What fun!!!
Murray Clan 13!!
St. Catherine of Siena's Dialogue of Divine Providence
| How good and how delightful is your spirit, Lord, in all men! |
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The eternal Father, indescribably kind and tender, turned his eye to this soul and spoke to her thus:
‘O dearest daughter, I have determined to show my mercy and loving kindness to the world, and I choose to provide for mankind all that is good. But man, ignorant, turns into a death-giving thing what I gave in order to give him life. Not only ignorant, but cruel: cruel to himself. But still I go on providing. For this reason I want you to know: whatever I give to man, I do it out of my great providence.
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‘So it was that when, by my providence, I created man, I looked into myself and fell in love with the beauty of the creature I had made – for it had pleased me, in my providence, to create man in my own image and likeness.
‘Moreover, I gave man memory, to be able to remember the good things I had done for him and to be able to share in my own power, the power of the eternal Father.
‘Moreover, I gave man intellect, so that, seeing the wisdom of my Son, he could recognize and understand my own will; for I am the giver of all graces and I give them with a burning fatherly love.
‘Moreover, I gave man the desire to love, sharing in the tenderness of the Holy Spirit, so that he might love the things that his intellect had understood and seen.
‘But my kind providence did all this solely that man might be able to understand me and enjoy me, rejoicing in my vision for all eternity. And as I have told you elsewhere, the disobedience of your first parent Adam closed heaven to you – and from that disobedience came all evil through the whole world.
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‘To relieve man of the death that his own disobedience had brought, I tenderly and providently gave you my only-begotten Son to heal you and bring satisfaction for your needs. I gave him the task of being supremely obedient, to free the human race of the poison that your first parent’s disobedience had spread throughout the world.
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Blessed Junipero Serra...Pray for Us!
Matthew told us about the Pope's visit to the Seminary!!
Pretty Awesome!!
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Fulton and Michael's Birthday!!
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Fulton and Michael celebrate their Birthdays at their Karate school.
Happy 10th Birthday Michael!
Happy 8th Birthday Fulton!!
Happy Birthday!!
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| Happy Birthday John!! Happy Birthday Thomas!! What a beautiful season to celebrate your birthday!!! |
Matthew attended the Beatification of Blessed Paul VI
Seminarian reflects on Blessed Paul VI
Diocese of Oakland seminarian Matthew Murray, who studies at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, shares his reflection on the celebration of the beatification of Pope Paul IV: "Pope Paul VI truly is an inspiration. He was a pastor who wanted to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ throughout the world. It was truly a joy to be present at the Mass in which Pope Francis declared Pope Paul a blessed of the Church. A garment stained by Pope Paul's blood after an attempt was made on his life in Manila was placed near the altar during the Mass. Pope Francis wore a chasuble given to Pope Paul on his 80th birthday and used one of the new blessed's chalices during the Mass as well. During the Mass, I prayed that we, members of the Diocese of Oakland, might have the same enthusiasm in teaching others about Jesus." Pope Francis beatified Blessed Paul VI in front of 30,000 people at the concluding Mass of the Synod of Bishops on the family Oct. 19, praising the late pope as the "great helmsman" of the Second Vatican Council and founder of the synod, as well as a "humble and prophetic witness of love for Christ and his church."
Diocese of Oakland seminarian Matthew Murray, who studies at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, shares his reflection on the celebration of the beatification of Pope Paul IV: "Pope Paul VI truly is an inspiration. He was a pastor who wanted to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ throughout the world. It was truly a joy to be present at the Mass in which Pope Francis declared Pope Paul a blessed of the Church. A garment stained by Pope Paul's blood after an attempt was made on his life in Manila was placed near the altar during the Mass. Pope Francis wore a chasuble given to Pope Paul on his 80th birthday and used one of the new blessed's chalices during the Mass as well. During the Mass, I prayed that we, members of the Diocese of Oakland, might have the same enthusiasm in teaching others about Jesus." Pope Francis beatified Blessed Paul VI in front of 30,000 people at the concluding Mass of the Synod of Bishops on the family Oct. 19, praising the late pope as the "great helmsman" of the Second Vatican Council and founder of the synod, as well as a "humble and prophetic witness of love for Christ and his church."
