This blog is based on references in the Bible to fear. God wills that we “BE NOT AFRAID”. Many theologians state that the eighth deadly sin is fear. It is fear and its natural animal reaction to fight or flight that is the root cause of our failings to create a Kingdom of God on earth. By “the power of the Holy Spirit” we can be witnesses and “communicators” of a new and redeemed humanity “even to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:7 8). This blog is dedicated to Mary the Mother of God.
Saturday, November 28, 2020
Get link
Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps
-
DAY 20 - VIRGIN MOST FAITHFUL, PRAY THAT WE RECEIVE THE FRUIT OF KINDNESS
GOD'S WORD
"But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you." (Luke 6:27-31)
"Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you." (Ephesians 4:32)
"Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience." (Colossians 3:12)
"She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue." (Proverbs 31:26)
"So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 2:1-5)
HEROES' WORDS
"Be kind to all and severe to thyself." -St. Teresa of Avila
MEDITATION
Fruit of Kindness: One of the fruits of the Holy Spirit; the quality of understanding sympathy and concern for those in trouble or need. It is shown in affability of speech, generosity of conduct, and forgiveness of injuries sustained. (Fr. John Hardon, Modern Catholic Dictionary)
PRAY A ROSARY
Choose either:
Rosary of the Day: Joyful Mysteries
Traditional 54 Day Rotation: Sorrowful Mysteries
PRAYERS FOR TRADITIONAL 54 DAY NOVENA
THE SORROWFUL MYSTERIES OF THE HOLY ROSARY
Prayer before the recitation: Sign of the cross. Hail Mary.
In petition (first 27 days): Hail, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, my Mother Mary, hail! At thy feet I humbly kneel to offer thee a Crown of Roses, blood red roses to remind thee of the passion of thy divine Son, with Whom thou didst so fully partake of its bitterness, each rose recalling to thee a holy mystery, each 10 bound together with my petition for a particular grace. O Holy Queen, dispenser of God's graces, and Mother of all who invoke thee! Thou canst not look upon my gift and fail to see its binding. As thou receivest my gift, so wilt thou receive my petition; from thy bounty thou wilt give me the favor I so earnestly and trustingly seek. I despair of nothing that I ask of thee. Show thyself my Mother!
In thanksgiving (last 27 days): Hail, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, my Mother Mary, hail! At thy feet I gratefully kneel to offer thee a Crown of Roses blood red roses to remind thee of the passion of thy divine Son, with Whom thou didst so fully partake of its bitterness each rose recalling to thee a holy mystery; each ten bound together with my petition for a particular grace. O Holy Queen, dispenser of God's graces, and Mother of all who invoke thee! Thou canst not look upon my gift and fail to see its binding. As thou receivest my gift, so wilt thou receive my thanksgiving; from thy bounty thou hast given me the favor I so earnestly and trustingly sought. I despaired not of what I asked of thee, and thou hast truly shown thyself my Mother.
Say: The Apostles' Creed, Our Father, 3 Hail Marys, Glory Be.
The Agony in the Garden - Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of resignation to the will of God and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
The Scourging at the Pillar - Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of mortification and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
The Crowning with Thorns - Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of humility and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
The Carrying of the Cross - Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of patience in adversity and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
The Crucifixion - Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glory Be.
Concluding Prayer: I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of love of our enemies and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
Say: The Hail Holy Queen.
Spiritual Communion: My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
In petition (first 27 days): Sweet Mother Mary, I offer thee this spiritual communion to bind my bouquets in a wreath to place upon thy brow. O my Mother! Look with favor upon my gift, and in thy love obtain for me (specify request, see below). Hail Mary ...
In thanksgiving (last 27 days): Sweet Mother Mary, I offer thee this Spiritual Communion to bind my bouquets in a wreath to place upon thy brow in thanksgiving for (specify request, see below) which thou in thy love hast obtained for me. Hail, Mary, etc.
