Saints, Feast, Family
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July 2
Saint of the day:
Saint Bernardino Realino
Patron Saint of Lecce, Italy
Tuesday
Deuteronomy, Chapter
17, Verse 12-13
12Anyone who acts presumptuously and does not obey the priest, who officiates there in the ministry of the LORD, your God, or the judge, shall die. Thus shall you purge the evil from Israel. 13And all the people, on hearing of it, shall FEAR, and will never again act presumptuously.
Do not be cheeky with God!
The definition of
Presumption is:
- An act or
instance of taking something to be true or adopting a particular attitude
toward something, especially at the start of a chain of argument or
action.
- Behavior perceived as arrogant, disrespectful, and transgressing the limits of what is permitted or appropriate. "he lifted her off the ground and she was enraged at his presumption"
synonyms: brazenness, audacity, boldness, audaciousness, temerity, arrogance,presumptuousness, forwardness; cockiness, insolence, impudence,bumptiousness, impertinence, effrontery, cheek, cheekiness; rudeness, impoliteness, disrespect, familiarity; informal nerve, chutzpah, sass, sassiness; archaic assumption "he apologized
for his presumption"
Aids in Battle[1]
Empty consolations of the Devil
Some
people, when they reflect on the goodness of God and the passion of Christ, are
powerfully moved to sighs, tears, prayers, and other devout actions, so that
you might suppose their hearts were seized with a very fervent devotion. But
when they are tested we find that they are like the passing rains of a hot
summer, which may fall heavily on the earth, but do not penetrate it, and bring
forth only mushrooms. In the same way, these tears and emotions in a corrupt
heart do not penetrate it and are altogether fruitless. For these unhappy
people would not give up a penny of their unjustly acquired wealth or renounce
one of their perverse affections, nor would they endure the slightest suffering
in the service of that Savior over whom they have wept. Their good impulses are
like spiritual mushrooms. Not only are they a false devotion, but too often
they are actually the deep wiles of Satan. While he amuses souls with such
empty consolations, he induces them to
remain satisfied with them instead of seeking true and solid devotion, which
consists in a constant, resolute, prompt, and active will to carry out what we
know to be pleasing to God. ST. FRANCIS DE SALES
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Catholic Activity: Your Child's Spiritual Training[3]
Your child's religious
training should begin almost as soon as he is born. Here are basic guidelines
for instructing your child before he has reached the age of reason.
DIRECTIONS
At seven to ten months, a
baby begins to listen to sounds intently. He does not know what words mean, but
he gets an impression from the tone of your voice, your facial expressions, and
your gestures. It is not too soon to begin teaching him a prayer. Such a prayer
should be as simple as possible, and preferably repetitive — with the same
sounds repeated over and over. Sister de Lourdes cites this one:
Thank you, God, for
Jimmy, Thank you for Jimmy's bread, Thank you for Jimmy's smile, Bless Jimmy in
his bed.
As soon as your child can
speak in syllables, you can teach him simple prayers. For example, carry him to
a painting or statue depicting the Baby Jesus in His Blessed Mother's arms, and
point out to him that the Infant Savior also had a mother who loved Him. Before
he reaches his first year, he may be able to enunciate the name of Jesus. He
can be encouraged to say good night to the Savior of the painting or statue.
When the family eats together, the baby in his high chair will observe that
grace is said before and after meals. He will join in the prayers automatically
as soon as he is able.
Pictures have a powerful
appeal for the one-year-old and two-year-old. You can encourage his interest in
religion by showing him paintings of great events in the life of Our Lord. You
will find him an interested viewer and listener if you show him pictures of
Baby Jesus, and the Holy Family, and of Biblical incidents. He will also be a
rapt listener as you narrate the stories which the pictures illustrate. At
Christmas time especially, you can impress upon him that this great feast
commemorates the birth of the Infant Savior: your telling of the Christmas
story can begin to implant a reverence for this great feast that will last
throughout his life.
In his third year, your
child will probably be ready to learn about the creation by God of the world
and everything in it. You will have opportunities to teach him as a matter of
course that God made the flowers, the trees, the dog whose back he pats, and
every other thing that he sees about him. Express your own appreciation for
God's many gifts — the beautiful flowers, the lovely sunset, the water you
drink, the food you eat. In this way, he too will recognize that God is a
loving Father to Whom we owe gratitude for all things.
By the time he is three,
he should be sufficiently advanced mentally to begin practicing simple acts of
self-denial. If he is given a piece of candy before dinner, he will probably
understand if he is told that he must not eat it until after his meal. This is
his first realization that satisfaction of present desires must often be
deferred for our own good.
At the age of four, he
should be ready to take a more active part in family prayers. In some families,
father, mother and children pray together in the evening before the first child
goes to bed. His attendance at night prayers will impress the importance of
this devotion upon him and enable him to learn the words sooner than he perhaps
would ordinarily. Four-year-olds usually do not have a long attention span,
however, and the average child may become distracted after a few minutes. The
night prayers in which he joins may be kept short at first and gradually
lengthened as he grows older.
