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July 31
Saint of the day:
Patron Saint of Dioceses of San Sebastion and Bilbao, Biscay & Gipuzkoa, Basque Country,
Military Ordinariate of the Philippines, Society of Jesus, soldiers, Educators and Education.
Dara’s
Corner-Be
assertive
Anger signals that
something is wrong and can motivate us to take constructive action or address
the source of our frustration. In contrast, wrath goes beyond ordinary anger.
It is a more intense and prolonged form of anger fueled by a strong desire for revenge
or harm toward others.
Do you think some of our media personalities are wrathful
and fuel hate? Pray for your enemies.
The Wisdom of Aristotle on Anger
Management
o
Anger can be a destructive power, and it can be
a positive force of change.
o
For anger to be valuable and effective, it must
be balanced.
o
By cultivating mindfulness, compassion and
wisdom, we can use anger constructively.
·
Let
Freedom Ring Day 25 Freedom from Wrath
St. Ignatius was a man full of wrath and was changed by grace to a man for Christ. He was an Iceman.
A
Prayer Before Mass (Wednesday) (by Saint Ambrose)
Catholic
Online Prayers
Mindful then, O Lord, of Thy worshipful Passion, I
approach Thine Altar, sinner though I am, to join in the offering unto Thee
that Sacrifice which Thou hast instituted and commanded to be offered in
remembrance of Thee for our well-being. Receive it, I beseech Thee, O God most
High, for Thy holy Church, and for the people whom Thou hast purchased with
Thine own Blood. Let not, through my unworthiness, the price of their salvation
be wasted, whose saving Victim and Redemption Thou didst Thyself vouchsafe to
be. Also behold in pity, O Lord, the sorrows of Thy people, which I bring
before Thee; the perils of Thy servants; the sorrowful sighing of prisoners;
the miseries of widows and orphans, and all that are desolate and bereaved; the
necessities of strangers and travelers; the helplessness and sadness of the
weak and sickly; the depressions of the languishing; the weakness of the aged
and of children; the trials and aspirations of young men; and the vows of
virgins.
Amen
JULY 31 Wednesday-Saint Ignatius of Loyola, priest
Then Joshua said to them, “Do not
be AFRAID or dismayed, be firm and
steadfast. This is what the LORD will do to all the enemies against whom you
fight.”
Joshua,
the warrior of God, had just defeated the five Kings of Jerusalem and had all
of the soldiers put their foot on the Kings neck as a sign of victory over
evil. Additionally, it showed how God had personally empowered each of them to
overcome evil and they are not to be afraid or intimidated.
Joshua defeated five Kings is the number significant. The number five symbolizes God's grace, goodness and favor toward humans and is mentioned 318 times in Scripture. Five is the number of graces, and multiplied by itself, which is 25, is 'grace upon grace' (John 1:16). The Ten Commandments contains two sets of five commandments. The first five commandments are related to our treatment and relationship with God, and the last five concern our relationship with other humans.[1]
Additionally
in the Rosary there are five daily meditations on the life of Christ where the
faithful pray a decade of Hail Mary’s.
Aids in Battle[2]Know
the nature of devils.
·
What
a terrible revolution in their whole being: In their intellect, no thoughts but
of crime! In their will, no love but for evil!
·
There
is no repentance for the angels after their fall, just as there is no
repentance for men after death.
·
Christ
gave the Devil power over Himself so that he might be tempted and led into
danger and persecuted even to the point of death, so that He might in this way
liberate us from the Devil’s power.
·
In
the Book of Genesis we find a precise description of lie and falsification of
the truth about God, which Satan (under the form of a serpent) tries to
transmit to the first representatives of the human race: God is jealous of his
own prerogatives and therefore wants to impose limitations on man (see Gn 3:
5). Satan invites the man to free himself from the imposition of this yoke by
making himself “like God.”
