Monday Night at the Movies
Carol Reed, The Agony and the Ecstasy, 1965
Job, Chapter 1, Verse 1
In the land of Uz
there was a blameless and upright man named Job, who FEARED God and avoided evil.
Can a man be blameless and upright and yet not be filled with self-pride? Job teaches us that we need to be all in with God.
Four
Lessons of Job[1]
- Believe
with all your heart in the absolute sovereignty of God. Pray that God
would give you that conviction.
- Believe
with all your heart that everything he does is right and good. Pray that
God will give you that assurance.
- Repent
of all the times you have questioned God or found fault with him in the
way he has treated you. Pray that God would humble you to see these
murmurings as sinful.
- Be
satisfied with the holy will of God and do not murmur.
Johnny
Appleseed Day[2]
There’s a story from the early days of America, discussing
this near-mythical figure that traveled the wilds of America spreading apple
seeds everywhere he went. He was known and lauded for his kind, generous ways,
and the importance he placed on the apples. To this day he is depicted in
stories and song as the man who made apples an American institution and is one
of the most beloved characters in its mythology and history. What many people
don’t know is that Johnny Appleseed was no mere legend, but was, in fact, a
missionary known by the name of John Chapman. Born in Leominster, Massachusetts
in 1774. While the most common display of the man who would be known as Johnny
Appleseed is of him randomly spreading apple seeds everywhere, the truth of his
methods was a bit more pragmatic. He travelled throughout Pennsylvania,
Ontario, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, and the lands that would become West
Virginia planting nurseries. He would fence them in and leave them in the care
of a neighbor who would then sell shares in the trees, and then come back every
year or two to tend them. His very first nursery was built on the bank of Broken
straw Creek, south of Warren Pennsylvania, but dozens more were to follow. His
work wasn’t focused just on apples, however. He had a deep and abiding love for
animals of all kinds, including insects. He may have been one of the first
ethical vegetarians and spent much of his life taking pains not to harm
animals. One popular story about him recounts his attitudes towards animals:
“One cool autumnal night, while lying by his camp-fire
in the woods, he observed that the mosquitoes flew in the blaze and were
burned. Johnny, who wore on his head a tin utensil which answered both as a cap
and a mush pot, filled it with water and quenched the fire, and afterwards
remarked, “God forbid that I should build a fire for my comfort, that should be
the means of destroying any of His creatures.””
How to celebrate Johnny Appleseed Day
Celebrating Johnny Appleseed Day is best done by indulging
yourself in the delicious fruit that he helped to spread across the US.
Whatever form you choose to have it in, whether a fresh apple off a tree or a
rich and flavorful apple pie, be sure to take some time to appreciate the
results of his efforts. You may also take a day off of eating meat and be extra
kind to animals on this day, in remembrance of his efforts and his beliefs.
Catechism
of the Catholic Church
PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY
SECTION TWO-THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH
CHAPTER FOUR OTHER LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS
Article 2 CHRISTIAN FUNERALS
I.
The Christian's Last Passover
1681 The Christian meaning of death is revealed in the light of
the Paschal mystery of the death and resurrection of Christ in whom resides our
only hope. the Christian who dies in Christ Jesus is "away from the body
and at home with the Lord."
1682 For the Christian the day of death inaugurates, at the end
of his sacramental life, the fulfillment of his new birth begun at Baptism, the
definitive "conformity" to "the image of the Son" conferred
by the anointing of the Holy Spirit, and participation in the feast of the
Kingdom which was anticipated in the Eucharist - even if final purifications
are still necessary for him in order to be clothed with the nuptial garment.
1683 The Church who, as Mother, has borne the Christian
sacramentally in her womb during his earthly pilgrimage, accompanies him at his
journey's end, in order to surrender him "into the Father's hands."
She offers to the Father, in Christ, the child of his grace, and she commits to
the earth, in hope, the seed of the body that will rise in glory. This
offering is fully celebrated in the Eucharistic sacrifice; the blessings before
and after Mass are sacramentals.
Today
is my grandson “Mackie’s” birthday, please pray for his intentions.
Daily
Devotions
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting: Today's Fast: Growth
of Catholic Families and Households
· Eat waffles
and Pray for the assistance of the Angels
·
Religion
in the Home for Preschool: September
·
Litany of the Most Precious
Blood of Jesus
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
· Monday: Litany of
Humility
·
Rosary
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