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APRIL
29 Tuesday-Saint Catherine of
Siena, Virgin
Chemical
Warfare
1 Maccabees, Chapter 3, Verse 55-56
55 After this Judas appointed officers
for the people, over thousands, over hundreds, over fifties, and over tens. 56 He proclaimed that those who were
building houses, or were just married, or were planting vineyards, and those
who were AFRAID, could each return
home, according to the law.
Judas
is confronted by a large Army so what does he do. He prays, fasts and calls on
God’s mercy. Then he organizes all of the people into squads, platoons,
companies, battalions, and regiments. Then he basically lets anyone who wants
to go home go. To those that remain he says,
“Arm yourselves and be brave; in
the morning, be ready to fight these Gentiles who have assembled against us to
destroy us and our sanctuary. It is better for us to die in
battle than to witness the evils befalling our nation and our sanctuary. Whatever is willed
in heaven will be done.”
Judas
only wanted real fighters.
St. Catherine of Siena[1]
Catherine,
the youngest of twenty-five children, was born in Siena on March 25, 1347.
During her youth she had to contend with great difficulties on the part of her
parents. They were planning marriage for their favorite daughter; but
Catherine, who at the age of seven had already taken a vow of virginity,
refused. To break her resistance, her beautiful golden-brown tresses were shorn
to the very skin and she was forced to do the most menial tasks. Undone by her
patience, mother and father finally relented and their child entered the Third
Order of St. Dominic.
Unbelievable
were her austerities, her miracles, her ecstasies. The reputation of her
sanctity soon spread abroad; thousands came to see her, to be converted by her.
The priests associated with her, having received extraordinary faculties of
absolution, were unable to accommodate the crowds of penitents. She was a
helper and a consoler in every need. As time went on, her influence reached out
to secular and ecclesiastical matters. She made peace between worldly princes.
The heads of Church and State bowed to her words. She weaned Italy away from an
anti-pope, and made cardinals and princes promise allegiance to the rightful
pontiff. She journeyed to Avignon and persuaded Pope Gregory XI to return to
Rome. Even though she barely reached the age of thirty-three her
accomplishments place her among the great women of the Middle Ages. The virgin
Catherine was espoused to Christ by a precious nuptial ring which, although
visible only to her, always remained on her finger.
Excerpted from The Church's Year of Grace, Pius
Parsch
Patron: Against fire; bodily ills; Europe;
fire prevention; firefighters; illness; Italy; miscarriages; nurses; nursing
services; people ridiculed for their piety; sexual temptation; sick people;
sickness; Siena, Italy; temptations.
Symbols: Cross; heart; lily; ring;
stigmata.
Things to
Do:
- If
you have never done so today would be a good time to read some of St.
Catherine's Dialogue.
- Learn
more about the Order of Preachers founded by St. Dominic.
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Day 317 2437-2442
PART THREE: LIFE IN CHRIST
SECTION TWO-THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
CHAPTER
TWO-YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF
Article 7-THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT
V. Justice and Solidarity Among Nations
2437 On the
international level, inequality of resources and economic capability is such
that it creates a real "gap" between nations. On the one side
there are those nations possessing and developing the means of growth and, on
the other, those accumulating debts.
2438 Various
causes of a religious, political, economic, and financial nature today give
"the social question a worldwide dimension." There must be
solidarity among nations which are already politically interdependent. It is
even more essential when it is a question of dismantling the "perverse
mechanisms" that impede the development of the less advanced
countries. In place of abusive if not usurious financial systems,
iniquitous commercial relations among nations, and the arms race, there must be
substituted a common effort to mobilize resources toward objectives of moral,
cultural, and economic development, "redefining the priorities and
hierarchies of values."
2439 Rich nations have a grave moral responsibility toward those which are unable to ensure the means of their development by themselves or have been prevented from doing so by tragic historical events. It is a duty in solidarity and charity; it is also an obligation in justice if the prosperity of the rich nations has come from resources that have not been paid for fairly.
2440 Direct
aid is an appropriate response to immediate, extraordinary needs caused by
natural catastrophes, epidemics, and the like. But it does not suffice to
repair the grave damage resulting from destitution or to provide a lasting
solution to a country's needs. It is also necessary to reform international
economic and financial institutions so that they will better promote equitable
relationships with less advanced countries. The efforts of poor countries
working for growth and liberation must be supported. This doctrine must be
applied especially in the area of agricultural labor. Peasants, especially in
the Third World, form the overwhelming majority of the poor.
2441 An
increased sense of God and increased self-awareness are fundamental to any full
development of human society. This development multiplies material goods and
puts them at the service of the person and his freedom. It reduces dire poverty
and economic exploitation. It makes for growth in respect for cultural
identities and openness to the transcendent.
2442 It is not
the role of the Pastors of the Church to intervene directly in the political
structuring and organization of social life. This task is part of the vocation
of the lay faithful, acting on their own initiative with their fellow citizens.
Social action can assume various concrete forms. It should always have the
common good in view and be in conformity with the message of the Gospel and the
teaching of the Church. It is the role of the laity "to animate temporal
realities with Christian commitment, by which they show that they are witnesses
and agents of peace and justice."
Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare[2]
·
90%
of the world’s declared chemical weapons stockpile of 72,525 metric tons has
been verifiably destroyed.
·
There
are three different schedules of chemicals:
1) Schedule One: these are typically used in weapons such as sarin and mustard
gas
2) Schedule Two: these are used in weapons such as amiton and BZ
3) Schedule Three: these are typically the least toxic chemicals and are used
for research and the production of medicines.
· For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us, or our allies is the greatest security threat we face. – Madeleine Albright, American politician and diplomat, first woman to be secretary of state.
Remembrance Victims Top Events and Things to Do
·
Read
a book on the widespread dangers of chemical warfare. Some good suggestions are
War of Nerves, Chemical and Biological Warfare: America’s Hidden Arsenal, and a
Higher Form of Killing.
·
Spread
awareness on social media by using the hashtags #peacenotwar and
#remembranceforallchemicalwarfarevictims
· Visit the site of some of the chemical weapon use. Some ideas, the Battlefields of Ypres, the Battlefields of Passchendaele and the Tokyo Subway.
PRAYERS AND TEACHINGS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Act
of Hope
O my God, relying on Your infinite goodness and promises, I hope to obtain pardon for my sins, the help of Your grace and life everlasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer. Amen.
Daily
Devotions
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting: Today's Fast: The
Sick, afflicted, and infirmed.
·
Eat waffles and Pray for the assistance of the Angels
·
Litany of the Most Precious
Blood of Jesus
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
·
Make
reparations to the Holy Face
·
Monday: Litany of
Humility
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