Younger sister of St.

Clare and Abbess of the

Poor Ladies, born at As-
sisi, 1197, or 1198; died
1253. She was the
younger daughter of
Count Favorino Scifi. Her
saintly mother, Blessed
Hortulana, belonged to
the noble family of the
Fiumi, and her cousin
Rufino was one of the
celebrated "Three Com-
panions" of St. Francis.
Agnes's childhood was
passed between her fa-
ther's palace in the city
and his castle of Sasso
Rosso on Mount Subasio.
On 18 March, 1212, her
eldest sister Clare,
moved by the preaching
and example of St. Fran-
cis, had left her father's
home to follow the way of
life taught by the Saint.
Sixteen days later Agnes
repaired to the monas-
tery of St. Angelo in
Panso, where the Bene-
dictine nuns had af-
forded Clare temporary
shelter, and resolved to
share her sister's life of
poverty and penance. At
this step the fury of
Count Favorino knew no
bounds. He sent his
brother Monaldo, with
several relatives and
some armed followers,
to St. Angelo to force
Agnes, if persuasion
failed, to return home.
The conflict which fol-
lowed is related in de-
tail in the "Chronicles of
the Twenty-four Gener-
als." Monaldo, beside
himself with rage, drew
his sword to strike the
young girl, but his arm
dropped, withered and
useless, by his side;
others dragged Agnes
out of the monastery by
the hair, striking her,
and even kicking her
repeatedly. Presently
St. Clare came to the
rescue, and of a sud-
den Agnes's body be-
came so heavy that the
soldiers having tried in
vain to carry her off,
dropped her, half dead,
in a field near the mon-
astery. Overcome by a
spiritual power against
which physical force
availed not, Agnes's
relatives were obliged
to withdraw and to al-
low her to remain with
St. Clare. St. Francis,
who was overjoyed at
Agnes's heroic resis-
tance to the entreaties
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St agnes of assisi
and threats of her pur-
suers, presently cut off
her hair and gave her
the habit of Poverty.
Soon after, he estab-
lished the two sisters at
St. Damian's, in a small
rude dwelling adjoining
the humble sanctuary
which he had helped to
rebuild with his own
hands. There several
other noble ladies of
Assisi joined Clare and
Agnes, and thus began
the Order of the Poor
Ladies of St. Damian's,
or Poor Clares, as these
Franciscan nuns after-
wards came to be
called. From the outset
of her religious life,
Agnes was distin-
guished for such an
eminent degree of vir-
tue that her compan-
ions declared she
seemed to have discov-
ered a new road to per-
fection known only to
herself. As abbess, she
ruled with loving kind-
ness and knew how to
make the practice of
virtue bright and attrac-
tive to her subjects. In
1219, Agnes, despite
her youth, was chosen
by St. Francis to
found and govern a
community of the
Poor Ladies at
Monticelli, near
Florence, which in
course of time be-
came almost as
famous as St.
Damian's. A letter
written by St.
Agnes to Clare after this
separation is still ex-
tant, touchingly beauti-
ful in its simplicity and
affection. Nothing per-
haps in Agnes's charac-
ter is more striking and
attractive than her lov-
ing fidelity to Clare's
ideals and her undying
loyalty in upholding the
latter in her lifelong and
arduous struggle for
Seraphic Poverty. Full of
zeal for the spread of
the Order, Agnes estab-
lished from Monticelli
several monasteries of
the Poor Ladies in the
north of Italy, including
those of
Mantua,
Venice,
and Padua,
all of which
observed
the same
fidelity to
the teaching of St. Fran-
cis and St. Clare. In
1253 Agnes was sum-
moned to St. Damian's
during the last illness of
St. Clare, and assisted
at the latter's trium-
phant death and fu-
neral. On 16 November
of the same year she
followed St. Clare to her
eternal reward. Her
mother Hortulana and
her younger sister Bea-
trice, both of whom had
followed Clare and
Agnes into the Order,
had already passed
away. The precious re-
mains of St. Agnes re-
pose near the body of
her mother and sisters,
in the church of St.
Clare at Assisi. God,
Who had favoured
Agnes with many heav-
enly manifestations dur-
ing life, glorified her
tomb after death by nu-
merous miracles. Bene-
dict XIV permitted the
Order of St. Francis to
celebrate her feast. It is
kept on 16 November,
as a double of the sec-
ond class.
Robinson, Paschal.
"St. Agnes of Assisi."
The Catholic Ency-
clopedia. Vol. 1.
New York: Robert
Appleton Company,
1907. 22 Oct. 2014
<http://
www.newadvent.org/
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CONTI NUED FROM PAGE 1
In 1219, Agnes, despite
her youth, was chosen by
St. Francis to found
and govern a community
of the Poor Ladies at
Monticelli,
St agnes of assisi
Vol ume 1 i ssue 3
Assisi
Rel i gi ous Educat i on i n Cat hol i ci sm
The Imitation of Christ by
Thomas A'Kempis This
book can be downloaded
for free here:
http://www.ccel.org/ccel/
kempis/imitation.html.
Book one: Thoughts help-
ful in the life of the soul.
The Second Chapter: Hav-
ing a Humble Opinion of
Self
EVERY man naturally de-
sires knowledge
2
; but
what good is knowledge
without fear of God? In-
deed a humble rustic who
serves God is better than
a proud intellectual who
neglects his soul to study
the course of the stars.
3
He who knows himself
well becomes mean in his
own eyes and is not
happy when praised by
men. If I knew all things in
the world and had not
charity, what would it
profit me before God
Who will judge me by my
deeds? Shun too great a
desire for knowledge, for
in it there is much fretting
and delusion. Intellectuals
like to appear learned and
to be called wise. Yet
there are many things the
knowledge of which does
little or no good to the
soul, and he who con-
cerns himself about
other things than those
which lead to salvation
is very unwise. Many
words do not satisfy
the soul; but a good life
eases the mind and a
clean conscience in-
spires great trust in
God. The more you
know and the better
you understand, the
more severely will you
be judged, unless your
life is also the more
holy. Do not be proud,
therefore, because of
your learning or skill.
Rather, fear because of
the talent given you. If
you think you know
many things and un-
derstand them well
enough, realize at the
same time that there is
much you do not know.
Hence, do not affect
wisdom, but admit
your ignorance. Why
prefer yourself to any-
one else when many
are more learned,
more cultured than
you? If you wish to
learn and appreciate
something worth while,
then love to be unknown
and considered as nothing.
Truly to know and despise
self is the best and most
perfect counsel. To think of
oneself as nothing, and
always to think well and
highly of others is the best
and most perfect wisdom.
Wherefore, if you see an-
other sin openly or commit
a serious crime, do not
consider yourself better,
for you do not know how
long you can remain in
good estate. All men are
frail, but you must admit
that none is more frail than
yourself.

Footnotes:
2 Aristotle, Metaphysics, i.
1.
3 Augustine, Confessions
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If you wish to learn
and appreciate
something worth
while, then love to
be unknown and
considered as
nothing.
crucifix
Thomas akempis
If you know any saints that have been missed please email amandapiw@hotmail.com and we will get them
posted and next year they will be there. Our source for the names is the roman martyrology from 1925 so
at the moment we do not have a source that contains the most recently cannonized.
November 1st- The Festival of All Saints, At Terracina, St. Caesarius, deacon, Martyr, At Dijon, St. Benig-
nus, a priest, martyr, St. Mary, martyr, At Damascus, martyrs Saints Caesarius, Dacius and five others. In
Persia, martyrs John, bishop, and James, priest. At Tarsus, Saints Cyrenia and Juliana, At Clermont, St. Aus-
tremonius, bishop, At Paris, St. Marcellus, bishop. At Bayeux, St. Vigor, bishop, At Tivoli, St. Severin, monk.
In Gatinais, St. Maturin, confessor.
November 2nd-The Commemoration of all the faithful departed.
St. Victorinus, bishop mar- tyr, At Trieste, blessed Justus, martyr, At Se-
baste, Saints Carterius, Sty- riacus, Tobias, Eudoxius, Agapius, and their
companions, martyrs, In Persia, martyrs Acindynus, Pegasius, Aphto-
nius, Elpidephorus and Anempodistus, with their numerous compan-
ions. In Africa, martyrs Pub- lius, Victor, Hermes, and Papias. At Tarsus, in
Cilicia, in the reign of Julian the Apostate,St. Eustochium, virgin and mar-
tyr, At Laodicea, St. Theodotus, a bishop, At Vienne, St. George,
bishop. in Switzerland, St. Ambrose, abbot. At Cyrus, St. Marcian, con-
fessor.
