29 Sunday Political Catholic (19/10/2014) - in summary

1161AD St Thomas Becket(37yrs)was powerful,as Archbishop of Canterbury, nominated by his friend king Henry II. Friction between King& church,resulted King's Knights to kill him(Dec1170)

Early days power and religion was connected, deviating Mt22:21'Give back to Caesar what is Caesar and to God what is God'

At Baltimore in1884 Church decided not to identify interest of faith with fortunes of politics" means up to this year it has been happening!. One reason for some catholics to leave the church may be the frustration create due to church combining with power. Now it is very clear Church management is independent to politics.

St John Paul II,took action,against priests who were involved in politics and holding office in Governments :ex: Jesuit fr Earnesto Cardenal/1983.

Prophet: Isaiah says God is only powerful. Paul reminds to increase faith thru' love.

Difference between Religion and Government

If you break law (Government),some other human will decide that you are wrong,(error prune)while for religion yourself decide that you have committed sin(ideal) and ask pardon from God. This is major difference of religion(spiritual)to Government(material).

Thru' Love you become more powerful than politician!. Next sunday, it will be reminded the value of love!

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29 Sunday Political Catholic(19/10/2014) - in detail

Back ground:
Up to now, sunday readings were highlighting how to develop your faith. The root less faith you develop from school, has to be properly developed to actual faith, through the careful, contemplation of sunday readings!.Trouble follows when church & state are blended together,ie when clergy holds public office:

 To day we are invited to understand the difference between politics to religion!

'no servant can serve 2 masters, either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise other' (luke16:13).

B. Preamble for reading:
B.1 The difference between Religious law and Government law
Always freedom is subject to law. Since Freedom is WHAT YOU OUGHT TO DO not what you want to do.
Human freedom can be distinctly separate into three parts.
External Freedom, internal freedom and personal freedom.
External freedom is governed by Government laws. There, another human with,evidence, will try to judge you, whether you have gone against the rule. This system is not ideal, as human is prune for many errors!.
Even if you make a mistake(illegal act), similar to sin in a religion, you are innocent, so long you are been proved as guilty.

Internal freedom: is your religious laws. 10 commandments for christians. God has given you freedom subject to these laws. Even if you think to break these laws is called Sin.
You and only God knows, whether you have committed a sin. In this case, understanding the law, clearly help us to have a dialogue with God. No third party involves to find whether you are wrong or correct. This is the real application of finding where you have gone wrong and with dialoge to God, you can correct it.

Your personal freedom, lies between these two: internal to external.

Your external freedom is earth bound (going with gravitation),as how to live in harmony on earth or in a given country with regard to Money,power and earthly desires. Always the systems introduced are error prune.
Your internal freedom is Spiritual bound, going against gravitation, where you have a dialogue direct with God and is ideal analysis.

Combination of external freedom to internal freedom, lead to short circuit, your internal freedom, where your ability to judge by yourself, whether you go against to your law, you allow another human to decide!.In this case you tend to forget, the actual implementation of religious law. IN OTHER WORDS YOU TRY TO COMBINE EARTH BOUND WITH SPIRITUAL BOUND WHICH IS OF TWO OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS:

B.2 Examples from the catholic church
Thomas Becket at the age of 37,became the most powerful figure in UK.In1161 he became the Archbishop of Canterbury, nominated by his friend king Henry II . But friction started between king and the church. In 29/12/ 1170, king's nights killed Thomas. In short period he was raised to alters.

In the recent past, St John paul II, took stern action, against priests who were involved in politics & holding office in the Governments:ex Jesuit father Earnesto Cardenal/1983.


B.3. Difference between external Freedom and internal Freedom: treatment for breaking the law!
Making laws from one country to another country is different!. For example in US, you drive your vehicle on the right hand of the road while in UK,it is opposite!.purpose of making  Laws of a given country, is to allow it's citizens to live in harmony.( It depends upon climate,culture etc). But the religious laws (Ex 10 commandments in Christianity) is independent to such conditions. It has to be universally implemented without any ambiguity. Catholic means Universal(in latin). That is why, you have no reference to food in 10 commandments!.

B.4. What is the present church view on Governments
Pope francis in His "Joy of the gospel" 3rd encyclic written 24/11/2013, chapter 240 and 241 "requote"
240: It is the responsibility of state to safeguard and promote the common good of society. Based on the principles of subsidiarity and solidarity, and fully committed to political dialogue and consensus building. It plays a fundamental role, one which cannot be delegated, in working for the integral development of all. This role,at present, calls for profound social humility.
241: In her dialogue with state and society, the church does not have solutions for every particular issue. Together with the various sectors of society,she supports those programmed which best respond to the dignity of each person and the common good. In doing this, She propose in a clear way the fundamental values of human life and convictions which can then find expression in political activity.


