#St. Francis Fighting Saints

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St. Francis Cross Country

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Patron saints for US election aftermath

Below are some saints I humbly recommend to pray to as the United States faces this new and challenging era after the results of our recent election. Those that use prayer for intercession may find comfort in learning more about the saints below, and building a communication with them.

Social justice — St. Martín de Porres Poverty — St. Francis of Assisi Women — St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Immigrants — St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Racial justice — St. Katharine Drexel Ecology and environment — St. Kateri Tekakwitha (the first Indigenous American saint) Education/teachers — St. John Baptist de La Salle

If you'd like, I have included some notes and extras below —

Please if you can, take some time to learn about St. Martín de Porres! His soul is beautiful and his work was absolutely selfless as he cared for others in the face of social abuse and adversity. He really is someone to aspire to be like.

I nominate St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in this particular instance as it's difficult to pin down a definitive patron saint of women (all of my cross-references didn't produce a strong label on any one saint; many were for mothers or some other aspect attributed to womanhood, so there are many options). But St. Elizabeth was the first American-born citizen to be canonized as a saint, and in her life she started a Catholic school for girls. She is most known for founding of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Joseph’s, the first religious order in America who contributed significant humanitarian work. In the wake of the US election results, I think she is an apt choice for connecting with for intercession.

I'm a biased St. Joan D'Arc follower, but hear me out. She was the crux of saving her home country from the very literal brink of being lost to Britain in a war that spanned a century. She rallied the last skeleton crew of the remaining French monarchal power that had all but been defeated already, and helped to take their name and land back from the English. I will be continuing to pray to her regularly to help find ways to fight for our freedom and remain courageous. I encourage others to do the same if you pray to her, or would like to start.

While I wish I had a suggestion for a saint to pray to for the LGBTQIA+ community, as they are adopted through history (St. Sebastian) or are not strictly official. But there are some interesting perspectives to find online, I just couldn't find a saint I could comfortably name with my whole chest for this particular group. I was intrigued by some responses on this Quora thread on the matter in question.

As always, these are only suggestions based on my imperfect research, as I am still newly navigating my reclaimed faith. If you have other patrons to recommend, please add them in a reblog so that others may learn about them.

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more lists of patron saints — Patron Saints for your problems • Patron Saints for World Mental Health Day

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is going to work health and women's health [in my administration] because we're not really a wealthy or a healthy country." - Dumb Chump donald j. trump (October 31, 2024)

On April 3, 1982, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. married Emily Ruth Black, whom he met at the University of Virginia School of Law. Kennedy and Black separated in 1992 and divorced in 1994. On April 15, 1994, Kennedy married Mary Kathleen Richardson, a close friend of his sister Kerry, aboard a research vessel on the Hudson River. Kennedy has six children, two with Black and four with Richardson.

During his marriage to Richardson, Kennedy was known among his friends for sending explicit nude photos of women that they presumed he had taken, according to Vanity Fair. He reportedly engaged in multiple affairs during the marriage. His friends later called him a "lifelong philanderer".

On May 12, 2010, Kennedy filed for divorce from Richardson. On May 16, 2012, Richardson was found dead in a building on the grounds of her home in Bedford, New York. The Westchester County Medical Examiner ruled the death a suicide due to asphyxiation from hanging. Before her death, Richardson had discovered Kennedy's personal journal from 2001, in which he recorded sexual encounters with 37 different women. According to Kennedy, Richardson passed the journal along "to her sisters with instructions that, if anything happened to her, [it should be] published in the press".

Following her death, Kennedy won a court case against Richardson's siblings to have her buried alongside fellow Kennedy family members in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery in Centerville, Massachusetts, instead of a location closer to her siblings in New York. Shortly after her burial, Kennedy had her body disinterred and moved to a now marked grave in an empty area of the cemetery, and bought 50 plots around Richardson for future interment of Kennedy family members. Kennedy's niece Saoirse Kennedy Hill was buried next to Richardson after her death from a drug overdose at age 22. (Wikipedia)

Both within Germany and abroad, there were initially few fears that Hitler could use his position to establish his later dictatorial single-party regime. Rather, the conservatives that helped to make him chancellor were convinced that they could control Hitler and "tame" the Nazi Party while setting the relevant impulses in the government themselves; foreign ambassadors played down worries by emphasizing that Hitler was "mediocre" if not a bad copy of Mussolini; even SPD politician Kurt Schumacher trivialized Hitler as a Dekorationsstück ("piece of scenery/decoration") of the new government. German newspapers wrote that, without doubt, the Hitler-led government would try to fight its political enemies (the left-wing parties), but that it would be impossible to establish a dictatorship in Germany because there was "a barrier, over which violence cannot proceed" and because of the German nation being proud of "the freedom of speech and thought". Benno Reifenberg of the Frankfurter Zeitung wrote: "It is a hopeless misjudgement to think that one could force a dictatorial regime upon the [German] nation. […] The diversity of the German people calls for democracy." — Benno Reifenberg (Wikipedia)

"My people told me about four weeks ago, I would say, 'I want to protect the women,' and my advisers said it would be 'very inappropriate for you to say.' I said, 'Well, I'm going to do it, whether the women like it or not, I'm going to protect them,'" Petty Tyrant and Fascist Wanna Be Dictator, Serial Sex Offender, Rapist, Adulterer, Incestuous Pedophile Groomer, and Inhumane and Cruel Domestic Abuser, donald j. trump (October 30, 2024)

The only way to make America great(er) is to prosecute, convict, and lock up fascist anti-American German immigrant donald j. trump for the rest of his life for treason, insurrection, violating the Espionage Act, and various election fraud and interference crimes, AND collect on the hundreds of millions of fines he owes his victims from his lifetime of being a habitual offender, fraud, lowlife sleazebag con artist/grifter scum, and incestuous pedophile groomer, adulterer, domestic abuser, and serial sex offender and rapist.

"All great cultures of the past perished only because the original creative race died out from blood poisoning." - adolf hitler, mein kampf ("My Struggle")

In a 1990 article in Vanity Fair, Ivana trump, donald trump's first wife, reportedly told her attorney that donald trump kept a book of Hitler's speeches in a bedside cabinet.

"They are destroying the blood of our country. They don't like it when I said that. I never read Mein Kampf." - Low-IQ, Illiterate, Uneducatable Dumb Chump donald j. trump

Laura Ingraham on Fox News asked donald j. trump about Vice President Kamala Harris' usage of "She/Her" in her social media profiles. Laura Ingraham to donald j. trump: “What are your pronouns?” donald j. trump: “I have no — I don’t want pronouns” Laura Ingraham to donald j. trump: “So, you’re (gender) fluid? What is that?” donald j. trump: “Nobody even knows what that means. Ask her to describe exactly what that means.”

"I tell friends who treat their wives magnificently and get treated like crap in return, 'Be rougher and you'll see a different relationship.'" - Domestic Abuser, Serial Adulterer, Serial Sex Offender and Rapist, and Incestuous Pedophile Groomer, donald j. trump

"Women, you have to treat 'em like shit." - Domestic Abuser, Serial Adulterer, Serial Sex Offender and Rapist, and Incestuous Pedophile Groomer, donald j. trump

In 1935, during a speech to the National-Socialist Women's Congress, Hitler declared, with regard to women's rights: "in reality, the granting of so-called equal rights to women, as demanded by Marxism, does not confer equal rights at all, but constitutes the deprivation of rights, since they draw women into a zone where they can only be inferior. It places women in situations where they cannot strengthen their position with regard to men and with society – but it only weakens them."

The Nazi woman was an important part of Adolf Hitler's vision of German society (the Volksgemeinschaft) and should mirror its ideals: racially pure and physically robust. She should not work outside of the home, and should be devoted to motherhood, following the slogan of the former emperor William II of Germany: Kinder, Küche, Kirche, meaning "Children, kitchen, church". In a document published in 1934, The Nine Commandments of the Workers' Struggle, Hermann Goering bluntly summarizes the future role of German women: "Take a pot, a dustpan and a broom and marry a man". These ideals were embodied in various Nazi institutions such as the bride schools of the Deutsches Frauenwerk, aimed primarily at prospective brides of SS and Nazi Party members, and the Faith and Beauty Society for women aged 17 to 21. Liberated young women were considered "depraved" and "antisocial".

Concerning abortion, access to services was quickly prohibited, and in 1935, the medical profession became obliged to report stillbirths to the Regional Office for State Health, who would further investigate the loss of a child. In 1943 the ministers of the Interior and Justice enacted the law "Protection of Marriage, Family and Motherhood", which made provisions for the death penalty for mothers convicted of infanticide. (Wikipedia)

FBI U.S. National Rape Statistics: The effect of serial rapist and habitual sex offender donald j. trump's 2012-2024 bigoted and misogynistic presidential campaigns on American national rape incidents:

Year: 2009 Reported Rape Incidents: 84,304 U.S. President: Obama

Year: 2010 Reported Rape Incidents: 84,190 U.S. President: Obama (114 annual rapes reduction since the beginning of Obama's term) *** This is the baseline for 100% Obama/Biden Policies ***

Year: 2011 Reported Rape Incidents: 82,607 U.S. President: Obama (1697 annual rapes reduction since the beginning of Obama's term)

Year: 2012 Reported Rape Incidents: 83,439 U.S. President: Obama (donald j. trump begins his bigoted Birtherism presidential campaign. 865 annual rapes reduction since the beginning of Obama's term)

Year: 2013 Reported Rape Incidents: 96,316 U.S. President: Obama (donald j. trump continues his bigoted Birtherism presidential campaign. 12,012 annual rapes spike since the beginning of Obama's term)

Year: 2014 Reported Rape Incidents: 108,388 U.S. President: Obama (donald j. trump continues his bigoted Birtherism presidential campaign. 24,198 annual rapes spike since the beginning of Obama's term)

Year: 2015 Reported Rape Incidents: 119,604 U.S. President: Obama (donald j. trump continues his bigoted Birtherism presidential campaign. 35,414 annual rapes spike since the beginning of Obama's term)

Year: 2016 Reported Rape Incidents: 126,395 U.S. President: Obama (donald trump's bigoted presidential campaign & October 7, 2016 "grab 'em by the pu**y" video. 42,205 annual rapes spike since the beginning of Obama's term)

Year: 2017 Reported Rape Incidents: 175,018 U.S. President: trump (90,828 annual rapes spike since donald j. trump's 2011 CPAC appearance & October 7, 2016 "grab 'em by the pu**y" video.) *** 48,623 annual rapes spike since donald trump took office. ***

Year: 2018 Reported Rape Incidents: 188,145 U.S. President: trump (103,955 annual rapes spike since donald j. trump's 2011 CPAC appearance & October 7, 2016 "grab 'em by the pu**y" video.) *** 61, 50 annual rapes spike since donald trump took office. ***

Year: 2019 Reported Rape Incidents: 193,284 U.S. President: trump (109,094 annual rapes spike since donald j. trump's 2011 CPAC appearance & October 7, 2016 "grab 'em by the pu**y" video.) *** 66,889 annual rapes spike since donald trump took office. ***

Year: 2020 Reported Rape Incidents: 184,731 U.S. President: trump (100,541 annual rapes spike since donald j. trump's 2011 CPAC appearance & October 7, 2016 "grab 'em by the pu**y" video.) *** 58,336 annual rapes spike since donald trump took office. ***

Year: 2021 Reported Rape Incidents: 190,871 U.S. President: Biden (106,681 annual rapes spike since donald j. trump's 2011 CPAC appearance & October 7, 2016 "grab 'em by the pu**y" video.)

