Saints, Feast, Family
- Traditions passed down with Cooking, Crafting, & Caring -
August 10
Saint of the day:
Patron Saint of Rome, comedians, librarians, students, miners, tanners, chefs, roasters, poor, firefighters
Vinny’s Corner-Try
Andalusian Rolled Beef
· Start Total Consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 10 to end on September 12, the
feast of the Holy Name of Mary
· Let Freedom Ring Day 35 Freedom from Childishness
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When
observing the condition of our culture, it is clear that it is showing signs of
an alarming growth of "Emotional Childishness," which is not unlike a
"lack of spiritual maturity." More and more people have, as renowned
Psychologist, Dr. Susan Heitler states, "reached chronological
adulthood without having mastered the core elements of adult emotional
functioning."
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Dr.
Heitler points to 10 signs of a childish adult - See how many of these you
recognize in the "temper tantrum mob" wreaking havoc in the streets:
§ 1) Emotional escalations,
§ 2) Blaming,
§ 3) Lies,
§ 4) Name-calling,
§ 5) Impulsivity,
§ 6) Need to be the center
of attention,
§ 7) Bullying,
§ 8) Budding narcissism ("It's all
about me." In the eyes of a narcissist, no one else counts; if they don't
get their way, they may result to pouting or bullying in order to do so),
§ 9) Immature defenses (tendency
to attack - see "cancel culture" - anyone who expresses a
differing viewpoint),
§ 10) No observing ego (inability to see,
acknowledge, and learn from their mistakes).
A Prayer Before Mass (Saturday) (by
Saint Ambrose)
I entreat Thee also, O Lord, by this most holy mystery of Thy Body and Blood, wherewith we are daily fed, and cleansed, and sanctified in Thy Church, and are made partakers of the one Supreme Divinity, grant unto me Thy holy virtues, that filled therewith I may with a good conscience draw near unto Thy holy Altar, so that these heavenly mysteries may be made unto me salvation and life; for Thou hast said with Thy holy and blessed lips: The Bread which I will give is My Flesh, for the life of the world. I am the living Bread which came down from heaven. If any man eats of this Bread, he shall live forever. O most sweet Bread, heal the palate of my heart, that I may taste the sweetness of Thy love. Heal it of all infirmities, that I may find sweetness in nothing out of Thee. O most pure Bread, having all delight and all savor, which ever refreshest us, and never failest, let my heart feed on Thee, and may my inmost soul be filled with the sweetness of Thy savor. The Angels feed on Thee fully; let pilgrim man feed on Thee after his measure, so that, refreshed by this nourishment, he may not faint by the way. Holy Bread! Living Bread! Pure Bread! Who didst come down from heaven, and who givest life to the world, enter into my heart and cleanse me from all impurity of flesh and spirit. Come into my soul; heal and cleanse me within and without; be the protection and continual health of my soul and body. Drive far from me all foes that lie in wait: let them flee afar off at the presence of Thy power; that, strengthened by Thee without and within, I may by a straight way arrive at Thy kingdom, where, not as now in mysteries, but face to face, we shall behold Thee; when Thou shalt have delivered up the kingdom to God Thy Father, and shalt be God All in all. Then shalt Thou satisfy me with Thyself by a wondrous fullness, so that I shall never hunger nor thirst any more forever. Who with the same God the Father, and the Holy Ghost, ever livest and reignest world without end.
Amen.
AUGUST 10 Saturday-Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr
Judges, Chapter 7, Verse 3
So, announce in the
hearing of the soldiers, “If anyone is AFRAID
or fearful, let him leave!
Let him depart from Mount Gilead!” Twenty-two thousand of the
soldiers left, but ten thousand remained.
Fear!
Those who are fearful are ruled by their emotions. Gideon knew this emotion
well for he was a man afraid.
What
changed him?
It was God! God had changed his fear into hope and
love for the reign of God. God had changed his unbelief into resolute iron
will.
Saint
John Paul II was a sword of Gideon; he reminded us that we too must be unafraid
that we must be bold and remember that Gideon did not defeat the Midianites
with the sword but with fear.
Gideon needed to lead a night
attack against the Midianites and Amalekites. His plan was to have every
soldier carry a trumpet and a torch, the latter inside a clay pot, and blow the
trumpet and reveal the torch upon command. The racket and the sudden appearance
of hundreds of torches would doubtlessly panic the enemy troops, who would have
no idea as to how many enemies had come out of nowhere. A night attack,
however, involves considerable risk. Even today, only the most skilled soldiers
are willing to undertake such a mission. A lot of things can go wrong, and it
is very easy to mistake friend for foe in the darkness. There is a good chance
of shooting or, in ancient times, stabbing one’s own people unless the
operation goes perfectly. Any premature action or loud noise can allow the
enemy to draw up his soldiers into formations that can repel an attack. If, for
example, one of Gideon’s men dropped his pot by accident during the approach to
the enemy camp, the exposed torch would have told the enemy sentries that
something was amiss. The job was clearly not one for amateurs, or people who
lacked commitment.
The first step was therefore to
send away more than two-thirds of Gideon’s army that was hesitant to fight the
enemy. This made eminent sense because fear might easily result in the kind of
false move—and it would take only one—that would ruin the operation. Ten
thousand soldiers were still, however, ten thousand opportunities for something
to go wrong. It wasn’t enough that they were committed and willing to fight;
they also had to have the discipline and training necessary to participate in a
night attack. As Judges 7.4 through 7.7 continues: “And the Lord said unto
Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will
try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This
shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto
thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.
“So, he brought down the people
unto the water: and the Lord said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the
water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself;
likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink.[1]
Now
those who drank like dogs what do you suppose they had in their hands. Their
weapons! They were ready for the battle at any moment. God needs stout hearted
men and women.
