Rachel’s Corner-Bear with me
You who dwell in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shade of the Almighty, Say to the LORD, “My refuge and fortress, my God in whom I trust.” Psalm 91:1-2
· How to celebrate Oct 3rd
· Rise and shine! Start your day by partaking in National No Sugar Day. Swap out your regular sweet treats for healthier options like fruits, nuts, or natural yogurt. Challenge yourself to steer clear of sugary drinks, opting for water or herbal tea instead. Embrace the opportunity to give your body a break from the sugar rush.
· As the day progresses, unleash your creativity for National Poetry Day. Grab a pen and some paper, or type away on your phone or laptop. Write a poem about anything that inspires you – nature, love, or even the weird national holidays themselves. Don’t worry about perfection, just let your words flow freely.
· For Bring Your Bible to School Day, take a moment to reflect on your beliefs. Whether you’re religious or not, consider reading a verse or passage that resonates with you. Use this as a chance to find peace, guidance, or simply some food for thought.
· Celebrate Buy British Day by supporting local businesses. Head to a nearby market or search online for British-made products. Treat yourself to a little something special while contributing to your community’s economy.
· National Wide Awakes Day encourages us to stay alert and aware. Take a walk, soak in your surroundings, and appreciate the world around you. Engage in meaningful conversations and connect with others on a deeper level.
· International Crumhorn Day invites us to enjoy some music. Listen to your favorite tunes or even try your hand at playing an instrument. Feel the rhythm and let the melodies transport you to a different place.
· On Mean Girls Day, gather your friends for a movie night. Watch a classic favorite or discover something new together. Share laughs, snacks, and good company, relishing in the joy of friendship.
· National Boyfriend Day is a perfect excuse to show appreciation for your significant other. Plan a simple date night, cook a meal together, or write a heartfelt note. Cherish the bond you share and create lasting memories.
· Celebrate National Techies Day by diving into the digital world. Learn a new skill online, explore innovative technologies, or simply relax with your favorite video game. Embrace the wonders of the tech realm.
· Virus Appreciation Day encourages us to find beauty in the unexpected. Take a moment to reflect on challenges you’ve overcome, lessons you’ve learned, and growth you’ve experienced. Embrace the twists and turns of life with resilience and gratitude.
Best Place to visit in October: Flagstaff, Arizona[3]
I’ve got a huge fondness for this gorgeous mountain town which is nestled along the world-famous Route 66! It’s also makes an awesome base for exploring nearby attractions like the Grand Canyon National Park, Walnut Canyon, and the San Francisco Peaks.
I love visiting this historic spot when there’s fewer crowds, the scorching temperatures have dropped, the trees are alight with color and the days are warm and pleasant.
I really enjoyed visiting the nearby Wupatki National Monument, the dramatic Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, the jaw-dropping Meteor Crater (which is the best preserved meteorite impact sites in the world), the beautiful Oak Creek Canyon and exploring downtown Flagstaff which is filled with cool craft breweries, awesome live music, fantastic independent stores, and the interesting Museum of Northern Arizona.
- Visitors Center Address: 1 E Rte 66, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
- Map Location
- Average temperature – 59 to 70
My personal highlights…
- Indulging in epic amount of pretzels and sampling beer at Mother Road Brewing Company. Don’t miss trying their popular Tower Station Roadside Grove, a local favorite.
- Hiking the stunning three-mile looped Red Mountain Hiking Trail which took me past unique volcanic landscapes.
- Leaf-peeping at the stunning aspen groves in the San Francisco Peaks.
- Gazing at stars in the clear night skies at The Lowell Observatory.
- Exploring the incredible ancient cliff dwellings built by the Sinagua people over 700 years ago in Walnut Canyon.
Thursday Feast
Thursday is the day of the week that our Lord gave himself up for consumption. Thursday commemorates the last supper. Some theologians believe after Sunday Thursday is the holiest day of the week. We should then try to make this day special by making a visit to the blessed sacrament chapel, Mass or even stopping by the grave of a loved one. Why not plan to count the blessing of the week and thank our Lord. Plan a special meal. Be at Peace.
- Wine/Beer
- Beef Barley Soup with Roasted Vegetables
- Pork Roast
- Bread
- Bohemian Kolaches
SAINT
MOTHER THEODORE GUERIN
1 Samuel, Chapter 28, Verse 20
Christ is the strength of the weak and
the humble and the confidence of those who trust in him. Christ says to us, “My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord; I know them, and they follow me.
(Jn. 10:27) Saul was in great fear because the spirit of God had long ago left
him, and he no longer heard the voice of God. In desperation now that Samuel
had died was to have the witch of Endor act as a medium to conjure up the
spirit of Samuel to help save him from the Philistines. Saul broke his own laws
by seeking the aid of a sorcerer.
The
Israelites were a Holy people, and Saul could not understand the Ends never justify the means. No, we must
be calm and listen to the voice of he that was the epitome of fairness and
justice that took upon Himself our sins to the cross and thus bearing our guilt
to make us a Holy people.
Mother Guerin--A journey is an
unshakeable trust in God[1]
“If you lean with all your weight
upon Providence, you will find yourselves well supported.”
When we think about saints,
we often have this image of a perfect person without the struggles or flaws of
an ordinary human being – a person not of this world who spent most of their
time praying and worshiping God. We forget that they are people who often had
to cope with the same issues that people face today. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
had her ups and downs. Through her own words, which have been published in Journals and
Letters of Mother Theodore Guerin,
we are able to see the woman behind the saint and why she continues to lead and
inspire people worldwide.
·
She
… and five companion sisters were homeless
when they arrived in a dense Indiana forest on a dark October evening in 1840.
They lived with a generous local family until a new building was completed.