Year: 2022 Reported Rape Incidents: 215,596 U.S. President: Biden (donald trump's MAGA Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade June 24, 2022. 131,406 annual rapes spike since donald j. trump's 2011 CPAC appearance & October 7, 2016 "grab 'em by the pu**y" video.)

Year: 2023 Reported Rape Incidents: 198,687 U.S. President: Biden (114,497 annual rapes spike since donald j. trump's 2011 CPAC appearance & October 7, 2016 "grab 'em by the pu**y" video.)

*2024 data pending until 2025 (FBI)

In a 1998 interview with Chris Matthews, two years before his 2000 presidential campaign, donald j. trump said that his history with women could prove to be an issue in the event of a future presidential campaign, saying "Can you imagine how controversial I'd be?…You think about (Bill Clinton) with the women. How about me with the women? Can you imagine?"

National Intimate Partner Violence Survey (NISVS) In 2017, the NISVS reported that: 41% of women and 26% of men experienced physical violence, stalking, or contact sexual violence by an intimate partner. Over 61 million women and 53 million men experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner. Nearly half of all women and men reported psychological aggression by an intimate partner. (Google)

The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) reported that intimate partner violence increased 42% from 2016 to 2018, and now accounts for over 20% of all violent crime. Domestic firearm violence: There were 1,680 domestic firearm violence (DFV) shootings in 2018. U.S. National Domestic Violence Hotline: The hotline received 573,670 calls, texts, and online chats in 2018, which was its busiest year ever. (Google)

In 2019, there were 1.2 million victims of domestic violence in the United States, with a victimization rate of 4.2 per 1,000 people. This was a decrease from 2018, when the rate was 4.8 per 1,000 people. However, domestic violence victimizations often go unreported, with only 52% of victims reporting the crime to the police in 2019. Here are some other domestic violence statistics from 2019: U.S. National Domestic Violence Hotline: The hotline received 622,695 calls, texts, and online chats in 2019, which was its busiest year ever. Nearly four women were murdered by intimate partners each day. About 2.3 million people were raped or physically assaulted by a current or former partner. Victimization rates vary by race. The rate of intimate partner homicide was 0.97 per 100,000. 68.9% of victims were injured at their residence. (Google)

2020: COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdowns (from the U.S. National Domestic Violence Hotline): U.S. National Domestic Violence Hotline: The hotline received 636,968 calls, texts, and online chats in 2020, which was its busiest year ever.

2021: COVID-19 Pandemic (Start of Biden Presidency): U.S. National Domestic Violence Hotline: The hotline received 620,193 calls, texts, and online chats in 2021, which was its busiest year ever.

In 2022, there were about 1.37 million domestic violence incidents reported in the United States, out of a total of 6.6 million violent crimes reported. The rate of domestic violence increased from 2021 to 2022, but it was not statistically different from the rate during donald j. trump's presidency in 2018.

2022: COVID-19 remnants (Biden Presidency, donald trump's MAGA Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade June 24, 2022): U.S. National Domestic Violence Hotline: The hotline received 775,073 calls, texts, and online chats in 2022, which was its busiest year ever.

2023: COVID-19 remnants (Biden Presidency, donald trump's MAGA Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade June 24, 2022): U.S. National Domestic Violence Hotline: The hotline received 928,892 calls, texts, and online chats in 2023, which was its busiest year ever. *** That's an increase of 355,222 calls, texts, and online chats from/with American domestic violence and abuse victims since January 2018 (1 year after donald j. trump became the U.S. President) ***

The exemption for marital rape was struck down in New York in 1984. In a sworn divorce deposition in 1989, Ivanka trump's mother, Ivana trump, testified that donald j. trump violently assaulted her, ripped fistfuls of hair from her scalp, and raped her after he became enraged by a painful operation to remove a bald spot on his head. The New York Times reported in 1990 that a divorce was granted to Ivana trump due to donald j. trump's "cruel and inhuman treatment" of his wife which included his public adultery with Marla Maples. Ivana trump spoke of donald j. trump's cruel and inhuman treatment of her again in 1993: "On one occasion during 1989, mr. trump and I had marital relations in which he behaved very differently toward me than he had during our marriage. As a woman, I felt violated, as the love and tenderness, which he normally exhibited towards me, was absent. I referred to this as a 'rape', but I do not want my words to be interpreted in a literal or criminal sense." Ivana trump later died from internal injuries after accidentally falling down the stairs in her home. Instead of Ivana's remains being honored on holy ground like many other deceased wealthy individuals, she's now buried in an oftentimes unkempt grave near the clubhouse of donald j. trump's Bedminster, New Jersey golf course. (Wikipedia)

“I think that she’s got a lot of Marla, she’s really a beautiful baby. She’s got Marla’s legs. We don’t know whether or not she’s got (Marla's breasts) yet but time will tell.” - donald j. trump on his and Marla Maples' 1 year old daughter, Tiffany trump.

In 1996, donald j. trump fired his bodyguard Spencer Wagner after a police officer found Marla Maples and the bodyguard together under a lifeguard stand on a deserted beach at 4:00 a.m. In June 2019, writer E. Jean Carroll alleged in New York magazine that donald j. trump raped her in a department store dressing room in 1996 after he'd first met her in 1987. donald j. trump later identified E. Jean Carroll from a photo from that 1987 meeting as being his wife, Marla Maples, because she looked just like Marla Maples at the time. On May 9, 2023, a New York jury in a civil case found donald j. trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation against Carroll. They awarded Carroll US$5 million in damages. In July 2023, Judge Kaplan stated that the jury had actually found that trump had raped Carroll according to the common definition of the word as they had ruled that Trump had forcibly and nonconsensually penetrated Carroll's vagina with his fingers. A September 2023 partial summary judgment again found donald j. trump liable for defaming Carroll. On January 26, 2024, Trump was ordered to pay Carroll an additional $83.3 million in damages. (Wikipedia)

donald j. trump married Melania on January 22, 2005. On March 20, 2006, Melania and donald had a son, Barron William trump. Melania became a citizen of the United States on July 28, 2006. Karen McDougal first met trump in June 2006 at a party hosted by Hugh Hefner at the Playboy Mansion. Trump kept in contact with McDougal, and they had sex on the first date. She said she met members of his family and he promised to buy her an apartment in New York. To avoid "paper trails", Trump had McDougal pay for flight and hotel expenses when she flew to meet him, then he reimbursed her. McDougal ended the affair in April 2007 because she felt guilty about sleeping with a married man "many dozens of times"; she was also offended by derogatory comments he made about her mother and a Black man who was dating a female acquaintance of his. (Wikipedia)

To Stormy Daniels before they had sex (mid-July 2006 - 4 months after his wife Melania gave birth to donald trump's son, Barron): "You're beautiful and smart, just like my daughter." - Domestic Abuser, Serial Adulterer, Serial Sex Offender and Rapist, and Incestuous Pedophile Groomer, donald j. trump

On October 27, 2016, a local Finnish tabloid, Ilta-Sanomat, reported an allegation by Ninni Laaksonen, Miss Finland 2006. Laaksonen appeared with trump on the Late Show with David Letterman on July 26, 2006. Laaksonen claims that before they went on the air, trump grabbed her buttocks. As Laaksonen describes the interaction: "He really grabbed my butt. I don't think anybody saw it but I flinched and thought: "What is happening?" Someone later told Laaksonen that trump liked her because she looked like his wife, Melania, when she was younger. Laaksonen revealed her account to a local Finnish tabloid, Ilta-Sanomat, which had contacted her regarding the level of professionalism involved in donald trump's handling of his employees within the Miss Universe pageant. The story was published on October 27, 2016. (Wikipedia)

"Don’t you think my daughter’s hot? She’s hot, right?” - donald j. trump on his Ivana trump's daughter, Ivanka trump

“My daughter, Ivanka, she’s got the best body." - donald j. trump

“She's actually always been very voluptuous.” - donald j. trump on his and Ivana trump's daughter, Ivanka trump

"I kiss Ivanka every chance I get." - donald j. trump

"If I weren't happily married and, ya know, her father…” - donald j. trump on his and Ivana trump's daughter, Ivanka trump

“If Ivanka weren’t my daughter, perhaps I’d be dating her." - donald j. trump

“Aides said donald j. trump often talked about Ivanka trump’s breasts, her backside, and what it might be like to have sex with her, remarks that once led [former Chief of Staff] John Kelly to remind the president that Ivanka was his daughter.” - Miles Taylor (former Department of Homeland Security chief of staff under donald j. trump)

"Is it wrong to be more sexually attracted to your own daughter than your wife?" - donald j. trump on his and Ivana trump's daughter, Ivanka trump

2024: Bombastic Side Eye (Criminal Offensive) Duration: 1:11 (71 seconds) Published: July 5, 2023 (179 days) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBWmsnJ5BHs gBWmsnJ5BHs (5) gBWmsnJBHs bbghjmnssw 2+2+7+8+600+30+40+90+90+900=1769. 1769+5=1774. 1774+179=1953. 1953+71=2024.

Strong's Concordance #2024 Hara: a region of N. Mesopotamia Original Word: הָרָא

The Hara or lower Dantian, as conceptualised by the Chinese and Japanese martial arts, is important for their practice, because it is seen, as the term "Sea of Qi" indicates, as the reservoir of vital or source energy (Yuan Qi). It is, in other words, the vital centre of the body as well as the centre of gravity. For many martial arts, the extension of energy or force from this centre is a common concept. Many martial art styles, amongst them Aikido, emphasise the importance of "moving from the hara", i.e. moving from the centre of one's very being – body and mind. There are a large number of breathing exercises in traditional Japanese and Chinese martial arts where attention is always kept on the dantian or hara to strengthen the "Sea of Qi". (Wikipedia)

At a deeper level the word, hara, means one's true nature; who one truly is as a human being. (International House of Reiki)

Berlin - No More Words Duration: 4:11 (251 seconds) Published: February 27, 1984 (58th day) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIb9QUGjdIc oIb9QUGjdIc (9) oIbQUGjdIc bcdgjiioqu 2+3+4+7+600+9+9+50+70+200=954. 954+9=963. 963+58=1021. 1021+251=1272.

