Weekday and Feast of Pope Saint Clement I, martyr and Blessed Miguel Pro, Priest, Religious and Martyr and Saint Columban, Abbot THURSDAY volume 11, no. 240 November 23, 2000 For best alignment of this page, set font size to smallest in your browser. MS Explorer works best. While waiting for page to load, we invite you to say as many Hail Mary's as necessary. For articles in various sections, click the section of your choice below The pregnant chad has become the focal point of an election that literally hangs by a thread in deciding the fate of America's soul. See CATHOLIC PewPOINT and GETTING TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER and VIEW FROM THE PEW and SYMPHONY OF SUFFERING and PRO-LIFE PRESCRIPTIONS to realize the irony of the hypocrisy of the modern Scribes and Pharisees - the media and desperate Democrats! FEATURES IN THIS ISSUE OF THE DailyCATHOLIC Appreciating the Faith series DAILY LITURGY This DAY in CHURCH HISTORY November 17, 2000 issue November 18, 2000 issue November 19, 2000 issue November 20, 2000 issue November 21, 2000 issue November 22, 2000 issue November 23, 2000 issue Monthly Medjugorje Message TOP 100 CATHOLICS: 1-50 TOP 100 CATHOLICS: 51-100 ARCHIVES FOR 1997 to 2000 issues HOMEPORT Entry Page

				Appreciation for the Fourth Commandment of God Honor thy Father and thy Mother Duties of Superiors and Elected Officials     Today we continue our series in the search to uncover the wonderful treasures of the Church contained in the great Deposit of Faith. We present the third part on the Fourth Commandment as explained in My Catholic Faith. The Ten Commandments are the foundation of our moral code set down by God and the Fourth Commandment - "Honor thy Father and thy Mother" emphasizes the need for obedience to the authority which God has established through His creation of the family. Today, especially, we are inundated by the world, the flesh and the devil's disrespect for authority and the rightful authority of the parents over the children. Society has undermined the institution of marriage and the foundation of the family which is greatly threatened by the culture of death. There is a responsibility that other superiors such as employers and those in public office must also adhere to for the general welfare of all. That is what we deal with today for in union with the family it is the only way civilization can survive by acknowledging, respecting and obeying these God-given laws. This is outlined in today's installment, "Duties of Other Superiors" which is pertinent considering the political tailspin we've been thrown into. For the 207th installment, see APPRECIATING THE PRECIOUS GIFT OF OUR FAITH WORLDWIDE NEWS & VIEWS from a Catholic Viewpoint News Ticker from Catholic World News For the Latest DAILY CATHOLIC News and Headlines, see the following available news sources: CATHOLIC WORLD NEWS (CWN) ZENIT INTERNATIONAL NEWS Noticias Eclesiales CHURCH NEWS (NE) CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE (CNS) FIDES INTERNATIONAL NEWS MISSIONARY SERVICE NEWS (MISNA) L'OSSERVATORE ROMANO VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE (VIS) For the latest news from a Christian perspective, we recommend: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK NEWS The above News Agencies are not affiliated with the DAILY CATHOLIC, but the DAILY CATHOLIC provides this service to keep our readers up-to-date with what's truly happening in our world, especially considering all the misinformation the secular media circulates. CATHOLIC USED BOOKS SERVICE provides the motherlode of Catholic literary treasures!

THURSDAY'S LITURGY: THANKSGIVING DAY First Reading: Apocalypse/Revelation 5: 1-10 Psalms: Psalm 149: 1-6, 9 Gospel Reading: Luke 19: 41-44

Feast of Pope Saint Clement I, Martyr    All-powerful and ever-living God, we praise Your power and glory revealed to us in the lives of Your saints. Give us joy on this feast of St. Clement, the priest and martyr who bore witness with his blood to the love he proclaimed and the gospel he preached. Taken from the Opening Prayer for today's Mass honoring Pope Saint Clement Feast of Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro, Priest, Religious and Martyr    God our Father, You gave Your servant Miguel Agustin the grace to seek ardently Your greater glory and the salvation of Your people. Grant that, through his intercession and following his example, we may serve You and glorify You by performing our daily duties with fidelity and joy and effectively helping our neighbor. Taken from the Opening Prayer for today's Mass honoring Blessed Miguel Pro

