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October 30, 2023
(Joh 14:27) Peace
I leave with you: my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, do
I give unto you. Let not your heart be troubled: nor let it be afraid.
BBC NEWS: Gaza sees heaviest night of Israeli bombardment since start of war
VATICAN NEWS: Pope Francis calls for a ceasefire in the Holy Land
Pope Francis has called for a ceasefire in the Holy Land. Addressing
the faithful gathered in St Peter's Square for his Sunday Angelus, the
Holy Father invited everyone to "continue to pray ... for the serious
situation in Palestine and Israel". In particular, he asked that
humanitarian aid be allowed to enter Gaza and that all hostages be
freed.
The situation in Gaza has intensified over the last few days. Over
7,200 people are confirmed dead since 7 October, after Hamas carried
out a deadly attack on Israel, which responded with bombardments and a
ground invasion.
"Let there be a ceasefire", urged the Pope. "War is always a defeat - always, always".
"May no one abandon the possibility that the weapons might be silenced."
MORE: Gaza children pray for peace and thank Pope Francis
ALETEIA: Beg God for peace with Pope’s prayer to Mary (full text)
Mary, look at us! We stand here
before you. You are our Mother, and you know our struggles and our
hurts. Queen of Peace, you suffer with us and for us, as you see so
many of your children suffering from the conflicts and wars that are
tearing our world apart.
This is a dark hour. This is a dark
hour, Mother. In this dark hour, we look to you, and in the light of
your countenance we entrust ourselves and our problems to your maternal
Heart, which knows our anxieties and fears. How great was your concern
when there was no place for Jesus at the inn! How great was your fear
when you fled in haste to Egypt because Herod sought to kill him! How
great was your anguish before you found him in the Temple! Yet, Mother,
amid those trials, you showed your strength, you acted boldly: you
trusted in God and responded to concern with tender care, to fear with
love, to anguish with acceptance. Mother, you did not step back, but at
decisive moments you always took initiative: with haste you visited
Elizabeth; at the wedding feast of Cana you prompted Jesus’ first
miracle; in the Upper Room you kept the disciples united. And when, on
Calvary, a sword pierced your heart, Mother, by your humility and
strength you kept alive the hope of Easter through the night of sorrow.
Now, Mother, once more take the
initiative for us, in these times rent by conflicts and laid waste by
the fire of arms. Turn your eyes of mercy towards our human family,
which has strayed from the path of peace, preferred Cain to Abel and
lost the ability to see each other as brothers and sisters dwelling in
a common home. Intercede for our world, in such turmoil and great
danger. Teach us to cherish and care for life – each and every human
life! – and to repudiate the folly of war, which sows death and
eliminates the future.
Mary, how many times have you come,
urging prayer and repentance. Yet, caught up in our own needs and
distracted by the things of this world, we have turned a deaf ear to
your appeal. In your love for us, you never abandon us, Mother. Lead us
by the hand. Lead us by the hand and bring us to conversion; help us
once again to put God first. Help us to preserve unity in the Church
and to be artisans of communion in our world. Make us realize once more
the importance of the role we play; strengthen our sense of
responsibility for the cause of peace as men and women called to pray,
worship, intercede and make reparation for the whole human race.
By ourselves, Mother, we cannot
succeed; without your Son, we can do nothing. But you bring us back to
Jesus, who is our Peace. Therefore, Mother of God and our Mother, we
come before you and we seek refuge in your Immaculate Heart. Mother of
mercy, we appeal for mercy! Queen of Peace, we appeal for peace! Touch
the hearts of those imprisoned by hatred; convert those who fuel and
foment conflict. Dry the tears of children – at this hour, so many are
weeping! – be present to those who are elderly and alone; strengthen
the wounded and the sick; protect those forced to leave their lands and
their loved ones; console the crestfallen; awaken new hope.
To you we entrust and consecrate
our lives and every fibre of our being, all that we possess and all
that we are, forever. To you we consecrate the Church, so that in her
witness to the love of Jesus before the world, she may be a sign of
harmony and an instrument of peace. To you we consecrate our world, to
you we consecrate especially those countries and regions at war.
Your faithful people call you the
dawn of salvation; Mother, grant that glimmers of light may illumine
the dark night of conflict. Dwelling-place of the Holy Spirit, inspire
the leaders of nations to seek paths of peace. Queen of all peoples,
reconcile your children, seduced by evil, blinded by power and hate.
You, who are close to all, shorten our distances. You, who have
compassion on everyone, teach us to care for one another. You, who
reveal the Lord’s tender love, make us witnesses of his consolation and
peace. Mother, Queen of Peace, pour forth into our hearts God’s gift of
harmony. Amen.
The
Desert Fathers: sayings of the Early Christian Monks: Discretion
62. Abraham, who was a disciple of Agatho, once asked Poemen, 'Why do
the demons attack me?' Poemen said to him, 'Is it the demons who attack
you? It is not the demons who attack me. When we follow our self-will
then our wills seem like demons and it is they who urge us to obey
them. If you want to know the kind of people with whom the demons
fight, it is Moses and those like him.'
October 27, 2023
(Php 4:6-7) Do
not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and
supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard
your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
CARDINAL PIZZABALLA, Jerusalem’s Latin patriarch: Letter to the entire diocese
The whole world views this Holy
Land of ours as a place that is a constant cause of wars and divisions.
That is precisely why it was good that a few days ago, the whole world
joined us with a day of prayer and fasting for peace. It was a
beautiful view of the Holy Land and an important moment of unity with
our Church. And that view is still there. On October 27th, the Pope has
called for a second day of prayer and fasting, so that our intercession
may continue. It will be a day that we will celebrate with conviction.
It is perhaps the main thing we Christians can do at this time: pray,
do penance, intercede. For this, we thank the Holy Father from the
bottom of our hearts.
