"March for Life 2013 is on January 25th. The youth (13-28) of the parish are invited to come with Father for the day and pray at the March in the reparation for abortion. Please sign up downstairs. $15 requested donation (includes transport to DC subway fare, and dinner.".............
(***and someone else writes this: **While most adults from St. Judes will be going on novus ordo buses in Camden Diocese, NJ.******)
and there is no mention of parents?
"Thinking of a new year's resolution? REad the following selected sayings from the Desert Fathers of Egypt (4th c) for inspiration:
"It was said of Abba agathon that for three years he lived with a stone in his mouth until he had learned to keep silence."
"If you want to find rest here below, and hereafter, in all circuмstances say" whom am I" and do not judge anyone--- Abba Joseph"
"It is better to drink wine with discernment than to drink water with pride-- Anonymous"
A brother of Scetis committed a fault. A council was called to which Abba Moses was invited. He got up and went, and took a leaking jug filled it with water and carried it with him. The others came out to meet him and said, What is this?" The old man said to them, "My sins run out behind me and I do not see them, and today I am coming to judge errors of another." Then they said nomore to the brother but forgave him.
when Euprepius helped some theives
when they were stealing. When they had taken away what was inside his cell. Abba Euprepius saw that they had left his stick and he was sorry. so he took it and ran after them to give them. But the thieves did not want to take it, fearing tht something would happen to them if they did. So, he asked someone he met whowas going the same way to give the stick to them.
" There was Scetis with Paphnutius a brother who had a fight against fornication and he said, "Even if I take 10 wives, I shall not satisfy my desire." The old man encourage him saying, "no my child, this warfare comes from demons." But he did not let himself be persuaded and he left for egypt to take awife. After a time it happened that the old man went to Eygpt and met him carrying baskets of shellfish. He did not recognize him at all, but the other said to him
and said , i am so and so and I am your diciple. And the old man seeing him in such a state disgrace said, wept, and said HOw have you lost your dignity and come to such humiliation? No doubt you have taken ten wives? And groaning he said, Truly I have taken only one and I have taken great deal of trouble satisfiying her with food. The old man said come back with us. He siad is it possib..................."
Woooowwww :confused1: