The box office hit is worth watching for a myriad of reasons, but here’s what stands out the most!

If you have teens and you’re looking to entertain them this weekend, you should consider taking them to see the follow up of the hugely successful Black Panther. Not only will they witness a visual feast, they’ll learn some key life lessons. (Be aware, however, there is some violence — the movie is rated PG-13.)

In Black Panther: Wakanda Forever the Marvel universe is full of color, impressive special effects, and big, bold characters who are ready to fight for what they deem right. Heading up their cause is the striking and ferociously smart Princess Shuri, played by Letitia Wright.

Throughout the movie, you see the young princess trying to come to terms with the death of her brother, King T’Challa — the main character of the first movie, played by the late-Chadwick Boseman.

She also has to fight other demons along the way, but throughout the film you see her mature, and find her own way, while leaning on her family and their memory for guidance and inspiration.

And this is the biggest takeaway from the movie. Without giving too much away, family is central to the plot. Between a mother’s love and an unbreakable sibling bond, decisions are made that can change the face of the earth. Revenge is the thread binding characters together, but mercy is the virtue that allows them to move forward.

Tradition at the front

While many have also spoken about the incredible costumes and scenery throughout the two-hour movie — and they are truly spectacular — the messages the attire sends is equally as important.

We see strength and pride in the clothing worn by different members of the Wakanda nation — costumes that reflect parts of Africa in the real world. We see rituals involving clothing that honor the dead. Through this the viewer witnesses the importance of tradition.

In fact, while the rituals and traditions are different from those we see in the Church, our children can appreciate the beauty of these observances, and might look at the practices they witness during the liturgy each week with a reaffirmed faith, and pride.

And for those who appreciated the late Chadwick Boseman, Marvel Studios honored him in a creative and moving way during the movie that will no doubt bring a tear to your eye.

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This image is now enshrined in the Roman church San Carlo ai Catinari. u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cdiv id=’aleteia-welcome’u003eu003c/divu003eu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003e+ As the introduction for the Mass honored “The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Divine Providence” observes, “Like God, who cannot forget his people, indeed consoles them like a mother, so the Blessed Virgin has pity on us, intercedes for us, comes to the help of the Church in its needs, and fills us with consolations” (from the u003ciu003eCollection of Masses of the Blessed Virgin Maryu003c/iu003e).u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003e+ u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”color: #0563c1″u003eu003cuu003eu003ca href=”https://spsmw.org/be-inspired/”u003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eThe National Shrine of Our Lady of Providenceu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/uu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003e is housed in the motherhouse of the Sisters of Providence of Saint-Mary-of-the-Woods, in Indiana, where she is celebrated as “Queen of the Home.”u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif;color: #bf0149″u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eu003cbu003eFor prayer and reflectionu003c/bu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003e“u003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eCan a mother forget her infant, and not have pity on the child of her womb? 1if a mother should forget, you I will never forget.”—Isaiah 49:15u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif;color: #bf0149″u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eu003cbu003eVocationsu003c/bu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eThere are several communities named in honor of Our Lady of Divine Province and the Mystery of God’s Providence. u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eFor women:u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eu0026#8211; The Sisters of Providence: u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”color: #0563c1″u003eu003cuu003eu003ca href=”http://www.sistersofprovidence.net/”u003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ewww.sistersofprovidence.netu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/uu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eu0026#8211; The Discalced Carmelite Nuns of the Carmel of Our Lady of Divine Providence (Lake Elmo, MN): u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”color: #0563c1″u003eu003cuu003eu003ca href=”https://cloisteredlife.com/directory/lake-elmo”u003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ehttps://cloisteredlife.com/directory/lake-elmou003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/uu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eu0026#8211; The Congregation of Divine Providence: u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”color: #0563c1″u003eu003cuu003eu003ca href=”http://www.cdptexas.org/”u003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ewww.cdptexas.orgu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/uu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eu0026#8211; The Daughters of Divine Providence: u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”color: #0563c1″u003eu003cuu003eu003ca href=”http://www.daughtersofdivineprovidenceusa.org/”u003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ewww.daughtersofdivineprovidenceusa.orgu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/uu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eu0026#8211; The Daughters of St. Mary of Providence: u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”color: #0563c1″u003eu003cuu003eu003ca href=”http://www.dsmpvocations.com/”u003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ewww.dsmpvocations.comu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/uu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eu0026#8211; The Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence: u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”color: #0563c1″u003eu003cuu003eu003ca href=”http://www.mcdp.org/”u003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ewww.mcdp.orgu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/uu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eu0026#8211; The Oblate Sisters of Providence: u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”color: #0563c1″u003eu003cuu003eu003ca href=”http://www.oblatesisters.com/”u003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ewww.oblatesisters.comu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/uu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eu0026#8211; The Sisters of Divine Providence: u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”color: #0563c1″u003eu003cuu003eu003ca href=”http://www.cdpkentucky.org/”u003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ewww.cdpkentucky.orgu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/uu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eu0026#8211; The Sisters of Providence of Holyoke: u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”color: #0563c1″u003eu003cuu003eu003ca href=”http://www.sisofprov.org/”u003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ewww.sisofprov.orgu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/uu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eu0026#8211; The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”color: #0563c1″u003eu003cuu003eu003ca href=”http://www.sistersofprovidence.org/”u003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ewww.sistersofprovidence.orgu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/uu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eu0026#8211; The Sisters of St. Francis of the Providence of God: u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”color: #0563c1″u003eu003cuu003eu003ca href=”http://www.osfprov.org/”u003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ewww.osfprov.orgu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/uu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eFor men:u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eu0026#8211; The Sons of Divine Providence: u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”color: #0563c1″u003eu003cuu003eu003ca href=”https://www.sonsofdivineprovidence.org/USA.html”u003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ehttps://www.sonsofdivineprovidence.org/USA.htmlu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/uu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”color: #bf0149″u003eu003cstrongu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ePrayeru003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eLord our God,u003cbr /u003enu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eyour loving providence is always wise and unfailing;u003cbr /u003enu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ethrough the prayers of the Blessed Virgin,u003cbr /u003enu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eMother of your Son,u003cbr /u003enu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large;font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eremove from us all the would harm usu003cbr /u003enu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eand grant us all that will be for our good.u003cbr /u003enu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eThrough our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,u003cbr /u003enu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ewho lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,u003cbr /u003enu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eGod, for ever and ever. Amen.u003cbr /u003enu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003e(Collect for the Mass in honor of Our Lady of Providence in the u003ciu003eCollection of Masses of the Blessed Virgin Maryu003c/iu003e)u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cp class=”western”u003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eu003ciu003eSaint profiles prepared by Brother Silas Henderson, S.D.S.u003c/iu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003en”,”saint_url”:””,”total_pages”:1},”magnificat_link”:”https://us.magnificat.net/?utm_campaign=prayers_sectionu0026utm_source=aleteiau0026utm_medium=website”,”archive_link”:”Access our archives of daily saint biographies here”,”prayer_link”:”https://news.google.com/daily-prayer/saturday-november-19/”,”image”:{“full”:”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/web3-our-lady-of-providence-wiki.jpg”,”url”:”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/web3-our-lady-of-providence-wiki.jpg?w=620u0026h=348u0026crop=1″,”thumb”:”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/web3-our-lady-of-providence-wiki.jpg?w=360u0026h=360u0026crop=1″,”thumb_big”:”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/web3-our-lady-of-providence-wiki.jpg?w=400u0026h=400u0026crop=1″,”uncropped”:”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/web3-our-lady-of-providence-wiki.jpg?w=620″,”medium”:”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/web3-our-lady-of-providence-wiki.jpg?w=460u0026h=230u0026crop=1″,”small”:”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/web3-our-lady-of-providence-wiki.jpg?w=220u0026h=110u0026crop=1″,”credits”:{“title”:”web3-our-lady-of-providence-wiki.jpg”,”copyright”:”Scipione Pulzone | Public Domain”,”link”:”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Providence#/media/File:Our_Lady_of_Providence_Pulzone.jpg”,”caption”:””,”alt”:”Our Lady of Providence”}},”contents_items”:[{“title”:”Prayer for this morning”,”raw_id”:”1825530″,”is_morning_prayer”:”1″,”html”:”https://reports.aleteia.org/daily_prayers/1825530?raw_html=true”,”link”:”prayer-for-this-morning-0″},{“title”:”Daily meditation”,”raw_id”:”1825542″,”html”:”https://reports.aleteia.org/daily_prayers/1825542?raw_html=true”,”link”:”daily-meditation-1″},{“title”:”Prayer for this evening”,”raw_id”:”1825543″,”html”:”https://reports.aleteia.org/daily_prayers/1825543?raw_html=true”,”link”:”prayer-for-this-evening-2″}],”settings”:{“gtm”:{“prayers”:{“daily_prayer”:”prayer corner”,”saint_of_the_day”:”saint of the day”,”morning_prayer”:”morning prayer”,”evening_prayer”:”evening prayer”,”daily_gospel”:”daily gospel”,”daily_meditation”:”daily meditation”,”particular_intention”:”prayers for particular needs”,”pope_reflexion”:”thoughts of the pope”,”bbq”:”bbq”,”prayer_for_you”:”prayer for you today”}}},”prayer_intentions”:{“icon”:”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/03/logo-premium-prayers-1-1.png”,”image”:”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/03/monasteries-1-1.png”,”text”:”u003cp style=”margin: 0″u003eu003cspan style=”color: #cd2649″u003eEntrust your prayer intentions to our network of monasteriesu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003en”,”text2″:””,”page”:”https://news.google.com/prayer-intentions/”,”pageid”:658046}},”cross”:”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/themes/aleteia-2017/assets/images/daily-prayers/cross.svg”,”particular_intentions_link”:null,”saint_post”:””}},{“type”:”top-ten-module”,”data”:{“items”:[{“simple”:false,”id”:719407,”related”:[],”content”:”u003ch2 class=”subtitle”u003eThere is a historical reason why wedding and engagement rings are worn on the fourth finger.u003c/h2u003eu003cpu003eYou may have heard that people wear their wedding and/or engagement ring on the finger between the pinky and middle finger u0026#8220;because itu0026#8217;s the finger that has a vein that goes straight to the heart,u0026#8221; or something of the sort.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eThis belief dates back to Ancient Rome, probably inherited from the Egyptians or Greeks. They called the blood vessel in this finger the u003cemu003evena amorisu003c/emu003e (vein of love) and thought that in this way lovers connected their love through their rings.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eHowever, current knowledge of anatomy tells us that there is no such single vein that goes directly to the heart, and that all fingers u0026#8212; not just the ring finger u0026#8212; have veins that in one way or another connect to the heart. But the symbolism has remained over time.u003c/pu003enu003cdiv class=”wp-block-aleteia-heading3″u003enu003ch3u003eTry this out with your own fingersu003c/h3u003enu003c/pu003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eSome time ago I read on Twitter u003ca href=”https://twitter.com/PatxiBronchalo/status/1486424169537548296″u003ean anecdote publishedu003c/au003e by Fr. Patxi Bronchalo (@PatxiBronchalo) where he talked about an exercise regarding the wedding ring that he likes to do with brides and grooms before they get married, and I thought it was great to share it with you. Try it at home!u003c/pu003enu003cdiv class=”block-image-copyrigth-wrap”u003enu003cfigure class=”wp-block-image size-large”u003eu003cimg decoding=”async” loading=”lazy” width=”1000″ height=”593″ src=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/shutterstock_251860978.jpg?w=720″ alt=”ANILLO MATRIMONIO BODA PAREJA CASADOS” class=”wp-image-718411″ srcset=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/shutterstock_251860978.jpg 1000w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/shutterstock_251860978.jpg?resize=150,89 150w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/shutterstock_251860978.jpg?resize=300,178 300w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/shutterstock_251860978.jpg?resize=620,368 620w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/shutterstock_251860978.jpg?resize=375,222 375w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/shutterstock_251860978.jpg?resize=630,374 630w” sizes=”(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px” /u003eu003c/figureu003enu003cdiv class=”copyright-text”u003eMelinda Nagy u0026#8211; Shutterstocku003c/divu003enu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eMake a fist of one of your hands (or place your palm flat on a surface) and try to lift each finger individually, one by one (only one lifted at a time), starting with your thumb. Iu0026#8217;ll give you time to do itu0026#8230;u003c/pu003enu003cdiv id=’aleteia-welcome’u003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eDid you do it? Iu0026#8217;m sure you noticed that lifting the ring finger was a little more difficult than the others; maybe you couldnu0026#8217;t even do it without another finger lifting along with it.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eFr. Bronchalo explains that the thumb is the one we use to give “thumbs up” or “thumbs down,” to indicate easily if something is right or wrong, or whether we like it or don’t. Then there’s the index finger, which is the one with which we point, accuse someone, and so on. Then thereu0026#8217;s the middle finger, which, well … some people use to insult others. Let’s skip the ring finger for a second, and go to the little finger, with which children make their pinky promises.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eSo, what is one that’s left, the ring finger, for? Well, it’s for wearing the wedding rings, u0026#8220;because itu0026#8217;s the weak finger; it canu0026#8217;t even lift itself up on its own. (u0026#8230;) Wedding rings are put on that finger so that the spouses don’t forget that it is in weakness that they need to love each other the most,u0026#8221; writes the priest.u003c/pu003enu003cdiv class=”wp-block-aleteia-heading3″u003enu003ch3u003eAnd did you know that you can receive an indulgence?u003c/h3u003enu003c/pu003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eSt. John XXIII granted a special indulgence for kissing the wedding ring every day. It’s a way for spouses to remind themselves of the vows they made on their wedding day, especially to support each other in times of sickness and difficult times, which is when true love comes to the fore.u003c/pu003en”,”rawcontent”:”u003c!– wp:aleteia/subtitle /–u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eYou may have heard that people wear their wedding and/or engagement ring on the finger between the pinky and middle finger “because it’s the finger that has a vein that goes straight to the heart,” or something of the sort.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eThis belief dates back to Ancient Rome, probably inherited from the Egyptians or Greeks. They called the blood vessel in this finger the u003cemu003evena amorisu003c/emu003e (vein of love) and thought that in this way lovers connected their love through their rings.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eHowever, current knowledge of anatomy tells us that there is no such single vein that goes directly to the heart, and that all fingers — not just the ring finger — have veins that in one way or another connect to the heart. But the symbolism has remained over time.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/heading3 {“content”:”u003cstrongu003eTry this out with your own fingersu003c/strongu003e”} –u003enu003ch3u003eu0026lt;strongu0026gt;Try this out with your own fingersu0026lt;/strongu0026gt;u003c/h3u003enu003c!– /wp:aleteia/heading3 –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eSome time ago I read on Twitter u003ca href=”https://twitter.com/PatxiBronchalo/status/1486424169537548296″u003ean anecdote publishedu003c/au003e by Fr. Patxi Bronchalo (@PatxiBronchalo) where he talked about an exercise regarding the wedding ring that he likes to do with brides and grooms before they get married, and I thought it was great to share it with you. Try it at home!u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:image {“id”:718411,”sizeSlug”:”large”,”linkDestination”:”none”} –u003enu003cfigure class=”wp-block-image size-large”u003eu003cimg src=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/shutterstock_251860978.jpg?w=720″ alt=”ANILLO MATRIMONIO BODA PAREJA CASADOS” class=”wp-image-718411″ /u003eu003c/figureu003enu003c!– /wp:image –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eMake a fist of one of your hands (or place your palm flat on a surface) and try to lift each finger individually, one by one (only one lifted at a time), starting with your thumb. I’ll give you time to do it…u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eDid you do it? I’m sure you noticed that lifting the ring finger was a little more difficult than the others; maybe you couldn’t even do it without another finger lifting along with it.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eFr. Bronchalo explains that the thumb is the one we use to give “thumbs up” or “thumbs down,” to indicate easily if something is right or wrong, or whether we like it or don’t. Then there’s the index finger, which is the one with which we point, accuse someone, and so on. Then there’s the middle finger, which, well … some people use to insult others. Let’s skip the ring finger for a second, and go to the little finger, with which children make their pinky promises.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eSo, what is one that’s left, the ring finger, for? Well, it’s for wearing the wedding rings, “because it’s the weak finger; it can’t even lift itself up on its own. (…) Wedding rings are put on that finger so that the spouses don’t forget that it is in weakness that they need to love each other the most,” writes the priest.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/heading3 {“content”:”u003cstrongu003eAnd did you know that you can receive an indulgence?u003c/strongu003e”} –u003enu003ch3u003eu0026lt;strongu0026gt;And did you know that you can receive an indulgence?u0026lt;/strongu0026gt;u003c/h3u003enu003c!– /wp:aleteia/heading3 –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eSt. John XXIII granted a special indulgence for kissing the wedding ring every day. 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They called the blood vessel in this finger the u003cemu003evena amorisu003c/emu003e (vein of love) and thought that in this way lovers connected their love through their rings.u003c/pu003en”},{“simple”:false,”id”:719949,”related”:[],”content”:”u003ch2 class=”subtitle”u003eThe actor explains how “my spirituality, my faith has got to be the center of it all.”u003c/h2u003eu003cpu003eThe u003cemu003eFather Stuu003c/emu003e actor Mark Wahlberg was u003ca href=”https://www.wsj.com/articles/mark-wahlberg-schedule-11668431859?fbclid=IwAR1lxlrK4mqBdrsVBq5z6-caA5vz6S1aLinzgrjVXYpJ1eCfR91zFdJdqQg”u003erecently interviewed in the Wall Street Journal about his daily routineu003c/au003e, which weu0026#8217;ve u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2018/09/14/mark-wahlberg-reveals-his-surprising-daily-prayer-routine/”u003epreviously shared with youu003c/au003e. Now, the father of four teens has altered his schedule, but prayer still heads the agenda.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eAs an actor, family man, and owner of multiple businesses, Wahlberg needs as much energy as possible, and as he shared with the WSJ, this new routine makes him very productive. u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eA lot of his routine is centered around u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2018/05/25/why-you-should-give-intermittent-fasting-a-try/”u003eintermittent fastingu003c/au003e. This sees him go without food from anywhere between 12 and 18 hours in a day, which he says boosts his energy. u003cstrongu003eBut to ensure he gets his day off to the right start, he begins with prayer around 3:30 or 4:00 a.m. u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eHe then goes off to work out, skipping breakfast, and will eventually break his fast any time between noon and 6 p.m.. However, he wonu0026#8217;t have much time to eat, as he gets tucked into bed by 7:30 p.m. because he needs his eight hours! u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eIn the interview, Wahlberg goes into more detail as to how he takes his supplements, has adopted a taste for espressos, and continues to do the bulk of his work while most of us are still asleep.u003c/pu003enu003cblockquote class=”wp-block-quote”u003enu003cdiv id=’aleteia-welcome’u003eu003c/divu003eu003cpu003eThe devout Catholic also talked about sharing his business failings on his TV show, u003cemu003eWahl Streetu003c/emu003e: u003c/pu003ennnnu003cpu003eu0026#8220;Most people really pride themselves on sharing how they’re No. 1 at everything. But we closed all of our restaurants, all of our gyms. We showed that in real time, and people appreciated the honesty. All the losses and the tough stuff that we went to made us stronger.u0026#8221;u003c/pu003enu003c/blockquoteu003enu003cpu003eInterestingly, when the star was asked what makes him feel the most productive, he replied:u003c/pu003enu003cblockquote class=”wp-block-aleteia-blockquote”u003eu003cspan class=”text”u003eu003cpu003eBeing consistent with my routine. Getting the right amount of rest, really staying focused. My spirituality, my faith has got to be the center of it all.u0026#8221;u003c/pu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/blockquoteu003enu003cpu003eAnd Wahlbergu0026#8217;s fasting habits seem pretty in tune with his Catholic faith, where during penitential seasons like Lent and Advent the faithful are called to fast and abstain. So maybe the super fit dad has been able to embrace his intermittent fasting a little more easily thanks to all the fasting heu0026#8217;s done in the past! u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eAt the end of the interview, the 51-year-old gave some advice that spurs him on, and that no doubt gives him the strength to wake up when his alarm sounds:u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu0026#8220;You’ve just gotta keep going, you’ve gotta keep working. Leave no stone unturned. Don’t expect somebody else to figure it out. You’ve just got to be in it for the long haul.u0026#8221;u003c/pu003entu003cdiv data-category=”Lifestyle” data-category-english=”lifestyle” class=”wp-block-aleteia-read-also read-also”u003enttu003cfigureu003entttu003cimgnttttsrc=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/WEB3-MARK-WAHLBERG-SON-CONFIRMATION-Shutterstock-Facebook.jpg?w=300u0026#038;h=150u0026#038;crop=1″nttttalt=”MARK WAHLBERG”nttttloading=”lazy” /u003enttu003c/figureu003enttu003cdiv class=”read-also-inner”u003entttu003cemu003eRead more:u003c/emu003eu003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2022/06/01/heres-just-another-reason-to-love-mark-wahlberg/”u003eHereu0026#8217;s just another reason to love Mark Wahlbergu003c/au003enttu003c/divu003entu003c/divu003etu003cdiv data-category=”Lifestyle” data-category-english=”lifestyle” class=”wp-block-aleteia-read-also read-also”u003enttu003cfigureu003entttu003cimgnttttsrc=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/07/WEB3-MARK-WAHLBERG-shutterstock_141488086.jpg?w=300u0026#038;h=150u0026#038;crop=1″nttttalt=”MARK WAHLBERG”nttttloading=”lazy” /u003enttu003c/figureu003enttu003cdiv class=”read-also-inner”u003entttu003cemu003eRead more:u003c/emu003eu003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2022/10/15/mark-wahlberg-and-wife-make-big-decision-to-provide-the-best-for-their-family/”u003eMark Wahlberg and wife make big decision to provide the best for their familyu003c/au003enttu003c/divu003entu003c/divu003e”,”rawcontent”:”u003c!– wp:aleteia/subtitle /–u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eThe u003cemu003eFather Stuu003c/emu003e actor Mark Wahlberg was u003ca href=”https://www.wsj.com/articles/mark-wahlberg-schedule-11668431859?fbclid=IwAR1lxlrK4mqBdrsVBq5z6-caA5vz6S1aLinzgrjVXYpJ1eCfR91zFdJdqQg”u003erecently interviewed in the Wall Street Journal about his daily routineu003c/au003e, which we’ve u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2018/09/14/mark-wahlberg-reveals-his-surprising-daily-prayer-routine/”u003epreviously shared with youu003c/au003e. Now, the father of four teens has altered his schedule, but prayer still heads the agenda.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eAs an actor, family man, and owner of multiple businesses, Wahlberg needs as much energy as possible, and as he shared with the WSJ, this new routine makes him very productive. u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eA lot of his routine is centered around u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2018/05/25/why-you-should-give-intermittent-fasting-a-try/”u003eintermittent fastingu003c/au003e. This sees him go without food from anywhere between 12 and 18 hours in a day, which he says boosts his energy. u003cstrongu003eBut to ensure he gets his day off to the right start, he begins with prayer around 3:30 or 4:00 a.m. u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eHe then goes off to work out, skipping breakfast, and will eventually break his fast any time between noon and 6 p.m.. However, he won’t have much time to eat, as he gets tucked into bed by 7:30 p.m. because he needs his eight hours! u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eIn the interview, Wahlberg goes into more detail as to how he takes his supplements, has adopted a taste for espressos, and continues to do the bulk of his work while most of us are still asleep.