Rachel’s Corner
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to bring glad tidings to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to let the oppressed go free, (Luke 4:18)
· Bucket List: Military Hop
o NSA NAPLES (IT) INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PASSENGER TERMINAL
· When boredom and discouragement beat against your heart, run away from yourself and hide in My heart.
· Foodie: Sfogliatelle
§ Great Gas: Tuscan White Bean and Garlic Soup
· do a personal eucharistic stations of the cross.
· Spirit hour: Chanti Wine
o It’s OK to have a Martini or two
Thursday is the day of the week that our Lord gave himself up for consumption. Thursday commemorates the last supper. Some theologians believe after Sunday Thursday is the holiest day of the week. We should then try to make this day special by making a visit to the blessed sacrament chapel, Mass or even stopping by the grave of a loved one. Why not plan to count the blessing of the week and thank our Lord. Plan a special meal. Be at Peace.
· According to Mary Agreda[9] in her visions it was on a Thursday at six o'clock in the evening and at the approach of night that the Angel Gabriel approached and announced her as Mother of God and she gave her fiat.
Thursday Feast
Best Places to Visit in June
Texas Hill Country[10]
This region is a beautiful mix of natural landmarks, picturesque small towns, and historical attractions, and I’m a huge fan!
Texas Hill Country is packed with rich history and culture and filled with scenic rivers, lovely lakes, rugged terrain, and beautiful flora. There are plenty of outdoor adventures here, from hiking to wildlife spotting.
Temperatures warm the state in the shoulder season from late March to this month, with warm sunshine and an average of 86 degrees during spring.
I highly recommend not missing the Kerrville Folk Festival or, if you arrive early enough, the Strawberry Festival, hiking, biking, floating, or soaking in the warm Texas sunshine before the searing summers start!
- Visitor’s Centre Address: 160 Ingram Hills Rd, Ingram, TX 78025, Phone: +1 830-367-2151
- Average temperature – 86 degrees
- Location Map and Directions
My favorite highlights…
- Visiting the magical enchanted rock formed from pink granite (one of the largest in the country).
- Discovering what is in the Cave Without a Name – a unique spot 80 feet below the ground.
- Stopping at the many quirky roadside attractions!
The Baba Goes Flying
This story is related to world tapas day, sort of. Before I was born my parents took my older brother and sister on an adventure using the military airlift command. Soldiers and Sailors, and their families are allowed to fly free on any military flight provided there is room. As was the case my father took the family all on board a military plane and took them to Rota, Spain for a VACA from Sigonella, Sicily to Rota, Spain.
It was a long trip, and my older sister was tired and cranky and refused to stop crying once the fam got settled in a hotel room for $16.00 a night. At that time, my sister had a comfort pillow my Aunt Linda had made for her which was called the “Baba”. My father, being frustrated with her refusal to stop crying suddenly picked up the “Baba” which had a loose string and tried the string around his finger and threatened to throw my “Baba” off the third-floor balcony if she did not stop crying. That of course made it worse, and she screamed even louder. Then my father, true to his word threw the “Baba” for a flight and when it got to the end of the string the string broke, and the “Baba” flew out the balcony and landed on the balcony on the second floor. She screamed louder.
SAUNTER DAY-JUNETEENTH
2
Corinthians, Chapter 11, Verse 3
But I am AFRAID that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your
thoughts may be corrupted from a sincere [and pure] commitment to Christ.
Paul
was concerned here about the faithfulness of the church knowing that where the
mind goes so does the heart and soul. We are often plagued by worldly hearts.
Let us listen to the words of Saint
John Vianney: The World is Everything and God is Nothing![1]
If people would do for god
what they do for the world, my dear people, what a great number of Christians
would go to Heaven! But if you, dear children, had to pass three or four hours
praying in a church, as you pass them at a dance or in a cabaret, how heavily
the time would press upon you! If you had to go to a great many different
places in order to hear a sermon, as you go for your pastimes or to satisfy
your avarice and greed, what pretexts there would be, and how many detours
would be taken to avoid going at all. But nothing is too much trouble when done
for the world. What is more, people are not afraid of losing either God or
their souls or Heaven. With what good reason did Jesus Christ, my dear people,
say that the children of this world are more zealous in serving their master,
the world, than the children of light are in serving theirs, who is God. To our
shame, we must admit that people fear
neither expense, nor even going into debt, when it is a matter of satisfying
their pleasures, but if some poor person asks them for help, they have nothing
at all. This is true of so many: they have everything for the world and nothing
at all for God because to them, the world is everything and God is nothing.
