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CHAPLET OF SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL (WESTERN RITE ORTHODOX ADAPTATION VERSION)

In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Amen.

Through the prayers of our holy Fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen. Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

O Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, Who art everywhere present and fillest all things, Treasury of good things and Giver of life: Come and dwell in us, and cleanse us of all impurity, and save our souls, O Good One.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3x)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the unto the ages of ages. Amen.

O Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Lord, blot out our sins. O Master, pardon our iniquities. O Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Thy name’s sake.

Lord have mercy. (3x)

Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Our Father, Who art in the Heavens, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. O Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us. Amen.

Lord, Have mercy. (Twelve times)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the unto the ages of ages. Amen.

O come, let us worship God our King.

O come, let us worship and fall down before Christ our King and God.

O come, let us worship and fall down before Christ Himself, our King and God.

Psalm 51: Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy steadfast love; according to Thy abundant mercy, blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin! For I know my transgressions and my sin is ever before me. Against Thee, Thee only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in Thy sight, so that Thou art justified in Thy sentence and blameless in Thy judgment. Behold! I was brought forth in iniquity and in sin did my mother conceive me. Behold! Thou desirest truth in the inward being; therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Fill me with joy and gladness; let the bones which Thou hast broken rejoice. Hide Thy face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Thy presence and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation and uphold me with a willing Spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Thy ways and sinners will return to Thee. Deliver me from blood guiltiness, O God, Thou God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing aloud of Thy deliverance. O Lord, open Thou my lips, and my mouth shall show forth Thy praise. For Thou hast no delight in sacrifice; were I to give a burnt offering, Thou wouldst not be pleased. The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise. Do good to Zion in Thy good pleasure; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Then wilt Thou delight in right sacrifices, in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Thy altar.

Creed: I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth and of all things visible and invisible.And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only-begotten, begotten of the Father before all ages. Light of light; true God of true God; begotten, not made; of one essence with the Father, by Whom all things were made; Who for us men and for our salvation came down from Heaven, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became man. And He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried. And the third day He arose again, according to the Scriptures, and ascended into Heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead; Whose Kingdom shall have no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life, Who proceeds from the Father; Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; Who spoke by the prophets.In one Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins. I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

A prayer Elder Joseph Kottis the Hesychast would recite before beginning to pray:

Lord Jesus Christ, sweetest Father, God and Lord of mercy, and Creator of the entire universe: Look upon my humility and forgive all my sins which I have committed all the years of my life up to this very day and hour. Send forth Thine All Holy Spirit, the Comforter, so that He may teach, illuminate, and safeguard me so that I no longer sin, so that with a pure soul and heart I may adore, worship, glorify, thank, and love Thee with all my soul and heart, my sweetest Savior, Benefactor, and God, Who is worthy of all love and worship. Yes, good eternal Father, co-eternal Son, and All-Holy Spirit, count me worthy of enlightenment and divine spiritual knowledge, so that by beholding Thy sweet grace I may bear the burden of this vigil tonight, and render unto Thee my prayers and thanksgiving, through the intercessions of the Most Holy Theotokos and all the Saints. Amen.

O God, come to my assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

[Say one Our Father and three Hail Marys after each of the following nine salutations in honor of the nine Choirs of Angels]

1. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Seraphim may the Lord make us worthy to burn with the fire of perfect charity. Amen.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us. Amen.

Rejoice! O Virgin Theotokos! Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, for you have borne the Savior of our souls!

Troparion to Saint Maria Skobtsova the New Martyr of Paris:

You became a bride of Christ, O venerable Mother, And offered your body and soul to Him as a living sacrifice. You exposed the evil side of humanity’s ways, By allowing the light of the Resurrection to shine forth from you. We celebrate your memory in love, O Martyr and Confessor Maria. Pray to Christ our God that He may save our souls.

O God, come to my assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

2. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Cherubim may the Lord grant us the grace to leave the ways of sin and run in the paths of Christian perfection. Amen.

Rejoice! O Virgin Theotokos! Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, for you have borne the Savior of our souls!

Troparion to Saint Maria Skobtsova the New Martyr of Paris:

O God, come to my assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

3. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Thrones may the Lord infuse into our hearts a true and sincere spirit of humility. Amen.

Rejoice! O Virgin Theotokos! Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, for you have borne the Savior of our souls!

Troparion to Saint Maria Skobtsova the New Martyr of Paris:

O God, come to my assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

4. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Dominations may the Lord give us grace to govern our senses and overcome any unruly passions. Amen.

