Sunday, June 16, 2024
Saints, Feast, Family
- Traditions passed down with Cooking, Crafting, & Caring -
June 16
Saint of the day:
Patron Saint of lacemakers
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
FATHER’S DAY-Eid Al-Adha
Deuteronomy, Chapter 5, Verse 29
"Hail" "Full of
Grace" "The Lord is with you"[1]
Let us this day emulate Christ’s mother and ours: Mary and never weary of union with Christ through the most Holy Eucharist. This day try to spend some time in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel.
Faithful
Friendship Trusts[2]
As human beings, we long for connection with others, a sense that we belong to each other. The greatest obstacle to this, many times, is that we have difficulty trusting others. Embracing trust comes when we trust in God. Not only are we called to trust in God, but as stewards of God’s mysteries, we are called to be found trustworthy (1 Cor. 4:2). How do we navigate this course? How do we protect our hearts from the fears and anxieties that threaten to close them? St. Francis de Sales would say, “We shall steer safely through every storm, so long as our heart is right, our intention fervent, our courage steadfast, and our trust fixed on God.”
ON KEEPING
THE LORD'S DAY HOLY[3]
CHAPTER III
DIES ECCLESIAE
The Eucharistic Assembly:
Heart of Sunday
The table of the word
41. It should also be borne in mind
that the liturgical proclamation of the word of God, especially in the
Eucharistic assembly, is not so much a time for meditation and catechesis as a
dialogue between God and his People, a dialogue in which the wonders of
salvation are proclaimed and the demands of the Covenant are continually
restated. On their part, the People of God are drawn to respond to this
dialogue of love by giving thanks and praise, also by demonstrating their
fidelity to the task of continual "conversion". The Sunday assembly
commits us therefore to an inner renewal of our baptismal promises, which are
in a sense implicit in the recitation of the Creed, and are an explicit part of
the liturgy of the Easter Vigil and whenever Baptism is celebrated during Mass.
In this context, the proclamation of the word in the Sunday Eucharistic
celebration takes on the solemn tone found in the Old Testament at moments when
the Covenant was renewed, when the Law was proclaimed and the community of
Israel was called — like the People in the desert at the foot of Sinai (cf. Ex
19:7-8; 24:3,7) — to repeats its "yes", renewing its decision to be
faithful to God and to obey his commandments. In speaking his word, God awaits
our response: a response which Christ has already made for us with his
"Amen" (cf. 2 Cor 1:20-22), and which echoes in us through the
Holy Spirit so that what we hear may involve us at the deepest level.
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost[4]
Trusting in God in the midst of
troubles. The example of St. Peter is given because of this Sunday's usual
proximity to the Feast of Saints. Peter and Paul.*
WITH
confidence in God’s fatherly protection, say, with the priest, in the Introit
of the Mass, “The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall, I fear? The
Lord is the protector of my life, of whom shall I be afraid? My enemies that
trouble me have themselves been weakened and have fallen. If armies in camp
should stand together against me, my heart shall not fear” (Ps. xxvi. 1-3).
Prayer.
Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord, that the course of
the world, by Thy direction, may, in our regard, be peaceful; and that Thy
Church may rejoice in tranquil devotion.
EPISTLE.
Rom. viii. 18-23.
Brethren:
I reckon that the sufferings of this time are not worthy to be compared with
the glory to come, that shall be revealed in us. For the expectation of the
creature waiteth for the revelation of the sons of God For the creature was
made subject to vanity not willingly, but by reason of Him that made it subject,
in hope: because the creature also itself shall be delivered from the servitude
of corruption, into the liberty of the glory of the children of God. For we
know that every creature groaneth, and travaileth in pain even till now. And
not only it, but ourselves also, who have the first fruits of the spirit: even
we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption of the sons of
God, the redemption of our body: in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Brief
Lessons.
There is
no better consolation under crosses and afflictions than the thought that all
the troubles of this world are not to be compared with the glory to come, and “that
which is at present momentary and light of our tribulation worketh for us above
measure exceedingly an eternal weight of glory” (Cor. iv. 17). And, therefore,
St. Bede says: “If we had to bear for a while the pains of hell, it would not
appear so hard, if thereby we might merit to see Christ in His glory, and to be
added to His saints.”