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:quote –u003enu003cblockquote class=”wp-block-quote”u003eu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eThe devout Catholic also talked about sharing his business failings on his TV show, u003cemu003eWahl Streetu003c/emu003e: u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003e”Most people really pride themselves on sharing how they’re No. 1 at everything. But we closed all of our restaurants, all of our gyms. We showed that in real time, and people appreciated the honesty. All the losses and the tough stuff that we went to made us stronger.”u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003eu003c/blockquoteu003enu003c!– /wp:quote –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eInterestingly, when the star was asked what makes him feel the most productive, he replied:u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/blockquote {“content”:”Being consistent with my routine. Getting the right amount of rest, really staying focused. My spirituality, my faith has got to be the center of it all.u0022″} –u003enu003cblockquote class=”wp-block-aleteia-blockquote”u003eu003cspan class=”text”u003eu003cpu003eBeing consistent with my routine. Getting the right amount of rest, really staying focused. My spirituality, my faith has got to be the center of it all.”u003c/pu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/blockquoteu003enu003c!– /wp:aleteia/blockquote –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eAnd Wahlberg’s fasting habits seem pretty in tune with his Catholic faith, where during penitential seasons like Lent and Advent the faithful are called to fast and abstain. So maybe the super fit dad has been able to embrace his intermittent fasting a little more easily thanks to all the fasting he’s done in the past! u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eAt the end of the interview, the 51-year-old gave some advice that spurs him on, and that no doubt gives him the strength to wake up when his alarm sounds:u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003e”You’ve just gotta keep going, you’ve gotta keep working. Leave no stone unturned. Don’t expect somebody else to figure it out. 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Now, the father of four teens has altered his schedule, but prayer still heads the agenda.u003c/pu003ennu003cpu003eAs an actor, family man, and owner of multiple businesses, Wahlberg needs as much energy as possible, and as he shared with the WSJ, this new routine makes him very productive. u003c/pu003en”},{“simple”:false,”id”:719681,”related”:[],”content”:”u003ch2 class=”subtitle”u003eThe priest who gave Princess Diana last rites criticized the series ‘The Crown’ for exploiting the night of her death.u003c/h2u003eu003cpu003eThe priest who accompanied Princess Diana on the night of her death, and even gave her last rites, has criticized the series u003cemu003eThe Crownu003c/emu003e for exploiting for commercial purposes the tragic events of the early morning of August 31, 1997. The popular Netflix production reconstructs Lady Diu0026#8217;s fatal accident in episodes of its sixth season, due to be released in 2023.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eFr. Yves-Marie Clochard-Bossuet told The Daily Mail on October 30, ahead of the November 9 release of the fifth season of the series, that u003ca href=”https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11369145/French-priest-gave-Diana-rites-blasts-Crowns-cruel-depiction-1997-crash.html”u003ethe use of Princess Dianau0026#8217;s accidentu003c/au003e in u003cemu003eThe Crownu003c/emu003e u0026#8220;is crass, and itu0026#8217;s certainly not necessary.u0026#8221; He believes it disrespects the memory and family of the princess, as well as unnecessarily reviving the trauma of her children and close relatives. The priest says that the producers are u0026#8220;simply interested in attracting as many viewers as possible.u0026#8221;u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu0026#8220;There is no need to recreate the events of that night. This is because Diana has children, she has a brother and sisters, and it affects the feelings of her entire family,” he told the Daily Mail. “They will all be hurt by the reconstruction of this accident.u0026#8221;u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eOn the fatal night, Diana was in a car driven by chauffeur Henri Paul, accompanied by her boyfriend Dodi Fayed and bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones. Only the bodyguard survived. Fr. Yves-Marie, who is French and accompanied the princess’ body for more than 10 hours that tragic night, spoke out on the occasion of filming done in Paris the previous week to reproduce the accident in the same tunnel where it happened in real life. The Daily Mail qualified the filming of scenes of her death and funeral as “ghoulish” and “macabre.”u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eFrom a note at the end of the UK publication’s article, it appears that Netflix may be taking the criticisms seriously. Reporters Peter Allen and Michael Powell write that “Netflix said last night: u0026#8216;u003cemu003eThe Crownu003c/emu003e Season 6 will cover the lead-up and aftermath, but the crash will not be featured.u0026#8217;”u003c/pu003enu003cdiv id=’aleteia-welcome’u003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eFor more about how Fr. Yves-Marie Clochard-Boussuet was involved on the night of the tragedy, you can read u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2021/08/29/a-catholic-priest-kept-vigil-over-lady-di-on-the-morning-after-her-death/”u003ethis articleu003c/au003e published previously by Aleteia.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eAlthough the series describes historical events, there have been many calls since the series’ first season aired in 2016 for it to include a disclaimer to the effect that it is a fictionalized dramatization, not a strictly historical reenactment or documentary. Now, the BBC reports that “Netflix has added a disclaimer to its marketing for u003cemu003eThe Crownu003c/emu003e, saying the show is a ‘fictional dramatization,’ ‘inspired by real-life events.’” However, individual episodes of season 5 still u003ca href=”https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ellievhall/the-crown-season-five-no-fictional-disclaimer-episodes”u003edo not have such a disclaimeru003c/au003e, according to BuzzFeed News.u003c/pu003entu003cdiv data-category=”Lifestyle” data-category-english=”lifestyle” class=”wp-block-aleteia-read-also read-also”u003enttu003cfigureu003entttu003cimgnttttsrc=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/web3-princess-diana-mother-teresa-afp-000_SAPA970905788830-1.jpg?w=300u0026#038;h=150u0026#038;crop=1″nttttalt=”PRINCESS DIANA AND MOTHER TERESA”nttttloading=”lazy” /u003enttu003c/figureu003enttu003cdiv class=”read-also-inner”u003entttu003cemu003eRead more:u003c/emu003eu003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2021/07/01/5-lessons-from-the-friendship-of-princess-diana-and-mother-teresa/”u003e5 Lessons from the friendship of Princess Diana and Mother Teresau003c/au003enttu003c/divu003entu003c/divu003etu003cdiv data-category=”Lifestyle” data-category-english=”lifestyle” class=”wp-block-aleteia-read-also read-also”u003enttu003cfigureu003entttu003cimgnttttsrc=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/07/web3-princess-diana-mother-teresa-afp-000_SAPA970905788830-1.jpg?w=300u0026#038;h=150u0026#038;crop=1″nttttalt=”PRINCESS DIANA AND MOTHER TERESA”nttttloading=”lazy” /u003enttu003c/figureu003enttu003cdiv class=”read-also-inner”u003entttu003cemu003eRead more:u003c/emu003eu003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2021/07/27/did-you-know-princess-di-was-buried-with-a-rosary/”u003eDid you know Princess Di was buried with a rosary?u003c/au003enttu003c/divu003entu003c/divu003e”,”rawcontent”:”u003c!– wp:aleteia/subtitle /–u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eThe priest who accompanied Princess Diana on the night of her death, and even gave her last rites, has criticized the series u003cemu003eThe Crownu003c/emu003e for exploiting for commercial purposes the tragic events of the early morning of August 31, 1997. The popular Netflix production reconstructs Lady Di’s fatal accident in episodes of its sixth season, due to be released in 2023.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eFr. Yves-Marie Clochard-Bossuet told The Daily Mail on October 30, ahead of the November 9 release of the fifth season of the series, that u003ca href=”https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11369145/French-priest-gave-Diana-rites-blasts-Crowns-cruel-depiction-1997-crash.html”u003ethe use of Princess Diana’s accidentu003c/au003e in u003cemu003eThe Crownu003c/emu003e “is crass, and it’s certainly not necessary.” He believes it disrespects the memory and family of the princess, as well as unnecessarily reviving the trauma of her children and close relatives. The priest says that the producers are “simply interested in attracting as many viewers as possible.”u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003e”There is no need to recreate the events of that night. This is because Diana has children, she has a brother and sisters, and it affects the feelings of her entire family,” he told the Daily Mail. “They will all be hurt by the reconstruction of this accident.”u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eOn the fatal night, Diana was in a car driven by chauffeur Henri Paul, accompanied by her boyfriend Dodi Fayed and bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones. Only the bodyguard survived. Fr. Yves-Marie, who is French and accompanied the princess’ body for more than 10 hours that tragic night, spoke out on the occasion of filming done in Paris the previous week to reproduce the accident in the same tunnel where it happened in real life. The Daily Mail qualified the filming of scenes of her death and funeral as “ghoulish” and “macabre.”u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eFrom a note at the end of the UK publication’s article, it appears that Netflix may be taking the criticisms seriously. Reporters Peter Allen and Michael Powell write that “Netflix said last night: ‘u003cemu003eThe Crownu003c/emu003e Season 6 will cover the lead-up and aftermath, but the crash will not be featured.’”u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eFor more about how Fr. 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The popular Netflix production reconstructs Lady Di’s fatal accident in episodes of its sixth season, due to be released in 2023.u003c/pu003ennu003cpu003eFr. Yves-Marie Clochard-Bossuet told The Daily Mail on October 30, ahead of the November 9 release of the fifth season of the series, that u003ca href=”https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11369145/French-priest-gave-Diana-rites-blasts-Crowns-cruel-depiction-1997-crash.html”u003ethe use of Princess Diana’s accidentu003c/au003e in u003cemu003eThe Crownu003c/emu003e “is crass, and it’s certainly not necessary.” He believes it disrespects the memory and family of the princess, as well as unnecessarily reviving the trauma of her children and close relatives. The priest says that the producers are “simply interested in attracting as many viewers as possible.”u003c/pu003en”},{“simple”:false,”id”:719827,”related”:[],”content”:”u003ch2 class=”subtitle”u003e”Prophet” is in theaters November 15 and 17: A fine introduction to the man who shepherded Poland through decades of communist rule and set stage for John Paul II.u003c/h2u003eu003cpu003eWhen speaking on the collapse of communism in the 1980s, British historian Timothy Garton Ash noted that St. John Paul II, especially with his 1979 trip to Poland, was a key factor in how those events came to occur. He explained, “Without the Pope, no Solidarity. Without Solidarity, no Gorbachev. Without Gorbachev, no fall of Communism.u0026#8221; And yet, had he wished, Mr. Ash could have gone even further back with his domino-effect timeline, because John Paul IIu0026#8217;s efforts were themselves built upon the earlier works of another. That man would be u003cstrongu003ethe recently beatified Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, the subject of a new film from director Michal Kondrat titled u003ca href=”http://prophet2022.com” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”u003e“Prophet.”u003c/au003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003cfigure class=”wp-block-image size-large”u003eu003cimg decoding=”async” loading=”lazy” width=”1296″ height=”1728″ src=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg?w=720″ alt=”PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg” class=”wp-image-719828″ srcset=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg 1296w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg?resize=150,200 150w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg?resize=300,400 300w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg?resize=1024,1365 1024w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg?resize=1152,1536 1152w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg?resize=620,827 620w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg?resize=1140,1520 1140w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg?resize=375,500 375w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg?resize=570,760 570w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg?resize=630,840 630w” sizes=”(max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px” /u003eu003c/figureu003enu003cpu003eKondrat is mostly known as the driving force behind religious docudramas such as 2019’s “u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2019/10/26/love-and-mercy-new-film-on-st-faustina-and-her-vision-of-the-divine-mercy-image/”u003eFaustina: Love and Mercyu003c/au003e,” however, with “Prophet” he finally ventures into the world of feature film making. In an interview with the Polish newspaper Gazeta Krakowska, Kondrat explained that his desire to make the movie was driven by what he perceived as a general lack of knowledge on the part of most young people in Poland regarding one of the country’s most beloved national heroes. They are somewhat aware of Wyszyński, Kondrat expounded, but they don’t really “know” him. u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eHe hopes “Prophet” will help alleviate that problem by introducing audiences to someone Kondrat describes as u003cstrongu003ea sort of Clint Eastwood in purple robes.u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eTo this end, the movie obviously details the heroic touchstones of Wyszyński’s episcopate such as his “Great Novena” pilgrimage for the Black Madonna of Częstochowa and his celebration of the millennial anniversary of the Christianization of Poland. Wyszyński’s stoic determination in bringing these nationwide events to pass would both humiliate and infuriate Poland’s communist regime. The movie is also sure to include more personal matters, though, such as Wyszyński’s first interactions with a young (and quite studly it would seem) priest named Karol Wojtyła, whom it’s safe to say would go on to do some impressive things himself.u003c/pu003enu003cdiv class=”wp-block-aleteia-heading3″u003enu003ch3u003eFormative momentu003c/h3u003enu003c/pu003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eAll of that would come later, however. The movie actually begins in 1953 with Wyszyński about to be released from a three-year internment for daring to speak out against the Polish state. On his way home, the newly freed Wyszyński recalls an incident from his time as a chaplain during World War II in which a Polish farmer calmly walks into the middle of a bombardment, tossing seeds as he goes. When the young Wyszyński rushes out to pull the man to safety, the beleaguered farmer states simply, “We need to sow, or only wasteland will remain.” This is portrayed as a formative moment, as it’s a philosophy the Cardinal himself will come to adopt in his decades long struggle against communism.u003c/pu003enu003cdiv id=’aleteia-welcome’u003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eA good portion of the film is spent documenting the verbal sparring between Wyszyński and Władysław Gomułka, the First Secretary of the Polish United Workersu0026#8217; Party and de-facto leader of Poland for most of Wyszyński’s tenure. As portrayed here, Gomulka is a pure villain so militant in his atheism that he cannot even bring himself to address Wyszyński by any of his clerical titles, instead referring to him only as a director of the Church. Communists do so love to try and control the language, don’t they?u0026nbsp;u003c/pu003enu003cfigure class=”wp-block-image size-large”u003eu003cimg decoding=”async” loading=”lazy” width=”1080″ height=”1080″ src=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?w=720″ alt=”DolanProphet.png” class=”wp-image-719829″ srcset=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png 1080w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?resize=95,95 95w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?resize=360,360 360w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?resize=400,400 400w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?resize=115,115 115w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?resize=620,620 620w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?resize=50,50 50w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?resize=75,75 75w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?resize=192,192 192w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?resize=375,375 375w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?resize=760,760 760w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?resize=630,630 630w” sizes=”(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px” /u003eu003c/figureu003enu003cpu003eWhen not concentrating on the ongoing mental chess match between Wyszyński and Gomulka, the film follows the Cardinal’s pastoral relationships with a small group of laypeople. These include Kazia, a young girl he mentors after she is caught stealing food, and Magda, a schoolteacher he regularly counsels. It is u003cstrongu003ethrough Magda’s filmmaker husband Janek we ultimately learn the source of the film’s titleu003c/strongu003e. In need of money, Janek is conscripted by Gomułka to spy on the Cardinal as part of “Prophet,” a secret surveillance operation designed to uncover any evidence the government can use to charge Wyszyński with treason. These efforts to entrap Wyszyński will eventually bring much suffering to those around the Cardinal, Kazia in particular.u003c/pu003enu003cdiv class=”wp-block-aleteia-heading3″u003enu003ch3u003eThe Eightu003c/h3u003enu003c/pu003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eMost interesting amongst Wyszyński’s acquaintances are “The Eight,” the small cadre of women who run most of the parish’s day to day operations including its publishing office, where the ladies are not averse to printing dissident pamphlets on the sly to aid Poland’s underground resistance movement. It’s always amusing in the movie anytime the Cardinal is faced with a predicament only to order his aide to summon The Eight to handle the situation. It’s almost enough to make one wish for a more fantastical, unrealistic version of the film in which The Eight carry out secret Charlie’s Angels style missions for the Church whenever the need arises.u0026nbsp;u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eThat’s for another type of film, though. True to his documentarian roots, Kondrat is primarily interested in presenting a respectful and factual story with “Prophet.” Overall, the film plays as a mostly straightforward telling of the events, though there are occasional directorial flourishes, particularly in the scenes surrounding the violence which erupts during the protests of 1970. u003cstrongu003eWith this approach, the film accomplishes what Kondrat set out to do, which is to act as a fine introduction to the man who shepherded Poland through decades of communist rule, protecting the country’s spiritual underpinnings and setting the stage for Pope John Paul II’s eventual triumph.u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003e“Prophet” is showing in u003ca href=”https://www.fathomevents.com/events/Prophet” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”u003eselect theaters on November 15 and November 17.u003c/au003eu003c/pu003enu003cfigure class=”wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio” data-original=”false”u003enu003cdiv class=”wp-block-embed__wrapper”u003enu003cspan class=”embed-youtube” style=”text-align:center; display: block;”u003eu003ciframe loading=”lazy” class=”youtube-player” width=”720″ height=”405″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/SYdKqU-FJ9k?version=3u0026amp;rel=1u0026amp;showsearch=0u0026amp;showinfo=1u0026amp;iv_load_policy=1u0026amp;fs=1u0026amp;hl=en-USu0026amp;autohide=2u0026amp;wmode=transparentu0026amp;autoplay=1u0026amp;mute=1″ allowfullscreen=”true” style=”border:0;” sandbox=”allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation”u003eu003c/iframeu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003c/divu003enu003c/figureu003enu003cpu003e~u003cbr /u003eu003cemu003eThis article is sponsored by Prophet.u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003entu003cdiv data-category=”Spirituality” data-category-english=”spirituality” class=”wp-block-aleteia-read-also read-also”u003enttu003cfigureu003entttu003cimgnttttsrc=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/WEB3-Stefan-Wyszynski-POPE-JOHN-PAUL-II-AFP-000_APP2000011167632.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2110px%2C1191pxu0026#038;resize=300%2C150u0026#038;ssl=1″nttttalt=”Stefan Wyszyński”nttttloading=”lazy” /u003enttu003c/figureu003enttu003cdiv class=”read-also-inner”u003entttu003cemu003eRead more:u003c/emu003eu003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2021/09/14/bl-stefan-wyszynski-was-st-john-paul-iis-hero-and-mentor/”u003eBl. Stefan Wyszyński was St. John Paul IIu0026#8217;s hero and mentoru003c/au003enttu003c/divu003entu003c/divu003e”,”rawcontent”:”u003c!– wp:aleteia/subtitle /–u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eWhen speaking on the collapse of communism in the 1980s, British historian Timothy Garton Ash noted that St. John Paul II, especially with his 1979 trip to Poland, was a key factor in how those events came to occur. He explained, “Without the Pope, no Solidarity. Without Solidarity, no Gorbachev. Without Gorbachev, no fall of Communism.” And yet, had he wished, Mr. Ash could have gone even further back with his domino-effect timeline, because John Paul II’s efforts were themselves built upon the earlier works of another. That man would be u003cstrongu003ethe recently beatified Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, the subject of a new film from director Michal Kondrat titled u003ca href=”http://prophet2022.com” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”u003e“Prophet.”u003c/au003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:image {“id”:719828,”sizeSlug”:”large”,”linkDestination”:”none”} –u003enu003cfigure class=”wp-block-image size-large”u003eu003cimg src=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg?w=720″ alt=”” class=”wp-image-719828″ /u003eu003c/figureu003enu003c!– /wp:image –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eKondrat is mostly known as the driving force behind religious docudramas such as 2019’s “u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2019/10/26/love-and-mercy-new-film-on-st-faustina-and-her-vision-of-the-divine-mercy-image/”u003eFaustina: Love and Mercyu003c/au003e,” however, with “Prophet” he finally ventures into the world of feature film making. In an interview with the Polish newspaper Gazeta Krakowska, Kondrat explained that his desire to make the movie was driven by what he perceived as a general lack of knowledge on the part of most young people in Poland regarding one of the country’s most beloved national heroes. They are somewhat aware of Wyszyński, Kondrat expounded, but they don’t really “know” him. u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eHe hopes “Prophet” will help alleviate that problem by introducing audiences to someone Kondrat describes as u003cstrongu003ea sort of Clint Eastwood in purple robes.u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eTo this end, the movie obviously details the heroic touchstones of Wyszyński’s episcopate such as his “Great Novena” pilgrimage for the Black Madonna of Częstochowa and his celebration of the millennial anniversary of the Christianization of Poland. Wyszyński’s stoic determination in bringing these nationwide events to pass would both humiliate and infuriate Poland’s communist regime. The movie is also sure to include more personal matters, though, such as Wyszyński’s first interactions with a young (and quite studly it would seem) priest named Karol Wojtyła, whom it’s safe to say would go on to do some impressive things himself.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/heading3 {“content”:”Formative moment”} –u003enu003ch3u003eFormative momentu003c/h3u003enu003c!– /wp:aleteia/heading3 –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eAll of that would come later, however. The movie actually begins in 1953 with Wyszyński about to be released from a three-year internment for daring to speak out against the Polish state. On his way home, the newly freed Wyszyński recalls an incident from his time as a chaplain during World War II in which a Polish farmer calmly walks into the middle of a bombardment, tossing seeds as he goes. When the young Wyszyński rushes out to pull the man to safety, the beleaguered farmer states simply, “We need to sow, or only wasteland will remain.” This is portrayed as a formative moment, as it’s a philosophy the Cardinal himself will come to adopt in his decades long struggle against communism.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eA good portion of the film is spent documenting the verbal sparring between Wyszyński and Władysław Gomułka, the First Secretary of the Polish United Workers’ Party and de-facto leader of Poland for most of Wyszyński’s tenure. As portrayed here, Gomulka is a pure villain so militant in his atheism that he cannot even bring himself to address Wyszyński by any of his clerical titles, instead referring to him only as a director of the Church. Communists do so love to try and control the language, don’t they?u0026nbsp;u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:image {“id”:719829,”sizeSlug”:”large”,”linkDestination”:”none”} –u003enu003cfigure class=”wp-block-image size-large”u003eu003cimg src=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?w=720″ alt=”” class=”wp-image-719829″ /u003eu003c/figureu003enu003c!– /wp:image –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eWhen not concentrating on the ongoing mental chess match between Wyszyński and Gomulka, the film follows the Cardinal’s pastoral relationships with a small group of laypeople. These include Kazia, a young girl he mentors after she is caught stealing food, and Magda, a schoolteacher he regularly counsels. It is u003cstrongu003ethrough Magda’s filmmaker husband Janek we ultimately learn the source of the film’s titleu003c/strongu003e. In need of money, Janek is conscripted by Gomułka to spy on the Cardinal as part of “Prophet,” a secret surveillance operation designed to uncover any evidence the government can use to charge Wyszyński with treason. These efforts to entrap Wyszyński will eventually bring much suffering to those around the Cardinal, Kazia in particular.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/heading3 {“content”:”The Eight”} –u003enu003ch3u003eThe Eightu003c/h3u003enu003c!– /wp:aleteia/heading3 –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eMost interesting amongst Wyszyński’s acquaintances are “The Eight,” the small cadre of women who run most of the parish’s day to day operations including its publishing office, where the ladies are not averse to printing dissident pamphlets on the sly to aid Poland’s underground resistance movement. It’s always amusing in the movie anytime the Cardinal is faced with a predicament only to order his aide to summon The Eight to handle the situation. It’s almost enough to make one wish for a more fantastical, unrealistic version of the film in which The Eight carry out secret Charlie’s Angels style missions for the Church whenever the need arises.u0026nbsp;u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eThat’s for another type of film, though. True to his documentarian roots, Kondrat is primarily interested in presenting a respectful and factual story with “Prophet.” Overall, the film plays as a mostly straightforward telling of the events, though there are occasional directorial flourishes, particularly in the scenes surrounding the violence which erupts during the protests of 1970. u003cstrongu003eWith this approach, the film accomplishes what Kondrat set out to do, which is to act as a fine introduction to the man who shepherded Poland through decades of communist rule, protecting the country’s spiritual underpinnings and setting the stage for Pope John Paul II’s eventual triumph.u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003e“Prophet” is showing in u003ca href=”https://www.fathomevents.com/events/Prophet” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”u003eselect theaters on November 15 and November 17.u003c/au003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:embed {“url”:”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYdKqU-FJ9k”,”type”:”video”,”providerNameSlug”:”youtube”,”responsive”:true,”className”:”wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio”} –u003enu003cfigure class=”wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio”u003eu003cdiv class=”wp-block-embed__wrapper”u003enhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYdKqU-FJ9knu003c/divu003eu003c/figureu003enu003c!