Happy Birthday Blessed Mother!!
The Murray clan offering flowers to our Lady on her Birthday!
A wonderful day to complete our family's consecration.
Thank you Holy Mother for your love and prayers!!
A farewell to Matthew!!
It was such an incredible blessing to have Matthew home with us. But, it was very brief!
He returned to Rome on September 5th and it was very difficult to say goodbye.
We were so glad to have him home and look forward to his return next summer.
Please continue to keep Matthew and his service to the Church in prayer.
God Bless you!
John expressing acceptance....
So John!
Pretty rare he doesn't fight us trying to put him to bed.
SO priceless!
He fell asleep and Joe had to put the phone there and then call him.
Love it!
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Stephen plays the Hungarian Rhapsody #2
Notice how Stephen does not read a note. He can't read music. He was compelled to play this song and worked to achieve it. It is crazy!
He is Risen!
Here is Fr. Barron's Easter Sermon.
Beautiful!
http://www.wordonfire.org/WOF-Radio/Sermons/Sermon-Archive-for-2011/Sermon-537-He-is-Risen!-Easter.aspx
Beautiful!
http://www.wordonfire.org/WOF-Radio/Sermons/Sermon-Archive-for-2011/Sermon-537-He-is-Risen!-Easter.aspx
Happy Saint Patrick's Day!
So cute in her little green dress!
Pope Francis on Marriage
Pope Francis: accompany, don't condemn, those who experience failure in marriage
(Vatican
Radio) Pope Francis celebrated Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa
Marta residence in the Vatican this morning. In remarks following the
readings of the day, the Holy Father focused on the beauty of marriage
and warned that the Church must accompany – not condemn – those who
experience failure in married life. He explained that Christ is the
Bridegroom of the Church, and therefore you cannot understand one
without the Other. The Holy Father also warned against giving in to the temptation to entertain “special pleading” in questions regarding marriage. The Pharisees, he noted, present Jesus with the problem of
“It is always the small case. And this is the trap, behind casuistry, behind casuistical thought, there is always a trap: against people, against us, and against God, always. ‘But is it licit to do this? To divorce his wife?’ And Jesus answered, asking them what the Law said, and explaining why Moses framed the Law as he did. But He doesn’t stop there. From [the study of the particular case], He goes to the heart of the problem, and here He goes straight to the days of Creation. That reference of the Lord is so beautiful: ‘But from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. So they are no longer two but one flesh’.”
Pope Francis went on to say, “The Lord refers to the masterpiece of Creation,” which is precisely the human person, created as male and female. God said He “did not want man to be alone,” He wanted him to be with “his companion along the way.” The moment Adam meets Eve, he said, is a poetic moment: “It is the beginning of love: [a couple] going together as one flesh.” The Lord , he repeated, “always takes casuistic thought and brings it to the beginning of revelation.” On the other hand, he explained, “this masterpiece of the Lord is not finished there, in the days of Creation, because the Lord has chosen this icon to explain the love that He has for His people.” At the very point “when the people is unfaithful,” he said, God speaks to him with words of love”:
“The Lord takes this love of the masterpiece of Creation to explain the love He has for His people. And going further: when Paul needs to explain the mystery of Christ, he does it in a relationship, in reference to His Spouse: because Christ is married, Christ was married, He married the Church, His people. As the Father had married the People of Israel, Christ married His people. This is the love story, this is the history of the masterpiece of Creation – and before this path of love, this icon, casuistry falls and becomes sorrowful. When, however, this leaving one’s father and mother, and joining oneself to a woman, and going forward... when this love fails – because many times it fails – we have to feel the pain of the failure, [we must] accompany those people who have had this failure in their love. Do not condemn. Walk with them – and don’t
Pope Francis also said the Gospel episode encourages us to reflect “about this plan of love, this journey of love in
Turning again to Saint Paul, Pope Francis emphasized the beauty of “the love Christ has for His bride, the Church”:
“Here too, we must be careful that love should not fail: [it is dangerous] to speak about a bachelor-Christ (It. Cristo troppo scappolo): Christ married the Church. You can’t understand Christ without the Church, and you can’t understand the Church without Christ. This is the great mystery of the masterpiece of Creation. May the Lord give all of us the grace to understand it and also the grace to never fall into these casuistical attitudes of the Pharisees, of the teachers of the law.”