Examination
of Conscience
Prayer
before Examination:
I am perfectly sensible, O
my God, that I have in many ways offended Thy divine majesty and provoked Thy
wrath by my sins; and that if I obtain not pardon, I shall be cast out of thy
sight forever. I desire, therefore, at present to call myself to an account,
and look into all the sins whereby I have displeased Thee; but O my God, how
miserably shall I deceive myself if Thou assist me not in this work by Thy
heavenly light. Grant me, therefore, at present, thy grace, whereby I may
discover all my imperfections, see all my failings, and duly call to mind all
my sins: for I know that nothing is hidden from Thy sight. But I confess myself
in the dark as to my own failings: my passions blind me, self-love flatters me,
presumption deludes me, and though I have many sins which stare me in the face,
and cannot be hidden, yet how many, too, are there quite concealed from me! But
discover even those to me, O Lord! enlighten my darkness, cure my blindness,
and remove every veil that hides my sins from me, that I may be no longer a
secret to myself, nor a stranger to my own failings, not ever flatter myself
with the thoughts of having repented, an at the same time nourish folly and
vice within my breast. Come, Holy Ghost, and by a beam of Thy divine light
illumine my understanding, that I may have a perfect view of all my sins and
iniquities, and that, sincerely repenting of them, I may know Thee, and be
again received into Thy favor.
A Method of Examination of
Conscience, according to the threefold Duty we owe: (I) To God (II) To our
Neighbor (III) To ourselves.
I-In Relation to God:
·
Have
you omitted morning or evening prayer, or neglected to make your daily
examination of conscience?
·
Have
you prayed negligently, and with willful distraction?
·
Have
you spent your time, especially on Sundays and holidays, not in sluggishly
lying abed, or in any sort of idle entertainment, but in reading, praying, or
other pious exercises; and taken care that those under your charge have done
the like, and not wanted the instructions necessary for their condition, nor
time for prayer, or to prepare for the sacraments?
·
Have
you spoken irreverently of God and holy things?
·
Have
you taken his name in vain, or told untruths?
·
Have
you omitted your duty through human respect, interest, compliance, etc.?
·
Have
you been zealous for God's honor, for justice, virtue and truth, and reproved
such as act otherwise?
·
Have
you resigned your will to God in troubles necessities, sickness, etc.?
·
Have
you faithfully resisted thoughts of infidelity, distrust, presumption,
impurity, etc.?
II-In Relation to Your
Neighbor
·
Have
you disobeyed your superiors, murmured against their commands, or spoken of
them contemptuously?
·
Have
you been troubled, peevish, or impatient, when told of your faults, and not
corrected them?
·
Have
you scorned the good advice of others, or censured their proceedings?
·
Have
you offended any one by injurious threatening words or actions? Or lessened
their reputation by any sort of detractions, or in any matter of importance?
·
Or
spread any report, true or false, that exposed your neighbor to contempt, or
made him undervalued?
·
Have
you been carrying stories backward and forward, created discord and
misunderstanding between neighbors?
·
Have
you been forward or peevish towards any one in your carriage, speech, or
conversation?
·
Or
taken pleasure to vex, mortify, or provoke them to swear, curse, or any ways
offend God?.
·
Have
you mocked or reproached them for their corporal or spiritual imperfections?
·
Have
you been excessive in reprehending those under your care, or been wanting in
giving them just reproof?
·
Have
you borne with their oversights and imperfections, and given them good counsel?
·
Have
you been solicitous for such as are under your charge, and provided for their
souls and bodies?
III-In Relation to
Yourself
·
Have
you been obstinate in following your own will, or in defending your own
opinion, in things either indifferent, dangerous or scandalous?
·
Have
you taken pleasure in hearing yourself praised, or yielded to thoughts of
vanity?
·
Have
you indulged yourself in overmuch ease, or any ways yielded to sensuality?
·
Has
your conversation been edifying and moderate; or have you been forward, proud,
or troublesome to others?
·
Have
you spent too much time in play, or useless employments, and thereby omitted,
or put off your devotions to unseasonable times? If such as confess often fall
into any of the more grievous sins not here mentioned, their own memory will
easily suggest them, since it is impossible for a tender soul to forget any
mortal offense, which must of necessity afflict her; and therefore, it may not
be necessary for them to turn over the following table of sins, which is
chiefly intended for general confessions.
An Examination for Confession
The First Commandment
is Broken
First, by Sins against Faith
·
To
be ignorant of the principal mysteries of Christianity; of the Creed, of the
Commandments of God and his Church, or of the Sacraments.
