Monday Night at the Movies
NELSON MANDELA DAY
49 But when they saw him walking on
the sea, they thought it was a ghost and cried out. 50
They had all seen him and were terrified.
But at once he spoke with them, “Take courage, it is I, do not be AFRAID!”
Christ
compels us to be not afraid. Bravery, Nerve, Pluck, Valor, Daring, Audacity,
Mettle and lastly resolution are all synonyms for courage. Which word strikes
your heart? For me it is resolution. For I am determined not to invalidate
Christ sacrifice for me, I will not stop trying to become the vision He has for
me; I am resolute. No matter how many times I fall I will get up; I will not
stop. I will remember that the journey before a man tries the measure of his
heart long before it tests the strength of his legs. I will remember that a
man’s life is likening unto a lake with no outlet in which no life will come.
Life giving water is always moving and giving of itself. Man, to be truly a
creature of God must give of his essence and run to the sound of battle.
Nelson Mandela International Day[1]
Nelson Mandela Day seeks to
celebrate the political and social achievements of former South African
President Nelson Mandela. Mandela, who spent three decades in prison for his
political activism, became the first black president of the Republic of South Africa
in 1994. His presidency ended the long-standing apartheid in which whites ruled
over blacks and saw the birth of democracy
and equality among all citizens. He was also active in combatting poverty,
encouraging land reform, expanding health
services, supporting education and setting an example of peace,
anti-racism and human rights
adherence for other nations.
Nelson Mandela International Day was designated by the United Nations
and the Nelson Mandela Foundation in 2009. It is celebrated on Mandela's
birthday, July 18th, in an effort to recognize the impact of Mandela's values
and his contribution to humanity. Mandela passed away in December of
2013 at the age of 95.
Nelson Mandela International Day Facts & Quotes
·
Nelson
Mandela has received several awards including the Nobel Peace
Prize in 1993, the Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of St. John and the Order
of Merit from the Queen Elizabeth II and the Order of Canada.
·
When
Nelson Mandela was born his name was Rolihlalala Mandela, which meant, to pull
a branch off a tree and troublemaker. He was given the name Nelson in school
when he was seven years old.
·
Nelson
Mandela was sentenced to life in prison and ended up spending over 27 years in
prison. He was eventually released from prison due to secret talks he had with
the president of South Africa at the time, F.W. de Klerk.
·
It
is easy to break down and destroy. The heroes are those who make peace and
build. - Nelson Mandela
· We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right. – Nelson Mandela
Things to do
·
Devote
67 minutes of your day to helping others (volunteering, helping mom, cleaning,
etc.). For 67 years, Nelson Mandela fought for humanity and on every July 18th,
Mandela's birthday, the UN and the NMF ask citizens of the world to devote 67
minutes of time to helping others.
·
Watch
one of the movies detailing the life of Nelson Mandela or apartheid. Some
suggestions are Mandela: Long Walk
to Freedom (2013), Invictus
(2009), and Mandela and de Klerk (1997).
·
Nominate
someone or an organization that you think serves every day. If you think
they make a positive change in your community, you can nominate those you think
deserve acknowledgement as a Madiba Change Maker by sharing their stories on
social media with the hashtag #Time2Serve.
·
Spread
awareness by using the hashtags #NelsonMandelaInternationalDay, #MandelaDay and
#mandela.
·
Research
South African history to gain a better understanding of how the apartheid
system came about, what it entailed and learn more about the segregation in the
country. Books such as The History
of South Africa and South African History shed light on the colonial periods
and the beginning of state-run segregation.
Forgiveness-Nelson Mandela
John McCain portraits the life of “Nelson Mandela” as a
model for the power of Forgiveness. One can only forgive if they have the
capacity to love. Our study is based on developing our character by starting
with a foundation of love to which we develop a core of strength by being
hopeful, confident, Industrious and so forth. After we have advanced these
traits sufficiently, we need to apply our firm purpose and
work on having an understanding heart. Everything is based on love
and love is the key to understanding the trait of forgiveness.
John says of Nelson Mandela:
He was a prisoner who forgave his jailer, and helped his
countrymen forgive one another. Nelson Mandela believes “no one is born hating
another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his
religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be
taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its
opposite.” Africa has been saved from the ravages of racial hatred is
due, in large part, to Mandela’s noble character, among whose virtues has been
the ability to forgive the wrongs done to him and his people during the
oppression from apartheid. Mandela believes truly that love is the natural
condition of the heart, and that hatred is as much a burden to the hater as it
is to the hated. Mandela tried peaceful means to end apartheid but to no avail
and eventually turned to violence when no other means for saving his country was
within his power. He was eventually captured and jailed for 29 years. At his
trial he conducted his own defense; he argued that an all-white judicial system
could not possibly try black opponents of the system fairly. His riveting
closing statement from the dock has become one of the most celebrated speeches
in modern political oratory: “I have fought against white domination, and I
have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a
democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and
with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and achieve.
But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.”
As apartheid began to crumble, Mandela was escorted to
meetings with the South African president that would eventually lead to
Mandela’s release and then to a genuine multiracial South African democracy.
Mandela was finally released in 1990 and was inaugurated the first truly
democratically elected South African president.
Novena
of St. Ann[2]
Daily Prayer to Saint Ann
O
glorious St. Ann, you are filled with compassion for those who invoke you and
with love for those who suffer! Heavily burdened with the weight of my
troubles, I cast myself at your feet and humbly beg of you to take the present
intention which I recommend to you in your special care.
Please recommend it to your daughter, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and place it
before the throne of Jesus, so that He may bring it to a happy issue. Continue
to intercede for me until my request is granted. But, above all, obtain for me
the grace one day to see my God face to face, and with you and Mary and all the
saints to praise and bless Him for all eternity. Amen.
Our Father, . . . Hail Mary . . .
O Jesus, Holy Mary, St. Ann, help me now and at
the hour of my death. Good St. Ann, intercede for me.
SECOND
DAY
From the depths of my heart, good St. Ann, I
offer you my homage this day and ask you to shelter me under the mantle of your
motherly care. You know, good mother, how much I love you, how gladly I serve
you, how happy I am to praise you, how eager I am to call on you in time of
distress.
Good St. Ann be pleased to extend your helping
hand in all my wants. Listen to my prayers, for I place my trust in your
gracious bounty. Make all my thoughts and desires worthy and righteous.
Jesus, I thank You for all the graces which in
Your infinite goodness You have lavished upon St. Ann; for having chosen her,
among all women, to be Your grandmother on earth and exalted her in heaven with
such great and miraculous powers. In the name of her merits, I humbly recommend
myself to Your infinite mercy.
St. Camillus de Lellis is today’s saint. This saint was 6’
6” and was born on May 25th and is a man who was a man who found it
difficult to control his passions but after God intervene became a model for
training against impure thoughts. Interestingly my youngest is 6’6” was and was
born on May 25th and he is a wild man too, but his heart loves the Lord.
Catechism
of the Catholic Church
PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY
SECTION TWO-THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH
CHAPTER
ONE-THE SACRAMENTS OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION
Article 1 THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
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Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in
the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua), and the door which gives access to
the other sacraments. Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons
of God; we become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church and made
sharers in her mission: "Baptism is the sacrament of regeneration through
water in the word."
Daily
Devotions
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting: Conversion
of Sinners
· Eat waffles
and Pray for the assistance of the Angels
·
Litany of the Most Precious
Blood of Jesus
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
· Monday: Litany of
Humility
·
Let
Freedom Ring Day 12
·
Rosary
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