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Rashmi Sharma Telefilms' popular show Saath Nibhana Saathiya is showing how a mother's worry about the future of her beloved kid Meera makes her decide to send her to a creche.
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We have heard from our source that, "Further, Kinjal (Firoza Khan) decides to open a creche in Modi's house even if she is not getting any kind of support from the family. On the other hand, the other creche owner decides to take revenge from the Modi's by disturbing the harmony of the creche. The owner sends a dwarf to the Modi's house to implement his plans. The dwarf will create a lot of problems in the Modi's houses' newly opened creche."
Will the Modi's get to know about the reality of the
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"People call it America's Main Street, but it's my main commute coming into work every day," says Shawn Gallagher.
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"Removing the danger of getting hit by a turning car is a big thing for me and my family," he says.
Police officers, people from the Department of Transportation and a few volunteers from the Washington Area Bicyclist Association were handing out flyers reminding drivers of the new rules Wednesday.
They chose Pennsylvania Ave. because that's where there have been problems.
"We've had several crashes here and we want to make people stop that so we don't have any more crashes," says Jim Sebastian, DCDOT transportation planner.
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ST. LOUIS Standing outside the Cathedral Basilica as thousands filed inside to pay their respects, Stan Musial's grandson was thankful.
"Just seeing all this," Brian Schwarze said, "and I got to play catch with him."
"I mean, he was my grandfather. But I really do believe I'm starting to understand somewhat what he meant to the whole community," he said.
Many visitors seemed to treat Thursday's six-hour public visitation as if it was Stan the Man's final game day, decked out in team attire and ignoring bitter cold for the chance to get one last glimpse.
In an open casket, Musial was clad in the red jacket he and other Cardinals Hall of Famers wore for special occasions, a harmonica in his pocket and a red tie dotted with tiny Cardinals.
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"My wife for my last birthday gave me a big photo of President Obama giving Stan the Presidential Medal of Freedom," Pierce said. "It's signed by Stan, so I've got the important one."
Musial, a three-time National League MVP, seven-time batting champion and 24-time All-Star, died Saturday after years of declining health. He was 92.
Fans turned out in droves to pay respects to a superstar who never acted the part, always making time for one more autograph, or to shake one more hand.
"Sometimes, it was like `All right, Grandpa, we've got to get going,'" Schwarze said. "My mom would be yelling at him when she was a little kid like, `Time to go!' and he was like `Hold on, I've got some fans still.'"
Family, close friends and perhaps some of baseball's biggest names will be back at the cathedral for a funeral on Saturday. Thursday was for the fans.
A half-hour before the visitation, hundreds lined Lindell Boulevard leading to the steps of the cathedral. An hour into the six-hour visitation, a church spokeswoman said 1,400 people had filed through.
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Skip to comments.Catholic Caucus: Daily Mass Readings, 09-24-13
Posted on 09/23/2013 9:12:30 PM PDT by Salvation
September 24, 2013
Tuesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time
Reading 1 Ezr 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20
King Darius issued an order to the officials
of West-of-Euphrates:
"Let the governor and the elders of the Jews
continue the work on that house of God;
they are to rebuild it on its former site.
I also issue this decree
concerning your dealing with these elders of the Jews
in the rebuilding of that house of God:
From the royal revenue, the taxes of West-of-Euphrates,
let these men be repaid for their expenses, in full and without delay.
I, Darius, have issued this decree;
let it be carefully executed."
The elders of the Jews continued to make progress in the building,
supported by the message of the prophets,
Haggai and Zechariah, son of Iddo.
They finished the building according to the command
of the God of Israel
and the decrees of Cyrus and Darius
and of Artaxerxes, king of Persia.
They completed this house on the third day of the month Adar,
in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.
The children of Israel–priests, Levites,
and the other returned exiles–
celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy.
For the dedication of this house of God,
they offered one hundred bulls,
two hundred rams, and four hundred lambs,
together with twelve he-goats as a sin-offering for all Israel,
in keeping with the number of the tribes of Israel.
Finally, they set up the priests in their classes
and the Levites in their divisions
for the service of God in Jerusalem,
as is prescribed in the book of Moses.
The exiles kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.
The Levites, every one of whom had purified himself for the occasion,
sacrificed the Passover for the rest of the exiles,
for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.
Responsorial Psalm PS 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5
R. (1) Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
I rejoiced because they said to me,
"We will go up to the house of the LORD."
And now we have set foot
within your gates, O Jerusalem.
R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
Jerusalem, built as a city
with compact unity.
To it the tribes go up,
the tribes of the LORD.
R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
According to the decree for Israel,
to give thanks to the name of the LORD.
In it are set up judgment seats,
seats for the house of David.
R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
Gospel Lk 8:19-21
The mother of Jesus and his brothers came to him
but were unable to join him because of the crowd.
He was told, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside
and they wish to see you."
He said to them in reply, "My mother and my brothers
are those who hear the word of God and act on it."
From: Ezra 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20
Completion of the building work
(Darius the King speaking) [7] Let the work on this house of God alone; let the
governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on
its site. [8] Moreover I make a decree regarding what you shall do for these
elders of the Jews for the rebuilding of this house of God; the cost is to be paid
to these men in full and without delay from the royal revenue, the tribute of the
province from Beyond the River. [12b] I Darius make a decree; let it be done
with all diligence. [14] And the elders of the Jews built and prospered, through
the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. They
finished their building by command of the God of Israel and by decree of Cyrus
and Darius and Ar-ta-xerxes king of Persia; [15] and this house was finished
on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the
Dedication of the temple
[16] And the people of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the
returned exiles, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy. [17]
They offered at the dedication of this house of God one hundred bulls, two
hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel twelve
he-goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. [18] And they set the
priests in their divisions and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God
at Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.
Celebration of the Passover
[19] On the fourteenth day of the first month the returned exiles kept the pass-
over. [20] For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together; all of
them were clean. So they killed the Passover lamb for all the returned exiles, for
their fellow priests, and for themselves;
6:1-12. Eventually, God in his providence sorted the situation out and it became
quite clear that the building work of Jerusalem had been legally authorized; so
Darius gave his permission and every encouragement to push the project forward.
The repatriates benefit from a special royal decree which reads as if the king not
only recognized the Jews rights in the matter but also acknowledged the God
whom they meant to worship in that temple. Darius invokes this God against any-
one who might dare frustrate his wishes (v. 12). It is a kind of sign that the work
the Jews are engaged in is desired by God, even though he makes his mind
known through a foreign king. The same happened with Cyrus.
6:13-15. It is interesting that this last stage of building the temple is attributed to
the elders of the Jews. Maybe Jeshua and Zerubbabel are no longer around. It
is also clear to see that the divine commandment is put into effect through de-
crees issued by Persian kings, who are now named in regnal order. Given the
importance of the event, the exact date is naturally given 3 March 515 BC.
