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SUMMARY:Saint Mark
DESCRIPTION:Lives of the Saints \nby Alban Butler\, Benziger Bros. edition \n[1894] \nApril 25.—ST. MARK\, Evangelist. \n\nMARK was converted to the Faith by the Prince of the Apostles\, whom he afterwards accompanied to Rome\, acting there as his secretary or interpreter. When St. Peter was writing his first epistle to the churches of Asia\, he affectionately joins with his own salutation that of his faithful companion\, whom he calls “my son Mark.”\n\nThe Roman people entreated St. Mark to put in writing for them the substance of St. Peter’s frequent discourses on Our Lord’s life. This the Evangelist did under the eye and with the express sanction of the apostle\, and every page of his brief but graphic gospel so bore the impress of St. Peter’s character\, that the Fathers used to name it “Peter’s Gospel.” \nSt. Mark was now sent to Egypt to found the Church of Alexandria. Here his disciples became the wonder of the world for their piety and asceticism\, so that St. Jerome speaks of St. Mark as the father of the anchorites\, who at a later time thronged the Egyptian deserts. Here\, too\, he set up the first Christian school\, the fruitful mother of many illustrious doctors and bishops. \nAfter governing his see for many years\, St. Mark was one day seized by the heathen\, dragged by ropes over stones\, and thrown into prison. On the morrow the torture was repeated and having been consoled by a vision of angels and the voice of Jesus\, St. Mark went to his reward. \nIt is to St. Mark that we owe the many slight touches which often give such vivid coloring to the Gospel scenes and help us to picture to ourselves the very gestures and looks of our blessed Lord. It is he alone who notes that in the temptation Jesus was “with the beasts;” that He slept in the boat “on a pillow;” that He “embraced” the little children. He alone preserves for us the commanding words “Peace\, be still!” by which the storm was quelled; or even the very sounds of His voice\, the “Ephpheta” and “Talitha cumi\,” by which the dumb were made to speak and the dead to rise. So\, too\, the “looking round about with anger\,” and the “sighing deeply\,” long treasured in the memory of the penitent apostle\, who was himself converted by his Savior’s look\, are here recorded by his faithful interpreter. \nReflection.—Learn from St. Mark to keep the image of the Son of man ever before your mind\, and to ponder every syllable which fell from His lips. \nSaint Mark\, Evangelist red Feast 1 Pt 5:5b-14/Mk 16:15-20 (555) Pss Prop. \nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/mark-686\nCATHOLICISM SAINTS ST. MARK \n*St. Mark – Reni. \nThis artwork\, by G. Reni\, shows Saint Mark the Evangelist writing his Gospel under Divine inspiration. \n**Mark the Evangelist (Latin: Marcus; Greek: Μᾶρκος\, translit. Mârkos; Aramaic: ܡܪܩܘܣ\, romanized: Marqōs; Hebrew: מארק)\, also known as Saint Mark\, is the person who is traditionally ascribed to be the author of the Gospel of Mark. According to Church tradition\, Mark founded the episcopal see of Alexandria\, which was one of the five most important sees of early Christianity. His feast day is celebrated on April 25\, and his symbol is the winged lion. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_the_Evangelist \nWhen I saw him\, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the Living One; I was dead\, and now look\, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.”   \nRev 1:17–18
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SUMMARY:*Sacred Scripture* Man Condemned to Hell – Michelangelo
DESCRIPTION:This is a detail image of a damned soul\, taken from the Last Judgment scene by Michelangelo. The terror on the man’s face as he realizes the implication of an eternity of separation from God is horrific. \nMt 25:31-46 \nThe Judgment of the Nations.* \n31f “When the Son of Man comes in his glory\, and all the angels with him\, he will sit upon his glorious throne\, \n32g and all the nations* will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another\, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. \n33He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. \n34Then the king will say to those on his right\, ‘Come\, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. \n35h For I was hungry and you gave me food\, I was thirsty and you gave me drink\, a stranger and you welcomed me\, \n36naked and you clothed me\, ill and you cared for me\, in prison and you visited me.’ \n37Then the righteous* will answer him and say\, ‘Lord\, when did we see you hungry and feed you\, or thirsty and give you drink? \n38When did we see you a stranger and welcome you\, or naked and clothe you? \n39When did we see you ill or in prison\, and visit you?’ \n40i And the king will say to them in reply\, ‘Amen\, I say to you\, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine\, you did for me.’ \n41* j Then he will say to those on his left\, ‘Depart from me\, you accursed\, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. \n42k For I was hungry and you gave me no food\, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink\, \n43a stranger and you gave me no welcome\, naked and you gave me no clothing\, ill and in prison\, and you did not care for me.’ \n44* Then they will answer and say\, ‘Lord\, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison\, and not minister to your needs?’ \n45He will answer them\, ‘Amen\, I say to you\, what you did not do for one of these least ones\, you did not do for me.’ \n46l And these will go off to eternal punishment\, but the righteous to eternal life.” \nhttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/25 \n\nSaying the holy name of Jesus is the simplest way of praying always. \n\n\n1-A prayer from Raphael the Archangel: \n*While you are on this earth\, you must praise the Lord God and give him thanks. \n2-A prayer from Tobit and Tobias: \n*They began to sing hymns of praise\, giving thanks for all the mighty deeds God had done while his angel Raphael had been with them. \n3-A simple Jesus prayer: \n*Lord\, Lord\, Jesus Christ…Son of God…have mercy on me…Be kind to others…Work Hard…Be joyful. \n4-Another prayer: \n*When all that God asks of us is to be quiet and keep ourselves at peace-attentive to the secret work He is beginning in our souls-Be Empty and See That I Am God. \nIt is good to praise the Lord and make music to your name\, O Most High\, proclaiming your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night. \nPs 92:1–2 \n\n 
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SUMMARY:*Sacred Scripture* Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek - Rubens
DESCRIPTION:This artwork by Peter Paul Rubens shows the meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek\, which is recounted in Genesis 14:18-20. Abraham arrives in the kingdom of Melchizedek\, victorious from war\, having freed his cousin Lot from the enemies of Sodom. Melchizedek\, who is a priest as well as the king of Salem\, presents Abraham and his men with bread and wine. This scene\, so wonderfully portrayed by Rubens\, is highly symbolic of the Mass. Melchizedek stands on steps above the reverent Abraham and his soldiers. The priest’s serving-boys\, resembling acolytes\, hold his robe and help to distribute loaves of bread. Cherubs look down from amid boughs of fruit\, which symbolize the fruits of the vine and of wheat that become the Eucharist. \nGn14:18-20 \n18Melchizedek\, king of Salem\,* brought out bread and wine. He was a priest of God Most High. \n19He blessed Abram with these words:c \n“Blessed be Abram by God Most High\, \nthe creator of heaven and earth; \n20And blessed be God Most High\, \nwho delivered your \nfoes into your hand.” \nThen Abram gave him a tenth of everything. \nhttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/14 \n\nSaying the holy name of Jesus is the simplest way of praying always. \n\n\n1-A prayer from Raphael the Archangel: \n*While you are on this earth\, you must praise the Lord God and give him thanks. \n2-A prayer from Tobit and Tobias: \n*They began to sing hymns of praise\, giving thanks for all the mighty deeds God had done while his angel Raphael had been with them. \n3-A simple Jesus prayer: \n*Lord\, Lord\, Jesus Christ…Son of God…have mercy on me…Be kind to others…Work Hard…Be joyful. \n4-Another prayer: \n*When all that God asks of us is to be quiet and keep ourselves at peace-attentive to the secret work He is beginning in our souls-Be Empty and See That I Am God. \n\nOn the day I cried out\, you answered; you strengthened my spirit. \n\nPs 138:3
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SUMMARY:Saint Peter Chanel & Saint Louis Grignion de Montfort
DESCRIPTION:Easter Weekday Saint Peter Chanel\, Priest and Martyr; Saint Louis Grignion de Montfort\, Priest Acts 9:1-20/Jn 6:52-59 (277). \nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/peter-chanel-731\nCATHOLICISM SAINTS ST. PETER CHANEL \nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/louis-de-montfort-671\nCATHOLICISM SAINTS ST. LOUIS DE MONTFORT \n*Peter Chanel (12 July 1803 – 28 April 1841)\, born Pierre Louis Marie Chanel\, was a Catholic priest\, missionary\, and martyr. Chanel was a member of the Society of Mary or “Marists” and was sent as a missionary to Oceania. He arrived on the island of Futuna in November 1837. Chanel was clubbed to death in April 1841 at the instigation of a chief upset because his son converted. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Chanel \n**Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort (31 January 1673 – 28 April 1716) was a French Roman Catholic priest and confessor. He was known in his time as a preacher and was made a missionary apostolic by Pope Clement XI. As well as preaching\, Montfort found time to write a number of books which went on to become classic Catholic titles and influenced several popes. Montfort is known for his particular devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and the practice of praying the rosary. \nMontfort is considered one of the notable writers in the field of Mariology. His most notable works regarding Marian devotions are contained in Secret of the Rosary and True Devotion to Mary. \nThe Roman Catholic Church\, under the pontificate of Pope Pius XII\, canonized Montfort on 20 July 1947. A “founders statue” created by Giacomo Parisini is located in an upper niche of the south nave of St. Peter’s Basilica. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_de_Montfort \nYou make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence\, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.   \nPs 16:11
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SUMMARY:Saint Catherine of Siena
