Catholic Teens 11-14-06
Hey All—
We celebrated Veteran’s Day this past Saturday. Further down you’ll see a heartwarming picture of one of our soldier’s in Iraq. To offer oneself in service of their country is a noble endeavor. And we should commend those men and women who risk their lives in defense of others. “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” –John 15:13
A tough but heartwarming story and a picture of a medical Chief, John Gebhardt in Iraq. This little girl's entire family was executed...they intended to execute her also and shot her in the head...but they failed to kill her. She was cared for by John's hospital and healing up, but has been crying and moaning. The nurses said John is the only one she seems to calm down with, so John has spent the last 4 nights holding her while they both slept in this chair.
The girl is coming along with her healing.
As one priest said, “where there is love, sacrifice is easy.” And God bless our veterans and all those who serve America.
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Question O' The Week:
“Why do we say ‘God bless’ when someone sneezes?”
-I’ve heard 3 explanations for this.
1. That when you sneeze your heart stops for that moment, hence, “God bless you” is a good thing!
2. In times past, when diseases like the Bubonic Plague were ravaging the world, sneezing was a way of spreading the illness (which was deadly). Hence, “God bless you.”
3. Finally, one old legend was that evil spirits could enter into you when you sneezed because your eyes were closed and your mouth was open. (Yes, I’m serious.) To ward off these evil spirits, people would say “God bless you.”
-Feel free to correct me if you know of any other source for this tradition….either way, it’s a good thing and I’ll take all the “blessings” I can get!
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Intentions:
-For our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI.
-For peace in the world and an end to terrorism.
-For all the other intentions you hold in your hearts, we pray to the Lord.
Lord, hear our prayer.
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Announcements:
The Youth Group, Generation JPII:.
The next meeting is Sunday night, November 19th 6-8PM. “Bring a Friend Night!” Mark your calendars!
Look for meetings to be held the 1st & 3rd Sunday of each month
God bless you!
Phil Lawson
For more information on St. Peters check out the parish website: www.saintpetercatholic.com
Catholic Teens is a weekly email from Phil Lawson to Catholic Teenagers. To receive these weekly reflections, send an email to lawsphil@gmail.com. On the other hand, if you’d like to be removed from this list, please send an email indicating that.
We celebrated Veteran’s Day this past Saturday. Further down you’ll see a heartwarming picture of one of our soldier’s in Iraq. To offer oneself in service of their country is a noble endeavor. And we should commend those men and women who risk their lives in defense of others. “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” –John 15:13
A tough but heartwarming story and a picture of a medical Chief, John Gebhardt in Iraq. This little girl's entire family was executed...they intended to execute her also and shot her in the head...but they failed to kill her. She was cared for by John's hospital and healing up, but has been crying and moaning. The nurses said John is the only one she seems to calm down with, so John has spent the last 4 nights holding her while they both slept in this chair.
The girl is coming along with her healing.
As one priest said, “where there is love, sacrifice is easy.” And God bless our veterans and all those who serve America.
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Question O' The Week:
“Why do we say ‘God bless’ when someone sneezes?”
-I’ve heard 3 explanations for this.
1. That when you sneeze your heart stops for that moment, hence, “God bless you” is a good thing!
2. In times past, when diseases like the Bubonic Plague were ravaging the world, sneezing was a way of spreading the illness (which was deadly). Hence, “God bless you.”
3. Finally, one old legend was that evil spirits could enter into you when you sneezed because your eyes were closed and your mouth was open. (Yes, I’m serious.) To ward off these evil spirits, people would say “God bless you.”
-Feel free to correct me if you know of any other source for this tradition….either way, it’s a good thing and I’ll take all the “blessings” I can get!
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Intentions:
-For our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI.
-For peace in the world and an end to terrorism.
-For all the other intentions you hold in your hearts, we pray to the Lord.
Lord, hear our prayer.
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Announcements:
The Youth Group, Generation JPII:.
The next meeting is Sunday night, November 19th 6-8PM. “Bring a Friend Night!” Mark your calendars!
Look for meetings to be held the 1st & 3rd Sunday of each month
God bless you!
Phil Lawson
For more information on St. Peters check out the parish website: www.saintpetercatholic.com
Catholic Teens is a weekly email from Phil Lawson to Catholic Teenagers. To receive these weekly reflections, send an email to lawsphil@gmail.com. On the other hand, if you’d like to be removed from this list, please send an email indicating that.
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