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KINDNESS
Be the change you want to see in the world. ---mahatma gandhi
An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind. ---mahatma gandhi
The noblest revenge is to forgive.
Judge not and you will not be judged. ---matt. 7:1
What you say means nothing, how you say it means everything.
Do good by stealth and blush to find fame. ---alexander pope
Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you… ---luke 6:27
Find yourself by losing yourself for others. ---mahatma gandhi
The worst prison is a closed heart. ---pope john paul 2
My life is my message. ---mahatma gandhi
Its nice to be important, but more important to be nice.
Kindness begets kindness. ---sophocles
Love is the gift of oneself. ---jean anouilh
If you want to be happy, practice compassion. ---dalai lama
Mitakuye Oyasin. [We are all related.] ---lakota belief
No act of kindness is ever wasted. ---aesop
Being good to others being good to yourself.
Respect a man, and he will do the more. ---james howell
Whoever digs a pit will fall in. ---proverbs 26:27
Deepest principle of human nature is to be appreciated. ---william james
Love does not measure. It just gives. ---mother teresa
Give until it hurts. ---mother teresa
Your true wealth is the good you do in the world. ---mohammed
RESPECT = A little thing with big meaning.
Politeness costs nothing and gains everything. ---mary montagu
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. ---william james
Everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. ---philo tagore
Civility costs nothing, and buys everything. ---mary montagu
Conquer, but don't triumph. ---marie eschenbach
Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you. ---matt. 12:35
If you can't feed a hundred people, feed just one. ---mother teresa
Forgiveness is the noblest revenge. ---h.g. bolon
It is a shameful thing to insult a child.---mark twain
The weak can't forgive. Forgiveness is of the strong. ---mahatma gandhi
To err is human, to forgive divine. ---alexander pope
If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. ---china
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. ---dalai lama
Handle yourself, use head; So much to pray for, and so little time! Father Louis Bernhardt; Handle others, use heart. ---eleanor roosevelt
Never trouble another for what you can do for yourself.
Effects one directly, effects all indirectly. ---martin luther king
People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.
Live for others, and they will live for you. ---paramahansa
True religion is the life we lead, not a creed.---louis nizer
The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. ---elie wiesel
You can't shake hands with a clenched fist. ---indira gandhi
The time is always right to do what is right. ---martin luther king
To honor an old man is showing respect to God. ---mohammad
People don't care what you know, till they know you care--watson
I kept, I lost. I have, I gave. I gave, I gained. ---persian proverb
What Everyone Needs = to be accepted by others
One must lose one's life in order to find it. ---anne lindbergh
Do you make others feel important?
Friends don't demand your silence.---alice walker
No man is a failure who has friends. ---it's a wonderful life
A friend is a gift you give yourself. ---robert stephenson
A friend in need is a friend indeed. ---latin proverb
COURAGE
Attack life, it's going to kill you anyway. ---niels bohr
One man with courage makes a majority. ---thomas jefferson
Forget mistakes, forget failure. Never forget your dreams.
When we are no longer afraid do we begin to live. ---dorothy thompson
Falter, push me on. Stumble, pick me up. Retreat, shoot me. ---france
The best way out is always through. ---robert frost
Don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step ---m l king
There is no security on this earth. Only opportunity---douglas macarthur
Whoever said you have a right to give up?
To succeed, we must first believe that we can. ---micheal korda
You have enemies? Good. You've stood up for something.---churchill
Better to climb and fall, than never strive at all. ---grace hinkey
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory. ---friedrich engels
Fall seven times, stand up eight. ---japanese proverb
Being defeated is temporary. Giving up is permanent. ---marilyn savant
Never, never, never give in. ---winston churchill
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. ---johann goethe
Don't wait for moods. You'll accomplish nothing. ---pearl buck
Everything is given at the price of an effort. ---leonardo da vinci
God helps those who persevere. ---koran
Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought. ---henri bergson
Courage isn't lack of fear, it's the capacity to overcome it.
Keep fears to yourself, share inspiration with others. ---robert stevenson
ABCs of Success = ability, breaks, courage. ---charles luckman
Hope = the last thing ever lost.
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. ---anais nin
Courage is the ability to let of the familiar.
Mistakes are the portals of discovery. ---james joyce
Bitterness imprisons life. ---harry fosdick
Worry never climbed hills, paid bills, dried tears, calmed fears.
At least fail while daring greatly ---theodore roosevelt
I bend, but I do not break. ---jean de la fontaine
Every man dies. Not every man really lives. ---braveheart
Fought a good fight, finished my course, kept the faith. ---timothy 4:7
Faith eliminates fear. ---lech walesa
Opportunities multiply as they are seized. ---sun tzu
If you think you can, you can. ---henry ford
Believe your beliefs, doubt your doubts.
Why worry of tomorrow, tomorrow will worry of itself. ---matthew 5:14
The gods favor the bold. ---ovid
Worrying moves you, but doesn't get you anywhere. ---van wilder
Si, Se Puede! ---Yes, we are able!
Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you. ---spanish proverb
What worries you, masters you. ---haddon w. robinson
Give me liberty, or give me death. ---patrick henry
Person without courage equals a knife without an edge.
Believe your beliefs, doubt your doubts.
People die, but their ideas live on.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. ---frank leahy
Without a struggle, there can be no progress. ---frederick douglass
Give yourself permission, right now ---to be happy
Do absolutely nothing daily. ---for a few minutes
CHARACTER
Don't stand for something? You'll fall for anything. ---african proverb
Better to be one sided than two faced.
Man's character is his fate. ---heraclitus
The more you know the less you show.
Character is power. ---booker t washington
Before honor is humility. ---proverbs 18:12.
Character is what you do when no one is looking. ---henry huffman
A half truth is a whole lie. ---yiddish proverb
Have more than thou show, speak less than thou know. ---shakespeare
When in doubt, tell the truth. ---mark twain
Humility= No one act big. No one act small. Everyone act medium.
Justice is truth in action ---benjamin disraeli
A lie has speed, truth has endurance. ---edgar mohn
Don't compromise yourself. It's all you've got. ---janis joplin
Let others praise you and not your own lips. ---pvbs 27:2
If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters. ---alan simpson
Life= a long lesson in humility. ---james barrie
Integrity needs no rules. ---albert camus
If I lose my honor, I lose myself. ---shakespeare
Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes. ---maggie kuhn
The truth shall set you free. ---john 8:22
Honesty is the best policy. ---english proverb
What's right isn't popular, what's popular isn't right. ---howard cosell
Little strokes fell great oaks. ---benjamin franklin
Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud. ---sophocles
Master habits before they master you.
