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The Miracle of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes
The Catholic Encyclopedia defines a "Miracle" as in these Gospel readings (Mark 6:35-44,Matthew 14:15-21,Luke 9:12-17& John 6:1-13) as follows: “A miracle is said to be outside, or beside, nature when natural forces may
have the power to produce the effect, at least in part, but could not of themselves
alone have produced it in the way it was actually brought about. Thus the effect in
abundance far exceeds the power of natural forces, or it takes place
instantaneously without the means or processes which nature employs.
“In illustration we have the multiplication of loaves by Jesus (John 6), the
changing of water into wine at Cana (John 2). . . . A miracle is said to be contrary
to nature when the effect produced is contrary to the natural course of things.”
A Catholic Apologist, Steve Ray's explanation.... "Dear Heavenly Father, help your people to always believe in the miracles of Our Lord,
the truth of Sacred Scripture and the beauty of the Divine Liturgy as handed down by
Holy Mother Church. May we be ever wary of trendy nonsense so as to remain loyal to
the faith of our Fathers. Amen!"
"Where Did the Bread REALLY Come From?"
"Matthew informs us of two separate occasions of feeding the multitudes (Matt 14 and
15). In Matthew 15:36 it is clear what happened and where the miraculous bread came
from. It came from the hands of Jesus, not the people! Matthew writes “[Jesus] took the
seven loaves and the fish; and giving thanks, He broke them and started giving them to
the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.”
Is there any indication here that the bread just appeared among the crowd and kept
growing as everyone pulled out food and began to share? Did the “multiplication” begin
from the hands of the people to the mouths of their neighbor? Of course not! Nor did the
bread start appearing first in the hands of the generous crowd to the hands of the disciples
to the hands of Jesus. It was the other way around. It went from the hands of Jesus who
took, blessed, broke and kept giving it into the hands of the disciples
who passed it to the people.
As St. Jerome affirmed, “The multitude receives the food from the Lord through the
Apostles; as it follows, and he gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the
multitude.”It took a LOT of bread and fish to feed 10,000-20,000 people or more. The fragments of
bread left over filled many baskets. The gospel writers even say the remaining bread
represented a “superabundance.” What was the source of the remaining superabundance?
Had the remaining fragments come from the picnic baskets? Or were the fragments left
over from the loaves blessed and multiplied by Jesus? Here is what John says,
“So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five
barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. Therefore when the
people saw the sign which He had performed, they said, “This is truly the Prophet
who is to come into the world.’” (John 6:13-14).
The people had seen a supernatural miracle (John refers to supernatural miracles as
“signs” throughout his gospel), the declared that he was “truly the Prophet who is to
come (based on Deut 18:15-18). And seeing the miracle they wanted to make Jesus the
king (Jn 6:15)." MORE ___________________________________________________________________________________ Holy Masses Honoring God the Father in South, Louisiana We don't have a Feast Day for God the Father on the Liturgical Calender yet. Let us begin to to make this Feast Day happen by celebrating with us at the following locations. A God the Father Mass is also relevant to calling the Father's of the family back to their biblical responsibilities to the Family. Holy Mass Honoring God the Father at
S t . A g n e s C a t h o l i c C h u r c h
7 4 9 E a s t B l v d., B a t o n R o u g e , L a
( 2 2 5 ) 3 8 3 - 4 1 2 7 Annual Mass in August New Date
Monday, A u g u s t 25 , 2 0 0 8
Beginning with Holy Rosary at 5:00 p.m.
Holy Mass 5:30 p.m.