Copilot:
2
Corinthians 9 doesn’t directly address fear in the way some other passages
might, but from a Catholic perspective, it offers a powerful lesson on
overcoming fear through trust in divine providence and generous love.
This
chapter focuses on cheerful giving—St. Paul encourages the Corinthians
to give freely and abundantly, not out of obligation or fear of lack, but out
of love and faith. He writes, “God loves a cheerful giver” (2
Corinthians 9:7). The Catholic commentary by Haydock emphasizes that such
generosity is a spiritual sacrifice and a sign of sincere faith.
Here’s
the deeper takeaway: fear often stems from a sense of scarcity—fear of not
having enough, of losing control, or of being vulnerable. But Paul flips that
mindset. He reminds the faithful that God is able to provide abundantly,
so that “you may have an abundance for every good work” (2 Corinthians 9:8). In
Catholic teaching, this is a call to trust in God’s providence—to
believe that when we act in love and charity, God will not abandon us.
So,
the lesson? Let love and trust in God’s goodness be greater than fear.
When we give of ourselves—whether it’s time, resources, or compassion—we’re not
diminished. We’re participating in God’s grace.
Corpus Christi-Thursdays
are Special[2]
Traditional Feast
of Corpus Christi
The Feast of Corpus Christi (Ecclesiastical Latin:
Dies Sanctissimi Corporis et Sanguinis Domini Iesu Christi, lit. 'Day of the
Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus Christ the Lord'), also known as the
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, is a Roman Catholic,
Anglican, and Western Orthodox liturgical solemnity celebrating the Real
Presence of the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ in the
elements of the Eucharist. Two months earlier, the institution of the Eucharist
at the Last Supper is observed on Maundy Thursday in a sombre atmosphere
leading to Good Friday. The liturgy on that day also commemorates Christ's
washing of the disciples' feet, the institution of the priesthood and the agony
in the Garden of Gethsemane.
The feast of Corpus Christi was proposed by Saint
Thomas Aquinas, Doctor of the Church, to Pope Urban IV, in order to create a
feast focused solely on the Holy Eucharist, emphasizing the joy of the
Eucharist being the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ. Having
recognized the authenticity of the Eucharistic Miracle of Bolsena on
input of Aquinas, in 1264, the pontiff, then living in Orvieto, established the
feast of Corpus Christi as a Solemnity and extended it to the whole Roman
Catholic Church.
The feast is liturgically celebrated on the Thursday
after Trinity Sunday or, "where the Solemnity of The Most Holy Body and
Blood of Christ is not a holy day of obligation, it is assigned to the Sunday
after the Most Holy Trinity as its proper day".
At the end of Holy Mass, there is often a procession
of the Blessed Sacrament, generally displayed in a monstrance. The procession
is followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. A notable Eucharistic
procession is that presided over by the Pope each year in Rome, where it begins
at the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran and passes to the Basilica of Saint
Mary Major, where it concludes with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
The celebration of the feast was suppressed in
Protestant churches during the Reformation for theological reasons: outside
Lutheranism, which maintained the confession of the Real Presence, many
Protestants denied the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist other than as a
merely symbolic or spiritual presence. Today, most Protestant denominations do
not recognize the feast day. The Church of England abolished it in 1548 as the
English Reformation progressed, but later reintroduced it. Most Anglican churches
now observe Corpus Christi, sometimes under the name "Thanksgiving for
Holy Communion".
A Eucharistic miracle
inspired the Feast of Corpus Christi[3]
Q: I recently learned that the feast of Corpus
Christi was inspired by a Eucharistic miracle. Can you please give more details
about this? — A reader in Springfield
A: In the year 1263, a German priest, Peter of
Prague, stopped at the town of Bolsena, north of Rome, while he was on a
pilgrimage to Rome. Records indicate that Peter was a good, pious priest who
strived for holiness. He was troubled by the apathy of many of the faithful;
clerical immorality and laxity; and a lack of reverence at Mass. Worse, he was
afflicted with doubt about the holy Eucharist. Like those in the Gospel, he
asked himself,
“How could this be? How can Jesus share with us His
Body and Blood?”