Opinions alter, but character does not change ---benjamin disraeli
We make our habits, then our habits make us.
Lying is done with words and also with silence. ---adrienne rich
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them. ---elbert hubbard
Walk in another's shoes before judging them.
Touch a person's heart before trying to change their head.
Diminish your wants rather than increasing your needs.
While there's life, there's hope. ---terence
COMMUNICATION
Speak softly, but carry a big stick.---theodore roosevelt
Diplomacy is thinking twice and saying nothing.
Well done is better than well said. ---benjamin franklin
Better silent and thought a fool then speak and remove doubt ---lincoln
The greatest truths are the simplest. ---hosea ballou
First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.. ---epictetus
Be sincere; be brief; be seated. ---franklin delano roosevelt
Use soft words and hard arguments. ---english proverb
Brevity is the soul of wit. ---william shakespeare
FEAR False Evidence Appearing Real
We have nothing to fear but fear itself. ---franklin d. roosevelt
Think before acting. Hear before judging. Listen before speaking.
Think much, speak little, and write less. ---italian proverb
Examine what is said, not him who speaks. ---arab proverb
Fences and arguments always have two sides
Speak softly while others are shouting
This above all: to thine ownself be true. ---william shakespeare
ANGER
He who angers you, controls you.
Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. ---robert ingersoll
Sow discord, reap regret. ---arabian proverb
Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering. ---yoda
A soft answer turns away wrath. ---proverbs 15:1
Pain is inevitable; misery, a choice.
Hate is prolonged suicide. ---douglas steere
The best cure for anger is delay. ---seneca
The best remedy for anger is delay. ---brigham young
Never get angry. Never make a threat. Reason with people. ---mario puzo
Anger is a brief madness. ---horace
CREATIVITY
Imagination is more important than knowledge. ---albert einstein
Water will wears away rock. Be flexible---chinese proverb
Knowledge speaks but wisdom listens. ---jimi hendrix
Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life-immanuel kant
A closed mind is a dying mind. ---edna ferber
Things do not change, we change. – Kalidasa
A problem defined is half solved. ---john dewey
Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers. ---voltaire
A questioning man is halfway to be wise. ---irish proverb
Knows others is wise, knows himself is enlightened. ---tao te ching
As long as you're going to think anyways, think big.---donald trump
Impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he knows. ---epictetus
Genius is 1% inspiration, and 99% perspiration. ---thomas edison
Only mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.---john powell
Genius is eternal patience. ---michelangelo
I have not failed. I've found 10,000 ways that won't work. ---edison
I am still learning. ---michelangelo
Can't make a mistake, can't make anything. ---marva collins
Never stop questioning. ---albert einstein
Creativity: Letting go of the familiar.
The impossible is often the untried. ---jim goodwin
Everything changes but change itself.– john f. kennedy
Wonder is the beginning of wisdom. ---greek proverb
Great spirits find opposition from mediocre minds.---albert einstein
Master concentration, master anything.
Maturity of mind is capacity to endure uncertainty ---confucius
A man of learning is never bored. ---jean richter
Be a free man. Free to think, talk, and act for myself. ---chief joseph
Never assume the obvious is true. ---william safire
Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. ---bruce lee
The person who has imagination has wings. ---muhammad
Re ---examine all you have been told
Genius reduces the complicated to simple. ---c.w. ceram
Where all think alike, no one thinks very much. ---walter lipman
The road less traveled made all the difference. ---robert frost
What we see depends mainly on what we look for. ---john lubbock
With our thoughts we shape the world. ---buddha
LEADERSHIP
If you can dream it, you can do it. ---walt disney
Shoot for the moon! If you miss you'll land among stars. ---les brown
First ponder, then dare. ---helmuth ludwig
Vision w/o action = daydream. Action w/o vision = nightmare. ---japan
He who can see the invisible can do the impossible. ---john swift
Where there is no vision, the people perish. ---pvbs 29:18
A leader is a dealer in hope. ---napoleon
Sheep led by a lion would defeat lions led by a sheep. ---arab proverb
When nothing helps, do nothing.
A leader is best when people barely know he exists. ---lao tzu
TEAM = Together Everyone Achieves More.
Timber doesn't grow w/ ease, stronger wind, stronger trees ---marriott
It is better to be loved than feared. ---senegal
TEACHING
Only the educated are free. ---epictetus
I'm not a teacher, but an awakener. ---robert frost
I think therefore I am. ---descartes
When the student is ready, the Master appears. ---buddhist proverb
Common sense is not common ---voltaire
I hear, I forget. I see, I remember. I do, I understand. ---confucius
What you don't know can hurt you. ---lord chesterfield
It's what you learn after you know everything that counts ---john wooden
When you're through learning, you're through ---vernon law
Knowledge is power ---sir francis bacon
The unexamined life is not worth living. ---socrates
A good example is the best sermon. ---herbert taylor
Nothing in life is to be feared, only understood. ---marie curie
LOVE
Love, an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired. ---robert frost
Love isn't possession, kisses aren't contracts. ---veronica shoffstall
If you love something, let it go. If it comes back, it's yours.
Those who love deeply never grow old. ---arthur pinero
I am my beloved, and my beloved is mine. ---song of solomon
Better to have loved and lost than never loved at all. ---alfred tennyson
Love is seeing an imperfect person perfectly. ---sam keen
What's worth having is worth waiting for
Love is friendship set on fire ---jeremy taylor
If you would be loved, love and be lovable. ---benjamin franklin
Never say I love you if you don't really care.
Love isn't something you feel, it's something you do. ---david wilkerson
Love begins when nothing is expected in return. ---antoine exupéry
No one worth possessing can be quite possessed. ---sara teasdale
To love is to be vulnerable. ---c.s. lewis
Where there is love there is life. ---mahatma gandhi
Make a living by what we get, a life by what we give. ---winston churchill
Whoso loves, believes the impossible. ---elizabeth browning
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear. ---1 john 4:1
LIFE
Jack of all trades, master of none. ---maria edgeworth
Don't let what you can't do interfere with what you can. ---john wooden
The secret of success is constancy of purpose. ---benjamin disraeli
A live dog is better than a dead lion ---prov 22:4
To do two things at once is to do neither. ---publilus syrus
Wise and slow. They stumble that run fast. ---william shakespeare
When you come to a fork in the road, take it. ---yogi berra
Better hated for what you are than loved for what you're not ---a gide
One today is worth two tomorrows. ---carlos romulo
He did it with all his heart, and prospered. ---2 chr.31:21
The largest room is the one for improvement.