GOSPEL.
Luke v. 1-11.
At that time, when the multitudes pressed upon Jesus
to hear the word of God, He stood by the lake of Genesareth. And saw two ships
standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing
their nets. And going into one of the ships that was Simon’s, He desired him to
draw back a little from the land. And sitting, He taught the multitudes out of
the ship. Now when He had ceased to speak, He said to Simon: Launch out into
the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon answering said to
Him: Master, we have labored all the night, and have taken nothing: but at Thy
word I will let down the net. And when they had done this, they enclosed a very
great multitude of fishes, and their net broke. And they beckoned to their
partners that were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And
they came and filled both the ships, so that they were almost sinking which
when Simon Peter saw, he fell down at Jesus’s knees, saying: Depart from me,
for I am a sinful man, O Lord. For he was wholly astonished, and all that were
with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken. And so were also
James and John the sons of Zebedee, who were Simon’s partners. And Jesus saith
to Simon: Fear not: from henceforth thou shalt catch men. And having brought
their ships to land, leaving all things, they followed Him.
What may we learn from the multitudes who pressed on
Jesus to hear the word of God?
That we,
also, should hear the word of God with great zeal, since it conveys to men the
life of the soul and eternal happiness.
Why did Our Savior teach the multitude out of the ship of St. Peter?
That, as
the ship is the figure of the Church, so we can receive the true doctrine from
that Church only of which Peter was the head (John xxi. 15 17). Amid all storms
Jesus has preserved, and will preserve, this ship of His Church, till the end
of time (Matt. xvi. 18). Peter yet stands at the helm, in the unbroken line of
his successors; Jesus yet teaches from the ship the same doctrines as before,
by the mouth of bishops and priests, the assistants of St. Peter’s successors,
and whoever hears them hears Him. Hear them, therefore, with willingness and docility.
What was signified by the great draught of fishes
which the apostles took, by the command of Jesus, after they had labored the
whole night in vain?
To the
disciples it was a type of their vocation, a pledge of their successful labors,
and at the same time a lesson how to labor so as to gain fruits. The exceeding
and wonderful abundance of the draught of fishes was to assure them that their
zealous labors to save souls should, in like manner, be crowned with rich
success. That, after laboring all the night in vain, they should at once take
so many fish, when they let down their nets at the word of Jesus, was to be to
them a lesson never to be forgotten, that they could work with blessing and
success only by relying, not on their own skill and painstaking, but only on
the might and blessing of the Lord.
What other lessons are to be drawn from this gospel?
We learn
that nothing has any value before God which is done from mere natural
inclination and human respect, that our labors are without merit if not
undertaken in the name of God, but that He does not permit the least work to be
in vain when undertaken without hesitation, relying on His assistance and for
His sake. That the disciples obeyed so quickly, teaches us to obey God at once,
to spare no sacrifice, to leave all quickly, and not to put off till to-morrow
what is to be done to-day. Finally, we may learn not to be proud of the success
of our labor, but, like Peter, to give glory to God, Who does such great
things, by cheerfully leaving all earthly things to follow Him.
Father’s Day[5]
Father's Day is the day to
recognize, honor and celebrate the sacrifices and accomplishments of fathers.
In 1910, Washington State Governor declared Father's Day on the 19th of July.
It then became a permanent federal holiday in 1972 when President Richard
Nixon proclaimed that the third Sunday in June would be further known as
Father's Day. On this day, children
celebrate their fathers and father figures to show their love and appreciation.
Father's
Day Facts & Quotes
·
In
1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared the third Sunday in June as Father's
Day. It became a permanent holiday in 1972 when President Richard Nixon
proclaimed that the third Sunday in June would remain Father's Day.
·
Mrs.
Sonora Smart Dodd first came up with the idea for Father's Day after hearing a
Mother's Day sermon in church. She was raised by her father and wanted to
honor him.
·
In
2014, 4% of all U.S. children lived only with their fathers.
·
It
is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real
father. - Pope John XXIII
· When one has not had a good father, one must create one. - Frederich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Father's Day Top Events and Things to Do
·
Attend
a Baseball game. Father’s Day occurs in the midst of Baseball season.
