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   There are Two Kinds of People   
      
   "Essentially, there are two kinds of people, because there are two   
   kinds of love. One is holy, the other is selfish. One is subject to   
   God; the other endeavors to equal him.   
   One is friendly; the other is envious. One wishes for the neighbor   
   what it would wish for itself; the other wishes to subject the   
   neighbor to itself. One guides the neighbor in the interests of the   
   neighbor's good; the other guides the neighbor for its own interests."   
   --St. Augustine--The Literal Meaning of Genesis 11, 15   
      
   Prayer: Lord, you are delightful food for the pure of heart.   
   --St. Augustine--Confessions 13, 21   
      
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   August 6th – Pope St. Hormisdas   
      
   514 - 523 AD   
   Gloom and storm marked the pontificates of Anastasius II and   
   Symmachus, but on St. Hormisdas the sun of peace and victory shone   
   with cheerful splendor. St. Hormisdas was born at Frosinone in the   
   Roman Campagna. Married before ordination, he had a son, Silverius,   
   who also became pope. As a deacon, Hormisdas had staunchly backed St.   
   Symmachus in his trouble with the antipope Lawrence and the   
   pro-Byzantine faction. Elected with difficulty, St. Hormisdas began   
   his career of peace with victory by receiving back into the Church the   
   last die-hards of the Laurentian schism.   
      
   A greater victory was in the making. Ever since 484 the Church of   
   Constantinople had been in schism. First, Patriarch Acacius had   
   supported the Henoticon and had died excommunicated and in schism.   
   Then even when the patriarchs had returned to orthodoxy, they could   
   not bring themselves to strike the name of Acacius from the liturgical   
   diptychs or tablets. The fact that Emperor Anastasius, who ruled   
   during most of this time, tended to the Monophysite heresy did not   
   help matters. But more and more the orthodox clergy, monks, and laity   
   of the East longed for an end to this schism which weakened their   
   stand against the Monophysites.   
      
   In 514 General Vitalian revolted and forced Anastasius to make   
   overtures towards reunion; but since Anastasius was not serious,   
   nothing came of this attempt. A number of Eastern bishops, however,   
   independently made their submission to Rome. When Anastasius died in   
   517 hopes rose. His successor, the rugged soldier Justin I was   
   orthodox. Popular opinion, the Emperor, and orthodoxy for once all   
   agreeing, the way to reunion was easy. A synod at Constantinople sent   
   a legate to Pope Hormisdas to seek reunion.   
      
   The Pope sent back a legation with a formula of faith, and on Holy   
   Thursday, March 28, 519, the papal legates received the Church of   
   Constantinople back to Catholic unity. The ceremony was hailed with   
   tears of joy, for this union was extremely popular.   
      
   The formula of Hormisdas which the Pope sent to be signed on this   
   occasion is a masterpiece of clarity. It repeats the condemnation of   
   the heresies condemned by the ecumenical councils and it formally   
   condemns the memory of Acacius who had started this schism. It so   
   clearly stated the primacy and infallibility of the Roman See that   
   from that day to the time of the Vatican Council, it has been a   
   powerful weapon in the arsenal of Catholic orthodoxy. It was   
   subscribed to by the patriarch of Constantinople, it swept the East   
   and in the end was signed by 250 bishops.   
      
   Another joyous moment for St. Hormisdas came when word was brought   
   from Africa that after the death of the Vandal king Thrasamund, the   
   hardpressed African Church enjoyed a little peace.   
      
   Hormisdas forbade the use of the expression "one of the Trinity was   
   crucified," not because it could not be understood in a true sense,   
   but because it was used as a Monophysite catchword. He sent letters to   
   the bishops of Gaul and Spain on disciplinary matters.   
      
   When St. Hormisdas died in 523 the Church was, on the whole, peaceful,   
   but black clouds were piling up in the West.   
      
      
   Saint Quote:   
   The Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, like those who draw their   
   charity from the very source of love, that is, from the Heart of Jesus   
   Christ, must burn with the same love of the Divine Heart for their   
   neighbor: purest charity that has no aim save for the glory of God and   
   the good of souls; universal charity that excludes no one but embraces   
   all; generous charity that does not draw back from suffering, is not   
   alarmed by contradiction, but rather, in suffering and opposition,   
   grows in vigor and conquers through patience.   
   -- Saint Teresa Eustochio Verzeri   
      
   Bible Quote:   
   Him, who knew no sin, he hath made sin for us: that we might be made   
   the justice of God in him. Sin for us... That is, to be a sin   
   offering, a victim for sin.  [2 Co 5:21]  DRB   
      
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   Jesus   
      
   Jesus, Jesus, Jesus;   
   Bless His Holy Name!   
   His loving grace and mercy   
   Have earned Him world acclaim.   
      
   What would I do with Jesus,   
   If He came walking down my street?   
   Why, I'd fall down and worship Him,   
   And kiss His sandaled feet.   
      
   I'd ask to see His nail scarred hands.   
   Then, I'd gently kiss them, too.   
   And thank Him for His great sacrifice;   
   His Life's blood, for me and you.   
      
   I'd walk so close beside Him,   
   Help lead the lost into His fold.   
   I'd help Him spread His Holy Word,   
   Tell about His streets of gold.   
      
   Then, I'd tell everyone I see   
   Of how He shed His precious blood for me.   
   Though, I wasn't worthy of His grace,   
   He loved me so much that He took my place.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)