November 3rd- St. Quartus, At Caesarea, martyrs Germanus, Theophilus, Caesarius and Vitalis, At Sara-
gossa, innumerable holy martyrs, At Viterbo, martyrs Valentine, priest, and Hilary, deacon. In England, St.
Winefride, virgin and martyr. In the monastery of Clairvaux, St. Malachy, bishop, in Ireland, St. Hubert,
bishop, At Vienne, St. Domnus, bishop and confessor. St. Pirminus, bishop, At Urgel, St. Hermengaudus,
bishop. At Rome, St. Sylvia.
November 4th- At Milan, St. Charles Borromeo, cardinal, and bishop, At Bologna, martyrs Vitalis and Ag-
ricola. Saints Philologus and Patrobas, At Autun, St. Proculus, martyr. In Vexin St. Clarus, priest and martyr.
At Ephesus, St. Porphyry, martyr, At Myra, in Lycia, martyrs Nicander, bishop, and Hermas, priest, St.
Pierius, priest of Alexandria, At Rhodez, in France, blessed Amantius, bishop, In Bithynia, St. Joannicius, ab-
bot. In Hungary, at Alba-Begale, St. Emeric, confessor, monastery of Cerfroid, St. Felix de Valois, At Treves,
St. Modesta, virgin.
November 5th- St. Zachary, priest and prophet, St. Elizabeth, At Terracina, martyrs, Felix, priest, and Eu-
sebius, monk. martyrs Julian and Caesarius, At Emesa, martyrs Galation, and Epistemis, martyrs Domninus,
Theotimus, Philotheus, Silvanus, and their companions,At Milan, St. Magnus, bishop and confessor. At Bre-
scia, St. Dominator, bishop. At Treves, St. Fibitius, At Orleans,St. Laetus, priest and confessor.
November 6th- At Tunis, St. Felix, martyr, At Theopolis, ten holy martyrs, At Barcelona, St. Severus,
bishop and martyr, In Phrygia, St. Atticus. At Berg, St. Winoc, abbot, At Fundi, St. Felix, monk. At Limoges,
St. Leonard, confessor.
November 7th- At Padua, St. Prosdocimus, first bishop, At Perugia, St. Herculanus,
bishop and martyr. St. Amaranthus, martyr, At Melitine, martyr Saints Hieron, Mean-
der, Hesychius, and thirty others, At Amphipolis, holy martyrs Auctus, Taurio and
Thessalonica. At Ancyra, Saints Melasippus, Anthony and Carina, At Cologne, St.
Engelbertus, bishop, martyr, At Alexandria, blessed Achillas, a bishop, In Friesland,
St. Willibrord, bishop, At Metz, St. Eufus, bishop and confessor. At Strasburg, St.
Florentius, bishop. Continued on page 5
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Feast of all saints
Vol ume 1 Issue 3
St. felix
Rel i gi ous Educat i on i n Cat hol i ci sm
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
November 1st
feast of all saints
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November 8th-At Rome, martyrdom of the Saints Claudius,
Nicostratus, Symphorian, Castorius and Simplicius, martyrs Severus,
Severian, Carpophorus and Victorinus, St. Deusdedit, pope, At Bremen,
St. Willehad, first bishop of that city, At Soissons, St. Godfrey, bishop
of Amiens, At Verdun, St. Maurus, bishop and confessor. At Tours, St.
Clarus, priest.
November 9th- the dedication of the Basilica of our Saviour. At
Amasea, martyr St. Theodore, At Tyana, martyr St. Orestes, At Thessa-
lonica, St. Alexander, martyr, At Bourges, St. Ursinus, confessor, At
Naples, St. Agrippinus, a bishop At Constantinople, Eustolia, Sopatra, At Berytus, the Commemoration of the
Image of our Saviour.
November 10th- At Naples, St. Andrew Avellini, martyrs Tryphon and Kespicius, Nympha, martyrs Tiberius,
Modestus, and Florentia, At Antioch, the Saints Demetrius, bishop, Anian, deacon, Eustosius, and twenty
other martyrs. At Ravenna, St. Probus, a bishop, At Orleans, St. Monitor, bishop and confessor. In England, St.
Justus, bishop, At Melun, St. Leo, confessor. At Iconium, Tryphenna and Tryphosa, Paros, St. Theoctistes, vir-
gin.
November 11th- At Tours, blessed Martin, bishop and confessor, At Cotyaeum, martyr St. Mennas, At Ra-
venna, the holy martyrs Valentine, Felician and Victorinus, In Mesopotamia, St. Athenodorus, martyr, At Ly-
ons, St. Veranus, bishop, In the monastery of Crypta-Ferrata, the holy abbot, Bartholomew. Continued on page 6

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November 12th- St. Martin, pope and martyr. In Asia, martyr Saints
Aurelius and Publius, bishops. St. Paternus, martyr. At Ghent, St. Livinus,
bishop and martyr. In Poland, martyrs Benedict, John, Matthew, Isaac
and Christinus, hermits. At Witebsk, in Poland, the martyrdom of St. Jos-
aphat, At Avignon, St. Rufus, first bishop of that city. At Cologne, St. Cuni-
bert, bishop. At Tarazona, blessed milian, At Constantinople, St. Nilus,
at Constantinople, St. Theodore Studita, At Alcala, St. Didacus, confessor.
November 13th-St. Didacus, confessor, At Ravenna, holy martyrs Val-
entine, Solutor and Victor, At Aix, martyr St. Matrius, At Caesarea, martyrs Saints Antoninus, Zebina, Ger-
manus and Ennatha, In Africa, the holy martyrs Arcadius, Paschasius, Probus and Eutychian, At Rome, pope
St. Nicholas, At Tours, St. Brice, bishop, At Toledo, St. Eugenius, bishop. At Clermont, St. Quinctian, bishop. At
Cremona, St. Homobonus, confessor.
November 14th- St. Josaphat, bishop and martyr. At Heraclea, martyrs Clementinus, Theodotus and Philo-
menus. At Alexandria, St. Serapion, martyr, At Troyes, St. Venerandus, martyr, in France, the holy virgin Ven-
eranda, martyr, At Gangres, martyr St. Hypatius, bishop, At Algiers, martyr blessed Serapion, At Emesa, the
passion of many holy women, At Bologna, St. Jucundus, bishop and confessor. In Ireland, St. Lawrence,
bishop of Dublin.
November 15th- St. Gertrude, virgin, St. Eugenius, bishop of Toledo, and martyr, At Nola, blessed Felix,
bishop and martyr, At Edessa, the holy martyrs Gurias and Samonas, the martyrdom of St. Abibus, deacon, In
Africa, the holy martyrs Secundus, Fidentian, and Varicus. In Bretagne, St. Malo, bishop, At Verona, St. Lu-
perius, bishop and confessor. In Austria, St. Leopold.
November 16th- In Africa, the holy martyrs Rufinus, Mark, Valerius and their companions, the holy mar-
tyrs Elpidius, Marcellus, Eustochius, and their companions. At Lyons, St. Eucherius, bishop and confessor, At
Padua, St. Fidentius, bishop. At Canterbury, St. Edmund, archbishop and confessor, St. Othmar, abbot. At As-
sisi St. Agnes
November 17th- At Neocaesarea, in Pontus, St. Gregory, bishop, In Palestine, the holy martyrs Alphaeus
and Zacchaeus, At Cordova, the holy martyrs Acisclus, and Victoria, At Alexandria, St. Denis, bishop, At Or-
leans, St. Anian, bishop, In England, St. Hugh, bishop, At Tours, St. Gregory, bishop. At Florence, St. Eugenius,
confessor, In Germany, St. Gertrude, virgin.
November 18th- At Rome, the Dedication of the basilicas of the holy apostles Peter and Paul. At Antioch,
St. Romanus, martyr,at Antioch, the holy martyr Hesychius, Saints Oriculus and his companions, St. Maximus,
bishop, At Tours, At Antioch, St. Thomas, At Lucca, in Tuscany, St. Frigdian, bishop and confessor.