Strong's Concordance #1272 barach: to go through, flee, run away, ran away Original Word: בָּרַח

TANAKH (Jewish Publication Society, Hebrew-English) Pages 141 and 142 Exodus 14:1 The Lord said to Moses: Exodus 14:2 Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, before Baal-zephon; you shall encamp facing it, by the sea. Exodus 14:3 Pharaoh will say of the Israelites, "They are astray in the land; the wilderness has closed in on them." Exodus 14:4 Then I will stiffen Pharaoh's heart and he will pursue them, that I may gain glory through Pharaoh and all his host; and the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord. And they did so. Exodus 14:5 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his courtiers had a change of heart about the people and said, "What is this we have done, releasing Israel from our service?" Exodus 14:6 He ordered his chariot and took his men with him; Exodus 14:7 he took six hundred of his picked chariots, and the rest of the chariots of Egypt with officers in all of them. Exodus 14:8 The Lord stiffened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he gave chase to the Israelites. As the Israelites were departing defiantly, Exodus 14:9 the Egyptians gave chase to them, and all the chariot horses of Pharaoh, his horsemen, and his warriors overtook them encamped by the sea, near Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zephon. Exodus 14:10 As Pharaoh drew near, the Israelites caught sight of the Egyptians advancing upon them. Greatly frightened, the Israelites cried out to the Lord. Exodus 14:11 And they said to Moses, "Was it for want of graves in Egypt that you brought us to die in the wildeness? What have yo done to us, taking us out of Egypt? Exodus 14:12 Is this not the very thing we told you in Egypt, saying, 'Let us be, and we will serve the Egyptians, for it is better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness'?" Exodus 14:13 But Moses said to the people, 'Have no fear! Stand by, and witnes the deliverance which the Lord will work for you today; for the Egyptians whom you see today you will never see again. Exodus 14:14 The Lord will battle for you; you hold your peace!"

Mary J. Blige - Miss Me With That Duration: 4:15 (255 seconds) Published: June 5, 2018 (156th day) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFIlvcm6vIw mFIlvcm6vIw (6) mFIlvcmvIw cfiilmmvvw 3+6+9+9+20+30+30+700+700+900=2407. 2407+6=2413. 2413+156=2569. 2569+255=2824.

Strong's Concordance #2824 cheshkah: From chashak; darkness -- dark Original Word: חֶשְׁכָה

TANAKH (Jewish Publication Society, Hebrew-English) Pages 142 and 143 Exodus 14:15 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Why do you cry out to Me? Tell the Israelites to go forward. Exodus 14:16 And you lift up your rod and hold out your arm over the sea and split it, so that the Israelites may march into the sea on dry ground. Exodus 14:17 And I will stiffen the hearts of the Egyptians so that they go in after them; and I will gain glory through Pharaoh and all his warriors, his chariots and his horsemen. Exodus 14:18 Let the Egyptians know that I am Lord, when I gain glory through Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen." Exodus 14:19 The angel of God, who had been going ahead of the Israelite army, now moved and followed behind them; and the pillar of cloud shifted from in front of them and took up a place behind them, Exodus 14:20 and it came between the army of the Egyptians and the army of Israel. Thus there was the cloud with the darkness, and it cast a spell upon the night, so that the one could not come near the other all through the night. Exodus 14:21 Then Moses held out his arm over the sea and the Lord drove back the sea with a strong east wind all that night, and tuned the sea into dry ground. the waters were split, Exodus 14:22 and the Israelites went into the sea on dry ground, the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left. Exodus 14:23 The Egyptains came in pursuit after them into the sea, all of Pharaoh's horses, chariots, and horsemen. Exodus 14:24 At the morning watch, the Lord looked down upon the Egyptian army from a pillar of fire and cloud, and threw the Egyptian army into panic. Exodus 14:25 He locked the wheels of their chariots so that they moved forward with difficulty. And the Egyptians said, "Let us flee from the Israelites, for the Lord is fighting for them against Egypt." Exodus 14:26 Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Hold out your arm over the sea, that the waters may come back upon the Egyptians and upon their chariots and upon their horsemen." Exodus 14:27 Moses held out his arm over the sea, and at daybreak the sea returned to its normal state, and the Egyptians fled at its approach. But the Lord hurled the Egyptians into the sea. Exodus 14:28 The waters turned back and covered the chariots and the horsemen--Pharaoh's entire army that followed them into the sea; not one of them remained. Exodus 14:29 But the Israelites had marched through the sea on dry ground, the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left. Exodus 14:30 Thus the Lord delivered Israel that day from the Egyptians. Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore of the sea. Exodus 14:31 And when Israel saw the wondrous power which the Lord had wielded against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord; they had faith in the Lord and His servant Moses.

Destiny's Child - Survivor Duration: 4:11 (251 seconds) Published: October 25, 2009 (298th day) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmc8bQoL-J0 Wmc8bQoL-J0 (8, 0) WmcbQoL-J bcjlmoqw 2+3+600+20+30+50+70+900=1675. 1675+8+0=1683. 1683+298=1981. 1981+251=2232.

Strong's Concordance #2232 zara: to sow, scatter seed Original Word: זָרַע

Matthew 13:24 Here is another story Jesus told: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field. Matthew 13:25 But that night as the workers slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat, then slipped away. Matthew 13:26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared. Matthew 13:27 “The farmer’s workers went to him and said, ‘Sir, the field where you planted that good seed is full of weeds! Where did they come from?’ Matthew 13:28 “‘An enemy has done this!’ the farmer exclaimed. “‘Should we pull out the weeds?’ they asked. Matthew 13:29 “’No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. Matthew 13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.’”

SAINTE - With Or Without Me Duration: 2:52 (172 seconds) Published: February 28, 2017 (59th day) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMwBzZfKxIU PMwBzZfKxIU bfikmpuwxzz 2+6+9+10+30+60+200+900+300+500+500=2517. 2517+59=2576. 2576+172=2748.

Strong's Concordance #2748 chartom: From the same as cheret; a horoscopist (as drawing magical lines or circles) -- magician; an engraver, writer, a stylus Original Word: חַרְטֹם

TANAKH (Jewish Publication Society, Hebrew-English) Pages 129 and 130 Exodus 9:8 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, "Each of you take handfuls of soot from the kiln, and let Moses throw it toward the sky in the sight of Pharaoh. Exodus 9:9 It shall become a fine dust all over the land of Egypt, and cause an inflammation breaking out in boils on man and beast throughout the land of Egypt." Exodus 9:10 So they took soot of the kiln and appeared before Pharaoh; Moses threw it toward the sky, and it caused an inflammation breaking out in boils on man and beast. Exodus 9:11 The magicians were unable to confront Moses becuse of the inflammation, for the inflammation afflicted the magicians as well as all the other Egyptians. Exodus 9:12 But the Lord stiffened the heart of Pharaoh, and he would not heed them, just as the Lord had told Moses. Exodus 9:13 The Lord said to Moses, "Early in the morning present yourself to Pharaoh and say to him, "Thus says the Lord, the God of the Heberws: Let My people go to worship Me. Exodus 9:14 For this time I will send all My plagues upon your person, and your courtiers, and your people, in order that you may know that there is none like Me in all the world. Exodus 9:15 I could have stretched forth My hand and stricken you and your people with pestilence, and you would have been effaced from the earth. Exodus 9:16 Nevertheless I have spared you for this purpose: in order to show you My power, and in order that My fame may resound throughout the world.

P!nk - Funhouse Duration: 3:07 (187 seconds) Published: October 25, 2009 (298th day) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdjtqu3XK4U Jdjtqu3XK4U (3, 4) JdjtquXKU djjkqtuux 4+600+600+10+70+100+200+200+300=2084. 2084+3+4=2091. 2091+298=2389. 2389+187=2576.

Strong's Concordance #2576 Chammoth Dor: From the plural of chammah and Dowr; hot springs of Dor; a Levitical city in Naphtali; mother-in-law Original Word: חַמֹּת דֹּאר

Matthew 10:32 “Everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. Matthew 10:33 But everyone who denies me here on earth, I will also deny before my Father in heaven. Matthew 10:34 “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. Matthew 10:35 ‘I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. Matthew 10:36 Your enemies will be right in your own household!’ Matthew 10:37 “If you love your father or mother more than you love me, you are not worthy of being mine; or if you love your son or daughter more than me, you are not worthy of being mine. Matthew 10:38 If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine. Matthew 10:39 If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it. Matthew 10:40 “Anyone who receives you receives me, and anyone who receives me receives the Father who sent me.

Matthew 7:21 “Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter. Matthew 7:22 On judgment day many will say to me, ‘Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.’ Matthew 7:23 But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’

During his 2024 campaign, polls generally showed that a majority of Americans believed that Trump was too old to serve as president. A July 2024 poll, taken shortly after the first presidential debate, found that 60% of voters saw Trump as too old for a second term. This represented a steady and constant increase in voters polled by this pollster sharing this concern, and paralleled the progression of the larger number of voters who had the same concern about Biden. An August 2024 Morning Consult poll found that the number of respondents who thought Trump was too old to run jumped by seven percent, to 51%, from their previous poll once Trump's opponent changed from Joe Biden to Kamala Harris, and the number of respondents who thought donald j. trump was in good health correspondingly fell by six percent. The poll further reported that nearly 80% of respondents "were unsure he'd be up for serving a full second term". A Marquette University poll released the same day reported that 57% of respondents felt that Trump was too old.

“If Jesus Christ came down and was the vote counter, I would win California, OK?” - Low-IQ, Uneducatable, Deranged, and Dementia-Addled donald j. trump

2020 California Presidential Election Results: Joe Biden: 11,110,639 votes donald j. trump: 6,006,518 votes

Luke 16:10 “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. Luke 16:11 So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? Luke 16:12 And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own? Luke 16:13 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

“I’m not 80 and I’m not that close to 80.” - 78.5-year-old donald j. trump

"I'm not an old person. I'm very young and I'm in such perfect shape. I'm in such great shape." - 78.5-year-old donald j. trump

John 8:44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

Lonestar - No News January 8, 1996 (8th day) Duration: 3:07 (187 seconds) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcxA4w3KKLE FcxA4w3KKLE (4, 3) FcxAwKKLE acefkklwx 1+3+5+6+10+10+20+900+300=1255. 1255+4+3=1262. 1262+8=1270. 1270+187=1457.

Strong's Concordance #1457 gahar: to bend, crouch, to prostrate oneself -- cast self down, stretch self. Original Word: גָּהַר

Those who love, fear, seek out, and turn to the almighty G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and who study the Living Word of the Abrahamic G-d know and understand that wisdom is female…

TANAKH (Jewish Publication Society, Hebrew-English) Page 1603 Proverbs 3:13 Happy is the man who finds wisdom, The man who attains understanding. Proverbs 3:14 Her value in trade is better than silver, Her yield, greater than gold. Proverbs 3:15 She is more precious than rubies; All of your goods cannot equal her. Proverbs 3:16 In her right hand is length of days, In her left, riches and honor. Proverbs 3:17 Her ways are pleasant ways, And all her paths, peaceful. Proverbs 3:18 She is a tree of life to those who grasp her, And whoever holds on to her is happy. Proverbs 3:19 The Lord founded the earth by wisdom; He established the heavens by understanding;

"Ghosting" is the act of suddenly ending all communication with someone without explanation, often in a romantic context. For example, "She didn't text back, totally ghosted me". Ghosting is considered a rude way to end a relationship, but there are exceptions when further communication could be unsafe or bad. (UrbanDictionary.com)

Who's Making Love - Johnnie Taylor Duration: 2:48 (168 seconds) Published: February 3, 2015 (34th day) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaDTObaghsE AaDTObaghsE aaabdeghost 1+1+1+2+4+5+7+8+50+90+100=269. 269+34=303. 303+168=471.

