MIGUEL
PRO-ESPRESSO DAY
Proverbs, Chapter 10, Verse 24-27
24
What the wicked FEAR
will befall them, but the desire of the just will be granted. 25 When the tempest
passes, the wicked are no more; but the just are established forever. 26 As vinegar to the
teeth, and smoke to the eyes, are sluggards to those who send them. 27 Fear of the Lord prolongs life, but the years of the wicked are cut
short.
We
are created in the image and likeness of the Lord; in everything we create
physically it is first created in the mind. Fear and love are the emotional
engines that turn or dreams or nightmares into reality. Yes, we are created in
the image of God, but we are not Him. We are but a spark from the great fire of
creation.
Human industry is
futile without divine approval. Joy comes from fulfillment of one’s plans,
which the righteous can count on. The opposite of joy thus is not sadness but
unfulfillment (“perishes”). A righteous person’s words create a climate of
favor and acceptance, whereas crooked words will not gain acceptance. In Hebrew
as in English, straight and crooked are metaphors for good and wicked.[1]
Eyes of Faith[2]
Many of us today are still enthralled to a Deist view of God,
whereby God is a distant and aloof first cause of the universe, uninvolved with
the world he has made. But Thomas Aquinas taught that God is in all things,
"by essence, presence, and power" and that God providentially cares
for every aspect of his creation. Therefore, we should expect to see signs of
his presence and activity in nature, in history, and in human affairs.
And once we see, we are meant to speak! In a way, followers of Jesus are not
looking at the signs of the times for their own benefit, but rather that they
might share their prophetic perspective with everyone else. So, look around,
look with attention, look with the eyes of faith!
Octave of Christ the
King
·
Mediate
on the virtues of Mary (Humility, Generosity, Chastity, Patience,
Temperance, Understanding/love and Wisdom. One for each day.
·
Fast
doing the Daniel fast (Monday-Saturday).
· Exercise-Universal Man Plan.
Chasity a gift[3]
Chastity is sexual self-control. It
means placing sexual intimacy within one relationship and one relationship
only: marriage.
Although we've used the word
abstinence in this book and have encouraged you to abstain from premarital sex,
we actually prefer the term chastity when talking about sexual morality.
Abstinence is about what you cannot
do (engage in sexual intimacy). Chastity is about what you can do:
lead a positive lifestyle that respects self and others. For centuries,
chastity has been an admired moral virtue. Author Pat Driscoll defines chastity
as sexual goodness living out the truth, beauty, and goodness of human
sexuality. In one of her pamphlets, God's Plan for Sex, Driscoll boldly states
Sex is great! and then lists some reasons why it is:
- God
created sex, and it's wonderful.
- God
gave us operating instructions for sex (in the Bible).
- Only
the abuse of sex (through fornication, adultery, masturbation,
etc.) is wrong.
- Following
God's law brings joy.
- Disobeying
God's law brings unhappiness and problems for ourselves and society.
- God
has given us many ways to express our sexuality genitally (in marriage)
and non-genitally (outside of marriage).
Chastity applies to everybody, unmarried
people and married people. How?
For unmarried people (both
those planning to marry and those who intend to remain single), chastity means
staying pure in thought and deed, refraining from sexual intercourse and other
forms of deliberate genital arousal, and expressing one's sexuality in
non-genital ways.
For married people, chastity
means having sex only with your marriage partner. This form of promised
faithfulness between husbands and wives giving themselves sexually only to each
other, never to anyone else is also known as fidelity. Chastity in marriage
also means keeping sex open to life.
Celibacy is a special form of
chastity. People with a religious vocation for example, priests, brothers, and
nuns take a vow of celibacy. As part of their deep commitment to God and
sacrificial service to God's people, they promise to lead a life that excludes
all forms of genital sexual intimacy.
Blessed Miguel Agustin
Pro[4]
Miguel Pro was born January 13, 1891, at Guadalupe Zacatecas, Mexico. From his childhood, high spirits and happiness were the most outstanding characteristics of his personality. The loving and devoted son of a mining engineer and a pious and charitable mother, Miguel had a special affinity for the working classes which he retained all his life. At 20, he became a Jesuit novice and shortly thereafter was exiled because of the Mexican revolution. He traveled to the United States, Spain, Nicaragua and Belgium, where he was ordained in 1925. Father Pro suffered greatly from a severe stomach problem and when, after several operations his health did not improve, in 1926 his superiors allowed him to return to Mexico in spite of the religious persecution in the country. The churches were closed, and priests were in hiding.
Father Pro spent the rest
of his life in a secret ministry to the sturdy Mexican Catholics. In addition
to fulfilling their spiritual needs, he also carried out the works of mercy by assisting
the poor of Mexico City with their temporal needs. He adopted many disguises to
carry out his secret ministry. In all that he did, he remained filled with the
joy of serving Christ, his King, and obedient to his superiors. Falsely accused
in a bombing attempt on the President-elect, Pro became a wanted man. He was
betrayed to the police and sentenced to death without the benefit of any legal
process. On the day of his death, Father Pro forgave his executioners, prayed,
bravely refused the blindfold, and died proclaiming "Viva Cristo Rey!"
(Long Live Christ the King).
Things to Do:
- Watch
this short Catholic News Agency You Tube video of Fr.
Miguel Pro.
- Read
more about visiting the shrine in Mexico
Espresso Day[5]
The voodoo priest and all his powders were as nothing compared to espresso,
cappuccino, and mocha, which are stronger than all the religions of the world
combined, and perhaps stronger than the human soul itself. Mark Helprin
·
Rich
and powerful, espresso is a nitro-boost to your day and a go-to for coffee
drinkers looking for a way to get through those long hard days and nights. It
is a refinement of coffee, distilled down to its most potent elements and
delivered in special cups that should have a warning label that reads “High
Vibration and Caffeine Jitters Ahead”. Espresso day celebrates the history of
this delicious and powerful solution to an otherwise dreary day.
History Of Espresso Day
·
In
Turin, in 1884 an incredible new innovation was developed that would change the
way work would be done for all of history. No more would tired laborers have to
rely on pure willpower to get them through the day or lean on the watered-down
attempt at caffeination that was normal coffee and tea. Instead, thanks to the
innovative methods of Angelo Moriondo coffee had seen a new age of enlightenment,
as his new machine found a way to separately control the passing of steam and
water through the coffee. This innovation made it possible to extract the
fullest possible potential from the humble coffee bean.
·
Espresso
Day was created to honor this invention and the wonderful man who made it all
possible. True, the machine has undergone multiple upgrades and innovations
since then, with homemade espresso machines now being available, and the latte
is now one of the most popular methods of imbibing this drink. From Turin,
Italy this beverage spread throughout the world, earning a place of prominence
in Europe, the USA, and eventually the world at large.
How To Celebrate Espresso Day
·
Celebrating
Espresso Day is as simple as skipping on down to your local caffeination
station, be it a Starbucks, Tim Horton’s, or whatever your local flavor of
coffee shop is. Order yourself the strongest drink on the menu, a triple-shot
espresso if they have them, and raise a small ceramic glass of high-powered
octane the those in attendance. Toast Angelo Moriondo and his works and let all
who will listen know that it is he who drives the modern worker and increases
production. Then stop on the way home and buy yourself your own personal
espresso machine, because weekends need coffee too.
Daily
Devotions/Practices
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting: Today's Fast: Increase
in the Religious and Consecrated Life.
·
Make
reparations to the Holy Face-Tuesday
Devotion
·
Pray Day 1 of
the Novena for our Pope and Bishops
·
Tuesday:
Litany of St. Michael the Archangel
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
·
Rosary.
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