#melito of sardis

[tria-haec]

"Thus if you wish to see the mystery of the Lord,

look at Abel who is likewise slain,

at Isaac who is likewise tied up,

at Moses who is likewise exposed,

at Joseph who is likewise traded,

at David who is likewise hunted down,

at the prophets who likewise suffer for the sake of Christ."

"This is the one who comes from heaven onto the earth

for the suffering one,

and wraps himself in the suffering one through a virgin

womb,

and comes as a man.

He accepted the suffering of the suffering one,

through suffering in a body which could suffer,

and set free the flesh from suffering.

Through the spirit which cannot die

he slew the manslayer death"

~Melito of Sardis "Peri Pascha" (the second century paschal homily)

[tristansherwin]

RESURRECTION SUNDAY | EASTER EGGS (JN. 20:1-18)

RESURRECTION SUNDAY | EASTER EGGS (JN. 20:1-18) 'The hope Christianity declares is not death, nor a luxury version of it. It is death's defeat we sing about as we look forward to our eventual bodily resurrection.'

Here’s my longer sermon notes from this Easter Sunday’s Metro Christian Centre service (dated 9th April 2023). If you’re reading closely, you’ll find some Easter Eggs 😉 You can also catch up with this via MCC’s YouTube channel (just give us time to get the video uploaded). ‘God is whoever raised Jesus from the dead, having before raised Israel from Egypt.’  Robert W. Jenson, Systematic���

[anastpaul]

One Minute Reflection – 13 June – ' ...  I Am your Light, your Salvation and your King. ...'

One Minute Reflection – 13 June – “The Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus” – St Anthony of Padua (1195-1231) Cpmfessor, Evangelical Doctor of the Church – Timothy 4:1-8; Matthew 5:13-19 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/ “I am not come to destroy but to fulfil.” – Matthew 5:17 REFLECTION – “The sacrifice of the lamb, the Passover rite and the letter of the Law have reached their…

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The Easter Praise of Christ

“We should understand, beloved, that the paschal mystery is one once old and new, transitory and eternal, corruptible and incorruptible, mortal and immortal. In terms of the Law is it old, in terms of the Word it is new. In its figure it is passing, in its grace it is eternal. It is corruptible in the sacrifice of the lamb, incorruptible in the eternal life of the Lord, It is mortal in his burial…

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Melito, Bishop of Sardis, in the second century put these words in the mouth of Christ:

I am the Christ.

I am the one who destroyed death,

and triumphed over the enemy

and trampled Hades under foot,

and bound the strong one,

and carried off man to the heights of heaven,

I, He says, am the Christ...

I am your forgiveness,

I am the passover of your salvation,

I am the lamb which was sacrificed for you,

I am your ransom,

I am your light,

I am your saviour,

I am your resurrection,

I am your king,

I am leading you up to the heights of heaven,

I will show you the eternal Father,

I will raise you up by my right hand.

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Psaltery AD 1450, The Fool (Psalm 52).

  More Saints of the Day April 1

 St. Hugh of Grenoble 

Bl. Anacleto Gonzalez Flores

 St. Caidoc & Fricor 

St. Cellach 

St. Dodolinus

 St. Ludovico Pavoni 

St. Macarius the Wonder-Worker 

St. Melito of Sardis 

St. Melito of Sardis

 St. Quintian and Irenaeus 

St. Theodora 

St. Venantius 

St. Victor and Stephen 

St. Walericus

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Truth About Mary, Mother of Jesus

Jesus was born of a woman named Mary in Bethlehem. Was she prophesied in the Hebrew scriptures (the Old Testament)? Did an angel appear to her? Did she make a prophecy about herself that came to pass? Should Mary be called blessed? Was she a "perpetual virgin"? Did Jesus have brothers and sisters? What do we see from the Bible as well as writings from early Christians such as Papias of Hierapolis, Ignatius of Antioch, Polycarp of Smyrna, and Melito of Sardis? When does 'The Catholic Encyclopedia' point to the start of Marian veneration? Did Gregory the Wonder Worker see Mary? Did he advocate for an Annunciation festival the same dates as a similar festival for the goddess Diana? Did the Lady of Fatima look like the Fatima statue or Diana? Is Mary the mother of grace? Is the 'Hail Mary' prayer original or from the Bible? Does the Bible warn about a claimed virgin who instead is a harlot? Might people be deceived by signs and lying wonders that might claim to be Jesus' mother Mary? Dr. Thiel covers these issues and reveals the truth about Jesus' mother Mary.