M s g r . R o b e r t H. B e r g g r e e n - Ce l e b r a n t __________________________________________________________________________ Mass Honoring God the Father at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church This Mass is monthly August 23, 2008 Beginning at 10:00 a.m. with the Holy Rosary, Apparition to Visionary, Mac Smith Holy Mass, Celebrant Fr. Nunez and Healing Prayer by Mac Smith Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 309 East Moundville, St., Washington, LA
70589-0116 (337) 826-7396
Immaculee was asked, "If you could sum up in
one or more words, how would you describe this tragic genocide that took most all of your family and friends?" Immaculee response was,
" I found God!" During the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, Immaculee was in hiding for three months in a small bathroom with seven
other women. She prayed several rosaries a day and contemplated on Holy Scriptures and on the Passion of Our Lord, Jesus Christ and this is how she was able to strengthen her faith and find a deeper knowledge and relationship with God amidst the suffering she endured. She also found that by meditating on the Passion of Christ, she was able to find forgiveness for the people who killed her family and friends. Also while she was in hiding, she began to teach herself the
English language. Immaculee now lives
in New York City, with her husband and her two small children. She has established the Ilibagiza Foundation to help others heal from long term effects of genocide and war. _______________________________________________________________________________________
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37th Annual Catholic Charismatic Conference |
Speakers who were on Fire! Michael Cumbie Former Southern Baptist Preacher from Foley, Al. He now travels the country with his "Micah Project" helping lay Catholics to defend their faith, as well as t o help them to evangelize. He has appeared on EWTN several times. Dottie De Grandis-Sudol member of the Association of Christian Therapist known for her work on Healing and the Charismatic Gifts of the Holy Spirit. She has assisted her brother Fr. Robert DeGrandis, SSJ, in his well know healing ministry. Dottie is from Massachusetts. Fr. Emmanual" Manny" Fenandez, originally from the Philippines, and has been in the Lafayette Diocese since 1987. Father Manny celebrates "Healing" Masses and offers blessings of the Holy Spirit and also witnesses about his miraculous "death" experience. Fr. Gregory Cormier, native of Carencro now a pastor in Baldwin and a long time participant in the Renewal. He has participated in numbers conferences and retreats. |
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The Church has Proclaimed the PAULINE YEAR!
How awesome that Holy Mother Church in her wisdom has proclaimed this year as a Pauline Year! Do we need it now more than ever! We have hundreds of Protestants and especially Protestant Preachers coming into the Catholic Church like Mike Cumbie, former Baptist Preacher. (See above article) Is God knocking these Protestants off their horses so that they can reform the church in the midst of the scandals? Let us pray to St. Paul that the people will continue to be knocked off their horses so that we can "Set the World Ablaze with the Fire of God's Love in this confused and broken world!" _______________________________________________________________________________________ |
The NEA is moving frightfully toward the left and wants the their agenda demanded upon our children.....  "The NEA wants every child, regardless of age, to have "direct and
confidential access, without notification to parents, to comprehensive
health education. That would include things such as learning how to use
condoms for premarital sex, as well as social, and psychological
programs and services." Matthew 18:5-6 “And whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me; but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck, and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. ______________________________________________________________________________________ 
At the very special request of Our Lady of the Rosary Our Lady of the Most Precious Blood in Washington, LA The Holy Rosary will be said monthly at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Boiteaux Rosary: August 23, 2008 @ 10:00 a.m 10306 Oak Line Dr., Please arrive several minutes early so the rosary can begin on time!
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Jesus is here with His Heart exposed. He says: “I am your Jesus, born Incarnate.”
“My brothers and sisters, during these next few months, in fact for most of
the rest of the year, your country is embarking upon a decisive hour in its history.”
“Therefore, My Mother has come with a request for special intense prayer from the heart
between the feast of the United Hearts [June 1, 2008], and the feast of Her Sorrowful Heart
[September 15, 2008]. The future of your country depends on your response to Her call.
Do not continue to encourage evil, but persevere in good.”
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John Paul II Training Center for the New Evangelization www.JP2trainingcenter.com "Don’t be afraid to go out in the streets and public places, like the first Apostles who preached the Christ and the Good News of salvation on the public squares of the cities and towns. It is not time to be ashamed of the Gospel. It is time to proclaim it on the roof tops. Don’t be afraid to leave behind the routines and comforts of life, in order to take up the challenge of making the Christ known in the modern mega cities." JPII The Great! Donations may be sent to: John Paul II Training Center 3292 Thompson Bridge Rd. Box #328 Gainesville, GA 30506 Anne Dickieson (205)541-0479 __________________________________________________________________________ The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI's Intentions for August 2008 General:That the human family may learn to respect God’s plan for the world and become ever more aware that Creation is God’s great gift.
Mission:That the answer of the entire people of God to the common calling to holiness and mission may be promoted and fostered by means of careful discernment of charisms and constant commitment to spiritual and cultural formation__________________________________________________________________________________________________ Twentieth Tuesday in Ordinary Time
The Holy Gospel
Mt 19:23-30
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Amen, I say to you, it will be hard for one who is rich
to enter the Kingdom of heaven.
Again I say to you,
it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle
than for one who is rich to enter the Kingdom of God.”
When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and said,
“Who then can be saved?”
Jesus looked at them and said,
“For men this is impossible,
but for God all things are possible.”
Then Peter said to him in reply,
“We have given up everything and followed you.
What will there be for us?”
Jesus said to them, “Amen, I say to you
that you who have followed me, in the new age,
when the Son of Man is seated on his throne of glory,
will yourselves sit on twelve thrones,
judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters
or father or mother or children or lands
for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times more,
and will inherit eternal life.
But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”
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