"Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his li fe for his friends." ~ John 15:13
A platoon of U.S. troops was d riven back and one of their infantrymen was wounded by gunfire. As he lay o n the battlefield, a friend asked his sergeant in the foxhole, "Can I go get 'im?" "There's no use. He's probably dead," the sergeant answered. "An d even if he isn't dead, you'd never make it back alive. But if you want t o...."
Those last few words were all the friend needed to hear. Craw ling on elbows and knees he reached the bleeding infantryman, hoisted him to his shoulders, and hobbled back. As he neared the foxhole, the heroic friend was hit in the chest with a bullet and the two friends collapsed in a heap. The sergeant tried to find the pulse of the infantryman and there w as none. Dead. Then he told the soldier, "I told you it would be sensel ess. Your friend is dead, and now you've been shot." Fighting for air, the friend painfully explained, "No, I have no ...
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St. Leo the Great, Pope & Doctor of the Church
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"The LORD is my shepherd...Even if I go through the deepest darkness, I will not be afraid." ~ Psalm 23:1, 4
Father Joseph Hogan was a chaplain in Europe with the U.S. Third Army. One Sunday, he f elt the presence of God in a way that touched him deeply. The wrote: "I was saying Mass on top of a jeep. The men were standing there with their gu ns slung over their backs and their helmets on. The ack-ack was pecking at the planes upstairs. There was a torrent of rain coming down and a sea of m ud to wallow in. So I said, 'Don't bother to kneel down.' And they didn't , until the Consecration. Then every man went down on his knees.... When th ey sloshed up to receive Holy Communion, they again knelt in mud puddles." ~ Joseph F. Hogan, A Do-It-Yourself Retreat
In w hat way have you sensed God's presence at Mass?
"God has been pro foundly real to me in recent years. In the midst of outer dangers, I have felt an inner calm. In the midst of lonely da...
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St. Martin of Tours, Bishop
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St. Josaphat, Bishop & Martyr
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"He who stands firm to the end will be saved." ~ Matthew 24:13
How many of the world's prayers have gone unanswered because those who prayed did not endure to the end? They thought it was too late, that they must act for themselves, that God was not going to guide them. C an I endure to the very end? If so, we shall be saved. We should try to en dure with courage. Then God will unlock those secret spiritual treasures wh ich are hidden from those who give up to soon. ~ Fr. Pat Umberger
Pr ay that we may follow God's guidance, so that spiritual success shall be o urs. Pray that we may never doubt the power of God and so take things into our own hands.
What principles or matters must Knights stand firm on to the end?
"Prayers travel more strongly when said in un ison." ~ Petronius
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"So this is what the Sovereign LORD says: See, I lay a ston e in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation: the one who trusts will never be dismayed." ~ Isaiah 28:16
I liv e in earthquake country, astride the Hayward fault, itself connected to t he gigantic San Andreas fault. I have often thought of the Golden Gate Brid ge in San Francisco as our city's boldest structure in that its great south pier rests directly upon the fault one of the San Andreas. That bridge is an amazing structure of both flexibility and strength,. It is built to sway some twenty feet at the center of its one-mile suspension span. The se cret to its durability is its flexibility, which enables this sway. By des ign, every part of the bridge - its concrete roadway, its steel railings , its cross beams - is inevitably related from one welded joint to the othe r, up through the vast cable system to two great towers and two great land anchor piers. The towers bear most of the weight, a...
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St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin
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"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." ~ 2 Timothy 4:7
The following inscription was reportedly discovered on an old stone sentry box on the island of Gibra ltar:
God and the soldier All men adore In time of trouble,And no more: For when war is over And all things righted, God i s neglected - The old soldier slighted.
Nations last when citizen s remember the important things in times of difficulty and in times of ease . How does our assembly minister to homeless veterans?
"There is nothing more soulless than a religion without good works unless it be a pat riotism which does not concern itself with the welfare and dignity of the i ndividual." ~ Brigadier General S. L. A. Marshall
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"God loved the world so much that he gave his Son, so that everyone who believes in him may...have eternal life." ~ John 3:16 < br>The LORD says, "My thoughts.....and my ways are different from yours. A s high as the heavens are above the earth, so high my thoughts and ways ar e above yours (Isaiah 55:8-9)."
Consider one example of God's ways:< br> "When God wants a great job done in the world or a great wrong right ed, He goes about it in a very unusual way.
He doesn't stir up His earthquakes or send forth His thunderbolts.
Instead, He has a helpl ess baby born, perhaps in a simple home....(to) some obscure mother. And t hen God puts the idea into the mother's heart, and she puts it into the ba by's mind.
And then God waits." ~ E. T. Sullivan
Why did God choose this way of bringing his only son into the world?
"The mot her's love is like God's love. God loves not because we are lovable, but b ecause it is God's nature to love. And becau...
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Ave Maria Catholic Church, 9056 E Parker Rd, Parker, CO 80138, USA
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us. For more information contact Brad Riddell at 303-548-
6184 or Bill Was serman at 954-817-5706.
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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
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St. Margaret of Scotland; St. Gertrude, Virgin
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"Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on th e things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set thei r minds on the things of the Spirit. To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace." ~ Rom ans 8:5-6
We can try to see the life of the spirit as a calm place, shut away from the turmoil of the world. We can think of our spiritual hom e as a place full of peace, serenity and contentment. We can go to this qu iet, meditative place for the strength to carry us through today's duties and problems. We can keep coming back here for refreshment when we are wary of the hubbub of the outside world. From this quietness and communion come s our strength. ~ Fr. Pat Umberger
Pray that we may keep this restin g place where we can commune with God. Pray that we may find refreshment in meditation on the Eternal.
Where must the battle for control of your life be fought? How does God's spirit ...