#St Basil the Great

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St Basil the Great Doctor of the Church 330-379 Feast Day: January 2 Patronage: hospital administrators, monks, reformers, Cappadocia, Russia

Saint Basil was born in Caesarea, one of 10 children of a saintly family. He was a brilliant student, orator, and lawyer before becoming a monk and writing the rule for Eastern monasticism. He also was a companion of St. Gregory Nazianzen. Basil is responsible for the victory of the Nicene orthodoxy over Arianism, which was denounced at the Council of Constantinople. His zeal for justice and orthodoxy was shown by his fight against simony, clerical abuse, and evil where he saw it. He was an accomplished statesman with great personal holiness. He’s represented carrying a book referring to his influential writings.

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One Minute Reflection – 14 June – ‘… This is the hidden treasure, the pearl of great price …’

One Minute Reflection – 14 June – “The Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus” and the Octave Day of the Sacred Heart – Ephesians 3:8-12, 14-19, John 19:31-37 – – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/ “… One of the soldiers opened His side with a lance and immediately there came forth blood and water. ” – John 19:34 REFLECTION – “Let us draw near to the Heart of our most sweet Lord Jesus and…

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"This is how you pray continually: not by offering prayer in words, but by joining yourself to God through your whole way of life, so your life becomes a continued and uninterrupted prayer."

~St. Basil The Great

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Yandere Basil of Baker St Headcanons

Tw: Unhealthy behavior, obsession, threats, and mentions of murder. If not comfortable with this scroll away.

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Affection: how do they show you love and affection? How intense can It get?

Basil seems like he would be an act of service and quality time type of person. He shows this as a Yandere by doing small nonsuspicious things. Such as throwing your coffee cup away (spoiler Basil didn’t), asking about small details on his case that he already noticed, and helping you around your house. I think Basil is good enough at reading people that he knows just where to stop being pushy.

Blood: How dirty is he willing to get when it comes to you?

I think Basil is a fan of threatening. Not blood. He MIGHT kill someone at the height of his obsession. But even then it would be clean and he’d leave no evidence or he might frame someone.

Cruelty: how will they treat you once kidnapped? Will they mock you?

He’s pretty respectful. He’s probably not going to mock you. Maybe he might be a little demeaning. But beyond that? I don’t think he’s too bad.

Darling: besides kidnapping you would he do anything else against your will?

You know? I can’t think of anything else really! Maybe putting cameras in your room/ the stalking?

Exposed: How much of his heart do you bear?

I’d say you own a solid 90. The first 8 percent goes to his work and the other 2 goes to Toby.

Fight: How would he feel if you fought back?

He’s gonna be confused. He thought he had you wrapped around his finger?! What did he do wrong?! He’d correct it immediately. He couldn’t have you running around with criminals on the street! (especially if Ratigan was still alive)

Game: Is this a Game to them? Would he like watching his darling try to escape?

No, this isn’t a game! Be also fanged stand you trying to escape! What about the criminals and scum of London?! No no. He needed you safe.

Hell: Your worst experience with him.

I guess if you found out he put cameras in your room? I can’t really think of too much else. But realizing he’s a creep would probably be your worst experience.

Ideals: what he sees in the future with you.

I think that Basil would want Ratigan off the streets, a small house with you out in the English countryside. Maybe one or two kids depending on how you feel about them.

Jealousy: does he get jealous, and if he does, does he find a way to cope, or will he lash out?

I think Basil takes notice immediately and his mask cracks a bit. He’ll walk over and try and do anything to get you away from whoever that is. But it’s not groundbreakingly concerning.

Kisses: How does he act around you?

Basil acts like the perfect gentleman around you. He’ll take your coat, throw things away for you

Love letters: how would he go about courting/approaching you?

I think Basil would do the standard compliments, gift gifting, and just show interest in you. He’s very much a gentleman while courting you. However, he does have jealous tendencies that you hopefully notice before too late….

Mask: Are his truth colors different from what people think?

You know? I don’t think that normal Basil and Yandere Basil are very different. Of course, Yandere Basil is much more possessive and obsessive over you but he does have a good cap on his obsession.

Naughty: how would he punish you?

I think he’d just tighten security around his flat and do some guilt-tripping to make you feel like you’re in the wrong.

Oppression: what rights did he take away from you:

Privacy. I think Basil only would really take away the right to privacy. I also think it’s only a punishment really.

Regret: does he regret kidnapping you? Will he ever let you go?

I think he’d regret kidnapping you when you start crying and being upset. However, he can’t let you go. He can’t have you rat on him or get hurt.

Sigma: what brought this side of him?

I think Basil being alone for so long and having the fear of you getting hurt to such an extreme degree is what brought it on. I canon that Ratigan caused harm to people Basil loved in the past and it only made him more protective over those he loves.

Tears: how would he feel if you cried, screamed, and or isolated yourself?