Prevention is better than cure. ---charles dickens
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.---china
Excellence is to do common thing in uncommon way-booker washington
Seek wisdom of the ages, with eyes of a child. ---ron wild
Not size of the dog in the fight, size of the fight in the dog ---eisenhower
Greatest pleasure is doing what people say you can't do ---bagehot
There is only one person you can change ---you.
Things that hurt, instruct. ---benjamin franklin
Honesty: speaking truth with frankness
To do is to be. To be is to do. ---plato and socrates
It always seems impossible until it's done. ---nelson mandela
We spend more, but have less; We buy more, but enjoy it less.
I still believe that people are good at heart. ---anne frank
Do first things first, and second things not at all. ---peter drucker
Treat everyone like you want to be treated.
We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time. ---vince lombardi
If time is not managed, nothing else is. ---peter drucker.
Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today ---ben franklin
Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius. ---george shaw
Eat when hungry. Drink when thirsty. Sleep when tired. ---buddhist prov.
Happiness is not a goal. It is a by ---product. – eleanor roosevelt
Excellence is not an act, but a habit. ---aristotle
I must govern the clock, not be governed by it. ---golda meir
Life is ours to be spent, not saved. ---david lawrence
Appreciate things without having to "own" them.
Sing like nobody's listening, dance like nobody's watching,
Believe in something bigger than yourself.
It's not the years in your life, it's the life in your years. ---abraham lincoln
Keep your mouth shut and your ears open.
If I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when? ---rabbi hillel
Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win. ---jonathon kozol
We are all something, but none of us are everything. ---blaise pascal
A merry heart does good like medicine ---proverbs 1:22
Be daring, be different, be impractical. ---cecil beaton
Always do more than is required of you.
Believe in something bigger than yourself.
Eighty percent of success is showing up. ---woody allen
Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire. ---talmud
I wasted time, and now doth time waste me. ---william shakespeare
Change yourself, then change the world.
Get busy living or get busy dying. ---shawshank redemption
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.
If you cannot be a poet, be the poem. ---david carradine
LIFE ---love, integrity, faith, enthusiasm
It's not the years in your life, it's the life in your years. ---abraham lincoln
Lost time is never found again. ---benjamin franklin
Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. ---helen keller
Never miss a good chance to shut up.
Money is a terrible master, but an excellent servant. ---pt barnum
Study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly. ---william channing
It's not the length of life, but the depth of life. ---ralph emerson
Useless = doing efficiently that which shouldn't be done. ---peter drucker
Secret of patience: doing something else in the meantime.
Wherever you are, be all there ---jim elliot
Your presence is your present to the world.
Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try. ---master yoda
Accept what you can't change, change what you can.
What we do in life echoes in eternity. ---maximus decimus
If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins. ---benjamin franklin
He is the richest who is content with the least. ---socrates
It is part of the cure to want to be cured. ---seneca
May you live all the days of your life. ---jonathan swift
Our costliest expenditure is time. ---theophrastus
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent ---e roosevelt
Age is a matter of mind, if you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
Nothing is permanent but change. ---heraclitus
Motivation gets you started. Habit keeps you going. ---jim ryuh
Things do not change, we change. ---henry thoreau
Live. Love. Learn. Leave a legacy. ---dr. stephen r. covey
The best things in life aren't things. ---art buchwald
If you want happiness for a lifetime ---help someone else.
The cure for grief is motion. ---elbert hubbard
Trust your hopes, not your fears ---david mahoney
It's the characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things ---thoreau
Know thine opportunity. ---pittacus
The key to failure is to please everyone. ---bill cosby
Leap and the net will appear. ---julia cameron
The more you talk, the less you're listened to
Empty hearts collect things.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love,
Where there is injury, pardon
Where there is doubt, faith,
Where there is despair, hope,
Where there is darkness, light,
Where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may
not so much seek to be consoled as to console,
not so much to be understood as to understand,
not so much to be loved, as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
it is in dying that we awake to eternal life.
---st. francis of assisi
Do all the good you can
In all the ways you can
In all the times you can
To all the people you can ---john wesley
For attractive lips, speak kind words.
For lovely eyes, seek out good in people.
For slim figure, share your food with hungry.
---sam levenson
Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it.
Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it.
Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.
---martin luther king
For everything there is a season,
And a time for everything under the sky:
A time to be born, a time to die;
A time to mourn, a time to dance;
A time to keep silence, a time to speak;
A time for war, a time for peace. ---ecclesiastes 3:1
Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness, few desires. ---lao tzu
To look up and not down,
To look forward and not back,
To look out and not in and
To lend a hand. ---harry wadsworth
Knowing is not enough;We must Apply.
Willing is not enough; We must Do. ---johann von goethe
Carpe Diem! Rejoice while you are alive;
make the most of what you have. It is later than you think. ---horace
Fear less, hope more, eat less, chew more, whine less,
breathe more, talk less, say more, hate less, love more,
and all good things will be yours ---swedish proverb
Life's a game, play it; Life's a opportunity, capture it.
Life's a challenge, meet it; Life's a song, sing it. ---mother teresa
One word can frame a goal
One smile begins a friendship
One touch can show you care
One heart can know what is true
One life can make a difference.
People are unreasonable and self centered;
If kind, they accuse you of ulterior motives
If honest and frank, they cheat you;
What you build, they destroy overnight.
Do it anyways! ---kent keith
Hate restrains; love releases.
Hate is restrictive; love is tolerant.
Hate closes doors; love opens doors.
Hate injures people; love heals people.
Hate evokes pride; love evokes humility.
Don't walk front of me, I may not follow;
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead;
Walk beside me, and be a friend. ---albert camus
If you think you are beaten, you are.
If you think you'll lose, you're lost.
Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man;
But soon or late the man who wins
Is the man who thinks he can. ---walter d. wintle
If you trust yourself when men doubt you
If you dream, and not make dreams your master
If you think, and not make thoughts your aim;
If you walk with kings, nor lose common touch
Then yours is the Earth and everything in it.
---rudyard kipling
In Victory: Magnanimity. In Peace: Goodwill.
