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One of the greatest spiritual comforts I have is the belief that we are all connected together by the Great Spirit, the Higher Power, or God (whatever it is that you name it). And I believe that we are all connected. A good friend describes it with the metaphor of a tuning fork: that as the fork vibrates, we can all plug into the resulting tone and be "connected."
In my first weeks at my permanent site, as I was trying to adjust, I had some very rough emotional days. I have several spiritual guides in my life but one is particularly powerful. On an extremely bad day, I spent the evening convincing myself that I must call her and seek counsel in negotiating this spiritually difficult time. The very next morning, when I had signed on-line, there was a note from her in my email inbox.
Deanna and I might joke that I "conjured" her, or my friend may have noted she was simply "plugging into" the tone that we shared. Another friend might ask, "Is it odd or is it God?"
Similarly, at the three month mark of my service to Peace Corps, I spent several days thinking about how my last big volunteer adventure ended at the three month mark. In 2006, I volunteered with Eagle River Nature Center in Chugach State Park of Alaska. My service there was only for three months, and after three months in Alaska I went home. Since I'm serving 27 months with Peace Corps, I'm not going home after three months! But the three month anniversary was significant and I spent several days thinking about how the trips were comparable. I found myself almost aching for Alaska.
At the end of those several days, I heard from the woman that supervised my volunteer work in Alaska. While I consider us very good friends, we rarely "talk" so I think it more than a coincidence that I suddenly hear from her after thinking about my Alaska trip so intensely for several days.
During pre-service training, when I was staying with my African host family, my nkuku (African grandmother) was very, very sick. She was so sick; I was worried that she would die. As old African grandmothers go, she sat on the cold stone floor all day. She sat with her back against the wall and her legs stuck out straight in front of her. Her body was bent at a 90 degree angle. I was horrified at seeing such an old, sick woman sitting on the cold floor all day.
One night at dinner time, Mma Rosina was nodding off. She was so sick and tired. Apparently, she was hard of hearing as well, because the family would holler at her to wake her up. This woman would begin dozing off, and her head would gently nod down toward her knees an inch at a time. She would nod a bit, and her head would drop. Had she been allowed to nod all the way down, which would have taken several hours, she would have touched her forehead to her knees.
For a reason I am unsure of, the family did not want her to fall asleep. Each family member would take turns hollering at her to wake her up.
As was my custom, I sat beside her for the evening meal. So every evening, I would help my Mma Emily with dinner, then offer the ritual hand-washing bucket, and then sit by Mma Rosina to eat. Mma Rosina always prayed with me before eating and also directed the hand-washing.
I was sitting in my usual spot by Mma Rosina, she was terribly sick and nodding off with her head drooping and drooping, and the family was screaming at her to wake up. I found this terribly upsetting because were she my grandmother in the US, she would be off that cold floor (and had never been on it!) and in a warm bed resting as comfortably as possible. At ninety four years old, she would have certainly slept when she pleased.
The shouting went on and on and I became more and more distressed. I felt desperate to offer some type of comfort, some type of solace to this woman. As I was sitting beside her, and often in charge of smoothing the covers on her legs and feet, I reached down and slipped off her shoes and began massaging her ankles. Her ankles were swollen and I knew they caused her pain so I was very, very gentle.
I looked her deeply into her eyes as I gently rubbed and wanted her to know that I was there with her in her suffering. I couldn't offer her anything but my presence, but I wanted her to know that I was present with her, present with her in her suffering, and on some level, suffering with her too.
The family thought this gesture was uproariously hilarious and who knows what kind of culturally inappropriate thing I was doing, but I didn't care. I proceeded as if we were the only two women in the room and I continued rubbing her feet and looking deeply into her nearly-blind eyes.
We did not speak the same language, but I think I "spoke" to her through this gesture.
I had spent several days thinking about how I wanted to frame this story about Mma Rosina and our "washing of the feet." The very next Sunday, after these few days of concentrated thinking, I was invited to a church in a nearby village. Would you believe, that during the church service, the whole congregation participated in a ritual "washing of the feet"?
