The Eve of All Saints Day

The vigil of this feast is popularly called "Hallowe'en" or "Halloween".

Solemnity celebrated on the first of November. It is instituted to honour all the saints, known and unknown, and, according to Urban IV, to supply any deficiencies in the faithful's celebration of saints' feasts during the year.

In the early days the Christians were accustomed to solemnize the anniversary of a martyr's death for Christ at the place of martyrdom. In the fourth century, neighbouring dioceses began to interchange feasts, to transfer relics, to divide them, and to join in a common feast; as is shown by the invitation of St. Basil of Caesarea (379) to the bishops of the province of Pontus. Frequently groups of martyrs suffered on the same day, which naturally led to a joint commemoration. In the persecution of Diocletian the number of martyrs became so great that a separate day could not be assigned to each. But the Church, feeling that every martyr should be venerated, appointed a common day for all. The first trace of this we find in Antioch on the Sunday after Pentecost. We also find mention of a common day in a sermon of St. Ephrem the Syrian (373), and in the 74th homily of St. John Chrysostom (407). At first only martyrs and St. John the Baptist were honoured by a special day. Other saints were added gradually, and increased in number when a regular process of canonization was established; still, as early as 411 there is in the Chaldean Calendar a "Commemoratio Confessorum" for the Friday after Easter. In the West Boniface IV, 13 May, 609, or 610, consecrated the Pantheon in Rome to the Blessed Virgin and all the martyrs, ordering an anniversary. Gregory III (731-741) consecrated a chapel in the Basilica of St. Peter to all the saints and fixed the anniversary for 1 November. A basilica of the Apostles already existed in Rome, and its dedication was annually remembered on 1 May. Gregory IV (827-844) extended the celebration on 1 November to the entire Church. The vigil seems to have been held as early as the feast itself. The octave was added by Sixtus IV (1471-84).

Mershman, F. (1907). All Saints' Day. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved October 28, 2022 from New Advent: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01315a.htm

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The woke culture has gone too far!

When will this madness stop?

The Difference

The fundamental difference between to two parties is dividing our country.  And I do not foresee either side changing its point of view. According to the poll, one issue is that both can agree the cost of living is an issue.  

Wow, that is something we can agree on.  

 I noticed in the poll they listed the top four issues for democrats compared to the three issues for republicans.  This is just another way for the media to only expose to the public what they regard as issues in the United States.  

The midterms are days away, and these are the issues voters will choose the candidate who best aligns with what is most important to them. 

Get Back to Work!

I was watching the news this morning, and the reports stated the pandemic affected people to the point of not wanting to return to work.  I understand businesses had to shut down during the pandemic because of local laws. But all of that is over. It's time to get back to work. Industries are suffering now because nobody wants to work. I really do not know how people cannot work.  How are they paying the bills? I know an underlying factor of receiving the unemployment check, but that has to end.  The unemployed cannot continue to live off the government. While those of us continue to work, we can't stay home and wait for our unemployment check. 

If something does not change soon, businesses will either be forced to close or move their business online, or the latest trend in the retail industry is the expansion of self-checkout. And I really do not see that lasting because of shoplifting. There will be a time when everything you buy will be online. The days of going into a business and interacting with a real person are about to end.  

Prayer

 Prayer is essential; we should all be on our knees every day.  We have become accustomed to physical actions, with activities and decisions made to get things done. We put a lot of time and money into changing things we cannot. We often forget God is the ultimate one who can change what we often struggle with in our human efforts.  Prayer is easy. It doesn't require any education and can be done by anyone.  Most people believe that God needs prayer, but this is not true. God does not need our prayers. God needs us to pray for our benefit, not his. He is the creator of the universe, and he knows exactly what our needs are. The world needs prayer now as evil prowls about seeking the ruin of souls. Prayer is our sword and shield.    

What's Next?

 As we enter November, all types of predictions are coming about at the end of the year. Predictions of economic collapse to significant supply chain issues and food shortages. No one can really say what is going to happen. But could there be underlying propaganda to just stir things up? I think so.  And it might not necessarily be the government. It could be grouped with financial support such as George Soros.  We saw most of his funding go to the Black Lives Matter protest in 2020. The problem is the unknown agenda of the progressives. We can speculate all we want, but until the evil plan makes headline news, we can only hope that we can counter the movement with the goodness of God's graces to fight it. 

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Comedy Films

My ratings are usually based on my surfing the channels and always stopping to watch these movies in their entirety or just the last thirty minutes. 

Here are my top ten comedy films:

10. Adam's Rib (1949)

9. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)

8. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)

7. Living on Love (1937)

6. The Philadelphia Story (1940)

5. Modern Times (1936)

4. The Gold Rush (1925)

3. The More the Merrier (1943)

2. You Can't Take It with You (1938)

1. Groundhog Day (1993)

 

The Midterm

The top story on most news outlets is the midterm elections. In the past, these elections have had a low turnout of voters at the polls. But this year will be different.  As we will vote in our own states, it's important to note we need to also focus on the other states. Since the last election, the House and Senate have been almost evenly split. The Democrats won the House, and the Republicans won the Senate. The two Houses combined can pass legislation, but nothing will give because each party has a majority vote in each House. 

The midterm elections could change this according to who wins in both houses. If the Dems win both Houses, we can watch our rights and freedoms entirely voted out of the constitution. And if the Republicans win, we can be assured that those rights and freedoms stay in place. 

I believe what makes this election important is the preview of the outlandish legislation the Democrats have proposed in the last several years. The main reason the United States has been so successful is that we are a republic and capitalist country. No other country in the world is like us. We must vote to protect our great country and not let the liberals set into law their socialist policies that can never be changed. Because we are the last free country in the world. Fight for it by casting your vote. 

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What's in the News?

 An indication of the current state of our country is mainly portrayed in the news headlines.  

Here is a short list of some of the news headlines for October 14, 2022.

• January 6, hearings
• Trump - Mar-a-logo documents
• Raleigh Shooting
• Potential Nuclear Attack
• Ukraine/Zelensky
• Inflation
• Climate Change
• The Border
• November Elections

I can see how someone would not follow the news; nothing good here. 

What does this say about us as a country? How did we get to this, or how did we allow this to happen?

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