I think he’s going to feel guilty. He’s gonna try and calm you down and tell you he’s there but when that doesn’t work he’s feeling a little helpless. He just wants you safe and happy…

Unique: is there anything different from a normal Yandere

I think Basil is a lot more down-to-earth and isn’t completely insane. He’s not inclined to really invade your privacy and I do believe you could have had a normal life with him if there wasn’t Ratigan and other villains.

Vice: what can you use to escape him?

You could use him always being out on detective work as an escape. For a yandere, I think he has rather light security. The only issue is Mrs. Judson.

Witts end: would he ever hurt you

No! He holds you in high regard as his beloved! The only way I see him hurting you is by accident.

Xoanon: how much does he revere/worship you, and to what extent is he willing to go to win you over

Basil will go to crazy lengths to win you over. He views you as his soulmate. His love. He needs you safe.

Yearn: How long before he snapped and kidnapped you?

I think it depends on the darling and how bad the crime is. If Ratigan has been a big problem recently 4 months max. If Ratigan hasn’t? 8 months minimum.

Zenith: would he ever break you?

No. He loves you so much. He loves your personality, mood, and energy. He’s another Yandere who doesn’t want a machine. He wants a lover.

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Καὶ ποῖον, λέγει, ἀδικῶ, μὲ τὸ νὰ κρατῶ γιὰ τoν ἐαυτόν μου αὐτὰ ποῦ μου ἀνήκουν; Ποία, εἰπέ μου, εἶναι αὐτὰ ποῦ σου ἀνήκουν; Ἀπὸ ποῦ τὰ ἔλαβες, καὶ τὰ ἔφερες στὴν ζωὴν αὐτήν; Ὅπως ἀκριβῶς κάποιος ποὺ εὑρίσκει στὸ θέατρο θέση μὲ καλὴν θέαν, ἐμποδίζει ἔπειτα τοὺς εἰσερχομένους, θεωρώντας ὡς ἰδικὸ τοῦ αὐτὸ ποὺ προορίζεται γιὰ χρῆσιν κοινήν, ἔτσι εἶναι καὶ οἱ πλούσιοι. Ἀφοῦ ἐκυρίευσαν ἐκ τῶν προτέρων τα κοινὰ ἀγαθά, τὰ ἰδιοποιοῦνται ἁπλῶς ἐπειδὴ τὰ ἐπρόλαβαν. Ἐὰν ὁ καθένας ἐκρατοῦσε ἐκεῖνο ποὺ ἀρκεῖ γιὰ τὴν ἱκανοποίηση τῶν ἀναγκῶν του, καὶ ἄφηνε τὸ περίσσευμα σ’ αὐτὸν ποὺ τὸ χρειάζεται, κανεὶς δὲν θὰ ἦταν πλούσιος, ἀλλὰ καὶ κανεὶς πτωχός.

'But whom do I treat unjustly,' you say, 'by keeping what is my own?' Tell me, what is your own? What did you bring into this life? From where did you receive it? It is as if someone were to take the first seat in the theater, then bar everyone else from attending, so that one person alone enjoys what is offered for the benefit of all in common — this is what the rich do. They seize common goods before others have the opportunity, then claim them as their own by right of preemption. For if we all took only what was necessary to satisfy our own needs, giving the rest to those who lack, no one would be rich, no one would be poor, and no one would be in need.

—St Basil the Great (Ἅγιος Βασίλειος ὁ Μέγας), καθελῶ μου τὰς ἀποθήκας (350 CE). Below: Five Fathers of the Church (in the center, St Basil the Great (Crete, c 1600))

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It is not he who begins well who is perfect.  It is he who ends well who is approved in God's sight.

St. Basil the Great.

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Daily

“Take up your cross daily and follow me.”

The first thing that comes to mind when I hear that? Good Friday. With a bloodied, beaten Jesus carrying His cross to His impending death.

It sounds like a call to be like Jesus in a moment of great crisis – when martyrdom stands clearly before us. Where the choice is to deny Christ or to be killed, like St. Andrew Kim Taegon and his companions (today’s saints).

The first clue that I’ve got it wrong? The word, “daily.” Why?

Good Friday is a one-time thing. The martyrdom of St. Andrew Kim Taegon and his companions? It’s not something that I can do again tomorrow.

But “taking up the cross” is something Jesus wants you and I to do daily, so that we can be free to follow Him. So that we can be free to become who God made us to be.

So, what is Jesus is talking about? What is this “cross?”

It varies from person to person and from day to day. Because the things that try to get between us and God are different. And they change.

What makes this hard is that the things that come between us and God? It’s not just the obvious stuff, like the 10 Commandments or denying Christ to avoid being killed. Because you and I are vulnerable to just about anything getting between us and God.

From things we like, to things we don’t like, to things that don’t really matter, and even the general busyness of life. Our cross, our struggle?

As St. Basil puts it, our struggle is with “the obstacles springing from the habits of life.”

The things that are rushing at us as we start a random Wednesday is September. That’s the level that we’re working on here.

