...and demise on a routine basis. As he witnesses son against father and friend against friend, he must control himself to not turn against his ailing dad. So how does Wiesel escape turning against his only remaining family member? Despite seeing the treacheries around him, Wiesel somehow manages to keep moral ground, even up to his father's sickly death. With the power of faith, family, and community, Wiesel keeps himself from betraying his father. Elie Wiesel’s naturally faithful self is a key part in his struggle to keep morality. Before being sent off to the concentration camps,...
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...CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH Table of Contents PROLOGUE I. The life of man - to know and love God nn. 1-3 II. Handing on the Faith: Catechesis nn. 4-10 III. The Aim and Intended Readership of the Catechism nn. 11-12 IV. Structure of this Catechism nn. 13-17 V. Practical Directions for Using this Catechism nn. 18-22 VI. Necessary Adaptations nn. 23-25 PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH SECTION ONE "I BELIEVE" - "WE BELIEVE" n. 26 CHAPTER ONE MAN'S CAPACITY FOR GOD nn. 27-49 I. The Desire for God nn. 27-30 II. Ways of Coming to Know God nn. 31-35 III. The Knowledge of God According to the Church nn. 36-38 IV. How Can We Speak about God? nn.39-43 IN BRIEF nn. 44-49 CHAPTER TWO GOD COMES TO MEET MAN n. 50 Article 1 THE REVELATION OF GOD I. God Reveals His "Plan of Loving Goodness" nn. 51-53 II. The Stages of Revelation nn. 54-64 III. Christ Jesus -- "Mediator and Fullness of All Revelation" nn. 6567 IN BRIEF nn. 68-73 Article 2 THE TRANSMISSION OF DIVINE REVELATION n. 74 I. The Apostolic Tradition nn.75-79 II. The Relationship Between Tradition and Sacred Scripture nn. 80-83 III. The Interpretation of the Heritage of Faith nn. 84-95 IN BRIEF nn. 96-100 Article 3 SACRED SCRIPTURE I. Christ - The Unique Word of Sacred Scripture nn. 101-104 II. Inspiration and Truth of Sacred Scripture nn. 105-108 III. The Holy Spirit, Interpreter of Scripture nn. 109-119 IV. The Canon of Scripture nn. 120-130 V. Sacred Scripture in the Life of the Church nn. 131-133 IN BRIEF nn...
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...|[pic] | | |It’s About the Way | | | | |You Finish | | | | |TODAY’S SCRIPTURE | | | | |“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith” | | | | |(2 Timothy 4:7, NIV) | | | | |[pic] | | | | |TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria | | | | |So often, when people make mistakes, they get down on themselves and think, “If only...” “I should have...” | | | | |“What if...?” It’s easy to feel like you’ve missed the best plan for your life. That’s when people get | | | | |discouraged and stop pursuing their God-given dreams. But understand today, just because you’ve made a mistake | | | | |or failed in some way, that doesn’t cancel God’s plan. God never disqualifies you. He never says...
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...inside, I noticed that it is shaped like a fish. During Jesus’ time, Christians used the Greek word for “fish” as an acronym for Jesus Christ God’s Son, Savior. The crucifix that hangs above the altar looked like a “space Jesus” to me, but I’m sure that doesn’t really have a meaning. The people participating in this ritual believe that there is one God. He is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit: The Trinity. They believe that He is the creator of all things visible and invisible. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are one and the same divine being. They are far beyond what we can conceive as humans. Catholics believe that the Son is begotten by the Father, and the Holy Spirit is begotten by the Son. To start off the ritual, everyone stands and the procession begins. There are usually two or three servers; they enter first, one carrying the cross, then the one or two lectors and the priest and/or deacon follow. The priest begins with the sign of the cross that everyone does with him, then he says a greeting, and then the congregation states the act of penitence and the priest concludes it with a prayer of absolution. Next is the kyrie eleison, which is Greek for “Lord have mercy.” It is either said or sung, followed by the Gloria. The liturgy of the word is next. That consists of the first reading, usually from the Old Testament, the responsorial psalm is either read or sung and the second reading is usually from the New Testament. The readings are meant to reflect...