November 19th- At Marburg, in Germany, the demise of St. Elizabeth, St. Pontian, pope and martyr, At
Samaria, the holy prophet Abdias. At Rome, on the Appian road, the birthday of St. Maximus, priest and mar-
tyr, At Caesarea, in Cappadocia, St. Barlaam, martyr, At Ecijo, the blessed bishop martyr Oispinus, At Vienne,
the holy martyrs Severinus, Exuperius and Felician. St. Faustus, deacon of Alexandria, In Isauria, the martyr-
dom of Saint Azas and his military companions, to the number of one hundred and fifty.
November 20th- St. Felix de Valois, confessor. At Messina, in Sicily, the holy martyrs Ampelus and Caius. At
Turin, the holy martyrs Octavius, Solutor and Adventor, At Caesarea, in Palestine, the holy martyr Agapius, In
Persia, martyr bishop Nersas and his companions. At Dorostorum, in Mysia, St. Dasius, bishop martyr, At Ni-
caea, in Bithynia, the holy martyrs Eustachius, Thespesius and Anatolius, At Heraclea, in Thrace, the holy mar-
tyrs Bassus, Denis, Agapitus and forty others. In England, St. Edmund, king and martyr. At Constantinople, St.
Gregory of Decapolis, At Milan, St. Benignus, a bishop, At Chalons, St. Silvester, a bishop, At Verona, St. Sim-
plicius, bishop and confessor. Continues on page 7
St martin
November 21st- temple at Jerusalem, the Presentation of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, Mother of God. blessed Rufus, At Rome, the martyrdom of
the Saints Celsus and Clement. At Ostia, the holy martyrs Demetrius and
Honorius. At Rheims, St. Albert, bishop of Liege and martyr, In Spain, the
holy martyrs Honorius, Eutychius and Stephen. In Pamphylia, St. Helio-
dorus, martyr, At Rome, St. Gelasius, pope, At Verona, St. Maurus,
bishop and confessor. In the monastery of Bobio, St. Columban, abbot.
November 22nd- At Rome, St. Cecilia, virgin and martyr, Valerian and
his brother Tiburtius, At Colossae, in Phrygia, martyrs Saints Philemon
and Apphias, at Rome, St. Maurus, martyr, At Antioch, in Pisidia, martyr Saints Mark and Stephen, At Autun,
St. Pragmatius, bishop and confessor.
November 23rd- pope St. Clement, At Rome, St. Felicitas, At Merida, in Spain, St. Lucretia, virgin and mar-
tyr, At Cyzicum, in Hellespont, St. Sisinius, martyr, At Iconium, in Lycaonia, the holy bishop Amphilochius, At
Girgenti, St. Gregory, bishop. In the village of Hasbein, St. Tron, priest and confessor. At Mantua, blessed
John the Good.
November 24th- St. John of the Cross, confessor, St. Chrysogonus, martyr. At Rome, St. Crescentian, mar-
tyr, At Amelia, in Umbria, St. Firmina, virgin and martyr, At Corinth, St. Alexander, martyr, At Cordova, the
saintly virgins and martyrs Flora and Mary, At Perugia, St. Felicissimus, martyr. At Milan, St. Protasius,
bishop, In the castle of Blaye, St. Romanus, a priest, In Auvergne, St. Portian, an abbot.
November 25th- St. Catherine, virgin and martyr, At Rome, St. Moses, priest and martyr, At Antioch, St.
Erasmus, martyr. At Caesarea, in Cappadocia, St. Mercury, soldier martyr, In Emilia, a province of Italy, St. Ju-
cunda, virgin.
November 26th- At Fabriano, blessed Silvester, At Alexandria, martyr St. Peter, martyrs Faustus, priest,
Didius and Ammonius; Phileas, Hesychius, Pachomius and Theodore, Egyptian bishops, with six hundred and
sixty others, At Nicomedia, St. Marcellus, a priest, martyr, At Padua, St. Bellinus, bishop and martyr. At Rome,
St. Siricius, pope and confessor, At Autun, St. Amator, bishop. At Constance, St. Conrad, bishop. St. Basolus,
confessor. At Adrianople, in Paphlagonia, St. Stylian, anchoret, In Armenia, St. Nicon, monk. At Rome, St. Leo-
nard, of Port Maurice, confessor.
November 27th- At Antioch, the holy martyrs Basileus, bishop, Auxilius, and Saturninus. In Persia, St.
James Intercisus, martyr. Countless other martyrs, At Sebaste, in Armenia, the holy martyrs Hirenarchus, Aca-
cius, priest, and seven women. In Galicia, on the river Ca, the Saints Facundus and Primitivus, At Aquileia, St.
Valerian, bishop. At Riez, in France, St. Maximus, bishop and confessor, At Salzburg, in Austria, St. Virgilius,
bishop, and apostle of Carinthia, At Paris, St. Severin, monk and solitary.
November 28th- At Rome, St. Rufus, At Corinth, St. Sosthenes, In Africa, martyrs Papinian and Mansuetus,
bishops, holy bishops. Valerian, Urban, Crescens, Eustachius, Cresconius, Crescentian, Felix, Hortulanus, and
Florentian, At Constantinople, martyrs Stephen the Younger, Basil, Peter, Andrew and their companions,
numbering three hundred and thirty-nine monks, At Rome, blessed pope Gregory III, At Naples, St. James of
La Marca, confessor.
November 29th- The vigil of St. Andrew, apostle. At Rome, martyr Saturninus, an aged man, and the dea-
con Sisinius, At Toulouse, bishop Saturninus, martyrs Saints Paramon and his companions, to the number of
three hundred and seventy-five, At Ancyra, St. Philomenus, martyr. At Veroli, martyrs Blasius and Demetrius.
At Todi, St. Illuminata, virgin.
November 30th- At Patras, in Achaia, St. Andrew, At Rome, martyrs Saints Castulus and Euprepis. At Con-
stantinople, St. Maura, virgin and martyr. Also, St. Justina, virgin and martyr. At Saintes, the holy bishop Tro-
janus, At Rome, St. Constantius, confessor, In Palestine, blessed Zosimus, confessor.
NOVEMBER SAI NTS CONTI NUED FROM PAGE 6
Presentation of the blessed virgin mary
This is what the early church
was taught by God when it
comes to being born again. This
is also an example of the work-
ings of Satan and how he cre-
ated paganism to use man's
own ego against him to keep
humanity from Catholic truth.
Justin 150AD
I will also relate the manner in
which we dedicated ourselves to
God when we had been made
new through Christ; lest, if we
omit this, we seem to be unfair
in the explanation we are mak-
ing. As many as are persuaded
and believe that what we teach
and say is true, and undertake
to be able to live accordingly,
are instructed to pray and to en-
treat God with fasting, for the
remission of their sins that are
past, we praying and fasting
with them. Then they are
brought by us where there is wa-
ter, and are regenerated in the
same manner in which we were
ourselves regenerated. For, in
the name of God, the Father and
Lord of the universe, and of our
Saviour Jesus Christ, and of the
Holy Spirit, they then receive the
washing with water. For Christ
also said, Unless you be born
again, you shall not en-
ter into the kingdom of
heaven John 3:5 Now,
that it is impossible for
those who have once
been born to enter into
their mothers' wombs,
is manifest to all. And
how those who have
sinned and repent shall
escape their sins, is de-
clared by Esaias the
prophet, as I wrote
above; he thus speaks:
Wash you, make you
clean; put away the evil
of your doings from
your souls; learn to do
well; judge the father-
less, and plead for the
widow: and come and
let us reason together,
says the Lord. And
though your sins be as
scarlet, I will make
them white like wool;
and though they be as
crimson, I will make
them white as snow.
But if you refuse and
rebel, the sword shall
devour you: for the
mouth of the Lord has
spoken it.I saiah 1:16-
20 And for this [rite] we
have learned from the
apostles this reason.
Since at our birth we
were born without our
own knowledge or
choice, by our parents
coming together, and
were brought up in bad
habits and wicked train-
ing; in order that we
may not remain the
children of necessity
and of ignorance, but
may become the chil-
dren of choice and
knowledge, and may
obtain in the water the
remission of sins-
formerly committed,
there is pronounced
over him who chooses
to be born again, and
has repented of his
sins, the name of God
the Father and Lord of
the universe; he who
leads to the laver the
person that is to be
washed calling him by
this name alone. For no
one can utter the name
of the ineffable God;
and if any one dare to
say that there is a
name, he raves with a
hopeless madness.