B.5 Difference of Vatican city with a earthly Government?

But how about Vatican?

This city state is 108.5 acre tract of land(compared to 485 acre of Monaco or 843 acres of New york central park!),plus other churces & buildings outside it's walls!. Their currency is Euro & they mint their own coins & stamps. It has it's own news paper,postal system,radio & television stations & rail road.Although there is no vatican army,the swiss guards were protecting pope since 1506. It has it's own flag & national anthem & issues it's own passports & citizenships. It has the oldest diplomatic corps in the world,with embassies more than 180!. Pope has to manage the universal church along with Vatican City!

Vatican city there are no instruments to control power, such as Police,Army,Navy, it has no Judiciary system etc. This catholic headquarters is a good heavenly example of how to lead catholics spiritually!

B.5 Baltimore decisions:
It appears church played vital role in the activities of the governments until 1884, where all bishop agreed at Baltimore, that church should not involve in politics. This clearly shows clergy to refrain from political activities. This does not refrain catholics to do politics!. The catholic politicians should clearly know the difference of religion to politics, and try to make government laws, which has to be error less!.


C. Today's reading:
 MT(22:15-21)
' Very well, give back to caesar what belongs to Caesar's-and to God what belongs to God"
Christianity clearly indicates that Governing the people(Government) and combining to religious laws is not practical. Governing the people is mainly go towards earth bound, money and power friendliness, while religion is going towards spiritual bound, to have a peaceful mind(follow religious law. avoid anger, judging others etc)



Paul says;",,constantly remember before God our Father how you have shown your faith in action, worked for love..."
Reminds following 10 commandments whole hearted ly will certainly help you to develop faith. Strive to have a Peaceful mind, otherwise God's direction for you will be hampered.

Prophet Isaiah says;
"...Though you do not know me, I arm you that men may know from the rising to the setting of the sun, that, apart from me,all is nothing"

Reminds God is all powerful and HE is the ultimate Judge to decide whether you are wrong!


Conclusions:

Today's  message clearly remind us that God,the beginning and end of all things,can be known with certainty from created reality by the light of human reason(cf Rom 1:20); but teaches that it is through His revelation that those religious truths which are by their nature accessible to human reason can be known by all men with ease, with solid certitude and with no trace of error, even in this present state of the human race.

Until 1884, Baltimore, the church might have sailed with certain errors by combining religion and politics. Good example is when emperor maximinan II, tried to have ecclesiastical celibacy abolished during pope pius IV in 1557.

This kind of actions might have cause for the separation of our other religious denominations!. Though the wrong actions has been properly addressed in a reasonable time by the church, the reconciliation process of unity appears still slow. Nevertheless, we should not forget, the strong process with respect to implementation of Jesus message, that catholic church has followed up to now. Specially to provide rulings to upheld social values(ex abortion, euthanasia, marriages etc). Similarly the study of Role of Holy Mary is appreciable. Today church is equipped to safeguard all Catholics, in advising on various trivial issues that stemmed from modern scientific developments!

GBU

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Beautificationof Pope Paul VI - in general

On 21/6/1963,63yrs Giovanni Battista Montini( Brescia-Italy),became 262Pope.

Pope francis will hold Pope Paul VI's witness upto a wider audience today, when he beatified him during the closing mass of extra ordinary synod of Bishops on the Family. He worked alongside with pope pius12,during world war2&was maintaining names of prisoners of both sides,in forwarding information to worried families.

Pilgrim Pope
He was1st"PILGRIM POPE"in modern era to travel abroad visiting 6 continents in7yrs& was 1st pope to visit Srilanka in1970 Dec

Vatican II

Pope Pius12 laid ground work in1950 for Vatican2 which opened in1962by pope John23&closed by Paul6 in1965.Church well being &modernisation were top priority of the agenda!.St Joseph has been declared as Heavenly Protector of Vatican2.

St John23 convoked Vatican 2& presided over 1st session, while He was"REAL HELMSMAN"presiding over all other3 sessions& guiding it's implementation

Major outcomes of this council are
(1)Latin was replaced by common language of local people,priest was allowed to face people and in 3years nearly all of scriptures at sundaymass would be read at Holy Mass
(2)lay people to read scriptures, assist with distribution of Holy communion
(3)marriage &single life were respected,as equal vocation of GOD along with Holy orders
(4)promoting Christian unity among religions
(5)using modern technology to explain faith.

Around3000 priests and lay people attended.

Previous council Vatican1 held100years before to decide on papal infallability!.

His tenor of Papal office

His papacy was marked by public debates over changing sexual morality(Condemned artificial contraception and abortion-En cyclical Humane Vitae 1968);
church traditional teaching & changes in liturgy.
Mass we celebrate now is called"PAUL VI Mass"since He has completely revised liturgical text.

