 Mary Mother
of GOD St Peter
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Augústi Et álibi aliórum plurimórum sanctórum Mártyrum et Confessórum, atque sanctárum Vírginum. And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins. Пресвятая Богородице спаси нас! (Santíssima Mãe de Deus, salva-nos!) The saints are a “cloud of witnesses over our head”, showing us life of Christian perfection is possible. Romæ, in Exquíliis, Dedicátio sancti Petri Apóstoli ad Víncula. At
Rome, on the Esquiline, the Dedication of the Church of St. Peter in
Chains. Mary's Divine Motherhood Called in the Gospel "the Mother of Jesus," Mary is acclaimed by Elizabeth, at the prompting of the Spirit and even before the birth of her son, as "the Mother of my Lord" (Lk 1:43; Jn 2:1; 19:25; cf. Mt 13:55; et al.). In fact, the One whom she conceived as man by the Holy Spirit, who truly became her Son according to the flesh, was none other than the Father's eternal Son, the second person of the Holy Trinity. Hence the Church confesses that Mary is truly "Mother of God" (Theotokos). Catechism of the Catholic Church 495, quoting the Council of Ephesus (431): DS 251. Prayer to My Mother Mary: by Saint Alphonsus de Liguori Most Holy Virgin Immaculate, my Mother Mary, to you who are the Mother of my Lord, the Queen of the universe, the advocate, the hope, the refuge of sinners, I who am the most miserable of all sinners, have recourse this day. I venerate you, great Queen, and I thank you for the many graces you have bestowed upon me even unto this day; in particular for having delivered me from the hell which I have so often deserved by my sins. I love you, most dear Lady; and for the love I bear you, I promise to serve you willingly forever and to do what I can to make you loved by others also. I place in you all my hopes for salvation; accept me as your servant and shelter me under your mantle, you who are the Mother of mercy. And since you are so powerful with God, deliver me from all temptations, or at least obtain for me the strength to overcome them until death. From you I implore a true love for Jesus Christ. Through you I hope to die a holy death. My dear Mother, by the love you bear to Almighty God, I pray you to assist me always, but most of all at the last moment of my life. Forsake me not then, until you shall see me safe in heaven, there to bless you and sing of your mercies through all eternity. Such is my hope. Amen. Saint Alphonsus de Liguori >From The Glories of Mary O Mother of Mercies August 1 - Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary - Saint Alphonsus of Liguori Most holy and immaculate Virgin Mary, my Mother, I, the most miserable of all sinners, have recourse to you today, the Mother of my Lord. I venerate you, O great Queen, and thank you for all the graces you have obtained for me, especially for having delivered me from hell, which I have so often deserved. I love you, O my very kind sovereign, and for your love, I commit myself to serve you forever, and tend all my efforts to make you loved by others too. I place all my hopes and all my salvation in you. Accept me as your servant, and receive me under your protection, O Mother of mercies. And since you are so powerful over God, deliver me from all temptations or obtain for me the strength to conquer them until death. O my Mother, by the love that you have for God, I pray that you will always assist me, but most of all at the last moment of my life. Do not abandon me until you see me safe in heaven, occupied to bless you and to sing your mercies for all eternity. This is my hope. Saint Alphonsus of Liguori |
| -166 b.c. The seven holy Maccabee martyrs Abim,
Antonius, Gurias, Eleazar, Eusebonus, Alimus and Marcellus, their mother Solomonia and their teacher Eleazar Saint Solomonia mother of the 7 Maccabee brothers; encouraged her sons to remain faithful to the Law of God even when threatened with death. -2 B.C.Saint Eleazar a scribe; at ninety he voluntarily endured torture and death rather than violate the Law of God by eating swine's flesh. By suffering death for the Law of Moses, he left young men, and the whole nation, an example of virtue and courage. Procession of the Venerable Wood of the Life-Creating Cross of the Lord: In the Russian Church this Feast is combined also with the remembrance of the Baptism of Rus, on August 1, 988. In the "Account of the Order of Services in the Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Great Church of the Dormition," Joseph von Arimathäa 40 St. Peter in Chains SS. Hope Sofia Charity According to an Eastern allegory explaining the cult of Divine Wisdom, Faith, Hope, and Charity were the daughters of Wisdom, a widow in Rome; The daughters suffered martyrdom 284-305 Martyrs Leontius, Attius, Alexander, Cindeus, Mnesithius, Cyriacus, Menaeus, Catunus and Eukleus 314 St. Verus Bishop of Vienne, Gaul. He attended the Synod of Aries in 314 432 Petri Kettenfeier Die Kirche wurde am 1.8.432 von Papst Sixtus III. geweiht. 