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God With Us | Lilies Among Thorns Oct 23, 2025

A Gregorian Chant Playlist On Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3VQ3vcf3VLRgFg9gXRItWS?si=bd9f4dac8f7e4579Courtship VideosFr. Ripperger - https://youtu.be/r1V4w38v2mI?si=StYCs4BGlGto36Kx

Fr. Isaac Mary Reyla - https://youtu.be/3LcQSZ621SQ?si=UM0KiVoicwanVPGw

Restoration of Marriage Comes From Above Sensus Fidelium - https://youtu.be/bnkwveRHYao?si=RjkW0m96pETTGjPTCourtship of The Saints - https://www.amazon.com/Courtship-Saints-How-their-Spouses/dp/1505130069

Small Note - It's completely valid to be sad, and dissapointed especially after you saw marriage with someone. A "Beck & Jade" relationship a few things left out : Our Lady of Fatima was an important part of the prayer process when praying for the restoration of my (Julie's relationship). I gifted him my missal with a third class relic of Our Lady of Fatima with the image of St.Jacinta with a note i had wrote for him a year before i saw him that i had under sleeping St.Joseph, part of the confidence i had was a child like joy that note read "Im giving you this because i'm confident it'll end up back with me under the same roof as me when i become your wife"When i met him we drove his mom back home, and she asked me to come in, and he said no, i think he had his mind made up then in that first hour after meeting me, he later apologized for not wanting me to go in, i really thought he must've thought i was ugly or my breath stank haha.He wasn't all that cold, at the end of the night of the wedding, (He had called me prior to my arrival saying it wasnt prudent for us to dance) so he never wanted to dance closely at the wedding, but when he drove me back to the hotel, he slow danced with me in the parking lot to a song he told me he wanted to dance with me 2 years earlier (little things i found romantic he remembered and didnt seem cold)I saw what i needed to see, God showed me and i blocked & unblocked his new girlfriend reason why is because sometimes i go back to my blocked list to check it & i dont want to go through it one day and i see her & him on a profile picture, id appreciate if she blocked me instead. I only ask God for my own sanity i never see a picture on my algorithm of him proposing or getting married. Ive seen enough. God bless. - J.

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Timecodes :0:00 - Intro

5:20 - What Is Courtship

11:22 - What Catholic Women Should Look For In Men

21:50 - La Catolica Toxica

23:00 - Becoming More Marian

27:35 - The Step To Engagement

38:06 - Where To Find A Good Catholic Man

41:57 - Hablemos De Tal

50:08 - Opposites Attract Virtue

53:27 - I Didn't See St.Joseph Until I Saw Him

59:37 - The Pillar of Families Reunited Us

1:10:23 - Our Lady of Sorrows & St.Joseph's Revelation

1:24:40 - Stepping Out Of God's Will

1:28:08 - He Started To Have Fear & Doubt

1:36:43 - Confessions of A Shattered Heart

1:44:01 - A Catholic Break Up

1:47:43 - A Voice Note From My Friend & Only Witness

1:50:16 - Comparing Myself To His New Girlfriend

1:52:23 - A Message To His People & Our Mutuals

1:57:30 - Forever My St.Joseph

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God's Will VS My Will | Lilies Among Thorns Jul 03, 2025

In this episode, we talk about what it truly means to surrender to God’s will when it doesn’t align with our own plans. Obedience isn’t easy when your desires feel so strong, but trusting God’s will over your own leads to peace, freedom, and deeper faith. We explore obedience in God’s will versus our own desires, how to surrender when God says no, and trusting God’s timing and plan for your life. We also discuss letting go of control, embracing spiritual humility, discernment, and seeking authentic spiritual direction for clarity. This episode touches on why birth control and cultural lies disconnect us from God’s design and how to find your true identity, purpose, and peace in Him. We also encourage you to seek authentic spiritual direction from Priests.

If you’re struggling to trust God’s will in your dating life, marriage, career, or daily choices, this conversation will encourage you to let go of control and surrender completely to Him.Subscribe for more Catholic and Christian content on faith, femininity, and spiritual growth.

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Timecodes :

0:00 - Intro

2:04 - The Culture is Against God’s Will

13:35 - From Secular to Practicing Catholic

18:20 - A Letter to the Friends of the Cross

19:37 - Surrendering to God’s No - Wrestling with God’s Will

22:35 - God’s Perfect Will Over Control

24:16 - Trust God’s Shepherds not Catholic Influencers

29:55 - Seek Spiritual Direction and Obey The Church Not Regular Laymen

32:35 - The Power of Confession Healing Mercy and True Freedom in God’s Grace

35:14 - Outro

From Culture Catholics to Practicing Catholics | Lilies Among Thorns Jun 19, 2025

In this powerful episode of Lilies Among Thorns, Franccesca Sevilla opens up about her journey from being a Culture Catholic to rediscovering the beauty of the traditional Catholic faith. Raised in a lukewarm environment, she thought checking boxes was enough—Mass on Sundays, Catholic in name, but distant from the heart of Christ. Until everything changed.

