Marian Meditation of the Day:
Verse
Filled with the Holy Spirit, Elizabeth cried out…, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.”
-- Luke 1: 41-42
Reflection
Jesus, Son of Mary, has no likeness among men, nor has Mary any likeness among women.
He is the most beautiful of the living. She is a splendid dawn rising.
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Prayer
O Mary, you are blessed among women. May all women take you as a Model of Womanhood and thus obtain greater blessings for the world from your Divine Son.
Amen.
Remember to Pray the Rosary for Peace!
Today's Mystery - Sorrowful Mysteries
Catholic News of the Day:
The Reprieve organisation in the UK is now reporting that the US was holding and abusing prisoners on US Air Force and Army bases in Germany. The German government denies that claim; the US Government has not commented on the claims yet.
Read more about the story from CBS News here.
Today the Pentagon stated that it would investigate claims that prisoner torture was commonplace in Gitmo and other locations. The most appaling thing about this report is that the torture and abuse was so widespread and "part of the culture" of the detainee camps that abusers spoke freely about how they treated prisoners; Marines and others who abused and tortured individuals felt that they had done nothing wrong. The abusers felt that they were safe and that there would be no consequence for their actions. This must change.
More on this story from CBS News.com.
Some more on the Foley scandal and its possible effect on "Soccer Moms" and "Security Moms" in the upcoming election.
The Amish school-house story is still developing... here is the story of how one of the girls, Marian Fisher 13, literally lived out the message of the lives of Jesus and Mary by offering to suffer in the stead of her peers. Marian offered herself freely, in the hopes that the gunman would free all the other girls.
Please pray a rosary for the girls, the Amish familes affected, and for the family of the gunman that they may all find peace and comfort in this tragic time.
The UN Security Council unanimously urged the state of North Korea to abandon all nuclear testing and weaponry.
Read more about the story from CBS News here.
Today the Pentagon stated that it would investigate claims that prisoner torture was commonplace in Gitmo and other locations. The most appaling thing about this report is that the torture and abuse was so widespread and "part of the culture" of the detainee camps that abusers spoke freely about how they treated prisoners; Marines and others who abused and tortured individuals felt that they had done nothing wrong. The abusers felt that they were safe and that there would be no consequence for their actions. This must change.
More on this story from CBS News.com.
Some more on the Foley scandal and its possible effect on "Soccer Moms" and "Security Moms" in the upcoming election.
The Amish school-house story is still developing... here is the story of how one of the girls, Marian Fisher 13, literally lived out the message of the lives of Jesus and Mary by offering to suffer in the stead of her peers. Marian offered herself freely, in the hopes that the gunman would free all the other girls.
Please pray a rosary for the girls, the Amish familes affected, and for the family of the gunman that they may all find peace and comfort in this tragic time.
The UN Security Council unanimously urged the state of North Korea to abandon all nuclear testing and weaponry.
More on the spread of weaponry throughout the world.
Pax Christi's statement on nuclear weaponry, armament and testing.
The summary of the U.S. Catholic Bishops 1983 statement, "The Challenge of Peace: God's Promise and Our Response".
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