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I've published the article:

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This material makes understanding of Revelation more clear and will
help to be saved for many many people and will help to avoid terrible
plagues for many other people!
You will not carry any responsibility for this link since this material
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But availability of this material is important for now as never before!

Be bless!

Announce:

At the age of thirteen I was thrown into another world by a fateful
accident. Clinically pronounced dead, I returned from the afterlife
with knowledge rarely glimpsed by the average person. This experience
has defined my life as a person with each foot in a different world.
Explaining the afterlife to those who have not had a near death
experience requires breaking down the illusions that most people hold
of what they call "reality". I hope that my experiences can enlighten
others while allowing me to share my insights with my fellow humans.

I have received the seal of the beast in afterlife world 20-22 years
ago. Main information - the first who meets us in afterlife world is
the BEAST which is described in Bible, but not God as many think!

BEAST. This creature has size about 12 meters in height. This creature
is able to stay on two legs and has very long tail (so it also 30
meters long including the tail).

IMAGE OF BEAST is any creature who has seal of beast with spirit of
beast inside and without man's status!

MARK OF BEAST. After sealing up appears imprint! This imprint has name
- mark. It looks like black tattoo which is putted on spirit (not on
body) therefore can not be cutted out. It contains the head of dog with
iron slam on head.

SEAL OF BEAST. The beast has the seal. It is like iron seal on a long
pole. Any host is able to mark by seal of beast.

666 is number of men who will be marked by beast but will be saved!!!
(i.e. common number of saved from all who will be marked by beast).

FOREHEAD whole forehead bone from brows up to top of head! The seal of
beast is fatal when it putted on forehead or on any hand.

NAME OF THE BEAST. The beast has name, same as any creature who was
created by Creator.

NUMBER OF NAME OF THE BEAST is number of people who will call
themselves by name of the beast. I.e. 666 is number of people who will
be saved from the lake of fire with seal of beast on any place. But the
number of name of the beast is number of people who will call
themselves same as the beast.

HOST is creature (man or angel) who received the seal of beast!!! Host
can to mark up anybody by the seal of beast!

ROD OF IRON is spirit of beast which is inserted into us horizontally.

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I found some great catholic music resources on this site:

http://www.valgoldsack.co.uk/vmassmp3.htm

there's quite a lot of good quality liturgical music - for use in parishes
as well as private devotions, and it's free - though there are also some CDs
to buy.

If you are looking for music resources for your parish, prayer group, music
group etc. this is a good place to bookmark and download stuff from.

God bless,

Barbara

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Various traditions have developed about these two saints, but the only valid
historical data available is what we read in the 2nd Dialogues of Pope St.
Gregory the Great. In chapter 3 of the Dialogues, two Roman noblemen brought
their sons to St. Benedict for schooling in the Lord's service.

Euthicius brought his son Maurus and Tertullus, his son Placid. Maurus was
the older boy and had already begun to develop a sense of virtuous living.
Placid was still a young child. In chapter 4, Benedict asks Maurus if he
sees the devil leading a young monk out of the chapel during private prayer
time. After praying for two days the young boy does see him. St. Benedict
then chastises the monk and he returns to prayer.

In chapter 5, St. Benedict takes the young boy Placid up the mountain with
him to a rocky place where they spend a long time praying for some monks who
needed a closer source of water. The following day these monks dug at the
spot where Benedict and Placid had prayed and a stream began to flow.

In chapter 6 we again meet Maurus who intercedes for another monk whose work
tool had broken, the blade falling into the deep part of the lake. Maurus
goes to St. Benedict to intercede for the man and St. Benedict comes down,
puts the handle into the lake, and the blade reattaches itself to the
handle.

In chapter 7 of the Dialogues we hear the famous story of Placid's rescue,
in which the boy goes to the lake for water, and filling the jug too
quickly, he looses his balance and falls into the lake. St. Benedict in a
vision sees what is happening and sends Maurus to rescue Placid. Maurus runs
across the water and grabs Placid by the hair and runs back to shore. When
he reaches the shore he realizes that he had been running across water not
land. This miracle is attributed to St. Benedict.

