BLACK CATHOLICS, AFRICAN DIASPORA CHRISTIAN PROPHECY MEDITATIONS
Black,African Spirituality,Black Saints, Coptic, Latin, Orthodox Rites
BLACK CATHOLICS, AFRICAN DIASPORA CHRISTIAN PROPHECY MEDITATIONS
Black, African Spirituality,Black Catholics, Black Saints, Coptic, Latin, Orthodox Rites,
(including those of the Latin, Coptic and Orthodox Rites, & OCEANIA, CARIBBEAN, PACIFIC ISLANDS, MELANESIA, MICRONESIA, POLYNESIA, NEW GUINEA, MARSHALL & SOLOMON ISLANDS AND ALL THE DIASPORA)
Black Catholics, African Spirituality, Black Saints, Coptic, Latin, Orthodox Rites
Black Saints of the day—From the Black Saints reference book by James Wesly Smith, 456 pages, paperback, 1000 lines of Black and African Saints in the Latin Rite, Coptic, and Orthodox branches of the Mystical Body of Christ (all Christianity combined) to year 599 A.D. Order from BarnesandNobles.com, Ingram Book Group internationally, Amazon, wherever online books are sold, or quickly from www.booklocker.com/books/3088.html
BLACK SAINTS OF THE DAY
Bifamon ,I am the Ethiopian, also known as Amba Phoebammon. My Coptic calendar memorial falls on 22 Jan.
Bifamon ,I am the martyr also known as Bamon, Abba Phoebammon, or Nefam. I am a nephew of St. John of Heraclea where I was buried after serving him. Along with St. Sophia, I was beheaded.
Dedication feast of my Church is located in the Kemetian area of Tana-al-Medinah on the Coptic Church calendar, 20 May.(Probably the same as Bistamon, my mother,Sophia and my sister Dabamoth (Dibamonia).
We are martyrs (my daughters, virgin martyrs). Sophia was beheaded in Kemet. 4 June in the Abyssinian Coptic Calendar.)
Bifamon (Apamon at Maejut). My Coptic Church memorial is 21 July.
Bifanos (known as Bifantjos), I am the Ethiopian. My Coptic Calendar memorial is 22 June.
Black Saint Videos
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Black Saints Videos
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Black Saints Videos
SUNDAY-- AFROCENTRIC GLORIOUS MYSTERIES OF ROSARY by St. Brigid Traditional Choir (Los Angeles)
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Afrocentric Rosary Mysteries by St. Brigid Traditional Choir (Los Angeles). Afrocentric Chaplets Divine Mercy moderated by James Wesly Smith,
Daily Afrocentric Chaplet Divine Mercy PT II
Daily Afrocentric Chaplet Divine Mercy PTlII
Pray the Joyful mysteries on Monday and Saturday, the Luminous on Thursday, the Sorrowful on Tuesday and Friday, and the Glorious on Wednesday and Sunday (with this exception: Sundays of Christmas season - The Joyful; Sundays of Lent - Sorrowful)
See http://www.rosary-center.org/howto.htm
TODAY’S PROPHECY MEDITATIONS
Test! Discern The Spirit!
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FATHER MELVIN DOUCETTE
The Resurrection
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Dear Friends,
"The angel said to the women in reply, 'Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples he has been raised from the dead.'" Matthew 28: 5 - 7
Let me share with you this morning the words Jesus addressed to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him saying, "After My death on the cross, My body was placed in a tomb and the place was closed and sealed. Guards were placed at the entrance to stop anybody coming to the tomb and stealing My body. I was in the tomb for three days and on the third day I rose from the dead.
The guards were terrified when the angel came from heaven shaking the place like an earthquake. When the women arrived they saw the angel and the tomb opened. The angel told them that I was not in the tomb as I had risen from the dead. They looked at the place where My body was and they saw nothing there. The angel told them to go and tell the Apostles the good news of My resurrection.
