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September 4/2009 - Friday of
22nd Week of Ordinary Time
LITURGICAL/THEME MEDITATION:
"Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is
with them?"
UNIVERSAL CHURCH/WORLD EVENT(S):
Church in US Capital Fights
for Marriage;
5 More Pakistani Christians
Killed
SAINT OF THE DAY
St. Rose of Viterbo
GENERAL
MARIOLOGY
Book Five - Chapter V
THE BLESSED
MOTHER OFFERS HER SON AS VICTIM TO THE
ETERNAL
FATHER; JESUS DEPARTS FROM NAZARETH.
DIVINE MERCY
Divine Mercy in My Soul
NOTEBOOK V
TEACHING/TESTIMONY/CONVICTION:
Show the
American people what an abortion is!
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Friday (9/4): "Can you make wedding guests
fast while the bridegroom is with them?"
Scripture: Luke 5:33-39
33 And they said to him, "The disciples of John fast often and offer
prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and
drink." 34 And Jesus said to them, "Can you make wedding guests fast
while the bridegroom is with them? 35 The days will come, when the
bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in those
days." 36 He told them a parable also: "No one tears a piece from a new
garment and puts it upon an old garment; if he does, he will tear the
new, and the piece from the new will not match the old. 37 And no one
puts new wine into old wineskins; if he does, the new wine will burst
the skins and it will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed. 38
But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins. 39 And no one after
drinking old wine desires new; for he says, `The old is good.'"
Meditation: Which comes first, fasting or feasting? The
disciples of John the Baptist were upset with Jesus' disciples because
they did not fast. Fasting was one of the three most important religious
duties, along with prayer and almsgiving. Jesus gave a simple
explanation. There's a time for fasting and a time for feasting (or
celebrating). To walk as a disciple with Jesus is to experience a whole
new joy of relationship akin to the joy of the wedding party in
celebrating with the groom and bride their wedding bliss. But there also
comes a time when the Lord's disciples must bear the cross of affliction
and purification. For the disciple there is both a time for rejoicing in
the Lord's presence and celebrating his goodness and a time for seeking
the Lord with humility and fasting and for mourning over sin. Do you
take joy in the Lord's presence with you and do you express sorrow and
contrition for your sins?
Jesus goes on to warn his disciples about the problem of the "closed
mind" that refuses to learn new things. Jesus used an image familiar to
his audience – new and old wineskins. In Jesus' times, wine was stored
in wineskins, not bottles. New wine poured into skins was still
fermenting. The gases exerted gave pressure. New wine skins were elastic
enough to take the pressure, but old wine skins easily burst because
they were hard. What did Jesus mean by this comparison? Are we to reject
the old in place of the new? Just as there is a right place and a right
time for fasting and for feasting, so there is a right place for the old
as well as the new. Jesus says the kingdom of heaven is like a
householder who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old
(Matthew 13:52). How impoverished we would be if we only had the Old
Testament or the New Testament, rather than both. The Lord gives us
wisdom so we can make the best use of both the old and the new. He
doesn't want us to hold rigidly to the past and to be resistant to the
new work of his Holy Spirit in our lives. He wants our minds and hearts
to be like the new wine skins – open and ready to receive the new
wine of the Holy Spirit. Are you eager to grow in the knowledge and
understanding of God's word and plan for your life?
"Lord Jesus, fill me with your Holy Spirit, that I may grow in the
knowledge of your great love and truth. Help me to seek you earnestly in
prayer and fasting that I may turn away from sin and wilfulness and
conform my life more fully to your will. May I always find joy in
knowing, loving, and serving you."
Psalm 37:3-6,27-28,39-40
3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so you will dwell in the land, and
enjoy security.
4 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your
heart.
5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act.
6 He will bring forth your vindication as the light, and your right as
the noonday.
27 Depart from evil, and do good; so shall you abide for ever.
28 For the LORD loves justice; he will not forsake his saints. The
righteous shall be preserved for ever, but the children of the wicked
shall be cut off.
39 The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; he is their refuge
in the time of trouble.
40 The LORD helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the
wicked, and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
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UNIVERSAL CHURCH/WORLD EVENTS |
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Church in US Capital
Fights for Marriage
Asks Authorities to
Let the People Decide
WASHINGTON, D.C.,
SEPT. 3, 2009 ( Zenit.org).-
The Archdiocese of
Washington is taking
several steps to
block a proposal to
legalize same-sex
marriage in the U.S.
capital.
