Rachel’s Corner- Elvis is alive in Arizona
The work of justice will be peace, the effect of justice, calm and security forever. Isaiah 32:17
· September 19 - 21, 2024 The Arizona Elvis Festival
· How to celebrate Sep 19th
o Arr matey! Set sail on a day of adventure fit for the high seas. Start by greeting your crew with hearty pirate phrases to set the mood. Embrace the swashbuckling spirit and dress up in makeshift pirate costumes using old clothes and bandanas. Engage in fun activities like a treasure hunt in your backyard or local park, with clues leading to a hidden “treasure chest” filled with treats. Keep the pirate theme going with a movie marathon featuring classic pirate films. Serve up some rum-less grog and pretend you’re celebrating aboard a pirate ship.
o Lights, camera, action! Transform your living room into a cozy home theater for a movie marathon. Pick out a mix of classic films or showcase independent cinema, creating your very own Wales International Film Festival. Don’t forget the popcorn and movie snacks for the full cinematic experience. Discuss and analyze the films with your fellow cinephiles, sharing thoughts and recommendations.
o End the day on a sweet note by celebrating National Butterscotch Pudding Day. Whip up a quick and easy batch of homemade butterscotch pudding or grab a ready-made option from the store. Gather around the table with loved ones and enjoy this delicious dessert together, savoring each spoonful. Share stories and memories while indulging in this comforting treat.
o From pirate escapades to cinematic marvels and sweet indulgences, indulge in a day filled with creativity, entertainment, and delicious delights. Make the most of these weird national holidays by embracing the fun, spontaneity, and joy they bring.
Best Place to visit in September: Kenai Fjords, Alaska[2]
Home to over forty glaciers, gorgeous fjords, and unspoilt islands, Kenai Fjords National Park is a unique and beautiful spot!
The temperatures remain mild this month, and I love that the days are still long. Amidst the crisp air, icy waters, and lush forests, the park’s diverse wildlife continues to thrive!
My favorite activity was spotting seals and puffins; they’re adorable and fun to watch. I also highly recommend whale-watching, hiking the impressive Harding Icefield, kayaking, and going on one of the many boat tours and cruises on offer here.
- Visitor Center Address: 1212 4th Avenue Seward, AK 99664
- Map Location
- Average temperature – 45 to 55
My favorite highlights…
- Going on an incredible whale-watching tour with Major Marine Tours.
- Visiting Exit Glacier and hiking the very photogenic Glacier Overlook Trail.
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.
- Italian Wine
- Minestrone
- Salad
- Pasta
- Tiramisu
SEPTEMBER 19 Thursday-Saint Januarius, Bishop & Martyr
OUR LADY OF LA SALETTE
1 Samuel, Chapter 12, Verse 23-24
23As
for me, far be it from me to sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you
and to teach you the good and right way. 24But you must FEAR the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart, for you
have seen the great things the LORD has done among you.
Samuel
here is reminding the Israelites at the coronation of Saul that even though
they now have a king like all the other nations they are not to be like all the
other nations; that they must serve first the Lord of heaven and earth.
Yet,
they did not nor could not; they like all men needed a savior.
“We have no king but Cesar.”
St. Januarius[1]
Little is known about St. Januarius. He was Bishop of Benevento in Campania. He died near Naples, about the year 305, martyred under the persecution of Emperor Diocletian. Around the year 400 the relics of St. Januarius were moved to Naples, which honors Januarius as a patron saint. He supposedly protected Naples from a threatened eruption of the volcano Mt. Vesuvius. The "miracle of Januarius" has world-wide fame. At least three times a year—on his feast day, December 16 and the first Sunday of May—the sealed vial with congealed blood of the saint liquifies, froths and bubbles up. This miraculous event has occurred every year, with rare exceptions. Popular tradition holds that the liquefaction is a sign that the year will be preserved from disasters. (In 1939, the beginning of World War II, the blood did not bubble up.)
Things to Do:
·
Find
out more about this "miracle of Januarius", including pictures.
·
Have
an Italian dinner.
·
If
you live close to New York city you can participate in The Feast of San Gennaro celebrated in lower Manhattan.
·
Read
more about St. Januarius at EWTN.
