Not being a linguist...

Do any of my readers know what language St. Patrick would have spoken besides Latin? His only authenticated writings are in Latin. I am interested in what his spoken language would have been, remembering that he was from Britain. I take the 493 A. D. date for his death at this point.

Historical linguists?

SS. Daniel, Gabriel and Michael, and some things never seem to change....

Rembrandt on Daniel 8:17

Daniel 10

Douay-Rheims 

10 In the third year of Cyrus king of the Persians, a word was revealed to Daniel surnamed Baltassar, and a true word, and great strength: and he understood the word: for there is need of understanding in a vision.

2 In those days I Daniel mourned the days of three weeks.

3 I ate no desirable bread, and neither flesh, nor wine entered into my mouth, neither was I anointed with ointment: till the days of three weeks were accomplished.

4 And in the four and twentieth day of the first month I was by the great river which is the Tigris.

5 And I lifted up my eyes, and I saw: and behold a man clothed in linen, and his loins were girded with the finest gold:

6 And his body was like the chrysolite, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as a burning lamp: and his arms, and all downward even to the feet, like in appearance to glittering brass: and the voice of his word like the voice of a multitude.

7 And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw it not: but an exceeding great terror fell upon them, and they fled away, and hid themselves.

8 And I being left alone saw this great vision: and there remained no strength in me, and the appearance of my countenance was changed in me, and I fainted away, and retained no strength.

9 And I heard the voice of his words: and when I heard, I lay in a consternation, upon my face, and my face was close to the ground.

10 And behold a hand touched me, and lifted me up upon my knees, and upon the joints of my hands.

11 And he said to me: Daniel, thou man of desires, understand the words that I speak to thee, and stand upright: for I am sent now to thee. And when he had said this word to me, I stood trembling.

12 And he said to me: Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thy heart to understand, to afflict thyself in the sight of thy God, thy words have been heard: and I am come for thy words.

13 But the prince of the kingdom of the Persians resisted me one and twenty days: and behold Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, and I remained there by the king of the Persians.

14 But I am come to teach thee what things shall befall thy people in the latter days, for as yet the vision is for days.

15 And when he was speaking such words to me, I cast down my countenance to the ground, and held my peace.

A Hello 9,000 Miles Away

Hello to my eleven readers in French Polynesia. Would love to visit you there!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:French_Polynesia_on_the_globe_(French_Polynesia_centered).svg

God Saved Me by Failures

Sometimes, we do not understand why things which seem hard or even tragic happen to us.
In my life, I was not successful in staying in positions of power. I do not need to go into detail, but I was saved from becoming part of the establishment, either a government, for which I worked at a fairly high level, or other.

Now, a professional by nature, talent, training, wants to be part of the establishment. However, if the Catholic Church is the establishment, it is almost impossible not to fall to the siren song of cooperation, compromise, weakening of conscience. Thankfully, partly grace, partly my temperament, which prefers truth to all else, I was a complete failure at securing or keeping the diocesan posts as well as the government post I thought I would be chosen to do. Thank God for failure.

Now, I see that if one is going to pursue holiness, one must choose humility, the lowest place, the place where one can maintain orthodoxy. All roses need a walled garden in which to thrive, not a highway.

Love of God and His Ways demands that "moral squint" decried by Cardinal Wolsey in the great play, A Man for All Seasons.

Thank you, Jesus, for failures.

Hey, financial punishment like in the Reformation in England

http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/u.s.-bishops-agency-ended-major-contract-with-printer-over-ties-to-pro-life

No comment

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-29/gay-spouses-in-all-states-can-file-joint-taxes.html

Multiple Post Days!

Because I shall not have access to some of the books I am reading now, in the near future, as I shall be on the move again, I want to finish the growing series on home schooling as well as some other themes. I had twenty posts just yesterday in one day.

Time goes so quickly. I cannot believe it is almost September. So, make sure you do not miss any of the posts, either by clicking on the date to the right, or on the list of tags.

Home Schooling and Religion, Parts 17 and XI The Mass

The highest form of worship we have in the Catholic Church is the Mass. This great gift is accessible to those who are intellectuals, non-intellectuals, and of all age groups.