·
Arrange
a BBQ and invite all of the fathers in your family.
·
Spend
the day with Dad doing one of his favorite activities: fishing, golfing,
hiking.
·
Complete
one of dad's chores or projects as a surprise. If it's something you don't know
how to do, offer to help and learn.
·
Take
the President's Fatherhood’s Pledge.
·
Teach justice,
prudence, temperance, and fortitude to children.
How to Be a Good Father[6]
The father's role in our modern society has dwindled to almost nothing. But as a Christian the father's role is important in molding and giving example to his children, especially to his sons.
Probably
nobody denies that the typical father exercises less authority in his home
today than at any time in history. Reasons for this decline probably are of no
interest or help in the present discussion; but the effect of it cannot be
overlooked. For evidence accumulated by psychiatrists, social workers and
similar experts proves unmistakably that when children lack a strong father to
guide them, they suffer serious damage in many important ways. Consider these
facts:
There
is a startling growth in homosexual tendencies among the young, and most
authorities agree that the boy who develops feminine characteristics usually
has had unsatisfactory relations with his father in one or several important
respects. Increases in juvenile delinquency — a headlined trend
in every part of the country —
are also due to the weak position of the father; the lack of an affectionate
and understanding relationship between father and son is a prevalent
characteristic in the background of boys charged with criminal offenses. Many
authorities also blame the shocking rates of divorce and marriage breakdowns to
this cause. The fathers of those who cannot succeed in marriage often never
gave their children a realistic example of how a man should live with his wife
in this relationship.
The
importance of the father as an example of manhood to his son and daughter
probably cannot be overestimated. For example, one day your son may marry and
have a family. To be a successful father, he should know how to train his
children; how to treat his wife and their mother in their presence; what to
discuss with them about his work; how to show them manual skills, such as
repairing a chair or painting furniture; how to perform in countless other
important areas. The best way to learn how to act as a father is to observe one
in action.
What
ideals will he display as husband and father? To a large extent, that answer
will depend upon those he has learned from you, his father, in your own home.
What part will he play in the religious education of his children? The answer
will largely depend upon whether you have led the family to Mass each Sunday,
whether you say grace before meals in your home, whether you take an active
part in the spiritual life of your parish. How should he act toward his wife — aloof,
affectionate, domineering, docile? Here too the answer will mainly depend upon
your example.
The
adage, "Like father, like son," is firmly based on fact. No matter
how much he may resist your influence, your son will be like you in many
different ways. If your influence is wholesome, the effect upon him will be
wholesome. If you are a bad father, you will almost surely corrupt him in some
significant way. Remember also that you represent God before your child because
you are —
or should be —
the figure of authority in your home. He will be taught that he can always
depend upon the mercy and goodness of the eternal Father; but it will be
difficult for him to grasp the full importance of that teaching if he cannot
rely upon the goodness of his earthly father.
It
has been said that, in addition to giving wholesome example, a good father
follows four fundamental rules in his dealing with his children.
·
First,
he shows himself to be truly and sincerely interested in their welfare.
·
Secondly,
he accepts each child for what he is, and encourages any special talent which
the youngster possesses.
·
Thirdly,
he takes an active part in disciplining his children.
·
And
finally, he keeps lines of communication open with them at all times.
Each
of these rules is worth detailed consideration, because the typical American
father often ignores one or more of them.
1. Show an interest in your child's welfare.
You can do this by devoting time to him, every day if
possible. Try to discuss with him his experiences, problems, successes and
failures. By giving yourself to him in this intimate way, you give him the
feeling that he can always depend upon you to understand and help him in his
difficulties. In a large family, it is especially important that you
find time for intimate moments with each child. Every youngster should know
that his father is interested in him as an individual, and is sympathetic with
him and devoted to his welfare.
Modern fathers may find it more
difficult to make their children an intimate part of their lives than did men
of a few generations ago. Today's fathers often work many miles away from home.
