Wednesday in the Octave of the
Sacred Heart of Jesus
1 Chronicles, Chapter 14, Verse 17
Thus, David’s fame
was spread abroad through every land, and the Lord put the FEAR of him on all the nations.
Great leaders are great followers
of the Lord.
You're Going Down, Philistines[1]
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Back
in Jerusalem, David is sitting pretty. He takes on a few more wives and they
start producing princes and princesses.
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Obviously,
the Philistines are worried. They just got rid of Saul and now some other more
powerful, more holy, more awesome king has risen up in his place.
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So
they set out to attack David.
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But
David (who's pretty smart) asks God what he should do. God tells David it's okay
to go out and crush the Philistine army.
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And
that's just what David does. Well, he actually beats them into surrendering and
then burns them alive, but still.
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When
Philistine soldiers attack again, David consults God. This time, Yahweh gives
him some specific battle directions and David's victorious. God's pretty good
at war games.
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David's
victories against the Philistines make him famous and all the other nations
start to fear Israel. That's just how David and God like it.
Apostolic Exhortation[2]
Veneremur
Cernui – Down in Adoration Falling
of The Most Reverend Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of
Phoenix,
to Priests, Deacons, Religious and the Lay Faithful of the Diocese of Phoenix
on the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist
My
beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Part
III
Loving
and Adoring the Eucharistic Lord
V. Brother priests, make the
Eucharist the source of all your priestly fruitfulness.
95. My beloved brother priests, let us
make the Eucharist the source and beating heart of our priestly ministry, our
refuge, our consolation, and our only reward!
96. So, I invite each priest to
consider how he might be able to renew and deepen his priestly commitment to
make the Eucharist the true source of his life and ministry. Here are some
simple ways to consider:
- Set
aside time before the Blessed Sacrament each morning before engaging in
pastoral work.
- Do
a Eucharistic Holy Hour daily.
- Spend
30 minutes or more in adoration with fellow priests weekly or monthly.
- Start
or join a Jesus Caritas group to provide fraternal love and support
ordered around Jesus’ Eucharistic love for His priests.
- Celebrate
the Mass each day, including days-off and vacations.
VI. Pastors, have one
Eucharistic procession each year in your parish.
97. The well-known American author Willa
Cather was not a Catholic. Nevertheless, she wrote of the impact of
experiencing a Eucharistic procession. It awakened in her a deep longing for
what they had. The sensual beauty and sheer public display of Catholic faith in
the Eucharist made a deep impression on her imagination and her soul. Though
Eucharistic processions have waxed and waned in popularity, we should consider
the special opportunity provided today by this form of Eucharistic piety.
It is true that the “native environment” of the Eucharist is the Mass offered
in churches. At the same time, centuries of Catholic practice suggest that
there is indeed something uniquely enchanting, affective, and symbolic when a
procession happens.
To be continued…
Epistle of Barnabas[3]
CHAP. IV. — ANTICHRIST IS AT HAND: LET US THEREFORE AVOID JEWISH ERRORS.
It therefore behooves us, who inquire much
concerning events at hand, to search diligently into those things which are
able to save us. Let us then utterly flee from all the works of iniquity, lest
these should take hold of us; and let us hate the error of the present time,
that we may set our love on the world to come let us not give loose reins to
our soul, that it should have power to run with sinners and the wicked, lest we
become like them. The final stumbling-block (or source of danger) approaches,
concerning which it is written, as Enoch says, "For for this end the Lord
has cut short the times and the days, that His Beloved may hasten; and He will
come to the inheritance." And the prophet also speaks thus: "Ten
kingdoms shall reign upon the earth, and a little king shall rise up after them,
who shall subdue under one three of the kings. In like manner Daniel says
concerning the same, "And I beheld the fourth beast, wicked and powerful,
and more savage than all the beasts of the earth, and how from it sprang up ten
horns, and out of them a little budding horn, and how it subdued under one
three of the great horns." Ye ought therefore to understand. And this also
I further beg of you, as being one of you, and loving you both individually and
collectively more than my own soul, to take heed now to yourselves, and not to
be like some, adding largely to your sins, and saying, "The covenant is
both theirs and ours." But they thus finally lost it, after Moses had
already received it. For the Scripture saith, "And Moses was fasting in
the mount forty days and forty nights, and received the covenant from the Lord,
tables of stone written with the finger of the hand of the Lord;" but
turning away to idols, they lost it. For the Lord speaks thus to Moses:
"Moses go down quickly; for the people whom thou hast brought out of the
land of Egypt have transgressed." And Moses understood [the meaning of
God], and cast the two tables out of his hands; and their covenant was broken,
in order that the covenant of the beloved Jesus might be sealed upon our heart,
in the hope which flows from believing in Him. Now, being desirous to write
many things to you, not as your teacher, but as becometh one who loves you, I
have taken care not to fail to write to you from what I myself possess, with a
view to your purification. We take earnest heed in these last days; for the
whole [past] time of your faith will profit you nothing, unless now in this
wicked time we also withstand coming sources of danger, as becometh the sons of
God. That the Black One may find no means of entrance, let us flee from every
vanity, let us utterly hate the works of the way of wickedness. Do not, by
retiring apart, live a solitary life, as if you were already [fully] justified;
but coming together in one place, make common inquiry concerning what tends to
your general welfare. For the Scripture saith, "Woe to them who are wise
to themselves, and prudent in their own sight!" Let us be spiritually
minded: let us be a perfect temple to God. As much as in us lies, let us
meditate upon the fear of God, and let us keep His commandments, that we may
rejoice in His ordinances. The Lord will judge the world without respect of
persons. Each will receive as he has done: if he is righteous, his
righteousness will precede him; if he is wicked, the reward of wickedness is before
him. Take heed, lest resting at our ease, as those who are the called [of God],
we should fall asleep in our sins, and the wicked prince, acquiring power over
us, should thrust us away from the kingdom of the Lord. And all the more attend
to this, my brethren, when ye reflect and behold, that after so great signs and
wonders were wrought in Israel, they were thus [at length] abandoned. Let us
beware lest we be found [fulfilling that saying], as it is written, "Many
are called, but few are chosen."
Every Wednesday is
Dedicated to St. Joseph
The Italian culture has
always had a close association with St. Joseph perhaps you could make
Wednesdays centered around Jesus’s Papa. Plan an Italian dinner of pizza or
spaghetti after attending Mass as most parishes have a Wednesday evening Mass.
You could even do carry out to help restaurants. If you are adventurous, you
could do the Universal Man Plan: St. Joseph style. Make the evening a family
night perhaps it could be a game night. Whatever you do make the day special.
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Devotion to the 7 Joys and Sorrows of St.
Joseph
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Do the St.
Joseph Universal Man Plan.
Daily
Devotions
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Do not ask everyone’s opinion, but only
the opinion of your confessor; be as frank and simple as a child with him. Simplicity of life can drive out
demons. Honesty is a weapon to defeat Satan, the Liar. When we lie, we put a
foot in his camp, and he will try to seduce us all the more.
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Eat your
vegetables! It is fresh vegetable day
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Litany of the Most
Precious Blood of Jesus
·
Total Consecration
to St. Joseph Day 6
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Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
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Rosary
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