NIC’s Corner-Spooky Spooky Soupy Soupy
Jesus then said to those Jews who believed in him, “If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” They answered him, “We are descendants of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How can you say, ‘You will become free’?” Jesus answered them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin. A slave does not remain in a household forever, but a son always remains. So if a son frees you, then you will truly be free. (John 8:31-36)
· Hotel Monte Vista – Flagstaff, Arizona
o Flagstaff’s Hotel Monte Vista has its fair share of paranormal guests who have seriously overstayed their welcome. Some of the most popular ghouls include a long-term boarder who had a habit of hanging raw meat from the chandelier in room 210, and two women who were thrown from the third floor and now attempt to asphyxiate male guests in their sleep. There’s also reportedly an infant whose disturbing cries have sent staff members running upstairs from the basement. (Actor John Wayne even once had a paranormal encounter here.) Book your stay today!
· Friday Soup: EASY CROCKPOT RECIPES for COZY FALL MEALS
o –––Brodo Apostolorum
§ I wonder if you can make a sausage pizza soup
· How to celebrate Oct 11th
o Start your day with a nutritious breakfast featuring eggs. Get creative with your cooking, try a new recipe like a spicy Shakshuka or fluffy Japanese rolled omelet.
§ Throw a spontaneous party for yourself or with a few close friends. It doesn’t have to be elaborate; a simple get-together with music and snacks can lift your spirits.
· Explore the rich culinary heritage of the American South by preparing a traditional Southern dish. Think fried chicken, collard greens, or cornbread for a taste of Southern comfort
o Take a moment to appreciate the hard work of veterinary nurses. If you have a pet, show your gratitude by giving them extra love and attention today.
o Recognize the importance of Black women in society. Watch a movie or read a book by a Black female creator, amplifying their voices and stories.
OCTOBER 11 Friday
FEAST
DIVINE MATERNITY-Yom Kippur-Day of
the Girl
2 Samuel, Chapter 14, Verse 14-15
14 We must indeed die; we are then
like water that is poured out on the ground and cannot be gathered up. Yet,
though God does not bring back to life, he does devise means so as not to banish
anyone from him. 15 And now, if I have presumed to
speak to the king of this matter, it is because the people have given me cause
to FEAR. And so your servant thought:
‘Let me speak to the king. Perhaps he will grant the petition of his servant.
Here
David is in a quandary; his beloved son has murdered his brother and should be
punished. Yet…how can David save his living son and still be just. Joab brings
in a wise woman who points out God does not bring the dead to life but devises
ways of returning the banished.
Justice
and Mercy[1]
A
specific feature of the ethics of St. Thomas is that it puts compassion and
justice into the closest connection possible to each other. “Justice without
mercy is cruel”, says Thomas. But “Mercy without justice is the mother of
dissolution"—and, one might add, therefore cruel as well. This close
connection between justice and mercy is not sufficiently obvious in human life.
The reason for this is not merely the fact that people are often merciless.
Rather, it is much more due to the finite character of human existence, which
makes all the virtues in the life of the soul appear to be separated from each
other and their exercise separate as well. This of course also applies to the
virtues of justice and charity, the juxtaposition of which may highlight this
fact of separation with particular clarity, so that justice and mercy may
sometimes appear to us as as downright opposing intentions. The situation is
different with God. “The work of divine justice always presupposes the work of mercy,
and it founded in it,” says Thomas.
Feast of the Divine
Maternity[2]
“On this occasion the heavenly Lady
was full of the Holy Ghost and moreover bore within Her, as His Mother, the
Divine Word, who proceeds from the Father and the Holy Ghost. Saint Joseph
received special enlightenment and the plenitude of divine graces, and
altogether renewed in fervor of spirit he said:
“Blessed art Thou, Lady, among all women,
fortunate and preferred before all nations and generations. May the Creator of
heaven and earth be extolled with eternal praise, since from his exalted kingly
throne He has looked upon Thee and chosen Thee for his dwelling place and in
Thee alone has fulfilled the ancient promises made to the Patriarchs and
Prophets. Let all generations bless Him: for in no one has He magnified his
name as He has done in thy humility; and me, the most insignificant of the
living, He has in his divine condescension selected for thy servant.” In these
words of praise and benediction Saint Joseph was enlightened by the Holy Ghost,
in the same manner as Saint Elizabeth, when she responded to the salutation of
Our Queen and Mistress. The light and inspiration received by the most holy
spouse was wonderfully adapted to his dignity and office. The heavenly Lady,
upon hearing the words of the holy man, answered in the words of the
Magnificat, as She had done on her visit to Saint Elizabeth, and She added
other canticles. She was all aflame in ecstasy and was raised from the earth in
a globe of light, which surrounded Her and transfigured Her with the gifts of
glory. At this heavenly vision Saint Joseph was filled with admiration and
unspeakable delight; for never had he seen his most blessed Spouse in such
eminence of glory and perfection. Now he beheld Her with a full and clear
understanding, since all the integrity and purity of the Princess of heaven and
mystery of her dignity manifested themselves to him. He saw and recognized in
her virginal womb the humanity of the infant God and the union of the two
natures of the Word. With profound humility and reverence, he adored Him and
recognized Him as his Redeemer, offering himself to his majesty. The Lord
looked upon him in benevolence and kindness as upon no other man, for He
accepted him as his foster-father and conferred upon him that title. In
accordance with this dignity, He gifted him with that plenitude of science and
heavenly gifts which Christian piety can and must acknowledge.