Are
you ready?
St. Lawrence[1] is the patron of
cooks-today, have a BBQ in honor of his death for the faith.
This young
deacon and heroic martyr are numbered among those saints who were most highly
venerated by the ancient Roman Church. Even though we have no genuine account
of St. Lawrence's martyrdom, we do possess considerable evidence from most
ancient times regarding the particulars of his passion. Legendary Acts tell
how Lawrence was a disciple of Pope Sixtus II (257-258), who dearly loved him
because of his special talents, but principally because of his innocence; in
spite of his youth, the Pope numbered him among the seven deacons of Rome and
raised him to the position of archdeacon. As such, Lawrence had the immediate
care of the altar and was at the side of the saintly Pope whenever he offered
the holy Sacrifice; to him also was confided the administration of the goods of
the Church and the responsibility of caring for the poor. During the
persecution of Emperor Valerian (253-260), Sixtus II and his four deacons were
martyred. Lawrence was dispersing items in the house of a certain Narcissus, a
blind man named Crescentius asked for healing help by the imposition of hands.
The holy deacon made the Sign of the Cross over him and the man began to see.
From his relations with Pope Sixtus, it was known that he acted as the steward
over the Church's property. He was arrested and while in prison Lawrence cured
the blind Lucillus and several other blind persons. Ordered by the authorities
to surrender the treasures of the Church, Lawrence asked for two days’ time
during which to gather them. The request was granted, and he brought together
the poor and the sick that he had supported. These he led to the judge.
"Here are the treasures of the Church!" Lawrence was tortured,
scourged, and scorched with glowing plates, in other words, Barbequed
alive. In the midst of excruciating pain, he prayed: "Lord Jesus
Christ, God from God, have mercy on Your servant!" And he besought the
grace of faith for the bystanders. At a certain point the soldier Romanus
exclaimed: "I see before you an incomparably beautiful youth. Hasten and
baptize me." He had observed how an angel dried the wounds of Lawrence
with a linen cloth during his passion. Again, during the night, he was dragged
before the judge and threatened with immediate death. But he replied: "My
God I honor and Him alone I serve. Therefore, I do not fear your
torments; this night shall become as brightest day and as light without any
darkness." When placed upon the glowing gridiron, he jested with his
executioners and the cruel tyrant. "Now you may turn me over, my
body is roasted enough on this side." Shortly after this had been
done, he cried again: "At last I am finished; you may now take from me and
eat." Then turning to God in prayer: "I thank You, O Lord, that I am
permitted to enter Your portals." To comfort him during his torments God
said to him: "My servant, do not be afraid. I am with
you." He was put to death upon the Viminal Hill and buried on the
Tiburtinian Way.
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Day 57
The consequences of Adam's sin
for humanity
402 All men are implicated in
Adam's sin, as St. Paul affirms: "By one man's disobedience many (that is,
all men) were made sinners": "sin came into the world through one man
and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all men
sinned." The Apostle contrasts the universality of sin and death with
the universality of salvation in Christ. "Then as one man's trespass led
to condemnation for all men, so one man's act of righteousness leads to
acquittal and life for all men."
403 Following St. Paul, the
Church has always taught that the overwhelming misery which oppresses men and
their inclination towards evil and death cannot be understood apart from their
connection with Adam's sin and the fact that he has transmitted to us a sin
with which we are all born afflicted, a sin which is the "death of the
soul". Because of this certainty of faith, the Church baptizes for
the remission of sins even tiny infants who have not committed personal sin.
404 How did the sin of Adam
become the sin of all his descendants?
The whole
human race is in Adam "as one body of one man". By this
"unity of the human race" all men are implicated in Adam's sin, as
all are implicated in Christ's justice. Still, the transmission of original sin
is a mystery that we cannot fully understand. But we do know by Revelation that
Adam had received original holiness and justice not for himself alone, but for
all human nature. By yielding to the tempter, Adam and Eve committed a personal
sin, but this sin affected the human nature that they would then transmit in a
fallen state. It is a sin which will be transmitted by propagation to all
mankind, that is, by the transmission of a human nature deprived of original
holiness and justice. and that is why original sin is called "sin" only
in an analogical sense: it is a sin "contracted" and not
"committed" - a state and not an act.
405 Although it is proper to
each individual, original sin does not have the character of a personal
fault in any of Adam's descendants. It is a deprivation of original holiness
and justice, but human nature has not been totally corrupted: it is wounded in
the natural powers proper to it, subject to ignorance, suffering and the
dominion of death, and inclined to sin - an inclination to evil that is called
concupiscence". Baptism, by imparting the life of Christ's grace, erases
original sin and turns a man back towards God, but the consequences for nature,
weakened and inclined to evil, persist in man and summon him to spiritual
battle.
406 The Church's teaching on the transmission of original sin was articulated more precisely in the fifth century, especially under the impulse of St. Augustine's reflections against Pelagianism, and in the sixteenth century, in opposition to the Protestant Reformation. Pelagius held that man could, by the natural power of free will and without the necessary help of God's grace, lead a morally good life; he thus reduced the influence of Adam's fault to bad example. the first Protestant reformers, on the contrary, taught that original sin has radically perverted man and destroyed his freedom; they identified the sin inherited by each man with the tendency to evil (concupiscentia), which would be insurmountable. the Church pronounced on the meaning of the data of Revelation on original sin especially at the second Council of Orange (529) and at the Council of Trent (1546).
Daily Devotions
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of
St. Joseph by joining them in fasting: Restoring the
Constitution
·
Saturday Litany of the Hours
Invoking the Aid of Mother Mary
·
Religion in
the Home for Preschool: August
·
Litany of the Most Precious
Blood of Jesus
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
·
Rosary
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