They leave for their jobs early in the morning and do not return until late in
the evening, perhaps after the children are in bed. Unlike the men of an
earlier age who often worked close to their homes, today's fathers may seldom
see their youngsters during the week. To offset this condition, they should try
to devote as much of their weekends to them as possible. This does not mean
that you should be a "pal" to your children or that you must act like
a juvenile, when aging bones may not permit this. But at family gatherings,
picnics, trips to the ballpark or even visits to the school, you are sharing
leisure moments with them.
2. Accept your child and
encourage his talents. One man hoped for a son, and found it impossible
to conceal his disappointment when a girl was born. He now spends much time
trying to inculcate masculine virtues in her and berates her constantly because
she is not proficient at sports. A successful lawyer prides himself upon his
intellect and once hoped that his son would achieve great scholastic success.
But the lad, now in high school, has shown no pronounced ability in academic
work; however, he is skilled at working with his hands. He must face unending
sneers from his father about his "stupidity." A third man married a
beautiful woman and expected his daughters to be beauties too. One girl is
extremely plain, however. Even at the age of ten she knows that she is a
complete disappointment to her father.
All of these examples indicate ways
in which fathers display a lack of acceptance of their children. It is a fact
that the qualities a child inherits — his physical attributes,
aptitudes, and many other characteristics — are the result of chance. He may
be a genius or an idiot: you should not claim credit if the first possibility
occurs any more than you should feel ashamed for the second. The moral is
plain: your children are a gift from God, and you should always accept each
of them in a spirit of gratitude. In fact, the saintly father will accept a
defective child with greater gratitude, for God has offered him an opportunity
to provide more love, affection and direction than the ordinary youngster might
need.
Remember also that your child is an
individual, with talents which you perhaps cannot appreciate. Let him develop
them in the best way possible. In attempting to learn why many gifted children
do not go to college, researchers have found that their parents often have
actively discouraged them. In a typical case, a father became wealthy through
real estate investments and could easily afford college for a son with a strong
aptitude in science. But the father accused the boy of trying to "put on
airs" whenever college was discussed. Thanks to him, the son is now a
misfit.
3. Don't shirk unpleasant tasks of parenthood.
"See your mother; don't bother me" is a
remark commonly made by one type of father. He returns from work, eats his
dinner and then settles down to an evening behind his newspaper or before the
television screen. When his children seek his aid with their homework or when
they become unruly and require a strong parental hand, he is "too
busy" to pay attention. Such an attitude tells a child that his mother is
the true figure of importance in the family, while Dad is only the boarder who
pays the bills.
It is not fair for fathers to enjoy
all the pleasures of parenthood —
to play with the children, to boast about their growth — and to give
mothers all the painful duties. A father should discipline as often as the
mother. If he fails to do so, he gives the children the idea that he does not
stand with the mother in her efforts to instill proper manners and acceptable
forms of behavior. As a matter of fact, in major matters the good father is
likely to be the court of last resort. This is as it should be for his
authority is more impressive and its effect more lasting than that of the
mother.
4. Keep lines of
communication open with your children. Teenagers often say that they
cannot talk to their fathers about questions which disturb them. This breakdown
in communication usually stems from one of three factors, or a combination of
them. The father may be so severe in his discipline that he appears as a
dictator in the youngster's mind; in the past he has always been "too
busy" to keep on close terms with his boy; or he has not given his
youngster the respectful attention he should have.
Stalin-type fathers fortunately are
on the way out in America, for most men have learned that it is easier to train
a child with loving kindness than with brute force. But some stern unyielding
fathers remain. They may beat their child into patterns of behavior that offend
no one, but in the process, they often create a bitter adult who is never
able to confide fully in another human being.
The second and third possible
explanations for a child's unwillingness or inability to confide in his father
may have even worse effects than the first. In the first instance, unless the
father is a calloused brute, his child may at least discern evidence that his
father is interested in his welfare. But when a father does not even care
enough to concern himself with the child's upbringing in any serious way, he
evidences a complete absence of love or interest.
There
are many things that human beings prefer to keep to themselves, and it is
probably good that this is so. Your child should not feel that he must
lay bare his innermost thoughts and desires. But he should know that in times
of stress and strain he has a sympathetic and loving adviser to turn to. You
will fulfill that role if you strive always to treat him with courtesy and
sympathy, and with an understanding based upon your memory of the difficulties,
problems, fears and aspirations of your own boyhood. Never ridicule him:
it is the opposite of sympathy and probably locks more doors between father and
son than any other action.
