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SUMMARY:Saint Peter Claver
DESCRIPTION:Saint Peter Claver\, Priest white Memorial 1 Cor 9:16-19\, 22b-27/Lk 6:39-42 (441). \nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/peter-claver-733\nCATHOLICISM SAINTS ST. PETER CLAVER \n*Peter Claver (Spanish: Pedro Claver y Corberó; Catalan: Pere Claver i Corberó; 26 June 1580 – 8 September 1654) was a Spanish Jesuit priest and missionary born in Verdú (Catalonia\, Spain) who\, due to his life and work\, became the patron saint of slaves\, the Republic of Colombia\, and ministry to African Americans. During the 40 years of his ministry in the New Kingdom of Granada\, it is estimated he personally baptized around 300\,000 people (in groups of 10) and heard the confessions of over 5\,000 slaves per year. He is also patron saint for seafarers. He is considered a heroic example of what should be the Christian praxis of love and of the exercise of human rights. The Congress of the Republic of Colombia declared September 9 as the Human Rights national Day in his honor. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Claver \nFinally\, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God\, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. \nEph 6:10–11 \n 
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SUMMARY:*Sacred Scripture* The Vision of Ezekiel – Raphael
DESCRIPTION:This artwork by the Master Raphael shows Ezekiel’s vision of Yahweh being carried by four cherubim\, who have the faces of man\, cherub\, lion\, and eagle \nEz 1:4\,5\,6\,10 \n4As I watched\, a great stormwind came from the North\,* a large cloud with flashing fire\, a bright glow all around it\, and something like polished metal gleamed at the center of the fire.d \n5From within it figures in the likeness of four living creatures* appeared. This is what they looked like:e \n6They were in human form\, but each had four faces and four wings\,f \n10* Their faces were like this:j each of the four had a human face\, and on the right the face of a lion\, and on the left\, the face of an ox\, and each had the face of an eagle. \nhttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/ezekiel/1 \nIn the thirtieth year\, in the fourth month of the fifth day\, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God. \nAs a Renaissance artist Raphael (1483-1520) sought to combine Greek and Roman traditions with those of the Bible. His understanding of Yahweh was therefore influenced by the representation of the Roman god Jupiter. This highlights the problem any artist has in trying to portray God – every attempt is bound to be biased and partial\, reflecting the conventions and assumptions of a particular time and place. We may feel that these sometimes come between us and God rather than enhancing our understanding. What Raphael does here is to use every resource at his command to reinforce the sense of glory of the divine majesty. \nEzekiel was one of the Jewish people taken captive and living as exiles in Babylon. There he had a series of visions in which the heavens were opened\, and which form the basis of much subsequent understanding of the divine nature (including the book of Revelation). In this first vision an immense cloud in a windstorm was surrounded with brilliant light. The center was like a fire. There were four living creatures – an ox\, a lion\, an eagle and a man. A voice spoke to Ezekiel\, calling him to a mission to his people. The power of the vision was such that Ezekiel never deviated from this calling. \nRaphael has been careful both to study the biblical narrative in his picture and to adapt it in such a way that enhances the coherence and unity of his work. God moves above the firmament supported by playful cherubim and the four creatures (the ‘tetramorph’\, later identified as the four evangelists). The six creatures together with the central figure (who represents God) form an almost perfect whole\, solid yet moving and with spaces in their togetherness. The colors representing the glory of God are accentuated by the somber surrounding clouds and silhouetted wings\, while the spaces between the interwoven figures provide the opportunity for that glory to shine through. The realism of the figures and their skin colors means that the whole is dominated by the yellow and gold of divinity. \nThe eyes of the divine representation in this vision focus on the diminutive figure of Ezekiel at the bottom left-hand corner of the picture. The contrasts of scale could hardly be greater without Ezekiel disappearing completely! The shaft of light in which he is caught is part of a landscape which is separate from the vision. It is as if there are two realities\, a heavenly and earthly\, linked only by that beam of light. In this way Raphael underlines his awareness that it is a vision\, not an historical event: real and overwhelming to us and to Ezekiel\, but one to which many of Ezekiel’s hearers are blind. \nIt is possible that Raphael’s depiction of this vision has done as much as the written word for many to convey the essence of the divine glory. \nDivine Glory by Keith White \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. \nYour word is a lamp for my feet\, a light on my path.   \nPs 119:105 \n\n 
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SUMMARY:*Sacred Scripture* The Vision of Zacharias — Tissot
DESCRIPTION:This artwork by Tissot shows the Archangel Gabriel touching the lips of Zacharias and temporarily confiscating his ability to talk. Zacharias was a Jewish priest and the father of St. John the Baptist. The reason Gabriel struck him dumb was because he did not believe that his wife would conceive in her old age. “And the angel answering\, said to him: ‘I am Gabriel\, who stand before God: and am sent to speak to thee\, and to bring thee these good tidings. And behold\, thou shalt be dumb\, and shalt not be able to speak until the day wherein these things shall come to pass\, because thou hast not believed my words\, which shall be fulfilled in their time.’ ” — Luke 1:19-20 \nLk 1:19-20 \n19And the angel said to him in reply\, “I am Gabriel\,* who stand before God. I was sent to speak to you and to announce to you this good news.i \n20But now you will be speechless and unable to talk* until the day these things take place\, because you did not believe my words\, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.”j \nhttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/1 \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. \nAfter he has suffered\, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many\, and he will bear their iniquities. \nIs 53:11
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SUMMARY:The Most Holy Name of Mary
DESCRIPTION:The Most Holy Name of Mary 1 Cor 11:17-26\, 33/Lk 7:1-10 (443). \n*The Blessed Virgin holds the Child Jesus\, Who gazes towards the viewer of the painting. Rosebushes\, with red and pink roses\, surround Mother and Child. Artwork by W. Bouguereau. \n** The Feast of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary is an optional memorial celebrated in the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church on 12 September. It has been a universal Roman Rite feast since 1684\, when Pope Innocent XI included it in the General Roman Calendar to commemorate the victory at the Battle of Vienna in 1683. It was removed from the Church calendar in the liturgical reform following Vatican II but restored by Pope John Paul II in 2002\, along with the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_Holy_Name_of_the_Blessed_Virgin_Mary#:~:text=In%20H \nWhen you hear of wars and rumors of wars\, do not be alarmed. Such things must hap- pen\, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation\, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places\, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains . . . And the gospel must first be preached to all nations . . . Everyone will hate you because of me\, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.   \nMk 13:7–8\,10\, 13 \n 
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SUMMARY:Saint John Chrysostom
DESCRIPTION:Saint John Chrysostom\, Bishop and Doctor of the Church white Memorial 1 Cor 12:12-14\, 27-31a/Lk 7:11-17 (444). \nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/john-chrysostom-633\nCATHOLICISM SAINTS ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM \n*John Chrysostom was an important Early Church Father who served as archbishop of Constantinople. He is known for his preaching and public speaking\, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders\, his Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom\, and his ascetic sensibilities. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Chrysostom \nFor it is by grace you have been saved\, through faith – and this is not from yourselves\, it is the gift of God – not by works\, so that no one can boast. \nEph 2:8–9 \n 
URL:https://catholicartcollection.com/event/saint-john-chrysostom/
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SUMMARY:The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
DESCRIPTION:The Exaltation of the Holy Nm 21:4b-9/Phil 2:6-11/Jn 3:13-17 (638) Pss Prop. \n*St. Helen – Conegliano. \nThis artwork by C. Conegliano shows Saint Helen\, Mother of the Emperor Constantine\, holding the True Cross of Jesus Christ on the hill of Calvary outside of Jerusalem. \n**Holy Cross \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Cross \n***Feast of the Cross In the Christian liturgical calendar\, there are several different Feasts of the Cross\, all of which commemorate the cross used in the crucifixion of Jesus. Unlike Good Friday\, which is dedicated to the passion of Christ and the crucifixion\, these feast days celebrate the cross itself\, as the sign of salvation. In Western Catholicism\, Eastern Catholicism\, Eastern Orthodoxy\, Lutheran and Anglicanism the most common day of commemoration is 14 September. \nIn English\, the feast is called The Exaltation of the Holy Cross in the official translation of the Roman Missal\, while the 1973 translation called it The Triumph of the Cross. In some parts of the Anglican Communion the feast is called Holy Cross Day\, a name also used by Lutherans. The celebration is also sometimes called Holy Rood Day. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_the_Cross \n“This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time\,” declares the Lord. “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God\, and they will be my people. No longer will they teach their neighbor\, or say to one an- other\, ‘Know the Lord\,’ because they will all know me\, from the least of them to the greatest\,” declares the Lord. “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”   \nJer 31:33–34 \n 
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SUMMARY:Our Lady of Sorrows