The DAILY WORD Taken from the Gospel for Thursday's Mass "If thou hadst known, in this thy day, even thou, the things that are for thy peace! But now they are hidden from thy eyes. For days will come upon thee when ty enemies will throw up a rampart about thee, and surround thee and shut thee in on every side, and will dash thee to the ground and thy children within thee, and will not leave in thee one stone upon another, because thou hast not known te time of thy visitation. " Luke 19: 42-44

Events that happened Today in Church History   Today is the 73rd anniversary of the martyrdom of the loyal Mexican priest Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro. Forced to leave his beloved Mexico in 1914 at the height of the persecution of the clergy, he returned in 1926 undercover in order to fulfill the ecclesial and sacramental needs of his people. Totally selfless, he slipped in and out of homes under disguise so he could administer the sacraments and celebrate Holy Mass for his people, so hungry for their faith. Jealousy intercepted Blessed Miguel's mission and he was arrested on false, trumped-up charges. Quickly condemned by a corrupt regime, he was marched in front of a Federale firing range. Offered a blindfold, he refused and bravely prayed "Viva Christo Rey" - "Long live Christ" before gunshots ended his life on earth and triggered his entrance into eternal life. For more on Blessed Miguel, we recommend Blessed Miguel Pro - one of the Top 100 Catholics of the Century For time capsule events that happened Today n Church history, see MILLENNIUM MILESTONES AND MEMORIES Promises of materials turns into imprisonment of self    They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but the words of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen have been known to launch a thousand images in one's mind, one of the ways this late luminary did so much to evangelize the faith. Because of the urgency of the times and because few there are today who possess the wisdom, simplicity and insight than the late Archbishop who touched millions, we are bringing you daily gems from his writings. The good bishop makes it so simple that we have dubbed this daily series: "SIMPLY SHEEN". "Communism swept one-third of the world into the grasp of the Iron Bear simple because it promised pie in the sky after hatred had overthrown the existing order. The great fallacy of all revolutionary movements is that the value of great lives is nullified, either through persecution or character assassination, in the interests of fallacious promises and illusory hopes. Our world is slow to learn that those who turn out the lights of Heaven, bay that very act turn out the lights earth. Influences are born of moral stamina but promises, like spider webs, are woven from the bellies of materialism."

The elections are over, but the battle for life is not. We cannot give up the fight. Please continue to pray for the Sanctity of Life and pray for those pro-abort candidates who were elected that they will have a conversion of heart and recognize the evil of their ways. Remember, nothing is impossible with God. We encourage you to go to the Pro-Life links below to keep up to date on the great battle between life and death - the Sanctity of Life vs. the culture of death led by pro-abort candidates and those who would advance murder, immorality, sodomy, perjury, etc. Also we recommend the following excellent sites whose main purpose is the Sanctity of Life Pro-Life Infonet and Priests For Life and People of Life and Human Life International and American Life League and National Right to Life and Oblates of Mary Immaculate Life Issues

Monthly Medjugorje Message for October 2000 NOTE: We respectfully recognize and accept the final authority regarding apparitions, locutions and prophecies presently being reported around the world rests with the Holy See of Rome and the Magisterium of Holy Mother Church to whose judjment we humbly and obediently submit. For Our Lady's message for October and more on Medjugorje, click on MEDJUGORJE AND MORE

		1 FRIDAY     no. 234 November 17 St. Elizabeth of Hungary Wife, Mother and Religious	2 SATURDAY     no. 235 November 18 / Sts. Peter & Paul Bas. St. Rose Duchesne/BVM	3 SUNDAY     no. 236 November 19 33rd SUNDAY in Ordinary Time

4 MONDAY     no. 237 November 20 Weekday in Ordinary Time		5 TUESDAY     no. 238 November 21 PRESENTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY	6 WEDNESDAY   no. 239 November 22 Saint Cecilia Virgin and Martyr	7 THURSDAY     no. 240 November 23 /St. Clement/ Bl. Miguel Pro/ St. Columban

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