NIC’s Corner
In contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. (Galatians 5:22-23)
· Full Beaver Moon
o According to the almanac today is a Full Beaver Moon; plan to spend some time watching the Narnia series or reading “The Witch the Lion and the Wardrobe” with your children or grandchildren.
· Friday Fish: Mahi Mahi
· How to celebrate Nov 15th
o Clean out your refrigerator for a fresh start, celebrating National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day.
o Indulge your sweet tooth with a homemade batch of spicy hermit cookies for National Spicy Hermit Cookie Day.
o Get creative by designing and wearing a camp T-shirt for National Camp T-Shirt Day.
§ When in the woods beware of falling trees!
o Show your appreciation for our planet by committing to recycling on National Recycling Day.
§ I used to help my Grandpa recycle his beer cans cigarette butts and all-yuck.
o Take time to enjoy music, perhaps learning a drumming rhythm for National Drummer Day.
o Honor wildlife conservation like Steve Irwin by watching a documentary or visiting a local zoo.
o Enjoy a bowl of Raisin Bran cereal in the morning to mark National Raisin Bran Cereal Day.
NOVEMBER 15 Friday
Isaiah, Chapter 33,
verse 6
That which makes her
seasons certain, her wealth, salvation, wisdom, and knowledge, is the FEAR
of the LORD, her treasure.
Wherever your treasure is that is where your heart is and our hearts are made for the Lord. Fear of the Lord means that we have a father/son relationship with care, respect and love. Our God does not want to be objectified as some obtainable good. Nor does our God want to be appeased with our prayers and obedience. God is not an insurance agent that guarantees us against losses if we pay our premiums in prayers. If God is our treasure, he is our star, our life, our everything.
I am reminded of the love of Don Quixote in the play “Man from La Mancha”. If God is our treasure, he should be our Impossible Dream because we are His.
Study Saints; be a saint[1]
· Memorial of St. Albert the Great (c. 1200-1280), son of a German nobleman. While studying at Padua when the Master General of the Dominicans, Jordan of Saxony, succeeded in attracting him to that Order. He was to become one of its greatest glories. After taking his degrees at the University of Paris he taught philosophy and theology at Paris and then in Cologne. St. Thomas Aquinas was among his pupils. His knowledge was encyclopedic. In 1260 he was named Bishop of Ratisbon and devoted himself zealously to the duties of his office. But soon resigned in order to continue his teaching and research. St. Albert died in Cologne on November 15, 1280.
·
Leopold
of Austria (1073-1136).
He was born at Melk in Austria, a grandson of Emperor Henry III. In 1096 he
succeeded his father as fourth Margrave of Austria. He married Agnes, daughter
of Henry IV, by whom he had eighteen children. He ruled firmly and successfully
for forty years, and was especially interested in the spread of religious
institutions. He was the founder of Mariazell (Benedictine), Heiligenkreuz
(Cistercian) and Klosternenburg (Augustinian). He was buried at Klosternenburg.
o Feast of St. Leopold, November
15—Most of Austria would wait for their fall harvest feast until St. Leopold’s
day, as he is the patron saint of Austria. Today was also referred to as “Goose
Day” in Austria.
Catechism of the Catholic
Church
IV. The Sacraments of
Salvation
Day 156
I. How is the Liturgy
Celebrated?
Signs and symbols
1145 A sacramental celebration
is woven from signs and symbols. In keeping with the divine pedagogy of
salvation, their meaning is rooted in the work of creation and in human
culture, specified by the events of the Old Covenant and fully revealed in the person
and work of Christ.
1146 Signs of the human world.
In human life, signs and symbols occupy an important place. As a being at once
body and spirit, man expresses and perceives spiritual realities through
physical signs and symbols. As a social being, man needs signs and symbols to
communicate with others, through language, gestures, and actions. the same
holds true for his relationship with God.
1147 God speaks to man through
the visible creation. the material cosmos is so presented to man's intelligence
that he can read there traces of its Creator. Light and darkness, wind and
fire, water and earth, the tree and its fruit speak of God and symbolize both
his greatness and his nearness.
1148 Inasmuch as they are
creatures, these perceptible realities can become means of expressing the
action of God who sanctifies men, and the action of men who offer worship to
God. the same is true of signs and symbols taken from the social life of man:
washing and anointing, breaking bread and sharing the cup can express the
sanctifying presence of God and man's gratitude toward his Creator.