And this washing is
called illumination, be-
cause they who learn
these things are illumi-
nated in their under-
standings.

Continued on page 7
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BY: LUKE HASKELL
And though your
sins be as scarlet, I
will make them
white like wool;
and though they be
as crimson, I will
make them white
as snow.
confession

And in the name of Jesus
Christ, who was crucified
under Pontius Pilate, and
in the name of the Holy
Ghost, who through the
prophets foretold all
things about Jesus, he
who is illuminated is
washed.
Chapter 62. Its imitation
by demons
And the devils, indeed,
having heard this wash-
ing published by the
prophet, instigated those
who enter their temples,
and are about to ap-
proach them with liba-
tions and burnt-offerings,
also to sprinkle them-
selves; and they cause
them also to wash them-
selves entirely, as they
depart [from the sacri-
fice], before they enter
into the shrines in which
their images are set. And
the command, too, given
by the priests to those who
enter and worship in the
temples, that they take off
their shoes, the devils,
learning what happened to
the above-mentioned
prophet Moses, have given
in imitation of these things.
For at that juncture, when
Moses was ordered to go
down into Egypt and lead
out the people of the Isra-
elites who were there, and
while he was tending the
flocks of his maternal un-
cle in the land of Arabia,
our Christ conversed with
him under the appearance
of fire from a bush, and
said, Put off your shoes,
and draw near and hear.
And he, when he had put
off his shoes and drawn
near, heard that he was to
go down into Egypt and
lead out the people of the
Israelites there; and he re-
ceived mighty power from
Christ, who spoke to him in
the appearance of fire, and
went down and led out the
people, having done great
and marvellous things;
which, if you desire to
know, you will learn them
accurately from his writ-
ings.
to remove the book of
James which says faith
without works is dead
and Revelations in
which Christ
says, he is
going to
judge every-
one accord-
ing to their
works. First
off, the doc-
trine he cre-
ated is not
Martin Luther after cre-
ating his doctrine on
sola fide, after a time
started to contemplate
the church he left in
relationship to that doc-
trine he created. He
came to the conclusion
that the Mass is the
work of Satan and the
pope is the anti christ
because the Mass goes
against his doctrine of
Sola Fide. He even tried
supported by scripture. Luther
did not define the difference be-
tween the mosaic laws of cir-
cumcision, Sabbaths, sacrificing
bulls and goats etc,
and the laws that
effect grace as Paul
often did not. This is
why Peter said that
Pauls letters could
lead to your own de-
struction.
Continued on page 10
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LUTHER AFTER S OL A F I DE
BY: LUKE HAS KEL L
our Christ
conversed with
him under the
appearance of fire
from a bush,
baptism
Sola fide
If you believe that the
Bible is Gods words
then it is God saying
Pauls letters can lead
to your own destruc-
tion. When Paul says
you have been saved
by grace and are no
longer under the law,
he is referring to in-
stantaneous salvation
of baptism which gives
us entrance into the
kingdom which is ful-
fills the law of circumci-
sion which we are no
longer under. Baptized
Pharisees were trying
to force on Gentile con-
verts the mosaic law,
this was the main rea-
son for the council of
Jerusalem. Paul was
saying no, the laws
were a pedagogue a
teacher of Christ, in the
laws hide the mysteries
of the sacraments. The
effects and rules that
applied to circumcision
which is a sign of being
brought into the family
of God are glorified in
their heavenly reality of
Baptism which truly
brings you in, destroy-
ing original sin and re-
deeming you mystically
through the blood of the
Lamb. Luther also be-
lieved that when
the apostles
talked about pre-
destination they
were talking
about those who
were predestined
to be eternally
saved, so did Cal-
vin. The apostles
understood that
due to inherent original
sin man had no chance
of salvation until Christ
died on the cross. They
also believed that to be
predestined was to be
predestined to come
into the Kingdom of
God which is his church
the fulfilment of the
promise that the King-
dom would last forever
that James tells us
about at the council of
Jerusalem. Paul says
we are predestined yet
he still says we need to
run the race to win and
that he works out his
salvation.
Christ said
he that en-
dures till the
end will be
saved. Christ
talks about
the Kingdom
of heaven in
the parable of the weeds
and the wheat and de-
scribes Satan influencing
the Kingdom of Heaven
and planting weeds. The
Kingdom of heaven is the
church which is the veil
before the Holy of Holies;
heaven proper. Satan
cannot influence heaven.
Many people who argue
against the Mass point to
words from Paul saying
that Christ is sacrificed
once and for all. Yes he
was, and all Catholics
agree. But Christ himself
at the last supper which
he strongly desired to
celebrate placed in time
a re presentation of the
one and only sacrifice of
Calvary to always be be-
fore the Father in the
form of bread and wine
in his established King-
dom. O you foolish Gala-
tians whom before your
very eyes Christ is por-
trayed as crucified. Were
the Galatians at Calvary,
or were they Participating
in the Mass the breaking
of the bread?
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you have been saved by
grace and are no longer
under the law,
Blood of the lamb
eucharist
The entire Old Testa-
ment is filled with im-
ages that are fulfilled in
the new as Paul tells us
when he starts to de-
scribe the meeting tent
then says, It is not now
needful to explain this
in detail. He does not
explain it anywhere else
in scripture in detail.
God created these im-
ages for a purpose.
They are to nurture our
souls in the spiritual
realm. One such image
is a table of 12 loaves
of bread called the
bread of the presence
that was to be placed
before the veil in front
of the holy of holies
which was inside the
meeting tent. It was
there as a perpetual
offering to the Father.
Perpetual is forever.
God resides in the Holy
of Holies (Heaven) and
bread is always to be
placed before God.
Christ said I did not
come to abolish the law
but to fulfil the law,
heaven and earth will
pass away but not one
word of the law will. The
mosaic law is 613 com-
mandments ritual law
mixed with moralHow
do we rectify this with
Paul who says we are
no longer under the
law? We are under the
true heavenly realities
of the law which
came into being at
Pentecost when the
world was infused
with the spirit of God.
So the bread before
the Father will not go
away but be glorified
to express its eternal
efficacy. Paul tells us
that Christ is our high
priest according to the
order of Melchizedek.
Melchizedek was a
priest of God who of-
fered a sacrifice of
bread and wine to God.
Paul says that Christ is
a high priest forever. A
priest functions as a
priests while he contin-
ues his priestly duties,
Christ continues his
priestly duties offering a
sacrifice of bread and
wine forever. Bread
must always be placed
before me. Also, if you
are called a High priest
then you have a rank
that is higher than oth-
ers in the same line of
work. A high priest is in
charge of priesthood.
God estab-
lished this
priesthood at
the last sup-
per and the
apostles per-
petuate it.
Paul tells Ti-
tus to go out
and ordain
priests in every city as
he had ordained him. Ti-
tus was made a bishop
of the church in Crete by
Paul, Timothy was made
a bishop of the church of
Ephesus to do the same,
and Ignatius was made
bishop of Antioch to do
the same. Under their
High priest Christ, they
taught and ordained
other priests to follow
Gods law and Do this in
memory of me. When
Christ said Do this in
remembrance of me af-
ter calling bread his body
and wine his blood the
apostles did not right
away go out and start
breaking bread, in fact
they waited for 40 days
after his death, why? Be-
cause the spirit had not
yet come.
The church
was born at
Pentecost,
the power of
the Holy
Spirit came
upon the
church signi-
fied by the
tongues of fire and it was
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Do this in remembrance
of me after calling bread
his body and wine his
blood
priest
Do this in memory of me
then through the power
of the Holy Spirit that
they in the image of
their high priest called
down the Holy Spirit to
change ordinary bread
and wine into the body
and blood of Christ A
body that had risen up
to heaven and had
been glorified into a
quickening spirit. And
they dedicated them-
selves to the Doctrine,
and the breaking of the
bread, and the prayers.
When Christ after
changing the bread into
his glorified body and
changing the
wine into his glo-
rified blood, said
Do this in remem-
brance of me, the
apostles had to
have understood
this as to do the
exact same and
offer the conse-
crated bread and
wine to the Father in
heaven. The word for
remembrance in Greek
is anamnesis it means
offer this and make
present once again.