A detailed written article is also available titled 'Mary, the Mother of Jesus and the Apparitions'

Youtube video link: Truth About Mary, Mother of Jesus

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Mary, the Mother of Jesus and the Apparitions Do you know much about Mary? Are the apparitions real? What happened at Fatima? What might they mean for the rise of the ecumenical religion of Antichrist? Are Protestants moving towards Mary? How do the Eastern/Greek Orthodox view Mary? How might Mary view her adorers? Here is a link two related videos: Truth About Mary, Mother of Jesus and Marian Apparitions May Fulfill Prophecy. Here is a link to a sermon video: Why Learn About Fatima?

Women and the New Testament Church What roles did women play in the ministry of Jesus and the apostles? Did Jesus and the Apostle Paul violate Jewish traditions regarding their dealings with women? Do women have any biblical limitations on their role in the Church? Were there female prophets? Do women have any special responsibilities in terms of how they dress? What does the New Testament really teach about women? Here are links to two related sermons: Women’s Roles in the Church and New Testament Women.

Fatima and the ‘Miracle’ of the Sun On October 13, 1917, tens of thousands of people witnessed what they considered to be a miracle in the sky in Fatima, Portugal. Was this a miracle from God? Can you be certain? A video of some related interest is Fatima and Pope Francis. Here is a link to the sermon: Fatima and the ‘Miracle of the Sun’.

The ‘Lady’ of Guadalupe: Any Future Ramifications? It is claimed that a female apparition appeared near Mexico City on December 12, 1531. How has it affected the world? What might it suggest about the future? A video of related interest is titled: The ‘Lady of Guadalupe’ and Prophecy.

Pope Francis: Could this Marian Focused Pontiff be Fulfilling Prophecy? Pope Francis has taken many steps to turn people more towards his version of ‘Mary.’ Could this be consistent with biblical and Greco-Roman Catholic prophecies? This article documents what has been happening. There is also a video version titled Pope Francis: Could this Marian Focused Pontiff be Fulfilling Prophecy?

Feast of the Immaculate Conception? Did early Christians teach Mary had an immaculate conception and led a sinless life?

Origin of the Marian Dogmas: Where Do Roman Catholic Scholars Say The Four Dogmas of Mary Came From?

Assumption of Mary Did Mary die? Was she taken to heaven on August 15th? What is known? What does the Bible show?

Fatima Shock! What the Vatican Does Not Want You to Know About Fatima, Dogmas of Mary, and Future Apparitions. Whether or not you believe anything happened at Fatima, if you live long enough, you will be affected by its ramifications (cf. Isaiah 47; Revelation 17). Fatima Shock! provides concerned Christians with enough Roman Catholic-documented facts to effectively counter every false Marian argument. In addition to the print version, there is a Kindle version of Fatima Shock! which you can acquire in seconds.

Priscilla and Aquila An early Christian married couple from Rome who moved to Asia Minor.

Universal OFFER of Salvation, Apokatastasis: Can God save the lost in an age to come? Hundreds of scriptures reveal God’s plan of salvation Will all get a fair chance at salvation? This free book is packed with scriptures showing that God does intend to offer salvation to all who ever lived–the elect in this age, and the rest in the age to come. Here is a link to a related sermon series: Universal Offer of Salvation 1: Apocatastasis, Universal Offer of Salvation 2: Jesus Desires All to be Saved, Mysteries of the Great White Throne Judgment (Universal Offer of Salvation part 3), Is God Fair, Will God Pardon the Ignorant?, Can God Save Your Relatives?, Babies, Limbo, Purgatory and God’s Plan, and ‘By the Mouth of All His Holy Prophets’.