He agonized over whether at
the words of consecration the bread and wine became the Body and Blood of Our
Savior and whether Christ actually was present in the consecrated host. He knew
well that the church believed and taught that the bread and wine were
transformed into the Body and Blood of Our Lord at the consecration during the
holy sacrifice of the Mass. Moreover, the Fourth Lateran Council in 1215 had
solemnly used the word “transubstantiation.” Yet, he had trouble believing and
prayed that the Lord would increase his faith.
Father Peter placed the host in the corporal and
then wrapped both in another linen. Arriving at Orvieto, Peter told the Holy
Father what had happened. Urban IV then ordered an investigation. After all of
the facts had been ascertained, the Holy Father declared a miracle had
occurred. He ordered the relics to be brought to the Cathedral of Orvieto,
which they were with a procession of great pomp and ceremony. The pope met the
procession, and the relics were placed in the cathedral, where they are still be
venerated today.
One year later, in1264, Pope Urban IV instituted the
feast of Corpus Christi, a special feast day to recognize and to promote the
great gift of the Blessed Sacrament. He commissioned St. Thomas Aquinas to
compose a Mass and an office for the Liturgy of the Hours honoring the holy
Eucharist. St. Thomas Aquinas also composed the beautiful Eucharistic hymns
“Panis Angelicus,” “Pange Lingua,” “O Salutaris Hostia” and “Tantum Ergo.”
Today, at the Church of St. Christina in Bolsena,
one finds the altar where the miracle took place, and the blood-stained stones
of the miracle are preserved. The Cathedral of Orvieto possesses the
blood-stained corporal as well as fragments of the miraculous host.
In 1964, to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the
institution of the feast of Corpus Christi, Pope Paul VI celebrated the holy
sacrifice of the Mass at the altar where the holy corporal is kept in the
Cathedral of Orvieto. Then in 1976, Pope Paul VI visited Bolsena and spoke from
there via television to the 41st International Eucharistic Congress meeting in
Philadelphia, whose theme was “Jesus the Bread of Life.” In his address, the
Holy Father said the holy Eucharist is “a mystery, great and inexhaustible.”
How true, indeed.
Corpus Christi[4]
WHY is this day called Corpus Christi?
Because on this day the Catholic
Church solemnly celebrates the institution of the Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
The name, which is Latin, signifies the body of Christ.
Why is this
feast not celebrated on Maundy Thursday?
Because
on Maundy Thursday, the day of the institution of this sacrament, the Church is
occupied with the passion and death of Christ, and has no thought of joy, but
gives herself up to grief.
By whom was
this feast established?
It
was instituted by Pope Urban IV. Persuaded by a devout nun of Liege, who
believed herself to be divinely encouraged to introduce this feast, Robert,
Bishop of Liege, determined, in the year 1247 to celebrate this feast in his
diocese. This intention he was prevented from carrying out by death. In the year
1264 Pope Urban IV commanded this feast to be solemnly celebrated throughout
the whole Church. Clement V confirms the order, at the Council of Vienne, 1311,
and fixed the feast on the first Thursday after Trinity Sunday.
For what
purpose was this feast instituted, and why are processions so solemnly held on
this day?
1.
To declare, openly, to the faithful the real and substantial presence of Jesus
in the Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
2.
In order to manifest, in the sight of heaven and earth, honor and adoration for
Him before Whom every knee shall bow.
3.
To give public thanks for the institution of this holy sacrament, and for all
the graces thereby conferred upon the faithful.
4.
To repair, in some measure, by solemn adoration, the wrongs done to Christ, in
this sacrament.
5.
To bring down God’s blessing upon the land and upon the people.
6.
To show that Jesus, as true God, dwells not only in temples built by hands, but
that He has heaven for His throne, the earth for His foot stool, and the whole
world for His temple.
The Church
sings at the Introit of the Mass: He fed them with the fat of wheat, alleluia;
and filled them with honey out of the rock, alleluia, alleluia. Rejoice to God
our helper, sing aloud to the God of Jacob” (Ps. Ixxx.).
Prayer.
O God, Who in this wonderful sacrament hast left us a
memorial of Thy passion, grant us, we beseech Thee, so to reverence the sacred
mysteries of Thy body and blood, that we may ever perceive within us the fruit
of Thy redemption. Amen.
EPISTLE, i. COR. xi. 23-29.
