Might I encourage you to read the entire book of Jonah today? It’s very short
I’ll post the last chapter, for context God tells the prophet Jonah to preach to Nineveh. Jonah, not wanting to preach to the Assyrians - being the enemy of the people of Israel - refuses, gets on a boat, gets swallowed by a whale, says “Fine” gets transported to Nineveh and says to the people there to repent, despite he personally would like them to perish
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I’ll post the last chapter, for context God tells the prophet Jonah to preach to Nineveh. Jonah, not wanting to preach to the Assyrians - being the enemy of the people of Israel - refuses, gets on a boat, gets swallowed by a whale, says “Fine” gets transported…
1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry.
2 And he prayed to the LORD and said, "O LORD, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster.
3 Therefore now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live."
4 And the LORD said, "Do you do well to be angry?"
5 Jonah went out of the city and sat to the east of the city and made a booth for himself there. He sat under it in the shade, till he should see what would become of the city.
6 Now the LORD God appointed a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the plant.
7 But when dawn came up the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant, so that it withered.
8 When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on the head of Jonah so that he was faint. And he asked that he might die and said, "It is better for me to die than to live."
9 But God said to Jonah, "Do you do well to be angry for the plant?" And he said, "Yes, I do well to be angry, angry enough to die."
10 And the LORD said, "You pity the plant, for which you did not labor, nor did you make it grow, which came into being in a night and perished in a night.
11 And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also much cattle?"
Jonah 4
2 And he prayed to the LORD and said, "O LORD, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster.
3 Therefore now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live."
4 And the LORD said, "Do you do well to be angry?"
5 Jonah went out of the city and sat to the east of the city and made a booth for himself there. He sat under it in the shade, till he should see what would become of the city.
6 Now the LORD God appointed a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the plant.
7 But when dawn came up the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant, so that it withered.
8 When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on the head of Jonah so that he was faint. And he asked that he might die and said, "It is better for me to die than to live."
9 But God said to Jonah, "Do you do well to be angry for the plant?" And he said, "Yes, I do well to be angry, angry enough to die."
10 And the LORD said, "You pity the plant, for which you did not labor, nor did you make it grow, which came into being in a night and perished in a night.
11 And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also much cattle?"
Jonah 4
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"It should be our principal business, to conquer ourselves, and, from day to day, go on increasing and strength and perfection. Above all, however, it is necessary for us to strive to conquer our little temptations such as fits of anger, suspicions, jealousies, envy, deceitfulness, vanity, attachments, and evil thoughts. For in this way we shall acquire strength to subdue greater ones.
One of the things that keep us distance from perfection is, without doubt our tongue. For when one has gone so far as to commit no faults in speaking, the Holy Ghost himself assures us that he is perfect. And since the worst way of speaking is to speak too much, speak little and well, little and gently, little and simply, little and and charitably, little and amiably."
-St Francis de Sales
One of the things that keep us distance from perfection is, without doubt our tongue. For when one has gone so far as to commit no faults in speaking, the Holy Ghost himself assures us that he is perfect. And since the worst way of speaking is to speak too much, speak little and well, little and gently, little and simply, little and and charitably, little and amiably."
-St Francis de Sales
Forwarded from Catholics IRL🇻🇦
By the disobedience of gluttony the flesh first rebelled against the soul, and by the obedience of abstinence the flesh is again brought into subjection to the soul.
Forwarded from THE NINTH CRUSADE
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Syrian Christians showed unbelievable courage by raising their crosses despite persecution—and now they’re being slaughtered.
The world cannot stay silent! 🙏
The world cannot stay silent! 🙏
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Forwarded from Catholic Mysticism (Gerann Chan)
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O HOLY SPIRIT,
BELOVED OF MY SOUL,
I ADORE YOU.
ENLIGHTEN ME, GUIDE ME,
STRENGTHEN ME, CONSOLE ME.
TELL ME WHAT I SHOULD DO;
GIVE ME YOUR ORDERS.
I PROMISE TO SUBMIT MYSELF TO ALL THAT
YOU DESIRE OF ME
AND TO ACCEPT ALL THAT YOU PERMIT TO
HAPPEN TO ME.
LET ME ONLY KNOW YOUR WILL.
CARDINAL MERCIER (1851 - 1926 )
BELOVED OF MY SOUL,
I ADORE YOU.
ENLIGHTEN ME, GUIDE ME,
STRENGTHEN ME, CONSOLE ME.
TELL ME WHAT I SHOULD DO;
GIVE ME YOUR ORDERS.
I PROMISE TO SUBMIT MYSELF TO ALL THAT
YOU DESIRE OF ME
AND TO ACCEPT ALL THAT YOU PERMIT TO
HAPPEN TO ME.
LET ME ONLY KNOW YOUR WILL.
CARDINAL MERCIER (1851 - 1926 )
And it happened also that seven brothers, united with their mother, were apprehended and compelled by the king to eat the flesh of swine against divine law, being tormented with scourges and whips.
2 Maccabees 7 : 1
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After this one, the third was ridiculed, and when he was asked, he quickly offered up his tongue, and he resolutely extended his hands. And he said with confidence, "I possess these from heaven, but, because of the laws of God, I now despise them, for I hope to receive them again from him.” So then, the king and those who were with him, wondered at the soul of this youth, because he considered the torments as if they were nothing.
2 Maccabees 7:10-12
2 Maccabees 7 : 1
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After this one, the third was ridiculed, and when he was asked, he quickly offered up his tongue, and he resolutely extended his hands. And he said with confidence, "I possess these from heaven, but, because of the laws of God, I now despise them, for I hope to receive them again from him.” So then, the king and those who were with him, wondered at the soul of this youth, because he considered the torments as if they were nothing.
2 Maccabees 7:10-12