Hear how God pursued her through the chaos of modern life, how the Latin Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, and a deep hunger for truth led her back home. Franccesca shares the raw truth of walking away from worldly comfort, healing from past wounds, and embracing a faith that’s not just cultural—but convicting, countercultural, and rooted in sacrifice.If you’ve ever wrestled with your identity as a Catholic woman, felt stuck in spiritual lukewarmness, or wanted more than surface-level faith—this episode is for you.

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Timecodes :

0:00 - Intro

1:00 - Late Have I Loved You

3:00 - Searching in protestant Churches but Found Him in the One True Faith

6:45 - Finding the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) - A Return to True Reverence

12:25 - Attack on The One True Faith : The Catholic Church Always Under Fire

19:44 - Delaying Baptism is A Sin

26:30 - Leaving the World for Christ

34:33 - Our Obsession with Praying Novenas

36:53 - Too Shy to Make Christ Centered Friends

45:03 - Our Lady of Guadalupe, Saints, Our Lord...Our Faith Can Not be Mocked

49:08 - All Eyes on The Catholic Church

57:47 - Outro

#catholicwomen #latinmass #howtobecomecatholic

God Sees You in the Waiting | Lilies Among Thorns Jun 04, 2025

In this episode of Lilies Among Thorns, we talk honestly about what it’s like to wait—without the filter. We share the quiet insecurities that rise when you feel hidden… the ache of wondering if God’s forgotten you… the doubt that creeps in when His timing doesn’t match your hope. And then there’s the comparison— Not just of who’s “moving forward,” but of beauty, worth, love, calling, purpose. When it seems like everyone else is seen, chosen, flourishing—and you’re still in the silence. This isn’t a pep talk. Not every episode ends on a high note. Sometimes, God invites us to stay in the ache. There are seasons of joy, but also seasons of sorrow—and even that is part of our purification. If you’re in a waiting season where everything feels uncertain… if comparison is stealing your peace… if you’re tired of pretending you’re okay—this episode is for you. We don’t have all the answers. We’re not here to fix it. We’re just here to be with you in it.

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Timecodes :

0:00 - Intro

1:00 - Lilies Among Thorns

3:26 - Hidden but held

8:40 - Struggling with comparison

15:27 - Cosmetic surgery & Catholic scrupulosity

23:56 - Comparison in your hidden years

27:10 - Still waiting after nine days, nine months... years

31:55 - False humility & despair 33:50 - Catholic eldest daughter

44:48 - The prodigals son's brother

47:20 - Praise God when you're in limbo

51:00 - Catholics don't know how to discern anymore

54:30 - God sees you

59:47 - Hard pill to swallow, your vocation is connected to your salvation

1:02:26 - Sacred heart of Jesus, i trust in you

1:07:39 - Outro

#Catholic #ChristianPodcast #FaithJourney

The Ache For Holy Friendships | Lilies Among Thorns May 22, 2025

Todays episode is thanks to "What God is Not" Podcast, our favorite Catholic podcast they have a non-profit "Photina" https://photina.org/A huge thanks to everyone who donated to make this podcast possible!Find More here : ⁠https://linktr.ee/liliesamongthorns⁠We talk about holy friendships and the drought in it. We walk through our own struggles of finding Catholic community. We wanted to call out this problem we have as lay people especially lay women, and also poke fun of ourselves. Hope you all can identify with one of us and find a friend in us. Keep us in your prayers!Instagram: @liliesamongthornspod@juliannarvivas@juliezenethNote : Julie: I truly understand i have my own short comings as a friend, the story i shared about my friendship break up with "c" was to emphisize that friendship break ups are real even in the Catholic space, and how i realized not only do we lack being their for our friends in their sorrows (Everyone talks about friends leaving in their sorrow) But at my most joyful moment when i was going to meet Emmanuel, she could not embrace that joy with me & i realized how a friend should be there in every "mystery" of your life, i needed her in a joyful moment.

Timecodes :

0:00 - Intro

3:10 - Julie’s friendship break up

11:43 - Zeneth’s friendship experience

14:50 - Prudence with Catholic friends

20:30 - Letting go of secular friends

28:22 - What makes a good Catholic friend?

34:32 - Catholic young adult groups

38:42 - The drought in Catholic female friendships

43:15 - Judgement in the Traditional Catholic community

47:15 - Outro

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