In War: Resolution. Defeat: Defiance. ---winston churchill
To laugh risks appearing a fool,
To love risks rejection, To live risks dying,
But greatest risk, is to risk nothing. ---leo buscaglia
Walk where you walk. Talk when you talk,
Cry when you cry, Die when you die. ---allen ginsberg
Happiness is like a butterfly. The more you chase it,
he more it eludes you. But if you turn your attention to other things,
It comes and sits softly on your shoulder. ---henry thoreau
Nothing is so strong as gentleness,
and nothing is so gentle as true strength. ---ralph sockman
I am only one, but I am one.
I can't do everything, but I can do something. ---edward hale
A little more kindness, a little less creed,
A little more giving, a little less greed.
A little more "we," a little less "I",
A little more laugh, a little less cry.
L LISTEN to their followers
E ENVISION a great future
A ANTICIPATE problems
D DISCIPLE their followers
E EXPECT the best
R RELY on others
S SERVE their followers
H HANDLE difficult situations
I IGNITE enthusiasm
P PRACTICE what they Preach
When things go wrong, as they will,
When the road seems all uphill,
Stick to the fight when hardest hit,
When things seem worst, don't quit.
The thought manifests as the word;
The word manifests as the deed;
The deed develops into habit;
And habit hardens into character. ---buddha
Anyone can become angry. That is easy.
But to be angry with the right person,
to the right degree, at the right time,
for the right purpose and in the right way.
That is not easy. ---aristotle
Here's to the crazy ones. The rebels & misfits
They invent. They imagine. They heal.
They explore. They create. They inspire.
They push the human race forward. ---jack kerouac
Small minds discuss people.
Average minds discuss events.
Great minds discuss ideas.
Busy enough to make time.
Free enough to endure captivity
Great enough to be anonymous
Important enough to be last
Right enough to say "I'm wrong"
Wise enough to say "I don't know"
Love the earth, Despise riches,
Stand up for the stupid and crazy---walt whitman
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people;
to leave the world better. This is to have succeeded ---ralph emerson
Do more than exist; live. Do more than hear; listen.
Do more than listen; understand.
Do more than talk; say something. ---john rhoades
Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery.
Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine. ---buddha
Light in soul equals beauty in the person.
Beauty in person equals harmony in house.
Harmony in house equals order in the nation.
Order in nation equals peace in world. –Chinese Proverb
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery.
Today is a gift. ---eleanor roosevelt
It is not the critic who counts;
But the man who is actually in the arena, who strives valiantly;
and spends himself in a worthy cause. ---theodore roosevelt
Doubt sees the obstacles, Faith sees a way
Doubt sees the nigh , Faith sees the day
Doubt dreads a step, Faith soars on high.
Doubt questions 'who , Faith answers, 'I.'
Love is patient, Love is kind.
It does not envy, nor boast, nor is it proud.
It is not rude, self seeking, nor easily angered,
It always protects, trusts, hopes, preserves. Love never fails!
---corinthians 13
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Credentials
Father
Louis N. Bernhardt : Bachelor of Arts 1971, Master
of Theology 1992
Ordained
: Priest, The Anglican Rite Old Catholic Church, Inc. 1993
Staff:
St. Albans Catholic Church-1993-1994
Founded:
Minister Referral Service 1994
Staff: St. Ignatius Catholic Church-1994-1997
Founded:
Louisiana Clergy Service 1994
Consecrated:
Auxiliary Bishop Diocese of The Assumption 1996 (Anglican
Rite)
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Member: American Association of Christian Counselors
National
Commander: United States Chaplain's Service - Founded 1948
State
Commander:The Military Order of the Knights of the Temple of Solomon
(Knights Templar)
Delegate: The Synod of Independent Orthodox & Catholic Bishops
in America
Author:
The Official Quinceanera Guidelines 2001
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Pray the Rosary daily!
Hail Mary Full of Grace! The Lord is with you.
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the
fruit of thy womb, JESUS! Holy Mary Mother of God, Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, AMEN.
Our Father, which art in heaven. Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trepass against us, and lead us not into temptation, for Thine is the Kingdom, and Power, and Glory, Forever. AMEN.
In the name of the Father, and the son, and the Holy Ghost!As it was in the begining, is now, and forever shall be. World without end. AMEN!
Heroes
THE CATECHISM OF THE ONE ETERNAL SPIRITUAL BODY OF CHRIST IN THE ANGLICAN-CATHOLIC CHURCH
THE CATECHISM
OF THE ONE ETERNAL SPIRITUAL BODY OF CHRIST,
HIS HOLY CATHOLIC AND APOSTOLIC CHURCH
IN THE ANGLICAN-CATHOLIC CHURCH
He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
John 3:29 KJV
INTRODUCTION
The Anglican-Catholic Church is in agreement and in union with the Roman Catholic Church regarding the Apostolic succession and in most aspects of the seven sacraments of the church and we do naturally support Pope Benedict XVI. In the few differences we do identify we go back to the ancient roots of the early Catholic Celtic Church of Iona in the time of St Chad, in the pre-Whitby synod era. They were represented by St Chad at the synod and others and later reestablished in the Anglican-Catholic church. The early Celtic Catholic Church, on which the Anglican-Catholic church is modeled, was a living community based on the very versatile and creative blueprint of Christ's ministry. It was faithful to the Scriptures and was living the word of Christ in various sizes and styles of communities: There were monasteries for celibate monks and nuns; convents for married nuns and monks, who raised together their holy children; loose communities of craftspeople, artists, poets, healers, midwives, farmers, teachers, and many other professions, and holy men and women were living either in celibacy or as married couples and in solitude, communities or as individuals or families.
Their homes and services were open to all regardless of their belief. They shared their skills freely as they regarded them as God-given gifts as taught by Christ: 'What you have received freely, you must share freely.' We go even a step further now and encourage all to pass on their gifts freely and to pay tithe to their local churches, wherever members worship to help with the upkeep of their church. All members are asked to commit to these principles and to obey Christ's commandments. His two 'amendments' include all the ten Commandments as when we truly love our neighbour as ourselves and if we truly love God, we simply would never consider betraying God or Christ nor our neighbour or even contemplate committing any kind of sin.