For Paul VI, dialogue was an expression of the evangelical spirit that tries to draw close to each person, that tries to understand each person, that tries to make itself understood by each person.

Ecclesiam suam laid out the vision of his papacy, looking at ways the church could and should continue God's action of setting out to encounter humanity and bring people to the fullness of truth and salvation.
How vital it is for the world, and how greatly desired by the catholic church, that the two should meet together, and get to know and love one another" He wrote.


His beatification to
Blessed Paul the VI th

 He died6/8/1978. Unborn child(USA) diagnosed severe health complications& to be aborted has been cured due to his intercession,

May we pray for His sainthood

GBU

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Our Lady of Fatima (13/10/1917) - in general

In 1917 Blessed Mother have revealed herself in the insignificant little village of Fatima, Mostly She is known as 'Our Lady Of Fatima'.

1.  WORLD SCENARIO AT TIME OF APPARATIONS!

During first half of last century, we experienced 2 world wars!.Ideals and values and Institutions that has shaped and nurtured our civilisation for many centuries were overthrown and trampled upon.

From1914-18, we experienced world war1, and Communism seized power in Russia exactly 25 days after(13/10),last apparition of Fatima.

Holy Mary gave timely messages for mankind of imminent catastrophic collapse of governments, justice,religion& morality which started in early 20th century& is continuing in various forms to effect us ever since!.

2. How Fatima Name came?

Historically Muslims occupied Portugal for Centuries. At the time when they were finally driven out, the last Muslim chief had a beautiful daughter by the name of Fatima.(Is the name of the daughter of Prophet Mohamed) A catholic boy fell in love with her, and for him she not only stayed behind when the muslims left, but even embrace the faith. The young husband was so much in love with her that he changed the name of the town where he lived to Fatima.In 1917 Blessed Mother have revealed herself in this insignificant little village of Fatima,  as 'Our Lady Of Fatima'.

(Ref: first love: Fulton J sheen,)

3. FATIMA APARATIONS:

The Message of Fatima is contained in a series of Church-approved apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary to three shepherd children at Fatima, Portugal in 1917. From 13/5/1917 to13/10/1917. Holy Mary appeared 6 times(13/6,13/7,15/8, 13/9) to- Francisco(7years),Jacinta(9 years) and Lucia(10 years)at Fatima.

Apparitions  took place on a small property belong to Lucia's parents called Cova Da Iria, about a mile and half from Fatima on the road to Leiria. Our lady appeared over a holm ork tree, just over 3 feet high!. Francisco could only see Our Lady; He could not hear her. Jacinta could see and hear Her. Lucia could see,hear and talk with the Blessed Virgin Mary.

5 DETAILS ABOUT 3 SEERS

​Francisco died in1919, while Jasintha died 1920 and her face found to be incorrupt in1935.Sr lucia died on 13/2/2005.

Two of the children, Francisco and Jacinta, were beatified — declared blessed, the final step before canonization — by Pope John Paul II in year 2000. 

6. SUMARY OF 1ST TO 4TH VISIONS

(Details will be given, on the respective day in 2015, in this blog/website)

13/5- 1st VISION

MARY'S REQUEST

The 3 seers were playing at Cova da Iria when they saw two flashes like lightning,after which THE MOTHER OF GOD above the holm oak tree. Holy Mary requested seers

(1)to come 6 months, in succession on 13th of every month.

(2) Pray the daily Rosary(appears 5 decades) to end the war

(3)Seers to carryout penance( they started to wear a thick rough code around their waist-after this)

13/6- 2nd VISION

Devotion to Immaculate Heart of Mary

Lucia: what does U'r grace wish of me?/Mary:pray DAILY ROSARY.(Lucia ask for cure of a sick person) If he convert he will be cure within a year!/L:Take us to Heaven?/M:Yes,I will take Jasinta & Francisco soon,but U will remain here. Jesus wishes to use U in order to make me known & loved!He wishes to establish devotion to my Immaculate Heart in the world!.I PROMISE SALVATION TO THOSE WHO EMBRACE IT,and these souls will be beloved of GOD,like flowers arranged by me to adorn His Thrown/L:will I stay here alone?/M:no,daughter,Does that make U suffer much?Don't be dismayed I will never forsake U.MY IMMACULATE HEART SHALL BE OF U'R REFUGE & THE ROAD THAT SHALL LEAD U TO GOD!.