DESCRIPTION:Our Lady of Sorrows white Memorial 1 Cor 15:1-11 (446)/Jn 19:25-27 or Lk 2:33-35 (639) Pss Prop. \n*Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows – Isenbrandt. \nIn this artwork by A. Isenbrandt\, the Sorrowful Blessed Mother sits enthroned in front of panels depicting each of her Seven Sorrows. \n**Our Lady of Sorrows (Latin: Beata Maria Virgo Perdolens)\, Our Lady of Dolours\, the Sorrowful Mother or Mother of Sorrows (Latin: Mater Dolorosa)\, and Our Lady of Piety\, Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows or Our Lady of the Seven Dolours are names by which Mary\, mother of Jesus\, is referred to in relation to sorrows in life. As Mater Dolorosa\, it is also a key subject for Marian art in the Catholic Church.The Seven Sorrows of Mary are a popular religious theme and a Roman Catholic devotion. In Christian imagery\, the Virgin Mary is portrayed sorrowful and in tears\, with one or seven long knives (daggers) piercing her. Devotional prayers that consist of meditation began to elaborate on her Seven Sorrows based on the prophecy of Simeon. Common examples of piety under this title are the Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows\, the Seven Principal Dolors of the Blessed Virgin\, the Novena in Honor of the Seven Sorrows of Mary\, and more recently\, Reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. \nThe feast of Our Lady of Sorrows is liturgically celebrated every 15 September\, while a feast\, the Friday of Sorrows is observed in some Catholic countries. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Sorrows \n“For my thoughts are not your thoughts\, neither are your ways my ways\,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth\, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”  \nIs 55:8–9
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SUMMARY:Saint Cornelius & Saint Cyprian
DESCRIPTION:Lives of the Saints \nby Alban Butler\, Benziger Bros. edition \n[1894] \nSeptember 16.—ST. CYPRIAN\, Bishop\, Martyr. \nCYPRIAN was an African of noble birth\, but of evil life\, a pagan\, and a teacher of rhetoric. \nIn middle life he was converted to Christianity\, and shortly after his baptism was ordained priest\, and made Bishop of Carthage\, notwithstanding his resistance. \nWhen the persecution of Decius broke out\, he fled from his episcopal city\, that he might be the better able to minister to the wants of his flock\, but returned on occasion of a pestilence. Later on he was banished\, and saw in a vision his future martyrdom. \nBeing recalled from exile\, sentence of death was pronounced against him\, which he received with the words “Thanks be to God.” His great desire was to die whilst in the act of preaching the faith of Christ\, and he had the consolation of being surrounded at his martyrdom by crowds of his faithful children. \nHe was beheaded on the 14th of September\, 258\, and was buried with great solemnity. Even the pagans respected his memory. \nReflection.—The duty of almsgiving is declared both by nature and revelation: by nature\, because it flows from the principle imprinted within us of doing to others as we would they should do to us; by revelation\, in many special commands of Scripture\, and in the precept of divine charity which binds us to love God for His own sake\, and our neighbor for the sake of God. \nSaint Cornelius\, Pope\, and Cyprian\, Bishop\, Martyr  1 Cor 15:12-20/Lk 8:1-3 (447). \nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/cornelius-533\nCATHOLICISM SAINTS ST. CORNELIUS \nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/cyprian-535\nCATHOLICISM SAINTS ST. CYPRIAN \n*Pope Cornelius was the bishop of Rome from 6 or 13 March 251 to his martyrdom in June 253. He was pope during and following a period of persecution of the church and a schism occurred over how repentant church members who had practiced pagan sacrifices to protect themselves could be readmitted to the church. He agreed with Cyprian of Carthage that those who had lapsed could be restored to communion after varying forms of penance. That position was in contrast to the Novatianists\, who held that those who failed to maintain their confession of faith under persecution would not be received again into communion with the church. That resulted in a schism in the Church of Rome that spread as each side sought to gather support. Cornelius held a synod that confirmed his election and excommunicated Novatian\, but the controversy regarding lapsed members continued for years. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Cornelius \n**Cyprian (/ˈsɪpriən/ SIP-ree-ən; Latin: Thaschus Caecilius Cyprianus; c. 210 – 14 September 258 AD) was a bishop of Carthage and an early Christian writer of Berber descent\, many of whose Latin works are extant. He is recognized as a saint in the Western and Eastern churches. \nHe was born around the beginning of the 3rd century in North Africa\, perhaps at Carthage\, where he received a classical education. Soon after converting to Christianity\, he became a bishop in 249. A controversial figure during his lifetime\, his strong pastoral skills\, firm conduct during the Novatianist heresy and outbreak of the Plague of Cyprian (named after him due to his description of it)\, and eventual martyrdom at Carthage established his reputation and proved his sanctity in the eyes of the Church. \nHis skillful Latin rhetoric led to his being considered the pre-eminent Latin writer of Western Christianity until Jerome and Augustine. \n \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprian \nWhen the Advocate comes\, whom I will send to you from the Father – the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father – he will testify about me. And you also must testify\, for you have been with me from the beginning.   \nJn 15:26–27
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SUMMARY:Saint Robert Bellarmine & Saint Hildegard of Bingen
DESCRIPTION:St Robert Bellarmine & St Hildegard\, 1 Cor 15:35-37\, 42-49/Lk 8:4-15 (448). \nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/robert-bellarmine-750\nCATHOLICISM SAINTS ST. ROBERT BELLARMINE \n*Robert Bellarmine (Italian: Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino; 4 October 1542 – 17 September 1621) was an Italian Jesuit and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was canonized a saint in 1930 and named Doctor of the Church\, one of only 37. He was one of the most important figures in the Counter-Reformation. \nBellarmine was a professor of theology and later rector of the Roman College\, and in 1602 became Archbishop of Capua. He supported the reform decrees of the Council of Trent. He is also widely remembered for his role in the Giordano Bruno affair\, the Galileo affair\, and the trial of Friar Fulgenzio Manfredi. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bellarmine \n**Hildegard of Bingen was a German Benedictine abbess and polymath active as a writer\, composer\, philosopher\, mystic\, visionary. Robert Bellarmine Quotes: 01 – “The first great truth is now established\, for a good death depends on a good life.” 02 – “Whoever finds God\, finds everything; whoever loses God\, loses everything.” 03 – “The fruits of prayer are these three advantages: merit\, forgiveness and graces”. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildegard_of_Bingen \nPeople were overwhelmed with amazement. “He has done everything well\,” they said. “He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”   \nMk 7:37 \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://catholicartcollection.com/event/saint-robert-bellarmine-saint-hildegard-of-bingen/
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SUMMARY:*Sacred Scripture* Tobias and the Angel – Dijck
DESCRIPTION:The Angel Raphael\, appearing as a young boy with wings\, instructs Tobias about catching a fish to cure Tobit’s blindness. Artwork by A. Dijck. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Tobit \nTb 6:2-6 \nOn the Way to Rages. \n2When the young man left home\, accompanied by the angel\, the dog followed Tobiah out and went along with them. Both journeyed along\, and when the first night came\, they camped beside the Tigris River.* \n3When the young man went down to wash his feet in the Tigris River\, a large fish leaped out of the water and tried to swallow his foot. He shouted in alarm. \n4But the angel said to the young man\, “Grab the fish and hold on to it!” He seized the fish and hauled it up on dry land. \n5The angel then told him: “Slit the fish open and take out its gall\, heart\, and liver\, and keep them with you; but throw away the other entrails. Its gall\, heart\, and liver are useful for medicine.”* \n6After Tobiah had slit the fish open\, he put aside the gall\, heart\, and liver. Then he roasted and ate part of the fish; the rest he salted and kept for the journey. \nhttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/tobit/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. \nThe twelve gates were twelve pearls\, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold\, as pure as transparent glass. I did not see a temple in the city\, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it\, for the glory of God gives it light\, and the Lamb is its lamp.   \nRv 21:21–23
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SUMMARY:Saint Januarius
DESCRIPTION:Saint Januarius\, Bishop and Martyr Prv 3:27-34/Lk 8:16-18 (449). \nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/januarius-624\nCATHOLICISM SAINTS ST. JANUARIUS \n*Januarius \, also known as Januarius I of Benevento\, was Bishop of Benevento and is a martyr and saint of the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. While no contemporary sources on his life are preserved\, later sources and legends claim that he died during the Great Persecution\, which ended with Diocletian‘s retirement in 305. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Januarius \nYou yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt\, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant\, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine\, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. \nEx 19:4–6A
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SUMMARY:St Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn & St Paul Chŏng Ha-sang