INSIDE THE VATICAN: Letter #149, 2023, Thursday, October 26: Sorrentino
Italian Bishop Domenico Sorrentino, 75, the bishop of Assisi, Italy (link)
— the city of the great saint of peace, St. Francis (1181-1226) — has
just expressed a desire to offer his own freedom in exchange for the
freedom of the more than 200 Jewish hostages taken prisoner in Gaza by
the Hamas organization on October 7.
ACN: Fear and faith in the Holy Land
Despite Israel’s recommendation
that residents of northern Gaza evacuate, Sister Nabila Saleh, a member
of the Sisters of the Holy Rosary and ACN’s local project partner, says
that she is not going anywhere. “We need medicine. Hospitals have been
destroyed. Our school has also been damaged, but we’re not leaving.
People have nothing, not even the essentials. Where would we go? To die
in the street? There are old and disabled people here. Where can they
go? We will stay with them. Pray for us and for this madness to end,”
she told ACN.
Sister Nabila has not slept for
days, and the news that between 100 and 300 people died in the parking
lot of an Anglican hospital on October 17th caused her deep suffering.
Plus, the sisters’ school is in a neighborhood that was destroyed by
airstrikes.
An Israeli invasion of Gaza is one
of the major fears of Christians in the region: because of what that
would mean for civilians in Gaza, and Hamas’ possible reaction. The
group claims to have 5,000 rockets, and even though 85 percent of them
have been intercepted by radars and protection systems, the rest are
enough to do terrible damage to the Israeli population, including in
Jerusalem.
VATICAN NEWS: Gaza’s parish priest: Christians in Gaza will unite with Pope in prayer
The Holy Family Catholic Church has been turned into a sort of
hope-filled refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, as over 700 people seek
shelter in the parish amid constant bombings.
“After the bombing four days ago that involved the Greek Orthodox
church in Gaza, causing 18 deaths, many more Christian refugees have
arrived in our parish,” according to the parish priest, Fr. Gabriel
Romanelli, in an interview with Vatican News.
He pointed out that there are also “54 children assisted by Mother
Teresa’s nuns, and many of them require special care since they have
physical difficulties.” People of various religious beliefs are hosted
in the parish, which has become the nerve center of the Church in Gaza.
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, has
provided the precise coordinates of the church to the Israeli
authorities to prevent an accidental airstrike hitting them.
“All the nuns,” explained Fr. Romanelli, “have decided to stay in the
Holy Family parish to be with the refugees.” They are aware of the
risks they face, he added, “because there is no safe place. The Israeli
army has repeatedly asked us to leave the northern part of the Gaza
Strip, saying we should go south, but that is also bombed.” Fr.
Romanelli claimed that the parish has now become like the community of
the early disciples of Jesus.
“We do everything together,” he said. “We pray and try to live in
charity by sharing what we have.” He said the community’s most urgent
need is prayer. “We need to pray and ask for prayers, offering
sacrifices to end the war. And then, certainly, basic necessities
because there is truly a shortage of everything.”
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The
Desert Fathers: sayings of the Early Christian Monks: Discretion
60. He also said, 'The will of man is a wall of brass, and a stone
barrier between himself and God. If he puts it aside, he can say the
words of the psalm, "By the help of my God I shall leap over the wall"
and, "as for my God his way is undefiled" (Ps. 18:29-30). If good
conduct helps the will, then a man will do good.'
October 25, 2023
(Rev 12:1-5) And
a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the
moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. And being
with child, she cried travailing in birth: and was in pain to be
delivered. And there was seen another sign in heaven. And behold a
great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns and on his heads
seven diadems. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven
and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who
was ready to be delivered: that, when she should be delivered, he might
devour her son. And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all
nations with an iron rod. And her son was taken up to God and to his
throne.
X: Elon
Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, and David Sacks discuss the growing risk of
World War 3, calling on world leaders to prioritize peace, diplomacy,
and cooperation to avert a looming catastrophe
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ACN: Catholic Church stays, comforts the victims of war
MEDIA REPORT: Jerusalem cardinal announces re-consecration of Holy Land to Mary amid Israel-Hamas war
As the war between Israel and the
Islamist group Hamas continues to escalate, Jerusalem’s Latin patriarch
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa has announced that the Holy Land would
be re-consecrated to the 'Queen of Palestine', a Marian title popular
among the faithful in the Holy Land.
Every year, the Sunday after
October 25 is celebrated as the solemnity of the 'Queen of Palestine.'
"We are approaching the solemnity of the Queen of Palestine, the
patroness of our diocese... In these days we will once again
reconsecrate our Church and our land to the Queen of Palestine!," the
cardinal said in a statement released on Tuesday. Cardinal Pizzaballa
lamented that “The whole world views this Holy Land of ours as a place
that is a constant cause of wars and divisions.” He said that in this
context, the recently observed day of prayer and fasting, in which the
whole world participated, “was a beautiful view of the Holy Land and an
important moment of unity with our Church.” Stating that his
“conscience and moral duty” requires him “to state clearly that what
happened on October 7th in southern Israel is in no way permissible and
we cannot but condemn it,” the cardinal added, “The same conscience,
however, with a great burden on my heart, leads me to state with equal
clarity today that this new cycle of violence has brought to Gaza over
five thousand deaths, including many women and children, tens of
thousands of wounded, neighborhoods razed to the ground, lack of
medicine, lack of water and of basic necessities for over two million
people. These are tragedies that cannot be understood and which we have
a duty to denounce and condemn unreservedly.”
Cardinal Pizzaballa warned that the continuing bomb attacks would “only
cause more death and destruction and will only increase hatred and
resentment.” The cardinal called for an end to the war calling it
“senseless violence.” He remembered the 18 Christians who were killed
in an airstrike in the compound of Saint Porphyrius church in Gaza last
week, along with their grieving families. “The suffering of the
innocent before God has a precious and redemptive value because it is
united with the redemptive suffering of Christ. May their suffering
bring peace ever closer!” he added.