Is God Calling You? This booklet discusses topics including calling, election, and selection. If God is calling you, how will you respond? Here is are links to related sermons: Christian Election: Is God Calling YOU? and Predestination and Your Selection. A short animation is also available: Is God Calling You?

Beliefs of the Original Catholic Church. Did the original “catholic church” have doctrines held by the Continuing Church of God? Did Church of God leaders uses the term “catholic church” to ever describe the church they were part of? Here are links to related sermons: Original Catholic Church of God?, Original Catholic Doctrine: Creed, Liturgy, Baptism, Passover, What Type of Catholic was Polycarp of Smyrna?, Tradition, Holy Days, Salvation, Dress, & Celibacy, Early Heresies and Heretics, Doctrines: 3 Days, Abortion, Ecumenism, Meats, Tithes, Crosses, Destiny, and more, Saturday or Sunday?, The Godhead, Apostolic Laying on of Hands Succession, Church in the Wilderness Apostolic Succession List, Holy Mother Church and Heresies, and Lying Wonders and Original Beliefs.

Preparing for the ‘Short Work’ and The Famine of the Word What is the ‘short work’ of Romans 9:28? Who is preparing for it? Will Philadelphian Christians instruct many in the end times? Here is a link to a related video sermon titled: The Short Work. Here is a link to another: Preparing to Instruct Many.

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Proof Jesus is the Messiah This free book has over 200 Hebrew prophecies were fulfilled by Jesus. Plus, His arrival was consistent with specific prophecies and even Jewish interpretations of prophecy. Here are links to seven related sermons: Proof Jesus is the Messiah, Prophecies of Jesus’ birth, timing, and death, Jesus’ prophesied divinity, 200+ OT prophecies Jesus filled; Plus prophecies He made, Why Don’t Jews Accept Jesus?, Daniel 9, Jews, and Jesus, and Facts and Atheists’ Delusions About Jesus. Plus the links to two sermonettes: Luke’s census: Any historical evidence? and Muslims believe Jesus is the Messiah, but …

Hope of Salvation: How the Continuing Church of God Differs from Protestantism The CCOG is NOT Protestant. This free online book explains how the real Church of God differs from mainstream/traditional Protestants. Several sermons related to the free book are also available: Protestant, Baptist, and CCOG History; The First Protestant, God’s Command, Grace, & Character; The New Testament, Martin Luther, and the Canon; Eucharist, Passover, and Easter; Views of Jews, Lost Tribes, Warfare, & Baptism; Scripture vs. Tradition, Sabbath vs. Sunday; Church Services, Sunday, Heaven, and God’s Plan; Seventh Day Baptists/Adventists/Messianics: Protestant or COG?; Millennial Kingdom of God and God’s Plan of Salvation; Crosses, Trees, Tithes, and Unclean Meats; The Godhead and the Trinity; Fleeing or Rapture?; and Ecumenism, Rome, and CCOG Differences.

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Christians: Ambassadors for the Kingdom of God, Biblical instructions on living as a Christian This is a scripture-filled booklet for those wishing to live as a real Christian. A related sermon is also available: Christians are Ambassadors for the Kingdom of God.

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Continuing History of the Church of God This pdf booklet is a historical overview of the true Church of God and some of its main opponents from Acts 2 to the 21st century. Related sermon links include Continuing History of the Church of God: c. 31 to c. 300 A.D. and Continuing History of the Church of God: 4th-16th Centuries and Continuing History of the Church of God: 17th-20th Centuries. The booklet is available in Spanish: Continuación de la Historia de la Iglesia de Dios, German: Kontinuierliche Geschichte der Kirche Gottes, and Ekegusii Omogano Bw’ekanisa Ya Nyasae Egendererete.

