His mercy is from age to age to those who fear him.
Chinese New Year Facts & Quotes
Chinese New Year Top Events and Things to Do
I am the God of your father, he continued, the God of Abraham, the God
of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.
This is Moses first
encounter with the Living God. Moses responded with natural fear thus he tried to hide himself just
as Adam did in the garden. Yet, how does one hide from God. The beginning of
Holiness is to not try to hide but to face our Lord manfully and admit we are
what we are and He is what He is. After this Moses was 100 percent for God; he
was His man. Moses here began a journey with God that eventually led to the
birth of Christ true God and true man and we beheld him face to face.
Today try and be 100%
for God.
As iron, cast into the fire, loses its
rust and becomes bright with the flame, so too a man who turns his whole heart
to Me is purified and all sluggishness and changed into a new man.[1]
Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church
Thomas Aquinas thoughts
on Fear
Article 1.
Whether God can be feared? I answer that, Just as hope has
two objects, one of which is the future good itself, that one
expects to obtain, while the other is someone's help, through whom one expects
to obtain what one hopes for, so, too, fear
may have two objects, one of which is the very evil which a man shrinks
from, while the other is that from which the evil may come.
Accordingly, in the first way God, Who is goodness itself, cannot be
an object of fear; but He can be an object of fear in the second way, in so far
as there may come to us some evil either from Him or in
relation to Him. From Him there comes the evil of punishment, but this
is evil not
absolutely but relatively, and, absolutely speaking, is a good. Because, since a
thing is said to be good
through being ordered to an end, while evil implies lack of this
order, that which excludes the order to the last end is altogether evil, and such is the evil of fault. On the
other hand the evil
of punishment is indeed an evil,
in so far as it is the privation of some particular good, yet absolutely
speaking, it is a good,
in so far as it is ordained to the last end. In relation to God the evil of fault can come to
us, if we be separated from Him: and in this way God can and ought to be
feared.
Article 2.
Whether fear is fittingly divided into filial, initial, servile and worldly
fear? I answer that, We are speaking of fear now, in so
far as it makes us turn, so to speak, to God or away from Him. For,
since the object of fear is an evil, sometimes, on
account of the evils
he fears, man withdraws from God, and this is called human fear; while
sometimes, on account of the evils he fears, he turns to God and adheres to Him.
This latter evil
is twofold, viz. evil
of punishment, and evil
of fault. Accordingly if a man turn to God and adhere to Him,
through fear of punishment, it will be servile fear; but if it be on account of
fear of committing a fault, it will be filial fear, for it becomes a child to
fear offending its father. If, however, it be on account of both, it will be initial
fear, which is between both these fears.
Article 3.
Whether worldly fear is always evil? I answer that, moral
acts and habits
take their name and species
from their objects. Now the proper object of the appetite's movement is the
final good:
so that, in consequence, every appetitive movement is
both specified and named from its proper end. For if anyone were to describe covetousness as love of
work because men work on account of covetousness, this
description would be incorrect, since the covetous man seeks work not as end
but as a means: the end that he seeks is wealth, wherefore covetousness is rightly
described as the desire or the love of wealth, and this is evil. Accordingly worldly
love is, properly speaking; the love whereby a man trusts in the world as his
end, so that worldly love is always evil. Now fear is born of
love, since man
fears the loss of what he
loves, as Augustine
states. Now worldly fear is that which arises from worldly love as from an evil root, for which
reason worldly fear is always evil.
Chinese New Year[2]
Chinese New Year or Spring Festival celebrates a year of hard work and gives
people the opportunity to wish for a lucky new year. It is China's most
important festival and involves family reunions, elaborate decorations and
giving red envelopes. Chinese New Year is based on the Chinese Lunar Calendar
and usually falls between January 21 and February 20. In 2017 Chinese New Year
is celebrated on January 288th. The Calendar functions on a 12 year animal
cycle that many associate with the celebration.
Chinese New Year Facts & Quotes
·
2016
is the Year of the Monkey according to the Chinese animal zodiac cycle.
2017 will be the Year of Rooster or Red Fire Chicken.
·
The
names of the Chinese calendar are repeated every 60 years.
·
The
Chinese New Year is celebrated as the Spring Festival in China. It is the
nation's most important festival.
·
Every
child receives a monetary gift for New Year. The gift is wrapped in a red
envelope.
·
I
wish you happiness that comes from within, the best of luck to keep you pushing
and peace in all days of the New Year. - Gong Xi Fa Cai, Popular New Year song
Chinese New Year Top Events and Things to Do
·
Sing
a popular Chinese New Year song called Gonf Xi Fa Cai.
·
Clean
your he house. It is customary for Chinese to clean their homes in preparation
for the New Year and the fresh start.
·
Prepare
your red envelopes for the kids. This is considered lucky money for children.
·
Attend
a Chinese New Year Festival in a town near you. Most large cities in the US
have a Chinatown district that will host events and pageants.
·
Get
together with friends and create a long dragon on sticks. One person gets to
create the head, and the remainder create the long flowy tail. Remember to use
bright colors.
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