– /wp:embed –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003e~u003cbru003eu003cemu003eThis article is sponsored by Prophet.u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/read-also {“link”:”https://aleteia.org/2021/09/14/bl-stefan-wyszynski-was-st-john-paul-iis-hero-and-mentor/”,”text”:”Bl. Stefan Wyszyński was St. John Paul IIu0026#8217;s hero and mentor”,”image”:”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/WEB3-Stefan-Wyszynski-POPE-JOHN-PAUL-II-AFP-000_APP2000011167632.jpg”,”source”:”search”,”post_id”:630842} /–u003e”,”pages”:1,”language”:”en”,”galleries”:[],”video”:false,”title”:”New film brings us man who paved way for JPII: a Clint Eastwood in clerics”,”subheading”:””Prophet” is in theaters November 15 and 17: A fine introduction to the man who shepherded Poland through decades of communist rule and set stage for John Paul II.”,”author”:”David Ives”,”author_2″:””,”authors_obj”:[{“ID”:”346″,”link”:”https://aleteia.org/author/david-ives/”,”bio”:”nIn a world he didnu0026#39;t create, in a time he didnu0026#39;t choose, one man looks for signs of God in the world by… watching movies. 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He explained, “Without the Pope, no Solidarity. Without Solidarity, no Gorbachev. Without Gorbachev, no fall of Communism.” And yet, had he wished, Mr. Ash could have gone even further back with his domino-effect timeline, because John Paul II’s efforts were themselves built upon the earlier works of another. That man would be u003cstrongu003ethe recently beatified Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, the subject of a new film from director Michal Kondrat titled u003ca href=”http://prophet2022.com” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”u003e“Prophet.”u003c/au003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003cfigure class=”wp-block-image size-large”u003eu003cimg src=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg?w=720″ alt=”PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg” class=”wp-image-719828″u003eu003c/figureu003enu003cpu003eKondrat is mostly known as the driving force behind religious docudramas such as 2019’s “u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2019/10/26/love-and-mercy-new-film-on-st-faustina-and-her-vision-of-the-divine-mercy-image/”u003eFaustina: Love and Mercyu003c/au003e,” however, with “Prophet” he finally ventures into the world of feature film making. In an interview with the Polish newspaper Gazeta Krakowska, Kondrat explained that his desire to make the movie was driven by what he perceived as a general lack of knowledge on the part of most young people in Poland regarding one of the country’s most beloved national heroes. They are somewhat aware of Wyszyński, Kondrat expounded, but they don’t really “know” him. u003c/pu003en”},{“simple”:false,”id”:719200,”related”:[],”content”:”u003ch2 class=”subtitle”u003eIt’s very hard for a parent to watch their older children being influenced by less than desirable sources.u003c/h2u003eu003cpu003eRecently I had to comfort a friend who was at her witu0026#8217;s end about what to do with one of her children. In fact, she was so frustrated and anxious about her 26-year-old daughteru0026#8217;s behavior that in between her tears she asked me: u003cstrongu003eu0026#8220;What have I done wrong? I didnu0026#8217;t bring her up to be like this.u0026#8221;u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eItu0026#8217;s the sort of reflection Iu0026#8217;m hearing more and more from other parents of young adults; parents who are rightly concerned that their children seem to be lacking direction, drive, and a strong work ethic.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eMy friend u0026#8212; weu0026#8217;ll call her Liz u0026#8212; has been working full-time since she was 18. She devotes her time to caring for her family, including an infirm elderly aunt. She projects kindness and generosity. She is devout in her faith, which has been the cornerstone of her life. u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eHer daughter abandoned her studies, has no job, and is driving around the south of France without a care in the world, having inherited a lot of money from her late father. u003cstrongu003eWhen Liz asks her daughter about her plans, she snaps at her and tells her that itu0026#8217;s none of her business (even though she relies quite heavily on her mother). u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eItu0026#8217;s a tricky situation, and Liz and I have spoken about it at length. Itu0026#8217;s easy to say, u0026#8220;Sheu0026#8217;s an adult, let her get on with it.u0026#8221; But Liz still feels responsible for her daughter, and that her daughteru0026#8217;s behavior is all her fault.u003c/pu003enu003cdiv id=’aleteia-welcome’u003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eItu0026#8217;s easy to say that her daughter will mature and find her way. After all, I do believe that children only begin to be independent and responsible in life once they have to contend with the realities of the adult world. u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eBut Lizu0026#8217;s daughter is putting off this moment for as long as she can. And while Liz is questioning what sheu0026#8217;s done wrong as a mother, I suggested looking at what sheu0026#8217;s done right u0026#8212; after all, itu0026#8217;s easy for any parent to beat herself up, and her daughter has many positive traits.u003c/pu003enu003cdiv class=”wp-block-aleteia-heading3″u003enu003ch3u003eNegative outside influencesu003c/h3u003enu003c/pu003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eI also pointed out that society today is very different to previous generations, and far further removed from the realities of our own childhoods. When we were growing up our parents could rely on three solid institutions to influence their children: the Church, the family, and the school system. u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eMoms and dads could determine the school environment and religious education they wanted to give their children, and this helped provide the solid moral grounding and direction children needed to carry them through to adulthood. Now, decades later, these institutions have far more influence than parents imagine. u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cstrongu003eThe growth and spread of the internet has opened our childrenu0026#8217;s eyes to things we could never have imagined growing up.u003c/strongu003e For our kids there is a constant stream of aggressive opinions flowing onto their phones and computer screens. Thereu0026#8217;s also permanent access to news flooding in from every corner of the world from so many different outlets. Itu0026#8217;s overwhelming, and can have a detrimental effect on a young personu0026#8217;s mental health.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eYoung adults today are also part of the u0026#8220;influenceru0026#8221; generation u0026#8212; where almost celeb-like social media gurus gather millions of followers and try to influence their buying behavior, their leisure choices, their physical appearance, and much more. u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eSo if a young adult is lost or apathetic, they donu0026#8217;t have to look far to find someone who will justify their choices, an u0026#8220;influenceru0026#8221; who will provide them with the strength and reasoning to continue what theyu0026#8217;re doing u0026#8212; or in Lizu0026#8221;s daughteru0026#8217;s case, not doing. You could describe it as a u003ca href=”https://www.humanetech.com/insights/how-social-media-features-parallel-cult-techniques”u003ecult-like phenomenonu003c/au003e.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cstrongu003eIn the past, kids were still influenced by technology such as TV and the radio, but thereu0026#8217;s something far more invasive and insidious about the internet.u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003ePeople can hide behind their screens or Instagram handles to share their thoughts or opinions, which can be highly misleading or damaging. Itu0026#8217;s a potentially dangerous territory that our children have access to, and as they grow older, parental controls fall by the wayside.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eWhile I donu0026#8217;t have the solution for Liz, itu0026#8217;s important that she realizes that she has done so much good for her daughter over the years. She can take some comfort that the time she was able to have a great influence in her daughteru0026#8217;s life has not been wasted. u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eLiz can also turn to u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2022/06/09/8-essential-saints-to-help-arm-your-graduate-for-a-fulfilling-future/”u003esome powerful intercessors for her daughteru003c/au003e, as well as maintain a dialogue with her daughter. Sheu0026#8217;s stopped criticizing and berating her daughter for her life choices, and is focusing on having positive conversations on issues that are conflict-free. Hopefully she can build on this and eventually guide her daughter very gently back to a meaningful life.u003c/pu003entu003cdiv data-category=”Lifestyle” data-category-english=”lifestyle” class=”wp-block-aleteia-read-also read-also”u003enttu003cfigureu003entttu003cimgnttttsrc=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/shutterstock_794054128.jpg?crop=0px%2C207px%2C4000px%2C2258pxu0026#038;resize=300%2C150u0026#038;ssl=1″nttttalt=”TEENAGERS”nttttloading=”lazy” /u003enttu003c/figureu003enttu003cdiv class=”read-also-inner”u003entttu003cemu003eRead more:u003c/emu003eu003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2022/06/28/4-joyful-lessons-i-learned-teaching-young-adults-that-have-helped-my-parenting-too/”u003e4 Joyful lessons I learned teaching young adults that have helped my parenting, toou003c/au003enttu003c/divu003entu003c/divu003etu003cdiv data-category=”Lifestyle” data-category-english=”lifestyle” class=”wp-block-aleteia-read-also read-also”u003enttu003cfigureu003entttu003cimgnttttsrc=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/07/web3-sad-teenage-girl-window-rainy-day-shutterstock_551803330-darren-baker-ai.jpg?w=300u0026#038;h=150u0026#038;crop=1″nttttalt=”TEENAGER”nttttloading=”lazy” /u003enttu003c/figureu003enttu003cdiv class=”read-also-inner”u003entttu003cemu003eRead more:u003c/emu003eu003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2022/11/07/6-essential-bible-quotes-for-teens-who-are-feeling-a-little-lost/”u003e6 Essential Bible quotes for teens who are feeling a little lostu003c/au003enttu003c/divu003entu003c/divu003etu003cdiv data-category=”Church” data-category-english=”church” class=”wp-block-aleteia-read-also read-also”u003enttu003cfigureu003entttu003cimgnttttsrc=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/05/web3-eucharistic-adoration-adoration-chapel-monstrance-church-prayer-eucharist-didgeman-cc1.jpg?w=300u0026#038;h=150u0026#038;crop=1″nttttalt=”MONSTRANCE”nttttloading=”lazy” /u003enttu003c/figureu003enttu003cdiv class=”read-also-inner”u003entttu003cemu003eRead more:u003c/emu003eu003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2019/06/11/this-holy-hour-brought-hope-to-parents-of-fallen-away-catholics/”u003eThis holy hour brought hope to parents of fallen-away Catholicsu003c/au003enttu003c/divu003entu003c/divu003e”,”rawcontent”:”u003c!– wp:aleteia/subtitle /–u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eRecently I had to comfort a friend who was at her wit’s end about what to do with one of her children. In fact, she was so frustrated and anxious about her 26-year-old daughter’s behavior that in between her tears she asked me: u003cstrongu003e”What have I done wrong? I didn’t bring her up to be like this.”u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eIt’s the sort of reflection I’m hearing more and more from other parents of young adults; parents who are rightly concerned that their children seem to be lacking direction, drive, and a strong work ethic.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eMy friend — we’ll call her Liz — has been working full-time since she was 18. She devotes her time to caring for her family, including an infirm elderly aunt. She projects kindness and generosity. She is devout in her faith, which has been the cornerstone of her life. u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eHer daughter abandoned her studies, has no job, and is driving around the south of France without a care in the world, having inherited a lot of money from her late father. u003cstrongu003eWhen Liz asks her daughter about her plans, she snaps at her and tells her that it’s none of her business (even though she relies quite heavily on her mother). u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eIt’s a tricky situation, and Liz and I have spoken about it at length. It’s easy to say, “She’s an adult, let her get on with it.” But Liz still feels responsible for her daughter, and that her daughter’s behavior is all her fault.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eIt’s easy to say that her daughter will mature and find her way. After all, I do believe that children only begin to be independent and responsible in life once they have to contend with the realities of the adult world. u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eBut Liz’s daughter is putting off this moment for as long as she can. And while Liz is questioning what she’s done wrong as a mother, I suggested looking at what she’s done right — after all, it’s easy for any parent to beat herself up, and her daughter has many positive traits.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/heading3 {“content”:”Negative outside influences”} –u003enu003ch3u003eNegative outside influencesu003c/h3u003enu003c!– /wp:aleteia/heading3 –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eI also pointed out that society today is very different to previous generations, and far further removed from the realities of our own childhoods. When we were growing up our parents could rely on three solid institutions to influence their children: the Church, the family, and the school system. u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eMoms and dads could determine the school environment and religious education they wanted to give their children, and this helped provide the solid moral grounding and direction children needed to carry them through to adulthood. Now, decades later, these institutions have far more influence than parents imagine. u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eu003cstrongu003eThe growth and spread of the internet has opened our children’s eyes to things we could never have imagined growing up.u003c/strongu003e For our kids there is a constant stream of aggressive opinions flowing onto their phones and computer screens. There’s also permanent access to news flooding in from every corner of the world from so many different outlets. It’s overwhelming, and can have a detrimental effect on a young person’s mental health.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eYoung adults today are also part of the “influencer” generation — where almost celeb-like social media gurus gather millions of followers and try to influence their buying behavior, their leisure choices, their physical appearance, and much more. u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eSo if a young adult is lost or apathetic, they don’t have to look far to find someone who will justify their choices, an “influencer” who will provide them with the strength and reasoning to continue what they’re doing — or in Liz”s daughter’s case, not doing. You could describe it as a u003ca href=”https://www.humanetech.com/insights/how-social-media-features-parallel-cult-techniques”u003ecult-like phenomenonu003c/au003e.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eu003cstrongu003eIn the past, kids were still influenced by technology such as TV and the radio, but there’s something far more invasive and insidious about the internet.u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003ePeople can hide behind their screens or Instagram handles to share their thoughts or opinions, which can be highly misleading or damaging. 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In fact, she was so frustrated and anxious about her 26-year-old daughter’s behavior that in between her tears she asked me: u003cstrongu003e”What have I done wrong? I didn’t bring her up to be like this.”u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003ennu003cpu003eIt’s the sort of reflection I’m hearing more and more from other parents of young adults; parents who are rightly concerned that their children seem to be lacking direction, drive, and a strong work ethic.u003c/pu003en”},{“simple”:false,”id”:718976,”related”:[],”content”:”u003ch2 class=”subtitle”u003eMoving our bodies isn’t just about commitment or health, but honoring the way God made us.u003c/h2u003eu003cpu003eOver the past couple of decades, Iu0026#8217;ve learned that regular activity is not only a u003ca href=”https://james-schroeder.com/the-exercise-potential-in-the-long-run/”u003ekey to being physically and psychologically healthyu003c/au003e, but also more u003ca href=”https://james-schroeder.com/trying-to-resolve-a-conflict-take-a-walk-or-ride/”u003esocially and spiritually engagedu003c/au003e..  As a married father of 8, a child psychologist, and someone who has demands coming from all fronts, daily exercise is indispensable. As I often tell people when asked if I have races coming up, I am first and foremost u003cemu003etraining for life.  u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eHaving been blessed by u003ca href=”https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Carless-Commuter-Motorless-Taught-ebook/dp/B09BBZKVP5″u003e40,000+ motorless milesu003c/au003e on the road, u003ca href=”https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1522798102/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i3″u003ean Ironmanu003c/au003e, multiple ultramarathons, and a number of other endurance opportunities, many people might wrongly believe that I go about daily exercise with little or no resistance.u0026nbsp;But actually, just like anyone else, I regularly feel the pull to just relax and even be lazy (which sometimes is indeed important for health and sanity).u0026nbsp;Finding the right balance of physical exercise, or any type of work, along with rest, is always a work in progress.u0026nbsp;u0026nbsp;u003c/pu003enu003cdiv class=”wp-block-aleteia-heading3″u003enu003ch3u003eExercise honors the One who made usu003c/h3u003enu003c/pu003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eYet I regard my daily exercise as a covenant with God, and not simply a commitment or desire to be healthy. u003cstrongu003eIt’s a covenant because God created our bodies in His image and likeness, and a healthy lifestyle u0026#8212; including regular activity u0026#8212; honors this design. u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eFurthermore, while commitments are bound by obligation u0026#8212; which often leaves us begrudging what “we should do” u0026#8212; covenants are bound by love, which leaves us desiring unity with Him.u003c/pu003enu003cdiv class=”wp-block-aleteia-heading3″u003enu003ch3u003eOvercoming the barriersu003c/h3u003enu003c/pu003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eStill, even with this mindset, barriers do exist, and any attempt to develop a healthy lifestyle must encounter and address them. Many times, there is one more level of resistance that undermines our ability to move as God intends and thatu0026#8217;s u003cstrongu003ethe u003cemu003eintrau003c/emu003epersonal level, or what we might call u003cemu003ethat pesky internal voiceu003c/emu003e, which can keep us from the activity we need.u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003cdiv id=’aleteia-welcome’u003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eI thought it may be helpful to take you “along for the ride” when it comes to how I deal with barriers of the u003cemu003einternalu003c/emu003e kind in my own life. u003cstrongu003eAs you will notice in the examples below, I am constantly using self-talk, prayer, observation, interaction and other methods to address various types of resistance that come up. u003c/strongu003eResistance to daily exercise comes in many forms such as loneliness, boredom, injury, fears, strain of activity, and the like. u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eHere are some brief examples of how I address these issues prior and during activity.u0026nbsp;Note:u0026nbsp; my self-talk is in italics.u003c/pu003enu003cdiv class=”wp-block-aleteia-heading3″u003enu003ch3u003eWednesday afternoon, 5:15 PM u003c/h3u003enu003c/pu003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003e[I take off on my bike from work. I commute this way most days as part of a 13 mile round- trip.]u0026nbsp;u003cemu003eWhat a beautiful afternoon dayu0026#8212; hmm, there is a decent headwind.u0026nbsp; Thanks, God, for the tailwind this morning and yesterday afternoon, and the dry road.u003c/emu003e [Tuesday was a rainy ride.]u0026nbsp;u003cemu003eThe fall colors are beautiful u0026#8212; love the bright oranges u0026amp; reds.u003c/emu003e u003cemu003e17 little segments to get home, into the wind.u003c/emu003e [I mentally like to break my rides into segments, which changeover each turn.]u0026nbsp;u003cemu003eOh, people I haven’t seen before walking through Oak Hill Cemetery u0026#8212;u0026nbsp;what a nice night for a walku003c/emu003e! [I wave at them as I pass by.] u003cemu003eThanks, God, for the new pavement laid down over the potholesu003c/emu003e (on a bridge about a mile from my house.) u003cemu003eI love this last big hill even though it’s hard; it feels good to breathe deeply.u003c/emu003e [I arrive home.] u003cemu003eThanks, God, for a safe ride.u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003enu003cdiv class=”wp-block-aleteia-heading3″u003enu003ch3u003eThursday morning, 4:37 AMu003c/h3u003enu003c/pu003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003e[Alarm goes off for an early swim and run.u0026nbsp;Outside temperature is 39.]u0026nbsp;u003cemu003eThanks, Lord, for a good nights’ sleep.u0026nbsp;Cool morning for a swim, but after a few laps, I know it will warm up.u003c/emu003e [Arrive at the swim facility.]u0026nbsp;u003cemu003eGreat to see other cars this morning – the high school kids for the local swim team are out.u0026nbsp;Impressed they are willing to get up this early.u003c/emu003e [Walk in doors, and see my “friend” at the front desk.]u0026nbsp; u003cemu003eAppreciate the smile and brief chats – it’s fun to see him.u003c/emu003e [Arrive at pool deck, and see familiar local family training, and catch up for a few minutes before I hop in, while their daughter swims next to me.]u0026nbsp;u003cemu003eWow, she is moving fast – cool that someone can actually swim at that speed.u0026nbsp;Feel a little tight this morning u0026#8212; will dedicate this to Dad.u003c/emu003e [My father has had two hip surgeries and a triple bypass in the past two years.]u0026nbsp;u003cemu003eIt will work out as always…time for breathing drills.u0026nbsp;Don’t like the feeling of less oxygen, but as always, Bob, these are for you.u003c/emu003e [Bob is a dear friend who passed away years ago from a rare form of lung cancer.] u003cemu003eNeat that the new aquatic center is busy and I love being part of this early movement before the sun rises. Thanks, God, for the good swim.u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cstrongu003eIn the end, like many aspects of our lives, it is critical that we engage the various voices and deterrents to what we know is good and life-giving.u003c/strongu003e The reality is that while most of us know regular activity is important, this understanding alone isn’t enough to sustain daily exercise. As is stated in Psalms 119:32: u0026#8220;I run in the path of your commands, for you have broadened my understanding.” So we must, too.  u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cemu003eAn expanded version of this article can be found u003ca href=”https://james-schroeder.com/from-resistance-to-love/”u003ehereu003c/au003e. u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003en”,”rawcontent”:”u003c!– wp:aleteia/subtitle /–u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eOver the past couple of decades, I’ve learned that regular activity is not only a u003ca href=”https://james-schroeder.com/the-exercise-potential-in-the-long-run/”u003ekey to being physically and psychologically healthyu003c/au003e, but also more u003ca href=”https://james-schroeder.com/trying-to-resolve-a-conflict-take-a-walk-or-ride/”u003esocially and spiritually engagedu003c/au003e..  As a married father of 8, a child psychologist, and someone who has demands coming from all fronts, daily exercise is indispensable. As I often tell people when asked if I have races coming up, I am first and foremost u003cemu003etraining for life.  u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eHaving been blessed by u003ca href=”https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Carless-Commuter-Motorless-Taught-ebook/dp/B09BBZKVP5″u003e40,000+ motorless milesu003c/au003e on the road, u003ca href=”https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1522798102/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i3″u003ean Ironmanu003c/au003e, multiple ultramarathons, and a number of other endurance opportunities, many people might wrongly believe that I go about daily exercise with little or no resistance.u0026nbsp;But actually, just like anyone else, I regularly feel the pull to just relax and even be lazy (which sometimes is indeed important for health and sanity).u0026nbsp;Finding the right balance of physical exercise, or any type of work, along with rest, is always a work in progress.u0026nbsp;u0026nbsp;u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/heading3 {“content”:”Exercise honors the One who made us”} –u003enu003ch3u003eExercise honors the One who made usu003c/h3u003enu003c!– /wp:aleteia/heading3 –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eYet I regard my daily exercise as a covenant with God, and not simply a commitment or desire to be healthy. u003cstrongu003eIt’s a covenant because God created our bodies in His image and likeness, and a healthy lifestyle — including regular activity — honors this design. u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eFurthermore, while commitments are bound by obligation — which often leaves us begrudging what “we should do” — covenants are bound by love, which leaves us desiring unity with Him.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/heading3 {“content”:”Overcoming the barriers”} –u003enu003ch3u003eOvercoming the barriersu003c/h3u003enu003c!– /wp:aleteia/heading3 –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eStill, even with this mindset, barriers do exist, and any attempt to develop a healthy lifestyle must encounter and address them. Many times, there is one more level of resistance that undermines our ability to move as God intends and that’s u003cstrongu003ethe u003cemu003eintrau003c/emu003epersonal level, or what we might call u003cemu003ethat pesky internal voiceu003c/emu003e, which can keep us from the activity we need.u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eI thought it may be helpful to take you “along for the ride” when it comes to how I deal with barriers of the u003cemu003einternalu003c/emu003e kind in my own life. u003cstrongu003eAs you will notice in the examples below, I am constantly using self-talk, prayer, observation, interaction and other methods to address various types of resistance that come up. u003c/strongu003eResistance to daily exercise comes in many forms such as loneliness, boredom, injury, fears, strain of activity, and the like. u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eHere are some brief examples of how I address these issues prior and during activity.u0026nbsp;Note:u0026nbsp; my self-talk is in italics.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/heading3 {“content”:”u003cstrongu003eWednesday afternoon, 5:15u003c/strongu003e u003cstrongu003ePMu003c/strongu003e “} –u003enu003ch3u003eu0026lt;strongu0026gt;Wednesday afternoon, 5:15u0026lt;/strongu0026gt; u0026lt;strongu0026gt;PMu0026lt;/strongu0026gt; u003c/h3u003enu003c!