Rejoice! O Virgin Theotokos! Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, for you have borne the Savior of our souls!

Troparion to Saint Maria Skobtsova the New Martyr of Paris:

O God, come to my assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

5. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Virtues may the Lord preserve us from evil and falling into temptation. Amen.

Rejoice! O Virgin Theotokos! Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, for you have borne the Savior of our souls!

Troparion to Saint Maria Skobtsova the New Martyr of Paris:

O God, come to my assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

6. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Powers may the Lord protect our souls against the snares and temptations of the devil. Amen.

Rejoice! O Virgin Theotokos! Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, for you have borne the Savior of our souls!

Troparion to Saint Maria Skobtsova the New Martyr of Paris:

O God, come to my assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

7. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Principalities may God fill our souls with a true spirit of obedience. Amen.

Rejoice! O Virgin Theotokos! Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, for you have borne the Savior of our souls!

Troparion to Saint Maria Skobtsova the New Martyr of Paris:

O God, come to my assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

8. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Archangels may the Lord give us perseverance in faith and in all good works in order that we may attain the glory of Heaven. Amen.

Rejoice! O Virgin Theotokos! Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, for you have borne the Savior of our souls!

Troparion to Saint Maria Skobtsova the New Martyr of Paris:

O God, come to my assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

9. By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Angels may the Lord grant us to be protected by them in this mortal life and conducted in the life to come to Heaven. Amen.

Rejoice! O Virgin Theotokos! Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, for you have borne the Savior of our souls!

Troparion to Saint Maria Skobtsova the New Martyr of Paris:

O God, come to my assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Say one Our Father in honor of each of the following leading Angels St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael and our Guardian Angel:

O glorious prince St. Michael, chief and commander of the heavenly hosts, guardian of souls, vanquisher of rebel spirits, servant in the house of the Divine King and our admirable conductor, you who shine with excellence and superhuman virtue deliver us from all evil, who turn to you with confidence and enable us by your gracious protection to serve God more and more faithfully every day.

Pray for us, O glorious St. Michael, Prince of the Church of Jesus Christ, that we may be made worthy of His promises.

Almighty and Everlasting God, Who, by a prodigy of goodness and a merciful desire for the salvation of all men, has appointed the most glorious Archangel St. Michael Prince of Your Church, make us worthy, we ask You, to be delivered from all our enemies, that none of them may harass us at the hour of death, but that we may be conducted by him into Your Presence. This we ask through the merits of Jesus Christ Our Lord.

It is truly meet to bless thee, the Theotokos, ever blessed and most blameless, and Mother of our God. More honorable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, who without corruption gavest birth to God the Word, the very Theotokos, thee do we magnify.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Lord, have mercy. Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy.

O Lord, Bless.

O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, for the sake of the prayers of Thy most pure Mother, of our holy and God-bearing fathers, and all the saints, have mercy on us and save us, for Thou art good and the Lover of mankind. Amen.

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Amen.

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troybeecham · 6 months

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Today the Church honors the Martyrs of Najran.

The existence of a Christian community in the city of Najran in present-day southwestern Saudi Arabia is attested by several historical sources of the Arabian Peninsula, where it recorded as having been created in the 5th century AD or perhaps a century earlier. According to the Arab Muslim historian Ibn Ishaq, Najran was the first place where Christianity took root in South Arabia.

The Martyr Arethas and with him 4299 Martyrs suffered for the Lord Jesus Christ in AD 524. Arethas was prefect of the Christian city of Najran in Arabia. The Arabian Himyarite king named Dhu Nuwas decided to eliminate Christianity from the land. He issued an edict that all followers of Christ were to be put to death.

Because the inhabitants of Najran remained faithful to the Lord, Dhu Nawas came with a large army to destroy the city. At the city walls of Negran the king’s heralds announced that Dhu Nawas would only spare those who renounced Christ and referred to His Cross as a "sign of malediction."

Not daring to assault the Christian city by force, Dhu Nawas resorted to a ruse. He swore an oath that he would not force the Christians to renounce the Faith, but would merely collect a tribute from Najran. The inhabitants of the city would not heed the advice of Saint Arethas, and putting their trust in Dhu Nawas, they opened the city gates.

