They that hope in the LORD will renew their strength, they will soar on eagles’ wings; They will run and not grow weary, walk and not grow faint. Isaiah 40:31
· How to celebrate Aug 23rd
o You could start the day by embracing your inner explorer in honor of Internaut Day. Research a topic you’re curious about or visit a new website. Next, pay tribute to perseverance by learning about the abolition of the slave trade. Educate yourself about this important historical event and reflect on the lessons we can learn from it.
o For lunch, whip up a delicious Cuban sandwich to celebrate National Cuban Sandwich Day. Enjoy the flavors of ham, pork, Swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard pressed between crispy bread. After lunch, keep an eye out for deals and discounts on flights as part of Cheap Flight Day. Start planning your next adventure or daydream about your dream destinations.
o As the afternoon progresses, indulge in a bit of luxury inspired by Valentino Day. Treat yourself to a small indulgence, like a fancy coffee or a scented candle. Then, embrace the wind in your hair on National Ride the Wind Day. Take a walk, ride a bike, or simply sit outside and feel the breeze against your skin.
o Cap off the day by satisfying your sweet tooth with a slice of sponge cake to celebrate National Sponge Cake Day. Bake a simple sponge cake or pick one up from the store to enjoy with friends or family. Reflect on the diverse experiences and themes of the day as you savor each bite of the fluffy cake.
o Embrace curiosity, reflect on history, enjoy good food, dream of travel, pamper yourself, connect with nature, and indulge in a sweet treat. By blending the essence of each holiday, you can create a day that’s both meaningful and enjoyable, even without elaborate plans or a big budget. Cheers to a day filled with exploration, reflection, and simple pleasures!
· 30 DAY TRIBUTE TO MARY 9th ROSE: Nativity: Jealousy, Murder, Abortion
o 30 Days of Women and Herbs – Frauendreissiger
§ Vervain (Verbena officinalis)
MEDICINAL PLANTS Day 9 EPIDEMICS AND PANDEMICS-Revealed by Heaven to Luz De María
USE OF SACRAMENTALS, HOLY OIL AND HOLY WATER I invite you not to forget the use of sacramentals. In case of contagious diseases (pestilences, plagues, others) anoint the doors and windows with holy oil.
If you find yourselves sick, sprinkle the food with holy water and keep in mind the use of the medicinal plants My Mother has indicated you use for these unexpected circumstances. Be creatures’ firm in faith, knowing that being endowed with reason and intelligence, you consciously obey the guidelines that the leaders of your countries indicate to you. My call is to remain alert. In this moment, humanity is threatened by illness. So at this time, you should protect and help one another with authentic love and with mercy, caring for your brothers/sisters as much as is possible, in the same way that you care for yourselves, and remain in your homes when your countries are being threatened by some epidemic. If, at this moment, you are not suffering from nature’s attacks, from diseases, or from hunger, do not be indifferent toward those that are suffering, since no nation can assure it will not suffer these calamities at some moment. The cold-heartedness and indifference before suffering is an example of the estrangement that man maintains with My House. The Christian accompanies, suffers, and rejoices with his /her neighbor, because he/she knows that a neighbor is the image and likeness of his /her Creator. Our Lord Jesus Christ, 05.2009
VIGIL OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, APOSTLE
Proverbs, Chapter 10, Verse 24-27
24
What the wicked FEAR
will befall them, but the desire of the just will be granted. 25 When the tempest
passes, the wicked are no more; but the just are established forever. 26 As vinegar to the
teeth, and smoke to the eyes, are sluggards to those who send them. 27 Fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked are cut
short.
We
are created in the image and likeness of the Lord; in everything we create
physically it is first created in the mind. Fear and love are the emotional
engines that turn our dreams or nightmares into reality. Yes, we are created in
the image of God, but we are not Him. We are but a spark from the great fire of
creation
Human industry is
futile without divine approval. Joy comes from fulfillment of one’s plans,
which the righteous can count on. The opposite of joy thus is not sadness but
unfulfillment (“perishes”). A righteous person’s words create a climate of
favor and acceptance, whereas crooked words will not gain acceptance. In Hebrew
as in English, straight and crooked are metaphors for good and wicked.[1]
Eyes of Faith[2]
Many of us today are still enthralled to a Deist view of God,
whereby God is a distant and aloof first cause of the universe, uninvolved with
the world he has made. But Thomas Aquinas taught that God is in all things,
"by essence, presence, and power" and that God providentially cares
for every aspect of his creation. Therefore, we should expect to see signs of
his presence and activity in nature, in history, and in human affairs.
And once we see, we are meant to speak! In a way, followers of Jesus are not
looking at the signs of the times for their own benefit, but rather that they
might share their prophetic perspective with everyone else. So, look around,
look with attention, look with the eyes of faith!
Vigil of St Bartholomew, Apostle
INTROIT. Ego autem. Ps. 52
AS for me I am like a green olive tree in the house off the Lord; by trust hath been in the tender mercy of my God: and I will hope in thy Name for thy Saints like it well. Ps. ibid. Why boastest thou thyself, thou tyrant: that thou canst do mischief? V. Glory be.
GRANT, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that as we do prevent the festival of thy holy Apostle Saint Bartholomew so he may implore thy mercy for us; that we being delivered from all our iniquities, may likewise be defended against all adversities.
Epistle. Ecclesiasticus 44:22-45:5, 7
THE blessing of
the Lord was upon the head of the righteous. Therefore, the Lord gave him a
heritage; and divided his portion among the twelve tribes. And he found favor
in the sight of all fleshy. And the Lord magnified him so that his enemies
stood in fear of him. By his words he caused the wonders to cease he made him
glorious in the sight of kings, and gave him a commandment for his people, and
shewed him his glory. He sanctified him in his faithfulness and meekness and
chose him out of all men. He gave him commandments before his face, even
the law of life and knowledge, and exalted him. An everlasting covenant he made
with him: the Lord beautified him with ornaments of righteousness: and clothed
him with a robe of glory.