The New Testament says that the Church is Gods building (1 Cor 3:9). The
Lord compared himself to the stone which the builders rejected but which was
made into the cornerstone (Mt 21:42; cf. Acts 4:11; Pet 2:7; Ps 117:22). On this
foundation the Church is built by the apostles (cf. 1 Cor 3:11) (Vatican II, Lumen
gentium, 6). Christians are like living stones being used in the construction of the
Church in this life (cf. 1 Pet 2:5). This building of Gods rests on a sound founda-
tion but it is something ongoing; there is always building to be done; It encounters
external obstacles, and the builders themselves can grow tired; although the Lord
allowed difficulties to arise with the building of the temple, it would in due course
be completed; so too the Church will manage to make its way, thanks to the effort
each Christian makes in his or her own place in the world.
6:16-18. Even though it is the climax in the whole story-line of the book, the dedi-
cation of the temple is described succinctly, especially when compared to the
account of the dedication of Solomons temple according to 2 Chronicles 5:1-7:22.
It is probably done this way to show that this is not a new temple, but the continua-
tion of the one that was there before. On the other hand, to legitimize the fact
that there is a new altar and even a new temple, 2 Maccabees 1:18-36, which
attributes the building to Nehemiah, records a different tradition about the dedica-
The Ezra text delights in noting the generous offerings made by the Israelites.
In the Christian tradition, the ceremony of dedication survives in the dedication of
churches, and pastors do not fail to encourage the faithful to make appropriate
spiritual offerings: Therefore, my beloved friends, if we wish to celebrate with
joy the dedication of the temple, we must not destroy the living temple of God
within us by evildoing. I will say it in a way that everybody can understand: we
must prepare our souls in the same way as we would like the church to be pre-
pared when we enter it. Do you want to visit a clean basilica? Then do not dirty
your soul with sin. Just as you would like the basilica to be well-lit, God does not
wish your soul to be in darkness, but rather he desires that the Lords saying
would prove true: that the light of good works may be shining within you so that
he who lives in the heavens may be glorified (St Caesarius of Arles, Sermons,
229, 3).
6:19-22. The account of the repatriates return to Israel is reminiscent at times of
events relating to the Exodus. One of these is the celebration of Passover. How-
ever, the context and the meaning of this celebration have nuances proper to
each situation.
In the Exodus, Passover was celebrated prior to setting out on the journey, as a
preparation for that great salvific intervention by God on behalf of his people.
Here the Passover comes at the end, to show appreciation to God, who has
allowed them to return from Babylon, rebuild the temple and begin to live normal
lives again in the land he promised them. It is noteworthy that, alongside the
repatriates, some people of the land (v. 21) also share in the Passover meal.
Passover is the great festival that celebrates the saving action of God: that
action is not just a past event, a memory of the escape from Egypt; it happens
in various ways over the course of the life of the people down the ages. The
celebration of this festival is a memorial of a past event which is made present at
every Passover. All this helps us to appreciate the meaning of the paschal
(Easter, Passover) mystery of Jesus, the greatest saving intervention by God on
behalf of mankind, which brought to fullness the ancient Passover celebrations.
Every time that the memorial of the mystery of Jesus passion, death and
resurrection is celebrated in the Eucharist, its salvific power takes effect.
Source: "The Navarre Bible: Text and Commentaries". Biblical text from the
Revised Standard Version and New Vulgate. Commentaries by members of
the Faculty of Theology, University of Navarre, Spain.
Published by Four Courts Press, Kill Lane, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland, and
by Scepter Publishers in the United States.
From: Luke 8:19-21
The True Kinsmen of Jesus
19-21. These words of our Lord show us that fulfillment of the Will of God is
more important than kinship and that, therefore, our Lady is more united to her
Son by virtue of her perfect fulfillment of what God asked of her, than by the Holy
Spirit's using her to make Christ's body (cf. notes on Matthew 12:48-50 and Mark
[Notes on Matthew 12:48-50 states:
48-50. Jesus obviously loved His Mother and St. Joseph. He uses this episode to
teach us that in His Kingdom human ties do not take precedence. In Luke 8:19
the same teaching is to be found. Jesus regards the person who does the will of
His Heavenly Father as a member of His own family. Therefore, even though it
means going against natural family feelings, a person should do just that when
needs be in order to perform the mission the Father has entrusted to him (cf. Luke
We can say that Jesus loved Mary more because of the bonds between them
created by grace than because He was her son by natural generation: Mary's
divine motherhood is the source of all our Lady's other prerogatives; but this very
motherhood is, in its turn, the first and greatest of the graces with which Mary
was endowed.]
[Notes on Mark 3:31-35 states:
31-35. In Aramaic, the language used by the Jews, the word "brethren" is a
broad term indicating kinship: nephews, first cousins, and relatives in general
are called `brethren' (for further explanation cf. note on Mark 6:1-3). "Jesus did
not say this to disown His mother, but to show that she is worthy of honor not
only account of having given birth to Jesus, but also because she has all the
virtues" (Theoplylact, "Enarratio In Evangelium Marci, in loc.").
Therefore, the Church reminds us that the Blessed Virgin "in the course of her
Son's preaching received the words whereby, in extolling a kingdom beyond the
concerns and ties of flesh and blood, He declared blessed those who heard and
kept the word of God as she was faithfully doing" (Vatican II, "Lumen Gentium",
Our Lord, then, is also telling us that if we follow Him we will share His life
more intimately than if were a member of His family. St. Thomas explains this
by saying that Christ "had an eternal generation and a generation in time, and
gave preference to the former. Those who do the will of the Father reach Him
by Heavenly generation [...]. Everyone who does the will of the Father, that is
to say, who obeys Him, is a brother or sister of Christ, because he is like Him
who fulfilled the will of His Father. But he who not only obeys but converts
others, begets Christ in them, and thus becomes like the Mother of Christ"
("Commentary on St. Matthew", 12, 49-50.)
Source: "The Navarre Bible: Text and Commentaries". Biblical text from the
Revised Standard Version and New Vulgate. Commentaries by members of
the Faculty of Theology, University of Navarre, Spain.
Published by Four Courts Press, Kill Lane, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland, and
by Scepter Publishers in the United States.
First reading
Ezra 6:7-8,12,14-20 ©
King Darius wrote to the satrap of Transeuphrates and his colleagues: 'Leave the high commissioner of Judah and the elders of the Jews to work on this Temple of God; they are to rebuild this Temple of God on its ancient site. This, I decree, is how you must assist the elders of the Jews in the reconstruction of this Temple of God: the expenses of these people are to be paid, promptly and without fail, from the royal revenue – that is, from the tribute of Transeuphrates. May the God who causes his name to live there overthrow any king or people who dares to defy this and destroy the Temple of God in Jerusalem! I, Darius, have issued this decree. Let it be obeyed to the letter!'
The elders of the Jews prospered with their building, inspired by Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished the building in accordance with the order of the God of Israel and the order of Cyrus and of Darius. This Temple was finished on the twenty-third day of the month of Adar; it was the sixth year of the reign of King Darius. The Israelites – the priests, the Levites and the remainder of the exiles – joyfully dedicated this Temple of God; for the dedication of this Temple of God they offered one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs and, as a sacrifice for sin for the whole of Israel, twelve he-goats, corresponding to the number of the tribes of Israel. Then they installed the priests according to their orders in the service of the Temple of God in Jerusalem, as is written in the Book of Moses.
