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September 17,
2008
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Thoughts from Sister Patricia
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Day One of the Radio Sharathon. I think it went well. It is so fun listening to it... the enthusiasm is contagious. Sort of makes me think... gosh I got to go out and get a job so I can send in some money to support the station. Also sort of makes me think .... hmmmm.... wish I was one of those folks who could work miracles and could just send them the money they need - but then again... what fun would that be? Like going to a game and someone said.. "Oh, you don't have to attend this.. God came along and finished it and all the players went home without ever getting on the field." I mean what kind of fun would that be?
Now my idea of being holy - don't let Rome know this because who knows if its even close to being Theologically correct. But my idea of being holy is like being on a roller coaster. If you KNOW its just a ride and no matter how scary it gets - its only part of the ride.... than you just scream and yell and have a grand old time going around those hair pin corners and splashing down into water at way too fast a speed and going up and up and up to forever to the top of the ride and then ... "OH MY GOSH WE HAVE TO GO DOWN!!!?" But you gulp and maybe close your eyes and grab onto the rail a bit tighter but you sort of scream some more and enjoy it.. because after all it is just a ride! Of course everything is going to turn out just fine.
Wouldn't that be great if we could just hold onto thoughts like that when things get tough? It's all part of God's plan... everything is going to work out.... relax...breathe.... etc. etc. etc? As we are being burned at the stake or roasted by a angry mob. This is okay, this is just part of the ride - it works out okay.
I'll let you know when I get there. I mean I know it is going to work out okay.. but I don't think I'll not be sweating when it gets hot. And then I will say something on this JoyNotes... like, "My God, my God why are you letting this happen?" And someone will write in and say, "I can't believe that you, a religious Sister have so little faith?" And then I will think things that I probably should go to confession for...and God will sigh and say.. "Okay, I'm going to explain this lesson one more time to you.. very slowly... so try and pay attention this time." "And for Heaven's sake stop glaring at the person who said that and pay attention to me!"
Oh and one more thing. This morning before Mass I got the cutest, cutest picture. (Okay, so I wasn't praying - but this was too cute to miss). One of the ladies that comes to Mass every day comes with her little baby boy. And little boy is getting bigger. Can't walk yet.. but just fine for sitting in between the seat and the kneeler and checking out stuff and playing with his big beaded child rosary beads. Just so, so cute. I had to take a picture because you know.. that baby boy is only going to be that calm for just a few more days. Then he is going to figure out he can crawl... and maybe check out some other kneeling folks besides mom when she takes her eyes off of him for another minute to pray "her" rosary. And then he will grow up sooo fast and be sitting proper like in the seat but today... he was just baby and soooo cute.
Blessings of Peace and All Good!
Sister Patricia
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My friend Jane was suffering from breast cancer. She had already been
through a mastectomy and also through a programme of chemotherapy and
radiotherapy. She was told that her returning cancer was of a particularly
aggressive type. Although she was not a Catholic, Jane believed in God.
She had two young sons, aged four and six, whom she desperately wanted
to see grow into manhood.
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years earlier she had agreed to have an abortion. Her pregnancy had been
quite advanced when she was told during a routine ante-natal visit that
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Refuge in Old Age
Psalm 71:103
In you, O Lord, I take refuge;
let me never be put to shame.
In your justice rescue me, and deliver me;
incline your ear to me, and save me.
Be my rock of refuge,
a stronghold to give me safety,
for you are my rock and my fortress.
When age creeps up on us, we are prone to live in the past. At times we may be plagued with anxiety about past mistakes, neglect, or sinfulness. These are subtle attempts on the part of the evil one to discourage us about God's merciful forgiveness.
The Lord is a true refuge because he wants to forgive even more than we could desire it ourselves. Such compassion is a part of his divine love.
Our Blessed Mother herself assures us: "His mercy is from age to age on those who fear him." (Lk 1:50)
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In case you haven’t heard it enough, vitamin D deficiency is being considered a major health concern. We mainly get vitamin D from the sun in a form that is converted within the body to an active vitamin D from, and from seafood, especially salmon. Vitamin D is being investigated for cardiac health and cancer. Lack of vitamin D can affect every aspect of life including fatigue, pain, clarity of thought, and efficient use of nutrients. http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/nutrition/factsheets/vitamin-d.html
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From today's readings:
“I handed on to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures; that He was buried; that He was raised on the third day .... Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good.... Who is this who even forgives sins? ”
The Resurrection
Chapter 15 of the First Letter to the Corinthians is probably the most important theological reflection on the significance of the Resurrection, so it’s crucial to read the whole chapter. In the opening verses (today’s first reading), Paul reminds us of that part of history “of first importance” to all Christians: “that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures; that He was buried; that He was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures....”
There’s a real temptation to lose sight of this nucleus of our Christian faith, effectively demoting Christianity to a mere life philosophy or ethical system. While Christianity certainly incorporates robustly coherent philosophy and the most ennobling ethical system, it is much more than that, being grounded in the historical person of Jesus Christ, who “died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures... was buried; [and] was raised on the third day....”
Because of His Resurrection, Christ continues to be active and present. It is the grace of God that has enlightened us with the Christian faith, and when we respond to His grace (so that, as Paul says, the grace is not ineffective!), the faith living in us transforms us, those around us, and indeed the whole world!
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