DESCRIPTION:Lives of the Saints \nby Alban Butler\, Benziger Bros. edition \n[1894] \nApril 30.—ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA. \nCATHERINE\, the daughter of a humble tradesman\, was raised up to be the guide and guardian of the Church in one of the darkest periods of its history\, the fourteenth century. \nAs a child\, prayer was her delight. She would say the “Hail Mary” on each step as she mounted the stairs\, and was granted in reward a vision of Christ in glory. When but seven years old\, she made a vow of virginity\, and afterwards endured bitter persecution for refusing to marry. \nOur Lord gave her His Heart in exchange for her own\, communicated her with His own hands\, and stamped on her body the print of His wounds. \nAt the age of fifteen she entered the Third Order of St. Dominic\, but continued to reside in her father’s shop\, where she united a life of active charity with the prayer of a contemplative Saint. From this obscure home the seraphic virgin was summoned to defend the Church’s cause. \nArmed with Papal authority\, and accompanied by three confessors\, she travelled through Italy\, reducing rebellious cities to the obedience of the Holy See\, and winning hardened souls to God. \nIn the face well-nigh of the whole world she sought out Gregory XI at Avignon\, brought him back to Rome\, and by her letters to the kings and queens of Europe made good the Papal cause. She was the counsellor of Urban VI.\, and sternly rebuked the disloyal cardinals who had part in electing an antipope. Long had the holy virgin foretold the terrible schism which began ere she died. \nDay and night she wept and prayed for unity and peace. But the devil excited the Roman people against the Pope\, so that some sought the life of Christ’s Vicar. With intense earnestness did St. Catherine beg Our Lord to prevent this enormous crime. In spirit she saw the whole city full of demons tempting the people to resist and even slay the Pope. \nThe seditious temper was subdued by Catherine’s prayers; but the devils vented their malice by scourging the Saint herself\, who gladly endured all for God and His Church. \nShe died at Rome\, in 1380\, at the age of thirty-three. \nReflection.—The seraphic St. Catherine willingly sacrificed the delights of contemplation to labor for the Church and the Apostolic See. How deeply do the troubles of the Church and the consequent loss of souls afflict us? How often do we pray for the Church and the Pope? \nSaint Catherine of Siena\, Virgin and Doctor of the Church Memorial Acts 9:31-42/Jn 6:60-69 (278). \nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/catherine-of-siena-518\nCATHOLICISM SAINTS ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA \n*St. Catherine of Siena – Allori \nIn this artwork by Allori\, the mystic Saint Catherine of Siena kneels fervently before a crucifix\, wearing a crown of thorns on her head\, with eyes red from weeping and cheeks furrowed by tears. \n**Catherine of Siena (25 March 1347 – 29 April 1380)\, a lay member of the Dominican Order\, was a mystic\, activist\, and author who had a great influence on Italian literature and on the Catholic Church. Canonized in 1461\, she is also a Doctor of the Church. Born and raised in Siena\, she wanted from an early age to devote herself to God\, against the will of her parents. She joined the “mantellates\,” a group of pious women\, primarily widows\, informally devoted to Dominican spirituality. Her influence with Pope Gregory XI played a role in his 1376 decision to leave Avignon for Rome. The Pope then sent Catherine to negotiate peace with Florence. After Gregory XI’s death (March 1378) and the conclusion of peace (July 1378)\, she returned to Siena. She dictated to secretaries her set of spiritual treatises The Dialogue of Divine Providence. The Great Schism of the West led Catherine of Siena to go to Rome with the pope. She sent numerous letters to princes and cardinals to promote obedience to Pope Urban VI and to defend what she calls the “vessel of the Church.” She died on 29 April 1380\, exhausted by her rigorous fasting. Urban VI celebrated her funeral and burial in the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome. \nDevotion around Catherine of Siena developed rapidly after her death. Pope Pius II canonized her in 1461; she was declared a patron saint of Rome in 1866 by Pope Pius IX\, and of Italy (together with Francis of Assisi) in 1939 by Pope Pius XII. She was the second woman to be declared a “doctor of the Church\,” on 4 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI – only days after Teresa of Ávila. In 1999 Pope John Paul II proclaimed her a (co-)patron saint of Europe. \nCatherine of Siena is one of the outstanding figures of medieval Catholicism\, by the strong influence she has had in the history of the papacy and her extensive authorship. She was behind the return of the Pope from Avignon to Rome\, and then carried out many missions entrusted to her by the pope\, something quite rare for a woman in the Middle Ages. Her Dialogue\, hundreds of letters\, and dozens of prayers\, also give her a prominent place in the history of Italian literature. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Siena \n***Saint Catherine of Siena’s Mysticism. \nhttps://catholicismcoffee.org/saint-catherine-of-sienas-mysticism-catholicismcoffee-4ff1f4c9071e \nThe Lord is a refuge for the oppressed\, a stronghold in times of trouble. Those who know your name trust in you\,  for you\, Lord\, have never forsaken those who seek you.   \nPs 9:9–10
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SUMMARY:Saint Joseph\, the Worker
DESCRIPTION:Easter Weekday Saint Joseph the Worker Acts 11:1-18/Jn 10:11-18 (second option) (279) or\, for the Memorial\, Gn 1:26—2:3 or Col 3:14-15\, 17\, 23-24/Mt 13:54-58 (559). \n*Childhood of Christ – by Gerard van Honthorst \n(Holland circa 1620) The city of Utrecht was an important artistic centre in Holland and gave the world a number of painters for whom the culture and art of Italy played a special role. Their work was strongly influenced by the visual language of Caravaggio. The distinctive placement of half-figures advanced to the foreground\, contrasting nocturnal or artificial illumination that produces dramatic shadows and heightens the theatrical effect of a painting – those were the main features of the new type of picture that all the Caravaggisti employed. The Childhood of Christ by Gerrit van Honthorst is a typical example of this tendency. The artist had travelled extensively in Italy and already made a name for himself there. A high opinion of Honthort’s mastery of chiaroscuro composition and his talents as a colourist is reflected in his Italian nickname: Gherardo delle notti – “Gerard of the Nights”. The artist produced several works on religious subjects\, but they are lacking the high emotional content of canvases to adorn churches or cathedrals. We have here an almost intimate scene. \nThe boy is holding a candle\, helping his carpenter father to complete a piece of work late in the evening. Only the title of the piece and the allegory of Christ bringing light to all humanity turn this genre scene into an interpretation of the Gospel words: “I am the light of the world” (John\, 8:12). \n**The Story of Saint Joseph the Worker – To foster deep devotion to Saint Joseph among Catholics\, and in response to the “May Day” celebrations for workers sponsored by Communists\, Pope Pius XII instituted the feast of Saint Joseph the Worker in 1955. This feast extends the long relationship between Joseph and the cause of workers in both Catholic faith and devotion. Beginning in the Book of Genesis\, the dignity of human work has long been celebrated as a participation in the creative work of God. By work\, humankind both fulfills the command found in Genesis to care for the earth (Gn 2:15) and to be productive in their labors. Saint Joseph\, the carpenter and foster father of Jesus\, is but one example of the holiness of human labor. \nJesus\, too\, was a carpenter. He learned the trade from Saint Joseph and spent his early adult years working side-by-side in Joseph’s carpentry shop before leaving to pursue his ministry as preacher and healer. In his encyclical Laborem Exercens\, Pope John Paul II stated: “the Church considers it her task always to call attention to the dignity and rights of those who work\, to condemn situations in which that dignity and those rights are violated\, and to help to guide [social] changes so as to ensure authentic progress by man and society.” \nSaint Joseph is held up as a model of such work. Pius XII emphasized this when he said\, “The spirit flows to you and to all men from the heart of the God-man\, Savior of the world\, but certainly\, no worker was ever more completely and profoundly penetrated by it than the foster father of Jesus\, who lived with Him in closest intimacy and community of family life and work.” \nTo capture the devotion to Saint Joseph within the Catholic liturgy\, in 1870\, Pope Pius IX declared Saint Joseph the patron of the universal Church. In 1955\, Pope Pius XII added the feast of Saint Joseph the Worker. This silent saint\, who was given the noble task of caring and watching over the Virgin Mary and Jesus\, now cares for and watches over the Church and models for all the dignity of human work. \n“For I know the plans I have for you\,” declares the Lord\, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you\, plans to give you hope and a future.”   \nJer 29:11
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SUMMARY:Saint Athanasius
DESCRIPTION:Lives of the Saints \nby Alban Butler\, Benziger Bros. edition \n[1894] \nMay 2.—ST. ATHANASIUS\, Bishop. \nATHANASIUS was born in Egypt towards the end of the third century\, and was from his youth pious\, learned\, and deeply versed in the sacred writings\, as befitted one whom God had chosen to be the champion and defender of His Church against the Arian heresy. Though only a deacon he was chosen by his bishop to go with him to the Council of Nicæa\, in 325\, and attracted the attention of all by the learning and ability with which he defended the faith. \nA few months later\, he became Patriarch of Alexandria\, and for forty-six years he bore\, often well-nigh alone\, the whole brunt of the Arian assault. On the refusal of the Saint to restore Arius to Catholic communion\, the emperor ordered the Patriarch of Constantinople to do so. \nThe wretched heresiarch took an oath that he had always believed as the Church believes; and the patriarch\, after vainly using every effort to move the emperor\, had recourse to fasting and prayer\, that God Would avert from the Church the frightful sacrilege. \nThe day came for the solemn entrance of Arius into the great church of Sancta Sophia. The heresiarch and his party set out glad and in triumph. But before he reached the church\, death smote him swiftly and awfully\, and the dreaded sacrilege was averted. \nSt. Athanasius stood unmoved against four Roman emperors; was banished five times; was the butt of every insult\, calumny\, and wrong the Arians could devise\, and lived in constant peril of death. \nThough firm as adamant in defense of the Faith\, he was meek and humble\, pleasant and winning in converse\, beloved by his flock\, unwearied in labors\, in prayer\, in mortifications\, and in zeal for souls. \nIn the year 373 his stormy life closed in peace\, rather that his people would have it so than that his enemies were weary of persecuting him. He left to the Church the whole and ancient Faith\, defended and explained in writings rich in thought and learning\, clear\, keen\, and stately in expression. He is honored as one of the greatest of the Doctors of the Church. \nReflection.—The Catholic Faith\, says St. Athanasius is more precious than all the riches and treasures of earth; more glorious and greater than all its honors\, all its possessions. This it is which saves sinners\, gives light to the blind\, restores penitents\, perfects the just\, and is the crown of martyrs. \nSaint Athanasius\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Memorial Acts 11:19-26/Jn 10:22-30 (280). \nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/athanasius-480\nCATHOLICISM SAINTS ST. ATHANASIUS \n*St. Athanasius – Rubens. \nThis artwork by Peter Paul Rubens shows Saint Athanasius\, the great third-century bishop of Alexandria\, who tirelessly combated the heresy of Arianism\, which denies the divinity of Jesus Christ. Athanasius is fittingly depicted here as crushing the heretic Arius with his crozier. \n**Athanasius I of Alexandria (c. 296–298 – 2 May 373)\, also called Athanasius the Great\, Athanasius the Confessor\, or\, among Coptic Christians\, Athanasius the Apostolic\, was a Greek church father and the 20th pope of Alexandria (as Athanasius I). His intermittent episcopacy spanned 45 years (c. 8 June 328 – 2 May 373)\, of which over 17 encompassed five exiles\, when he was replaced on the order of four different Roman emperors. Athanasius was a Christian theologian\, a Church Father\, the chief defender of Trinitarianism against Arianism\, and a noted Egyptian Christian (Egyptian) leader of the fourth century. \nConflict with Arius and Arianism as well as successive Roman emperors shaped Athanasius’ career. In 325\, at the age of 27\, Athanasius began his leading role against the Arians as a deacon and assistant to Bishop Alexander of Alexandria during the First Council of Nicaea. Roman emperor Constantine the Great had convened the council in May–August 325 to address the Arian position that the Son of God\, Jesus of Nazareth\, is of a distinct substance from the Father. Three years after that council\, Athanasius succeeded his mentor as pope of Alexandria. In addition to the conflict with the Arians (including powerful and influential Arian churchmen led by Eusebius of Nicomedia)\, he struggled against the Emperors Constantine\, Constantius II\, Julian the Apostate and Valens. He was known as Athanasius Contra Mundum (Latin for Athanasius Against the World). \nNonetheless\, within a few years of his death\, Gregory of Nazianzus called him the “Pillar of the Church.” His writings were well regarded by subsequent Church fathers in the West and the East\, who noted their devotion to the Word-become-man\, pastoral concern and interest in monasticism. Athanasius is considered one of the four great Eastern Doctors of the Church in the Catholic Church. In his Easter letter of 367\, Athanasius was the first person to list the 27 books of the New Testament canon that is in use today. He is venerated as a Saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church\, the Catholic Church\, the Coptic Orthodox Church\, the Anglican Communion\, and Lutheranism. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athanasius_of_Alexandria \nI cry to you\, Lord; I say\, “You are my refuge\, my portion in the land of the living.”   \nPs 142:5