Activity Source: Catholic
Family Handbook, The by Rev. George A. Kelly, Random House, Inc., New York,
1959
Eid al-Adha[7]
Eid al-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى) commemorates Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice everything for God, including his son, Ismael. God became impressed with Abraham's sincerity and gave him a ram to sacrifice instead. For that reason, Muslims who can afford to do so also sacrifice an animal on any one of the three days of Eid al-Adha. A third of the meat is kept, a third is shared with family members, and a third is given away to needy people. Eid al-Adha is a time of sacrifice for Muslims.
Eid Al-Adha Facts
·
Unlike regular prayers, prayers for Eid al-Adha
takes place in any large, open field. There Muslims from many mosques
congregate together. Usually, mosques collaborate together to find a
field that is convenient for everyone to go to. In the United States, Eid
prayers often occur in parks.
·
Festivities begin with a prayer service,
followed by a brief sermon on the morning of the first day. During the
prayer, Muslims recite verses from the Quran, lead by an Imam, prostrate to
God, and send their peace to Muhammad and Abraham.
·
Since this festival occurs immediately after the
Day of Arafah, many of those who go to pilgrimage celebrate it in Mina (Saudi
Arabia), where thousands of animals are slaughtered for sacrifice.
·
It is customary for Muslims perform a ritual
body washing shower, called "ghusl," before walking to the place of
prayers. This is in accordance with the tradition of the Prophet
Muhammad.
Eid al-Adha Top Events and Things to Do
·
Often, a large party is thrown by Muslims on one
of the three days of Eid al-Adha. Meat from slaughtered animals is
served.
·
It is customary for Muslim men who have lost
loved ones visit graveyards on Eid al-Adha.
·
It is Islamic tradition to wear your most
beautiful clothes on the first day of Eid al-Adha. A few days before Eid
al-Adha, Muslim’s shop for their new Eid clothes. Merchants in Islamic
countries often hold their biggest sales before Eid al-Adha.
·
As Christian’s let us learn to
sacrifice everything for God, like the Muslims.
Catechism of the Catholic Church
PART
ONE:
THE
PROFESSION OF FAITH
SECTION
ONE
"I
BELIEVE" - "WE BELIEVE"
Article 1-THE REVELATION
OF GOD
III. Christ Jesus -- "Mediator and Fullness of All
Revelation"
God has said everything
in his Word
65 "In many and
various ways God spoke of old to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last
days he has spoken to us by a Son." Christ, the Son of God made man,
is the Father's one, perfect and unsurpassable Word. In him he has said everything;
there will be no other word than this one. St. John of the Cross, among others,
commented strikingly on Hebrews 1:1-2:
In giving us his Son, his only Word (for he possesses no other), he
spoke everything to us at once in this sole Word - and he has no more to say. .
. because what he spoke before to the prophets in parts, he has now spoken all
at once by giving us the All Who is His Son. Any person questioning God or
desiring some vision or revelation would be guilty not only of foolish behavior
but also of offending him, by not fixing his eyes entirely upon Christ and by
living with the desire for some other novelty.
There will be no
further Revelation
66 "The Christian
economy, therefore, since it is the new and definitive Covenant, will never
pass away; and no new public revelation is to be expected before the glorious
manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ." Yet even if Revelation is already
complete, it has not been made completely explicit; it remains for Christian
faith gradually to grasp its full significance over the course of the
centuries.
67 Throughout the ages,
there have been so-called "private" revelations, some of which have
been recognized by the authority of the Church. They do not belong, however, to
the deposit of faith. It is not their role to improve or complete Christ's
definitive Revelation, but to help live more fully by it in a certain period of
history. Guided by the Magisterium of the Church, the sensus fidelium knows how
to discern and welcome in these revelations whatever constitutes an authentic
call of Christ or his saints to the Church.
Christian faith cannot accept "revelations" that claim to
surpass or correct the Revelation of which Christ is the fulfilment, as is the
case in certain nonChristian religions and also in certain recent sects which
base themselves on such "revelations".