Make present once
again through the power
of the Holy Spirit given to
the priesthood of the
high priest the real pres-
ence of the true bread of
the presence that will
always be placed before
the Holy of Holies/ the
Father. You are a chosen
generation a Holy nation
a Royal priesthood. The
elect of God in the New
Jerusalem outside the
walls, through the High
Priest Melchizedek re
presenting the one and
only Calvary in the sacri-
fice of the the bread of
the presence before the
eyes of God. Christ our
true paschal Lamb has
been sacrificed let us
keep the feast.
cultivate it, and with
their hoes and plow-
shares to uproot the
thorns and thistles, as
did Samgar when he
killed 600 Philistines
(Judges 3: 31). After the
copious branches were
pruned and
the sucker
roots with the
briars were
pulled out,
this vineyard
will produce
a luscious,
appetizing
The Bull of Pope Greg-
ory IX canonizing St.
Francis of Assisi:
July 16, 1228
1.How wondrously con-
siderate of us is God's
pity! How priceless a
love of charity which
would sacrifice a Son to
redeem a slave! God
neither neglected the
gifts of his mercy nor
failed to protect uninter-
ruptedly the vineyard
planted by his hand. He
sent laborers into it at
the eleventh hour to
fruit, one capable of stor-
age in the wine cellar of
eternity, once purified in
the wine-press of pa-
tience. Wickedness had
indeed blazed like fire,
and the human heart
had grown cold, so as to
destroy the
wall sur-
rounding this
vineyard,

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LUTHER AFTER SOLA FI DE
BY LUKE HASKELL
PAPAL ENCYCLI CAL
MI RA CI RCA NOS BY POP E GREGORY I X
You are a chosen
generation a Holy
nation a Royal
priesthood.
Eucharistic miracle
Pope Gregory IX
Just as the attacking
Philistines were de-
stroyed by the poison
of worldly pleasures.
2. Behold how the Lord,
when he destroyed the
earth by water, saved
the just man with a
contemptible piece of
wood (Wis. 10:4), did
not allow the scepter of
the ungodly to fall upon
the lot of the just (Ps
124:3). Now, at the
eleventh hour, he has
called forth his servant,
Blessed Francis, a man
after his own heart (I
Sam 13: 14). This man
was a light, despised by
the rich, nonetheless
prepared for the ap-
pointed moment. Him
the Lord sent into his
vineyard to uproot the
thorns and thistles.
God cast down this
lamp before the attack-
ing Philistines, thus illu-
mining his own land
and with earnest exhor-
tation warning it to be
reconciled with God.
3. On hearing within his
soul his friend's voice
of invitation Francis
without hesitation
arose, and as another
Samson strengthened
by God's grace, shat-
tered the fetters of a
flattering world. Filled
with the zeal of the
Spirit and seizing the
jawbone of an ass, he
conquered not only a
thousand, but many
thousands of Philistines
(Judges 15: 15-16) by
his simple preaching,
unadorned with the per-
suasive words of hu-
man wisdom (I Cor
1:17), and made force-
ful by the power of God,
who chooses the weak
of this world to con-
found the strong (I Cor
1:17). With the help of
God he accomplished
this: God who touches
mountains and they
smoke (Ps 103:32), so
bringing to spiritual ser-
vice those who were
once slaves to the al-
lurements of the flesh.
For those who died to
sin and live only for God
and not for themselves
(namely, whose worse
part has died), there
flowed from this jaw-
bone an abundant
stream of water: re-
freshing, cleansing, ren-
dering fruitful the fallen,
downtrodden and
thirsty. This river of wa-
ter reaching unto eter-
nal life (Jn 7: 38), might
be purchased without
silver and without cost
(Is 55:1), and
like branches
far and wide
its rivulets
watered the
vineyard
whose
branches ex-
tended unto
the sea and
its boughs unto the
river (Ps 79:12).
4. After the example of our fa-
ther Abraham, this man forgot
not only his country and ac-
quaintances, but also his fa-
ther's house, to go to a land
which the Lord had shown him
by divine inspiration (Gen 12).
Pushing aside any obstacle he
pressed on to win the prize of
his heavenly call (Phil. 3:14).
Conforming himself to Him
(Rom 8:29) who, though rich,
for our sake became poor (II
Cor 8:9), he unburdened him-
self of a heavy load of material
possessions so as to pass eas-
ily through the narrow gate (Mt
7:13). He disbursed his wealth
to the poor, so that his justice
might endure forever (Ps
111:9).
Nearing the land of vision he
offered his own body as a
holocaust to the Lord upon
one of the moun-
tains indicated to
him (Gen 22:2),
the mountain
which is the excel-
lence of faith. His
flesh, which now
and then had
tricked him, he
sacrificed as
Jephte his only daughter
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MI RA CI RCA NOS
this man forgot not
only his country and
acquaintances, but
also his father's
house,
St. francis of assisi
canonization
(Judges 11:34), lighting
under it the fire of love,
punishing it with hun-
ger, thirst, cold, naked-
ness and with many
fasts and vigils. When it
had been crucified with
its vices and concupis-
cences (Gal 5:24), he
could say with the Apos-
tle: "I live now, not I, but
Christ lives in me" (Gal
2:20). For he really did
not live for himself any
longer, but rather for
Christ, who died for our
sins and rose for our
justification (Rom
4:25), that we might no
longer be slaves to sin
(Rom 6:6). Uprooting
his vices and like Jacob
arising at the Lord's
command (Gen 35:1-
11) he renounced wife
and farm and oxen and
all which might distract
those invited to the
great feast (Lk 14:15-
20), and took up the
battle with the world,
the flesh and the spiri-
tual forces of wicked-
ness on high. And as he
had received the seven-
fold grace of the Spirit
and the help of the
eight beatitudes of the
Gospel, he journeyed to
Bethel, the house of
God, on a path which
he had traced in the
fifteen steps of the vir-
tues mystically repre-
sented in the
psalter (gradual
psalms). After he
had made of his
heart an altar for
the Lord, he of-
fered upon it the
incense of devout
prayers to be
taken up to the
Lord at the hands
of angels whose com-
pany he would soon
join.
5. But that he might not
be the only one to enjoy
the blessings of the
mountain, clinging ex-
clusively to the em-
braces of Rachel, as it
were to a life of contem-
plation lovely but ster-
ile, he descended to the
forbidden house of
Leah to lead into the
desert the flock fertile
with twins (Cant 4:2)
and seeking pastures of
life Gen 29). There,
where the manna of
heavenly sweetness
restores all who have
been separated from
the noisy world, he
would be seated with
the princes of his peo-
ple and crowned with
the crown of justice.
Sowing his seed in
tears, he would come
back rejoicing carrying
his sheaves to the store-
house of eternity (Ps
125:5-6). Surely he
sought not his own inter-
ests (Phil 2:21), but
those of Christ, serving
Him zealously like the
proverbial bee. As the
morning star in the midst
of a cloud, and as the
moon at the full (Eccles.
50,6), he took in his
hands a lamp with which
to draw the humble by
the example of his glori-
ous deeds, and a trum-
pet wherewith to recall
the shameless with stern
and fearsome warnings
from their wicked aban-
don. Thus strengthened
by charity he coura-
geously took possession
of the Midianite camp
(Judges 7:16-22), that is,
the camp of those who
contemptuously disre-
gard the teaching of the
Church, with the support
of Him who encom-
passed the whole world
by His authority, even
while still cloistered in
the Virgin's womb. He
captured the weapons on
which the well-armed
man trusted while guard-
ing his house and parcel-
ing out his spoils (Lk
11:21-22), and he led
captivity captive in sub-
mission to Jesus Christ
(Eph 4:8).
6. After defeating the
threefold earthly enemy,
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But that he might not be
the only one to enjoy the
blessings of the
mountain,
St. francis of assisi blessing of the animals
he did violence to the
kingdom of heaven and
seized it by force (Mt
11:12). After many glo-
rious battles in this life
he triumphed over the
world, and he who was
knowingly unlettered
and wisely foolish, hap-
pily returned to the Lord
to take the first place
before many others
more learned.