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...novel, is portrayed very well through the main protagonist. Elie Wiesel, a faithful person in the beginning of the novel, starts to decline his relationship with faith as he is put through more trials and tribulations. In Night, Elie, the main protagonist, is put...
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...ISLAM - THE WORLD POWER OF THE FUTURE? Table of Contents In the 19th century Islam had virtually disappeared from view in Europe and America. Only a few Westerners in distant colonies had been exposed to Muslims. Some romantic tales about the Turkish wars survived. However, the rapid technological developments in the West had by-passed the Islamic peoples, making them appear insignificant. But not much time has passed since Europe was last in danger of being overrun by Islam. In the year 1453 Constantinople, the Eastern bulwark of Christianity, was captured by the Ottomans. Later in 1529 and again in 1683 the Turks stood at the gates of Vienna. The struggle to free Belgrade lasted almost 200 years; and it was only a short time before the First World War when the last Balkan countries were able to shake off the Islamic Turkish yoke. For 600 years Islam and Christianity have wrestled with each other in that area. Many Christians have forgotten that Syria and North Africa were once the heartland of the Christian world! But during the first Islamic invasions in the years AD 632 to 732 they were overrun and fell under Arab control. Muslim armies swept into Western Europe and stood no more than 200 kilometres south of Paris, and near Geneva, too. If Charles Martel had not stood firm we would likely all be Muslims today! Nietzsche, the atheist, ventured to say sarcastically, "The greatest mistake in world history was the defeat of the Arabs at Tours and Poitiers." The third great...
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...distinctive culture of humility and respect the life of the company and spoke with one of them and he talked too many things. First, Began monastic life of isolation from the people in a private individual full view of worship, it were worshiping individual monastic autistic to unite hermits any establishment every one of them alone from feeling the necessity of impartiality of everything in this world, and they get away from everyone, and to the extent possible, they prayer and fasting in order to win eternal life. And evolved monastic life with him self to a life company spiritual, social, combining some hermits under the leadership of one father spiritual, and world expert, guide them to the path of perfection, then founded monasteries for this purpose and was administered also from one father has experience deep in the monastic life. Monastic inside the monastery and developed internal systems for monasteries that have been identified where spiritual and social relations between the monks and their relationship with my father monastery and its president, with his aides from the Senate Distinguished scientists who tutor novices to the origins of the monastic life and train them and care about their care. Second, Monastic real permission is an invitation hidden from God met by....
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...Isaac, the miracle child, born to Abraham and Sarah in their old age as a gift by God to Abraham to help to make his relatives and descendants a great nation. Three lords (thought to be the father, the son and the Holy Spirit) visited Abraham and told him in a year he would have a son. In normal circumstances, this would seem impossible because Sarah was 90 years old and Abraham was 100! Sarah (Abraham’s wife) had been eavesdropping on the lords and Abraham, and thought that they were once again teasing her by getting her hopes up with the thought of her being able to have a child of her own. God had kept his promise because Abraham had done what god had asked of him, and named the baby Isaac, meaning “he laughs. When Isaac was very young...
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...ORDER OF PRAYER/DAILY ACTIVITIES MOTTO: PRAYER, PENANCE AND SACRIFICE MYSTERIES THE GLORIOUS MYSTERY: To be said on Wednesday and Sunday in ordinary time. THE JOYFUL MYSTERY: to be said on Mondays and Saturdays including (SUNDAYS) during Christian time i.e Advent. THE SORROWFUL MYSTERY: to be said on Tuesdays and Fridays including Sundays (during lent) THE LUMINOUS MYSTERY OR MYSTERY OF LIGHT: to be said on Thursdays. STARTING TIME: 7:00pm NORMAL SCHOOL DAYS 1. Hymn “Oh come to the throne of grace” 2. Sign of the cross 3. Rosary intentions 4. Come Holy Spirit 5. You, Lord shall open our lips 6. Calling to mind our sins asking God for forgiveness 7. The reparation prayer 8. The Apostles’ creed 9. Our Father 10. Hail Mary (three times) 11. Glory be 12. Oh my Jesus NOTE: The glory be; o my Jesus, Jesus have mercy on us, are ejaculatory prayers repeated after each decade of the Rosary. 13. Announcement of the appropriate mystery for the day 14. At the end of prayer these prayer follow 15. Hail Holy Queen 16. Let us Pray 17. Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary 18. Let us Pray 19. Catena (all stand, after which all kneel) 20. Let us Pray 21. Mary Immaculate 22. Confer oh Lord on us 23. Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel 24. Prayers of the faithful (Rev. Fr. Dominic Shimawua) 25. Meditation 26. Prayer for a happy death 27. The Memorare i.e Remember 28. Prayer to my...
