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Parokya Kolbe, Marytown Circle, Greenfields 1 Subd. Bgy. Kaligayahan, Quezon City (2026)

29/06/2023

Hoof restoration transfromation.

29/06/2023

Crocodile and wild boar.

28/06/2023

Delicious Food With Natural Cooking Styles 😋.

28/06/2023

Delicious Food With Natural Cooking Styles 😋.

23/06/2023

𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐨 𝐊𝐨𝐥𝐛𝐞: 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐰 𝟔:𝟏𝟗-𝟐𝟑
𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒉 𝑾𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝑶𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆

Living in the modern world without relying on material possessions or financial support is possible, as demonstrated in the story of creation in Genesis. God provided everything necessary for human well-being, intending for them to enjoy abundant wealth. However, negative traits such as selfishness and greed emerged, leading to divisions and negative consequences. 𝑱𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒔 𝒕𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑮𝒐𝒅 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅𝒍𝒚 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔, 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔. 𝑱𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒆'𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅, 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒈𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔. True generosity comes from the heart, irrespective of available resources. Jesus warned against hoarding material wealth, serving both God and money simultaneously, and excessive worrying about basic needs. Instead, he called for a change in mindset, understanding that a tree does not consume its own fruit. These teachings require a fresh perspective and personal transformation, aligning intentions with God's will to pursue holiness and glorify Him.

𝑇𝑜 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐺𝑜𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑙, 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑟 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡, 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑎 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑝𝑠. Firstly, it is crucial to acknowledge that God created the world with abundant resources, intending for humans to enjoy them without being driven by selfishness or greed. Secondly, one should embrace the teachings of Jesus, valuing the true wealth that comes from God rather than placing undue importance on worldly possessions. Practicing sacrificial giving for the benefit of others is also essential. Thirdly, it is important to understand that genuine generosity should originate from the heart, irrespective of the resources one possesses, and to avoid hoarding material wealth. Fourthly, one should shift their mindset to recognize that, just as a tree shares its fruit, humans should utilize their gifts and talents for the betterment of others and the promotion of positive outcomes. Fifthly, it is vital to let go of excessive worry about basic needs and instead place trust in God's provision. Finally, personal transformation is necessary, aligning one's intentions with God's will, and actively striving for holiness while seeking to bring glory to Him. 𝐵𝑦 𝑎𝑑ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑝𝑠, 𝑖𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑛 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠, 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐺𝑜𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑙.

Keywords: Living without material possessions, True wealth from God, Sacrificial giving and generosity, Mindset shift and personal transformation Trusting in God's provision

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https://www.acatholic.org/friday-61716-store-treasures-heaven/

23/06/2023

𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐨 𝐊𝐨𝐥𝐛𝐞: 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑

𝟐 𝐂𝐨𝐫 𝟏𝟏:𝟏𝟖, 𝟐𝟏-𝟑𝟎
𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐰 𝟔:𝟏𝟗-𝟐𝟑
𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒉 𝑾𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝑶𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆

𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬: 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐭. 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬

In the passage taken from St. Paul's Epistle to the Corinthians, he reflects on the experiences and difficulties he faced as an Apostle and missionary, highlighting that he had the opportunity to boast about his worldly achievements and social status. 𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠, ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑎 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑧𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑒𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝐺𝑜𝑑. Despite encountering numerous challenges, rejections, and temptations, St. Paul remained unwavering in his commitment, seeking his worth and fulfillment in Christ rather than seeking recognition from the world. 𝑇ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠, ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑢𝑟𝑔𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑏𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑔𝑔𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝑜𝑟𝑑. 𝐻𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑑𝑙𝑦 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑜𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝐻𝑖𝑚.

