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Bishop Barres preaching. LI Catholic Youth Day was held at St Anthony’s High School in So. Huntington on Saturday March 30th, 2019. Bishop John Barres celebrated holy mass with priests of the diocese, seminarians, religious and the young church of Long Island in the Franciscan Chapel on campus. The young attendees heard about discernment and prayer, and experiencing God’s mercy in the Sacrament of Penance.
7 Oct, 2016
In the worship of the deities during Navaratri, one of them should be worshipped each day, not externally but with one's heart and soul. Bodily actions are ephemeral. The body derives its value from the spirit within. The Navaratri has been divided into three parts, the first three days being dedicated to the worship of Durga, the next three days to the worship of Lakshmi and the last three days to the worship of Saraswati.
The three represent three kinds of potencies in man. Ichchaa Shakti (Will power), Kriya Shakti (the power of action), and Jnana Shakti (the power of discrimination). The body indicates purposeful action (Kriya Shakti). The mind is the repository of will power (Iccha Shakti). The Atma is the power of discernment (jnana Shakti). Purposeful action comes from the body, which is material. The power that activates the inert body and makes it vibrant is will power. The power that induces the vibrations of will power is the power of discernment (jnana shakti), which causes radiation of energy. These three potencies are represented by the mantra, Om Bhur Bhuvah Suvaha. Bhur represents the earth (bhuloka). Bhuvah represents the life force, conscience in man. Suvaha represents the power of radiation. All three are present in man. Thus, Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati dwell in the human heart.
Men are prone to exhibit passionate (rajasic) qualities like anger and hatred. They are the menacing manifestations of Durga. The extolling of the Divine in song and poetry and the pleasing vibrations produced by them indicate the power of Saraswati. The pure qualities that arise in man, such as compassion, love, forbearance, and sympathy, are derived from Lakshmi.
When people worship Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati externally in pictures or icons, they are giving physical forms to the subtle potencies that are within them. The unfortunate predicament of man today is that he is not recognizing the powers within him and developing respect for them. He goes after the external, attracted by the physical forms. The relationship between the material and the subtle has to be understood. The remedy for man's life is contained within himself. But man seeks remedies from outside. (SSSm Vol. 4)
Sister Jessica Vitente, S.P.
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FSSP-led Vocational Discernment Programme for single Catholic women, hosted by Tyburn Convent on 13 April 2024, attended by 24 participants. After coffee, the morning conference and holy Mass in the Tyburn crypt of the martyrs, picnic followed at Hyde Park, then Rosary and litany of the Saints at the "TyburnTree" before a meeting with a Tyburn nun, two other conferences and tea. Pray for a renewal of religious life in Britain.
Watch this video on religious calling here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8hdrD5fSPM.
Text version of the above here: rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2019/11/reviving-religious-life....
Video on Holy Matrimony: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwHrMlZa4_U.
The bishop gathers with St Anthony's Varsity Lacrosse just before their season opener and shortly before mass. LI Catholic Youth Day was held at St Anthony’s High School in So. Huntington on Saturday March 30th, 2019. Bishop John Barres celebrated holy mass with priests of the diocese, seminarians, religious and the young church of Long Island in the Franciscan Chapel on campus. The young attendees heard about discernment and prayer, and experiencing God’s mercy in the Sacrament of Penance.
Work, say Benedictines, is a way to participate in God’s creative action in the world. Pictured here is Father John Meoska, O.S.B., an artist and carpenter of St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota.
Photo courtesy of St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, MN.
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Besides praying and working together, Brother Allen A. Pacquing S.M.'s community takes time just for fun. Here he takes part in a social with other Marianists.
Photo courtesy of Brother Allen A. Pacquing, S.M.
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Senior Isabella Sampino offers the prayer of the faithful. LI Catholic Youth Day was held at St Anthony’s High School in So. Huntington on Saturday March 30th, 2019. Bishop John Barres celebrated holy mass with priests of the diocese, seminarians, religious and the young church of Long Island in the Franciscan Chapel on campus. The young attendees heard about discernment and prayer, and experiencing God’s mercy in the Sacrament of Penance.
Fr. Liam McDonald talks about Apostolic Service. LI Catholic Youth Day was held at St Anthony’s High School in So. Huntington on Saturday March 30th, 2019. Bishop John Barres celebrated holy mass with priests of the diocese, seminarians, religious and the young church of Long Island in the Franciscan Chapel on campus. The young attendees heard about discernment and prayer, and experiencing God’s mercy in the Sacrament of Penance.
Momenti della visita canonica della Direzione generale scalabriniana negli USA. I seminaristi della Scalabrini Discernment House: goo.gl/BaQKIr
Perhaps the most striking qualities of younger religious is their hopefulness and fearlessness.
Photo courtesy of Benedictine Monks, Newark Abbey.
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Young members highly value the wisdom and experience of their elders, but it can be difficult to frequently be the “young one” in the room.
Photo courtesy of Brothers of the Sacred Heart.
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Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell.
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Brother Sam Amos, F.M.S. renews his vows at Mass at Marist High School in Chicago where he co-teaches “Faith, Science, and Reason.”
Photo courtesy of the Marist Brothers.