The very next day Dhu Nawas gave orders to light an immense fire and throw all the clergy of the city into it in order to frighten the rest of the Christians. 427 men were burned alive. He also threw the prefect Arethas and the other chief men into prison. Then the oppressor sent his messengers through the city to convert the Christians to Judaism. Dhu Nawas himself conversed with those inhabitants brought from the prisons, saying, "I do not demand that you should renounce the God of heaven and earth, nor do I want you to worship idols, I want merely that you do not believe in Jesus Christ, since the Crucified One was a man, and not God."

The holy martyrs replied that Jesus is God the Word, the Second Person of the Holy Trinity, Who for the salvation of mankind was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary. Those suffering said, "We shall not abjure Christ, since He is Life for us. To die for Him is to find Life."

One of the named martyrs was Syncletica and her two daughters. He summoned Saint Syncletica and her daughters before him, and in urging her to forsake her "folly," he promised as reward to take her into the retinue of his wife.

"How can you not be afraid, O King, to speak evil of Him Who has given you both royal crown and life?" replied the holy martyr.

Dhu Nawas gave orders to lead Saint Syncletica and her daughters through the city as though they were criminals. Women, looking on at the disgrace of the saint, started crying, but she told them that this "shame" for her was dearer than any earthly honor.

Again they brought the martyr before Dhu Nawas, and he said, "If you wish to remain alive, you must renounce Christ."

"If I do, then who will deliver me from eternal death?" the saint asked. In a rage, the tormentor ordered that Saint Syncletica’s daughters be killed first, and then for the mother to be beheaded with a sword.

More than four thousand Christians, men, women, both the aged and children, from the city of Najran and surrounding villages suffered martyrdom for Christ.

Almighty God, who gave to your servants the Martyrs of Najran boldness to confess the Name of our Savior Jesus Christ before the rulers of this world, and courage to die for this faith: Grant that we may always be ready to give a reason for the hope that is in us, and to suffer gladly for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Amen.

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thewahookid · 8 months

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Our Lady of Sorrows

September 15, 2023

Our Lady of Sorrows

Dear Family of Mary!

On this beautiful Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows, we are given a great gift. We can compassionate with Our Lady. We can think about her life, and all that she sacrificed and suffered for our sake, and we can thank her. On this day we can stop thinking about ourselves for a moment and think about Our Lady. We can wonder at her patience and humility, her constant selfless service to Jesus, Joseph, and all those who entered their lives. We can ache with her as Jesus was rejected and misunderstood. We can cry with her when Jesus was condemned by the leaders of the Jews, mistreated and reviled, scourged, crowned with thorns, and forced to carry the Cross. We can remain silent with her underneath the Cross as Jesus died for our sins. And we can weep with her at His tomb.

We may wonder how we could ever be like Mary, so able to suffer with love. In this message she gave us some advice that will help us:

February 2, 2016

"Dear children,

I have called you and am calling you anew

to come to know my Son,

to come to know the truth.

I am with you and am praying for you to succeed.

My children,

you must pray much

in order to have all the more love and patience;

to know how to endure sacrifice

and to be poor in spirit.

Through the Holy Spirit,

my Son is always with you...

His Church is born in every heart

that comes to know Him.

Pray that you can come to know my Son;

pray that your soul may be one with Him.

That is the prayer and the love

which draws others and makes you my apostles.

I am looking at you with love,

with a motherly love.

I know you;

I know your pain and sorrows,

because I also suffered in silence.

My faith gave me love and hope.

I repeat,

the Resurrection of my Son

and my Assumption into Heaven

are hope and love for you.

Therefore, my children,

pray to come to know the truth;

to have firm faith which will lead your heart

and which will transform your pain and sufferings

into love and hope.

Thank you."

If you have time today, pray this litany. May Our Lady's Sorrows teach us how to love.

Litany of Our Lady of Sorrows

V. Lord, have mercy on us.

R. Christ, have mercy on us.

V. Lord, have mercy on us.

V. Christ, hear us.

R. Christ, graciously hear us.

God, the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.

God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.

God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us.

Holy Virgin of virgins,

Mother of the Crucified,

Mother most sorrowful,

Mother most tearful,

Mother afflicted,

Mother forsaken,

Mother bereft of thy Son,

Mother pierced with the sword,

Mother consumed with grief,

Mother filled with anguish,

Mirror of patience,

Rock of constancy,

Joy of the afflicted,

Ark of the desolate,

Refuge of the abandoned,

Shield of the oppressed,

Conqueror of the incredulous,

Solace of the wretched,

Medicine of the sick,

Help of the faint,

Strength of the weak,

Haven of the shipwrecked,

Calmer of tempests,

Companion of the sorrowful,

Treasure of the Faithful,

Theme of Prophets,

Staff of the Apostles,

Queen of Martyrs,

Light of Confessors,

Pearl of Virgins,

Comfort of Widows,

Joy of all Saints,

Pray for us, most Sorrowful Virgin,

That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world.

Spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world.

Hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world.

Have mercy upon us.

Let us pray.

Imprint, O Lord, thy wounds upon our hearts, that we may read therein sorrow and love; sorrow to endure all suffering for thee; love to despise all love but thine; who lives and reigns, world without end, Amen.

In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!

Cathy Nolan

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piouscatholic · 9 months

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𝑨𝒖𝒈𝒖𝒔𝒕 7 - 𝑫𝒂𝒚 6 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑵𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒂 𝒕𝒐 𝑺𝒕. 𝑷𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒂

𝑭𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝑫𝒂𝒚 - 𝑨𝒖𝒈𝒖𝒔𝒕 11

𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐀 𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐓. 𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐀

(𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝑺𝒕. 𝑱𝒐𝒉𝒏 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑽𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒚)

O Glorious Virgin and Martyr, beloved of God, St. Philomena! I rejoice with thee in the power which God gave thee for the glory of His Name, for the edification of His Church, and to reward the merits of thy life and death. I rejoice to see thee so great, so pure, so generous, so faithful to Jesus Christ and to His Gospel, and so splendidly rewarded in Heaven and on earth. Attracted by thy example to the practice of solid virtue, full of hope at the sight of thy recompense granted to thy merits, I resolve to follow thee in avoiding all evil and in fully obeying what God commands. Help me, O great Saint, by thy powerful intercession. Obtain for me particularly, a purity inviolable forever, a strength of soul always invincible in every kind of assault, a generosity which denies no sacrifice to God, and a love as strong as death for the Faith of Jesus Christ, for the Holy Roman Church, and for our Holy Father, the Father of all the faithful, the Shepherd of shepherds and of their flocks, the Vicar of Jesus Christ over all the world. With all the fervor of my soul, I implore these graces from thee, and, in addition, I ask these other benefits from thee with equal confidence in obtaining them through thy powerful intercession.

(Here tell St. Philomena what you need with simplicity, confidence and humility.)

Surely that God so good for Whom thou didst give thy blood and thy life, that God so good Who is so generous to thee and through thy mediation, so generous with gifts and favors to us, that God so good Who has loved me even unto dying for me, even unto giving me Himself under the Eucharistic appearances, surely, He will never be deaf to thy prayers, nor to my appeals, unless it be that He Himself is in some different way seeking to do me good. Full of confidence, I place all my trust in Him and in thee. Amen

𝐒𝐈𝐗𝐓𝐇 𝐃𝐀𝐘

1. Consider that St. Philomena, who is dying for Jesus Christ, had to put into practice the maxim of the Savior: "He who does not despise his father, his mother, and even his own life for the love of Me, cannot be called disciple." She did not hesitate. She sacrificed everything, no matter how her blood and her nature raised their voices in protest. In far less difficult circumstances, do we show ourselves to be worthy of Jesus Christ? If at some juncture we were called upon to choose between God and creatures, between grace and nature, between the love of God and the affection of creatures, to whom would we give our preference? Oh! In the future, let us no longer fall away from our dignity as sons of God and disciples of Jesus Christ.

2. Let us endeavor during this day to please only God, or to please creatures solely for God’s sake. Let us remove far from us all disordered affection.

3. Assist at Holy Mass in her honor and visit one of her statues or pictures, if you can do so conveniently.

Let us pray

O God, Who in Thy great might, didst raise up martyrs even from among the weaker sex, grant, we beseech Thee, that we who celebrate the feast of Thy blessed Virgin and Martyr, Philomena, may be led by her example and brought by her to Thee; through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Who, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, liveth and reigneth, one God, in perfect Trinity, for ever and ever. Amen

