Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Easter
Ezekiel,
Chapter 3, Verse 9
Like
diamond, harder than flint, I make your brow. Do not be AFRAID of them, or be terrified by their
looks, for they are a rebellious house.
This verse is suggesting that Ezekiel needs to knock
heads or confront his adversaries. At times if we truly love a person, it may
be that we may need to confront them. Our love should will the real good of
another as other and take action to realize that good. To help make things go
right so that the person we love is ultimately becoming the best version of
themselves. This was the love of Christ.
According to John Maxwell[1]
leaders and followers of Christ need to allow God to shape them into being the
kind of person they need to be according to the situation. Maxwell suggests
that when we are approaching a new and different situation, we should ask
ourselves the following questions using reason and not fear.
o
Do
the circumstances tell me it is time to move forward?
o
Are
others ready and willing to move?
o
Is
it the right time to make a change?
o
Do
I have a team that has the gifts and influence to lead?
o
Do
we have the opportunity to be successful?
o
Do
we possess the resources to move now?
o
Am
I the right person to lead the way?
If
we can answer in the affirmative to the majority of these questions God may be
making our brow or will strong to make positive changes in our lives and those
around us.
Twilight Zone Day[2]
“You are about to enter another dimension, a
dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous
land of imagination. Next stop, the Twilight Zone!”
Beloved by children, teenagers and adults alike, the
cult classic TV show The Twilight Zone has affected entire generations of
people, prompting them to take a closer look at life and various phenomena and
take nothing for granted, thanks to its unique combination of science fiction,
mystery, and thriller/horror themes. Not to mention how many of today’s
well-known actors got their start in it—Burt Reynolds, Leonard Nimoy and
William Shatner, to name but a few. How then could this majorly influential
show not have its own holiday?
The Twilight Zone was created by acclaimed
television producer Rod Sterling in 1959, with the first episode premiering on
October 2nd. At the time of its release, it was vastly different from anything
else on TV, and it struggled a bit to carve out a niche for itself at the very
beginning. In fact, Sterling himself, though respected and adored by many, was
famous for being one of Hollywood’s most controversial characters and was often
call the “angry young man” of Hollywood for his numerous clashes with
television executives and sponsors over issues such as censorship, racism, and
war. However, his show soon gained a large, devoted audience. Terry Turner of
the Chicago Daily News gave it a rave review, saying, “…Twilight Zone is about
the only show on the air that I actually look forward to seeing. It’s the one
series that I will let interfere with other plans”. The Twilight Zone ran for
five seasons on CBS from 1959 to 1964.
Twilight Zone Day is an annual holiday created to
celebrate this thought-provoking television series, where everything was
strange and surreal, and nothing was ever quite as it seemed to be.
How to celebrate Twilight Zone Day
There are a number of ways to celebrate Twilight
Zone Day, and the one you choose may be connected to how well you know this TV
series. Believe it or not, there are still people out there who have never seen
it! You could watch some episodes from the classic series, perhaps “To Serve
Man”, “It’s a Good Life”, or “The Eye of the Beholder”, episodes that are
widely considered some of the very best in the entire series. If you don’t know
the series and would like to get a taste of what it was like in a nutshell, you
could also watch the 1983 Twilight Zone Movie. If, on the other hand, you know
The Twilight Zone very well, you could get together with some other Twilight
Zone aficionados and play Twilight board or trivia games. Alternately, you could
discuss who you think were the strangest Twilight Zone villains, and what the
true reasons were for them being the way they were. And what would a good party
be without some tasty drinks? Yes, there are Twilight Zone cocktails!
Finally, you can try making Twilight Zone cocktails,
by mixing Bacardi White, Dark and 151 Proof Rum, Triple Sec, pineapple and
orange juices. Sounds pretty scrumptious, right? And that’s not its only
benefit—if you have a few Twilight Zone Cocktails, you may well find yourself
transported to a different dimension, too!
Catechism
of the Catholic Church
PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH
SECTION TWO I. THE CREEDS
CHAPTER TWO-I BELIEVE IN JESUS
CHRIST, THE ONLY SON OF GOD
Article 3 "HE WAS CONCEIVED BY
THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND WAS BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY"
Article 4
"JESUS
CHRIST SUFFERED UNDER PONTIUS PILATE, WAS CRUCIFIED, DIED AND WAS BURIED"
571 The
Paschal mystery of Christ's cross and Resurrection stands at the center of the
Good News that the apostles, and the Church following them, are to proclaim to
the world. God's saving plan was accomplished "once for all" by
the redemptive death of his Son Jesus Christ.
572 The
Church remains faithful to the interpretation of "all the Scriptures"
that Jesus gave both before and after his Passover: "Was it not necessary
that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?" Jesus'
sufferings took their historical, concrete form from the fact that he was
"rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes", who
handed "him to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified".
573 Faith
can therefore try to examine the circumstances of Jesus' death, faithfully
handed on by the Gospels and illuminated by other historical sources, the
better to understand the meaning of the Redemption.
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.
· Devotion to the 7 Joys and Sorrows of St.
Joseph
·
Do the St.
Joseph Universal Man Plan.
Daily
Devotions
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting: Today's Fast: End
Sex Trafficking, Slavery
·
Litany of the Most Precious
Blood of Jesus
·
Manhood of
the Master-week 12 day 4
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
· Make reparations to the Holy Face
· Total
Consecration to Mary Day 14
[1] John Maxwell, The Maxwell
Leadership Bible, 2002.
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