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  Novena to the Holy Face Day 2 Thursday in the Fourth Week of Easter ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA   Psalm 103, Verse 11 For as the heavens tower over the earth, so his mercy towers over those who FEAR him.   The earth is indeed blessed among all the planets in our solar system because of our heaven. As the heavens have made the earth a garden rich with life like so is God grace over those who are faithful and love Him.   Never forget our Lord asked Peter if he loves Him three times.   One time for each of the times Peter denied our Lord on the eve of His crucifixion thus nullifying Peter’s denials and restoring him. Christ asks Peter with each affirmation to 1) feed His lambs 2) tend His sheep and 3) feed His sheep.     First Christ asked Peter if he loves Him more than the others thus establishing Peters leadership on love. Next Christ tells Peter to feed His lambs to give them a core of strength. If we wish to develop strength in ourselves ...

 Begin Novena to the Holy Face Day 1 APRIL 28 Wednesday in the Fourth Week of Easter ST. LOUIS DE MONTFORT Judges, Chapter 6, Verse 9-10 9 I rescued you from the power of Egypt and all your oppressors. I drove them out before you and gave you, their land. 10 And I said to you: I, the Lord, am your God; you shall not FEAR the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are dwelling. But you did not listen to me.   Sometimes people lose hope when they enter a strange land. John McCain highlights in his book Character is Destiny the hopefulness of John Winthrop who left the security of his native country to face the dangers of an unknown world to create and shape the character of a new civilization in America. Is there still hope in this country He helped found? Only if we have hope!   John was a puritan and followed the idea that they are to be in the world but not of the world. They should not love earthly pleasures, but neither should they shun the blessings of...

  Tuesday In the Fourth Week of Easter Judges, Chapter 6, Verse 1-2 1 The Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, who therefore delivered them into the power of Midian for seven years, 2 so that Midian held Israel subject. From FEAR of Midian the Israelites made dens in the mountains, the caves, and the strongholds.   Even though I walk in the dark valley I fear no evil. for you are at my side.   One does wonder; what was the evil that the Israelites did in the sight of the Lord?   Answer: Baal was the name of the supreme god worshiped in ancient Canaan and Phoenicia. The practice of Baal worship infiltrated Jewish religious life during the time of the Judges (Judges 3:7), became widespread in Israel during the reign of Ahab (1 Kings 16:31-33) and also affected Judah (2 Chronicles 28:1-2). The word baal means “lord”; the plural is baalim . In general, Baal was a fertility god who was believed to enable the earth to produce crops and...