Strong's Concordance #471 Elyaqim: From 'el and quwm; God of raising; "God sets up," three Israelites Original Word: אֶלְיָקִים

Clinton total fundraising 2016 election cycle: $769,879,088 Clinton total spending 2016 election cycle: $768,577,907 Clinton 2016 election votes: 65,853,514 Average Clinton voter 2016 presidential campaign donation: $11.69

trump total fundraising 2016 election cycle: $433,392,727 trump total spending 2016 election cycle: $422,620,473 trump 2016 election votes: 62,984,828 Average trump voter 2016 presidential campaign donation: $6.88

Hillary Clinton's 2016 fundraising was 156% higher than donald trump's and she won the election by roughly 3,000,000 American votes.

Biden total fundraising 2020 election cycle: $1,624,301,628 Biden total spending 2020 election cycle: $1,614,843,740 Biden 2020 election votes: 81,283,501 Average Biden voter 2020 presidential campaign donation: $19.98

trump total fundraising 2020 election cycle: $1,087,909,269 trump total spending 2020 election cycle: $1,090,633,916 trump 2020 election votes: 74,223,975 Average trump voter 2020 presidential campaign donation: $14.69

Joe Biden's 2020 fundraising was 167% higher than donald trump's and he won the election by an easy landslide victory and American patriots mandate of roughly 7,000,000 American votes.

Harris total fundraising 2024 election cycle: $1,048,224,950 9/22/2024 Harris total spending 2024 election cycle: $728,659,506 9/22/2024 Harris cash on hand 2024 election cycle: $364,537,369 9/22/2024

trump total fundraising 2024 election cycle: $802,832,560 9/22/2024 trump total spending 2024 election cycle: $603,161,559 9/22/2024 trump cash on hand 2024 election cycle: $264,091,834 9/22/2024

Kamala Harris's 2024 fundraising is 177% higher than donald trump's, her rallies are far larger and more energized, and her Fox News ratings are 2.5 times better than donald trump's. It's definitely time to turn the page on donald trump and his anti-American MAGA Nazi cult, and for American patriots to put country over party and elect the first woman American President of the United States of America; because All Lives Matter, and it's time to finally prove it once and for all by including and uniting all American women and girls at the great American "We The People" table so that President Kamala Harris will be the first woman American President, but certainly not the last.

TANAKH (Jewish Publication Society, Hebrew-English) Pages 1066 and 1067 Jeremiah 23:9 Concerning the prophets. My heart is crushed within me, All my bones are trembling; I have become like a drunken man, Like one overcome by wine--Because of the Lord and His holy word. Jeremiah 23:10 For the land is full of adulterers, The land mourns because of a curse; The pastures of the wildeness are dried up. For they run to do evil, They strain to do wrong. Jeremiah 23:11 For both prophet and priest are godless; Evin in My House I find their wickedness--declares the Lord. Jeremiah 23:12 Assuredly, Their path shall become Like slippery ground; They shall be thrust into darkness And there they shall fall; For I will bring disaster upon them, The year of their doom--declares the Lord.

Martina McBride & Pat Benatar - Independence Day December 12, 2003 (346th day) Duration: 3:29 (209 seconds) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ip4fF5CAtU 5Ip4fF5CAtU (5, 4, 5) IpfFCAtU acffiptu 1+3+6+6+9+60+100+200=385. 385+5+4+5=399. 399+346=745. 745+209=954.

Strong's Concordance #954 bosh: to pale, to be ashamed; to be disappointed or delayed, to be confounded, to dry up, to be delayed; a bush Original Word: בּוּשׁ

TANAKH (Jewish Publication Society, Hebrew-English) Page 1417 Psalm 6:8 My eyes are wasted by vexation, worn out because of all my foes. Psalm 6:9 Away from me, all you evildoers, for the Lord heeds the sound of my weeping. Psalm 6:10 The Lord heeds my plea, the Lord accepts my prayer.

TANAKH (Jewish Publication Society, Hebrew-English) Pages 116 and 117 Exodus 3:6 I am," He said, "the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God. Exodus 3:7 And the Lord continued, "I have marked well the plight of My people in Egypt and have heeded their outcry because of their taskmasters; yes, I am mindful of their sufferings. Exodus 3:8 I have come down to rescue them from the Egyptians and to bring them out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey, the region of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

New Radicals - You Get What You Give November 3, 1998 (307th day) Duration: 4:38 (278 seconds) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL7-CKirWZE DL7-CKirWZE (7) DL-CKirWZE cdeiklrwz 3+4+5+9+10+20+80+900+500=1531. 1531+7=1538. 1538+307=1845. 1845+278=2123.

Strong's Concordance #2123 ziyz: abundance, bountiful; to be conspicuous, see; also a moving creature, wild beast; a ledge. Original Word: זִיז

An estimated 50% of young people, ages 18-29, voted in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. There are approximately 41 million 18-29 year old potential voters for the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Since the Obama years, the youth vote has sided with the Democratic presidential candidate more often than not. (NPR)

"donald j. trump couldn't qualify to be in the U.S. military with 34 felony convictions.So how can we have the commander-in-chief be in charge of a military that he couldn't possibly join?”- Brigadier General Steve Anderson

"If you give me a gun and put me into battle facing the other side with guns pointing at me, I wouldn't have the courage or the strength or the stamina to even look the enemy in the eye." - The Bone Spurs Babbling, Bumbling, Bozo Pu**y A** B*tch Baby of Bedminster, Liddle Lyin' and Cryin' comrade donald j. trump

“If I happen to be president, and I see somebody who’s doing well and beating me very badly, I say, ‘Go down and indict them.' They’d be out of business. They’d be out of the election.” - donald j. trump (November 9, 2023)

"I will root out the communists, Marxists, fascists and the radical-left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country.” - donald j. trump (November 12, 2023)

“This is how dictators destroy free nations. They threaten those who speak against them with death. We cannot entrust our country and our freedom to a petty, vindictive, cruel, unstable man who wants to be a tyrant.” - Liz Cheney

MAGA School Book Bans:

"Ours was the first revolution in the history of mankind that truly reversed the course of government, and with three little words: 'We the People.' 'We the People' tell the government what to do; it doesn't tell us. 'We the People' are the driver; the government is the car. And we decide where it should go, and by what route, and how fast.

Almost all the world's constitutions are documents in which governments tell the people what their privileges are. Our Constitution is a document in which 'We the People' tell the government what it is allowed to do. 'We the People' are free. This belief has been the underlying basis for everything I've tried to do these past 8 years.

An informed patriotism is what we want. And are we doing a good enough job teaching our children what America is and what she represents in the long history of the world? Those of us who are over 35 or so years of age grew up in a different America. We were taught, very directly, what it means to be an American. And we absorbed, almost in the air, a love of country and an appreciation of its institutions. If you didn't get these things from your family you got them from the neighborhood, from the father down the street who fought in Korea or the family who lost someone at Anzio. Or you could get a sense of patriotism from school. And if all else failed you could get a sense of patriotism from the popular culture. The movies celebrated democratic values and implicitly reinforced the idea that America was special. TV was like that, too, through the mid-60s.

So, we've got to teach history based not on what's in fashion but what's important -- why the Pilgrims came here, who Jimmy Doolittle was, and what those 30 seconds over Tokyo meant. You know, four years ago on the 40th anniversary of D-day, I read a letter from a young woman writing to her late father, who'd fought on Omaha Beach. Her name was Lisa Zanatta Henn, and she said, 'we will always remember, we will never forget what the boys of Normandy did.' Well, let's help her keep her word. If we forget what we did, we won't know who we are. I'm warning of an eradication of the American memory that could result, ultimately, in an erosion of the American spirit. Let's start with some basics: more attention to American history and a greater emphasis on civic ritual.

And let me offer lesson number one about America: All great change in America begins at the dinner table. So, tomorrow night in the kitchen I hope the talking begins. And children, if your parents haven't been teaching you what it means to be an American, let 'em know and nail 'em on it. That would be a very American thing to do.

The past few days when I've been at that window upstairs, I've thought a bit of the 'shining city upon a hill.' The phrase comes from John Winthrop, who wrote it to describe the America he imagined. What he imagined was important because he was an early Pilgrim, an early freedom man. He journeyed here on what today we'd call a little wooden boat; and like the other Pilgrims, he was looking for a home that would be free. I've spoken of the shining city all my political life, but I don't know if I ever quite communicated what I saw when I said it. But in my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still." - Ronald Reagan (1989 Farewell Speech)

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SAINT OF THE DAY (June 17)

Albert was born on 20 August 1845 in Igołomia, on the outskirts of Kraków Congress Poland, as Adam Hilary Bernard Chmielowski.

He was the founder of the Albertine Brothers and Sisters, and one of the saints who inspired the vocation of the young Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II.

Born into a wealthy and aristocratic family, Adam was the oldest of four children.

Actively involved in politics from his youth, Adam lost a leg fighting in an insurrection against Czar Alexander III at age 18.

In Krakow, he became a popular artist and his talent in the subject led him to study in Munich and Paris.

A kind and compassionate person, Adam was always deeply aware of human suffering and felt called to help those in need. 

Realizing that God was calling Him to a life of service, he returned to Krakow in 1874, determined to dedicate his talents to the glory of God. 

Instead of continuing his work as an artist, he decided to care for the poor and became a Secular Franciscan, taking the name Albert.

In 1887, Albert founded the Brothers of the Third Order of Saint Francis, Servants of the Poor, known as the Albertines or the Gray Brothers. 

Then, in 1891, he founded a community of Albertine sisters, known as the Gray Sisters.

The Albertines organized food and shelter for the poor and homeless of any age or religion. 

Albert preached on the great crisis that results from a refusal to see and aid the suffering individuals in society.

In 1949, Pope John Paul II, who was at the time Father Karol Wojtyla, wrote a well-received play about Albert called Our God’s Brother. 

The Pope later said that he found great spiritual support for his own vocation in the life of St. Albert, whom he saw as an example of leaving behind a world of art, literature, and theater to make a radical choice for the priesthood.

Brother Albert died on Christmas Day, 1916. 

Pope John Paul II beatified Albert on 22 June 1983 and canonized on 12 November 1989.

The Church celebrates St. Albert’s feast day on June 17.

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Hi, I'm the one who sent the story. I just wanted to thank you for being kind enough to explain who it was. It dose make me feel safer whenever I have it with me in a way I can't explain. I appreciate you taking time to tell me!