·
To
give God's honor to any created being or thing whatsoever; to pay divine
worship, or to ascribe God's exclusive powers or attributes, to any being
except God himself.
·
Willfully
to doubt, or obstinately to err, in any point of faith, or of human respect,
interest, fear etc.
·
To
favor heretics or wicked men, in supporting or approving their opinions or
actions.
·
To
endanger our faith by reading their books with pleasure.
·
To
examine divine mysteries with curiosity, and secrets of Providence by pure
human reason.
·
To
disrespect or deride holy things.
·
To
abuse the words of the Holy Scripture, by perverting them to a wicked or
profane sense, making them subservient to jests, or other ill purposes.
·
To
desire to know things to come, which belong to God alone, or things past or
present, which are hid from us, and for this end to employ unlawful means, as
fortune tellers, or other superstitious inventions.
·
To
give credit to dreams, or make superstitious observations; to employ prayers or
sacred names to ill uses; to use charms etc.
Secondly, by Sins against Hope
·
By
distrusting the mercies of God and despairing of the pardon of our sins.
·
By
presuming on God's goodness, without the least concern of amendment.
·
By
deferring our conversion or repentance till the end of life.
·
By
exposing ourselves to the danger of offending God either by company, reading,
or otherwise, which is called tempting God.
·
By
exposing ourselves, without necessity, to some corporal danger; as sickness,
wounds or death.
·
By
neglecting the remedies which God has appointed in these dangers, as physic for
the body, or prayer and the sacraments for the soul.
Thirdly, by Sins against Charity
·
By
not loving God above all things, but rather choosing willfully to offend him,
than suffer any loss of honor, riches, etc.
·
By
preferring the love of man before the love of God; or offending him through
fear of being jeered or slighted.
·
By
omitting our duty through shame, or human respect.
·
By
thinking seldom of God or being ashamed to speak of him; or by not hearkening
to his inspirations, by forgetting his benefits, or neglecting to give him
thanks.
Fourthly, by Sin against Religion
·
By
not adoring God or praying to him but seldom.
·
By
praying without attention, and with willful distractions.
·
By
a want of respect to God in time of prayer; or by talking or being present in
holy places without a becoming modesty and gravity in our looks, words and
actions.
Fifthly, by Sins against the Care we ought
to have of our Salvation.
·
By
a love of idleness.
·
By
being too solicitous in temporal concerns and neglecting the means of
salvation.
·
By
deferring amendment of life, or immediately desisting, after having begun it.
·
By
neglecting the means of salvation; as the sacraments, prayer, good works, or
performing them without devotion.
The Second Commandment
is Broken
·
By
taking the name of God in vain.
·
By
swearing to what one knows or doubts to be false.
·
By
swearing to what is unjust, or prejudicial to others.
·
By
swearing without necessity, though the thing itself be true and just.
·
By
blaspheming God or holy things.
·
By
cursing one's self or others or taking pleasure in hearing others swear or
curse; or by provoking them to it.
·
By
not reprehending them when one could and ought.
·
By
making a vow to do what is impossible to fulfill; or to do what is evil and
displeasing to God; or to do what one never intends to perform.
·
By
breaking lawful vows or deferring to fulfill them without just cause.
The Third Commandment
is Broken.
·
By
doing servile works on Sunday or causing others to do the like without
necessity.
·
By
employing a considerable part of Sundays or holidays in temporal affairs, as is
often the case with merchants, advocates, solicitors, etc.
·
By
omitting to hear Mass, or not hearing it with due attention and reverence.
·
By
spending Sundays and holidays in idleness, gaming, dancing, feasting, and other
recreations.
·
By
not dedicating a considerable part of those days to reading and praying, and by
not taking care that those under your charge to the like.
The Fourth Commandment
is Broken
I. By children:
·
Not
paying due respect to their parents, or by despising them either in their
hearts or actions.
·
By
not loving them, but wishing their death, or some misfortune; or by forsaking
them in their necessities.
·
By
not cheerfully obeying them; or by obeying them in things unlawful.
·
By
slighting their representations and resisting their corrections.
·
By
putting them into a passion, and not taking care to pacify them.
·
By
not executing their last will and testament, or by delaying doing so.