Catechism of the Catholic
Church
Day 121
I.
THE CHURCH IS
APOSTOLIC
857 The Church is apostolic
because she is founded on the apostles, in three ways: she was and remains
built on "the foundation of the Apostles," The witnesses chosen and
sent on mission by Christ himself;
- with the help of the Spirit dwelling in her, the Church keeps and hands on
the teaching, The "good deposit," the salutary words she has heard
from the apostles;
- she continues to be taught, sanctified, and guided by the apostles until
Christ's return, through their successors in pastoral office: the college of
bishops, "assisted by priests, in union with the successor of Peter, the
Church's supreme pastor":
You are the eternal Shepherd
who never leaves his flock
untended.
Through the apostles you watch
over us and protect us always.
You made them shepherds of the
flock
to share in the work of your
Son....
The Apostles' mission
858 Jesus is
the Father's Emissary. From the beginning of his ministry, he "called to
him those whom he desired; .... and he appointed twelve, whom also he named
apostles, to be with him, and to be sent out to preach." From then on,
they would also be his "emissaries" (Greek apostoloi). In them, Christ
continues his own mission: "As the Father has sent me, even so I send
you." The apostles' ministry is the continuation of his mission; Jesus
said to the Twelve: "he who receives you receives me."
859 Jesus
unites them to the mission he received from the Father. As "the Son can do
nothing of his own accord," but receives everything from the Father who
sent him, so those whom Jesus sends can do nothing apart from him, from whom
they received both the mandate for their mission and the power to carry it out.
Christ's apostles knew that they were called by God as "ministers of a new
covenant," "servants of God," "ambassadors for
Christ," "servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of
God."
860 In the
office of the apostles there is one aspect that cannot be transmitted: to be
the chosen witnesses of the Lord's Resurrection and so the foundation stones of
the Church. But their office also has a permanent aspect. Christ promised to
remain with them always. the divine mission entrusted by Jesus to them
"will continue to the end of time, since the Gospel they handed on is the
lasting source of all life for the Church. Therefore, . . . the apostles took
care to appoint successors."
The bishops - successors of the apostles
861 "In
order that the mission entrusted to them might be continued after their death,
[the apostles] consigned, by will and testament, as it were, to their immediate
collaborators the duty of completing and consolidating the work they had begun,
urging them to tend to the whole flock, in which the Holy Spirit had appointed
them to shepherd the Church of God. They accordingly designated such men and
then made the ruling that likewise on their death other proven men should take
over their ministry."
862 "Just as
the office which the Lord confided to Peter alone, as first of the apostles,
destined to be transmitted to his successors, is a permanent one, so also
endures the office, which the apostles received, of shepherding the Church, a
charge destined to be exercised without interruption by the sacred order of
bishops." Hence the Church teaches that "the bishops have by divine
institution taken the place of the apostles as pastors of the Church, in such
wise that whoever listens to them is listening to Christ and whoever despises
them despises Christ and him who sent Christ."
Yom
Kippur[3]
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is the last day to atone our sins of the Ten Days of Repentance, which start on the New Year (Rosh Hashanah). This is a fast mentioned in the Bible and the punishment mentioned for not keeping this fast is excommunication. Jews seek to 'purify their souls' on this day, by abstaining from common pleasures. Yom Kippur is celebrated by most all Jewish denominations. It is a fast day from the eve until the next day nightfall (twenty-five hours). No food or drink is permissible. It is a day on which Jews 'afflict the soul', which includes wearing only non-leather shoes, not combing one's hair and no marital relations. For many Orthodox Jews, most of Yom Kippur is spent in prayer in the Synagogue. Five prayer services are held (as opposed to the normal three daily prayers).