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Ancient Homily for Holy Saturday

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-588kr-13d88cb Ancient Homily for Holy Saturday by Bishop Melito of Sardis. The Lord’s Descent Into the Underworld “Something strange is happening — there is a great silence on earth today, a great silence and stillness. The whole earth keeps silence because the King is asleep. The earth trembled and is still because God has fallen asleep in the flesh and He…

[brookstonalmanac]

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April Fool’s Day

April Noddy Day

Arbor Day (Tanzania)

Atheist’s Day

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Boy Howdy Day

Captains Regent Day (San Mario)

Capture of Brielle Remembrance (Netherlands)

Civil Service Day (Thailand)

Edible Book Day

EOKA Day (Cyprus)

Festival of Irritating Jokes & Childish Japes

Festival of Positive Threats

Fossil Fools Day

Gardtide (Elder Scrolls)

Ghodejatra (Katmandu Valley, Nepal)

Gowkie Day (a.k.a. Gowkin' Day; Scotland)

Greek Cypriot Day (EOKA Day; Cyprus)

Hatching Day (in “The Dragonriders of Pern”)

Hunt-the-Gowk Day (Scotland)

International Birding Day (Russia)

International Bull Terrier Day

International Fun at Work Day

International Tatting Day

International Tom Hanks Day

International Waluigi Day

Intolerance Day

Investiture of the New Captains Regent (San Marino)

Islamic Republic Day (Iran)

Kalends of April (Ancient Rome)

Kha b-Nisan (Assyrian New Year)

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Näfelser Fahrtfest (Glarus, Switzerland)

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Pigasus Award Announcement Day

Poetry and the Creative Mind Day

Prankster Day (North Coast Brewing)

Reading Is Funny Day

Semana Santa ends (Nicaragua)

Sliced Bread Day (a.k.a. Birthday of Sliced Bread)

Social Circus Day

Sorry Charlie Day

Spaghetti Tree Day

Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action [Date Varies]

Take Your Horse to Work Day

Take Your Parents to the Playground Day

US Air Force Academy Day

Užupis Day (Lithuania)

White Rabbit Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

International Day of the Barista

National Sourdough Bread Day

National Soylent Green Day

Organic Restaurant Day

Soy Foods Day

1st Saturday in April

Belgian Beer Day ( website ) [1st Saturday]

Every Day is Tag Day [1st Saturday]

International Firewalk Day [1st Saturday]

International Pillow Fight Day [1st Saturday]

International Table Top Day [1st Saturday]

National DIY Day [1st Saturday]

National Birding Day [1st Saturday]

National Handmade Day [1st Saturday]

National Love Our Children Day [1st Saturday]

National Play Outside Day [1st Saturday of Every Month]

Satyr's Day (Silenus, Greek God of Beer Buddies and Drinking Companions) [1st Saturday of Each Month]

Tangible Karma Day [1st Saturday]

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Iran (Declared a theocratic Islamic Republic; 1979)

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All Fools Day (Pastafarian)

Benny Rabbit (Muppetism)

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Day of Hathor (Egyptian Goddess of Drunkenness; also 1.23)

Eris Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Festival of Fortuna Virilis (Ancient Rome)

Festival of Renenutet, and the Birthday of Neper (Ancient Egyptian God of Grain)

Fortuna Virilis (Old Roman women's festival to Venus, seeking good relations with men)

Frederick Denison Maurice (Episcopal Church (USA))

Gilbert de Moray, Bishop of Caithness, Scotland (Christian; Saint)

Hippocrates (Positivist; Saint)

Hugh of Grenoble (Christian; Saint)

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Loki's Day (Norse)

Mary of Egypt (Christian; Saint)

Melito of Sardis (Christian; Saint)

Night of the Evil Clown Day (Church of the SubGenius)

Nuno Álvares Pereira (Christian; Saint)

St. Stupid's Day (First Church of the Last Laugh; San Francisco)