One of my favorite images from the Christian tradition is that of Christ washing his disciples' feet.
One of the most loving touches I've ever experienced has come from someone massaging my feet. When I was a little girl, my sister and I would run the streets barefoot. In those days, children could run the streets barefoot with little risk of injury. I remember my grandmother lovingly washing our feet before putting us to bed and fussing about the bottoms of our feet being as black as coal.
Many years later, someone gave me the gift of a pedicure. I had never had a pedicure before and was struck at how intimate the touch was: even at the hands of a stranger. There is something about being touched this way that moves into me very deeply; the sensations generated seem to resonate off of my spinal chord.
When I was reading meters for LG&E, I would come home from my routes with my feet and legs aching. Deanna would often massage my feet and legs, and more often than not, I would be moved to tears from the resulting sensations.
I do believe that we're all connected. And as reminders, I've been given an unsolicited email from a spiritual mentor, an unsolicited note from a friend a world away, and a congregation inviting me to participate in a ritual "washing of the feet."
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The three-year study of 499 Native American adults with type-2 diabetes showed that lowering blood pressure and cholesterol more than is usually recommended helped reverse thickening of the arteries and damage to the heart.
This is good news for everyone with diabetes, the researchers said -- especially Native Americans, who have high rates of the disease.
"These patients are two to four times more likely than people without diabetes to die from heart disease," said Dr. Elizabeth Nabel, director of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
"For the first time, we have evidence that aggressively lowering LDL cholesterol and blood pressure can actually reverse damage to the arteries in middle-aged adults with diabetes."
But other experts said the study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, did not resolve the debate over how low to go.
Advocates of aggressive treatment with cholesterol-lowering statins and blood pressure drugs argue the lower, the better, though conclusive data to support that view is lacking, wrote Duke University's Eric Peterson in a commentary.
"We know now that it's important to control risk factors for heart disease in people with diabetes, yet we don't know how far to aim," said Barbara Howard, who conducted the U.S. government-funded study with colleagues at MedStar Research in Hyattsville, Maryland.
The group receiving standard care had targets of low density lipoprotein -- "bad" LDL cholesterol -- of 100 milligrams per deciliter or lower, and systolic blood pressure (the higher number when the heart contracts) of 130 or lower. Those treated more aggressively had targets of 70 milligrams of cholesterol and blood pressure level of 115 or lower.
Blood pressure and statin drugs were provided to patients by Merck and Co
Ultrasound measurements taken of the carotid artery in the patients' necks -- a reliable indicator of hardening or thickening of the arteries that is a precursor to heart disease -- showed improvement in those treated aggressively with statins.
"We found that in the aggressive group there was actually a reduction in the thickness of the vessel in the neck as compared to the standard group whose neck vessels got a little bit worse ... That has not been seen in most studies," Howard said.
Measures of the heart's main pumping chamber found enlargement at the beginning of the study -- a sign of potential heart trouble -- was reduced by the blood pressure drugs, and shrinkage was greater in the aggressive group.
Howard predicted the observed changes would lead to fewer heart attacks and strokes among aggressively treated patients.
The study did not last long enough to find such a difference, though patients will continue to be tracked and additional research may draw a firmer conclusion.
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I haven't talked about it on the blog because I'm not the type to really talk about this kind of thing in public, but one thing I'm worried about is *ahem* bathroom breaks. I've never really deal with the situation before and I'm not entirely sure I know how.
Jezebel recently had an article about how to go to the bathroom wherever, that includes a section on the outdoors. Might be worth a read for people in a similar conundrum.
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Karate is a great way for anyone to learn new skills and train together in a friendly, family environment.
Shotokan Karate has been taught around the world since it's introduction to Japan in 1930 and was brought to the UK by Sensei Keinsuke Eneoda and Hirokazu Kanazawa in the 1960's.
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Individuals will be able to learn about personal savings, budgets, bank accounts, credit cards and taxes. Sessions will be taught in Spanish.
Business owners will be offered tips on using credit, branding and marketing. Sessions will be taught in Spanish.