– /wp:aleteia/heading3 –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003e[I take off on my bike from work. I commute this way most days as part of a 13 mile round- trip.]u0026nbsp;u003cemu003eWhat a beautiful afternoon day— hmm, there is a decent headwind.u0026nbsp; Thanks, God, for the tailwind this morning and yesterday afternoon, and the dry road.u003c/emu003e [Tuesday was a rainy ride.]u0026nbsp;u003cemu003eThe fall colors are beautiful — love the bright oranges u0026amp; reds.u003c/emu003e u003cemu003e17 little segments to get home, into the wind.u003c/emu003e [I mentally like to break my rides into segments, which changeover each turn.]u0026nbsp;u003cemu003eOh, people I haven’t seen before walking through Oak Hill Cemetery –u0026nbsp;what a nice night for a walku003c/emu003e! [I wave at them as I pass by.] u003cemu003eThanks, God, for the new pavement laid down over the potholesu003c/emu003e (on a bridge about a mile from my house.) u003cemu003eI love this last big hill even though it’s hard; it feels good to breathe deeply.u003c/emu003e [I arrive home.] u003cemu003eThanks, God, for a safe ride.u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/heading3 {“content”:”u003cstrongu003eThursday morning, 4:37 AMu003c/strongu003e”} –u003enu003ch3u003eu0026lt;strongu0026gt;Thursday morning, 4:37 AMu0026lt;/strongu0026gt;u003c/h3u003enu003c!– /wp:aleteia/heading3 –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003e[Alarm goes off for an early swim and run.u0026nbsp;Outside temperature is 39.]u0026nbsp;u003cemu003eThanks, Lord, for a good nights’ sleep.u0026nbsp;Cool morning for a swim, but after a few laps, I know it will warm up.u003c/emu003e [Arrive at the swim facility.]u0026nbsp;u003cemu003eGreat to see other cars this morning – the high school kids for the local swim team are out.u0026nbsp;Impressed they are willing to get up this early.u003c/emu003e [Walk in doors, and see my “friend” at the front desk.]u0026nbsp; u003cemu003eAppreciate the smile and brief chats – it’s fun to see him.u003c/emu003e [Arrive at pool deck, and see familiar local family training, and catch up for a few minutes before I hop in, while their daughter swims next to me.]u0026nbsp;u003cemu003eWow, she is moving fast – cool that someone can actually swim at that speed.u0026nbsp;Feel a little tight this morning — will dedicate this to Dad.u003c/emu003e [My father has had two hip surgeries and a triple bypass in the past two years.]u0026nbsp;u003cemu003eIt will work out as always…time for breathing drills.u0026nbsp;Don’t like the feeling of less oxygen, but as always, Bob, these are for you.u003c/emu003e [Bob is a dear friend who passed away years ago from a rare form of lung cancer.] u003cemu003eNeat that the new aquatic center is busy and I love being part of this early movement before the sun rises. Thanks, God, for the good swim.u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eu003cstrongu003eIn the end, like many aspects of our lives, it is critical that we engage the various voices and deterrents to what we know is good and life-giving.u003c/strongu003e The reality is that while most of us know regular activity is important, this understanding alone isn’t enough to sustain daily exercise. As is stated in Psalms 119:32: “I run in the path of your commands, for you have broadened my understanding.” So we must, too.  u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eu003cemu003eAn expanded version of this article can be found u003ca href=”https://james-schroeder.com/from-resistance-to-love/”u003ehereu003c/au003e. u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003e”,”pages”:1,”language”:”en”,”galleries”:[],”video”:false,”title”:”How to overcome resistance to daily exercise”,”subheading”:”Moving our bodies isn’t just about commitment or health, but honoring the way God made us.”,”author”:”Jim Schroeder”,”author_2″:””,”authors_obj”:[{“ID”:”776″,”link”:”https://aleteia.org/author/jim-schroeder/”,”bio”:”Jim Schroeder is a married father of eight children, a pediatric psychologist, and an endurance athlete. He is the author of u003cemu003eu003ca href=”http://www.amazon.com/dp/1519577699/?tag=aleteia-20″u003eWholiness: The Unified Pursuit of Health, Harmony, Happiness, and Heavenu003c/au003eu003c/emu003e, u003cemu003eu003ca href=”http://www.amazon.com/dp/1522798102/?tag=aleteia-20″u003eInto the Rising Sunu003c/au003eu003c/emu003e, u003cemu003eu003ca href=”http://www.amazon.com/dp/1522813136/?tag=aleteia-20″u003eForty Days of Hopeful Prayer,u003c/au003e and u003ca href=”https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Carless-Commuter-Motorless-Taught-ebook/dp/B09BBZKVP5″u003eConfessions of a Carless Commuter:  What 40,000+ Motorless Miles Taught Me About Lifeu003c/au003e. u003c/emu003eu003cspan class=”s1″u003eYou can contact him and read more of his articles, as well as get info on his books, through his website, u003ca href=”http://www.james-schroeder.com/”u003eJames-Schroeder.comu003c/au003e. u003c/spanu003e”,”twitter”:””,”facebook”:””,”subtitle”:””,”title_guest_author”:””,”thumb”:”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/4qh1rlhapbf13rhf0ur8oyszu0aylozpb8ck28gyd9nyylans_mmrcq695pgb_5c2upp3wfbwiijzv_umgjjsl0ielg.jpg?w=150″,”name”:”Jim Schroeder”}],”author_thumb”:”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/4qh1rlhapbf13rhf0ur8oyszu0aylozpb8ck28gyd9nyylans_mmrcq695pgb_5c2upp3wfbwiijzv_umgjjsl0ielg.jpg?w=150″,”image”:{“featured”:”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/shutterstock_1530026474.jpg?w=620u0026h=348u0026crop=1″,”full”:”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/shutterstock_1530026474.jpg”,”credits”:{“title”:”Determination and overcoming adversity concept”,”copyright”:”KieferPix / Shutterstock”,”link”:””,”caption”:””,”alt”:”Strong, victorious , and motivated young woman raising her fist up to the sunset sky”}},”link”:”/2022/11/16/how-to-overcome-resistance-to-daily-exercise/”,”category_obj”:{“link”:”https://news.google.com/category/lifestyle/”,”desc”:”Lifestyle”,”name”:”Lifestyle”,”slug”:”lifestyle”,”color”:”rgba( 91, 175, 192, 1 )”,”term_id”:278},”category”:”Lifestyle”,”category_slug”:”lifestyle”,”category_id”:278,”category_color”:”#5bafc0″,”parent_category”:”Lifestyle”,”published”:1668589200,”article_modified_date”:””,”article_modified”:false,”published_formatted”:”published on 11/16/22″,”tags”:””,”firsttag”:null,”tags_items”:[],”post_type”:”post”,”article_type”:”article”,”macroarea”:”Lifestyle Department”,”settings”:{“disable_slideshow_cta”:””,”template_customizations”:””,”post_appearance_setting”:{“no_drop_caps”:false,”hide_from_tops”:false,”hide_date”:false,”hide_post”:false,”hide_post_in_newsletter”:false,”ads_disabled”:false,”test_pixel_enabled”:false,”test_pixel_position”:””,”exclude_banner_article”:false,”div_moneytags_position”:””},”original_article”:{“is_original”:”1″,”url”:””,”edition”:”en”},”gtm”:{“page_type”:””,”page_type_2″:””,”category_name”:”lifestyle”,”article_subcategory”:”Lifestyle”,”article_type”:”article”}},”cd”:{“dimension1″:”Jim Schroeder”,”dimension2″:”Lifestyle”,”dimension3″:”1668589200″,”dimension4″:”en”,”dimension5″:””,”dimension6″:”article”,”dimension7″:”2022.11.16″,”dimension8″:””,”dimension9″:”Moving our bodies isn’t just about commitment or health, but honoring the way God made us.”,”dimension10″:”718976″,”dimension11″:””,”dimension12″:”web”,”dimension13″:””,”dimension17″:”Lifestyle Department”,”dimension14″:”Lifestyle”},”photo_of_the_day”:false,”daily_wisdom”:false,”word_count”:1223,”shortcodes”:[],”sponsoredSettings”:{},”isSponsored”:false,”custom_skin_settings”:{“slot”:”custom-skin”,”library”:”theme.Skin”,”skin_default_article”:”1″,”hide_from_layout_endpoint”:”1″,”props”:{“id”:”custom-skid-ad”,”unit”:”64500793/EN_DESK_ARTICLE_SKIN_1x1″,”collapse_empty_divs”:false,”premium_ads”:false,”bids”:””,”nexxx360_id”:””,”size”:[]}},”adjacent_posts”:{“next_post”:{“link”:”https://aleteia.org/2022/11/16/when-and-why-you-should-apologize-to-your-kids/”,”text”:”Next Article “},”prev_post”:{“link”:”https://aleteia.org/2022/11/16/rome-the-world-is-the-church-losing-its-episcopal-dimension/”,”text”:”Previous Article “}},”premium_content”:””,”trunked_content”:”u003ch2 class=”subtitle”u003eMoving our bodies isn’t just about commitment or health, but honoring the way God made us.u003c/h2u003enu003cpu003eOver the past couple of decades, I’ve learned that regular activity is not only a u003ca href=”https://james-schroeder.com/the-exercise-potential-in-the-long-run/”u003ekey to being physically and psychologically healthyu003c/au003e, but also more u003ca href=”https://james-schroeder.com/trying-to-resolve-a-conflict-take-a-walk-or-ride/”u003esocially and spiritually engagedu003c/au003e..  As a married father of 8, a child psychologist, and someone who has demands coming from all fronts, daily exercise is indispensable. As I often tell people when asked if I have races coming up, I am first and foremost u003cemu003etraining for life.  u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003ennu003cpu003eHaving been blessed by u003ca href=”https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Carless-Commuter-Motorless-Taught-ebook/dp/B09BBZKVP5″u003e40,000+ motorless milesu003c/au003e on the road, u003ca href=”https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1522798102/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i3″u003ean Ironmanu003c/au003e, multiple ultramarathons, and a number of other endurance opportunities, many people might wrongly believe that I go about daily exercise with little or no resistance.u0026nbsp;But actually, just like anyone else, I regularly feel the pull to just relax and even be lazy (which sometimes is indeed important for health and sanity).u0026nbsp;Finding the right balance of physical exercise, or any type of work, along with rest, is always a work in progress.u0026nbsp;u0026nbsp;u003c/pu003en”},{“simple”:false,”id”:720106,”related”:[],”content”:”u003ch2 class=”subtitle”u003eThe vestibule and narthex originally served separate functions, though they are often interchangeable terms in modern church architecture.u003c/h2u003eu003cpu003eIn many Catholic Church buildings, there are frequently areas which are called by the pastor or parishioners the u0026#8220;u003cstrongu003enarthexu003c/strongu003eu0026#8221; or the u0026#8220;u003cstrongu003evestibule.u003c/strongu003eu0026#8221; While most people use these terms interchangeably, they were originally separate architectural spaces with different functions.u003c/pu003enu003cdiv class=”wp-block-aleteia-heading3″u003enu003ch3u003eWhat is a vestibule?u003c/h3u003enu003c/pu003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eA vestibule was initially intended to be u003cstrongu003ea covered hallu003c/strongu003e that wasu003cstrongu003e immediately outside the main doors.u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eThe u003cemu003eu003ca href=”https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15387a.htm”u003eCatholic Encyclopediau003c/au003eu003c/emu003e explains that, u0026#8220;The purpose of the vestibule, at least in westernu0026nbsp;Europe, was not to provide a resting-place for penitents, but to u003cstrongu003edeaden the noise outsideu003c/strongu003e. Inu0026nbsp;medieval timesu0026nbsp;Italyu0026nbsp;held firmly to the simple open chamber with sloping roof. North of the Alps, however, the vestibule developed into a projecting structure united with the main building, recalling the Syrian churches.u0026#8221;u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eMany of the churches in the city of Rome have these exterior vestibules lined with large columns.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eThis area was also called the u0026#8220;Paradise,u0026#8221; in reference to a u0026#8220;u003cstrongu003eParadise Playu003c/strongu003eu0026#8221; that was held in this area during the Middle Ages.u003c/pu003enu003cdiv class=”wp-block-aleteia-heading3″u003enu003ch3u003eWhat is a narthex?u003c/h3u003enu003c/pu003eu003c/divu003enu003cdiv id=’aleteia-welcome’u003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eMost frequently referred to as the u0026#8220;u003cstrongu003egathering spaceu003c/strongu003eu0026#8221; in modern churches, this area of the church is within the main doors, but is immediately before entering the main part of the space reserved for worship.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eHistorically this was a place either outside or inside the church building and was the location where catechumens, who were not yet admitted into the Church, would stand. They were not yet part of the Body of Christ through Baptism and had to wait until Easter to walk through the doors and become united with rest of the congregation.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eThis physical separation was a visible sign that they were not yet in full communion with the Catholic Church, and the narthex is where the Rite of Baptism would begin. The priest would then ceremoniously lead the catechumens into the church building and to the baptismal font.u003c/pu003entu003cdiv data-category=”Spirituality” data-category-english=”spirituality” class=”wp-block-aleteia-read-also read-also”u003enttu003cfigureu003entttu003cimgnttttsrc=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/10/web-the-fountain-of-saint-peters-square-rome-jean-pol-grandmont-cc-by-sa-3.0.jpg?w=300u0026#038;h=150u0026#038;crop=1″nttttalt=”web-the-fountain-of-saint-peters-square-rome-jean-pol-grandmont-cc-by-sa-3.0.jpg”nttttloading=”lazy” /u003enttu003c/figureu003enttu003cdiv class=”read-also-inner”u003entttu003cemu003eRead more:u003c/emu003eu003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2022/11/15/what-is-an-atrium-in-a-catholic-church/”u003eWhat is an atrium in a Catholic church?u003c/au003enttu003c/divu003entu003c/divu003e”,”rawcontent”:”u003c!– wp:aleteia/subtitle /–u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eIn many Catholic Church buildings, there are frequently areas which are called by the pastor or parishioners the “u003cstrongu003enarthexu003c/strongu003e” or the “u003cstrongu003evestibule.u003c/strongu003e” While most people use these terms interchangeably, they were originally separate architectural spaces with different functions.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/heading3 {“content”:”What is a vestibule?”} –u003enu003ch3u003eWhat is a vestibule?u003c/h3u003enu003c!– /wp:aleteia/heading3 –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eA vestibule was initially intended to be u003cstrongu003ea covered hallu003c/strongu003e that wasu003cstrongu003e immediately outside the main doors.u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eThe u003cemu003eu003ca href=”https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15387a.htm”u003eCatholic Encyclopediau003c/au003eu003c/emu003e explains that, “The purpose of the vestibule, at least in westernu0026nbsp;Europe, was not to provide a resting-place for penitents, but to u003cstrongu003edeaden the noise outsideu003c/strongu003e. Inu0026nbsp;medieval timesu0026nbsp;Italyu0026nbsp;held firmly to the simple open chamber with sloping roof. North of the Alps, however, the vestibule developed into a projecting structure united with the main building, recalling the Syrian churches.”u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eMany of the churches in the city of Rome have these exterior vestibules lined with large columns.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eThis area was also called the “Paradise,” in reference to a “u003cstrongu003eParadise Playu003c/strongu003e” that was held in this area during the Middle Ages.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/heading3 {“content”:”What is a narthex?”} –u003enu003ch3u003eWhat is a narthex?u003c/h3u003enu003c!– /wp:aleteia/heading3 –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eMost frequently referred to as the “u003cstrongu003egathering spaceu003c/strongu003e” in modern churches, this area of the church is within the main doors, but is immediately before entering the main part of the space reserved for worship.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eHistorically this was a place either outside or inside the church building and was the location where catechumens, who were not yet admitted into the Church, would stand. They were not yet part of the Body of Christ through Baptism and had to wait until Easter to walk through the doors and become united with rest of the congregation.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eThis physical separation was a visible sign that they were not yet in full communion with the Catholic Church, and the narthex is where the Rite of Baptism would begin. The priest would then ceremoniously lead the catechumens into the church building and to the baptismal font.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/read-also {“link”:”https://aleteia.org/2022/11/15/what-is-an-atrium-in-a-catholic-church/”,”text”:”What is an atrium in a Catholic church?”,”image”:”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/10/web-the-fountain-of-saint-peters-square-rome-jean-pol-grandmont-cc-by-sa-3.0.jpg”,”source”:”search”,”post_id”:719901} /–u003e”,”pages”:1,”language”:”en”,”galleries”:[],”video”:false,”title”:”What is the vestibule or narthex in a Catholic church?”,”subheading”:”The vestibule and narthex originally served separate functions, though they are often interchangeable terms in modern church architecture.”,”author”:”Philip Kosloski”,”author_2″:””,”authors_obj”:[{“ID”:”1243″,”link”:”https://aleteia.org/author/philip-kosloski/”,”bio”:”Philip Kosloski graduated from the University of Saint Thomas in Minnesota with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and Catholic studies and a master’s degree in theology from the Augustine Institute. He is currently a spirituality writer for Aleteia.org and has been featured on such places as The Huffington Post, Crisis Magazine, The Catholic Herald, Catholic Exchange, National Catholic Register and EWTN Radio.”,”twitter”:”PhilipKosloski”,”facebook”:”philipkosloski”,”subtitle”:””,”title_guest_author”:””,”thumb”:”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/maggie_phil_headshots-4.jpg?w=150″,”name”:”Philip Kosloski”}],”author_thumb”:”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/06/maggie_phil_headshots-4.jpg?w=150″,”image”:{“featured”:”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/web2-dublin-camino-gallery-ireland-jb01082118b-stephen-mc-elligott-aleteia-08.jpg?w=620u0026h=348u0026crop=1″,”full”:”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/web2-dublin-camino-gallery-ireland-jb01082118b-stephen-mc-elligott-aleteia-08.jpg”,”credits”:{“title”:”WEB2 DUBLIN CAMINO GALLERY IRELAND JB01082118B Stephen Mc Elligott Aleteia 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originally served separate functions, though they are often interchangeable terms in modern church architecture.u003c/h2u003enu003cpu003eIn many Catholic Church buildings, there are frequently areas which are called by the pastor or parishioners the “u003cstrongu003enarthexu003c/strongu003e” or the “u003cstrongu003evestibule.u003c/strongu003e” While most people use these terms interchangeably, they were originally separate architectural spaces with different functions.u003c/pu003entu003cdiv class=”wp-block-aleteia-heading3″u003enttu003ch3u003eWhat is a vestibule?u003c/h3u003entu003c/divu003entnu003cpu003eA vestibule was initially intended to be u003cstrongu003ea covered hallu003c/strongu003e that wasu003cstrongu003e immediately outside the main doors.u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003en”},{“simple”:false,”id”:720318,”related”:[],”content”:”u003ch2 class=”subtitle”u003eThere’s no point in worrying about hypothetical situations that make us run away from the present and from reality. u003c/h2u003eu003cblockquote class=”wp-block-quote”u003enu003cpu003eu003cemu003eu003cstrongu003eToday’s readings can be foundu0026nbsp;u003ca href=”https://bible.usccb.org/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”u003ehereu003c/au003e.u003c/strongu003e Read Fr. Epicocou0026#8217;s brief reflections on the daily Mass readings, Monday through Saturday, u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/author/fr-luigi-maria-epicoco/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”u003ehereu003c/au003e. For Sunday Mass reading commentary from Fr. Rytel-Andrianik, see u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/author/pawel-rytel-andrianik/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”u003ehereu003c/au003e.u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003enu003c/blockquoteu003enu003cpu003eu0026#8220;While people were listening to Jesus speak, he proceeded to tell a parable because he was near Jerusalem and they thought that the Kingdom of God would appear there immediately.u0026#8221; u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eThese introductory verses found at the beginning of todayu0026#8217;s Gospel capture a personal and communal attitude that still surfaces from time to time in life today: asking many questions about the end of the world while losing sight of the more immediate present. And this is precisely why Jesus tells the parable of the talents. u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eThe whole narrative revolves around the absence of a man of noble lineage who has left for a distant country and no one knows when he will return. In the meantime he has entrusted his servants with gold coins (talents), and the interesting thing is the relationship they build on this act of trust. u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eThey all invest the money, except for one. He’s worried about when the master will return and about his possible severe judgment, so he makes this argument: u003c/pu003enu003cblockquote class=”wp-block-quote”u003enu003cdiv id=’aleteia-welcome’u003eu003c/divu003eu003cpu003eu0026#8220;Sir, here is your gold coin; I kept it stored away in a handkerchief, for I was afraid of you, because you are a demanding man; you take up what you did not lay down and you harvest what you did not plant.u0026#8221; u003c/pu003enu003c/blockquoteu003enu003cpu003eThose who build their lives on fear cannot enjoy anything, and they reap only emptiness. There’s no point in worrying about hypothetical situations that make us run away from the present and from reality. We need to ask ourselves how we can make good use of the time and the things the Lord has given us today. Otherwise, the same fate will befall us as that servant who, intending to protect what he had, actually lost everything. u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eLife is worthwhile only if we are willing to invest, to take risks for something great. Mediocrity is banned from the kingdom.u003c/pu003entu003cdiv data-category=”Spirituality” data-category-english=”spirituality” class=”wp-block-aleteia-read-also read-also”u003enttu003cfigureu003entttu003cimgnttttsrc=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/shutterstock_1902402844.jpg?w=300u0026#038;h=150u0026#038;crop=1″nttttalt=”CIERPIENIE”nttttloading=”lazy” /u003enttu003c/figureu003enttu003cdiv class=”read-also-inner”u003entttu003cemu003eRead more:u003c/emu003eu003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2022/11/02/faith-knowing-we-wont-be-alone-at-death/”u003eFaith: Knowing we wonu0026#8217;t be alone at deathu003c/au003enttu003c/divu003entu003c/divu003eu003cpu003e~u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cemu003eFather Luigi Maria Epicoco is a priest of the Aquila Diocese and teaches Philosophy at the Pontifical Lateran University and at the ISSR ‘Fides et ratio,’ Aquila. He dedicates himself to preaching, especially for the formation of laity and religious, giving conferences, retreats and days of recollection. He has authored numerous books and articles. Since 2021, he has served as the Ecclesiastical Assistant in the Vatican Dicastery for Communication and columnist for the Vatican’s daily newspaper L’Osservatore Romano.u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003en”,”rawcontent”:”u003c!– wp:aleteia/subtitle /–u003ennu003c!– wp:quote –u003enu003cblockquote class=”wp-block-quote”u003eu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eu003cemu003eu003cstrongu003eToday’s readings can be foundu0026nbsp;u003ca href=”https://bible.usccb.org/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”u003ehereu003c/au003e.u003c/strongu003e Read Fr. Epicoco’s brief reflections on the daily Mass readings, Monday through Saturday, u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/author/fr-luigi-maria-epicoco/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”u003ehereu003c/au003e. For Sunday Mass reading commentary from Fr. Rytel-Andrianik, see u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/author/pawel-rytel-andrianik/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”u003ehereu003c/au003e.u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003eu003c/blockquoteu003enu003c!– /wp:quote –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003e”While people were listening to Jesus speak, he proceeded to tell a parable because he was near Jerusalem and they thought that the Kingdom of God would appear there immediately.” u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eThese introductory verses found at the beginning of today’s Gospel capture a personal and communal attitude that still surfaces from time to time in life today: asking many questions about the end of the world while losing sight of the more immediate present. And this is precisely why Jesus tells the parable of the talents. u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eThe whole narrative revolves around the absence of a man of noble lineage who has left for a distant country and no one knows when he will return. In the meantime he has entrusted his servants with gold coins (talents), and the interesting thing is the relationship they build on this act of trust. u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eThey all invest the money, except for one. He’s worried about when the master will return and about his possible severe judgment, so he makes this argument: u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:quote –u003enu003cblockquote class=”wp-block-quote”u003eu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003e”Sir, here is your gold coin; I kept it stored away in a handkerchief, for I was afraid of you, because you are a demanding man; you take up what you did not lay down and you harvest what you did not plant.” u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003eu003c/blockquoteu003enu003c!– /wp:quote –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eThose who build their lives on fear cannot enjoy anything, and they reap only emptiness. There’s no point in worrying about hypothetical situations that make us run away from the present and from reality. We need to ask ourselves how we can make good use of the time and the things the Lord has given us today. Otherwise, the same fate will befall us as that servant who, intending to protect what he had, actually lost everything. u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eLife is worthwhile only if we are willing to invest, to take risks for something great. Mediocrity is banned from the kingdom.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/read-also {“link”:”https://aleteia.org/2022/11/02/faith-knowing-we-wont-be-alone-at-death/”,”text”:”Faith: Knowing we wonu0026#8217;t be alone at death”,”image”:”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/shutterstock_1902402844.jpg”,”source”:”search”,”post_id”:718022} /–u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003e~u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eu003cemu003eFather Luigi Maria Epicoco is a priest of the Aquila Diocese and teaches Philosophy at the Pontifical Lateran University and at the ISSR ‘Fides et ratio,’ Aquila. He dedicates himself to preaching, especially for the formation of laity and religious, giving conferences, retreats and days of recollection. He has authored numerous books and articles. Since 2021, he has served as the Ecclesiastical Assistant in the Vatican Dicastery for Communication and columnist for the Vatican’s daily newspaper L’Osservatore Romano.u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003e”,”pages”:1,”language”:”en”,”galleries”:[],”video”:false,”title”:”A Gospel lesson on worrying too much”,”subheading”:”There’s no point in worrying about hypothetical situations that make us run away from the present and from reality. “,”author”:”Fr. Luigi Maria Epicoco”,”author_2″:””,”authors_obj”:[{“ID”:”688841″,”link”:”https://aleteia.org/author/fr-luigi-maria-epicoco/”,”bio”:”Born in Mesagne on Oct. 21, 1980, he is an Italian priest, theologian, philosopher and writer. 