DESCRIPTION:Saints Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn\, Priest\, and Paul Chŏng Ha-sang\, Martyrs Prv 21:1-6\, 10-13/Lk 8:19-21 (450). \nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/andrew-kim-taegon-465\nCATHOLICISM SAINTS ST. ANDREW KIM TAEGON \n*St Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn  \nOn 6 May 1984\, Pope John Paul II canonized Kim along with 102 other Korean Martyrs\, including Paul Chong Hasang\, during his trip to Korea. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Kim_Taegon \n**St Paul Chŏng Ha-sang \nSaint Paul Chong Hasang is considered a leading figure in the revitalization and growth of the Church in Korea. Despite severe hardship and persecution\, he kept his faith and served as a sterling example of piety for others. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Saint_Paul_Chong_Hasang.jpg \nhttps://stpaulchonghasang.org/who-was-st-paul-chong-hasang \nGreat is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom. One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts. They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty –  and I will meditate on your wonderful works. \nPs 145:3– \n 
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SUMMARY:Saint Matthew\, Apostle and Evangelist
DESCRIPTION:Saint Matthew\, Apostle and Evangelist red Feast Eph 4:1-7\, 11-13/Mt 9:9-13 (643) Pss Prop. \nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/matthew-697\nCATHOLICISM SAINTS ST. MATTHEW \n*St. Matthew – Reni \nGuido Reni painted this realistic portrait of Saint Matthew\, the Evangelist and Apostle\, writing the Gospel with divine inspiration given by an angel. The angel uses his fingers to list the truths which Matthew must write. \n**Matthew the Apostle\, also known as Saint Matthew and possibly as Levi\, was\, according to the New Testament\, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. According to Christian traditions\, he was also one of the four Evangelists as author of the Gospel of Matthew\, and thus is also known as Matthew the Evangelist\, a claim rejected by most biblical scholars\, though the “traditional authorship still has its defenders.” \nThe New Testament records that as a disciple\, he followed Jesus\, and was one of the witnesses of the Ascension of Jesus. Later Church fathers such as Irenaeus and Clement of Alexandria claim that Matthew preached the Gospel to the Jewish community in Judea\, before going to other countries. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_the_Apostle \nOn the last and greatest day of the festival\, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice\, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me\, as Scripture has said\, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”   \nJn 7:37–38 \n 
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SUMMARY:*Sacred Scripture* Tobias and the Archangel Raphael – Goya
DESCRIPTION:God sent the Archangel Raphael to aid and guide the young Tobias in finding a cure for Tobit’s blindness. This image of Tobias holding the fish for Tobit’s eyes while being mesmerized by the shining glory of the Archangel is by the artist F. Goya \nTobias and the Angel \nCa. 1787.\nThis devotional painting illustrates an Old Testament story (Tobias 6\, 1-8) in which Tobias meets the Archangel Raphael. The story of the two Tobias\, father and son\, is a model of Jewish piety and the father foreshadows the suffering of Christ´s Passion. He was faithful to the Law of God in the midst of generalized abuse and was put to the test on various occasions\, always successfully. This scene depicts one of those events\, when he went blind and God sent the Archangel Raphael to tell his son that his father could be cured by applying fish liver to his eyes. Notable here is the use of light as the most important technical element. The Archangel´s brilliance is\, in fact\, the only source of light in the whole composition. \nTb 6:2-8 \nOn the Way to Rages. \n2When the young man left home\, accompanied by the angel\, the dog followed Tobiah out and went along with them. Both journeyed along\, and when the first night came\, they camped beside the Tigris River.* \n3When the young man went down to wash his feet in the Tigris River\, a large fish leaped out of the water and tried to swallow his foot. He shouted in alarm. \n4But the angel said to the young man\, “Grab the fish and hold on to it!” He seized the fish and hauled it up on dry land. \n5The angel then told him: “Slit the fish open and take out its gall\, heart\, and liver\, and keep them with you; but throw away the other entrails. Its gall\, heart\, and liver are useful for medicine.”* \n6After Tobiah had slit the fish open\, he put aside the gall\, heart\, and liver. Then he roasted and ate part of the fish; the rest he salted and kept for the journey. \nRaphael’s Instructions. Afterward the two of them traveled on together till they drew near to Media. \n7Then the young man asked the angel this question: “Brother Azariah\, what medicine is in the fish’s heart\, liver\, and gall?” \n8He answered: “As for the fish’s heart and liver\, if you burn them to make smoke in the presence of a man or a woman who is afflicted by a demon or evil spirit\, any affliction will flee and never return. \nhttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/tobit/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. \nHe does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth\, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west\, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. \nPs 103:10–12
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SUMMARY:St Padre Pio
DESCRIPTION:Saint Pius of Pietrelcina\, Priest Memorial Eccl 3:1-11/Lk 9:18-22 (453). \nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/topics/padre-pio-site\nCATHOLICISM TOPICS PADRE PIO SITE \n*Francesco Forgione\, better known as Padre Pio and also Saint Pius of Pietrelcina\, was an Italian Franciscan Capuchin friar\, priest\, stigmatist\, and mystic. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. \nPadre Pio became famous for exhibiting stigmata for most of his life\, thereby generating much interest and controversy. He was both beatified in 1999 and canonized in 2002 by Pope John Paul II. The Sanctuary of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina is located in San Giovanni Rotondo\, Province of Foggia\, Italy. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padre_Pio \n** Friends\, in the latest “Bishop Barron Presents\,” I’m delighted to be joined by Shia LaBeouf\, the actor famous for “Transformers\,” “Honey Boy\,” and “The Peanut Butter Falcon\,” among other films. His most recent role is as the young Padre Pio in a new biopic on the great saint. \n \nThis is why it says: “When he ascended on high\, he took many captives and gave gifts to his people.”   \nEph 4:8
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SUMMARY:*Sacred Scripture*Parable* The Good Samaritan – Rembrandt
DESCRIPTION:The Good Samaritan of Christ’s parable takes the wounded and robbed traveler to an inn on his own horse and pays the innkeeper with his own money. Artwork by Rembrandt. \nLk 10:29-37 \nThe Parable of the Good Samaritan. \n29But because he wished to justify himself\, he said to Jesus\, “And who is my neighbor?” \n30Jesus replied\, “A man fell victim to robbers as he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho. They stripped and beat him and went off leaving him half-dead. \n31* A priest happened to be going down that road\, but when he saw him\, he passed by on the opposite side. \n32Likewise a Levite came to the place\, and when he saw him\, he passed by on the opposite side. \n33But a Samaritan traveler who came upon him was moved with compassion at the sight. \n34He approached the victim\, poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them. Then he lifted him up on his own animal\, took him to an inn and cared for him. \n35The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper with the instruction\, ‘Take care of him. If you spend more than what I have given you\, I shall repay you on my way back.’ \n36Which of these three\, in your opinion\, was neighbor to the robbers’ victim?” \n37He answered\, “The one who treated him with mercy.” Jesus said to him\, “Go and do likewise.” \nhttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/10 \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. \nVery truly I tell you\, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies\, it remains only a single seed. But it it dies\, it produces many seeds. Anyone who loves their life will lose it\, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. \nJOHN 12:24–25
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SUMMARY:*Sacred Scripture* Tobias Receiving His Father's Blessing – Bouguereau
DESCRIPTION:The Archangel Raphael stands by while the youth Tobias receives a blessing from his blind father\, Tobit\, before setting off to find a cure for Tobit. The mother of Tobias weeps at her son’s departure. Artwork by W. Bouguereau. \nTobias Receives his Father’s Blessing \nTb 5:17 \n17Tobit said\, “Blessing be upon you\, brother.” Then he called his son and said to him: “Son\, prepare whatever you need for the journey\, and set out with your kinsman. May God in heaven protect you on the way and bring you back to me safe and sound; may his angel accompany you for your safety\, son.” \nhttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/tobit/5 \nWilliam-Adolphe Bouguereau \nWilliam Bouguereau was a phenomenal painter who at one time presented the most captivating oil and canvas product of that time\, Tobias Receives his Father’s Blessing. \nJust like almost all of his numerous paintings that went ahead to earn him a spot in the painters’ hall of fame\, Tobias Receives his Father’s Blessing was a life-size painting. \nIts original size was 153 cm long and had a width of 119 cm. It was conceptualized\, painted and presented to the then studios in the year 1860. \nIt went on to populate his lush fantasy world which featured a good number of his similar themed paintings. Most of the paintings reflected his Christian essence and Greek Heritage. \nHe also seemed to be of liberal ideals as he painted several life-size images that seemed to exalt the peasant life and pacify the idea of social class seclusion. \nOther traits that featured in some of the William Bougeureau set pieces of the era between 1825 and 1905 featured mythological creatures\, peasants\, nobles\, angels\, and children. \nIn the painting\, Tobias Receives his Father’s Blessing\, the skills of William Bougeureau as a supreme craftsman with an intimate understanding of the human anatomy scream for attention and acknowledgment. \nHe seamlessly made use of a pleasantly gory blend of subtle and blatant color nuances to bring out the mixed feelings that are evoked by the act of a father blessing a son. \nThe mixed feelings presented by the painting among the four different personas are obvious from the expressions they have on their visage. The color scheming was an extra stylistic device employed ingeniously by the genius painter. \nAgain\, William Bougeureau managed to capture personal nuances in his painting personas\, their still but lifelike interactions\, and mood. He manages to bring life to the subjects in his painting and pass strong messages to the people via the painting. \nIt was accomplishments like this that made William Bougeureau enjoy intense and passionate following from his students. The painting\, Tobias Receives his Father’s Blessing\, served its own purpose as well as adding immense value to the other 800 paintings. Reproductions of his work have been done ever since\, and those done by respectable painters fetch exuberant prices. \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. \nThen I saw a new heaven and a new earth\, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away\, and there was no longer any sea . . . He who was seated on the throne said\, “I am making everything new!” Then he said\, “Write this down\, for these words are trustworthy and true.”   \nRv 21:1\, 5 \n\n 