You have many witnesses including the guards, the women, St. Peter and St. John and the others who saw Me at the upper room and all of them believed in My resurrection because they saw Me alive. My body was brought back to life on the third day and I remained on earth appearing especially to the Apostles for forty days before I ascended into heaven.
They truly believed what I had prophesied many times before My death on the cross. You have no reason to doubt My resurrection with so many trustworthy witnesses. Some of the Apostles including St. Thomas did not want to believe at the beginning but after he saw Me he believed and confessed his faith in Me in these words, 'My Lord and My God.'
It is very important for all of you to believe that I rose from the dead. If you believe this then it will not be difficult for you to believe that I am your Saviour and the Son of God. It is necessary for you to believe in Me in order to enter heaven. Make your act of faith now and offer yourself totally to Me and follow Me in My Church. You will be blessed."
Father Melvin
FATHER MELVIN DOUCETTE
"Your greatest treasure is the Kingdom of heaven"
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Dear Friends,
"The young man said to him (Jesus), 'All of these (the Ten Commandments) I have observed. What do I still lack?' Jesus said to him, 'If you wish to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'" Matthew 19: 20 - 21
Next Sunday, August 24, I will be in Bouctouche, N.B. for a day. And there will be another Healing Mass at the little shrine of Our Lady of Prince Edward Island on the first Friday of September at 7:30 p.m.
Here are the words addressed to Joseph by Our Lord. Jesus spoke to him these words, "All people are called to observe the commandments of God given to Moses on Mount Sinai. This is the perfect way to show that you love the Father and you want to please Him. When this young man came and told Me that he was faithful to the commandments, it brought great joy to My heart. I want you all to imitate this person.
Perhaps you feel that there is something lacking still in your life like this young man. I told him in order to be perfect, he should sell all that he has and give the money to the poor and he would have treasure in heaven.
It is much better to have treasure in heaven where no moth or thief can get at it, than to have treasure in this world, which could disappear at any time. If you are attached to these things, you might find it difficult to part with them but when you do you will be free and filled with joy. The things of this world can tie you down and prevent you from living in close union with Me.
At the end I told this young man to come and follow Me. Yes, once you are free from your possessions then you will be free to follow Me totally. You can give your whole life to Me. This young man had many possessions and He could not part with them. He turned away and did not follow My words.
If I call you in a radical way, will you also refuse My calling? Peace and joy will come to you if you follow My words. This young man went away sad because of his attachments. Do not let yours bring you sadness. Your greatest treasure is the Kingdom of heaven, which I came to establish among you. Enter it today."
Father Melvin
Medjugorje Day By Day Aug 18 - ACT WITH LOVE
"I have great expectations of you, young people . . . The theme of [World
Youth Day 2005]—'We have come to worship him'—suggests how you can best
experience this Eucharistic year. Bring to your encounter with Jesus, hidden in the
Eucharist, all the enthusiasm of your age, all your hopes, all your desire to
love" (Pope John Paul II, Servant of God, Mane Nobiscum Domine, 30).
"You heard me, only Friend whom I love.
To ravish my heart, you became man.
You shed your blood, what a supreme mystery! . . .
And you still live for me on the Altar.
If I cannot see the brilliance of your Face
Or hear your sweet voice,
O my God, I can live by your grace,
I can rest on your Sacred Heart!"
(From the poem "To the Sacred Heart of Jesus," by St. Therese of Lisieux).
Mother Teresa -
We need each other. Our lives would be empty without each other. How can we love God and His poor, if we do not love each other with whom we live?
Meditations by Padre Pio - Rest assured that the more a soul is pleasing to God, the more it must be tried. Therefore, courage, and go forward always. (Letters III, p.401)
Archbishop Fulton Sheen -
Impressions are a reflection of behavior or image!
"People are like a mirror which reflects back on us the kind of image we cast. The kind man bears with the infirmities of others, never magnifies trifles and avoids a spirit of fault finding.
