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I mean, why are you fasting? What is the point?In short, recently I felt led to fast and pray for 30 days. I've broken the fast early 2 or 3 times already. At around day 3.
My issue is that I feel so pointless on this fast.
Raising the enemy is usually in prep for the destruction of same, ala pharaoh, who is, allegorically, a picture of a blinded slave of Satan.Ah, yes, but we should also realize, "When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him." (Isaiah 59:19)
And 54:17 also, "No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD"
Could the word "brother" refer to some stranger?14 What good is it, my brothers [G80], if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what goodb is that? 17So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
Lexically, a G80-brother is someone who is in some way close to you. The context in verse 14 confirms that as well.① a male from the same womb as the reference pers., brother
② a pers. viewed as a brother in terms of a close affinity, brother, fellow member, member, associate fig. ext. of 1.
ⓐ one who shares beliefs
ⓑ a compatriot
ⓒ without ref. to a common nationality or faith neighbor (of an intimate friend
ⓓ Form of address used by a king to persons in very high position
Jesus' disciples thought that they were just helping some strangers.35 "For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’
According to Jesus, these strangers were brothers (or later became brothers). These brothers symbolize King Jesus. The same symbolism continues in the next verses:37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40 And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers [G80], you did it to me.’
In fact, the Greek word for hospitable is G5382 philo-xenos, literally meaning "loving strangers".41“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ 45 Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these [brothers], you did not do it to me.’ 46 And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
I have no idea, I am not the guy on Reddit. Quora is trash, while Reddit is a dumpster fire. Heck, the AI on my laptop is better than that. But yes, we better be careful in 2024. Storms are gonna be big this year.
The radios can help Africans and Asians get the gospel from anywhere though, so the guy on Reddit must have been high on something.
Mine does it for 10 dollars per Mass.It's something I've been meaning to do for a long time for a few different people, but I always balk at the arrangements.
Gross stuff. I agree entirely with you. This junk belongs in a bedroom (if even that), and definitely not anywhere near me. NYC is a bad city, full of billionaires, pride, and sin.When I got engaged to my late husband, we were in NYC during Pride Month. I saw topless women marching in the street. There were men with whip marks on their back, dressed in leather. It was like their whole identity was focused on sex. I didn't understand why they were so obsessed with sexuality. It's a pretty pathetic thing to center you're life around.
The Catholic Church teaches that science and faith are complementary. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that there can never be a real discrepancy between faith and reason. Methodical research in all branches of knowledge, conducted scientifically and in accordance with moral laws, does not conflict with faith. In fact, Catholic scientists—both religious and lay—have led discoveries in various fields1.But Catholics, too, though, right?
in the white6 Can flavorless food be eaten without salt?
Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
New International Version:Professor Lee suggests "the whey of cheese" for "the white of an egg;" others, "the juice of purslaine."
English Standard Version:Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the sap of the mallow?
New American Standard Bible:Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt, or is there any taste in the juice of the mallow?
Legacy Standard Bible:Can something tasteless be eaten without salt, Or is there any taste in the juice of an alkanet plant?
Brenton Septuagint Translation:Can something tasteless be eaten without salt, Or is there any taste in the slime of a yolk?
No one knows what exactly H7388 H2495 was. From the parallelism, it seems to mean something tasteless.Shall bread be eaten without salt? or again, is there taste in empty words?
Now, here's the video that shows the raising of the largest Sacred Heart of Jesus flag in the world. The flag location is in Walton, Kentucky, and can be seen from I-71 between exit 72 and 77. Note, the company lifting the flag is named St. Joseph's Company: Crane Service. Perhaps not a coincidence.1. The devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus took centuries to become a universal celebration
Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus goes back to the 11th century. St. Margaret Mary Alacoque had multiple visions of the Sacred Heart between 1673 and 1675. However, it wasn’t until 90 years later in 1765, that the feast was officially celebrated in France. In 1856, Pope Pius IX made the feast of the Sacred Heart into a universal celebration.
2. The first feast of the Sacred Heart was actually celebrated in 1670
Even before St. Margaret Mary Alacoque had her visions of the Sacred Heart there was a recorded celebration of this feast. St. Jean Eudes composed the first Office and Mass of the Sacred Heart. The first feast of the Sacred Heart was celebrated on Aug. 31, 1670 in Rennes, France.
3. The feast takes place on the 19th day after Pentecost
The feast of the Sacred Heart is scheduled to be celebrated on the Friday after the octave (eighth day) of the feast of Corpus Christi. Corpus Christi is traditionally the Thursday after Trinity Sunday. However, in the United States, Corpus Christi is instead celebrated on the following Sunday. Despite this, the feast of the Sacred Heart still takes place 19 days after Pentecost.
