Monday Night at the Movies
Christopher’s Corner
· Republic Day Italy-I was born in Naples military brat
o Catholic Recipe: Overnight Basic Italian
· Eat waffles and Pray for the assistance of the Angels
· Bucket List trip[2]: World Vineyard Tour: Bordeaux
· Spirit Hour: Bordeaux Wine of course
· Foodie-Jambon de magret de canard
o Or Rotisserie Chicken
§ And Rocky Road
· Monday: Litany of Humility
National Fishing and Boating Week June 2-8
National Fishing and Boating Week began in 1979 as National Fishing Week. Its main goal was simple: get more people hooked on fishing. In 2002, this week got a significant boost when President George W. Bush declared it a national holiday.
This declaration recognized fishing and boating as pastimes and as important parts of American culture and lifestyle.
JUNE 2 Monday
Wisdom, Chapter 12, Verse 9-11
Not that you were without power to
have the wicked vanquished in battle by the righteous or wiped out at once by
terrible beasts or by one decisive word; but condemning them by degrees, you
gave them space for repentance. You were not unaware that their origins were wicked,
and their malice ingrained, and that their dispositions would never change; for
they were a people accursed from the beginning. Neither out of FEAR for
anyone did you grant release from their sins.
From a Catholic perspective, Chapter 12 of the Book of Wisdom highlights
God's justice, mercy, and patience in dealing with sinners. It emphasizes that
God does not act impulsively or out of fear but rather administers justice gradually,
allowing time for repentance. This aligns with Catholic teachings on God's divine
mercy, which encourages conversion rather than immediate punishment.
The chapter also reflects on God's sovereignty, stating that no one can
challenge His authority or question His decisions. This reinforces the Catholic
understanding that God's wisdom surpasses human comprehension, and His
judgments are always fair and righteous. The text contrasts God's mercy with
the wickedness of those who engaged in idolatry and immoral practices, showing
that even in their wrongdoing, God provided opportunities for them to turn back
to Him.
Additionally, the passage teaches that God's power is the foundation of
justice, and because He is Lord of all, He extends grace and patience to
humanity. This aligns with Catholic beliefs about God's universal care for His
creation and His desire for all people to seek righteousness.
Apostolic Exhortation[1]
Veneremur
Cernui – Down in Adoration Falling
of The Most
Reverend Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix,
to Priests, Deacons, Religious and the Lay Faithful of the Diocese of Phoenix
on the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist
My beloved Brothers and
Sisters in Christ,
Part II
III. Worthy Reception of Holy
Communion – Conforming our life with Christ.
64. There are situations when
we can honor God more by abstaining from Holy Communion than by satisfying a
personal desire to sacramentally receive Him in communion. I know of a Catholic
mother who because she did not want to show irreverence or contempt for what is
truly the Body and Blood of Christ, abstained from Holy Communion for several
years because she was living in an irregular marriage. This was the case even
though she still faithfully attended Mass with her children each week and was a
regular Eucharistic adorer at her parish because of her deep faith and devotion
to Christ present in the Eucharist. She, nonetheless, would not present herself
for Communion. She was raised to understand that Christian believers should
avoid receiving Holy Communion unworthily. Aware of the scriptural admonitions
and the teachings of the Church she would offer up her sacramental encounter
with the Lord and make instead a spiritual communion each Sunday. So much was
her young son clearly edified by her quiet example of faith and fidelity that
he became a moral theologian and now teaches moral theology at a Catholic
seminary.
65. In this perennial teaching
that is scriptural and clear, Holy Communion is meant to be the consummation of
the loving union between Jesus the Bridegroom and His Bride the Church, between
Him and each believer. The Church invites everyone to the Wedding Banquet while
at the same time commits herself to helping everyone arrive properly dressed in
a purified baptismal garment, lest the greatest Gift – the Eucharist – becomes
his or her spiritual destruction.
66. For this reason, the Church
requires Catholic leaders who have publicly supported gravely immoral laws such
as abortion and euthanasia to refrain from receiving Holy Communion until they
publicly repent and receive the Sacrament of Penance. Not all moral issues have
the same weight as abortion and euthanasia. The Church teaches that abortion or
euthanasia is an intrinsically grave sin and that there is a grave and clear
obligation for all Catholics to oppose them by conscientious objection.
“In the case of an intrinsically
unjust law, such as a law permitting abortion or euthanasia, it is therefore
never licit to obey it, or to ‘take part in a propaganda campaign in favor of
such a law or vote for it’” (Evangelium Vitae, 73). The Aparecida
document, which Pope Francis is acknowledged as one of the main authors during
his time as Archbishop of Buenos Aires, teaches clearly: “We hope that
legislators [and] heads of government … will defend and protect [the dignity of
human life] from the abominable crimes of abortion and euthanasia; that is
their responsibility…. We must adhere to ‘eucharistic coherence,’ that is, be
conscious that they cannot receive Holy Communion and at the same time act with
deeds or words against the commandments, particularly when abortion,
euthanasia, and other grave crimes against life and family are encouraged. This
responsibility weighs particularly over legislators, heads of governments, and
health professionals.”
