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My September with the Lord. “I am the Way the Truth and the Life”.

Living the life Christ wants of us is living in prayer. To know the way where we are coming from, where we are, and where we are going to is in prayer. To know the Truth is to seek Him in prayers. I share my daily prayer life here with friends, hoping we keep journeying together on this earthly pilgrimage. Let us pray:

Sept 1, 2022. Lk.5:4-6 Yes Lord in the deep I will lower my net

Dearest Jesus, my Divine Provider, I have been praying all my life and now I will lower my net into the deep as you command. To fish you out more than before. To know you more, love you more, serve you more and stay with you more, now and forever. Jesus I love you. Amen.

Sept 2 Lk.5:37 Fill me with new wine Lord

Dearest Father, my Lord and the giver of all good things, help me pour out the old wine from my wine skin, that you would renew it and refill it with new wine. I leave the wine skin of my body and soul for you to renew and refill it with new life oh Father, life in your Holy Spirit. That life of peace, love, joy and harmony. Dearest Father, I believe and trust in you, you never fail. Amen

Sept 3, 2020. Your mercy surpasses all oh God

Merciful Father, you keep loving and forgiving me even when I am so scrupulous with myself, when I blame myself that things are not going the way I want. When I find myself doing the wrong I hate, God, you are still there for me. How can I repay a Merciful and Loving Father like you? Your mercy surpasses all oh Lord. I would open my heart for your Holy Spirit to enter; that Helper who alone knows what is right or wrong, to teach me your ways and unite me with a Merciful Father like you my God. Holy Spirit my helper, come! Come and fill me with every good gift and reveal to me the mercy and goodness of God. Holy Spirit Come! Do your work in my life. “Leave an invisible trail, flavored with eternity” for others. Holy Spirit I trust in you. Amen

Sept 5 2022. Lord, all I need and all I want is you

My Lord and my God, creator of all good things, my Great Physician, all I need and all I want is you. To live in your presence; you in me and I in you. To occupy myself with you things all day long and give no time for, pride, envy and jealousy. Stripe me off of all these vices and fill me with your Holy Spirit, healing, and your love. May I be an instrument of your love today and forever. Amen!

Sept 6, 2022. Lk.6:12-13 How important is it to seek your face in prayers o God

How important is it to seek your face in prayers o God, for you to let me know your will and plan for me. To know the right way to take and the right thing to do each moment. Your Son our Lord Jesus, your Divine Son, without sin, took off enough time, quality time to pray to you in order to do your will perfectly Lord, what about me? Give me the grace to pray.all the days of my life.
I pray today with an open heart dear Father, that you would fill me with the fullness of your Holy Spirit. That you would baptism me again in your Holy Spirit. That you would filled me to the brim with the graces of your Holy Spirit. That you would awaken in me a new zeal to love and serve you. Father, in the name of Jesus, awaken and pour your Holy Spirit upon me and my friends today, and give us the charisms we need to love, know, and serve you more truly all the days of our lives. To live a life in union with the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit now and forever. Father I trust in you. Amen.

Sept 7, 2022. All I have to say is Thank you Lord

What shall I say onto the Lord? All I have to say is “Thank you Lord” Thank you Lord for the gift of your Holy Spirit. Thank Lord for the outpouring of your Holy Spirit upon us. Thank you Lord for receiving me into a new relationship with you, new life in you. Jesus I now know that you are mine and I am yours forever. I love you Jesus. Amen

Sept 8, 2022. Mt.1:23 Thank you Mother Mary

Having spent your birthday day with you sweet Mother, all I have to say is, “Thank you Mother.” For your intercession on my behalf that never fails, for being my Mother and Model, I say thank you. I love your ways dearest mother, your patience and perseverance, your humility and openess to God’s will. Teach me your ways Mother. Amen

Sept 9, 2022. Jn.15:5. I come from you Lord

I am a branch coming out from you my Lord. A tree’s branch cannot be something else than the tree itself. Jesus, I now know that you are mine and I am yours; a branch of the true vine. Help me to truly resemble you. Holy Spirit, Spirit of Jesus, I surrender to you. Use me as you want. Thank you Holy Spirit. Amen

Sept 10, 2022. Jesus, you have given me life-giving water

My sweet Jesus, my dearest friend, you have given me life-giving water to drink. The water of your Holy Spirit that has become a life-giving spring in me, to provide me with your freshness always; the spring of everlasting life. You are so good to me, Jesus. Drinking from the worldly streams cannot bring me such satisfaction, freshness, peace and joy for evermore as true water from you does. Help me continue to drink the water of life you alone gives, that the fountain of life in me shall never run dry. Jesus, I trust in you. Amen

Sept. 12, 2022. Eph 4:22-23 You teach me new life Lord

Precious Lord, you have given me new life and you are teaching me how to live it. You are so good to me. Help me with your grace to take every bit of your rule about this new life. Holy Spirit, my gift of life inspire me to know what is wrong and what is right each moment of my life and lead me always and everywhere to pray. Sweet Mother Mary, to me how you did it and still doing it to be Holy. Thank you Lord. Amen.

Sept 13, 2022. Lk. 7:14-15 You moved around doing good Jesus

Precious Lord, you have given me new life and you are teaching me how to live it. You are so good to me. Help me with your grace to take every bit of your rule about this new life. Holy Spirit, my gift of life inspire me to know what is wrong and what is right each moment of my life and lead me always and everywhere to pray. Sweet Mother Mary, to me how you did it and still doing it to be Holy. Thank you Lord. Amen.

Sept 14, 2022. Jn. 3:14 By your cross you set us free Lord.

My Lord and my God, by your Holy Cross you redeemed the world and set me free. You were lifted upon the cross and you died to save us from everlasting death. Lord help me to continue to look up to you in times of difficulties, trials and temptation

Sept 15, 2022. Jn. 10:10 That I may embrace the full life you’re offering me Lord

Dearest Lord, you remind me of the full life you came to give me, a life full of holy suffering after the example of your Mother. She had life to the full as the Mother of God, but not without pain and suffering. All the pain you bore for my salvation she did also as your mother who was with you always. Your suffering for me brought her pain and sorrow. Help me Mother Mary to embrace the full life your Son my Lord is offering me in every situation, painful or joyful. Mother Mary pray for us. Amen.

