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ANGELS OF THE WEB AWARD "You are to be my witnesses... even to the ends of the Earth." Acts 1:8

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OUR CATHOLIC FAITH

"You are to be my witnesses...even to the ends of the Earth."
Acts 1:8,

As the Gospels make clear our Lord, Christ used to go away by himself to pray to the heavenly Father. Before important decisions, the Lord would pray, sometimes through the entire night. Maybe we could try that apporach in our life, praying before making decisions. Prayer should be base on our personal Love for our God. The plea of the Apostles to Christ was "Lord, teach us to pray". We need to make that our plea "Lord teach us to pray".

This, then, is how you should pray:
"Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name." Matthew 6:9
We can converse with the GOD of the universe. When we bow our heads and utter God's name, we have an audience with a King more powerful than the president of any earthly country.... We grow when we pray.
By uniting our will with God's, we can see ourselves making progress toward becoming more like God would want us to be.

NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
O most Holy Heart of Jesus,
Fountain of every blessing, I adore You, I love You, and with a lively sorrow for my sins, I offer You this poor heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure and wholly obedient to Your will. Grant, good Jesus, that I may live in You and for You. Protect me in the midst of danger; comfort me in my afflictions; give health of body, assitance in my temporal needs, Your blessing on all that I do, and the grace of a holy death.

Most Holy Heart of Jesus, I love You.

THE MORNING OFFERING
O Jesus,
Through the Immacaulate Heart of Mary, I offer You my prayers, works, joys and sufferings of this day in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world. I offer them for all the intentions of Your Sacred Heart; the salvation of souls, reparation for sin, and thereunion of all Christians. I offer them for our Bishops and all our members, and in particular for those recommended by our Holy Father this month.
"All for Thee, O Sacred Heart of Jesus!"

Pray for us O Holy Mother of GOD, that we may be made worthy of the promises of your Son Jesus!

THE FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY

The Proclamation of the Date of Easter on Epiphany
The glory of the Lord has shone upon us, and shall ever be manifest among us, until the day of his return. Through the rhythms of times and seasons let us celebrate the mysteries of salvation. Let us recall the year's culmination, the Easter Triduum of the Lord: his last supper, his crucifixion, his burial, and his rising celebrated between the evening of the 9th Day of April and the evening of the 12th Day of April.
Each Easter - as on Sunday - the Holy Church makes present the great and saving deed by which Christ has for ever conquered, sin and death.
From Easter are reckoned all the days we keep holy. Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, will occur on the 25th Day of February. The Ascension of the Lord will be commemorated on the 21st Day of May. Pentecost, the joyful conclusion of the season of Easter, will be celebrated on the 31st Day of May. And this year the First Sunday of Advent will be on the 29th Day of November.
To Jesus Christ, who was, who is, and who is to come, Lord of time and history, be endless praise, for ever and ever. Amen.
This was taken out of the January 4 Sunday Bulletin.

SYMBOLS USED BY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
I often wondered what the symbols used in the Church represented.
So I did a little research and this is what I found.

SAINT PETER SAINT JOHN SAINT LUKE SAINT MARK

SAINT MATTHEW THE VISITATION ALPHA & OMEGA PURIFICATION

THE TWELVE APOSTLES
JESUS said "follow me and I will make you fishers of men."
Matthew, 4:18-20
Twelve men chosen by Christ to teach. They were given a privileged position. They were responsible for the information about Jesus that developed into the gospel tradition. The twelve were Peter, Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James the Less, Jude, Simon the Zealot and Judas. They were with Jesus at the Last Supper. Mark 14:17
After Judas died he was later replaced by Matthias. (Matthias stoned to death then beheaded.)
There were other people who formed part of Jesus' entourage. They were often called brothers of the Lord. Among them were James, Joseph, Jude and Simon. They were "relatives" of Jesus. Greek speaking Semites used the term brother or sister, not in only the ordinary sense of blood brother or sister but also for nephew, niece, half-brother, half-sister and cousin. Mark 6:,1-6

SIMON PETER ANDREW JOHN
Peter was first named Simon. Jesus named him Peter "The Rock", he was a symbol of an immovable, strong faith. He was one of the Disciples who was with Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane, the night before the Crucifixion.
Peter's was put to death by being crucified upside down. Andrew showed strength of character and was the first friend of Jesus. Andrew did all things with love and gentleness. He introduced his brother Peter to Jesus when he realized Jesus was the "Messiah" John was known as the beloved Disciple, he represented the strongest Christian quality, that of love. He was one of the three Disciples with Jesus in the garden of Grethsemane, the night before the crucifixion. He was the brother of James and they were the sons of Zebedee.Author of the fourth Gospel, three Espistles and the book of Revelation.

JAMES PHILIP BARTHOLOMEW
James fished with his father Zebedee and his brother John. He was one of the three that was with Jesus the night before the crucifixion in the Garden of Gethsemane. Also know as James the Greater.
Matthew, 4: 21-22
This James was beheaded by King Herod Acts,12:2 Philip of Bethsaida was called "the Greek" because he knew the language so well. He was among the first to join the group of men that Jesus chose as his Disciples.
John, 1: 43-44 Bartholomew also known as Nathanael and was chosen by Jesus as one of the first Disciples. Philip told Nathanael about Jesus. Nathanael was Originally from Cana in Galilee. John, 1:46-51
Bartholomew's death was flayed (skinned) alive

THOMAS MATTHEW JAMES
Thomas was a fisherman who fished with Andrew and Peter. He was known as the "doubting one" who came to believe in Jesus.
Matthew, 10:3 Matthew was identified as the son of Alphaeus, and he was a tax collector. Matthew is regarded as the author of the Gospel that bears his name. He was the brother of James the Less. In the Gospel of Mark and Luke he is identified as "Levi"
Matthew,9:9 & Mk,2:14
Matthew's death was by the sword James was also called "James the Less" because he was younger than James the brother of John. James was highly respected for his knowledge of the law. He was the son of Alphaeus and brother of Matthew. See Matthew, 10:3
James thrown from the pinnacle of a temple then beaten to death.

JUDE SIMON JUDAS
Jude was also called Judas, brother of James the Less. Not to be confused with Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Jesus. He was sometimes identified as Thaddeus. Mt, 10:3.
Jude was shot to death with arrows. Simon was known as Simon the Zealot and was from the Zealot's rebel party. They saw taxation as slavery and wanted no other ruler but GOD. Simon did become gentle and loving because of his association with Jesus and the other Disciples. He dedicated his life to ministry.
Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. Some say he thought Jesus would save himself at the very last moment. When he saw that would not happen he tried to return the silver, but the chief priests refused. He had such remorse for doing this and instead of asking forgiveness he hung himself.

SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL DEFEND and PROTECT US
Saint Michael, the Archangel,
defend us in battle; be our defense against the wicked-ness and snares of the devil. May GOD rebuke him, we humbly pray; and may you,
O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of GOD, thrust into hell satan and the other evil spirits who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls. Amen
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Have Mercy on us.
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Have Mercy on us.
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Have Mercy on us.

He gathers the Lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart;
He gently leads those that have young.
Isaiah 40:11

ANGELS ON THE WEB SITES
"An Angel is one of an order of spiritual beings that are attendants and messengers of GOD".
Angel in Greek 'angelos means messenger

"You are to be my witnesses...
even to the ends of the Earth." Acts, 1:8

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