In chapter 8 we meet the infamous priest Florentius who out of jealousy
tries to get rid of Benedict by giving him a "gift" of poisoned bread. When
this fails he tries to entice the monks to sensual sin. St. Benedict leaves
to prevent further harassment to the monks. As he is leaving the valley,
Florentius is standing on his balcony jeering at St. Benedict. The balcony
collapses and Florentius is crushed to death. Maurus runs to overtake St.
Benedict and tells him that he can return to the monastery because his enemy
is dead. Benedict's response is to severely chastise Maurus for taking
pleasure in this happening.

The Dialogues primarily focus on the life and miracles of St. Benedict, so
this is all the factual knowledge we have of Placid and Maurus. Because
there is no further mention of them after Benedict goes to Monte Casino, it
is believed that they both remained at Subiaco and subsequently Maurus was
appointed superior of one of the monasteries there.

There has been a tradition which places Maurus at Glanfeuil, France, as its
abbot, based on the finding in the 9th century of a parchment describing a
monk and deacon named Maurus who arrived in France at the time of King
Theodebert and who died on the 18th of February. There is also a tradition
which places Placid in Sicily as abbot of a monastery there. The historic
details of both of these traditions is uncertain.

What is more important than biographical details is that both of these young
men chose a life in the "School of the Lord's Service," which was what
Benedict called the monastery. It was a life whose sole focus was to "seek
God." One might ask, "Is this what God is calling me to?"


Quote:
We must begin with a strong and constant resolution to give ourselves wholly
to God, professing to Him, in a tender, loving manner, from the bottom of
our hearts, that we intend to be His without any reserve, and then we must
often go back and renew this same resolution.
-St. Francis de Sales

Bible Quote
11 For the grace of God our Saviour hath appeared to all men; 12 Instructing
us, that, denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly,
and justly, and godly in this world, 13 Looking for the blessed hope and
coming of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ, 14 Who
gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and might
cleanse to himself a people acceptable, a pursuer of good works. 15 These
things speak, and exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise
thee. (Titus 2:11-15)


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Father, I abandon myself into Your hands;
Do with me whatever You will.
Whatever You may do, I thank You.
I am ready for all, I accept all.
Let only Your will be done in me,
And in all Your creatures.
I wish no more than this, O Lord.
Into Your hands I commend my spirit;
I offer it to You, Lord,
and so need to give myself,
to surrender myself into Your hands,
Without reserve and with boundless confidence,
For You are my Father.

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]]> Sun, 14 Jan 2007 13:13:25 PST http://www.nnseek.com/e/alt.religion.christian.romman-catholic/january_14th_st_kentigern_of_glasgow_19382143t.html http://www.nnseek.com/e/alt.religion.christian.romman-catholic/january_14th_st_kentigern_of_glasgow_19382143t.html (also known as Mungo)

Died c. 603-612; Farmer lists feast day as January 13. Most of what we know
about Saint Kentigern mixes fact and fiction, because the only sources date
from the 11th and 12th centuries. Many of the folkloric elements predate the
written documents. Kentigern is said to have been a native of Lothian, the
son of Saint Thenaw (Thaney, Thenog, Theneva), a British princess, and the
grandson of, perhaps, Prince Urien. When it was learned that she was
pregnant by an unknown man, she was hurled from a cliff (in a cart at times)
and, when discovered alive at the foot of the cliff, set adrift in a boat
(or barrel) on the Firth of Forth. She reached Culross, was sheltered by
Saint Serf, and gave birth to a child to whom Serf gave the name Mungo
(darling). The legend continues that Kentigern was raised by the saint,
became a hermit at Glasghu (Glasgow) and was so renowned for his holiness
that he was consecrated bishop of Strathclyde about 540 by an Irish bishop.
There is reason to believe that he actually began his missionary efforts at
Cathures on the Clyde, thus founding the church at Glasgow, and continued
his missionary activities in Cumbria generally. He was, indeed, the first
bishop of Strathclyde. During his bishopric, he revived the cultus of Saint
Ninian and restored his church in Glasgow. His mother gave her name to Saint
Enoch's Square and Railway Station in that city.

