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July 27
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Vinny’s Corner
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Let
Freedom Ring Day 21 Freedom from Indifference
God's blessings are indeed signs of His goodness, signs of His infinite Love. Are we indifferent to those signs of His goodness and love? Are we so unaware of His signs that we are disconnected from Him that we can take it or leave it?
- MexAmerican
Menu
- Michelada
- Albondigas
- Instant Pot Black Beans
- Slow-Cooker Barbacoa
- Homemade Churros
JULY 27 Saturday
NOVENA
ST. JOHN VIANNEY-Scotch Whisky Day
Joshua, Chapter 8, Verse 1
The LORD then said to Joshua: Do
not be AFRAID or dismayed. Take all
the army with you and prepare to attack Ai. I have delivered the
king of Ai into your power, with his people, city, and land.
Joshua
was afraid and demoralized because on the Israelites first attempt at taking Ai
they were defeated. God here tells Joshua to be cheerful and be filled with
calm; be reassured.
John
Maxwell noted author of the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Series
states that all Christian leaders need to learn the proper balance between
faith and preparation or planning. Joshua is told by God what to do but not how
to do it.[1]
Joshua planned the particulars of the campaign against the Ai.
Law#4-The Law of Navigation: Anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a
leader to chart the course. To make it happen, you have to
take action. You must do what you know needs doing. You must do it when it
needs to be done. Don’t wait. You can make it happen. Knowing how is not the key. Taking action is.
Where
should you start?
1.
Follow
your conscience. What
do you feel you should do? What do you want to do?
2.
Consider
your passion. What
do you get excited about? What do you need to do?
3.
Consider
your natural talents.
What are you naturally good at without much effort? What hobbies do you
have? What interests do you have?
4.
Consider
what society needs and values.
What do you love to do so much you would do it for free, but people are
willing to pay others to do? What do you see others doing that you would like
to do?
If you want
to find your purpose, you must get on the seldom traveled road to significance
filled with setbacks, roadblocks, obstacles, and detours. This road leads to
your purpose. You must develop the vision in order to see where you want to be
next. Then, you must take the steps to move from where you are to where you
want to be. You should always be grateful for where you are and what you have,
but you should never be satisfied.[2]
Blessed
are those who hear the word of God and observe it.
(Lk.
11:28)
The Feast of St. John Vianney is on August 4th.
Novena in Honor of Saint John Marie Vianney[3]
Ardent
Faith
Saint John Marie Baptist
Vianney you were born of a deeply religious mother; from her you received the
Holy Faith; you learned to love God and to pray. At a young age, you were seen
kneeling in front of the statue of Mary. Your soul was supernaturally carried
towards the things on High. Despite the high cost, you answered your vocation!
Against many obstacles and contradictions, you had to fight and suffer to
become the perfect priest which you were. But your deep spirit of faith
supported you in all these battles. O Great Saint you know the desire of my
soul; I would like to serve God better; from Him I have received so many good
things. For this, obtain for me more courage and especially the depth of faith.
Many of my thoughts, words, and actions are useless for my sanctification and
for my salvation, because this supernatural spirit does not stir up my life.
Help me to be better in the future. Holy Priest of Ars, I have confidence in
your intercession. Pray for me during this novena especially for ... (mention
silently your special intentions).
Our
Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Day 43
God
creates an ordered and good world
299 Because God creates through wisdom, his creation is
ordered: "You have arranged all things by measure and number and
weight." The universe, created in and by the eternal Word, the
"image of the invisible God", is destined for and addressed to man,
himself created in the "image of God" and called to a personal
relationship with God. Our human understanding, which shares in the light
of the divine intellect, can understand what God tells us by means of his creation,
though not without great effort and only in a spirit of humility and respect
before the Creator and his work. Because creation comes forth from God's
goodness, it shares in that goodness - "and God saw that it was good. . .
very good"- for God willed creation as a gift addressed to man, an
inheritance destined for and entrusted to him. On many occasions the Church has
had to defend the goodness of creation, including that of the physical world.
God transcends creation and is present to it
300 God is infinitely greater than all his works: "You
have set your glory above the heavens." Indeed, God's "greatness
is unsearchable". But because he is the free and sovereign Creator,
the first cause of all that exists, God is present to his creatures' inmost
being: "In him we live and move and have our being." In the
words of St. Augustine, God is "higher than my highest and more inward
than my innermost self".
God upholds and sustains creation
301 With creation, God does not abandon his creatures to
themselves. He not only gives them being and existence, but also, and at every
moment, upholds and sustains them in being, enables them to act and brings them
to their final end. Recognizing this utter dependence with respect to the
Creator is a source of wisdom and freedom, of joy and confidence:
For you love all things that exist, and detest none of the
things that you have made; for you would not have made anything if you had
hated it. How would anything have endured, if you had not willed it? Or how
would anything not called forth by you have been preserved?
You spare all
things, for they are yours, O Lord, you who love the living.
V. GOD CARRIES OUT HIS PLAN: DIVINE PROVIDENCE
302 Creation has its own goodness and proper perfection,
but it did not spring forth complete from the hands of the Creator. the
universe was created "in a state of journeying" (in statu viae)
toward an ultimate perfection yet to be attained, to which God has destined it.
We call "divine providence" the dispositions by which God guides his
creation toward this perfection:
By his providence God protects and governs all things which
he has made, "reaching mightily from one end of the earth to the other,
and ordering all things well". For "all are open and laid bare to his
eyes", even those things which are yet to come into existence through the
free action of creatures.