II. By parents not
discharging their duty towards their children.
·
In
not loving them and supplying their corporal necessities.
·
In
not being careful of their salvation.
·
In
not correcting them when it is necessary; in flattering their passions or
indulging their evil inclinations.
·
In
treating them with too much severity.
·
In
not setting them good example.
·
In
forcing them in the choice of their state in life.
The Fifth Commandment
is Broken
·
By
anger, quarreling, or threatening, or by injurious or reproachful words, or
actions against our neighbors.
·
By
revenge, or deliberate thoughts or desires of revenge.
·
By
provoking, striking, challenging, wounding, or being the cause of another's
death.
·
By
bearing malice, refusing to salute or speak to any neighbor out of hatred or
aversion, or refusing to be reconciled to him.
The Sixth Commandment
is Broken
I. By the hearing.
·
In
willingly giving ear to immodest words, discourses, songs, etc.
II. By the sight.
·
In
looking on immodest objects,
·
In
reading or keeping immodest books; lending them to others; or neglecting to
suppress them when we may.
III. By the tongue.
·
In
speaking immodest words.
·
In
relating improper stories or wicked actions of ourselves or others.
IV. By the touch.
·
In
using indecent actions.
V. By thoughts.
·
By
entertaining impure thoughts willfully and with delight.
VI. By immodest actions.
·
In
committing the sin of impurity, and whether effected by soliciting, seducing
with promises, or forcing, whether it be fornication, adultery, or incest.
·
In
sins against nature.
The Seventh Commandment
is Broken.
·
By
taking another's goods, and to what value.
·
By
retaining what we know belongs to another.
·
By
denying our debts, or willfully delaying payment, to the prejudice of our
neighbors.
·
By
making unjust bargains or contracts, into which every trade or profession ought
to make a strict inquiry.
·
By
causing any damage to our neighbors.
·
By
putting off false and counterfeit money.
·
By
desiring another's property.
·
By
not giving alms when necessity requires.
·
By
not paying dues to our pastors, or by not contributing to the decent support of
religious worship.
·
By
simony.
The Eighth Commandment
is Broken
·
By
witnessing what is false, or defending a false accusation, as in lawyers and
solicitors; or condemning the innocent, or discharging the guilty, as judges
and arbitrators.
·
By
detraction, either in laying something false to another's charge, or reporting
for truth what is merely doubtful; or in revealing something as yet secret and
unknown, though true, to the prejudice of some third person; with a
declaration, whether it be done out of levity and indiscretion, or out of
malice or ill-will; whether in the presence of many, or in a matter of
importance.
·
By
lying or speaking what we judge to be otherwise than we say, whether out of
custom, or to the considerable prejudice of others.
·
By
hypocrisy, which is a lie in action.
The
Ninth and Tenth are Broken
·
By
all unlawful and willful desires of impurity and theft, which have been already
mentioned in the sixth and seventh commandment.
The Precepts of the Church
I.
To keep certain appointed days holy, with the obligation of hearing Mass, and resting
from servile works.
II. To observe the days of abstinence and fasting.
III. To confess our sins to our pastors, at least once a year.
IV. To receive the Blessed Sacrament at Easter, or thereabouts.
V. To contribute to the support of our pastors.
VI. To obey the laws of the Church concerning Matrimony.
VII. To participate in the Church's mission of Evangelization of Souls.
The Seven Deadly Sins
(The sins of covetousness,
luxury, and sloth have been already examined in the first, sixth, and seventh
commandments.)
The
Sin of Pride consists:
·
In
entertaining too great and opinion of ourselves, or in valuing others less than
ourselves and maintaining a just and noble self-love.
·
In
publishing what we think good in ourselves, that we may be esteemed by others.
·
In
arrogance, by attributing to ourselves the good we have not.
·
In
presumption and ambition, by confiding too much in our own strength, conceiving
ourselves capable of accomplishing things above our abilities, and in rashly
attempting them.
·
In
contempt of others, on account of the good opinions we have of ourselves, and
when this contempt is manifested by words or actions or by being severe and
exacting on inferiors.
·
In
want of submission to our superiors, by disobeying them, blaming their conduct,
or murmuring against them.