The exiles celebrated the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month. The Levites, as one man, had purified themselves; all were pure, so they sacrificed the passover for all the exiles, for their brothers the priests and for themselves.
Psalm 121:1-5 ©
I rejoiced when I heard them say: 'Let us go to God's house.'
I rejoiced when I heard them say:
'Let us go to God's house.'
And now our feet are standing
within your gates, O Jerusalem.
I rejoiced when I heard them say: 'Let us go to God's house.'
Jerusalem is built as a city
strongly compact.
It is there that the tribes go up,
the tribes of the Lord.
I rejoiced when I heard them say: 'Let us go to God's house.'
For Israel's law it is,
there to praise the Lord's name.
There were set the thrones of judgement
of the house of David.
I rejoiced when I heard them say: 'Let us go to God's house.'
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia!
My soul is waiting for the Lord,
I count on his word.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Happy are those
who hear the word of God
and keep it.
Luke 8:19-21 ©
The mother and the brothers of Jesus came looking for him, but they could not get to him because of the crowd. He was told, 'Your mother and brothers are standing outside and want to see you' But he said in answer, 'My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and put it into practice.'
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On the Knowledge of God
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We thank you, God our Father, for those who have responded to your call to priestly ministry.
Accept this prayer we offer on their behalf: Fill your priests with the sure knowledge of your love.
Open their hearts to the power and consolation of the Holy Spirit.
Lead them to new depths of union with your Son.
Increase in them profound faith in the Sacraments they celebrate as they nourish, strengthen and heal us.
Lord Jesus Christ, grant that these, your priests, may inspire us to strive for holiness by the power of their example, as men of prayer who ponder your word and follow your will.
O Mary, Mother of Christ and our mother, guard with your maternal care these chosen ones, so dear to the Heart of your Son.
Intercede for our priests, that offering the Sacrifice of your Son, they may be conformed more each day to the image of your Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Saint John Vianney, universal patron of priests, pray for us and our priests
This icon shows Jesus Christ, our eternal high priest.
The gold pelican over His heart represents self-sacrifice.
The border contains an altar and grapevines, representing the Mass, and icons of Melchizedek and St. Jean-Baptiste Vianney.
Melchizedek: king of righteousness (left icon) was priest and king of Jerusalem. He blessed Abraham and has been considered an ideal priest-king.
St. Jean-Baptiste Vianney is the patron saint of parish priests.
1. Sign of the Cross: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
2. The Apostles Creed: II BELIEVE in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from there He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
3. The Lord's Prayer: OUR Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
4. (3) Hail Mary: HAIL Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and in the hour of our death. Amen. (Three times)
5. Glory Be: GLORY be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Fatima Prayer: Oh, my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of your mercy.
Announce each mystery, then say 1 Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, 1 Glory Be and 1 Fatima prayer. Repeat the process with each mystery.
End with the Hail Holy Queen:
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve! To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears! Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us; and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus!
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary! Pray for us, O holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Final step -- The Sign of the Cross
The Mysteries of the Rosary
By tradition, Catholics meditate on these Mysteries during prayers of the Rosary.
The biblical references follow each of the Mysteries below.
St. Michael, the Archangel, defend us in battle
Be our protection against the wickedness
and snares of the devil;
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,
and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host,
by the power of God,
Cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits
who prowl through the world seeking the ruin of souls.
From an Obama bumper sticker on a car:
"Pray for Obama. Psalm 109:8"
Sea of Sorrow Oh! on what a sea of sorrow Novena Prayer To Our Sorrowful Mother Most Blessed and afflicted Virgin, Queen of Martyrs, who didst stand generously beneath the cross, beholding the agony of thy dying Son; by the sword of sorrow which then pierced thy soul, by the sufferings of thy sorrowful life, by the unutterable joy which now more than repays thee for them; look down with a mother's pity and tenderness, as I kneel before thee to compassionate thy sorrows, and to lay my petition with childlike confidence in thy wounded heart. I beg of thee, O my Mother, to plead continually for me with thy Son, since He can refuse thee nothing, and through the merits of His most sacred Passion and Death, together with thy own sufferings at the foot of the cross, so to touch His Sacred Heart, that I may obtain my request, Mary, most holy Virgin and Queen of Martyrs, accept the sincere homage of my filial affection. Into thy Heart, pierced by so many swords, do thou welcome my poor soul. Receive it as the companion of thy sorrows at the foot of the Cross, on which Jesus died for the redemption of the world. With thee, O sorrowful Virgin, I will gladly suffer all the trials, contradictions, and infirmities which it shall please Our Lord to send me. I offer them all to thee in memory of thy sorrows, so that: every thought of my mind and every beat of my heart may be an act of compassion and of love for thee. And do thou, sweet Mother, have pity on me, reconcile me to thy Divine Son, Jesus; keep me in His grace and assist me in my last agony, so that I may be able to meet thee in Heaven and sing thy glories. Most holy Virgin and Mother, whose soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow in the Passion of thy Divine Son, and who in His glorious Resurrection wast filled with never ending joy at His triumph, obtain for us who call upon thee, so to be partakers in the adversities of Holy Church and the Sorrows of the Sovereign Pontiff, as to be found worthy to rejoice with them in the consolations for which we pray, in the charity and peace of the same Christ our Lord. Amen. Litany of the Seven Sorrows For private use only. Lord, have mercy on us. Stabat Mater Dolorosa Stabat mater dolorosa Prayer To Our Lady of Sorrows, by St. Bridget O Blessed Virgin Mary, Immaculate Mother of God, who didst endure a martyrdom of love and grief beholding the sufferings and sorrows of Jesus! Thou didst cooperate in the benefit of my redemption by thine innumerable afflictions and by offering to the Eternal Father His only begotten Son as a holocaust and victim of propitiation for my sins. I thank thee for the unspeakable love which led thee to deprive thyself of the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus, true God and true Man, to save me, a sinner. Oh, make use of the unfailing intercession of thy sorrows with the Father and the Son, that I may steadfastly amend my life and never again crucify my loving Redeemer by new sins, and that, persevering till death in His grace. I may obtain eternal life through the merits of His Cross and Passion. Amen. Saint Alphonsus Liguori's Prayer To The Mother Of Sorrows O, my Blessed Mother, it is not one sword only with which I have pierced thy heart, but I have done so with as many as are the sins which I have committed. O, Lady, it is not to thee, who art innocent, that sufferings are due, but to me, who am guilty of so many crimes. But since thou hast been pleased to suffer so much for me, by thy merits, obtain me great sorrow for my sins, and patience under the trials of this life, which will always be light in comparison with my demerits; for I have often deserved Hell. Lists Every Catholic Should be Familiar With: The 7 Sorrows (Dolours) and 7 Joys of Our Lady
Was the Virgin-Mother cast,
When her eyes with tears o'erflowing
Gazed upon her Son aghast,
From the bloodstained gibbet taken,
Dying in her arms at last.