PETITION: May truth be revealed, and may America and the Catholic Church become strong in God's power. - Ephesians 6:10
Please consider adding these prayers, until the election is called (more information HERE):
Fr. Ripperger's Recommended Prayers for
Breaking Oppression and Sending Back Evil
Until the Election is Called
Consecration of One's Exterior Goods to the Blessed Virgin Mary
(This prayer is particularly useful for breaking various forms of oppression. By relinquishing what belongs to us into the hands of the Blessed Virgin, Satan cannot touch them. This is a strong prayer of protection on you and yours):
I; (Name), a faithless sinner, renew and ratify today in thy hands the vows of my Baptism; I renounce forever Satan, his pomps and works; and I give myself entirely to Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Wisdom, to carry my cross after Him all the days of my life, and to be more faithful to Him than I have ever been before. In the presence of all the heavenly court, I choose thee, O Mary, this day for my Mother and Mistress. Knowing that I have received rights over all my exterior goods by the promulgation of the Natural Law by the Divine Author, I deliver and consecrate to thee, as thy slave, all of my exterior goods, past, present and future; I relinquish into thy hands, my Heavenly Mother, all rights over my exterior goods, including our President, the fairness, honesty and accuracy of the outcome of the election, and our country and I retain for myself no right of disposing the goods that come to me but leave to thee the entire and full right of disposing of all that belongs to me, without exception, according to thy good pleasure, for the greater glory of God in time and in eternity. As I now interiorly relinquish what belongs to me exteriorly into thy hands, I entrust to thee the protection of those exterior goods against the evil one, so that, knowing that they now belong to thee, he cannot touch them. Receive, O good and pious Virgin, this little offering of what little is, in honor of, and in union with, that subjection which the Eternal Wisdom deigned to have to Thy maternity; in homage to the power which both of You have over this poor sinner, and in thanksgiving for the privileges with which the Holy Trinity has favored thee. Trusting in the providential care of God the Father and thy maternal care, I have full confidence that thou wilst take care of me as to the necessities of this life and will not leave me forsaken. God the Father, increase my trust in Thy Son's Mother; Our Lady of Fair Love, give me perfect confidence in the providence of Thy Son. Amen.
Sending Evil Back
(Fr. Chad Ripperger comments that the following prayer may appear harsh, in that it seems to seek evil befall on another, yet it is meant to expose evil and to teach that evil does not win. And, in fact, choosing evil will, eventually, lead to bad repercussions)
Jesus and Mary, I ask that if it be Your Holy Will, that any curses or evil sent against the President or the election process be sent back from whence they came.
All of the daily Novena Prayers and Reflections are also posted at usgraceforce.com
Those who would like to pray with others via The Telephone Rosary, call 1-951-799-9866 daily at 6 pm Eastern.
Grace Force Warriors,
You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on other Fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the Ruling Class "New World Order" Cabal, the elimination of Leftist tyranny over the oppressed peoples of America, and security for ourselves in a free world. - Eisenhower, Letter to Allied Forces (Adapted for Operation Overlord 2.0)
Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy - D-Day, June 6, 1944. The Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II.
I am calling upon all Grace Force Warriors to embark upon, what I call, "Operation Overlord 2.0."
Today, we are finding our nation occupied by an enormous, very aggressive and well-coordinated Leftist Ruling Class Cabal and their huge army of "useful idiot" minions. While this evil cabal has been plotting, planning and gaining control for decades, in recent months they have launched a full-fledged invasion, which includes a "politicized pandemic" to depress the economy and citizenry in order to gain power, the incitement of nationwide domestic terrorism (again, to depress the economy and citizenry in order to gain power), "cancel culture" threats to the citizenry on every side and, now, the hostile takeover of the Office of the President of the United States through an organized fraudulent election. We are at WAR!!
I write to you on November 27, which marks the Feast of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. On this day, we commemorate the apparition of Our Blessed Mother to Saint Catherine Laboure (whose feast day is tomorrow, November 28), and celebrate the vision that Our Lady revealed to the young saint in Paris in 1830 - the Miraculous Medal.
As Communism and Fascism infiltrated everywhere, St. Maximilian Kolbe fought for souls using the best of "new media" (to counter propaganda with truth) and another "weapon" - the Miraculous Medal.
"This is truly our heavenly weapon," the saint said, describing the medal as "a bullet with which a faithful soldier hits the enemy, i.e. evil, and thus rescues souls."
As World War II raged around him in Poland, St. Maximilian Kolbe fought for souls using a printing press and another "weapon" - the Miraculous Medal. Kolbe formed the Militia Immaculata in 1917 to "lead every individual with Mary to the most Sacred Heart of Jesus." He asked all Militia Immaculata members to wear the Miraculous Medal as a sign of their total consecration to Mary.
So, while St. Maximillian Kolbe was an avid promoter of the very powerful rosary, he directed souls to deploy two other extremely powerful weapons: Marian Consecration and the Miraculous Medal.