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SUMMARY:*Sacred Scripture* Tobias Restoring His Father's Sight – Hemessen
DESCRIPTION:A sixteenth-century depiction of Tobias healing his father’s blindness with the gall of a fish\, while his family steadies the elderly Tobit and the Angel Raphael watches. This is by the artist J. Hemessen. \nTb 11:9-18 \nSight Restored. \n9Then Anna ran up to her son\, embraced him\, and said to him\, “Now that I have seen you again\, son\, I am ready to die!” And she sobbed aloud.a \n10Tobit got up and stumbled out through the courtyard gate to meet his son. Tobiah went up to him \n11with the fish gall in his hand and blew into his eyes. Holding him firmly\, he said\, “Courage\, father.” Then he applied the medicine to his eyes\, and it made them sting. \n12\, blank \n13Tobiah used both hands to peel the white scales from the corners of his eyes. Tobit saw his son and threw his arms around him. \n14Weeping\, he exclaimed\, “I can see you\, son\, the light of my eyes!” Then he prayed\, \n“Blessed be God\, \nblessed be his great name\, \nand blessed be all his holy angels. \nMay his great name be with us\, \nand blessed be all the angels throughout all the ages. \n15God it was who afflicted me\, \nand God who has had mercy on me. \nNow I see my son Tobiah!” \nThen Tobit went back in\, rejoicing and praising God with full voice. Tobiah related to his father how his journey had been a success; that he had brought back the money; and that he had married Raguel’s daughter Sarah\, who was about to arrive\, for she was near the gate of Nineveh.b \n16Rejoicing and blessing God\, Tobit went out to the gate of Nineveh to meet his daughter-in-law. When the people of Nineveh saw him coming\, walking along briskly\, with no one leading him by the hand\, they were amazed. \n17Before them all Tobit proclaimed how God had shown mercy to him and opened his eyes. When Tobit came up to Sarah\, the wife of his son Tobiah\, he blessed her and said: “Welcome\, my daughter! Blessed be your God for bringing you to us\, daughter! Blessed are your father and your mother. Blessed be my son Tobiah\, and blessed be you\, daughter! Welcome to your home with blessing and joy. Come in\, daughter!” That day there was joy for all the Jews who lived in Nineveh. \n18Ahiqar and his nephew Nadin* were also on hand to rejoice with Tobit. Tobiah’s wedding feast was celebrated with joy for seven days\, and many gifts were given to him. \nhttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/tobit/11 \nStory Summary \nTobit\, a devout Hebrew\, suffers from a blinding whiteness in his eyes that he attributes to accidental contamination from the droppings of sparrows. Previously\, he had left some silver with his relative Gabael in Media and wants to send his son Tobias to redeem it. Tobit hires a kinsman named Azariah (in actuality the archangel Raphael) to accompany Tobias. They depart\, and one evening Tobias\, bathing his feet in the Tigris River\, encounters a large\, aggressive fish. Azariah instructs him to capture the fish and remove the liver\, heart\, and gall bladder\, the first two organs as remedies for banishing demons and the third as a salve to anoint eyes blinded by a white film. \nSoon afterward\, Tobias encounters and marries the widow Sarah\, whose previous seven husbands were killed by demons. As instructed by Azariah\, Tobias burns the liver and heart of the fish\, the smoke of which drives away the demon\, enabling Tobias to marry Sarah. Subsequently\, Tobias\, eager to see his father\, returns home with Sarah and Azariah\, and rubbing the gall of the fish on his father’s eyes\, heals his blindness: “. . . and the white films scaled away from the corners of his eyes; and he saw his son” (possibly the origin of the expression\, “The scales fell from his eyes\,”). When Tobit attempts to recompense Azariah\, the angel reveals himself and ascends into the heavens. \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. \nHere I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door\, I will come in and eat with that person\, and they with me. \nRv 3:20 \n\n 
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SUMMARY:Saint Vincent de Paul
DESCRIPTION:Lives of the Saints \nby Alban Butler\, Benziger Bros. edition \n[1894] \nJuly 19.—ST. VINCENT OF PAUL. \n\nVINCENT was born in 1576.\n\nIn after-years\, when adviser of the queen and oracle of the Church in France\, he loved to recount how\, in his youth\, he had guarded his father’s pigs. \nSoon after his ordination he was captured by corsairs\, and carried into Barbary. He converted his renegade master\, and escaped with him to France. \nAppointed chaplain-general of the galleys of France\, his tender charity brought hope into those prisons where hitherto despair had reigned. A mother mourned her imprisoned son. Vincent put on his chains and took his place at the oar\, and gave him to his mother. \nHis charity embraced the poor\, young and old\, provinces desolated by civil war\, Christians enslaved by the infidel. The poor man\, ignorant and degraded\, was to him the image of Him Who became as “a leper and no man.” “Turn the medal\,” he said\, “and you then will see Jesus Christ.” \nHe went through the streets of Paris at night\, seeking the children who were left there to die. Once robbers rushed upon him\, thinking he carried a treasure\, but when he opened his cloak\, they recognized him and his burden\, and fell at his feet. \nNot only was St. Vincent the savior of the poor\, but also of the rich\, for he taught them to do works of mercy. When the work for the foundlings was in danger of failing from want of funds\, he assembled the ladies of the Association of Charity. He bade his most fervent daughters be present to give the spur to the others. Then he said\, “Compassion and charity have made you adopt these little creatures as your children. You have been their mothers according to grace\, when their own mothers abandoned them. Cease to be their mothers\, that you may become their judges; their life and death are in your hands. \nI shall now take your votes: it is time to pronounce sentence” The tears of the assembly were his only answer\, and the work was continued. The Society of St. Vincent\, the Priests of the Mission\, and 25\,000 Sisters of Charity still comfort the afflicted with the charity of St. Vincent of Paul. He died in 1660. \nReflection.—Most people who profess piety ask advice of directors about their prayers and spiritual exercises. Few inquire whether they are not in danger of damnation from neglect of works of charity. \nSaint Vincent de Paul\, Priest white Memorial Jb 3:1-3\, 11-17\, 20-23/Lk 9:51-56 (456). \nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/vincent-de-paul-795\nCATHOLICISM SAINTS ST. VINCENT DE PAUL \n*An antique illustration showing Saint Vincent de Paul walking with poor children. \n** Vincent de Paul (24 April 1581 – 27 September 1660)\, commonly known as Saint Vincent de Paul\, was a French Catholic priest who dedicated himself to serving the poor. In 1622 Vincent was appointed a chaplain to the galleys. After working for some time in Paris among imprisoned galley slaves\, he returned to be the superior of what is now known as the Congregation of the Mission\, or the “Vincentians” (in France known as “Lazaristes”). These priests\, with vows of poverty\, chastity\, obedience\, and stability\, were to devote themselves entirely to the people in smaller towns and villages. Vincent was zealous in conducting retreats for clergy at a time when there was great laxity\, abuse\, and ignorance among them. He was a pioneer in clerical training and was instrumental in establishing seminaries\, and founder of the Congregation of the Mission and Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_de_Paul \nI will praise you\, Lord\, with all my heart; before the “gods” I will sing your praise. I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness\, for you have so exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame.   \nPs 138:1–2
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SUMMARY:St Wenceslaus & St Lawrence Ruiz
DESCRIPTION:Saint Wenceslaus\, Martyr; Saint Lawrence Ruiz and Companions\, Martyrs Jb 9:1-12\, 14-16/Lk 9:57-62 (457). \nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/wenceslaus-802\nCATHOLICISM SAINTS ST. WENCESLAUS \n*Wenceslaus I was the duke of Bohemia from 921 until his death probably either in 935 or 929 (although 935 is favored today). His younger brother\, Boleslaus the Cruel\, is commonly considered the perpetrator of Wenceslaus’ assassination by the Czech public and the Roman Catholic Church. However\, there is a debate on whether his death was an accident or a murder. According to some historians it was the result of a quarrel between the two brothers or their parties (probably after a night of drinking). Boleslaus’ men then killed Wenceslaus in the subsequent chaotic fight. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wenceslaus_I\,_Duke_of_Bohemia \n**Saint Lorenzo Ruiz was born in Manila of a Chinese father and a Filipino mother\, both Christians. Thus he learned Chinese and Tagalog from them\, and Spanish from the Dominicans whom he served as altar boy and sacristan. He became a professional calligrapher\, transcribing documents in beautiful penmanship. He was a full member of the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary under Dominican auspices. He married and had two sons and a daughter. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_Ruiz \nGive thanks to the Lord\, for he is good; his love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story – those he redeemed from the hand of the foe\, those he gathered from the lands\, from east and west\, from north and south.   \nPs 107:1–3 \n 
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SUMMARY:Saints Michael\, Gabriel and Raphael\, Archangels