Brethren:
For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the
Lord Jesus, the same night in which He was betrayed, took bread, and giving
thanks, broke and said: Take ye and eat: This is My body, which shall be
delivered for you: this do for the commemoration of Me. In like manner also the
chalice, after He had supped, saying: This chalice is the New Testament in My
blood, this do ye as often as you shall drink, for the commemoration of Me. For
as often as you shall eat this bread, and drink the chalice, you shall show the
death of the Lord until He come: therefore, whosoever shall eat this bread, or
drink the chalice of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and of
the blood of the Lord. But let a man prove himself: and so, let him eat of that
bread and drink of the chalice. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily,
eateth and drinketh judgment to himself: not discerning the body of the Lord.
GOSPEL. John vi. 56-59.
At
that time Jesus said to the multitudes of the Jews: My flesh is meat indeed and
My blood is drink; indeed, he that eateth My flesh, and drinketh My blood,
abideth in Me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent Me, and I live by
the Father so he that eateth Me, the same also shall live by Me. This is the
bread that came down from heaven. Not as your fathers did eat manna and are
dead. He that eateth this bread shall live forever.
Why did Jesus say, this is the
bread that came down from heaven?
He wished thereby to teach the Jews that the bread
which He would give them, like the manna, came down from heaven, and was,
indeed, the only true bread from heaven. The manna was but a type and could
only prolong the life of the body. The type was now to be fulfilled; the bread
that He was about to give them would impart to them eternal life, and this
bread would be His flesh, Himself, Who truly came from heaven, to redeem
mankind, and to bring them to life everlasting. Jesus calls His flesh bread,
partly on account of its likeness to the manna, partly on account of its
effect; for as bread nourishes the body, and sustains the earthly life, so the
body of Christ, in the Holy Sacrament, nourishes the soul, and imparts to it,
continually, a new, divine, and everlasting life.
What is the Holy Sacrament of the
Altar?
It is that sacrament in which, after the words of its
institution have been spoken by the priest, Jesus Christ is present, whole and
entire, in His Godhead and in His manhood, under the appearance of bread and
wine.
When and how did Jesus institute
this sacrament?
At the Last Supper, In the night, before He was
betrayed, He took bread, and, giving thanks, broke it, and gave it to His
disciples saying, Take and eat, for this is My body which will be given for
you. In the same manner, He took the chalice and said, Take and drink, for this
chalice is the new covenant in My blood. Do this as often as you drink from it
in commemoration of Me.
What did Jesus affect by these
words?
He changed bread and wine into His most precious body
and blood.
Has He given to others the power to
do the same?
Yes, He gave this power to His apostles and their
successors, the bishops and priests, in these words: Do this in commemoration
of Me.
What takes place at the words of
consecration?
Bread and wine are changed into the body and blood of
Jesus Christ, and only the outward appearances of bread and wine remain.
How is Jesus present in the Most
Holy Sacrament?
He is present, truly, really, and substantially, in
His divinity and humanity, in flesh and blood, in body and soul, under the
appearances of bread and wine.
Why do we believe this?
1. Because
the words of Jesus do not reasonably admit of any other meaning: since by them
we see
(a)
that Jesus gave His disciples a certain nourishment which they were to eat.
(b)
that this nourishment was bread and wine to all appearances, but Jesus called
the bread His body, which was afterwards to be sacrificed for us, and the wine
His blood, which was to be shed for us: this food consequently was not bread
and wine, but, under the appearance of bread and wine, was indeed His body and
blood; since what He gave for our redemption was not bread and wine, but His
true body and His true blood;
(c)
that as the body and blood of Jesus were inseparable from His soul and
divinity, He gave Himself up for our nourishment, whole and undivided, as He
hung, bled, and died upon the cross.
(d)
that He commanded what He had done to be continued until He should come again
(1 Cor. xi. 26), that is, until the end of the world; and that He,
(e)
on account of this being His testament, and the New Law, was not at liberty to
speak figuratively, but plainly and distinctly.
2. Because
the apostles preached this very doctrine.
3. Because
the Catholic Church, the pillar and foundation of truth, has thus constantly
taught, from the apostle’s times down to the present day, as the oldest
Councils and the Holy Fathers unanimously testify
Plenary Indulgences for the Feast
of Corpus Christi [The Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ]
Which are the fruits of the Holy Ghost? They are the twelve following:
1. Charity.
2.