549 St. Arcadius Bishop of Bourges, in France. Arcadius took part in the Council of Orléans, France, in 538. His relics are at Saint Ursin. 6th v St. Almedha Welsh virgin and martyr 6th v St. Secundel A hermit who lived with St. Friard on the island of Vindomitte, near Nantes. They share the same feast day. 643 St. Peregrinus of Modena a Celtic monk, made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land Hermit (AC) 984 St Ethelwold, Bishop Of Winchester priest a native of Winchester restore monasticism and studies was fittingly called "the father of monks" 1605 Bl. Thomas Welbourne English martyr. Born in Hutton Bushel, Yorkshire, worked as schoolmaster until arrest for preaching Catholic faith; arrested condemned with Blesseds John Fuithering and William Brown was hanged 1787 St. Alphonsus Marie Liguori Bishop, Doctor of the Church, and the founder of the Redemptorist Congregation; St. Alphonsus Theologians Patron he experienced visions, performed miracles, and gave prophecies 1838 St. Bernard Due Martyr of Vietnam; born 1755 ordained priest in his homeland; spent many years in missionary work before retiring' age 83, declared his faith and priesthood to group of soldiers, where upon he was beheaded 1838 St. Dominic Van Honh Dieu A Dominican priest and native of Vietnam. He was martyred at 67 canonized 1988. 1887 Gustav Werner Ein Teil des erzielten Überschusses in den Wirtschaftsbetrieben floß aber weiter in die Rettungshäuser, so daß das Werk Werners auch nach seinem Tod 1887 fortgeführt werden konnte und auch heute noch besteht. |
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Jesus himself, fulfilling the Isaiah prophecy, was,
for
our
salvation, seized,
imprisoned,
"pierced for our offenses, crushed for
our sins."Yet,
"though
He was harshly treated,
He submitted and opened
not His mouth." (Isiah 53:5,7). --Father Robert F. McNamara  1787
St. Alphonsus
Theologians Patron; law
graduate;
God called him to found the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer; object
of laboring for the salvation of the most abandoned souls Few
saints have labored as much, either by word or by writing he
experienced visions, performed miracles, and gave prophecies August 1, 2009
St. Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
God
loves
variety. He doesn't
mass-produce his saints. Every saint is
unique, for each is the result of a new idea. Moral
theology, Vatican II said, should be more thoroughly nourished by
Scripture, and show the nobility of the Christian vocation of the
faithful and their obligation to bring forth fruit in charity for the
life of the world. Alphonsus, declared patron of moral theologians by
Pius XII in 1950, would rejoice in that statement. In his day, he
fought for the liberation of moral theology from the rigidity of
Jansenism. His moral theology, which went through 60 editions in the
century following him, concentrated on the practical and concrete
problems of pastors and confessors. If a certain legalism and
minimalism crept into moral theology, it should not be attributed to
this model of moderation and gentleness.
At the
University of Naples he received, at the age of 16, a doctorate
in both canon and civil law by acclamation, but soon gave up the
practice of law for apostolic activity. He was ordained a priest and
concentrated his pastoral efforts on popular (parish) missions,
hearing confessions, forming Christian groups.
He founded the Redemptorist congregation in 1732. It was an association of priests and brothers living a common life, dedicated to the imitation of Christ, and working mainly in popular missions for peasants in rural areas. Almost as an omen of what was to come later, he found himself deserted, after a while, by all his original companions except one lay brother. But the congregation managed to survive and was formally approved 17 years later, though its troubles were not over. Alphonsus’ great pastoral reforms were in the pulpit and confessional—replacing the pompous oratory of the time with simplicity, and the rigorism of Jansenism with kindness. His great fame as a writer has somewhat eclipsed the fact that for 26 years he traveled up and down the Kingdom of Naples, preaching popular missions. He was
made bishop (after trying to reject the honor) at 66 and at once
instituted a thorough reform of his diocese.
His
greatest sorrow came toward the end of his life. The Redemptorists,
precariously continuing after the suppression of the Jesuits, had
difficulty in getting their Rule approved by the Kingdom of Naples.