It is further related that political disorder drove him into exile in
Carlisle and then into Wales, where he is said to have stayed with Saint
David at Menevia. Reputedly he also founded the monastery of Llanelwy, being
succeeded as abbot there by Saint Asaph when he was recalled to the north by
the Christian King Rederech around 553; but the evidence for these
particulars is altogether insufficient. In the north again he is said to
have lived at Hoddam (Dumfries) and Glasgow, where the saint died while
taking a bath (an odd bit of trivia). He was buried in Glasgow cathedral.

Mungo (Munghu) is a Celtic nickname commonly used for Kentigern; it is
usually explained as meaning 'darling' or 'most dear,' but this is
questionable. Montague states that Kentigern was probably Irish because "his
nickname Mungo is compounded with the prefix 'Mo,' a purely Irish custom."

The ring and fish displayed on the heraldic arms of the city of Glasgow
refer to a legend about Saint Kentigern, in which he miraculously saves an
unfaithful wife from the anger of her royal husband. The queen had given her
husband's ring to her lover. The king discovered it, threw it into the sea
and told his wife she must find it again in three days. Kentigern told her
not to worry: One of his monks had extracted the ring from a salmon he
caught.

There are several Scottish and nine English, mainly Cumbrian, dedications to
the saint under his moniker, Mungo. Although it is unlikely that Kentigern
founded the 1,000-monk monastery in northern Wales, the story may be true
that he traded pastoral staffs with Saint Columba near the end of Columba's
life (Attwater, Benedictines, Delaney, Encyclopedia, Farmer, Montague).

In art Saint Kentigern is represented as an enthroned bishop with a monk at
his feet presenting a salmon with a ring in its mouth; a queen with a ring
and a king with a sword are near him. At times he may be portrayed meeting
Saint Columba with a column of fire above him; or holding a mulberry leaf
(Roeder).

Saint Kentigern is venerated at Carlisle and Saint Asaph. Together with his
mother, Kentigern is the patron of Glasgow (Roeder).

This Version taken from:
http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/ss-index.htm


Quote:
"O inexpressible mystery and unheard-of paradox;
the Invisible is seen;
the Intangible is touched;
the Eternal Word becomes accessible to our speech;
the Timeless steps into time;
the Son of God becomes the Son of Man."
-Saint Gregory of Nyssa

Bible Quote:
Save us, O Lord, our God: and gather us from among nations: That we may give
thanks to thy holy name, and may glory in thy praise. (Psalms 105:47)


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Consecrating the Last Two Hours of our
Life to the Most Holy Virgin

Prostrated at thy feet, and humiliated by my sins, but full
of confidence in thee, O Mary! I beg thee to accept the
petition my heart is going to make. It is for my last
moments, Dear Mother I wish to request thy protection
and maternal love so that in the decisive instant thou wilt
do all thy love can suggest in my behalf.

To thee, O Mother of my soul, I consecrate THE LAST
TWO HOURS of my life. Come to my side to receive my
last breath and when death has cut the thread of my
days, tell Jesus, presenting to Him my soul, "I LOVE IT".
That word alone will be enough to procure for me the
benediction of my God and the happiness of seeing thee
for all eternity.

I put my trust in thee, my Mother and hope it will not be
in vain.

O Mary Pray for thy child and lead him to Jesus!

"Abandoning the Mother is but one step
from abandoning the Son"

Rev. Fr. Ildefonso M. Izaguirre, O.P.

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]]> Sat, 13 Jan 2007 13:06:48 PST http://www.nnseek.com/e/alt.religion.christian.romman-catholic/january_11th_sts_ethenea_and_fidelmia_19027071t.html http://www.nnseek.com/e/alt.religion.christian.romman-catholic/january_11th_sts_ethenea_and_fidelmia_19027071t.html (also known as Ethna and Fedelma)

Died 433. The story is told that one summer day the little daughters of King
Laoghaire of Connaught, Ethna and Fedelma, who were barely out of childhood
and full of fun, went for their daily bath in a private place near the
palace, a place to which no one ever came so early in the morning. But this
special day they were surprised to hear voices and see tents encamped on the
grassy slope near the pool.
There was a drone of a strange language and every now and again a sweet
voice broke into song and mingled with that of the birds in the nearby woods
and the murmuring of the river. Saint Patrick and his companions, who had
arrived during the night with a message for the King of Connaught, were
praying the Divine Office in Latin. Finally, each group spied the other.