Sept 16, 2022. Phil. 2:13 You are at work in my life oh Lord

Yes oh Lord my God, you are at work in my life, to will and to use me as you want for your own pleasure. I surrender my whole being to you, do with me how you want. What I need is your grace; wisdom, fortitude, piety, and all that you want me to be. Where you lead me Lord, I would follow. Jesus I trust in you. Amen

Sept 17, 2022. Phil 4:8-9 For your sake o Lord I count all gained as Lost

For your sake o Lord, like St. Paul I count all that I’ve gained as loss. All I have is you and what you created me to be. In you I find all the joy I need. In you there is consolation peace and joy. You are my everything Lord. Help me be yours forever too. Jesus I love you. Amen

Sept 18, 2022. Jas 1 2-4 please for faith and wisdom Lord

“Faith and wisdom count it joy.” This you tell me today my God. My Father, please give me faith and wisdom that my witnessing for you would not be just a clanging gong but filled with faith and wisdom to know and do your will always. Let me be honest and wise in dealing with the world. Thank you Father. Amen

Sept 19, 2022. My vows to you I renew dear Lord.

My Lord and my friend Jesus, on this day you are asking your children to light their lamps and put them on the lamp stand for all to see, I personally renew my promise to you, that as on the day of my Basic Promise, I raise my lighted candle up again and say, “Child of the Light, shine everywhere”. Not by my power o Lord but by your grace. Fill me with your grace Lord, that I may keep may light shinning still, till the end of time. Mary my Mother and Model, pray

for me. Amen

Sept 20, 2022 Let me see you in all things Lord.

My Lord and my God, let me find you when I seek you. Let me see you in all things and everywhere. Let your presence be real to me at all times, in what I see and do, and everywhere I go. That I may better witness you to the world. Jesus I trust in you. Amen.

Sept 22, 2022. On an eagle’s wings set me o Lord

Almighty Father, I worship and praise you. I want to praise and worship you more. Strengthen me physically and spiritually. On an eagle’s wings set me that I may serve you with vigor at all times. Father I love and trust you. Amen

Sept 23, 2022 O Lord, you are always a winner

My Lord and my God, I worship you. You are a winner all the time. Even as you were rejected and killed, death did not hold you captive, you rose on the third day. What a marvelous God you are, always a winner. I believe and trust that when I go with you into a battle surely, I am a winner. You never fails. Marvelous Jesus I trust in you. Amen

Sept 24, 2022. Lk. 9:44-45 Lord Holy Spirit, give me understanding

My Lord Holy Spirit, my helper, my comforter and consoler. Spirit of the Father, Spirit of Jesus, I worship you. I acknowledge your presence in my life. My Lord Jesus ask me today to listen attentively to what He says. How can I without your help my helper?. Oh Holy Spirit Divine, give me the grace of understanding that I may understand the full meaning of Jesus’ suffering and death. Lead me to the full meaning of my own suffering and help me to understand and accept it. Lord Holy Spirit, I trust in you. Amen

Sept 26, 2022 Lk.9:49:50 Thank you for good things in your Church Lord.

For all the good things taking place in your Church Lord, I say thank you. For all the people doing your work o Lord, thank you. For the many talents you bless you people with, thank you Lord. Help me dear Lord to see you and your good works in others and appreciate for you are always in your creation. Thank you Lord. Amen

Sept 29: 2022. Jn. 1:59 Thank you Angels of God for your great work in my life.

Thank you Father in heaven for giving Holy Angels incharge of me. Thank you Angels Raphael for healing me this day and for your healing ministry upon my family. Thank you Angel Gabriel for teaching me to understand God’s message and plans for my life. Thank you Angel Michael for your protection. May we remain under your protection forever. Amen

Sept 30, 2022. Lk. 10: 15 Lord, Help me respect and listen to your messengers

My Lord and my God, you talk to me in various ways. Fill me with your grace of patience and understanding, that I may respect and listen to your messengers with understanding. That united with them, we may be united with you and your Father now and forever. Jesus I trust in you. Amen

The Digestive and Circulatory Systems Revision Quiz For Kids 4 through 12

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The Digestive and Circulatory Systems Revision Quiz For Kids 4 through 12

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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

The system that breaks down food into smaller particles or soluble particles is called________________ Digestive System
Organs of the digestive system include __________the mouth, pharynx (throat), esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus.
Digestion also involves other parts of the body which make digestive juices and enzymes that help the body digest food and liquids. They are ______ the salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.
Digestion takes place in three main stages as follows _____ in the Mouth, stomach, and small intestines.
Food is broken down by both physical and chemical means. The physical breakdown of food begins in the ____________ Mouth.
Where does absorption of food into the bloodstream take place? ___ In the small intestines
Digestion of food starts in the mouth and ends in the _____________ small intestines.
_____ is the liquid in the mouth that helps in the digestion of starch? Saliva.
Saliva contains digestive chemicals called ____ Enzymes
In the mouth, the enzymes in the saliva break down starch into __________ sugar
When food is swallowed it passes through the _____ into the stomach. The gullet is also called the esophagus.
The stomach produces _____ which is used in the breaking down or digestion of proteins into chemical liquids which can be absorbed into the body. Gastric juice
Digested food in the stomach becomes liquid and passes into the ________ Small Intestines.
In the small intestines proteins, fats and vitamins are broken down into chemical liquids which are absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the ______ Small Intestines.
While digested food is absorbed in the small intestines, the undigested food also known as roughage moves into the ___ large intestines.
About 90% of the water we drink is absorbed in the small intestines with food nutrients while the remaining part is absorbed in the __________ large intestines.
The large intestine absorbs water and changes the waste from liquid into ____ stool also called faeces.
Finally, from the large intestines, semi-solid waste called faeces is sent out through the ______ anus.

