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“We sit and talk, and kiss away the hours as chastely as the morning dews kiss flowers: I touch her, like my beads, with devout care, and come unto my courtship as my prayer.”
Thomas Randolph
These prayer flags are from Mahakala, the cave I visited during my LEAPYear travels where Siddhartha, aka Buddha, meditated for 5 years in solitude before achieving Enlightenment (NB: capital E). Five years of solitude and meditation, living in a cave that I couldn't stretch out in, let alone stand up.
To summarize, dude was intense.
The whole idea of prayer flags is in fact a lesson in impermanence, a notion that doesn't sit real well with Westerners (generally speaking, that is). We get very caught up in the humdrum of materialism that is our everyday life. A man's worth is measured by his possessions and power. Who the hell came up with that idea, anyway? But a prayer flag is in fact worthless to possess; their value is the goodwill they 'release' as they tatter. That's why monasteries and mountain paths are covered in tattered remnants of prayer flags: they're like an offering, or, well, a prayer, for harmony and peace in the world. Energy is invested in them via the ritualistic creation process (we got to see that, too) and is released as the cloth gets destroyed. So to simply stock them up is kind of worthless.
An interesting notion, especially as this all came out of my incredible amount of satisfaction with my own new toy, my Canon 50D. Irony ftw?
By the way, if you haven't heard or taken the time, please take the next 10 seconds to spare a thought or a prayer for those suffering in Mumbai today.
Clel Harr views paintings on display in the prayer room on May 20 during the 2016 conference in Portland, Ore. Harr is a member of the 2016 prayer team. Photo by Kathleen Barry, UMNS
Eight men commence ministry for the Church
Story and photos by Ambria Hammel | Nov. 15, 2010 | The Catholic Sun
A baptism at St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish in Cave Creek last week marked a double cause for celebration for one man in particular.
The waters of baptism signaled the first step of a lifelong journey in faith for the 2-month-old boy and the first time the celebrant — the infant’s grandfather — administered the sacrament as a permanent deacon for the Church.
One day prior, Deacon Robert Torigian was among eight men, all married with children, whom Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted ordained to the diaconate Nov. 6 at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral. They join 239 permanent deacons serving the Phoenix Diocese from the altar, within parish ministries and in the greater community.
“I know that each of them has what it takes to be an effective, caring deacon and a powerful witness of Jesus, the Servant of all,” said Deacon Doug Bogart, associate director of education and formation for the diaconate.
He described them as smart and creative. The new deacons, ages 42-60, have a strong commitment to service, particularly to the bishop, their parishes and to the poor, Deacon Bogart added.
Bishop Olmsted told a crowded cathedral filled with extended family, friends, priests and fellow deacons that deacons represent the charity of the Church. Therefore, he said, they will see the new deacons as disciples seeking “not to be served, but to serve.”
Then he spoke directly to his eight newest “sons.”
“You receive sacred authority to teach in the name of the Church. Such teachings are badly needed,” the bishop said. He cautioned them to resist the temptation to omit any teaching that may not be popular.
“Hand it on faithfully in its organic wholeness,” the bishop said.
One by one all eight deacon candidates knelt in front of the bishop, placed their hands in his and promised their fidelity.
Then the entire church offered a litany of supplication while the candidates fully prostrated themselves down the cathedral’s center aisle. It marked their act of submission.
When they got up, the new deacons spread themselves along the foot of the altar where priests vested them for the first time. Jesuit Father Dave Klein vested his brother Deacon Tom Klein, who will be the only deacon serving St. Francis Xavier Parish.
Deacon Klein also cited his other brother, a St. Thomas the Apostle parishioner and longtime Vincentian, as influential in his discernment.
“It’s been a lifetime evolution for me. There was no lightning bolt moment,” Deacon Klein said in his final hour before ordination.
Deacon Klein, who also works as a trial lawyer, will head the parish’s busy marriage preparation program. He hopes to encourage parishioners of all ages to become more active in the Church.
Once vested, the deacons knelt a final time in front of Bishop Olmsted as he symbolically handed each of them the Book of the Gospels.
“Now you are not only hearers of the Gospels, but also its ministers,” the bishop said.
The deacons finished their ordination Mass from the altar and helped distribute the Eucharist.
Hope for the future
“We, today, witnessed the living faith being handed on from generation to generation so that the Church of Christ will never be without the sacraments of the three holy orders of the Church,” Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares said during a brief program at a post-ordination reception.
Providing for the future of the Church, especially by administering the sacrament of baptism, is what several new deacons looked forward to in their first weeks of ordained ministry. One had eight baptisms lined up during his first week.
“That is the joy and source of hope,” said Deacon David Runyan, a retired meteorologist who will serve St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Chandler and El Cristo Rey Parish at the Grand Canyon in the summertime.
Deacon Torigian, who baptized his grandson, plans to remind older Catholics of their baptismal obligation to come to know and serve the Lord, he said.
The new deacon and longtime physician assistant should know a thing or two about service. He devoted so much time to pastoral ministry in his native Detroit that several deacons invited him to consider joining the diaconate. He finished formation in Phoenix.
Outside of parish work at St. Gabriel, Deacon Torigian will also help the diocesan Office of Natural Family Planning develop curriculum for Catholic high school students.
Deacon Jim Gall, who for a while didn’t know what a deacon was but always liked to serve others, also looks forward to living the deacon motto of servant leadership.