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Luigi Maria Epicoco”,”dimension2″:”Spirituality”,”dimension3″:”1668585725″,”dimension4″:”en”,”dimension5″:””,”dimension6″:”article”,”dimension7″:”2022.11.16″,”dimension8″:”Discipleship, Gospel, Liturgy, Mass, Prayer, Spiritual Life”,”dimension9″:”There’s no point in worrying about hypothetical situations that make us run away from the present and from reality. “,”dimension10″:”720318″,”dimension11″:”Discipleship”,”dimension12″:”web”,”dimension13″:””,”dimension17″:”Spirituality Department”,”dimension14″:”Spirituality”},”photo_of_the_day”:false,”daily_wisdom”:false,”word_count”:630,”shortcodes”:[],”sponsoredSettings”:{},”isSponsored”:false,”custom_skin_settings”:{“slot”:”custom-skin”,”library”:”theme.Skin”,”skin_default_article”:”1″,”hide_from_layout_endpoint”:”1″,”props”:{“id”:”custom-skid-ad”,”unit”:”64500793/EN_DESK_ARTICLE_SKIN_1x1″,”collapse_empty_divs”:false,”premium_ads”:false,”bids”:””,”nexxx360_id”:””,”size”:[]}},”adjacent_posts”:{“next_post”:{“link”:”https://aleteia.org/2022/11/16/rome-the-world-is-the-church-losing-its-episcopal-dimension/”,”text”:”Next Article “},”prev_post”:{“link”:”https://aleteia.org/2022/11/16/pray-with-the-pope-lord-convert-the-hearts-of-those-who-insist-on-war/”,”text”:”Previous Article “}},”premium_content”:””,”trunked_content”:”u003ch2 class=”subtitle”u003eThere’s no point in worrying about hypothetical situations that make us run away from the present and from reality. u003c/h2u003enu003cblockquote class=”wp-block-quote”u003enu003cpu003eu003cemu003eu003cstrongu003eToday’s readings can be foundu0026nbsp;u003ca href=”https://bible.usccb.org/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”u003ehereu003c/au003e.u003c/strongu003e Read Fr. Epicoco’s brief reflections on the daily Mass readings, Monday through Saturday, u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/author/fr-luigi-maria-epicoco/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”u003ehereu003c/au003e. For Sunday Mass reading commentary from Fr. Rytel-Andrianik, see u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/author/pawel-rytel-andrianik/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”u003ehereu003c/au003e.u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003enu003c/blockquoteu003ennu003cpu003e”While people were listening to Jesus speak, he proceeded to tell a parable because he was near Jerusalem and they thought that the Kingdom of God would appear there immediately.” u003c/pu003ennu003cpu003eThese introductory verses found at the beginning of today’s Gospel capture a personal and communal attitude that still surfaces from time to time in life today: asking many questions about the end of the world while losing sight of the more immediate present. And this is precisely why Jesus tells the parable of the talents. u003c/pu003en”},{“simple”:false,”id”:158904,”related”:[],”content”:”u003ch2 class=”subtitle”u003e2,000 years later, the essentials have not changed.u003c/h2u003eu003cpu003eHoly Thursday marks the Institution of the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper. It is when Jesus exhorted his disciples to “do this in memory of me.” While this first Eucharist was celebrated inu0026nbsp;the context of the Jewish Passover, the early Christians soon distinguished themselves by offering the Eucharist on a regularu0026nbsp;basis and developing their own traditions.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cstrongu003eWhat was it like, 2,000 years ago? How did the early Christians celebrate Mass?u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003ettttu003cspan class=”bkreadmore” data-category=”Spirituality” data-category-english=”spirituality”u003eu003cbr /u003entttt u003cimg alt=”EARLY CHRISTIANS” width=”150″ height=”75″ src=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/04/web3-early-christians-clebrate-mass-public-domain.jpg?w=150u0026#038;h=75u0026#038;crop=1″ /u003eu003cbr /u003entttt u003cspan class=”text-container-with-image”u003eu003cbr /u003en u003cspan class=”read-more”u003eu003cemu003eRead more:u003c/emu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cbr /u003en u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2018/04/20/some-things-never-change-this-is-how-early-christians-celebrated-mass/”u003e u003cstrongu003eSome things never change: This is how early Christians celebrated Massu003c/strongu003eu003c/au003eu003cbr /u003en u003c/spanu003eu003cbr /u003en u003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eIn fact,u0026nbsp;we have an accurate description of this celebration from a saint of the early Church.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cstrongu003eSt. Justin Martyru003c/strongu003e, who lived between 100 and 165, was a philosopher and Christian apologist. He desired greatly to share his newfound Christian faith and to explain it in a way that would be understood by the pagans of the Roman Empire.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eSt. Justin proceeded to submit an account of Christian worship to the Roman Emperor in order to clear up many misconceptions. Below is an excerpt from his “u003ca href=”http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0126.htm”u003eFirst Apology”u003c/au003e that details the early liturgy of the Christian Church.u003c/pu003enu003cdiv id=’aleteia-welcome’u003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eu003cstrongu003eIt will sound quite familiar to a Catholic Mass today.u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003cblockquote class=”wp-block-quote”u003enu003cpu003eAnd on the day called Sunday, all who live in cities or in the country gather together to one place, and the memoirs [letters] of the apostles or the writings of the prophets are read, as long as time permits; then, when the reader has ceased, the president [the presiding priest or bishop] verbally instructs, and exhorts to the imitation of these good things. Then we all rise together and pray, and, as we before said, when our prayer is ended, bread and wine and water are brought, and the president in like manner offers prayers and thanksgivings, according to his ability, and the people assent, saying Amen; and there is a distribution to each, and a participation of that over which thanks have been given, and to those who are absent a portion is sent by the deacons. And they who are well to do, and willing, give what each thinks fit; and what is collected is deposited with the president, who succors the orphans and widows and those who, through sickness or any other cause, are in want, and those who are in bonds and the strangers sojourning among us, and in a word takes care of all who are in need. But Sunday is the day on which we all hold our common assembly, because it is the first day on which God, having wrought a change in the darkness and matter, made the world; and Jesus Christ our Savior on the same day rose from the dead. For He was crucified on the day before that of Saturn (Saturday); and on the day after that of Saturn, which is the day of the Sun, having appeared to His apostles and disciples, He taught them these things, which we have submitted to you also for your consideration.u003c/pu003ennnnu003cpu003eu003cstrongu003eAnd this food is called among us Εὐχαριστία [the Eucharist],u003c/strongu003e of which no one is allowed to partake but the man who believes that the things which we teach are true, and who has been washed with the washing that is for the remission of sins, and unto regeneration, and who is so living as Christ has enjoined. For not as common bread and common drink do we receive these; but in like manner as Jesus Christ our Savior, having been made flesh by the Word of God, had both flesh and blood for our salvation, so likewise have we been taught that the food which is blessed by the prayer of His word, and from which our blood and flesh by transmutation are nourished, is the flesh and blood of that Jesus who was made flesh. For the apostles, in the memoirs composed by them, which are called Gospels, have thus delivered unto us what was enjoined upon them; that Jesus took bread, and when He had given thanks, said, This do in remembrance of Me, [Luke 22:19] this is My body; and that, after the same manner, having taken the cup and given thanks, He said, This is My blood; and gave it to them alone.u003c/pu003enu003c/blockquoteu003enu003cpu003ettttu003cspan class=”bkreadmore” data-category=”Art u0026amp; Culture” data-category-english=”culture”u003eu003cbr /u003entttt u003cimg alt=”” width=”150″ height=”75″ src=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/ultima-cena.jpg?w=150u0026#038;h=75u0026#038;crop=1″ /u003eu003cbr /u003entttt u003cspan class=”text-container-with-image”u003eu003cbr /u003en u003cspan class=”read-more”u003eu003cemu003eRead more:u003c/emu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cbr /u003en u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2020/04/10/amazing-leonardo-da-vincis-last-supper-in-the-flesh/”u003e u003cstrongu003eAmazing! Leonardo da Vinciu0026#8217;s u0026#8216;Last Supperu0026#8217; in the fleshu003c/strongu003eu003c/au003eu003cbr /u003en u003c/spanu003eu003cbr /u003en u003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003en”,”rawcontent”:”u003c!– wp:aleteia/subtitle /–u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eHoly Thursday marks the Institution of the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper. It is when Jesus exhorted his disciples to “do this in memory of me.” While this first Eucharist was celebrated inu0026nbsp;the context of the Jewish Passover, the early Christians soon distinguished themselves by offering the Eucharist on a regularu0026nbsp;basis and developing their own traditions.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eu003cstrongu003eWhat was it like, 2,000 years ago? How did the early Christians celebrate Mass?u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:shortcode –u003en[read_also art1=”297779″ /]nu003c!– /wp:shortcode –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eIn fact,u0026nbsp;we have an accurate description of this celebration from a saint of the early Church.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eu003cstrongu003eSt. Justin Martyru003c/strongu003e, who lived between 100 and 165, was a philosopher and Christian apologist. He desired greatly to share his newfound Christian faith and to explain it in a way that would be understood by the pagans of the Roman Empire.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eSt. Justin proceeded to submit an account of Christian worship to the Roman Emperor in order to clear up many misconceptions. Below is an excerpt from his “u003ca href=”http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0126.htm”u003eFirst Apology”u003c/au003e that details the early liturgy of the Christian Church.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eu003cstrongu003eIt will sound quite familiar to a Catholic Mass today.u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:quote –u003enu003cblockquote class=”wp-block-quote”u003eu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eAnd on the day called Sunday, all who live in cities or in the country gather together to one place, and the memoirs [letters] of the apostles or the writings of the prophets are read, as long as time permits; then, when the reader has ceased, the president [the presiding priest or bishop] verbally instructs, and exhorts to the imitation of these good things. Then we all rise together and pray, and, as we before said, when our prayer is ended, bread and wine and water are brought, and the president in like manner offers prayers and thanksgivings, according to his ability, and the people assent, saying Amen; and there is a distribution to each, and a participation of that over which thanks have been given, and to those who are absent a portion is sent by the deacons. And they who are well to do, and willing, give what each thinks fit; and what is collected is deposited with the president, who succors the orphans and widows and those who, through sickness or any other cause, are in want, and those who are in bonds and the strangers sojourning among us, and in a word takes care of all who are in need. But Sunday is the day on which we all hold our common assembly, because it is the first day on which God, having wrought a change in the darkness and matter, made the world; and Jesus Christ our Savior on the same day rose from the dead. For He was crucified on the day before that of Saturn (Saturday); and on the day after that of Saturn, which is the day of the Sun, having appeared to His apostles and disciples, He taught them these things, which we have submitted to you also for your consideration.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eu003cstrongu003eAnd this food is called among us Εὐχαριστία [the Eucharist],u003c/strongu003e of which no one is allowed to partake but the man who believes that the things which we teach are true, and who has been washed with the washing that is for the remission of sins, and unto regeneration, and who is so living as Christ has enjoined. For not as common bread and common drink do we receive these; but in like manner as Jesus Christ our Savior, having been made flesh by the Word of God, had both flesh and blood for our salvation, so likewise have we been taught that the food which is blessed by the prayer of His word, and from which our blood and flesh by transmutation are nourished, is the flesh and blood of that Jesus who was made flesh. For the apostles, in the memoirs composed by them, which are called Gospels, have thus delivered unto us what was enjoined upon them; that Jesus took bread, and when He had given thanks, said, This do in remembrance of Me, [Luke 22:19] this is My body; and that, after the same manner, having taken the cup and given thanks, He said, This is My blood; and gave it to them alone.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003eu003c/blockquoteu003enu003c!– /wp:quote –u003ennu003c!– wp:shortcode –u003en[read_also art1=”506682″ /]nu003c!– /wp:shortcode –u003e”,”pages”:1,”language”:”en”,”galleries”:[],”video”:false,”title”:”What was Mass like for the early Christians?”,”subheading”:”2,000 years later, the essentials have not changed.”,”author”:”Philip Kosloski”,”author_2″:””,”authors_obj”:[{“ID”:”1243″,”link”:”https://aleteia.org/author/philip-kosloski/”,”bio”:”Philip Kosloski graduated from the University of Saint Thomas in Minnesota with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and Catholic studies and a master’s degree in theology from the Augustine Institute. 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How did the early Christians celebrate Mass?u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003en”},{“simple”:false,”id”:720075,”related”:[],”content”:”u003ch2 class=”subtitle”u003eBishop David Kagan issued a formal decree to inaugurate the canonization process for Michelle Duppong, a former FOCUS missionary.u003c/h2u003eu003cpu003eOn the feast of All Saints, Bishop David Kagan of North Dakota issued a formal decree to begin the diocesesan investigation of the life of Michelle Duppong, a former FOCUS missionary.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eBishop Kaganu0026#8217;s act grants the title of u0026#8220;u003cstrongu003eServant of Godu003c/strongu003eu0026#8221; to Michelle Duppong, marking the first phase of the canonization process.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eHer cause is also u003ca href=”https://www.usccb.org/resources/Agenda%20Public%20Session%20N22.pdf”u003eon the agendau003c/au003e at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ fall meeting, November 15-16, 2022. The Bishops will discuss her cause and potentially offer their support.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eThis initial phase will include an in-depth review of her life.u003cstrongu003eu0026nbsp;If the investigation reveals that her life was lived with “heroic virtue,”u003c/strongu003eu0026nbsp;then the Diocese of Bismarck will recommend her cause to the Vatican for consideration.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eAfter the Vatican is able to review her life, then the pope may grant her the title of u0026#8220;u003cstrongu003eVenerableu003c/strongu003e.u0026#8221;u003c/pu003enu003cdiv id=’aleteia-welcome’u003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eu003cstrongu003eHer parentsu003c/strongu003e, Ken and Mary Ann Duppong, spoke with the u003ca href=”https://www.ncregister.com/news/former-focus-missionary-michele-duppong-now-servant-of-god-continues-to-inspire-with-her-holy-life”u003eNational Catholic Registeru003c/au003e after the Mass in North Dakota and expressed their joy, u0026#8220;u003cstrongu003eWho would ever think that something like this would happen to us?u003c/strongu003e u0026#8230; It’s humbling. It’s joyful. It’s so amazing. We are just so grateful that we were able to witness it in our lifetime.u0026#8221;u003c/pu003enu003cfigure class=”wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio” data-original=”false”u003enu003cdiv class=”wp-block-embed__wrapper”u003enu003cspan class=”embed-youtube” style=”text-align:center; display: block;”u003eu003ciframe loading=”lazy” class=”youtube-player” width=”720″ height=”405″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/nyajoROYd2o?version=3u0026amp;rel=1u0026amp;showsearch=0u0026amp;showinfo=1u0026amp;iv_load_policy=1u0026amp;fs=1u0026amp;hl=en-USu0026amp;autohide=2u0026amp;wmode=transparentu0026amp;autoplay=1u0026amp;mute=1″ allowfullscreen=”true” style=”border:0;” sandbox=”allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation”u003eu003c/iframeu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003c/divu003enu003c/figureu003enu003cdiv class=”wp-block-aleteia-heading3″u003enu003ch3u003eThe story of Michelle’s lifeu003c/h3u003enu003c/pu003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eMichelle Duppong was born on January 25, 1984, and her family moved after her birth to a farm near Haymarsh, North Dakota.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eAccording to her u003ca href=”http://www.parkwayfuneral.com/obituary/3536599″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”u003eobituaryu003c/au003e, after graduating from high school, she attended North Dakota State University, where she first encountered the ministry of FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students).u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eShe then became a missionary for FOCUS after graduating from college, and worked as a missionary for six years, mentoring, “hundreds of students at the college campuses of University of Nebraska – Lincoln, South Dakota State University, University of South Dakota, and the University of Mary.”u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eDuppong then became the Director of Adult Faith Formation for the Diocese of Bismarck, and on “December 29, 2014,u0026nbsp;u003cstrongu003eMichelle was unexpectedly diagnosed with cancer,u0026nbsp;u003c/strongu003ewhich began a year-long journey that brought many joys in the midst of sorrows and suffering. 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It’s joyful. It’s so amazing. 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She received everything with a docile spirit, praying that the Lord’s Will be done and trusting in His Providence.”u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eu003cstrongu003eShe died on Christmas Dayu003c/strongu003e, December 25, 2015.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eSince then her life has continued to inspire many young people, who seek to follow in her footsteps.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/read-also {“link”:”https://aleteia.org/2013/11/27/support-a-focus-missionary-and-help-change-the-world/”,”text”:”Support a FOCUS Missionary and Help Change the World”,”image”:”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/11/3datcdvhqsocn388kxof1pvlnol6a_eq5dsfrpj5-qrkiwnax1hapwenz9ml-dqrwdh0lictu5dj1hcmlm72ifyve0.jpg”,”source”:”search”,”post_id”:5660} /–u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/read-also {“link”:”https://aleteia.org/2022/09/11/former-miss-minnesota-is-now-a-catholic-missionary/”,”text”:”Former Miss Minnesota is now a Catholic missionary”,”image”:”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Kathryn-Kueppers-FOCUS-photo-e1662319546245.jpeg”,”source”:”search”,”post_id”:707367} /–u003e”,”pages”:1,”language”:”en”,”galleries”:[],”video”:false,”title”:”‘Servant of God’ title granted to former FOCUS missionary”,”subheading”:”Bishop David Kagan issued a formal decree to inaugurate the canonization process for Michelle Duppong, a former FOCUS missionary.”,”author”:”Philip Kosloski”,”author_2″:””,”authors_obj”:[{“ID”:”1243″,”link”:”https://aleteia.org/author/philip-kosloski/”,”bio”:”Philip Kosloski graduated from the University of Saint Thomas in Minnesota with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and Catholic studies and a master’s degree in theology from the Augustine Institute. 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They called the blood vessel in this finger the u003cemu003evena amorisu003c/emu003e (vein of love) and thought that in this way lovers connected their love through their rings.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eHowever, current knowledge of anatomy tells us that there is no such single vein that goes directly to the heart, and that all fingers u0026#8212; not just the ring finger u0026#8212; have veins that in one way or another connect to the heart. But the symbolism has remained over time.u003c/pu003enu003cdiv class=”wp-block-aleteia-heading3″u003enu003ch3u003eTry this out with your own fingersu003c/h3u003enu003c/pu003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eSome time ago I read on Twitter u003ca href=”https://twitter.com/PatxiBronchalo/status/1486424169537548296″u003ean anecdote publishedu003c/au003e by Fr. Patxi Bronchalo (@PatxiBronchalo) where he talked about an exercise regarding the wedding ring that he likes to do with brides and grooms before they get married, and I thought it was great to share it with you. Try it at home!u003c/pu003enu003cdiv class=”block-image-copyrigth-wrap”u003enu003cfigure class=”wp-block-image size-large”u003eu003cimg decoding=”async” loading=”lazy” width=”1000″ height=”593″ src=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/shutterstock_251860978.jpg?w=720″ alt=”ANILLO MATRIMONIO BODA PAREJA CASADOS” class=”wp-image-718411″ srcset=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/shutterstock_251860978.jpg 1000w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/shutterstock_251860978.jpg?resize=150,89 150w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/shutterstock_251860978.jpg?resize=300,178 300w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/shutterstock_251860978.jpg?resize=620,368 620w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/shutterstock_251860978.jpg?resize=375,222 375w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/shutterstock_251860978.jpg?resize=630,374 630w” sizes=”(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px” /u003eu003c/figureu003enu003cdiv class=”copyright-text”u003eMelinda Nagy u0026#8211; Shutterstocku003c/divu003enu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eMake a fist of one of your hands (or place your palm flat on a surface) and try to lift each finger individually, one by one (only one lifted at a time), starting with your thumb. Iu0026#8217;ll give you time to do itu0026#8230;u003c/pu003enu003cdiv id=’aleteia-welcome’u003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eDid you do it? Iu0026#8217;m sure you noticed that lifting the ring finger was a little more difficult than the others; maybe you couldnu0026#8217;t even do it without another finger lifting along with it.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eFr. Bronchalo explains that the thumb is the one we use to give “thumbs up” or “thumbs down,” to indicate easily if something is right or wrong, or whether we like it or don’t. Then there’s the index finger, which is the one with which we point, accuse someone, and so on. Then thereu0026#8217;s the middle finger, which, well … some people use to insult others. Let’s skip the ring finger for a second, and go to the little finger, with which children make their pinky promises.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eSo, what is one that’s left, the ring finger, for? Well, it’s for wearing the wedding rings, u0026#8220;because itu0026#8217;s the weak finger; it canu0026#8217;t even lift itself up on its own. (u0026#8230;) Wedding rings are put on that finger so that the spouses don’t forget that it is in weakness that they need to love each other the most,u0026#8221; writes the priest.u003c/pu003enu003cdiv class=”wp-block-aleteia-heading3″u003enu003ch3u003eAnd did you know that you can receive an indulgence?u003c/h3u003enu003c/pu003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eSt. John XXIII granted a special indulgence for kissing the wedding ring every day. It’s a way for spouses to remind themselves of the vows they made on their wedding day, especially to support each other in times of sickness and difficult times, which is when true love comes to the fore.u003c/pu003en”,”rawcontent”:”u003c!– wp:aleteia/subtitle /–u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eYou may have heard that people wear their wedding and/or engagement ring on the finger between the pinky and middle finger “because it’s the finger that has a vein that goes straight to the heart,” or something of the sort.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eThis belief dates back to Ancient Rome, probably inherited from the Egyptians or Greeks. They called the blood vessel in this finger the u003cemu003evena amorisu003c/emu003e (vein of love) and thought that in this way lovers connected their love through their rings.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eHowever, current knowledge of anatomy tells us that there is no such single vein that goes directly to the heart, and that all fingers — not just the ring finger — have veins that in one way or another connect to the heart. But the symbolism has remained over time.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/heading3 {“content”:”u003cstrongu003eTry this out with your own fingersu003c/strongu003e”} –u003enu003ch3u003eu0026lt;strongu0026gt;Try this out with your own fingersu0026lt;/strongu0026gt;u003c/h3u003enu003c!– /wp:aleteia/heading3 –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eSome time ago I read on Twitter u003ca href=”https://twitter.com/PatxiBronchalo/status/1486424169537548296″u003ean anecdote publishedu003c/au003e by Fr. Patxi Bronchalo (@PatxiBronchalo) where he talked about an exercise regarding the wedding ring that he likes to do with brides and grooms before they get married, and I thought it was great to share it with you. Try it at home!u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:image {“id”:718411,”sizeSlug”:”large”,”linkDestination”:”none”} –u003enu003cfigure class=”wp-block-image size-large”u003eu003cimg src=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/shutterstock_251860978.jpg?w=720″ alt=”ANILLO MATRIMONIO BODA PAREJA CASADOS” class=”wp-image-718411″ /u003eu003c/figureu003enu003c!– /wp:image –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eMake a fist of one of your hands (or place your palm flat on a surface) and try to lift each finger individually, one by one (only one lifted at a time), starting with your thumb. I’ll give you time to do it…u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eDid you do it? I’m sure you noticed that lifting the ring finger was a little more difficult than the others; maybe you couldn’t even do it without another finger lifting along with it.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eFr. Bronchalo explains that the thumb is the one we use to give “thumbs up” or “thumbs down,” to indicate easily if something is right or wrong, or whether we like it or don’t. Then there’s the index finger, which is the one with which we point, accuse someone, and so on. Then there’s the middle finger, which, well … some people use to insult others. Let’s skip the ring finger for a second, and go to the little finger, with which children make their pinky promises.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eSo, what is one that’s left, the ring finger, for? Well, it’s for wearing the wedding rings, “because it’s the weak finger; it can’t even lift itself up on its own. (…) Wedding rings are put on that finger so that the spouses don’t forget that it is in weakness that they need to love each other the most,” writes the priest.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/heading3 {“content”:”u003cstrongu003eAnd did you know that you can receive an indulgence?u003c/strongu003e”} –u003enu003ch3u003eu0026lt;strongu0026gt;And did you know that you can receive an indulgence?u0026lt;/strongu0026gt;u003c/h3u003enu003c!– /wp:aleteia/heading3 –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eSt. John XXIII granted a special indulgence for kissing the wedding ring every day. 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They called the blood vessel in this finger the u003cemu003evena amorisu003c/emu003e (vein of love) and thought that in this way lovers connected their love through their rings.u003c/pu003en”},{“simple”:false,”id”:719949,”related”:[],”content”:”u003ch2 class=”subtitle”u003eThe actor explains how “my spirituality, my faith has got to be the center of it all.”u003c/h2u003eu003cpu003eThe u003cemu003eFather Stuu003c/emu003e actor Mark Wahlberg was u003ca href=”https://www.wsj.com/articles/mark-wahlberg-schedule-11668431859?fbclid=IwAR1lxlrK4mqBdrsVBq5z6-caA5vz6S1aLinzgrjVXYpJ1eCfR91zFdJdqQg”u003erecently interviewed in the Wall Street Journal about his daily routineu003c/au003e, which weu0026#8217;ve u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2018/09/14/mark-wahlberg-reveals-his-surprising-daily-prayer-routine/”u003epreviously shared with youu003c/au003e. Now, the father of four teens has altered his schedule, but prayer still heads the agenda.