In her bitter desolation,
His sweet mouth, His bosom too,
Then His riven side beloved,
Then each hand, both wounded through,
Then His feet, with blood encrimsoned,
Her maternal tears bedew.
She, a hundred times and over,
Strains Him closely to her breast
Heart to Heart, arms arms enfolding,
Are His wounds on her impressed:
Thus, in sorrow's very kisses,
Melts her anguished soul to rest.
Oh, dear Mother! we beseech thee,
By the tears thine eyes have shed,
By the cruel death of Jesus
And His wounds' right royal red,
Make our hearts o'erflow with sorrow
From thy heart's deep fountainhead.
To the Father, Son, and Spirit,
Now we bend on equal knee:
Glory, sempiternal glory,
To the Most High Trinity;
Yea! perpetual praise and honor
Now and through all ages be.
For to whom shall I fly in my wants and miseries, if not to thee, O Mother of mercy, who, having so deeply drunk the chalice of thy Son, canst most pity us poor exiles, still doomed to sigh in this vale of tears? Offer to Jesus but one drop of His Precious Blood, but one pang of His adorable Heart; remind Him that thou art our life, our sweetness, and our hope, and thou wilt obtain what I ask, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Hail Mary
Virgin Most Sorrowful, pray for us
(Seven times each)
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary,
Pray for us.
Holy Mother of God,
Pray for us.
Holy Virgin of virgins, etc.
Mother crucified,
Mother sorrowful,
Mother tearful,
Mother afflicted,
Mother forsaken,
Mother desolate,
Mother bereft of thy Child,
Mother transfixed with the sword,
Mother consumed with grief,
Mother filled with anguish,
Mother crucified in heart,
Mother most sad,
Fountain of tears,
Abyss of suffering,
Mirror of patience,
Rock of constancy,
Anchor of confidence,
Refuge of the forsaken,
Shield of the oppressed,
Subduer of the unbelieving,
Comfort of the afflicted,
Medicine of the sick,
Strength of the weak,
Harbor of the wrecked,
Allayer of tempests,
Resource of mourners,
Terror of the treacherous,
Treasure of the faithful,
Eye of the Prophets,
Staff of the Apostles,
Crown of Martyrs,
Light of confessors,
Pearl of virgins,
Consolation of widows,
Joy of all Saints,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Look down upon us, deliver us, and save us from all trouble,
in the power of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Let Us Pray.
Imprint, O Lady, thy wounds upon my heart, that I may read therein sorrow and love
--- sorrow to endure every sorrow for thee, love to despise every love for thee. Amen.
Conclude with the Apostles Creed, Hail Holy Queen, and three Hail Marys,
in honor of the Most Holy Heart of Mary.
iuxta Crucem lacrimosa,
dum pendebat Filius.
Cuius animam gementem,
contristatam et dolentem
pertransivit gladius.
O quam tristis et afflicta
fuit illa benedicta,
mater Unigeniti!
Quae maerebat et dolebat,
pia Mater, dum videbat
nati poenas inclyti.
Quis est homo qui non fleret,
matrem Christi si videret
in tanto supplicio?
Quis non posset contristari
Christi Matrem contemplari
dolentem cum Filio?
Pro peccatis suae gentis
vidit Iesum in tormentis,
et flagellis subditum.
Vidit suum dulcem Natum
moriendo desolatum,
dum emisit spiritum.
Eia, Mater, fons amoris
me sentire vim doloris
fac, ut tecum lugeam.
Fac, ut ardeat cor meum
in amando Christum Deum
ut sibi complaceam.
Sancta Mater, istud agas,
crucifixi fige plagas
cordi meo valide.
Tui Nati vulnerati,
tam dignati pro me pati,
poenas mecum divide.
Fac me tecum pie flere,
crucifixo condolere,
donec ego vixero.
Iuxta Crucem tecum stare,
et me tibi sociare
in planctu desidero.
Virgo virginum praeclara,
mihi iam non sis amara,
fac me tecum plangere.
Fac, ut portem Christi mortem,
passionis fac consortem,
et plagas recolere.
Fac me plagis vulnerari,
fac me Cruce inebriari,
et cruore Filii.
Flammis ne urar succensus,
per te, Virgo, sim defensus
in die iudicii.
Christe, cum sit hinc exire,
da per Matrem me venire
ad palmam victoriae.
Quando corpus morietur,
fac, ut animae donetur
paradisi gloria. Amen.
Mother of love, of sorrow and of mercy, pray for us.
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Apparition in Africa: Our Lady of Sorrows [Catholic/Orthodox Caucus]
Feast of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary [Catholic Caucus Devotional]
Feast of Our Lady/Mother of Sorrows
Homilies on Our Lady of Sorrows
Starkenburg:Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Sorrows Shrine
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Our Lady of Sorrows - Sep 15
Sea of Sorrow
Oh! on what a sea of sorrow
Novena Prayer To Our Sorrowful Mother
Most Blessed and afflicted Virgin, Queen of Martyrs, who didst stand generously beneath the cross, beholding the agony of thy dying Son; by the sword of sorrow which then pierced thy soul, by the sufferings of thy sorrowful life, by the unutterable joy which now more than repays thee for them; look down with a mother's pity and tenderness, as I kneel before thee to compassionate thy sorrows, and to lay my petition with childlike confidence in thy wounded heart. I beg of thee, O my Mother, to plead continually for me with thy Son, since He can refuse thee nothing, and through the merits of His most sacred Passion and Death, together with thy own sufferings at the foot of the cross, so to touch His Sacred Heart, that I may obtain my request,
Mary, most holy Virgin and Queen of Martyrs, accept the sincere homage of my filial affection. Into thy Heart, pierced by so many swords, do thou welcome my poor soul. Receive it as the companion of thy sorrows at the foot of the Cross, on which Jesus died for the redemption of the world. With thee, O sorrowful Virgin, I will gladly suffer all the trials, contradictions, and infirmities which it shall please Our Lord to send me. I offer them all to thee in memory of thy sorrows, so that: every thought of my mind and every beat of my heart may be an act of compassion and of love for thee. And do thou, sweet Mother, have pity on me, reconcile me to thy Divine Son, Jesus; keep me in His grace and assist me in my last agony, so that I may be able to meet thee in Heaven and sing thy glories.
Most holy Virgin and Mother, whose soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow in the Passion of thy Divine Son, and who in His glorious Resurrection wast filled with never ending joy at His triumph, obtain for us who call upon thee, so to be partakers in the adversities of Holy Church and the Sorrows of the Sovereign Pontiff, as to be found worthy to rejoice with them in the consolations for which we pray, in the charity and peace of the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Litany of the Seven Sorrows
For private use only.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Stabat Mater Dolorosa
Stabat mater dolorosa
Prayer To Our Lady of Sorrows, by St. Bridget
O Blessed Virgin Mary, Immaculate Mother of God, who didst endure a martyrdom of love and grief beholding the sufferings and sorrows of Jesus! Thou didst cooperate in the benefit of my redemption by thine innumerable afflictions and by offering to the Eternal Father His only begotten Son as a holocaust and victim of propitiation for my sins. I thank thee for the unspeakable love which led thee to deprive thyself of the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus, true God and true Man, to save me, a sinner. Oh, make use of the unfailing intercession of thy sorrows with the Father and the Son, that I may steadfastly amend my life and never again crucify my loving Redeemer by new sins, and that, persevering till death in His grace. I may obtain eternal life through the merits of His Cross and Passion. Amen.
