Thoughts
Thursday, January 11, 2007
At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.
--St. John of the Cross
Thursday, December 14, 2006
- You should put away the old self of your former way of life,
corrupted through deceitful desires, and be renewed in the spirit of
your minds, and put on the new self, created in God's way in
righteousness and holiness of truth.
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- Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak the truth, each one to his
neighbor, for we are members one of another. Be angry but do not sin; do
not let the sun set on your anger, and do not leave room for the devil.
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- The thief must no longer steal, but rather labor, doing honest work
with his (own) hands, so that he may have something to share with one in
need.
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- No foul language should come out of your mouths, but only such as is
good for needed edification, that it may impart grace to those who hear.
And do not grieve the holy Spirit of God, with which you were sealed for
the day of redemption. All bitterness, fury, anger, shouting, and
reviling must be removed from you, along with all malice.
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- (And) be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another
as God has forgiven you in Christ.
- -- Ephesians 4: 22-32
Thursday, December 07, 2006
The Athanasian Creed
Whosoever will be saved, before all things it is
necessary that he hold the Catholic Faith. Which Faith except everyone do
keep whole and undefiled, without doubt he shall perish everlastingly. And
the Catholic Faith is this, that we worship one God in Trinity and Trinity
in Unity. Neither confounding the Persons, nor dividing the Substance. For
there is one Person of the Father, another of the Son, and another of the
Holy Ghost. But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Ghost
is all One, the Glory Equal, the Majesty Co-Eternal. Such as the Father is,
such is the Son, and such is the Holy Ghost. The Father Uncreate, the Son
Uncreate, and the Holy Ghost Uncreate. The Father Incomprehensible, the Son
Incomprehensible, and the Holy Ghost Incomprehensible. The Father Eternal,
the Son Eternal, and the Holy Ghost Etneral and yet they are not Three
Eternals but One Eternal. As also there are not Three Uncreated, nor Three
Incomprehensibles, but One Uncreated, and One Uncomprehensible. So likewise
the Father is Almighty, the Son Almighty, and the Holy Ghost Almighty. And
yet they are not Three Almighties but One Almighty.
So the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Ghost is God. And yet
they are not Three Gods, but One God. So likewise the Father is Lord, the
Son Lord, and the Holy Ghost Lord. And yet not Three Lords but One Lord.
For, like as we are compelled by the Christian verity to acknowledge every
Person by Himself to be God and Lord, so are we forbidden by the Catholic
Religion to say, there be Three Gods or Three Lords. The Father is made of
none, neither created, nor begotten. The Son is of the Father alone; not
made, nor created, but begotten. The Holy Ghost is of the Father, and of the
Son neither made, nor created, nor begotten, but proceeding.
So there is One Father, not Three Fathers; one Son, not Three Sons; One
Holy Ghost, not Three Holy Ghosts. And in this Trinity none is afore or
after Other, None is greater or less than Another, but the whole Three
Persons are Co-eternal together, and Co-equal. So that in all things, as is
aforesaid, the Unity is Trinity, and the Trinity is Unity is to be
worshipped. He therefore that will be saved, must thus think of the Trinity.
Furthermore, it is necessary to everlasting Salvation, that he also
believe rightly the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ. For the right
Faith is, that we believe and confess, that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son
of God, is God and Man.
God, of the substance of the Father, begotten before the worlds; and Man,
of the substance of His mother, born into the world. Perfect God and Perfect
Man, of a reasonable Soul and human Flesh subsisting. Equal to the Father as
touching His Godhead, and inferior to the Father as touching His Manhood.
Who, although He be God and Man, yet He is not two, but One Christ. One, not
by conversion of the Godhead into Flesh, but by taking of the Manhood into
God. One altogether, not by confusion of substance, but by Unity of Person.
For as the reasonable soul and flesh is one Man, so God and Man is one
Christ. Who suffered for our salvation, descended into Hell, rose again the
third day from the dead. He ascended into Heaven, He sitteth on the right
hand of the Father, God Almighty, from whence he shall come to judge the
quick and the dead. At whose coming all men shall rise again with their
bodies, and shall give account for their own works. And they that have done
good shall go into life everlasting, and they that have done evil into
everlasting fire. This is the Catholic Faith, which except a man believe
faithfully and firmly, he cannot be saved.
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. For with
the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be
the measure you get. Why do you see the speck in your neighbor's eye, but do
not notice the log in your own eye? Or how can you say to your neighbor,
"Let me take the speck out of your eye," while the log is in your eye?
- Matthew 7:1-4
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Psalm 1
Happy those who do not follow the counsel of the wicked, nor go the way
of sinners, nor sit in company with scoffers. Rather, the law of the LORD is
their joy; God's law they study day and night. They are like a tree planted
near streams of water, that yields its fruit in season; its leaves never
wither; whatever they do prospers.
But not the wicked! They are like chaff driven by the wind. Therefore the
wicked will not survive judgment, nor will sinners in the assembly of the
just.
The LORD watches over the way of the just, but the way of the wicked
leads to ruin.
Thursday, October 26, 2006
The Our Lady of Lourdes parish community welcomes our new pastor, Father
Anthony Pileggi. We wish Father Joseph Powers continued success in his new
parish assignment -- you go with our love in Christ and having earned great
respect for your wisdom and ability, Father.
May the grace of God, the peace of Jesus Christ and the wisdom of the
Holy Spirit shine on us all in this time of transition. Our Lady of
Lourdes, pray for us!
Thursday, October 12, 2006
"But from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female. For
this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his
wife, and the two shall become one flesh. So they are no longer two but one
flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must
separate."
In the house the disciples again questioned Jesus about this. He said to
them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery
against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she
commits adultery."
- Mark 10:6-12
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who in his great mercy gave us a new birth to a living hope through
the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is
imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you who by the
power of God are safeguarded through faith, to a salvation that is ready to
be revealed in the final time. In this you rejoice, although now for a
little while you may have to suffer through various trials, so that the
genuineness of your faith, more precious than gold that is perishable even
though tested by fire, may prove to be for praise, glory, and honor at the
revelation of Jesus Christ. Although you have not seen him you love him;
even though you do not see him now yet believe in him, you rejoice with an
indescribable and glorious joy, as you attain the goal of (your) faith, the
salvation of your souls.
- 1 Peter 1:3-9
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be
filled.
Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs
is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all
kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your
reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who
were before you.
- Matthew 5:3-12
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