An archdiocesan
press release
reported Tuesday
that Archbishop
Donald Wuerl sent a
letter to the 300
local priests to
reinforce the
significance of
marriage, and to
inform them of the
government's efforts
to at redefining it.
He stated, "One
challenge we see
today is a lack of
understanding by
many people about
what marriage is."
"Marriage simply
recognizes a
relationship that is
fundamental to
nature: the
complementarity of
man and woman," the
prelate explained.
He continued: "That
relationship is not
a creation of church
or civil law.
"However,
governments and
faith groups
recognize marriage
as between a man and
woman because the
exclusive, mutual
and lifelong gift of
a husband and wife
to each other is the
most stable and
secure foundation to
create and nurture
children."
The archdiocese also
sent a letter to the
District of
Columbia's Board of
Elections and
Ethics, in favor of
an initiative to
allow voters to
express their
support for defining
marriage in that
city as the union
between one man and
one woman.
Ronald Jackson,
executive director
of the DC Catholic
Conference, the
public policy arm of
the archdiocese,
stated, "A ballot
initiative will give
voters in the
District of Columbia
a voice on this
critical issue."
"Earlier this year,"
he explained, "the
City Council pushed
through legal
recognition of
same-sex marriages
from other states
without even giving
their constituents
an opportunity to
have input."
Jackson continued:
"It is ironic that
at the same time the
city is asking for
voting
representation in
the U.S. Congress,
its leaders are
denying residents
the opportunity to
participate in the
democratic process
for an issue with
widespread
implications for
children and
families."
5 More
Pakistani
Christians
Killed
Church
Insists
on
Investigation,
Prosecution
HYDERABAD,
Pakistan,
SEPT.
3,
2009
( Zenit.org).-
Five
Christians
were
shot
and
killed
in
the
northwestern
Pakistani
city
of
Quetta
last
week,
bringing
to
more
than
a
dozen
the
number
of
Christians
slain
in
the
country
in
recent
weeks.
Vatican
Radio
reported
Wednesday
on
the
Aug.
28
killings,
citing
local
sources.
At
the
end
of
July
and
beginning
of
August,
as
many
as
11
Christians
were
killed
in
another
attack,
which
also
involved
the
burning
of
some
100
Christian
homes.
A
Christian
family
died
trapped
inside
one
of
the
homes,
as a
mob
outside
promised
to
kill
anyone
who
tried
to
escape
the
flames.
It
is
thought
that
the
perpetrators
of
the
two
slayings
are
of
the
same
group,
extremists
of
"Taliban
influence,"
Vatican
Radio
informed.
"Blasphemers"
Pakistani
bishops
have
expressed
their
dismay
at
the
lack
of
investigation
into
the
earlier
slaying.
Archbishop
Lawrence
Saldanha
of
Lahore,
president
of
the
Pakistani
episcopal
conference,
lamented
to
UCANews
that
"a
month
has
passed
since
the
massacre
and
yet
none
of
the
accused
has
been
punished."
"I
am
afraid,"
he
added,
"the
culprits
will
go
scot-free
and
the
case
will
be
put
in
cold
storage."
Meanwhile,
the
World
Council
of
Churches
this
week
called
on
Pakistan
to
repeal
its
anti-blasphemy
law,
and
urged
the
nation
to
"guarantee
the
rights
of
all
religious
minorities
in
the
country."
The
world
council
said
the
law
keeps
minorities
living
in a
"state
of
fear
and
terror"
since
it
is
often
invoked
as a
way
to
punish
minorities
in
business
disputes.
The
law
calls
for
life
imprisonment
or
death
for
anyone
insulting
the
Quran
or
Mohammed.
According
to
information
from
the
Pakistani
bishops'
National
Commission
of
Justice
and
Peace,
since
the
law
went
into
effect
in
1986,
nearly
1,000
people
have
been
prosecuted,
though
the
majority
of
them
are
Muslim.
Some
120
Christians
have
been
prosecuted
under
the
law.
Christians
in
Pakistan
make
up
about
1.6%
of
the
population.
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GENERAL
MARIOLOGY |
THE DIVINE HISTORY AND
LIFE
OF THE
VIRGIN MOTHER OF GOD
BOOK FIVE
Concerning
the Perfection with which the most Holy Mary copied and
Imitated
the Activity of the Soul of Christ; how the Incarnate Word
Instructed
Her in the Laws of grace, the Articles of Faith, the
Sacraments, the Ten Commandments; and with what
Alacrity
and Noble Promptitude She Corresponded.