Saint Alphonsus Liguori's Prayer To The Mother Of Sorrows
O, my Blessed Mother, it is not one sword only with which I have pierced thy heart, but I have done so with as many as are the sins which I have committed. O, Lady, it is not to thee, who art innocent, that sufferings are due, but to me, who am guilty of so many crimes. But since thou hast been pleased to suffer so much for me, by thy merits, obtain me great sorrow for my sins, and patience under the trials of this life, which will always be light in comparison with my demerits; for I have often deserved Hell.
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Pope's Intentions
Value of Silence. That people today, often overwhelmed by noise, may rediscover the value of silence and listen to the voice of God and their brothers and sisters.
Persecuted Christians. That Christians suffering persecution in many parts of the world may by their witness be prophets of Christ's love.
Tuesday of the Twenty-fifth week in Ordinary Time
Commentary of the day
Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus (1873-1897), Carmelite, Doctor of the Church
Last Conversations, 21/08/1897 (trans. ©Institute of Carmelite Studies)
She lived by faith just like ourselves
How I would have loved to be a priest in order to preach about the Blessed Virgin! One sermon would be sufficient to say everything I think about this subject.
"I'd first make people understand how little is known by us about her life. We shouldn't say unlikely things or things we don't know anything about! For example, that when she was very little, at the age of three, the Blessed Virgin went up to the Temple to offer herself to God, burning with sentiments of love and extraordinary fervor. While perhaps she went there very simply out of obedience to her parents... For a sermon on the Blessed Virgin to please me and do me any good, I must see her real life, not her imagined life. I'm sure that her real life was very simple. They show her to us as unapproachable, but they should present her as imitable, bringing out her virtues, saying that she lived by faith just like ourselves, giving proofs of this from the Gospel, where we read: "And they did not understand the words which He spoke to them" (Lk 2,50). And that other no less mysterious statement: "His father and mother marveled at what was said about him" (Lk 2,33). This admiration presupposes a certain surprise, don't you think so?
"We know very well that the Blessed Virgin is Queen of heaven and earth, but she is more Mother than Queen; and we should not say, on account of her prerogatives, that she surpasses all the saints in glory just as the sun at its rising makes the stars disappear from sight. My God! How strange that would be! A mother who makes her children's glory vanish! I myself think just the contrary. I believe she'll increase the splendor of the elect very much. It's good to speak about her prerogatives, but we should not stop at this... Who knows whether some soul would not reach the point of feeling a certain estrangement from a creature so superior and would not say: "If things are such, it's better to go and shine as well as one is able in some little corner."
what the Blessed Virgin has more than we have is the privilege of not being able to sin, she was exempt from the stain of original sin; but on the other hand, she wasn't as fortunate as we are since she didn't have a Blessed Virgin tn love. And this is one more sweetness
for us!
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The Angel of the Lord declared to Mary:
Behold the handmaid of the Lord: Be it done unto me according to Thy word.
And the Word was made Flesh: And dwelt among us.
Feast Day: September 24
Born: 1 March 1653 at San Severino
Died: 24 September 1721 at San Severino
Canonized: 26 May 1839 by Pope Gregory IX
St. Pacifus
Feast Day: September 24
Born: 1653 :: Died: 1721
Charles Anthony was born in Italy and when he was just five years old his loving parents died. He was then sent to live with his uncle.
This uncle was a mean man who was always angry. He treated Charles worse than a servant. Yet the boy took this hard treatment quietly and patiently.
When he was seventeen, Charles entered a monastery so he could study to be a priest. He chose the name Pacificus, which means "peaceful."
St. Pacificus had a sad childhood and could have let himself become an angry person. Instead, he prayed to Jesus for a forgiving, patient heart.
His hard times were turned into moments of growing in his love for God and people. Because he had suffered, he could sympathize with the hurts of others and help them to find God in their lives.
After he became a priest, he was made a teacher, but his great desire was to become a preacher. How happy he was when his superior sent him on a preaching mission to many little towns and villages.
St. Pacificus was very popular with people in the country because his talks were simple and gentle. Besides that, he had the marvelous gift of reading consciences.
At confession one day he reminded a man that he had been unkind to his mother. He had also kept impure thoughts in his mind. What Father Pacificus said was true. The man was very sorry for his sins. Everywhere the priest went to preach and hear confessions, he did much good.
But six years after he started preaching, Pacificus had to give it up because he became blind, deaf and crippled. He spent his time praying and doing penance in his monastery and helping others in any way he could.
God was always very close to him. He gave him the gift of prophecy. St. Pacificus foretold the great victory of the Christian armies over the Turks at Belgrade.
He also said to a bishop, "Your Excellency-heaven! Heaven! And I will follow you soon!" About two weeks later, the bishop died. Not long after, just as he had said, St. Pacificus died, too in the year 1721. Many miracles took place at his grave.
Each of us has been blessed by God in different ways. How am I called to share my gifts with others?
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Tuesday, September 24
Liturgical Color: Green
Today the Church honors Mary under
her title of Our Lady of Ransom,
commemorating the founding of the
Order of Our Lady of Mercy in 1218. This
order worked to raise money to free
Christians held captive by the Moors.
Daily Readings for: September 24, 2013
(Readings on USCCB website)
Collect: O God, who founded all the commands of your sacred Law upon love of you and of our neighbor, grant that, by keeping your precepts, we may merit to attain eternal life. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
o A Single Branch Three Roses Bore
o Celebrating the Feasts of the Blessed Virgin
o Prayer for the Feast of Our Lady of Ransom
o September 24: Feast of Our Lady of Ransom | Fr. Paul Haffner
Ordinary Time: September 24th
Tuesday of the Twenty-Fifth Week in Ordinary Time
Old Calendar: Our Lady of Ransom
This is my prayer to you, my prayer for your favor. In your great love, answer me, O God, with your help that never fails: rescue me from sinking in the mud; save me from my foes.
The Blessed Virgin appeared in 1218 in separate visions to St. Peter Nolasco, St. Raymond of Penafort and James, king of Aragon, asking them to found a religious order dedicated to freeing Christian captives from the barbarous Saracens or Moors, who at the time held a great part of Spain. On August 10, 1218, King James established the royal, military and religious Order of our Lady of Ransom (first known as the Order of St. Eulalia, now known as the Mercedarian Order), with the members granted the privilege of wearing his own arms on their breast. Most of the members were knights, and while the clerics recited the divine office in the commanderies, they guarded the coasts and delivered prisoners. This pious work spread everywhere and produced heroes of charity who collected alms for the ransom of Christians, and often gave themselves up in exchange for Christian prisoners. This feast, kept only by the Order, was extended to the whole Church by Innocent XII in the 17th century.