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nijjhar · 11 months

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Introduction to different names of our Supernatural Father Elohim, Allah... Introduction to different names of our Supernatural Father Elohim, Allah, Parbrahm, etc. - 1. https://youtu.be/ipvumeyvjPk Holy Gospel of our Supernatural Father Elohim, Allah, Parbrahm, etc., delivered by the First Anointed Christ, which in Punjabi we call Satguru Jesus of the highest living God Elohim that dwells within His Most beautiful living Temple of God created by the demiurge Potter, the Lord of the Nature Yahweh, Brahma, Khudah, etc. and it is called Harmandir or “Emmanuel” according to Saint Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Christ Rajinder:- There is a progression from demiurge Brahma, Vishnu (Prophet = Avtar Shri Ram Chander Ji and Moses) and Shiv (Prophet Lord Krishan Baldev Ji), the Source of all the Nature, Sarishhti, etc. of the once-born taught by a Moral Teacher called Pandit or Rabbi and those who perform the worship in the Mandir or Synagogue are called Brahmin or Cohen – Matt 13v52; He is the owner of a House, the Synagogue or Mandir who has the knowledge of the Scriptures in the Light of the Tap-Root Oral Torah, which is His Word = Logo, the Nectar of the logical reasoning that establishes the righteousness for Peace whilst the crook greedy Priests ignore or go against the Oral Torah and that creates hell in society. The crook Priests support the crooks to become rich by fleecing honest people like the poor Lazarus whose wounds were licked by the dogs. Such society created Robin Hood-type robbers that robed the rich for the sake of the poor but the society killed them. Such was the order among the “Saltless” Chosen People of the eleven Patriarchs that wanted to kill the truth-speaking Joseph and they sold him as a slave to the faithful sons of Abraham and Yahweh, the “Salt of the earth” Egyptian people. Thus, the generation of Joseph whom Jacob gave his own plot for being the faithful son, “Salt” of Abraham and Yahweh and they enjoyed better crops than the rest of the Eleven Patriarchs’ generations. So, the “Saltless” liars and murderers – John 8v44 – carried a grudge against the Samaritans and told their generations not to enter the Samaritan villages in case they become honest and poor like the contented Samaritans. I hear they still have this practice and bypass their villages. My ebook by Kindle. ASIN: B01AVLC9WO Full description:- www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/Rest.htm Any helper to finish my Books:- ONE GOD ONE FAITH:- www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/bookfin.pdf and in Punjabi KAKHH OHLAE LAKHH:- www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/pdbook.pdf John's baptism:- www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/johnsig.pdf Trinity:- www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/trinity.pdf

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thepastisalreadywritten · 1 year

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SAINT OF THE DAY (March 17)

On March 17, Catholics celebrate St. Patrick, the fifth century bishop and patron of Ireland, whose life of holiness set the example for many of the Church's future saints.

St. Patrick is said to have been born around 389 AD in Britain.

Captured by Irish raiders when he was about 16, Patrick was taken as a slave to Ireland where he lived for six years as a shepherd before escaping and returning to his home.

Patrick recounts that he had a vision a few years after returning home:

I saw a man coming, as it were from Ireland. His name was Victoricus. He carried many letters, and he gave me one of them.

I read the heading: "The Voice of the Irish."

As I began the letter, I imagined in that moment that I heard the voice of those very people who were near the wood of Foclut, which is beside the western sea—and they cried out, as with one voice: "We appeal to you, holy servant boy, to come and walk among us."

At home, he studied the Christian faith at monastic settlements in Italy and in what is now modern-day France.

He was ordained a deacon by the Bishop of Auxerre (France) around the year 418 AD and ordained a bishop in 432 AD.

It was around this time that he was assigned to minister to the small Christian communities in Ireland who lacked a central authority and were isolated from one another.

When St. Patrick returned to Ireland, he was able to use his knowledge of Irish culture that he gained during his years of captivity.

Using the traditions and symbols of the Celtic people, he explained Christianity in a way that made sense to the Irish and was thus very successful in converting the natives.

The shamrock, which St. Patrick used to explain the Holy Trinity, is a symbol that has become synonymous with Irish Catholic culture.

Although St. Patrick's Day is widely known and celebrated every March the world over, various folklore and legend that surround the saint can make it difficult to determine fact from fiction.

Legends falsely cite him as the man who drove away snakes during his ministry despite the climate and location of Ireland, which have never allowed snakes to inhabit the area.

St. Patrick is most revered not for what he drove away from Ireland but for what he brought and the foundation he built for the generations of Christians who followed him.

Although not the first missionary to the country, he is widely regarded as the most successful.

The life of sacrifice, prayer and fasting has laid the foundation for the many saints that the small island was home to following his missionary work.

To this day, he continues to be revered as one of the most beloved saints of Ireland. He was also known as the "Apostle of Ireland."

In March 2011, the Irish bishops' conference marked their patron's feast by remembering him as “pioneer in an inhospitable climate.”

