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· How to celebrate Nov 10th
o Start your day by honoring traditions with a delicious Argentinian breakfast. Head to a local bakery to grab some medialunas, a sweet and flaky croissant-like pastry, and pair it with a strong cup of café con leche. Embrace the spirit of National Tradition Day in Argentina by savoring each bite and taking a moment to appreciate the flavors.
§ As you move through the day, satisfy your taste buds with pupusas, a traditional Salvadoran dish, to celebrate National Pupusa Day. These thick corn tortillas stuffed with cheese, beans, and meat are sure to be a crowd-pleaser. Don’t worry if you’re not in El Salvador; you can easily find frozen pupusas at a Latin American grocery store or attempt to make them at home with simple ingredients.
· End your day by indulging in a sweet treat for National Vanilla Cupcake Day. Bake a batch of homemade vanilla cupcakes or pick some up from a local bakery. Invite friends over for a cupcake decorating party, complete with colorful frosting and sprinkles. It’s a delightful way to end the day on a sweet note.
· Celebrate the spirit of community and togetherness on Sesame Street Day by organizing a neighborhood potluck or picnic. Invite friends and neighbors to bring their favorite dishes and enjoy good food and company together. It’s a wonderful way to bond and create lasting memories with those around you.
· Challenge yourself and your friends with some tongue twisters on International Tongue Twister Day. Have a competition to see who can say phrases like “She sells seashells by the seashore” or “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers” without stumbling. It’s a fun and free way to get everyone laughing and enjoying the day.
· Engage in some hands-on activities to celebrate World Science Day for Peace and Development. Visit a local science museum or conduct simple science experiments at home. From making a volcano with baking soda and vinegar to creating a DIY lava lamp, there are endless ways to have a blast while learning something new.
· Take a moment to reflect on loved ones and create lasting memories on National Forget-Me-Not Day. Write letters to friends or family members you haven’t seen in a while, or put together a photo album of cherished moments. It’s a thoughtful gesture that can brighten someone’s day and strengthen your connections.
· Show appreciation for the Marines in your life on US Marine Corps Birthday. Consider reaching out to a veteran or active-duty member to thank them for their service. You can also donate to organizations that support military personnel and their families as a way to give back.
· Embrace the number cruncher in you on International Accounting Day by organizing a budgeting workshop with friends or family. Share tips and tricks for saving money, setting financial goals, and managing expenses. It’s a practical way to empower yourself and your loved ones to take control of their finances.
· As you wind down for the day, take a moment of silence to honor the lives lost in war on Remembrance Sunday. Visit a local memorial or participate in a remembrance ceremony to pay your respects. Reflect on the sacrifices made by servicemen and women around the world and the importance of peace and unity.
Catholic Recipe: Roast with Vegetables
NOVEMBER 10 Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
Isaiah, Chapter 8,
verse 5-7
The Choice: The Lord or Assyria. 5Again the LORD spoke to me: 6Because this people* has rejected the waters of Shiloah that flow gently, And melts with FEAR at the display of Rezin and Remaliah’s son, 7Therefore the Lord is bringing up against them the waters of the River, great and mighty, the king of Assyria and all his glory.
Isaiah here is admonishing the people that if they give in to fear and seek the aid of neighboring kings, they are making a choice. The Lord or Assyria. Isaiah encouraged them to have courage and trust in God rather than men. The people repeated the same error as in the time of Moses for they lacked courage failing to trust in God and while Moses was on Mount Ararat receiving the Ten Commandments the people made a graven image to protect them. Ultimately King Ahaz and Israel lacked courage and sought the aid of the strong warrior nation of Assyria which resulted in their ultimate failure. We must learn from this verse to put our trust solely in God and mark our actions and thoughts with total confidence in the power of God.
Isaiah in the previous chapter had strived to get King Ahaz to make an act of faith in God's power: "Ask a sign of the Lord your God." However, the king refused; for he preferred to seek salvation in human aid, the prophet made this prediction: "Hear then, O house of David!
Is it too little for you to weary men, that you weary my God also?
Therefore, the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son and shall call his name Emmanuel"[1](Is 7:13-14). Courage requires us to have the vision of Christ for: “For where there is no vision, the people perish.” (Proverbs 29:18).