Our Lady of Ransom
Would you risk your life to free someone from a concentration camp? Would you take the place of a prisoner? Would you sacrifice comforts and even necessities to save a slave? Would you pray and do penance for the freedom of Christian captives?
These things were done by the followers of Christ from the earliest days, but especially during the Middle ages. At that time the enemies of Christ's Church had conquered a great part of Christian territory and had carried off into slavery many thousands of Christians. Hit and miss, though heroic, efforts to free these unfortunates had been made here and there.
The Church decided to organize the work of ransoming slaves. In 1198 St. John of Matha and St. Felix of Valois founded the Trinitarians. From then until 1787 they redeemed 900,000 captives. The Order of Our Lady of Ransom, called the Mercedarians, and founded by St. Peter Nolasco, ransomed 490,736 slaves between the years 1218 and 1632. St. Vincent de Paul, a slave himself, led his priests to save 1200 Christian captives in the short period between 1642 and 1660 at the staggering cost of 1,200,000 pounds of silver. An even greater achievement was the conversion of thousands in captivity, and steeling them against the sufferings of a cruel martyrdom for the faith.
All this has been admitted by a modern, competent Protestant historian, Bonet-Maury. He records that no expedition sent into the Barbary States by the powers of Europe or America equalled "the moral effect produced by the ministry of consolation, peace and abnegation, going even to the sacrifice of liberty and life, which was exercised by the humble sons of St. John of Matha, St. Peter Nolasco, and St. Vincent de Paul."
Our Blessed Mother herself appeared in a vision to St. Peter Nolasco, and requested him to found a religious order devoted to the rescue of captives. This was in 1218. Previous to that, since 1192, certain noblemen of Barcelona, Spain, had organized to care for the sick in hospitals and to rescue Christians from the Moors. St. Peter Nolasco, St. Raymond of Pennafort, and King James formed the new Order of Our Lady of Mercy. The group included religious priests who prayed and gathered the means, while the lay monks or knights went into the very camps of the Moors to buy back Christians, and, if necessary, take their very places. We have mentioned the magnitude of their success, a success that was won through the heavenly assistance of the Mother of Mercy, Our Lady of Ransom.
Excerpted from the Feasts of Our Lady by Fr. Arthur Tonne
Patrons: Barcelona, Spain; people named Clemency, Mercedes, Mercedez, Merced or Mercy.
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25th Week in Ordinary Time
They continued to make progress in the building. (Ezra 6:14)
If you look around your church on any given Sunday, you will see all kinds of signs of the people who helped to build it. Perhaps a plaque lists donors. Perhaps a sculptor or painter signed his work. Perhaps a friend remembers laying bricks or installing carpeting. Each of these builders invested himself or herself in the worship space. Each had a personal reason to celebrate when the church was dedicated.
This was also true for the Israelites in the time of Ezra. Returning from exile in Babylon, they found their Temple in ruins. Urged on by prophets like Haggai, their first priority was to rebuild it. They ran into serious opposition from their pagan neighbors, but God opened the way for them to resume the work. No wonder they rejoiced when their work was finally completed!
No matter how long our church building has been standing, each of us is also a church builder. We all bring our own particular gifts and talents with us when we approach the altar. At the same time, the Lord wants us to put our talents to work for him so that his Church continues to grow and spread.
In a sense, the Church is incomplete without our gifts. Like the prophets in Ezra's time, some of us have the gift of welcoming and encouraging people. Some of us help make the worship space beautiful by tending the flowers and laundering the linens. Some proclaim the word or help lead the singing. Some come together to help make long-term decisions that will affect the whole parish. Some teach CCD, while others plan social events. Even those who are not physically able to come to Mass can be intimately joined to us in prayer.
And on top of all of this, we all make our worship space come to life when we worship the Lord and receive his Body and Blood. Even if that's the only thing we can do, it is the most important.
So what will you bring this week? How will you help build the Church?
"Lord, you have invited me to go up to your house with thanksgiving and praise. May the gifts I bring to Mass build up all my brothers and sisters!"
Psalm 122:1-5; Luke 8:19-21
Daily Marriage Tip for September 24, 2013:
Christ died for us. Parents give their lives daily for their children. Overlook one fault of your child today. If you dont have a child, give your spouse a free pass on an annoying habit.
A Patron of Parish Priests
Tuesday, 24 September 2013 08:50
Antiphon: Lord, when was it that we saw Thee hungry and fed Thee,
or thirsty and gave Thee drink?
When was it that we saw Thee a stranger,
and brought Thee home,
sick or in prison and came to Thee?
And the King will answer them:
Believe me, when you did it to one of the least of my brethren here,
you did it to me.
V. Pray for us, Saint Gaetano.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
Stir up, O Lord, in our hearts
the spirit of adoration and reparation
that filled Saint Gaetano, Your priest,
that we, having our eyes fixed, like his,
on the Eucharistic Face of Jesus,
may live in ceaseless prayer
and in the humble service of those
most in need of compassion.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, forever and ever.
The Priest of the Holy Face of Jesus
Gaetano Catanoso was born on 14 February 1879 in Chorio di San Lorenzo, Reggio Calabria, Italy. His parents, prosperous landowners, were exemplary Christians. Gaetano was ordained a priest in 1902, and from 1904 to 1921 he served in the rural parish of Pentidattilo.
Adorer of the Eucharistic Face
The Holy Face of Jesus illumined Father Catanoso's life. He venerated the Holy Face as depicted in the image of Veronica's Veil diffused by the Carmel of Tours in France. He began "The Holy Face" Bulletin and established a local chapter of the "Archconfraternity of the Holy Face" in 1920. "The Holy Face," he wrote, "is my life." Saint Gaetano directed anyone seeking the Face of Christ to the Most Holy Eucharist, saying, "If we wish to adore the real Face of Jesus, we can find it in the divine Eucharist where, with the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, the Face of our Lord is hidden under the white veil of the Host."
A Eucharistic Parish Priest
On 2 February 1921, Father Catanoso was transferred to the large parish of Santa Maria de la Candelaria. He served there until 1940. The daily celebration of Holy Mass and Eucharistic adoration were the soul of his priesthood and the sustenance of his apostolate.
As the parish priest of Candelaria, Saint Gaetano drew people to Christ in the Sacrament of the Altar and renewed devotion to the Madonna. The plight of orphans moved him to undertake a number of charitable initiatives. He played an active role in the catechetical instruction of children and young people. Deeply moved by the message of the Blessed Virgin Mary at La Salette, Father Gaetano preached against blasphemy and taught the faithful to sanctify Sundays and the feasts of the Church.
Father Catanoso was compelled to reach out to orphans and to children suffering from neglect and abuse. He sought to provide youth with Christian role models. His charity extended to the forsaken elderly and to priests who found themselves isolated and without support. In all who suffered Father Gaetano saw the Face of Christ. His ardent love for the Most Holy Eucharist found expression in the restoration of churches and abandoned tabernacles.
