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Jimmy Akin is a serious Catholic writer and researcher and fixed the date: 4/3/33.
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In Israel, Caiaphas was high priest from A.D. 18 to 37 and is best known for the trial of Jesus. Romans governed Judea through a procurator, Pontius Pilate (26/27 to 36/37) and appointed the high priest directly, causing the officeholder to be seen as a Roman puppet. China In China, Caiaphas is whoever the current leader is. “Since 2018, the government has imprisoned uncompliant priests and removed crosses from churches. Recently, the Chinese authorities edited the Bible to “reflect socialist values”, leaving a new generation of believers exposed to a version of the sacred text that has been filtered through an authoritarian lens. “An educational curriculum written and distributed by government agencies even recast the Gospel of John to say that Christ claimed to be a sinner and was guilty of murder. “The Chinese authorities see technology as the next frontier of totalitarianism. They are investing billions to develop and deploy new machinery such as facial recognition, data collection, and tracking software to establish a full-blown surveillance state. “In fact, just before re-negotiations with the Holy See began this year, hackers working for the Chinese government infiltrated the Vatican’s computer networks in what The New York Times called ‘an apparent espionage effort’.” Source USA Today, David Curry, Opinion contributors, 1/10/2020 [edited to shorten] https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/10/10/china-and-christianity-vatican-deal-china-allows-persecution-column/5899207002/ Diary of a Country Priest, 1951, is a French film with English subtitles, about two hours long, the best film I've ever seen for the screenwriting alone, and there is an unexpected ending.
A little bit of knowledge will assist you in understanding the ending. There is no such man as an ex-priest. I know of an incident in NYC in which a street sweeper witnessed a woman be struck by a car. The "street sweeper" rushed to her side and gave her absolution. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Diary+of+a+Parish+Priest+Movie&&view=detail&mid=06239159F37C0FFFBFA906239159F37C0FFFBFA9&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DDiary%2Bof%2Ba%2BParish%2BPriest%2BMovie%26Form%3DVDRSCL%26%3D0 Husband calls
“Honey it’s me. I don’t want to alarm you, but I was hit by a car as I was leaving the office. Paula brought me to the hospital. They have checked me over and done some tests and x-rays. The blow to my head was severe. Fortunately, it did not cause any serious internal injury. However, I have three broken ribs, a compound fracture in the left leg, and they think they might have to amputate my right foot.” Wife answers “Who's Paula?” Here is an excerpt from Sunday’s Gradual, Ps. 44, 3, 2. “My heart hath uttered a good word. I speak my works to the King: my tongue is the pen of a scrivener that writeth quickly.” Quora Question: How do I write a book in one year?” Quora Answer: “You glue your ass to a chair and write one page a day.”
I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet The words repeat Of peace on earth, good-will to men! And thought how, as the day had come, The belfries of all Christendom Had rolled along The unbroken song Of peace on earth, good-will to men! And in despair I bowed my head; “There is no peace on earth,” I said; “For hate is strong, And mocks the song Of peace on earth, good-will to men!” Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: God is not dead, nor doth He sleep; The Wrong shall fail, The Right prevail, With peace on earth, good-will to men. Longfellow “… [1962 Missal adherents are] characterised by a rejection not only of the liturgical reform, but of the Vatican Council II itself, claiming, with unfounded and unsustainable assertions, that it betrayed the Tradition and the ‘true Church’.”
Christopher Lamb lifted the quote from the pope’s letter to bishops accompanying his Motu Proprio, Traditionis Custodes. The article, Pope issues restrictions on ‘divisive’ Old Rite, can be found in the 7-16-21 issue of The Tablet, The International Catholic News Weekly. The pope has made the claim that I am divisive. I have not charged anyone with being divisive. I attended the Modern Mass for 50 years. I am not divisive, and anyone who says that, regardless of who he is, is unworthy. A man spoke frantically into the phone, “My wife is pregnant, and her contractions are only two minutes apart.”
“Is this her first child?” the doctor asked. “No! This is her husband!” This is a Latin phrase meaning “what one has earned”. In the context of contract law, it means “reasonable value of services”. What does it mean in terms of the Catholic faith? Is there a zero measurement of what one has earned? Null is a merit, or, at least, not a demerit under the 7th Commandment.