DESCRIPTION:Saints Michael\, Gabriel and Raphael\, Archangels Feast Dan 7:9-10\, 13-14 or Rv 12:7-12a/Jn 1:47-51 (647) Pss Prop. \nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/michael-gabriel-raphael-704\nCATHOLICISM SAINTS ST. MICHAEL\, ST. GABRIEL\, & ST. RAPHAEL \n*St. Michael the Archangel – Giordano. \nSaint Michael the Archangel stands on Satan and pierces the Devil with his spear. Other devils\, writhing with serpents\, fall to Hell with Satan. Artwork by L. Giordano. \nhttps://restoredtraditions.com/products/st-michael-archangel-giordano?_pos=6&_sid=62d35cd3f&_ss=r \n**The Archangel Raphael – Murillo. \nThe Archangel Raphael\, holding the fish\, which cures Tobit\, and a walking stick. Artwork by E. Murillo. \nhttps://restoredtraditions.com/products/archangel-raphael-murillo?_pos=1&_sid=62d35cd3f&_ss=r \n***The Angel Gabriel of the Annunciation – Dolci. \nA beautiful portrait of the Archangel Gabriel with folded hands\, bowing to the Blessed Mother during his Annunciation to her. Artwork by C. Dolci. \nhttps://restoredtraditions.com/products/angel-of-annunciation-gabriel-detail-artist-dolci?_pos=16&_sid=62d35cd3f&_ss=r \nAn archangel /ˌɑːrkˈeɪndʒəl/ is an angel considered to be of the highest rank in popular consciousness\, due to John Milton’s Paradise Lost\, though theological works actually place them as the second lowest amongst nine orders. The word archangel itself is usually associated with the Abrahamic religions\, but beings that are very similar to archangels are found in a number of other religious traditions. Archangels also appear in the religious texts of Gnosticism. The four most common archangels are Michael\, Gabriel\, Raphael\, and Uriel. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archangel \nA woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. So with you: Now is your time of grief\, but I will see you again and you will rejoice\, and no one will take away your joy. \nJn 16:21–22
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SUMMARY:Saint Jerome
DESCRIPTION:Saints Who Were Great Evangelizers \nSt. Jerome – A Fourth Century Doctor of the Church\, Jerome made the Bible more accessible to everyday people when he translated it into Latin from its original Hebrew and Greek. St. Jerome is famous for saying\, “Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.” We can follow in Jerome’s evangelizing footsteps by loving the Word of God. \nSaint Jerome\, Priest and Doctor of the Church Jb 38:1\, 12-21; 40:3-5/Lk 10:13-16 (459). \nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/jerome-625\nCATHOLICISM SAINTS ST. JEROME \n*Our Lady sits holding the Child Jesus in the countryside outside a town. Saints Jerome and Dominic kneel on either side of Mary and Christ. Artwork by fifteenth-century artist\, Fra Lippi. \n**Jerome (/dʒəˈroʊm/; Latin: Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; Greek: Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος; c. 342 – c. 347 – 30 September 420)\, also known as Jerome of Stridon\, was a Christian priest\, confessor\, theologian\, and historian; he is commonly known as Saint Jerome. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome \nI have told you these things\, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. \nJn 16:33
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SUMMARY:Saint Therese
DESCRIPTION:Saints Who Were Great Evangelizers \nSt. Thérèse of the Child Jesus – Also known as St. Thérèse of Lisieux and the Little Flower\, Thérèse was a French Carmelite in the late 1800s. She is best known for pursuing the “little way” to holiness\, serving God in every little action of daily life\, before dying of tuberculosis at the age of 24 in 1897. She was named the patroness of Catholic missions by Pope Pius XI because of her devotion of praying for missionaries. She was named a Doctor of the Church (the third woman and youngest person ever to receive this honor) by Blessed Pope John Paul II in 1997. \nLives of the Saints \nby Alban Butler\, Benziger Bros. edition \n[1894] \n\n TERESA OF THE INFANT JESUS\n\nMARIE-FRANCOISE-THERESE MARTIN\, known as “The Little Flower of Jesus\,” was born at Alençon. France\, on January 2nd\, 1873. Reared in a home of comfort and surrounded by refinements that would have spoiled an ordinary child\, Teresa’s intelligence had an early dawning which enabled her to comprehend the Divine Goodness far in advance of her tender years. Our Lord visited upon the child a severe trial—a strange malady from which there seemed no recovery. Her implicit confidence in God\, however\, overcame her infirmity and she progressed rapidly toward sanctity. \nTeresa adopted flowers as the symbol of her love for her Divine Savior and offered her practices in virtue\, sacrifice\, and mortification as flowers at the feet of Jesus. \nAt fifteen she entered the Carmelite Convent at Lisieux\, France\, where she distinguished herself by punctual observance of the rule\, burning love for God and wonderful trust in Him. \nBefore she died\, this “lily of delicious perfume”—as Pope Pius X. called her—revealed to the superiors her life story in pages of rarest beauty. \nShe died in the odor of sanctity on September 30th\, 1897\, at the age of 24. Since her death countless graces have been attributed to her intercession. Pope Benedict XV in 1921 opened the way for the process of her beatification and she was declared Blessed by Pope Pius XI. on April 29\, 1923\, and was canonized on May 17\, 1925. \nSaint Thérèse of the Child Jesus\, Virgin and Doctor of the Church white Memorial Jb 42:1-3\, 5-6\, 12-17/Lk 10:17-24 (460). \nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/therese-of-lisieux-the-little-flower-13769\nST. THÉRÈSE OF LISIEUX – THE LITTLE FLOWER \n*St. Therese of Lisieux – Chambers. \nSaint Therese\, the great Carmelite Saint of Modernity\, holds a crucifix and roses\, in this beautiful artwork by Charles Bosseron Chambers. \n**Thérèse died at the age of 24 from tuberculosis. Her feast day in the General Roman Calendar was 3 October from 1927 until it was moved in 1969 to 1 October. \n***Thérèse of Lisieux OCD (French: Thérèse de Lisieux [te.ʁɛz də li.zjø])\, born Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin (2 January 1873 – 30 September 1897)\, also known as Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face (Thérèse de l’Enfant Jésus et de la Sainte Face)\, was a French Catholic Discalced Carmelite nun who is widely venerated in modern times. She is popularly known in English as the Little Flower of Jesus\, or simply the Little Flower\, and in French as la petite Thérèse (little Thérèse). \nThérèse has been a highly influential model of sanctity for Catholics and for others because of the simplicity and practicality of her approach to the spiritual life. Together with Francis of Assisi\, she is one of the most popular saints in the history of the church. Pope Pius X called her “the greatest saint of modern times”. (Full article…)\nPrayer: “For me\, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven\, it is a cry of recognition and of love\, embracing both trial and joy”\nAttributes: Discalced Carmelite habit\, crucifix\, roses\nPatronage: Gardens of Vatican City; Missionaries; France; Russia; HIV/AIDS sufferers; radio care-a-thons; florists and gardeners; loss of parents; tuberculosis; aviators; bodily ills; the Russicum; Alaska; Pasay City\, Antipolo City\, Philippines; Australia; Cheyenne\, Wyoming; Fresno\, California; Pueblo\, Colorado; Kisumu\, Kenya; Witbank\, South Africa\nSee also: Nicola da Forca Palena \n \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Catholic_Church/Patron_Archive/October_1 \n****Thérèse of Lisieux OCD (French: Thérèse de Lisieux [te.ʁɛz də li.zjø])\, born Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin (2 January 1873 – 30 September 1897)\, also known as Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face (Thérèse de l’Enfant Jésus et de la Sainte Face)\, was a French Catholic Discalced Carmelite nun who is widely venerated in modern times. She is popularly known in English as the Little Flower of Jesus\, or simply the Little Flower\, and in French as la petite Thérèse (little Thérèse). \nThérèse has been a highly influential model of sanctity for Catholics and for others because of the simplicity and practicality of her approach to the spiritual life. Together with Francis of Assisi\, she is one of the most popular saints in the history of the church. Pope Pius X called her “the greatest saint of modern times”. \nThérèse felt an early call to religious life and\, after overcoming various obstacles\, in 1888\, at the early age of 15\, she became a nun and joined two of her older sisters in the cloistered Carmelite community of Lisieux\, Normandy (yet another sister\, Céline\, also later joined the order). After nine years as a Carmelite religious\, having fulfilled various offices such as sacristan and assistant to the novice mistress\, in her last eighteen months in Carmel she fell into a night of faith\, in which she is said to have felt Jesus was absent and been tormented by doubts that God existed. Thérèse died at the age of 24 from tuberculosis. \nHer feast day in the General Roman Calendar was 3 October from 1927 until it was moved in 1969 to 1 October. Thérèse is well known throughout the world\, with the Basilica of Lisieux being the second most popular place of pilgrimage in France after Lourdes. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_of_Lisieux \nBe joyful in hope\, patient in affliction\, faithful in prayer . . . Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. \nRom 12:12\, 15 \n  \n 
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SUMMARY:*Sacred Scripture* Triumph of David – Manfredi
DESCRIPTION:The young David carries the head of Goliath\, which he has severed from the giant’s body\, and walks beside a girl playing on a tambourine. Artwork by B. Manfredi. \nSm 1. 17:38-51 \nPreparation for the Encounter. \n38Then Saul dressed David in his own tunic\, putting a bronze helmet on his head and arming him with a coat of mail. \n39David also fastened Saul’s sword over the tunic. He walked with difficulty\, however\, since he had never worn armor before. He said to Saul\, “I cannot go in these\, because I am not used to them.” So he took them off. \n40Then\, staff in hand\, David selected five smooth stones from the wadi and put them in the pocket of his shepherd’s bag. With his sling in hand\, he approached the Philistine. \nDavid’s Victory. \n41* With his shield-bearer marching before him\, the Philistine advanced closer and closer to David. \n42When he sized David up and saw that he was youthful\, ruddy\, and handsome in appearance\, he began to deride him. \n43He said to David\, “Am I a dog that you come against me with a staff?” Then the Philistine cursed David by his gods \n44and said to him\, “Come here to me\, and I will feed your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field.”k \n45David answered him: “You come against me with sword and spear and scimitar\, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of hosts\, the God of the armies of Israel whom you have insulted. \n46Today the LORD shall deliver you into my hand; I will strike you down and cut off your head. This very day I will feed your dead body and the dead bodies of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field; thus the whole land shall learn that Israel has a God. \n47All this multitude\, too\, shall learn that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves. For the battle belongs to the LORD\, who shall deliver you into our hands.”l \n48The Philistine then moved to meet David at close quarters\, while David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine. \n49David put his hand into the bag and took out a stone\, hurled it with the sling\, and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone embedded itself in his brow\, and he fell on his face to the ground. \n50Thus David triumphed over the Philistine with sling and stone; he struck the Philistine dead\, and did it without a sword in his hand.m \n51Then David ran and stood over him; with the Philistine’s own sword which he drew from its sheath he killed him\, and cut off his head.n \nhttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/1samuel/17 \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. \nIn you\, Lord\, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. Turn your ear to me\, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge\, a strong fortress to save me.   \nPs 31:1–2
