Friday, June 9, 2023
Friday within the Octave of Corpus Christi
8Before the spies lay down, Rahab
went up to them on the roof 9and said:
“I know that the LORD has given you the land, that a dread of you has come upon
us, and that all the inhabitants of the land tremble with fear because of you.
Rahab
saved the spies of Israel. Why? She knew
the truth that God was with Israel. Rahab was a survivor and a sinner; she knew
God had given the land to Israel. If you know the truth you do not swerve from
it. Rahab was saved from the fate of Jericho because of her action not just
good will toward Israel. James in his epistle puts it this way: 20Do you want proof, you ignoramus, that faith
without works is useless? 21 Was not Abraham
our father justified by works when he offered his son Isaac upon the altar? 22 You see that faith was active along with his
works, and faith was completed by the works. 23 Thus
the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was
credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called “the friend of God.”24 See how a person is justified by works and not
by faith alone. 25 And in the same way, was
not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she welcomed the messengers
and sent them out by a different route?
Rahab was saved by her faith and actions by the God of Israel and as a result she is not only saved but the Christ the Messiah descends from Boaz her son.
Fitness
Friday
12 Best Types of Fish to Eat[1]
Fish is a healthy,
high-protein food, especially important for its omega-3 fatty acids, which are essential fats that our
bodies don’t produce on their own. Omega-3 fatty acids play an essential role
in brain and heart health. Omega-3s have been shown to decrease inflammation and reduce the risk of heart disease. They’re important for prenatal
development in babies, too. The American
Heart Association (AHA)Trusted Source recommends
eating fish at least 2 times a week, particularly fatty fish like salmon, lake
trout, sardines, and albacore tuna, which are high in omega-3s. Yet, there are
some risks associated with eating fish on a regular basis. Contaminants such
as mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs) find their way into ground, lake, and ocean water from our household and
industrial waste, and then into the fish who live there.
The Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) and FDA have issued combined guidelines for women
of childbearing age, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and children. They
advise these groups avoid fish with higher levels of mercury contamination,
which usually include:
·
shark
·
swordfish
·
king
mackerel
·
tilefish
The following 12 superstar
fish have made it onto our “best fish” list not only for having great nutrition
and safety profiles but because they’re eco-friendly — being responsibly caught
or farmed, and not overfished.
2.
Cod
3.
Herring
4.
Mahi-mahi
5.
Mackerel
6.
Perch
8.
Sardines
9.
Striped bass
10. Tuna
11. Alaskan pollock
12. Char
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
IV. Invite a friend to join you
in adoration.
89. The Apostle Andrew gives a
direct, personal invitation to his brother Peter to accompany him to see the
Lord. He declares to his younger brother that “we have found the Messiah” and
then walks with him into the presence of Jesus (Jn 1:42). Are there not a host
of persons who are one confident, loving invitation away from engaging (or
re-engaging) the Lord through His Eucharistic body? What a blessing for so many
of our closest loved ones and friends if we were to have Andrew’s courage to
say, “I’ve found a treasure in the Eucharistic presence of Christ. Would you
like to join me there?”.
90. Faith-filled intercession
for others plays a key role, especially when neither testimony nor invitation
is sufficient to draw a person into Christ’s presence. A man was so
incapacitated that he could not even walk to where Christ was. So, his friends
picked him up and they “were trying to bring him in and set him in His [Jesus’]
presence”. Unable to carry him into the crowded house, they lowered him on a
stretcher through an opening in the roof. Jesus saw their faith, forgave and
healed the man, who “went home glorifying God” (Lk 5:17-26). We should never
despair when someone we love is unable or unwilling to accompany us to the
Eucharist. With deep faith, we can still lower them on the stretcher of our
intercessory prayer into the Lord’s presence.
91. These three events remind
us that Christ’s presence in the Eucharist is meant to be shared. They also
remind us that there is no single method of drawing others into the Lord’s
presence. Sometimes honest testimony is enough for those to seek Him out on
their own, as with the people of Samaria. For others like Peter, it requires a
direct, friendly invitation to come with us into Christ’s presence. For still
others who may be spiritually “paralyzed” and for whom direct access to
Eucharistic adoration is not yet a possibility, we can carry them on the
stretcher of our intercessory prayers, lowered before Christ in His presence despite
their immobilized condition.
To be continued…
Which are the fruits of the Holy Ghost? They are the twelve following:
1. Charity.
2.
Joy.
3. Peace.
4. Patience.
5. Benignity.
6. Goodness.
7. Longsuffering.
8. Mildness.
9. Faith.
10. Modesty.
11.
Continency.
12.
Chastity.
These fruits
should be visible in the Christian, for thereby men shall know that the Holy
Ghost dwells in him, as the tree is known by its fruit.
Notice I have
placed the Fruits of the Holy Spirit in stairstep fashion so we may
reflect on them seeing that by concentrating on each step of our growth in the
spirit we may progress closer and closer to our heavenly Father. Today we will
be focusing on the eighth step which is Patience.
Catechism of the Catholic Church
PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH
SECTION ONE-"I BELIEVE" -
"WE BELIEVE"
CHAPTER TWO GOD COMES TO MEET MAN
Article 3 SACRED SCRIPTURE
IN BRIEF
134 "All Sacred Scripture is but one book, and that one book
is Christ, because all divine Scripture speaks of Christ, and all divine
Scripture is fulfilled in Christ" (Hugh of St. Victor, De arca Noe 2, 8:
PL 176, 642).
135 "The Sacred Scriptures contain the Word of God and,
because they are inspired, they are truly the Word of God" (DV 24).
136 God is the author of Sacred Scripture because he inspired its
human authors; he acts in them and by means of them. He thus gives assurance
that their writings teach without error his saving truth (cf DV 11).
137 Interpretation of the inspired Scripture must be attentive
above all to what God wants to reveal through the sacred authors for our
salvation. What comes from the Spirit is not fully "understood except by
the Spirit's action' (cf. Origen, Hom. in Ex. 4, 5: PG 12, 320).
138 The Church accepts and venerates as inspired the 46 books of
the Old Testament and the 27 books of the New.
139 The four Gospels occupy a central place because Christ Jesus
is their center.
140 The unity of the two Testaments proceeds from the unity of
God's plan and his Revelation. the Old Testament prepares for the New and the
New Testament fulfils the Old; the two shed light on each other; both are true
Word of God.
141 "The Church has always venerated the divine Scriptures as
she venerated the Body of the Lord" (DV 21): both nourish and govern the
whole Christian life. "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my
path" (Ps 119:105; cf. Is 50:4).
Daily
Devotions
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting: Purity
·
Litany of the Most Precious
Blood of Jesus
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
·
Rosary
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