Awww! You’re so welcome Anon! Anytime. Yes please do feel free to wear the medal or carry it around anytime. You don’t have to be officially Catholic to do so. St. Michael is a great comfort for all people no matter who they are or where they are from. 😊

Extra fun facts about St. Michael:

🗡️ His feast day is September 29.

He is also offended called….

🗡️ Patron Saint of Police Officers

🗡️ Patron Saint of Military

🗡️ Patron of Soldiers

🗡️ Patron of holy death

🗡️ Patron of sailors

🗡️ Patron of paramedics

🗡️ Patron of radiologists (proclaimed on 15 January 1941 by Pope Pius XII)

🗡️ Patron of EMTs

🗡️ Patron against temptations

🗡️ ….and many other vocations! 💙

“Michael — which means: ‘Who is like God?’ — is the champion of the primacy of God, of his transcendence and power. Michael fights to reestablish divine justice; he defends the People of God from their enemies and above all from the arch-enemy par excellence, the devil. And St. Michael triumphs because in him it is God who acts… Even if the devil is always trying to scratch the face of the Archangel and the face of man, God is stronger; His is the victory and His salvation is offered to every human being. On the journey and in the trials of life we are not alone, we are accompanied and sustained by the Angels of God, who offer, so to speak, their wings to help us overcome the many dangers, to be able to fly above those realities that can make our lives difficult or drag us down.” - Pope Francis

If you want more, you can read this article:

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“To embrace, to embrace – we all have to learn to embrace the one in need, as Saint Francis did. There are so many situations in Brazil, and throughout the world, that require attention, care and love, like the fight against chemical dependency. Often, instead, it is selfishness that prevails in our society. How many “dealers of death” there are that follow the logic of power and money at any cost! The scourge of drug-trafficking, that favours violence and sows the seeds of suffering and death, requires of society as a whole an act of courage. A reduction in the spread and influence of drug addiction will not be achieved by a liberalization of drug use, as is currently being proposed in various parts of Latin America. Rather, it is necessary to confront the problems underlying the use of these drugs, by promoting greater justice, educating young people in the values that build up life in society, accompanying those in difficulty and giving them hope for the future. We all need to look upon one another with the loving eyes of Christ, and to learn to embrace those in need, in order to show our closeness, affection and love.”

- Pope Francis, APOSTOLIC JOURNEY TO RIO DE JANEIRO ON THE OCCASION OF THE XXVIII WORLD YOUTH DAY VISIT TO ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI OF THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD HOSPITAL, 24 July 2013

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Holidays 7.24

Holidays

Amelia Earhart Day

Asarnha Bucha Day (Thailand)

Body Painting Day

Boycott SeaWorld Day

Carnival of Awussu (Tunisia)

Children’s Day (Vanuatu)

Cousins Day

Drive-Thru Day

Feast of the Trickster of Liberty

Fellowship of the Ring Day

Guayaquil Day (Ecuador)

Horsetail Day (French Republic)

International FemDom Day

International Save the Vaquita Day

International Security Officers Day

International Self-Care Day

Life Peerage Day (UK)

Midsummer Day (Denmark)

National Day of Motoring

National Drive-Thru Day

National Kebab Day

National Madison Day

National Private Investigator Day

National Seasonal Affective Disorder Awareness Day (UK)

National Thermal Engineer Day

National Water Gun Fight Day

National YOLO Day (Indonesia)

Navy Day (Venezuela)

Pioneer Day (Utah)

Police Day (Poland)

Pop A Wheelie Day

Public Opinion Day

Puzzle Day

Resident Evil Day

Samaritans’ National Awareness Day (UK)

724 Day (Pennsylvania)

Simón Bolívar Day (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador)

Tell an Old Joke Day

Tenjin Matsuri (Japan)

Treaty of Lausanne Anniversary Day

Virtual Love Day

World BDSM Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Instant Coffee Day

National Drink Watermelon Day

National Frozen Margarita Day

National Tequila Day

Pie 'n' Beer Day

Independence & Related Days

Restoration of Democracy Day (Greece)

Tennessee (Readmitted to Union; 1866)

4th Wednesday in July

Bubble Tea Day [3rd Wednesday]

Cat Yoga Day [3rd Wednesday]

Festivals Beginning July 24, 2024

Cinehill Motovun Film Festival (Gorski Kotar, Croatia) [thru 7.28]

Days of '47 Parade (Salt Lake City, Utah)

Gage County Fair (Beatrice, Nebraska) [thru 7.28]

Hood River County Fair (Odell, Oregon) [thru 7.27]

Kotka Maritime Festival (Kotka, Finland) [thru 7.27]

NYC Restaurant Week (New York, New York) [thru 8.20]

Ohio State Fair (Columbus, Ohio) [thru 8.4]

Tenjin Matsuri (Osaka, Japan) [thru 7.25]

Tolminator (Tolmin, Slovenia) [thru 7.28]

Feast Days

Alexandre Dumas (Writerism)

Alex Katz (Artology)

Alphonse Mucha (Artology)

Asalha Puja Day (Buddhism)

Banana Yoshimoto (Writerism)

Boris and Gleb (Christian; Martyrs)

Charbel (Maronite Church/Catholic Church)

Christina the Astonishing (Christian; Saint)

Christina of Bolsena (Christian; Saint & Virgin)

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Pioneer Day

Cunegundes of Poland (a.k.a. Kings; Christian; Saint)

Day of Bast (Pagan)

Day of Mourning (Orthodox)

Declán of Ardmore (Christian; Saint)

Eugene J. Martin (Artology)

Expensive Hugs Day (Pastafarian)

Feast Day of Vatiaz (Mongolia; Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Francis Solano (Christian; Saint)

Jakaba Diena (Ancient Latvian Hay Harvest Festival)

Jilwalla Jinks’ Jamboree (Shamanism)

John Boste (Christian; Saint)

Kinga (a.k.a. Cunegunda) of Poland (Christian; Saint)

Lewine of Britain (Christian; Saint)

Lord Dunsany (Writerism)

Lupus, Bishop of Troyes (Christian; Saint)

Martyrs of Daimiel (Christian; Saint)

Mel Ramos (Artology)

Menefrida of Cornwall (Christian; Saint)

Michaelangelo (Positivist; Saint)

Mourning Day (Greek Orthodox)

The Old Mothering (Celtic Book of Days)

Pat Oliphant (Artology)

Piganini (Muppetism)

Romanus and David of Muscovy (Christian; Martyrs)

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (St. John the Baptist Day; Quebec)

Sigolena of Albi (Christian; Saint)

Sylvester Graham Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Tequila Day (Pastafarian)

Vladimir Borovikovsky (Artology)

Wulfhad and Ruffin (Christian; Martyrs)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Premieres

Baby Wants a Battle (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1953)

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (Film; 1947)

Begin the Beguine, recorded by Artie Shaw (Song; 1938)

Bewitched Bunny (WB LT Cartoon; 1954)

The Black Cauldron (Disney Animated Film; 1985)

Blow Out (Film; 1981)

Corn on the Cop (WB MM Cartoon; 1965)

Cupid Gets His Man (Rainbow Parade Cartoon; 1936)

Donald’s Gold Mine (Disney Cartoon; 1942)

Existentialism is a Humanism, by Jean-Paul Sartre (Philosophy Book; 1946)

Eye of the Needle (Film; 1981)

Folklore, by Taylor Swift (Album; 2020)

Franken-Stymied (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1961)

Friedenstag (Day of Peace), by Richard Strauss (Opera; 1938)

G-Force (Film; 2009)

High Noon (Film; 1952)

How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You, recorded by Marvin Gaye (Song; 1964)

Jungle Jitters (Ub Iwerks MGM Cartoon; 1934)

La Bamba (Film; 1987)

La Feet’s Defeat (The Inspector Cartoon; 1968)

Le Ball and Chain Gang (The Inspector Cartoon; 1968)

Let’s Get Movin’ (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1936)

The Masks of God, Vol. 1: Primitive Mythology, by Joseph Campbell (Science Book; 1959)

A Maze of Death, by Philip K. Dick (Novel; 1970)

Olivia, by Dorothy Strachey (Novel; 1949)

Paper Towns (Film; 2015)

Pixels (Film; 2015)

Porky’s Bedtime Story (WB LT Cartoon; 1937)

Puddy Pup and the Gypsies (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1936)

Saving Private Ryan (Film; 1998)

Sherlock (BBC TV Series; 2010)

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Film; 1978)

Spring is Here, featuring Farmer Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1932)

Summer School (Film; 1987)

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (Film; 1987)

A Time to Kill (Film; 1996)

Tire Trouble (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1942)

Today’s Name Days

Christoph, Christophorus (Austria)

Boris, Kristina, Ljudevit, Mirjana, Sarbelije (Croatia)

Kristýna (Czech Republic)

Christina (Denmark)

Kersti, Kerstin, Kirsti, Krista, Kristel, Kristi, Kristiina, Kristin, Kristina, Rista, Riste (Estonia)

Kiia, Kirsi, Kirsti, Krista, Kristiina, Tiina, Tinja (Finland)

Christine, Ségolène (France)

Christine, Christoph (Germany)

Christina (Greece)

Kincső, Kinga (Hungary)

Cristina (Italy)

Krista, Kristiāna, Kristīne, Krists (Latvia)

Dargvilas, Dargvilė, Kristina, Kristoforas (Lithuania)

Kristi, Kristin, Kristine (Norway)

Antoni, Kinga, Krystyna, Kunegunda, Olga, Wojciecha (Poland)

Elena, Olga (Russia)

Vladimír (Slovakia)

Cristina (Spain)

Kerstin, Kristina (Sweden)

Christine (Ukraine)

Chrissie, Chrissy, Christabel, Christelle, Christene, Christi, Christie, Christine, Christy, Cis, Cissy, Declan, Kirsti, Kirstie, Kirstin, Kirsty, Kristel, Kristie, Kristine (Universal)

Amalia, Amelia, Boris, Chris, Christa, Christen, Christian, Christina, Christine, Christy, Cristina, Cristian, Declan, Kiersten, Kirsten, Krista, Kristian, Kristen, Kristi, Kris (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 206 of 2024; 160 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 3 of Week 30 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Tinne (Holly) [Day 18 of 28]

Chinese: Month 6 (Xin-Wei), Day 19 (Ji-Chou)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 18 Tammuz 5784

Islamic: 17 Muharram 1446

J Cal: 26 Red; Fryday [26 of 30]

Julian: 11 July 2024

Moon: 87%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 9 Dante (8th Month) [Michaelangelo]

Runic Half Month: Thorn (Defense) [Day 1 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 35 of 94)

Week: 4th Week of July

Zodiac: Leo (Day 3 of 31)

Calendar Changes

Thorn (Defense) [Half-Month 14 of 24; Runic Half-Months] (thru 8.7)

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Holidays 7.24

Holidays

Amelia Earhart Day

Asarnha Bucha Day (Thailand)

Body Painting Day

Boycott SeaWorld Day

Carnival of Awussu (Tunisia)

Children’s Day (Vanuatu)

Cousins Day

Drive-Thru Day

Feast of the Trickster of Liberty

Fellowship of the Ring Day

Guayaquil Day (Ecuador)

