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"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton
In our first reading today, we see a well-educated young Pharisee named Saul zealous for keeping the Jewish law. Seeing a conflict between the basic message of Christians that Jesus was the Messiah and the traditions of the fathers of Judaism, he has his sights set on removing Christians and their influence from the synagogues of Damascus.
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Patron of writers, Journalists and the Deaf. 1567-1622. As the elder son of a noble family in the Duchy of Savoy, he was intended to succeed his father as Duke. Instead, despite initial opposition from his father, he relinquished his place as eldest son to a younger brother to devote himself to the priesthood of Jesus Christ.
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He was a master at tagging people with a nickname. Maybe because he himself was saddled with the Baptismal name of Octave. My grandfather loved his grandchildren and loved to saddle them with nicknames that reflected their personalities, especially the boys. There was "Bonhomme" for a male cousin, meaning good man. I have no idea to this day what his real name was because we always called him "Bonhomme."
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Blessed Basil Moreau, as the Founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, is the spiritual father of all Holy Cross priests, brothers and sisters, like those of us serving in Family Rosary. He is the spiritual father of Venerable Patrick Peyton. Their lives bear some striking resemblance.
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Today’s first reading is a classic. It features the inexperienced and diminutive David against the seasoned and imposing Philistine, in a battle to the death. It doesn’t seem like a fair fight; that either man would ever be forced to face the other. And yet, David is victorious against all odds.
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Robert Frost began his poem "Mending Wall" with "Something there is that doesn’t love a wall" and ends it with "Good fences make good neighbors." In today’s gospel, Jesus rebukes the Pharisees who criticize His disciples for plucking and eating some heads of grain while walking through a field.
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