Also
concerning the Death of Saint Joseph, the
Preaching
of Saint John, the call of the
First
Disciples and the Baptism
Of the
Virgin Mary, our
Blessed
Lady
CHAPTER V.
THE BLESSED MOTHER OFFERS HER SON AS VICTIM TO THE
ETERNAL FATHER; JESUS DEPARTS FROM NAZARETH.
The love of our great Queen and Lady for her
divine Son must always remain the standard by which we must measure as
well her actions as all her emotions either of joy or sorrow during her
earthly life. But we cannot measure the greatness of her love itself,
nor can the holy angels measure it, except by the love which they see in
God by the intuitive vision. All that can ever be expressed by our
inadequate words, similes and analogies, is but the least portion of
what this heavenly furnace of love really contained. For She
loved Jesus as the Son of the eternal Father, equal to Him in essence
and in all the divine attributes and perfections; She loved Him as her
own natural Son, Son to Her in as far as He was man, formed of her own
flesh and blood; She loved Him because as man He was the Saint of saints
and the meritorious cause of all other holiness (Dan. 11, 24). He
was the most beautiful among the sons of men (Ps. 44, 3). He was the
most dutiful Son of his Mother, her most magnificent Benefactor; since
it was He, that by his sonship, had raised Her to the highest dignity
possible among creatures. He had exalted Her among all and above all by
the treasures of his Divinity and by conferring upon Her the dominion
over all creation together with favors, blessings and graces, such as
were never to be conferred upon any other being.
These motives and foundations of her love were
established and as it were, all comprehended in the wisdom of the
heavenly Lady, together with many others, which only her exalted
knowledge could appreciate. In her heart there was no hindrance of love,
since it was the most innocent and pure; She was not ungrateful, because
her profoundest humility urged Her to a most faithful correspondence;
She was not remiss, because in Her the most abundant grace wrought with
all its efficacy; She was not slow or careless since She was filled with
most zealous and diligent fervor ; not forgetful, since her most
faithful memory was constantly fixed upon the blessings received and
upon the reasons and the precepts of deepest love. She moved in the
sphere of the divine love itself, since She remained in his visible
presence and attended the school of divine love of her Son, copying his
works and his doings in his very company. Nothing was wanting to this
peerless One among lovers for entertaining love without limitations of
measure or manner. This most beautiful Moon then being at its
fullness, and looking into this Sun of justice just as it had risen like
a divine aurora from height to height and reached the noontide splendor
of the most clear light of grace; this Moon, Mary, detached from all
material creatures and entirely transformed by the light of this Sun,
having experienced on her part all the effects of his reciprocal love,
favors and gifts, in the height of her blessedness, at a time when the
loss of all these blessings in her Son made it most arduous, heard the
voice of the eternal Father, calling Her as once He called upon her
prototype, Abraham, and demanding the deposit of all her love and hope,
her beloved Isaac (Gen. 22, 1).
The most prudent Mother was not unaware, the time of
her sacrifice was approaching; for her sweetest Son had already entered
the thirtieth year of his life and the time and place for satisfying the
debt He had assumed was at hand. But in the full possession of
the Treasure, which represented all her happiness, Mary was still
considering its loss as far off, not having as yet had its experience.
The hour therefore drawing near, She was wrapt in a most exalted vision
and felt that She was being called and placed in the presence of the
throne of the most blessed Trinity. From it issued a voice of
wonderful power saying to Her: "Mary, my Daughter and Spouse, offer to
Me thy onlybegotten Son in sacrifice." By the living power of these
words came to Her the light and intelligence of the Almighty's will, and
in it the most blessed Mother understood the decree of the
Redemption of man through the Passion and Death of her most holy Son,
together with all that from now on would happen in the preaching
and public life of the Savior. As this knowledge was renewed and
perfected in Her, She felt her soul overpowered by sentiments of
subjection, humility, love of God and man, compassion and tenderest
Sorrow for all that her Son was to suffer.
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DIVINE MERCY
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Divine Mercy In my soul
The Mercy of the Lord I will sing Forever.
Divine Mercy in my soul.
Sr. Faustina, Diary
NOTEBOOK V
January 20, 1938. I
never cringe before anyone. I can't bear flattery, for humility is nothing
but the truth. There is no cringing in true humility. Although I consider
myself the least in the whole convent, on the other hand, I enjoy the honor
of being the bride of Christ. Little matter that often I hear people say
that I am proud, for I know that human judgment does not discern the motives
of our actions.