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THE CIRCULATORY OR BLOOD SYSTEM

The system that carries blood around the body is called the _____________ Blood system or circulatory system.
Where in the body is our blood made pure? In the lungs
The organ that carries oxygenated blood and food to all parts of the body is called. The arteries
The organ carries waste products and carbon dioxide to where they can be sent out is called. The veins
The smallest blood vessels that carry food to and from the cells to the Arteries and veins are called. The capillaries.
The engine is to the car as the _______ is to the body. The heart
The _______ pumps blood to all parts of the body. The heart
Impure blood from the body enters the heart through the ___ Vena Cava
Impure blood is sent to the heart through the ______ Pulmonary Artery
Pure blood from the lungs returns to the heart through the ___ Pulmonary Vein
What fights germs in the body that cause sicknesses? The white blood cells.
Which blood cells carry food and oxygen to all parts of the body. The Red blood cells
A liquid that carries waste products like carbon dioxide and other liquids to where they are excreted is called ________ Plasma
Very small particles which help the blood to clot when we have a cut are called _________ Platelets
Some functions of blood in the body are _________
1. Blood regulates the body’s _______ temperature.
2. Blood carries ___________ and _________ to all parts of the body. Oxygen and nutrients.
3. Blood carries __________ from where they are produced to where they are excreted or sent out. Waste products
4. Blood clots and reduces bleeding when we have a ____ cut.
There are two kinds of blood cells namely: _________ red and white blood cells.
Which blood cells fight diseases in the body? The white blood cells.
When white blood cells increase abnormally, the person is said to be suffering from ________ Leukemia.
One function of blood in the body is that it carries __________ to all parts of the body. Food nutrients.
The liquid part of blood is called ______________ blood plasma while the reddish part of blood is called _________ red blood cells.
The most important of all parts of the body is the _________ the heart.

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Life In The Holy Spirit Is Life In Christ Through Prayers – My August Reflections

Life In Christ Through Prayers

“So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves.” Gal. 5:16 In this Bible verse, God advises us through Saint Paul to Live by the Spirit’s Power and not as our human nature desires. Life in the Holy Spirit is Life in Christ through Prayers. How difficult can this be in our world of today without prayers? My August reflections have brought me through a whole lot about Life in the Spirit, an experience or a journey I wish every child of God embarks on. As I strive to know and live this life, each day I pray. I write down my prayer when I am inspired. I believe sharing with friends would not only touch their hearts but also encourage you to strive to live Life in The Holy Spirit of God, which is Life in Christ through prayers.

Let us pray:

Aug 1, 2022. You satisfy any open heart that longs Lord

I leave my heart body and soul open for I know you are never tired to listen to me Lord. Even in your grieve as in the lost of a friend like John the Baptist, you still reach out to serve those longing for you. You satisfy any open heart that longs, you are a true Savior and friend who is always willing to save, console and comfort me. Jesus, I trust in you. Amen.

Aug 2, 2022. Before I sink, stretch out your hand dear Lord

I do believe that you are with me and I can do things you do sweet Jesus but when trials are temptation crib in I turn to falter with fear and discouragement. In those moments dear Jesus, like Peter, do not let me sink, reach out your hand and hold me up, then fill me with faith and hope again. Be may refuge oh Lord in the days of trials. With you by my side I have faith, hope and trust,I will never despair. Jesus, I trust in you. Amen

Aug 3, 2022. You first loved me unconditionally Father

Yes Father, my God and my all, you first loved me unconditionally. When I look at my present stage in life I see how your hand had been wonderfully at work in my life. You are never tired of loving me. You have given me another opportunity to deepen my relationship with you through this Life in the Spirit Seminar. You are a great God, so loving and caring. As I journey with you in a special way this seven weeks and on, help me to love you more, see your face, feel your love, healing and empowerment in your Spirit now and forever. Amen

Aug 4, 2022. Give me life to the full Lord

Loving Father you are telling me that if I believe in you l have the right to be called your child and you will be my true Father. Yes Lord, I believe. You are my Lord and my God. Jesus, that you came that I may have life to the full, oh Lord my God, I allow myself to be filled with your life to the full. Come Lord Jesus, fill me to overflowing with your life and let me be your friend. Thank you Lord. Amen

Aug 5, 2022. Help me to do my part Lord

What a beautiful promise today oh dear Jesus, that if I love you and obey your teaching, your Father would love me and you both would come to me and live with me. Oh, how I wish I can obey your teaching without faltering Jesus, that I may gain this favour fully, that you and your Father come to live in me. Oh Jesus, cleanse me from my sins, wash me clean, fill up my shortcomings by your Holy Spirit that I may obey your teaching and be fit as a dwelling for you and your Father. Help me do my part Lord. Amen.

August 6, 2022. Be my friend forever Lord

Dearest Jesus, how wonderful is it to have you for a friend. I hear you Lord and I want to be your friend forever. Help me in my struggle to open my door for you, that you may come on in and eat and dine with me as you want to. Sweet Jesus, do come in and live with me, be my friend forever Lord. Amen

Aug 7, 2022. Is.45:18-19 Father, you are my Lord and my God

Yes Father I believe that you are my Lord and my God, who created the heaven and the earth, and you are right there in them, the only true God. That if I look for you here on earth I will find you for you did not make it a desolate waste but a place you created to dwell in with your people. Oh, open my heart and eyes to look for you and find you for I believe Father, that you are right here with me. Father I trust in you. Amen

Aug 8, 2022. Ezek. 34:15-16 You are my Good Shepherd Lord

Yes Lord I believe that you speak the truth always. You are my Good Shepherd and you have found me a place to rest. Where could have I been if you didn’t keep me in your bossom? Oh God, you are worthy of my praise. I believe and trust that you would bandage my wounds, heal me, and live in me. Father I trust in you. Amen

Aug 9, 2022. Ps 145:18 You are near Lord

In confidence I’ll call for you in truth and in spirit Lord, for I trust you will come. Stripe me off from all my pride and possessions, till all I want and all I need is your presence. Come Lord, I need more of your presence, I need more of your power and more of your glory. Come live with me oh my God. Amen

Aug 10. 2022. Is 2: 1-5 Your house is a place of peace oh God

Where can I find true peace joy and happiness if not in your house oh my God. You are telling me that it is in your house that I can find everlasting peace, joy and happiness. In your house you teach me your ways and how to walk in your paths. In your house your words transform me into a peaceful person, for my sword of sinfulness will be beaten into ploughshares and pruning hooks and not for war again. Help me walk in your light and teach me your ways oh God. Father I trust in you. Amen

Aug 11, 2022. Is 55:8-9 You are Most High, and your ways above all oh God.