The older princess asked, "Who are you, and where do you come from?"

Patrick hesitated, then said: "We have more important things to tell you
than just our names and where we're from. We know who the one true God is
whom you should adore. . . ."

The girls were delighted, rather than annoyed. In a flash something seemed
to light up inside them, to make a blinding white blaze in their hearts and
minds. They knew at once that this was real, real news and that it was true.
It all happened instantaneously. Then they asked a whole torrent of
questions:

"Who is God?" "Where does He live?" "Will He live forever?" and on and on as
excited young people do.

Patrick answered each question quickly and simply. He, too, was delighted:
the light that blazed up in the girls was in the man, too, and the three
lights together made a tremendous glow. Everyone else stood listening
raptly, feeling lucky to be witnesses to the saintly man and the sweet
girls-and the Holy Spirit in their midst.

"Oh, tell us how to find the good God. Teach us more about the kind Jesus,
who died upon the Cross. Tell us more, more, more," the princesses urged.
But there was no need for more; the two had already received the gift of the
Spirit of Truth.

Patrick led them to their bathing pool, where he baptized them. For a short
time thereafter, Ethna and Fedelma were very quiet for they were in deep
prayer. Meanwhile, Patrick prepared to say Mass. Then the princesses began
again, "I want to see Jesus Christ now," said Ethna.

"And so do I," echoed Fedelma. "I want to be with Him in His home forever."

Patrick, moved by this loving longing, very gently explained that they would
not be able to see God until after their death. They were still young, so it
would be a long time before they could see Him as He is. If they lived good
Christian lives, then they would be able to go to God for always and great
joys would replace the present sorrows. The girls pondered this as Patrick
began the Mass.

As Mass went on everyone was still, but the river and woods seemed to sing
God's praises. Then the youngest man rang a little bell and all bowed their
heads. Jesus Christ was with them in the grassy knoll in the king's park.
Soon the bell rang again. Patrick beckoned the princesses forward and gave
them Holy Communion.

For a little while the girls looked so happy and so beautiful that they were
like angels. And then, we are told, they died. They longed so much to be
with Jesus that they died of longing. Saint Patrick was exceedingly happy to
have met such quick and whole-hearted belief (Benedictines, Curtayne).


Quote:
"Those who go off to heretics, and all who leave the [Catholic Roman] Church
for heresy, abandon the name of Christ. Those who call these men
'Christians' are in grievous error, since they neither understand Scripture
at all nor the faith which it contains."
-(St. Athanasius (Doctor, 296-373) - "Discourse Against the Arians,"

Bible Quote:
Arise, be enlightened, O Jerusalem: for thy light is come, and the glory of
the Lord is risen upon thee.
For behold darkness shall cover the earth, and a mist the people: but the
Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. (Isaias
60:1-2)


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Troparion of Ss Ethenia and Fidelmia Tone 5
O daughters of King Laoghaire and first-fruits of Patrick's mission,/
most pious Ethenia and Fidelmia,/ you were blessed to receive the
monastic veil from Ireland's Enlightener./ Weeping and lamenting we call
upon your charity./ Pray to Christ our God/ that He will raise up a new
Patrick in our day,/ that we may be led into the Way of Salvation.

Kontakion of Ss Ethenia and Fidelmia Tone 4
Having been tonsured, O most pure and righteous virgins Ethenia and
Fidelmia,/ you were found worthy to tarry in this vale of tears/ and to
receive the Body and Blood of Christ, just once,/ before going to your
eternal reward./ We chant your praises and implore Christ our God/ that,
in the day of Judgment,/ He will not find us wanting.