At this time, your child
is old enough to understand certain moral principles: that he must obey his
parents because God wishes him to do so; and that lying, stealing and
disobedience are not in accordance with God's will. You can teach these
principles by giving him the image of God as his Eternal Father. If he has a
loving trust in his own father, he will not find it difficult to visualize God
as the loving Father of all mankind. He is also ready to learn of his Guardian
Angel; many childish fears can be removed if he knows that his Guardian Angel
always watches over him, and he will feel secure in new experiences when he
knows that he has a protector.
From ages four to six, you
can intensify in many different ways the moral training you began earlier.
Through family prayer and other devotions, when you read to him, and through
little talks when you perform his daily routines with him, you can inculcate
the great truths of our religion. In particular, do not overlook opportunities
to instill high ideals through reading. Many excellent books recount Bible
stories in attractive pictures and text and they stress vividly the importance
of practicing virtue in our lives. For example, the story of Adam and Eve can
be a means of teaching him why he must obey God and his earthly parents. The
story of Abraham may teach him that we must be ready to sacrifice all we
possess if God requires it. From the parable told by Jesus of the widow's mite,
he can learn that we must always show our gratitude to God; from the parable of
the talents, that we must always do our best for His glory.
Many devotions and
religious observances can now be made an intimate part of your child's daily
life. In Chapter 16, devoted to religious observances in the home, you will
find many suggestions to help you make the love of God the greatest fact in
your child's existence.
Our Lord taught that the
love of God is the first and greatest commandment, but He also said that a
second commandment was like it — the commandment that we must love our neighbor
as ourself. You probably can best teach this commandment by example. More powerful
than your words will be your courteous attitude toward those who visit your
home; toward peoples of other races and creeds; toward those less privileged in
a spiritual or material sense than yourself. Christ's teaching that all men are
brothers under the Fatherhood of God will have greater meaning for your child
if he notices that you always treat others with respect.
Before your child is
seven, you will probably notice the formation of his conscience. He may show by
expressions of guilt or shame when he has done wrong. This development of
conscience indicates that you now can appeal to him more and more on the grounds
of reason, rather than on the weight of your authority. The seven-year-old
normally is sufficiently developed to take responsibility before God for his
actions. By the orderly and constructive training you have provided, he should
be able to recite his morning and night prayers; he should know the important
laws of God and Church — the necessity to attend Mass on Sundays and holy days
of obligation and of abstaining from meat on Friday, for example; and he should
be ready to begin preparations for his First Communion.
Obviously, your child's
moral training at home does not stop when he enters parochial school. Rather,
it continues throughout his lifetime. In the remaining chapters of this book
you will find many suggestions to help you meet his continued needs for spiritual
guidance. Specific problems you may encounter in his various stages are
discussed below.
Activity
Source: Catholic Family Handbook, The by Rev. George
A. Kelly, Random House, Inc., New York, 1959
Catechism of the
Catholic Church
PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH
SECTION ONE-"I BELIEVE" -
"WE BELIEVE"
CHAPTER THREE-MAN'S RESPONSE TO GOD
Article 1 I BELIEVE
II. "I
Know Whom I Have Believed"
To believe in God alone
150 Faith is first of all a personal adherence of man to
God. At the same time, and inseparably, it is a free assent to the whole truth
that God has revealed. As personal adherence to God and assent to his truth,
Christian faith differs from our faith in any human person. It is right and
just to entrust oneself wholly to God and to believe absolutely what he says.
It would be futile and false to place such faith in a creature.
To believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God
151 For a Christian, believing in God cannot be separated
from believing in the One he sent, his "beloved Son", in whom the
Father is "well pleased"; God tells us to listen to him. The
Lord himself said to his disciples: "Believe in God, believe also in
me." We can believe in Jesus Christ because he is himself God, the
Word made flesh: "No one has ever seen God; the only Son, who is in the
bosom of the Father, he has made him known." Because he "has
seen the Father", Jesus Christ is the only one who knows him and can
reveal him.
To believe in the Holy Spirit
152 One cannot believe in Jesus Christ without sharing in
his Spirit. It is the Holy Spirit who reveals to men who Jesus is. For "no
one can say "Jesus is Lord", except by the Holy
Spirit", who "searches everything, even the depths of God. . No
one comprehends the thoughts of God, except the Spirit of God." Only
God knows God completely: we believe in the Holy Spirit because he is God.
The Church never ceases to
proclaim her faith in one only God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Candace’s Corner-National Synesthesia Awareness Day
A rare neurological condition that blends sensory information through unexpected places, synesthesia impacts up to 4% of the population. This genetic condition causes individuals to experience unique combinations of senses, or more than one sense at the same time. For example, this might include seeing shapes when a person hears music, tasting a certain food when seeing a word, or experiencing music as a color.
National Synesthesia Awareness Day is
here to increase knowledge and understanding about this fascinating anomaly and
show some appreciation for those who experience it!
Daily
Devotions
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting: Restoring
the Church
·
Make
reparations to the Holy Face-Tuesday
Devotion
·
Pray Day 1 of
the Novena for our Pope and Bishops
·
Tuesday:
Litany of St. Michael the Archangel
·
Litany of the Most Precious
Blood of Jesus
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
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