7. Plainly a life such as
his, so holy, so passion-
ate, so brilliant, was
enough to win him a
place in the Church Tri-
umphant. Yet, because
the Church Militant,
which can only observe
the outer appearances,
does not presume to
judge on its own author-
ity those not sharing its
actual state, it proposes
for veneration as Saints
only those whose lives
on earth merited such,
especially because an
angel of Satan some-
times transforms him-
self into an angel of
light (II Cor 11:14). In
his generosity the om-
nipotent and merciful
God has provided that
the aforementioned
Servant of Christ did
come and serve Him
worthily and com-
mendably. Not permit-
ting so great a light to
remain hidden under a
bushel, but wishing to
put it on a lampstand to
console those dwelling
in the house of light (Mt
5:15), God declared
through many brilliant
miracles that his life
has been acceptable
to God and his mem-
ory should be hon-
ored by the Church
Militant.
8. Therefore, since
the wondrous events
of his glorious life are
quite well known to
us because of the great
familiarity he had with
us while we still occu-
pied a lower rank, and
since we are fully con-
vinced by reliable wit-
nesses of the many bril-
liant miracles, we and
the flock entrusted to
us, by the mercy of God,
are confident of being
assisted at his interces-
sion and of having in
heaven a patron whose
friendship we enjoyed
on earth. With the con-
sultation and approval
of our Brothers, we
have decreed that he
be enrolled in the cata-
logue of saints worthy
of veneration.
9. We decree that his
birth be cele-
brated wor-
thily and sol-
emnly by the
universal
Church on
the fourth of
October, the
day on which
he entered
the kingdom of heaven,
freed from the prison of
the flesh.
10. Hence, in the Lord
we beg, admonish and
exhort all of you, we com-
mand you by this apos-
tolic letter, that on this
day reserved to honor his
memory, you dedicate
yourselves more in-
tensely to the divine
praises, and humbly to
implore his patronage, so
that through his interces-
sion and merits you
might be found worthy of
joining his company with
the help of Him who is
blessed forever. Amen.
Given at Perugia, on the
fourteenth calends of
August, in the second
year of our pontificate.
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Hence, in the Lord we
beg, admonish and
exhort all of you, we
command you by this
apostolic letter,
St francis of assisi prayer for peace
St francis of assisi
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MASS READI NGS
Sat the 1
st
: Solemnity of All Saints. Rev 7:1-14; Ps 24:1-6; 1 John 3:1-3; Matt 5:1-12
Sun the 2
nd
: Psalter III, Ordinary Time Week 31. Optional memorial of All Souls. Wis 3:1-9 or Wis 4:7-15
or Isa 25:6-9; Ps 23:1-6 or Ps 25:6-21 or Ps 27:1-14; Rom 5:5-11 or Rom 5:17-21 or Rom 6:3-9
or Rom 8:14-23 or Rom 8:31-39 or Rom 14:7-12 or 1 Cor 15:20-28 or 1 Cor 15:51-57 or 2 Cor
4:14-5:1 or 2 Cor 5:1, 6-10 or Phil 3:20-21 or 1 Thess 4:13-18 or 2 Tim 2:8-13; Matt 5:1-12 or
Matt 11:25-30 or Matt 25:31-46 or Luke 7:11-17 or Luke 23:44-53, 24:1-6 or Luke 24:13-16,
28-35 or John 5:24-29 or John 6:37-40 or John 6:51-59 or John 11:17-27 or John 11:32-45 or
John 14:1-6
Mon the 3
rd
: Optional memorial of Martin de Porres, religious. Phil 2:1-4; Ps 131:1-3; John 8:31-32;
Luke 14:12-14
Tue the 4
th
: Memorial of Charles Borromeo, bishop. Phil 2:5-11; Ps 22:26-32; Matt 11:28; Luke 14:15-
24
Wed the 5
th
: Phil 2:12-18; Ps 27:1-14; 1 Pet 4:14; Luke 14:25-33
Thu the 6
th
: Phil 3:3-8; Ps 105:1-7; Matt 11:28; Luke 15:1-10
Fri the 7
th
: Phil 3:17-4:1; Ps 122:1-5; 1 John 2:5; Luke 16:1-8
Sat the 8
th
: Phil 4:10-19; Ps 112:1-9; 2 Cor 8:9; Luke 16:9-15
Sun the 9
th
: Psalter IV, Ordinary Time Week 32. (Feast of The Dedication of St. John Lateran.) Ezek 47:1-
Mon the 10
th
: Memorial of Leo the Great, pope and doctor. Titus 1:1-9; Ps 24:1-6; Phil 2:15, 16; Luke
Tue the 11
th
: Memorial of Martin of Tours, bishop. Titus 2:1-14; Ps 37:3-29; John 14:23; Luke 17:7-10
Wed the 12
th
: Memorial of Josaphat, bishop and martyr. Titus 3:1-7; Ps 23:1-6; 1 Thess 5:18; Luke 17:11-
Thu the 13
th
: Memorial of Frances Xavier Cabrini, virgin (Americas). Phlm 7-20; Ps 146:7-10; John 15:5;
Luke 17:20-25
Fri the 14
th
: 2 John 4-9; Ps 119:1-18; Luke 21:28; Luke 17:26-37
Sat the 15
th
: Optional memorial of Albert the Great, bishop and doctor. 3 John 5-8; Ps 112:1-6; 2 Thess
2:14; Luke 18:1-8
Sun the 16
th
: Psalter I, Ordinary Time Week 33. (Optional memorial of Margaret of Scotland.) (Optional
memorial of Gertrude, virgin.) Prov 31:10-31; Ps 128:1-5; 1 Thess 5:1-6; John 15:4-5; Matt
25:14-30
Mon the 17
th
: Memorial of Elizabeth of Hungary, religious. Rev 1:1-4, 2:1-5; Ps 1:1-6; John 8:12; Luke
18:35-43
to hurt the earth and the sea,
3 Saying: Hurt not the earth, nor
the sea, nor the trees, till we
seal the servants of our God in
their foreheads.
4 And I heard the number of
them that were sealed, an hun-
dred forty-four thousand sealed,
of all the tribes of the children of
Israel.
5 Of the tribe of Juda, twelve
thousand sealed: Of the tribe of
Ruben, twelve thousand sealed:
Of the tribe of Gad, twelve thou-
The number of them that were
marked with the seal of the living
God; and clothed in white robes.
1 After these things, I saw four
Angels standing on the four cor-
ners of the earth, holding the four
winds of the earth, that they
should not blow upon the earth,
nor upon the sea, nor on any tree.
2 And I saw another Angel ascend-
ing from the rising of the sun, hav-
ing the sign of the living God: and
he cried with a loud voice to the
four Angels, to whom it was given
sand sealed:
6 Of the
tribe of
Aser, twelve
thousand
sealed: Of the tribe of Nephthali,
twelve thousand sealed: Of the
tribe of Manasses, twelve thousand
sealed:
7 Of the tribe of Simeon, twelve
thousand sealed: Of the tribe of Levi,
twelve thousand sealed: Of the
tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand
sealed:
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Caption describing picture or
graphic.
Tue the 18
th
: Optional memorial of The Dedication of the Churches of Peter and Paul, apostles. Rev 3:1-
22; Ps 15:1-5; 1 John 4:10; Luke 19:1-10
Wed the 19
th
: Rev 4:1-11; Ps 150:1-6; John 15:16; Luke 19:11-28
Thu the 20
th
: Rev 5:1-10; Ps 149:1-9; Ps 95:8; Luke 19:41-44
Fri the 21
st
: Memorial of Presentation of Mary. Rev 10:8-11; Ps 119:14-131; John 10:27; Luke 19:45-48
Sat the 22
nd
: Memorial of Cecilia, virgin and martyr. Vigil of Solemnity of Christ the King. Rev 11:4-12; Ps
144:1-10; 2 Tim 1:10; Luke 20:27-40
Sun the 23
rd
: Psalter II, Ordinary Time Week 34. Solemnity of Christ the King. (Optional memorial of
Clement I, pope and martyr.) (Optional memorial of Columban, abbot.) Ezek 34:11-17; Ps
23:1-6; 1 Cor 15:20-28; Mark 11:9-10; Matt 25:31-46
Mon the 24
th
: Optional memorial of Andrew Dung-Lac, priest and martyr, and companions, martyrs. Rev
14:1-5; Ps 24:1-6; Matt 24:42-44; Luke 21:1-4
Tue the 25
th
: Rev 14:14-19; Ps 96:10-13; Rev 2:10; Luke 21:5-11
Wed the 26
th
: Rev 15:1-4; Ps 98:1-9; Rev 2:10; Luke 21:12-19
Thu the 27
th
: Rev 18:1-23, 19:1-9; Ps 100:1-5; Luke 21:20-28
Fri the 28
th
: Rev 20:1-21:2; Ps 84:3-8; Luke 21:28; Luke 21:29-33
Sat the 29
th
: Rev 22:1-7; Ps 95:1-7; Luke 21:34-36
Sun the 30
th
: Psalter I, Advent Week 1. Isa 63:16-19, 64:1-7; Ps 80:1-19; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Mark 13:33-37
8 Of the tribe of Za-
bulon, twelve thousand
sealed: Of the tribe of
Joseph, twelve thou-
sand sealed: Of the tribe
of Benjamin, twelve
thousand sealed.
