Proverbs, Chapter
24, Verse 21-22
21
My son, fear the LORD and the king; have
nothing to do with those who hate them; 22 for disaster will issue
suddenly, and calamity from them both, who knows when?
Proverbs chapter 24 comments on the fates of the
wicked and foolish—it begins with a warning not to take the foolish as role
models. The faithful are encouraged “to be jealous, zealous; to emulate.” Christ;
for—the wicked have no future.[1]
If Christ is real to you everyday of your life then rendering to God what is
God's is not a sacrifice. No, we are compelled by the Holy Spirit and we must give ourselves up entirely to Him.
National
Vocation Awareness Week will be celebrated November
5-11, 2017. Please ask Our Lord for more dedicated, holy priests, deacons
and consecrated men and women. May they be inspired by Jesus Christ,
supported by our faith community, and respond generously to God’s gift of a
vocation.
Don't forget to
pray for the Poor
Souls in Purgatory from November 1 to the 8th.
Pope Gregory
speaks of a priest of Centumcellæ, now Civita Vecchia, who also went to the
warm baths. A man presented himself to serve him in the most menial offices,
and for several days waited upon him with the most extreme kindness, and even
eagerness. The good priest, thinking that he ought to reward so much attention,
came the next day with two loaves of blessed bread, and, after having received
the usual assistance of his kind servant, offered him the loaves. The servant,
with a sad countenance, replied, “Why, Father, do you offer me this bread? I
cannot eat it. I, whom you see, was formerly the master of this place, and,
after my death, I was sent back to the condition in which you see me for the
expiation of my faults. If you wish to do me good, ah! Offer up for me the
Bread of the Eucharist.” At these words he suddenly disappeared, and he, whom
the priest had thought to be a man, showed by vanishing that he was but a
spirit. For a whole week the good priest devoted himself to works of penance,
and each day offered up the Sacred Host in favor of the departed one; then,
having returned to the same baths, he no longer found his faithful servant, and concluded that he had been delivered. It
seems that Divine Justice sometimes condemns souls to undergo their punishment
in the same place where they have committed their sins.
November 6 is Saxophone Day, an unofficial holiday that celebrates the woodwind instrument popularly used in jazz, classical music, and military ensembles. The day honors saxophonists and commemorates the birth anniversary of its inventor Adolphe Sax. Born in Belgium in 1814, Sax was an instrument maker and musician who designed and introduced the Saxophone in 1840. It was first adopted for use in military bands and soon became a popular instrument played in a concert band and in chamber music. Chamber music is a type of music played by a group of small instruments - ones that usually can fit into a small room or chamber. Today, the Saxophone is used extensively in jazz and other kinds of dance music and in symphony orchestras around the world.
Many Different Types
How to Celebrate?
- Are
you a saxophonist? Bring out your instrument and play some music with a
band or solo for your family and friends.
- Attend
a chamber music, jazz or symphony orchestra concert. Keep an ear out for
the Saxophone notes.
- If
you have always wanted to learn how to play the Saxophone, today is the
day to get started.
Daily
Devotions
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