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eAs an actor, family man, and owner of multiple businesses, Wahlberg needs as much energy as possible, and as he shared with the WSJ, this new routine makes him very productive. u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eA lot of his routine is centered around u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2018/05/25/why-you-should-give-intermittent-fasting-a-try/”u003eintermittent fastingu003c/au003e. This sees him go without food from anywhere between 12 and 18 hours in a day, which he says boosts his energy. u003cstrongu003eBut to ensure he gets his day off to the right start, he begins with prayer around 3:30 or 4:00 a.m. u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eHe then goes off to work out, skipping breakfast, and will eventually break his fast any time between noon and 6 p.m.. However, he wonu0026#8217;t have much time to eat, as he gets tucked into bed by 7:30 p.m. because he needs his eight hours! u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eIn the interview, Wahlberg goes into more detail as to how he takes his supplements, has adopted a taste for espressos, and continues to do the bulk of his work while most of us are still asleep.u003c/pu003enu003cblockquote class=”wp-block-quote”u003enu003cdiv id=’aleteia-welcome’u003eu003c/divu003eu003cpu003eThe devout Catholic also talked about sharing his business failings on his TV show, u003cemu003eWahl Streetu003c/emu003e: u003c/pu003ennnnu003cpu003eu0026#8220;Most people really pride themselves on sharing how they’re No. 1 at everything. But we closed all of our restaurants, all of our gyms. We showed that in real time, and people appreciated the honesty. All the losses and the tough stuff that we went to made us stronger.u0026#8221;u003c/pu003enu003c/blockquoteu003enu003cpu003eInterestingly, when the star was asked what makes him feel the most productive, he replied:u003c/pu003enu003cblockquote class=”wp-block-aleteia-blockquote”u003eu003cspan class=”text”u003eu003cpu003eBeing consistent with my routine. Getting the right amount of rest, really staying focused. My spirituality, my faith has got to be the center of it all.u0026#8221;u003c/pu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/blockquoteu003enu003cpu003eAnd Wahlbergu0026#8217;s fasting habits seem pretty in tune with his Catholic faith, where during penitential seasons like Lent and Advent the faithful are called to fast and abstain. So maybe the super fit dad has been able to embrace his intermittent fasting a little more easily thanks to all the fasting heu0026#8217;s done in the past! u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eAt the end of the interview, the 51-year-old gave some advice that spurs him on, and that no doubt gives him the strength to wake up when his alarm sounds:u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu0026#8220;You’ve just gotta keep going, you’ve gotta keep working. Leave no stone unturned. Don’t expect somebody else to figure it out. 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This sees him go without food from anywhere between 12 and 18 hours in a day, which he says boosts his energy. u003cstrongu003eBut to ensure he gets his day off to the right start, he begins with prayer around 3:30 or 4:00 a.m. u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eHe then goes off to work out, skipping breakfast, and will eventually break his fast any time between noon and 6 p.m.. However, he won’t have much time to eat, as he gets tucked into bed by 7:30 p.m. because he needs his eight hours! u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eIn the interview, Wahlberg goes into more detail as to how he takes his supplements, has adopted a taste for espressos, and continues to do the bulk of his work while most of us are still asleep.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:quote –u003enu003cblockquote class=”wp-block-quote”u003eu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eThe devout Catholic also talked about sharing his business failings on his TV show, u003cemu003eWahl Streetu003c/emu003e: u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003e”Most people really pride themselves on sharing how they’re No. 1 at everything. But we closed all of our restaurants, all of our gyms. We showed that in real time, and people appreciated the honesty. 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Yves-Marie Clochard-Bossuet told The Daily Mail on October 30, ahead of the November 9 release of the fifth season of the series, that u003ca href=”https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11369145/French-priest-gave-Diana-rites-blasts-Crowns-cruel-depiction-1997-crash.html”u003ethe use of Princess Dianau0026#8217;s accidentu003c/au003e in u003cemu003eThe Crownu003c/emu003e u0026#8220;is crass, and itu0026#8217;s certainly not necessary.u0026#8221; He believes it disrespects the memory and family of the princess, as well as unnecessarily reviving the trauma of her children and close relatives. The priest says that the producers are u0026#8220;simply interested in attracting as many viewers as possible.u0026#8221;u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu0026#8220;There is no need to recreate the events of that night. This is because Diana has children, she has a brother and sisters, and it affects the feelings of her entire family,” he told the Daily Mail. “They will all be hurt by the reconstruction of this accident.u0026#8221;u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eOn the fatal night, Diana was in a car driven by chauffeur Henri Paul, accompanied by her boyfriend Dodi Fayed and bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones. Only the bodyguard survived. Fr. Yves-Marie, who is French and accompanied the princess’ body for more than 10 hours that tragic night, spoke out on the occasion of filming done in Paris the previous week to reproduce the accident in the same tunnel where it happened in real life. The Daily Mail qualified the filming of scenes of her death and funeral as “ghoulish” and “macabre.”u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eFrom a note at the end of the UK publication’s article, it appears that Netflix may be taking the criticisms seriously. Reporters Peter Allen and Michael Powell write that “Netflix said last night: u0026#8216;u003cemu003eThe Crownu003c/emu003e Season 6 will cover the lead-up and aftermath, but the crash will not be featured.u0026#8217;”u003c/pu003enu003cdiv id=’aleteia-welcome’u003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eFor more about how Fr. Yves-Marie Clochard-Boussuet was involved on the night of the tragedy, you can read u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2021/08/29/a-catholic-priest-kept-vigil-over-lady-di-on-the-morning-after-her-death/”u003ethis articleu003c/au003e published previously by Aleteia.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eAlthough the series describes historical events, there have been many calls since the series’ first season aired in 2016 for it to include a disclaimer to the effect that it is a fictionalized dramatization, not a strictly historical reenactment or documentary. 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The popular Netflix production reconstructs Lady Di’s fatal accident in episodes of its sixth season, due to be released in 2023.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eFr. Yves-Marie Clochard-Bossuet told The Daily Mail on October 30, ahead of the November 9 release of the fifth season of the series, that u003ca href=”https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11369145/French-priest-gave-Diana-rites-blasts-Crowns-cruel-depiction-1997-crash.html”u003ethe use of Princess Diana’s accidentu003c/au003e in u003cemu003eThe Crownu003c/emu003e “is crass, and it’s certainly not necessary.” He believes it disrespects the memory and family of the princess, as well as unnecessarily reviving the trauma of her children and close relatives. The priest says that the producers are “simply interested in attracting as many viewers as possible.”u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003e”There is no need to recreate the events of that night. This is because Diana has children, she has a brother and sisters, and it affects the feelings of her entire family,” he told the Daily Mail. “They will all be hurt by the reconstruction of this accident.”u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eOn the fatal night, Diana was in a car driven by chauffeur Henri Paul, accompanied by her boyfriend Dodi Fayed and bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones. Only the bodyguard survived. Fr. Yves-Marie, who is French and accompanied the princess’ body for more than 10 hours that tragic night, spoke out on the occasion of filming done in Paris the previous week to reproduce the accident in the same tunnel where it happened in real life. The Daily Mail qualified the filming of scenes of her death and funeral as “ghoulish” and “macabre.”u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eFrom a note at the end of the UK publication’s article, it appears that Netflix may be taking the criticisms seriously. Reporters Peter Allen and Michael Powell write that “Netflix said last night: ‘u003cemu003eThe Crownu003c/emu003e Season 6 will cover the lead-up and aftermath, but the crash will not be featured.’”u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eFor more about how Fr. 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her death, and even gave her last rites, has criticized the series u003cemu003eThe Crownu003c/emu003e for exploiting for commercial purposes the tragic events of the early morning of August 31, 1997. The popular Netflix production reconstructs Lady Di’s fatal accident in episodes of its sixth season, due to be released in 2023.u003c/pu003ennu003cpu003eFr. Yves-Marie Clochard-Bossuet told The Daily Mail on October 30, ahead of the November 9 release of the fifth season of the series, that u003ca href=”https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11369145/French-priest-gave-Diana-rites-blasts-Crowns-cruel-depiction-1997-crash.html”u003ethe use of Princess Diana’s accidentu003c/au003e in u003cemu003eThe Crownu003c/emu003e “is crass, and it’s certainly not necessary.” He believes it disrespects the memory and family of the princess, as well as unnecessarily reviving the trauma of her children and close relatives. The priest says that the producers are “simply interested in attracting as many viewers as possible.”u003c/pu003en”},{“simple”:false,”id”:369624,”related”:[],”content”:”u003ch2 class=”subtitle”u003eu003c/h2u003e”,”rawcontent”:””,”pages”:1,”language”:”en”,”galleries”:[],”video”:false,”title”:”(slideshow) Incredible photos of St. Therese of Lisieux taken by her sister 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Poland through decades of communist rule and set stage for John Paul II.u003c/h2u003eu003cpu003eWhen speaking on the collapse of communism in the 1980s, British historian Timothy Garton Ash noted that St. John Paul II, especially with his 1979 trip to Poland, was a key factor in how those events came to occur. He explained, “Without the Pope, no Solidarity. Without Solidarity, no Gorbachev. Without Gorbachev, no fall of Communism.u0026#8221; And yet, had he wished, Mr. Ash could have gone even further back with his domino-effect timeline, because John Paul IIu0026#8217;s efforts were themselves built upon the earlier works of another. That man would be u003cstrongu003ethe recently beatified Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, the subject of a new film from director Michal Kondrat titled u003ca href=”http://prophet2022.com” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”u003e“Prophet.”u003c/au003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003cfigure class=”wp-block-image size-large”u003eu003cimg decoding=”async” loading=”lazy” width=”1296″ height=”1728″ src=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg?w=720″ alt=”PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg” class=”wp-image-719828″ srcset=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg 1296w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg?resize=150,200 150w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg?resize=300,400 300w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg?resize=1024,1365 1024w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg?resize=1152,1536 1152w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg?resize=620,827 620w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg?resize=1140,1520 1140w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg?resize=375,500 375w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg?resize=570,760 570w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg?resize=630,840 630w” sizes=”(max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px” /u003eu003c/figureu003enu003cpu003eKondrat is mostly known as the driving force behind religious docudramas such as 2019’s “u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2019/10/26/love-and-mercy-new-film-on-st-faustina-and-her-vision-of-the-divine-mercy-image/”u003eFaustina: Love and Mercyu003c/au003e,” however, with “Prophet” he finally ventures into the world of feature film making. In an interview with the Polish newspaper Gazeta Krakowska, Kondrat explained that his desire to make the movie was driven by what he perceived as a general lack of knowledge on the part of most young people in Poland regarding one of the country’s most beloved national heroes. They are somewhat aware of Wyszyński, Kondrat expounded, but they don’t really “know” him. u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eHe hopes “Prophet” will help alleviate that problem by introducing audiences to someone Kondrat describes as u003cstrongu003ea sort of Clint Eastwood in purple robes.u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eTo this end, the movie obviously details the heroic touchstones of Wyszyński’s episcopate such as his “Great Novena” pilgrimage for the Black Madonna of Częstochowa and his celebration of the millennial anniversary of the Christianization of Poland. Wyszyński’s stoic determination in bringing these nationwide events to pass would both humiliate and infuriate Poland’s communist regime. The movie is also sure to include more personal matters, though, such as Wyszyński’s first interactions with a young (and quite studly it would seem) priest named Karol Wojtyła, whom it’s safe to say would go on to do some impressive things himself.u003c/pu003enu003cdiv class=”wp-block-aleteia-heading3″u003enu003ch3u003eFormative momentu003c/h3u003enu003c/pu003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eAll of that would come later, however. The movie actually begins in 1953 with Wyszyński about to be released from a three-year internment for daring to speak out against the Polish state. On his way home, the newly freed Wyszyński recalls an incident from his time as a chaplain during World War II in which a Polish farmer calmly walks into the middle of a bombardment, tossing seeds as he goes. When the young Wyszyński rushes out to pull the man to safety, the beleaguered farmer states simply, “We need to sow, or only wasteland will remain.” This is portrayed as a formative moment, as it’s a philosophy the Cardinal himself will come to adopt in his decades long struggle against communism.u003c/pu003enu003cdiv id=’aleteia-welcome’u003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eA good portion of the film is spent documenting the verbal sparring between Wyszyński and Władysław Gomułka, the First Secretary of the Polish United Workersu0026#8217; Party and de-facto leader of Poland for most of Wyszyński’s tenure. As portrayed here, Gomulka is a pure villain so militant in his atheism that he cannot even bring himself to address Wyszyński by any of his clerical titles, instead referring to him only as a director of the Church. Communists do so love to try and control the language, don’t they?u0026nbsp;u003c/pu003enu003cfigure class=”wp-block-image size-large”u003eu003cimg decoding=”async” loading=”lazy” width=”1080″ height=”1080″ src=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?w=720″ alt=”DolanProphet.png” class=”wp-image-719829″ srcset=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png 1080w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?resize=150,150 150w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?resize=300,300 300w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?resize=95,95 95w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?resize=360,360 360w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?resize=400,400 400w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?resize=115,115 115w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?resize=620,620 620w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?resize=50,50 50w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?resize=75,75 75w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?resize=192,192 192w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?resize=375,375 375w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?resize=760,760 760w, https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?resize=630,630 630w” sizes=”(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px” /u003eu003c/figureu003enu003cpu003eWhen not concentrating on the ongoing mental chess match between Wyszyński and Gomulka, the film follows the Cardinal’s pastoral relationships with a small group of laypeople. These include Kazia, a young girl he mentors after she is caught stealing food, and Magda, a schoolteacher he regularly counsels. It is u003cstrongu003ethrough Magda’s filmmaker husband Janek we ultimately learn the source of the film’s titleu003c/strongu003e. In need of money, Janek is conscripted by Gomułka to spy on the Cardinal as part of “Prophet,” a secret surveillance operation designed to uncover any evidence the government can use to charge Wyszyński with treason. These efforts to entrap Wyszyński will eventually bring much suffering to those around the Cardinal, Kazia in particular.u003c/pu003enu003cdiv class=”wp-block-aleteia-heading3″u003enu003ch3u003eThe Eightu003c/h3u003enu003c/pu003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eMost interesting amongst Wyszyński’s acquaintances are “The Eight,” the small cadre of women who run most of the parish’s day to day operations including its publishing office, where the ladies are not averse to printing dissident pamphlets on the sly to aid Poland’s underground resistance movement. It’s always amusing in the movie anytime the Cardinal is faced with a predicament only to order his aide to summon The Eight to handle the situation. It’s almost enough to make one wish for a more fantastical, unrealistic version of the film in which The Eight carry out secret Charlie’s Angels style missions for the Church whenever the need arises.u0026nbsp;u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eThat’s for another type of film, though. True to his documentarian roots, Kondrat is primarily interested in presenting a respectful and factual story with “Prophet.” Overall, the film plays as a mostly straightforward telling of the events, though there are occasional directorial flourishes, particularly in the scenes surrounding the violence which erupts during the protests of 1970. u003cstrongu003eWith this approach, the film accomplishes what Kondrat set out to do, which is to act as a fine introduction to the man who shepherded Poland through decades of communist rule, protecting the country’s spiritual underpinnings and setting the stage for Pope John Paul II’s eventual triumph.u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003e“Prophet” is showing in u003ca href=”https://www.fathomevents.com/events/Prophet” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”u003eselect theaters on November 15 and November 17.u003c/au003eu003c/pu003enu003cfigure class=”wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio” data-original=”false”u003enu003cdiv class=”wp-block-embed__wrapper”u003enu003cspan class=”embed-youtube” style=”text-align:center; display: block;”u003eu003ciframe loading=”lazy” class=”youtube-player” width=”720″ height=”405″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/SYdKqU-FJ9k?version=3u0026amp;rel=1u0026amp;showsearch=0u0026amp;showinfo=1u0026amp;iv_load_policy=1u0026amp;fs=1u0026amp;hl=en-USu0026amp;autohide=2u0026amp;wmode=transparentu0026amp;autoplay=1u0026amp;mute=1″ allowfullscreen=”true” style=”border:0;” sandbox=”allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation”u003eu003c/iframeu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003c/divu003enu003c/figureu003enu003cpu003e~u003cbr /u003eu003cemu003eThis article is sponsored by Prophet.u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003entu003cdiv data-category=”Spirituality” data-category-english=”spirituality” class=”wp-block-aleteia-read-also read-also”u003enttu003cfigureu003entttu003cimgnttttsrc=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/WEB3-Stefan-Wyszynski-POPE-JOHN-PAUL-II-AFP-000_APP2000011167632.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2110px%2C1191pxu0026#038;resize=300%2C150u0026#038;ssl=1″nttttalt=”Stefan Wyszyński”nttttloading=”lazy” /u003enttu003c/figureu003enttu003cdiv class=”read-also-inner”u003entttu003cemu003eRead more:u003c/emu003eu003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2021/09/14/bl-stefan-wyszynski-was-st-john-paul-iis-hero-and-mentor/”u003eBl. Stefan Wyszyński was St. John Paul IIu0026#8217;s hero and mentoru003c/au003enttu003c/divu003entu003c/divu003e”,”rawcontent”:”u003c!– wp:aleteia/subtitle /–u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eWhen speaking on the collapse of communism in the 1980s, British historian Timothy Garton Ash noted that St. John Paul II, especially with his 1979 trip to Poland, was a key factor in how those events came to occur. He explained, “Without the Pope, no Solidarity. Without Solidarity, no Gorbachev. Without Gorbachev, no fall of Communism.” And yet, had he wished, Mr. Ash could have gone even further back with his domino-effect timeline, because John Paul II’s efforts were themselves built upon the earlier works of another. That man would be u003cstrongu003ethe recently beatified Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, the subject of a new film from director Michal Kondrat titled u003ca href=”http://prophet2022.com” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”u003e“Prophet.”u003c/au003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:image {“id”:719828,”sizeSlug”:”large”,”linkDestination”:”none”} –u003enu003cfigure class=”wp-block-image size-large”u003eu003cimg src=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg?w=720″ alt=”” class=”wp-image-719828″ /u003eu003c/figureu003enu003c!– /wp:image –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eKondrat is mostly known as the driving force behind religious docudramas such as 2019’s “u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2019/10/26/love-and-mercy-new-film-on-st-faustina-and-her-vision-of-the-divine-mercy-image/”u003eFaustina: Love and Mercyu003c/au003e,” however, with “Prophet” he finally ventures into the world of feature film making. In an interview with the Polish newspaper Gazeta Krakowska, Kondrat explained that his desire to make the movie was driven by what he perceived as a general lack of knowledge on the part of most young people in Poland regarding one of the country’s most beloved national heroes. They are somewhat aware of Wyszyński, Kondrat expounded, but they don’t really “know” him. u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eHe hopes “Prophet” will help alleviate that problem by introducing audiences to someone Kondrat describes as u003cstrongu003ea sort of Clint Eastwood in purple robes.u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eTo this end, the movie obviously details the heroic touchstones of Wyszyński’s episcopate such as his “Great Novena” pilgrimage for the Black Madonna of Częstochowa and his celebration of the millennial anniversary of the Christianization of Poland. Wyszyński’s stoic determination in bringing these nationwide events to pass would both humiliate and infuriate Poland’s communist regime. The movie is also sure to include more personal matters, though, such as Wyszyński’s first interactions with a young (and quite studly it would seem) priest named Karol Wojtyła, whom it’s safe to say would go on to do some impressive things himself.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/heading3 {“content”:”Formative moment”} –u003enu003ch3u003eFormative momentu003c/h3u003enu003c!– /wp:aleteia/heading3 –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eAll of that would come later, however. The movie actually begins in 1953 with Wyszyński about to be released from a three-year internment for daring to speak out against the Polish state. On his way home, the newly freed Wyszyński recalls an incident from his time as a chaplain during World War II in which a Polish farmer calmly walks into the middle of a bombardment, tossing seeds as he goes. When the young Wyszyński rushes out to pull the man to safety, the beleaguered farmer states simply, “We need to sow, or only wasteland will remain.” This is portrayed as a formative moment, as it’s a philosophy the Cardinal himself will come to adopt in his decades long struggle against communism.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eA good portion of the film is spent documenting the verbal sparring between Wyszyński and Władysław Gomułka, the First Secretary of the Polish United Workers’ Party and de-facto leader of Poland for most of Wyszyński’s tenure. As portrayed here, Gomulka is a pure villain so militant in his atheism that he cannot even bring himself to address Wyszyński by any of his clerical titles, instead referring to him only as a director of the Church. Communists do so love to try and control the language, don’t they?u0026nbsp;u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:image {“id”:719829,”sizeSlug”:”large”,”linkDestination”:”none”} –u003enu003cfigure class=”wp-block-image size-large”u003eu003cimg src=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/DolanProphet.png?w=720″ alt=”” class=”wp-image-719829″ /u003eu003c/figureu003enu003c!– /wp:image –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eWhen not concentrating on the ongoing mental chess match between Wyszyński and Gomulka, the film follows the Cardinal’s pastoral relationships with a small group of laypeople. These include Kazia, a young girl he mentors after she is caught stealing food, and Magda, a schoolteacher he regularly counsels. It is u003cstrongu003ethrough Magda’s filmmaker husband Janek we ultimately learn the source of the film’s titleu003c/strongu003e. In need of money, Janek is conscripted by Gomułka to spy on the Cardinal as part of “Prophet,” a secret surveillance operation designed to uncover any evidence the government can use to charge Wyszyński with treason. These efforts to entrap Wyszyński will eventually bring much suffering to those around the Cardinal, Kazia in particular.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/heading3 {“content”:”The Eight”} –u003enu003ch3u003eThe Eightu003c/h3u003enu003c!– /wp:aleteia/heading3 –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eMost interesting amongst Wyszyński’s acquaintances are “The Eight,” the small cadre of women who run most of the parish’s day to day operations including its publishing office, where the ladies are not averse to printing dissident pamphlets on the sly to aid Poland’s underground resistance movement. It’s always amusing in the movie anytime the Cardinal is faced with a predicament only to order his aide to summon The Eight to handle the situation. It’s almost enough to make one wish for a more fantastical, unrealistic version of the film in which The Eight carry out secret Charlie’s Angels style missions for the Church whenever the need arises.u0026nbsp;u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eThat’s for another type of film, though. True to his documentarian roots, Kondrat is primarily interested in presenting a respectful and factual story with “Prophet.” Overall, the film plays as a mostly straightforward telling of the events, though there are occasional directorial flourishes, particularly in the scenes surrounding the violence which erupts during the protests of 1970. u003cstrongu003eWith this approach, the film accomplishes what Kondrat set out to do, which is to act as a fine introduction to the man who shepherded Poland through decades of communist rule, protecting the country’s spiritual underpinnings and setting the stage for Pope John Paul II’s eventual triumph.u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003e“Prophet” is showing in u003ca href=”https://www.fathomevents.com/events/Prophet” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”u003eselect theaters on November 15 and November 17.u003c/au003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:embed {“url”:”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYdKqU-FJ9k”,”type”:”video”,”providerNameSlug”:”youtube”,”responsive”:true,”className”:”wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio”} –u003enu003cfigure class=”wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio”u003eu003cdiv class=”wp-block-embed__wrapper”u003enhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYdKqU-FJ9knu003c/divu003eu003c/figureu003enu003c!