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My friend's surgery was successful. However, she still has a lot of pain, & still has 2 drains, 2 out already. (Surgery was 2 weeks ago Tuesday). I was asked if that's normal but I had no answer, as I didn't have any pain nor did I need to take any pain med...
They are seeing the MO this week, still waiting for test results to see what else needed to be done. Continue praying.
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My daughter is visiting with me. We haven't seen each other in over five years, and she leaves tomorrow. She did go to Mass with me, and did not go up to receive, which is right. Please pray for her and my son.
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Superius, glad to hear that your friend is safely through surgery. Just speaking from my own experience, as long as any drains are in those horrible things can swing this way and that and cause pain. She will have a chance to really start healing once they are all out. May God bless her and send her many loving friends like you.
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MC that is wonderful that your daughter went to mass with you. I do trust in the Lord that something good is happening for you and your family. XXX
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14 August is the Feast Day of Saint Maximilian Kolbe. Martyr of Charity and a modern Saint who despite enduring persecution and evil held firmly to love of God and love of neighbour. Saint Maximilian Kolbe pray for us.
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What many don't know was that Jesuits worked in Japan and many of the Japanese in the Hiroshima area converted (200,000 baptized by 1582). They became hidden Christians in 1620. They still existed in 1850, when their religious freedom was restored. Maximilian Kolbe was a missionary to them, but was sent back to Poland in 1936 because of tuberculosis. Having studied the effects (alcoholism being one) of many generations of religious persecution in this Japanese population, he had a special understanding of the problems of the Jewish population of Poland.
He was already dying of tuberculosis when he offered himself in substitution for the other man.
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thanks for the info mc.
haven't been on site much lately. hope you are all well. side view of assisi basilica for ya. xx
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feelingfeline, McBaker, Astrid --
Hope you're all doing well! Just had my five year Cancerversary, and a clean mammogram. Thanks to Prolia, my bone density has improved from full-blown osteoporosis to osteopenia. Thanks be to God! I feel so blessed to have made it to five years, and to be (seemingly) in good health.
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Wow, great news ElaineTherese.
Keep up the good work!! Thanks be to God indeed.XXX
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I am busy reading the Jesuit Relations for a writing project. Heady stuff.
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Thank you, ff. So good. Now, if we could spread this message throughout the world, it would become a better place.
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That is wonderful news Elaine Therese!
praise be to God indeed.
I went to celebrate a confirmation for a Lectio Divina friend at St Francis church in the city.
It was so beautiful! Brought back many happy memories too. This friend as converted from Anglican to Catholic.
amazing to see so many candidates get baptised as well, mid year and the church was packed. There was an overwhelming sense of Holy Spirit flooding the chapel too. Amazing.
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Halleluia! Praise God. How beautiful and what a privilege to be present in the congregation. Have only seen something similar twice in my life. Once when I lived for a time in England in my early 20s I saw a group of adults formally received into the Catholic Church at Easter. Having completed a period of religious instruction they received Baptism, communion and confirmation. None of them were personally known to me, but it was amazing and wonderful to see adult initiates as there was no such thing happening where I grew up. Then about 10 years ago in the parish I now live in I saw a whole family from China received into the church at the Easter vigil. Again I didn't know any of them personally, but it was such a joyful occasion strangers were hugging each other. I have a feeling that, God willing, adult converts will become a more common occurrence in Ireland as nowadays so many people of my generation, and even more so my children's generation, have not been baptised into any church, so if they find their way to seek to answer Jesus's call they will be completely new.
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I am so glad that the Catholic Church is and always has been deeply involved in thorough religious instruction before sacramental induction (unless in case of imminent death). So many sects say welcome, you are a member. And some give great discomfort to those who depart.
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Astrid -- glad you got to see your friend get confirmed!
McBaker -- yes, the Church does thoroughly educate new members. Our church just started its year-long classes for Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. Every Easter Vigil, we initiate about 10-15 adults. What's more impressive is the Mass at the diocese's Cathedral, where hundreds of new initiates are celebrated. It's very inspiring!
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As well as the importance of new church members receiving instruction, really delighted to say that following a big parish discernment our parish has responded to requests for adult formation (for us life long Catholics who got instructed when we were children). Tonight 30 parishioners (me among them) started a 20 week in-parish course based on YouCat (catechism digest) for 20 weeks, 10 between now and Christmas and 10 weeks Jan to Easter. Possibility to go on for further weeks with new study after we finish the YouCat study. SO pleased to see so many people attending. Adult faith formation was the thing that came up in all the groups during the discernment.
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Five years ago, I signed up for a nine-month small study group. We have evolved into a book club, and are still going strong. Lost a few, gained two. Seven members, nearly all retired.
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yes, the benefits of faith group study or Lectio as I do are boundless. I find I am so connected to those in my group and the connections are naturaly and easily formed as opposed to the standard cup of tea and hospitality meet ups post Sunday service where it always felt strained for me. I really feel connected to my parish now although a few of us go to the city for St Francis on Sunday, rather than the parish church. I can't help feeling that adult confirmation should be an option for all cradle catholics. Hard to describe how I felt as an adult going through the initiation rites. No doubt programs like like Ucat go a long way to addressing that.
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I like th short service at our church on Friday's before Lectio. I love Father Mathew who is 84 and going strong. He is so filled with Holy Spirit and wisdom. He delivers short and astute homilies each week. Perfect.
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Father Mathew joins us usually for Lectio after and then coffee gathering. In fact we have 5 elderly men in our group. The nicest bunch of 70 to 92 year olds you will ever meet. All completely switched on and from interesting professions too. An historian, an ex Christian brother priest, an exec, an architect etc. I have learnt so much from them. The carmelite priests are all extremely old now except for the New Guinean trainees who come over and 1 yes one, young white mail called Matthew who will take over our parish. (Praise be to God).
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Praise be indeed! Sounds like a beautiful gathering.
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Beautifully cast shadow, right across the tabernacle at Holy Family Mission Chapel in Glencomeragh House which I visited 2 weekends ago.
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If you'd appreciate a light read, I'm throughly enjoying When Life Gives You Pears by Jeannie Gaffigan, wife of comedian Jim Gaffigan. She shares a lot about her Catholic faith and how it helped her through her brain tumor diagnosis, surgery, and recovery. It's all written with a heavy dose of humor, as is to be expected, considering she writes much of the material for her husband's stand-up. I picked up a copy at my local library. God bless ~ Kim
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Thanks for the recommendation Kim XXX
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You're welcome, FeelingFeline! I just returned my copy to the library today. I finished it yesterday while in the waiting room at my new oncologist's office. We moved out of state, so it was time to find all new docs. The book kept me company! :-)
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O Magnum Mysterium is a responsorial chant from the Matins of Christmas. This version was composed in 1994 by American composer Morten Lauridsen,and is sung by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge. Lauridsen said of his composition, "I wanted this piece to resonate immediately and deeply into the core of the listener, to illumine through sound."
O magnum mysterium, et admirabile sacramentum, ut animalia viderent Dominum natum, jacentem in praesepio! Beata Virgo, cujus viscera meruerunt portare Dominum Christum. Alleluia!
"O great mystery, and wonderful sacrament, that animals should see the new-born Lord, lying in a manger!
Blessed is the Virgin whose womb was worthy to bear Christ the Lord. Alleluia!"Wishing all a most blessed Advent
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For anyone who enjoys a smile!
I think the cat is keeping the manger warm for 24 Dec.
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