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Burglar and an Elderly Woman

An elderly woman had just returned to her home from an evening of church services when she was startled by an intruder. She caught the man in the act of robbing her home of its valuables and yelled, "Stop! Acts 2:38!" (Repent and be baptized, in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven.) 

The burglar stopped in his tracks. The woman calmly called the police and explained what she had done. 

As the officer cuffed the man to take him in, he asked the burglar, "Why did you just stand there? All the old lady did was yell a scripture to you." 

"Scripture?" replied the burglar. "She said she had an ax and two 38's!"

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Visitation

This is a fairly late feast, going back only to the 13th or 14th century. It was established widely throughout the Church to pray for unity. The present date of 

celebration was set in 1969 in order to follow the Annunciation of the Lord (March 25) and precede the Birthday of John the Baptist (June 24).

Like most feasts of Mary, it is closely connected with Jesus and his saving work. The more visible actors in the visitation drama (see Luke 1:39-45) are Mary and Elizabeth. However, Jesus and John the Baptist steal the scene in a hidden way. Jesus makes John leap with joy—the joy of messianic salvation. Elizabeth, in turn, is filled with the Holy Spirit and addresses words of praise to Mary—words that echo down through the ages.

It is helpful to recall that we do not have a journalist’s account of thismeeting. Rather, Luke, speaking for the Church, gives a prayerful poet’s rendition of the scene. Elizabeth’s praise of Mary as “the mother of my Lord” can be viewed as the earliest Church’s devotion to Mary. As with all authentic devotion to Mary, Elizabeth’s (the Church’s) words first praise God for what God has done to Mary. Only secondly does she praise Mary for trusting God’s words.

Then comes the Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55). Here Mary herself (like the Church) traces all her greatness to God.

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   Marc Smason    trombone/voice

            Sunday   May 30    12:20 -  12:50 pm    Klez Kids      *N.W. Folklife Festival   Mural Amphitheater           (2 – 2:40    Klezterbalm   S.E. Fountain)       6 – 9 pm     Jam with Perry    *Reading Gaol     N.W. 65^th & 5^th N.W.

 

          Mondays    8:30 pm     Jammin’ in the Junction!    Better World     Joanne Klein   Marc Smason    Bruce Barnard   Ken Strong    Chris Jimenez     Poggie Tavern    4717 California S.W.    206 937-2165

 

          Wednesday   June 2    9 – 10:30 pm     Perry Robinson   Marc Smason   Craig Hoyer    Dalton Davis       *Egan’s Ballard Jam House      1707 N.W. Market    206 789-1621     www.ballardjamhouse.com

 

         1^st & 2^nd Fridays    9 pm   Mejor Mundo – jazz latina    Marc Smason    Mark Bullis    David Davila    Chris Jimenez     *Navya Lounge – Rainier Sq.   5^th & Union  (Enter on 5^th)  206 623-4111    Fine Indian Cuisine – Free Beverage   www.navyalounge.com

 

        Saturday   June 5     7 – 9 pm     N.W. Choro    Rosalynn DeRoos   Marc Smason     Stuart Zobel     Louvergia Taylor   *Tempero do Brazil    5628 University Way N.E.    206 523-6229    www.temperodobrazil.net

        Wednesday   June 9     Something     *Capitol Music Center   1032 N.E. 65^th   206 622-0171   www.capitolmusiccenter.com 

          Friday  June 11    Dixie Kings    *Columbia City Beatwalk   Royal Esquire Club    5016 Rainier S.    206 723-2811   $5   joint cover http://www.columbiacitybeatwalk.org/attend.shtml

         2^nd & 4^th Saturdays      12:30 pm        Mejor Mundo – jazz latina          Marc Smason   Mark Bullis   Ken Strong      *Agua Verde Café & Paddle Club    1303 N.E. Boat St.     206 545-8570    music on the deck   comida sabor!    www.aguaverdecafe.com

Seattle WA unless otherwise noted        * all ages        no cover unless noted    www.marcsmason.com      CDs, available - Hit reply or www.cdbaby.com  or  call  206 760-1764      ”We know now that Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob.” FDR  1936        fast mclaughlin -     removal upon request

 

 

 

 

 

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   Marc Smason    trombone/voice

            Sunday   May 30    12:20 -  12:50 pm    Klez Kids      *N.W. Folklife Festival   Mural Amphitheater           (2 – 2:40    Klezterbalm   S.E. Fountain)       6 – 9 pm     Jam with Perry    *Reading Gaol     N.W. 65^th & 5^th N.W.

 

          Mondays    8:30 pm     Jammin’ in the Junction!    Better World     Joanne Klein   Marc Smason    Bruce Barnard   Ken Strong    Chris Jimenez     Poggie Tavern    4717 California S.W.    206 937-2165

 

          Wednesday   June 2    9 – 10:30 pm     Perry Robinson   Marc Smason   Craig Hoyer    Dalton Davis       *Egan’s Ballard Jam House      1707 N.W. Market    206 789-1621     www.ballardjamhouse.com

 

         1^st & 2^nd Fridays    9 pm   Mejor Mundo – jazz latina    Marc Smason    Mark Bullis    David Davila    Chris Jimenez     *Navya Lounge – Rainier Sq.   5^th & Union  (Enter on 5^th)  206 623-4111    Fine Indian Cuisine – Free Beverage   www.navyalounge.com

 