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SUMMARY:Saint Philip and Saint James\, Apostles
DESCRIPTION:Lives of the Saints \nby Alban Butler\, Benziger Bros. edition \n[1894] \nMay 1.—STS. PHILIP and JAMES\, Apostles. \nPHILIP was one of the first chosen disciples of Christ. On the way from Judea to Galilee Our Lord found Philip\, and said\, “Follow Me.” Philip straightway obeyed; and then in his zeal and charity sought to win Nathaniel also\, saying\, “We have found Him of Whom Moses and the prophets did write\, Jesus of Nazareth;” and when Nathaniel in wonder asked\, “Can any good come out of Nazareth?” Philip simply answered\, “Come and see\,” and brought him to Jesus. \nAnother characteristic saying of this apostle is preserved for us by St. John. Christ in His last discourse had spoken of His Father; and Philip exclaimed\, in the fervor of his thirst for God\, “Lord\, show us the Father\, and it is enough.” \nSt. James the Less\, the author of an inspired epistle\, was also one of the Twelve. St. Paul tells us that he was favored by a special apparition of Christ after the Resurrection. \nOn the dispersion of the apostles among the nations\, St. James was left as Bishop of Jerusalem; and even the Jews held in such high veneration his purity\, mortification\, and prayer\, that they named him the Just. The earliest of Church historians has handed down many traditions of St. James’s sanctity. He was always a virgin\, says Hegesippus\, and consecrated to God. He drank no wine\, wore no sandals on his feet\, and but a single garment on his body. He prostrated himself so much in prayer that the skin of his knees was hardened like a camel’s hoof. \nThe Jews\, it is said\, out of respect\, would touch the hem of his garment. He was indeed a living proof of his own words\, “The wisdom that is from above first indeed is chaste\, then peaceable\, modest\, full of mercy and good fruits.” \nHe sat beside St. Peter and St. Paul at the Council of Jerusalem; and when St. Paul at a later time escaped the fury of the Jews by appealing to Caesar\, the people took vengeance on James\, and crying\, “The just one hath erred\,” stoned him to death. \nReflection.—The Church commemorates on the same day Saints Philip and James\, whose bodies lie side by side at Rome. They represent to us two aspects of Christian holiness. The first preaches faith\, the second works; the one holy aspirations\, the other purity of heart. \nSaints Philip and James\, Apostles red Feast 1 Cor 15:1-8/Jn 14:6-14 (561) Pss Prop. \nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/philip-736\nCATHOLICISM SAINTS ST. PHILIP \nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/james-the-lesser-622\nCATHOLICISM SAINTS ST. JAMES THE LESSER \n*St. Philip the Apostle–Rubens. \nSaint Philip\, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus\, carries a cross on his shoulder\, in this painting by Peter Paul Rubens. \n**Philip the Apostle (Greek: Φίλιππος; Aramaic: ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ\, Philippos) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Later Christian traditions describe Philip as the apostle who preached in Greece\, Syria\, and Phrygia. In the Roman Rite\, the feast day of Philip\, along with that of James the Less\, was traditionally observed on 1 May\, the anniversary of the dedication of the church dedicated to them in Rome (now called the Church of the Twelve Apostles). The Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates Philip’s feast day on 14 November. One of the Gnostic codices discovered in the Nag Hammadi library in 1945 bears Philip’s name in its title\, on the bottom line. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Apostle \n***St. James the Lesser – Ribera. \nThis image by artist J. Ribera shows the Apostle Saint James the Lesser. \nhttps://restoredtraditions.com/products/st-james-lesser-ribera?_pos=4&_sid=d7fa09776&_ss=r \n****James the Less (Greek: Ἰάκωβος ὁ μικρός Iakōbos ho mikros) is a figure of early Christianity\, one of the Twelve chosen by Jesus. He is also called “the Minor”\, “the Little”\, “the Lesser”\, or “the Younger”\, according to translation. He is not to be confused with James the Great (also called “James the Elder”). He is identified by some as James\, son of Alphaeus and as James\, brother of Jesus\, thought of by Jerome and those who followed him as really the cousin of Jesus. James the Less has traditionally been commemorated along with St. Philip in the Western Christian calendars. Their feast day was observed on May 1 until 1955\, when it was moved to May 11 to accommodate the Feast of St Joseph the Worker on May 1. A later revision of the calendar moved the feast back to May 3. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Less \nBut how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it\, this is commendable before God. To this you were called\, because Christ suffered for you\, leaving you an example\, that you should follow his steps.  \n1 Pet 2:20–21 \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n 
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SUMMARY:*Sacred Scripture* Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek – Rubens
DESCRIPTION:Abraham\, the Father of the Chosen People\, who is returning from victorious battle\, meets Melchizedek\, King of Salem and Priest of God. This image is based on the account in Genesis 14:18-20. Artwork by Peter Paul Rubens. \nGn 14:18-20 \n18Melchizedek\, king of Salem\,* brought out bread and wine. He was a priest of God Most High. \n19He blessed Abram with these words:c \n“Blessed be Abram by God Most High\, \nthe creator of heaven and earth; \n20And blessed be God Most High\, \nwho delivered your foes into your hand.” \nThen Abram gave him a tenth of everything. \nhttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/14 \nWhat does Genesis 14:18 mean? \nAs Abram returns from his defeat of mighty Chedorlaomer and the forces of the kings of the east\, he brings with him Lot and all of Lot’s possessions. Abram’s forces have also captured all of the possessions and peoples of Sodom and the other sacked Canaanite city-states. In the previous verse\, Bera\, the king of Sodom (Genesis 14:2)\, has come out to meet Abram at a place called the Valley of Shaveh. Now another king joins them. Melchizedek is a mysterious figure who is described as both the king of Salem and a priest of “God Most High.” He brings to conquering Abram a royal feast of bread and wine. The king of Sodom\, apparently\, brought nothing worth mentioning to the meeting. \nMany Bible scholars speculate that Melchizedek may be what is referred to as a theophany: the Lord taking human form for a specific purpose before His arrival on earth as Jesus. Others suggest Melchizedek was merely a local king\, faithful to God\, sent by God to bless Abram. It’s even possible that Melchizedek was the king of Jerusalem\, the future capital of Israel. According to linguists\, Salem might be a shortened version of the word that would become eventually become the name Jerusalem. Either way\, this figure will be monumental in our understanding of the ministry of Jesus Christ. \nThe writer of Hebrews quotes Psalm 110:4\, in which Jesus is referred to as “a priest forever\, in the order of Melchizedek” (Hebrews 5:6). That writer also summarizes this moment in Genesis\, pointing out that Melchizedek means “king of righteousness” and that “king of Salem” means “king of peace.” The seventh chapter of Hebrews expands on these connections between Melchizedek and Jesus. \nContext Summary \nGenesis 14:17–24 tells the story of a meeting between Abram and two kings. Returning as the victor after having defeated the eastern kings and recapturing all their plunder\, Abram is met by the king of Sodom and by Melchizedek\, the mysterious king of Salem. Melchizedek\, also known as a priest of God Most High\, gives Abram bread\, wine\, and a blessing from God. Abram gives this priest ten percent of all the plunder. Sodom’s king demands his people back\, but offers to let Abram keep the riches. Abram refuses to keep anything. He doesn’t want to be associated\, in any way\, with such an ungodly ruler. \nChapter Context \nThis short chapter is packed with action\, adventure\, and war. An army from the east comes to reestablish its rule over the kings of the city-states of Canaan. Five kings from the Dead Sea region rebel\, are defeated\, and Sodom is looted. Abram’s nephew Lot is captured and taken away. Abram and his own small army chase down the eastern kings\, defeating them and recapturing all that was lost. Returning home\, Abram is met by a mysterious king and priest of God Most High called Melchizedek. \n\nSaying the holy name of Jesus is the simplest way of praying always. \n\n\n1-A prayer from Raphael the Archangel: \n*While you are on this earth\, you must praise the Lord God and give him thanks. \n2-A prayer from Tobit and Tobias: \n*They began to sing hymns of praise\, giving thanks for all the mighty deeds God had done while his angel Raphael had been with them. \n3-A simple Jesus prayer: \n*Lord\, Lord\, Jesus Christ…Son of God…have mercy on me…Be kind to others…Work Hard…Be joyful. \n4-Another prayer: \n*When all that God asks of us is to be quiet and keep ourselves at peace-attentive to the secret work He is beginning in our souls-Be Empty and See That I Am God. \nThe Lord replied\, “My Presence will go with you\, and I will give you rest.”   \nEx 33:14 \n\n  \n  \n 
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SUMMARY:*Sacred Scripture* Moses and Envoys from Canaan – Lanfranco
DESCRIPTION:Moses\, especially marked by the horns of light on his head\, receives news from the scouts returning from Canaan\, who describe how strong the cities are there. The messengers also bring some fine grapes from the enemy territory\, demonstrating how fertile the land is. Hearing of the difficulty of invasion\, the Jews begin to murmur\, as seen in the background of the image. Artwork by G. Lanfranco. \nNm 13:25-33 \nTheir Report. \n25They returned from reconnoitering the land forty days later. \n26d Proceeding directly to Moses and Aaron and the whole community of the Israelites in the wilderness of Paran at Kadesh\, they made a report to them and to the whole community\, showing them the fruit of the land. \n27They told Moses: “We came to the land to which you sent us. It does indeed flow with milk and honey\, and here is its fruit. \n28However\, the people who are living in the land are powerful\, and the towns are fortified and very large.e Besides\, we saw descendants of the Anakim there. \n29Amalekites live in the region of the Negeb; Hittites\, Jebusites and Amorites dwell in the highlands\, and Canaanites along the sea and the banks of the Jordan.” \n30Caleb\, however\, quieted the people before Moses and said\, “We ought to go up and seize the land\, for we can certainly prevail over it.” \n31But the men who had gone up with him said\, “We cannot attack these people; they are too strong for us.” \n32They spread discouraging reportsf among the Israelites about the land they had reconnoitered\, saying\, “The land that we went through and reconnoitered is a land that consumes its inhabitants. And all the people we saw there are huge. \n33g There we saw the Nephilim* (the Anakim are from the Nephilim); in our own eyes we seemed like mere grasshoppers\, and so we must have seemed to them.” \nhttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/numbers/13 \n\nSaying the holy name of Jesus is the simplest way of praying always. \n\n\n1-A prayer from Raphael the Archangel: \n*While you are on this earth\, you must praise the Lord God and give him thanks. \n2-A prayer from Tobit and Tobias: \n*They began to sing hymns of praise\, giving thanks for all the mighty deeds God had done while his angel Raphael had been with them. \n3-A simple Jesus prayer: \n*Lord\, Lord\, Jesus Christ…Son of God…have mercy on me…Be kind to others…Work Hard…Be joyful. \n4-Another prayer: \n*When all that God asks of us is to be quiet and keep ourselves at peace-attentive to the secret work He is beginning in our souls-Be Empty and See That I Am God. \nI am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness you have shown your servant. I had only my staff when I crossed this Jordan\, but now I have become two camps. \nGn 32:10 \n\n 