"As the Church in Ireland faces her own recent difficulties following clerical sex abuse scandals, comfort can be found in the plight of St. Patrick," the bishops said.

They quoted The Confession of St. Patrick, which reads:

“May it never befall me to be separated by my God from his people whom he has won in this most remote land. I pray God that he gives me perseverance and that he will deign that I should be a faithful witness for his sake right up to the time of my passing.”

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Reflection: You Are Not Alone

It is unthinkable for a person to be totally alone and isolated nowadays, especially with social media being so alive 24/7. Experts exemplify the virtues of social connectivity; they say it is healthier for a person to relate with others. Those who can converse and communicate well always get the upper hand and the advantages. Being alone, on the other hand, is often perceived as an unhealthy image. Research suggests that social isolation and loneliness increase the risk of heart disease, anxiety, obesity, depression, high blood pressure, and even early death.

In today’s Gospel, Jesus affirms this—He is not alone because the Father is with Him (John 16:32). However, in many occasions, we see Jesus alone in the night, or up in the mountains, praying. Before telling His disciples of His coming death, “He spent time alone in prayer” (Luke 9:18). And in the early morning, “while it was still dark, He arose and went out and departed to a lonely place, and was praying there” (Mark 1:35). After the multiplication of loaves, “after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to pray” (Mark 6:46). Immediately before choosing His Twelve Apostles, “He went into the hills to pray; and all night He continued in prayer to God” (Luke 6:12).

Jesus prays alone not for the sake of being alone. In fact, in the many moments of great decisions in His life, Jesus always converses with the Father. Like Jesus, there are moments when we desire to be alone, yet it is also during those times that we discover we are not alone. Once you seriously spend time to be alone, you will discover a whole range of company: the angels, the saints, the martyrs, the Apostles, and the Holy Trinity.

Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as an isolated Christian. It might appear that you are alone physically, but in reality, God the Son, the Spirit, and the Father—the Holy Trinity—always accompany us.

~Fr. Haluendo Amit, OCD

Reflection Question:

It would be to your advantage if you regularly set aside time to be alone and Let God speak to you in the silence of your heart.

Speak, Lord, Your servant is listening. Amen.

Prayer

… for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for the unborn.

… for the strength and healing of the sick.

… for the healing and peace of all families.

Finally, we pray for one another, for those who have asked our prayers and for those who need our prayers the most.

GOD BLESS!

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unhewn · 1 year

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Humanity is the Body of Christ

5. Your third and last question relates to the passage in the same epistle where the apostle in discussing the resurrection, comes to the words:

"For he must reign, till he has put all things under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. For he has put all things under his feet. But when he says, all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him that God may be all in all." (1 Corinthians 15:25-28)

I am surprised that you have resolved to question me about this passage when that reverend man, Hilary, bishop of Poitiers, has occupied the eleventh book of his treatise against the Arians with a full examination and explanation of it. Yet I may at least say a few words.

The chief stumbling-block in the passage is that the Son is said to be subject to the Father. Now which is the more shameful and humiliating, to be subject to the Father (often a mark of loving devotion as in the psalm "truly my soul is subject unto God") or to be crucified and made the curse of the cross? "For cursed is everyone that hangs on a tree." (Galatians 3:13) If Christ then for our sakes was made a curse that He might deliver us from the curse of the law, are you surprised that He is also for our sakes subject to the Father to make us too subject to Him as He says in the gospel: "No man comes unto the Father but by me," (John 14:6) and "I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me." (John 12:32)

Christ then is subject to the Father in the faithful; for all believers, nay the whole human race, are accounted members of His body. But in unbelievers, that is in Jews, heathens, and heretics, He is said to be not subject; for these members of His body are not subject to the faith. But in the end of the world when all His members shall see Christ, that is their own body, reigning, they also shall be made subject to Christ, that is to their own body, that the whole of Christ's body may be subject unto God and the Father, and that God may be all in all. He does not say that the Father may be all in all but that God may be, a title which properly belongs to the Trinity and may be referred not only to the Father but also to the Son and to the Holy Ghost. His meaning therefore is that humanity may be subject to the Godhead. By humanity we here intend not that gentleness and kindness which the Greeks call philanthropy but the whole human race. Moreover, when he says that God may be all in all, it is to be taken in this sense.

