Vinny’s Corner
· Saturday Litany of the Hours Invoking the Aid of Mother Mary
· How to celebrate Nov 23
o Start your day by watching your favorite sci-fi show, embracing the time-traveling spirit.
o Mix up a cranberry smoothie for breakfast while planning volunteer activities, as family and adoption tie into building relationships.
o Dive into the intricate world of Fibonacci with a math puzzle or art project, celebrating patterns and sequences.
o Swap coffee for an espresso shot, fueling a dynamic day of creativity and productivity.
o Try cashew butter on toast for a quick and hearty snack, sustaining your energy for volunteering or crafting.
o End the day with a Doctor Who marathon, honoring the strength and wisdom gained from time and experience.
NOVEMBER 23 Saturday
MIGUEL
PRO-ESPRESSO DAY
Revelation, Chapter 11, Verse 10-11
10
The inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and be glad and exchange
gifts because these two prophets tormented the inhabitants of the earth. 11
But after the three
and a half days, a breath of life from God entered them. When they stood on
their feet, great FEAR fell on those
who saw them.
The
two great witnesses mentioned here are the spirits of righteousness and truth.
The world delights in destruction and will pay almost any price to avoid the
truth.
Yet,
if a man aligns himself with the one who had risen on the third day, the breath
of life from God will enter him. A man resurrected in the risen Lord is a fearful
thing for he cannot be brought, and he is clothed in the power of God: All the
world fears a man that will stand on
his feet.
I
will hear what God proclaims;
the LORD –for
he proclaims peace.
Near indeed is his salvation to those who fear him,
glory dwelling in our land.
Blessed Miguel Agustin
Pro[1]
Miguel Pro was born
January 13, 1891, at Guadalupe Zacatecas, Mexico. From his childhood, high
spirits and happiness were the most outstanding characteristics of his
personality. The loving and devoted son of a mining engineer and a pious and
charitable mother, Miguel had a special affinity for the working classes which
he retained all his life. At 20, he became a Jesuit novice and shortly
thereafter was exiled because of the Mexican revolution. He traveled to the
United States, Spain, Nicaragua and Belgium, where he was ordained in 1925.
Father Pro suffered greatly from a severe stomach problem and when, after
several operations his health did not improve, in 1926 his superiors allowed
him to return to Mexico in spite of the religious persecution in the country.
The churches were closed, and priests were in hiding.
Father Pro spent the rest
of his life in a secret ministry to the sturdy Mexican Catholics. In addition
to fulfilling their spiritual needs, he also carried out the works of mercy by
assisting the poor of Mexico City with their temporal needs. He adopted many
disguises to carry out his secret ministry. In all that he did, he remained
filled with the joy of serving Christ, his King, and obedient to his superiors.
Falsely accused in a bombing attempt on the President-elect, Pro became a
wanted man. He was betrayed to the police and sentenced to death without the
benefit of any legal process. On the day of his death, Father Pro forgave his
executioners, prayed, bravely refused the blindfold, and died proclaiming
"Viva Cristo Rey!" (Long Live Christ the King).
Things to Do:
- Watch
this short Catholic News Agency You Tube video of Fr.
Miguel Pro.
- Read
more about visiting the shrine in Mexico
Catechism of the Catholic Church
PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN
MYSTERY
SECTION ONE-THE
SACRAMENTAL ECONOMY
CHAPTER TWO-THE SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATION OF
THE PASCHAL MYSTERY
Article 2-LITURGICAL DIVERSITY AND THE UNITY
OF THE MYSTERY
Day
164
Liturgical traditions and the
catholicity of the Church
1200 From the
first community of Jerusalem until the parousia, it is the same Paschal mystery
that the Churches of God, faithful to the apostolic faith, celebrate in every
place. The mystery celebrated in the liturgy is one, but the forms of its
celebration are diverse.
1201 The
mystery of Christ is so unfathomably rich that it cannot be exhausted by its
expression in any single liturgical tradition. The history of the blossoming
and development of these rites witnesses to a remarkable complementarity. When
the Churches lived their respective liturgical traditions in the communion of
the faith and the sacraments of the faith, they enriched one another and grew
in fidelity to Tradition and to the common mission of the whole Church.
1202 The diverse liturgical traditions have arisen by very reason of the Church's mission. Churches of the same geographical and cultural area came to celebrate the mystery of Christ through particular expressions characterized by the culture: in the tradition of the "deposit of faith," in liturgical symbolism, in the organization of fraternal communion, in the theological understanding of the mysteries, and in various forms of holiness. Through the liturgical life of a local church, Christ, the light and salvation of all peoples, is made manifest to the particular people and culture to which that Church is sent and in which she is rooted. the Church is catholic, capable of integrating into her unity, while purifying them, all the authentic riches of cultures.
1203 The
liturgical traditions or rites presently in use in the Church are the Latin
(principally the Roman rite, but also the rites of certain local churches, such
as the Ambrosian rite, or those of certain religious orders) and the Byzantine,
Alexandrian or Coptic, Syriac, Armenian, Maronite and Chaldean rites. In
"faithful obedience to tradition, the sacred Council declares that Holy
Mother Church holds all lawfully recognized rites to be of equal right and
dignity, and that she wishes to preserve them in the future and to foster them
in every way."
Espresso Day[2]
The voodoo priest and all his powders
were as nothing compared to espresso, cappuccino, and mocha, which are stronger
than all the religions of the world combined, and perhaps stronger than the
human soul itself. Mark Helprin
·
Rich
and powerful, espresso is a nitro-boost to your day and a go-to for coffee
drinkers looking for a way to get through those long hard days and nights. It
is a refinement of coffee, distilled down to its most potent elements and
delivered in special cups that should have a warning label that reads “High
Vibration and Caffeine Jitters Ahead”. Espresso day celebrates the history of
this delicious and powerful solution to an otherwise dreary day.
History Of Espresso Day
·
In
Turin, in 1884 an incredible new innovation was developed that would change the
way work would be done for all of history. No longer would tired laborers have
to rely on pure willpower to get them through the day or lean on the
watered-down attempt at caffeination that was normal coffee and tea. Instead,
thanks to the innovative methods of Angelo Moriondo coffee had seen a new age
of enlightenment, as his new machine found a way to separately control the
passing of steam and water through the coffee. This innovation made it possible
to extract the fullest possible potential from the humble coffee bean.
·
Espresso
Day was created to honor this invention and the wonderful man who made it all
possible. True, the machine has undergone multiple upgrades and innovations
since then, with homemade espresso machines now being available, and the latte
is now one of the most popular methods of imbibing this drink. From Turin,
Italy this beverage spread throughout the world, earning a place of prominence
in Europe, the USA, and eventually the world at large.
How To Celebrate Espresso Day
·
Celebrating
Espresso Day is as simple as skipping on down to your local caffeination
station, be it a Starbucks, Tim Horton’s, or whatever your local flavor of
coffee shop is. Order yourself the strongest drink on the menu, a triple-shot
espresso if they have them, and raise a small ceramic glass of high-powered
octane the those in attendance. Toast Angelo Moriondo and his works and let all
who will listen know that it is he who drives the modern worker and increases
production. Then stop on the way home and buy yourself your own personal
espresso machine, because weekends need coffee too.
Daily Devotions/Practice
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting: Today's Fast: Increase
in the Religious and Consecrated Life.
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
·
Rosary.
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