13/7- 3rd VISION

Communion of reparations on 1st saturdays

Initially Mary told 3 seers to pray daily Rosary& promised for a miracle in Oct,requested to make sacrifices for sinners.Seers saw Hell.Demons& souls of human shapes,submerge in fire,devils stood like frightful animals of horrible shapes.M:U saw Hell,where souls of poor sinners go!To save them God wishes to establish devotion to My Immaculate Heart in the world!.If human do not stop offending God,another worse war will begin to punish world& future pope has, much to suffer,Consecrate Russia to my immaculate Heart&communion of reparation on1saturdays,for the peace of world. WHEN U PRAY ROSARY:after each decade say"o my Jesus,forgive us,save us from the fire of hell;lead all souls to heaven,specially those in most need" note:despite,WorldWar2came 1939/1945killing>15m people,Pius 12 consecrated Russia in1952/7/7,JP2 was injured in1981/5/13,communism was demised in1989!

15/8- 4th VISION

Feast of our lady of Rosary

On 13/8 seers couldnot see Mary due to unsuccessful abduction of Mayor,to get secrets from them.on15/8,at luci's uncles place,seers saw Mary over a holm tree! Lucie:what does u'r grace wish of me?/M: go to Cova da Iria on 13 of every month. On the last vision I will perform a miracle!/L:what does u'r grace want done with the money that people leave?/M:have 2 portable stand made.U,Jasinta & other 2 girls dressed in white carry one of them. Francisco to carry the other one with3other boys.The fortable stands are for feast of our Lady of rosary.money left over should be contributed to the chappel that they shall build./L:request healing for some people/M:yes,I will cure some,becoming sadder She requested new practice of mortification,saying lastly"Pray,Pray much&make sacrifice for sinners,for many souls will go to hell because there is no one to sacrifice & pray for them.

Note: Winning2 battles at Lepanto1571 &in Hungary1716against Turks,resulted popesPIUS5&LEO13 to declare OCT 7- as Rosary feast.

6. Details of 5th and 6th (final) vision

13/9-5th vision-detail"

Mary's Promises

Around 20000 crowd was with 3seers.As usual, Sudden cooling of air, a dimming to the point where stars could be seen, and a rain resembling iridescent petals or snowflakes that disappeared before touching the ground. This time a luminous  globe was noticed which moved slowly and majestically through the sky from east to west and at the end of apparition, in the opposite direction.

The seers saw a light,and, immediately following this, they saw Our Lady over the Holm oak tree.

Our Lady: continue to pray rosary to obtain the end of the war.In October,our Lord will also come as well as our Lady of sorrows,and our lady of mount Carmel and  St Joseph with Child Jesus, to bless the world. God is pleased with your sacrifices,but He does not want you to sleep with the robes, wear them only during the day!

Lucia: they have requested me to ask you for many things for the cure of some sick persons of a deaf-mute

Our Lady: Yes, I will cure some. In october,I will perform a miracle for all to believe!.

Note: seers had started to wear a thick rough cord around their waist for penance. They did not remove even night

6th(last) apparation on 1310/1917

Miracle of sun

As on the other occasions, the seers first saw a bright light, and then they saw Our Lady over the holm oak.

Lucia: what does your grace wish of me?

Our Lady: I wish to tell you that I want a chappel built here in my honour. I am the Lady Of Rosary. Continue to pray the rosary every day. The war is going to end, and the soldiers soon return to their homes.

Lucia: I have many things to ask you: if you would cure some sick persons, and if you would convert some sinners...

Our Lady: Some yes, others No. They must ammend their lives and ask forgiveness for their sins.

BECOMING SADDER, SHE ADDED, ' let them offend our lord no more, for He is already much offended'

THEN OPENING HER HANDS, Our Lady shown the light issuing from them on to the sun, and as she rose, Her own radiance continued to be cast on to the sun"

AT THAT MOMENT LUCIA CRIED,"look at the sun"

Once Our Lady had disappeared in the expanse of the firmament, three seens followed in succession, symbolising the first JOYFUL MISTERIES OF ROSARY, then THE SORROWFUL MYSTERIES, and, finally THE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES.

Lucia along saw the three scenes; Francisco and Jasinta saw only the first.

THE FIRST SCENE: saint Joseph appeared beside the sun with the child Jesus and Our Lady of Rosary. It was the Holy Family. The virgin was dressed in white with a blue mantle. Saint Joseph also dressed in white, and the Child Jesus in the light red. Saint Joseph blessed the crowd, making the sign of the cross three times. The Child Jesus did the same

The second scene: this was followed by the vision of Our Lady of Sorrows, without the sword on Her brest, and of our Lord overwhelmed with sorrow on the way to calvary. Our lord made the sign of the cross to bless the people. Lucia could see the upper part of Our Lords Body.

The third scene: Finally, our Lord of mount carmel, crowned queen of heaven and earth, appeared in a glorious vision with the Child Jesus in Her bossom.