Horsetail Day (French Republic)

International FemDom Day

International Save the Vaquita Day

International Security Officers Day

International Self-Care Day

Life Peerage Day (UK)

Midsummer Day (Denmark)

National Day of Motoring

National Drive-Thru Day

National Kebab Day

National Madison Day

National Private Investigator Day

National Seasonal Affective Disorder Awareness Day (UK)

National Thermal Engineer Day

National Water Gun Fight Day

National YOLO Day (Indonesia)

Navy Day (Venezuela)

Pioneer Day (Utah)

Police Day (Poland)

Pop A Wheelie Day

Public Opinion Day

Puzzle Day

Resident Evil Day

Samaritans’ National Awareness Day (UK)

724 Day (Pennsylvania)

Simón Bolívar Day (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador)

Tell an Old Joke Day

Tenjin Matsuri (Japan)

Treaty of Lausanne Anniversary Day

Virtual Love Day

World BDSM Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Instant Coffee Day

National Drink Watermelon Day

National Frozen Margarita Day

National Tequila Day

Pie 'n' Beer Day

Independence & Related Days

Restoration of Democracy Day (Greece)

Tennessee (Readmitted to Union; 1866)

4th Wednesday in July

Bubble Tea Day [3rd Wednesday]

Cat Yoga Day [3rd Wednesday]

Festivals Beginning July 24, 2024

Cinehill Motovun Film Festival (Gorski Kotar, Croatia) [thru 7.28]

Days of '47 Parade (Salt Lake City, Utah)

Gage County Fair (Beatrice, Nebraska) [thru 7.28]

Hood River County Fair (Odell, Oregon) [thru 7.27]

Kotka Maritime Festival (Kotka, Finland) [thru 7.27]

NYC Restaurant Week (New York, New York) [thru 8.20]

Ohio State Fair (Columbus, Ohio) [thru 8.4]

Tenjin Matsuri (Osaka, Japan) [thru 7.25]

Tolminator (Tolmin, Slovenia) [thru 7.28]

Feast Days

Alexandre Dumas (Writerism)

Alex Katz (Artology)

Alphonse Mucha (Artology)

Asalha Puja Day (Buddhism)

Banana Yoshimoto (Writerism)

Boris and Gleb (Christian; Martyrs)

Charbel (Maronite Church/Catholic Church)

Christina the Astonishing (Christian; Saint)

Christina of Bolsena (Christian; Saint & Virgin)

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Pioneer Day

Cunegundes of Poland (a.k.a. Kings; Christian; Saint)

Day of Bast (Pagan)

Day of Mourning (Orthodox)

Declán of Ardmore (Christian; Saint)

Eugene J. Martin (Artology)

Expensive Hugs Day (Pastafarian)

Feast Day of Vatiaz (Mongolia; Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Francis Solano (Christian; Saint)

Jakaba Diena (Ancient Latvian Hay Harvest Festival)

Jilwalla Jinks’ Jamboree (Shamanism)

John Boste (Christian; Saint)

Kinga (a.k.a. Cunegunda) of Poland (Christian; Saint)

Lewine of Britain (Christian; Saint)

Lord Dunsany (Writerism)

Lupus, Bishop of Troyes (Christian; Saint)

Martyrs of Daimiel (Christian; Saint)

Mel Ramos (Artology)

Menefrida of Cornwall (Christian; Saint)

Michaelangelo (Positivist; Saint)

Mourning Day (Greek Orthodox)

The Old Mothering (Celtic Book of Days)

Pat Oliphant (Artology)

Piganini (Muppetism)

Romanus and David of Muscovy (Christian; Martyrs)

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (St. John the Baptist Day; Quebec)

Sigolena of Albi (Christian; Saint)

Sylvester Graham Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Tequila Day (Pastafarian)

Vladimir Borovikovsky (Artology)

Wulfhad and Ruffin (Christian; Martyrs)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Premieres

Baby Wants a Battle (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1953)

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (Film; 1947)

Begin the Beguine, recorded by Artie Shaw (Song; 1938)

Bewitched Bunny (WB LT Cartoon; 1954)

The Black Cauldron (Disney Animated Film; 1985)

Blow Out (Film; 1981)

Corn on the Cop (WB MM Cartoon; 1965)

Cupid Gets His Man (Rainbow Parade Cartoon; 1936)

Donald’s Gold Mine (Disney Cartoon; 1942)

Existentialism is a Humanism, by Jean-Paul Sartre (Philosophy Book; 1946)

Eye of the Needle (Film; 1981)

Folklore, by Taylor Swift (Album; 2020)

Franken-Stymied (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1961)

Friedenstag (Day of Peace), by Richard Strauss (Opera; 1938)

G-Force (Film; 2009)

High Noon (Film; 1952)

How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You, recorded by Marvin Gaye (Song; 1964)

Jungle Jitters (Ub Iwerks MGM Cartoon; 1934)

La Bamba (Film; 1987)

La Feet’s Defeat (The Inspector Cartoon; 1968)

Le Ball and Chain Gang (The Inspector Cartoon; 1968)

Let’s Get Movin’ (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1936)

The Masks of God, Vol. 1: Primitive Mythology, by Joseph Campbell (Science Book; 1959)

A Maze of Death, by Philip K. Dick (Novel; 1970)

Olivia, by Dorothy Strachey (Novel; 1949)

Paper Towns (Film; 2015)

Pixels (Film; 2015)

Porky’s Bedtime Story (WB LT Cartoon; 1937)

Puddy Pup and the Gypsies (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1936)

Saving Private Ryan (Film; 1998)

Sherlock (BBC TV Series; 2010)

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Film; 1978)

Spring is Here, featuring Farmer Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1932)

Summer School (Film; 1987)

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (Film; 1987)

A Time to Kill (Film; 1996)

Tire Trouble (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1942)

Today’s Name Days

Christoph, Christophorus (Austria)

Boris, Kristina, Ljudevit, Mirjana, Sarbelije (Croatia)

Kristýna (Czech Republic)

Christina (Denmark)

Kersti, Kerstin, Kirsti, Krista, Kristel, Kristi, Kristiina, Kristin, Kristina, Rista, Riste (Estonia)

Kiia, Kirsi, Kirsti, Krista, Kristiina, Tiina, Tinja (Finland)

Christine, Ségolène (France)

Christine, Christoph (Germany)

Christina (Greece)

Kincső, Kinga (Hungary)

Cristina (Italy)

Krista, Kristiāna, Kristīne, Krists (Latvia)

Dargvilas, Dargvilė, Kristina, Kristoforas (Lithuania)

Kristi, Kristin, Kristine (Norway)

Antoni, Kinga, Krystyna, Kunegunda, Olga, Wojciecha (Poland)

Elena, Olga (Russia)

Vladimír (Slovakia)

Cristina (Spain)

Kerstin, Kristina (Sweden)

Christine (Ukraine)

Chrissie, Chrissy, Christabel, Christelle, Christene, Christi, Christie, Christine, Christy, Cis, Cissy, Declan, Kirsti, Kirstie, Kirstin, Kirsty, Kristel, Kristie, Kristine (Universal)

Amalia, Amelia, Boris, Chris, Christa, Christen, Christian, Christina, Christine, Christy, Cristina, Cristian, Declan, Kiersten, Kirsten, Krista, Kristian, Kristen, Kristi, Kris (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 206 of 2024; 160 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 3 of Week 30 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Tinne (Holly) [Day 18 of 28]

Chinese: Month 6 (Xin-Wei), Day 19 (Ji-Chou)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 18 Tammuz 5784

Islamic: 17 Muharram 1446

J Cal: 26 Red; Fryday [26 of 30]

Julian: 11 July 2024

Moon: 87%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 9 Dante (8th Month) [Michaelangelo]

Runic Half Month: Thorn (Defense) [Day 1 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 35 of 94)

Week: 4th Week of July

Zodiac: Leo (Day 3 of 31)

Calendar Changes

Thorn (Defense) [Half-Month 14 of 24; Runic Half-Months] (thru 8.7)

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Saint of the day July 14

Bl. Richard Langhorne, 1679 A.D. English martyr. Born in Bedfordshire, he was educated at the Inner Temple and worked as a lawyer. He was arrested in 1667, released in 1679, and then arrested again as a conspirator in the so-called “Popish Plot.” He was hanged at Tybum on July 14. Richard was beatified in 1929. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Langhorne https://soul-candy.info/category/saints/page/10/

Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, 1680 A.D. Patron of the environment and ecology. Kateri was born near the town of Auriesville, New York, in the year 1656, the daughter of a Mohawk warrior. She was four years old when her mother died of smallpox. The disease also attacked Kateri and transfigured her face. She was adopted by her two aunts and an uncle. Kateri became converted as a teenager. She was baptized at the age of twenty and incurred the great hostility of her tribe. Although she had to suffer greatly for her Faith, she remained firm in it. Kateri went to the new Christian colony of Indians in Canada. Here she lived a life dedicated to prayer, penitential practices, and care for the sick and aged. Every morning, even in bitterest winter, she stood before the chapel door until it opened at four and remained there until after the last Mass. She was devoted to the Eucharist and to Jesus Crucified. She died on April 7, 1680 at the age of twenty-four. She is known as the "Lily of the Mohawks". Devotion to Kateri is responsible for establishing Native American ministries in Catholic Churches all over the United States and Canada. Kateri was declared venerable by the Catholic Church in 1943 and she was Beatified in 1980. Work is currently underway to have her Canonized by the Church. Hundreds of thousands have visited shrines to Kateri erected at both St. Francis Xavier and Caughnawaga and at her birth place at Auriesville, New York. Pilgrimages at these sites continue today. Bl. Kateri Teckakwitha is the first Native American to be declared a Blessed. https://www.kateri.org/our-patron-saint/

Saint Camillus-Patron of nurses and the sick. Born in Naples in 1550, St Camillus was very tall, (six foot six) and, as a young man, hot-tempered and a wild gambler. He spent some time in the Venetian army fighting the Turks before contracting a disease which left him lame in one leg. He then lost everything through gambling. For a few months he worked as labourer for the Franciscans. During this time, he experienced a change of heart and tried to join the order, but his health prevented this. Instead he offered himself to the hospital of San Giacomo in Rome. In time he became bursar there.