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...VOCATION * Latin word “vocare” * To summon * To call someone over * About GOD calling a person to fulfil specific missions DISCERNING ONE’S CALLING * At certain times, many of us have a feeling of incompleteness and restlessness. Searching for meaning is a part of being human. It is a persistent longing that calls for some eventual resolution. * GOD in His goodness created everything out of love. God created us with the desire and capacity to receive Him. Our natural thirst for fullness is found only in God. THE MEANING OF OUR CALLING * The one who calls is GOD Vocation speaks about the one called but not so much of the One who calls – GOD. We are called by GOD to be holy, and be holy ourselves. * We share a common Christian vocation that is rooted in baptism From the moment we are baptized, GOD offeredus a new life with Christ through the spirit. Our parents and godparents promised to help us along the path of holiness. * We share this call with others GOD willed to call all people to be holy and to save them not just as individuals but rather as members of the community. We are called to be part of the Body of Christ so we can help and inspire each other in holiness. THINGS TO CONSIDER IN DISCERNING A CALL * Discern Discernment is all about articulating your thoughts and feelings about choices in life that will enlighten you on the path you want to take. For vocation to priesthood and religious life there are seminaries...
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...through the veins of their Fathers, Mothers, others, in part fulfilling the prophecy of Malachi 4:6: And He will restore the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the land with a curse. SOME OF YOU READING THIS ARE BEING CALLED BY GOD I also saw a wall holding back this enormous flood of souls. They are being held back, waiting. There are people out there, reading this right now, who God is calling. He is calling them to break down the wall. People who have always thought, not me I'm too shy. Not me I don't have the right personality. Moses was like that. HE IS GIVING YOU IDEAS--EVEN RIGHT NOW The Lord is giving these people ideas, God inspired ideas that will reach masses of people. The ideas may seem small, but they are not small. There are people who will live their lives through, and take their last breath, having never uttered the idea that God put on their heart. They will stand before their God and be made aware of what He had entrusted them and they hid it because they were afraid. Now is the time to stand up to the spirit of fear that speaks to you in the first person. "I'm just", "I couldn't", "How could I"?, "but I" Those are not your own thoughts, but those of the enemy of all righteousness. OTHERS ARE INTERCESSORS--BUT THERE IS MORE There are others in the body of Christ, reading this right now, who are intercessors. Because they have been faithful, God is calling them into...
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...CLEANSING PRAYER Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus Christ and Savior, by the power of the Holy Spirit, we pray that the cleansing power of the precious blood of your Son come upon us right now. Purify us and wash us clean with the Blood of Jesus from the top of our head down to the very sole of our heart. Let this blood penetrate up to the very narrow of our bones to cleanse us from any entan glement from whatever spirit we come in contact with during the course of our intercession. Anoint us with the gifts of the Holy Spirit and refresh our body, soul and spirit. May the sign of Your Holy Cross drive away all evil spirits from us. In the name of the Father, and the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. PRAYER TO TAKE AUTHORITY In the name of Jesu, I take authority and I bind all powers and forces in the air, in the ground, in the water, in the underground, in the netherworld in nature and in fire. You are the Lord over the entire universe and I give You the glory for your creation. In Your Name, I bind all the demonic forces that have come against us and our families, and I seal all of us in the protection of Your Precious Blood that was shed for us on the cross. Mary our Mother, we seek your protection and intercession with the Sacred Heart of Jesus for us and our families and surround us with your mantle of love to discourage the enemy. St. Michael and our Guardian Angels, come to defend us and our families in the battle against all the evil ones that...