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]]> Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:06:38 PST http://www.nnseek.com/e/alt.religion.christian.romman-catholic/january_10th_st_peter_orseolo_18871423t.html http://www.nnseek.com/e/alt.religion.christian.romman-catholic/january_10th_st_peter_orseolo_18871423t.html
St. Peter Orseolo, born in 928, had an exciting life. Son of a noble and
wealthy family of Venice, at age 20 he commanded the Venetian fleet in a
successful effort to conquer the pirates that infested the Adriatic Sea.

He probably played a role in a revolution that led to the murder of Doge
Peter Candiano IV in 976. During the overthrow, the Doge's Palace was burned
and part of Venice destroyed. Peter Orseolo then was chosen the next Doge of
Venice. He revealed himself to be an energetic, skillful, and indefatigable
administrator. As soon as he accepted the office, he began to rebuild the
edifices damaged by the fire. He rebuilt at his own expense the Doge's
Palace and the Church of St. Mark.

He had a passionate and complex personality. On September 1, 978, he left
Venice secretly and traveled to Roussillon at the foot of the Pyrenees on
the borders of France and Spain, and asked to enter the Abbey of Cuxa as a
monk. Even his wife did not know where he was going.

Under the direction of the Abbot Guarinus, he lived a holy life and
dedicated himself to prayer and penance until he died in 987. Many miracles
were worked at his tomb. His only son became one of the greatest and most
celebrated Doges of Venice.


Comments of late Prof. Plinio Corr

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]]> Tue, 09 Jan 2007 14:53:27 PST http://www.nnseek.com/e/alt.religion.christian.romman-catholic/january_9th_st_adrian_18811007t.html http://www.nnseek.com/e/alt.religion.christian.romman-catholic/january_9th_st_adrian_18811007t.html
Born in Africa; died at Canterbury, England, January 9, 710. Saint Adrian became
abbot at Nerida near Naples, Italy. Upon the death of Saint Deusdedit, the
archbishop of Canterbury (England), Pope Saint Vitalian chose Adrian to replace
the bishop because of his great learning and piety. Adrian seemed to be the
perfect leader for a nation new in its Christianity. Yet Adrian demurred saying
that he was not fitted for such a great dignity. He said that he would find
someone else more suited for the task.

The first substitute was too ill to become archbishop. Again the pope urged the
post on Adrian. Again Adrian begged permission to find someone else. At that
time a Greek monk from Tarsus named Theodore was in Rome. Adrian nominated
Theodore to the pope. Theodore was willing to become archbishop of Canterbury,
but only if Adrian agreed to come to England and help him. Adrian readily
consented to this compromise. It was agreed that Adrian would accompany Theodore
to England as his assistant and adviser. On March 26, 668, Theodore was
consecrated archbishop of Canterbury and two months later the two set sail for
England.

They were a perfect team. Theodore appointed Adrian abbot of SS Peter and Paul
abbey, afterward called Saint Augustine's, at Canterbury, where he taught Greek
and Latin for 39 years. Here Adrian's learning and virtues were best employed.
In addition to these languages, Adrian taught poetry, astronomy and math, as
well as Scripture and virtue.

Into the minds of his students, Adrian "poured the waters of wholesome knowledge
day by day," according to the Venerable Bede. The school became famous for its
teaching and trained such stellars as Saints Aldhelm and Oftfor. Bede records
that Saint Adrian was 'very learned in the Holy Scriptures, very experienced in
administering the church and the monastery, and a great Greek and Latin
scholar.' He also is said to have commented that some of Adrian's students spoke
Latin and Greek equally as well as their native languages.

The abbot also helped the archbishop in his pastoral undertakings. There can be
no doubt that the flourishing of the English Church in Theodore's time owed much
to Adrian.

Adrian was known for miracles that helped students in trouble with their
masters, and miracles were associated with his tomb in Saint Augustine's Church
(Attwater, Benedictines, Bentley, Delaney, Encyclopedia, Gill, Walsh, White).