67. In the current political
climate of our country, the Church can be easily accused of favoring one party
and singling out politicians of a certain party with such a teaching. However,
the Church is only faithfully reaffirming its perennial teaching on the
Eucharist and the worthy reception of Holy Communion which applies to every
single person. Eucharistic coherence means that our “Amen” at Holy Communion
includes not only the recognition of the Real Presence but also a communion
bound together by embracing and living Christ’s entire teaching handed down to
us through the Church.
68. The Holy Eucharist is the
ongoing Redemption of the world through Christ’s real presence among and within
us. The Lord Jesus in the Eucharist in whom we believe and from whom we are
sustained, wants to bring our whole life into communion with Him, so that we
may not only live because of Him but also live for Him and with Him. Jesus also
wishes to live through us, to love through us and to preach and serve through
us. For Jesus to do so, we need to make the Eucharist the source and summit of
our whole life, allow Him to fill us with awe and wonder, to live with a great
faith in Him and His words and follow Him more closely along the path that
leads to eternal life.
Catechism
of the Catholic Church
Day 350 2738-2745
PART FOUR: CHRISTIAN PRAYER
SECTION ONE-PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
CHAPTER THREE-THE LIFE OF PRAYER
Article 2-THE BATTLE OF PRAYER
How is our prayer efficacious?
2738 The
revelation of prayer in the economy of salvation teaches us that faith rests on
God's action in history. Our filial trust is enkindled by his supreme act: the Passion
and Resurrection of his Son. Christian prayer is cooperation with his
providence, his plan of love for men.
2739 For St.
Paul, this trust is bold, founded on the prayer of the Spirit in us and on the
faithful love of the Father who has given us his only Son. Transformation
of the praying heart is the first response to our petition.
2740 The
prayer of Jesus makes Christian prayer an efficacious petition. He is its
model, he prays in us and with us. Since the heart of the Son seeks only what
pleases the Father, how could the prayer of the children of adoption be
centered on the gifts rather than the Giver?
2741 Jesus
also prays for us - in our place and on our behalf. All our petitions were
gathered up, once for all, in his cry on the Cross and, in his Resurrection,
heard by the Father. This is why he never ceases to intercede for us with the
Father. If our prayer is resolutely united with that of Jesus, in trust
and boldness as children, we obtain all that we ask in his name, even more than
any particular thing: the Holy Spirit himself, who contains all gifts.
IV. Persevering in Love
2742
"Pray constantly . . . always and for everything giving thanks in the name
of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father." St. Paul adds,
"Pray at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To
that end keep alert with all perseverance making supplication for all the
saints." For "we have not been commanded to work, to keep watch
and to fast constantly, but it has been laid down that we are to pray without
ceasing." This tireless fervor can come only from love. Against our
dullness and laziness, the battle of prayer is that of humble, trusting, and
persevering love. This love opens our hearts to three enlightening and
life-giving facts of faith about prayer.
2743 It is
always possible to pray: the time of the Christian is that of the risen Christ
who is with us always, no matter what tempests may arise. Our time is in
the hands of God:
It is
possible to offer fervent prayer even while walking in public or strolling
alone, or seated in your shop, . . . while buying or selling, . . . or even
while cooking.
2744 Prayer is
a vital necessity. Proof from the contrary is no less convincing: if we do not
allow the Spirit to lead us, we fall back into the slavery of sin. How can
the Holy Spirit be our life if our heart is far from him?
Nothing is equal to prayer; for
what is impossible it makes possible, what is difficult, easy.... For it is
impossible, utterly impossible, for the man who prays eagerly and invokes God
ceaselessly ever to sin.
Those who pray are certainly
saved; those who do not pray are certainly damned.
2745 Prayer
and Christian life are inseparable, for they concern the same love and the same
renunciation, proceeding from love; the same filial and loving conformity with
the Father's plan of love; the same transforming union in the Holy Spirit who
conforms us more and more to Christ Jesus; the same love for all men, the love
with which Jesus has loved us. "Whatever you ask the Father in my name, he
[will] give it to you. This I command you, to love one another."
He
"prays without ceasing" who unites prayer to works and good works to
prayer. Only in this way can we consider as realizable the principle of praying
without ceasing.
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.
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting: Restoring
the Church
·
Litany of the Most Precious
Blood of Jesus
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
·
Rosary
[2] Schultz, Patricia. 1,000 Places to See Before You
Die: A Traveler's Life List Workman Publishing Company. Kindle Edition.
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