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...most of us remember our friends when we need them. The same is true with our relationship to God when do we remember God? The question is not hard to answer right? Remembering God maybe in terms of pRayer, a silent pause of meditation of His word, pRaise and worShip and thanks giving. BuT among these, pRayer maybe the most common term. How do u remember Him?It lies to your own experience. BuT as an observer, these are the instances: when we are haPpy. Example are those i've seen in t.v who won on gameshows yeLLing 'thank you Lord!' buT this statement is sometimes made as an exPresSion,not coming from heart. They only recognize God for the moment. It's not no Good. Just go deeper to what i mean. Parang ganito lng, kasing simple pag nagugulat tayo o napapamura, worSt instance is,unecesSary words sometimes are exclaimed. And this is what i mean 'just an xpRession' When we are sad and in neeD: we become totaLly dependent to ourseLf. We go througH as long as we can. BuT circumstances come. When we are sad, ofcourSe God can give back smiLes buT after God does that parT, we forget that and live again. Another story is the curRent cAlamities. Flood, storm signals, threatening earthquake,etc,, Prayer brigades are spReading. Non religious pRayers becomes religious pRayers. NonbelieverS tUrn tobeliever. I mean, its not bad to pRay at times like these. In fact,it's an sPiritual work out: Exercising our relation towards God. BuT are we Gonna call only when life give us unexpected...
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...Prayer for the Departed O Lord, in your mercy welcome __________ into your heavenly kingdom. He has gone to her rest. Now, he hopes to rise with you. O Lord, in your encompassing love, bring him into the light of your Divine Presence. We meekly intercede, O Lord, for our faithful departed __________. May he find eternal peace with you. May he inherit your kind forgiveness. May he see you face to face. Yes, you are our hope in this world. You are our resurrection and life. You are our Judge and Savior. O Lord, we humbly beseech you: be merciful in your judgment and grant to __________ the promised salvation. Remember not his faults, but cleanse him of his sins and grant his lasting reward. O Lord, extend to _______ your victory over sin and death. Let his not be separated from you, but grant her a place in your eternal abode. Jesus, Lord of the living and the dead, comfort of the weary and the afflicted, conqueror of death and sin, guide our departed ____________. As he reaches the end of his journey, lead him back to you. As his life comes to an end, let him live with you. As he stands before you in judgment, please speak again these words: “Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you.” May the good Lord grant him a merciful judgment and look kindly upon him. ALL: Lord, help us see death for what it really is: —the end of poverty and the beginning of riches: —the end of frustration and the beginning of fulfillment; —the...
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...Novena To St. Jude Most holy Apostle, St. Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, the Church honors and invokes you universally, as the patron of difficult cases, of things almost despaired of, Pray for me, I am so helpless and alone. Intercede with God for me that He bring visible and speedy help where help is almost despaired of. Come to my assistance in this great need that I may receive the consolation and help of heaven in all my necessities, tribulations, and sufferings, particularly - (make your request here) - and that I may praise God with you and all the saints forever. I promise, O Blessed St. Jude, to be ever mindful of this great favor granted me by God and to always honor you as my special and powerful patron, and to gratefully encourage devotion to you. Amen PRAYER May the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, and loved in all the tabernacles until the end of time. Amen. May the most Sacred Heart of Jesus be praised and glorified now and forever. Amen St. Jude pray for us and hear our prayers. Amen. Blessed be the Sacred Heart of Jesus Blessed be the Immaculate Heart of Mary Blessed be St. Jude Thaddeus, in all the world and for all Eternity. (say this prayer, followed by the Our Father and the Hail Mary) | Dear Apostle and Martyr for Christ, you left us an Epistle in the New Testament. With good reason many invoke you when illness is at a desperate stage. We now recommend to your kindness {name of patient} who is...
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