ON KEEPING THE LORD'S DAY HOLY[2]
CHAPTER I
DIES DOMINI
The Celebration of the Creator's
Work
"Shabbat": the
Creator's joyful rest
12. In the Creator's plan, there is
both a distinction and a close link between the order of creation and the order
of salvation. This is emphasized in the Old Testament, when it links the "shabbat"
commandment not only with God's mysterious "rest" after the days of
creation (cf. Ex 20:8-11), but also with the salvation which he offers
to Israel in the liberation from the slavery of Egypt (cf. Dt
5:12-15). The God who rests on the seventh day, rejoicing in his creation, is
the same God who reveals his glory in liberating his children from Pharaoh's
oppression. Adopting an image dear to the Prophets, one could say that in both
cases God reveals himself as the bridegroom before the bride (cf. Hos
2:16-24; Jer 2:2; Is 54:4-8).
As certain elements of the same Jewish
tradition suggest, to reach the heart of the "shabbat", of
God's "rest", we need to recognize in both the Old and the New
Testament the nuptial intensity which marks the relationship between God and
his people. Hosea, for instance, puts it thus in this marvelous passage:
"I will make for you a covenant on that day with the beasts of the field,
the birds of the air, and the creeping things of the ground; and I will abolish
the bow, the sword, and war from the land; and I will make you lie down in
safety. And I will betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you to me in
righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy. I will betroth
you to me in faithfulness; and you shall know the Lord" (2:18-20).
Twenty-Fifth
Sunday after Pentecost
Prayer.
Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God,
that, ever fixing our thoughts on reasonable things, we may perform, both in
words and works, the things that are pleasing to Thee. Amen.
EPISTLE, i. Thess. i. 2-10.
Brethren: We give
thanks to God always for you all: making a remembrance of you in our prayers
without ceasing, being mindful of the work of your faith, and labor, and
charity, and of the enduring of the hope of Our Lord Jesus Christ before God
and our Father. Knowing, brethren beloved of God, your election: for our Gospel
hath not been unto you in word only, but in power also, and in the Holy Ghost,
and in much fulness, as you know what manner of men, we have been among you for
your sakes. And you became followers of us, and of the Lord, receiving the word
in much tribulation, with joy of the Holy Ghost: so that you were made a
pattern to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia. For from you was spread
abroad the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and in Achaia, but also in
every place, your faith which is towards God, is gone forth, so that we need
not to speak anything. For they themselves relate of us, what manner of
entering in we had unto you; and how you turned to God from idols, to serve the
living and true God, and to wait for His Son from heaven (Whom He raised up
from the dead), Jesus Who hath delivered us from the wrath to come.
Explanation.
St. Paul wishes grace
and peace to the Thessalonians; gives them the assurance of his prayers without
ceasing and declares his joy at their having received the faith in Christ; at
their being zealous in good works and firm in tribulation, and at their persevering
in the hope of reward, whereby they became a pattern to others, who were led to
embrace the true religion, and were confirmed in it by their example. Oh, that
we could say the same of Christians of the present day! Such a life is- the
glory of Christianity. Let us, therefore, endeavor to have a living faith,
shining forth in all good works, with a firm hope of our salvation, that we too
may be an example to unbelievers.
GOSPEL. Matt. xiii. 31-35.
At that time Jesus spoke to the multitudes this parable:
The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took and
sowed in his field: which is the least indeed of all seeds: but when it is
grown up, it is greater than all herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds
of the air come and dwell in the branches thereof. Another parable He spoke to
them: The kingdom of heaven is like to leaven, which a woman took and hid in
three measures of meal, until the whole was leavened. All these things Jesus
spoke in parables to the multitudes: and without parables He did not speak to
them. That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: I
will open My mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden from the foundation
of the world.
"Why
are the Church and the doctrines of Christ compared to a grain of mustard-seed?
Because they are very
similar: the mustard-seed, though small, in Palestine grows to be very high,
spreads wide, and is very prolific. In like manner the Church and doctrine of
Christ, though at the beginning very small, increased so fast, and in time reached
such a large growth, as to surpass all other religions, so that the princes and
wise men of the world sheltered themselves under the protection of
Christianity, as the bird? dwell under the branches of the tree.