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Tewdrig (Christian; Saint)

Theodora (Christian; Saint)

Ticino Pasta Harvesting Day (Pastafarian)

Veneralia (Festival to Venus; Ancient Rome)

Walric, abbot of Leuconay (Christian; Saint)

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Alice’s Spooky Adventure (Disney Cartoon; 1924)

America the Beautiful, sung by Ray Charles (Song; 1976)

Bad Luck and Trouble, 11th Jack Reacher book, by Lee Child (Novel; 2007)

Blaze of Glory, by Joe Jackson (Album; 1989)

The Blue Angel (Film; 1930)

A Boy and His Dog, by Harlan Ellison (Novella; 1969)

A Brief History of Time, by Stephen Hawking (Book; 1988)

A Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole (Novel; 1980)

Death: The Time of Your Life, by Neil Gaiman (Comic Mini-Series; 1996)

Dodge City (Film; 1939)

Echo Burning, 5th Jack Reacher book, by Lee Child (Novel; 2001)

The Female Spectator, by Eliza Haywood (Magazine; 1744)

The Enemy, 8th Jack Reacher book, by Lee Child (Novel; 2004)

Gone Tomorrow, 13th Jack Reacher book, by Lee Child (Novel; 2009)

Hard Times, by Charles Dickens (Novel; 1854)

Hop (Animated Film; 2011)

The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle (Novel; 1902)

Howl's Moving Castle, by Diana Wynne Jones (Novel; 1986)

Leviathan, by Thomas Hobbes (Book; 1651)

The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Novella; 1943)

The Lost World, by Arthur Conan Doyle (Novel; 1912)

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The Man Who Laughs, by Victor Hugo (Novel; 1869)

The Man With the Golden Gun, by Ian Fleming (Novel; 1959) [James Bond #13]

The Meaning of Life (Film; 1983)

The Moth and the Flame (Disney Cartoon; 1938)

The Murders in the Rue Morgue, by Edgar Allan Poe (Short Story; 1841)

Nicholas Nickleby, by Charles Dickens (Novel; 1838)

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, by Ian Fleming (Novel; 1959) [James Bond #11]

One Shot, 9th Jack Reacher book, by Lee Child (Novel; 2005)

Persuader, 7th Jack Reacher book, by Lee Child (Novel; 2003)

The Pickwick Papers, by Charles Dickens (Novel; 1836)

The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde (Novel; 1891)

Play That Funky Music, by Wild Cherry (Song; 1976)

Running Blind, 4th Jack Reacher book, by Lee Child (Novel; 2000)

Sagebrush Sadie (Disney Cartoon; 1928)

The 700 Club (Religious Propaganda Series; 1966)

Shaddup Your Face, by Joe Dolce (Song; 1981)

Space Invaders (Video Game; 1978)

Spacewar! (Video Game; 1962)

The Sword of Shannara, by Terry Brooks (Novel; 1977)

The Tudors (TV Series; 2007)

2112, by Rush (Album; 1976)

25 O’Clock, by XTC, a.k.a. the Dukes of the Stratosphear (Album; 1985)

The War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells (Novel; 1897)

The Winding the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame (Novel; 1908)

Without Fail, 6th Jack Reacher book, by Lee Child (Novel; 2002)

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Hugó (Hungary)

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Maria (Romania)

Darya, Klavdia (Russia)

Hugo (Slovakia)

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Harald, Hervor (Sweden)

April, Arden, Argus, Diamond, Paris (USA)

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Zodiac: Aries (Day 12 of 30)

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Holidays 4.1

Holidays

April Fool’s Day

April Noddy Day

Arbor Day (Tanzania)

Atheist’s Day

Boomer Bonus Day

Boy Howdy Day

Captains Regent Day (San Mario)

Capture of Brielle Remembrance (Netherlands)

Civil Service Day (Thailand)

Edible Book Day

EOKA Day (Cyprus)