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Alejandra Candia Tapia (top right) used to get school help from the mission. Now a college student, she serves as a volunteer, on this day helping children write book reports.
Photo by Curtis Long.
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Bishop Barres and concelebrating priests pray the Lord's Prayer. LI Catholic Youth Day was held at St Anthony’s High School in So. Huntington on Saturday March 30th, 2019. Bishop John Barres celebrated holy mass with priests of the diocese, seminarians, religious and the young church of Long Island in the Franciscan Chapel on campus. The young attendees heard about discernment and prayer, and experiencing God’s mercy in the Sacrament of Penance.
(n.) Like weather forecasts, correct to often to ignore and wrong too often to trust.
— Brett Jordan
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This was truly a special week of prayer. I saw the Holy Spirit move upon hearts that had been hardened. I’m seeing true revival and reformation in the lives of church members, and I see God bringing new people to hear these solemn messages. One of those is a neighbor by the name of Jorge, he owns a small welding shop here in the village. He has always been kind and friendly to us and the volunteers that come to visit. He has always tried to attended our meetings when invited, but has stood kind of ―afar off‖. But God touched his heart during this week of prayer and he requested bible studies with brother Hernando. They have spent hours studying; he brings his notebook and writes down every Bible text , asks questions, and, as we say, he is eating it up. The Holy Spirit is giving him discernment, he is now keeping
the Sabbath and attending every church service. I know his witness will be very meaningful in the village, because he is well known and respected, and people know that if he follows something, it is because it is truth.
FSSP-led Vocational Discernment Programme for single Catholic women, hosted by Tyburn Convent on 13 April 2024, attended by 24 participants.
The Diocese of Rockford Vocations Office held the first annual Discernment Day for men between the ages of 16-35 who may be considering the priesthood.
The bishop gathers with and blesses the St Anthony's Varsity Lacrosse just before their season opener and shortly before mass. LI Catholic Youth Day was held at St Anthony’s High School in So. Huntington on Saturday March 30th, 2019. Bishop John Barres celebrated holy mass with priests of the diocese, seminarians, religious and the young church of Long Island in the Franciscan Chapel on campus. The young attendees heard about discernment and prayer, and experiencing God’s mercy in the Sacrament of Penance.
Peacemaking circles allow those who have experienced trauma to share their stories in a safe space, build solidarity, and begin to heal.
Photo courtesy of Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation.
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Praise everybody, praise nobody.
— Samuel Johnson
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Father Luis Romero, C.M.
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This summer, our parish was blessed to host our very first Totus Tuus Catholic summer youth program. What a gift it was to witness our parish come alive with the joy of the Gospel.
Led by a team of three energetic missionaries (one being a seminarian for the Diocese of Grand Rapids) Totus Tuus is dedicated to helping young people encounter Jesus Christ and grow in their Catholic faith.
Throughout the week, our grade school and high school students dove deeper into the beauty of the Catholic faith through engaging catechesis centered on the Eucharist, Sacred Scripture, the Catechism, and vocational discernment. Each day included Mass, confession, adoration, lively games, music, skits, prayer, and opportunities to build lasting friendships rooted in Christ.
The name Totus Tuus, meaning "Totally or All Yours," was the personal motto of Pope St. John Paul II, expressing how he completed entrusted himself and his life to Jesus through the Blessed Virgin Mary. As we watched our young people throughout the week, we were reminded that this is the heart of the Christian life: to belong completely to Christ.
May the seeds planted during Totus Tuus continue to bear fruit, helping each of us who participated to joyfully live out the Gospel with our lives.
here are three photos, perhaps upside down, depicting three people? Two in front, announcing the person who is to come? And what is the person's purpose? This was my discernment of the photo.
Heedfulness Or Hypocrisy In Ourselves?
"If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin which does not lead to death, he will ask, and He will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death." [1 John 5:16]
If we are not heedful and pay no attention to the way the Spirit of God works in us, we will become spiritual hypocrites. We see where other people are failing, and then we take our discernment and turn it into comments of ridicule and criticism, instead of turning it into intercession on their behalf. God reveals this truth about others to us not through the sharpness of our minds but through the direct penetration of His Spirit. If we are not attentive, we will be completely unaware of the source of the discernment God has given us, becoming critical of others and forgetting that God says, “…he will ask, and He will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death.” Be careful that you don’t become a hypocrite by spending all your time trying to get others right with God before you worship Him yourself. One of the most subtle and illusive burdens God ever places on us as saints is this burden of discernment concerning others. He gives us discernment so that we may accept the responsibility for those souls before Him and form the mind of Christ about them (see Philippians 2:5). We should intercede in accordance with what God says He will give us, namely, “life for those who commit sin not leading to death.” It is not that we are able to bring God into contact with our minds, but that we awaken ourselves to the point where God is able to convey His mind to us regarding the people for whom we intercede. Can Jesus Christ see the agony of His soul in us? He can’t unless we are so closely identified with Him that we have His view concerning the people for whom we pray. May we learn to intercede so wholeheartedly that Jesus Christ will be completely and overwhelmingly satisfied with us as intercessors. Hallelujah, God bless
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Sister Liz McGill, I.H.M.
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