9 After this I saw a great
multitude, which no
man could number, of
all nations, and tribes,
and peoples, and
tongues: standing be-
fore the throne, and in
sight of the Lamb,
clothed with white
robes, and palms in
their hands:
10 And they cried with a
loud voice, saying: Sal-
vation to our God, who
sitteth upon the throne,
and to the Lamb.
11 And all the Angels
stood round about the
throne, and the an-
cients, and the four liv-
ing creatures: and
they fell down before
the throne, upon their
faces, and adored God,
12 Saying: Amen. Bene-
diction and glory, and
wisdom, and thanksgiv-
ing, honour, and power,
and strength to our
God for ever and
ever. Amen.
13 And one of the
ancients answered,
and said to me: Who
are these that are
clothed in white
robes, and whence
came they?
14 And I said to him: My
Lord, thou knowest. And
he said to me: These are
they who are come out
of great tribulation, and
have washed their
robes, and have made
them white in the blood
of the Lamb.
15 Therefore they are
before the throne of
God, and serve him day
and night in his temple:
and he that sitteth on
the throne, shall dwell
over them.
16 *They shall not hun-
ger nor thirst any more,
neither shall the sun fall
on them, nor any heat.
17 For the Lamb, which
is in the midst of the
throne, shall rule them,
and shall lead them to
the fountains of the wa-
ters of life, *and God
shall wipe away all tears
from their eyes.
16: Isai. xlix. 10.
17: Isai. xxv. 8.; Infra xxi.
Commentary from the
haydock commentary:
Ver. 1. I saw four An-
gels, &c. Though some
understand here evil spir-
its, whom God may make
use of as instruments to
punish the wicked, yet we
may rather, with other
interpreters, understand
good angels sent from
God to guard and protect
his faithful servants both
from evil spirits and
wicked men. Wi.
Ver. 2. Having the seal.
This sign is generally sup-
posed to be the sign of
the cross. In the East, it
was the custom to im-
press some indelible mark
upon the soldiers. This
sign amongst the ancient
Christians was used on
every occasion. Calmet.
Ver. 3. Hurt not the earth,
&c. Some understand
Christ himself, who gives
his commands in this
manner to the Angels;
others, an Angel of a
higher rank or order. ---
Till we seal the servants of
our God in their fore-
heads, which may be ex-
pounded, let not persecu-
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Salvation to our God,
who sitteth upon the
throne, and to the
Lamb.
Revelations 7:17
Revelations 7:12
tions and trials come
upon them till they are
strengthened by the spirit
and grace of God, with
which S. Paul sometimes
says the servants of God
are signed and sealed. See
2 Cor. i. 22. Ephes. i. 13.
He alludes to the passages
of Ezech. (C. ix. 4.) where
God bids and angel mark
with the letter Tau the
foreheads of those who
should not be hurt by the
judgments that were to
fall upon Jerusalem; so
God would protect the
faithful Christians, who
believe and put their trust
in Christ crucified, and
who from the first ages, in
testimony of this faith,
used to sign themselves
by making the sign of the
cross on their foreheads,
of which the letter Tau
was a figure or resem-
blance. See Tertul. de lib.
Corona militis. I beg the
readers patience, if I here
set down what I find in
the great Synopsis
Papismi, in folio, put out
by Mr. Andrew Willet, and
dedicated first to queen
Elizabeth, and afterwards
to king James the first.
Among his demonstra-
tions, as he calls them,
that the pope is the
antichrist, (Controv. iv.
q. 10. p. 232 and 233)
he tells us in plain
terms, "that the sign
of the cross is one of
the visible signs of an-
tichrist. And who," saith
he, "hath taught the
papists that the sign of
the cross is to be borne
or made on men's fore-
heads? And that with
crossing the forehead
we are preserved from
dangers? The supersti-
tious marks of the cross
had their beginning
from the beast' s name,
since the number of the
beast's name in the
Revelation of S. John is
by these Greek letters,
chxs. The first letter, ch,
is a cross; the middle
letter, x, (in Latin, X) is
also a side long cross;
and the last letter, s,
contains both s and t of
which the latter is called
a headless cross;" and
then Mr. Willet con-
cludes in these words,
"And thus it plainly ap-
pears, that the marks
whereby the papists say
they honour Christ, are
rather a dishonor to
him, and are in very
deed the cognizance of
antichrist." Such an ingen-
ious, and at the same
time learned fancy, may
perhaps outvie even
those we have cited out
of Mr. Brightman, and
may be equally service-
able to any country par-
son on the fifth of Novem-
ber, or on any day when
he shall think fit to hold
forth against the pope or
popery. I suppose that
Mr. Willet did not know
that the Christians in
the first ages (as all Catho-
lics to this day) made so
frequent use of the sign of
the cross, as it is wit-
nessed by Tertullian
above two hundred years
before even any Protes-
tant pretended that the
popes began to be
antichrists, or the great
antichrist. And this, says
he, they do by a tradition
from father to son. At
every setting forward or
going about anything, at
coming home or going
out, at putting on our
clothes, at going to bathe,
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Christians in
the first ages (as all
Catholics to this day)
made so frequent use of
the sign of the cross,
revelations
Revelations 7:14
to table, to light a candle,
to bed, to sit down, to
anything, we make the
sign of the cross on our
foreheads. And this is a
tradition. The like is wit-
nessed by S. Chrys. S. Cyril
of Jerusalem, and many of
the Fathers. At the same
time that with our hand
we make the sign of the
cross, we say these words,
"in the name of the Fa-
ther, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Ghost;" the
words used when any one
is made a Christian, ac-
cording to the command
of Christ. So that the ac-
tion itself puts us in mind
that Jesus Christ died for
us on the cross; and by
the words, we make a
profession of our Chris-
tian faith, that we believe
in one God and three Per-
sons. Can we do this too
often? Dare we be
ashamed of doing it? Was
ever anything more ri-
diculous than to call this
in very deed the cogni-
zance of antichrist? What
must Mr. Willet have
thought of the Protes-
tants, or what can they
think of him, and such
like folio scribbers, to
prove the popes the
beast of S. John's Revela-
tion? What must, I say,
Mr. Willet think of the
public liturgy, or the
book of common
prayer, approved and
used by the Church
of England in his
time, and which or-
dains that the sign of
the cross shall be
made by the priest
on the forehead of
every one that is
baptized? This, according
to Mr. Willet, is (when
any one is made a Chris-
tian) to give him the
badge, and visible sign of
antichrist, to the dis-
honor of Christ, and what
in very deed is the cogni-
zance of antichrist. Wi.
Ver. 4. I heard the num-
ber of them that were
sealed. By these determi-
nate numbers need only
be understood a great
number of Jews con-
verted and saved, though
much greater was the
number of the saved
taken from among the
Gentiles of all nations, of
which it is said, I saw a
great multitude, which
no man could number,
&c. Wi. --- The number of
one hundred and forty-
four thousand is not to
be taken in a literal and
strict sense, but to ex-
press in general terms
the great number of the
elect; for it appears that
the tribe of Dan, which
certainly must have pro-
duced some elect, is not
mentioned, and the tribe
of Joseph is put in lieu of
that of Ephraim: so that
if it be supposed that
these numbers must be
taken literally, the tribe
of Joseph would have
produced a double num-
ber to that of any other
tribe, since Manasses
was his son, and the tribe
of Dan would have pro-
duced none. Ven. Bede.
Ver. 10. Salvation to our
God; i.e. our salvation is
from God, to whom be
praise for ever, Amen,
benediction, or blessings,
thanksgiving. &c. Wi.
