A journal of byzantine digressionS
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Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary
In preparation for the Consecration of the Archdiocese of San Francisco to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, this act of personal piety seems a good thing, indeed, a very good thing. 12 Day Preparation | Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary Day 1 Sep 4 Day 2 Sep 5 Day 3 Sep 6 Day 4 Sep 7 Day 5 Sep…
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I’ve never been to me…
Today’s Readings Jerome 20:7-9 Romans12:1-2 Matthew 16:21-27 Si quis vult post me venire, abneget semetipsum, et tollat crucem suam, et sequatur me. Qui enim voluerit animam suam salvam facere, perdet eam: qui autem perdiderit animam suam propter me, inveniet eam.Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For…
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How not to be a useless servant
Today’s Readings: 1 Thessalonians 4:9-11 Matthew 25:14-30 Et inutilem servum ejicite in tenebras exteriores. Throw this useless servant into the darkness outside Matthew 25:30a We all have gifts. Some of us use them. Some of us run away from them. I posted this a day or two ago, from Cardinal Newman: God has created me…
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Give me oil in my lamp keep me burnin…
Today’s Readings: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 Matthew 25:1-13 Et quæ paratæ erant, intraverunt cum eo ad nuptias, et clausa est janua. Those who were ready went into the wedding feast with him. Then the door was locked. Matthew 25:10 There’s a reason this is a wedding feast, above and beyond any of the other possible events:…
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The Voices in My Head
Today’s Readings: I Thessalonians 3:7-13 Matthew 24:42-51 Vigilate ergo, quia nescitis qua hora Dominus vester venturus sit. Stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come. Matthew 24:42 I have my phone, essentially, turned off all the time. I have my spam filters on high on my email. I never…
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Never be Thrown Away
From: Meditations and Devotions By Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman Section 3:2 God was all-complete, all-blessed in Himself; but it was His will to create a world for His glory. He is Almighty, and might have done all things Himself, but it has been His will to bring about His purposes by the beings He has…
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All comes from God
via GIPHYToday’s Readings: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 Mark 6:17-29 Ita loquimur non quasi hominibus placentes, sed Deo, qui probat corda nostra.Even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who proveth our hearts.1 Thessalonians 2:4b In thinking about this passage in the context of St John’s decollation I was thinking about how many times St…
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King, Country, & a la Carte Catholicism
Today’s readings: Isaiah 22:19-23 Romans 11:33-36 Matthew 16:13-20 I will thrust you from your office and pull you down from your station. On that day I will summon my servant Eliakim, son of Hilkiah; I will clothe him with your robe, and gird him with your sash, and give over to him your authority. Isaiah…
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Scribes AND Pharisees
Today’s readings: Ruth 2:1-3, 8-11; 4:13-17 Matthew 23:1-12 Dicunt enim, et non faciunt For they preach but they do not practice. Matthew 23:3b Oh this is so rich. The Greek word play is between “using words” (logos) and “making” (poetas). They use their words, yeah, but they’re certainly not poets… As a Catholic (and before,…
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Populus tuus populus meus
Today’s Readings: Ruth 1:1, 3-6, 14B-16, 22 Matthew 22:34-40 Quocumque enim perrexeris, pergam, et ubi morata fueris, et ego pariter morabor. Populus tuus populus meus, et Deus tuus Deus meus. For wherever you go, I will go, wherever you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Ruth…
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The Bible Fulfilled.
Today’s Readings: Revelation 21:9b-14 John 1:45-51 “We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the law, and also the prophets, Jesus son of Joseph, from Nazareth.” John 1:45b I wrote the text about the Blessed Virgin earlier this week, using this text as a model; the text, per the NCRegister, of the video…
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Takes a cool hand…
Today’s Readings: Judge 9:6-15 Matthew 20:1-16 An oculus tuus nequam est, quia ego bonus sum? Is your eye evil, because I am good? Matthew 20:15b We live in very interesting times, do we not? I say that in the style of the infamous Chinese curse, of course. When met with the anti Christian actions of…
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Hail Holy Queen
Today’s readings: Judges 6:11-24A Matthew 19:23-30 And Gedeon seeing that it was the angel of the Lord, said: Alas, my Lord God: for I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face. And the Lord said to him: Peace be with thee: fear not, thou shalt not die. And Gedeon built there an…
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Thrown to the Dogs
Today’s Readings: Isaiah 56:1, 6-7 Romans 11:13-15, 29-32 Matthew 15:21-28 Non est bonum sumere panem filiorum, et mittere canibus. It’s not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs. Matthew 15:26b I think everyone in the world today will be preaching something about what seems to be Jesus’ racism here. It’s…
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We totally got this…
My Mom was SOOOOO mad when this came in the mail! Number 68 (Aug/Sep 1982) of the Wittenburg Door. It showed what you see up there. And the back page said, “All this and hemorrhoids too.” Or words to that effect. Well, the woman who worked at the Post Office in 12790 was shocked and…
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