𝐼𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐺𝑜𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑙 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑔𝑒, 𝐽𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑠 𝐻𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑧𝑒 𝑔𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑟𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝑜𝑛 𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡ℎ. 𝐻𝑒 ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑜𝑢𝑟 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠, 𝑒𝑚𝑝ℎ𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑧𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑛 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠. Jesus employs the analogy of the eye functioning as a lamp to underscore the significance of maintaining a clear and untainted perspective. He urges His disciples to actively pursue heavenly treasures and uphold a virtuous mindset, warning against the allure of worldly temptations and attachments. Jesus acknowledges the ongoing battle against sin and urges His followers to remain watchful and steadfast in resisting temptation.

The First Reading from St. Paul's Epistle to the Corinthians and the Gospel passage share a common message. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒛𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅𝒍𝒚 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔. St. Paul sets an example by boasting about his faith and righteousness rather than his earthly achievements, while Jesus instructs His disciples to focus on accumulating treasures in heaven and warns them against being enticed by worldly temptations. 𝐵𝑜𝑡ℎ 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑢𝑛𝑤𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝐺𝑜𝑑, 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑧𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑢𝑟 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑠. St. Paul's reflections aim to strengthen the faith of the Corinthians, while Jesus' teachings, including the analogy of the eye as a lamp, encourage His disciples to maintain a virtuous and enlightened mindset.

KatKol

Keywords: Heavenly treasures, Faith and righteousness,
Prioritizing eternal rewards, Virtuous mindset,
Aligning with heavenly principles

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https://www.acatholic.org/friday-61716-store-treasures-heaven/

23/06/2023

𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐚

Here is our question for our Bible Trivia today:

𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝑱𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒔, 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒐 𝒘𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔? 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝐺𝑜𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑙 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦.

Comment your answers below and come back tomorrow for the correct answer.

𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚, 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒔 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒅𝒐𝒎 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆.

23/06/2023

𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐚

Narito ang kasagutan sa ating Bible Trivia kahapon sa katanungang:

𝐵𝑢𝑘𝑜𝑑 𝑠𝑎 𝐸𝑏𝑎𝑛𝑔ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑦𝑜 𝑎𝑦𝑜𝑛 𝑘𝑎𝑦 𝑆𝑎𝑛 𝑀𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑜, 𝑠𝑎𝑎𝑛 𝐸𝑏𝑎𝑛𝑔ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑦𝑜 𝑝𝑎 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑝𝑢𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝐴𝑚𝑎 𝑁𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑛.

𝐀𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧:

𝐀𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐦𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐨 𝟔:𝟗-𝟏𝟑 𝐚𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐩𝐮𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐚 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐬 𝟏𝟏:𝟐-𝟒. 𝐻𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑘𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑦𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑡 𝑘𝑢𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑒 𝑘𝑎𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑎𝑔𝑘𝑎𝑘𝑎𝑖𝑏𝑎 𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑦 𝑑𝑎ℎ𝑖𝑙 𝑠𝑎 𝑝𝑎𝑔𝑠𝑎𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑛.

𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐠𝐨𝐝 𝐧𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐢 𝐬𝐚 𝐦𝐠𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐤𝐮𝐡𝐚 𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐤𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧.

𝑨𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒂 𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒂 𝒂𝒚 𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒉𝒖𝒍𝒖𝒈𝒂𝒏 𝒏𝒂 𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏 𝒅𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒔𝒂𝒃𝒖𝒉𝒂𝒚. 𝑻𝒂𝒚𝒐'𝒚 𝒖𝒎𝒊𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒊 𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒅𝒊𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒌𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒏.

22/06/2023

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬

𝐀 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐞

𝑆𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑇ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑠 𝑀𝑜𝑜𝑟𝑒
𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑦𝑟
𝑀𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙 (𝑂𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙)
𝐽𝑢𝑛𝑒 22

"𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑙𝑦 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡, 𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒. 𝐼𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝑡 𝑎 𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑜𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑔𝑢𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑏𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑑𝑜𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠."