When, at the beginning of my religious life, following the novitiate, I
began to exercise myself particularly in humility, the humiliations that God
sent me were not enough for me. And so, in my excessive zeal, I looked for
more of them on my own, and I often represented myself to my superiors other
than I was in reality and spoke of miseries of which I had no notion. But a
short time later, Jesus gave me to know that humility is only the truth.
From that time on, I changed my ideas, faithfully following the light of
Jesus. I learned that if a soul is with Jesus, He will not permit it to err.
Lord, You know that since my youth I have always sought Your will and
recognizing it, have always tried to carry it out. My heart has been
accustomed to the inspirations of the Holy Spirit, to whom I am faithful. In
the midst of the greatest din I have heard the voice of God. I always know
that is going on in my interior.....
I am striving for sanctity, because in this way I shall be useful to the
Church. I make constant efforts in practicing virtue. I try faithfully to
follow Jesus. And I deposit this whole series of daily virtues - silent,
hidden, almost imperceptible, but made with great love - in the treasury of
God's Church for the common benefit of souls. I feel interiorly as if I were
responsible for all souls. I know very well that I do not live for myself
alone, but for the entire Church...
O incomprehensible God, my heart dissolves in joy that You have allowed me
to penetrate the mysteries of Your mercy! Everything begins with Your mercy
and ends with Your mercy.
All grace flows from mercy, and the last hour abounds with mercy for us. Let
no one doubt concerning the goodness of God; even if a person's sins were as
dark as night, God's mercy is stronger than our misery. One thing alone is
necessary: that the sinner set ajar the door of his heart, be it ever so
little, to let in a ray of God's merciful grace, and then God will do the
rest. But poor is the soul who has shut the door on God's mercy, even at the
last hour. It was just such souls who plunged Jesus into deadly sorrow in
the Garden of Olives; indeed, it was from His Most Merciful Heart that
divine mercy flowed out.
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CATHOLIC TEACHING/CONVICTION/TESTIMONY |
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Show
the American people what an abortion is!
(continued)
·
I am so glad
there is a site like this, that way maybe someone can look on here
before deciding to go through with one. I wish the doctors had to show
the woman pictures of what the baby looks like at the time, and then
what it looks like when they get an abortion.
·
A friend
emailed me the link to your site because of the beautiful ultra sound
pictures. My husband and I are trying to conceive and she thought it
would be neat to look at. At the same time she warned me of the graphic
pics at the site as well. I must say that while they are graphic and
heartbreaking, it's truth. Truth is what some people need more of. I
must admit, I used to be pro-choice. That is, until I miscarried at 8
weeks in May of 2000. After that heartbreaking loss, I decided that from
the beginning, from the time I knew I was pregnant, that was a baby
inside of me - a life, no matter the "stage" it was in. From there, I
made the decision to be pro-life. I think that more women should have to
see your site - to see what it is that when they are having abortions,
they are destroying life. God Bless you and God bless those babies that
are now his angels.
·
I am just
emailing to let you know that I am very pleased with what you are doing!
I am a devout Catholic and I totally agree with you! I looked through
your website, and I must say that anyone who looks at those pictures
(especially those who are thinking about abortion) surely must find it
in their hearts not to go through with this! It’s a shame that most
people don’t think before they do! I do not understand this country of
ours! We convict murders, but we do not convict those who perform
abortions! It doesn’t make any sense! ! ! May God continue to bless you
in your work!
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YES I THINK
THESE HORRIBLE IMAGES SHOULD BE SHOWN!!!!!!!!!! AND I THINK THEY SHOULD
BE SHOWN ON PRIME TIME TV. i.e. 48 HRS OR ONE OF THOSE SHOWS! LIKE SO
MANY OTHER VIOLENT THINGS THEY SHOW, IT COULD BE ANNOUNCED "NOT FOR
SMALL CHILDREN". I KNOW PEOPLE WOULD BE HORRIFIED THAT IT WAS SHOWN, BUT
THEY NEED TO SEE IT AND THEY NEED TO BE HORRIFIED AT WHAT GOES ON EVERY
SECOND OF THE DAY!!!!!! The way I look at it, there is no other way to
stop it! If people can’t stand to see those images, that means they
prefer to be in denial AND if they’re in denial nothing will ever be
done about it. I can’t even put into words what I felt looking at those
horrible pictures. It sends fear through my whole being at the wrath
that God will bring down on this world for allowing such a thing.