Living in Poland, as Marxism was infiltrating everywhere and, later, the rise of Naziism, Kolbe knew this was a spiritual battle, at its core. Prior to D-Day, these evils were moving unabated across Western Europe, on their way to take over the world.
Today, we are experiencing, what some say, an even greater encroachment of this Communism and Fascism. Both of which see religion as their mortal enemy.
This is why I am asking all Grace Force Warriors to deploy the same "St. Maximillian Kolbe Strategy" at this critical "make or break" moment in history.
The day on which all "state recounts and court contests over presidential election results must be completed" is on Dec. 8, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. I believe this is providential, and provides an even greater reason for deploying the "St. Maximillian Kolbe Strategy." If this emboldened Leftist/Communist/Fascist Cabal steals the Presidency, we are, very likely, looking at generations of oppression and persecution.
I am seeing another reason for deploying this strategy at this most critical juncture ...
Pope John Paul II also emerged out of Poland, just as a very influential modernist cabal had taken control of the Church (See McCarrick, Bernadine, Weakland, etc.). For the first 15 years of his pontificate, JPII was alone on the battlefield, against this powerful cabal. Then, one day, a kind of Don John of Austria emerged to rally the remnant forces. This was Mother Angelica and the EWTN network.
I wrote about this (See HERE). Here's how I began that article ...
I believe Mother Angelica, single-handedly, turned the Barque of Peter around on August 14, 1993, with this Clarion Call to stand against a horrific liberal trajectory of Holy Mother Church. Much like a loving parent watching her toddler wander out into a road with busy traffic, Mother Angelica was stern and disciplinary in her rebukes of this terribly dangerous trend.
You see? I believe this was the day Mother Angelica's legendary rant would begin the process of giving John Paul II the allied forces he needed to stand against the evil modernist cabal. From that day forward, EWTN would be become extremely popular, and Catholics everywhere began to reclaim the surrendered ground of the sacred, shunning, more and more, the evil designs of the modernist cabal.
What is VERY interesting is that "Mother's Rant" was on August 14, the Feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe.
Many of you are already dedicating yourself to other ways of praying, right now. This may include the 54-Day Novena for Our Nation which, in particular, called us all to "Get Strong" in these last 54 days of 2020 (See HERE).
Operation Overlord 2.0
If God is calling you, I am asking that you add this "Operation Overlord 2.0" to your daily prayers, knowing December 8 could be our "make or break" moment in time. Here's how it works ...
Starting Monday, November 30, we will enter into the St. Maximillian Kolbe Nine-Day Preparation for Total Consecration
On December 8, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, we will all make our Marian Consecration (or renew it)
Dedicate yourself to wear the Miraculous Medal every day (or carry it. The Combat Rosary has the Miraculous Medal)
We call upon the intercession of the Blessed Mother, St. Michael, St. Maximillian Kolbe, Pope St. John Paul II and Mother Angelica
PLEASE NOTE: One way of wearing the Miraculous Medal is to wear the 4-Way Scapular Medal, which also has the image of the Miraculous Medal. This way, you fulfill your promise to wear both the Brown Scapular and the Miraculous Medal, with just one medal. You can find the 4-Way Scapular Medal HERE.
Also, please note that my family, who operates romancatholicgear.com, has decided to show appreciation to all their customers by gifting the first 3500 customers with a free petite (lady's size - 3/4") Pro-Life Scapular Medal with every purchase over $25 at Roman Catholic Gear.
Finally, if you have not yet enlisted in the United States Grace Force as of yet, please do so by pressing the BE A PRAYER WARRIOR button below. This will add you to the email list so that you may receive notifications of upcoming spiritual warfare campaigns, as well as the daily prayers and reflections that come while we are in a spiritual warfare campaign.
Also, you are welcome to join our US Grace Force Facebook group HERE.
FRENCH TOAST DAY-SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
John, Chapter 12,Verse 25
Whoever LOVES his lifeloses it, and whoever hates his life in
this world will preserve it for eternal life.
We
are all seeds and a seed that is not buried will not bear fruit. Jesus is mentioning his own self-giving
which He joins to that of His disciples. They are called to identical servant
roles.[1]
This is servant leadership.
The servant leader is servant first….
Becoming a servant-leader begins with the natural feeling that one wants to
serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. That
person is sharply different from one who is leader first, perhaps because of
the need to assuage an unusual power drive or to acquire material possessions.