Apostolic Exhortation[8]
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,
Conclusion
110.
I wish to conclude this exhortation by turning to Mary, Our Mother, whom Saint
John Paul II called “‘a woman of the Eucharist’ in her whole life” (Ecclesia
de Eucharistia, no. 53). Let us entrust our Eucharistic life of her Son’s
gift of Himself to her solicitude and care. She lived her faith at the moment
of the Annunciation when she was asked to believe that the One whom she
conceived through the Holy Spirit was the Son of God. For us, before the
Eucharistic mystery we are also asked to believe that the same Jesus Christ,
the Son of God and Son of Mary, becomes present in His full humanity and
divinity under the appearances of bread and wine. Her faith-filled consent
allowed God to be born in her, making her the Ark of the New Covenant. “With
her ‘yes’ she opened the door of our world to God Himself; she became the
living Ark of the Covenant, in whom God took flesh, became one of us, and
pitched His tent among us” (cf. John 1:14). (Spe Salvi, no. 49). She
was the first to receive Jesus in her heart. She became the first tabernacle
where God dwells in the fullest possible sense. After Pentecost but before her
Assumption into heaven, surely she regularly received the Eucharist from the
hands of the Apostles.
111.
Who more than Mary is a star of hope for us so that we can see the way to go as
followers of Jesus Christ, since we have never been this way before? Who more
than Mary can help us renew our faith and fortify our love and devotion to
Jesus in the Eucharist? Confident in her maternal care and intercession, let us
invoke and imitate Our Lady, woman of the Eucharist:
Blessed
Mother, who with your generous “Fiat” unleashed the Fountain of all graces in
our world, intercede for us who desire ever greater faith and devotion in your
Divine Son that we might cooperate with His work of Redemption.
May
the Eucharistic Lord always find in our hearts a welcome dwelling as He did in
yours.
Be
our refuge and companion on our pilgrim way to the heavenly home where with you
and all the Saints we enjoy eternal communion with your Son who is our rock of
refuge in all of life’s storms.
Amen.
Promulgated
on Holy Thursday of the Lord’s Supper, April 1, 2021.
+Thomas J. Olmsted
Bishop of Phoenix
Epistle of Barnabas[9]
CHAP. IV. — ANTICHRIST IS AT HAND: LET US THEREFORE AVOID JEWISH ERRORS.
It therefore behooves us, who inquire much
concerning events at hand, to search diligently into those things which are
able to save us. Let us then utterly flee from all the works of iniquity, lest
these should take hold of us; and let us hate the error of the present time, that
we may set our love on the world to come let us not give loose reins to our
soul, that it should have power to run with sinners and the wicked, lest we
become like them. The final stumbling-block (or source of danger) approaches,
concerning which it is written, as Enoch says, "For for this end the Lord
has cut short the times and the days, that His Beloved may hasten; and He will
come to the inheritance." And the prophet also speaks thus: "Ten
kingdoms shall reign upon the earth, and a little king shall rise up after
them, who shall subdue under one three of the kings. In like manner Daniel says
concerning the same, "And I beheld the fourth beast, wicked and powerful,
and more savage than all the beasts of the earth, and how from it sprang up ten
horns, and out of them a little budding horn, and how it subdued under one
three of the great horns." Ye ought therefore to understand. And this also
I further beg of you, as being one of you, and loving you both individually and
collectively more than my own soul, to take heed now to yourselves, and not to
be like some, adding largely to your sins, and saying, "The covenant is
both theirs and ours." But they thus finally lost it, after Moses had
already received it. For the Scripture saith, "And Moses was fasting in
the mount forty days and forty nights, and received the covenant from the Lord,
tables of stone written with the finger of the hand of the Lord;" but
turning away to idols, they lost it. For the Lord speaks thus to Moses: "Moses
go down quickly; for the people whom thou hast brought out of the land of Egypt
have transgressed." And Moses understood [the meaning of God], and cast
the two tables out of his hands; and their covenant was broken, in order that
the covenant of the beloved Jesus might be sealed upon our heart, in the hope
which flows from believing in Him. Now, being desirous to write many things to
you, not as your teacher, but as becometh one who loves you, I have taken care
not to fail to write to you from what I myself possess, with a view to your
purification. We take earnest heed in these last days; for the whole [past]
time of your faith will profit you nothing, unless now in this wicked time we