So here’s the plan, and it comes from C.S. Lewis,

It comes the very moment you wake up each morning. All your wishes and hopes for the day rush at you like wild animals.

And the first job each morning consists simply in shoving them all back; in listening to that other voice, taking that other point of view, letting that other larger, stronger, quieter life come flowing in.

And so on, all day. Standing back from all your natural fussings and frettings; coming in out of the wind.

If we want the freedom that comes from following Jesus. If we want the joy that comes with being who God made us to be. If we want to be ready for the more obvious stuff.

Then this is what we need to do, and it’s why Jesus is telling us to do it daily.

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"Blessed are the ears that have not heard you and the hearts that have been protected against your arguments."

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SAINT OF THE DAY (January 2)

St. Basil, one of the most distinguished Doctors of the Church and Bishop of Caesarea, was likely born in 329 and died on 1 January 379.

He ranks after Athanasius as a defender of the Oriental Church against the heresies of the fourth century, especially Arianism, which denied the divine nature of Jesus Christ. 

He was a strong supporter of the Nicene Creed.

With his friend, Gregory of Nazianzus and his brother, Gregory of Nyssa, he is part of the trio known as "The Three Cappadocians," of which he was the most important in practical genius and theological writings.

Basil resisted the pressure from Emperor Valens, an Arian himself, who wanted to keep him in silence and admit the heretics to communion. 

No wonder, when the great St. Athanasius died, the responsibility of being the defender of the faith against Aryanism fell upon Basil.

Seventy-two years after his death, the Council of Chalcedon described him as “the great Basil, minister of grace who has expounded the truth to the whole earth.”

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St Basil the Great Doctor of the Church 330-379 Feast Day: January 2 Patronage: hospital administrators, monks, reformers, Cappadocia, Russia

Saint Basil was born in Caesarea, one of 10 children of a saintly family. He was a brilliant student, orator, and lawyer before becoming a monk and writing the rule for Eastern monasticism. He also was a companion of St. Gregory Nazianzen. Basil is responsible for the victory of the Nicene orthodoxy over Arianism, which was denounced at the Council of Constantinople. His zeal for justice and orthodoxy was shown by his fight against simony, clerical abuse, and evil where he saw it. He was an accomplished statesman with great personal holiness. He’s represented carrying a book referring to his influential writings. {website}

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Quote/s of the Day – 14 June – St Basil the Great

Quote/s of the Day – 14 June – St Basil the Great (329-379) Bishop of Caesarea, Confessor, Father and Doctor of the Church. “Let listening to worldly newsbe BITTER FOOD for youand let the words ofSaintly menbe as combsfilled with honey.” “He seems to demand of usthe most entire renunciation …So, if we keep back for ourselves,any earthly goods or any perishable supplies,our minds will remain…

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“As the sun surpasses all the stars in lustre, so the sorrows of Mary surpass all the tortures of the martyrs.”

– St. Basil the Great

(Art: The Virgin in Prayer, by Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato, ca. 1650)

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Basil of Baker St proposal/wedding headcanons

• Basil is the type to plan EVERYTHING down to the second of when he proposes. I think he'd enjoy the planning as well! He wants everything to be perfect for you two.

• He spent HOURS ring shopping. That poor employee had ENOUGH of him by the time he left. But he did tip well! He also spent so much time planning where you would like him to propose.

• He proposed to you in front of Big Ben at 6 O’clock sharp, after having taken you on a long walk. Once you got back to his flat he had Dawson and your close friends and family come over to help you celebrate and show off the ring. He definitely made an effort to tell you how hard he worked to pick out a ring.

• Also sidetracking for a second, Basil ADORES grooming. (Not the child kind if that's where your mind was going). He loves brushing your hair, helping you bathe, and adores helping you do your hair. (I headcanon he had a few sisters who loved dressing him up and giving him style advice)

• Basil tries so hard to see the dress/suit. HE WANNA SEE ITTTTT.

• When you walk down the aisle he is gonna either cry or be so proud that you’re gonna be his spouse.

• He worked for MONTHS on his vows. He wanted to mean every word, be honest to you, and do his ABSOLUTE BEST to make them as meaningful as possible.

• Add just random Basil into your flowers without him knowing to see his reaction. I wanna see how confused this man gets over it.

• He plays you a meaningful song on his violin at the reception! He worked on it for a while to make sure he got it perfect at the wedding.

• He also won’t shove your face into the cake! (little rant I HATE when a groom smashes cake into their bride's face, especially when they don’t want it. Like what if you get frosting on the dress and it stains? What if it gets in the bride's hair? What if it ruins the bride's makeup? I also don’t like it if the bride does it to the groom without permission. But that’s just me)

• Basil loved the first dance so much. He tried to get more dances throughout the entire night.

• Not a Headcanon but imagine Ratigan crashing the wedding- Basil would be so upset 😭

• Finally, you can't escape him at the wedding. He is so affectionate and clingy plus he knows you better than you know yourself. He’ll find you after 20 minutes of talking to other people.

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