The Anglican-Catholic Church is the purified renewed part of the spiritual one holy Catholic body of Christ. We do not own any property, nor do we ask any fees or membership contributions. All our services are entirely free and provided by volunteers, clergy and lay-people alike. We offer a home to all Anglo-Catholic priests or possible future bishops, or other Catholic clergy in the apostolic succession, who are welcome to marry in accordance to the scriptures (s Cor 7:2ff). Neither are leaders of holy orders prevented from marriage, if they have been joined by God with a soul, who is called to share in their service and cross to serve God in holy matrimony in addition to their holy orders. As we recognize and stand in firm agreement to the apostolic succession we do not recognize women priests and bishops for the simple reason that Christ entrusted His male apostles with the blessing of His holy Eucharist as it remembers the sacrifice of His body and His blood - and His body was that of a man. However, we do endorse the revival of the honorary office of deaconesses as this office is also anchored in the Scriptures and the early church of Paul was mainly carried by honorary women, who assisted the priests, who commissioned them.
Jesus started His ministry without worldly riches. He preached in the streets and in the homes of His friends and followers. Paul and the other apostles had to support themselves, when they started building Christ's church. The Anglican-Catholic Church follows Christ in His footsteps, and our clergy members and holy men and women are living a life of selfless service to God and to mankind. We explore old and new creative ways of leading a life that is mostly self-sufficient and led in moderation and humility.
We live the seven sacraments accordingly to the Scriptures and therefore, we do not feel that these are keeping us apart from unity with the Roman Catholic Church and to all other Catholic branches, but are in the spirit of love and understanding and Jesus' commandment to His apostles and are contributing to heal any illusionary man-made rifts.
All clergy or applicants for priesthood, please, contact Bishop Ralph Napierski , bischof_ralph@jesus-liebt-dich.info. For exploring other creative roles and ways to lead a life in holiness, please, write to the Order of the Holy Rose: holyrose@btinternet.com. For our free courses and events for clergy and lay people, please, contact our Marian School for Contemplative Arts (OHR): eliora.anat@btinternet.com
May the Infinite Light of God shine brightly upon you, keep and protect you from all harm, evil and anxiety and fill your very heart and soul with Jesus' brotherly or fatherly love and peace.
God bless you!
Sigrid Agocsi
(Eliora Anat)
Mother Superior
OHR
THE CATECHISM
OF THE ONE ETERNAL SPIRITUAL BODY OF CHRIST,
HIS HOLY CATHOLIC AND APOSTOLIC CHURCH
IN THE ANGLICAN-CATHOLIC CHURCH
He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
John 3:29 KJV
1.
CREDO - I BELIEVE
The Apostles' Creed is so called because it is considered to be a faithful summary of the apostles' faith. It is the ancient baptismal symbol of the Church of Rome. It is "the Creed of the Roman Church, the See of Peter, the first of the apostles, to which he brought the common faith." (quote from Saint Ambrose).
THE APOSTLES CREED
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth;
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, Our Lord.
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary;
suffered under Pontius Pilate;
was crucified, died, and was buried;
He descended into hell.
On the third day He rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
From thence He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost,
the Holy Catholic Church,
the Communion of Saints,
the Forgiveness of Sins,
the Resurrection of the body,
and the Life everlasting. Amen.
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The Athanasian Creed is one of the approved creeds or symbols of the Catholic Church (the others being the Nicene Creed that is recited at Mass and the Apostles' Creed we say in praying the Rosary). It has long been believed to date from the fourth century, the time of Saint Athanasias (c. 297-373), bishop of Alexandria and vigorous opponent of the Arian heresy, which denied the two natures of Christ. These errors, promoted by Arius, a priest of Alexandria, plagued the Church for centuries, though Arianism was condemned by the Council of Nicea I in 325. Some believe that the Athanasian Creed may have been formulated by another Father and Doctor of the Church, Saint Ambrose, archbishop of Milan from 374 until his death in 397.
The Athanasian Creed is a succinct summary of the doctrine of the Trinity and the Incarnation, making very clear by repeating statements in various ways the trinity of Persons in God, and the twofold nature in the one Divine Person of Jesus Christ.
Athanasian Creed
1.
Whosoever will be saved, before all things it is necessary that he hold the catholic faith;
2. Which faith except every one do keep whole and undefiled, without doubt he shall perish everlastingly.
3.
And the catholic faith is this: That we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity;
4. Neither confounding the persons nor dividing the substance.
5. For there is one person of the Father, another of the Son, and another of the Holy Spirit.
6. But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit is all one, the glory equal, the majesty coeternal.
7. Such as the Father is, such is the Son, and such is the Holy Spirit.
8. The Father uncreated, the Son uncreated, and the Holy Spirit uncreated.
9. The Father incomprehensible, the Son incomprehensible, and the Holy Spirit incomprehensible.
10. The Father eternal, the Son eternal, and the Holy Spirit eternal.
11. And yet they are not three eternals but one eternal.
12. As also there are not three uncreated nor three incomprehensible, but one uncreated and one incomprehensible.
13. So likewise the Father is almighty, the Son almighty, and the Holy Spirit almighty.
14. And yet they are not three almighties, but one almighty.
15.
So the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God;
16. And yet they are not three Gods, but one God.
17.
So likewise the Father is Lord, the Son Lord, and the Holy Spirit Lord;
18. And yet they are not three Lords but one Lord.
19.
For like as we are compelled by the Christian verity to acknowledge every Person by himself to be God and Lord;
20. So are we forbidden by the catholic religion to say; There are three Gods or three Lords.
21. The Father is made of none, neither created nor begotten.
22. The Son is of the Father alone; not made nor created, but begotten.
23. The Holy Spirit is of the Father and of the Son; neither made, nor created, nor begotten, but proceeding.
24. So there is one Father, not three Fathers; one Son, not three Sons; one Holy Spirit, not three Holy Spirits.
25. And in this Trinity none is afore or after another; none is greater or less than another.
26. But the whole three persons are coeternal, and coequal.
27. So that in all things, as aforesaid, the Unity in Trinity and the Trinity in Unity is to be worshipped.
28. He therefore that will be saved must thus think of the Trinity.
29. Furthermore it is necessary to everlasting salvation that he also believe rightly the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
30. For the right faith is that we believe and confess that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is God and man.
31. God of the substance of the Father, begotten before the worlds; and man of substance of His mother, born in the world.
32. Perfect God and perfect man, of a reasonable soul and human flesh subsisting.
33. Equal to the Father as touching His Godhead, and inferior to the Father as touching His manhood.
34. Who, although He is God and man, yet He is not two, but one Christ.
35. One, not by conversion of the Godhead into flesh, but by taking of that manhood into God.
36. One altogether, not by confusion of substance, but by unity of person.
37.
For as the reasonable soul and flesh is one man, so God and man is one Christ;
38.
Who suffered for our salvation, descended into hell, rose again the third day from the dead;
39.