Cardinal Pizzaballa made headlines
a few days ago after he expressed his willingness to offer himself in
exchange for Israeli children who had been taken hostage by Hamas and
were held in Gaza, during a video conference with journalists in Italy.
The
Desert Fathers: sayings of the Early Christian Monks: Discretion
59. Poemen related a saying of Ammon, 'One man kept an axe with him all
his life but did not know how to cut down a tree; another knew how to
use an axe, and could cut down a tree with a few strokes. 'He used to
say that the axe was discretion.'
October 24, 2023
(Jas 4:1-3) From
whence are wars and contentions among you? Are they not hence, from
your concupiscences, which war in your members? You covet, and have
not: you kill and envy and cannot obtain. You contend and war, and you
have not: because you ask not. You ask and receive not: because you ask
amiss, that you may consume it on your concupiscences.
REVIEW: Vengeful Pathologies Adam Shatz on the war in Gaza
VATICAN NEWS: Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem: ‘My heart is saddened for suffering brothers’
After 18 Christians were killed in
last week's bombing of the Orthodox Church of St. Porphyrios in Gaza,
Patriarch Theophilos III recalls the duty of Christians to “be
peacemakers and seek justice” in an interview with the Osservatore
Romano.
A special prayer for peace was held on Sunday morning at the "Catholicos" of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.
The celebration, presided over by the Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos
III, was also attended by the Apostolic Nuncio to Israel, Archbishop
Adolfo Tito Yllana, and the Custos of the Holy Land, Father Francesco
Patton.
At the end of the ceremony, Patriarch Theophilos granted the following interview to the Osservatore Romano.
Q: What is the situation of the Christians who survived the horrible tragedy of the bombing of your church in Gaza?
The tragic bombing of our church in Gaza has left a profound impact on
the Christian community in Gaza and the rest of the Holy Land.
The survivors of this horrific bombing are resilient and filled with
the spirit of Christ. They have displayed faith through the aftermath
of this horrific ordeal. We have come together as a community to
support one another, praying for healing and strength in the face of
adversity.
As faithful Christians, we are called to be peacemakers and to seek
justice. Our response to this war crime should serve as a beacon of
hope, demonstrating the transformative power of faith and the capacity
of the human spirit to rise above the darkness of war.
Q: Which initiatives are you taking to protect and to support them?
In these trying times, it is our sacred duty to extend our hand in
support and protection to our Christian brethren and all those affected
by the tragedy in Gaza. T he Christian community, through the
Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem, are working tirelessly
to provide humanitarian aid and relief to those who have suffered the
most. Our charitable organizations are collaborating with local
partners to ensure that essential needs such as food, shelter, and
medical care are met to the best of our ability given the Israeli
decision to cut off water, electricity, food and medicine since 7
October.
Through prayer, advocacy, and practical support, we are resolute in our
mission to protect and support those affected by this tragedy,
following the teachings of Christ who calls us to be instruments of
peace and agents of healing in a world in need of love and compassion.
Q: What is the
sentiment among your people in Palestine and Israel?The sentiment among
our Christian communities is one of hope, resilience, and a deep
commitment to our faith. While the region has faced complex and
challenging circumstances, our Christian brothers and sisters remain
steadfast in their determination to live out the teachings of Christ.
In this diverse and often contentious land, we continue to promote
peace, and coexistence. We actively participate in interfaith dialogues
and collaborative efforts, striving to build bridges among people of
different backgrounds and beliefs. Our communities serve as living
witnesses to the message of love, forgiveness, and reconciliation that
is at the core of Christianity.
At the same time, we cannot deny the difficulties and hardships that
many in the region face, especially those living under the horrors of
air strikes and artillery bombings in Gaza.
Ultimately, our message is one of unwavering faith, commitment to
peace, and the belief that, as Christians, we are called to be
peacemakers in this land, embodying the hope for a brighter and more
harmonious future for all its inhabitants. We continue to pray and work
for peace, justice, and the well-being of every soul in this sacred and
troubled region.
ASIANEWS.IT: Churches in the Holy Land continue to offer shelter in Gaza, calling for an “immediate ceasefire''
COMMENTARY: If
Israel’s army is sent into Gaza, Hamas will keep it there, and Israel
risks being overrun by Hezbollah, Syria, and Iraq and Iran should they
care to participate. Faced with Israel’s defeat, Washington would
commit its forces with catastrophic consequences.
We are experiencing on the part of
Israel and the US a total lack of judgment. The risks are being
ignored. It is starting to look like the Armageddon that Revelation
describes.
The problem for humanity is that it
has developed weapons that are capable of destroying all life, and
these weapons are in the hands of emotional people incapable of
restraint and reason.
I have been, and continue to be,
concerned about the conflict in Ukraine spiraling out of control. The
situation developing in the Middle East is more dangerous. There
doesn’t seem to be sufficient recognition of this danger. The war
propaganda from the presstitutes is extreme and blinds people to
reality. Those in office think they are in control, but they are not.
Possibly Russia could prevent a wider conflict by raising its military presence in Syria, but Putin is not proactive.
You tell me, where are the leaders to prevent a catastrophe?
The
Desert Fathers: sayings of the Early Christian Monks: Discretion
58. A brother said to Poemen, 'If I see something wrong do you want me
to tell you about it? 'He said to him, 'It is written, "If a man
answers before he has heard, it is foolishness to him and discredit"
(Ecclesiasticus 11:8). If you are asked, speak; if not, say nothing.'
October 20, 2023
(Mat 24:6-8) And
you shall hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that ye be not
troubled. For these things must come to pass: but the end is not yet.
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: And
there shall be pestilences and famines and earthquakes in places. Now
all these are the beginnings of sorrows.
NEWSFLASH:
Israel evacuates its embassies in Middle East (Bahrain, Jordan,
Morocco, Egypt, and Turkey). This comes minutes after the U.S State
Department issued a ‘WORLDWIDE CAUTION’ travel alert due to “the
potential for terrorist attacks.”