Those who do not bring their babies to Mass miss the point of this great gift, as one, even in the Tridentine Mass, has never needed to know how to read to appreciate and understand it.

Those who say they do not like the TLM because they cannot understand Latin also miss the point, which Montessori makes over and over. We learn not merely by the word, but by action, symbols, music, rubrics.

The Mass is foremost a spiritual experience. Those who deny this to children are denying them the highest form of man's reaching up to God and God's reaching down to man.

Take all the children to Mass, no matter how old. Get them missals and not other books. This is important. And, no Cheerios, as millions managed for centuries without these.

My next post in this series will begin the sections on character building. The previous 16 are listed here, in case you missed these.
http://supertradmum-etheldredasplace.blogspot.ie/2013/08/new-home-schooling-series-not-yet.html

To be continued...

New Home Schooling Series Not Yet Completed-16 Parts

For some reason today, the new series on home schooling is not turning up in my search bar. I have had trouble with this before.

So, I did this the long way. Starting with 16 at the top and working down...There will be more in this series. I shall post old article by me on the methodologies tomorrow.

http://supertradmum-etheldredasplace.blogspot.ie/2013/08/home-schooling-and-religion-part-16-and.html

http://supertradmum-etheldredasplace.blogspot.ie/2013/08/home-schooling-series-part-15-religion.html

http://supertradmum-etheldredasplace.blogspot.ie/2013/08/the-predominant-fault-homeschooling-and.html

http://supertradmum-etheldredasplace.blogspot.ie/2013/08/the-predominant-fault-homeschooling-and.html

http://supertradmum-etheldredasplace.blogspot.ie/2013/08/the-predominant-fault-homeschooling-and.html

http://supertradmum-etheldredasplace.blogspot.ie/2013/08/home-schooling-advice-part-11-religion.html

http://supertradmum-etheldredasplace.blogspot.ie/2013/08/home-schooling-advice-ten-religion-v.html

http://supertradmum-etheldredasplace.blogspot.ie/2013/08/home-schooling-part-9-religion-iv-first.html

http://supertradmum-etheldredasplace.blogspot.ie/2013/08/home-schooling-part-eight-religion-and.html

http://supertradmum-etheldredasplace.blogspot.ie/2013/08/home-schooling-part-seven-elementary.html

http://supertradmum-etheldredasplace.blogspot.ie/2013/08/home-schooling-part-six-religion-ii.html

http://supertradmum-etheldredasplace.blogspot.ie/2013/08/home-schooling-part-five-religion-i.html

http://supertradmum-etheldredasplace.blogspot.ie/2013/08/home-schooler-hints-part-four.html

http://supertradmum-etheldredasplace.blogspot.ie/2013/08/home-schooling-part-three-poll-alert.html

http://supertradmum-etheldredasplace.blogspot.ie/2013/08/home-schooling-hints-part-two-avoid.html

http://supertradmum-etheldredasplace.blogspot.ie/2013/08/home-schooling-hints-answering-readers.html

Billions to spy on us...

http://rt.com/usa/snowden-leak-black-budget-176/

Ah, someone was thinking of me in Walsingham last weekend

Impeachable act.....

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/buchanan-obama-syria-impeachable/2013/08/29/id/522972?s=al&promo_code=14B1C-1

very good interview on many topics

One More for Silly Friday

Map of Europe Showing Literal
Chinese Translations for Country Names

Look at England's name....Map by haohaoreport.com  So, what am I doing in Love Your Orchid....? 

http://twistedsifter.com/2013/08/maps-that-will-help-you-make-sense-of-the-world/

So, Are You Getting Concerned?

Map by McKinsey&Company  
http://twistedsifter.com/2013/08/maps-that-will-help-you-make-sense-of-the-world/

Perhaps A More Important Statistic

Map of Where 29,000 Rubber Duckies Made Landfall After Falling off a Cargo Ship in the Middle of the Pacific Ocean

Map via prometheus08 on Reddit    and     http://twistedsifter.com/2013/08/maps-that-will-help-you-make-sense-of-the-world/

This Is Depressing..