Festival of Irritating Jokes & Childish Japes

Festival of Positive Threats

Fossil Fools Day

Gardtide (Elder Scrolls)

Ghodejatra (Katmandu Valley, Nepal)

Gowkie Day (a.k.a. Gowkin' Day; Scotland)

Greek Cypriot Day (EOKA Day; Cyprus)

Hatching Day (in “The Dragonriders of Pern”)

Hunt-the-Gowk Day (Scotland)

International Birding Day (Russia)

International Bull Terrier Day

International Fun at Work Day

International Tatting Day

International Tom Hanks Day

International Waluigi Day

Intolerance Day

Investiture of the New Captains Regent (San Marino)

Islamic Republic Day (Iran)

Kalends of April (Ancient Rome)

Kha b-Nisan (Assyrian New Year)

Library Snap Shot Day

Lupus Alert Day

Margaritaville Day

Myles Day

Näfelser Fahrtfest (Glarus, Switzerland)

National Atheist’s Day

National Connor Day

National Greeting Card Day

National Jump in Muddy Puddles Day

National Love Our Children Day

National Lupus Alert Day

National One Cent Day

National Trombone Players Day

No More Dishpan Hands Day

One Cent Day

Odisha Day (a.k.a. Orissa Day; India)

Pigasus Award Announcement Day

Poetry and the Creative Mind Day

Prankster Day (North Coast Brewing)

Reading Is Funny Day

Semana Santa ends (Nicaragua)

Sliced Bread Day (a.k.a. Birthday of Sliced Bread)

Social Circus Day

Sorry Charlie Day

Spaghetti Tree Day

Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action [Date Varies]

Take Your Horse to Work Day

Take Your Parents to the Playground Day

US Air Force Academy Day

Užupis Day (Lithuania)

White Rabbit Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

International Day of the Barista

National Sourdough Bread Day

National Soylent Green Day

Organic Restaurant Day

Soy Foods Day

1st Saturday in April

Belgian Beer Day ( website ) [1st Saturday]

Every Day is Tag Day [1st Saturday]

International Firewalk Day [1st Saturday]

International Pillow Fight Day [1st Saturday]

International Table Top Day [1st Saturday]

National DIY Day [1st Saturday]

National Birding Day [1st Saturday]

National Handmade Day [1st Saturday]

National Love Our Children Day [1st Saturday]

National Play Outside Day [1st Saturday of Every Month]

Satyr's Day (Silenus, Greek God of Beer Buddies and Drinking Companions) [1st Saturday of Each Month]

Tangible Karma Day [1st Saturday]

Independence Days

Iran (Declared a theocratic Islamic Republic; 1979)

Feast Days

All Fools Day (Pastafarian)

Benny Rabbit (Muppetism)

Cellach of Armagh (Christian; Saint)

Day of Hathor (Egyptian Goddess of Drunkenness; also 1.23)

Eris Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Festival of Fortuna Virilis (Ancient Rome)

Festival of Renenutet, and the Birthday of Neper (Ancient Egyptian God of Grain)

Fortuna Virilis (Old Roman women's festival to Venus, seeking good relations with men)

Frederick Denison Maurice (Episcopal Church (USA))

Gilbert de Moray, Bishop of Caithness, Scotland (Christian; Saint)

Hippocrates (Positivist; Saint)

Hugh of Grenoble (Christian; Saint)

Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus; Japan)

Kha b-Nisan (Assyrian New Year)

Loki's Day (Norse)

Mary of Egypt (Christian; Saint)

Melito of Sardis (Christian; Saint)

Night of the Evil Clown Day (Church of the SubGenius)

Nuno Álvares Pereira (Christian; Saint)

St. Stupid's Day (First Church of the Last Laugh; San Francisco)

Take Your Parents to the Playground Day [8 Days Before Easter]

Tewdrig (Christian; Saint)

Theodora (Christian; Saint)

Ticino Pasta Harvesting Day (Pastafarian)

Veneralia (Festival to Venus; Ancient Rome)

Walric, abbot of Leuconay (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

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

Uncyclopedia Bad to Be Born Today (because it’s April Fool’s Day.)