Students will be taught about scholarship and grant opportunities, internships and career planning. Sessions will be taught in English.
The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 22 at 5123 E. Truman Road, a Guadalupe facility in Kansas City. To register, call 816-221-3442.
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Oh wow ! I am so excited to share with you today a new technique I discovered ! I will walk you through my journey to this discovery . Ok , so I was searching for inspiration when I came across this gorgeous card by Kylie Page , I discovered it on Pinterest here . I proceeded to do the same technique but chose to use Perennial Birthday instead . Here is that card . This was created using the traditional Joseph's Coat technique , I used a template as Kylie did so that my green and pink would be in the correct spots ! I used Memento black ink as my top coat . If you're not familiar with the technique it's quite easy - just sponge your colours of choice randomly over your card stock . Allow the ink to dry or hit it with the heat tool . Clear heat emboss your chosen images over the piece , then simply take a dark coloured ink pad and swipe over the whole thing ! Come on be brave it's so worth it ! Then take a paper towel an wipe ink off your embossed images and be in awe of the magic !
I thought I'd try some Glossy CS and some Thick Whisper White . Here are some photos of what my project looked like after the Brusho was added . let dry and the clear eat embossed .
I was not happy with the end result from the Glossy experiment - it's in the bin , lol , but here is the card I created with the thick Whisper White sample .
Now here are a few more samples using different stamp sets and I've used Dapper Denim as my top coat on the last two samples .
Thanks for stopping by today ! I'd love to know what you think of my new technique so please leave me a comment . I'd also love to know who reads my blog and so I am going to run a little competition . Leave me a comment and I will pop your name in the draw to win the SAB set , Epic Celebrations ! This competition is only Australian residents and not open to demonstrators . I will draw the winner next Sunday evening .
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As I've mentioned before:
If you don't eat right, nothing else you do for testosterone will matter.
But if you think that "eating right" means bland and boring, think again.
In this post I'll go over some mouth-watering and fulfilling meals that will allow you to achieve your health goals in a way that's enjoyable and fun.
You'll have a great time sinking your teeth in these awesome testosterone-boosting recipes.
1. Power Breakfast Potato Boat
Fried eggs, avocado, and bacon; the ultimate source of testosterone-boosting saturated and monounsaturated fats that your endocrine system craves. The addition of a baked potato packs a punch of complex carbohydrates that will allow you to power through your day and set personal records in the gym. Get the recipe here.
2. Chorizo Eggs Benedict With Honey Chipotle Lime Sauce
A triple threat of eggs, avocado, and estrogen-busting asparagus topped with a delicious honey chipotle lime sauce. You definitely have to try this recipe. You'll love the taste and the colors.
3. Eggs Baked in Avocado
Another creative combination of eggs and avocado. Top it off with some bacon bits and you've got yourself a powerful source of just the type of fats that your body needs to produce optimal levels of T. This recipe is very easy to make and great for when you're on the go.
4. Black Bean, Mushroom, & Avocado Breakfast Scramble
Mushrooms are anti-estrogenic and black beans provide a rich source of zinc and magnesium. Avocados and eggs are a recurring ingredient at this point because they provide your body with the very building blocks it needs to produce T. Get the recipe here.
5. Quick n' Easy Huevos Rancheros
Sometimes we're pressed for time and need to get in quick meal. This is the perfect breakfast for such an occasion, packed with a bunch of T-boosting fats and carbs. Try the recipe here.
6. Pumpkin Protein Pancakes
Variety is the spice of life, and if you want to try something other than avocado and eggs, this is the perfect recipe for you. Free of sugar and gluten, these pancakes are delicious and very easy to make. Top it off with some grass-fed butter and you're in for a mouth-watering breakfast without the guilt. You definitely have to try this recipe.
7. Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chili
Fatty ground beef, kidney beans, sweet potatoes and a bunch of other T-boosting ingredients are brought together in this delicious chili recipe. It takes a while, but all you've got to do is combine the ingredients and leave them in a crock-pot while you carry on with life.