·
She
… experienced tragedies in her early life. Two brothers died in fires and her
father, a soldier, was murdered by thieves while returning from war. She put
her own dreams on hold to
care for her family when her mother could not cope emotionally with her
father’s death.
·
She
… and her small band of sisters arrived as immigrants in a new country. They didn’t speak the
language and were unfamiliar with the customs. She depended on others to help
her learn and adjust.
·
She
… learned survival
skills and endured poverty.
She and her companion sisters planted and cared for gardens to supplement their
food supply. They helped care for livestock. Their cabin was so cold that their
bread froze. Still, they endured.
·
She
… suffered from chronic health problems. Treatment for a disease early in her
life caused severe damage to her digestive system. She could eat only broth and
soft foods for nearly 30 years. This left her weak and frequently ill.
·
She
… stood up to injustice. As a woman and a leader in the
church, she endured bullying, even excommunication. She met all with grace,
determination, strong leadership and compassion. And she didn’t back down. She
also addressed social injustices in her day.
·
She
… was a strong woman leader. Within a year of arriving in
Indiana, she established the Academy, now known as
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.
She inspired women to follow her and founded the Sisters
of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, a group of vowed women who still today live out her
legacy to create a more just and hope-filled world.
·
She
… experienced prejudice. Many people weren’t accepting of
Catholics in the 1840s, especially Catholic women who tried to do business in a
“man’s world.”
·
She
… knew how to turn to prayer to cope with the many challenges that confronted
her. She placed complete trust in God for survival and asked
for God’s support in establishing schools throughout Indiana, in leading the
young Congregation and in all she did.
·
She
was a teacher, a founder, a healer, a pioneer. She was a person of deep faith
who led others toward God.
·
She
is a very real woman. She is a role model. She is a saint.
Highlights and Things
to Do:
- Learn
more about the Sisters of Providence and Mother Theodore.
- Mother
Theodore's remains are located in the Shrine of St. Mother Theodore Guerin in Saint
Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana.
- Read
more about St. Mother Theodore:
- Read
the life of Mother Theodore and see the images of places
where she worked in the US.
- Read
about Mother Theodore and make a Fromage Fort in her honor.
Daily
Acceptance of Death[2]
Most Sacred Heart of
Jesus, I accept from your hands, whatever kind of death it may please you to
send me today (tonight), with all its pains, penalties and sorrows, in
reparation for my sins, for the souls in purgatory, for the conversion of
sinners, for all those who will die today (tonight), and for your greater
glory. Amen.
Pray twice
daily. By Father John A. Hardon, SJ
Today is the birthday of my former wife Diane T. Havermale who succumbed to pancreatic cancer in February 2015; She is loved and remembered by her seven children: Claire, Christopher, Candace, Dara, Rachel, Nicole and Vincent. Please pray for her intentions.
Catechism of the Catholic
Church
Day 112
"Christ is the Head of
this Body"
792 Christ "is the head of
the body, the Church." He is the principle of creation and
redemption. Raised to the Father's glory, "in everything he (is) preeminent," especially
in the Church, through whom he extends his reign over all things.
793 Christ unites us with his
Passover: all his members must strive to resemble him, "until Christ be
formed" in them. "For this reason we . . . are taken up into the
mysteries of his life, . . . associated with his sufferings as the body with
its head, suffering with him, that with him we may be glorified."
794 Christ provides for our
growth: to make us grow toward him, our head, he provides in his Body, the
Church, the gifts and assistance by which we help one another along the way of
salvation.
795 Christ and his Church thus
together make up the "whole Christ" (Christus totus). the Church is
one with Christ. the saints are acutely aware of this unity:
Let us
rejoice then and give thanks that we have become not only Christians, but
Christ himself. Do you understand and grasp, brethren, God's grace toward us?
Marvel and rejoice: we have become Christ. For if he is the head, we are the
members; he and we together are the whole man.... the fullness of Christ then
is the head and the members. But what does "head and members" mean?
Christ and the Church.
Our redeemer
has shown himself to be one person with the holy Church whom he has taken to
himself.
Head and
members form as it were one and the same mystical person.
A reply of
St. Joan of Arc to her judges sums up the faith of the holy doctors and the
good sense of the believer: "About Jesus Christ and the Church, I simply
know they're just one thing, and we shouldn't complicate the matter."
The Church is the Bride of
Christ
796 The unity of Christ and the
Church, head and members of one Body, also implies the distinction of the two
within a personal relationship. This aspect is often expressed by the image of
bridegroom and bride. the theme of Christ as Bridegroom of the Church was
prepared for by the prophets and announced by John the Baptist. The Lord
referred to himself as the "bridegroom." The Apostle speaks of
the whole Church and of each of the faithful, members of his Body, as a bride
"betrothed" to Christ the Lord so as to become but one spirit with
him. The Church is the spotless bride of the spotless
Lamb. "Christ loved the Church and gave himself up for her, that he
might sanctify her." He has joined her with himself in an everlasting
covenant and never stops caring for her as for his own body:
This is the
whole Christ, head and body, one formed from many . . . whether the head or
members speak, it is Christ who speaks. He speaks in his role as the head (ex
persona capitis) and in his role as body (ex persona corporis). What does this
mean? "The two will become one flesh. This is a great mystery, and I am
applying it to Christ and the Church." and the Lord himself says in
the Gospel: "So they are no longer two, but one flesh." They
are, in fact, two different persons, yet they are one in the conjugal union, .
. . as head, he calls himself the bridegroom, as body, he calls himself
"bride."
Daily Devotions
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting: Today's Fast: An increase of the Faithful.
·
do
a personal eucharistic stations of the cross.
·
Religion
in the Home for Preschool: October
·
Litany of the Most Precious
Blood of Jesus
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
·
Rosary
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