** 𝑆𝑡. 𝑇ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑠 𝑀𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑎𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛 𝑆𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑚𝑒𝑛, 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑠, 𝑙𝑎𝑤𝑦𝑒𝑟𝑠, 𝑐𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑙 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑠, 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑡 𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑘𝑠, 𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑛, 𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑠, 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠, 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑝𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑠. **

𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝑺𝒕. 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒆:

𝐿𝑜𝑟𝑑 𝐺𝑜𝑑, 𝑤𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑢𝑠 𝑆𝑡. 𝑇ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑠 𝑀𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑥𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑙𝑎𝑦 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒. 𝐻𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑢𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 ℎ𝑖𝑠 ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑦 𝑒𝑥𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒. 𝑀𝑎𝑦 𝑤𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑙 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑠 𝑤𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑣𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠.

𝑆𝑡. 𝑇ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑠, 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑠𝑜 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑎 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝐻𝑖𝑚. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑎 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑜𝑡𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝐻𝑖𝑚 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑙𝑎𝑤𝑦𝑒𝑟. 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑𝑙𝑦 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑖𝑑 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑𝑙𝑦. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑡ℎ.

𝑃𝑟𝑎𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑢𝑠, 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑑𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑦 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑎𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑖𝑑, 𝑠𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑏𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑦 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑.

𝑃𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 (𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒). 𝑊𝑒 𝑎𝑠𝑘 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑂𝑢𝑟 𝐿𝑜𝑟𝑑. 𝐴𝑚𝑒𝑛.

𝑆𝑡. 𝑇ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑠 𝑀𝑜𝑟𝑒, 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑢𝑠!

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𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞

St. Thomas More's life teaches us a valuable lesson about the utmost importance of staying true to one's conscience and moral values, regardless of the severe consequences that may arise. More's unwavering refusal to support King Henry VIII's divorce, the establishment of the Church of England, and the king's claim to supremacy over the Church ultimately cost him his life. Despite his esteemed positions as a scholar, lawyer, and chancellor of England, More placed his spiritual convictions above any political considerations. His martyrdom serves as a powerful testament to the bravery and integrity required to confront powerful authorities and uphold one's convictions. The fact that More was later canonized as a saint and designated as the patron of political leaders underscores his ongoing relevance in a world where compromising ethics and blindly adhering to authority remain persistent challenges. 𝐻𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑥𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑠, 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑟 𝑝𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑢𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑢𝑛𝑤𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑡ℎ.

𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞?

St. Thomas More, who was born in 1478, had a diverse career as a lawyer, writer, and politician. He strongly opposed King Henry VIII's efforts to bring the Church under the control of the English monarchy. Interestingly, before pursuing his legal and political path, More contemplated joining a monastic order but ultimately decided to enter Parliament and marry Jane C**t. Over time, he gained favor with King Henry VIII and attained the prestigious position of Lord Chancellor. More actively defended Catholic teachings against Martin Luther's criticisms. However, when the king went against the Pope and attempted to exert authority over the Church, More resigned from his position. His principled stance continued when he refused to take an oath acknowledging the validity of the king's new marriage. As a consequence, he was imprisoned and later tried for treason. Throughout his trial, More fearlessly expressed his opposition to the king's actions. Tragically, on July 6, 1535, he was executed by beheading. 𝐼𝑛 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑦𝑟𝑑𝑜𝑚, 𝑆𝑡. 𝑇ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑠 𝑀𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝐶ℎ𝑢𝑟𝑐ℎ. 𝐻𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑚𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑚 "𝐴 𝑀𝑎𝑛 𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝐴𝑙𝑙 𝑆𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑠."

For more details on the life of Saint Thomas More please refer to the flollowing link: https:https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-thomas-more-499

Keywords: St. Thomas More, Moral values, Conscience
Martyrdom, Leadership with integrity

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St. Thomas More
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22/06/2023

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬

𝐀 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫

𝑆𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝐽𝑜ℎ𝑛 𝐹𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑟
𝐵𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑝 & 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑦𝑟
𝑀𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙 (𝑂𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙)
𝐽𝑢𝑛𝑒 22

"𝐴 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑛; 𝑎 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛 ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑛, 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑢𝑛ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑖𝑛 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒."

