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  Shrovetide Monday   Psalm 111, verse 5 He gives food to those who FEAR him, he remembers his covenant forever.   This is probably a reference to the manna in the desert, which elsewhere is seen as a type of the Eucharist .   Preparing for Battle [1] Know Your Weapons The weapon of Eucharistic adoration Outside of Mass, the other great refuge from the Devil and his wiles is prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. St. John Bosco used to tell the boys who were under his care: ·        Listen: There are two things the Devil is deathly afraid of: fervent Communions and frequent visits to the Blessed Sacrament. ·        Do you want Our Lord to grant you many graces? Visit him often. ·        Do you want Him to grant you only a few? Visit Him only seldom. ·        Do you want the Devil to attack you? Rarely visit the Blessed Sacrament. ...

   Quinguasima Sunday   Isaiah, Chapter 8, verse 5-7 The Choice: The Lord or Assyria. 5 Again the Lord spoke to me: 6 Because this people * has rejected the waters of Shiloah that flow gently, And melts with FEAR at the display of Rezin and Remaliah’s son, 7 Therefore 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...