He ascended into heaven, He sits on the right hand of the Father, God, Almighty;
40. From thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
41.
At whose coming all men shall rise again with their bodies;
42. and shall give account of their own works.
43. And they that have done good shall go into life everlasting and they that have done evil into everlasting fire.
44. This is the catholic faith, which except a man believe faithfully he cannot be saved.
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The Nicene-Constantinopolitan or Nicene Creed draws its authority from the fact that it stems from the first two ecumenical Councils (in 325 and 381). It remains common to all the great Churches of both East and West to this day.
-Catechism of the Catholic Church §195
Note: Credo is a Latin word meaning "I believe". The English translation that appears below, an ecumenical version from the late 1960s used in Catholic churches in the United States, is to be corrected when the new edition of the Roman Missal is translated. (Catholics in other English-speaking countries do not use this ecumenical version.
)
This creed in its first versions was laid out at the Councils of Nicaea (325) and Constantinople (381) although in its later form it appears in the acts of the Council of Chalcedon (451).
It was mainly a response to Arian and other heresies and defended the doctrine of the Trinity and Christ's true humanity and divinity.
The practice of reciting the creed at Mass is attributed to Patriarch Timothy of Constantinople (511-517), and the initiative was copied in other churches under Byzantine influence, including that part of Spain which was under the empire at that time.
About 568, the Byzantine emperor Justinian ordered the creed recited at every Mass within his dominions. Twenty years later (589) the Visigoth king of Spain Reccared renounced the Arian heresy in favor of Catholicism and ordered the creed said at every Mass.
About two centuries later we find the practice of reciting the creed in France and the custom spread slowly to other parts of Northern Europe.
Finally, when in 1114, Emperor Henry II came to Rome for his coronation as Holy Roman Emperor, he was surprised that they did not recite the creed. He was told that since Rome had never erred in matters of faith there was no need for the Romans to proclaim it at Mass. However, it was included in deference to the emperor and has pretty much remained ever since, albeit not at every Mass but only on Sundays and on certain feasts.
Eastern and Western Christians use the same creed except that the Latin version adds the expression "filioque" (and the Son) to the article regarding the procession of the Holy Spirit, a difference that has been unresolved.
Credo
Credo in unum Deum,
Patrem omnipoténtem, factórem caeli et terrae, visibílium ómnium et invisibílium.
Et in unum Dóminum Iesum Christum,
Fílium Dei unigénitum,
et ex Patre natum, ante ómnia saécula.
Deum de Deo, lumen de lúmine,
Deum verum de Deo vero,
génitum, non factum, consubstantiálem Patri:
per quem ómnia facta sunt.
Qui propter nos hómines et propter nostram salútem descéndit de caelis.
Et incarnátus est de Spíritu Sancto
ex María Vîrgine, et homo factus est.
Crucifíxus étiam pro nobis sub Póntio Piláto;
passus et sepúltus est,
et resurréxit tértia die, secúndum Scriptúras,
et ascéndit in caelum, sedet ad déxteram Patris.
Et íterum ventúrus est cum glória,
iudicáre vivos et mórtuos,
cuius regni non erit finis.
Et in Spíritum Sanctum, Dóminum et vivificántem:
qui ex Patre Filióque procédit.
Qui cum Patre et Filio simul adorátur et conglorificátur:
qui locütus est per prophétas.
Et unam, sanctam, cathólicam et apostólicam Ecclésiam.
Confíteor unum baptísma in remissiónem peccatórum.
Et exspecto resurrectiónem mortuórum,
et vitam ventúri saéculi.
Amen
The Creed
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father.
Through Him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
He came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
He was born of the Virgin Mary,
and became man. (all bow during these words.
)
For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
He suffered, died, and was buried.
On the third day He rose again in fulfillment of the Scriptures;
He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and His kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son He is worshipped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look to the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Proposed translation for new Roman Missal
(Note – This text, translated by the International Commission for English in the Liturgy in 2006, and proposed for use in the English translation of the new Roman Missal, appears here for purposes of comparison. It is a more accurate translation of the original Latin than the ecumenical version in use since the late 1960s. This version has not yet received necessary approval for use at Mass.
)
I believe in one God
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth
of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only-begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through Him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
He came down from heaven.
(at the following words, up to and including "and became man", all bow)
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate
of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
He suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead.
His kingdom will have no end.
And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets;
And in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.
I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
CREED
(MERBECKE VERSION)
I believe in one God
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth
of all things visible and invisible:
And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only-begotten Son of God,
born of his Father before all worlds.
God of God, Light of Light,
very God from very God,
begotten, not made,
being of one substance with the Father;
through Him all things were made;
who for us men and for our salvation
came down from heaven,
(at the following words, up to and including "and became man", all bow)
and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the
Virgin Mary,
and was made man,
and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate.
He suffered and was buried,
and on the third day He rose again
according to the Scriptures,
and ascended into heaven
and sitteth at the right hand of the Father.
And he shall come again with glory
to judge both the quick and the dead,
whose kingdom shall have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord, the giver of life
who proceedeth from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified,
who spake by the prophets;
And I believe one, holy catholic and apostolic Church.
I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins.
And I look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
THE CATECHISM
OF THE ONE ETERNAL SPIRITUAL BODY OF CHRIST,
HIS HOLY CATHOLIC AND APOSTOLIC CHURCH
IN THE ANGLICAN-CATHOLIC CHURCH
He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
John 3:29 KJV
PART 2:
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
JESUS SAID:
YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART,
WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.
YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR AS YOURSELF.
The First Commandment: I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD, YOU SHALL NOT HAVE OTHER GODS BEFORE ME.
The Second Commandment: YOU SHALL NOT TAKE THE NAME OF THE LORD YOUR GOD IN VAIN.
The Third Commandment: YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR AS YOURSELF.
The Fourth Commandment: HONOUR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER.
The Fifth Commandment: YOU SHALL NOT KILL.
The Sixth Commandment: YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY.
The Seventh Commandment: YOU SHALL NOT STEAL.
The Eigth Commandment: YOU SHALL NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS AGAINST YOUR NEIGHBOUR.
The Ninth Commandment: YOU SHALL NOT COVET YOUR NEIGHBOUR'S WIFE.
The Tenth Commandment: YOU SHALL NOT COVET YOUR NEIGHBOUR'S POSSESSIONS.