Quote:
"If you content yourself with only what you have to do, no one can reproach you;
sin is committed by breaking the law of God and in no other way; and the
counsels, being no part of this law as indicated by their name, cannot oblige
you under pain of sin"
-St. Peter Eymard

Bible Quote:
Save us, O Lord, our God: and gather us from among nations: That we may give
thanks to thy holy name, and may glory in thy praise. (Psalms 105:47)


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Litany of the Sacred Face

Lord, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.

God, the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Ghost, Have mercy on us.

Sacred Face of Jesus, object of the eternal complacency of the
Father, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, bathed in tears in Your holy infancy,
I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, beautiful above all the children of men
I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, adored by all the Angels and Saints in
Heaven, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, delight of pure souls,
I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, mirror of the divine perfection,
I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, exposed for our sakes to the heat of the
sun and inclemency of seasons while on earth,
I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, sorrowful and weeping at the grave of
Lazarus, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, saddened at the sight of Jerusalem, and
shedding tears over that guilty city, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, pressed to the earth in the garden of
Olives, and bearing the confusion due to our sins,
I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, covered with sweat and blood,
I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, suffering the traitor's kiss,
I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, whose majesty cast to the ground an
armed multitude, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, struck, blindfolded, and profaned by
impious bands, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, bruised and spit upon in Your Passion,
I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, whose look of tender reproach wounded
the heart of Peter with sorrow and love, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, humbled for us in the tribunals of
Jerusalem, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, falling in the mire under the weight of the
Cross, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, wiped by the veil of Veronica on the way
to Calvary, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, raised up on the shameful gibbet for our
redemption, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, wounded for our iniquities and bruised for
our sins, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, covered with the shade of death,
I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, beautiful in Your disfigurement and noble
in Your shame, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, covered with a shroud and laid in the
tomb, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, hidden in the Holy Eucharist,
I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, still outraged by the wicked,
I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, scorned and blasphemed by the impious,
I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, too often forgotten by those who call
themselves Your friends, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, in whose presence so many shameful
sins are omitted, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, which will be seen at the end of time in
great majesty and dazzling beauty, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, whose beauty will ravish the blessed for
endless ages, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, the sunshine of our exile here below,
I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, the countenance of God and the seal of
the divinity, I adore and love You. - Amen.

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Born at Roskilde, c. 1096; died 1131; canonized in 1169; feast of the
translation of his relics is July 25 in Denmark.

Nephew of King Saint Canute of Denmark and the second son of King Eric the
Good of Denmark, Canute spent part of his youth at the Saxon court. When he
came of age and returned to Denmark with ideals of feudalism and military
organization, his uncle King Niels (Nils) of Denmark made him duke of
southern Jutland. Canute ruled from Schleswig, which he fortified, and
defended the whole territory against the Wends. In fact, most of his life
was spent fighting against the viking pirates, but he finally brought peace
and order to the territory. Canute also encouraged and aided the missionary
activities of Saint Vicelin, evangelizer of the Wends, who was afterwards
bishop of Staargard, now Oldenburg.

While duke of Schleswig, Canute was recognized by Emperor Lothair III in
1129 as sovereign over the western Wends. This infuriated his uncle, King
Niels, who began to regard Canute as a rival. Two years later, this jealousy
led to Canute's murder in an ambush by Magnus Nielssen and Henry Skadelaar
(his cousins) in the forest of Haraldsted near Ringsted in Zealand.

Canute was formally canonized as a martyr for justice by Pope Alexander III,
at the request of his son, King Valdemar I. The archbishops of Lund and
Uppsala presented evidence about Canute's life and miracles attributed to
his intercession. His relics were enshrined at Ringsted in 1170 (Attwater,
Benedictines, Delaney, Encyclopedia, Farmer).

In art, Saint Canute is portrayed as a knight with a wreath, lance, and
ciborium. Sometimes he is shown on horseback in full armor. Venerated in
Denmark (Roeder).

This Version taken from:
http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/ss-index.htm


Quote:
"Believe me, he who does not think of the wants of the poor is not a
member of the Body of Christ. For, if one member suffers all suffer."
-St. Alphege of Canterbury

Bible Quote:
Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold on eternal life,
whereunto thou art called and be it confessed a good confession before
many witnesses. I charge thee before God who quickeneth all things, and
before
Christ Jesus who gave testimony under Pontius Pilate, a good
confession: (1 Tim. 6:12-13)


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Litany of the Sacred Face

Lord, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.