One commenter called it the Sound of Civilization Arriving. There are no valves, just pipes. From Tom Schulenburg, Quora contributor, 12-16-21 Why is the shape of an elephant related to Fibonacci numbers? Starting with 1, 2, etcetera, the Fibonacci sequence is derived from adding the two previous terms to create the next term - (1+2) = 3, (2+3) = 5, (3+5) = 8, and so on. As the sequence progresses, the ratio of two terms (term2/term1) becomes consistent at about 1.618034. This is known as the golden ratio. As nature would have it, this is a ratio that appears frequently in many forms - the spiral of a snail shell, the petals on a flower, the shape of a hurricane, to name a few. The same ratio can be seen in the elephant’s trunk when curled up. 
Augustine (A.D. 354-430) breathlessly wrote that Christ emerged from His mother’s womb, the bridal chamber. The words of a canto are Non horruisti Virginis uterum. Thou didst not abhor the Virgin’s womb. (and it was left intact, as were the walls of the Upper Room)
The nth term of a sequence is 7n – 5.
What is the 86th term in the sequence? Put 86 in the place of n in your formula. 7 × 86 – 5 = 602 − 5 = 597. What does (−2)² mean?
Answered by a seventeen-year-old boy on Quora: 4. One thing to note, (−2)² is not the same as −2². We can write −2² as −(2²) which becomes −(4) = −4. A seventeen-year-old boy had just passed his driving test and inquired of his father as to when they could discuss using the car, and the father offered his son the following deal.
“You bring your grades up from a C to a B average, study your Bible a little, and get your hair cut. Then we will talk about the car.” The boy thought about it for a moment, decided he’d settle for the offer, and they agreed on it. Six weeks later his father said, “Son, you've brought your grades up, and I've observed that you have been studying your Bible, but I’m disappointed you haven’t cut your hair.” The boy said, “You know, Dad, I've been thinking about that, and I’ve noticed in my studies of the Bible that Moses had long hair, Samson had long hair, John the Baptist had long hair, and there’s even strong evidence that Jesus had long hair.” “Did you also notice they all walked everywhere they went?” 1/15/2021
An unnamed off-duty Baltimore police officer was getting a haircut when 38-year-old Carlos Ortega burst into the Bladi Style barbershop in East Baltimore and fatally shot the barber, 33-year-old Rafael Jeffers. Video surveillance captured the moment when the off duty officer, who was armed and in plain clothes, quickly jumped to his feet and, "with great bravery produced his firearm", according to Police Commissioner Michael Harrison. The assailant had killed the unsuspecting target, and the sergeant returned fire, killing the assailant. D. F. D’Ercole US Forest Service Supervisory Special Agent (Retired) FOP Lodge #37 LEOSA Coordinator DHS Law Enforcement Instructor The 1962 Missal, which is in Latin with English translation on every page, is used. A missal is a liturgical book containing all instructions and texts necessary for the celebration of Mass throughout the year. The Mass is long, but the picture is clear and the sermon excellent. Many artists and artisans made what is seen. I also posted the video so that one might reflect on the magic bullet, natural antibodies that seem to fly to their specific objective in a charmed fashion (P. Ehrlich 1907). He who is within the florid monstrance unveiled at the end will neutralize all microbial attackers and bigger. At High Mass on Sunday, there are between 10 and 16 altar boys. Last Sunday, at 6PM Low Mass, we had one priest, the tallest, and one altar boy, the smallest – Gregory.
Let me tell you about eight-year-old Gregory. He lights the candles before Mass. They are as tall as he is. He must take them off the upper part of altar, place them on the floor, get out the electric lighter, and then place them back. It is quite a balancing act. The lectionary with stand attached is very big, and he is able to carry it from one side of the altar to the other multiple times and not drop it. He was holding the bells for consecration, and they were tinkling when they should not be. I had to squelch my laughter. When he lifts the chasuble, his left arm extends as far as it can, and he holds on with his left hand and onto the bells in the right hand. Dextera means right hand, and at that moment little Gregory becomes ambidextrous. He stands to the right of the priest and deftly holds the communion paten under the chin of every man, woman, and child (must be at least seven) and never tires. A Low Mass is a little more than an hour. There are at least 100 who receive, and he must almost run to keep up with the towering priest. The priest held the chalice below the altar itself for Gregory to pour in the water so that the priest could wash it clean. Gregory is allowed to serve by himself because he memorized all the Latin and learned every move he must make. When I asked him, he gave me my first tour of the sacristy and explained everything. I let him think I didn’t know anything, but he is smart and knew he was not talking to a neophyte. He has a younger brother who has autism, so we shall see if he can to do what his older brother does, maybe not alone, but it would be edifying to see him helping his older brother. The layman who trains the altar boys is strict. Here is one of the prayers Gregory memorized in Latin. He repeats it after the priest and then again a second time right before receiving communion, which is before we receive. Of course, we are praying the Confiteor silently. Gregory and the priest say it quietly: I confess to