        Saturday   June 5     7 – 9 pm     N.W. Choro    Rosalynn DeRoos   Marc Smason     Stuart Zobel     Louvergia Taylor   *Tempero do Brazil    5628 University Way N.E.    206 523-6229    www.temperodobrazil.net

        Wednesday   June 9     Something     *Capitol Music Center   1032 N.E. 65^th   206 622-0171   www.capitolmusiccenter.com 

          Friday  June 11    Dixie Kings    *Columbia City Beatwalk   Royal Esquire Club    5016 Rainier S.    206 723-2811   $5   joint cover http://www.columbiacitybeatwalk.org/attend.shtml

         2^nd & 4^th Saturdays      12:30 pm        Mejor Mundo – jazz latina          Marc Smason   Mark Bullis   Ken Strong      *Agua Verde Café & Paddle Club    1303 N.E. Boat St.     206 545-8570    music on the deck   comida sabor!    www.aguaverdecafe.com

Seattle WA unless otherwise noted        * all ages        no cover unless noted    www.marcsmason.com      CDs, available - Hit reply or www.cdbaby.com  or  call  206 760-1764      ”We know now that Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob.” FDR  1936        fast mclaughlin -     removal upon request

 

 

 

 

 

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St. Gregory VII

St. Gregory VII (1020-1085)

The tenth century and the first half of the eleventh were dark days for the Church, partly because the papacy was the pawn of various Roman families. In 1049, things began to change when Pope Leo IX, a reformer, was elected. He brought a young monk named Hildebrand to Rome as his counselor and special representative on important missions. He was to become Gregory VII.

Three evils plagued the Church then: simony (the buying and selling of sacred offices and things), the unlawful marriage of the clergy and lay investiture (kings and nobles controlling the appointment of Church officials). To all of these Hildebrand directed his reformer’s attention, first as counselor to the popes and later (1073-1085) as pope himself.

Gregory’s papal letters stress the role of bishop of Rome as the vicar of Christ and the visible center of unity in the Church. He is well known for his long dispute with Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV over who should control the selection of bishops and abbots.

Gregory fiercely resisted any attack on the liberty of the Church. For this he suffered and finally died in exile. He said, “I have loved justice and hated iniquity; therefore I die in exile.” Thirty years later the Church finally won its struggle against lay investiture.

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Jewish anyone??

American-Yiddish Dictionary 

JEWBILATION - Pride in finding out that one's favorite celebrity is Jewish.

TORAHFIED - Inability to remember one's lines at one's Bar or Bat mitzvah.   

CHUTZPAPA - A father who wakes his wife at 4:00 AM so she can change the baby's diaper.   DISORIYENTA - When Aunt Sadie gets lost in a department store and strikes up a conversation with everyone she passes.   

MISHPOCHAMARKS - The assorted lipstick and make-up stains found on one's face and collar after kissing all one's aunts and cousins at a reception.   

ROSH HASHANANA - A rock 'n roll band from Brooklyn.   

FEELAWFUL - Indigestion from eating Israeli street food.   KINDERSCHLEP - To transport other kids in your car besides yours.   

OYVAYSMEAR - What one says when the cream cheese squeezes out of the bagel and falls on your clean pants.   

JEWDO - A traditional form of self-defense based on talking one's way out of a tight spot.

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St. Madeleine Sophie Barat (1779-1865)

The legacy of Madeleine Sophie Barat can be found in the more than 100 schools operated by her Society of the Sacred Heart, institutions known for the quality of the education made available to the young.

Sophie herself received an extensive education, thanks to her brother, Louis, 11 years older and her godfather at Baptism. Himself a seminarian, he decided that his younger sister would likewise learn Latin, Greek, history, physics and mathematics—always without interruption and with a minimum of companionship. By age 15, she had received a thorough exposure to the Bible, the teachings of the Fathers of the Church and theology. Despite the oppressive regime Louis imposed, young Sophie thrived and developed a genuine love of learning.

Meanwhile, this was the time of the French Revolution and of the suppression of Christian schools. The education of the young, particularly young girls, was in a troubled state. At the same time, Sophie, who had concluded that she was called to the religious life, was persuaded to begin her life as a nun and as a teacher. She founded the Society of the Sacred Heart, which would focus on schools for the poor as well as boarding schools for young women of means; today, co-ed Sacred Heart schools can be found as well as schools exclusively for boys.

In 1826, her Society of the Sacred Heart received formal papal approval. By then she had served as superior at a number of convents. In 1865, she was stricken with paralysis; she died that year on the feast of the Ascension.

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Unitarian

Heaven's Unitarian Population

Why are there are no Unitarians in Heaven?

Because they heard there was a choice between going to Heaven or a discussion group about the existence of Heaven.

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St. Mary Ann of Jesus of Paredes (1614-1645)

Mary Ann grew close to God and his people during her short life.

The youngest of eight, Mary Ann was born in Quito, Ecuador, which had been brought under Spanish control in 1534. She joined the Secular Franciscans and led a life of prayer and penance at home, leaving her parents’ house only to go to church and to perform some work of charity. She established in Quito a clinic and a school for Africans and indigenous Americans. When a plague broke out, she nursed the sick and died shortly thereafter.

She was canonized by Pope Pius XII in 1950.

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ugly

A Recently Spotted Bumper Sticker:

"If you were made in God's image, how did you get to be so ugly?"

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