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SUMMARY:*Sacred Scripture* Praying Woman – Rembrandt
DESCRIPTION:A Dutch peasant woman prays\, with bowed head and folded hands\, in this quaint portrait by Rembrandt. \nThere was a prophetess\, Anna \nLk 2:36-40 \nThe Presentation in the Temple. \n36There was also a prophetess\, Anna\, the daughter of Phanuel\, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years\, having lived seven years with her husband after her marriage\, \n37and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple\, but worshiped night and day with fasting and prayer. \n38And coming forward at that very time\, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were awaiting the redemption of Jerusalem.m \nThe Return to Nazareth. \n39When they had fulfilled all the prescriptions of the law of the Lord\, they returned to Galilee\, to their own town of Nazareth.n \n40The child grew and became strong\, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.o \nhttps://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/2 \nReflection on the Painting-Painted in 1631 \nIn our painting by Rembrandt\, we see the Prophetess Anna reading Scripture. The letters in the sacred book appear to be in Hebrew\, although they cannot be read as a text. It is thought that this painting is a portrait of Rembrandt’s mother. The wrinkled hands are beautifully rendered conveying wisdom and age. The main light falls on the book she is reading and on her wrinkled hand\, stressing the importance of Scripture for Rembrandt. The woman’s face remains in the shadows. \nIt is the age of Anna that makes for a very hopeful reading today. She was found daily in the House of God\, praying and speaking prophetically to others about the Lord’s promise to send the Messiah…. She was eighty-four when she finally met Jesus. Advancing in age\, dealing with the hardships and disappointments in life\, can make people feel cynical towards the Christian faith. Anna’s hope in God and love for Him grew with age! So today’s reading is one of great hope and expectation that God always fulfils His promises towards us. \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. \nAll this is from God\, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ\, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.   \n2 Cor 5:18–19 \n\n  \n 
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SUMMARY:Saint Francis of Assisi
DESCRIPTION:Saints Who Were Great Evangelizers \nSt. Francis of Assisi – One of the most beloved saints\, Francis of Assisi lived the Gospel by identifying himself with the poor\, embracing outcasts and enemies\, and celebrating the goodness of God present in all creation. His witness revitalized a Church that had “fallen into ruin\,” and his influence today goes beyond the order he founded and even beyond the Catholic Church. When the last two popes held interreligious gatherings to pray for peace\, they met not in Rome\, but in Assisi. \nLives of the Saints \nby Alban Butler\, Benziger Bros. edition \n[1894] \nOctober 4.—ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI. \nFRANCIS\, the son of a merchant of Assisi\, was born in that city in 1182. Chosen by God to be a living manifestation to the world of Christ’s poor and suffering life on earth\, he was early inspired with a high esteem and burning love of poverty and humiliation. The thought of the Man of Sorrows\, Who had not where to lay His head\, filled him with holy envy of the poor\, and constrained him to renounce the wealth and worldly station which he abhorred. The scorn and hard usage which he met with from his father and townsmen when he appeared among them in the garb of poverty were delightful to him. “Now\,” he exclaimed\, “I can say truly\, ‘Our Father Who art in heaven.'” But divine love burned in him too mightily not to kindle like desires in other hearts. Many joined themselves to him\, and were constituted by Pope Innocent III. into a religious Order\, which spread rapidly throughout Christendom. St. Francis\, after visiting the East in the vain quest of martyrdom\, spent his life like his Divine Master—now in preaching to the multitudes\, now amid desert solitudes in fasting and contemplation. During one of these retreats he received on his hands\, feet\, and side the print of the five bleeding wounds of Jesus. With the cry\, “Welcome\, sister Death\,” he passed to the glory of his God October 4\, 1226. \nReflection.—”My God and my all\,” St. Francis’ constant prayer\, explains both his poverty and his wealth. \n\nSaint Francis of Assisi Memorial Gal 1:13-24/Lk 10:38-42 (462).\nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/francis-of-assisi-571\nCATHOLICISM SAINTS ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI \n\n\n*This artwork by Esteban Murillo  shows Saint Francis of Assisi embracing the Crucified Jesus\, while the Saint’s foot rests on the globe\, representing the mendicant friar’s renunciation of the world for Christ. Two angels hold a book\, on which is written in Latin: “You who do not give up everything that you have cannot be my disciple.” The Savior wraps His right arm around Francis\, showing His acceptance of the Saint’s offering.\n\n**(Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone\, better known as Saint Francis of Assisi (Italian: Francesco d’Assisi; c. 1181 – 3 October 1226)\, was a mystic Italian Catholic friar\, founder of the Franciscans\, and one of the most venerated figures in Christianity. In 1223\, he arranged for the first Christmas live nativity scene. Pope Gregory IX canonized him on 16 July 1228. Francis later became associated with patronage of animals and the natural environment. It became customary for churches to hold ceremonies blessing animals on his feast day of 4 October.\n\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_of_Assisi \nHe looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him\, “Ephphatha!” (which means “Be opened!”). At this\, the man’s ears were opened\, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly.   \nMk 7:34–35
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SUMMARY:Saint Faustina Kowalska & Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos
DESCRIPTION:Saint Faustina Kowalska\, Virgin & Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos\, Priest Gal 2:1-2\, 7-14/Lk 11:1-4 (463). \nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/faustina-kowalska-564\nCATHOLICISM SAINTS ST. FAUSTINA KOWALSKA \n*Maria Faustyna Kowalska (born Helena Kowalska; 25 August 1905 – 5 October 1938[1])\, also known as Saint Maria Faustyna Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament and popularly spelled Faustina\, was a Polish Roman Catholic nun and mystic. Her apparitions of Jesus Christ inspired the Roman Catholic devotion to the Divine Mercy and earned her the title of “Secretary of Divine Mercy”. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faustina_Kowalska \n**Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos\, C.Ss.R. \nMissionary preacher\nAs a child\, Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos\, C.Ss.R. used to claim that he didn’t simply want to imitate his patron saint: he wanted to be another St.Francis Xavier. He entered the seminary in Augsburg after completing a degree in Philosophy. While there\, he heard about the missionary activity of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer\, and traveled to North America\, specifically to become a Redemptorist priest. For nine years\, he worked as the assistant of St. John Neumann in the parish of St. Philomena in Pittsburgh. He dedicated himself to the mission of preaching\, and\, before long\, he had attained a reputation as an excellent preacher and an insightful\, attentive spiritual director. He was also known for a happy availability for anyone who might need him at any time. He became pastor of the church of St. Mary of the Assumption in New Orleans\, and died there of yellow fever while nursing the sick during an epidemic. \n\nBlessed Francis Xavier Seelos\, C.Ss.R.\n\n***Seelos was touched by the letters published in the Catholic newspaper Sion\, from the Redemptorist missionaries describing the lack of spiritual care for the thousands of German-speaking immigrants. After visiting the Redemptorists in Altötting\, he decided to enter the congregation\, asking to work as a missionary in the United States. He was accepted by the Redemptorists on November 22\, 1842\, and sailed the following year from Le Havre\, France\, on March 17\, arriving in New York on April 20\, 1843. On December 22\, 1844\, after having completed his novitiate and theological studies\, Seelos was ordained a priest in the Redemptorist Church of St. James in Baltimore\, Maryland \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Xavier_Seelos \nHe says: “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles\, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.”   \nIs 49:6
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SUMMARY:Saint Bruno & Blessed Marie Rose Durocher