X UPDATE:
The Defense Minister of Israel, Yoav Gallant stated today during a
Speech to IDF Soldiers near the Gaza Strip, “You are now seeing Gaza
from afar, soon you will see it from the Inside. The Order will soon
come.”
NY POST: Iran warns ‘time is up’ in ominous message to Israel as concerns mount of a World War III
NEWS BLOG: War in Israel, Parolin returns to the center of Vatican diplomacy
While the crisis in the Middle East flares up after the massacre at the
Anglican hospital of al-Ahli in Gaza, the Holy See tries not to lose
its compass by following a double path: that of prayer for peace and of
the appeals to the international community addressed by the Pope, and
the diplomatic one entrusted to Cardinal Pietro Parolin. Who repeated
an almost forgotten concept in these days of war: that is, that the
basis for the solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict must pass
through the "two peoples, two states" formula and that we must start
again from there if we want to build peace between the two peoples.
World War
On the other hand, this time the Vatican cannot be wrong: at stake is
the future of the Holy Land where the Christian communities have been
profoundly affected by the flight of many families due to conflicts,
religious extremism, poverty and lack of prospects for younger people.
And then the new conflict seems to prefigure the scenario evoked
several times in recent years by Pope Francis of a third world war
fought piecemeal. That is, on various fronts that could, sooner or
later, come together. In a similar context, the Vatican Secretary of
State Parolin has taken back the stage and now seems to lead the
Vatican diplomacy which was partially confused after the outbreak of
the war in Ukraine.
This time, in any case, the Vatican's position does not lend itself to
misunderstanding. At the end of yesterday's general audience, Francis
appealed to the international community to "do everything possible to
avoid a humanitarian catastrophe" in Gaza where, he said, "the
situation is desperate".
Then he added a dramatic reminder to believers: ĞLet the weapons be
silent! Let the cry of peace of the people, of the people, of the
children be heard! Brothers and sisters, war does not solve any
problem, it only sows death and destruction, increases hatred and
multiplies revenge. War erases the future. I exhort believers to take
only one side in this conflict: that of peace; but not in words, with
prayer, with total dedication." For next October 27, the Pope has announced a day of prayer and fasting for peace.
CARDINAL PIZZABALLA, Jerusalem’s Latin patriarch:
“The hatred, which we have unfortunately already been experiencing for
too long, will increase even more, and the ensuing spiral of violence
will create more destruction. Everything seems to speak of death".
The
Desert Fathers: sayings of the Early Christian Monks: Discretion
57.
Poemen also said, 'If a thought about your bodily needs comes to you,
and you put it aside; and then it comes again, and you put it aside,
what will happen? If it comes a third time, you will not notice it, and
it will do you no harm.'
October 18, 2023
(Joh 15:13) Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
NEWSMAX: Cardinal Offers Himself for Children Held by Hamas
Pope Francis'
representative in the Holy Land said on Monday he was willing to
exchange himself for Israeli children taken hostage by Hamas and held
in Gaza.
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa,
the Patriarch of Jerusalem, made his comment in response to a question
during a video conference with journalists in Italy.
"I am ready for an exchange,
anything, if this can lead to freedom, to bring the children home. No
problem. There is total willingness on my part," he said.
"The first thing to do is to try to
win the release of the hostages, otherwise there will be no way of
stopping (an escalation). We are willing to help, even me personally,"
he said.
He stressed, however, that he and
his office had not yet had any direct contact with Hamas, the militant
Islamist group that attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,300 people.
"You can't talk to Hamas. It is very difficult," he said.
About 200 people were taken hostage and about a dozen of them are believed to be children.
Pizzaballa oversees Roman Catholic
activities in Israel and the Palestinian territories as well as Jordan
and Cyprus, a region which is home to an estimated 300,000 Roman
Catholics.
MEDIALINE REPORT: Arab Israeli Paramedic Killed After Staying To Aid Festival Victims of Hamas Attack
Awad Darawshe, a 23-year-old Arab Israeli paramedic, was killed while
treating injured attendees at the Tribe of Nova music festival in
southern Israel, targeted by a brutal attack from Hamas terrorists.
Darawshe worked for Yossi Ambulances and was on duty at the festival
when rockets and grenades tore through the crowd, leaving around 270
Israelis dead.
Darawshe refused to evacuate when
the extent of the Hamas attack became apparent, believing that he could
mediate due to his Arabic language skills. He was shot to death while
administering first aid. The Hamas assailants not only killed him but
also stole his ambulance.
“He brought us a lot of pain, but
also a lot of pride—because he chose to stay with his mission until the
last moment,” said his cousin, Mohammad Darawshe.
THE GUARDIAN: ‘My parents sacrificed their lives for me’: agony of 16-year-old survivor of Hamas attack
“Mum and Dad are dead. Sorry. Call help,” Rotem messaged his family at
8.01 last Saturday morning. He lay under a quilt soaked in his mother’s
blood as he typed.
Shachar Matias had used her body as
a shield, a last great act of love towards her 16-year-old son, when
Hamas gunmen broke into their home in Holit kibbutz.
Inside their safe room, with
shooting just outside the door, she ordered her youngest child to get
under a thick layer of fabric, then lay on top of him.
So he heard, but didn’t see, the
attack that followed, an explosion he thinks was a grenade breaking
open the door, another explosion and gunshots when the men were inside.
For a brief eternity, his father
screamed in pain, he felt his mother’s body twitch above him, and then
came a horrific silence, broken only by the gunmen laughing.
UK NEWS: Hero Brit, 32, killed fighting Hamas terrorists as he saved Israeli civilians from massacre
A British man who was killed by Hamas gunmen as he tried to save
wounded civilians during the terrorists' massacre in Israel has been
hailed as a hero.