Joy.
3. Peace.
4. Patience.
5. Benignity.
6. Goodness.
7. Longsuffering.
8. Mildness.
9. Faith.
10. Modesty.
11.
Continency.
12.
Chastity.
These fruits
should be visible in the Christian, for thereby men shall know that the Holy
Ghost dwells in him, as the tree is known by its fruit.
Notice I have placed the Fruits of the
Holy Spirit in stairstep fashion so we may reflect on them seeing that by
concentrating on each step of our growth in the spirit we may progress closer
and closer to our heavenly Father. Today we will be focusing on the eleventh
step which is Joy.
Bible in a Year-Day 2
In today's readings of Genesis 3-4 and
Psalm 104, Fr. Mike draws the connection between love and sacrifice in the
story of Adam and Eve and explains the story of Cain and Abel.
Sauntering
Day[5]
“I think that I cannot preserve my
health and spirits unless I spend four hours a day at least – and it is
commonly more than that – sauntering through the woods and over the hills and
fields, absolutely free from all worldly engagements.”
~ Henry David Thoreau
·
The world around us is moving at such a hectic pace
that we often forget to slow down and smell the proverbial roses. Even our walk
is at high speed, pushing every inch of speed we can out of what is otherwise
the most leisurely of modes of locomotion. It isn’t just an opportunity for us
to remember to walk it is, more importantly, an opportunity for us to take a
truly relaxed tack to the day and choose to saunter.
History of Sauntering Day
Saunter: v, a walk in a slow,
relaxed manner, without hurry or effort.
· This holiday was formed by W.T. Rabe in 1979 as a response to the sworn enemy of the Saunter, jogging. Jogging is a grueling attack on movement, with rapidity and effort being the purpose at hand, and all joy being drained from getting around by making each step as painful as possible. Perhaps we’re biased, but we believe the saunter to be the unquestionably superior alternative. Sauntering doesn’t just mean walking; it means walking as though the weight of the world has been lifted from your shoulders. It means being free from stress and strain, and instead focusing on the pure joy of walking. In fact, sauntering specifically implies that you will be moving in a joyful manner.
·
Sauntering Day is your opportunity to
head out into the world and approach it with a deeply relaxed air, a moment of
pure clarity and joy, all while enjoying the beautiful world around you and
everything it has to offer.
How to Celebrate Sauntering Day
·
Give yourself plenty of time today and do so
with the intent of relaxing and truly enjoying your journey to wherever it is
you have to go. Saunter casually with pure relaxation and take in the scents
and sights. Greet others, and don’t let their urge to move quickly infect
yours. In fact, see if you can get them to slow down and join you on your happy
little saunter. The world will be better for it, and you’ll be happier for it.
Sauntering Day is your opportunity to leave all the rush behind and just…
Saunter… through your day.
Juneteenth[6]
Juneteenth,
also called Freedom Day and Emancipation Day, celebrates the abolition of slavery in the United States. On June 19,
1865, Union soldiers arrived in Texas to deliver news that President Lincoln
has issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the enslaved. Although
Lincoln's Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863, it took nearly two and
half years for word to travel from Washington to Texas. By then, Texas had
amassed more than 250,000 slaves.
Since 1865, Juneteenth has been informally celebrated throughout the country
however in 1980, Texas became the first state to recognize it as an official
holiday. Shortly thereafter, other states also proclaimed the holiday. Today,
Juneteenth is a celebration of African American freedom, heritage and culture
observed through songs, communal cookouts and parades.
Juneteenth Facts & Quotes
·
According to the International Labor
Organization, almost 21 million people are victims of forced labor today, 11+
million women and girls and
9+ million men and boys.
·
Juneteenth is a combination of the words June
and Nineteenth about the date that slaves were freed in Texas.
·
The people of Texas are informed that, in
accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all
slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and
rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection
heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired labor.
The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for
wages. They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect at military
posts and that they will not be supported in idleness either there or
elsewhere. - General Gordon Granger, Major General of the United States Army,
Issued June 19, 1865.
·
...I do order and declare that all persons held
as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and
henceforward shall be free; and that the Executive government of the United
States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize
and maintain the freedom of said persons. - President Abraham Lincoln, The
Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863
Juneteenth Top Events and Things to
Do
·
Read the Emancipation Proclamation. The
proclamation, issued by President Lincoln, declared all persons held as slaves
within any State... shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.