8. Bison Meatballs
1 lb of ground bison wrapped in 8 pieces of grass-fed bacon. If that isn't making your mouth water, I don't know what will. Prepare these bison meatballs in advance and use them as a quick snack for when you're on the go; or you could do what I do and eat them all at once. Either way, get the recipe here.
9. Filet Mignon With Porcini Mushroom Butter
Nothing quite like some filet mignon cooked to medium rare perfection. But the addition of porcini mushroom butter takes it to a whole new level. If you're looking to step up your steak game, and boost your T in the process, definitely give this recipe a try.
10. Salmon Topped with Tarragon, Parsley, and Basil
Tuna, sweet potato, and some estrogen-busting greens. Definitely give this recipe a try.
11. Tuna, Egg, and Kale Salad
I've never really liked the taste of tuna, but this combination is pretty good. Tuna provides a rich source of vitamin D and the addition of eggs and kale really make this meal into a T-boosting centrepiece. Get the recipe here.
12. Creamy Chicken Quinoa and Broccoli Casserole
Lean protein, greens, and a hefty dose of saturated fats in the form of shredded cheese. I don't eat chicken much, but this meal is delicious. Get the recipe here.
13. Irish Lamb Stew
This delicious lamb stew is not that difficult to make. Some fatty lamb chunks dipped in with some peas, garlic, rosemary, and onions mixed into a broth. I've never been much of a stew-guy (is that even a thing?) but this is my go-to recipe for when I'm in the mood for some lamb. Definitely give it a try.
14. Shrimp and Avocado Salad with Miso Dressing
When I'm in the mood for a light snack, this is what I go for. Shrimps provide a rich source of the primary micronutrients (zinc, magnesium, and vitamin D) your body needs to produce T. The addition of avocado and greens makes this into the ultimate T-boosting salad. And don't even get me stared about the miso dressing. This recipe is a must try.
15. Spicy Guacamole Cheeseburger
Just looking at this picture is stimulating my taste buds. There's nothing quite like a thick meat patty topped off with some melted cheese. And the addition of homemade guacamole transforms this meal into a T-boosting delight. Get the recipe here.
16. Toasted Coconut Tilapia with Pomegranate Salsa
Lean protein toasted in healthy saturated fats, and topped off with some pomegranate salsa. Pomegranates add a kick to every bite you take. Also, pomegranate is the only fruit that has been proven to lead to higher T levels. Get the recipe here.
17. Steak and Lobster with Spicy Roasted Garlic Chimichurri Butter
I didn't want filet mignon to be the only steak recipe on this list. This recipe uses some good ol' ribeye steak cooked in delicious chimichurri butter and topped off with two lobster tails.
18. Grilled Oysters
Oysters are the quintessential aphrodisiac. It is said that Casanova, the 18th century ladies man, would breakfast on 50 oysters daily. You don't have to go that extent, but this recipe will definitely have you craving more as soon as you finish your first batch.
19. Chocolate Beet Cupcakes with Chocolate Avocado Topping
This list of testosterone-boosting recipes would be incomplete without some desserts as well. Which is why I decided to include these delicious chocolate beet cupcakes topped off with some chocolate avocado topping. You would never guess that these are gluten free and made with healthy ingredients. Get the recipe here.
20. Coconut Oil Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Coconut oil contains MCFAs (medium-chain fatty acids) that are directly transported to the liver and immediately used up for energy, making it impossible for them to be stored up as fat. It's a superfood. This cookie recipe is delicious and uses dark chocolate chips.
21. Pomegranate Brownies with Cacao Nibs
Feel free to leave out the pomegranates, but they add a sweet and sour taste that I haven't tasted in brownies before. These brownies are moist, chewy, and a tad bit salty, which I especially love in brownies. Also, this recipe is totally gluten-free. Definitely give it a try.
Make some or all of these amazing testosterone-boosting recipes and you'll set yourself up with the perfect internal environment to shred fat, build muscle, and maintain awesome energy throughout the day.