While these scenes took place, the great throng of about seventy thosand spectators witness the miracle of the sun.

It had rained all during apparation. At the end of the conversation between Our Lady and Lucia- when the blessed Virgin rose and lucia shouted," LOOK AT THE SUN"- the clouds opened up, revealing the sun as immenced silver disk. It shown with a, intensity never before seen, but was not blinding. This lasted only an instant. Then the immensed ball began to "dance". The sun began to spin rapidly lie a gigantic circle of fire. Then it stop momentarily, only to begin vertiginously again. Its rim became scarlet: whirling. It scattered red flames across the sky. Their light was reflected on the ground. On the trees, on the bushes, and on the very faces and the clothing of the people, which took on brilliant hues and changing colours.

After performing this bizarre pattern three times, the globe of fire seemed to tremble,shake, and then plunge in a zig-zag towards the terrified crowm.

All this lasted about 10 minutes.

Note:  Luminous mysteries were introduced by Pope St John Paul II in the year 2000.

7. IMPORTANT MESSAGES OF FATIMA

7.1)Fatima & Communism!

Communism seized power in Russia exactly 25 days after the last apparation at Fatima(13/10/1917). A message transmitted to 3 seers-the little Lucia, Jacinta & Francisco-which remained secret until 1942, pointed to the errors of Russia, as the focus of serious disturbances, which have truly been shaking the world for the greater part of the last century!. Same message predicts the eventual conversion of that nation!. Under these conditions,the falling of Berlin Wall & the Iron Curtain in 9/11/1989, with the political upheavals that preceded & followed it in the countries of Eastern Europe, could not but associated with the prediction of Fatima. Could not those events be signs that Our Lady is fulfilling Her Promises?

7.2)Fatima & Sacrfice

In the 3rd vision(13/7)Mary told 3 children:

Lucia:what does u'r Grace wish of me?/M:pray rosary everyday, in honour of our lady of rosary in order to obtain peace for the world & to end war,for she alone can be of any avail/L:Who U are?.Perform a miracle so everyone will believe U'r Grace appears to us/M: continue to come here every month. In October I will tell U who I am & what I wish & I will perform a miracle that everyone can see so as to believe!/L:made number of requests for conversion cures & other graces,Mary recommended the constant recitation of rosary,thus they would obtain those graces during this year!/M: Sacrifice U'self for sinners & say many times,specially make some sacrifice,'Oh, Jesus this is for love of Thee,for the conversion of sinners,& in reparation for the sins committed against the Immaculate heart of Mary'

7.3) Fatima & St Joseph

During 4th appearance in Fatima,Mary fore told that st Joseph will appear beside herself & that He would be holding the child Jesus in His arms!,in the last(6th)apparition on 13/10this happened,amidst 70k crowd.On this crowning occasion,Mary requested to recite Rosary daily,to amend our lives.Next came SUN MIRACLE.1st Mary reappeared,robed in white with a blue mantle,standing on the left on the Sun.Sr Lucia,states that they were then shown 3 successive scenes,depicting 3parts of the rosary-Joyful,sorrowful,glorious mysteries.Prominently featured in the joyful mysteries was the red mantle figure of Joseph with the Christ child in his arms!position to the right of the sun,they jointly made the sign of the cross in blessing over the world!. Mary  drawing our attention to the commanding role of Joseph,played in the real Joyful life of ours & to remind us about Joseph,in our rosary!

7.4) Fatima and holy Trinity

On13/6/1929(11PM) while Sr Lucia,was on Holy Hour saw suddenly church was illuminated and cross of light that reached to ceiling appeared over altar.A man(GOD)could be seen from waist up in midst of a brighter light on upper part of cross.He had a dove of light(Holy Ghost)at His chest,body of Jesus was nailed to cross suspended in air just below His waist was a chalice & large Host on which fell some drops of blood from face and wounds of side of crucified, drops ran down host in to chalice.Mary was on right hand of Cross,with crown of thorns & flames,under left arm,it was written 'Grace & Mercy'.Then Mary said'God is asking Pope to consecrate Russia to my Immaculate heart"(original request in fatima on13/6/1917).Despite many reminders,on2/12/1940 Sr Lucia wrote directly to Pope Pius12,on7/7/1952 He accede to her request.