DESCRIPTION:  \nLives of the Saints \nby Alban Butler\, Benziger Bros. edition \n[1894] \n October 6.—ST. BRUNO. \nBRUNO was born at Cologne\, about 1030\, of an illustrious family. He was endowed with rare natural gifts\, which he cultivated with care at Paris. He became canon of Cologne\, and then of Rheims\, where he had the direction of theological studies. On the death of the bishop the see fell for a time into evil hands\, and Bruno retired with a few friends into the country. There he resolved to forsake the world\, and to live a life of retirement and penance. With six companions he applied to Hugh\, Bishop of Grenoble\, who led them into a wild solitude called the Chartreuse. There they lived in poverty\, self-denial\, and silence\, each apart in his own cell\, meeting only for the worship of God\, and employing themselves in copying books. From the name of the spot the Order of St. Bruno was called the Carthusian. Six years later\, Urban II. called Bruno to Rome\, that he might avail himself of his guidance. Bruno tried to live there as he had lived in the desert; but the echoes of the great city disturbed his solitude\, and\, after refusing high dignities\, he wrung from the Pope permission to resume his monastic life in Calabria. There he lived\, in humility and mortification and great peace\, till his blessed death in 1101. \nReflection.—”O everlasting kingdom\,” said St. Augustine; “kingdom of endless ages\, whereon rests the untroubled light and the peace of God which passeth all understanding\, where the souls of the Saints are in rest\, and everlasting joy is on their heads\, and sorrow and sighing have fled away! When shall I come and appear before God?” \nSaint Bruno\, Priest; & Blessed Marie Rose Durocher\, Virgin Gal 3:1-5/Lk 11:5-13 (464). \nhttps://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/bruno-508\nCATHOLICISM SAINTS ST. BRUNO \n*Saint Bruno\, founder of the Carthusian monastic order\, kneels with his arms folded and his head and eyes downcast in front of an altar and crucifix praying to God. Artwork by E. Le Sueur. \n**Bruno of Cologne (German: Bruno von Köln\, Italian: Bruno di Colonia;c. 1030 – 6 October 1101) was the founder of the Carthusian Order\, he personally founded the order’s first two communities. He was a celebrated teacher at Reims\, and a close advisor of his former pupil\, Pope Urban II. His feast day is October 6. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_of_Cologne \n***Marie-Rose Durocher (6 October 1811 – 6 October 1849) was a Canadian Roman Catholic religious sister\, who founded the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. She was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church in 1982. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Rose_Durocher \nRighteous Father\, though the world does not know you\, I know you\, and they know that you have sent me. I have made you known to them\, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.   \nJn 17:25–26 \n 
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SUMMARY:Our Lady of the Rosary
DESCRIPTION:Our Lady of the Rosary Memorial Gal 3:7-14/Lk 11:15-26 (465) Pss Prop. \n*The Blessed Virgin Mary sits\, holding the Christ Child\, in front of a rose bush\, which is hung with depictions of each mystery of the Rosary. Our Lady hands a rosary to St. Dominic\, and Christ extends His hands to a bishop. Other saints kneel\, looking towards the Blessed Mother and her Son. Cherubs scatter rose petals\, symbolizing graces which come through recitation of the Rosary. Artwork by L. Lotto. \n**Our Lady of the Rosary\, also known as Our Lady of the Holy Rosary\, is a Marian title.The Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary\, formerly known as Feast of Our Lady of Victory and Feast of the Holy Rosary is celebrated on 7 October in the General Roman Calendar. 7 October is the anniversary of the decisive victory of the combined fleet of the Holy League of 1571 over the Ottoman navy at the Battle of Lepanto. \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_the_Rosary \nI am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me – just as the Father knows me and I know the Father-and I lay down my life for the sheep. \nJn 10:14–15 \n 
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SUMMARY:"I am the handmaiden of the Lord; let it be to me according to your Word." It is in these words that we discover the vocation of every Christian.
DESCRIPTION:Flowers have always been associated with the Blessed Virgin Mary. All who enjoy flowers and especially flower bouquets enjoy a special relationship with her. \n“What came about in bodily form in Mary\, the fullness of the godhead shining through Christ in the Blessed Virgin\, takes place in a similar way in every soul that has been made pure. The Lord does not come in bodily form\, for ‘we no longer know Christ according to the flesh\,’ but He dwells in us spiritually and the Father takes up His abode with Him\, the Gospel tells us. In this way the child Jesus is born in each of us.” Cappadocian Father\, Gregory of Nyssa. \nhttps://www.catholic.org/mary/pray.php \nMary\, the Mother of Jesus\nBy Gaye Strathearn\n \nMadonna of Humility – Dalmasio. \n* In this fourteenth-century image of the Madonna and Child by Dalmasio\, the Blessed Virgin holds the Infant Christ as He looks up at His Mother\, holding her veil. Mary sits on grass\, covered with bright flowers\, which symbolize her virginity. There is a small crescent moon at her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head\, denoting the Blessed Mother as the Woman of the Apocalypse foretold in Revelation 12:1. Mary and Christ sit in the glow of the large\, yellow sun\, with angels looking down at them from the sky above. \nhttps://restoredtraditions.com/products/madonna-of-humility-dalmasio?_pos=286&_sid=2a6d72dbb&_ss=r \n1 – Mary’s story is a timeless reminder of the costs and blessings of discipleship. \n\nMary\, the mother of Jesus\, is one of the few women mentioned in scripture and the only one whose life and ministry were prophesied about centuries before her birth (see 1 Nephi 11:15\, 18; Mosiah 3:8; Alma 7:10).1 The New Testament authors of Matthew\, Mark\, Luke\, and John provide only glimpses into her life and ministry because their focus is rightly concentrated on the Savior. But the early Christian church gave Mary the title of theotokos\, the “bearer or mother of God”2 as a reminder of the important part that she also plays in the Father’s plan. \nElder Bruce R. McConkie (1915–85) of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles has written: “Can we speak too highly of her whom the Lord has blessed above all women? There was only one Christ\, and there is only one Mary. Each was noble and great in [the premortal existence]\, and each was foreordained to the ministry he or she performed. We cannot but think that the Father would choose the greatest female spirit to be the mother of his Son\, even as he chose the male spirit like unto him to be the Savior. … We should … hold up Mary with that proper esteem which is hers.”3 \nLuke’s account of the story of the Annunciation to Mary (see Luke 1:26–56) gives us a window through which to better appreciate this remarkable young woman. Through her interactions with Gabriel and Elisabeth\, we see a young woman trying to grasp and understand her unique call from God. The magnitude of that call must have weighed heavily upon someone so young\, and yet she readily submitted her will to that of the Father. Her story reminds us that God is aware of all of His children and that He calls ordinary men and women to participate in extraordinary ways to help build His kingdom. She became Jesus’s first disciple\, and thus she is a model for all who choose to follow Him. \n\n\nNazareth: Mary’s Home\n \n\nMadonna & the Shepherd – Wolfe \n**The Blessed Virgin Mary\, standing in a field with trees and flowers\, holds the Child Jesus out to a kneeling shepherd boy\, who presents the Savior with a bunch of bright flowers. The boy’s sheep graze behind him. This beautiful artwork is by H. Wolfe. \nhttps://restoredtraditions.com/products/madonna-shepherd-wolfe?_pos=1&_sid=4329cd9dd&_ss=r \n\n\n2 – Unfortunately\, the New Testament tells us nothing about Mary’s parents\, her birth\, or anything about her life in Nazareth. Luke describes Nazareth as a polis\, which can be translated as either a city or a town\, but it does not appear to have been a place of significance. Outside of the New Testament\, Nazareth is not mentioned in any text until the end of the second century AD. \nWe do know that Nazareth was located on a hill in lower Galilee overlooking the fertile Jezreel Valley\, 65 miles (105 km) north of Jerusalem. Archaeology indicates that first-century Nazareth was more like a village than a city or even a town\, with an estimated population of around 400–500.4 With few exceptions\, much of the population throughout Galilee struggled to survive as subsistence workers\, tending livestock\, fishing\, and working the land just to put food on the table for their families and to pay their taxes. The village had no fortifications; there is no evidence that it had paved streets or monumental architecture\, nor that it used luxury items such as marble\, mosaics\, or frescos in the buildings\, nor that the households contained imported fine wares.5 The two first-century houses that have been excavated appear to be modest one-story abodes with two rooms\, a thatched roof\, and a small courtyard.6 Burial practices and some limestone vessel fragments indicate that the inhabitants were Jewish rather than Gentiles. \nWhile none of these discoveries can be tied directly to Mary or her family\, they do give us a sense of what her life in Nazareth may have looked like: a peasant girl living in a rural village\, far from the religious center of Jerusalem with its temple\, priestly aristocracy\, and wealth. Even as a young girl\, she would have worked beside her mother and the other women of the village\, weaving cloth\, cooking\, gathering firewood\, collecting water from the household cisterns or village wells\, and working in the fields—all to help her family survive from day to day. \n\n\n\nMary’s Call\n\n \nAnnunciation – Poussin. \n*** In this image of the Annunciation by N. Poussin\, the Blessed Virgin sits upon a cushion on the floor with a book at her side\, looking at the Angel Gabriel\, who kneels on one knee before her and points to Heaven. The Holy Ghost\, in the form of a large white dove\, rests in the air above Mary’s head in a circle of light. \nhttps://restoredtraditions.com/products/annunciation-poussin?