** 𝑆𝑡. 𝐽𝑜ℎ𝑛 𝐹𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑜𝑘𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑑. **

𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝑺𝒕. 𝑱𝒐𝒉𝒏 𝑭𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒓:

𝐷𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝐿𝑜𝑟𝑑, 𝑤𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑢𝑠 𝑆𝑡. 𝐽𝑜ℎ𝑛 𝐹𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑥𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠. 𝐻𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑢𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒 𝑌𝑜𝑢, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑑.

𝑆𝑡. 𝐽𝑜ℎ𝑛 𝐹𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑟, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑘𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑎 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒 𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑎𝑠 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑠 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒. 𝑇ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑦-𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑙𝑑, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑑.

𝐴𝑠 𝑎 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠𝑡, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑦 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑥𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑦 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑔𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑢𝑝 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑛𝑑.

𝑃𝑟𝑎𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑢𝑠, 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒 𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑎𝑠 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑖𝑑.

𝑃𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 (𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒).

𝑆𝑡. 𝐽𝑜ℎ𝑛 𝐹𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑟, 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑢𝑠!

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𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐭. 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫

St. John Fisher's life teaches us valuable lessons about the significance of intellectual engagement, moral courage, and unwavering commitment to one's principles. Despite his association with Renaissance humanists and his active involvement in the intellectual circles of his time, Fisher remained firm in his faith and effectively navigated the cultural landscape. As a bishop, he dedicated himself to improving the quality of preaching, displaying his deep passion for effectively communicating religious teachings. His brave stance in the controversy surrounding King Henry VIII's marriage and his resolute refusal to acknowledge Henry's authority over the Church showcased his unwavering loyalty to Rome and his unwavering dedication to upholding Church teachings. Fisher's martyrdom stands as a powerful testament to his bravery in defending what he believed to be just, even when faced with severe consequences. 𝐻𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶ℎ𝑢𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒, 𝑏𝑜𝑡ℎ 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙, 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑠.

𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫?

St. John Fisher, a renowned scholar, bishop, and defender of Catholic doctrine, played a significant role during the tumultuous reign of King Henry VIII in 16th century England. Born in 1469, Fisher excelled in his studies at Cambridge University, eventually rising to the position of chancellor. As the Bishop of Rochester, he actively advocated for educational reforms and delivered powerful sermons. Fisher gained prominence as the primary supporter and trusted advisor of Queen Catherine of Aragon, vehemently opposing Henry's attempts to divorce her and wed Anne Boleyn. When Henry severed ties with Rome and established the Church of England, Fisher staunchly refused to acknowledge the king's authority, resulting in his arrest and imprisonment in the Tower of London. D𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝑜𝑓 𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑏𝑦 𝑃𝑜𝑝𝑒 𝑃𝑎𝑢𝑙 𝐼𝐼𝐼, 𝐹𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛, 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑥𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑏𝑦 𝑏𝑒ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑛 𝐽𝑢𝑛𝑒 22, 1535. 𝐻𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝐿𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑛 𝐵𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑔𝑒. 𝐹𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑟'𝑠 𝑢𝑛𝑤𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 ℎ𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦.

For more details on the life of Saint John Fisher please refer to the flollowing link: https://www.stjohnfisherchurch.com/who-was-saint-john-fisher-

Keywords: St. John Fisher, Intellectual engagement, Moral courage, Unwavering commitment, Defender of Catholic doctrine

Photo Credit:

St. John Fisher
https://www.stjohnfisherchurch.com/who-was-saint-john-fisher-

22/06/2023

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬

𝐀 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐨𝐥𝐚

𝑆𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑃𝑎𝑢𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑁𝑜𝑙𝑎
𝐵𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑝
𝑀𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙 (𝑂𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙)
𝐽𝑢𝑛𝑒 22

"𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑤."