Benjamin Trakeniski helped evacuate people from Kibbutz Be'eri, one of
the worst hit communities near the Gaza Strip as gunmen rampaged
through.
Benji, a British-Israeli citizen who was a major in the country's
military, was off duty and at his home in Tel Aviv and initially drove
with colleagues to his base in the north in the morning when they heard
rumours about what was happening.
Benji died just over half a year
before he was due to wed his fiance Rotem. She instead read out wedding
vows - originally scheduled for their marriage in April - at his
funeral on Thursday.
The
Desert Fathers: sayings of the Early Christian Monks: Discretion
55. A brother came to Poemen and said to him, 'Many thoughts come into
my mind and put me in danger.' He sent him out into the open air, and
said, 'Open your lungs and do not breathe.' He replied, 'I can't do
that.' Then he said to him: 'Just as you can't stop air coming into
your lungs, so you can't stop thoughts coming into your mind. Your part
is to resist them.'
October 16, 2023
(Rev 12:10-12) And
I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying: Now is come salvation and
strength and the kingdom of our God and the power of his Christ:
because the accuser of our brethren is cast forth, who accused them
before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the
Lamb and by the word of the testimony: and they loved not their lives
unto death. Therefore, rejoice, O heavens, and you that dwell therein.
Woe to the earth and to the sea, because the devil is come down unto
you, having great wrath, knowing that he hath but a short time.
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TWITTER REPORT: Heavy Gunfire is continuing on the Israel-Lebanon Border
DENVER CATHOLIC: Archbishop Aquila: Archdiocese prays for Israel and all innocent lives taken in Holy Land war
The Archdiocese of Denver prays for
Israel, and all innocent people harmed in this ongoing war. Let us join
the USCCB and the Latin Catholic patriarch of Jerusalem as they call
for a day of prayer and fasting on Tuesday, October 17, for peace and
reconciliation in the Holy Land.
Violence is not a religious act and
cannot be claimed as Godly. As Hamas hides behind their atrocities,
innocent men, women, and children are dying. This profound evil affects
every corner of their homeland, touching all its people, including the
Christian community in both Israel and Palestine. And in the wake of
these attacks, politics must be put aside. Pope Francis says, “The
Middle East does not need war, but peace, a peace built on justice,
dialogue, and the courage of fraternity.”
So, let us humbly pray that the
love and peace of Jesus comfort all who are living with the atrocities
of the pure evil occurring. May his perpetual light shine within the
hearts of those who are afraid, those who are grieving, and all those
who still suffer from the wrath of unthinkable darkness that has
plagued their lands. May all take comfort in knowing that God stands
beside them through this, while our prayers are lifted up for a speedy
end to all afflicted in this war.
And to our friends with the
Anti-Defamation League (ADL), as you stood with our faithful during
times of great injustice, our hearts, sorrow, and pain are with you now
and always.
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ALETEIA: Gaza Strip’s Christians taking refuge in area’s only Catholic church
There are fewer than 1,100 Catholics living in the Gaza Strip. That’s a
drop in the bucket compared to the 2 million people packed into the
small territory. The area along the Mediterranean is under siege and
bombardment by the Israeli military, following the attack on Israel by
Hamas last Saturday.
Holy Family parish of Gaza comes under the jurisdiction of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. In an interview on the LPJ website,
Holy Family’s pastor, Fr. Gabriel Romanelli, said on Wednesday that
some 200 parishioners are taking shelter in the church, monastery, St.
Thomas Aquinas Center, Holy Family School, along with several
congregations of women religious: Sisters of the Incarnate Word, the
Rosary Sisters, and Sisters of Charity.
“Many of them are currently being welcomed by the Church, particularly
the residents of the Rimal area, which has been subjected to violent
bombardment,” said Fr. Romanelli, a missionary with the Institute of the Incarnate Word,
a congregation established in his homeland, Argentina. “I was informed
that four of our Christian families have lost their homes, destroyed by
the war. They are currently staying in the church building.”
Fr. Romanelli told the unnamed interviewer that he is not currently at
his parish, and is unable to get back to the Gaza Strip, although the
assistant pastor, Fr. Joseph, is there. He addressed concerns about
shortages of vital supplies, as Israel has cut off electricity, water,
fuel, and medicines.
POPE FRANCIS:
"I continue to follow with great sorrow what is happening in Israel and
Palestine. I think again of the many … in particular of the children
and the elderly. I renew my appeal for the freeing of the hostages and
I strongly ask that children, the sick, the elderly, women, and all
civilians not be made victims of the conflict. Humanitarian law is to
be respected, especially in Gaza, where it is urgent and necessary to
ensure humanitarian corridors and to come to the aid of the entire
population. Brothers and sisters, already many have died. Please, let
no more innocent blood be shed, neither in the Holy Land nor in
Ukraine, nor in any other place! Enough! Wars are always a defeat,
always!"
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54. He also said, ' A grumbler is not a monk. Anyone who gives evil for evil is not a monk. An irritable man is not a monk.'
October 12, 2023
(Mat 26:52) Then Jesus saith to him: Put up again thy sword into its place: for all that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
OPINION: After
Israel Sends Troops Into Gaza, Watch for Hezbollah, Iran, Syria and the
U.S. to All Get Involved in the Great Middle East War
FREE PRESS REPORT: The Gaza Hostage Crisis Is an American Hostage Crisis
GATEWAY PUNDIT: Hamas Leader and Founding Member Khaled Mashal Calls for Global Muslim Uprising This Upcoming ‘Friday of Al-Aqsa Flood’
ASIA NEWS: Gaza: Israel hits 200 Hamas targets. War toll exceeds 2100 dead
The Israeli air force hit over 200 targets in Gaza
overnight, believed to belong to the Hamas movement. Meanwhile, the
death toll has exceeded 2100, with 1200 dead on the Israeli front and
around 950 among the Palestinians in the Strip. Testimonies from Gaza
and Israel speak of violence and devastation "never experienced" before
in decades of conflict, starting with the "massacre of civilians" by
Hamas, while "no one is safe" in the Strip. Today in the West Bank
thousands of Palestinians protest against the raids. Rocket launches
towards Israel from Syria and Lebanon were also recorded.