Alphonsus acceded to the condition that they possess no property in
common, but a royal official, with the connivance of a high
Redemptorist official, changed the Rule substantially. Alphonsus, old,
crippled and with very bad sight, signed the document, unaware that he
had been betrayed. The Redemptorists in the Papal States then put
themselves under the pope, who withdrew those in Naples from the
jurisdiction of Alphonsus. It was only after his death that the
branches were united.
At 71 he was afflicted with rheumatic pains which left incurable bending of his neck; until it was straightened a little, the pressure of his chin caused a raw wound on his chest. He suffered a final 18 months of “dark night” scruples, fears, temptations against every article of faith and every virtue, interspersed with intervals of light and relief, when ecstasies were frequent. Alphonsus is best known for his moral theology, but he also wrote well in the field of spiritual and dogmatic theology. His Glories of Mary is one of the great works on that subject, and his book Visits to the Blessed Sacrament went through 40 editions in his lifetime, greatly influencing the practice of this devotion in the Church. Comment:
St. Alphonsus was known above all as a practical man who dealt
in the concrete rather than the abstract. His life is indeed a
“practical” model for the everyday Christian who has difficulty
recognizing the dignity of Christian life amid the swirl of problems,
pain, misunderstanding and failure. Alphonsus suffered all these
things. He is a saint because he was able to maintain an intimate sense
of the presence of the suffering Christ through it all. Quote:
Someone once remarked, after a sermon by Alphonsus, "It is a
pleasure to listen to your sermons; you forget yourself and preach
Jesus Christ."
As the liturgy says: Non est inventus similis illis--there are no two exactly alike. It is we with our lack of imagination, who paint the same haloes on all the saints.Dear Lord, grant us a spirit that is not bound by our own ideas and preferences. Grant that we may be able to appreciate in others what we lack in ourselves. O Lord, grant that we may understand that every saint must be a unique praise of Your glory. God
calls each one of us to be a saint in order to get into
heaven: saints
are allowed into heaven.
The
more
"extravagant" graces are
bestowed NOT for the
benefit of the recipients so much as FOR the benefit of others. |
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Augústi Et álibi aliórum plurimórum sanctórum Mártyrum et Confessórum, atque sanctárum Vírginum. And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins. Пресвятая Богородице спаси нас! (Santíssima Mãe de Deus, salva-nos!) The saints are a “cloud of witnesses over our head”, showing us life of Christian perfection is possible. Mary Mother of GOD 15 Promises of the Virgin Mary to those who recite the Rosary Papal Intention: for August 2010, Benedict XVI pray especially The Unemployed and the Homeless General: That those who are without work or homes or who are otherwise in serious need may find understanding and welcome, as well as concrete help in overcoming their difficulties. Victims of Discrimination, Hunger and Forced Emigration Missionary: That the Church may be a “home” for all people, ready to open its doors to any who are suffering from racial or religious discrimination, hunger, or wars forcing them to emigrate to other countries. Mary's Divine Motherhood Called in the Gospel "the Mother of Jesus," Mary is acclaimed by Elizabeth, at the prompting of the Spirit and even before the birth of her son, as "the Mother of my Lord" (Lk 1:43; Jn 2:1; 19:25; cf. Mt 13:55; et al.). In fact, the One whom she conceived as man by the Holy Spirit, who truly became her Son according to the flesh, was none other than the Father's eternal Son, the second person of the Holy Trinity. Hence the Church confesses that Mary is truly "Mother of God" (Theotokos). Catechism of the Catholic Church 495, quoting the Council of Ephesus (431): DS 251. breviary.net/martyrology/mart08/mart0801 stlukeorthodox.com/html/saints/ usccb.org ewtn.com St Patricks 0801 domcentral.org/life/martyrAugust syriac oca.org glaubenszeugen.de/tage/Aug/01 Serbian http://www.copticchurch.net Melkite Monthly Saints with pics here http://www.stfrancisenid.com/memorials.htm One Saint per day stthomasirondequoit.com/SaintsAlive/index.htm stjohndc.org
THE EUCHARIST, A MYSTERY TO BE BELIEVED POST-SYNODAL
APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION
Morning
Prayer and Hymn Meditation
of
the Day
Prayer
for Priests
Our Bartholomew Family Prayer
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SACRAMENTUM CARITATIS OF THE HOLY FATHER BENEDICT XVI
We are called upon with the whole Church militant on earth
to join in praising and thanking God for the grace and glory he has
bestowed on his saints. At the same time we earnestly implore Him to
exert His almighty power and mercy in raising us from our miseries and
sins, healing the disorders of our souls and leading us by the path of
repentance to the company of His saints, to which He has called us.