He knows that the trouble with most people in the world is that they are unloved. No one cares for them either because they are ugly or nasty, or troublesome, or so-called bores. To a great extent their character is made by the resentment they feel toward others who are unkind."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html -
It is a strange thing that although the soul which experiences this union with God cannot find words and expressions to describe it, nevertheless, when it meets a similar soul, the two understand each other extraordinarily well in regard to these matters, even though they speak but little with each other.
A soul united with God in this way easily recognizes a similar soul, even if the latter has not revealed its interior [life] to it, but merely speaks in an ordinary way. It is a kind of spiritual kinship. Souls united with God in this way are few, fewer than we think. (768)
I have noticed that the Lord grants this grace to souls for two purposes. The first is when the soul is to do some great work which is, humanly speaking, absolutely beyond its power. In the second case, I have noticed that the Lord grants it in order that kindred souls might be guided and set at peace, although the Lord can grant this grace as He pleases and to whomever He pleases.
However, I have noticed this grace in three priests, one of whom is a secular priest [probably Father Sopocko] and the other two, religious priests [probably Father Elter and Father Andrasz], and also in two religious sisters [probably Mother Michael and Sister Mary Joseph], but not in the same degree. (769)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
These thoughts for a day are taken from a daily meditation book based on the Messages of Our Lady of Medjugorje by Father Richard J. Beyer, Ave Maria Press.
AUGUST 18 - ACT WITH LOVE
The Blessed Mother speaks of love today:
Dear children, hatred gives rise to division and blinds one to everything and everybody. I call you, then, to spread harmony and peace, especially where you live.
Dear children, act with love. May love by your only tool. With love, change into good all that Satan is trying to destroy and take for himself. In this way you will be completely mine and I will be able to help you (Weekly Message July 31, 1986).
In his first letter, St. John takes up the theme of love:
For this is the message you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us and we ought to lay down our lives for one another.
How does God's love abide in anyone who has the world's goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help? Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action (1 Jn 3:11, 16-18).
Reflection:
St. Bede once wrote: "To love our neighbor in charity is to love God in man. "This story form T.A. Beetham's Christianity and the New Africa might illustrate.
In 1964 in the Congo there was widespread rebellion against the central government, which was to bring persecution and death to many Congo Christians. The actions of the Simbas, or Lions, were usually unpredictable.
"Why did you shelter a white woman ?"asked the Simba military court of one pastor. "Because she is my sister in Christ, the child of my own heavenly Father," was the reply.
Although he was condemned by the court to be shot, the effect of his bearing on the major was such that he set him free.
Love is spread not so much by what we say, but by what we do, by our example. To live the messages of Our Lady, to praise God with our lives, means first to love.
Application:
How can you express your love in a concrete way today?
Medjugorje Day By Day Aug 17 - THE SPIRIT OF FAITH
"If the Lord's body and blood were not there, really present, how could the
Apostle have said: 'He who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks a judgment on himself' (1 Cor. 11:29)?" (St. Elizabeth Ann Seton).
Mother Teresa -
Find Jesus, and you will find peace. Love begins at home. Everything depends on how we love each other. Do not be afraid to love until it hurts, for this is how Jesus loved.
Meditations by Padre Pio - O Lord, I am in trouble, and it is not well with me, for I am greatly vexed by this present suffering. I am caught in anguish and trouble on every side, yet I know that I am come to this hour so that You may be praised when I am made perfectly humble before You and glorified when I am clearly freed through Your grace.
O most beloved Father, may it be pleasing to You to deliver me, for what can I do, most sinful wretch, or where can I go without You? O Lord, give me patience in all my afflictions. Help me, O Lord God, and I will not fear or dread whatever troubles befall me
Archbishop Fulton Sheen -
We reap what we sow!
"If we start with the belief that most people in the world are crooks, it is amazing how many crooks we find.
