because the 10% the give is to sustain their pastor to live on the back of the church. shouldn't the live also modest? oops.. you see i started judging others. So first of all start at your own church. and help als other protestants denomenations also

[brownangel79]

I mean do not start judging, start helping them come back to sense.. to worship God with their life, the behavior, towards others. Help your neigbors. Help those where you really van talk to, and don't be suprised if you find many others around you doing the same kind of sin, as you saw in this report. ( not smoking, but being fals christians also) I don't smoke i don't drink, i don't say nasty words, i Help others instead of judging. but i'm still a sinner. Only God can judge.

[megssiobhan]

Chiara Luce!!! You are such an inspiration!

[Tibly]

she's so beautiful like an angel.

[xzyza2000]

@Tibly Now an angel in Heaven!!