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SUMMARY:*Sacred Scripture* Moses and the Burning Bush – Bouts
DESCRIPTION:God calls to Moses from within a burning bush\, and Moses replies\, “Here I am\, Lord”. Moses goes to the bush after removing His shoes out of humble reverence for God. Artwork by D. Bouts. \nEx 3:1-6 \n1* Meanwhile Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law Jethro\, the priest of Midian. Leading the flock beyond the wilderness\, he came to the mountain of God\, Horeb.* \n2There the angel of the LORD* appeared to him as fire flaming out of a bush.a When he looked\, although the bush was on fire\, it was not being consumed. \n3So Moses decided\, “I must turn aside to look at this remarkable sight. Why does the bush not burn up?” \n4When the LORD saw that he had turned aside to look\, God called out to him from the bush: Moses! Moses! He answered\, “Here I am.” \n5God said: Do not come near! Remove your sandals from your feet\, for the place where you stand is holy ground.b \n6I am the God of your father\,* he continued\, the God of Abraham\, the God of Isaac\, and the God of Jacob.c Moses hid his face\, for he was afraid to look at God. \nhttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/exodus/3 \n\nSaying the holy name of Jesus is the simplest way of praying always. \n\n\n1-A prayer from Raphael the Archangel: \n*While you are on this earth\, you must praise the Lord God and give him thanks. \n2-A prayer from Tobit and Tobias: \n*They began to sing hymns of praise\, giving thanks for all the mighty deeds God had done while his angel Raphael had been with them. \n3-A simple Jesus prayer: \n*Lord\, Lord\, Jesus Christ…Son of God…have mercy on me…Be kind to others…Work Hard…Be joyful. \n4-Another prayer: \n*When all that God asks of us is to be quiet and keep ourselves at peace-attentive to the secret work He is beginning in our souls-Be Empty and See That I Am God. \nAnd I heard a loud voice from the throne saying\, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people\, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people\, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain\, for the old order of things has passed away.”   \nRv 21:3–4 \n\n 
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SUMMARY:*Sacred Scripture* Moses Breaking the Tablets – Dore
DESCRIPTION:The Old Testament prophet\, Moses\, is shown breaking the two stone tablets which had the Ten Commandments written on them. Moses had recently received these tablets from God on Mount Sinai\, only to come down from the mountain and see his people worshiping a golden calf. Upset by the Jews’ idolatry\, Moses broke the tablets in a moment of anger\, which is what we see here emphasized with a bolt of lightning\, in this black and white image by G. Dore \n\n\nEx 32:15-19 \n15Moses then turned and came down the mountain with the two tablets of the covenant in his hands\,h tablets that were written on both sides\, front and back. \n16The tablets were made by God; the writing was the writing of God\, engraved on the tablets.i \n17Now\, when Joshua heard the noise of the people shouting\, he said to Moses\, “That sounds like a battle in the camp.” \n18But Moses answered\, \n“It is not the noise of victory\, \nit is not the noise of defeat; \nthe sound I hear is singing.” \n19As he drew near the camp\, he saw the calf and the dancing. Then Moses’ anger burned\, and he threw the tablets down and broke them on the base of the mountain.j \nhttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/exodus/32 \n\nSaying the holy name of Jesus is the simplest way of praying always. \n\n\n1-A prayer from Raphael the Archangel: \n*While you are on this earth\, you must praise the Lord God and give him thanks. \n2-A prayer from Tobit and Tobias: \n*They began to sing hymns of praise\, giving thanks for all the mighty deeds God had done while his angel Raphael had been with them. \n3-A simple Jesus prayer: \n*Lord\, Lord\, Jesus Christ…Son of God…have mercy on me…Be kind to others…Work Hard…Be joyful. \n4-Another prayer: \n*When all that God asks of us is to be quiet and keep ourselves at peace-attentive to the secret work He is beginning in our souls-Be Empty and See That I Am God. \nThis is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. \n1 JOHN 4:13 \n\n 
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SUMMARY:*Sacred Scripture* Moses Brings Forth Water – Lippi
DESCRIPTION:This colorful artwork shows Moses striking a rock and filling a river with water for the Jews and their flocks in the desert. Artwork by F. Lippi. \nNm 20:7-13 \nSin of Moses and Aaron. \nThen the glory of the LORD appeared to them\, \n7and the LORD said to Moses: \n8Take the staff and assemble the community\, you and Aaron your brother\, and in their presence command the rock to yield its waters. Thereby you will bring forth water from the rock for them\, and supply the community and their livestock with water. \n9So Moses took the staff from its place before the LORD\, as he was ordered. \n10Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock\, where he said to them\,a “Just listen\, you rebels! Are we to produce water for you out of this rock?” \n11b Then\, raising his hand\, Moses struck the rock twice* with his staff\, and water came out in abundance\, and the community and their livestock drank. \n12* But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron: Because you did not have confidence in me\, to acknowledge my holiness before the Israelites\, therefore you shall not lead this assembly into the land I have given them. \n13These are the waters of Meribah\,c where the Israelites quarreled with the LORD\, and through which he displayed his holiness. \nhttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/numbers/20 \n\nSaying the holy name of Jesus is the simplest way of praying always. \n\n\n1-A prayer from Raphael the Archangel: \n*While you are on this earth\, you must praise the Lord God and give him thanks. \n2-A prayer from Tobit and Tobias: \n*They began to sing hymns of praise\, giving thanks for all the mighty deeds God had done while his angel Raphael had been with them. \n3-A simple Jesus prayer: \n*Lord\, Lord\, Jesus Christ…Son of God…have mercy on me…Be kind to others…Work Hard…Be joyful. \n4-Another prayer: \n*When all that God asks of us is to be quiet and keep ourselves at peace-attentive to the secret work He is beginning in our souls-Be Empty and See That I Am God. \nGod is our refuge and strength\, an ever-present help in trouble . . . The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. \nPs 46:1\, 7 \n\n 
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SUMMARY:*Sacred Scripture* Moses Changing Aaron's Rod Into A Serpent – Poussin
DESCRIPTION:Moses changes the staff of Aaron into a snake\, by the power of God\, as a sign for Pharaoh and his court. Pharaoh’s sorcerers also transform a rod into a snake\, but Moses’ snake devours it. Artwork by N. Poussin. \nEx 7:8-13 \nThe Staff Turned into a Serpent. \n8The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron: \n9When Pharaoh demands of you\, “Produce a sign or wonder\,” you will say to Aaron: “Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh\, and it will turn into a serpent.”b \n10Then Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD had commanded. Aaron threw his staff down before Pharaoh and his servants\, and it turned into a serpent. \n11Pharaoh\, in turn\, summoned the wise men and the sorcerers\, and they also\, the magiciansc of Egypt\, did the same thing by their magic arts. \n12Each one threw down his staff\, and they turned into serpents. But Aaron’s staff swallowed their staffs. \n13Pharaoh\, however\, hardened his heart and would not listen to them\, just as the LORD had foretold. \nhttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/exodus/7 \n\nSaying the holy name of Jesus is the simplest way of praying always. \n\n\n1-A prayer from Raphael the Archangel: \n*While you are on this earth\, you must praise the Lord God and give him thanks. \n2-A prayer from Tobit and Tobias: \n*They began to sing hymns of praise\, giving thanks for all the mighty deeds God had done while his angel Raphael had been with them. \n3-A simple Jesus prayer: \n*Lord\, Lord\, Jesus Christ…Son of God…have mercy on me…Be kind to others…Work Hard…Be joyful. \n4-Another prayer: \n*When all that God asks of us is to be quiet and keep ourselves at peace-attentive to the secret work He is beginning in our souls-Be Empty and See That I Am God. \nThe sun will no more be your light by day\, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you\, for the Lord will be your everlasting light\, and your God will be your glory. \nIs 60:19 \n\n 
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SUMMARY:Saint John of Avila & Saint Damien de Veuster
DESCRIPTION:Easter Weekday Saint John of Avila\, Priest and Doctor of the Church; Saint Damien de Veuster\, Priest Acts 15:1-6/Jn 15:1-8 (287). \nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/damien-of-molokai-539\nCATHOLICISM SAINTS ST. DAMIEN OF MOLOKAI \n*John of Ávila (Spanish: Juan de Ávila; 6 January 1499–10 May 1569) was a Spanish priest\, preacher\, scholastic author\, and religious mystic\, who has been declared a saint and Doctor of the Church by the Catholic Church. He is called the “Apostle of Andalusia“\, for his extensive ministry in that region. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_%C3%81vila \n**St. Father Damien of Molokai. \nThis is an antique photograph of Saint Damien of Molokai\, born Jozef De Veuster\, the Roman Catholic priest from Belgium and member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary\, who served and gave his life at a leper colony in Hawaii. \n***St. Damien de Veuster of Molokai\, SS.CC. \nMissionary to the lepers of Molokai\, Hawaii\nSt. Damien of Molokai was born in Belgium in 1840 to a poor farmer and his wife. At the age of 13\, he quit school to help his parents on the farm; when he was nineteen\, he entered the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.  Damien’s older brother\, Pamphile\, was also a priest in this congregation\, and had offered his service to the care of the lepers on the Island of Molokai. When he fell ill and couldn’t go to the mission\, Damien volunteered to take his place. The saint offered to stay in the leper colony permanently – he built schools\, churches\, hospitals and coffins. He was later joined in his work by the Franciscan Sisters of Syracuse\, led by St. Marianne Cope. St. Damien contracted the disease himself\, but continued to serve the mission until his death in 1889 . \n****Father Damien or Saint Damien of Molokai\, SS.CC. or Saint Damien De Veuster (Dutch: Pater Damiaan or Heilige Damiaan van Molokai; 3 January 1840 – 15 April 1889)\, born Jozef De Veuster\, was a Roman Catholic priest from Belgium and member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary\, a missionary religious institute. He was recognized for his ministry\, which he led from 1873 until his death in 1889\, in the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi for people with leprosy (Hansen’s disease)\, who lived in government-mandated medical quarantine in a settlement on the Kalaupapa Peninsula of Molokaʻi. During this time\, he taught the Catholic faith to the people of Hawaii. Father Damien also cared for the patients and established leaders within the community to build houses\, schools\, roads\, hospitals\, and churches. He dressed residents’ ulcers\, built a reservoir\, made coffins\, dug graves\, shared pipes\, and ate poi with them\, providing both medical and emotional support. \nAfter eleven years caring for the physical\, spiritual\, and emotional needs of those in the leper colony\, Father Damien contracted leprosy. He continued with his work despite the infection but finally succumbed to the disease on 15 April 1889. Father Damien also had tuberculosis which worsened his condition\, but some believe that the reason he volunteered in the first place was due to his illness of tuberculosis. \nFather Damien has been described as a “martyr of charity“. Damien De Veuster is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. In the Anglican Communion and other Christian denominations\, Damien is considered the spiritual patron for leprosy and outcasts. Father Damien Day\, 15 April\, the day of his death\, is also a minor statewide holiday in Hawaii. Father Damien is the patron saint of the Diocese of Honolulu and of Hawaii. \nFather Damien was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on 11 October 2009. Libert H. Boeynaems\, writing in the Catholic Encyclopedia\, calls him “the Apostle of the Lepers.” Damien De Veuster’s feast day is 10 May. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Damien \nOh\, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When the Lord restores his people\, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!   \nPs 14:7
