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Feast of St. Nicholas

11/25/2019

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December 6th Feast of St. Nicholas
For the families out there who traditionally celebrate the Feast of St. Nicholas, you may find yourselves in a quandary in light of the recent request that also falls on Dec. 6th. Four world-renowned exorcists have issued a joint statement urging Christians to participate in a world-wide prayer and fasting in reparation “for the purpose of driving out any diabolic influence within the Church that has been gained as a result of recent events.”  

The recent events being the controversial presentation and procession of the pachamama statue in the Vatican during the recent pan-Amazon synod. The pachamama is a pagan goddess worshiped by indigenous people in the Andes).  Here's an audio of Fr. Rich Simon explaining the pachamama in detail on Drew Mariani's show on Relevant Radio. Tune in at the 28 minute mark after the Divine Mercy Chaplet.

At first glance, the feast and the fast may seem irrelevant. But if we take a closer look, St. Nicholas of Myra whose powerful prayers alone effectively fought off demons and was known to have physical altercation with at least one heretic, cast out demons in his lifetime pretending to be gods & goddesses worshiped by pagans. So it's actually very fitting that we step into St. Nic's shoes and join the battle against idolatry. We can even request his intercessory prayer to boot.

My personal take is this: we are always called to prayer and sacrifice in reparation for all the ways humans insult God and injure our communion with Him. As the body of Christ, we must continually pray for each other and our church leaders for God hears the cry of His people.  Extra prayers can't hurt, might help. Read more or watch a summary here, pray about it, and let me know what you think.

Read an educational & meaningful reflection that offers sound advice on how to observe faithfully on Dec. 6th.  

In His Service,
Cecyll LoBue
SGC President 2019-2020

SGCPresident.98@gmail.com
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    Jen Arnold
    a SGC member is a writer and catechist from Phoenix, AZ. She graduated with both a Master’s in Theology and a Master’s in Catechetics and Evangelization from Franciscan University in Steubenville in December 2018. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from the University of San Francisco. As a stay-at-home mom of 5 children, and very much motivated by her love for the Lord, she is active in her home parish and beyond across a variety of ministries and has been recognized as a Volunteer of the Year for her contributions. As a homeschooling mom, she is joyful for the opportunity to continue translating the truths of the faith to children and parents alike. She writes weekly bulletin reflections and catechetical articles for Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Ahwatukee which can be found at: https://corpuschristiphx.org/blog.php. She also runs the Catholic Chaplet Channel on YouTube with her husband in order to reinvigorate Catholics’ love for traditional methods of meditative prayer. Outside of praying her rosary, you can most often find Jen hiking in the mountains, doing Pilates, and generally living out loud with her husband, 5 children, and rescue puppies.

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