THE CATECHISM
OF THE ONE ETERNAL SPIRITUAL BODY OF CHRIST,
HIS HOLY CATHOLIC AND APOSTOLIC CHURCH
IN THE ANGLICAN-CATHOLIC CHURCH
He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
John 3:29 KJV
PART 3:
THE LORD'S PRAYER:
OUR FATHER
Original text in Greek
??te? ?µ?? ? ?? t??? ???a????·
???as??t? t? ???µ? s??·
????t? ? ßas??e?a s??·
?e????t? t? ????µ? s??, ?? ?? ???a?? ?a? ?p? t?? ???·
t?? ??t?? ?µ?? t?? ?p???s??? d?? ?µ?? s?µe???·
?a? ?fe? ?µ?? t? ?fe???µata ?µ??,
?? ?a? ?µe?? ?f?eµe? t??? ?fe???ta?? ?µ??·
?a? µ? e?se?????? ?µ?? e?? pe??asµ??,
???? ??sa? ?µ?? ?p? t?? p??????.
[?t? s?? ?st?? ? ßas??e?a ?a? ? d??aµ?? ?a? ? d??a e?? t??? a???a?. ?µ??.
]
Latin version[3]
Pater noster, qui es in caelis:
sanctificetur Nomen Tuum;
adveniat Regnum Tuum;
fiat voluntas Tua,
sicut in caelo, et in terra.
Panem nostrum cotidianum da nobis hodie;
et dimitte nobis debita nostra,
Sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris;
et ne nos inducas in tentationem;
sed libera nos a Malo.
[4]
See also version with macrons.
1662 BCP[5]
Our Father, which art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done,
in earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive them that trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
[For thine is the kingdom,
the power, and the glory,
For ever and ever.
Amen.
]
1928 BCP[6]
Our Father, who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
[For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever.
Amen.
]
ELLC (1988)[7]
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
[For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.
]
THE CATECHISM
OF THE ONE ETERNAL SPIRITUAL BODY OF CHRIST,
HIS HOLY CATHOLIC AND APOSTOLIC CHURCH
IN THE ANGLICAN-CATHOLIC CHURCH
He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
John 3:29 KJV
PART 4:
THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE HOLY CHURCH
THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH
The Anglican-Catholic Church is in agreement and in union with the Roman Catholic Church regarding the Apostolic succession and in most aspects of the seven sacraments of the church and we do naturally support Pope Benedict XVI. In the few differences we do identify we go back to the ancient roots of the early Catholic Celtic Church of Iona in the time of St Chad, in the pre-Whitby synod era. They were represented by St Chad at the synod and others and later reestablished in the Anglican-Catholic church. The early Celtic Catholic Church, on which the Anglican-Catholic church is modeled, was a living community based on the very versatile and creative blueprint of Christ's ministry. It was faithful to the Scriptures and was living the word of Christ in various sizes and styles of communities: There were monasteries for celibate monks and nuns; convents for married nuns and monks, who raised together their holy children; loose communities of craftspeople, artists, poets, healers, midwives, farmers, teachers, and many other professions, and holy men and women were living either in celibacy or as married couples and in solitude, communities or as individuals or families.
Their homes and services were open to all regardless of their belief. They shared their skills freely as they regarded them as God-given gifts as taught by Christ: 'What you have received freely, you must share freely.' We go even a step further now and encourage all to pass on their gifts freely and to pay tithe to their local churches, wherever members worship to help with the upkeep of their church. All members are asked to commit to these principles and to obey Christ's commandments. His two 'amendments' include all the ten Commandments as when we truly love our neighbour as ourselves and if we truly love God, we simply would never consider betraying God or Christ nor our neighbour or even contemplate committing any kind of sin.
The Anglican-Catholic Church is the purified renewed part of the spiritual one holy Catholic body of Christ. We do not own any property, nor do we ask any fees or membership contributions. All our services are entirely free and provided by volunteers, clergy and lay-people alike. We offer a home to all Anglo-Catholic priests or possible future bishops, or other Catholic clergy in the apostolic succession, who are welcome to marry in accordance to the scriptures (s Cor 7:2ff). Neither are leaders of holy orders prevented from marriage, if they have been joined by God with a soul, who is called to share in their service and cross to serve God in holy matrimony in addition to their holy orders. As we recognize and stand in firm agreement to the apostolic succession we do not recognize women priests and bishops for the simple reason that Christ entrusted His male apostles with the blessing of His holy Eucharist as it remembers the sacrifice of His body and His blood - and His body was that of a man. However, we do endorse the revival of the honorary office of deaconesses as this office is also anchored in the Scriptures and the early church of Paul was mainly carried by honorary women, who assisted the priests, who commissioned them.
We live the seven sacraments accordingly to the Scriptures and therefore, we do not feel that these are keeping us apart from unity with the Roman Catholic Church but are in the spirit of love and understanding and Jesus' commandment to His apostles and are contributing to heal any illusionary man-made rifts.
FROM THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH:
1210 Christ instituted the sacraments of the new law. There are seven: Baptism, Confirmation (or Chrismation), the Eucharist, Penance, the Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders and Matrimony. The seven sacraments touch all the stages and all the important moments of Christian life:1 they give birth and increase, healing and mission to the Christian's life of faith. There is thus a certain resemblance between the stages of natural life and the stages of the spiritual life.
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December 22, 2008, 2008.
Apostolic Greetings! May you have a Merry Christmas. As the year 2008 fades to history, we all have had many trials. The storms that have hit our Gulf Coast have created storms and suffering in many of our lives. The financial crisis that now strikes at the heart of working Americans has been caused by a war over oil. The young high school graduates and young officers who must now live day to day, pray daily for an end of this horrific event as I do. The unborn still wait in lines at Planned Parenthood to be murdered, yet our Congress and President find other things to do rather than stop abortions. The murder of the unborn is an issue that most folks tend to overlook. If we as a people would all let our Representatives & Senators know of our personal beliefs in these matters, these 2 events could & would be stopped for the good of all people. PLease pray for the wars to end, and for the mothers of the unborn to turn to the church and not to butchers of the unborn. May God bless with good health, love, and the ability to help others in their times of need! May all that see these words be blessed in your job, home, family, and church. If you need a church home, FIND one. Share your love with others!
They will share their love with you! Let Christ and goodness fill your life to capacity! Thanks for visiting, and Pray for Peace in Iraq! Pray for the unborn!
I love you all! MAy 2009 be a great year in your life!
His humble servent! Father Louis.
