“Trash Videos” On the contrary, the videos of Rabbi Mordechai Friedman and Pastor Gino Jennings have everything to do with this particular “news brief”. The above written text goes into great detail about an Arabic video handed to someone. “One need not understand Arabic to appreciate the intensity of Nihari’s hate: watch the video starting at minute 2:15 and see the gesticulating cleric issue his curse while striking the floor with a stick, hurling a picture, and banging on the wall.” I don't know what sort of mosque this is in the Arabic video but no idols or pictures are permitted in any mosque. Rabbi Friedman curses the Holy Father and Pastor Jennings goes a step further than the imam by smashing a Catholic statue. As for loading up “trash videos”, I’ll certainly not be wasting my time loading a video that issues a Jewish curse against the Holy Father (yimakh shemo / may his name be erased). If I upload anything on this glorious site, it'll be to inspire. Note - The Hebrew phrase “yimakh shemo” is one of the strongest curses that can be used against one’s enemy.
“The Angry Rabbi” HC, I take seriously any extremist, whether they are secular or religious. Should you look at the photographs behind the rabbi you will see some of the shining stars of the ultra right orthodox community, eg Meir Kahane and Baruch Goldstein. “Pastor hammers home message” I thought I would offer a link which has Pastor Gino Jennings from Truth of God Ministries (Philadelphia) hammering home a message regarding idol worship. Each time the pastor hits the statue of St Thérèse of Lisieux with a hammer, I wince. Truth of God
“The Angry Rabbi” Rabbi Mordechai Friedman has made a number of videos which come under the heading “Judaism - The Series”. I offer two video links showing the style of this New York rabbi who is not permitted to enter the State of Israel. Video One and Video Two
Radiating Christ Dear Jesus, help us to spread Your fragrance everywhere we go. Flood our souls with Your spirit and life. Penetrate and possess our whole being so utterly that our lives may only be a radiance of Yours. Shine through us and be so in us that every soul we come in contact with may feel Your presence in our souls. Let them look up, and see no longer us, but only Jesus! Stay with us and then we will begin to shine as You shine, so to shine as to be a light to others. The light, O Jesus, will be all from You; none of it will be ours. It will be You, shining on others through us, in the way You love best, by shining on those around us. Let us preach You without preaching, not by words but by example, by the catching force, the sympathetic influence of what we do, the evident fullness of the love our hearts bear for You. Amen. (John Henry Newman)
“What think you? If a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them should go astray: doth he not leave the ninety-nine in the mountains, and go to seek that which is gone astray? And if it so be that he find it: Amen I say to you, he rejoiceth more for that, than for the ninety-nine that went not astray. Even so it is not the will of your Father, who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.” Matthew 18:12-14
Louella, I am glad that I follow a Shepherd who cares for the one lost sheep as He does for the other ninety-nine. Ireland does have a small Catholic population compared to the 136 million Catholics in Brazil, but since when did the smaller parts of the body of Christ no longer matter? If I had one wish for the Irish Catholic Church, I would like to see all the Irish Bishops / Vicar Generals annually walk bare foot up the hill of Croagh Patrick to atone for their predecessors handling of child abuse cases.
Latin (Modern Form) Magnificat anima mea Dominum, et exsultavit spiritus meus in Deo salvatore meo, quia respexit humilitatem ancillae suae. Ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes, quia fecit mihi magna, qui potens est, et sanctum nomen eius, et misericordia eius in progenies et progenies timentibus eum. Fecit potentiam in brachio suo, dispersit superbos mente cordis sui; deposuit potentes de sede et exaltavit humiles; esurientes implevit bonis et divites dimisit inanes. Suscepit Israel puerum suum, recordatus misericordiae, sicut locutus est ad patres nostros, Abraham et semini eius in saecula. English (Douay-Rheims) My soul doth magnify the Lord. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. Because he that is mighty, hath done great things to me; and holy is his name. And his mercy is from generation unto generations, to them that fear him. He hath shewed might in his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart. He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the humble. He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away. He hath received Israel his servant, being mindful of his mercy: As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed for ever.
On 6 January 1929, this young sister landed in India. From then on, there would be no looking back. She would become known as the “Saint of the Gutters”.
Flower of Lebanon Through her walk with our Lord Jesus Christ and the years of serving, she devoted her mind, body and soul to share in the passion of Christ. From a voice came a calling, from a calling came a passion, from a passion came dedication, and from dedication came sainthood. Rafqa is the Arabic name for Rebecca. “Sickness accepted with patience and thanksgiving purifies the soul as the fire purifies gold.” Saint Rafqa Prayer O Saint Rafqa, true disciple of Jesus Christ and partner of the Redeemer in the Mystery of Redemption, you rushed to serve the Lord and offered yourself to Him as a complete and pure sacrifice. I ask you Saint Rafqa, to obtain from Jesus Christ the grace of blessing my country, my family and myself; to help me to contribute in the fulfilment of His kingdom. Amen.
-------------------------------------------------------- Las palabras de San Rafael Guízar “Un obispo no necesita tener una mitra, un báculo, o una catedral, pero no puede existir sin un seminario porque el futuro de su diócesis depende del seminario.” Oración San Rafael Guízar, ruega por nosotros. -------------------------------------------------------- The words of St Rafel Guízar “A bishop can do without a mitre, a crosier, and even a cathedral, but never without a seminary, because the future of his diocese depends on the seminary.” Prayer St Rafael Guízar, pray for us. --------------------------------------------------------
“A good Christian should be humble as was Jesus Christ, who knelt down to wash the feet of His apostles. He washed even Judas’ feet, although He knew that the traitor was going to betray Him. The true Christian should consider himself to be the least among others and the servant of all.” Saint John Bosco