Yom Kippur Facts
·
It is customary to eat a festive meal on the Eve
of Yom Kippur with round challah bread, a meat meal and sustaining foods. One
is not allowed to risk one's life and thus anyone in danger of life from
fasting, including the young and sick are not allowed to fast. Yom Kippur is
the only Jewish fast observed on a Sabbath, due to its importance.
·
It is customary to wear white on the holiday,
which symbolizes purity and calls to mind the promise that our sins shall be
made as white as snow (Isaiah 1:18). Some people wear a Kittel, the white robe
in which the dead are buried.
·
Yom Kippur Liturgy in Orthodox and most
Traditional communities include Kol Nidre prayer in which Jews
annul all their vows and Avinu Malkeinu, 'Our father our King'.
·
The last of the Orthodox and traditional five
Synagogue services for Yom Kippur is the Neilah service (final 'closing
of the gates'). It is considered particularly heart-rendering and people
often cry during the service. At the end of the service, a Shofar (ram's
horn) is blown and the end of the day is pronounced.
·
Jews ask the Lord to be considered both as a
child and as a servant. They request from God that as a father of a
child, God have mercy as a father does over his child.
Rest[4]
On Yom Kippur, I’ll skip my physical workout for
a spiritual one instead. In fact, Yom Kippur is all about getting beyond our
physical selves, so we can focus solely on doing the difficult, sacred work the
High Holidays demand of us, free from the distractions of our bodies and their
needs. “When we refrain from indulging our physical appetites for a limited
period, in order to devote ourselves for a time more exclusively to demands
that rank higher in our hierarchy of values, we are not denying the physical
appetites their just place in life; we are simply recognizing the need of
putting them in their place.” Although many Jews expect to fast on Yom Kippur,
to help ensure we devote ourselves to a most accurate cheshbon hanefesh
(accounting of the soul), it is customary to refrain from five specific
activities related to our bodies throughout the holiest day of the Jewish year:
1.
Eating and drinking:
The majority of our lives take place in our physical selves, which require
sustenance to function optimally. In an effort to get beyond our corporeal body
on this day, we forego
food and drink. Of course, you should only do what your body can manage in
a healthy way. Those who are sick, pregnant, elderly, or otherwise unable
to fast should not do so or should do so only in a modified way.
2.
Wearing leather: In an
earlier era, leather shoes often were among our most comfortable. If we’re
focused on our personal comfort, we can’t also be fully attentive to our
spiritual selves. For this reason, you may notice clergy or other worshippers
sporting canvas sneakers in lieu of leather shoes on Yom Kippur.
3.
Bathing and shaving:
Because we are engaging with our souls on this day, cleaning and grooming our
bodies can take a backseat on Yom Kippur.
4.
Anointing ourselves with oil,
cream, cologne, perfume, or other balms and salves for physical pleasure
diverts our attention from the spiritual reckoning for which Yom Kippur is
intended. Thus, using lotions and the like also is an activity from which we
abstain on this sacred day.
5.
Sexual relations: For all
the reasons noted above, refraining from sexual relations on Yom Kippur turns
our attention away from our bodies, centering it instead on our actions and
misdeeds of the past year.
By
abstaining from these activities for the day, we set ourselves up to truly
examine our innermost, intimate beings in a most meaningful way, giving
ourselves an opportunity to explore what we can do differently in the coming
year to tip the balance toward good. When the sun sets on the Sabbath of
Sabbaths, we slowly ease back into our physical selves – returned, revived,
refreshed. Mishkan HaNefesh, the new Reform machzor (High
Holiday prayer book), eloquently petitions:
May
this long day of fasting and self-denial
inspire acts of creativity, generosity, and joy.
May we go from strength to strength.
Yes,
throughout the coming year and beyond, may it be our bodies that feed the
hungry, comfort the bereaved, clothe the naked, and bring justice and humanity
to the places they are needed most.
International
Day of the Girl
International Day of the
Girl aims to recognize girls' rights and the unique challenges that they face
around the world. Every day, young girls everywhere face challenges
involving their rights, access to education, inequality, discrimination, domestic violence and child
marriage. Gender inequality is so prevalent in the world that the United
Nations introduced a Gender Inequality Index (GII) to measure gender disparity
in countries.
Day of the Girl Facts & Quotes
·
It is estimated that over 100 million women from
the world are missing. Female infanticide and selective abortion are still
commonly practiced in Asia and have led to uneven ratios of men and women all
over Asia.