He gained a deeper prayer life during the formation process. It’s helped him see things with spiritual eyes instead of reacting based on temperament, he said.
“I could never go back to the way I was,” Deacon Gall said.
Most new deacons said they gained a deeper spirituality and strengthened their marriage and family relationships during formation.
“I just thank God that I finally said yes,” said Deacon Al Homiski, a parish administrator at St. Bernadette in Scottsdale. He admitted putting off repeated invitations to join the diaconate for years.
The five-year formation process in Phoenix involves two years of weekly Kino classes, monthly diaconate meetings with candidates and their wives, practicums including at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, and twice daily prayer. The experience is enough to impact the entire family.
Deacon Ron Johnson saw a noticeable change in the spiritual lives of his three children as well during formation. The psychologist first felt called to the diaconate during a Cursillo weekend seven years ago and is looking forward to being the first Spanish-speaking deacon in the Flagstaff area.
He’ll also travel with Fr. Pat Mowrer throughout the north deanery supporting other parishes and missions.
Deacon Jason Robinson said he was always attracted to serving the Church. He applied to the priesthood after high school and entered further discernment.
He soon met his wife through a singles ministry and continued to search for his niche in the Church.
“I had this passion for the Church kind of from the inside, yet I was a working man,” the software developer said, “so I was always a bridge.”
He thought about entering the diaconate later in life. A personal invitation to the diaconate expedited his formation and ordination.
His ministry will include prison and Native American outreach plus parish work.
“Thank you for responding to God,” Deacon Jim Trant, director of the diaconate told the diocese’s newest deacons, “for doing and acting upon His will.”
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These colourful flags reach to the top of the Buddhist Stupas. They contain Buddhist mantras as a prayer offering.
10 more days to thesis submissions, everything is at full speed now. I need all the help i can get (divine ones included)
Kyzyl - capital of Tuva - Siberia - Russia
Kyzyl, the capital of Tuva.
Kyzyl, the center of Asia
This city is situated in the place where Biy-Khem (the Big Yenisey) and Ka-Khem ( the Small Yenisey) unite their waters and give a life to the great river Yenisey. The first sightseeing to visit here is the Geographical Centre of Asia. Built in 1964, the monument represents a big globe on which the contours of continents are marked. Tuva and Kyzyl are specially indicated.
Buddhism in Tuva exists in harmony with shaman beliefs.
Very important:
Regional museum of Tuva - exhibition of 'Scythian gold'
In the morning, women go to the muddy edge of the Mother Ganges with their baskets of bits... They make round piles from the river mud and carefully decorate these with flowers, herbs and spices that they have brought with them. A small butter lamp is lit, prayers are said and water from the river is splashed and drunk... When all is finished, the lumps of clay are returned to the river, and we can all hope for an easier time in the next life.
This was inspired by a couple of postings from February and August 2009 on JSIM. This is the front of a card I made for a teacher. You can see the poem on the inside of the card titled teachers prayer 3 or here...http://ferrellgraph-x.blogspot.com/2010/10/teachers-prayer.html
These are 2 prayer request logs in my planner. On the left is one I got from a download, and it wasn't exactly my style, so I created the one on the right.
Members of the Catholic church gather for mass at the Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral-Basilica. Photo courtesy of Paul E.C. Guerrero.
Candles people light in the Basilica of Esquipulas, asking for favors or thanking God for having granted one.
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This is not a portrait. It is a moment though.
Someone sent me a message asking me why I keep putting up landscape stuff.
What kind of a question is that? I didn't waste any time replying. May that person be happy. If they're offended... I'll just have to live with that.
Mummy wasn't expecting an artistic masterpiece, but doesn't think it's too much to ask of Lati for them to paint the lip creases evenly.
(Seriously, why is my basic Coco's face-up so much better than the face-up on an LE that cost $100 more? ~_~) Need to find someone to repaint both.... le sigh.
The reason #2 why I'm kind of cranky is that I noticed her original hands are screwed up--there is dirt embedded in the resin. Ahh, well... I'll give her the prayer hands if/when they come.
Edit: I just noticed one of her wings is broken. Clearly my Pury is cursed~~ ._.
A little girl standing against the rows of wooden prayer plaques hung by worshippers outside the Meiji Shinto Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. The tree overhead provided dappled lighting.
Kyzyl - capital of Tuva - Siberia - Russia
Kyzyl, the capital of Tuva.
Kyzyl, the center of Asia
This city is situated in the place where Biy-Khem (the Big Yenisey) and Ka-Khem ( the Small Yenisey) unite their waters and give a life to the great river Yenisey. The first sightseeing to visit here is the Geographical Centre of Asia. Built in 1964, the monument represents a big globe on which the contours of continents are marked. Tuva and Kyzyl are specially indicated.
Buddhism in Tuva exists in harmony with shaman beliefs.
Very important:
Regional museum of Tuva - exhibition of 'Scythian gold'
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Perhaps we here at Blythe Fifth Avenue, should conduct all photoshoots with our modeling troups' eyes shut ...
as we are seemingly lately in constant prayer for all that is *happening* negatively in this world ...
Dear Lord, we pray FOR the victims of the tornadoes, at the same time, we are praying in thanks for our own grace from God and our many blessings that we DO have.
Amen.
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The Ladakhis tie prayer flags wherever the wind is high, with every flap the wind carries the prayers along with it to distant places..
"lord prayer coin"this small coin i belive was given out to troops in war time,it is about 16cm,wide with the lords prayer on the reverse side,,