Sunday, July 7, 2024
Saints, Feast, Family - Traditions passed down with Cooking, Crafting, & Caring - July 7 Saint Fermin Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Moharram (Islamic New Year) Deuteronomy, Chapter 20, Verse 2-3 2 When you are drawing near to battle, the priest shall come forward and speak to the army, 3 and say to them, “Hear, O Israel! Today you are drawing near for battle against your enemies. Do not be weakhearted or AFRAID , alarmed or frightened by them. We are in a battle with the forces of darkness. Our past Pope John Paul II is saying to us “Do not be afraid ”. He is reminding us that the love of God is like a pebble that is dropped on the smooth surface of a pond. When God’s love truly pierces our hearts, as the pebble on the pond, our own love will ripple outward perfectly in symmetry with the universe, embracing everything in its path with His reflected glory. When God’s love truly pierces our hearts, we reflect with sorrow ...