If, however, we go into the world with the assumption that everyone is nice, we are constantly running into nice people. To a great extent the world is what we make it. We get back what we give. If we sow hate, we reap hate; if we scatter love and gentleness we harvest love and happiness. "
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html -
My communion with the Lord is now purely spiritual. My soul is touched by God and wholly absorbs itself in Him, even to the complete forgetfulness of self.
Permeated by God to its very depths, it drowns in His beauty; it completely dissolves in Him - I am at a loss to describe this, because in writing I am making use of the senses; but there, in that union, the senses are not active; there is a merging of God and the soul; and the life of God to which the soul is admitted is so great that the human tongue cannot express it.
When the soul returns to its habitual form of life, it then sees that this life is all darkness and mist and dreamlike confusion, an infant's swaddling clothes.
In such moments the soul only receives from God, for of itself it does nothing; it does not make even the slightest effort; all is wrought by God. But when the soul returns to its ordinary state, it sees that it is not within its power to continue in this union.
These moments are short, but their effects are lasting. The soul cannot remain long in this state; or else it would be forcibly freed of the bonds of the body forever. Even as it is, it is sustained by a miracle of God. God allows the soul to know in a clear way how much He loves it, as though it were the only object of His delight.
The soul recognizes this clearly and without a veil, so to speak. It reaches out for God with all its might, but it feels like a baby; it knows that this is not within its power. Therefore, God descends to the soul and unites it to himself in a way that... here, I must be silent, for I cannot describe what the soul experiences. (767)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
These thoughts for a day are taken from a daily meditation book based on the Messages of Our Lady of Medjugorje by Father Richard J. Beyer, Ave Maria Press.
AUGUST 17 - THE SPIRIT OF FAITH
In the first months of the apparitions, the Madonna gave this message on faith:
It is necessary for the world to be saved while there is still time, that it pray ardently and have the spirit of faith (First Years November 2, 1981).
For Paul, faith is the source of righteousness:
But now, apart from law, the righteousness of God has been disclosed, and is attested by the law and the prophets, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is not distinction, since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Rom 3:21-23).
Reflection:
Faith is one of the five core messages of Medjugorje. It is also the greatest gift of God, from which all others flow.
For addicted people, faith is not an option, but a matter of life and death. In this "age of psychology," it is significant that in the treatment of alcohol and drug addiction, a degenerative disease of body, mind, and spirit, only faith can unlock the door to recovery and a new life.
We can learn a great deal from these treatment methods, especially the 12 Step program of Alcoholics Anonymous. Its major tenant is that, although one is powerless over alcohol or another addiction. God has all power, and in turning to him, his power will conquer what the individual cannot.
Application:
Today, confide to God your powerlessness over some weakness or vice (such as anger, overeating, anxiety, smoking etc.. In faith, ask that his power control what for you is uncontrollable
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LESSONS from Our Lord for the World
Volume V Lesson #10
In private chapel at home
March 26, 1995
POISONOUS VENOMS OR REFRESHING WATERS?
My dear little one, My children who perform My works of love and mercy are continually judged falsely and are scandalized by others. This is because the poisonous venoms of resentment, jealousy and pride continue to seep into the wicked who thrive on self-love. They judge My beloved ones falsely and attempt to spoil the good fruits of charity.
How impure are the motives of those who scandalize the virtuous servants of Mine! How this human generation has become blind to its own dignity! Do you not see that those who are chained to the vices of envy, impatience, jealousy, gossip and hatred, are slaves to sin?
They no longer are great but have become small, and are no longer rulers but have become slaves to the prince of darkness. That is why the prince of darkness, Satan, was hurled down from the heavens.
His pride and jealousy caused him to boast in self-righteousness and self-love to the point that he would have no glory shared with any human being. He wanted all for himself. From the poison of envy, pride and jealousy grew an incurable hatred which resulted in death.