303 The witness of Scripture is unanimous that the
solicitude of divine providence is concrete and immediate; God cares for all,
from the least things to the great events of the world and its history. the
sacred books powerfully affirm God's absolute sovereignty over the course of
events: "Our God is in the heavens; he does whatever he
pleases." and so it is with Christ, "who opens and no one shall
shut, who shuts and no one opens". As the book of Proverbs states:
"Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the
LORD that will be established."
304 And so we see the Holy Spirit, the principal author of
Sacred Scripture, often attributing actions to God without mentioning any
secondary causes. This is not a "primitive mode of speech", but a
profound way of recalling God's primacy and absolute Lordship over history and
the world, and so of educating his people to trust in him. the prayer of
the Psalms is the great school of this trust.
305 Jesus asks for childlike abandonment to the providence
of our heavenly Father who takes care of his children's smallest needs:
"Therefore do not be anxious, saying,
"What shall we eat?" or "What shall we
drink?". . .
Your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek
first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as
well."
Providence and secondary causes
306 God is the sovereign master of his plan. But to carry
it out he also makes use of his creatures' co-operation. This use is not a sign
of weakness, but rather a token of almighty God's greatness and goodness. For
God grants his creatures not only their existence, but also the dignity of
acting on their own, of being causes and principles for each other, and thus of
co-operating in the accomplishment of his plan.
307 To human beings God even gives the power of freely
sharing in his providence by entrusting them with the responsibility of
"subduing" the earth and having dominion over it. God thus
enables men to be intelligent and free causes in order to complete the work of
creation, to perfect its harmony for their own good and that of their
neighbours. Though often unconscious collaborators with God's will, they can
also enter deliberately into the divine plan by their actions, their prayers
and their sufferings. They then fully become "God's fellow
workers" and co-workers for his kingdom.
308 The truth that God is at work in all the actions of his
creatures is inseparable from faith in God the Creator. God is the first cause
who operates in and through secondary causes: "For God is at work in you,
both to will and to work for his good pleasure." Far from diminishing
the creature's dignity, this truth enhances it. Drawn from nothingness by God's
power, wisdom and goodness, it can do nothing if it is cut off from its origin,
for "without a Creator the creature vanishes." Still less can a
creature attain its ultimate end without the help of God's grace.
Scotch Whisky Day[4]
The Babylonians of Mesopotamia were likely the first people to distill alcohol as 2nd millennium BC. At the time it is likely that various perfumes and aromatics were most often distilled. The earliest records of the distillation of alcohol for the purpose of drinking date back to 13th century Italy, where harder alcohols were distilled from wine. Soon, the practice of distillation use spread through medieval monasteries and was used largely for medicinal purposes, such as the treatment of smallpox and other illnesses. Distillation spread to today’s Great Britain in the 15th century, and the first evidence of whisky production in Scotland comes from an entry in the Exchequer Rolls for 1494 where malt is sent “To Friar John Cor, by order of the king, to make aquavitae”, enough to make about 500 bottles. Whisky production later moved out of a monastic setting and into personal homes and farms when King Henry VIII of England dissolved all the monasteries in his country due to his feud with the Pope, causing the monks to find a way to earn a living for themselves. However, the distillation process in those days was much more basic than it is today, and the whisky itself was not allowed to age, meaning it must have tasted much rawer than it does today.
Scotch Whisky Day was
created to celebrate this alcoholic beverage in all of its glory and remind
people that Ballantine’s
is not as good as it gets!
How to celebrate Scotch Whisky Day
There are hundreds of
distilleries in Scotland you have likely never heard of that make whisky better
than you’ve ever tried
before, and this day is the day to experience them. The best part is that not
all good Scotch whiskies are expensive, so if you want to enjoy this day to the
fullest, you can order 5 or 6 miniatures—or
more, if you decide to invite people over to share the fun—and enjoy an evening of sampling
the unique whiskies Scotland has to offer. Ten-, twelve- and even
fifteen-year-old single malt Scotch whisky miniatures can be purchased for
under £5 and are sure to help you understand why this drink is loved worldwide.
and because it is usually a bad idea to drink strong alcohol on an empty
stomach, make sure you have some snacks on hand during your whisky-tasting as
well! Cheeses like Roquefort go well with many whiskies, as does high-quality
dark chocolate. If you feel like eating something more filling, try a simple
meat dish like slow-roasted pork spareribs.
There are also quite a few films to choose from that would be perfect for this day, such as The Angel’s Share, an acclaimed Scottish comedy-drama about a man trying to get his life back on track after narrowly avoiding a prison sentence. The titular “angel’s share” is what distilleries call the portion (share) of a whisky’s volume that is lost to evaporation during aging in oak barrels.
Daily Devotions
· St. Pantaleon (July 27th), bishop and martyr. Invoked against consumption, protection for domestic animals and patron of physicians and midwives.
· Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them in fasting: Protection of Life from Conception until natural death.
· Saturday of the Hours Invoking the Aid of Mother Mary
· Litany of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus
· Religion in the Home for Preschool: July
· Offering to the sacred heart of Jesus
· Rosary
[1] John Maxwell, The Maxwell Leadership
Bible.
[2]https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141120221705-25477363-the-law-of-navigation-it-s-all-about-knowing-where-you-re-going
[3]http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/prayers/view.cfm?id=1129
[4] https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/scotch-whisky-day/
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