Knights of Columbus 7880

December 10, 2023 - December 16, 2023 (Week 50)
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	UNITY is heeding the counsel of loved ones	FRATERNITY is an umbrella on a rainy day St. Damasus I, Pope	Our Lady of Guadalupe PATRIOTISM is following the Patroness of the Americas	CHARITY is what goes around and comes around	St. John of the Cross, Priest & Doctor of the Church UNITY is striving for greater works	FRATERNITY is manhood to the highest degree	CHARITY is remembering that Baby Jesus was homeless St. Joseph's Assembly #2618 Monthly Meeting
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"The storm makes my heart beat wildly...God sends lightning across the sky....and torrents of drenching rain. He brings our work to a s top." ~ Job 37:1-2, 6-7

As a boy, Frederick Buechner loved the rain. He loved the feel of it on his face and legs. Above all, he wrote: "I loved the sound of it on trees and roofs and window panes.... I loved th e hiss of rubber tires on rainy streets and the flip-flop of windshield wip ers. I loved the smell of wet grass and raincoats and shaggy coats of dogs. A rainy day was a special day....a day when the ordinariness of things was suspended....and even people transformed....as the rain drew them closer." ~ Frederick Buechner, The Sacred Journey

Why do rainy days draw us closer:
Why does this hold true for "figurative" rainy days as well?

How beautiful is the rain?
After the dust and heat,< br>In the broad and fiery street,
In the narrow lane,
How beautiful is the rain. ~ Henry Wadswor...

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St. Damasus I, Pope

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Our Lady of Guadalupe

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"Who is this that comes forth like the dawn, as beautiful a s the moon, as resplendent as the sun...." ~ Song of Songs 6:10

In 1531, Mexican Aztecs had a death wish. Their entire civilization had b een destroyed by the Spaniards and many were forced to choose between bapti sm or death. A poor Indian named Juan Diego was walking to Mass when he hea rd his name called. He saw the Virgin Mary dressed in clothing symbolic to the Aztecs, including a brown rope tied around her waist, which symbolize d pregnancy. Her skin was dark like his own and she spoke his language. She comforted Diego and asked him to visit the Bishop of Mexico. He was to tel l the bishop her name was Santa Maria de Coatlallope and that she wanted a church built on the mountain. The bishop didn't believe Diego, but Our Lad y appeared to Diego again and sent him back to the bishop with a sign. Dieg o gathered roses from the mountain, Tepeyac, although the ground was dry and frozen. When he spilled the roses in front of ...

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"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, presse d down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap." ~ Luke 6:38 NIV

He said, "Why don't you wait in the car where i t's warm? By the way, my name is Bryan." Well, all she had was a f lat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough. She asked him how muc h she owed him. This was helping someone in need, and God knows there were plenty who had given him a hand in the past. He told her that if she reall y wanted to pay him back, she could take care of the next person who neede d help and "think of me". A few miles down the road the lady saw a small ca fe. Her waitress came over with a sweet smile. She was eight months pregnan t, but she never let the strain and aches change her attitude. Then the la dy remembered Bryan. After she finished her meal, she left the waitress fi ve $100 bills and a note - "You don't owe me anything, I have been there t oo. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you...

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St. John of the Cross, Priest & Doctor of the Church

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"Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will a lso do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these ." ~ John 14:12

We can do greater works when we have more experi ence of the new way of life. We can have all the power we need from God. We can have God's grace, God's spirit, to make us effective as we go along each day. Opportunities for a better world are all around us. Greater works can we do. But we do not work alone. The power of God is behind all our go od works.
~ Fr. Pat Umberger

Pray that we may find a right ful place in the world. Pray that our work may be made more effective by th e grace of God.

In the above verse, does Jesus means the Chu rch will do works greater in power? Greater in scope? How cou ld this be?

When there is no wind, row. ~ Chinese Prov erb

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"We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those wh o through faith and patience inherit what has been promised." ~ Hebrews 6:12

It is the highest stage of manhood to have no wish, no though t, no desire, but Christ - to feel that to die were bliss, if it were fo r Christ - that to live in penury, and woe, and scorn, and contempt, an d misery, were sweet for Christ - to feel that it matters nothing what bec omes of one's self, so that our Master is but exalted - to feel that thoug h, like a mere leaf, we are blown in the blast, we are quite careless wh ither we are going, so long as we feel that the Master's hand is guiding u s according to His will; or, rather, to feel that though, like the diam ond, we must be exercised with sharp tools, yet we care not how sharply w e may be cut; so that we may be made fit brilliants to adorn his crown...< br>
I do think that one of the worst sins a man can be guilty of in this world is to be idle. I can almost forgive a drunkard, but a la...

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6:00am-7:00am

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Ave Maria Catholic Church, 9056 E Parker Rd, Parker, CO 80138, USA

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Hot breakfast at 5:45 am followed by discussion. Please join
us. For more information contact Brad Riddell at 303-548-
6184 or Bill Was serman at 954-817-5706.

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"Mary gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in ban ds of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for the m in the inn." ~ Luke 2:7

On this date, Mexican Catholics begin the beautiful celebration of Posadas ("shelter"). During this period, Mexican children dress up and reenact the Holly Family's search t o find a place where Mary can give birth to the Savior of the world. Every night for the next nine nights, the children knock on doors asking for she lter.

The celebration of Posados takes on specia l significance in these times, when so many homeless people walk the stree ts and alleys of so many major cities. ~ Mark Link, S. J.

How has o ur Council ministered to the needs of the homeless this year? How is our as sembly reaching out to homeless military veterans this Christmas season?

"I was a stranger but you did not welcome me into your homes. " ~ < /i>Matthew 25:43

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Our Lady of the Visitation, 34201 Co Rd 33, Kiowa, CO 80117, U SA

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St. Joseph's Assembly #2618 Monthly Meeting