CATHOLIC NEWS WORLD: Pope Francis' Appeal for Israel and Palestine
"I continue to follow what is
happening in Israel and Palestine with tears and apprehension: many
people killed, others injured. I pray for those families who have seen
a feast day transformed into a day of mourning, and I ask that the
hostages be released immediately. It is the right of those who are
attacked to defend themselves, but I am very concerned about the total
siege under which the Palestinians are living in Gaza, where there have
also been many innocent victims.
Terrorism and extremism do not help reach a solution to the conflict
between Israelis and Palestinians, but fuel hatred, violence, revenge,
and only cause each to other suffer. The Middle East does not need war,
but peace, a peace built on dialogue and the courage of fraternity".
BBC: The smell of death is all around now in Gaza – doctor
Mahmoud Matar, the head of limb reconstruction surgery at a hospital in
Gaza, is sending WhatsApp messages to the BBC, describing his situation
as Israeli air bombardments continue.
“We are completely overwhelmed with the number of injuries and the number of dead,” he said.
“The dead bodies arrive in pieces. I am a surgeon and yet I cannot
stomach the scene of death.” “Families here have seen their homes
demolished over their heads, killing all but maybe one or two people,
who come to the hospital with terrible injuries.
“We all feel disabled - we cannot help people."
He says at the moment he wishes he was not a doctor. "I cannot save my
own family, my children are at home crying while I am on duty.” Mahmoud
says the hospital’s operating theatre is running non-stop and the
hospital beds are full.
By his count, more than 10 ambulance staff have been killed or injured
and he personally knows a gynaecologist and urologist who have died.
“The smell of death is all around now in Gaza. There is no water, there
will be no electricity, and we have very bad network connection. I am
currently looking for water to drink.”
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Desert Fathers: sayings of the Early Christian Monks: Discretion
53. He also said, 'Evil cannot drive out evil. If anyone hurts you, do good to him and your good will destroy his evil.'
October 10, 2023
(Zec 12:2-3) Behold
I will make Jerusalem a lintel of surfeiting to all the people round
about: and Juda also shall be in the siege against Jerusalem. And it
shall come to pass in that day, that I will make Jerusalem a burdensome
stone to all people: all that shall lift it up shall be rent and torn,
and all the kingdoms of the earth shall be gathered together against
her.
NEWSBLOG:
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi hails the “brilliant and impressive
victories” of the “Palestinian resistance,” in a phone call with
Islamic Jihad leader Ziyad Nakhaleh, Iran’s Tasnim news outlet reports. “You really made the Islamic community
happy with this innovative and victorious operation,” the president
says. “The Zionist regime is declining while the resistance front is
conquering the peaks of victory,” Raisi adds. For his part, Nakhaleh thanks Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the government and people of Iran for supporting Palestinians.
X REPORT: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu: "What we will do in coming days to our enemies will reverberate for generations".
VATICAN NEWS: Churches call for de-escalation in Holy Land after Hamas attack
THE PILLAR: Palestine Christians have no 'margin of maneuver' amid violence
NEWSWIRE: Gunmen in homes, captives abducted leave Israelis in shock
OPINION: From Dancing With the Torah to War in an Hour
SIMCHAT TORAH: A Wholesome “Rave” Party?
Simchat Torah concludes the sacred holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom
Kippur where we search our souls, make amends, and return to our
essence. Sukkat follows as we unite with each other in outdoor huts
eating our meals there for eight days.
Then on Simcha Torah, we read the FINAL section of the Torah!!!
And we start celebrating and dancing??!! Not quite yet.
After the conclusion of reading the Torah for a whole year, without
pause we go IMMEDIATELY BACK to the beginning of the whole book… back
to GENESIS. Day one. Right there and then!
Simchat Torah means “The Joy of the Torah”. The festivities are
expressed with singing, dancing and marching with the Torah as well as
l’chaims for those that want to partake! It’s easy to forget amongst
the festivities that we are actually celebrating the divine Five Books
of Moses… the Torah. If we remind ourselves of our purpose, the joy is
heightened.
Simchat Torah also represents repentance and forgiveness. Forty days
after the Jewish people heard G-d’s voice at Mount Sinai, they built
the Golden Calf. Seeing this idol worship, Moses breaks the The Ten
Commandment tablets. But on Yom Kippur, Moses brings a SECOND set of
Tablets from Hashem for the Israelites. G-d is always ready to forgive
us for our wrong deeds when we repent and return. This chance to make
right our wrongs and Hashem’s love for us is surely a cause for
celebration.
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52. He also said, 'Suppose there are three men living together. One
lives a life in stillness, the second is ill but gives thanks to God,
the third serves the needs of others with sincerity. These three men
are alike, it is as if they were all doing the same work.'
October 8, 2023
(Mat 5:9) Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
VATICAN NEWS: Pope prays for peace in Israel and Palestine: ‘Every war is a defeat!’
CHRISTIAN POST: US Christian leaders urge prayers as Hamas’ attack on Israel leaves over 600 Israelis dead
NCR: Hundreds Killed in Surprise Hamas Attacks on Israel; Netanyahu Says Country ‘at War’
Israel is “at war,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday
after a series of surprise rocket attacks and incursions from Hamas
killed dozens and saw the country being invaded on a major holiday.
The attacks, which were carried out on the observance of Simchat Torah, arose early on Saturday morning and had reportedly killed hundreds and wounded thousands more by late Saturday.
Netanyahu said on Twitter on Saturday that “since this morning, the
State of Israel has been at war” and that the country’s “first
objective is to clear out the hostile forces that infiltrated our
territory and restore the security and quiet to the communities that
have been attacked.”