Yes Lord, you are my Lord and my God, and your ways and thoughts are far above mine. I cannot be you oh my God, but just an instrument for your use, a dwelling for you, a child you nurture protect and save each day. Fill me with just a tiny portion of you Lord that like a mustard seed would grow in your ways. Father, I trust in you. Amen

Aug 12, 2022. Is 48: 17-18 Help me to hearken to your commandments, lord

Loving Father you are my Lord and my God who saves me. You are telling me today that if I hearken to your commandments my joy would be like a river and my happiness like the waves of the sea. Then you would teach me and lead me in the way I should go. Oh my God, if I had not hearken fully to your commandments in the past, which is loving others and loving you, help me by the power of your Holy Spirit to hearken to your commands now for I love your ways. Father, I trust in your. Amen

Aug 13, 2022, Mk.1:14-15. Now is your time Lord

Now is your time to do something new in my life Lord. The time for your kingdom to establish within me. The time of your reign. Come on and take control o my God. Help me by the grace of your Holy Spirit to true repentance that I may be fully ready for your kingdom to come and reign within me. Thank you Jesus. Amen

Aug 14, 2022. Col 1:13 Yes Lord I believe

Yes Father Lord I believe that you are the beginning and end of my life. That You have delivered me from the dominion of darkness and transfered me into the kingdom of your beloved son, thus freeing me from fear and everlasting pain. You are all I want, all I need. Thank you Father. Amen

Aug 15, 2022. A beautiful soul I desire o Lord

A beautiful soul and wonderful soul is Mary my Mother and Model. So pure, humble and chaste is her heart that I cherish. Lord Jesus help to mould my heart onto your Mother’s. Mary my Mother and Model on this your Feast Day, help me to be like you. I love you Mother. Amen

Aug 16, 2022. Mk 16:13-18 You have a mission for me, dear Lord

My Lord and my God, I love you. I’ll worship and praise you forever for you are the one with a mission for me if only I believe you are alive and let you work in my life. Yes Lord Jesus, I do believe that you are risen and are alive and active in our midst. May your promises become true to my life as you have said; that I would be able to preach the gospel, have power to perform miracles and to lay my hands on the sick and you would make them well. Dear Jesus, here I am, use me as you want. Amen

Aug 17, 2022. Gal.5: Yes Lord, Holy Spirit come!

I say yes Lord for your Holy Spirit to come, live in me and make me a new person. Come Lord Holy Spirit come! I want to live as you want and not as my human nature wants. With all my heart I love and want what you want and not what my human nature wants. Your grace Lord Jesus I need, to live life in your Spirit, the life of true love. Teach me how and show me how oh dear Jesus. Lord I trust in you. Amen.

Aug 18, 2022: 1Cor.12 Lord, Give me your wisdom, understanding, and knowledge

Yes Lord I believe that your Holy Spirit gives different gifts to each and everyone for the good of all and for the glory of your name, for we are all parts of one body that is your own very body. Dearest Lord, let your Holy Spirit fill me with His sevenfold gifts, and more wisdom, knowledge and understanding of your ways, that I may follow you better. Amen

Aug 19, 2022. Acts 2: Acts 2: As on the day of Pentecost come down Holy Spirit

Mighty Holy Spirit, proceeding from the Father and the Son, come. As on the day of Pentecost, come down oh Holy Spirit, fall on me. Melt me, mould me fill me and use me as you want. Loving Jesus I trust you and your Father would let down your spirit upon me and upon those with whom I journey. Amen

Aug 20, 2022. I need your Holy Spirit Lord

I praise and worship you o Father for the marvelous things you do amongst men by your Holy Spirit. You are teaching me in Acts 8 that after my Baptism of repentance I also need the baptism of your Hoy Spirit. Please Jesus lay your hands on me and awaken your Holy Spirit in me received at my confirmation, and fill me with your power and graces from above. Jesus I trust in you. Amen

Aug 21, 2022. Acts 10:1-43 you instruct men in their dreams, Lord

Yes Lord, you are Most High above all, all knowing. For those who love and serve you, Like Peter and Cornelius, you instruct them in their dreams and teach them what to do. You are all knowing Lord, you plan my day before it comes to pass, putting everything in place for me. Thank you Lord. I surrender all the up coming activities of my family into your hands, plan them for us dear Lord, for you already know everything about them. Let your angels accompany us to success. Jesus I trust in you. Amen.

Aug 22, 2022. Anoint the words of my mouth Lord

How wonderful are you dear Jesus to have blessed your apostles with anointed power to preach. Peter preached and the Gentles, listening to him attentively received a full measure of your Holy Spirit. Lord Jesus, I offer you my intellect, fill it with your anointed words that anyone who listens to me at all times will be filled with your Holy Spirit, your power of transformation. Jesus I trust in you. Amen

Aug 23, 2022. Acts 19:1-7 Come into my heart, cleanse and sanctify me Lord

Jesus most holy, my Lord and my God, yes Lord, I need your Holy Spirit. Come into my heart and cleanse me thoroughly so your Holy Spirit can have a clean place to dwell in. Purify me o God and let that purity and the grace of your Holy Spirit shine forth from within me to sanctify my outward being now and forever. Jesus I trust in you. Amen

Aug 24, 2022: Lord Jesus, you are a God of Miracles

Yes Jesus, you healed the sick, made the cripple whole, the lame to walk, the blind to see, the deft to hear, and you chased out many demons. You are worthy to be praised for there’s none like you. You are a God of miracles. I lift my eyes up to Lord, do it again in my life. Amen

Aug 25, 2022, Lk.11:9-13. Give me good things oh my God.

Loving Father, you are so good. You created me good and you wish every good thing for me. You would not fail to give me good things if I ask, seek and knock, because your Son our Lord Jesus says so. That if I ask, seek, and knock, I will receive, find and everything would be open to me for you my God is so good and generous. Father, please, give me the fullness of your Holy Spirit. I want to feel your presence and your healing touches. I want to know and understand you more, and walk more in your light. Ever generous Father, I trust in you. St Joseph Calasanz pray for us. Amen.

Aug 26, 2022. Mk 16:16-18 Sanctify me and use me, Lord.

Lord Jesus, how wonderful and generous you are. You are a miracle worker and you have done marvelous things. Today you promised those who believe in you the same powers. Jesus, your words are truth and Spirit I believe. Sanctify me and do your work in my life. Amen.