·
Thank you for
your efforts to reveal the barbarism of abortion. As I looked at the
images, my heart broke for the children and for the judgement of God
that MUST come upon America because of the brutal destruction of this
innocent life. I don’t know if you get hardened after seeing these
images frequently or if you heart breaks again each time. But whatever
the cost you paid here, thank you for getting the word out of the
reality of what is happening.
·
I just want to
say that the graphic images you portrayed were horrible, unimaginable.
The reality is that this type of killing goes on everyday. I applaud you
for showing this real graphic horrible truth that these pictures
capture. I think if more people saw these images maybe just maybe some
hearts and minds would be changed. I am 12 weeks pregnant right now and
was really amazed at the child's development at this stage. In my heart
and mind I thanked God that I was taught early on of the evils of
abortion and lucky because of my knowledge my baby would never be
subjected to this type of pain.
·
Since I fell
asleep while watching television earlier this evening, I am now rested
and up and turned my television on to EWTN and heard the speaker talk
about abortions and to go to your website, so I did. Your website is
something I think everyone should be told about in our parishes and
homes. It is sooooo vivid and such horribly sad pictures. Your web
pictures of these abortions, as horrible and vivid as they are, need to
be seen by America.... by the World! Catholics and Protestants. I
believe if more people visualize what abortion truly is and how horrible
it is...some people need to see pictures.... they can’t visualize
without them....they would not have an abortion, more people would be
involved in stopping abortions, praying more to stop abortion and
writing and insisting that the Congress stop allowing abortions. You are
doing great work. God Bless All of You.
·
After viewing
the on-line photos of aborted babies on your web site, I nauseously
encourage you to continue to fight for the right to show abortion on
national television in spite of opposition. God’s word tells us that the
truth will set us free.
I was
looking at your website, I don’t know why, and I looked through the
archives. I knew what abortion was, these images still managed to tear
my heart out. Thanks for the reminder.
(to
be continued)
From the inception of his
pro-life work, Fr. Frank Pavone has been urging the mass media to show
the American people what an abortion is. Abortion is a reality which is
so horrific that
words alone can never convey its meaning.
Fr. Frank serves on the board
of the
Center for Bioethical Reform, which makes it a priority to share
with the nation the world's largest collection of images of actual
abortions. In conjunction with that organization, a
series of careful analyses of what the pro-life movement can learn
from other social reform movements is being prepared.
We present here some of the
grim reality of abortion. Only
seeing such images can bring us to the kind of indignation needed to
sustain the sacrifices that will be necessary to finally bring an end to
this injustice.
These images are arranged
according to the gestational age of the children who were killed. You
will note that below the link to each image is a link to a document
signed by a pathologist who attests to the medical accuracy that
particular image. Each document was also notarized. This pathologist,
Dr. Abigail Allen, worked specifically with the remains of aborted
children.
It is especially critical to
show people the images of babies aborted in the first trimester. It is
in regard to such children, who constitute 90% of abortion victims, that
the myth persists that they are not really children at all.
We thank all of you who have
contacted us to tell us about
how these images have affected you. Please use them to show others
this horrible reality.
God, have mercy. Amen.·
Galleries of Images of
Aborted Children
Gallery 1:
Chronological Photo Index of first trimester aborted babies.
Gallery 2: Photographs of
late-term abortions.
Gallery 3:
Photographs of aborted babies at various stages, retrieved from
dumpsters.
Gallery 4:
Photographs of children killed by salt-poisoning abortion.
The story and photo of Baby Malachi.
Medical Illustrations of
Abortion Procedures
Suction Curettage Abortion: Description and Diagrams
D&E (Dilatation and Evacuation) Abortion: Description and Diagrams
Partial-birth Abortion Diagrams
Photos of some of the tools used in abortion.
Below are links to the same
images as in Galleries One and Two above, but without the thumbnail
index and browsing window features.
Images of Aborted Babies - Archive 1
Images of Aborted Babies - Archive 2
Images of Aborted Babies - Archive 3
"Out of all the video games I
have played and all the movies I have ever seen, I have never seen
anything more violent than the pictures of these aborted babies." Chris
Daly Age: 19 Orlando, Florida
Bishop Povish comments on the Graphic image project (July 2001)
Click here to go to a website where you can order signs and 3 x 5 inch
cards containing the graphic images.
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