God, the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Ghost, Have mercy on us.

Sacred Face of Jesus, object of the eternal complacency of the
Father, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, bathed in tears in Your holy infancy,
I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, beautiful above all the children of men
I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, adored by all the Angels and Saints in
Heaven, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, delight of pure souls,
I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, mirror of the divine perfection,
I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, exposed for our sakes to the heat of the
sun and inclemency of seasons while on earth,
I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, sorrowful and weeping at the grave of
Lazarus, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, saddened at the sight of Jerusalem, and
shedding tears over that guilty city, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, pressed to the earth in the garden of
Olives, and bearing the confusion due to our sins,
I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, covered with sweat and blood,
I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, suffering the traitor's kiss,
I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, whose majesty cast to the ground an
armed multitude, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, struck, blindfolded, and profaned by
impious bands, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, bruised and spit upon in Your Passion,
I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, whose look of tender reproach wounded
the heart of Peter with sorrow and love, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, humbled for us in the tribunals of
Jerusalem, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, falling in the mire under the weight of the
Cross, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, wiped by the veil of Veronica on the way
to Calvary, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, raised up on the shameful gibbet for our
redemption, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, wounded for our iniquities and bruised for
our sins, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, covered with the shade of death,
I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, beautiful in Your disfigurement and noble
in Your shame, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, covered with a shroud and laid in the
tomb, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, hidden in the Holy Eucharist,
I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, still outraged by the wicked,
I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, scorned and blasphemed by the impious,
I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, too often forgotten by those who call
themselves Your friends, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, in whose presence so many shameful
sins are omitted, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, which will be seen at the end of time in
great majesty and dazzling beauty, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, whose beauty will ravish the blessed for
endless ages, I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, the sunshine of our exile here below,
I adore and love You.
Sacred Face of Jesus, the countenance of God and the seal of
the divinity, I adore and love You. - Amen.

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Stylites comes from the Greek word stylos, which means pillar, or column. It
was on top of a pillar that St. Simeon spent the largest part of his
extraordinary life.

Simeon was born at Sisan near the northern border of Syria and began life as
a shepherd boy for his father's flock of sheep. When he was just
13-years-old, he heard the Gospel passage: "Blessed are they that mourn;
blessed are the clean of heart." He went to a wise old man and asked him the
meaning of these words. He explained to the boy that eternal happiness can
only be achieved with suffering, and that solitude is the most secure way to
attain it. Impressed with this explanation, the young man joined some
hermits who lived in a nearby monastery.

After some years in different monasteries, however, he retired to live alone
and avoid the numerous visitors who were constantly seeking him out. He
determined to take up his abode on the top of a pillar. There he remained
most of the time standing, exposed to inclement weather, and absorbed in
continuous prayer. He died in 459 at age 69, having lived 36 years of his
life on the top of different pillars.


Comments of late Prof. Plinio Corr

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Born in Auvergne, France, c. 962; died at Souvigny, c. 1049. Saint Odilo was
a scion of the very aristocratic French family of Mercoeur. He joined the
monastery of Cluny when he was still very young. About 991, the abbot, Saint
Mayeul, named him coadjutor. Upon the Mayeul's death in 994, Odilo became
Cluny's fifth abbot.

During his 54 years in office he brought the other Cluniac houses into
closer and closer dependence upon the mother house, and increased the number
of foundations from 37 to 65. Among his general activities was the support
he gave to Abbot Richard of Saint-Vanne for the acceptance in France of the
institution called the Truce of God (Treuga Dei), whereby military
hostilities were regularly suspended at certain times (Fridays through
Mondays, Advent, and Lent). This measure had economic as well as religious
and social significance and also guaranteed sanctuary to those seeking
refuge in a church. Odilo also effectively promoted the Pactum Dei, whereby
ecclesiastical persons and property were protected against attack in war.