US Map of the Highest Paid Public Employees by State

http://twistedsifter.com/2013/08/maps-that-will-help-you-make-sense-of-the-world/


And we wonder why education is not creating real thinkers....

Sigh, no such thing as anonymous

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/28/british-spy-group-european-web-phone-communication/

Home Schooling and Religion Part 16 and XI-The Altar

http://www.stpius.net/index.cfm?load=page&page=253

The altar for the home school was so easy to make and believe it or not, I found the little chalice, paten, candlestick, candle snuffer, and bells all in second hand stores. I had purificators and other altar linen which had been in the family for years.

I am merely going to show you some photos from on line sources for this main element in teaching the Mass, with the Last Supper figures noted in previous posts.

This one is quite elaborate, but one, sadly, can find relics still on e-bay. This is more of a family altar, but I want to emphasize altars which are child-sized and can be handled by the children.

http://www.stpeterslist.com/3562/the-domestic-church-7-steps-to-a-proper-catholic-home/

http://www.sacredheartprescott.com/Ministries/CGS/CGS.html

http://www.memphis-umc.net/news/detail/864

http://voxpastoris.org/

Home Schooling Series Part 15 Religion and the Child X-Lent

In recent times, there has been an odd reaction to fasting and abstinence in many Catholic families. Let me make some comparisons.

In the old days, when I was a child, Friday abstinence from meat was almost a worldwide Catholic practice. Even though the age of abstinence is 14, all families I knew and the Catholic school lunches did not have meat on Friday or Ash Wednesday. This was an old custom.

The idea that all of the sudden a young adult of 14 will start eating only fish or eggs on Friday is ludicrous. Catholic families should all be abstaining together, from little on.

As to fasting, the same applies but most ridiculous is the age in America, 18-60. I grew up fasting with my parents, as part of formation and character building. Again, for a normal healthy child, this is possible. And, by the way, in England, where the abstinence rule has been reinstated, all the over 60s I know are abstaining from meat on Fridays, including me.

To think an adult at 18 going off to college will suddenly do something he has never done at home is again, an indication of too much laxity on the home front regarding character building.

Remember, that millions of us fasted from midnight and then for three hours before Holy Communion most of our childhood, if not all.

There is no reason why a healthy toddler cannot abstain for meat and have fish and/or eggs.

Lenten observance should affect the entire family. It is supposed to be hard. We ate waffles and egg souffle as well as various types of fish. To this day, my son love the hot tuna salad with macaroni, peas, cheese, mayo, onions and so on which is a staple in many Midwest families for Fridays.

Lenten practices for children at an early age should include the Stations of the Cross, which one can make at home with drawings, having a penny poor box on the dining room table to remind one of those who cannot eat and need help, giving up deserts all Lent, or candy.

Things which are pro-active include visiting old people with the children on the weekend-in fact, one can ask one's pastor for names of shut-ins. Reading the Passover experience of the Jews and working on that with acting out or peg-dolls are other activities.

If, and I hope not, you have television, no television for Lent is a great penance, or no computer games. I know mothers and dads who had the children stop computer games during Lent. Many good things came out of that practice.

Helping in food banks during Lent is something teens can do through the diocesan programs.

And, most importantly, extra hours of Adoration. Children can go to Adoration easily. Start with a half-hour and build up.

I know of several home schooling families which are part of regular Adoration. The parishoners love their witness, as in one case, the mom brings in five children, the oldest being about twelve.

Lenten hymns or Gregorian Chant may be done in the home, and do not forget the Icon Corner.

Also, Lent is the time to teach about both Justice and Mercy.  Maria Montessori points out in her book which is being highlighted off and on in this series, that justice is a great light of faith, "which assures to each one of us a reward for every good action we have done." Justice is not merely punishment, but reward, and the sheep and the goats parable can be emphasized in Lent with the parable boxes.

I like the recumbent Roman soldier here

I am not at this time going to do an Easter Time post, but the family can make the empty tomb as in this photo, and mom can make a lamb cake, which is not that hard. Link here.

To be continued...

Some Dems Are Waking Up

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/dem-congressman-constitution-requires-congressional-authorization-use-force-against-syria_751350.html