At present our Lord and Saviour is not all in all, but only a part in each of us. For instance He is wisdom in Solomon, generosity in David, patience in Job, knowledge of things to come in Daniel, faith in Peter, zeal in Phinehas and Paul, virginity in John, and other virtues in others. But when the end of all things shall come, then shall He be all in all, for then the saints shall severally possess all the virtues and all will possess Christ in His entirety.

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chestshot · 2 years

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On This Rock

“I’m going to get my degree in philosophy” I said. “Oh. ok. What are you going to do with that?” “Well, if I get my masters, I can teach at the university level” I said. “Cool. That’s going to be very expensive. You might want to start looking for scholarships.”

I had listened to books on tape a great deal when I worked at the library and still had a car. They were books on compact disk but saying “books on tape” somehow sounds more intelligent. I get a sense of packed and dusty shelves. It’s romantic. So, I listened to a disk on great minds of western philosophy, and the speaker states that studying philosophy just for the sake of reciting theories is like going on vacation for the sake of taking pictures. The value of my education at the age of 16 was not derived so much from how I could apply new philosophical concepts but more about familiarizing myself with different viewpoints. Eventually, this would make me into a more tolerant young adult, or at least I would like to think so.

I was taught about the Holy Trinity through years of Sunday morning mass. I was baptized and had my communion at St. Francis De Sales, the Roman Catholic church at 1111 Michael Way when I was eight or ten. I forgot. One was all three, and yet, I could not find this “trinity” in the whole bible. What was more, my dad told me that I should worship no other god but the Father. He was a Methodist. He had come to believe in a god of his own understanding through years in a twelve-step program. This god fit neatly into the Methodist doctrine of community involvement.

My dad was the pioneer of my family for stepping away from the faith of our ancestors, or at least the one’s that the Spaniards had graced us with, when they decided to land in El Salvador in 1524. I thought that if it was ok for my father to question the church and its practices of praying to saints, then it was ok for me. I changed the way that I understood my god. He was not angry anymore. No, he was disappointed. Not at the sins I had committed, for I believed that they were forgiven. I was an imperfect human, and no matter how hard I tried to purge myself of rock and roll music, secular television, premarital sex and drugs, I felt that I was never going to be good enough for my perfect god. I was a disappointment to the creator of heaven and earth.

The value I found in believing in God was primal. I knew that if I suffered for my faith in this world, I might be seated at the right hand of the Father when I died. I found my own church at the age of 15 and a half. During this time, I was volunteering at the library, going to Friday night youth service at Truth Christian ministries, and getting a 2.0 GPA average at Spring Valley high school. Going to church was like taking a crack hit. I felt a rush of dopamine to my brain. I felt that I could talk with God, face to face. I went to bible club at school, and this is where I recruited newcomers to worship with the body of Christ. The church bus would pick them up at their house around five pm. Service wouldn’t start till seven. Most of these kids had problems at home. Church might have been the only place where they got to meet other kids, who wanted to feel something that they were searching for their whole lives.

When the lights turned off, the church band kicked off a set of 3-4 contemporary Christian rock songs. The pastor spoke for an hour, and then there was alter call. This desire inside all of us to feel something deeper was triggered. We got out of our seats and laid everything at the altar. We cried, spoke in tongues, and gave words of wisdom, as if we were the mouthpiece of God. Afterward, the church bus driver would take us to In-N-Out or Aloha Kitchen, where we would have fellowship over burgers or teriyaki chicken. We were in a sort of dream-like state, in our own bubble, in the afterglow of the first hit. We climbed down from Mt. Saini and stopped on the way home to get dinner, before we got dropped off home. Remember the crack hit? It leaves your lips numb, just like your mind. You want to feel this way forever, but it’s a bit too late. Monday comes along, and you won’t see your church friends for another week. The afterglow faded away by Sunday evening, and I needed another hit.

Parents start to wonder why you spend so much time with these new people. “What could you possibly be doing out that late?” If it’s to go to church, then it’s totally fine. I cut off from secular existence because I had found my god. He wanted me to have my own house and my own business. He wanted me to have a godly wife and godly kids. All he asked in return was 10% of my salary, unquestioning faith, cutting ties with earthly things, showing up to church twice, sometimes three times a week. It was a small price to pay. I needed another hit.

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seekfirst-community · 2 years

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Meditation: Who do you love and cherish the most? God did not intend for us to be alone, but to be with others. He gives us many opportunities for developing relationships with family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers. Why does Jesus seem to ignore his own relatives when they pressed to see him? His love and respect for his mother and his relatives is unquestionable. Jesus never lost an opportunity to teach his disciples a spiritual lesson and truth about the kingdom of God. On this occasion when many gathered to hear Jesus he pointed to another higher reality of relationships, namely our relationship with God and with those who belong to God.