·
Visit the Whitney Plantation, America's first
slavery museum, to learn about impact of slavery in Southern America. The
museum contains exhibits, artwork, restored buildings and first-person slave narratives
about the lives of those enslaved in Louisiana.
·
Sing traditional Juneteenth songs. These
include Swing low, Swing Chariot, and Lift
Every Voice and Sing.
·
Attend the annual Juneteenth Emancipation
Celebration at Emancipation Park, Houston Texas.
·
Attend a Juneteenth Musical Festival.
These are held across the United States; great ones can be found in
Denver, Berkeley and Atlanta
Let
Courtesy be your watchword
Aung San Suu Kyi’s birthday, June 19,
1945, is a leader from Myanmar
who fought for democracy. Her life has been full of challenges and
achievements.
Suu Kyi spent many years under house
arrest because she stood up for her beliefs. Despite this, she never gave up on
her dream of a free country. Her story inspires people all over the world.
John
McCain in his book “Character is Destiny”[7]
highlights the life of Aung San Suu Kyi,
who was the Burmese wife of an Oxford professor who came home to free her
people, and oppose the political tyrants who jailed her with courage and
decency and yet despite her mistreatment is for us a modern example of
courtesy. Aung San Suu Kyi returned to Burma in 1988,
after years of living and studying abroad, only to find widespread slaughter of
protesters rallying against the brutal rule of dictator U Ne Win. She
spoke out against him and initiated a nonviolent movement toward achieving
democracy and human rights. In 1989, the government placed Suu Kyi under house
arrest, and she spent 15 of the next 21 years in custody. In 1991, her ongoing
efforts won her the Nobel Prize for Peace, and she was finally released from
house arrest in November 2010. She has since gained a parliamentary seat with
the National League for Democracy party.[8]
McCain
says of Aung San Suu Kyi:
In
Burma, courtesy is a rebellious gesture to a ruling elite that has tried to
terrorize such refined kindness from their culture, and make a world where only
power matters, where there are only the fearsome and the fearful. Suu, as she
asks Western visitors to call her, never reciprocates discourtesy. She is a
practicing Buddhist who refuses to hate those who hate her because, she says,
she cannot fear what she doesn’t hate. In a statement she had smuggled to the
press, she explained her steady, almost cheerful resistance to the regime’s
attempts to frighten her. “It is not power that corrupts but fear,” she wrote.
“Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it, and fear of the scourge of
power corrupts those who are subject to it.” She remained unmoved. (One must
never mistake her good manners and delicate beauty for a lack of will and
strength.) She was willing, as always, to show her persecutors every courtesy
and to entertain a polite willingness to consider their concerns as they
discussed the future of their country. “Confrontation,” she told a Time
magazine reporter, “comes about because there is no other way to settle
differences. If there is a channel open for settling differences, there should
be no need for confrontation.” And when she was asked how cruelly she had been
treated by the regime, she responded, “I have never been treated cruelly.” But
the regime, the bullies who are destroying the country and are so afraid of
this one small woman and her implacable determination, would not acquiesce to
any plan that might result in their long-overdue loss of power. Recently,
reports have surfaced that the tyrants are again considering the release of
Burma’s national heroine. Perhaps they will soon knock at the door of her home
again. I have no doubt that when they do she will receive them with perfect
courtesy, not that they deserve it. But she does not extend her courtesy as a
sign of respect for them or their power, but to show, yet again, that they
cannot make her become the only type of person they understand, one of the
fearful or one of the fearsome. She is merely, steadfastly, reaching out to
beauty to banish ugliness from her sight and the lives of her countrymen.
Daily Devotions
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting: Reparations
for offenses and blasphemies against God the Sacred Heart of Jesus
·
Litany of the Most Precious
Blood of Jesus
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
·
Rosary
[2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_Corpus_Christi#:~:text=The%20celebration%20of%20the%20feast%20was%20suppressed%20in,than%20as%20a%20merely%20symbolic%20or%20spiritual%20presence.
[3]https://catholicstraightanswers.com/what-eucharistic-miracle-inspired-the-feast-of-corpus-christi/
[4] Goffine’s Devout Instructions, 1896
[5]https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/sauntering-day/
[7] McCain, John and Salter, Mark. (2005) Character is destiny. Random
House, New York
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