Aug 27, 2022. You remind me of repentance Lord

Loving Father, today you remind me of repentance as a prerequisite for the reception of your Holy Spirit. I admit that I have offended you, my Holy Father, in my thoughts and in my words. I have not perfectly done all that you want of me. Loving Father, I am truly sorry for all my sins, Forgive me Lord, wash me with the prescious blood of your son that I may be whiter than snow and be fit to receive your Holy Spirit. Loving Father, I trust in your mercy and compassion. Give me the grace of a good confession today. Amen

Aug 28, 2022.1cor 5:11& 69-10 Show me your kingdom and lead me to it Lord

Gracious Father, in my classroom of life in you today, firstly you are warning me not to associate with the unrighteous and secondly that the unrighteous would not inherit your kingdom. Loving Father, purify my unrighteousness then show me, and lead me on the way to your kingdom. I pray also for all my friends, especially those with whom I am united in your name. Oh Father, purify and sanctify them too. Let all of them inherit your kingdom. I love you Father, I trust in you Lord. Amen

Aug 29, 2022. Lk.11:13 Holy Spirit Come!

Holy spirit come! Gift from my Father come! Promise of my Savior come! In the name of Jesus, I ask you my Heavenly Father to send and awaken in me your Holy Spirit. Jesus assures me, you will give me if I ask. That as earthly as we are, we give good things to our children when asked, and you our heavenly Father would give us much more. Invisible but ever present Father, let your Holy spirit come upon me to give me wisdom, knowledge, understanding, piety and your Holy fear, that I may be able to do your will. Thank you Father. Amen

Aug 30, 2022. Lk.4:34-36 you are All-powerful God

All-powerful and everpresent Father, you are worthy of praise and honor. At your presence every evil bow and every tongue confess that you are God. Fill me with your Almighty Spirit and let your presence be real in me. That I may have nothing to fear and evil chased away from me. At your presence, let your anointing break the yoke of every obstacle on my way. Jesus I trust in you. Amen

Aug 31, 2022. Lk.4:42 I want to be with you always sweet Jesus

The crowds long to be with you always Jesus, though having been with you all night long, they still went searching for you. How can I live without you sweet Jesus? You have the words of eternal life. You have the power that nourishes and fortifies me. On my own I can’t do anything. Sweet Jesus do not deprive me of your presence but fill me with your Holy Spirit that I may be united with you always for strength to do your will. Thank you Jesus. Amen.

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Self Introduction And Introducing Others In Nkwen Language

Self Introduction And Introducing Others In Nkwen Language

A. Self Introduction in Nkwen Language

Question

Answer

Ә̀lwenә wwo bә a wә?

What is your name?

Ә̀lwenә wa bә Ngәlo.

My name is –Ngelo

O dzwi a fә?

Where do you live?

Mә ndzwi fәfә New York City.

I live in New York City.

O bә әluŋә dzwi sә’ә?

How old are you?

Mǝ̀ bә әlùŋә nә̀kwà.

I’m 4 years old.

Әlwenə mma wwo wә̀?

What’s your mother’s name?

Әlwenә mma wà bә̀ Ngә̀fò

My mother’s name is Ngefor.

Ә̀lwenә әtàa wwo wә̀?

What’s your Father’s name?

ǝ̀lwenә әtàa wà bә Ndìfò

My father’s name is Ndifor.

O ku ndyâ-ŋwà’àrǝ̀ a fә?

Where do you school?

Mǝ kǔ ndyâ-ŋwà’àrǝ̀ Saint Joseph.

I school at Saint Joseph’s.

B. Introducing Others

Li bә wә̀? Who is this?

Li bә̀wә? Who are these?

Li bә әtàa wà. This is my Father.

Li bә mma wà. This is my mother.

Li bә ndәmә wà. This is my brother/sister.

Li bә ndәmә wà wu mǝ̀ngyǝ̌. This is my sister.

Li bә ndәmә wà wu mǝ̀mbaŋnǝ̌. This is my brother.

Li bәlәmә ba. These are my siblings.

Li bә muwì. This is my younger one.

Li bǝ̀muwi. These are my younger ones.

Li bә Ndi wà. This is my older brother/sister

Li bә̀li ba. These are my older brothers/sisters/siblings

Li bә tanka wà. This is my friend.

Li bә әtàa wà. Ә̀lwenә yi bә Ngu’u. This is my Father. His name is Ngu.

Li bә mma wà. Ә̀lwenә yi bә Ngǝlo. This is my mother. Her name is Ngelo.

Li bә ndәmә wà. Ә̀lwenә yi bә Ngwi. This is my brother/sister. Her name is Ngwi.

Li bә ndәmә wà wu mǝ̀ngyǝ̌. Ә̀lwenә yi bә Ntsaŋә. This is my sister. Her name is Nchang.

Li bә ndәmә wà wu mǝ̀mbaŋnǝ̌. Ә̀lwenә yi bә Talà. This is my brother his name is Tala.

Li bәlәmә ba. mǝ̀ lwenә mya bǝ Ngu’u bwo Ngefò. These are my siblings. Their names are Ngu and Ngefor.

Li bә muwì. Ә̀lwenә yi bә Nәә. This is my younger one. Her name is Neh.

Li bәmuwì. Mǝ̀lwenә mya bǝ Ngwenǝ̀ bwo Fru. These are my younger ones. Their names are Ngwen and Fru.

Li bә Ndi wà. Ә̀lwenә yi bә Ndo’onywe. This is my older brother/sister. His/her name is Ndonwie.

Li bә̀li ba. Mǝ̀lwenә mya bǝ Talà bwo Ngenywè. These are my older brothers/sisters/siblings. Their names are Tala and Ngenwie.