Ver. 14. White in the
blood of the Lamb. That
is, they have been
cleansed and purified
from sin, by the
death, merits, and grace
of Christ crucified. Wi. ---
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in the name of the
Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy
Ghost;"
revelations
Revelations 7:16-17
The whole of this verse
must be understood in a
mystical sense, for we are
said to make our gar-
ments white in the blood
of the Lamb, when we en-
ter into his Church by bap-
tism, or wash away our
sins by penance or mar-
tyrdom. Calmet.
Ver. 15. Therefore they
are before the throne of
God . . . in his temple; i.e.
therefore are they now
happy in heaven, where
the temple was repre-
sented to be, as observed
before. --- He that sitteth
on the throne shall dwell,
or dwelleth over them.
Wi.
Ver. 17. The Lamb, which
is in the midst of the
throne, God and man,
shall rule[1] them as a
shepherd does his flock.
By the Greek, And
shall lead them unto
fountains of living wa-
ters;[2] lit. to the
fountains of life of wa-
ters; shall bless them
with everlasting hap-
piness. Wi. --- He
represents the happi-
ness of the saints, un-
der the idea of being ex-
empt from all the wants
and evils of this life. For
we are not able, accord-
ing to truth itself, to con-
ceive the happiness that
is prepared for us;
wherefore we must con-
tent ourselves with con-
sidering what it is not,
rather than what it is. He,
nevertheless, seems to
compare heaven to a
temple or palace, in
which we observe minis-
ters and servants all in
their proper order, his
counselors (if we may be
allowed the expression)
and friends seated in
presence of their prince,
and the souls of the just
singing the praises of the
Most High. Car.
____________________
_
[1] V. 17. Reget eos, poi-
manei, &c.
[2] V. 17. Ad vitae fontes
aquarum, epi zoes pegas
udaton; not zosas, as in
some MSS.
in the midst of the
shadow of death, I will
fear no evils, for thou
art with me. Thy rod
and thy staff, they have
comforted me.
5 Thou hast prepared a
table before me,
against them that afflict
me. Thou hast anointed
my head with oil; and
my chalice which ine-
briateth me, how
goodly is it!
God's spiritual benefits to
faithful souls.
1 A psalm for David. The
*Lord ruleth me: and I
shall want nothing.
2 He hath set me in a
place of pasture. He hath
brought me up, on the
water of refreshment:
3 he hath converted my
soul. He hath led me on
the paths of justice, for
his own name's sake.
4 For though I should walk
6 And thy mercy will follow
me all the days of my life.
And that I may dwell in the
house of the Lord, unto
length of days.
____________________
*
1: Isai. xl. 11.; Jerem. xxiii.
5.; Ezec. xxxiv. 11. and 23.;
1 Pet. ii. 25. and v. 3.
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to the fountains of life
of waters; shall bless
them with everlasting
happiness
Revelations 7:5
(Reigned about A.D. 64 or
67 to 76 or 79).
All the ancient records of
the Roman bishops which
have been handed down to
us by St. Irenaeus, Julius
Africanus, St. Hippolytus,
Eusebius, also the Liberian
catalogue of 354, place the
name of Linus directly after
that of the Prince of the
Apostles, St. Peter. These
records are traced back to
a list of the Roman bishops
which existed in the time
of Pope Eleutherus (about
174-189), when Irenaeus
wrote his book "Adversus
haereses". As opposed to
this testimony, we cannot
accept as more reliable
Tertullian's assertion,
which unquestionably
places St. Clement (De
praescriptione, xxii) after
the Apostle Peter, as was
also done later by other
Latin scholars (Jerome, Il-
lustrious Men 15). The Ro-
man list in Irenaeus has
undoubtedly greater
claims to historical author-
ity. This author claims that
Pope Linus is the Linus
mentioned by St. Paul in
his 2 Timothy 4:21. The
passage by Irenaeus
(Against Heresies III.3.3)
reads:
After the Holy
Apostles (Peter and
Paul) had founded
and set the Church
in order (in Rome)
they gave over the
exercise of the
episcopal office to
Linus. The same
Linus is mentioned by
St. Paul in his Epistle to
Timothy. His successor
was Anacletus. We can-
not be positive whether
this identification of the
pope as being the Linus
mentioned in 2 Timothy
4:21 goes back to an
ancient and reliable
source, or originated
later on account of the
similarity of the name.
Linus's term of office,
according to the papal
lists handed down to us,
lasted only twelve years.
The Liberian Catalogue
shows that it lasted
twelve years, four
months, and twelve
days. The dates given in
this catalogue, A.D. 56
until A.D. 67, are incor-
rect. Perhaps it was on
account of these dates
that the writers of the
fourth century gave
their opinion that Linus
had held the position of
head of the Roman com-
munity during the life of
the Apostle; e.g., Rufinus
in the preface to his
translation of the
pseudo-Clementine
"Recognitiones". But this
hypothesis has no his-
torical foundation. It can-
not be doubted that ac-
cording to the accounts
of Irenaeus concerning
the Roman Church in the
second century, Linus
was chosen to be head of
the community of Chris-
tians in Rome, after the
death of the Apostle. For
this reason his pontifi-
cate dates from the year
of the death of the Apos-
tles Peter and Paul,
which, however, is not
known for certain.

He that hath a mind to depart from a friend, seeketh occasions: he shall ever be
subject to reproach.
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PROVER B OF THE MONT H 1 8
records are traced back to a
list of the Roman bishops
Pope st. linus
The "Liber Pontificalis" as-
serts that Linus's home was
in Tuscany, and that his fa-
ther's name was Herculanus;
but we cannot discover the
origin of this assertion. Ac-
cording to the same work on
the popes, Linus is supposed
to have issued a decree "in
conformity with the ordi-
nance of St. Peter", that
women should have their
heads covered in church.
Without doubt this decree is
apocryphal, and copied by
the author of the "Liber Pon-
tificalis" from the first Epis-
tle of St. Paul to the Corin-
thians (11:5) and arbitrarily
attributed to the first suc-
cessor of the Apostle in
Rome. The statement made
in the same source, that
Linus suffered martyrdom,
cannot be proved and is im-
probable. For between Nero
and Domitian there is no
mention of any persecution
of the Roman Church; and
Irenaeus (1. c., III, iv, 3) from
among the early Roman
bishops designates only
Telesphorus as a glorious
martyr.
Finally this book asserts that
Linus after his death, was
buried in the Vatican beside
St. Peter. We do not know
whether the author had any
decisive reason for this as-
sertion. As St. Peter was cer-
tainly buried at the foot of
the Vatican Hill, it is quite
possible that the earliest
bishops of the Roman
Church also were interred
there. There was nothing in
the liturgical tradition
of the fourth-century
Roman Church to
prove this, because it
was only at the end of
the second century
that any special feast
of martyrs was insti-
tuted and conse-
quently Linus does not
appear in the fourth-
century lists of the feasts of
the Roman saints. Accord-
ing to Torrigio ("Le sacre
grotte Vaticane", Viterbo,
1618, 53) when the present
confession was constructed
in St. Peter's (1615), sar-
cophagi were found, and
among them was one
which bore the word Linus.
The explanation given by
Severano of this discovery
("Memorie delle sette chi-
ese di Roma", Rome, 1630,
120) is that probably these
sarcophagi contained the
remains of the first Roman
bishops, and that the one
bearing that inscription was
Linus's burial place. This
assertion was repeated
later on by different writ-
ers. But from a manuscript
of Torrigio's we see that on
the sarcophagus in ques-
tion there were other let-
ters beside the word Linus,
so that they rather be-
longed to some other name
(such as Aquilinus, Anul-
linus). The place of the dis-
covery of the tomb is a
proof that it could not be
the tomb of Linus (De
Rossi, "Inscriptiones christi-
anae urbis Romae", II, 23-
7).
The feast of St. Linus is now
celebrated on 23 Septem-
ber. This is also the date
given in the "Liber Pontifi-
calis". An epistle on the
martyrdom of the Apostles
St. Peter and Paul was at a
later period attributed to
St. Linus, and supposedly
was sent by him to the
Eastern Churches. It is
apocryphal and of later
date than the history of the
martyrdom of the two
Apostles, by some attrib-
uted to Marcellus, which is
also apocryphal ("Acta
Apostolorum apocrypha",
ed. Lipsius and Bonnet, I,
ed; Leipzig, 1891, XIV sqq.,
1 sqq.).
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feast of St. Linus is now
celebrated on 23 September.
Liber pontificalis
September 23rd feast of st. linus
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