Why
Should I Care?
December 30
Monday
in the Octave of Christmas
Ecclesiastes, Chapter
5, Verse 6
Despite many dreams,
futilities, and a multitude of words, fear
God!
Remember fear of God means reverence and
love. Our dreams if not connected to our Godly purpose are unrewarding. Our
vainness is a result of excluding God from our plans; and many words do not
make a song of praise. It
is not the multitude of words but one’s sincerity that counts in the
acknowledgment of God’s sovereignty, especially through obedience and
reverence. God does not fear to make men great;
but for those who are made great they must
be responsible, humble and fair for those in command are thoroughly judged by
God. We must be of the mindset as
spoken by Charles Mayes: “Make sure the thing your living for is worth
dying for.” And as leaders we must make sure that when we send others
into harm’s way that it would be only if we ourselves would be willing to die
to get it done. As confirmed members of the body of Christ it is our duty; no,
our sacred honor to give meaning to the words of the psalmist:
“Defend the lowly and fatherless; render
justice to the afflicted and needy. Rescue the lowly and poor; deliver them
from the hand of the wicked.” (Ps. 82:3-4)
Focus[2]
FOCUS
is a Catholic collegiate outreach whose mission is to share the hope and joy of
the gospel with college and university students. Trained in Church teaching,
prayer, sacred Scripture, evangelization and discipleship, FOCUS missionaries
encounter students in friendship where they are, inviting them into a personal
relationship with Jesus Christ and accompanying them as they pursue lives of
virtue and excellence. Through Bible studies, outreach events, mission trips
and one-on-one discipleship, missionaries inspire and build up students in the
faith, sending them out to spread the good news and to live out the Great
Commission: Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations (Mt. 28:19).
"Be
soldiers."
— Pope St. John Paul II to Curtis Martin,
our founder and CEO
This is a generation in crisis — of
identity, of purpose and of belief. Faced with so many distractions, acts of
violence, empty pleasures and a loss of faith in God, they are losing hope. For
the sake of so many souls, the joyful message of Jesus Christ’s life and
salvation needs to be shared, now more than ever.
Recognizing the significant impact, the
college years have on a young person’s future, Curtis Martin founded the
Fellowship of Catholic University Students, starting with just two missionaries
at Benedictine College in 1998.
Later that same year, Curtis was blessed
with the opportunity to meet Pope St. John Paul II and to share his vision for
FOCUS: a chance for every student to know and feel known, loved and cared for
by Jesus Christ. His Holiness listened carefully, and in response he simply
told Curtis, “Be soldiers.”
Encouraged and driven by Pope St. John
Paul II’s call to a New Evangelization and encouraged with steadfast hope to
change the culture for Christ, FOCUS has forged ahead into the battlefield.
FOCUS missionaries have spread the gospel message to tens of thousands of
college students through on-campus outreach, Bible studies, discipleship,
mission trips, national conferences and more.
Today, FOCUS continues to encourage young
people to pursue truth and meaning in their lives, to invest in relationships
with Jesus Christ and their fellow students. Our story is and remains the same:
through God’s mercy, FOCUS missionaries will continue to help young people go
and share the good news to everyone they meet, bringing Christ to the world and
transforming the world through Christ.
1st Day: Creation of light and its
separation from darkness
2nd Day: Creation of the firmament and
division of the waters
3rd Day: Collection of waters (sea) and
formation of dry land (earth); creation of plants according to their own
likeness
4th Day: Creation of heavenly bodies in
the firmament (sun, moon, and stars)
5th Day: Creation of sea creatures and
winged fowl from the waters
6th Day: Creation of cattle, creeping things,
and beasts from the dry land; creation of mankind, male and female
December
30, Sixth Day in the Octave of Christmas - Day Six[4]
God is your beatitude. The things of time are toys.
You are eternity's child and your eternity has already begun! There is a
compelling urgency to every day and every hour of the day. In it we are to
witness to the truth — that God greeted and gifted us at Christmas.
If you know what witness means, you understand why
God brings St. Stephen, St. John, and the Holy Innocents to the crib in the
cave as soon as Christ is born liturgically. To be a witness is to be a martyr. Holy Mother Church wishes
us to realize that we were born in baptism to become Christ — He who
was the world's outstanding Martyr. — Love Does Such Things, by Rev. M. Raymond, O.C.S.O.
·
Day Sixth activity
(Gingerbread Bowls)
·
Day Sixth recipe (Lamb's
Wool)
Cup of Wisdom
For Christmas my wonderful wife brought me three
coffee mugs on being 1) a man of courage 2) a man of strength and 3) a man of
wisdom. To be a person of wisdom there is no better model for us than that of
the Holy Family. Here is what is on the wisdom mug my wife gave me: Blessed is
the man who uses knowledge and experience to improve the well-being of others
who guides with respect and encourages with love. “Make me to know your
ways, O Lord, teach me your paths.” (Psalm 25: 4)
Daily
Devotions
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