Counting: 1 – 10

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mòˀo 1

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Tarǝ 3

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tanә̀ 5

ǹtùu 6

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nә̀fǎ 8

nә̀bwùˀu 9

nә̀ghәmә̀ 10

C. Some Typical Nkwen Names are:

Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Azε’ὲ	Ngǝfò	Ndonywè	Ngwikarǝ
Abu’ùngwa	Ngenywe	Funywè	Ngwinà
Abu’ùngòŋǝ̀	Ngǝtsε̌	Chenywè	Ngwingǝ’ǝ̀
Afoŋǝ̀	Ngǝnchè	Tanto’o	Ngwimǝ̀là
Afwôngàŋә	Ngǝndzàŋǝ̀	Tanywè	Ngwibǝ̀sǝ̀rǝ̀
Afwôtyi	Ngǝgha’à	Tamya	Ngwifǝ̀sa’a
Àtâ	Ngǝmǝ̀naŋә	Tabìi	Ngwigha
Àkosùŋǝ̀	Ngǝgha	Ndyângàŋә	Ngwibenǝ̀
Ndìfò	Ngǝmboŋә	Ndyânshye	Ngwifò
Ngu’u	Ngǝlà	Tsu’umbònә	Ngwibǝ̀na
Tabǝ̀fò	Ngǝla’a	Tsәkwì’i	Ngwinǝ̀mu
Tamǝ̀lu’ù	Ngǝlwi	Nta’aghǝmǝ̀	Ngwifà’a
Talà	Ngǝnǝ̀fǝ̀mǝ	Ngangtǝ̀’ǝ	Nìi
Tankǝ’ǝ	Ngǝla’a	Amà’ànchǝ̀	Binywe
Tantǝ̀’ǝ	Ngǝlo	Tanchǝ̀	Frinywe
Takwì’i	Ngǝmǝkùŋǝ	Ndzǝ̀mǝ̀nchǝ̀	Nchangnywe
Tanǝ̀fǝ̀mǝ	Ngǝbǝ̀kǝ̀mǝ	Ndoŋnyi	Nǝǝ
Tanfu’u	Ngǝkwi’i	Ntsaŋku’u	Nà’a
Taghàa	Ngǝmǝlù’ù	Nkwentǝ̀	Shikye
Tamǝnjyǝ	NgwenC	ntsamǝ̀koŋә	Awa’à
Tanshye	Ngwi	Afǝ̀ŋnchwe	Àzhà
Tandyâ		Mbisa’a
Mbεrǝ̀faŋǝ̀

(Nә̀ghәmә̀) ǹchә̀-mò’o – 11

ǹchә̀-bya – 12

ǹchә̀-tarә – 13

ǹchә̀-nə̀kwà – 14

ǹchә̀- tanә̀ – 15

ǹchә̀-ǹtùu – 16

ǹchә̀-sàmba – 17

ǹchә̀-nə̀fàa – 18

ǹchә̀-nə̀bwùˀu – 19

mə̀ghəmə məmbya – 20

mә̀ghәmә mәmbya nә ǹchә̀-mò’o – 21

mә̀ghәmә mәmbya nә ǹchә̀-bya – 22

mә̀ghәmә mәmbya nә ǹchә̀-tarә – 23

mә̀ghәmә mәmbya nә ǹchә̀-nә̀kwà – 24

mә̀ghәmә mәmbya nә ǹchә̀-tanә ̀ – 25

mә̀ghәmә mәmbya nә ǹchә̀-ǹtùu – 26

mә̀ghәmә mәmbya nә ǹchә̀-samba – 27

mә̀ghәmә mәmbya nә ǹchә̀-nә̀fǎ – 28

mә̀ghәmә mәmbya nә ǹchә̀-nә̀bwùˀu – 29

mә̀ghәmә mәntarә – 30

Professions/occupation/vocations

Әtàa wwo fa’a kǝ̀? What’s your Father’s job?

Әtàa wà bә ntsuˀu-mə̀ghònə (dokǝtà) – My father is a doctor/nurse.

Ŋù-ngaŋə̀ – a herbalist

ǹdə̀-ŋwàˀàrə̀ – a teacher

ǹtsὲrə̀-mə̀nsàˀa – a judge

ǹsa’à-mǝ̀nsa’à – a lawyer

ǹtyə̂-akhə̌ – a carver

ǹliˀì-mǝ̀nsùŋə – a farmer

ǹtswìˀì-nə̀byě – a fisherman

ǹsùŋə̀-nə̀kâ – a driver

ǹnyesə̀–nə̀kâ – a mechanic

ǹghwùrə̀-bə̀ntò – a potter

ǹtwi-əlà – a blacksmith

ǹnyesè–tyǝ – a hairdresser

ǹkuŋə̀-tyǝ – a barber

Sequential pronouns highlighted:

Mma wà bә ǹtsuˀu-mə̀ghònə – my mother is a nurse.

Ndәmә wà bә ǹdə̀-ŋwàˀàrə̀ – my brother/sister is a teacher.

Ndì wà bә ǹtsὲrə̀-mə̀nsàˀa – my older one is a lawyer.

Muwi bә ǹsa’à-mǝ̀nsa’à – my younger one is a judge.

Tanka wà bә ǹsùŋə̀-nə̀kâ – my friend is a driver.

Moo wa bә ǹtswìˀì-nə̀bye – my child is a fisherman.

Mǝ̀ngye wa bә ǹnyesə̀–tyǝ – my wife is a hairdresser.

Nduŋə wa bә ǹkuŋə̀-tyǝ – my husband is a barber.

The highlighted ǹ above is a sequential pronoun marker in Nkwen language that forms nouns from verbs, as in the examples above, and also stands for the person when a number of actions are taken in a sequence. E.g.

Ngəfò ghə afò, m̀benə ngwàsaŋə m̀bù nlaa ǹninŋə məmə nkhè ǹghə̀ ǹfya mbwo moo yε. (Ngefor went to the farm, harvested corn, came back home, cooked it, put it in a basket, and took it to her son/daughter.) All the highlighted m̀ and ǹ stand for the person (Ngəfò) doing the actions.

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Responsorial Psalm and Gospel for Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

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Responsorial Psalm for Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
– Psalms 51:3-4, 12-13, 17, 19

R. (Luke 15:18) I will rise and go to my father.

3 Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness;

in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense.

4 Thoroughly wash me from my guilt

and of my sin cleanse me.

R. I will rise and go to my father.

12 A clean heart create for me, O God,

and a steadfast spirit renew within me.

13 Cast me not out from your presence,

and your Holy Spirit take not from me.

R. I will rise and go to my father.

17 O Lord, open my lips,

and my mouth shall proclaim your praise.

19 My sacrifice, O God, is a contrite spirit;

a heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.

R. I will rise and go to my father.

Gospel for Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

Gospel – Luke 15:1-32

1 Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus,

2 but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

3 So to them he addressed this parable.

4 “What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them

would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the lost one until he finds it?

5 And when he does find it, he sets it on his shoulders with great joy

6 and, upon his arrival home, he calls together his friends and neighbors and says to them, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’

7 I tell you, in just the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.

8 “Or what woman having ten coins and losing one would not light a lamp and sweep the house, searching carefully until she finds it?