7.5) Fatima- cosecration to Holy Mary

96th anniversary of 1st apparition  Fatima,(13/5/2013), for 1st time in history,Pope Francis 1 has placed his pontificate under the protection of Our Lady of Fatima!. Also in13/10/2013 Pope Francis has consecrated world to Mary(Similar to St John Paul II did it-25/3/1984)in a ceremony before original statue of OUR LADY OF FATIMA flown from Portugal,at st Peters basilica in Rome

7. ADDITIONAL READING:

7.1 SOCIETY AROUND WORLD WAR 1 AND WORLD WAR 2

World war 1 ended in 1918, which resulted, 8.5 m casualties,21m wounded.  When the fighting stop & war ended.  Many people wanted to forget the horrors of 1914 to 1918, so they indulge themselves into numerous pleasures & distractions. Post war resulted in, to convert the factories that were producing weapons and ammunitions, now to produce consumer goods,and people wanted to spend money on entertainment, fashion & leisure. So many people endured enormous hardship during the war,and after the war they wanted to compensate their former misery with contemporary fun. The invention of talking movies(movies with sound), in the early 1920s and the invention of vacuum tybe for wireless radio, made going to the movies and listen to the radio two-popular past times! Although the former only cost pennies to do, the latter was free, and that made even more popular!.

Prohibition( the outlawing of alcohol in USA from 1920 to 1933) did not poop out the parting by any means. Though illegal, booze was still produced, shipped, and consumed during those years. Organised lime made a fortune on bootlegging( manufacture and transport of illegal beverages like beer and whiskey), and americans drank their hooch at speak easier(secret locations where members have to quietly order the illegal drink) run by gangsters like Al Capone, Bugs Morgan, & Lucky Luciano!. The straight-laced Victorian era (1837-1901) where manners & protocol were strictly adhered to by almost everyone in society regardless of social rank or economic statues, was caricaturized, ridiculed,& repudiated in the years between world war 1 & world war 2(1919-1939). Because many monachies were involved in the eruption of world war 1, some overreacted after the war not only abandoning the monachical style of government, but also the social expression of the aristocracy as well. The Victorian era morality was seen by some people as a relic and the symbol of the anti democratic republican system. The prim & proper demeanour of people during the reign of Queen Victoria of England(1837-1901) was now seen as being prudish or even puritanical. Where as the older morality found it socially unacceptable to be seen in public exposing your face & hands, the new morality of the 1920s not only saw the hem lines of women's skirts go higher & higher, but the overall ethical behaviour become more & more lax & licentious.

Whether it is drinking illegal alcohol, visiting places of public prostitution, or attending burlsquare shows, the Roaring twenties would later be considered somewhat decadent & antitheticle to traditional values like marriage & family. Pride, Greed, Envy, Lust, Sloth, Anger & Gluttony are not only the seven deadly or capital sins- most of them were hobbies, if not preoccupation, of many people after world war 1 when some economic prosperity & new political freedom gave them a feeling of total liberty.

Treaty Of Versailles

In world war 1 Allied forces(UK,france, Italy, Belgium, Russia,USA) defeated Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey,Balgeria. The defeated central power were led by GERMANS(Kaiser Wilhelm). Accordingly Germans were to handover their colonoies, and they were restricted to 100,000 army with no tanks, no air crafts, no air ships with no submarines!. Adolf Hitlor later used this treaty to drive the Germans to his Nazi Party. In 1923, outrages inflation was seeing in germany, where one $= 4 trillion marks( you need a big pocket to buy a loaf of bread). Also,  Allied forces could not supervise,& enforce the conditions of the treaty due to beurocratical process that they have to adopt by each countries.

World Wide Depression!

The US stock market crashed on Oct 1929, resulting, closure of banks, loosing jobs,their savings, pensions,homes & their lives!. Early 1930's resulted astronomical unemployment rates to be developed more than 25% in US, Germany & in UK.

Losing Confidence in the System

This inflation & no jobs, created frustration among people, resulting lack of faith in to the Governments!. This has resulted two political systems to arrive: Communism & Fascism (1920-1940).

7. 2Lenin(Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov)1870-1924 and Starlin( Josef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvill) 1879-1953

Stalin met with Lenin in 1905. Lenin was arrested for stirring for rebillion: he was sent to Siberia from 1913 to 1917.

When Czar Nicholoas2 was forced to abdicate in 1917 & was subsequently executed along with his entire immediate family,(Bolshevik Revolution) the government of Russia fell into the hands of the communist party & the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R) was formed in 1922. Lenin is considered the founding Father of Communism. Lenin use Stalin as the enforcer of the communist party. In 1922, Stalin chairman of the Communist party. History later exposed, that Stalin had anyone from his past executed so that he could create his own myth about his origins. Stalin signed a nonagrgression pact with Hitler in 1939(to divide the Eastern Europe between them), which was honoured until 1941, when the Nazis invaded Russia & violated the treaty. After the pact was dissolved, Starling took Eastern Europe for himself, so that by end of world war 2, the Warsaw pact nation under Soviet control. They are Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, estimated of 11 m people died at the orders or under the authority of Stalin! During his long reign of terror from 1922 to 1953.

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28 Sunday SUITABLE CATHOLIC(12/10/2014) - in detail

A.
Back ground: last few sundays we were reminded about the importance of not loosing our focus towards Jesus' message, in order not to develop our own"truth" as against the real truth providing by the Trinity. Today it concentrate on How to develop the"truth" in Christianity. In this regard, one can easily identify the participation of Holy Spirit, in the administration of the church. Certain mistakes of church prior to 1500 AD, has caused divisions among catholics. Though our previous Popes have corrected those mistakes, specially after Pope Pius V, it has become difficult to reunite our other christian denomination leaders!. One important point to be noted, is the progress catholic church has made to organize a very strong management structure,(work of Holy spirit can be seen), to disseminate the Jesus messages and actions to be followed to reach our Happiness,as intended by GOD THE ALMIGHTY FATHER. One area is the ROLE OF HOLY MARY in Christianity!. The actual dogma's introduced with regard to Holy Mary is so recent like 1950. Around 1000 for othodox or 500 years for other catholic denominations have already gone, with their management structure, may be not progressing on the Role of Mary, like catholic church.
2 good practical example for this is the availability of 2 un corrupt bodies of St catherine labore(at Paris) and St Bernedethe(in Nevere/france).

These 2 saints bridge the 2 dogma's of Holy Mary, namely Immaculate conception and Assumption. Today the readings further elaborate on importance of this kind of studies, as "garments" in the weddings are always changing according to the availability of the models in that Era!


B. Preamble for today's reading:

B.1. Free Will and God's Will
God created you to his image(free will) to lead a happy life,in this world as well as outside. God will never forced your Free Will. Responsibility of using free will is entirely yours. Catholic has to follow God's will or surrender your will. What is the basic requirement to receive God's direction for you. Always have a peaceful mind. In order to do that you should be free with anger, sorrow and fear. How to control anger?, Judging others leading to Gossiping. Without your knowledge you develop silence anger in your body. If you are having an angry mind you cannot absorb others views. Anger will take you to many unwanted silly destinies, causing dis harmony among your society, making you sick.
How to be free with fear and sorrow. You should invite Holy Mary into your life by(1) wearing miraculous medal(2) reciting daily individual rosary. Then Holy Mary will intercede with God on behalf of your self to give you happiness, similar to cana wine. But remember, that you should follow 10 commandments, with a charitable heart, similar to water in Cana incident
When you are happy,(free of worries), God will direct His Will, towards you!.

OTHERWISE YOU SAY YOU CARRY GOD'S WILL,BUT HIS WILL BE FAR FROM YOU,IF YOU HAVE A WORRIED MIND.INSTEAD YOU CARRY YOUR OWN WILL!

B.2 HOLY MASS :

 unlike other christian denominations, catholics have obligation to attend sunday Mass. If you deliberately miss Sunday Mass is a Major Sin. Why it is said so?.To get the knowledge of Jesus' teaching and practice it is a life long exercise. Human always forgets things. What you learn today,after a week, you retain only 40%, when the time past without refreshing what you learn, after a year you will not have any knowledge.

SUNDAY MASS
You have scientific reason for the formation of a Day(earth rotate itself), a month(moon rotating right round of earth) and for a year(earth rotating round of sun). How a week is formed, no other reason than Eternal reasons!(God created world in 7 days) to at least review the Word of God weekly.

TO DEVELOP FAITH

Like climbing a ladder, you should contemplate, specially sunday readings, to get the knowledge of Jesus' teaching!
Unfortunately, we confuse this knowledge with the study we made at school. If you are a medical doctor, the biology you learned at school is not at all, sufficient enough to practice as a doctor. Similarly, the root less faith, that we learn and develop from school has to be further enhanced in every Sunday mass, with the readings given.

ATTENDING SUNDAY MASS AND HOMILY GIVEN
We are ever grateful to our catholic church in formulating and preparing sunday readings, in a orderly manner, which connects all sundays like a ladder, to get the full knowledge.
But there is major difficulty of delivering Homily by the priest at the mass. Why ?, in the Mass attendees are of wide age groups. Hence delivering homily to suit for all the attendees is a challenge faced by priest.
Hence to understand about sunday readings one has to individually read and try to contemplate about the readings given in sunday Mass well ahead to Mass. This will help you to participate fully in Sunday Mass. Another difficulty find by the catholics are there is no way that his questions deriving from the readings can be answered. Modern social media systems has to be deployed to address this!.