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SUMMARY:*Sacred Scripture* Moses Changing Nile River to Blood - Lippi
DESCRIPTION:This artwork by Lippi shows Moses miraculously changing the Nile River into blood in the sight of Pharaoh. In the background\, bathers in the River are suddenly disturbed. The sky and land appear dark and dead as God afflicts Egypt for holding His people captive. \nEx 7:14-24 \nFirst Plague: Water Turned into Blood.* \n14Then the LORD said to Moses: Pharaoh is obstinate* in refusing to let the people go. \n15In the morning\, just when he sets out for the water\, go to Pharaoh and present yourself by the bank of the Nile\, holding in your hand the staff that turned into a snake.* \n16Say to him: The LORD\, the God of the Hebrews\, sent me to you with the message: Let my people go to serve me in the wilderness. But as yet you have not listened. \n17Thus says the LORD: This is how you will know that I am the LORD. With the staff here in my hand\, I will strike the water in the Nile and it will be changed into blood.d \n18The fish in the Nile will die\, and the Nile itself will stink so that the Egyptians will be unable to drink water from the Nile. \n19The LORD then spoke to Moses: Speak to Aaron: Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—its streams\, its canals\, its ponds\, and all its supplies of water—that they may become blood. There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt\, even in the wooden pails and stone jars. \n20This\, then\, is what Moses and Aaron did\, exactly as the LORD had commanded. Aaron raised his staff and struck the waters in the Nile in full view of Pharaoh and his servants\, and all the water in the Nile was changed into blood. \n21The fish in the Nile died\, and the Nile itself stank so that the Egyptians could not drink water from it. There was blood throughout the land of Egypt. \n22But the Egyptian magicians did the same* by their magic arts. So Pharaoh hardened his heart and would not listen to them\, just as the LORD had said. \n23Pharaoh turned away and went into his house\, with no concern even for this. \n24All the Egyptians had to dig round about the Nile for drinking water\, since they could not drink any water from the Nile. \nhttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/exodus/7 \n\nSaying the holy name of Jesus is the simplest way of praying always. \n\n\n1-A prayer from Raphael the Archangel: \n*While you are on this earth\, you must praise the Lord God and give him thanks. \n2-A prayer from Tobit and Tobias: \n*They began to sing hymns of praise\, giving thanks for all the mighty deeds God had done while his angel Raphael had been with them. \n3-A simple Jesus prayer: \n*Lord\, Lord\, Jesus Christ…Son of God…have mercy on me…Be kind to others…Work Hard…Be joyful. \n4-Another prayer: \n*When all that God asks of us is to be quiet and keep ourselves at peace-attentive to the secret work He is beginning in our souls-Be Empty and See That I Am God. \nFor you died\, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ\, who is your life\, appears\, then you also will appear with him in glory. \nCol 3:3–4
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SUMMARY:Saints Nereus and Achilleus & Saint Pancras
DESCRIPTION:Easter Weekday Saints Nereus and Achilleus\, Martyrs; Saint Pancras\, Martyr Acts 15:22-31/Jn 15:12-17 (289). \nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/pancras-719\nCATHOLICISM SAINTS ST. PANCRAS \n*Nereus and Achilleus are two Roman martyr saints. In the present General Roman Calendar\, revised in 1969\, Nereus and Achilleus (together) are celebrated (optional memorials) on 12 May. The Tridentine Calendar had on 12 May a joint feast (semidouble rank) of Nereus\, Achilleus and Pancras. The name of Domitilla was added in 1595. The joint celebration of Nereus\, Achilleus\, Domitilla and Pancras continued with that ranking (see General Roman Calendar of 1954) until the revision of 1960\, when it was reclassified as a third-class feast (see General Roman Calendar of 1960). \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saints_Nereus_and_Achilleus \n**Pancras – Because he was said to have been martyred at the age of fourteen during the persecution under Diocletian\, Pancras would have been born around 289\, at a place designated as near Synnada\, a city of Phrygia Salutaris\, to parents of Roman citizenship. His mother Cyriada died during childbirth\, while his father Cleonius died when Pancras was eight years old. Pancras was entrusted to his uncle Dionysius’ care. They both moved to Rome to live in a villa on the Caelian Hill. They converted to Christianity\, and Pancras became a zealous adherent of the religion. \nDuring the persecution of Christians by Emperor Diocletian\, around 303 AD\, he was brought before the authorities and asked to perform a sacrifice to the Roman gods. Diocletian\, impressed with the boy’s determination to resist\, promised him wealth and power\, but Pancras refused\, and finally the emperor ordered him to be beheaded on the Via Aurelia\, on 12 May 303 AD; this traditional year of his martyrdom cannot be squared with the saint’s defiance of Diocletian in Rome\, which the emperor had not visited since 286\, nor with the mention of Cornelius (251–253) as Bishop of Rome at the time of the martyrdom\, as the most recent monograph on Pancras’ texts and cult has pointed out. \nA Roman matron named Ottavilla recovered Pancras’ body\, covered it with balsam\, wrapped it in precious linens\, and buried it in a newly built sepulchre dug in the Catacombs of Rome. Pancras’ head was placed in the reliquary that still exists today in the Basilica of Saint Pancras. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancras_of_Rome \nhttp://www.saintsinrome.com/2013/08/st-pancras.html \nJesus replied\, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them\, and we will come to them and make our home with them.”   \nJn 14:23
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SUMMARY:The Ascension of the Lord
DESCRIPTION:The Ascension of the Lord Solemnity Holyday of Obligation Acts 1:1-11/Eph 1:17-23/Mt 28:16-20 (58) Pss Prop. \n*Ascension of Christ – Jouvenet. \nThis artwork by Jean Baptiste Jouvenet shows Our Lord Jesus Christ ascending into heaven in majesty\, surrounded by angels\, as His Mother and disciples look after Him and stretch their hands up towards Him. \n**The Ascension of Jesus (anglicized from the Vulgate Latin: ascensio Iesu\, lit. ‘ascent of Jesus’) is the Christian teaching that Christ physically departed from Earth by rising to Heaven\, in the presence of eleven of his apostles. According to the New Testament narrative\, the Ascension occurred on the fortieth day counting from the resurrection. In the Christian tradition\, reflected in the major Christian creeds and confessional statements\, God exalted Jesus after his death\, raising him from the dead and taking him to Heaven\, where Jesus took his seat at the right hand of God. In Christian art\, the ascending Jesus is often shown blessing an earthly group below him\, signifying the entire Church. The Feast of the Ascension is celebrated on the 40th day of Easter\, always a Thursday;  some Orthodox traditions have a different calendar up to a month later than in the Western tradition\, and while the Anglican Communion continues to observe the feast\, many Protestant churches have abandoned the observance. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascension_of_Jesus \nAnd by him we cry\, “Abba\, Father.” The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Now if we are children\, then we are heirs – heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ\, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.   \nRom 8:15B–17
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SUMMARY:Our Lady of Fatima
DESCRIPTION:Easter Weekday Our Lady of Fatima Acts 16:1-10/Jn 15:18-21 (290). \n*Our Lady of Fatima – Chambers. \nOur Lady of Fatima appears to the three Portuguese shepherd children\, Lucia\, Jacinta\, and Francisco\, in this artwork by Chambers. The Virgin Mary holds a rosary\, telling the children to pray. Mary’s Immaculate Heart shines through her white dress. \n**Our Lady of Fátima (Portuguese: Nossa Senhora de Fátima\, pronounced [ˈnɔsɐ sɨˈɲɔɾɐ dɨ ˈfatimɐ]); formally known as Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Fátima) is a Catholic title of Mary\, mother of Jesus\, based on the Marian apparitions reported in 1917 by three shepherd children at the Cova da Iria in Fátima\, Portugal. The three children were Lúcia dos Santos and her cousins Francisco and Jacinta Marto. José Alves Correia da Silva\, Bishop of Leiria\, declared the events worthy of belief on 13 October 1930. \nPope Pius XII granted a pontifical decree of canonical coronation via the papal bull Celeberrima solemnia towards the venerated image on 25 April 1946. The designated papal legate\, Cardinal Benedetto Aloisi Masella\, carried out the coronation on 13 May 1946\, now permanently enshrined at the Chapel of the Apparitions of Fátima. Pius XII also raised the Sanctuary of Fátima to the status of a minor basilica by the apostolic letter Luce superna on 11 November 1954. \nThe published memoirs of Sister Lúcia in the 1930s revealed two secrets that she claimed came from the Virgin Mary\, while the third secret was to be revealed by the Catholic Church in 1960. The controversial events at Fátima gained fame due partly to elements of the secrets\, prophecy and eschatological revelations allegedly related to the Second World War and possibly more global wars in the future\, particularly the Virgin’s request for the Consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_F%C3%A1tima \nFor God\, who said\, “Let light shine out of darkness\,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ. \n2 Cor 4:6 \n 
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SUMMARY:*Sacred Scripture* Moses Defending the Daughters of Jethro – Saraceni
DESCRIPTION:This artwork depicts an episode from Moses’s youth\, which is narrated in Exodus 2:16-22. The seven daughters of Jethro\, priest of the land of Midian\, while drawing water from a well and filling troughs to water their father’s flock\, are troubled by a group of Midianite shepherds who take advantage of the labors of the young women to water their own herds. Moses\, sitting near the well\, intervenes in defense of Jethro’s daughters\, who\, thanks to his help\, can finally water their flocks. In recognition of the meritorious action performed by the young Moses\, Jethro gives him the hand of one of his daughters\, Zipporah.  Artwork by Saraceni \nEx 2:16-22 \n16Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters\, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock. \n17But shepherds came and drove them away. So Moses rose up in their defense and watered their flock. \n18When they returned to their father Reuel\,* he said to them\, “How is it you have returned so soon today?” \n19They answered\, “An Egyptian* delivered us from the shepherds. He even drew water for us and watered the flock!” \n20“Where is he?” he asked his daughters. “Why did you leave the man there? Invite him to have something to eat.” \n21Moses agreed to stay with him\, and the man gave Moses his daughter Zipporah in marriage. \n22She conceived and bore a son\, whom he named Gershom;* for he said\, “I am a stranger residing in a foreign land.”f \nhttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/exodus/2 \n\nSaying the holy name of Jesus is the simplest way of praying always. \n\n\n1-A prayer from Raphael the Archangel: \n*While you are on this earth\, you must praise the Lord God and give him thanks. \n2-A prayer from Tobit and Tobias: \n*They began to sing hymns of praise\, giving thanks for all the mighty deeds God had done while his angel Raphael had been with them. \n3-A simple Jesus prayer: \n*Lord\, Lord\, Jesus Christ…Son of God…have mercy on me…Be kind to others…Work Hard…Be joyful. \n4-Another prayer: \n*When all that God asks of us is to be quiet and keep ourselves at peace-attentive to the secret work He is beginning in our souls-Be Empty and See That I Am God. \nTherefore\, since we have been justified through faith\, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ\, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. \nRom 5:1–2 \n\n 