Text from page http://en.radiovaticana.va/articolo.asp?c=777372
of the Vatican Radio website
Sheila is 21!!!
Happy Birthday Sheila!!!
What a gift from God, we thank Him for His many blessings especially for
the gift of your 21 years of life!!
May God continue to shower His blessings upon you and your future!!
Love,
Mom and Dad
What a gift from God, we thank Him for His many blessings especially for
the gift of your 21 years of life!!
May God continue to shower His blessings upon you and your future!!
Love,
Mom and Dad
Michael is 9!!!
On the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes Michael turned 9!!
Wow! What an awesome day for a Birthday!! Happy Birthday Michael!!!
Our Anniversary gift from Matthew!
Matthew had a Papal Blessing from Pope Francis for our 25th Anniversary!!!
It is so awesome!!
I miss Matthew!
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It is so awesome!!
I miss Matthew!
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Stephen the bird watcher!
We have a bird clock in our house that just started working again.
I mean, it was always able to tell time, but the birds stopped chiming years ago.
Well... they started chirping again and Stephen has been fascinated with them.
He has each time memorized and will animate each bird when the hour strikes.
Of Course we could not let this go by without filming it.
So, here is Stephen's animation of each bird.
We will have the next video of his imitating the calls in a future video.
Enjoy!
I mean, it was always able to tell time, but the birds stopped chiming years ago.
Well... they started chirping again and Stephen has been fascinated with them.
He has each time memorized and will animate each bird when the hour strikes.
Of Course we could not let this go by without filming it.
So, here is Stephen's animation of each bird.
We will have the next video of his imitating the calls in a future video.
Enjoy!
A true test of humility...
In the writing of St. Jose Maria Escriva he outlines the test of humility:
Allow me to remind you that among other evident signs of a lack of humility are:
St. Jose maria Escriva, pray for us.
Most Holy Mother of God, pray for us.
Allow me to remind you that among other evident signs of a lack of humility are:
- Thinking that what you do or say is better than what others do or say
- Always wanting to get your own way
- Arguing when you are not right or — when you are — insisting stubbornly or with bad manners
- Giving your opinion without being asked for it, when charity does not demand you to do so
- Despising the point of view of others
- Not being aware that all the gifts and qualities you have are on
loan - Not acknowledging that you are unworthy of all honour or esteem, even the ground you are treading on or the things you own
- Mentioning yourself as an example in conversation
- Speaking badly about yourself, so that they may form a good opinion of you, or contradict you
- Making excuses when rebuked
- Hiding some humiliating faults from your director, so that he may not lose the good opinion he has of you
- Hearing praise with satisfaction, or being glad that others have spoken well of you
- Being hurt that others are held in greater esteem than you
- Refusing to carry out menial tasks
- Seeking or wanting to be singled out
- Letting drop words of self-praise in conversation, or words that might show your honesty, your wit or skill, your professional prestige…
- Being ashamed of not having certain possessions…
St. Jose maria Escriva, pray for us.
Most Holy Mother of God, pray for us.
The Holy Family - The Domestic Church
Let us all try to imitate the Holy family within our own families:
English translation....
English translation....
Jesus, Mary and Joseph,
in you we contemplate
the splendour of true love,
to you we turn with trust.
Holy Family of Nazareth,
grant that our families too
may be places of communion and prayer,
authentic schools of the Gospel
and small domestic Churches.
Holy Family of Nazareth,
may families never again
experience violence, rejection and division:
may all who have been hurt or scandalized
find ready comfort and healing.
Holy Family of Nazareth,
may the approaching Synod of Bishops
make us once more mindful
of the sacredness and inviolability of the family,
and its beauty in God’s plan.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph,
graciously hear our prayer.
A very Blessed Christmas!
Let us all remember to allow the Savior into our hearts, our homes and our world.
Please remember out family in your prayers and be assure of our prayers for you.
Please remember out family in your prayers and be assure of our prayers for you.
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