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   October 28th - Sts. Simon and Jude, Apostles   
      
   1st century; Simon's feast in the East is on July 1, the traditional day of   
   their death; Jude has his own feast on June 19 in the East; today may   
   represent   
   the day of their translation to Saint Peter's in Rome in the 7th-8th   
   century. Of   
   these two members of Jesus' first team, Simon is said (by Matthew 10:4 and   
   Mark   
   3:18) to have been born in Cana, the site of Jesus' first public miracle, or   
   even to have been the bridegroom recipient of the miracle. It was just a   
   little   
   miracle turning water into wine to prevent the embarrassment of newlyweds,   
   but   
   it was important because it was performed at the behest of His mother. Some   
   say   
   that this miracle was the cause of Simon's becoming a follower of Jesus.   
      
   Luke also tells us that Simon was a 'Zealot' (Luke 6:15 and Acts 1:13),   
   which   
   may imply that he was a member of a party of Jewish patriots who were later   
   prepared to revolt against the Roman occupation of Israel, although it could   
   refer to the fervor with which he pursued Jewish law before his calling by   
   Jesus. Modern scholars say the Simon was more likely to have been a Galilean   
   and   
   that "the Cananaean" and "the Zealot" both mean "the zealous."   
      
   Saint Jude (Luke 6:16 and Acts 1:13) or Thaddeus (Matthew and Mark) or   
   Lebbaeus   
   (John 14:22; Matt. 10:3) is described in the New Testament as a relative   
   (adelphos) of Jesus (Matthew 13:55 and Mark 6:3), and also the brother of   
   James   
   the Less (Epistle of Jude). He may also have been the author of the shortest   
   book in the New Testament, the letter of Jude (though verse 17 of that   
   letter   
   half implies that the apostles of Jesus have already died).   
      
   The letter of Jude was written by a man passionately concerned both about   
   the   
   purity of the Christian faith and the good reputation of Christian people.   
   The   
   writer had, he tells us, planned to write a different letter, but hearing of   
   the   
   misleading views put out by some false teachers in the Christian community,   
   he   
   is urgently writing to warn the church not to heed them.   
      
   Western tradition, based on the apocryphal Passion of Simon and Jude, has it   
   that after preaching in Egypt, Simon joined Jude, and they went on missions   
   for   
   time in Persia. From the 6th century legends describe the martyrdom of both   
   Simon and Jude in Persia at Sufian (Siani), though the Eastern tradition say   
   that Simon died peacefully at Edessa. As Saint Thaddaeus, Jude has been   
   confused   
   with Saint Addai in Mesopotamia. Simon and Jude are said to have been killed   
   with either a saw or falchion (Attwater, Bentley, Delaney, Farmer, Walsh,   
   White).   
      
   In art, Saint Simon is portrayed as a middle-aged man with a saw and a book   
   or a   
   boat. Sometimes he holds an oar and at other times a fish (Roeder). Or, he   
   is   
   depicted being sawed in half (the tradition of the Golden Legend has it that   
   he   
   was killed in this way by pagan priests). Rheims and Toulouse, France, both   
   claim notable relics of these saints (Encyclopedia, White).   
      
   Jude Thaddeus generally holds a club-the instrument of his death. (He is   
   often   
   confused with James Minor, who generally resembles Our Lord, while Jude does   
   not.) Sometime Jude may be shown (1) holding an axe or halberd (often   
   confused   
   with Matthias); (2) holding a saw; (3) holding a book (which may have   
   "Judas"   
   written on it); (4) with a scroll, his epistle, with Carnis resurrectionem;   
   (5)   
   holding a carpenter's rule (which can confuse him with Thomas Didymus); or   
   (6)   
   holding a ship while Simon holds a fish (because they were fishermen).   
   Generally   
   he is represented as a young or middle-aged man. Saint Jude is invoked in   
   desperate situations (Roeder).   
      
   When Simon and Jude are pictured together, one holds a saw and the other the   
   falchion, but they are often confused. Fish, ships, and oars may be added to   
   the   
   images of either of the saints with the sole justification that they were   
   assumed to be cousins of the sons of Zebedee, who were fishermen (Appleton).   
      
      
   Saint Quote:   
   What could be more out of keeping with our holy religion then impure   
   language?   
   It   
   outrages God. It scandalizes our neighbor. Can a Christian really afford to   
   occupy   
   his mind with such horrible images?   
   - St. John Vianney   
      
   Bible Quote:   
    It is God who works in you both to will and to accomplish. Phil. 2:13   
      
      
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   A brief novena to our Lord as Christ the King of All Nations:   
      
   Christ conquers! Christ reigns! Christ commands!   
   Christ the King, have mercy on us!   
      
   Our Father...   
      
   V: Jesus, King and center of all hearts,   
   R: By the coming of Thy kingdom, grant us peace.   
      
   Glory be...   
      
   O Lord our God, Thou alone art the Most Holy King and Ruler of all   
   nations. We pray to Thee, O Lord, in the great expectation of receiving   
   from Thee, O Divine King; mercy, peace, justice, and all good things.   
      
   V: Jesus, King and center of all hearts,   
   R: By the coming of Thy kingdom, grant us peace.   
      
   Glory be...   
      
   Protect, O Lord our King, our families and the land of our birth. Guard   
   us, we pray, O Most Faithful One! Protect us from our enemies and from Thy   
   just judgement.   
      
   V: Jesus, King and center of all hearts,   
   R: By the coming of Thy kingdom, grant us peace.   
      
   Glory be...   
      
   Forgive us, O Sovereign King, our sins against Thee. Jesus, Thou art the   
   King of Mercy. We hath deserved Thy just judgement. Have mercy on us, O   
   Lord, and forgive us; for we trust in Thy great mercy.   
      
   V: Jesus, King and center of all hearts,   
   R: By the coming of Thy kingdom, grant us peace.   
      
   Glory be...   
      
   O most awe-inspiring King, we bow before Thee and pray: may Thy Reign be   
   confessed and obeyed on earth as it is in Heaven! Amen.   
      
   V: Jesus, King and center of all hearts,   
   R: By the coming of Thy kingdom, grant us peace.   
      
   Glory be...   
   Hail Mary... (three times)   
      
   O My Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell,   
   lead all souls to Heaven,   
   especially those who have most need of your mercy.   
      
   Christ conquers! Christ reigns! Christ commands!   
   Christ the King, have mercy on us!   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)