“The second objective, at the same time, is to exact an immense price
from the enemy, within the Gaza Strip as well,” he continued. “The
third objective is to reinforce other fronts so that nobody should
mistakenly join this war.”
“We are at war,” the prime minister added. “In war, one needs to be
level-headed. I call on all citizens of Israel to unite in order to
achieve our highest goal – victory in the war.” Dozens of videos
flooded social media on Saturday appearing to show scenes of the
missile attacks and the resulting chaos in Israel.
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CARDINAL PIERBATTISTA PIZZABALLA: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem Statement
The cycle of violence that has killed numerous Palestinians and
Israelis in the past months has exploded this morning, Saturday,
October 7, 2023.
We assisted to a sudden explosion
of violence that is very concerning due to its extension and intensity.
The operation launched from Gaza and the reaction of the Israeli Army
are bringing us back to the worst periods of our recent history. The
too many causalities and tragedies, which both Palestinians and Israeli
families have to deal with, will create more hatred and division, and
will destroy more and more any perspective of stability.
We call on the international
community, the religious leaders in the region and in the world, to
make every effort in helping to de-escalate the situation, restore calm
and work to guarantee the fundamental rights of people in the region.
Unilateral declarations surrounding
the status of religious sites and laces of worship rattle religious
sentiment and fuel even more Katred and extremism. It is therefore
important to preserve the Status Quo in all the Holy Places in the Holy
Land and in Jerusalem in particular.
The continuing bloodshed and
declarations of war remind us once again of the urgent need to find a
lastin and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian - Israeli conflict
in Gis land, which is called to be a land of justice, peace and
reconciliation among peoples. We ask God to inspire world leaders in
their intervention for the implementation of peace and concord so that
Jerusalem may be a house of prayer for all peoples.
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Desert Fathers: sayings of the Early Christian Monks: Discretion
51. He also said, 'If a man appears silent in speech but is condemning
other people in his heart, he is really talking incessantly. Another
man may seem to talk all day, but he is keeping silence since he always
speaks in a way that is right with his heart.'
October 6, 2023
(Col 2:8-9) Beware
lest any man cheat you by philosophy and vain deceit: according to the
tradition of men according to the elements of the world and not
according to Christ. For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead
corporeally.
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CNS: Pope addresses fears around synod: 'Not a political gathering'
Pope Francis said the primary task of the synod is to "refocus our gaze
on God, to be a church that looks mercifully at humanity, a church that
is united and fraternal -- or at least tries to be united and
fraternal."
The pope acknowledged that some people have fears about the synod, but
he asked them to remember that it is "not a political gathering, but a
convocation in the Spirit; not a polarized parliament, but a place of
grace and communion."
"The Holy Spirit often shatters our expectations to create something
new that surpasses our predictions and negativity," he said.
Through "synodal dialogue," the pope said, "we can grow in unity and
friendship with the Lord in order to look at today's challenges with
his gaze," becoming a church "which does not impose burdens" and is
"open to everyone, everyone, everyone."
"The blessing and welcoming gaze of Jesus prevents us from falling into
some dangerous temptations: of being a rigid church -- a customs office
-- which arms itself against the world and looks backward; of being a
lukewarm church which surrenders to the fashions of the world; of being
a tired church, turned in on itself," he said.
FATHER V ON TWITTER:
A great safeguard is the entire faith, the true faith, in which neither
anything whatever can be added by anyone nor anything taken away; for,
unless faith be one, it is not the faith. (Pope St. Leo the Great)
Let nothing of the truths that have been defined be lessened, nothing
altered, nothing added, but let them be preserved intact in word and in
meaning. (Pope Gregory XVI)
We declare that no one is permitted to introduce, or to describe, or to
compare, or to study, or otherwise to teach another faith. Whoever
presumes to introduce or teach or pass on another creed . . . or
whoever presumes to introduce a novel doctrine . . . We declare to be
anathematized. (Pope St. Agatho the Wonderworker)
Under no circumstances can we conceive of the possibility of change, of
evolution, or of any modification in matters of faith. The Creed
remains always the same. (Pope Paul VI)
From the time the Christian religion began to be spread, she has held
unchangeable and taught uncorrupted throughout the world the doctrines
which she has received once and for all from her patron and founder,
Saint Peter. (Pope St. Nicholas the Great)
The proposition that the principal articles of the Apostles' Creed did
not have the same meaning for the Christians of the earliest times as
they have for Christians of our time is hereby condemned and proscribed
as erroneous. (Pope St. Pius X)
“Those wretches tainted with the error of Indifferentism and Modernism
hold that dogmatic truth is not absolute, but relative: that is, that
it must adapt itself to the varying necessities of the times and the
varying dispositions of souls, since it is not contained in an
unchangeable revelation, but is, by its very nature, meant to
accommodate itself to the life of man.” (Pius XI)
“The preaching of the faith has lost nothing of its relevance in our
times. The Church has a sacred duty to proclaim it without any
whittling-down, just as Christ revealed it & no consideration of
time or circumstance can lessen the strictness of this obligation.”
(Pope Pius XII)
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50. He also said, 'He who knows himself is a man.'
October 5, 2023
(Eph 2:4-6) But God (who is rich in
mercy) for his exceeding charity wherewith he loved us Even when we
were dead in sins, hath quickened us together in Christ (by whose grace
you are saved) And hath raised us up together and hath made us sit
together in the heavenly places, through Christ Jesus.
NCR: October Reveals Forgotten Links Between Fatima and Divine Mercy
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EXCERPT: HOMILY OF THE HOLY FATHER MASS IN ST PETER'S SQUARE FOR THE CANONIZATION OF SR MARY FAUSTINA KOWALSKA Sunday, 30 April 2000
Sr Faustina Kowalska wrote in her
Diary: "I feel tremendous pain when I see the sufferings of my
neighbours. All my neighbours' sufferings reverberate in my own heart;
I carry their anguish in my heart in such a way that it even physically
destroys me. I would like all their sorrows to fall upon me, in order
to relieve my neighbour" (Diary, p. 365). This is the degree of
compassion to which love leads, when it takes the love of God as its
measure!
