In Search of
The Authentic Life
“Pater Meus Servat Vineam”
These exquisite words came from today’s Morning Devotion in the Benedictus monthly missal. Please see praybenedictus.com to order yours!
Saint Bernadette pray for us!
Some of you may know I suffered a traumatic brain injury (concussion) last summer and some of the symptoms suddenly got worse about 2 months ago. The main problem is light sensitivity (abnormal dilation) and what is called “convergence insufficiency,” having to do with focus. This makes electronics difficult and it must be limited. I am sitting here right now with the brightness on zero and wearing sunglasses. Even taking these measures, I still must limit exposure to the minimum and gradually get back to normal as I am able. I am now in vision therapy and do see slow improvement. Thank you for your understanding and patience.
As for the WEF Series, I will be putting a post up about “brain transparency,” but first, I would like to do a general introduction, which I am working on.
No I’m not gonna talk about the Chinese “spy balloon.” The whole society has become an incomprehensible clown show and my plan is to cut out and do my own thing with other good Catholics in some rural area. I don’t say this is for everyone, but we all must pray and discern what God wants from us at this insane and pivotal time in human history. I want to come up with a joke about that balloon, but it is its own joke (anyway, everyone else is doing that-check out the memes!). The world is so absurd now, you can’t even parody it.
How may we honor the Passion of Our Blessed Lord this month? Well, that’s not too hard, since Lent begins on the 22nd. There are numerous devotions to the Passion…we all know the wonderful Sorrowful Mysteries, which some say every day of Lent. Do your research, choose something and begin with the onset of Lent. It is always great to learn new devotions. If you find them online, do print them out…a very Catholic Prepper thing to do!
We are in the third month of what I have coined the “Christological Triad of the Months.” I previously suggested that we meditate upon the Divine Infancy, the Holy Name and the Passion of Our Lord, and how they might interrelate. We begin with the birth of Christ and the triad ends with His death. Joining the two is His Holy Name. The name of Jesus is a mystery we could easily contemplate our entire lives. Suffice it to say that it has something to do with His Identity and is therefore quite sacred, relating directly to the 2nd Commandment. Let us pray that we can all receive some enlightenment by the Holy Ghost on this interesting matter.
Don’t forget Septuagesima starts on the 5th and is our preparation for Lent, so we do not come to Lent saying to ourselves, “What am I doing? Oh no, it’s Lent already! I just drank my coffee. Am I giving up coffee? Oh nooooooooooo!” (I’m not giving up coffee. I did that once and almost died.)
In the trad Liturgical Calendar, we are closing the Time After Epiphany, which concludes the Cycle of Christmas, when we contemplate the Mystery of the Incarnation. The Cycle of Easter, the Mystery of the Redemption, begins at Septuagesima (I am not typing that word again, it is hurting my post-concussive brain) and remains for the rest of the year, going through various sub-sections.
Here is your trad calendar for this month….calefactory.org
The World Economic Forum * met once again in Davos, Switzerland, from January 16-20. “Cooperation in a Fragmented World” was the theme. Here’s a video from Redacted with some good info: “Something Big is Happening in Davos as WEF Blocks the Media.” (Note: I do not agree with everything these people say, but they do some good work.)
Howard Walsh, the founder of Keep the Faith media organization and publisher of Latin Mass magazine passed to the Lord on January 19, after a battle with cancer. Here’s a short article from The Remnant.
In this month of the Holy Name, please consider praying this beautiful litany with your family!
*Please use prayer and caution when viewing presentations on this website. Satan is a great deceiver.
Even though Roe vs. Wade has been overturned, the March goes on this year, Friday the 20th….
Me: The garbage is smelly.
My husband: Oh.
Me: The garbage is smelly.
My husband: It’s garbage night. I’ll take it out later.
Me: The garbage is smelly now.
My husband: “Wives do not nag your husbands” is one of the Ten Commandments.
Me: (I take the garbage out.)
1) Have you heard of the 10 Commandments? Yes, oh great! The second one says “Do not take the Name of the Lord in vain.”
2) Some people are Christian. We believe Jesus is God. We are offended when people use His Name disrespectfully.
3) Got it??? Good.
It’s the month of the Holy Name of Jesus and I’m on the warpath!
I might suggest doing some role-playing with your friends or family to develop ways of dealing with genuinely difficult social situations such as this. It is simply a skill that needs to be learned.
Matthew 10:32
It is suggested that you use holy water for the above activity. Funny, I just learned that at the Epiphany Mass, it is a custom for people to bring bottles of water for the priest to bless en masse. My own parish on Long Island did this-I assume it is a traditional custom. From a Catholic prepper point of view, GOTTA HAVE HOLY WATER!
© 2015-2025 Chiara F. Mathews Content may be reproduced or shared on the condition that this source is indicated.