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Kicking it off in the Plough on Friday 27th ay at 7:30 will be Folk music in the garden, provided by Elaine Barker, Bill, Gwendal Moele and Shanty Clere. The usual Friday pub food will be available or why not try your hand at Boules before Sunday's competition.
Between 11am and 5pm on the Saturday there is a day of family fun with the Church Tower Open, Flower Festival, Art and Photographic Exhibition, Craft Stalls, Owl Display, Dog Training, Punch and Judy, Bouncy Castle, Gardeners Question Time, Beer Tent, Ploughmans Lunches and Cream Teas with entrance just £2 or £1 for children.
Sunday kicks off with a Pet Service in the church at 9:30 followed between 10am and 4pm with the Church Tower Open, Flower Festival and Art and Photographic Exhibitions in the Church, Open Gardens with Treasure Hunt and Scarecrow Competition, Light Lunches, Cream Teas and the Boules Competition.
The festival is rounded off nicely with a Festival Concert in the Church by the popular Hadleigh group 'Riotous Assembly'. A tale of the Essex riots 1790-1820, depicted in a contemporary folk song setting, followed by an end of Festival reception. Tickets £10 to include refreshments. More details from Bill Tamblyn 01206 735770.


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How Will Elizabeth Edwards Death Affect Her Young Children?
Elizabeth Edwards passed away today after battling breast cancer. How will her three children cope with the loss?
This is tragic. Elizabeth Edwards has passed away today (December 7) after fighting a six-year-long battle with breast cancer. The 61-year-old wife of former Presidential candidate John Edwards died at her home in Chapel Hill, N.C., at 10:15 AM, surrounded by family and friends. Now her three children, Cate, 28, Emma Claire, 12, and son Jack, 10 — her eldest son Wade died in a 1996 car accident — have to face their mother's passing and moving forward without her. We asked an expert how her death will affect her beloved kids.
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"When a parent dies, life as it had previously been known to the children is over. It is a time of pain, confusion and, often, fear," Dr. Jenn Berman, marriage, family and child therapist and author of The A to Z Guide to Raising Happy Confident Kids, tells HollyBaby.com. "Initially they have to face difficult events like funerals, wakes and other mourners. But the children are often surrounded with a lot of support." Elizabeth's children will most likely be confused for the upcoming weeks, struggling with the loss of their mother, but not truly understanding what is going on until the shock has passed. "Months later it can become even more difficult when the mourners go away and the support often dries up," Dr. Berman continues. "Hopefully these children will get the support they need to cope with this terrible tragedy."
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Elizabeth lived her life to the fullest until the end, even though she faced many personal struggles, including her husband's publicized infidelity. In June, Elizabeth told doctors that she would love to live long enough to see her son Jack graduate high school and daughter Emma pick a major in college, as well as see older daughter Cate get married to the man she's been dating for some time. We're heartbroken that she never got the chance to make those wishes a reality. This is terribly sad. We hope that John will step in and be the rock his children need to get through the next few years. What do you think, HollyMoms?
–Leigh Blickley
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The process of canonization proceeds in stages.
When the Church proclaims certain souls Blessed, they are recognized for veneration by the whole Church, throughout the world. They are then assigned a Feast Day, usually corresponding to the day of their death ~ the day of their birth into Eternal Life ~ but exceptions are sometimes made, as with our two Blesseds. Since Servants of God and Venerable souls are not recognized in this way, the SSMI Community privately commemorates them on days of its own choosing. (See below.)
Michaelina Hordashevska was born on November 20, 1869, in Lviv, Ukraine. In 1888, at 19 years of age, she took part in a spiritual retreat, directed by Fr. Jeremiah Lomnytskyj, OSBM, and, feeling called to offer her life to God, sought his direction privately. With his permission, she made a private vow of chastity for one year, in May of 1889, which she renewed in May of 1890, and then for three years in 1891. By that time, Fr. Jeremiah had also asked if she would consider being the first member of a new congregation of active religious women, which he had arranged to found with Fr. Kyrylo Seletskyj, pastor of the village of Zhuzhel.