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SUMMARY:Saint Isidore
DESCRIPTION:Lives of the Saints \nby Alban Butler\, Benziger Bros. edition \n[1894] \n—ST. ISIDORE\, Archbishop. \nISIDORE was born of a ducal family\, at Carthagena in Spain. His two brothers\, Leander\, Archbishop of Seville\, Fulgentius\, Bishop of Ecija\, and his sister Florentina\, are Saints. \nAs a boy he despaired at his ill success in study\, and ran away from school. Resting in his flight at a roadside spring\, he observed a stone\, which was hollowed out by the dripping water. This decided him to return\, and by hard application he succeeded where he had failed. \nHe went back to his master\, and with the help of God became\, even as a youth\, one of the most learned men of the time. He assisted in converting Prince Recared\, the leader of the Arian party; and with his aid\, though at the constant peril of his own life\, he expelled that heresy from Spain. \nThen\, following a call from God\, he turned a deaf ear to the entreaties of his friends\, and embraced a hermit’s life. Prince Recared and many of the nobles and clergy of Seville went to persuade him to come forth\, and represented the needs of the times\, and the good he could do\, and had already done\, among the people. He refused\, and\, as far as we can judge\, that refusal gave him the necessary opportunity of acquiring the virtue and the power which afterwards made him an illustrious Bishop and Doctor of the Church. \nOn the death of his brother Leander he was called to fill the vacant see. As a teacher\, ruler\, founder\, and reformer\, he labored not only in his own diocese\, but throughout Spain\, and even in foreign countries. He died in Seville on April 4\, 636\, and within sixteen years of his death was declared a Doctor of the Catholic Church. \nReflection.—The strength of temptation usually lies in the fact that its object is something flattering to our pride\, soothing to our sloth\, or in some way attractive to the meaner passions. St. Isidore teaches us to listen neither to the promptings of nature nor the plausible advice of friends when they contradict the voice of God. \nEaster Weekday Saint Isidore Acts 16:11-15/Jn 15:26—16:4a (291). \nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/isidore-of-seville-617\nCATHOLICISM SAINTS ST. ISIDORE OF SEVILLE \n*St. Isidore of Seville – Murillo. \nThis is a portrait by E. Murillo of Saint Isidore\, the Archbishop of Seville in the seventh century\, who promoted conversion\, civil peace\, and scholarship during the Visigoth invasion of Spain. St. Isidore is the Patron Saint of the Internet. \n**Isidore of Seville (Latin: Isidorus Hispalensis; c. 560 – 4 April 636) was a Spanish scholar and cleric. He is widely regarded\, in the words of 19th-century historian Montalembert\, as “the last scholar of the ancient world”. At a time of disintegration of classical culture\, aristocratic violence and widespread illiteracy\, Isidore was involved in the conversion of the Arian Visigothic kings to Catholicism\, both assisting his brother Leander of Seville and continuing after his brother’s death. He was influential in the inner circle of Sisebut\, Visigothic king of Hispania. Like Leander\, he played a prominent role in the Councils of Toledo and Seville. \nHis fame after his death was based on his Etymologiae\, an etymological encyclopedia that assembled extracts of many books from classical antiquity that would have otherwise been lost. He also invented the period (full stop)\, comma\, and colon. \nSince the early Middle Ages\, Isidore has sometimes been called Isidore the Younger or Isidore Junior (Latin: Isidorus iunior) because of the earlier history purportedly written by Isidore of Córdoba. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isidore_of_Seville \nKnow that the Lord is God. It is he who made us\, and we are his; we are his people\, the sheep of his pasture.   \nPs 100:3 \n 
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SUMMARY:*Sacred Scripture* Moses Striking the Rock – Giaquinto
DESCRIPTION:This lovely artwork\, by Corrado Giaquinto\, shows Moses striking a rock in the desert with his staff\, miraculously causing water to flow out and fill a river. The Jews\, who have been nearly dying of thirst\, drink eagerly. \nNm 20:7-13 \nThen the glory of the LORD appeared to them\, \n7and the LORD said to Moses: \n8Take the staff and assemble the community\, you and Aaron your brother\, and in their presence command the rock to yield its waters. Thereby you will bring forth water from the rock for them\, and supply the community and their livestock with water. \n9So Moses took the staff from its place before the LORD\, as he was ordered. \n10Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock\, where he said to them\,a “Just listen\, you rebels! Are we to produce water for you out of this rock?” \n11b Then\, raising his hand\, Moses struck the rock twice* with his staff\, and water came out in abundance\, and the community and their livestock drank. \n12* But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron: Because you did not have confidence in me\, to acknowledge my holiness before the Israelites\, therefore you shall not lead this assembly into the land I have given them. \n13These are the waters of Meribah\,c where the Israelites quarreled with the LORD\, and through which he displayed his holiness. \nhttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/numbers/20 \n\nSaying the holy name of Jesus is the simplest way of praying always. \n\n\n1-A prayer from Raphael the Archangel: \n*While you are on this earth\, you must praise the Lord God and give him thanks. \n2-A prayer from Tobit and Tobias: \n*They began to sing hymns of praise\, giving thanks for all the mighty deeds God had done while his angel Raphael had been with them. \n3-A simple Jesus prayer: \n*Lord\, Lord\, Jesus Christ…Son of God…have mercy on me…Be kind to others…Work Hard…Be joyful. \n4-Another prayer: \n*When all that God asks of us is to be quiet and keep ourselves at peace-attentive to the secret work He is beginning in our souls-Be Empty and See That I Am God. \nNow this is eternal life: that they know you\, the only true God\, and Jesus Christ\, whom you have sent.   \nJn 17:3
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SUMMARY:*Sacred Scripture* Noah's Ark
DESCRIPTION:Noah watches with another man as animals flock to the Ark\, which rests in the desert sand. Divine light shines down from the sky. \nGn 6: 5-13 \nWarning of the Flood. \nGn 6: 5-13 \nWarning of the Flood. \n5* When the LORD saw how great the wickedness of human beings was on earth\, and how every desire that their heart conceived was always nothing but evil\,c \n6the LORD regretted making human beings on the earth\, and his heart was grieved.* \n7So the LORD said: I will wipe out from the earth the human beings I have created\, and not only the human beings\, but also the animals and the crawling things and the birds of the air\, for I regret that I made them.* \n8But Noah found favor with the LORD. \n9These are the descendants of Noah. Noah was a righteous man and blameless in his generation;d Noah walked with God. \n10Noah begot three sons: Shem\, Ham\, and Japheth. \n11But the earth was corrupt* in the view of God and full of lawlessness.e \n12When God saw how corrupt the earth had become\, since all mortals had corrupted their ways on earth\,f \n13God said to Noah: I see that the end of all mortals has come\, for the earth is full of lawlessness because of them. So I am going to destroy them with the earth.g \nhttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/6 \n\nSaying the holy name of Jesus is the simplest way of praying always. \n\n\n1-A prayer from Raphael the Archangel: \n*While you are on this earth\, you must praise the Lord God and give him thanks. \n2-A prayer from Tobit and Tobias: \n*They began to sing hymns of praise\, giving thanks for all the mighty deeds God had done while his angel Raphael had been with them. \n3-A simple Jesus prayer: \n*Lord\, Lord\, Jesus Christ…Son of God…have mercy on me…Be kind to others…Work Hard…Be joyful. \n4-Another prayer: \n*When all that God asks of us is to be quiet and keep ourselves at peace-attentive to the secret work He is beginning in our souls-Be Empty and See That I Am God. \nTherefore\, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven\, Jesus the Son of God\, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses\, but we have one who has been tempted in every way\, just as we are-yet he did not sin. \nHeb 4:14–15 \n\n 
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SUMMARY:*Sacred Scripture* Prophet Jeremiah – Michelangelo
DESCRIPTION:A detail from the Sistine Chapel\, painted by the artist Michelangelo\, of the pensive prophet Jeremiah from the Old Testament. \nTHE BOOK OF JEREMIAH \nThe Book of Jeremiah combines history\, biography\, and prophecy. It portrays a nation in crisis and introduces the reader to an extraordinary person whom the Lord called to prophesy under the trying circumstances of the final days of the kingdom of Judah. Jeremiah was born\, perhaps about 650 B.C.\, of a priestly family from the village of Anathoth\, two and a half miles northeast of Jerusalem. He was called to his task in the thirteenth year of King Josiah (Jer 1:2). Josiah’s reform\, begun with enthusiasm and hope\, ended with his death on the battlefield of Megiddo (609 B.C.) as he attempted to stop the northward march of the Egyptian Pharaoh Neco\, who was going to provide assistance to the Assyrians who were in retreat before the Babylonians. \nThe prophet remained in Jerusalem\, but was later forced into Egyptian exile. We do not know the details of his death. The influence of Jeremiah was greater after his death than before. The exiled community read and meditated on the lessons of the prophet; his influence is evident in Ezekiel\, some of the psalms\, Is 40–66\, and Daniel. In the postexilic period\, the Book of Jeremiah circulated in various editions. \nhttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/jeremiah/0 \n\nSaying the holy name of Jesus is the simplest way of praying always. \n\n\n1-A prayer from Raphael the Archangel: \n*While you are on this earth\, you must praise the Lord God and give him thanks. \n2-A prayer from Tobit and Tobias: \n*They began to sing hymns of praise\, giving thanks for all the mighty deeds God had done while his angel Raphael had been with them. \n3-A simple Jesus prayer: \n*Lord\, Lord\, Jesus Christ…Son of God…have mercy on me…Be kind to others…Work Hard…Be joyful. \n4-Another prayer: \n*When all that God asks of us is to be quiet and keep ourselves at peace-attentive to the secret work He is beginning in our souls-Be Empty and See That I Am God. \nLord\, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world\, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.   \nPs 90:1–2
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SUMMARY:*Sacred Scripture* Prophet Zacharias – Michelangelo