For such people, it will be a later choice to serve—after leadership is
established. The leader-first and the servant-first are two extreme types.
Between them are the shadings and blends that are part of the infinite variety
of human nature (Greenleaf, 2002, pp. 24-25)
The
8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness is a book written by Stephen R. Covey, published in 2004. It is an upgrade of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, first published in 1989. As such,
it clarifies and reinforces Covey's earlier declaration that "Interdependence is a higher value than independence." The eighth
habit is "Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs." Voice
is Covey's code for "unique personal significance." Those who inspire
others to find theirs are the leaders needed now and for the future, according
to Covey. The central idea of the book is the need for steady recovery and
application of the whole person paradigm, which holds that persons have four
intelligences - physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual. Denial of any
of them reduces persons to things, inviting many problems. The industrial age is assumed to have been a period dependent on such
denial. Covey believed the information age and a foreseen "Age of Wisdom" requires
"whole" people (in whole jobs). The book talks of "5 Cancerous
Behaviors" that inhibit people's greatness:
People
can discover their voice because of the three gifts everyone is born with:
·The
freedom to choose
·The
natural laws or principles – those that dictate the consequences of behavior.
Positive consequences come from fairness, kindness, respect, honesty,
integrity, service and contribution
·The
four intelligences – mental, physical, emotional and spiritual. Covey talks
about great achievers expressing their voice through the use of their
intelligences.
4.develop
their spiritual energy into conscience – their inward moral sense
of what is right and wrong and their drive towards meaning and contribution.
Ferdinand Magellan[3] on this
date crossed from the Atlantic to the Pacific via the straits of Magellan.
The late Senator McCain states Ferdinand Magellan
was a man who is the best example of the virtue of Aspiration.
He left the service of one king and won the support
of another so that he could pursue an ambition as big as the world he
discovered. Ferdinand Magellan claimed the most daunting and marvelous prize.
By the greatest feat of seamanship in history, he was the first European to go
around the unknown world. At court, the young Magellan received an excellent
education in the arts and sciences as well as the martial arts. In 1505, he
joined the fleet of the first Portuguese governor of India, and over the course
of several years’ service became a skilled navigator and a brave and capable
soldier of fortune. Soldiers of fortune were constantly searching for a faster
route to the prized Spice Islands. Whether Magellan had indeed reached them
while he was in service to the Portuguese crown, there is little doubt that
like all adventurers of the age, he held them as the richest prize on earth,
and surely dreamed of sharing in the wealth and reputation they offered.
Magellan believed that a passage between the Atlantic Ocean and that uncharted
sea to the west, and through it a western route to the Spice Islands, existed
at the unexplored end of the South American continent. He was determined to
locate it. On September 10, 1519, five small ships, the San Antonio, the
Concepción, the Victoria, the Santiago, and the Trinidad, carrying 265 men, a
sizable arsenal of arms and munitions, and a less-than-adequate store of food
and water, left the Spanish port of San Lucar de Barrameda for South America.
The ships’ captains were Spaniards. The fleet’s ultimate destination was kept
secret from the ships’ crews, who believed that they were sailing for South
America, and not for the unknown world beyond its shores. It would not have
been possible to find a crew willing to embark on such a perilous, if not
impossible, journey. Their Portuguese commander, Ferdinand Magellan, sailed
aboard the Trinidad, flying the imperial standard of Spain, the flag of
Castile. Only one of the ships would ever return.
Stella MarisChapel, Cape
Horn Island
Next to the lighthouse on Cape Horn Island lies a tiny
wooden chapel dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It serves the sacramental
needs of the researchers and staff at this station, which lies between South
America’s Tierra de Fuego and the Antarctic continent. The first
Catholic, let alone human being, to visit the area was Ferdinand Magellan on
his round-the-world-trip across the straits that still bear his name. Oddly,
the 90 researchers and support staff of the Italian Mario Zucchelli Station at
Terra Nova Bay don’t have a permanent chapel, despite lay Italian Catholics
offering to build one for free. In fact, a German shipping company offered to
transport the prefab chapel to Terra Nova Bay gratis. Despite this, the Italian
government is dragging its feet, to the detriment of the devout scientists and
staff on the base. The Worldwide Antarctic Program (WAP) is spearheading the
construction of a Catholic chapel at the base. So far, the plan is on ice.