On June 17, 1892, Fr. Jeremiah sent her to the Polish Felician Sisters in Zhovkva to experience life in an active religious community. The Felicians would have liked for her to enter their community, but Michaelina knew that belonging to a Polish community would distance her from her Ukrainian people, wounded by political oppression. On August 22 of that year, she returned to Lviv and designed and sewed her own habit, which distinguished this new community as unique.
On August 24, she was officially vested in this new habit, and received the religious name, Josaphata, after the great Ukrainian martyr for unity, St. Josaphat Kuntsevych. She then left for Zhuzhel, where she met seven girls who were to join her in this fledgling community, she as a novice, and they as postulants. On August 27, 1892, the newly-founded congregation of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate was inaugurated in the church in Zhuzhel, and Sister Josaphata was appointed Superior and formation directress.
Over her whole religious life, she initiated the educational and health care ministries and oversaw the opening of many new missions, but not without trials. After the initial few years, it became apparent that the two founding priests had different visions for this congregation. Sr. Josaphata was often caught in the middle, defending her Sisters from works that were not in the spirit of their initial mandate.
By 1902, the Congregation numbered 128 Sisters in 26 homes across western Ukraine. They had their first General Chapter on August 26 of that year, at which Sr. Josaphata was elected Superior General, with Fr. Lomnytskyj ceding his position as Commissary/ Procurator of the Congregation. Internal divisions within the congregation led her to resign her position, in a letter to Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytskyj. Under the new Superior General he had appointed, she and her sister, Sr. Arsenia Hordashevska, were denied permission to pronounce perpetual vows for two consecutive years, and Sr. Josaphata was sent to the most difficult missions.
Without perpetual vows, she was not permitted to participate in the second General Chapter, according to the Constitution of that time. That Chapter saw her elected General Vicaress in absentia, and the delegates petitioned the Metropolitan for permission for her to pronounce her vows. Permission was granted, and the following day, May 11, 1909, she pronounced her perpetual vows and became the new General Vicaress, as elected by the Chapter.
Three years later, she began to suffer from tuberculosis of the bone. On March 16, 1919, she predicted that she would die on April 7, the Feast of the Annunciation, on the Julian calendar. She died on that day, as she predicted.
In November 1982 the mortal remains of Sister Josaphata were transferred from the cemetery in Krystynopil, Ukraine, to the Generalate in Rome. Her mortal remains were placed in an urn, which rests now in a small altar in the chapel in the Generalate. Hundreds of visitors to the Generalate have sought her intercession for their temporal and spiritual needs. The Generalate has received numerous testimonials of special graces received through her intercession.
The Process of Canonization of the Servant of God Josaphata Hordashevska was initiated in the Eparchy of Przemysl in Poland in March, 1992. Present were Sister Frances Byblow, then Superior General of the Sisters Servants, and Sister Dominica Slawuta, who became the postulator, and later, wrote a biography of Sister Josaphata, "Prayer and Service", which was published in Canada in 1996. It is available in English, Ukrainian, Spanish, and now also in Slovak.
On April 6, 1998, Pope John Paul II read the decree proclaiming the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Josaphata Hordashevska, co-foundress of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate, and granted her the title of Venerable. On April 24, 2001, in the Clementine Hall at the Vatican at 11:00 am, the decree recognizing a miracle through the intercession of Venerable Sister Josaphata Horashevska was promulgated.
Sister Josaphata was beatified, proclaimed Blessed, by Pope John Paul II on June 27, 2001, during his pastoral visit to Lviv, Ukraine, the place of her birth.
Over a million witnessed this long-awaited event! Her first class relics -- a portion of her bone -- may be venerated in the chapel at the Provincial Home of the Sisters Servants in Toronto. (Though the Generalate also receives many requests for relics, requests for first class relics should include a recommendation from the bishop.)back to Blessed Josaphata
Blessed Josaphata's Feast Day has been officially assigned as November 20, the day of her birth, rather than April 7, the day of her passing, since the latter was already a major Feast of the Mother of God, Annunciation, on the Julian Calendar. As well, Sisters Servants across the world celebrate smaller "Josaphata Days" on the 7th of every month, a practice begun in anticipation of her beatification.
