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- Psalm 92:1-5 -
It is good to praise the LORD
and make music to your name, O Most High,
to proclaim your love in the morning
and your faithfulness at night,
to the music of the ten-stringed lyre
and the melody of the harp.
For you make me glad by your deeds, O LORD;
I sing for joy at the works of your hands.
How great are your works, O LORD,
how profound your thoughts!
____________________________________________________________________
During the Thanksgiving holiday, we focus on our blessings and express our
gratitude to God for them. But thanks should be on our lips every day. We
can
never say thank you enough to parents, friends, leaders and especially to
God.
When thanksgiving becomes an integral part of your life, you will find that
your
attitude toward life will change. You will become more positive, gracious,
loving and humble.
<><><><><>
December 3rd - St Cassian of Tangiers
d. 298
Martyr mentioned in a hymn by St. Prudentius, also called Cassian of
Tangiers.
He was a court recorder at the trial of St. Marcellus the Centurion.
Aurelius
Agricola, deputy prefect in the Roman province in North Africa, conducted
the
trial. When the death penalty was imposed on St. Marcellus, Cassian threw
down
his pen and declared that he was a Christian. He was arrested immediately
and
put to death. Cassian is patron of modern stenographers
********
St Cassian had been in charge of a school for boys and sat as a teacher of
reading and writing with a great throng round him, and he was skilled in
putting
every word in short signs and following speech quickly with swift pricks on
the
wax. But at times the young mob, feeling his teaching harsh and stern, were
moved with anger and fear, for the teacher is ever distasteful to the young
learner and CHILDHOOD NEVER TAKES KINDLY TO TRAINING."
"Now there came a cruel tempest battering the faith and pressing hard on the
people devoted to the Christian glory. The governor of the flock of pupils
was
dragged from the midst of his class because he had scornfully refused to
worship
at the altars, and when the contriver of punishments asked of what
profession
this man of such high and unruly spirit was, he answered: 'He teaches a
company
of young children, giving them their first lessons in writing down words
with
signs invented for the purpose.'
'Take him away,' he cried, 'take him away a prisoner, and make the children
a
present of the man who used to flog them. Let them make sport of him as they
please, give them leave to mangle him at will, let them give their hands a
holiday and dip them in their master's blood. It is a pleasant thought that
the
strict teacher should himself furnish sport to the pupils he has too much
held
down.'
"So he is stripped of his garments and his hands are tied behind his back,
and
all the bands are there, armed with their sharp styles. All the hatred long
conceived in silent resentment they each vent now, burning with gall that
has
last found freedom.
Some throw their brittle tablets and break them against his face, the wood
flying in fragments when it strikes his brow, the wax-covered box-wood
splitting
with a long crack as it is dashed on his blood-stained cheeks, the broken
slab
wet and red from the blow. Others again launch at him the sharp iron pricks,
the
end with which by scratching strokes the wax is written upon, and the end
with
which the letters that have been cut are rubbed out and the roughened
surface
once more made into a smooth, glossy space. With the one the confessor of
Christ
is stabbed, with the other he is cut; the one end enters the soft flesh, the
other splits the skin. Two hundred hands together have pierced him all over
his
body, and from all these wounds at once the blood is dripping.
A greater torturer was the child who only pricked the surface than he who
bored
deep into the flesh; for the light hitter who will not wound to the death
has
the skill to be cruel with only the piercing pains, but the other, the
farther
he strikes into the hidden vitals, gives more relief by bringing death near.
'Be stout, I beg,' he cries, 'and outdo your years with your strength. What
you
lack in age let a savage spirit make up.' But the young boys from lack of
vigor
fail in their efforts and begin to be fatigued; the torments worsen while
the
tormentors grow faint.
'Why do you complain?' calls one; 'you yourself as our teacher gave us this
iron
and put the weapon in our hands. You see we are giving you back all the
thousands of characters which as we stood in tears we took down from your
teaching. You cannot be angry with us for writing; it was you who bade us
never
let our hand carry an idle style. We are no longer asking for what was so
often
refused when we were under your instruction, you stingy teacher,-a holiday
from
school. We like making pricks, twining scratch with scratch and linking
curved
strokes together. You may examine and correct our lines in long array, in
case
an erring hand has made any mistake. Use your authority; you have power to
punish a fault, if any of your pupils has written carelessly on you.'
And finally-he died.
Earthly ideals are fading away. I see the ideal of life in sacrifice, and
the
ideal of sacrifice in priesthood.
--Saint Joseph as a young man
Cast all your anxiety upon God, for He takes care of you. (I Pet 5:7)
<><><><>
ON ETERNAL GOODS
1. Eternal goods should be treasured above all things.: "Lay not up to
yourselves treasures on earth, where the rust and the moth consume, and
where
thieves break through and steal. But lay up to yourselves treasures in
heaven,
where neither the rust nor the moth consume, and where thieves do not break
through nor steal" (Matt 6:19-20).-Which treasures do you seek to acquire?
2. Eternal goods are not properly evaluated. Most people are bent on
acquiring
temporal goods, money, possessions, distinctions, honor, and pleasure. They
put
themselves to much trouble by day and by night to acquire them. How many
there
are who ignore the goods of eternity for the sake of some temporal benefit,
a
momentary pleasure! The words of our Lord are directed to them: "I have
sworn in
My wrath! They shall not enter into My rest" (Heb 3:11).-Which goods are you
trying to acquire?
3. Temporal goods are quite worthless. They are transient and cannot satisfy
the
heart of man. Solomon reveled in worldly luxury, and in the end he was
forced to
admit: "I was weary of my life when I saw that all things under the sun are
evil, and all vanity and vexation of spirit" (Eccl 2:17).-Do you permit
yourself
to be dazzled by the things of this world?
