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   Take Advantage of Little Things   
      
      "See, we are heading toward great things. Let us take advantage of   
   the little things and we will become great. Do you want to reach the   
   heights of God? Take hold first of the humility of God.   
      Put on the humility of God. Put on the humility of Christ. Learn to   
   be humble; do not grow proud."   
   --St. Augustine--Sermon 117, 17   
      
      Prayer: Alas for me, O Lord, how high you are in the heights, and   
   how deep in the depths! Nowhere do you withdraw, yet we scarcely   
   return to you!   
   --St. Augustine--Confessions 8, 3   
      
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   July 5th - St. Anthony Maria Zaccaria, Founder   
   (1502-1539)   
      
   Saint Anthony Maria Zaccaria was born at Cremona, Italy, in 1502, of   
   noble parents. His father died when very young, and his   
   18-year-old mother was left to bring up her only son in the love   
   of God and tenderness for the poor. As a child he gave his coat to a   
   poor beggar who was shivering with cold. He studied philosophy and   
   medicine at the Universities of Pavia and Padua and became a licensed   
   physician in 1524, but was striving more earnestly to care for souls   
   than to heal their material envelope. Sometimes when he was traveling   
   as a doctor and found abandoned children, he assembled them to teach   
   them their Christian duties. He desired a more perfect life and wider   
   possibilities for the apostolate of a Christian. He therefore studied   
   theology, and was twenty-six years old when ordained in 1528.   
      
        "That which God commands seems difficult and a burden. . . .   
        The way is rough; you draw back; you have no desire to follow it.   
        Yet do so and you will attain glory."   
      
   Those present at the first Mass of Saint Anthony Maria saw him   
   surrounded with an extraordinary light and a crown of Angels. He   
   himself seemed to be an Angel on earth. By his preaching and example,   
   Cremona was renewed, and then the young apostle went to Milan. To   
   remedy disorders of every kind resulting from the war, he founded   
   there the Order of Regular Clerics of Saint Paul, since called   
   Barnabites because they were entrusted with the church of Saint   
   Barnabas. He had a great devotion to Saint Paul and desired that his   
   religious imitate the glorious Apostle. He also established a   
   community of Sisters, called the Angelicals, and a confraternity for   
   fathers of families. He animated all of his followers with his great   
   love for God.   
      
   Despite opposition of various kinds, in 1532 the Constitutions of his   
   two communities were approved by Pope Clement VII. Their founder   
   defended his religious with persevering gentleness in all the   
   difficulties they encountered, and recommended to them to spend their   
   free moments in conversation with Jesus crucified. God favored him   
   with exceptional gifts; he read in hearts and saw the future. He died   
   when only 36 years old, in 1539, and was canonized by Pope Leo XIII in   
   1897.   
      
   Source: Le Calendrier catholique, by Calvet and Martin.   
      
      
   Saint Quote:   
   The first end I propose in our daily work is to do the will of God;   
   secondly, to do it in the   
   manner he wills it; and thirdly to do it because it is his will.   
   -- St Elizabeth Ann Seton   
      
   Bible quote:   
   You are in error because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power   
   of God.  (Matthew 22:29)   
      
      
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   7-Ups of Life   
      
         1.  Wake Up!!   
               Decide to have a good day.   
               "Today is the day the Lord hath made;   
               let us rejoice and be glad in it"   
                                                 Psalms   
   118:24   
      
         2.   Dress Up!!   
               The best way to dress up is to put on a smile.   
               A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.   
               "The Lord does not look at the things man looks at.   
               Man looks at outward appearance;   
               but the Lord looks at the heart"   
                                                 I Sam 16:7   
      
         3.    Shut Up!!   
                Say nice things and learn to listen.   
                God gave us two ears and one mouth,   
                so He must have meant for us to do twice   
                as much listening as talking.   
                "He who guards his lips guards his soul"   
                                                Proverbs   
   13:3.   
                "Gossip betrays confidence.   
                Avoid men who talk too much"   
                                                Proverbs   
   20:19   
                "Listen to advice, accept instruction and   
                in the end, you will be wise"   
                                                Proverbs   
   19:20   
      
         4.    Stand Up!!...   
                For what you believe in. Stand for something   
                or you will fall for anything.   
                "Let us not be weary in doing good;   
                for at the proper time, we will reap a harvest   
                if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have   
                opportunity, let us do good..."   
                                               Galatians   
   6:9-10   
      
         5.    Look Up!!...   
               To the Lord. "I can do everything through   
               Christ who strengthens me".   
                                               Philippians   
   4:13   
      
         6.    Reach Up!!...   
                For something higher. "Trust in the Lord with   
                all your heart, and lean not unto your own   
                understanding.  In all your ways, acknowledge   
                Him, and He will direct your path".   
                                                Proverbs   
   3:5-6   
      
         7.    Lift Up!!...   
               Your Prayers. "Do not worry about anything;   
                instead PRAY ABOUT EVERYTHING"   
                                               Philippians   
   4:6   
      
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