Weekend Edition - Daily Spiritual Seed
Published: Fri, 01/04/08
- readings, teachings, references and reviews -
Contents:
- Weekend Readings
- Saint of the Week
- Christian Spirituality Series
- Shalom Place Premium Groups
- Personal Spiritual Guidance
- Affiliate Web Sites
- Web Site of the Week
- Joke of the Week
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WEEKEND READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Saturday: 1 Jn 3:11-21; Ps. 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5; Jn 1:43-51
Sunday: Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13; Eph 3:2-3a,
5-6; Mt 2:1-12
R (cf. 11) Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.
O God, with your judgment endow the king,
and with your justice, the king's son;
He shall govern your people with justice
and your afflicted ones with judgment.
Justice shall flower in his days,
and profound peace, till the moon be no more.
May he rule from sea to sea,
and from the River to the ends of the earth.
The kings of Tarshish and the Isles shall offer gifts;
the kings of Arabia and Seba shall bring tribute.
All kings shall pay him homage,
all nations shall serve him.
For he shall rescue the poor when he cries out,
and the afflicted when he has no one to help him.
He shall have pity for the lowly and the poor;
the lives of the poor he shall save.
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SAINT OF THE WEEK
- January 5th. St. Simeon Stylites [390-459].
St. Simeon 'of the pillar', as his name means, is the most famous
example of those early self-denying hermits who chose to live on
the tops of pillars as a form of mortification and solitude; the
discipline may seem baffling to us, but may be compared to the
Oriental practice of the fakir on his bed of nails. St. Simeon was
a Syrian; in his youth he had disciplined himself so severely in a
monastery that the abbot dismissed him; he then became a cave- and
mountain-dwelling hermit, passing the whole of Lent without
sustenance. Finally in an (unsuccessful) attempt to elude the many
visitors who came to him seeking spiritual advice, he took to
pillars, beginning at a height of 9' and gradually increasing to
one of 60' on which he spent the last 20 years of his life,
repeatedly prostrating himself in prayer. Pilgrims still found him
out, and other Christians wrote to him (his letters, along with
other necessaries, being hauled up in a basket on a rope). His
spiritual advice - in contrast to his own life-style - was marked
by moderation and kindliness. Finally in 459 he bowed himself down
on his 6' wide pillar top and died, being buried at Antioch. A
church and monastery were built near the site of his column, and
some remains of these still exist today.
- http://tinyurl.com/ywh7nj
(Guess there are all kinds of ways to witness one's faith, no?)
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BOOK OF THE WEEK
"Mary Called Magdalene," a novel by Margaret George. Penguin Books,
2002.
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0001FZGO4/christianspiritu/
All 630 pages of this novel draw one into the very controversial
Gospel woman called Mary Magdalene. Married to Joel, mother of
Elisheba, and then possessed by the devil, she sought help from the
wandering Jew called Jesus. She became so drawn to Him and His
message that she found it difficult to return to her home and
family. She even asked Him to marry her.
Through the years Mary followed Jesus and the apostles; her
parents, brothers, sisters, and husband disowned her. When she
tried to "come home," there was no home to come to; her husband had
been killed, and her daughter who never received the letters Mary
continued to write but which were never delivered had turned
bitter. After the daughter was married and had a family of her own,
Mary began writing the story of the life of Jesus, the Gospel of
the Man she saw crucified and risen, and she sent the story to her
daughter. By that time the daughter was turned against a mother who
had abandoned her so many years ago, a mother who had written
heresy and followed the Way of a new religion.
Were mother and daughter ever reconciled? Buy the book and find
out. ;-)
- Thanks to Sr. Irene Hartman, O.P. for this review.
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AFFILIATE WEB SITES (please give them a visit)
Stillpoint: programs in spiritual direction, contemplative prayer.
http://www.stillpointnashville.org/
Solitude and Streets: an emerging faith community.
http://www.solitudeandstreets.org
Carry the Light CD: Piano Meditations for the Hopeful Heart
http://www.sharonkcooper.com/pages/1/index.htm
The Ark: Providing a variety of scripture and lectionary study
resources.
http://www.theark1.com
Contemplative Rudder: "In the midst of Consecrated Silence'
atmospherics ... a Rudder!
http://www.contemplativerudder.com/
Holy Trinity: Old Catholic Orthodox Church. Corpus Christi, TX
http://www.holytrinityoldcatholic.org/
Temenos Catholic Worker: support for homeless youth in Polk Street
neighborhood, San Francisco
http://www.temenos.org/
SeeScapes. Picturing the deeper dimensions of our spirituality.
http://www.seescapes.com
Contemplative Ministries of the Pacific Northwest: teaching and
support on contemplative practice
http://www.prayeroftheheart.com
Heartland Center for Spirituality (sponsoring Internet workshops
year-round).
http://www.heartlandspirituality.org/index.html
Kyrie Places of Pilgrimmage and Renewal.
http://www.kyrie.com/places/index.htm
Family Life Training and Counseling Center: an online Bible
college/seminary
http://www.familylifetrainingcenter.com/
Contemplative Outreach of St. Louis
http://www.centeringprayerstl.com/
Inner Explorations: a vast array of spirituality resources for the
mature Christian.
http://innerexplorations.com
Emanuella House of Prayer: a place for prayer and silence in
British Columbia
http://members.axion.net/~massf/
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and we will reciprocate with a weekly link to your site in the
newsletter. Contact the Editor when you're ready to begin.)
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WEB SITE OF THE WEEK
Workplace Spirituality
- http://www.workplacespirituality.info/
Numerous articles and practicle advice for bringing spiritual
principles into the workplace. Take your time and click around.
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JOKE OF THE WEEK
- Parking the car . . .
Joe and Joan were sitting down to their usual morning cup of coffee
listening to the weather report on the radio. "There will be 3 to 5
inches of snow today, and a snow emergency has been declared," the
weather report said.
"You must park your cars on the odd numbered side of the streets."
Joe said, "Jeez, okay," and got up from his coffee.
The next day they were sitting down with their morning cups of
coffee. The weather forecast was, "There will be 2 to 4 inches of
snow today, and a snow emergency has been declared.
You must park your cars on the even numbered side of the streets."
Again Joe replied, "Jeez, okay," and got up from his coffee.
Two days later, again they're sitting down with their cups of
coffee and the weather forecast said, "There will be 6 to 8 inches
of snow today, and a snow emergency has been declared. You must
park your cars on the..." and the power went out and Joe didn't get
the rest of the instructions.
He turned to Joan, "Jeez, what am I going to do now, Joan?"
Joan replied, "Aw, Joe, just leave the car in the darned garage
today.
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