It is good to praise the LORD
and make music to your name, O Most High,
to proclaim your love in the morning
and your faithfulness at night,
to the music of the ten-stringed lyre
and the melody of the harp.
For you make me glad by your deeds, O LORD;
I sing for joy at the works of your hands.
How great are your works, O LORD,
how profound your thoughts!
____________________________________________________________________
During the Thanksgiving holiday, we focus on our blessings and express our
gratitude to God for them. But thanks should be on our lips every day. We
can
never say thank you enough to parents, friends, leaders and especially to
God.
When thanksgiving becomes an integral part of your life, you will find that
your
attitude toward life will change. You will become more positive, gracious,
loving and humble.
<><><><><>
December 3rd - St Cassian of Tangiers
d. 298
Martyr mentioned in a hymn by St. Prudentius, also called Cassian of
Tangiers.
He was a court recorder at the trial of St. Marcellus the Centurion.
Aurelius
Agricola, deputy prefect in the Roman province in North Africa, conducted
the
trial. When the death penalty was imposed on St. Marcellus, Cassian threw
down
his pen and declared that he was a Christian. He was arrested immediately
and
put to death. Cassian is patron of modern stenographers
********
St Cassian had been in charge of a school for boys and sat as a teacher of
reading and writing with a great throng round him, and he was skilled in
putting
every word in short signs and following speech quickly with swift pricks on
the
wax. But at times the young mob, feeling his teaching harsh and stern, were
moved with anger and fear, for the teacher is ever distasteful to the young
learner and CHILDHOOD NEVER TAKES KINDLY TO TRAINING."
"Now there came a cruel tempest battering the faith and pressing hard on the
people devoted to the Christian glory. The governor of the flock of pupils
was
dragged from the midst of his class because he had scornfully refused to
worship
at the altars, and when the contriver of punishments asked of what
profession
this man of such high and unruly spirit was, he answered: 'He teaches a
company
of young children, giving them their first lessons in writing down words
with
signs invented for the purpose.'
'Take him away,' he cried, 'take him away a prisoner, and make the children
a
present of the man who used to flog them. Let them make sport of him as they
please, give them leave to mangle him at will, let them give their hands a
holiday and dip them in their master's blood. It is a pleasant thought that
the
strict teacher should himself furnish sport to the pupils he has too much
held
down.'
"So he is stripped of his garments and his hands are tied behind his back,
and
all the bands are there, armed with their sharp styles. All the hatred long
conceived in silent resentment they each vent now, burning with gall that
has
last found freedom.
Some throw their brittle tablets and break them against his face, the wood
flying in fragments when it strikes his brow, the wax-covered box-wood
splitting
with a long crack as it is dashed on his blood-stained cheeks, the broken
slab
wet and red from the blow. Others again launch at him the sharp iron pricks,
the
end with which by scratching strokes the wax is written upon, and the end
with
which the letters that have been cut are rubbed out and the roughened
surface
once more made into a smooth, glossy space. With the one the confessor of
Christ
is stabbed, with the other he is cut; the one end enters the soft flesh, the
other splits the skin. Two hundred hands together have pierced him all over
his
body, and from all these wounds at once the blood is dripping.
A greater torturer was the child who only pricked the surface than he who
bored
deep into the flesh; for the light hitter who will not wound to the death
has
the skill to be cruel with only the piercing pains, but the other, the
farther
he strikes into the hidden vitals, gives more relief by bringing death near.
'Be stout, I beg,' he cries, 'and outdo your years with your strength. What
you
lack in age let a savage spirit make up.' But the young boys from lack of
vigor
fail in their efforts and begin to be fatigued; the torments worsen while
the
tormentors grow faint.
'Why do you complain?' calls one; 'you yourself as our teacher gave us this
iron
and put the weapon in our hands. You see we are giving you back all the
thousands of characters which as we stood in tears we took down from your
teaching. You cannot be angry with us for writing; it was you who bade us
never
let our hand carry an idle style. We are no longer asking for what was so
often
refused when we were under your instruction, you stingy teacher,-a holiday
from
school. We like making pricks, twining scratch with scratch and linking
curved
strokes together. You may examine and correct our lines in long array, in
case
an erring hand has made any mistake. Use your authority; you have power to
punish a fault, if any of your pupils has written carelessly on you.'
And finally-he died.
Earthly ideals are fading away. I see the ideal of life in sacrifice, and
the
ideal of sacrifice in priesthood.
--Saint Joseph as a young man
Cast all your anxiety upon God, for He takes care of you. (I Pet 5:7)
<><><><>
ON ETERNAL GOODS
1. Eternal goods should be treasured above all things.: "Lay not up to
yourselves treasures on earth, where the rust and the moth consume, and
where
thieves break through and steal. But lay up to yourselves treasures in
heaven,
where neither the rust nor the moth consume, and where thieves do not break
through nor steal" (Matt 6:19-20).-Which treasures do you seek to acquire?
2. Eternal goods are not properly evaluated. Most people are bent on
acquiring
temporal goods, money, possessions, distinctions, honor, and pleasure. They
put
themselves to much trouble by day and by night to acquire them. How many
there
are who ignore the goods of eternity for the sake of some temporal benefit,
a
momentary pleasure! The words of our Lord are directed to them: "I have
sworn in
My wrath! They shall not enter into My rest" (Heb 3:11).-Which goods are you
trying to acquire?
3. Temporal goods are quite worthless. They are transient and cannot satisfy
the
heart of man. Solomon reveled in worldly luxury, and in the end he was
forced to
admit: "I was weary of my life when I saw that all things under the sun are
evil, and all vanity and vexation of spirit" (Eccl 2:17).-Do you permit
yourself
to be dazzled by the things of this world?