also withstand coming sources of danger, as becometh the sons of God. That the
Black One may find no means of entrance, let us flee from every vanity, let us
utterly hate the works of the way of wickedness. Do not, by retiring apart,
live a solitary life, as if you were already [fully] justified; but coming
together in one place, make common inquiry concerning what tends to your
general welfare. For the Scripture saith, "Woe to them who are wise to
themselves, and prudent in their own sight!" Let us be spiritually minded:
let us be a perfect temple to God. As much as in us lies, let us meditate upon
the fear of God, and let us keep His commandments, that we may rejoice in His
ordinances. The Lord will judge the world without respect of persons. Each will
receive as he has done: if he is righteous, his righteousness will precede him;
if he is wicked, the reward of wickedness is before him. Take heed, lest
resting at our ease, as those who are the called [of God], we should fall
asleep in our sins, and the wicked prince, acquiring power over us, should
thrust us away from the kingdom of the Lord. And all the more attend to this,
my brethren, when ye reflect and behold, that after so great signs and wonders
were wrought in Israel, they were thus [at length] abandoned. Let us beware
lest we be found [fulfilling that saying], as it is written, "Many are
called, but few are chosen."
Claire’s Corner
· Eat your vegetables! It is fresh vegetable day
· Looking ahead June 20th will be World Tapas Day
· However today is Bloomsday
o Celebrating Bloomsday should be a day filled with adventures.
The Baba Goes Flying
This story is related to world tapas day, sort of. When I was two and my brother was under one my parents took us on an adventure using the military airlift command. Soldiers and Sailors, and their families are allowed to fly free on any military flight provided there is room. As was the case my father boarded my mother my brother and myself all on board a military plane and took us to Rota, Spain for a VACA from Sigonella, Sicily to Rota, Spain.
It was a long trip, and I was tired and cranky and refused to stop crying once we got settled in a hotel room for $16.00 a night. At that time, I had a comfort pillow my Aunt Linda had made for me which I called the “Baba”. My father, being frustrated with my refusal to stop crying suddenly picked up the “Baba” which had a loose string and unknown to me tried the string around a finger and threatened to throw my “Baba” off the third-floor balcony if I did not stop crying. That of course made it worse, and I screamed even louder. Then my father, true to his word threw the “Baba” for a flight but when it got to the end of the string the string broke, and the “Baba” flew out the balcony and landed on the balcony on the second floor. I screamed louder.
My mother had had it with my father and told him that he had better get the “Baba” back or else shit would happen. So, my father and mother, I and my brother all went down to the room under us. My father knocked. No answer. So, then he knocked again. No answer. My father tried the door it opened and looking inside could see my “Baba” out on the balcony he then entered the room holding my hand with my mother cradling my brother behind him. My father stated that we made it about 1/3 in when he noticed a head raising off the pillow of the bed and then in comical fashion, he backed up almost knocking my mother down. We all ran back upstairs. Now I screamed even louder, and my mother really let him have it. My father was really frustrated and did not know what to do. Going out on the balcony he noticed that there was a trellis rising from the ground floor going up to the balcony right next to the Tapas Bar. My father, the criminal that he was, marched out there, climbed the trellis retrieved the “Baba” and saved the day. I still screamed all night.
Daily
Devotions
·
Do not ask everyone’s opinion, but
only the opinion of your confessor; be as frank and simple as a child with him.
Simplicity of life can drive out demons. Honesty is a weapon to defeat Satan,
the Liar. When we lie, we put a foot in his camp, and he will try to seduce us
all the more.
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting: For
the Poor and Suffering
·
Litany of the Most Precious
Blood of Jesus
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
·
Rosary
[1] http://www.catholicbible101.com/thehailmary.htm
[4] Goffine’s Devout Instructions, 1896.
* http://www.holytrinitygerman.org/postpentecostschema.htm
[5] https://www.wincalendar.com/Fathers-Day
[6]https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/activities/view.cfm?id=128
[9]https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=3840
From last year
o Celebrate Log Cabin Day June 30
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