Why
are the Church and the doctrines of Christ compared to leaven?
Because as leaven in
a short time penetrates and makes palatable a large measure of meal, so the
Church and the doctrines of Christ penetrated most rapidly three quarters of
the globe, corrected the foolish opinions of the heathen, and gave them a taste
lor divine things and heavenly wisdom.
Prayer.
Most amiable Jesus, we thank Thee for
having called us to Thy Church, and for having communicated to us Thy doctrine.
Give us grace to become by it each day better and more pleasing to Thee, and
finally to attain eternal happiness. Enlighten also the nations living in
heresy and darkness, that they may know Thee, and be delivered from the wrath
to come. Amen
Like a Drop of Water as It
Falls into the Ocean[3]
The month of November opens with two Feast Days lived intensely by the
Liturgy and by popular piety: All Saints and All Souls. These two feasts give
depth to the month traditionally dedicated to praying for those who have
crossed the threshold of hope. When we pray for the faithful departed, or
better, for those living in the Next World, we are reminded of the ultimate
realities of human existence. Authentic Christians are ever more keenly aware
of this dimension as they pray for the souls in Purgatory, who are unable to
help themselves and rely on our prayers.
“O good Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the
fires of Hell and take all souls into Heaven, especially those most in need of
your mercy.” With this brief and intense invocation, Our Lady in Fatima asked
people to pray to Jesus for the holy souls in Purgatory. Each of us is called
to holiness and if we were to take seriously the wonderful vocation to live
here in earth in communion with the Lord Jesus, then death would be simply
“departing” for Heaven.
Thinking of human freedom there comes to mind what Jesus said: “many are
called but few are chosen” (Mt 22, 14). God calls everyone to holiness, but few
heed the invitation to a banquet of intimate communion with Jesus, the banquet
of eternal life which starts here on earth. We are too distracted by many
things, like the guests in Gospel who make excuses with the host saying: “I
have bought a piece of land and must go and see it. Please accept my
apologies." Another said, "I have bought five yoke of oxen and am on
my way to try them out. Please accept my apologies." Yet another said,
"I have just got married and so am unable to come." (Lc 14, 18-20).
We may feel we are entitled to live life without entrusting it day after
day to the one who created and redeemed us, without spending it entirely for
the Kingdom of God, because there are so many other important things on which
apparently it can be spent: success, profit, so-called “well-being”, a career,
power… in general anything which favors affirmation of self, among the wide
range of opportunities presented by the world today.
And so, life is full of concerns which suffocate loving attention for our
Lord and God, and interest for him disappears. The believer is tempted to put
off prayer until 'after' his radical conversion: when I have more time I will
pray, when I have less concerns I will give more thought to others, when I feel
like it I will go more often to church…
The life which the saints lived was not about waiting until tomorrow
simply because tomorrow does not belong to us. Ours is only the present moment
and it is today that we must convert our hearts, refusing compromise with sin,
which is the real enemy of happiness, earthly and heavenly. Grave sin stops
supernatural life and, consequently, holiness, that is growth in Jesus Christ.
On life's horizon, the believer and every person, has to look at death.
Certainly, we celebrate earthly birth, surrounding it with much attention, but
not to be forgotten either, is the “birth” prelude to the great birth to
Heaven! For the believer in Christ, life on earth runs towards eternal Life in
God. The saints knew this and their funerals were celebrations, because their
death was lived as their “birth” to Heaven.
Life on earth is like a drop of water as it falls down into the ocean
waiting to embrace it. It falls in a very short time. What a wonderful,
consoling truth for the believer, awareness, certainty that comes from faith,
of the promises of the Risen Lord, life does not fall into nothingness, it is
joined forever with the infinite love of God, plunged into the boundless sea of
His Divine mercy! As the Holy Father Benedict XVI, said with these luminous
words: “Today we confirm our hope in eternal life founded on the death and
resurrection of Christ. ‘I am risen and will be with you forever, says the
Lord, and my hand will support you. Whenever you fall, you will fall into my
hands and I will be there even at the door of death. Where no one can accompany
you and where you can take nothing with you. There I will be waiting to change
the darkness into light” (Benedict XVI, Angelus, 2 November 2008).