1149 The great religions of
mankind witness, often impressively, to this cosmic and symbolic meaning of
religious rites. the liturgy of the Church presupposes, integrates and
sanctifies elements from creation and human culture, conferring on them the dignity
of signs of grace, of the new creation in Jesus Christ.
1150 Signs of the covenant. the
Chosen People received from God distinctive signs and symbols that marked its
liturgical life. These are no longer solely celebrations of cosmic cycles and
social gestures, but signs of the covenant, symbols of God's mighty deeds for
his people. Among these liturgical signs from the Old Covenant are
circumcision, anointing and consecration of kings and priests, laying on of
hands, sacrifices, and above all the Passover. The Church sees in these signs a
prefiguring of the sacraments of the New Covenant.
1151 Signs taken up by Christ.
In his preaching the Lord Jesus often makes use of the signs of creation to
make known the mysteries of the Kingdom of God. He performs healings and
illustrates his preaching with physical signs or symbolic gestures. He
gives new meaning to the deeds and signs of the Old Covenant, above all to the
Exodus and the Passover, for he himself is the meaning of all these signs.
1152 Sacramental signs. Since
Pentecost, it is through the sacramental signs of his Church that the Holy
Spirit carries on the work of sanctification. The sacraments of the Church do
not abolish but purify and integrate all the richness of the signs and symbols
of the cosmos and of social life. Further, they fulfill the types and figures
of the Old Covenant, signify and make actively present the salvation wrought by
Christ, and prefigure and anticipate the glory of heaven. Words and actions
Fitness Friday
Recognizing
that God the Father created man on Friday the 6th day I propose in
this blog to have an entry that shares on how to recreate and renew yourself in
strength, mind, soul, and heart.
9 Workouts the Rockettes Do In
the Off-Season[2]
Dancing and rehearsing are
a workout in itself, but during the off-season, it’s still our job as Rockettes to stay in tip-top shape (after all, during
the Christmas season we perform up to 16 shows a
week!). But one of the cool things about the off-season is we get to try out
fun, energetic workouts to spice things up. From taking interval-based classes
to channeling our inner yogi, here’s how we like to stay in shape when we’re
not rehearsing and performing:
2.
Cycling.
“When I’m not rehearsing, the one thing I need in a workout is a major sweat
sesh; and cycling does that for me! I always walk out of class feeling
strong and ready for the day. It also pushes me to the limit cardio vascularly
and gives the same endurance training as a strenuous rehearsal process
would.” —Rockette Sarah S.
3.
Running Outdoors.
“When I’m not teaching dance-cardio based fitness classes at Body
By Simone here in
New York City, I’ll go for an outdoor run no matter what time of year. Taking
my workout outdoors also helps me to explore the city in a way I wouldn’t
normally experience on my daily commute!” —Rockette Sarah G.
4.
Ballroom Dancing.
“My go-to workout regimen right now is ballroom dancing. I take lessons four to
five days a week at Dance With Me Midtown. It keeps me moving and dancing
but also works muscles that I don’t always use in shows. But most importantly,
it’s an absolute blast!” —Rockette Alissa L.
5.
Jump Rope. “When
I’m not in Rockettes season, I love getting fit with a new NYC-based
workout called The Rope! It works out your entire
body with a jump rope. It’s one the coolest workouts in the business, creative
to the core and not to mention, fun!” —Rockette Lindsay H.
6.
HIIT and Pilates. “I
like to make sure I have a variety of different workout classes in my weekly
workout routine. I take at least one dance class daily and then do a mix of
HIIT (high-intensity interval training) and SLT (a total-body workout that
ties together cardio, strength training and pilates) workouts.” —Rockette Megan
L.
7.
Yoga. “While
I love spinning because it is such great cardio (I love the classes at Flywheel for HIIT!), yoga is a great
complement to spinning. It helps ground me and is an excellent way to work on
my flexibility.” —Rockette Courtney R.
9. Dance Cardio. “I prefer more social workouts where I’m busting my butt and having too much fun to realize I’m getting a workout. But dance cardio classes are my favorite. They help me maintain and strengthen my technique, challenge myself with varying styles and enjoy good music. I’m in a full sweat and smiling at the end of every class. To me, that’s a win.” —Rockette Danelle M.
Daily Devotions
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting: Today's Fast: Families of St. Joseph’s Porters
·
Litany of the Most Precious
Blood of Jesus
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
·
Rosary
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