4. Jesus made 12 promises to those who honor the Sacred Heart to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque:
1. I will give them all the graces necessary for their state in life.
2. I will establish peace in their families.
3. I will comfort them in their trials.
4. I will be their secure refuge during life, and, above all, in death.
5. I will shed abundant blessings on all their undertakings.
6. Sinners will find in My Heart an infinite ocean of mercy.
7. Lukewarm souls will become fervent.
8. Fervent souls will rapidly grow in holiness and perfection.
9. I will bless every place where an image of My Heart shall be exposed and honored.
10. I will give to priests the gift of touching the most hardened hearts.
11. The names of those who promote this devotion will be written in My Heart, never to be blotted out.
12. I promise thee, in the excessive mercy of My Heart, that My all-powerful love will grant to all those who receive Holy Communion on the First Friday of nine consecutive months, the grace of final penitence; they shall not die in My disgrace nor without receiving their Sacraments; My Divine Heart shall be their safe refuge in this last moment.
5. Congregations, states, and groups are consecrated to the Sacred Heart
In 1873, President Gabriel Garcia Moreno issued a petition that led to Ecuador becoming the first country consecrated to the Sacred Heart.
P.S. We are also told not to toss our pearls before the swine or give what is holy to the dogs. The Lord knows whether or not there is fertile ground in a heart. We don't.
Here’s hoping.Maybe Biden is taking notes.
Unlike Trump, Joe has never expressed any desire to lock up his opponents. He’s never campaigned on that promise. I guess we can file this along with overturning Obamacare as yet another failed empty promise from the felon candidate.He wants his opponent jailed.
There has indeed been a stream of movements in historic Christianity with truths rising to fight each challenge. And the Church has expanded, in the process, into a global phenomenon.Hi Randy,
If you look at the diagram above you will see the great truths that the Holy Spirit has clarified over the centuries and across the world to the Body of Christ. People were martyred for some of those truths. How blessed we are today to know about all of them.
Cool. We need more priests as a society.The Archdiocese of Washington is set to ordain 16 men to the priesthood later this month, an increase of 10 compared with 2023.
According to the archdiocese, the Mass of Ordination will take place June 15 at 10 a.m. at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The Mass will be livestreamed on the archdiocesan YouTube channel.
The ordinands this year include a former ER doctor, several who served in the armed forces, and a former D.C. police officer. Last year six men were ordained, according to the Catholic Standard.
Local parishes throughout Maryland and D.C. are hosting Holy Hours in the weeks prior to the 2024 ordination, and Catholics are invited to pray before the Blessed Sacrament for the men who will become priests.
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16 men to be ordained to the priesthood in Washington, DC
The ordinands this year include a former ER doctor, several who served in the armed forces, and a former D.C. police officer.www.catholicnewsagency.com
This bishop is likely going to remain an auxiliary bishop for as long as pope Francis lives. Maybe he will even be Stricklandized.A Dutch bishop has described the Vatican’sFiducia Supplicans declaration, which permits nonliturgical blessings of homosexual couples, as an attempt to “make peace with a secular society.”
However, Auxiliary Bishop Rob Mutsaerts of the Diocese of ’s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands warned: “Peace at the expense of morality and truth” is a “most merciless peace imaginable.”
“God loves everyone. He loves all sinners, but he hates your sins. He fervently hopes that you will return to him, just as he hoped for the prodigal son’s return. He wants nothing more than for you to share in his love,” Mutsaerts wrote in a foreword to a new book that attacks the declaration.
Titled “The Breached Dam: The Fiducia Supplicans Surrender to the Homosexual Movement,” the book was written by José Antonio Ureta and Julio Loredo de Izcue.
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Dutch bishop: Fiducia Supplicans too much ‘in tune with zeitgeist’
Auxiliary Bishop Rob Mutsaerts of the Netherlands warned: “Peace at the expense of morality and truth” is a “most merciless peace imaginable.”www.catholicnewsagency.com
Did you notice that before the first synod on synodality silliness they had listening sessions and opportunities for input (skewed as it was) and this time they pretty much didn't? I had no chance to tell them what BS this synodality synod stuff has been so far. I think they didn't want to hear it. So the bureaucrats and activists made a bureaucrat and activist document irrelevant to the actual faith. All in NGO-speak. These hijackers are really annoying me.Design a church by workshop, and all you get is another well-meaning, but essentially irrelevant social agency that tries to be all things to all people, regardless of stance or moral standard. The Faith is stripped of its exceptional nature; there is nothing for people to strive for, because there's no goal that needs to be met. The USCCB has been busy planting both feet firmly in this world, and airily dismissing the spiritual requirements necessary for eternal salvation.
"A flavorless and textureless work of committee-craft" is exactly right. I am reminded of the old saying that a camel is a horse designed by a committee, and that's essentially what we have here. And speaking of camels, as for the truths of the Faith as juxtaposed against the bureaucratic mumbo-jumbo of the "synodal process", let us not forget the words of our Savior to the religious leaders of His time: "You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!" (Matthew 23:24)