There’s a
blend that just makes our morning fantastic, and it’s a blending of eggs, milk,
and cinnamon with bread dipped in. There’s something about the savory sweet
smell of it, and the anticipation of having it painted with butter and drizzled
with syrup, with a side of breakfast sausage and a tall glass of orange juice
that’ll get us out of bed on even the worst of days. French Toast Day is
honoring this amazing breakfast delight and encourages you to enjoy it for
breakfast with a few friends. The breakfast favorite French toast goes by many
names depending on where it’s being served up – eggy bread, German toast, poor
knights’ pudding, Bombay toast – but it’s always made of the same key
ingredients. Egg, milk – or cream – and bread. This delicious, sweet snack is
often served with sugar or syrup and fruit and consists of bread slices fried
in a mixture of milk and egg. In France, its name is ‘pain perdu’, which
literally means ‘lost bread’, because it would often be made with stale or old
bread. Although we tend to call it French Bread, the dish isn’t known to have
come from France. Some ancient Latin recipes from the 4th century mention
soaking bread in milk before frying, and in fourteenth Century Germany the term
‘poor knights’ pudding’ was coined for the sweet treat because it was seen as
an affordable meal for those without too much money to spend. Today, it’s eaten
across the world as a breakfast meal or a sweet snack. In Italy, there’s a
savory version, called ‘mozzarella en carrozza’, which sees the egg-soaked
bread sandwiching slices of mozzarella cheese before it is fried. Its name
literally means ‘mozzarella in a carriage’. So you can have eggy bread for your
main meal, and your pudding!
How to Celebrate
French Toast Day
So how can
you celebrate French Toast Day? If you’ve got any stale bread in the kitchen,
this is a great way to use it up. The recipe tends to call for bread that’s at
least a day old because older slices will be able to soak up the tasty egg and
milk mixture without falling apart. Then, once you’ve fried it up, you can
slather on as much jam, syrup, fruit or honey as you like. If you’re feeling
extra indulgent, why not pop a swirl of cream on top?
Small Business Saturday
Small Business Saturday serves to
support and promote small and local businesses. Small businesses are an
important part of the American economy, providing 66% of all new jobs and
accounting for 54% of all US sales.
Small Business Saturday was created by the American Express Corporation.
Small Business Saturday was first held on November 27, 2010 with help
from American Express' advertising campaigns to support the day. The following
year, in 2011, political figures such as President Obama, voiced their support
for Small Business Saturday. Since then, Small Business Saturday has been
observed annually on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
Small Business Saturday Top Events and Things to Do
Do
your daily or holiday shopping a local or small business to support your
community.
Watch
a movie about entrepreneurship and general business. Building a business
from an idea, into a small business and perhaps into something larger is
difficult. Our recommendations: The Wolf of Wallstreet, The
Pursuit of Happiness, Jerry Maguire, The Social
Network and You've Got Mail
Participate
in Small Business Saturday as a business owner or encourage those you know
who own small business to participate. American
Express provides material online to further assist small businesses
with business promotion for the day.
Take
a look on Groupon for some local deals. Groupon always offers deals to
small local businesses.
Contribute
to a local cause and donate to a small non-profit organization within your
community. Many of these organizations organize activities for local children or
help those in your community who are most in need.
The Advent season in the Northern
Hemisphere is normally cold, dark and the days are short. Traditions such as
Thanksgiving and Christmas have been established to help dispel the
psychological fear that develops as a result of the darkness. However, in the
Southern Hemisphere the days are long and warm.
This is a good time if you have the
means to take a winter’s break and go to a warmer climate to give you a chance
to create a brighter spirit. However, if this is not possible, we can greatly
reduce our fears by getting some sun for 10 or 15 minutes a day. Try to walk at
the brightest time of the day, or if you have a sun window to sit in the
sun. This would also be a good time to pray.Through prayer the Holy Spirit strengthens us from the inside and the
sun charges us from the outside.
Also spending some time exercising
daily will definitely dispel our fears. We are both physical and spiritual and
having a balance of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual activities will
make us resilient to the darkness in the world. I find hiking a wonderful
anecdote to the blues and fears.
It is also
important to reach out to others. We can strengthen ourselves by being with and
for others. No matter what your cultural background this season will provide
many ethnic opportunities to celebrate together. Think of the giant Redwoods
they are the largest trees in the world. These trees survive by intertwining
their roots because the ground is so hard the Redwood cannot strike a taproot
to hold itself up but by supporting each other they become the largest trees in
the world.