GOSPEL. St John 15:12-16
This is my
commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath
no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my
friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. 15 Henceforth I
call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I
have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have
made known unto you. Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained
you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should
remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it
you.
Rule of Traditional Catholic Fasting[3]
All members of this sodality agree to On Vigil of St. Bartholomew (August 23)
ABSTINENCE No flesh meat (i.e., meat from mammals or fowl) is to be consumed on any Friday in the year with no exceptions.
FASTING One meal only a day that
may not be consumed earlier than noon but preferably is consumed after 3 PM or
even after sunset. If necessary, an optional evening collation and an optional
morning frustulum is allowed.
Catechism of the Catholic
Church
Day 70
The Immaculate Conception
490 To become the mother of the
Savior, Mary "was enriched by God with gifts appropriate to such a
role." The angel Gabriel at the moment of the annunciation salutes
her as "full of grace". In fact, in order for Mary to be able to
give the free assent of her faith to the announcement of her vocation, it was
necessary that she be wholly borne by God's grace.
491 Through the centuries the
Church has become ever more aware that Mary, "full of grace" through God, was
redeemed from the moment of her conception. That is what the dogma of the
Immaculate Conception confesses, as Pope Pius IX proclaimed in 1854:
The most
Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular
grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus
Christ, Savior of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of original
sin.
492 The "splendor of an
entirely unique holiness" by which Mary is "enriched from the first
instant of her conception" comes wholly from Christ: she is
"redeemed, in a more exalted fashion, by reason of the merits of her Son". The
Father blessed Mary more than any other created person "in Christ with
every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places" and chose her "in
Christ before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless before him
in love".
493 The Fathers of the Eastern
tradition call the Mother of God "the All-Holy" (Panagia), and
celebrate her as "free from any stain of sin, as though fashioned by the
Holy Spirit and formed as a new creature". By the grace of God Mary
remained free of every personal sin her whole life long.
"Let it be done to me according to your word. . ."
494 At the announcement that
she would give birth to "the Son of the Most High" without knowing
man, by the power of the Holy Spirit, Mary responded with the obedience of
faith, certain that "with God nothing will be impossible": "Behold,
I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be [done] to me according to your
word." Thus, giving her consent to God's word, Mary becomes the
mother of Jesus. Espousing the divine will for salvation wholeheartedly,
without a single sin to restrain her, she gave herself entirely to the person
and to the work of her Son; she did so in order to serve the mystery of
redemption with him and dependent on him, by God's grace:
As St.
Irenaeus says, "Being obedient she became the cause of salvation for
herself and for the whole human race." Hence not a few of the early
Fathers gladly assert. . .: "The knot of Eve's disobedience was untied by
Mary's obedience: what the virgin Eve bound through her disbelief, Mary
loosened by her faith." Comparing her with Eve, they call Mary
"the Mother of the living" and frequently claim: "Death through
Eve, life through Mary."
Fitness Friday: How to Help Your
Community Keep Fit with a Trim Trail
A recent study by Oxford University has shown that half of British adults never do any exercise. The Telegraph reports that, ‘Forty-four per cent admit to not taking part in any moderate exercise meaning that British fitness levels are among the worst in Europe’. This means that nearly five million adults spend the majority of the day sitting down. 10% of adults admitted to not even walking for at least ten minutes a day. Cambridge University studied 334,000 people for twelve years and found that inactivity was worse than obesity and caused more premature deaths. Research has found that 20 minutes brisk walking a day provides major health benefits.
Often the reason we don’t exercise as much as we should is because we are
under the misconception that we need to spend hours exercising formally in the
gym. Unfortunately, this way of thinking results in a lack of motivation and
feeling overwhelmed. The NHS Choices website has devoted a whole section to
encouraging people to exercise for free by using the area around them and has
suggested a wide range of activities including walking, cycling, park games,
home exercising, skipping and trim trails. Many of these activities can be
undertaken anywhere, including the local park or green area. Local councils can
help to encourage people to do different types of exercises by installing
equipment such as outdoor gyms and trim trails.
Many councils have begun to address their citizens’ fitness levels by
installing Trim Trails in their parks. Parks in cities like London, Manchester
and Birmingham have trim trails available for everyone to use. Trim Trails
include equipment that strengthens the upper body, lower body, improve
coordination and get your heart beating. Trim Trails are such an effective form
of exercise that some personal trainers actually incorporate the equipment into
their training schedule. The main advantage of Trim Trails is that it is
completely free to use them and walking between each piece of equipment allows
you to exercise outside without even realizing it.
When planning a Trim Trail for your park or green area you can choose as
many pieces as possible of equipment that suit your budget and the space you
have available. Every Trim Trail is bespoke and unique to the setting it is in.
At Playdale, we have thirteen pieces of Trim Trail equipment and two types of
signs. The Playdale Trim Trail range includes chin ups, hurdles, pole climb,
ladder walk, vault, straddle jump, leapfrog, sit ups, parallel bars, twin
balance beam, step ups, arm stretch and press ups.
If you would like advice on how to plan your trim trail and organize your
budget, we would be very happy to help. Contact us here for more information.
Daily Devotions
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting: An end
to the use of contraceptives.
·
Religion
in the Home for Preschool: August
·
Litany of the Most Precious
Blood of Jesus
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
·
Rosary
[2]Bishop Robert Baron, October 27,
2017, gospel reflection.
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