In 998 (or 1031 by some accounts) he ordered that in all Cluniac houses
November 2, the day after the Feast of All Saints, should be observed in
memory of and prayer for all the dead; this observance, All Souls' Day,
afterwards spread to the whole Western Church.

Though he was a friend of princes and popes, he was exceedingly gentle and
kind and known throughout Christendom for his liberality to the needy.
Odilo's concern for the people was also shown by the lavish help he gave
during several famines, especially in 1006, when he sold Church treasures to
feed the poor, and again from 1028-1033.

Saint Odilo's physical appearance was unimpressive, belying the strength of
his character. He practiced great personal austerities (he wore a hair-shirt
and studded iron chains) on himself, but liberality and kindness toward
others. He experienced ecstasies. It is obvious that he was beloved by his
contemporaries; Fulbert of Chartres surnamed Odilo "the Archangel of Monks."

Odilo united in his character gentleness with firmness, organizational
skills with the ability to reconcile enemies. His favorite saying is that he
would rather be damned for being too merciful than for being too severe. He
promoted the spirit of true monasticism and tried to remove its abuses.
During his rule, he sought to promote the close unity of Cluny and the Holy
See.

It is appropriate that he should die during the Octave of Christmas because
his favorite topic for sermons was the mystery of the Incarnation. The place
of the Blessed Virgin was also worked out by Odilo, to whose writings the
Mariology of Saint Bernard owes much.

His duties involved him in much travelling about, though he was ill during
the last five years of his life. It was on a journey of inspection that he
died, at the priory of Souvigny; he was about 86 (Attwater, Benedictines,
Delaney, Encyclopedia, Farmer).


In art Saint Odilo is portrayed as a Benedictine abbot with a skull and
crossbones at his feet. Because he instituted the Feast of All Souls, at
times he may be shown (1) saying Mass with purgatory open at his side; or
(2) with angels releasing souls from purgatorial fire (Roeder). He is
invoked on behalf of souls in purgatory and against jaundice (Roeder).

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In the traditional cycle today is the Feast of the Circumcision of Our Lord.
In the Old Law, by rite of Circumcision, every male Jew became a member and
shared in all the blessings and privileges of the chosen people of God. A
Jew who failed to be initiated by the ceremony was excluded. Our Lord is the
Son of God by nature, and absolutely sinless, and therefore did not need
adoption into the membership of God's children. Yet, he submitted to the
Law. Today the Church also celebrates the Holy Name of Jesus, given at the
rite of Circumcision.

In the new cycle, today is the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. Always
held in faith amongst the laity and clergy, Mary was declared Mother of God,
by penalty of anathema, for all Christendom at the Council of Ephesus in AD
431.


Quote:
"For, since ye are subject to the bishop as to Jesus Christ, ye appear to me
to live not after the manner of men, but according to Jesus Christ, who died
for us, in order, by believing in His death, ye may escape from death. It is
therefore necessary that, as ye indeed do, so without the bishop ye should
do nothing, but should also be subject to the presbytery, as to the apostle
of Jesus Christ, who is our hope, in whom, if we live, we shall be found. It
is fitting also that the deacons, as being the ministers of the mysteries of
Jesus Christ, should in every respect be pleasing to all. For they are not
ministers of meat and drink, but servants of the Church of God. They are
bound, therefore, to avoid all grounds of accusation, as they would do
fire."
-Ignatius of Antioch,Epistle to the Trallians,2(A.D. 110)

Bible Quote
9 I will hear what the Lord God will speak in me: for he will speak peace
unto his people: And unto his saints: and unto them that are converted to
the heart. (Psalms 84:9)


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Pray this novena to end abortion

Pray the Memorare...

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary that never was it known
that anyone who fled to Your protection, implored Your help,
or sought Your intercession was left unaided.

Inspired with this confidence, we fly to you, O Virgin of virgins, our
Mother.
To You we come; before You we stand, sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not our petitions,
but in Your mercy, hear and answer us. Amen.

Then pray...

"Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us!"
"Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us!"
"Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us!"
for all unborn children,
for women who have had an abortion
and for the conversion of all pro-choice advocates.

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