– /wp:embed –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003e~u003cbru003eu003cemu003eThis article is sponsored by Prophet.u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/read-also {“link”:”https://aleteia.org/2021/09/14/bl-stefan-wyszynski-was-st-john-paul-iis-hero-and-mentor/”,”text”:”Bl. Stefan Wyszyński was St. John Paul IIu0026#8217;s hero and mentor”,”image”:”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/WEB3-Stefan-Wyszynski-POPE-JOHN-PAUL-II-AFP-000_APP2000011167632.jpg”,”source”:”search”,”post_id”:630842} /–u003e”,”pages”:1,”language”:”en”,”galleries”:[],”video”:false,”title”:”New film brings us man who paved way for JPII: a Clint Eastwood in clerics”,”subheading”:””Prophet” is in theaters November 15 and 17: A fine introduction to the man who shepherded Poland through decades of communist rule and set stage for John Paul II.”,”author”:”David Ives”,”author_2″:””,”authors_obj”:[{“ID”:”346″,”link”:”https://aleteia.org/author/david-ives/”,”bio”:”nIn a world he didnu0026#39;t create, in a time he didnu0026#39;t choose, one man looks for signs of God in the world by… watching movies. 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He explained, “Without the Pope, no Solidarity. Without Solidarity, no Gorbachev. Without Gorbachev, no fall of Communism.” And yet, had he wished, Mr. Ash could have gone even further back with his domino-effect timeline, because John Paul II’s efforts were themselves built upon the earlier works of another. That man would be u003cstrongu003ethe recently beatified Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, the subject of a new film from director Michal Kondrat titled u003ca href=”http://prophet2022.com” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”u003e“Prophet.”u003c/au003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003cfigure class=”wp-block-image size-large”u003eu003cimg src=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg?w=720″ alt=”PROPHETOFFICIAL.jpg” class=”wp-image-719828″u003eu003c/figureu003enu003cpu003eKondrat is mostly known as the driving force behind religious docudramas such as 2019’s “u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2019/10/26/love-and-mercy-new-film-on-st-faustina-and-her-vision-of-the-divine-mercy-image/”u003eFaustina: Love and Mercyu003c/au003e,” however, with “Prophet” he finally ventures into the world of feature film making. In an interview with the Polish newspaper Gazeta Krakowska, Kondrat explained that his desire to make the movie was driven by what he perceived as a general lack of knowledge on the part of most young people in Poland regarding one of the country’s most beloved national heroes. They are somewhat aware of Wyszyński, Kondrat expounded, but they don’t really “know” him. u003c/pu003en”},{“simple”:false,”id”:719200,”related”:[],”content”:”u003ch2 class=”subtitle”u003eIt’s very hard for a parent to watch their older children being influenced by less than desirable sources.u003c/h2u003eu003cpu003eRecently I had to comfort a friend who was at her witu0026#8217;s end about what to do with one of her children. In fact, she was so frustrated and anxious about her 26-year-old daughteru0026#8217;s behavior that in between her tears she asked me: u003cstrongu003eu0026#8220;What have I done wrong? I didnu0026#8217;t bring her up to be like this.u0026#8221;u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eItu0026#8217;s the sort of reflection Iu0026#8217;m hearing more and more from other parents of young adults; parents who are rightly concerned that their children seem to be lacking direction, drive, and a strong work ethic.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eMy friend u0026#8212; weu0026#8217;ll call her Liz u0026#8212; has been working full-time since she was 18. She devotes her time to caring for her family, including an infirm elderly aunt. She projects kindness and generosity. She is devout in her faith, which has been the cornerstone of her life. u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eHer daughter abandoned her studies, has no job, and is driving around the south of France without a care in the world, having inherited a lot of money from her late father. u003cstrongu003eWhen Liz asks her daughter about her plans, she snaps at her and tells her that itu0026#8217;s none of her business (even though she relies quite heavily on her mother). u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eItu0026#8217;s a tricky situation, and Liz and I have spoken about it at length. Itu0026#8217;s easy to say, u0026#8220;Sheu0026#8217;s an adult, let her get on with it.u0026#8221; But Liz still feels responsible for her daughter, and that her daughteru0026#8217;s behavior is all her fault.u003c/pu003enu003cdiv id=’aleteia-welcome’u003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eItu0026#8217;s easy to say that her daughter will mature and find her way. After all, I do believe that children only begin to be independent and responsible in life once they have to contend with the realities of the adult world. u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eBut Lizu0026#8217;s daughter is putting off this moment for as long as she can. And while Liz is questioning what sheu0026#8217;s done wrong as a mother, I suggested looking at what sheu0026#8217;s done right u0026#8212; after all, itu0026#8217;s easy for any parent to beat herself up, and her daughter has many positive traits.u003c/pu003enu003cdiv class=”wp-block-aleteia-heading3″u003enu003ch3u003eNegative outside influencesu003c/h3u003enu003c/pu003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eI also pointed out that society today is very different to previous generations, and far further removed from the realities of our own childhoods. When we were growing up our parents could rely on three solid institutions to influence their children: the Church, the family, and the school system. u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eMoms and dads could determine the school environment and religious education they wanted to give their children, and this helped provide the solid moral grounding and direction children needed to carry them through to adulthood. Now, decades later, these institutions have far more influence than parents imagine. u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cstrongu003eThe growth and spread of the internet has opened our childrenu0026#8217;s eyes to things we could never have imagined growing up.u003c/strongu003e For our kids there is a constant stream of aggressive opinions flowing onto their phones and computer screens. Thereu0026#8217;s also permanent access to news flooding in from every corner of the world from so many different outlets. Itu0026#8217;s overwhelming, and can have a detrimental effect on a young personu0026#8217;s mental health.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eYoung adults today are also part of the u0026#8220;influenceru0026#8221; generation u0026#8212; where almost celeb-like social media gurus gather millions of followers and try to influence their buying behavior, their leisure choices, their physical appearance, and much more. u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eSo if a young adult is lost or apathetic, they donu0026#8217;t have to look far to find someone who will justify their choices, an u0026#8220;influenceru0026#8221; who will provide them with the strength and reasoning to continue what theyu0026#8217;re doing u0026#8212; or in Lizu0026#8221;s daughteru0026#8217;s case, not doing. You could describe it as a u003ca href=”https://www.humanetech.com/insights/how-social-media-features-parallel-cult-techniques”u003ecult-like phenomenonu003c/au003e.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cstrongu003eIn the past, kids were still influenced by technology such as TV and the radio, but thereu0026#8217;s something far more invasive and insidious about the internet.u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003ePeople can hide behind their screens or Instagram handles to share their thoughts or opinions, which can be highly misleading or damaging. Itu0026#8217;s a potentially dangerous territory that our children have access to, and as they grow older, parental controls fall by the wayside.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eWhile I donu0026#8217;t have the solution for Liz, itu0026#8217;s important that she realizes that she has done so much good for her daughter over the years. She can take some comfort that the time she was able to have a great influence in her daughteru0026#8217;s life has not been wasted. u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eLiz can also turn to u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2022/06/09/8-essential-saints-to-help-arm-your-graduate-for-a-fulfilling-future/”u003esome powerful intercessors for her daughteru003c/au003e, as well as maintain a dialogue with her daughter. Sheu0026#8217;s stopped criticizing and berating her daughter for her life choices, and is focusing on having positive conversations on issues that are conflict-free. Hopefully she can build on this and eventually guide her daughter very gently back to a meaningful life.u003c/pu003entu003cdiv data-category=”Lifestyle” data-category-english=”lifestyle” class=”wp-block-aleteia-read-also read-also”u003enttu003cfigureu003entttu003cimgnttttsrc=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/06/shutterstock_794054128.jpg?crop=0px%2C207px%2C4000px%2C2258pxu0026#038;resize=300%2C150u0026#038;ssl=1″nttttalt=”TEENAGERS”nttttloading=”lazy” /u003enttu003c/figureu003enttu003cdiv class=”read-also-inner”u003entttu003cemu003eRead more:u003c/emu003eu003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2022/06/28/4-joyful-lessons-i-learned-teaching-young-adults-that-have-helped-my-parenting-too/”u003e4 Joyful lessons I learned teaching young adults that have helped my parenting, toou003c/au003enttu003c/divu003entu003c/divu003etu003cdiv data-category=”Lifestyle” data-category-english=”lifestyle” class=”wp-block-aleteia-read-also read-also”u003enttu003cfigureu003entttu003cimgnttttsrc=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/07/web3-sad-teenage-girl-window-rainy-day-shutterstock_551803330-darren-baker-ai.jpg?w=300u0026#038;h=150u0026#038;crop=1″nttttalt=”TEENAGER”nttttloading=”lazy” /u003enttu003c/figureu003enttu003cdiv class=”read-also-inner”u003entttu003cemu003eRead more:u003c/emu003eu003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2022/11/07/6-essential-bible-quotes-for-teens-who-are-feeling-a-little-lost/”u003e6 Essential Bible quotes for teens who are feeling a little lostu003c/au003enttu003c/divu003entu003c/divu003etu003cdiv data-category=”Church” data-category-english=”church” class=”wp-block-aleteia-read-also read-also”u003enttu003cfigureu003entttu003cimgnttttsrc=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/05/web3-eucharistic-adoration-adoration-chapel-monstrance-church-prayer-eucharist-didgeman-cc1.jpg?w=300u0026#038;h=150u0026#038;crop=1″nttttalt=”MONSTRANCE”nttttloading=”lazy” /u003enttu003c/figureu003enttu003cdiv class=”read-also-inner”u003entttu003cemu003eRead more:u003c/emu003eu003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2019/06/11/this-holy-hour-brought-hope-to-parents-of-fallen-away-catholics/”u003eThis holy hour brought hope to parents of fallen-away Catholicsu003c/au003enttu003c/divu003entu003c/divu003e”,”rawcontent”:”u003c!– wp:aleteia/subtitle /–u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eRecently I had to comfort a friend who was at her wit’s end about what to do with one of her children. In fact, she was so frustrated and anxious about her 26-year-old daughter’s behavior that in between her tears she asked me: u003cstrongu003e”What have I done wrong? I didn’t bring her up to be like this.”u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eIt’s the sort of reflection I’m hearing more and more from other parents of young adults; parents who are rightly concerned that their children seem to be lacking direction, drive, and a strong work ethic.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eMy friend — we’ll call her Liz — has been working full-time since she was 18. She devotes her time to caring for her family, including an infirm elderly aunt. She projects kindness and generosity. She is devout in her faith, which has been the cornerstone of her life. u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eHer daughter abandoned her studies, has no job, and is driving around the south of France without a care in the world, having inherited a lot of money from her late father. u003cstrongu003eWhen Liz asks her daughter about her plans, she snaps at her and tells her that it’s none of her business (even though she relies quite heavily on her mother). u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eIt’s a tricky situation, and Liz and I have spoken about it at length. It’s easy to say, “She’s an adult, let her get on with it.” But Liz still feels responsible for her daughter, and that her daughter’s behavior is all her fault.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eIt’s easy to say that her daughter will mature and find her way. After all, I do believe that children only begin to be independent and responsible in life once they have to contend with the realities of the adult world. u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eBut Liz’s daughter is putting off this moment for as long as she can. And while Liz is questioning what she’s done wrong as a mother, I suggested looking at what she’s done right — after all, it’s easy for any parent to beat herself up, and her daughter has many positive traits.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/heading3 {“content”:”Negative outside influences”} –u003enu003ch3u003eNegative outside influencesu003c/h3u003enu003c!– /wp:aleteia/heading3 –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eI also pointed out that society today is very different to previous generations, and far further removed from the realities of our own childhoods. When we were growing up our parents could rely on three solid institutions to influence their children: the Church, the family, and the school system. u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eMoms and dads could determine the school environment and religious education they wanted to give their children, and this helped provide the solid moral grounding and direction children needed to carry them through to adulthood. Now, decades later, these institutions have far more influence than parents imagine. u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eu003cstrongu003eThe growth and spread of the internet has opened our children’s eyes to things we could never have imagined growing up.u003c/strongu003e For our kids there is a constant stream of aggressive opinions flowing onto their phones and computer screens. There’s also permanent access to news flooding in from every corner of the world from so many different outlets. It’s overwhelming, and can have a detrimental effect on a young person’s mental health.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eYoung adults today are also part of the “influencer” generation — where almost celeb-like social media gurus gather millions of followers and try to influence their buying behavior, their leisure choices, their physical appearance, and much more. u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eSo if a young adult is lost or apathetic, they don’t have to look far to find someone who will justify their choices, an “influencer” who will provide them with the strength and reasoning to continue what they’re doing — or in Liz”s daughter’s case, not doing. You could describe it as a u003ca href=”https://www.humanetech.com/insights/how-social-media-features-parallel-cult-techniques”u003ecult-like phenomenonu003c/au003e.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eu003cstrongu003eIn the past, kids were still influenced by technology such as TV and the radio, but there’s something far more invasive and insidious about the internet.u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003ePeople can hide behind their screens or Instagram handles to share their thoughts or opinions, which can be highly misleading or damaging. It’s a potentially dangerous territory that our children have access to, and as they grow older, parental controls fall by the wayside.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eWhile I don’t have the solution for Liz, it’s important that she realizes that she has done so much good for her daughter over the years. She can take some comfort that the time she was able to have a great influence in her daughter’s life has not been wasted. u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eLiz can also turn to u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2022/06/09/8-essential-saints-to-help-arm-your-graduate-for-a-fulfilling-future/”u003esome powerful intercessors for her daughteru003c/au003e, as well as maintain a dialogue with her daughter. She’s stopped criticizing and berating her daughter for her life choices, and is focusing on having positive conversations on issues that are conflict-free. 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In fact, she was so frustrated and anxious about her 26-year-old daughter’s behavior that in between her tears she asked me: u003cstrongu003e”What have I done wrong? I didn’t bring her up to be like this.”u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003ennu003cpu003eIt’s the sort of reflection I’m hearing more and more from other parents of young adults; parents who are rightly concerned that their children seem to be lacking direction, drive, and a strong work ethic.u003c/pu003en”},{“simple”:false,”id”:718976,”related”:[],”content”:”u003ch2 class=”subtitle”u003eMoving our bodies isn’t just about commitment or health, but honoring the way God made us.u003c/h2u003eu003cpu003eOver the past couple of decades, Iu0026#8217;ve learned that regular activity is not only a u003ca href=”https://james-schroeder.com/the-exercise-potential-in-the-long-run/”u003ekey to being physically and psychologically healthyu003c/au003e, but also more u003ca href=”https://james-schroeder.com/trying-to-resolve-a-conflict-take-a-walk-or-ride/”u003esocially and spiritually engagedu003c/au003e..  As a married father of 8, a child psychologist, and someone who has demands coming from all fronts, daily exercise is indispensable. As I often tell people when asked if I have races coming up, I am first and foremost u003cemu003etraining for life.  u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eHaving been blessed by u003ca href=”https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Carless-Commuter-Motorless-Taught-ebook/dp/B09BBZKVP5″u003e40,000+ motorless milesu003c/au003e on the road, u003ca href=”https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1522798102/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i3″u003ean Ironmanu003c/au003e, multiple ultramarathons, and a number of other endurance opportunities, many people might wrongly believe that I go about daily exercise with little or no resistance.u0026nbsp;But actually, just like anyone else, I regularly feel the pull to just relax and even be lazy (which sometimes is indeed important for health and sanity).u0026nbsp;Finding the right balance of physical exercise, or any type of work, along with rest, is always a work in progress.u0026nbsp;u0026nbsp;u003c/pu003enu003cdiv class=”wp-block-aleteia-heading3″u003enu003ch3u003eExercise honors the One who made usu003c/h3u003enu003c/pu003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eYet I regard my daily exercise as a covenant with God, and not simply a commitment or desire to be healthy. u003cstrongu003eIt’s a covenant because God created our bodies in His image and likeness, and a healthy lifestyle u0026#8212; including regular activity u0026#8212; honors this design. u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eFurthermore, while commitments are bound by obligation u0026#8212; which often leaves us begrudging what “we should do” u0026#8212; covenants are bound by love, which leaves us desiring unity with Him.u003c/pu003enu003cdiv class=”wp-block-aleteia-heading3″u003enu003ch3u003eOvercoming the barriersu003c/h3u003enu003c/pu003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eStill, even with this mindset, barriers do exist, and any attempt to develop a healthy lifestyle must encounter and address them. Many times, there is one more level of resistance that undermines our ability to move as God intends and thatu0026#8217;s u003cstrongu003ethe u003cemu003eintrau003c/emu003epersonal level, or what we might call u003cemu003ethat pesky internal voiceu003c/emu003e, which can keep us from the activity we need.u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003cdiv id=’aleteia-welcome’u003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eI thought it may be helpful to take you “along for the ride” when it comes to how I deal with barriers of the u003cemu003einternalu003c/emu003e kind in my own life. u003cstrongu003eAs you will notice in the examples below, I am constantly using self-talk, prayer, observation, interaction and other methods to address various types of resistance that come up. u003c/strongu003eResistance to daily exercise comes in many forms such as loneliness, boredom, injury, fears, strain of activity, and the like. u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eHere are some brief examples of how I address these issues prior and during activity.u0026nbsp;Note:u0026nbsp; my self-talk is in italics.u003c/pu003enu003cdiv class=”wp-block-aleteia-heading3″u003enu003ch3u003eWednesday afternoon, 5:15 PM u003c/h3u003enu003c/pu003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003e[I take off on my bike from work. I commute this way most days as part of a 13 mile round- trip.]u0026nbsp;u003cemu003eWhat a beautiful afternoon dayu0026#8212; hmm, there is a decent headwind.u0026nbsp; Thanks, God, for the tailwind this morning and yesterday afternoon, and the dry road.u003c/emu003e [Tuesday was a rainy ride.]u0026nbsp;u003cemu003eThe fall colors are beautiful u0026#8212; love the bright oranges u0026amp; reds.u003c/emu003e u003cemu003e17 little segments to get home, into the wind.u003c/emu003e [I mentally like to break my rides into segments, which changeover each turn.]u0026nbsp;u003cemu003eOh, people I haven’t seen before walking through Oak Hill Cemetery u0026#8212;u0026nbsp;what a nice night for a walku003c/emu003e! [I wave at them as I pass by.] u003cemu003eThanks, God, for the new pavement laid down over the potholesu003c/emu003e (on a bridge about a mile from my house.) u003cemu003eI love this last big hill even though it’s hard; it feels good to breathe deeply.u003c/emu003e [I arrive home.] u003cemu003eThanks, God, for a safe ride.u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003enu003cdiv class=”wp-block-aleteia-heading3″u003enu003ch3u003eThursday morning, 4:37 AMu003c/h3u003enu003c/pu003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003e[Alarm goes off for an early swim and run.u0026nbsp;Outside temperature is 39.]u0026nbsp;u003cemu003eThanks, Lord, for a good nights’ sleep.u0026nbsp;Cool morning for a swim, but after a few laps, I know it will warm up.u003c/emu003e [Arrive at the swim facility.]u0026nbsp;u003cemu003eGreat to see other cars this morning – the high school kids for the local swim team are out.u0026nbsp;Impressed they are willing to get up this early.u003c/emu003e [Walk in doors, and see my “friend” at the front desk.]u0026nbsp; u003cemu003eAppreciate the smile and brief chats – it’s fun to see him.u003c/emu003e [Arrive at pool deck, and see familiar local family training, and catch up for a few minutes before I hop in, while their daughter swims next to me.]u0026nbsp;u003cemu003eWow, she is moving fast – cool that someone can actually swim at that speed.u0026nbsp;Feel a little tight this morning u0026#8212; will dedicate this to Dad.u003c/emu003e [My father has had two hip surgeries and a triple bypass in the past two years.]u0026nbsp;u003cemu003eIt will work out as always…time for breathing drills.u0026nbsp;Don’t like the feeling of less oxygen, but as always, Bob, these are for you.u003c/emu003e [Bob is a dear friend who passed away years ago from a rare form of lung cancer.] u003cemu003eNeat that the new aquatic center is busy and I love being part of this early movement before the sun rises. Thanks, God, for the good swim.u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cstrongu003eIn the end, like many aspects of our lives, it is critical that we engage the various voices and deterrents to what we know is good and life-giving.u003c/strongu003e The reality is that while most of us know regular activity is important, this understanding alone isn’t enough to sustain daily exercise. As is stated in Psalms 119:32: u0026#8220;I run in the path of your commands, for you have broadened my understanding.” So we must, too.  u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cemu003eAn expanded version of this article can be found u003ca href=”https://james-schroeder.com/from-resistance-to-love/”u003ehereu003c/au003e. u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003en”,”rawcontent”:”u003c!– wp:aleteia/subtitle /–u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eOver the past couple of decades, I’ve learned that regular activity is not only a u003ca href=”https://james-schroeder.com/the-exercise-potential-in-the-long-run/”u003ekey to being physically and psychologically healthyu003c/au003e, but also more u003ca href=”https://james-schroeder.com/trying-to-resolve-a-conflict-take-a-walk-or-ride/”u003esocially and spiritually engagedu003c/au003e..  As a married father of 8, a child psychologist, and someone who has demands coming from all fronts, daily exercise is indispensable. As I often tell people when asked if I have races coming up, I am first and foremost u003cemu003etraining for life.  u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eHaving been blessed by u003ca href=”https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Carless-Commuter-Motorless-Taught-ebook/dp/B09BBZKVP5″u003e40,000+ motorless milesu003c/au003e on the road, u003ca href=”https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1522798102/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i3″u003ean Ironmanu003c/au003e, multiple ultramarathons, and a number of other endurance opportunities, many people might wrongly believe that I go about daily exercise with little or no resistance.u0026nbsp;But actually, just like anyone else, I regularly feel the pull to just relax and even be lazy (which sometimes is indeed important for health and sanity).u0026nbsp;Finding the right balance of physical exercise, or any type of work, along with rest, is always a work in progress.u0026nbsp;u0026nbsp;u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/heading3 {“content”:”Exercise honors the One who made us”} –u003enu003ch3u003eExercise honors the One who made usu003c/h3u003enu003c!– /wp:aleteia/heading3 –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eYet I regard my daily exercise as a covenant with God, and not simply a commitment or desire to be healthy. u003cstrongu003eIt’s a covenant because God created our bodies in His image and likeness, and a healthy lifestyle — including regular activity — honors this design. u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eFurthermore, while commitments are bound by obligation — which often leaves us begrudging what “we should do” — covenants are bound by love, which leaves us desiring unity with Him.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/heading3 {“content”:”Overcoming the barriers”} –u003enu003ch3u003eOvercoming the barriersu003c/h3u003enu003c!– /wp:aleteia/heading3 –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eStill, even with this mindset, barriers do exist, and any attempt to develop a healthy lifestyle must encounter and address them. Many times, there is one more level of resistance that undermines our ability to move as God intends and that’s u003cstrongu003ethe u003cemu003eintrau003c/emu003epersonal level, or what we might call u003cemu003ethat pesky internal voiceu003c/emu003e, which can keep us from the activity we need.u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eI thought it may be helpful to take you “along for the ride” when it comes to how I deal with barriers of the u003cemu003einternalu003c/emu003e kind in my own life. u003cstrongu003eAs you will notice in the examples below, I am constantly using self-talk, prayer, observation, interaction and other methods to address various types of resistance that come up. u003c/strongu003eResistance to daily exercise comes in many forms such as loneliness, boredom, injury, fears, strain of activity, and the like. u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eHere are some brief examples of how I address these issues prior and during activity.u0026nbsp;Note:u0026nbsp; my self-talk is in italics.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/heading3 {“content”:”u003cstrongu003eWednesday afternoon, 5:15u003c/strongu003e u003cstrongu003ePMu003c/strongu003e “} –u003enu003ch3u003eu0026lt;strongu0026gt;Wednesday afternoon, 5:15u0026lt;/strongu0026gt; u0026lt;strongu0026gt;PMu0026lt;/strongu0026gt; u003c/h3u003enu003c!