DESCRIPTION:Zacharias\, the eleventh of the twelve Minor Prophets of the Old Testament\, sits with two angels\, reading a book. Artwork by Michelangelo. \nThe Book of Zechariah\, because of its great variation in style\, content\, and language\, is widely believed to be a composite work. Made up of First Zechariah (chaps. 1–8) and Second Zechariah (chaps. 9–14)\, the book has been attributed to at least two different prophets. The prophecies of First Zechariah can be dated to the late sixth century B.C.\, contemporary with those of Haggai; the oracles of Second Zechariah are somewhat later. \nThe most striking feature of First Zechariah is a series of visions in which the prophet describes the centrality of Jerusalem\, its Temple\, and its leaders\, who function both in the politics of the region and of the Persian empire and in God’s universal rule. These visions clearly relate to the Temple restoration begun in 520 B.C. \nSecond Zechariah draws heavily on the words and ideas of earlier biblical prophets. The prophet is acutely aware of the devastation that comes from disobedience to God’s word\, as had been spoken by God’s prophetic emissaries. Yet\, it was now clear in this century after the rebuilding of the Temple and the repatriation of many of the exiles\, that Judah would not soon regain political autonomy and a Davidic king. So the various poems\, narratives\, oracles\, and parables of Second Zechariah maintain the hope of previous prophets by depicting a glorious eschatological restoration. At that time all nations will recognize Jerusalem’s centrality and acknowledge God’s universal sovereignty. \nhttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/zechariah/0 \nZechariah the prophet ministered to the Jewish people\, supporting their task of rebuilding the temple and challenging their spiritual condition until the temple was completed. At some time after Zerubbabel’s temple was finished\, it seems that Zechariah continued to ruffle feathers until some of his hearers could take it no longer and killed him in the very temple that he had urged the people to complete. \n\nSaying the holy name of Jesus is the simplest way of praying always. \n\n\n1-A prayer from Raphael the Archangel: \n*While you are on this earth\, you must praise the Lord God and give him thanks. \n2-A prayer from Tobit and Tobias: \n*They began to sing hymns of praise\, giving thanks for all the mighty deeds God had done while his angel Raphael had been with them. \n3-A simple Jesus prayer: \n*Lord\, Lord\, Jesus Christ…Son of God…have mercy on me…Be kind to others…Work Hard…Be joyful. \n4-Another prayer: \n*When all that God asks of us is to be quiet and keep ourselves at peace-attentive to the secret work He is beginning in our souls-Be Empty and See That I Am God. \nThe prospect of the righteous is joy\, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing. \nPrv 10:28
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SUMMARY:Saint Bernardine
DESCRIPTION:Lives of the Saints \nby Alban Butler\, Benziger Bros. edition \n[1894] \nMay 20.—ST. BERNARDINE OF SIENA. \nIN 1408 St. Vincent Ferrer once suddenly interrupted his sermon to declare that there was among his hearers a young Franciscan who would be one day a greater preacher than himself\, and would be set before him in honor by the Church. This unknown friar was Bernardine. Of noble birth\, he had spent his youth in works of mercy\, and had then entered religion. \nOwing to a defective utterance\, his success as a preacher at first seemed doubtful\, but\, by the prayers of Our Lady\, this obstacle was miraculously removed\, and Bernardine began an apostolate which lasted thirty-eight years. By his burning words and by the power of the Holy Name of Jesus\, which he displayed on a tablet at the end of his sermons\, he obtained miraculous conversions\, and reformed the greater part of Italy. \nBut this success had to be exalted by the cross. The Saint was denounced as a heretic and his devotion as idolatrous. After many trials he lived to see his innocence proved\, and a lasting memorial of his work established in a church. \nThe Feast of the Holy Name commemorates at once his sufferings and his triumph. He died on Ascension Eve\, 1444\, while his brethren were chanting the antiphon\, “Father\, I have manifested Thy Name to men.” St. Bernardine\, when a youth\, undertook the charge of a holy old woman\, a relation of his\, who had been left destitute. She was blind and bedridden\, and during her long illness could only utter the Holy Name. The Saint watched over her till she died\, and thus learned the devotion of his life. \nReflection.—Let us learn from the life of St. Bernardine the power of the Holy Name in life and death. \nEaster Weekday Saint Bernardine of Siena\, Priest Acts 18:23-28/Jn 16:23b-28 (296). \nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/bernardine-of-siena-495\nCATHOLICISM SAINTS ST. BERNARDINE OF SIENA \n*St. Bernardine – Schiavone. \nThis is a portrait of  Saint Bernardine of Siena\, an influential Franciscan friar in the fourteenth century\, who is called the Apostle of Italy. Artwork by Schiavone. \n**Bernardino of Siena (also known in English as Bernardine; 8 September 1380 – 20 May 1444) was an Italian priest and Franciscan missionary. He was a systematizer of Scholastic economics. \nHis preaching\, his book burnings\, and his “bonfires of the vanities” made him famous/infamous during his own lifetime because they were frequently directed against sorcery\, gambling\, infanticide\, witchcraft\, homosexuals\, Jews\, Romani “Gypsies\,” usury\, etc. \nBernardino was later canonised by the Catholic Church as a saint – where he is also referred to as “the Apostle of Italy” – for his efforts to revive the country’s Catholicism during the 15th century. \nhttps://restoredtraditions.com/products/st-bernardine-schiavone?_pos=1&_sid=94db729b3&_ss=r \nThis is good\, and pleases God our Savior\, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. \n1 TIMOTHY 2:3–4 \n 
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SUMMARY:*Sacred Scripture* Noah's Sacrifice After the Deluge – Castiglione
DESCRIPTION:After the waters of the Great Flood finally recede\, Noah and his family offer sacrifice to God. Artwork by B. Castiglione \nGn7:6-24 \nThe Great Flood. \n6Noah was six hundred years old when the flood came upon the earth. \n7Together with his sons\, his wife\, and his sons’ wives\, Noah went into the ark because of the waters of the flood.c \n8Of the clean animals and the unclean\, of the birds\, and of everything that crawls on the ground\, \n9two by two\, male and female came to Noah into the ark\, just as God had commanded him.d \n10When the seven days were over\, the waters of the flood came upon the earth. \n11In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life\, in the second month\, on the seventeenth day of the month: on that day \nAll the fountains of the great abyss* burst forth\, \nand the floodgates of the sky were opened. \n12For forty days and forty nights heavy rain poured down on the earth. \n13On the very same day\, Noah and his sons Shem\, Ham\, and Japheth\, and Noah’s wife\, and the three wives of Noah’s sons had entered the ark\, \n14together with every kind of wild animal\, every kind of tame animal\, every kind of crawling thing that crawls on the earth\, and every kind of bird. \n15Pairs of all creatures in which there was the breath of life came to Noah into the ark. \n16Those that entered were male and female; of all creatures they came\, as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD shut him in. \n17The flood continued upon the earth for forty days. As the waters increased\, they lifted the ark\, so that it rose above the earth. \n18The waters swelled and increased greatly on the earth\, but the ark floated on the surface of the waters. \n19Higher and higher on the earth the waters swelled\, until all the highest mountains under the heavens were submerged. \n20The waters swelled fifteen cubits higher than the submerged mountains. \n21All creatures that moved on earth perished: birds\, tame animals\, wild animals\, and all that teemed on the earth\, as well as all humankind.e \n22Everything on dry land with the breath of life in its nostrils died. \n23The LORD wiped out every being on earth: human beings and animals\, the crawling things and the birds of the air; all were wiped out from the earth. Only Noah and those with him in the ark were left. \n24And when the waters had swelled on the earth for one hundred and fifty days\, \nhttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/7 \nGn 8:1-22 \n1God remembered Noah and all the animals\, wild and tame\, that were with him in the ark. So God made a wind sweep over the earth\, and the waters began to subside. \n2The fountains of the abyss and the floodgates of the sky were closed\, and the downpour from the sky was held back. \n3Gradually the waters receded from the earth. At the end of one hundred and fifty days\, the waters had so diminished \n4that\, in the seventh month\, on the seventeenth day of the month\, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.* \n5The waters continued to diminish until the tenth month\, and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains appeared. \n6At the end of forty days Noah opened the hatch of the ark that he had made\, \n7* and he released a raven. It flew back and forth until the waters dried off from the earth. \n8Then he released a dove\, to see if the waters had lessened on the earth. \n9But the dove could find no place to perch\, and it returned to him in the ark\, for there was water over all the earth. Putting out his hand\, he caught the dove and drew it back to him inside the ark. \n10He waited yet seven days more and again released the dove from the ark. \n11In the evening the dove came back to him\, and there in its bill was a plucked-off olive leaf! So Noah knew that the waters had diminished on the earth. \n12He waited yet another seven days and then released the dove; but this time it did not come back. \n13* In the six hundred and first year\, in the first month\, on the first day of the month\, the water began to dry up on the earth. Noah then removed the covering of the ark and saw that the surface of the ground had dried. \n14In the second month\, on the twenty-seventh day of the month\, the earth was dry. \n15Then God said to Noah: \n16Go out of the ark\, together with your wife and your sons and your sons’ wives. \n17Bring out with you every living thing that is with you—all creatures\, be they birds or animals or crawling things that crawl on the earth—and let them abound on the earth\, and be fertile and multiply on it.a \n18So Noah came out\, together with his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives; \n19and all the animals\, all the birds\, and all the crawling creatures that crawl on the earth went out of the ark by families. \n20Then Noah built an altar to the LORD\, and choosing from every clean animal and every clean bird\, he offered burnt offerings on the altar. \n21When the LORD smelled the sweet odor\, the LORD said to himself: Never again will I curse the ground because of human beings\, since the desires of the human heart are evil from youth; nor will I ever again strike down every living being\, as I have done.b \n22All the days of the earth\, \nseedtime and harvest\, \ncold and heat\, \nSummer and winter\, \nand day and night \nshall not cease.c \nhttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/8 \nGn 9:1-17 \nCovenant with Noah. \n1* God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them: Be fertile and multiply and fill the earth.a \n2* Fear and dread of you shall come upon all the animals of the earth and all the birds of the air\, upon all the creatures that move about on the ground and all the fishes of the sea; into your power they are delivered. \n3b Any living creature that moves about shall be yours to eat; I give them all to you as I did the green plants. \n4c Only meat with its lifeblood still in it you shall not eat.* \n5Indeed for your own lifeblood I will demand an accounting: from every animal I will demand it\, and from a human being\, each one for the blood of another\, I will demand an accounting for human life.d \n6* Anyone who sheds the blood of a human being\, \nby a human being shall that one’s blood be shed; \nFor in the image of God \nhave human beings been made.e \n7Be fertile\, then\, and multiply; abound on earth and subdue it.f \n8* God said to Noah and to his sons with him: \n9See\, I am now establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after youg \n10and with every living creature that was with you: the birds\, the tame animals\, and all the wild animals that were with you—all that came out of the ark. \n11I will establish my covenant with you\, that never again shall all creatures be destroyed by the waters of a flood; there shall not be another flood to devastate the earth.h \n12God said: This is the sign of the covenant that I am making between me and you and every living creature with you for all ages to come: \n13i I set my bow in the clouds to serve as a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. \n14When I bring clouds over the earth\, and the bow appears in the clouds\, \n15I will remember my covenant between me and you and every living creature—every mortal being—so that the waters will never again become a flood to destroy every mortal being.j \n16When the bow appears in the clouds\, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature—every mortal being that is on earth. \n17God told Noah: This is the sign of the covenant I have established between me and every mortal being that is on earth. \nhttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/9 \n\nSaying the holy name of Jesus is the simplest way of praying always. \n\n\n1-A prayer from Raphael the Archangel: \n*While you are on this earth\, you must praise the Lord God and give him thanks. \n2-A prayer from Tobit and Tobias: \n*They began to sing hymns of praise\, giving thanks for all the mighty deeds God had done while his angel Raphael had been with them. \n3-A simple Jesus prayer: \n*Lord\, Lord\, Jesus Christ…Son of God…have mercy on me…Be kind to others…Work Hard…Be joyful. \n4-Another prayer: \n*When all that God asks of us is to be quiet and keep ourselves at peace-attentive to the secret work He is beginning in our souls-Be Empty and See That I Am God. \nFor I am not ashamed of the gospel\, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew\, then to the Gentile. For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed – a righteousness that is by faith from first to last\, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.” \nRom 1:16–17  \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
