Friday, February 10, 2017 Saint Scholastica
Numbers, Chapter 12, Verse 5-8
5 Then the LORD came down in a column of cloud, and
standing at the entrance of the tent, called, “Aaron and Miriam.” When both
came forward, 6 the LORD said: Now listen to my words:
If there are prophets among you, in visions I reveal myself to them, in dreams
I speak to them; 7 Not so with my
servant Moses! Throughout my house he is worthy of trust:
8 face to face I speak to him, plainly
and not in riddles. The likeness of the LORD he beholds. Why, then, do you
not fear to speak against my servant
Moses?
Moses
was 100 percent for God and God had Moses back; protecting him from the spin
(media/backbiters) of his time. Moses was humbled before God, while at the same
time confident. Moses lived the Shema Yisrael which is the
same prayer the Christ most likely prayed every morning Himself and is still
prayed by pious Jews today.
Hear,
O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one; and you shall love the Lord your
God with all your Heart, and with all your soul, and with your entire mind, and
with all your strength.
Rabbi Yisrael Kaniel says of Moses:
God by referring to Moses in terms of “In all My House
he is trusted,” we understand that G-d has no reservations at all about Moses’
trustworthiness. G-d has absolutely no qualms about providing Moses with
all the information about His business, as it were. Moses was deemed
worthy of such immense trust because “The man Moses was the most humble person
who ever walked the face of the earth” (Bamidbar 12:3). Relative to G-d,
Moses totally nullified himself. He had no ego when it came to the Master
of the world. His interests were 100% the interests of the Al-Mighty;
consequently, G-d had no reason to withhold any secrets from him. As a
result, as R. Moshe Chaim Luzzato writes, every secret of creation was open to
him. May we even remotely approach the level of Moses in reducing our egos to
the minimum in order to reap the benefits of enjoying G-d’s secrets, and may
we, thereby, enjoy the maximum happiness and satisfaction for the rest of our
lives – in this world and in the world to come.[1]
Remember to
always reverence and respect those who have dedicated their lives to the
service of God; for when you do, you do it, for God.
Feast of St. Scholastica[2]
St. Scholastica
was the twin sister of St. Benedict, the Patriarch of Western monasticism. She
was born in Umbria, Italy, about 480. Under Benedict's direction, Scholastica
founded a community of nuns near the great Benedictine monastery Monte Cassino.
Inspired by Benedict's teaching, his sister devoted her whole life to seeking
and serving God. She died in 547 and tradition holds that at her death her soul
ascended to heaven in the form of a dove.
Things to Do
·
Tell your children about the "holy
twins": St. Scholastica and the tender love she had for her brother St.
Benedict. Ask them how they can help one another to become saints.
·
Make an altar hanging or window transparency in
the shape of a dove to honor St. Scholastica.
·
If you are traveling to Italy try to visit St.
Benedict's Abbey of Monte Cassino. Here is a YouTube video with more
pictures. If not, make a virtual visit.
·
Learn how to prayerfully read Sacred Scripture
in this article, Lectio Divina: Daily Information for a New Life by Fr. Adam
Ryan, O.S.B.
Full Snow Moon
According
to the almanac today we are having a Full Snow Moon plan to have a day to take
your children or your grandchildren taking them out to play in the snow and
talk a little with them about your love and faith in God and make snow angels.
I wonder if St. Scholastica made these with her brother St. Benedict when they
were little.
Daily Devotions/Prayers
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