·
In
not acknowledging our faults, or when, in confessing the facts, we maintain we
have done well, or at least allege false excuses.
·
In
contempt of admonitions and corrections.
·
In
discord.
·
In
hypocrisy.
·
In
curiosity, which inclines us to know things prejudicial to our salvation.
·
By
ingratitude for God's benefits.
The Sin of Gluttony
·
In
eating or drinking to excess, as far as they are prejudicial, either to our
health or our reason, or any ways scandalous, or of ill example to others.
The Sin of Envy
·
Trouble
at the good success of our neighbor, or when we endeavor to do him an
unkindness, or speak often against him, or create an ill opinion of him in the
mind of another.
·
When
we rejoice at our neighbor's harm.
The Sin
of Anger
·
Not
to endure anything contrary to our inclinations.
·
To
suffer ourselves to be hurried away by the emotions of wrath against those that
give us any trouble.
·
To
proceed to quarrels, injurious language, oaths, curses, threats; to take
revenge, or to desire and wish to be in a capacity of exercising it.
·
To
refuse to pardon injuries, or to be reconciled to our enemies, or to such of
our neighbors with whom we have had some misunderstanding or falling out.
A Prayer for
Obtaining Contrition
I have
now here before me, O Lord, a sad prospect of the manifold offenses whereby I
have displeased thy divine Majesty, and which I am assured will appear in
judgment against me if, by repentance and a hearty sorrow, my soul be not
prepared to receive thy pardon. But this sorrow and this repentance, O Lord,
must be the free gift of thy mercy, without which all my endeavors will be in
vain, and I shall be forever miserable. Have pity, therefore, on me, O merciful
Father, and pour forth into my heart thy grace, whereby I may sincerely repent
of all my sins; grant me true contrition, that I may bewail my base
ingratitude, and grieve from my heart for having offended so good a God. Permit
me not to be deluded by a false sorrow, as I fear I have been too often,
through my own weakness and neglect; but let it now be thy gift, descending
from thee, the Father of Lights, that so my repentance may be accompanied by an
amendment and a change of life, that being thus acquitted from the guilt of my
sins, I may once more be received into the number of thy servants. Amen.
Novena
in Honor of Saint John Marie Vianney
Confessor of Souls
O Holy Priest of Ars, you
knew how important was a good confession for the Christian life. It was to
procure the happy fruits of millions of souls that you agreed to be in an
uncomfortable confessional, which was like a prison, up to 15 to 16 hours on certain
days. I will try to develop the habit of frequent confession, to prepare
properly each time and to have always regret for my sins, so that the grace of
final perseverance but also the sanctification of my soul will be assured. Ask
this grace for me. 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 47
Christ "with all his
angels"
331 Christ is the centre of the
angelic world. They are his angels: "When the Son of man comes in his
glory, and all the angels with him.. " They belong to him because
they were created through and for him: "for in him all things were created
in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or
principalities or authorities - all things were created through him and for
him." They belong to him still more because he has made them
messengers of his saving plan: "Are they not all ministering spirits sent
forth to serve, for the sake of those who are to obtain salvation?"
332 Angels have been present
since creation and throughout the history of salvation, announcing this
salvation from afar or near and serving the accomplishment of the divine plan:
they closed the earthly paradise; protected Lot; saved Hagar and her child;
stayed Abraham's hand; communicated the law by their ministry; led the People
of God; announced births and callings; and assisted the prophets, just to cite
a few examples. Finally, the angel Gabriel announced the birth of the
Precursor and that of Jesus himself.
333 From the Incarnation to the
Ascension, the life of the Word incarnate is surrounded by the adoration and
service of angels. When God "brings the firstborn into the world, he says:
'Let all God's angels worship him.'" Their song of praise at the
birth of Christ has not ceased resounding in the Church's praise: "Glory
to God in the highest!" They protect Jesus in his infancy, serve him
in the desert, strengthen him in his agony in the garden, when he could have
been saved by them from the hands of his enemies as Israel had
been. Again, it is the angels who "evangelize" by proclaiming
the Good News of Christ's Incarnation and Resurrection. They will be
present at Christ's return, which they will announce, to serve at his
judgement.