Servant of Priests
"The Missionary of the Holy Face" spent hours or entire days in prayer before the Tabernacle. In his parish and beyond it he promoted Eucharistic Adoration in the spirit of reparation. He set up "flying-squads" of priests willing to assist other priests by preaching and hearing confessions on special occasions. In 1915 Saint Gaetano published for the first time a "Eucharistic Holy Hour" for priests. Saint Gaetano never let a single day pass without speaking of the Holy Face of Jesus.
Victim Priest
Father Gaetano patiently accepted sickness and, in the last stage of his life, blindness, desiring to unite himself to the saving Passion of Christ. In 1929 he offered himself as a victim priest to the Heart of Jesus.
La Madonna
Saint Gaetano's devotion to the Madonna was tender and childlike. He began praying the rosary daily as a little boy and remained faithful to the practice until his death. The rosary never left his hands, becoming for him a ceaseless prayer of the heart. To all who approached him for spiritual counsel he communicated his love of the Mother of God and his confidence in her intercession.
Spiritual Father and Founder
From 1921 to 1950 Saint Gaetano served as confessor to various religious communities and in the Reggio Calabria prison. He served as spiritual director of the Archdiocesan Seminary. Everyone called him "Father," a title not normally given parish priests in Italy. He was, in fact, a beloved spiritual father generating holiness of life in countless priests and consecrated women. Father Gaetano's simple and ardent preaching attracted sinners to the contemplation of the Holy Face of Jesus and inspired souls to imitate his life of adoration and reparation.
In 1934, Father Catanoso founded in Riparo, Reggio Calabria, the Congregation of the Sisters Veronicas of the Holy Face of Jesus. The Sisters devote themselves to Eucharistic adoration and reparation to the Holy Face, catechesis, assistance to children, youth, priests and the elderly.
Canonized Eight Years Ago
Father Gaetano Catanoso died on the Thursday of Passion Week, April 4, 1963. Pope John Paul II beatified him on May 4, 1997. Pope Benedict XVI canonized him on October 23, 2005. The liturgical memorial of Saint Gaetano Catanoso was fixed on September 20, the date of his ordination to the holy priesthood.
Saint Gaetano Catanoso
Tuesday, 24 September 2013 08:52
The liturgical memorial of Saint Gaetano Catanoso occured on September 20th. Pope Benedict XVI canonized him on October 23, 2005. In the homily of the Mass of Canonization, the Holy Father said:
Saint Gaetano Catanoso was a lover and apostle of the Holy Face of Jesus. "The Holy Face", he affirmed, "is my life. He is my strength". With joyful intuition he joined this devotion to Eucharistic piety.
He would say: "If we wish to adore the real Face of Jesus…, we can find it in the divine Eucharist, where with the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, the Face of Our Lord is hidden under the white veil of the Host".
Daily Mass and frequent adoration of the Sacrament of the Altar were the soul of his priesthood: with ardent and untiring pastoral charity he dedicated himself to preaching, catechesis, the ministry of confession, and to the poor, the sick and the care of priestly vocations. To the Congregation of the Daughters of Saint Veronica, Missionaries of the Holy Face, which he founded, he transmitted the spirit of charity, humility and sacrifice which enlivened his entire life.
|English: Douay-Rheims
|Latin: Vulgata Clementina
|Greek NT: Byzantine/Majority Text (2000)
|Luke 8
|And his mother and brethren came unto him; and they could not come at him for the crowd.
|Venerunt autem ad illum mater et fratres ejus, et non poterant adire eum præ turba.
|παρεγενοντο δε προς αυτον η μητηρ και οι αδελφοι αυτου και ουκ ηδυναντο συντυχειν αυτω δια τον οχλον
|And it was told him: Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
|Et nuntiatum est illi : Mater tua et fratres tui stant foris, volentes te videre.
|και απηγγελη αυτω λεγοντων η μητηρ σου και οι αδελφοι σου εστηκασιν εξω ιδειν σε θελοντες
|Who answering, said to them: My mother and my brethren are they who hear the word of God, and do it.
|Qui respondens, dixit ad eos : Mater mea et fratres mei hi sunt, qui verbum Dei audiunt et faciunt.
|ο δε αποκριθεις ειπεν προς αυτους μητηρ μου και αδελφοι μου ουτοι εισιν οι τον λογον του θεου ακουοντες και ποιουντες αυτον
|We Too Wish to See Jesus
Tuesday of the Twenty-Fifth Week in Ordinary Time
Father Barry O'Toole, LC
Luke 8:19-21
The mother of Jesus and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd. And he was told, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you." But he said to them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it."
Introductory Prayer: Lord, you are the author of life and the giver of all that is good. You are the Prince of Peace and my mainstay. You are my healer and the cure itself. I need you, and I need to give you. I love you and commit myself to you entirely, knowing you could never let me down or deceive me. Thank you for giving me your very self.
1. "We Wish to See Jesus." Today, as two thousand years ago, mankind longs to see the face of Jesus. Each one has his own reason: some are in need of healing –– like Bartimaeus, the blind man of Jericho who shouted after Jesus until he took pity and cured him (Mark 10:46-52); some out of curiosity –– like Zacchaeus, who climbed a tree to see Jesus because he was short in stature (Luke 19:2-10); some to hear his word –– like the crowd that pressed in on him to hear the word of God by the Lake of Gennesaret (Luke 5:1-10); some out of love and to look after him – like the Blessed Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene (Mark 15:41).
2. Christ Is Not Easily Conquered: "They could not reach him because of the crowd." Though we may seek Christ with the purest of intentions, it is not always easy to achieve our goal. There are bound to be obstacles along the way, and we have to be prepared for them. Satan always tries to separate us from God through sin; even putting the fear of confession in our hearts so we don't receive God's healing grace. The world also attempts to keep us as far from God as possible, offering a thousand distractions and amusements to lead us away from prayer, reflection and conversion. And of course sometimes we ourselves are so little inclined to piety, service to others and a virtuous life. Laziness and indolence can overcome even the best of us. We need to let him know we are seeking him.
3. Jesus Rejects His Closest Friends? What counts for Jesus are "those who listen to the word of God and do it." He came to preach to and save everyone. And contrary to the first impression given by his words, this does not exclude his mother and his relatives. Christ doesn't lower them but rather elevates us –– and them –– to a degree of intimacy greater than blood ties. This is the beauty of God's love: He calls us to an ever greater dignity and intimacy with him.
Conversation with Christ: Lord, I want to see your face in all the events and happenings of this day. Drive away all my enemies and spiritual tepidity. Cure my spiritual blindness, for you alone can help me. Without you I can do no good. Help me to live up to this dignity you have bestowed upon me.
Resolution: I will reserve five minutes this evening to do a thorough examination of conscience and perhaps prepare for confession. I will eliminate the obstacles I have to seeing God's face and thank God for the graces he has given me.
In the first reading, Ezra the priest recounts the events leading to the rebuilding of the Temple of Jerusalem. After the work was finished, the Jews celebrated exceedingly because finally, after many decades of exile, they could worship again in the Temple of God. For us now, to rebuild the Temple of God could mean to rebuild our inner selves that are broken, to rebuild our family relationships, and finally and most importantly, to rebuild the Christian community.