·
In India, there are laws that prevent expecting
mothers from finding out the sex of the baby due to selective abortions and
discrimination against baby girls.
·
One-third of girls in the developing world are
married before the age of 18, increasing the risk of HIV, unwanted pregnancy
and discontinued education.
·
To call woman the weaker sex is a libel; it is
man's injustice to woman. If by strength is meant brute strength, then, indeed,
is woman less brute than man. If by strength is meant moral power, then woman
is immeasurably man's superior. Has she not greater intuition, is she not more
self-sacrificing, has she not greater powers of endurance, has she not greater
courage? Without her, man could not be. If nonviolence is the law of our being,
the future is with woman. Who can make a more effective appeal to the heart
than woman? - Mahatma Ghandi
Day of the Girl Top Events and
Things to Do
·
Get active for girls on social media. Use one of
UNICEF's recommended social networking hashtags: #dayofthe girl,
#mylifeat15, #girl4president and #girlhero!
·
Take out a girl in your life (your daughter,
niece, granddaughter, family friend). Take her out to do her favorite activity
on her special day.
·
Watch movies that empower young girls and
portray strong female characters.
1) Brave (2012)
2) Bend it like Beckham (2002)
3) Anne of Green Gables (1985)
4) Mulan (1998)
·
Attend one of many events held nationally and
internationally. Look for an event organized in your local community by schools
and girl clubs, if not attend the online event. The online event involves
sharing baby photos of yourself (if you're a girl), or daughters, sisters and
other girl family members and discuss your/their dreams while growing up.
Fitness
Friday: Fall
Pyramid Workout[5]
60 Second Wall Sit
·
Stand
with your back pressing against a wall.
·
Slide
downward into a squat position by moving your feet forward until your knees
make a 90-degree angle and your hamstrings are parallel to the floor.
·
Hold
this move as long as you can.
50 Walking Lunges
·
Stand
upright, feet together, and take a controlled step forward with your right leg,
lowering your hips toward the floor by bending both knees to 90-degree angles.
·
The
back knee should point toward, not touch the ground, and your front knee should
be directly over the ankle.
·
Press
your right heel into the ground, and push off with your left foot to bring your
left leg forward, stepping with control into a lunge on the other side. This
completes two reps.
40 Calf Raises
·
Stand
on the edge of a step or aerobics platform.
·
The
balls of your feet should be firmly planted on the step and your heels should
hang over the edge.
·
Raise
your heels a few inches above the edge of the step so you’re on your tiptoes.
·
Hold
the position for a moment, then lower your heels below the platform, feeling
the stretch in your calf muscles.
30 Squats
·
Stand
facing forward with your chest up.
·
Place
your feet shoulder-width apart or slightly wider. Extend your hands straight
out in front of you to help keep your balance. You can also hold your hands at
chest level or place them behind your head.
·
Bend
at your knees and hips, sticking your butt out like you’re sitting into an
imaginary chair. Keep your chest lifted and your spine neutral, and do not let
your lower back round.
·
Squat
down as low as you can, keeping your head and chest lifted. Keep your knees
over your ankles and press your weight back into your heels.
·
Keep
your body tight, and push through your heels to bring yourself back to the
starting position. This is one rep.
20 Plie Squats
·
Stand
with your feet wide, toes pointing out. Hold your hands comfortably in front of
your chest.
·
Bend
your knees, lowering your hips so your thighs are almost parallel with the
floor. Keep your weight back in your heels and your knees tracking in line with
feet.
·
Then
rise back up, straightening the legs completely and squeezing the glutes at the
top of the movement. This counts as one rep.
10 Single Leg Deadlifts (each side)
·
Stand
with all your weight on your right foot, abs engaged and chest lifted.
·
Reach
your torso forward as you lift your left leg behind you. Reach your arms out to
the sides for balance as your torso and leg come parallel to the floor.
·
Hold
this position for a moment, and reach through your left heel to engage the back
of the left leg.
·
Moving
in one piece, lower your left leg toward the floor as you return to standing
upright, resting the left foot lightly on the ground. This completes one rep.
Daily Devotions
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting: Today's Fast: End
Sex Trafficking, Slavery
·
Religion
in the Home for Preschool: October
·
Litany of the Most Precious
Blood of Jesus
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
·
Rosary
[1]http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/4304/the_relationship_of_mercy_and_justice_according_to_st_thomas_aquinas.aspx
[3] http://www.wincalendar.com/Yom-Kippur
No comments:
Post a Comment