Lord God, we praise and thank you
for having called your servant, Blessed Josaphata Hordashevska,
to uplift the hearts of the people in Ukraine,
through evangelization, education and care of those in need.
As Co-Foundress, she was the first to live the charism
of a Sister Servant of Mary Immaculate.
Her virtuous life and evangelical witness
encouraged her Sisters to go beyond the borders,
bringing the Gospel message to all people.
May our prayers for her canonization be for your greater glory
and the spiritual good of souls. Grant us the graces for which we humbly pray,
through her intercession. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
Acknowledgment of prayers answered through the intercession of Blessed Josaphata are to be sent to:
Postulazione delle Ancella di Maria Immacolata,
Via Cassia Antica, 104
00191 ROMA, Italia
With Ecclesiastical Approval Winnipeg, November 2014back to Blessed Josaphata
Olha Matskiv was born on March 23, 1919 in Chodoriv, Ukraine. She was the first of four children born into a pious working-class family. From early childhood, Olha showed signs of virtue and a life of intense piety. She loved prayer, and often went to church. The seed of a religious vocation was developing early in her life.
Despite the opposition of her mother, Olha entered the Congregation of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate on May 3, 1938. Olha soon made a favourable impression on all the Sisters. She possessed a fine and gracious character. On November 4, 1938, she received the habit and took a religious name, Tarsykia. She pronounced her first vows on November 5, 1940.
These were the years of the Second World War, a time of hardship and danger. On July 17, 1944, the Soviets started to attack Krystynopil, the city where Sister Tarsykia was missioned. Heavy bombardment continued all day and night. The Sisters took shelter in the basement of their novitiate.
The morning of July 18, the Sisters were expecting a priest to come and celebrate the Divine Liturgy. When the gate bell rang, Sister Tarsykia, thinking that it was the priest, ran out to open the gate. When she was half-way to the gate, the Sisters heard a shot and Sister Tarsykia fell dead. The next day the Soviets came to kill all the Sisters, but Father Volodymyr Kowalyk, OSBM Superior, interceded, so the Soviets relented. Tarsykia's killer, a Soviet soldier, looking at the dead body of Sister Tarsykia, admitted, when asked: "I killed her because she was a nun."
Before the Soviet attack, Sister Tarsykia made a private vow before her confessor, Father Volodymyr Kovalyk, OSBM, to sacrifice her life for the conversion of Russia and for the Catholic faith.
She was buried in the garden of the convent at the foot of the statue of the Blessed Mother; it was too dangerous to go to the cemetery. In 1956 her mortal remains were transferred to the Lychakivsky cemetery in Lviv.
On September 2, 2007, Blessed Tarsykia's mortal remains were exhumed, and ceremonially transferred to her home town of Chodoriv, via the Cathedral of Stryj Eparchy, to which Chodoriv belongs. In silent procession, throngs of people escorted her relics, borne on the shoulders of priests, as pall bearers, to an outdoor Divine Liturgy, to accommodate these crowds, before being encrypted in the church itself. This was the funeral Blessed Tarsykia never had.
Martyrdom, the witnessing to one's faith through death, is a unique class within the processes of proclaiming holiness. Through martyrdom, one is ipso facto proclaimed Blessed. Blessed Tarsykia, along with 26 other martyrs and SSMI Co-foundress, Blessed Josaphata, was solemnly beatified by Pope John Paul II on June 27, 2001, on his pastoral visit to Ukraine.
After having been included in a collective Feast Day, June 27, the day of her beatification, given to all 27 martyrs proclaimed on that date in 2001 by Saint Pope John Paul II, Blessed Martyr Tarsykia's Feast Day was later officially changed to July 17, the day of her passing.
Heavenly Father!
We thank you for creating in our Church
the Congregation of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate.
You have enriched it
with the virtues and sanctity
of Blessed Martyr Tarsykia,
who, with a prayer on her lips
and courage in her heart
accepted death for the Catholic faith.