Later, on the advice of St Philip Neri, Camillus offered himself for the priesthood. He was ordained on Pentecost of 1584 by Lord Thomas Goldwell, Bishop of St Asaph, Wales, (and the last surviving Catholic bishop of Great Britain.) Camillus then retired from his service at the hospital, and he and some companions moved to the Hospital of the Holy Ghost, where they assumed responsibility for the care of the patients there. His nursing order later became known as the Camillians. Members of the Order devoted themselves to victims of Bubonic plague, in their homes, in hospitals and prisons. Some rowed out to look after galley slaves on war ships, others went to the battlefields of Hungary and Croatia, setting up the first recorded 'military ambulance unit'. The large, red cross on their cassock remains a symbol of the Congregation today. This was the original Red Cross, hundreds of years before the International Red Cross Organization was formed. St Camillus was a pioneer in insisting on fresh air, suitable diets and the isolation of patients with contagious diseases. He set up 15 houses and eight hospitals working in them personally himself. He suffered a number of serious illnesses himself, but continued working almost until the day he died, in Genoa in 1614. He was canonised in 1746. Read more about the Camillians here: http://www.camillians.org/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camillus_de_Lellis

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THE DESCRIPTION OF SAINT ELIZABETH OF PORTUGAL The Queen Consort Feast Day: July 4

Elizabeth, daughter of Peter III of Aragon and Constance of Sicily, and the sister of three kings: Alfonso II and James II of Aragon and Frederick III of Sicily, was born in Aljafería Palace, Zaragoza, Kingdom of Aragon on January 4, 1271. At 10 years of age, she was given in marriage to Denis of Portugal, and bore two children, Alfonso, later became Afonso IV of Portugal, and Constance, who married King Ferdinand IV of Castile. Elizabeth is the great-niece of another saint - Elizabeth of Hungary.

Eventually, her prayer and patience succeeded in converting her husband, who had been leading a sinful life. She was modest in her dress, humble in conversation, and charitable towards the poor. It was her habit to provide lodging for pilgrims and to procure dowries for the poor girls of the kingdom.

One of the best moments of her life was the miracle of the roses. Caught one day by her husband, while carrying bread in her apron, the food was turned into roses. Since this occurred in January, Denis reportedly had no response and let his wife continue.

Elizabeth would serve as intermediary between her husband and Afonso, during the Civil War between 1322 and 1324. The Infante greatly resented the king, whom he accused of favoring the king's illegitimate son, Afonso Sanches. Denis was prevented from killing his son through the intervention of the Queen, when she, in 1323, mounted on a mule, positioned herself between both opposing armies on the field of Alvalade in order to prevent the combat. Peace returned in 1324, once the illegitimate son was sent into exile, and the Infante swore loyalty to the king.

In 1325, after the death of her spouse, she retired to the monastery of the Poor Clare nuns, now known as the Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha in Coimbra, and entered the Third Order of St. Francis, devoting the rest of her life to the poor and sick in obscurity. During the great famine in 1293, she donated flour from her cellars to the starving in Coimbra. She was also known for being modest in her dress and humble in conversation, for providing lodging for pilgrims, distributing small gifts, paying the dowries of poor girls, and educating the children of poor nobles.

She was a benefactor of various hospitals (Coimbra, Santarém and Leiria) and of religious projects, such as the Trinity Convent in Lisbon, chapels in Leiria and Óbidos, and the cloister in Alcobaça.

She died on July 4, 1336 on her way to Estremoz Castle, where she was supposed to settle a family quarrel. She was called to act once more as a peacemaker, when Afonso IV marched his troops against King Alfonso XI of Castile, to whom he had married his daughter Maria, and who had neglected and ill-treated her.

In spite of age and weakness, the Queen-dowager insisted on hurrying to Estremoz, where the two kings' armies were drawn up. She again stopped the fighting and caused terms of peace to be arranged. But the exertion brought on her final illness. As soon as her mission was completed, she took to her bed with a fever from which she died, and earned the title of 'Peacemaker' on account of her efficacy in solving disputes.

Elizabeth was beatified in 1526 and canonized a saint by Pope Urban VIII on May 25, 1625. Her feast is also kept on the Franciscan Calendar of Saints.

Since the establishment in 1819 of the Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Canary Islands, Spain), Saint Elizabeth is the co-patron of the diocese and of its cathedral pursuant to the papal bull issued by Pope Pius VII.

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Why Do We Hate?

Why We Hate?

Understanding the Roots of

Human Conflict!

Michael Ruse

Luke 9:57–62

The New Revised Standard Version

Would-Be Followers of Jesus

(Mt 8:18–22)

57 As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” 59 To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” 60 But Jesusm said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” 61 Another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but let me first say farewell to those at my home.” 62 Jesus said to him, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”

There are days when I wonder is there any hope, and am I just spinning my wheels.

    I wonder because all I see is hate, anger, selfishness; a car drives by, two well dressed men get out and beat me up and tell me not to report child trafficking; a merchant walks out of a store and throws water saying "Its your fault these homeless are out here in front of the store because you feed them, get out;

I have seen young men shot, and stabbed, one committed suicide on zoom, so is there hope or are we just "animals."

The author talks of our human history going back to the development of our mammal ancestors 225 million years ago, and takes us on a journey of following our evolution to the present.

His basic point is that we humans developed at first into cooperative, loving creatures, and as we evolved into wanting more and more we became violent human beings, arguing, and fighting between the "in /out" groups.

Presently I see one group as the "homeless". They are mistreated, have no rights, hassled on the street, with the political leaders wanting to force them into treatment, we do not have, and so on.

The politicians impose their will on a segment of people as they have always done. We have the "ins"--housed, have money, predominantly white and the "outs"-- poor homeless.

"People  talk about imposing social programs because the recipients were

lazy and not hard working like  with racist, culture, and creed claims.

This is the journey of all minorities.

    And this is the week of St. Francis of Assisi, the founding of Temenos Catholic Worker and Society of Franciscan Workers,  twenty nine years ago on this date, and the choosing of St. Francis and St. Damien of Molokai as the patron saints of Temenos.

    St. Francis spurned violence and privilege. He reached out to members of other religions. He cherished the earth and all of its creatures. He pointed to a new form of human and cosmic community, marked by love and mercy. And did all this with a Spirit of joy and freedom.

As Carlo Corretto, remarked:

"I Think St. Francis of Assisi is in the depths of every human  being."

Plumb your depths, look into yourself, and you will find St. Francis!

Deo Gratis! Thanks be to God!

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October 4th is the Feast of St. Francis, and we will be going to the Haight in the afternoon, and on Polk late evening blessing dogs and our non-housed brothers and sisters! Give me a call at 415-305-2124 if you would like to join me! Times are flexible!

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Memorial Service for Father Louie Vitale

Friday, October 6, 2023

St. Boniface Catholic Church

133 Golden Gate Ave.

St. Francisco, CA

3:00 p.m.

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Fr. River Damien Sims, D.Min.,

P.O. Box 642656

San Francisco, CA 94164

www.temenos.org

415-305-2124

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Let Love Ache

Father, give me the courage to keep on loving.

when others keep on hurting.

help me to live an achy love, a gritty,

persistent and emptying love;

a love that’s not afraid to flow toward the other

who has little left to offer in return.

And may I tread faithfully with heaven

through the unfinished work that surrounds me.

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Strahan Coleman

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St. Francis Track & Field

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Heretics and Mendicants: Embracing the Diversities of Christian Spirituality While Struggling with our own Errors.

One of my favorite historical periods has been the 13th century. There were many developments and achievements that happened around medieval Europe that would impact our own society and define much of what we know today. One of the developments during that period was the diversity of thought and spirituality that emerged with various religious movements. Eventually history would define these as heresies or acceptable religious movements but, as Fr. Casey tells us in his video above, these concepts never go away. While history does end up judging the movements one way or another, in the moment, they intermingled and helped developed Christian spirituality in a way that responds to the social context of the time. Heresies carries with it a negative connotation but it means diverse teaching that is not completely orthodox.

In 2002 one of my favorite movies of St. Francis of Assisi came out titled Francesco. This movie is in Italian but I consider it one of the most accurate movies that portrays the life and time of this great Saint. In an early part of this movie you see that Francis is in jail after a failed attempt to fight a crusade. He encounters a “heretic” who introduces him to sacred scripture, a privelege that many did not have access to. Although we do not know for sure if this encounter took place, the implication is that Francis may have encountered a Waldensian, a religious movement that embraced the evangelical counsel of poverty and promoted the knowledge of sacred scripture. What we do know is that Francis will eventually develop a movement that truly embraces the poverty of Christ through the mendicant order that bears his name. The Waldensians will eventually fall out of favor with the Church for its radical departure from Church structure while the Franciscans will maintain its similar spirituality while respecting the role and structure of the Church. This is an excellent movie and I certainly recommend it.   

Fr. Casey highlights heretical movements that have a strong influence in our own society. He raises the following: arianism, docetism (gnosticism), monophysitism, pelagianism, and donatism. I have said before that I think it is important to follow the socratic formula, “know thyself and to thyself be true.” This would include owning and embrace diverse ways of thinking and even having recognize that sometimes we have a tendency to follow some ideas that may not be completely orthodox. For those of us who follow a specific creed because we believe in the tradition of that religious belief we may want to struggle with the unorthodox principles that we have. When I say struggle I do not mean that we stop believing in the concepts that we may question but to balance what our God-given conscience tells us about our faith and belief system with the magisterium (teaching authority) that we respect. We may need to suspend aspects of our belief until we can reconcile them (if we can) with how our magisterium teaches this. If we cannot do this then we may have to vote with our feet as it were. I believe that St. Francis teaches us how to strike this balance with the Catholic Church. 

Two of these heresies have been also raised by Pope Francis in his exhortation Gaudete et Exsultate. He raises his own concern for contemporary gnosticism and contemporary pelagianism. Our Holy Father offers the following definitions for these two prevelant forms of modern day Christian heresies. 

Gnosticism presumes “a purely subjective faith whose only interest is a certain experience or a set of ideas and bits of information which are meant to console and enlighten, but which ultimately keep one imprisoned in his or her own thoughts and feelings”. (GE, #36)

Those who yield to this pelagian or semi-pelagian mindset, even though they speak warmly of God’s grace, “ultimately trust only in their own powers and feel superior to others because they observe certain rules or remain intransigently faithful to a particular Catholic style”. (GE, #49)

To any who follow my blog, you may have recognized that I have a tendency to follow a semi-pelagian spirituality. This post is an example of where I embrace certain teachings of Pelagius, the fourth century monk. I have also raised my own concern for how contemporary gnoticism has threatened religion and politics in America in yet another post. These heresies, along with arianism, have impacted the form of Christianity that we believe in here in the United States. As Fr. Casey points out, the form of arianism that we face is the secular type. Arianism allows us to have a Jesus that is anything less than divine. Many secular Christians seem to prefer having a Jesus that is a teacher, philosopher prophet, or moral examplar. He is up there, but not quite the Son of God. This is a belief system that appeals to secular Christians but not so much the members of the faith community. Those of us who identify as Christians and confess the divinity of Christ teeter between the gnostic/pelagian heresies.   

Modern day gnosticism/docetism allows Catholic conservatives to promote a narrow interpretation of the faith that fits a political ideology. It’s a heresy that glorifies the divinity of Christ while denigrating (or gently dismissing) his humanity. A causalty of this is that the material/secular world is condemned as evil or irredeemable. In many ways this ideological control of the faith has resurfaced this heretical form. It has made an historical comback throughout history, during the 13th Century this heresy was identified within the Cathar movement. In today’s era it is surfacing in forms of conservative evangelism intermingled with alt-right indoctrination. It is my opinion that in the American Christian context this is the greatest heresy threatening our own Christian spirituality.