9 And when she does find it, she calls together her friends and neighbors and says to them, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found the coin that I lost.’

10 In just the same way, I tell you, there will be rejoicing among the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

11 Then he said, “A man had two sons,

12 and the younger son said to his father, ‘Father give me the share of your estate that should come to me.’ So the father divided the property between them.

13 After a few days, the younger son collected all his belongings and set off to a distant country where he squandered his inheritance on a life of dissipation.

14 When he had freely spent everything, a severe famine struck that country, and he found himself in dire need.

15 So he hired himself out to one of the local citizens who sent him to his farm to tend the swine.

16 And he longed to eat his fill of the pods on which the swine fed, but nobody gave him any.

17 Coming to his senses he thought, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers
have more than enough food to eat, but here am I, dying from hunger.

18 I shall get up and go to my father and I shall say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.

19 I no longer deserve to be called your son; treat me as you would treat one of your hired workers.”’

20 So he got up and went back to his father. While he was still a long way off, his father caught sight of him, and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him and kissed him.

21 His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I no longer deserve to be called your son.’

22 But his father ordered his servants, ‘Quickly bring the finest robe and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.

23 Take the fattened calf and slaughter it. Then let us celebrate with a feast,

24 because this son of mine was dead, and has come to life again; he was lost, and has been found.’ Then the celebration began.

25 Now the older son had been out in the field and, on his way back, as he neared the house, he heard the sound of music and dancing.

26 He called one of the servants and asked what this might mean.

27 The servant said to him, ‘Your brother has returned and your father has slaughtered the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’

28 He became angry, and when he refused to enter the house, his father came out and pleaded with him.

29 He said to his father in reply, ‘Look, all these years I served you and not once did I disobey your orders; yet you never gave me even a young goat to feast on with my friends.

30 But when your son returns, who swallowed up your property with prostitutes, for him you slaughter the fattened calf.’

31 He said to him, ‘My son, you are here with me always; everything I have is yours.

32 But now we must celebrate and rejoice, because your brother was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.’”

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Psalms 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14 AND 17

R. (1) In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.

3 You turn man back to dust,

saying, “Return, O children of men.”

4 For a thousand years in your sight

are as yesterday, now that it is past,

or as a watch of the night.

R. In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.

5 You make an end of them in their sleep;

the next morning they are like the changing grass,

6 Which at dawn springs up anew,

but by evening wilts and fades.

R. In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.

12 Teach us to number our days aright,

that we may gain wisdom of heart.

13 Return, O LORD! How long?

Have pity on your servants!

R. In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.

14 Fill us at daybreak with your kindness,

that we may shout for joy and gladness all our days.

17 And may the gracious care of the LORD our God be ours;

prosper the work of our hands for us!

Prosper the work of our hands!

R. In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge.

Gospel for Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

Gospel – Luke 14:25-33

25 Great crowds were traveling with Jesus, and he turned and addressed them,

26 “If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.

27 Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.

28 Which of you wishing to construct a tower does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if there is enough for its completion?

29 Otherwise, after laying the foundation and finding himself unable to finish the work the onlookers should laugh at him

30 and say, ‘This one began to build but did not have the resources to finish.’

31 Or what king marching into battle would not first sit down and decide whether with ten thousand troops he can successfully oppose another king

advancing upon him with twenty thousand troops?

32 But if not, while he is still far away, he will send a delegation to ask for peace terms.

33 In the same way, anyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple.”

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Responsorial Psalm And Gospel For Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

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Psalms 68:4-5, 6-7, 10-11

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R. (cf. 11b) God, in your goodness, you have made a home for the poor.

4 The just rejoice and exult before God;

they are glad and rejoice.

5 Sing to God, chant praise to his name;

whose name is the LORD.

R. God, in your goodness, you have made a home for the poor.

6 The father of orphans and the defender of widows

is God in his holy dwelling.

7 God gives a home to the forsaken;

he leads forth prisoners to prosperity.

R. God, in your goodness, you have made a home for the poor.

10 A bountiful rain you showered down, O God, upon your inheritance;

you restored the land when it languished;

11 your flock settled in it;

in your goodness, O God, you provided it for the needy.

R. God, in your goodness, you have made a home for the poor.

Gospel For, Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C

Gospel – Luke 14:1, 7-14

1 On a sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully.

7 He told a parable to those who had been invited, noticing how they were choosing the places of honor at the table.

8 “When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not recline at table in the place of honor. A more distinguished guest than you may have been invited by him,

9 and the host who invited both of you may approach you and say, ‘Give your place to this man,’ and then you would proceed with embarrassment to take the lowest place.

10 Rather, when you are invited, go and take the lowest place so that when the host comes to you he may say, ‘My friend, move up to a higher position.’ Then you will enjoy the esteem of your companions at the table.

11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

12 Then he said to the host who invited him, “When you hold a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or your wealthy neighbors, in case they may invite you back and you have repayment.

13 Rather, when you hold a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind;

14 Blessed indeed will you be because of their inability to repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

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Responsorial Psalm for August 15 Solemnity of The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Psalms 45

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Psalms 45:10, 11, 12, 16 R. (10bc) The queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold.

10 The queen takes her place at your right hand in gold of Ophir.

R. The queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold.

11 Hear, O daughter, and see; turn your ear, forget your people and your father’s house.

R. The queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold.

12 So shall the king desire your beauty; for he is your lord.

R. The queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold.

16 They are borne in with gladness and joy; they enter the palace of the king.

R. The queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold.

Gospel For Solemnity of The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Gospel – Luke 1:39-56

³⁹ Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, ⁴⁰ where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. ⁴¹ When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, ⁴² cried out in a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. ⁴³ And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? ⁴⁴ For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. ⁴⁵ Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.” ⁴⁶ And Mary said:

"My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;
⁴⁷ my spirit rejoices in God my Savior
⁴⁸ for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant. From this day all generations

will call me blessed:
⁴⁹ the Almighty has done great things for me and holy is his Name.
⁵⁰ He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation.
⁵¹ He has shown the strength of his arm, and has scattered the proud in their conceit.
⁵² He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up the lowly.
⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.
⁵⁴ He has come to the help of his servant Israel for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
⁵⁵ the promise he made to our fathers, to Abraham and his children forever."

⁵⁶ Mary remained with her about three months and then returned to her home.

