DAY 10 - MOTHER MOST AMIABLE, PRAY THAT WE RECEIVE THE GIFT OF UNDERSTANDING!
GOD'S WORD
HEROES' WORDS
MEDITATION
PRAY A ROSARY
- Rosary of the Day: Joyful Mysteries
- Traditional 54 Day Rotation: Joyful Mysteries
- Lead your family spiritually so you are equipped for spiritual warfare
- Pray and Sacrifice for the good of your soul and the souls of those entrusted to your care
- Take care of your body, a Temple of the Holy Spirit, through basic nutrition, exercise, and self-defense
- Strengthen your Marriage to be BATTLE READY and rooted in Christ
- Raise and Encourage your children to be BATTLE READY - body, mind, and soul
-Doug
FEAST OF SAINT BARTHOLOMEW
Luke, Chapter 23, Verse 40
The other, however, rebuking him,
said in reply, “Have you no FEAR of
God, for you are subject to the same condemnation?
This verse refers to the story of the good thief.
Theophilus of Alexandria: 'Crucifixion and the Good Thief'.[1]
The sun of righteousness appeared in the east and gave light to those who were in the darkness and in the shadow of death (Lk. 1:79) ...The powerful lion sprang up out of the wood; all the wild beasts hid in their dens…This, if you like, is the way of Our Lord Jesus Christ, when he saw the real enemy of the whole human race, who is the devil. For the devil invaded the whole earth, and afflicted everyone with many kinds of sins, which he spreads with these great scourges, namely, idolatry, robbery, vanity, fornication, theft, murder, slander, licentiousness, envy, hatred, contempt, anger, sorcery, pollution, fraud, arrogance, perjury, falsehood, corruption, prostitution, deceit and whatever is similar in them. These are the traps which the devil set for humanity, until he brought it to perdition and dispersed it. Well now. Let us consider in what way Christ the king made war against the devil until he released our souls from him and set them free. Let us begin, then, to penetrate the great treasure house full of the fruits of life.
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This is the great holy mystery of the wood of
the cross, on which the True God, Jesus Christ, mounted out of love. When he
descended into this world, he came to the people of Israel and preached to them
saying: 'Repent for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand.' (Mt. 4:17)
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But they paid no heed to his holy counsels.
After this he performed all the signs of his divinity in their presence,
miracles without number. He made the blind see, the lame walk and the deaf
hear. He healed lepers. He brought the dead back to life. He drove out demons.
He made paralytics stand on their feet and forgave their sins. He made tax
gatherers repent. He straightened vainglorious hands. He evangelized the poor.
He remitted the sins of adulteresses and purified them with his divinity,
restoring them to a virginal state. It was because an adulterous woman was made
worthy of this great grace that her hands anointed the feet of him who had
created her. (Lk. 7 37-8) From the moment she participated in the purity of his
divinity, the voice of God came to her. 'Your faith has saved you; go in
peace.' (Lk. 7:50)
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In spite of all these things accomplished by him
in their presence, they did not give him credence, but seized him and delivered
him to be crucified. Having brought him into the court of the High Priest, they
treated him with contempt rather than honor. Then the word of scripture was
fulfilled. They brought evils upon me instead of blessings, and hatred instead
of my love.' (Ps. 108:5)
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What then
are the evils which the people he created, the people who killed him, did to
him? They are terrible to describe or to hear. My tongue trembles, my eye
weeps, my spirit groans, my soul is distressed to utter them. It is God that
they have seized, the Lord that they have bound. They have pierced with nails
the hands of them who created them. They slapped the face of their Lord. They
beat his head with their fists. They placed a crown of thorns on his head. They
dressed him in a purple cloak. They gave him vinegar and gall. On this day they
did all these things to him. They crucified him with two thieves. One of them,
who was unworthy of the division of his divinity, said to the Lord, deriding
him: 'If you are the Christ, save yourself and us.' (Lk 23:39).
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The other
replied rebuking him with indignation: 'Do you not fear God? We are
receiving the reward of our sins which we have committed, but this man has done
nothing wrong.' And he said, 'Jesus. remember me when you come into your
kingdom.' And Jesus said to him with great joy: 'Truly, I say to you, today you
will be with me in Paradise.' The gate of Paradise has been closed since the
time when Adam transgressed, but I will open it today, and receive you in it.
Because you have recognized the nobility of my head on the cross, you who have
shared with me in the suffering of the cross will be my companion in the joy of
my kingdom. You have glorified me in the presence of carnal men, in the
presence of sinners. I will therefore glorify you in the presence of the
angels. You were fixed with me on the cross, and you united yourself with me of
your own free will. I will therefore love you, and my Father will love you, and
the angels will serve you with my holy food. If you used once to be a companion
of murderers, behold, I who am the life of all have now made you a companion
with me. You used once to walk in the night with the sons of darkness; behold I
who am the light of the whole world have now made you walk with me. You used
once to take counsel with murderers; behold, I who am the Creator have made you
a companion with me. 'All these things I will pardon you because you have
confessed my divinity in the presence of those who have denied me. For they saw
all the signs which I performed, but did not believe in me. You, then, a
rapacious robber, a murderer, a brigand, a swindler, a plunderer have confessed
that I am God. That is why I have pardoned your many sins, because you have
loved much (Lk. 7:47). I will make you a citizen of Paradise. I will wash your
body so that it will not see corruption before I resurrect it with me on the
third day and take you up with me. The other who has denied me will see you
enveloped in glory, but he will be enveloped in pain and same. He will see you
surrounded by light, but he will be surrounded by darkness. He will see you in
a state of joy and happiness, but he will be in a state of weeping and
groaning. He will see you enjoying ease and benediction, but he will be
suffering oppression and malediction. He will see you refreshed by the angels,
but he will be troubled by the powers of darkness. And in the midst of intense
cold the worm that never rests will consume him. Not only did he not confess
me, but after having denied me he reviled me. 'For this reason, all will
receive according to their works. For as I have already said to them explicitly
and in public: Everyone who acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge
before my Father who is in heaven; but whoever denies me before men, I also
will deny before my Father who is in heaven.' (Mt. 10:32-3).