Almighty God, to blessed Mary ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the Archangel to blessed John the Baptist, to the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, to all the Saints, and to you, brethren, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word and deed: through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault. Therefore I beseech blessed Mary ever Virgin, blessed Michael the Archangel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, all the Saints, and you, brethren, to pray for me to the Lord our God. When he gets home, he must fall into bed without saying his prayers, because he has said enough to last for days. Now I understand what Jesus meant when He said, “I assure you, unless you change and become like little children, you will not enter the kingdom of God.” Gregory’s innocence and the innocence of all the children I have tutored forces me take a hard look at myself and what I lack. When I see his mother next, I will ask how often he serves. Years ago, when I was driving on a long road trip and my 10-year-old niece was in the back seat, I told a scary story I had once heard. When done, my niece said, “Don’t stop!” I made up a bunch of stuff and didn’t stop until I ran out of ideas. That was the moment when I knew I could tell a story. On May 29th [2017], the Prime Minister of Poland, Beata Szydlo, and her husband, Edward, had the unique privilege of attending the first Mass of her [sic] newly ordained son, Fr. Tymoteusz Szydlo, at their home parish of Our Lady of Częstochowa in Przecieszyn in southern Poland. Father Szydlo is a member of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter....”  information and photograph courtesy of vocationblog.com
What does doxxed mean? It happens when a person’s information, such as phone and address, is made public with malicious intent. J. K. Rowling was doxxed and death threats were sent to her because she said something a certain community did not like.
If I were famous and read by millions, I would be doxxed. Facebook put me in jail for three weeks in 2020. I had been so careful to avoid politics, but my diligence failed when algorithms did not like my utterance, which was one sentence long: “The 2020 election was pitiful.” I righted myself by leaving all social media in 2021. I would not assign students anything Rowling writes, but her right to free speech is important. Apparently, the only people who will defend free speech are not part of the violent leftist mobs and their government promoters occupying world capitals, including Washington and Sacramento, globalist communists in it for power and profit. Several friends who fled Vietnam and several friends/acquaintances who fled Nicaragua mean something. I’m guessing that you have a few who fled from somewhere, too. America is the last refuge, and she will not fall, because traditional people will stand. If you like Mozart and have an hour or so, you will like this. The video is from 2003, so the picture quality isn’t fantastic, but the sound is good. Missa Pro Defuncto is Mass for the Dead and is performed here by orchestra, choir, soloists, and organist in church during Mass, something rarely done, even in Poland, which is 93% Catholic. Coordination between FSSP priests and the music makers is not difficult, because Mozart was devout and composed for worship. Mozart’s native language was German, he spoke Italian and French, and his Latin was excellent. The 1984 film Amadeus was junk for portraying Mozart as if he were an adult child. You often hear Dominus vobiscum in the Mass. It means, “May the Lord be with you.” If you recall the film, Star Wars, you heard the expression, “May the Force be with you.” Surprise! The Sanctus at 48 minutes is loud. The composed Mass is dramatic throughout, which is fitting because it is the unbloody sacrifice, the living re-presentation of the Last Supper and the Crucifixion, the most magnificent and ongoing moment of salvation. It is offered for Mozart, and Lacrymosa, meaning tears, the last bit of music, suddenly ends. He was working on it on his deathbed and died before finishing. The choir and soloists understand the Latin, and the musicians are filled with sorrowful joy at the consecration with heads bent down over their instruments. How much does the congregation understand at a Mass in Latin? Parts are repetitive and become easy after a while. My Missal lets me cheat because it has English and Latin side-by-side on every page. Altar boys here in Sacramento have the long and short responses memorized, including our little Gregory. When people say, “I am spiritual but not religious,” are they serious? Separation of the two is not even fiction, which must contain some truth therein. So, spiritual but not religious? Gazing at mother earth is a spiritual experience, and church is not necessary. No, mother earth is not God. Still spiritual but not religious? At their particular judgments, dissenters will hear these words, “I am the bridegroom, and the Church is My bride.” This is frighteningly unavoidable. God’s mercy and justice are His, not mine, to give. His words are His, not mine, to speak. Christ and the Catechism are indivisible, and the Church, not mother earth, is His living body. When I step inside, I see all the statues - the more, the better - my living family, and on the crucifix is the Man I love, making me beholden to His Body and Blood. The translation of the praises in Latin, the language of unshakeable clarity, is very good. Sabaoth means the hosts of heaven.
Ad Magnam Dei Gloriam means To the Great Glory of God. |
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