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Saint Joseph Calasanz Universal Patron of All Christian Schools And His Educational Principles

Saint Joseph Calasanz, Universal Patron of All Christian Schools in the World

Who is he?

Saint Joseph Calasanz is the Universal Patron of all Christian Schools in the world. The Founder of the Piarist Order. He was a Religious of the Piarist Order and a Priest in the Catholic Church.

Born on September 11, 1557, at Peralta de la Sal in Aragon-Spain, he was the youngest of the eight children, and second son, of Pedro de Calasanz and María Gastón. He was well educated and at the age of 14, he expressed his desire to become a Priest. When Joseph’s mother and brother died, his father wanted him to marry and carry on the family out of his wish. Sickness in 1582 soon brought Joseph to the brink of the grave, which caused his father to relent. On his recovery, he was ordained a priest on December 17, 1583, by Hugo Ambrosio de Moncada, Bishop of Urgel in Spain.

In Spain, Calasanz held various offices in his native region, and in 1592, at 35, he moved to Rome. He hoped to further his ecclesiastical career and secure some kind of a better post of responsibility. He lived there for most of his remaining 56 years. In Rome, instead of acquiring a better post of responsibility, Calasanz discovered Christ in the poor and abandoned street children, and in his compassionate heart decided to help educate them. This led to the opening of the first free public school in Europe by him on November 27th, 1597 in two rooms just off of the parish sacristy of the Church of Santa Dorotea in Trastevere, offered by the pastor; Anthony Brendani.

Calasanz’s work grew in piety and in numbers. In 1600, he opened his “Pious School” in the center of Rome, and soon there were extensions, in response to growing demands for enrollment from students. In 1610, Calasanz wrote the Document Princeps in which he laid out the fundamental principles of his educational philosophy. The text was accompanied by regulations for teachers and for students. On March 6, 1617, Pope Paul V approved the Pauline Congregation of the Poor of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools.

Pope Clement VIII gave an annual contribution and many others shared in the good work so that in a short time Calasanz had about 1,000 children under his charge. In 1602, he rented a house at Sant’Andrea Della Valle, started a community life with his assistants, and laid the foundation of the Order of the Pious Schools or Piarists.

After convincing the pope of the need to approve a religious order with solemn vows dedicated exclusively to the education of youth, the congregation was raised to that status on November 18, 1621, by a papal brief of Pope Gregory XV, under the name of “Order of Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools”, which was thus the last of the religious Orders of solemn vows approved by the Church.

The symbols or attributes that differentiate his Order from others were The Cassock or soutane, biretta, and ferraiolo.

Calasanz Educational Principles

Calasanz was the founder of the first free public school in modern Europe. In both cases, it was a revolutionary initiative, a radical break with the class privileges that kept the masses marginalized and in poverty. In the history of education, Calasanz is an educator of the poor, offering education free of charge to all classes of society, without discrimination.

Calasanz displayed the same moral courage, in his attitude to victims of the Inquisition, such as Galileo and Campanella, and in the acceptance of Jewish children in his schools, where they were treated with the same respect as other pupils. Similarly, Protestant pupils were enrolled in his schools in Germany. So great and universal was Calasanz’s prestige that he was even asked by the Ottoman Empire to set up schools there, a request which he could not, to his regret, fulfill, due to a lack of teachers. He organized and systematized a method of educating primary school pupils through progressive levels or cycles, a system of vocational training, and a system of public secondary education.

In an era when no one else was interested in public education, Calasanz managed to set up schools with a highly complex structure. He was concerned with physical education and hygiene. He addressed the subject in various documents and requested school directors to monitor children’s health.

Calasanz taught his students to read both in Latin and in the vernacular. While maintaining the study of Latin, he was a strong defender of vernacular languages and had textbooks, including those used for teaching Latin, written in the vernacular. In that respect, he was more advanced than his contemporaries.

Calasanz placed great emphasis on the teaching of mathematics. Training in mathematics and science was considered very important in his Pious schools, both for pupils and teachers. But Calasanz’s main concern was undoubtedly the moral and Christian education of his students, thus, his motto: “Piety and Literacy”. As both priest and educator, he considered education to be the best way of changing society. All his writing is imbued with his Christian ideals, and the constitutions and regulations of the Pious schools were based on the same spirit. Calasanz created an ideal image of a Christian teacher and used it to train the teachers who worked with him.

Calasanz was the first educator to advocate the preventive method: it is better to anticipate mischievous behavior than to punish it. This method was later developed by John Bosco, the founder of the Salesian schools. In terms of discipline, and contrary to the prevailing philosophy of his own and subsequent eras, Calasanz favored the mildest punishment possible. While believing that punishment was necessary in certain cases, he always preached moderation, love, and kindness as the basis of any discipline.

Calasanz Last Days

His pedagogical idea of educating every child, his schools for the poor, his support of the heliocentric sciences of Galilei, and his service towards children and youth all aroused the opposition of many among the governing classes in society and the ecclesiastical hierarchy. In 1642, as a result of an internal crisis in the congregation as well as outside intrigues and pressures, Calasanz was briefly held and interrogated by the Inquisition.

With such dissension, the Holy See took the easy course of suppressing the Order. In 1646, it was deprived of its privileges by Pope Innocent X.

Calasanz always remained faithful to the Church and died on August 25, 1648, at the age of 90, admired for his holiness and courage by his students, their families, his fellow Piarists, and the people of Rome. He was buried in the Church of San Pantaleo. However, Calasanz’s dream and achievement never died with his death but eight years after his death, Pope Alexander VII reinstated the Pious Schools. Joseph Calasanz was beatified on August 7, 1748, by Pope Benedict XIV. He was later canonized by Pope Clement XIII on July 16, 1767.

On August 13, 1948, Pope Pius XII declared him to be the “Universal Patron of all Christian popular schools in the world.”

His heart and tongue are conserved incorrupt in a devotional chapel in the Piarist motherhouse in Rome. His major shrine is found at San Pantaleo in Rome.

He is venerated in the Catholic church as the universal Patron of all Christian Schools.

His Feast Day is celebrated every year in the Church on August 25th and for the schools on August 27. Thus, August is regarded in the Order as the month of St. Joseph Calasanz.

And that is Saint Joseph Calasanz the Universal Patron of all Christian Schools in the world and his educational principles.

Saint Joseph Calasanz

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