In the gospel, Jesus is preaching the Word of God to the people stating that the claims of physical relationship comes after the spiritual. He put all his attention in forming a community of believers dedicated to loving, worshiping and serving the God of heaven. What is important is not that we are blood brothers but that we are brothers in the faith dedicated to spreading the Good News and helping people to rebuild their lives. God is our Father so we are all brothers and sisters in Christ. We put worship of God before family, service of God before having a great career and worldly success, and obedience to God before obedience to man. Mother Mary surely knew this but some of her relatives and some of the Jews listening to Jesus did not. So Jesus made it clear when he told the people: "My mother and brothers are those who hear the Word of God and put it into practice."
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Murder, mayhem and mystery are but of the few elements of "Busybody,'' Amarillo College's latest theatrical production.
The British comedy-mystery written in the 1960s is the story of a heinous homicide and how a cleaning lady who knows more than just how to dust becomes entangled in solving the case. Conflicts, confusion and hilarity ensue as she goes head-to-head with the inspector investigating the case.
At a glance:
Who: Amarillo College Summer Arts Festival
What: "Busybody''
When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday
Where: AC Experimental Theatre on the Washington Street campus
How much: $10 for adults and $7 for students and senior citizens; $5 group rate for 10 or more. Season tickets, excluding "An Evening with Janice,'' also are available.
Information: 371-5359
"Busybody'' director Joe Barone said AC wanted to produce something humorous for its Summer Arts Festival. He said the academic or community theaters have not produced something quite like "Busybody'' in years and said the audience will find it refreshing.
"The '60s plays were funny without having to get as crude as some of the newer plays,'' Barone said. "The audience will be able to come, relax, and have a laugh.''
Caprock High School theater teacher Pegi Lovett plays the busybody cleaning lady, Mrs. Piper.
"Piper is a nosy maid who solves the murder because she knows everyone else's business. She never shuts up,'' Lovett said. "When I first picked up the script I said, 'Wow, lots of lines,' but she's a lot of fun to play.''
Lovett is among other high school teachers from Palo Duro, Channing and Pampa High Schools in the cast. She said she and the other teachers will gain new perspectives on their craft during the play's run.
"As a teacher we forget how it is looking from the other side of the stage,'' Lovett said. "As a director you have an idea in your mind of what you want the play to become, but as an actor that image is sometimes a lot different from what the director sees.''
The theater teachers may have to trade in their directing chairs for a place on stage, but Barone will have to juggle both duties as Inspector Baxter.
"I didn't know at the time I decided to direct this play that I was going to be in the show. We had some circumstances in which people or conflicts came up, and it was too late to find anyone else,'' he said. "It wasn't by choice, believe me.''
Although Barone has directed and acted in the past, such as he did in the touring play "Play it Again Sam.'' He said he only likes to star in plays he directs after a long period of directing it.
"I don't like not having been that involved in the show, I don't like not being able to see what's happening when I'm onstage,'' he said.
Other cast members are David Sharp as Goddard; Jeanne Renfro as Claire Marshall; Shannon Mashburn as Mirian Selby; Jerimy Smith as Robert; Montana Hisel as Vicki and Philip Wedding as Mr. Marshall.
Rehearsals and building the set may be hectic, but "Busybody'' stage manager Jason Salter said the other aspects of the play are going well.
"It's coming together a lot more smoothly than some of the other shows we have done,'' Salter said. "People are actually working at learning their lines which is nice.''
Other Summer Arts Festival events include "An Evening with Janice,'' a fund-raising concert starring Janice Perkins Easterday on July 7-8; "Amarillo Opera Presents'' on July 14; and "1940s Radio Hour'' on July 20-23 and 27-29.
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Work's over (I did an hour this morning,) shopping's done, presents wrapped, beer and wine drunk (actually still working on that one) and the cat feeder's been booked for Christmas day.
Merry Christmas everyone! Give it heaps (food and wine) and ride if you can find the time and inclination.
You're a glutton for punishment, then! I reckon the shops are going to be absolutely impossible this weekend.Originally Posted by ecnetsixe
Fortunately, I spent all day yesterday taking care of Christmas shopping (including food) so can now relax....maybe.
Relaxation starts on Boxing Day. Tomorrow is the missus' birthday; Christmas Eve - visiting friends and head out of town to the in-laws; Christmas Day has been organised by the various chooks with military precision, and I can only hope the combative brothers' in-law don't drink enough to lose their inhibitions; Boxing Day - hit the surf and come home (in either order).
Followed by 12 days of surf, riding, gardening, reading, walking, drinking, eating and one day waving a marshal's flag for the Tauranga Half Ironman.
You left out "spend x hours trying to find parking space" - that kind of puts a kink in the military precision.Originally Posted by ecnetsixe
Merry Christmas to you too!
Ah yes, never put your handbrake on when parking in Paris - it really mucks up the "bump your way back and forth out of this parking spot" routine.Originally Posted by ecnetsixe
Hitchy founded the original one IIRC.
Tiger is MIA.
He hasn't reposnded to email either. Then again, he does owe me money...
Originally Posted by ecnetsixe
To you too, though it's Boxing day in Oz now.
he's busy making his own humans:Originally Posted by ecnetsixe
I know he's been renovating and I know he's been busy trying to finish a bunch of frames before Christmas. He hasn't been too active on the forums in recent times.Originally Posted by ecnetsixe
And, of course as Nev pointed out he has been busy with - ummm - other activities.
Makin' little tigers?
Yeah, that too.Originally Posted by That Forum Guy
Today is the first time in three days I've been sober. It feels odd. Reality sucks.
Mmmmm, Lindt. Those Belgians know how to make chocolate (oh and cyclists!)
We've started into our Christmas choccie selection. I expect weird dreams for a while.
If you hate shelling out money to dentists, get used to the vibrating mouth thing Are you sure you haven't got your toothbrush and your girlfriends vibrator mixed up?
I know a few people who've gorn back to normal tooth brushes, but I reckon electric brushes
are the best thing since stretch denim (I'll keep using that gag till I get enough laughs -- I've only had one)
Like Jerry said when he brang an electric brush for Elaine: "they're not just better, they're like TEN TIMES better!!"
doncha hate it when you forget you've eaten weird stuff, then the next day you crap weird stuff and think you've got some weird diseaseOriginally Posted by ecnetsixe
I especially hate it when I've forgotten I've had beetroot, then the next day I think I'n craping blood
Too much red wine = black poo.
There used to be a Jamaican/Creole restaurant in Carlton, which I went to once with some friends. My mate ate the spiciest thing on the menu, smothered in hot sauce. It was that hot he drank 6 stubbies with the meal (doesn't normally drink beer) and had to have a cold shower the next morning to cool down his bunghole.
Originally Posted by 531Aussie
I agree.
Originally Posted by ecnetsixe
Would you jump off the Brooklyn bridge if that's what the cool kids were doing?


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That is a bit of a trick, as far as I'm concerned. You don't often see it in food and beverage, but it happens. You'll find it in spa services too. I'll add a bit, but point out that since the "service fee" (or whatever it is that particular establishment calls their hidden charge) is already calculated, I rounded it "up."
I really don't like hidden charges.