** 𝑆𝑡. 𝑃𝑎𝑢𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑁𝑜𝑙𝑎 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑎𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛 𝑆𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑟𝑠. **

𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝑺𝒕. 𝑷𝒂𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑵𝒐𝒍𝒂:

𝐵𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝐿𝑜𝑟𝑑, 𝑆𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑃𝑎𝑢𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑁𝑜𝑙𝑎 𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑅𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑙 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑢𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑑 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑠𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑓𝑦 ℎ𝑖𝑚. 𝐼𝑛 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑌𝑜𝑢, ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑙𝑙 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑜𝑟. 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑎 𝑏𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑝, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒 𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒. 𝑊𝑒 𝑎𝑠𝑘 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑢𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑓𝑖𝑒𝑑. 𝐻𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑢𝑠, 𝑂 𝐺𝑜𝑑, 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑤𝑒 𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑤𝑒'𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠. 𝑀𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑢𝑠 𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑠𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑓𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑, 𝑔𝑢𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑢𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑒 𝑣𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. 𝑆𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑃𝑎𝑢𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑁𝑜𝑙𝑎, 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑢𝑠. 𝐴𝑚𝑒𝑛.

Source:
https://gnm.org/daily-saints/saint-paulinus-of-nola/

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐭. 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐨𝐥𝐚

The life of St. Paulinus of Nola imparts valuable lessons to us. Firstly, it exemplifies the transformative power of faith and the capacity for profound conversion, even in those who have achieved worldly success. Despite his privileged background and successful career, Paulinus was deeply moved by the devotion of the people around him, prompting him to embark on a spiritual journey characterized by prayer, asceticism, and dedicated service to God and others. Secondly, Paulinus teaches us the significance of embracing suffering and loss as opportunities for spiritual growth and a deeper reliance on God. Rather than yielding to despair, he and his wife responded to the tragedy of losing their child by strengthening their commitment to God and voluntarily embracing a life of poverty. Their example serves as a reminder for us to seek God's will during times of trial and to trust in His providence. Lastly, Paulinus underscores the importance of utilizing our talents and gifts for the glory of God and the benefit of others. He employed his education in poetry to compose hymns and poems that enriched the faith of fellow believers, while also engaging in extensive correspondence with fellow Christians, fostering spiritual friendship and unity. 𝐻𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑢𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑛 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑤𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑦 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐺𝑜𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙-𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑢𝑠.

𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐨𝐥𝐚?

St. Paulinus of Nola, who was born in 354, started his life as a Roman aristocrat and held a political position. However, he made the decision to leave behind his political career and instead became a monk, bishop, and renowned Christian poet in the 5th century. His artistic talents were evident in his compositions, which were songs of faith and love that depicted the history of salvation and the presence of God in ordinary occurrences. As a bishop, Paulinus displayed great compassion for the poor, especially during the turbulent period of barbarian invasions. He constructed a road and a hospice near a shrine dedicated to Saint Felix, whom he deeply revered. Paulinus, along with his wife, embraced a monastic lifestyle following personal tragedies and accusations. They relocated to Spain, where he was ordained as a priest, and eventually settled in Nola, Italy. In Nola, Paulinus made significant contributions to the local church and was consecrated as the city's bishop in 409. 𝑇ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒, ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑥ℎ𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑎 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡, 𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑑𝑚𝑖𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑔𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑆𝑡. 𝐴𝑢𝑔𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑆𝑡. 𝐽𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑒. 𝑆𝑡. 𝑃𝑎𝑢𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑁𝑜𝑙𝑎 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑛 𝐽𝑢𝑛𝑒 22, 431, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ.

For more details on the life of Saint Paulinus of Nola please refer to the flollowing link: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-paulinus-of-nola-703

Keywords: St. Paulinus of Nola, Transformative power of faith, Profound conversion, Embracing suffering for spiritual growth, Utilizing talents for God's glory

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St. Paulinus of Nola
https://neatnik2009.wordpress.com/2018/01/28/feast-of-st-paulinus-of-nola-june-22/

22/06/2023

Last Tuesday, the BEC Community of our parish joyously observed the Holy Eucharist in a designated area as part of our BEC Ministry. This initiative serves as an additional means through which our BEC Ministry extends the presence of the Holy Eucharist to the outskirts of the parish and its people.

** Photo courtesy of our BEC Ministry and Community. **

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