The angels in the life of the
Church
334 In the meantime, the whole
life of the Church benefits from the mysterious and powerful help of angels.
335 In her liturgy, the Church
joins with the angels to adore the thrice-holy God. She invokes their
assistance (in the Roman Canon's Supplices te rogamus. . .["Almighty God,
we pray that your angel..."]; in the funeral liturgy's In Paradisum deducant
te angeli. . .["May the angels lead you into Paradise. . ."]).
Moreover, in the "Cherubic Hymn" of the Byzantine Liturgy, she
celebrates the memory of certain angels more particularly (St. Michael, St.
Gabriel, St. Raphael, and the guardian angels).
336 From infancy to death human
life is surrounded by their watchful care and intercession. "Beside
each believer stands an angel as protector and shepherd leading him to
life." Already here on earth the Christian life shares by faith in
the blessed company of angels and men united in God.
Every Wednesday is
Dedicated to St. Joseph
The Italian culture has
always had a close association with St. Joseph perhaps you could make
Wednesdays centered around Jesus’s Papa. Plan an Italian dinner of pizza or
spaghetti after attending Mass as most parishes have a Wednesday evening Mass.
You could even do carry out to help restaurants. If you are adventurous, you
could do the Universal Man Plan: St. Joseph style. Make the evening a family
night perhaps it could be a game night. Whatever you do make the day special.
·
Devotion to the 7 Joys and Sorrows of St.
Joseph
·
Do the St.
Joseph Universal Man Plan.
·
Total Consecration
to St. Joseph Day 7
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AUGUST
August--We may come to appreciate more deeply the various landforms (mountains, deserts, rock formations, valleys, and plains) during vacation time. They give us bearing, direction, and the geological history of our lives. This is the beginning of awareness of the "here" in our lives. The Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord shows us the "hereness" of the risen Lord, and the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary speaks of God's power to the blessed. While we can choose to extend the Savior's redeeming power to our wounded earth, we also can choose to withdraw from this awesome challenge.
Overview of August[1]
August is often considered the transitional month in our seasonal calendar. It is the time of the year we begin to wind-down from our summer travels and vacations and prepare for Autumn — back to school, fall festivals, harvest time, etc. The Church in her holy wisdom has provided a cycle of events in its liturgical year which allow the faithful to celebrate the major feasts in the life of Christ and Mary. Most notably, during August, we celebrate the feast of the Transfiguration (August 6) and the feast of the Assumption (August 15).
The days of summer have provided a welcome change of pace. However, while vacations afford us the time to relax and refresh, the change of habits and routines can also have a negative impact on our spiritual lives. As if to re-ignite us, the Church offers us in the plethora of August feasts vivid examples of the virtue of perseverance: six martyrs — two who are named in Canon I of the Mass and two who were martyred during World War II; seven founders of religious congregations, as well as three popes and two kings; the apostle, St. Bartholomew; the great Doctor of the Church, St. Augustine and St. Monica, his mother; the humble patron saint of parish priests, St. John Vianney, and the patron of deacons, St. Lawrence, who joked with his executioners while being roasted alive.
It is never too late to begin — as the life of the reformed sinner, St. Augustine teaches us — nor too difficult to begin again, as demonstrated by the conversion of the martyr, St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein). We present-day members of the Mystical Body are certain of the reward to which we are called, for Christ's Transfigured body (August 6) is a preview of that glory. Moreover, in the Assumption of his Mother (August 15), Our Lord has demonstrated his fidelity to his promise. Her privilege is "the highest fruit of the Redemption" and "our consoling assurance of the coming of our final hope — the glorification which is Christ's" (Enchiridion on Indulgences).
The Blessed Virgin Mary is the most perfect example of Christian perseverance, but she is also our advocate in heaven where she is crowned Queen of Heaven and Earth (August 22). Mary is the "Mother of Perpetual Help", the patroness of the Congregation founded by St. Alphonsus Liguori (August 1). "No one who has fled to her protection is left unaided" is the claim of the Memorare of St. Bernard (August 20). Heretics have returned to the faith by the prayers of her Rosary, first preached by St. Dominic (August 8) in the twelfth Century, and hearts have been converted by the graces received while wearing her Miraculous Medal, promoted by St. Maximillian Kolbe (August 14) and adopted as the "badge" for the Pious Union he founded. Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope!