THE saints and just, from the beginning of time and throughout the
world, who have been made perfect, everlasting monuments of God’s
infinite power and clemency, praise His goodness without ceasing;
casting their crowns before His throne they give to Him all the glory
of their triumphs: “ His gifts alone in us He crowns.” They were once what we are now, travellers on earth they had the same weaknesses, which we have. We have difficulties to encounter so had the saints, and many of them far greater than we can meet with; obstacles from kings and whole nations, sometimes from the prisons, racks and swords of persecutors. Yet they surmounted these difficulties, which they made the very means of their virtue and victories. It was by the strength they received from above, not by their own, that they triumphed. But the blood of Christ was shed for us as it was for them and the grace of our Redeemer is not wanting to us; if we fail, the failure is in ourselves. |
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great psalm of the Passion, Chapter
22, whose first verse "My
God, my God, why hast thou
forsaken me?" Jesus pronounced on the cross, ended with the vision: "All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord; and all the families of the nations shall worship before him" For kingship belongs to the LORD, the ruler over the nations. All who sleep in the earth will bow low before God; All who have gone down into the dust will kneel in homage. And I will live for the LORD; my descendants will serve you. The generation to come will be told of the Lord, that they may proclaim to a people yet unborn the deliverance you have brought. |
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Paul
VI’s 1969 Instruction
on the Contemplative Life includes this passage:
Benedict_XVI_Patriarch_Bartholomew  "To
withdraw into the desert is for Christians tantamount to associating
themselves more intimately with Christ’s passion, and it enables them,
in a very special way, to share in the paschal
mystery and in the passage of Our Lord from this world to the heavenly
homeland" (#1).
"The answers to many of life's questions can be found by reading the Lives of the Saints. They teach us how to overcome obstacles and difficulties, how to stand firm in our faith, and how to struggle against evil and emerge victorious." 1913 Saint Barsanuphius of Optina God calls each one of us to be a saint in order to get into heaven. The more "extravagant" graces are bestowed NOT for the benefit of the recipients so much as FOR benefit of others. |
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Benedict XVI to The Catholic
Church In China {whole
article here } 2000 years of the Catholic
Church in China The saints “a cloud of witnesses over our head”, showing us life of Christian perfection is possible. Patron_Saints.html THE PSALTER OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY PSALM 87 Lady, thou art the helper of my salvation: by day and by night I have cried to thee. Let my prayer enter into thy sight: console my sadness with the sight of thee. Evils are multiplied in my soul: cleanse it from filth and sin. May thy power overcome our enemies: lest they hinder our salvation. Bestow on us thy grace to resist them: strengthen our hearts against the concupiscence of the flesh. Glory be to the Father who created the Universe, and the Son who gave up His life so that we may live forever, and the Holy Spirit the Lord giver of life, Who proceeds from the Father and Son, with the Father and Son He is Worshiped and Glorified, and He has spoken through the prophets: Amen. August 1 – OUR LADY OF PITY (Canterbury, England, 1109) All of Mary's Life Can be Summarized in One Word: Adoration (I) Adoration is the perfect service to God. It encompasses all the duties of a creature towards her Creator. Mary is the first to have adored the Incarnate Word. He was in her womb and nobody on earth knew about it. Yes, Our Lord was well served in Mary's womb! Never did he find a ciborium, a more precious and pure vase than her womb. At Bethlehem, Mary is the first to adore her divine Son lying in the manger. She adores him with the perfect love of a Virgin Mother, a pious love according to the word of the Holy Spirit. After her, Saint Joseph, shepherds and Magi come to adore him. It was Mary who opened up this flaming furrow that would cover the world. Saint Peter Julian Eymard (1811-1868) Novena to Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament The great psalm of the
Passion, Chapter
22, whose first verse "My
God, my God, why hast thou
forsaken me?"