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So now, brethren, what torment the man who
denied the Lord brought upon himself? We should therefore watch over
ourselves that we should not be led astray, that for the sake of things of this
life, we should not be made strangers to him who has created us. Perhaps there
is someone today who is denying God for the sake of riches because the love of
money closes the eyes of those who are given to it. Such a person takes the
part of Judas, He has sold the Lord for thirty pieces of silver. It is
therefore good for us to direct our concerns towards the Lord since it is he
who takes care of us. Let us now turn to the goal proposed to us by the cross.
For the ladder which Jacob contemplated that was fixed to the ground and
reached up to heaven on which the angel of the Lord ascended and descended
(Gen. 28:12), is Our Lord Jesus Christ raised up on the wood of the cross.
Feast of
Saint Bartholomew[2]
BARTHOLOMEW, of Cana, in Galilee, is probably that Nathaniel WHO was brought to Christ by Philip (John i. 45). Chosen an apostle, he journeyed to India, preached the gospel everywhere, and converted great numbers to Christ. Returning thence, he came, after many labors and sufferings for Christ’s sake, to Greater Armenia, where he converted a great multitude of persons to the faith. At last he was cruelly tormented, flayed alive, and then beheaded by Astyages, brother to the king, at the instigation of the idolatrous priests.
Prayer. Almighty, everlasting God, Who hast granted us a venerable and holy joy on this day, in the festival of Thy blessed apostle Bartholomew, grant to Thy Church, we beseech Thee, both to love what he believed and to preach what he taught. Amen.
EPISTLE, i. Cor. xii. 27-31.
Brethren: You are the body of Christ, and members of member. And God indeed hath set some in the Church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly doctors, after that miracles, then the graces of healings, helps, governments, kinds of tongues, interpretations of speeches. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all doctors? Are all workers of miracles? Have all the grace of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? But be zealous for the better gifts.
GOSPEL. Luke vi. 12-19.
At that time: Jesus went out into a mountain to pray, and He passed the whole night in the prayer of God. And when day was come, He called unto Him His disciples; and He chose twelve of them (whom also He named apostles): Simon whom He surnamed Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon who is called Zelotes, and Jude the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot who was the traitor. And coming down with them, He stood in a plain place, and the company of His disciples, and a very great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the seacoast both of Tyre and Sidon, who were come to hear Him, and to be healed of their diseases. And they that were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the multitude sought to touch Him, for virtue went out from Him, and healed all.
Prayer.
St Bart[3]
The
Feast of St. Bartholomew commemorates the life of Jesus' disciple Bartholomew.
It is observed in both the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches.
St. Bartholomew is thought to have been from Galilee and was probably one
of Jesus' first followers. Traditionally, Bartholomew is believed to have been
a Jewish law scholar who was a close friend with the apostle Philip. He is
credited with converting many to Christianity, in particular in Armenia as well
as parts of India and Asia Minor.
St
Bartholomew Facts
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Bartholomew is simply just listed by name in the
gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke as well as in Acts. He is not
mentioned in the Gospel of John, but some theologians believe that he is
referred to by the name Nathaniel. Most of the information the church has
about Bartholomew/Nathaniel is based on early sermons and writings.
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In the Gospel of John, Bartholomew (known as
Nathaniel) is identified as being from Galilee. He was one of Jesus'
first disciples.
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Bartholomew is thought to have been martyred in
Armenia. His skin was flayed from his body while he was still alive.
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St. Bartholomew is the patron saint of Armenia because
early church writers placed him there spreading the gospel.
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Bartholomew is celebrated in the Orthodox Church on
June 30. In the Roman Catholic tradition, his feast day is August 24.
St
Bartholomew Top Events and Things to Do
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Travel to Rome and visit St Bartholomew's relics.
They are thought to be entombed in the basilica, St Bartholomew on the
Island (in Rome, Italy).
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Visit the Sistine Chapel at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome
or look at its images online. St. Bartholomew appears in Michelangelo's
"The Last Judgment" with his skin flayed.
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Gingerbread is a food associated with the St
Bartholomew. Bake some gingerbread men on his feast day.
More
Things to Do[4]
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In Sandwich, Kent,
England, there is a St Bartholomew's Bun Race. The Bartlemas Bun Race for
children takes place around the chapel of St. Bartholomew's Hospital on this
feast day. Each participant receives a currant bun, while the attendants are
each given a St Bart's Biscuit, which has an imprint of the hospital's ancient
seal.
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St. Bartholomew's relics are in Rome, in the Church of
St. Bartholomew-on-the-Tiber, or San Bartolomeo
all'Isola (translated
as: St. Bartholomew's on the Island). This site provides some pictures this
church.
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Read the Life of St. Bartholomew from The Golden Legend.
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Since gingerbread is one food associated with this
saint, read this short history of gingerbread.
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In England St. Bartholomew's day was a harvest feast
for shepherds and farmers, celebrating their flocks. Athletic contests before
feasting with England's favorite meat: grilled juicy mutton. This feast falls
during the grilling season, so why not serve something from the barbecue.
Daily Devotions
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Eat waffles and Pray for the assistance
of the Angels
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Monday:
Litany of Humility
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True and laudable
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Rosary
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