But then you do have people like me, those of us who are neither relativist secularist (arianism) nor conservative ideologues who politicize Christianity into an anti-secular religious doctrine (gnosticism). We are the ones who toy with semi-pelagian ideals and yes, we are capable of jumping into the heretical waters as well. In response to gnostic tendencies those who follow this spirituality articulate a form of lived Chrstianity that can respond to the invitation to follow the imitatio dei from the discipline of our own free will. Fr. Casey and Pope Francis’ reminds us is to never forget the role of God’s grace in our own salvation. In my case, I respond against the passive ideological spirituality that American gnostics have by employing a live faith and pursuing the mission of Christ in promoting social justice through service and advocacy. My error is to assume that I can bring about this vision through my own devices and in my own time, my heretical tendency will lead me to embrace the sin of my own hubris. To combat this error I must acknowledge the need for God’s grace and to accept that this mission is His and not my own. Jesuit spirituality allows me to dabble with this spirituality while being attentive to these heretical tendencies.          

Christian spirituality is very diverse and there is nothing wrong with that. The Nicene Creed allows us to have a doctrinal baseline that defines the faith for Christians. Beyond the creed we are allowed to embrace a diverse way of practicing the faith. In a previous post I mentioned my own diverse Catholic spirituality and rituals. The various mendicant and monastic communities demonstrate that distinct ways that religious communities allow Catholics to practice their faith. They all recognize the fundamental evangelical counsels: chastity, poverty, and obedience, but beyond that their spiritual charism are very diverse.    

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College Football By State - Illinois.

College Football By State - Illinois.

FBS: Illinois Fighting Illini - Urbana-Champaign, Illinois - They first played in 1890. They are in the Big Ten.

Northern Illinois Huskies - DeKalb, Illinois - They first played in 1899. They are in the MAC.

Northwestern Wildcats - Evanston, Illinois - They first played in 1876. They are in the Big Ten.

FCS: Eastern Illinois Panthers - Charleston, Illinois - Their program was established in 1899. They are in the Ohio Valley Conference.

Illinois State Redbirds - Normal, Illinois - Their program was established in 1887. They are in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Southern Illinois Salukis - Carbondale, Illinois - Their program was established in 1904. They are in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Western Illinois Leathernecks - Macomb, Illinois - Their program was established in 1903. They are in the Missouri Valley, but they are going to join the Ohio Valley Conference.

D2: McKendree University Bearcats - Lebanon, Illinois - They are in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

Quincy University Hawks - Quincy, Illinois - They are in the GLVC.

D3: Augustana (IL.) Vikings - Rock Island, Illinois - They first played in 1920. They are in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW).

Aurora Spartans - Aurora, Illinois - They first played in 1899. They are in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC).

Benedictine Eagles - Lisle, Illinois - They first played in 1917. They are in the NACC.

University of Chicago Maroons - Chicago, Illinois - They first played in 1892. They are in the Midwest Conference (MWC).

Concordia (IL.) Cougars - River Forest, Illinois - They first played in 1923. They are in the NACC.

Elmhurst Bluejays - Elmhurst, Illinois - They first played in 1920. They are in the CCIW.

Eureka Red Devils - Eureka, Illinois - They first played in 1891. They are in the NACC.

Greenville Panthers - Greenville, Illinois - They first played in 1998. They are in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC).

Illinois College Blueboys - Jacksonville, Illinois - They first played in 1890. They are in the MWC.

Illinois Wesleyan Titans - Bloomington, Illinois - They first played in 1887. They are in the CCIW.

Knox Prairie Fire - Galesburg, Illinois - They first played in 1884. They are in the MWC.

Lake Forest Foresters - Lake Forest, Illinois - They first played in 1882. They are in the MWC.

Millikin Big Blue - Decatur, Illinois - They first played in 1903. They are in the CCIW.

Monmouth (IL.) Fighting Scots - Monmouth, Illinois - They first played in 1888. They are in the MAC.

North Central (IL.) Cardinals - Naperville, Illinois - They first played in 1898. They are in the CCIW.

North Parks Vikings - Chicago, Illinois - They first played in 1934. They are in the CCIW.

Rockford Regents - Rockford, Illinois - They first played in 2000. They are in the NACC.

Wheaton (IL.) Thunder - Wheaton, Illinois - They first played in 1914. They are in the CCIW.

NAIA: Judson University Eagles - Elgin, Illinois. Olivet Nazarene University Tigers - Bourbonnais, Illinois. University of St. Francis (IL.) Fighting Scots - Joliet, Illinois. Saint Xavier University Cougars - Chicago, Illinois.

Awards: My Favorite Mascot - The Prairie Fire of Knox College. (Though the Blueboys of Illinois College, the Western Illinois Leathernecks, and the University Of Chicago Maroons are also cool.) The "What A Maroon" Award - The University Of Chicago Maroons. The "Thomas Gainsborough" Award - The Blueboys of Illinois College. The "Count The Seconds" Award - The Thunder of Wheaton (IL.). The "Arbor Day" Award - The Lake Forest Foresters of Lake Forest, Illinois. The "Clues" Award - The Millikin Big Blue. The "Audobon Society" Award - Illinois State Redbirds, Quincy University Hawks, Benedictine Eagles, Elmhurst Bluejays, North Central (IL.) Cardinals, AND the Judson University Eagles. The "Puddy Tat" Award - Northwestern Wildcats, Eastern Illinois Panthers, McKendree University Bearcats, Concordia (IL.) Cougars, Greenville Panthers, Olivet Nazarene University Tigers, and the Saint Xavier University Cougars. The "Going To The Dogs" Award - Northern Illinois Huskies AND the Southern Illinois Salukis. The "George Clooney" Award - The Western Illinois Leathernecks.

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SAINT OF THE DAY (June 17)

Albert Chmielowski was born on 20 August 1845 in Igołomia, on the outskirts of Kraków Congress Poland, as Adam Hilary Bernard Chmielowski.

He was one of the saints who inspired the vocation of the young Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II.

Born into a wealthy and aristocratic family, Adam was the oldest of four children.

Actively involved in politics from his youth, Adam lost a leg fighting in an insurrection against Czar Alexander III at age 18.

In Krakow, he became a popular artist. His talent in the subject led him to study in Munich and Paris.

A kind and compassionate person, Adam was always deeply aware of human suffering and felt called to help those in need. 

Realizing that God was calling Him to a life of service, he returned to Krakow in 1874, determined to dedicate his talents to the glory of God. 

Instead of continuing his work as an artist, he decided to care for the poor and became a Secular Franciscan, taking the name Albert.

In 1887, Albert founded the Brothers of the Third Order of Saint Francis, Servants of the Poor, known as the Albertines or the Gray Brothers. 

In 1891, he then founded a community of Albertine sisters, also known as the Gray Sisters.

The Albertines organized food and shelter for the poor and homeless of any age or religion. 

Albert preached on the great crisis that results from a refusal to see and aid the suffering individuals in society.

In 1949, Pope John Paul II, who was at the time Father Karol Wojtyla, wrote a well-received play about Albert called Our God’s Brother. 

John Paul II later said that he found great spiritual support for his own vocation in the life of St. Albert, whom he saw as an example of leaving behind a world of art, literature and theater to make a radical choice for the priesthood.

Brother Albert died on Christmas Day, 25 December 1916, due to stomach cancer in the shelter that he had established.

Pope John Paul II beatified him on 22 June 1983 and canonized on 12 November 1989.

The Church celebrates St. Albert’s feast day on June 17.

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Samantha Ballesteros

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Who are you? 

If I were asked to describe myself, I would say that I am contended even in the smallest things. I like to keep smile on my face no matter what I am going through and that's smile keeps me going. My name is Samantha Ballesteros, 17 years of age and I was born on December 12 2005. Living in a simple life in Barangay San Jose Cuyapo Nueva Ecija. I'm studying at Saint Pius X Institute which is a Catholic School. When it comes to my personality, people can have different opinions to me because they see what they want to see in me and that's okay. So, I would describe myself as a perspicacious person because I see myself from in different aspects. I'm an extrovert and I like to meet people and interacting with others. In decision making I would say I am not very proud of my strategy and I'm still depending on my parents opinion. I consider myself an open book because I am sharing important details about my life with you without a worry. I also have a couple of jokes and I love to make people happy which I bring joy from time to time to lighten the mood. I am reliable but very short-tempered, I lose my calm if not understood properly. Good or bad this is me trying to take risks the world as it is. When it comes to my hobbies I feel a great sense of enjoyment from playing with my dogs because it gives me a lot of happiness and they are always there for me when I need someone to talk about my problems. I also entertain myself by doing the things I want like watching, reading, playing badminton and going out with my family/friends. I am as humble as a dove, I can never say no to anyone because just like a dove I want to shed a light of hope to everyone who is in need. I have always been to learn new things and achieve good grades. As a person, I believe life is an art full of struggles but we are the artist of our life and it is up to us on how are we going to solve and surpass those problems that will come. I am here to encourage you all to not give up and keep fighting no matter what life throws at us. Life is a gift and it should be treated with love, care and respect. All in all, I believe that my experiences and relationships with others plays a great role in building me for who I am today.

How are you? 

For me I can say that over the last few months and years I have been okay and happy. No matter how difficult life and many problems come I am happy that I have solved them in my own way and with the help of my family. My experiences before were like staying at home and being stopped from face to face classes due to the Covid19 pandemic. It was not easy because the things that I used to do suddenly changed and many adjustments were made and it's difficult for me as student on how to handle or dealing with it but God has his plans, he helped me to study and answer the modules as how I used to be while at home. There is also a limit on going out, so we can't go out with my friends and we only use cellphones to communicate during those times. Now I'm happy that even in the small way everything is going back to what it was before like a normal life. I experienced going to school to study and bond with friends again and being careful about the things I do, because of what happened it also helped me  to get myself better.

I believe that life is a never ending experience. Our strengths and weaknesses are essential part of our overall learning process. It helps us to become more well rounded individuals.  As we go through our life it is important to learn who we are and have the ability to grow from our own strengths and weaknesses. For me my strengths is my family and God because they are always there to guide me in life. Being kind to myself as well as others. My love for them and ability to fully understand someone without having to talk to and  simply  relate. My weakness is my mother because every time we talk about it I feel sad because she left us when I was a child and until now we don't even communicate with each other. It hurts but I always think that there is a reason why she did that and I hope someday we can see each other. Being a shy person and not so confident when speaking in front or by doing something.

Among my strengths, I realized that these will help me grow as a person and they inspire me to work hard. It's either might positively or  negatively affect I know that I did my best, and there is no doubt. I will get better because I know they are always there to support me. In my weaknesses if there was a one person in the world  that I knew better than anyone else, shouldn't that person be myself because I know that even though I grew up without a mother by my side to guide me, I'm still lucky because my father and my grandparents took care of me and loved me from the beginning. As  for my behavior that I have and that affects my weaknesses, I realize that I must face it and always believe in myself. 

III. Tanaga Poem

I hope we make it that far

Chin held higher and brighter

It's not easy to achieve

But with God always believe