What is the essence of being a Christian? It is certainly more than doctrine, precepts, and commandments. It is first and foremost a relationship - a relationship of trust, affection, commitment, loyalty, faithfulness, kindness, thoughtfulness, compassion, mercy, helpfulness, encouragement, support, strength, protection, and so many other qualities that bind people together in mutual love and unity.

God seeks a personal intimate relationship with each one of us

God offers us the greatest of relationships - union of heart, mind, and spirit with himself, the very author and source of love (1 John 4:8,16). God's love never fails, never forgets, never compromises, never lies, never lets us down nor disappoints us. His love is consistent, unwavering, unconditional, unrelenting and unstoppable. There is no end to his love. Nothing in this world can make him leave us, ignore us, or withhold from us his merciful love and care (Romans 8:31-39). He will love us no matter what. It is his nature to love. That is why he created us - to be united with him and to share in his love (1 John 3:1).

God is a trinity of divine persons - one in being with the eternal Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - and a community of undivided love. God made us in his image and likeness (Genesis 1:26,27) to be a people who are free to choose what is good, loving, and just and to reject whatever is false and contrary to his love and righteousness (moral goodness). That is why Jesus challenged his followers, and even his own earthly relatives, to recognize that God is the true source of all relationships. God wants all of our relationships to be rooted in his love and goodness.

The heavenly Father's offer of friendship and adoption

Jesus Christ is God's love incarnate - God's love made visible in human flesh (1 John 4:9-10). That is why Jesus describes himself as the good shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep and the shepherd who seeks out the sheep who have strayed and lost their way. God is like the father who yearns for his prodigal son to return home and then throws a great party for his son when he has a change of heart and comes back (Luke 15:11-32).

Jesus offered up his life on the cross for our sake, so that we could be forgiven and restored to unity and friendship with God. It is through Jesus that we become the adopted children of God - his own sons and daughters. That is why Jesus told his disciples that they would have many new friends and family relationships in his kingdom. Whoever does the will of God is a friend of God and a member of his family - his sons and daughters who have been ransomed by the precious blood of Jesus Christ.

Through Jesus Christ we become brothers and sisters - members of God's family

Lucian of Antioch (240-312 AD), an early Christian martyr once said that "a Christian's only relatives are the saints"- namely those who have been redeemed by the blood of Christ and adopted as sons and daughters of God. Those who have been baptized into Jesus Christ and who live as his disciples enter into a new family, a family of "saints" here on earth and in heaven. Jesus changes the order of relationships and shows that true kinship is not just a matter of flesh and blood.

Our adoption as sons and daughters of God transforms all of our relationships and requires a new order of loyalty to God first and to his kingdom of righteousness and peace. Do you want to grow in love and friendship? Allow the Holy Spirit to transform your heart, mind, and will to enable you to love freely and generously as God has loved you.

"Heavenly Father, you are the source of all true friendship and love. In all my relationships, may your love be my constant guide for choosing what is good and for rejecting what is contrary to your will."

the cry of the poor

“He who shuts his ear to the cry of the poor will himself also call and not be heard.” —Proverbs 21:13

If we don’t listen to the cry of the poor, our prayer will not be heard by God. If we give a beggar some money, have we heard his cry? If we don’t give him money, have we not heard his cry? Jesus proclaimed that His mission was to preach Good News to the poor (Lk 4:18). However, this Good News was not only about providing immediate needs but also freedom. Jesus described His Good News for the poor as the proclamation of “liberty to captives, recovery of sight to the blind and release to prisoners” (Lk 4:18). To hear the cry of the poor is more than giving a handout. It is giving “a year of favor” (Lk 4:18).

This year should be the occasion for the best things that have ever happened to the poor of the world in many centuries. Let us ask for the Spirit of the Lord to come upon us and anoint us (Lk 4:18). Only then will we hear the cry of the poor according to the Lord’s will.

Prayer: Father, may I love the poor in Your radically different way. May I always “be mindful of the poor” (Gal 2:10).

Promise: “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act upon it.” —Lk 8:21

Praise: For many years in Korea, the Catholic Faith was outlawed and those caught practicing it were martyred in horrific ways. Most of the Korean martyrs were lay men and women. Today there are more than five million Catholics in South Korea.

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