August Travel[2]
· State Fair Season
State
fair season kicks off in August; see the stars of the season like the
Orange County Fair, which draws more than 1.5 million fairgoers, or the
Minnesota State Fair, which Andrew Zimmern calls his own slice of heavenly
obsession. With state fair staples like ice-cold lemonade and fried treats, we
can see why.
Technically the world's largest
yard sale, the flea market known as the 127 Corridor is certainly the LONGEST
outdoor market. Beginning on a highway in Jamestown, TN, this flea stretches
hundreds of miles through North Covington, Kentucky, and continues all the way
to Gadsden, Alabama. There are more than 2,000 vendors along this tour who
clear their schedules for 3 weeks every August. One can imagine the caravan of
Winnabagos that make this annual pilgrimage. Countless treasures and billions
of collectibles hide among bric-a-brac and junk, but the people-watching and
Southern hospitality alone are worth the trip.
Escape
the heat, and take in awe-inspiring glacial views, with a cruise to Alaska.
Cruise ships dock alongside towns from Seward, along Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula,
to Ketchikan, in the Alexander Archipelago. Cruise ships also dock near Katmai
National Park, where July is prime time to see bears gulp up Atlantic salmon on
their run. And if cruise prices prove too high in July, fret not: Alaska’s
prime cruise season stretches through September.
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July
31-Aug 4th-Maine
Lobster Festival (Rockland, ME)
The annual Maine Lobster
Festival kicks off this month, and you won't want to miss a moment of it! Over
the course of the 5-day festival, more than 20,000 lbs. of lobster will be
served -- lobster rolls, lobster wraps, lobster Caesar salad. Did we say lobster?
Plus, see the annual Lobster Crate Race, cooking contest and the Maine Sea
Goddess coronation!
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August 9-17-Elvis
Week (Memphis, TN)
Shake, rattle and roll! Memphis,
TN, marks its annual Elvis Week
celebration each August. There's always something for Elvis fans, including the
big draw each year, the annual Elvis Tribute Artists contest. Who will be
crowned the King?
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September 19 - 21, 2024 The Arizona Elvis Festival
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August
14-17 August Doins Rodeo (Payson, AZ)
Slip on a pair of boots, and
head to the World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo. First held in 1884, the August
Doins Rodeo takes place each August in Arizona’s cool mountain town of
Payson. Hold on to your hats, you’re in for some heart-stopping action!
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August
21-Happy Birthday,
Hawaii!
Do your patriotic duty, and
honor the Aloha State with a visit this month -- August 21 marks Hawaii’s
admittance as the 50th state. Lap up the waves on Oahu's
North Shore; and for culinary fare, we've got the inside scoop on 4 ways to
eat
like a local on Oahu.
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August
29-31-Cowal
Highland Gathering (Dunoon, Scotland)
Nice legs! See big, brawny men
in flowing Scottish skirts compete in the largest Highland games in the world
-- the Cowal Highland Gathering. Also known as the Cowal Games, the annual
event is held in the Scottish town of Dunoon, attracting more than 23,000
spectators to celebrate Scottish and Celtic culture.
Iceman’s Calendar
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August 2nd Fri. MASS First
Friday
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August 3rd Sat. MASS First
Saturday
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August 4th Sun. Eleventh
Sunday after Pentecost
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August 6th Tue. Feast
of the Transfiguration
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August 7th Wed. MASS First
Wednesday
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August 10th Sat. Feast of St. Lawrence
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August 11th Sun. Twelfth
Sunday after Pentecost
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August 15th Thu. Assumption
Blessed Virgin Mary
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August 18th Sun. Thirteenth
Sunday after Pentecost
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August 19th Mon. Full
Sturgeon Moon
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August 22nd Thu. Queenship
of Mary
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August 24th Sat. St.
Bartholomew, Apostle
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August 25th Sun. Fourteenth
Sunday after Pentecost
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August 29th Thu. Passion
of John the Baptist
Daily
Devotions
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Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting:
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Litany of the Most Precious
Blood of Jesus
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Religion
in the Home for Preschool: July
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Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
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Rosary
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