Ave Momma - Blog: January 2014

January 29, 2014

The Church in Ukraine

The Ukrainian Catholic University (1.) (scroll down for footnotes and links) has an article regarding the Church and the current protests in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. You can read the article, "Maidan of Dignity: Bishop Borys for Vatican Radio," (2.) here:

http://ucef.org/news/3581/?utm_source=UCEF+E-Messenger+Subscribers&utm_campaign=4a8bb2b390-E_Messenger_Newsletter_June-2013us&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5ee1d11a85-4a8bb2b390-36479645

A friend of mine once took a class at the Dominican House of Studies in D.C. She said there were both Polish and Ukrainian seminarians also in her class, but that whenever there was a point of contention, the Poles ultimately deferred to the Ukrainians. Finally, after class one day, she asked one of the Poles why.

He paused at length, looked at her, and murmured, "Because they suffered even more than we did."

I'm reading right now, Execution by Hunger: The Hidden Holocaust (3.). Please consider supporting the Church in Ukraine! Uniquely persecuted and hidden underground from WWII to the late 1980s, the Church there has suffered immeasurably and inspired eternally!

Praised be Jesus Christ! Now and forever!

THANK YOU!

1). Ukrainian Catholic University
http://ucu.edu.ua/eng/

2). "Maidan of Dignity: Bishop Borys for Vatican Radio"
http://ucef.org/news/3581/?utm_source=UCEF+E-Messenger+Subscribers&utm_campaign=4a8bb2b390-E_Messenger_Newsletter_June-2013us&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5ee1d11a85-4a8bb2b390-36479645

3). Execution by Hunger: The Hidden Holocaust, by Miron Dolot
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393304167/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0393304167&linkCode=as2&tag=avemom-20

4). Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation
http://ucef.org/

Morning Offering

Oh my God, in union with the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer Thee the Precious Blood of Jesus from all the altars throughout the world, joining with it the offering of my every thought, word, and action of this day.

Oh my Jesus, I desire today to gain every indulgence and merit I can and I offer them, together with myself, to Mary Immaculate, that she may best apply them to the interests of Thy Sacred Heart. Precious Blood of Jesus, save us! Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us! Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us!

Amen.

Catholic Homeschooling

Catechism of the Catholic Church:

2221 The role of parents in education is of such importance that it is almost impossible to provide an adequate substitute. The right and the duty of parents to educate their children are primordial and inalienable.

2222 Parents must regard their children as children of God and respect them as human persons. Showing themselves obedient to the will of the Father in heaven, they educate their children to fulfill God's law.

2223 Parents have the first responsibility for the education of their children. They bear witness to this responsibility first by creating a home where tenderness, forgiveness, respect, fidelity, and disinterested service are the rule. The home is well suited for education in the virtues.

2229 As those first responsible for the education of their children, parents have the right to choose a school for them which corresponds to their own convictions. This right is fundamental.

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January 29, 2014

The Church in Ukraine