Premieres

Alice’s Spooky Adventure (Disney Cartoon; 1924)

America the Beautiful, sung by Ray Charles (Song; 1976)

Bad Luck and Trouble, 11th Jack Reacher book, by Lee Child (Novel; 2007)

Blaze of Glory, by Joe Jackson (Album; 1989)

The Blue Angel (Film; 1930)

A Boy and His Dog, by Harlan Ellison (Novella; 1969)

A Brief History of Time, by Stephen Hawking (Book; 1988)

A Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole (Novel; 1980)

Death: The Time of Your Life, by Neil Gaiman (Comic Mini-Series; 1996)

Dodge City (Film; 1939)

Echo Burning, 5th Jack Reacher book, by Lee Child (Novel; 2001)

The Female Spectator, by Eliza Haywood (Magazine; 1744)

The Enemy, 8th Jack Reacher book, by Lee Child (Novel; 2004)

Gone Tomorrow, 13th Jack Reacher book, by Lee Child (Novel; 2009)

Hard Times, by Charles Dickens (Novel; 1854)

Hop (Animated Film; 2011)

The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle (Novel; 1902)

Howl's Moving Castle, by Diana Wynne Jones (Novel; 1986)

Leviathan, by Thomas Hobbes (Book; 1651)

The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Novella; 1943)

The Lost World, by Arthur Conan Doyle (Novel; 1912)

Made for Love (TV Series; 2021)

The Man Who Laughs, by Victor Hugo (Novel; 1869)

The Man With the Golden Gun, by Ian Fleming (Novel; 1959) [James Bond #13]

The Meaning of Life (Film; 1983)

The Moth and the Flame (Disney Cartoon; 1938)

The Murders in the Rue Morgue, by Edgar Allan Poe (Short Story; 1841)

Nicholas Nickleby, by Charles Dickens (Novel; 1838)

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, by Ian Fleming (Novel; 1959) [James Bond #11]

One Shot, 9th Jack Reacher book, by Lee Child (Novel; 2005)

Persuader, 7th Jack Reacher book, by Lee Child (Novel; 2003)

The Pickwick Papers, by Charles Dickens (Novel; 1836)

The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde (Novel; 1891)

Play That Funky Music, by Wild Cherry (Song; 1976)

Running Blind, 4th Jack Reacher book, by Lee Child (Novel; 2000)

Sagebrush Sadie (Disney Cartoon; 1928)

The 700 Club (Religious Propaganda Series; 1966)

Shaddup Your Face, by Joe Dolce (Song; 1981)

Space Invaders (Video Game; 1978)

Spacewar! (Video Game; 1962)

The Sword of Shannara, by Terry Brooks (Novel; 1977)

The Tudors (TV Series; 2007)

2112, by Rush (Album; 1976)

25 O’Clock, by XTC, a.k.a. the Dukes of the Stratosphear (Album; 1985)

The War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells (Novel; 1897)

The Winding the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame (Novel; 1908)

Without Fail, 6th Jack Reacher book, by Lee Child (Novel; 2002)

Today’s Name Days

Hugo, Irene, Irina (Austria)

Anastazije, Božica, Mavro, Venancije (Croatia)

Hugo (Czech Republic)

Hugo (Denmark)

Harald, Harri, Harro, Herald (Estonia)

Peppi, Pulmu, Raita (Finland)

Hugues, Valéry (France)

Hugo, Irene, Irina (Germany)

Hugó (Hungary)

Dora, Irene, Ugo (Italy)

Dagne, Dagnis, Tautmilis, Teodora, Teofils (Latvia)

Dainora, Rimgaudas, Teodora (Lithuania)

Aron, Arve, Arvid (Norway)

Chryzant, Grażyna, Hugo, Hugon, Katarzyna, Teodora, Tolisław, Zbigniew, Zbyszko (Poland)