Jesus pronounced on the cross, ended with the vision: "All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord; and all the families of the nations shall worship before him" For kingship belongs to the LORD, the ruler over the nations. All who sleep in the earth will bow low before God; All who have gone down into the dust will kneel in homage. And I will live for the LORD; my descendants will serve you. The generation to come will be told of the Lord, that they may proclaim to a people yet unborn the deliverance you have brought. Saint Frances Xavier Seelos Practical
Guide to Holiness
1. Go to Mass with deepest devotion.
2. Spend a half hour to reflect upon your main
failing & make resolutions to avoid it.3. Do daily spiritual reading for at least 15 minutes, if a half hour is not possible. 4. Say the rosary every day. 5. Also daily, if at all possible, visit the Blessed Sacrament; toward evening, meditate on the Passion of Christ for a half hour, 6. Conclude the day with evening prayer & an examination of conscience over all the faults & sins of the day. 7. Every month make a review of the month in confession. 8. Choose a special patron every month & imitate that patron in some special virtue. 9. Precede every great feast with a novena that is nine days of devotion. 10. Try to begin & end every activity with a Hail Mary My
God, I believe, I adore, I trust and I love Thee. I beg pardon
for
those who do not believe, do not adore, do not
O most Holy trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore Thee profoundly. I offer Thee the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the Tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges and indifference by which He is offended, and by the infite merits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. I beg the conversion of poor sinners, Fatima Prayer, Angel of Peace The
voice of the Father is heard, the Son enters the water, and the Holy
Spirit appears in the form of a dove.
Decrees
of Vatican's Saint Congregation THE spirit and example of the world imperceptibly instil the error into the minds of many that there is a kind of middle way of going to Heaven; and so, because the world does not live up to the gospel, they bring the gospel down to the level of the world. It is not by this example that we are to measure the Christian rule, but words and life of Christ. All His followers are commanded to labour to become perfect even as our heavenly Father is perfect, and to bear His image in our hearts that we may be His children. We are obliged by the gospel to die to ourselves by fighting self-love in our hearts, by the mastery of our passions, by taking on the spirit of our Lord. These are the conditions under which Christ makes His promises and numbers us among His children, as is manifest from His words which the apostles have left us in their inspired writings. Here is no distinction made or foreseen between the apostles or clergy or religious and secular persons. The former, indeed, take upon themselves certain stricter obligations, as a means of accomplishing these ends more perfectly; but the law of holiness and of disengagement of the heart from the world is general and binds all the followers of Christ. Testify to 10 Miracles; 10 Cases of Heroic Virtue; 1 Martyrdom “The saints must be honored as friends of Christ and children and heirs of God, as John the theologian and evangelist says: ‘But as many as received him, he gave them the power to be made the sons of God....’ Let us carefully observe the manner of life of all the apostles, martyrs, ascetics and just men who announced the coming of the Lord. And let us emulate their faith, charity, hope, zeal, life, patience under suffering, and perseverance unto death, so that we may also share their crowns of glory” Exposition of the Orthodox Faith NINE BEATIFICATIONS APPROVED BY THE POPE 6/8/10 |
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God
loves variety. He doesn't
mass-produce his saints. Every
saint is
unique each the result of a new idea.
As the liturgy says: Non
est inventus similis illis--there are no two exactly alike.
It is we with our lack of imagination, who paint the same haloes on all the saints. Dear Lord, grant us a spirit not bound by our own ideas and preferences. Grant that we may be able to appreciate in others what we lack in ourselves. O Lord, grant that we may understand that every saint must be a unique praise of Your glory. Catholic saints are holy people and human people who lived extraordinary lives. Each
saint the Church honors
responded to God's invitation to use his
or her unique gifts.
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The 15 Promises of the Virgin Mary to those who
recite the Rosary ) Revealed to St. Dominic and Blessed Alan)
1.
Whoever
shall faithfully serve me by the recitation of the Rosary, shall
receive signal graces. 2. I promise my special
protection and the greatest graces to all those who shall recite the
Rosary. 3. The Rosary shall be a powerful armor
against hell, it will destroy vice, decrease sin, and defeat heresies.
4. It will cause virtue and good works to flourish;
it will obtain for souls the abundant mercy of God; it will withdraw
the hearts of people from the love of the world and its vanities, and
will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that soul
would sanctify them by this means. 5. The soul
that recommends itself to me by the recitation of the Rosary shall not
perish. 6. Whoever shall recite the Rosary devoutly,
applying themselves to the consideration of its Sacred Mysteries shall
never be conquered by misfortune. God will not chastise them in
His justice, they shall not perish by an unprovided death; if they be
just, they shall remain in the grace of God, and become worthy of
eternal life. 7. Whoever shall have a true devotion
for the Rosary shall not die without the Sacraments of the Church.