Octave of Christ the
King
·Meditate
on the virtues of Mary (Humility, Generosity, Chastity, Patience, Temperance, Understanding/love and Wisdom. One for each day.
[3]Character
Is Destiny Inspiring Stories Every Young
Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember is a 2005 book by United States Senator John
McCain with Mark Salter.
Friday In the Octave of Christmas ST SYLVESTER-NEW YEARS EVE Sirach, Chapter 2, Verse 15-17 15 Those who FEAR the Lord do not disobey his words; those who love him keep his ways. 16 Those who fear the Lord seek to please him; those who love him are filled with his law. 17 Those who fear the Lord prepare their hearts and humble themselves before him. “Perfect love casts out all fear .” Many of us are conscious of our sins and failures. The older we get, the more we become aware that we have not measured up to what God had in mind for us from all eternity. We begin to worry about Judgment Day. Fear . Even when we are younger, if we have a good conscience, we worry over our sins. Remember that God loved us so much that he sent his Son to save us. Remember that Jesus gave his life for each of us personally. Remember that God is not like us: He loves us with an everlasting love. We need to realize this love of God so that it will cast out all fear from our hearts. We
30 Days of Women and Herbs – Frauendreissiger Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) 2 Maccabees, Chapter 15, Verse 8 He urged his men not to fear the attack of the Gentiles, but mindful of the help they had received in the past from Heaven, to expect now the victory that would be given them by the Almighty. As an old, retired military man it was common for us to say while we were loading our magazines with bullets, “Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition." We knew that without faith it is impossible to please God, for whoever would approach him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. Optimists see steppingstones where pessimists see stumbling blocks. Heavenly Intercession [1] "Stretching out his right hand, Jeremiah presented a gold sword to Judas. As he gave it to him, he said 'Accept this holy sword as a gift from God; with it you shall crush your adversaries.' " —2 Maccabees 15:15-16 Nicanor planned to slaughter the Jews on th
Saints, Feast, Family - Traditions passed down with Cooking, Crafting, & Caring - July 6 Saint of the day: Saint Nazaria Ignacia March Mesa Patron Saint of Missionaries of the Crusade Vinny’s Corner · Roy Rogers King of Cowboys RIP 1998 Today Party like you are Capt. Kidd Capt. Kidd arrested 1699 Tomorrow Start Let Freedom Ring: 40 Days to Freedom from the Devil [1] July 7-August 15, 2024 It is right and good for us to prepare ourselves as her retainers in her battle with Satan from now until the Feast of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven Goal: Through acts of reparation, fasting, penance, charity, and prayer (both personal and sacramental) we call upon the power of God to release ourselves, our families, our parishes, our dioceses, and our nation from all demonic influence and oppression. Method : Each day will be broken into prayer, reflection, and reparation. Reflection : A reflection (rotating from Fr. Peckman, Fr. Altman & Fr. Heilman) will
Switch of Manliness Legacy OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA Acts, Chapter 10, verse 1-4 1 Now in Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of the Cohort called the Italica, 2 devout and God-fearing along with his whole household, who used to give alms generously to the Jewish people and pray to God constantly. 3 One afternoon about three o’clock, he saw plainly in a vision an angel of God come into him and say to him, “Cornelius.” 4 He looked intently at him and seized with FEAR , said, “What is it, sir?” He said to him, “Your prayers and almsgiving have ascended as a memorial offering before God. Cornelius’ Cohort was an auxiliary unit of archers, men who are expert at hitting a mark or target. Sin is the act of violating God's will. Sin can also be viewed as anything that violates the ideal relationship between an individual and God, or as any diversion from the ideal order for human living. To sin has been defined as "to miss the mark" to have a harden
Eat Something with Spinach today OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL Isaiah, Chapter 7, Verse 3-6 3 Then the LORD said to Isaiah: Go out to meet Ahaz, you and your son Shear-jashub, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, on the highway to the fuller’s field, 4 and say to him: Take care you remain calm and do not fear ; do not let your courage fail before these two stumps of smoldering brands, the blazing anger of Rezin and the Arameans and of the son of Remaliah— 5 because Aram, with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has planned evil against you. They say, 6 “Let us go up against Judah, tear it apart, make it our own by force, and appoint the son of Tabeel king there . These verses contain a series of oracles and narratives, all closely related to the Syro-Ephraimite war of 735–732 B.C. Several passages feature three children whose symbolic names refer to the Lord’s purposes: Shear-jashub, Emmanuel, and Maher-shalal-hash-baz. Judah and its Davidic dynasty should trust Go