Those who do not pay heed to My words of love and mercy are deprived of life because they live to sin. But I increase the virtues of mercy and charity in My children. Their torments only increase their graces. Those who judge falsely however will live in their own torment, for in the end they will falsely
judge their own practices. They will be in misery for they will not allow My mercy to dwell in them. They will judge their sin to be greater than My mercy and will therefore be eternally tormented.
Tell My people My words, little one. It is not My desire that any one person miss the bridge of life and the refreshing waters from which abundant graces flow. I desire all to live in purity and integrity.
Know the truth from the deadly effects of sin. To you, My beloved ones, who strive to live in My humility, love and mercy, be not afraid. Your torments will result in your crown of glory which I will share with you.
All you who are scandalized, take "courage" as your staff (walking stick) in hand and valiantly conquer the evil of envy with love and perseverance in truth. I am with you always and My Kingdom is yours. All I have I give to you. I bless you, My beloved people. Peace.
AD DEUM. End of Lesson #10
PRAYER INTENTIONS-LATIN RITE PONTIFF
Respect for Creation: That the human family may know how to respect God�s design for the world and thus become ever more aware of the great gift of God which Creatioin respresents for us.
Call to Holiness: That through discernment of gifts and commitment to spiritual formation, holiness may be promoted among the people of God.
DAILY OFFERING PRAYER - O Jesus, through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer You my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world. I offer them for all the intentions of Your Sacred Heart: the salvation of souls, reparation for sin, and the reunion of all Christians. I offer them for the intentions of our bishops and of all Apostles of Prayer, and in particular for those recommended by our Holy Father this month.
AFROCENTRIC CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY DEVOTION
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/blog/ChapletofDivineMercy.mp3
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/blog/ChapletPtII.wma
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/streamaudio/Chaplet_Pt_lII.wma
FRIDAY-AFROCENTRIC SORROWFUL MYSTERIES OF ROSARY , AND STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Part I
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/blog/11_AfrocentricSorrowfulMysteries--TheCrossScourge_Artis.mp3
Part II
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/blog/12_AfrocentricSorrowfulMysteries-CrownofThorns-Carrying.mp3
Part IIII
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/blog/13_StationsoftheCrossI-VII_Artist_Album.mp3
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Part I
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/blog/13_StationsoftheCrossI-VII_Artist_Album.mp3"
Part II
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/blog/14_StationsoftheCrossVIII-End_Artist_Album.mp3"
St. Brigid Traditional Choir (Los Angeles)
Pray the Joyful mysteries on Monday and Saturday, the Luminous on Thursday, the Sorrowful on Tuesday and Friday, and the Glorious on Wednesday and Sunday (with this exception: Sundays of Christmas season - The Joyful; Sundays of Lent - Sorrowful)
See http://www.rosary-center.org/howto.htm
http://www.live365.com/stations/283424
BLACK CATHOLIC GOSPEL RADIO (Afrocentric Rosary, Stations of Cross, Chaplet of Divine Mercy)
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www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics.recentmeditations.html
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/blog/
http://www.blackplanet.com/BlackMaleLaw/
http://blackinamerica.com/cgi-bin/blog.cgi?blog_id=79514&cid=10&reading=
http://www.blackplanet.com/your_page/blog/index.html?profile_id=39803060&profile_name=BlackMaleLaw&user_id=39803060&username=BlackMaleLaw
Black African Catholics Coptic, Latin rite, Orthodox Prophecies Meditations
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Black Saints Videos Part I
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James Wesly Smith is an attorney and writer/producer of more than 30 audio visual film projects on the Black Genesis of Christianity, with an emphasis on the Early African Liturgical Churches. His 30 year effort resulted in the reference tome, Black Saints, Mystics, Holy Folk, (Ancient African Liturgical Church) Volume I, and II detailing Black involvement in the Church from before 1 A.D. (See Out of Africa I called my Son, Hosea 11:1, Matthew 2:13-15). Smith may be reached at stbernice@yahoo.com
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