8. Those who are faithful to recite the Rosary shall
have during their life and at their death the light of God and the
plentitude of His graces; at the moment of death they shall participate
in the merits of the Saints in Paradise. 9. I shall
deliver from purgatory those who have been devoted to the Rosary.
10. The faithful children of the Rosary shall merit a
high degree of glory in Heaven. 11. You shall
obtain all you ask of me by the recitation of the Rosary.
12. I shall aid all those who propagate the Holy
Rosary in their necessities. 13. I have obtained from
my Divine Son that all the advocates of the Rosary shall have for
intercessors the entire celestial court during their life and at the
hour of death. 14. All who recite the Rosary are my
children, and brothers and sisters of my only Son, Jesus Christ.
15. Devotion to my Rosary is a great sign of
predestination.
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Aramaic dialect of Edessa, now known as
Syriac
The exact date of the
introduction of Christianity into Edessa
{Armenian Ourhaï in Arabic Er
Roha, commonly Orfa or Urfa, its present name} is
not known. It is certain, however, that the Christian community was at
first made up from the Jewish population of the city. According to an
ancient legend, King Abgar V, Ushana, was converted by Addai, who was
one of the seventy-two disciples.
In fact, however, the first King of
Edessa to embrace the Christian Faith was Abgar IX (c. 206)
becoming official kingdom religion.
Christian council
held at Edessa early as 197
(Eusebius,
Hist.
Eccl., V,xxiii). In 201 the city was
devastated by a great flood, and
the Christian church was destroyed ("Chronicon Edessenum", ad. an.
201).
In 232 the relics of the Apostle St.
Thomas were brought from
India, on which occasion his Syriac Acts were written.
Under Roman
domination martyrs suffered at Edessa: Sts. Scharbîl and
Barsamya,
under Decius; Sts. Gûrja, Schâmôna, Habib, and others
under Diocletian.
In the meanwhile
Christian priests from Edessa evangelized
Eastern
Mesopotamia and Persia, established the first Churches in the
kingdom of the Sassanides. Atillâtiâ,
Bishop of Edessa, assisted at the Council of
Nicæa (325). The "Peregrinatio Silviæ" (or
Etheriæ) (ed. Gamurrini,
Rome, 1887, 62
sqq.) gives an account of the many sanctuaries at Edessa about 388.  Although Hebrew had been
the language of the ancient Israelite
kingdom, after their return from Exile the Jews turned more and more to
Aramaic, using it for parts of the books of Ezra and Daniel in the
Bible. By the time of Jesus,
Aramaic was the main language of Palestine, and quite a number of texts
from the Dead Sea Scrolls are also written in Aramaic.
Aramaic
continued to be an important language for Jews, alongside Hebrew, and
parts of the Talmud are written in it. After Arab
conquests of
the seventh century, Arabic quickly
replaced
Aramaic as the main language of those who converted to Islam, although
in out of the way places, Aramaic continued as a vernacular language of
Muslims.
Aramaic, however,
enjoyed its greatest success in
Christianity. Although the New Testament
wins written in Greek, Christianity had come
into existence in an Aramaic-speaking milieu, and it was the Aramaic
dialect of Edessa, now known as Syriac, that became the literary
language of a large number of Christians living in the eastern
provinces of the Roman Empire and in the Persian Empire, further east.
Over the course of the centuries the influence of the Syriac Churches
spread eastwards to China (in Xian, in western China, a Chinese-Syriac
inscription dated 781 is still to be seen), to southern India
where the
state of Kerala can boast more Christians of Syriac liturgical
tradition than anywhere else in the world.
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 Meeting of the
Saints walis (saints of Allah)Great men covet to embrace
martyrdom for a cause and principle.