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SUMMARY:Saint Rita
DESCRIPTION:Lives of the Saints \nby Alban Butler\, Benziger Bros. edition \n[1894] \n\n RITA OF CASCIA\, WIDOW.\nRITA OF CASCIA\, whose feast is celebrated on May 22\, was born at Rocca Porena\, Italy\, about the year 1386\, and died at Cascia in the year 1456.\n\nHer parents opposed her desire to become a nun\, and persuaded her to marry a man who\, in a short time\, lost his reputation on account of his cruelty. After being converted from his wicked ways\, he was murdered by an enemy. \nRita’s two sons then resolved to take revenge\, but through her prayers they repented. After their death\, she applied several times for admission into the Augustinian Convent at Cascia. Repeatedly refused until God Himself cleared away all obstacles\, she entered the convent\, made her profession\, and lived the life of a holy and devout Religious for forty-two years\, “a shining example of every Christian virtue\, pure as a lily\, simple as a dove\, and obedient as an angel.” \nThat “God is wonderful in His Saints” is easily proved in the life of St. Rita\, and\, owing to her great number of miracles\, she is often styled “The Saint of the Impossible.” \nEaster Weekday Saint Rita of Cascia\, Religious Acts 19:1-8/Jn 16:29-33 (297). \nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/rita-of-cascia-749\nCATHOLICISM SAINTS ST. RITA OF CASCIA \n*St. Rita. \nAn antique illustration of Saint Rita\, Patroness of the Impossible\, devoutly meditating on the sufferings of Christ\, while an angel places a crown of thorns on her head. \n**Rita of Cascia\, born Margherita Lotti (1381 – 22 May 1457)\, was an Italian widow and Augustinian nun venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. \nAfter Rita’s husband died\, she joined an Augustinian community of religious sisters\, where she was known both for practicing mortification of the flesh and for the efficacy of her prayers. Various miracles are attributed to her intercession\, and she is often portrayed with a bleeding wound on her forehead\, which is understood to indicate a partial stigmata. \nPope Leo XIII canonized Rita on 24 May 1900. Her feast day is celebrated on 22 May. At her canonization ceremony\, she was bestowed the title of Patroness of Impossible Causes\, while in many Catholic countries\, Rita came to be known as the patroness of abused wives and heartbroken women. Her incorrupt body remains in the Basilica of Santa Rita da Cascia. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_of_Cascia \nI will declare your name to my people; in the assembly I will praise you. \nPs 22:22
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SUMMARY:*Sacred Scripture*Parable* Prodigal Son – Murillo
DESCRIPTION:A depiction of the father embracing his Prodigal Son\, while the indignant brother watches with the servants. Artwork by E. Murillo. \nLk/15:11-32 \nThe Parable of the Lost Son. \n11Then he said\, “A man had two sons\, \n12and the younger son said to his father\, ‘Father\, give me the share of your estate that should come to me.’ So the father divided the property between them. \n13After a few days\, the younger son collected all his belongings and set off to a distant country where he squandered his inheritance on a life of dissipation.g \n14When he had freely spent everything\, a severe famine struck that country\, and he found himself in dire need. \n15So he hired himself out to one of the local citizens who sent him to his farm to tend the swine. \n16And he longed to eat his fill of the pods on which the swine fed\, but nobody gave him any. \n17Coming to his senses he thought\, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have more than enough food to eat\, but here am I\, dying from hunger. \n18I shall get up and go to my father and I shall say to him\, “Father\, I have sinned against heaven and against you. \n19I no longer deserve to be called your son; treat me as you would treat one of your hired workers.”’ \n20So he got up and went back to his father. While he was still a long way off\, his father caught sight of him\, and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son\, embraced him and kissed him. \n21His son said to him\, ‘Father\, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I no longer deserve to be called your son.’ \n22But his father ordered his servants\, ‘Quickly bring the finest robe and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. \n23Take the fattened calf and slaughter it. Then let us celebrate with a feast\, \n24because this son of mine was dead\, and has come to life again; he was lost\, and has been found.’ Then the celebration began. \n25Now the older son had been out in the field and\, on his way back\, as he neared the house\, he heard the sound of music and dancing. \n26He called one of the servants and asked what this might mean. \n27The servant said to him\, ‘Your brother has returned and your father has slaughtered the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’ \n28He became angry\, and when he refused to enter the house\, his father came out and pleaded with him. \n29He said to his father in reply\, ‘Look\, all these years I served you and not once did I disobey your orders; yet you never gave me even a young goat to feast on with my friends. \n30But when your son returns who swallowed up your property with prostitutes\, for him you slaughter the fattened calf.’ \n31He said to him\, ‘My son\, you are here with me always; everything I have is yours. \n32But now we must celebrate and rejoice\, because your brother was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.’” \nhttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/15 \nOverview-The Return of the Prodigal Son \nArtist – Bartolomé Esteban Murillo \nMurillo’s great talent for dramatic painting is apparent in this monumental depiction of the familiar parable of the prodigal son\, an allegory of repentance and divine forgiveness. With players and props effectively placed to underscore the drama\, it is reminiscent of a well-staged theater piece. \nThe artist selected the essential elements of the story’s climax: the penitent son welcomed home by his forgiving father; the rich garments and ring that signify the errant son’s restoration to his former position in the family; and the fatted calf being led to the slaughter for the celebratory banquet. The larger-than-life\, central\, pyramidal grouping of father and son dominates the picture\, while the richest color is reserved for the servant bearing the new garments. Murillo may have chosen to emphasize that aspect of the parable — symbolic of charity — because of the nature of the commission. The Return of the Prodigal Son was one of eight huge canvases painted for the Church of the Hospital of Saint George in Seville\, a hospice for the homeless and hungry. \nMurillo’s model was the life around him; part of the appeal of this canvas lies in its human touches — the realism of the prodigal’s dirty feet\, the puppy jumping up to greet his master\, and perhaps most of all\, the ingenuous smile of the little urchin leading the calf. \nReview – Bible belters – in praise of Murillo’s Prodigal Son paintings \nhttps://www.apollo-magazine.com/bible-belters-in-praise-of-murillos-prodigal-son-paintings/ \nSaying the holy name of Jesus is the simplest way of praying always.\n\n1-A prayer from Raphael the Archangel: \n*While you are on this earth\, you must praise the Lord God and give him thanks. \n2-A prayer from Tobit and Tobias: \n*They began to sing hymns of praise\, giving thanks for all the mighty deeds God had done while his angel Raphael had been with them. \n3-A simple Jesus prayer: \n*Lord\, Lord\, Jesus Christ…Son of God…have mercy on me…Be kind to others…Work Hard…Be joyful. \n4-Another prayer: \n*When all that God asks of us is to be quiet and keep ourselves at peace-attentive to the secret work He is beginning in our souls-Be Empty and See That I Am God. \nThey are not of the world\, even as I am not of it. Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.   \nJn 17:16–17
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SUMMARY:*Sacred Scripture* Paradise After the Fall of Man – Brueghel
DESCRIPTION:The animals in the Garden of Eden grow fierce as Adam and Eve sin in the background\, in this artwork by P. Brueghel. \nGn 3:7-24 \n7Then the eyes of both of them were opened\, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made loincloths for themselves. \n8When they heard the sound of the LORD God walking about in the garden at the breezy time of the day\,* the man and his wife hid themselves from the LORD God among the trees of the garden.d \n9The LORD God then called to the man and asked him: Where are you? \n10He answered\, “I heard you in the garden; but I was afraid\, because I was naked\, so I hid.” \n11Then God asked: Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I had forbidden you to eat? \n12The man replied\, “The woman whom you put here with me—she gave me fruit from the tree\, so I ate it.” \n13The LORD God then asked the woman: What is this you have done? The woman answered\, “The snake tricked me\, so I ate it.”e \n14Then the LORD God said to the snake: \nBecause you have done this\, \ncursed are you \namong all the animals\, tame or wild; \nOn your belly you shall crawl\, \nand dust you shall eat \nall the days of your life.* f \n15I will put enmity between you and the woman\, \nand between your offspring and hers; \nThey will strike at your head\, \nwhile you strike at their heel.* g \n16To the woman he said: \nI will intensify your toil in childbearing; \nin pain* you shall bring forth children. \nYet your urge shall be for your husband\, \nand he shall rule over you. \n17To the man he said: Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you\, You shall not eat from it\, \nCursed is the ground* because of you! \nIn toil you shall eat its yield \nall the days of your life.h \n18Thorns and thistles it shall bear for you\, \nand you shall eat the grass of the field. \n19By the sweat of your brow \nyou shall eat bread\, \nUntil you return to the ground\, \nfrom which you were taken; \nFor you are dust\, \nand to dust you shall return.i \n20The man gave his wife the name “Eve\,” because she was the mother of all the living.* \n21The LORD God made for the man and his wife garments of skin\, with which he clothed them. \n22Then the LORD God said: See! The man has become like one of us\, knowing good and evil! Now\, what if he also reaches out his hand to take fruit from the tree of life\, and eats of it and lives forever?j \n23The LORD God therefore banished him from the garden of Eden\, to till the ground from which he had been taken. \n24He expelled the man\, stationing the cherubim and the fiery revolving sword east of the garden of Eden\, to guard the way to the tree of life. \nhttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/3 \n\nSaying the holy name of Jesus is the simplest way of praying always. \n\n\n1-A prayer from Raphael the Archangel: \n*While you are on this earth\, you must praise the Lord God and give him thanks. \n2-A prayer from Tobit and Tobias: \n*They began to sing hymns of praise\, giving thanks for all the mighty deeds God had done while his angel Raphael had been with them. \n3-A simple Jesus prayer: \n*Lord\, Lord\, Jesus Christ…Son of God…have mercy on me…Be kind to others…Work Hard…Be joyful. \n4-Another prayer: \n*When all that God asks of us is to be quiet and keep ourselves at peace-attentive to the secret work He is beginning in our souls-Be Empty and See That I Am God. \nThe Spirit of the Lord is on me\, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind\, to set the oppressed free\, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.  \nLk 4:18–19 \n\n 
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