Be a true American Citizen! Register to VOTE if you are not already registered, and vote in every election. This is our MOST important RIGHT as an American and so many people tend to ignore voting. If only a few more people had voted as Democrats, we would not have this hororific war going on now. I care not which party you support, just VOTE!
Thanks!
Father Louis
Hello! My name is Father Louis Bernhardt. I am a priest in the Anglican Rite Old Catholic Church, Inc. I serve in the Metro Houston and and my son Reverend Fr. Trey Bernhardt serves San Antonio, Texas area. Even though I am a consecrated Bishop, I still prefer to be called Father Louis, as I still work as a priest daily. Prior to joining the Anglican Church, I served as a Reader, Deacon, and Priest in the Antioch Orthodox Church. God lead me to become a Western Rite Priest, and here I remain.
I have served as a priest at Saint Alban's Catholic Church in Houston, and at Saint Ignatius Orthodox Catholic Church in San Antonio. The Lord Jesus Christ has blessed my ministry over the years, and continues to bless as I proudly serve as His minister and priest. I learned much in my ministry in San Antonio and Houston areas over the past 12 years, and continue to learn on a daily basis. I also serve as Executive Director and Officiant for the Houston Minister's Referral Service and The San Antonio Minister's Service which has served since 1994 Texas providing Ministers and Priests for people in this area that wish a Christian Celeration even though they do not have a church home or a pastor. I officiate nondenominational & Catholic vows for all Baptised Christians of all denominations. I serve as a San Antonio Riverwalk Minister for those wishing to marry there. It has been my honor and pleasure to serve as a priest to officiate over 1000 weddings, quiceanera celebrations, funerals, and baptisms. Should you have need of a minister for a wedding celebration call Reverend Father Louis or Trey Bernhardt at 832-549-4696. We will come and officiate your wedding within a 200 mile radius of Houston and San Antonio. Nondenominational & Catholic weddings performed. I officiate the Hispanic Lasso Traditions and Gold Coin Ceremony for those that wish to have an authentic Spanish and Aztec Ceremony. The Unity Candle that signifies the oneness of the couple and their family may be added to the ceremony. The Single Red Rose exhange is the beginging of a tradition that goes back for centuries where the bride and groom each exchage a single Rose each year on the wedding anniversery. I wrote and published a Quinceaner Quide in 2002 and this has been distributed to both Roman Catholic priests in many church, and ministers of many other denominational faiths as they had need and guidence in performing a 15 Celebration in their local churches across the USA. During the next few months I shall revise this guide and a new guide will be published for future use. I have met the requirements as a Christian Counselor and a Charter Member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. I have counseled police officers from SAPD when requested. I have served many of our military especially in the San Antonio area. I have performed services at Kelly Air Force Base, Randolph AFB, and Fort Sam Houston U. S. Army Chapel. I have also had the pleasure to serve the U.S. Naval Air Station. The Lord Jesus Christ placed within my heart our churches motto; "CALLED TO SERVE". I enjoy serving in all capacities of the priesthood whatever the circumstance as I serve my Lord and those in need a clergyman. My prayers are oft heard and answered, and many times the answers to these prayers amaze me in their awe and wonder as I pray for the many that have made requests for these prayers. Should you have any need whatsoever; I stand prepared to offer my services. Maybe a child requires baptism, an ill person may require visitation, prayer, and annointed in the name of Jesus Christ, maybe a couple requires the Sacrement of Holy Matrimony, a child may require a Quinceanera Mass, or a couple may require Christian Counseling for some particular reason. Maybe you have not been to confession for a time? Whatever the reason you require a priest or minister I will assist in your need to the best of my ability. Call me, Father Louis N. Bernhardt, O.S.A. at 281-595-2002 to discuss your need. I serve as a Catholic but my ministry is Nondenominational and Interfaith and I offer services to those of all Christian denominations, and those of other faiths to the best of my ability. Over the years I have had the opportunity to participate with Jewish Rabbis on serveral occasions for Interfaith celebrations. May God bless those to whom read these words, now and forever. "CALLED TO SERVE"
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I ask anyone that views this website and is considering an abortion to reconsider. Would you rather have a Christian family raise this child? Call a local Catholic Church for help today. There are good folks that will raise this child as theirs and show the the love and joy of this world. If you need help, prayer, of someone to talk to to, remeber I am here to help! Call me NOW at 832-549-4696.God bless. Your friend, Father Louis.
Weddings performed at all locations. Austin, San Antonio, Houston, & Galveston, Texas. Rent a local church for wedding. Churches for rent in Metro Houston-Galveston area. Chaplain Service: 24 hour emergency Chaplain responds for Emeregncy Counseling. Charter Member: American Association of Christian Counselors. Hospital, Nursing Home, residential, and corporate counseling available. Contracts for in-house services at hospitals and nursing home. Call Father Louis at 832-549-4696 for details. Click Hereto visit ny website for additional information.
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Monthly Baptism Service start March 2009 in Metro Houston-Galveston areas. The 4th Sunday of each month will be open Baptism Service at a specified location in this area. Please call Reverend Bernhardt at 281-549-4696 for reservation.
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Who I'd like to meet: Many people of all walks of life, every Christian denomination, and belief that knows the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as his Personal Savior. He is my Savior, your savior, and everyone's savior. Those who beleive in PEACE! Those that beleive ABORTION is wrong! And those that love to help others!
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At that time Jesus exclaimed: “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike.
I have solid genuine evidences showed there are terrorists in West Africa, the group have some sort of connections with terrorists raising financial in London, Toronto, Texas, New York, and Virginia, and they are ready to attack on America soil. Some of these hard evidences published on the right column of the Kingdom of Heaven’s website http://www.wdcic.org
While American government leaders and officials are too busy for gain their power, image and fill their pockets! Therefore, we must peacefully do everything we could for prevent West African terrorists attack on America soil.
WARNING: If American done nothing! West Africa terrorists surely attack America soil several times that worse then September 1, 2001.
What gives life is God’s Spirit; man’s power is no use at all. The words I have spoken to you bring God’s life giving spirit. Yet some of you do not believe.
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
Family is foundation of a country! Families building country! Kids before all soldier’s duty! Obviously, once soldier died, his family buried him and his family embraced the lost and suffering!
I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes in him who sent me has eternal life, and will not be condemned, but has passed from death into life.
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how man times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy seven times.”
If God is for us, who can be against us? The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? Through you we push down our foes; through your name we tread down our foes; through your name we tread down those who rise up against us. We are more than conquerors through him who loved us. Arise and work! The lord be with you!
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