So was
the case with Hazrat Ali. He
could have made a compromise with the evil
forces of his time and, as a result, could have led a very
comfortable,
easy and luxurious life. But he was not a person who would
succumb to
such temptations. His upbringing, his education and his training
in the lap of the holy Prophet made him refuse such an offer.Rabia Al-Basri (717–801 C.E.) She was first to set forth the doctrine of mystical love and who is widely considered to be the most important of the early Sufi poets. An elderly Shia pointed out that during his pre-Partition childhood it was quite common to find pictures and portraits of Shia icons in Imambaras across the country. Shah Abdul Latif: The Exalted Sufi Master born 1690 in a Syed family; died 1754. In ancient times, Sindh housed the exemplary Indus Valley Civilisation with Moenjo Daro as its capital, and now, it is the land of a culture which evolved from the teachings of eminent Sufi saints. Pakistan is home to the mortal remains of many Sufi saints, the exalted among them being Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, a practitioner of the real Islam, philosopher, poet, musicologist and preacher. He presented his teaching through poetry and music - both instruments sublime - and commands a very large following, not only among Muslims but also among Hindus and Christians. Sindh culture: The Shah is synonymous with Sindh. He is the very fountainhead of Sindh's culture. His message remains as fresh as that of any present day poet, and the people of Sindh find solace from his writings. He did indeed think for Sindh. One of his prayers, in exquisite Sindhi, translates thus: Oh God, may ever You on Sindh bestow abundance rare' Beloved! All the world let share Thy grace, and fruitful be. Shia Ali al-Hadi, died 868 and son Hassan al-Askari 874. These saints are the 10th and 11th of Shia's 12 most revered Imams. Baba Farid Sufi 1398 miracle, Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki renowned Muslim Sufi saint scholar miracles 569 A.H. [1173 C.E.] hermit gave to poor, Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti greatest mystic of his time born 533 Hijri (1138-39 A.D.) , Hazrat Ghuas-e Azam, Hazrat Bu Ali Sharif, and Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia Sufi Saint Hazrath Khwaja Syed Mohammed Badshah Quadri Chisty Yamani Quadeer (RA) 1236-1325 welcomed people of all faiths & all walks of life |
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Angelica visited. In Bogotá, a Salesian priest - Father Juan Pablo Rodriguez - brought Mother and the nuns to the Sanctuary of the Divine Infant Jesus to attend Mass. After Mass, Father Juan Pablo took them into a small Shrine which housed the miraculous statue of the Child Jesus. Mother Angelica stood praying at the side of the statue when suddenly the miraculous image came alive and turned towards her. Then the Child Jesus spoke with the voice of a young boy: "Build Me a Temple and I will help those who help you." Thus began a great adventure that would eventually result in the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, a Temple dedicated to the Divine Child Jesus, a place of refuge for all. Use this link to read a remarkable story about The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament Father Reardon, Editor of The
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Apostolicus Pastor 42 years BASILICA OF SAINT MARY Minneapolis
MN
America's First Basilica Largest Nave in the World
August 7, 1907-ground broke for the
foundation
by
Archbishop Ireland-laying cornerstone May
31, 1908
Brief History of our Beloved Holy Priest Here and his published books of Catholic History in North America Reardon, J.M. Archbishop Ireland; Prelate, Patriot, Publicist, 1838-1918. A Memoir (St. Paul; 1919); George Anthony Belcourt Pioneer Catholic Missionary of the Northwest 1803-1874 (1955); The Catholic Church IN THE DIOCESE OF ST. PAUL from earliest origin to centennial achievement 1362-1950 (1952); The Church of Saint Mary of Saint Paul 1875-1922; (1932) The Vikings in the American Heartland; The Catholic Total Abstinence Society in Minnesota; James Michael
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1872; Priest, ordained by
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Affiliations
and Indulgences Litany of Loretto in Stained
glass windows here. Nave
Sacristy and Residence Here
Member -- St. Paul
Seminary faculty. Sanctuary spaces between them filled with grilles of hand-forged wrought iron the life of our Blessed Lady After the crucifixon Apostle
statues Replicas
of those in St
John
Lateran--Christendom's earliest Basilica.
Ordered by Rome's first Christian Emperor, Constantine the Great, Popes' cathedral and official residence first millennium of Christian history. The only
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Saints
Simon
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(knife), James
the Lesser (book), John
(eagle),
Andrew
(transverse cross), Peter
keys), Paul
(sword), James
the
Greater
(staff), Thomas
(carpenter's square), Philip
(serpent), Matthew
(book),
and Jude
sword
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THE
BLESSED MOTHER AND ISLAM
By
Father John Corapi,
SOLT Society of Our
Lady of the Most Holy Trinity http://www.fathercorapi.com
 As
we watch the
spectacle of the world
seeming to self-destruct before our eyes, we can’t help but be saddened
and even frightened by so much evil run rampant. Iraq, Lebanon,
Afghanistan, Somalia, North Korea—It is all a disaster of epic
proportions displayed in living color on our television screens. These are not ordinary times and this is
not business as usual. We are at a crossroads in human history and the
time for Catholics and all Christians to act is now. All evil can
ultimately be traced to its origin, which is moral evil. All of the
political action, peace talks, international peacekeeping forces, etc.