Monday Night at the Movies Luis Bunuel, Simon of the Desert, 1965 SAINT MOTHER THEODORE GUERIN Hebrews, Chapter 12, Verse 21 Indeed, so FEARFUL was the spectacle that Moses said, “I am terrified and trembling.” Moses was the heir apparent to the throne of Egypt in his youth. As a member of the Egyptian court, he would have seen many fearful spectacles yet imagine what it must have been like to have been a witness of God descending on Mount Sinai to give the law. He was terrified and trembling. Again, now imagine if Moses was somehow resurrected and was able to walk into an ordinary catholic church that has a very modest Blessed Sacrament Chapel. Do you think his reaction would be any different than the first time he encountered the living God? Be Still and Know that I am God [1] On the evening of October 1995, John Paul II was scheduled to greet the seminarians at Saint Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore. It had been a very full day that began with a Mass at Oriole Park in Camden Y
Saints, Feast, Family - Traditions passed down with Cooking, Crafting, & Caring - July 15 Saint of the day: Saint Vladimir of Kiev Monday- Memorial of Saint Bonaventure, Bishop ST. SWITHUN Monday Night at the Movies Raffaello Matarazzo, The White Angel, 1955. Deuteronomy, Chapter 31, Verse 8 It is the LORD who goes before you; he will be with you and will never fail you or forsake you. So do not FEAR or be dismayed.” For as the heavens are high above the earth, so surpassing is his kindness toward those who fear him. The Lord our God calls us to His service. This is the message of St. Therese of Lisieux that we are all called, and we should have great confidence and humility seeking to bring the kingdom in small ways and asking our Lord to multiply our efforts. The greatest way we can bring about the Kingdom is in our own families. This is the reason Pope Francis made such efforts to attend the family symposium in Philadelphia in 2015. Yes, families
Drink Beer Try the Chimay Saints, Feast, Family - Traditions passed down with Cooking, Crafting, & Caring - July 18 Saint of the day: Saint Arnulf of Metz Patron Saint of Beer When I was stationed in Belgium me and my family were not told in advance when staying in the temporary quarters not to drink the water; as a result we were all very sick due to the water was tainted; we should have drank the beer. ST. CAMILIUS DE LELLIS -Nelson Mandela Day-St. Ann Day 2 Deuteronomy, Chapter 32, Verse 26-27 26 I said: I will make an end of them and blot out their name from human memory, 27 had I not FEARED the provocation by the enemy, that their foes might misunderstand, and say, “Our own hand won the victory; the LORD had nothing to do with any of it.” Meditate on the humility of Saint Joseph this day; ask for his assistance and special protection. Prayer to St. Joseph. O most chaste Joseph, who, by thy purity and other exalted virtues, wast worthy to be c
Saints, Feast, Family - Traditions passed down with Cooking, Crafting, & Caring - July 12 Saint of the day: Saint Veronica Patron Saint of the images; laundry workers, pictures, photos, photographers NIC’s Corner- What was the Physicality of Christ like? Here is what I got from Co-pilot: In the tapestry of Jesus Christ’s life, His teachings, miracles, and spiritual legacy are threads that have woven a history-changing narrative. Yet, among these divine aspects, the humble profession of carpentry attributed to Jesus during His time on Earth offers a unique perspective on His human experience. According to biblical references, Jesus was indeed a carpenter. Mark 6:3 explicitly asks, “Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” This direct association with carpentry provides a rare glimpse into Jesus’s day-to-day life before His public ministry began . [1] Carpentry
Auxilium Christianorum - Praying for Persecuted Priests Monday, May 24 is the Feast of Mary Mother of the Church. It is also the Feast of Mary Help of Christians (Auxilium Christianorum). Please consider joining this Auxilium Christianorum family to pray daily for our holy and courageous persecuted priests. The Church teaches us that it is divided into the Church Triumphant (which includes the members of the Church in heaven), the Church Suffering (this includes the members of the Church in purgatory), and the Church Militant (this refers to those members of the Church who are alive in this world). Because we are part of the Church Militant, we are in a spiritual warfare and this spiritual warfare requires that we recognize, as Saint Paul teaches us "For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood; but against principalities and powers, against the rulers of the world of this darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the high places." ( Ephesians 6:12 ) The me
Comments
Post a Comment