IMPORTANCE 3 READINGS OF SUNDAY MASS

Holy mass is wedding banquet of God for us. At the mass HE gives us His body and Blood for us to be nourished. Eucharist is to digested into your body,not physically take it home.
Every sunday readings that is been contemplated is different from one sunday to another sunday. Catholic church has well organized in a uniform method to be implemented at each sunday, so that where ever you are following sunday mass, the readings that will contemplate is same. All Readings are centered on the 3rd reading of Gospel. To support that there is 1st and 2 nd readings. 1 st reading tries to show the relationship to the gospel message from the old testament. 2 nd reading tries to show how the main message of gospel is being implemented, during the changeover period, Before Christ to after Christ Era. Hence each sunday you will have 3 categories of readings.

1st reading- generally from old testament
(2 nd reading- generally from new testament(apostolic letters etc, 3rd and most important is Gospel reading. This is called missal.
In 3 years all sets of readings will be completed and named year 1,2,3 readings respectively.

All these readings has been carefully prepared by the catholic church, for us to understand and easily contemplate of Jesus teaching and actions, to be implemented in our lives. For what? To lead a happy life with the direction of God.
(Note: daily mass readings covers in 2 years)

B.3 value and relevance of sunday readings:

Food is one of basic needs of our life. Food is there for us to eat.(not to paste on your body) when you eat food, you enjoy its taste and you get nourishment to your body. Similarly if you don't contemplate the readings and see how to implement into your life, your just galloping the food without enjoying the taste. Similarly if you receive communion without the proper reflections of the readings, you are without the taste of the Jesus' message. The full benefit of Euchrist at a Holy Mass, you may not receive!.

B.4- pioneers of making readings at mass(missal)

We are ever grateful for the pioneers who formulated mass readings, specially on sundays,since it is obligatory.

Pope st Pius V

Pope St. Pius V (1504-1572),promulgated the 1570 edition of the Roman Missal, making it mandatory throughout the Latin rite of the Catholic Church, except where a Mass liturgy dating from before 1370 AD was in use. This "St. Pius V" form of the Mass remained essentially unchanged for 400 years until Pope Paul VI's revision of the Roman Missal in 1969–70. It is this form of the Mass that many today call "the old Latin Mass," or "the Tridentine Mass," or, since 2007, the "Extraordinary Form" of the Mass

St Pius V and Holy Rosary

Also, Pius V arranged for the formation of the Holy League, an alliance of Catholic states(Spain,Portugal and France), which defeated the Ottoman Empire(Turks) at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571. Pius V attributed this victory to the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary and instituted the Feast of Our Lady of Victory on October 7. In 1573, Pope Gregory XIII changed the title of this feast-day to the "Feast of the Holy Rosary."

POPE ST PIUS V,the great dominican pope, WAS THE FATHER OF THE MODERN CATHOLIC CHURCH(counter reformation), WHO HAS PIONERED VERY PROMINENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SUCH AS MISSAL FOR MASS, RECITING ROSARY, very powerful tools to develop faith on jesus' teachings. Unfortunately these developments evolved after the formations of other christian denominations, so that the full benefit of these systems are properly harped by them is a question!.
Today, we don't have to analyze, the reasons for departing by other christians such as othodox,protestants or anglicans, since all of them follows the same scripture, old and new testaments, the new approaches made to contemplate more on Jesus sayings and actions, has to be considered in implementing, by any christian denomination to gather the full knowledge of Jesus' teachings!.


C. Todays reading:


Paul reminds with God's strength,U can master anything reminds that you should develop anger free mind(peaceful mind) and active life(lazy less) to master any subject.

prop: Isaiah says"LORD OF HOST PREPARE FOR ALL PEOPLES A BANQUET OF FINE WINES OF FOOD RICH." And Mt22:1-14says"WHEN THE KING COME TO LOOK AT THE GUEST HE NOTICED ONE MAN WHO WAS NOT WEARING WEDDING GARMENT".

Reminds that

Every mass is banquet of God. you receive eternal food Eucharist,to be digest to your body, not to be physically taken home. Wedding garment of this banquet are readings given (missal).If you are not contemplating readings,you are without proper garments.

D.
Conclusions
Today, we are being invited, how to prepare our dress, for the banquet of God. Banquet without proper costume is rejected by God. This mean every Baptised catholic is obliged to develop his faith, through sunday readings and daily rosary!, which has been really reformed by Pope st Pius V.
There is enough assistance provided by church to you, to convert your root less faith to full faith to enjoy this life too.

I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE!

Rather than blaming anybody(specially priests), try not to be lazy, don't try to find fault with anybody, ONLY YOUR INTEREST IS ENOUGH, THEN GOD WILL PROVIDE YOU ENOUGH GUIDANCE WITH THE MODERN TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TODAY! FOR YOU TO RECEIVE SUCH KNOWLEDGE. For that don't forget Holy Mary, who was the living example for us how to use our free will. On and Off she comes to us to remind this.Ex lourdes, Fatima.....etc. We are ever grateful to Catholic church, in guiding such knowledge!

GBU

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