It is this love which must inspire humanity today, if it is to face the
crisis of the meaning of life, the challenges of the most diverse needs
and, especially, the duty to defend the dignity of every human person.
Thus the message of divine mercy is also implicitly a message about the
value of every human being. Each person is precious in God's eyes;
Christ gave his life for each one; to everyone the Father gives his
Spirit and offers intimacy.
This consoling message is addressed above all to those who, afflicted
by a particularly harsh trial or crushed by the weight of the sins they
committed, have lost all confidence in life and are tempted to give in
to despair. To them the gentle face of Christ is offered; those rays
from his heart touch them and shine upon them, warm them, show them the
way and fill them with hope. How many souls have been consoled by the
prayer "Jesus, I trust in you", which Providence intimated through Sr
Faustina! This simple act of abandonment to Jesus dispels the thickest
clouds and lets a ray of light penetrate every life. Jezu, ufam tobie.
UNIVERSALIS: From the diary of St Faustina
The mission of proclaiming and begging divine mercy for the world
O my God, I am conscious of my mission in the Holy Church. It is my
constant endeavour to plead for mercy for the world. I unite myself
closely with Jesus and stand before him as an atoning sacrifice on
behalf of the world. God will refuse me nothing when I entreat him with
the voice of his Son. My sacrifice is nothing in itself, but when I
join it to the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, it becomes all-powerful and
has the power to appease divine wrath. God loves us in his Son; the
painful Passion of the Son of God constantly turns aside the wrath of
God.
O God, how I desire that souls come to know you and to see that you
have created them because of your unfathomable love. O my Creator and
Lord, I feel that I am going to remove the veil of heaven so that earth
will not doubt your goodness.
Make of me, Jesus, a pure and agreeable offering before the face of
your Father. Jesus, transform me, miserable and sinful as I am, into
your own self (for you can do all things), and give me to your eternal
Father. I want to become a sacrificial host before you, but an ordinary
wafer to people. I want the fragrance of my sacrifice to be known to
you alone. O eternal God, an unquenchable fire of supplication for your
mercy burns within me. I know and understand that this is my task, here
and in eternity. You yourself have told me to speak about this great
mercy and about your goodness.
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49. The same monk said, 'Experience is good. By experience men are
tested.' He also said, 'If a man preaches but does not practise what he
preaches, he is like a well of water where everyone can quench their
thirst and wash off their dirt, but which cannot clean away the filth
and dung that is around it.'
October 4, 2023
(Jas 4:10) Be humbled in the sight of the Lord: and he will exalt you.
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Brother Alexis Bugnolo, Editor, the Franciscan Archive,
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"This is a rare and daring approach to the life of St. Francis and one
that is so necessary in our world at this time." From the Preface by
Father Angelus M. Shaughnessy, O.F.M. Capuchin and EWTN Priest. ". . .
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the 5th Crusade." Rod Pead - Editor, "Christian Order."
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life of one of our greatest saints. St. Francis was so much more
Francis' mission, after his conversion, was to save souls, even at
great, personal risk." Carolyn E. Protin, Regional Minister, St.
Margaret of Cortona Region, Secular Franciscan Order. St. Francis of
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UNIVERSALIS: A letter from St Francis of Assisi to all the faithful
We must be simple, humble and pure
It was through his archangel, Saint
Gabriel, that the Father above made known to the holy and glorious
Virgin Mary that the worthy, holy and glorious Word of the Father would
come from heaven and take from her womb the real flesh of our human
frailty. Though he was wealthy beyond reckoning, he still willingly
chose to be poor with his blessed mother. And shortly before his
passion he celebrated the Passover with his disciples. Then he prayed
to his Father saying: Father, if it be possible, let this cup be taken
from me.
Nevertheless, he reposed his will in the will of his Father. The Father
willed that his blessed and glorious Son, whom he gave to us and who
was born for us, should through his own blood offer himself as a
sacrificial victim on the altar of the cross. This was to be done not
for himself through whom all things were made, but for our sins. It was
intended to leave us an example of how to follow in his footsteps. And
he desires all of us to be saved through him, and to receive him with
pure heart and chaste body.
O how happy and blessed are those who love the Lord and do as the Lord
himself said in the gospel: You shall love the Lord your God with your
whole heart and your whole soul; and your neighbour as yourself.
Therefore, let us love God and adore him with pure heart and mind. This
is his particular desire when he says: True worshippers adore the
Father in spirit and truth. For all who adore him must do so in the
spirit of truth. Let us also direct to him our praises and prayers
saying: Our Father, who art in heaven, since we must always pray and
never grow slack.
Furthermore, let us produce worthy fruits of penance. Let us also love
our neighbours as ourselves. Let us have charity and humility. Let us
give alms because these cleanse our souls from the stains of sin. Men
lose all the material things they leave behind them in this world, but
they carry with them the reward of their charity and the alms they
give. For these they will receive from the Lord the reward and
recompense they deserve. We must not be wise and prudent according to
the flesh. Rather we must be simple, humble and pure. We should never
desire to be over others. Instead, we ought to be servants who are
submissive to every human being for God’s sake. The Spirit of the Lord
will rest on all who live in this way and persevere in it to the end.
He will permanently dwell in them. They will be the Father’s children
who do his work. They are the spouses, brothers and mothers of our Lord
Jesus Christ.
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48. Poemen said, 'If a man sins and denies it, saying, 'I have not
sinned," do not correct him, or you will destroy any intention he might
have of changing. If you say, "do not be cast down, my brother, but be
careful about that in the future," you will move his heart to repent.'
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