On September 19, 1846, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Maximin Giraud and
Melanie Calvat on the mountain of La Salette, France. After thorough
investigation the Catholic Church gave approval to the message and secret of La
Salette as written by Melanie. The account was published in Lecce on November
15, 1879, with the imprimatur of Bishop Zola of Lecce. Mary's message was much
the same as at Fatima, "If my people do not wish to submit themselves, I
am forced to let go of the hand of my Son. It is so heavy and weighs me down so
much I can no longer keep hold of it." She lamented with tears those who
do not keep Sunday holy and who take the name of the Lord in vain. She
indicated that if men did not stop offending Our Lord the potato crop would fail.
She gave Maximin his secret which he never revealed. She then turned to Melanie
and gave her a secret which Melanie revealed 30 years later only to the Holy
Father, who gave orders that it was never to be revealed.
Catechism of the Catholic Church
PART ONE: THE PROFESSION
OF FAITH
SECTION
TWO-I. THE CREEDS
CHAPTER THREE-I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT
ARTICLE 8-"I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT"
I. The Joint Mission of the Son and the Spirit
Day 98
689 The One whom the Father has
sent into our hearts, the Spirit of his Son, is truly God. Consubstantial
with the Father and the Son, the Spirit is inseparable from them, in both the
inner life of the Trinity and his gift of love for the world. In adoring the
Holy Trinity, life-giving, consubstantial, and indivisible, the Church's faith
also professes the distinction of persons. When the Father sends his Word, he
always sends his Breath. In their joint mission, the Son and the Holy Spirit
are distinct but inseparable. To be sure, it is Christ who is seen, the visible
image of the invisible God, but it is the Spirit who reveals him.
690 Jesus is Christ,
"anointed," because the Spirit is his anointing, and everything that
occurs from the Incarnation on derives from this fullness. When Christ is
finally glorified, he can in turn send the Spirit from his place with the
Father to those who believe in him: he communicates to them his
glory, that is, the Holy Spirit who glorifies him. From that time on,
this joint mission will be manifested in the children adopted by the Father in
the Body of his Son: the mission of the Spirit of adoption is to unite them to
Christ and make them live in him:
The notion
of anointing suggests . . . that there is no distance between the Son and the
Spirit. Indeed, just as between the surface of the body and the anointing with
oil neither reason nor sensation recognizes any intermediary, so the contact of
the Son with the Spirit is immediate, so that anyone who would make contact
with the Son by faith must first encounter the oil by contact. In fact there is
no part that is not covered by the Holy Spirit. That is why the confession of
the Son's Lordship is made in the Holy Spirit by those who receive him, the
Spirit coming from all sides to those who approach the Son in faith.
II. The
Name, Titles, and Symbols of the Holy Spirit
The proper
name of the Holy Spirit
691
"Holy Spirit" is the proper name of the one whom we adore and glorify
with the Father and the Son. the Church has received this name from the Lord
and professes it in the Baptism of her new children.
The term "Spirit" translates the Hebrew word
ruah, which, in its primary sense, means breath, air, wind. Jesus indeed uses
the sensory image of the wind to suggest to Nicodemus the transcendent newness
of him who is personally God's breath, the divine Spirit. On the other
hand, "Spirit" and "Holy" are divine attributes common to
the three divine persons. By joining the two terms, Scripture, liturgy, and
theological language designate the inexpressible person of the Holy Spirit,
without any possible equivocation with other uses of the terms
"spirit" and "holy."
Titles of
the Holy Spirit
692 When he
proclaims and promises the coming of the Holy Spirit, Jesus calls him the
"Paraclete," literally, "he who is called to one's side,"
advocatus. "Paraclete" is commonly translated by
"consoler," and Jesus is the first consoler. The Lord also
called the Holy Spirit "the Spirit of truth."
693 Besides
the proper name of "Holy Spirit," which is most frequently used in
the Acts of the Apostles and in the Epistles, we also find in St. Paul the
titles: the Spirit of the promise, The Spirit of adoption, The Spirit
of Christ, The Spirit of the Lord, and the Spirit of God - and,
in St. Peter, the Spirit of glory.
Daily Devotions
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting: Today's Fast: Conversion
of Sinners
·
Religion
in the Home for Preschool: September
·
do
a personal eucharistic stations of the cross.
·
Litany of the Most Precious
Blood of Jesus
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
·
Rosary
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