– /wp:aleteia/heading3 –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003e[I take off on my bike from work. I commute this way most days as part of a 13 mile round- trip.]u0026nbsp;u003cemu003eWhat a beautiful afternoon day— hmm, there is a decent headwind.u0026nbsp; Thanks, God, for the tailwind this morning and yesterday afternoon, and the dry road.u003c/emu003e [Tuesday was a rainy ride.]u0026nbsp;u003cemu003eThe fall colors are beautiful — love the bright oranges u0026amp; reds.u003c/emu003e u003cemu003e17 little segments to get home, into the wind.u003c/emu003e [I mentally like to break my rides into segments, which changeover each turn.]u0026nbsp;u003cemu003eOh, people I haven’t seen before walking through Oak Hill Cemetery –u0026nbsp;what a nice night for a walku003c/emu003e! [I wave at them as I pass by.] u003cemu003eThanks, God, for the new pavement laid down over the potholesu003c/emu003e (on a bridge about a mile from my house.) u003cemu003eI love this last big hill even though it’s hard; it feels good to breathe deeply.u003c/emu003e [I arrive home.] u003cemu003eThanks, God, for a safe ride.u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/heading3 {“content”:”u003cstrongu003eThursday morning, 4:37 AMu003c/strongu003e”} –u003enu003ch3u003eu0026lt;strongu0026gt;Thursday morning, 4:37 AMu0026lt;/strongu0026gt;u003c/h3u003enu003c!– /wp:aleteia/heading3 –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003e[Alarm goes off for an early swim and run.u0026nbsp;Outside temperature is 39.]u0026nbsp;u003cemu003eThanks, Lord, for a good nights’ sleep.u0026nbsp;Cool morning for a swim, but after a few laps, I know it will warm up.u003c/emu003e [Arrive at the swim facility.]u0026nbsp;u003cemu003eGreat to see other cars this morning – the high school kids for the local swim team are out.u0026nbsp;Impressed they are willing to get up this early.u003c/emu003e [Walk in doors, and see my “friend” at the front desk.]u0026nbsp; u003cemu003eAppreciate the smile and brief chats – it’s fun to see him.u003c/emu003e [Arrive at pool deck, and see familiar local family training, and catch up for a few minutes before I hop in, while their daughter swims next to me.]u0026nbsp;u003cemu003eWow, she is moving fast – cool that someone can actually swim at that speed.u0026nbsp;Feel a little tight this morning — will dedicate this to Dad.u003c/emu003e [My father has had two hip surgeries and a triple bypass in the past two years.]u0026nbsp;u003cemu003eIt will work out as always…time for breathing drills.u0026nbsp;Don’t like the feeling of less oxygen, but as always, Bob, these are for you.u003c/emu003e [Bob is a dear friend who passed away years ago from a rare form of lung cancer.] u003cemu003eNeat that the new aquatic center is busy and I love being part of this early movement before the sun rises. Thanks, God, for the good swim.u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eu003cstrongu003eIn the end, like many aspects of our lives, it is critical that we engage the various voices and deterrents to what we know is good and life-giving.u003c/strongu003e The reality is that while most of us know regular activity is important, this understanding alone isn’t enough to sustain daily exercise. As is stated in Psalms 119:32: “I run in the path of your commands, for you have broadened my understanding.” So we must, too.  u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eu003cemu003eAn expanded version of this article can be found u003ca href=”https://james-schroeder.com/from-resistance-to-love/”u003ehereu003c/au003e. u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003e”,”pages”:1,”language”:”en”,”galleries”:[],”video”:false,”title”:”How to overcome resistance to daily exercise”,”subheading”:”Moving our bodies isn’t just about commitment or health, but honoring the way God made us.”,”author”:”Jim Schroeder”,”author_2″:””,”authors_obj”:[{“ID”:”776″,”link”:”https://aleteia.org/author/jim-schroeder/”,”bio”:”Jim Schroeder is a married father of eight children, a pediatric psychologist, and an endurance athlete. 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As I often tell people when asked if I have races coming up, I am first and foremost u003cemu003etraining for life.  u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003ennu003cpu003eHaving been blessed by u003ca href=”https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Carless-Commuter-Motorless-Taught-ebook/dp/B09BBZKVP5″u003e40,000+ motorless milesu003c/au003e on the road, u003ca href=”https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1522798102/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i3″u003ean Ironmanu003c/au003e, multiple ultramarathons, and a number of other endurance opportunities, many people might wrongly believe that I go about daily exercise with little or no resistance.u0026nbsp;But actually, just like anyone else, I regularly feel the pull to just relax and even be lazy (which sometimes is indeed important for health and sanity).u0026nbsp;Finding the right balance of physical exercise, or any type of work, along with rest, is always a work in progress.u0026nbsp;u0026nbsp;u003c/pu003en”},{“simple”:false,”id”:720106,”related”:[],”content”:”u003ch2 class=”subtitle”u003eThe vestibule and narthex originally served separate functions, though they are often interchangeable terms in modern church architecture.u003c/h2u003eu003cpu003eIn many Catholic Church buildings, there are frequently areas which are called by the pastor or parishioners the u0026#8220;u003cstrongu003enarthexu003c/strongu003eu0026#8221; or the u0026#8220;u003cstrongu003evestibule.u003c/strongu003eu0026#8221; While most people use these terms interchangeably, they were originally separate architectural spaces with different functions.u003c/pu003enu003cdiv class=”wp-block-aleteia-heading3″u003enu003ch3u003eWhat is a vestibule?u003c/h3u003enu003c/pu003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eA vestibule was initially intended to be u003cstrongu003ea covered hallu003c/strongu003e that wasu003cstrongu003e immediately outside the main doors.u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eThe u003cemu003eu003ca href=”https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15387a.htm”u003eCatholic Encyclopediau003c/au003eu003c/emu003e explains that, u0026#8220;The purpose of the vestibule, at least in westernu0026nbsp;Europe, was not to provide a resting-place for penitents, but to u003cstrongu003edeaden the noise outsideu003c/strongu003e. Inu0026nbsp;medieval timesu0026nbsp;Italyu0026nbsp;held firmly to the simple open chamber with sloping roof. North of the Alps, however, the vestibule developed into a projecting structure united with the main building, recalling the Syrian churches.u0026#8221;u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eMany of the churches in the city of Rome have these exterior vestibules lined with large columns.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eThis area was also called the u0026#8220;Paradise,u0026#8221; in reference to a u0026#8220;u003cstrongu003eParadise Playu003c/strongu003eu0026#8221; that was held in this area during the Middle Ages.u003c/pu003enu003cdiv class=”wp-block-aleteia-heading3″u003enu003ch3u003eWhat is a narthex?u003c/h3u003enu003c/pu003eu003c/divu003enu003cdiv id=’aleteia-welcome’u003eu003c/divu003enu003cpu003eMost frequently referred to as the u0026#8220;u003cstrongu003egathering spaceu003c/strongu003eu0026#8221; in modern churches, this area of the church is within the main doors, but is immediately before entering the main part of the space reserved for worship.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eHistorically this was a place either outside or inside the church building and was the location where catechumens, who were not yet admitted into the Church, would stand. They were not yet part of the Body of Christ through Baptism and had to wait until Easter to walk through the doors and become united with rest of the congregation.u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eThis physical separation was a visible sign that they were not yet in full communion with the Catholic Church, and the narthex is where the Rite of Baptism would begin. The priest would then ceremoniously lead the catechumens into the church building and to the baptismal font.u003c/pu003entu003cdiv data-category=”Spirituality” data-category-english=”spirituality” class=”wp-block-aleteia-read-also read-also”u003enttu003cfigureu003entttu003cimgnttttsrc=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/10/web-the-fountain-of-saint-peters-square-rome-jean-pol-grandmont-cc-by-sa-3.0.jpg?w=300u0026#038;h=150u0026#038;crop=1″nttttalt=”web-the-fountain-of-saint-peters-square-rome-jean-pol-grandmont-cc-by-sa-3.0.jpg”nttttloading=”lazy” /u003enttu003c/figureu003enttu003cdiv class=”read-also-inner”u003entttu003cemu003eRead more:u003c/emu003eu003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2022/11/15/what-is-an-atrium-in-a-catholic-church/”u003eWhat is an atrium in a Catholic church?u003c/au003enttu003c/divu003entu003c/divu003e”,”rawcontent”:”u003c!– wp:aleteia/subtitle /–u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eIn many Catholic Church buildings, there are frequently areas which are called by the pastor or parishioners the “u003cstrongu003enarthexu003c/strongu003e” or the “u003cstrongu003evestibule.u003c/strongu003e” While most people use these terms interchangeably, they were originally separate architectural spaces with different functions.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/heading3 {“content”:”What is a vestibule?”} –u003enu003ch3u003eWhat is a vestibule?u003c/h3u003enu003c!– /wp:aleteia/heading3 –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eA vestibule was initially intended to be u003cstrongu003ea covered hallu003c/strongu003e that wasu003cstrongu003e immediately outside the main doors.u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eThe u003cemu003eu003ca href=”https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15387a.htm”u003eCatholic Encyclopediau003c/au003eu003c/emu003e explains that, “The purpose of the vestibule, at least in westernu0026nbsp;Europe, was not to provide a resting-place for penitents, but to u003cstrongu003edeaden the noise outsideu003c/strongu003e. Inu0026nbsp;medieval timesu0026nbsp;Italyu0026nbsp;held firmly to the simple open chamber with sloping roof. North of the Alps, however, the vestibule developed into a projecting structure united with the main building, recalling the Syrian churches.”u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eMany of the churches in the city of Rome have these exterior vestibules lined with large columns.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eThis area was also called the “Paradise,” in reference to a “u003cstrongu003eParadise Playu003c/strongu003e” that was held in this area during the Middle Ages.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/heading3 {“content”:”What is a narthex?”} –u003enu003ch3u003eWhat is a narthex?u003c/h3u003enu003c!– /wp:aleteia/heading3 –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eMost frequently referred to as the “u003cstrongu003egathering spaceu003c/strongu003e” in modern churches, this area of the church is within the main doors, but is immediately before entering the main part of the space reserved for worship.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eHistorically this was a place either outside or inside the church building and was the location where catechumens, who were not yet admitted into the Church, would stand. They were not yet part of the Body of Christ through Baptism and had to wait until Easter to walk through the doors and become united with rest of the congregation.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eThis physical separation was a visible sign that they were not yet in full communion with the Catholic Church, and the narthex is where the Rite of Baptism would begin. 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originally served separate functions, though they are often interchangeable terms in modern church architecture.u003c/h2u003enu003cpu003eIn many Catholic Church buildings, there are frequently areas which are called by the pastor or parishioners the “u003cstrongu003enarthexu003c/strongu003e” or the “u003cstrongu003evestibule.u003c/strongu003e” While most people use these terms interchangeably, they were originally separate architectural spaces with different functions.u003c/pu003entu003cdiv class=”wp-block-aleteia-heading3″u003enttu003ch3u003eWhat is a vestibule?u003c/h3u003entu003c/divu003entnu003cpu003eA vestibule was initially intended to be u003cstrongu003ea covered hallu003c/strongu003e that wasu003cstrongu003e immediately outside the main doors.u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003en”},{“simple”:false,”id”:720318,”related”:[],”content”:”u003ch2 class=”subtitle”u003eThere’s no point in worrying about hypothetical situations that make us run away from the present and from reality. u003c/h2u003eu003cblockquote class=”wp-block-quote”u003enu003cpu003eu003cemu003eu003cstrongu003eToday’s readings can be foundu0026nbsp;u003ca href=”https://bible.usccb.org/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”u003ehereu003c/au003e.u003c/strongu003e Read Fr. Epicocou0026#8217;s brief reflections on the daily Mass readings, Monday through Saturday, u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/author/fr-luigi-maria-epicoco/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”u003ehereu003c/au003e. For Sunday Mass reading commentary from Fr. Rytel-Andrianik, see u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/author/pawel-rytel-andrianik/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”u003ehereu003c/au003e.u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003enu003c/blockquoteu003enu003cpu003eu0026#8220;While people were listening to Jesus speak, he proceeded to tell a parable because he was near Jerusalem and they thought that the Kingdom of God would appear there immediately.u0026#8221; u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eThese introductory verses found at the beginning of todayu0026#8217;s Gospel capture a personal and communal attitude that still surfaces from time to time in life today: asking many questions about the end of the world while losing sight of the more immediate present. And this is precisely why Jesus tells the parable of the talents. u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eThe whole narrative revolves around the absence of a man of noble lineage who has left for a distant country and no one knows when he will return. In the meantime he has entrusted his servants with gold coins (talents), and the interesting thing is the relationship they build on this act of trust. u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eThey all invest the money, except for one. He’s worried about when the master will return and about his possible severe judgment, so he makes this argument: u003c/pu003enu003cblockquote class=”wp-block-quote”u003enu003cdiv id=’aleteia-welcome’u003eu003c/divu003eu003cpu003eu0026#8220;Sir, here is your gold coin; I kept it stored away in a handkerchief, for I was afraid of you, because you are a demanding man; you take up what you did not lay down and you harvest what you did not plant.u0026#8221; u003c/pu003enu003c/blockquoteu003enu003cpu003eThose who build their lives on fear cannot enjoy anything, and they reap only emptiness. There’s no point in worrying about hypothetical situations that make us run away from the present and from reality. We need to ask ourselves how we can make good use of the time and the things the Lord has given us today. Otherwise, the same fate will befall us as that servant who, intending to protect what he had, actually lost everything. u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eLife is worthwhile only if we are willing to invest, to take risks for something great. Mediocrity is banned from the kingdom.u003c/pu003entu003cdiv data-category=”Spirituality” data-category-english=”spirituality” class=”wp-block-aleteia-read-also read-also”u003enttu003cfigureu003entttu003cimgnttttsrc=”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/shutterstock_1902402844.jpg?w=300u0026#038;h=150u0026#038;crop=1″nttttalt=”CIERPIENIE”nttttloading=”lazy” /u003enttu003c/figureu003enttu003cdiv class=”read-also-inner”u003entttu003cemu003eRead more:u003c/emu003eu003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/2022/11/02/faith-knowing-we-wont-be-alone-at-death/”u003eFaith: Knowing we wonu0026#8217;t be alone at deathu003c/au003enttu003c/divu003entu003c/divu003eu003cpu003e~u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cemu003eFather Luigi Maria Epicoco is a priest of the Aquila Diocese and teaches Philosophy at the Pontifical Lateran University and at the ISSR ‘Fides et ratio,’ Aquila. He dedicates himself to preaching, especially for the formation of laity and religious, giving conferences, retreats and days of recollection. He has authored numerous books and articles. Since 2021, he has served as the Ecclesiastical Assistant in the Vatican Dicastery for Communication and columnist for the Vatican’s daily newspaper L’Osservatore Romano.u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003en”,”rawcontent”:”u003c!– wp:aleteia/subtitle /–u003ennu003c!– wp:quote –u003enu003cblockquote class=”wp-block-quote”u003eu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eu003cemu003eu003cstrongu003eToday’s readings can be foundu0026nbsp;u003ca href=”https://bible.usccb.org/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”u003ehereu003c/au003e.u003c/strongu003e Read Fr. Epicoco’s brief reflections on the daily Mass readings, Monday through Saturday, u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/author/fr-luigi-maria-epicoco/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”u003ehereu003c/au003e. For Sunday Mass reading commentary from Fr. Rytel-Andrianik, see u003ca href=”https://aleteia.org/author/pawel-rytel-andrianik/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”u003ehereu003c/au003e.u003c/emu003eu003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003eu003c/blockquoteu003enu003c!– /wp:quote –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003e”While people were listening to Jesus speak, he proceeded to tell a parable because he was near Jerusalem and they thought that the Kingdom of God would appear there immediately.” u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eThese introductory verses found at the beginning of today’s Gospel capture a personal and communal attitude that still surfaces from time to time in life today: asking many questions about the end of the world while losing sight of the more immediate present. And this is precisely why Jesus tells the parable of the talents. u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eThe whole narrative revolves around the absence of a man of noble lineage who has left for a distant country and no one knows when he will return. In the meantime he has entrusted his servants with gold coins (talents), and the interesting thing is the relationship they build on this act of trust. u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eThey all invest the money, except for one. He’s worried about when the master will return and about his possible severe judgment, so he makes this argument: u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:quote –u003enu003cblockquote class=”wp-block-quote”u003eu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003e”Sir, here is your gold coin; I kept it stored away in a handkerchief, for I was afraid of you, because you are a demanding man; you take up what you did not lay down and you harvest what you did not plant.” u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003eu003c/blockquoteu003enu003c!– /wp:quote –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eThose who build their lives on fear cannot enjoy anything, and they reap only emptiness. There’s no point in worrying about hypothetical situations that make us run away from the present and from reality. We need to ask ourselves how we can make good use of the time and the things the Lord has given us today. Otherwise, the same fate will befall us as that servant who, intending to protect what he had, actually lost everything. u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eLife is worthwhile only if we are willing to invest, to take risks for something great. Mediocrity is banned from the kingdom.u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:aleteia/read-also {“link”:”https://aleteia.org/2022/11/02/faith-knowing-we-wont-be-alone-at-death/”,”text”:”Faith: Knowing we wonu0026#8217;t be alone at death”,”image”:”https://wp.en.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/shutterstock_1902402844.jpg”,”source”:”search”,”post_id”:718022} /–u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003e~u003c/pu003enu003c!– /wp:paragraph –u003ennu003c!– wp:paragraph –u003enu003cpu003eu003cemu003eFather Luigi Maria Epicoco is a priest of the Aquila Diocese and teaches Philosophy at the Pontifical Lateran University and at the ISSR ‘Fides et ratio,’ Aquila. 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Lady of Providence”,”saint_bio”:”u003cpu003eu0026nbsp;u003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif;color: #bf0149″u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eu003cbu003eThe meaning of the celebrationu003c/bu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003e+ The origins of this title are traced to Mary’s intervention at the wedding at Cana, when she helped set the scene for Jesus’ first public miracle. u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003e+ The devotion originated in Italy and later spread to France and Spain. It was introduced in Puerto Rico in the early 1850s and she has been honored as the patroness of Puerto Rico since in 1969. u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003e+ The devotion has been promoted by the Servite Fathers, as well as by the Barnabite Fathers, who commissioned a painting of the u003ciu003eMater Divinae Providentiaeu003c/iu003e around 1580. This image is now enshrined in the Roman church San Carlo ai Catinari. u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003e+ As the introduction for the Mass honored “The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Divine Providence” observes, “Like God, who cannot forget his people, indeed consoles them like a mother, so the Blessed Virgin has pity on us, intercedes for us, comes to the help of the Church in its needs, and fills us with consolations” (from the u003ciu003eCollection of Masses of the Blessed Virgin Maryu003c/iu003e).u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003e+ u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”color: #0563c1″u003eu003cuu003eu003ca href=”https://spsmw.org/be-inspired/”u003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eThe National Shrine of Our Lady of Providenceu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/uu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003e is housed in the motherhouse of the Sisters of Providence of Saint-Mary-of-the-Woods, in Indiana, where she is celebrated as “Queen of the Home.”u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif;color: #bf0149″u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eu003cbu003eFor prayer and reflectionu003c/bu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003e“u003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eCan a mother forget her infant, and not have pity on the child of her womb? 1if a mother should forget, you I will never forget.”—Isaiah 49:15u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif;color: #bf0149″u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eu003cbu003eVocationsu003c/bu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eThere are several communities named in honor of Our Lady of Divine Province and the Mystery of God’s Providence. u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eFor women:u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003e- The Sisters of Providence: u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”color: #0563c1″u003eu003cuu003eu003ca href=”http://www.sistersofprovidence.net/”u003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ewww.sistersofprovidence.netu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/uu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003e- The Discalced Carmelite Nuns of the Carmel of Our Lady of Divine Providence (Lake Elmo, MN): u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”color: #0563c1″u003eu003cuu003eu003ca href=”https://cloisteredlife.com/directory/lake-elmo”u003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ehttps://cloisteredlife.com/directory/lake-elmou003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/uu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003e- The Congregation of Divine Providence: u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”color: #0563c1″u003eu003cuu003eu003ca href=”http://www.cdptexas.org/”u003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ewww.cdptexas.orgu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/uu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003e- The Daughters of Divine Providence: u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”color: #0563c1″u003eu003cuu003eu003ca href=”http://www.daughtersofdivineprovidenceusa.org/”u003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ewww.daughtersofdivineprovidenceusa.orgu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/uu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003e- The Daughters of St. Mary of Providence: u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”color: #0563c1″u003eu003cuu003eu003ca href=”http://www.dsmpvocations.com/”u003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ewww.dsmpvocations.comu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/uu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003e- The Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence: u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”color: #0563c1″u003eu003cuu003eu003ca href=”http://www.mcdp.org/”u003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ewww.mcdp.orgu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/uu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003e- The Oblate Sisters of Providence: u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”color: #0563c1″u003eu003cuu003eu003ca href=”http://www.oblatesisters.com/”u003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ewww.oblatesisters.comu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/uu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003e- The Sisters of Divine Providence: u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”color: #0563c1″u003eu003cuu003eu003ca href=”http://www.cdpkentucky.org/”u003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ewww.cdpkentucky.orgu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/uu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003e- The Sisters of Providence of Holyoke: u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”color: #0563c1″u003eu003cuu003eu003ca href=”http://www.sisofprov.org/”u003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ewww.sisofprov.orgu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/uu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003e- The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”color: #0563c1″u003eu003cuu003eu003ca href=”http://www.sistersofprovidence.org/”u003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ewww.sistersofprovidence.orgu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/uu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003e- The Sisters of St. Francis of the Providence of God: u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”color: #0563c1″u003eu003cuu003eu003ca href=”http://www.osfprov.org/”u003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ewww.osfprov.orgu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/uu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eFor men:u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003e- The Sons of Divine Providence: u003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”color: #0563c1″u003eu003cuu003eu003ca href=”https://www.sonsofdivineprovidence.org/USA.html”u003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ehttps://www.sonsofdivineprovidence.org/USA.htmlu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/au003eu003c/uu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”color: #bf0149″u003eu003cstrongu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ePrayeru003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/strongu003eu003c/spanu003eu003c/pu003enu003cpu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eLord our God,u003cbr /u003enu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eyour loving providence is always wise and unfailing;u003cbr /u003enu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ethrough the prayers of the Blessed Virgin,u003cbr /u003enu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eMother of your Son,u003cbr /u003enu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large;font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eremove from us all the would harm usu003cbr /u003enu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eand grant us all that will be for our good.u003cbr /u003enu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003eThrough our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,u003cbr /u003enu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: Georgia, serif”u003eu003cspan style=”font-size: large”u003ewho lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,u003cbr /u003enu003c/spanu003eu003c/spanu003eu003cspan style=”font-family: 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