— by Mgr Luciano Alimandi, Agenzia Fides
Catechism of the Catholic
Church
PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN
MYSTERY
SECTION ONE-THE
SACRAMENTAL ECONOMY
CHAPTER ONE THE PASCHAL MYSTERY IN THE AGE OF THE
CHURCH
Article 2-THE PASCHAL MYSTERY IN THE
CHURCH'S SACRAMENTS
Day
151
1113 The whole
liturgical life of the Church revolves around the Eucharistic sacrifice and the
sacraments. There are seven sacraments in the Church: Baptism,
Confirmation or Chrismation, Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Holy
Orders, and Matrimony. This article will discuss what is common to the
Church's seven sacraments from a doctrinal point of view. What is common to
them in terms of their celebration will be presented in the second chapter, and
what is distinctive about each will be the topic of the Section Two.
I. The Sacraments of Christ
1114
"Adhering to the teaching of the Holy Scriptures, to the apostolic
traditions, and to the consensus . . . of the Fathers," we profess that
"the sacraments of the new law were . . . all instituted by Jesus Christ
our Lord."
1115 Jesus'
words and actions during his hidden life and public ministry were already
salvific, for they anticipated the power of his Paschal mystery. They announced
and prepared what he was going to give the Church when all was accomplished.
the mysteries of Christ's life are the foundations of what he would henceforth
dispense in the sacraments, through the ministers of his Church, for "what
was visible in our Savior has passed over into his mysteries."
1116 Sacraments are
"powers that comes forth" from the Body of Christ, which is ever
living and life-giving. They are actions of the Holy Spirit at work in his
Body, the Church. They are "the masterworks of God" in the new and everlasting
covenant.
II. The Sacraments of the Church
1117 As she has done for the canon
of Sacred Scripture and for the doctrine of the faith, the Church, by the power
of the Spirit who guides her "into all truth," has gradually
recognized this treasure received from Christ and, as the faithful steward of
God's mysteries, has determined its "dispensation." Thus the
Church has discerned over the centuries that among liturgical celebrations
there are seven that are, in the strict sense of the term, sacraments
instituted by the Lord.
1118 The sacraments are "of
the Church" in the double sense that they are "by her" and
"for her." They are "by the Church," for she is the
sacrament of Christ's action at work in her through the mission of the Holy
Spirit. They are "for the Church" in the sense that "the
sacraments make the Church," since they manifest and communicate to
men, above all in the Eucharist, the mystery of communion with the God who is
love, One in three persons.
1119 Forming "as it were, one
mystical person" with Christ the head, the Church acts in the sacraments
as "an organically structured priestly community." Through
Baptism and Confirmation the pRiestly people is enabled to celebrate the
liturgy, while those of the faithful "who have received Holy Orders, are
appointed to nourish the Church with the word and grace of God in the name of
Christ."
1120 The ordained ministry or
ministerial priesthood is at the service of the baptismal priesthood. The
ordained priesthood guarantees that it really is Christ who acts in the
sacraments through the Holy Spirit for the Church. the saving mission entrusted
by the Father to his incarnate Son was committed to the apostles and through
them to their successors: they receive the Spirit of Jesus to act in his name
and in his person. The ordained minister is the sacramental bond that ties
the liturgical action to what the apostles said and did and, through them, to
the words and actions of Christ, the source and foundation of the sacraments.
1121 The three sacraments of
Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders confer, in addition to grace, a
sacramental character or "seal" by which the Christian shares in
Christ's priesthood and is made a member of the Church according to different states
and functions. This configuration to Christ and to the Church, brought about by
the Spirit, is indelible, it remains for ever in the Christian as a
positive disposition for grace, a promise and guarantee of divine protection,
and as a vocation to divine worship and to the service of the Church. Therefore
these sacraments can never be repeated.
Daily Devotions
·
Today in honor of the
Holy Trinity do the Divine Office giving your day to God. To honor God REST: no
shopping after 6 pm Saturday till Monday. Don’t forget the internet.
·
Today's Fast: Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting: Today's Fast: Restoring the Constitution.
·
Litany of the Most Precious
Blood of Jesus
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
·
Rosary
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