Maria (Romania)

Darya, Klavdia (Russia)

Hugo (Slovakia)

Hugo, Venancio (Spain)

Harald, Hervor (Sweden)

April, Arden, Argus, Diamond, Paris (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 91 of 2024; 274 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 6 of week 13 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Fearn (Alder) [Day 14 of 28]

Chinese: Second Month 2 (Gui-Mao), Day 11 (Ji-Chou)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 10 Nisan 5783

Islamic: 10 Ramadan 1444

J Cal: 30 Ver; Nineday [30 of 30]

Julian: 19 March 2023

Moon: 82%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 7 Archimedes (4th Month) [Hippocrates]

Runic Half Month: Ehwaz (Horse) [Day 7 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 13 of 90)

Zodiac: Aries (Day 12 of 30)

Calendar Changes

April (Gregorian Calendar) [Month 4 of 12]

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When the Lord had clothed himself with humanity, and had suffered for the sake of the sufferer, and had been bound for the sake of the imprisoned, and had been judged for the sake of the condemned, and buried for the sake of the one who was buried, He rose up from the dead, and cried aloud with this voice: Who is he who contends with me? Let him stand in opposition to me. I set the condemned man free; I gave the dead man life; I raised up the one who had been entombed. Who is my opponent? I, he says, am the Christ. I am the one who destroyed death, and triumphed over the enemy, and trampled Hades under foot, and bound the strong one, and carried off man to the heights of heaven, I, he says, am the Christ. Therefore, come, all families of men, you who have been befouled with sins, and receive forgiveness for your sins. I am your forgiveness, I am the passover of your salvation, I am the lamb which was sacrificed for you, I am your ransom, I am your light, I am your saviour, I am your resurrection, I am your king, I am leading you up to the heights of heaven, I will show you the eternal Father, I will raise you up by my right hand. This is the one who made the heavens and the earth, and who in the beginning created man, who was proclaimed through the law and prophets, who became human via the virgin, who was hanged upon a tree, who was buried in the earth, who was resurrected from the dead, and who ascended to the heights of heaven, who sits at the right hand of the Father, who has authority to judge and to save everything, through whom the Father created everything from the beginning of the world to the end of the age. This is the alpha and the omega. This is the beginning and the end–an indescribable beginning and an incomprehensible end. This is the Christ. This is the king. This is Jesus. This is the general. This is the Lord. This is the one who rose up from the dead. This is the one who sits at the right hand of the Father. He bears the Father and is borne by the Father, to whom be the glory and the power forever. Amen.

Melito of Sardis, 2nd Century AD, “On the Passover”

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Our Morning Offering – 25 March – A Prayer of the Passion

Our Morning Offering – 25 March – Monday in Holy Week A Prayer of the PassionBy St Melito of Sardis (Died 180)Bishop of Sardis, Apologist, Father Lord Jesus Christ,You were bound as a ram,You were shorn like a lamb,You were led to the slaughter like a sheep,You bore the wood of the Cross on Your shoulders,You were led up the hill of Calvary,You were displayed naked on the Cross,You were nailed…

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"We should understand, beloved, that the paschal mystery is at once old and new, transitory and eternal, corruptible and incorruptible, mortal and immortal. In terms of the Law it is old, in terms of the Word it is new. In its figure it is passing, in its grace it is eternal. It is corruptible in the sacrifice of the lamb, incorruptible in the eternal life of the Lord. It is mortal in his burial in the earth, immortal in his resurrection from the dead."

From an Easter homily by Melito of Sardis, bishop  [From the Office of Readings]

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by Simonetta Carr | Melito is not a familiar name today. Until the last century, we could only find a mention of him in Eusebius’s Ecclesiastical History, mostly in connection with the controversy over the day in which the feast of Pascha (Easter) was to be celebrated...

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Easter Homily

A Message for Easter

An Easter Homily by Saint Melito of Sardis, Bishop