will avail nothing if the underlying sickness is not addressed. This is
sin. One person at a time hearts and minds must be moved from evil to
good, from lies to truth, from violence to peace.Islam, an Arabic word that has often been defined as “to make peace,” seems like a living contradiction today. Although it is supposed to be a religion of peace, Islam has been hijacked by Satan and now operates in the dark space of international terrorism. As we celebrate the birthday of Our Lady, I am proposing that each one of us pray the Rosary for peace. Prayer is what must precede all other activity if that activity is to have any chance of success. Pray for peace, pray the Rosary every day without fail. There is a great love for Mary among Muslim people. It is not a coincidence that a little village named Fatima is where God chose to have His Mother appear in the twentieth century. Our Lady’s name appears no less than thirty times in the Koran. No other woman’s name is mentioned, not even that of Mohammed’s daughter, Fatima. In the Koran Our Lady is described as “Virgin, ever Virgin.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen prophetically spoke of the resurgence of Islam in our day. He said it would be through the Blessed Virgin Mary that Islam would be converted. We must pray for this to happen quickly if we are to avert a horrible time of suffering for this poor, sinful world. Turn to our Mother in this time of great peril. Pray the Rosary every day. Then, and only then will there be peace, when the hearts and minds of men are changed from the inside. Talk
is weak. Prayer is strong.
Pray! God bless you, Father John Corapi
A
New Series by Fr.
Corapi! The Moon Under Her Feet CD-Audio
Set: $39.00 DVD-Video Set:
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In this four part series Father John Corapi goes to the heart of the contemporary world's many woes and wars, whether the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Somalia, or the Congo, or the natural disasters that seem to be increasing every year, the moral and spiritual war is at the basis of everything. "Our battle is not against human forces," St. Paul asserts, "but against principalities and powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness..." (Ephesians 6:12). The "War to end all wars" is the moral and spiritual combat that rages in the hearts and minds of human beings. The outcome of that unseen fight largely determines how the battle in the realm of the seen unfolds. The title talk, "With the Moon Under Her Feet," is taken from the twelfth chapter of the Book of Revelation, and deals with the current threat to the world from radical Islam, and the Blessed Virgin Mary's role in the ultimate victory that will result in the conversion of Islam. Few Catholics are aware of the connection between Islam, Fatima, and Guadalupe. Presented in Father Corapi's straight-forward style, you will be both inspired and educated by this four part series on topics more timely than ever.The four titles are: 1. The Real War We Fight 2. The Battle for Hearts & Minds 3. Leadership: Essential for Victory 4. With the Moon Under Her Feet. 2010 LOCATION
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6th -- Meet and Greet with Father Corapi
When: Friday, Where: Sheraton Gunter Hotel (205 East Houston Street, San Antonio) Time: 9am - 4pm (lunch break from noon - 1pm) FREE and Open to the Public! August 7, 2010 AT&T Center San Antonio, TX Life, Love, and the Purpose of Our Existence Event Info Ticketmaster AT&T Center 1-800-745-3000 September 10th -- Meet and Greet w/ Father Corapi: Friday, Where: Hilton Omaha, 1001 Cass St, Omaha, NE Time: 9am - noon, 1pm - 4pm FREE and Open to the Public! September 11, 2010 Spiritual Warfare, Part I -- Saturday, TIME: Doors open at 8 a.m. LOCATION: Qwest Arena, 455 S. 10th St., Omaha, NE 68102 TICKETS: ($35-55) Ticketmaster (800-745-3000) October 29th -- Meet and Greet with Father Corapi When: Friday, Where: Hilton Penn Station, Gateway Center - Raymond Blvd, Newark, NJ Time: 9am - noon, 1pm - 4pm FREE and Open to the Public! October 30, 2010 -- Saturday, Spiritual Warfare, Part II: TIME: Doors open at 7:30 a.m. LOCATION: Prudential Center, 165 Mulberry St., Newark, NJ 07102 TICKETS: ($30-65) Ticketmaster (800-745-3000) or www.ticketmaster.com Prudential Center Box Office www.prucenter.com Discounted Tickets for Group Sales (20 or more) email fathercorapinj@domesticchurchmedia.org MORE INFO: www.domesticchurchmedia.org |
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