_pos=1&_sid=83ea1dc3e&_ss=r \n3 – Mary’s story in the book of Luke opens with the appearance of the angel Gabriel\, the same angel who had earlier appeared to Zacharias in the temple (see Luke 1:11\, 19\, 26). When Gabriel appears\, Mary is a young woman engaged to be married to Joseph (see Luke 1:27). Although we do not know how old Mary was at the time\, in antiquity it was possible for marriage contracts to be arranged even before puberty. Gabriel’s appearance and declarations that Mary is “highly favoured\,” that “the Lord is with thee\,” that she is “blessed … among women” (Luke 1:28)\, and that\, according to the Joseph Smith Translation of Luke 1:28\, she was “chosen” (see also Alma 7:10) must have elicited a mixed reaction of confusion and even fear in Mary. We can only imagine what thoughts might have raced through her mind at that moment\, but they could have included questions like\, “Why does God consider me to be ‘blessed among women’?” “Why have I ‘found favour with God’ and what does that even mean?” (see Luke 1:30). “Why did God send Gabriel to me and not to any of the other young women in Nazareth or in Jerusalem?” Yes\, she was from the house of David (see Luke 1:32; Romans 1:3)\, but that meant little under the Roman occupation. After all\, she was just a young woman from a peasant family\, living in an insignificant village. As Nathaniel would later ask\, “Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?” (John 1:46). \nGabriel does not answer any of the questions that may have filled Mary’s mind and heart. Instead he continues with his message: she will conceive a child\, but not just any child. Her child shall be called the “Son of the Highest” and will receive “the throne of his father David.” (See Luke 1:31–32.) In other words\, Gabriel told Mary that her son would be both the Son of God and the promised Messiah. If Mary had been confused and afraid before this announcement\, we can only imagine her heightened state after it. \nLet’s consider one principle that this part of Mary’s story teaches about discipleship. God’s plan for Mary was not something that she had asked for! Gabriel had appeared to Zacharias because he and Elisabeth had prayed for a miracle child\, but he came to Mary under very different circumstances: not to fulfill a petition\, but to announce God’s will for her. With her impending wedding\, Mary had probably thought about the possibility of having children in the future. But even though there was a wave of messianic expectation in Judaism in the first century\, would Mary have thought that she\, a peasant young woman from Nazareth\, would be the mother of the Messiah? Probably not. The point is that calls of discipleship often require alterations to our personal life plans. \nLuke focuses his record on the declarations of Gabriel and then Elisabeth. But there are three occasions when Mary articulates her thoughts and feelings. \n\n\n\nAn Inspired Question\nAnnunciation – Angelico. \n\n\n\n\n\n****This famous image (click below link to view entire image)\, by renowned Early Renaissance artist Fra Angelico\, shows the Archangel Gabriel asking the Virgin Mary to be the Mother of God. The Angel stands before the seated Virgin\, speaking to her. Gabriel’s golden words are written in the air between him and Mary. \nhttps://restoredtraditions.com/products/annunciation-angelico?_pos=21&_sid=99ceca38c&_ss=r \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4 – The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary with the astonishing message that she was “blessed … among women” and that she would bear the Son of God. \n\n\n\n\nThe first is her question to Gabriel\, “How shall this be\, seeing I know not a man?” (Luke 1:34). Given the circumstances\, her question is a reasonable one. It reminds readers of Zacharias’s question\, “Whereby shall I know this? [i.e.\, that Elisabeth would bear a son]” (verse 18). But whereas his question expresses doubt about Gabriel’s answer to a prayer that Zacharias himself had offered up to God\, Mary’s question seeks clarification about God’s declared will for her. Questions are inevitable when God’s invitations challenge disciples to raise the bar and move out of their comfort zones\, and inspired questions lead to revelation. \nGabriel’s answer to Mary’s question comes in three parts: \n\n\nFirst\, he tells Mary\, “The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee” (verse 35). The Holy Ghost is the power whereby disciples in every age are magnified in their callings. “Remember that this work is not yours and mine alone\,” taught President Thomas S. Monson (1927–2018). “It is the Lord’s work\, and when we are on the Lord’s errand\, we are entitled to the Lord’s help. Remember that whom the Lord calls\, the Lord qualifies.”7 Then Gabriel gives Mary information specific to her situation: “And the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee:8 therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God” (verse 35). \n\n\nSecond\, Gabriel tells Mary about Elisabeth\, someone who is experiencing a similar\, although not identical\, miraculous pregnancy (see verse 36). Elisabeth’s pregnancy is a sign to Mary that she is not alone\, that there is at least one other person who has some sense of what she is going through. \n\n\nThird\, Gabriel unequivocally declares\, “For with God nothing shall be impossible” (verse 37). God did the impossible when Elisabeth conceived.9 Gabriel’s declaration is a reminder to disciples in every age that when we respond to God’s invitations\, miracles can take place. \n\n\n\n\n\nA Disciple’s Willingness\n\n \n\nVirgin Mary of the Adoption – Ingres. \n*****This is a portrait of Our Lady wearing a blue cloak\, marked with a gold star\, and sitting meditatively beside a table with lilies on it. Artwork by Ingres. \nhttps://restoredtraditions.com/products/virgin-mary-of-the-adoption-ingres?_pos=1&_sid=053d45067&_ss=r \n5 – Mary’s second verbal response in the story epitomizes\, in my mind\, the commitment and outlook of a disciple: “Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word” (Luke 1:38). “Handmaid” indicates that Mary has chosen to accept the call that God has extended to her. This statement is Mary’s version of what her Son will say in Gethsemane\, “not my will\, but thine\, be done” (Luke 22:42). While it seems clear that at this point in her journey\, she cannot possibly understand all that will be required of her—Simeon later prophesies to her that “a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also” (Luke 2:35)—nevertheless\, Mary chooses to move forward with faith. “And the angel departed from her” (Luke 1:38). When Gabriel leaves\, Mary is left alone. While it is one thing for a disciple to make declarations like hers in the presence of a divine messenger\, what does she do now that the angel is gone? How does she explain this experience to her parents? to Joseph? What is the personal cost to her if they or the inhabitants of Nazareth do not believe her? The close quarters of her life in Nazareth could now become difficult for her. \nSo she recalls the second part of Gabriel’s answer to her question and journeys to the home of Elisabeth. Once again\, Luke’s two opening stories are woven together. As soon as Mary greets Elisabeth\, “the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: And she spoke out with a loud voice\, and said\, Blessed art thou among women\, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb” (Luke 1:41–42). Her Spirit-directed salutation reinforced what Gabriel had already declared about Mary’s blessed place among women. Mary now had a second witness of her calling\, but it came only after she had willingly accepted the call. The account of Mary and Elisabeth is a reminder of two great aspects in the lives of modern disciples. It is a reminder of the great symbiotic value at the heart of Relief Societies around the world: women of different ages and at different stages of life coming together to sustain and support each other in times of need. It is also a reminder that God does not abandon those He has called in their times of need but that He often responds by encircling them in the arms of others whom He has also called. \n\n\n \nThe Magnificat – Tissot. \n\n******This artwork by James Tissot shows the Virgin Mary praying the Magnificat during her Visitation to her cousin Elizabeth. Read our blog post about this image. \nhttps://restoredtraditions.com/products/magnificat-tissot?_pos=10&_sid=ee3e4b623&_ss=r \n\n\n6 – Mary’s final expression is known as the Magnificat and is her manifestation of joy in response to Elisabeth’s declarations. She expresses her feelings about what has transpired in her life and reflects her newfound understanding of her place in God’s plan. First and foremost she feels to magnify\, give praise to\, and glorify her God\, in whom she rejoices as her Savior (see Luke 1:46–47). She sees in her experience the ongoing mercy of God\, both in the fact that He chose someone of “low estate” like her (see verses 48–50) and also in the fact that He has chosen her to play a central part in the fulfilling of the Abrahamic covenant (see verses 54–55). \n“And Mary abode with [Elisabeth] about three months\, and returned to her own house” (verse 56). Mary was now more prepared to fulfill her divine calling. \n\n\n\nMary’s Example for Us\n \nMadonna of the Book – Botticelli. \n\n*******Painted by S. Botticelli\, this Catholic image shows the Virgin Mary and Child Jesus reading Scripture together. \n\nhttps://restoredtraditions.com/products/madonna-book-botticelli?_pos=4&_sid=3f998827e&_ss=r \n\n7 – Modern disciples are removed from the story of Mary by both culture and 2\,000 years. Nevertheless\, her story is a timeless reminder of the costs of discipleship. God expects His followers to step up to the invitations He extends to them. President Russell M. Nelson reminds us that “God has always asked His covenant children to do difficult things.”10 Mary was no exception\, and neither are we. Our challenge is to have the faith to submit our will to His\, to accept His calls with faith that His Spirit will magnify us in His service. Bonnie H. Cordon\, Young Women General President\, also reminds us that “we can do hard things\,” and then adds\, “but we can also do them joyfully.”11 \nAs modern disciples\, what will our Magnificat be? How will we express our rejoicing in our God? How will we express the magnificence of His mercy in our lives? How will we find ways to celebrate our part in the fulfilling of the Abrahamic covenant in our day? These are perhaps just some of the ways that we can learn from Mary’s remarkable story of discipleship. \nMary\, the Mother of Jesus \nBy Gaye Strathearn \nAssociate Professor of Ancient Scripture\, Brigham Young University \nA Prayer to Mary\, the Mother of Jesus \nObtain for me\, then\, O Mother of Hope\, the grace of true sorrow for my sins\, the gift of perfect resignation to God’s Holy Will\, and the courage to take up my cross and follow Jesus. \n  \n But above all I pray\, O dearest Mother\, that through your most powerful intercession\, my heart may be filled with Holy Hope\, so that in life’s darkest hour I may never fail to trust in God my Saviour\, but by walking in the way of His commandments I may merit to be united with Him\, and with you in the eternal joys of Heaven. Amen. \n  \nTherefore\, dear friends\, since you have been forewarned\, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure position. But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen. \n2 Pt 3:17–18
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