Blessed Tarsykia!
Trusting in your intercession,
we ask you to hear our prayer and intercede with the Most Holy Trinity
for the grace for which we so ardently plead,
for the greater glory of God.
Blessed Tarsykia, pray for us!
(with ecclesiastic approval)
Acknowledgment of prayers answered through the intercession of Blessed Tarsykia are to be sent to:
Postulation Office
Pasichna Street, 8
Lviv, Ukraine
Sister Anatolia Tecla Bodnar was born on March 29, 1884, in Zhuzhel, Western Ukraine. She was given the name, Tecla, at baptism, and was raised in a solid Christian home.
Eight-year-old Tecla eye-witnessed the foundation of the Congregation of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate, in her home town of Zhuzhel. She later entered that Community, taking the name, Anatolia. The year she pronounced her final vows, in 1911, she was one of seven missionary Sisters to Brazil. There, she devoted herself entirely to the good of others, especially giving of herself in great love and dedication to the sick and abandoned.
As Directress of Novices for thirteen years, she contributed to the formation of a large number of Sisters Servants, giving continuity to the work of the Congregation, which, though born in Ukraine, was scattered throughout the diaspora.
In the position of Provincial Superior for twenty years, she faced countless difficulties as she consolidated the Congregation of the SSMI in Brazilian territory, increasing their chances for a secure future.
In a spirit of prayer and suffering, she sought strength in the crucified Jesus and in the presence of Jesus in the Sacrament of the Eucharist, taking refuge at all times in His Sacred Heart. The Immaculate Mother of God was her constant model, guide and protection.
Sr. Anatolia suffered greatly throughout her life, and markedly in the last five years, when she was stricken with an incurable gangrene, which kept her confined to bed for two years. She suffered excruciating pain, but never complained, trying to rivet her gaze continuously on the image of Jesus Crucified. She offered all her suffering for the Church, for the salvation of souls and for the Congregation. The Sisters took turns attending to her, day and night. Comforted by the Last Rites, and by the prayers of the priest and the Sisters, she gently gave her holy soul to God on February 16, 1956. She was buried in the cemetery of the Parish of St. Josaphat in Prudentopolis, in the province of Parana.
Soon after Sr. Anatolia died, the Sisters and the people who knew and admired her began to pray that she intercede with God for their needs, and received many graces. Thus spread the renown of her holiness which continues today. In light of this, on June 18, 1993, in Prudentopolis, the Eparch for Ukrainian Catholics in Brazil, His Excellency Bishop Ephraim Krevey, OSBM, officially opened the process of canonization of the Servant of God, Anatolia, appointing a tribunal, who heard the accounts of various witnesses. The process still continues, and while documents continue to be prepared, the fame of her holiness grows, as many people still pray through her intercession.
The Servant of God Anatolia will not have an official Feast Day assigned to her until she is proclaimed Blessed. But even now, through popular but private devotion, every year, on the date of her passing, February 16, people gather at her grave to recite a rosary together. The SSMI Community of Brazil pray specially for her cause on the 16th of every month.
O God, One in the Holy Trinity,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
we praise You for deigning to call
Your Servant, Anatolia Bodnar,
to the Congregation of
the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate,
and enriching her with the gift
of a missionary spirit, to work for her people,
with mercy and dedication to the sick and abandoned.
Holy Trinity, we humbly beseech You,
raise Your Servant to the glory of Your Saints,
and grant us the grace which we ardently implore
through her intercession. Amen.
(with ecclesiastic approval)
Acknowledgment of prayers answered through the intercession of the Servant of God, Anatolia, are to be sent to:
Irmãs Servas de Maria Imaculada – Postulação
cx. Postal, 383
08811-970 Curitiba - Pr
Telefone: (41) 3322-1744 or 3223-7759
Sister Ambrosia Anna Sabatovycz was born on August 2, 1894, in the village of Turynka, near Zhovkva, in Western Ukraine, into the family of Nicholas Sabatovycz and Justine Skoropad. She was baptized and chrismated that same day,and was given the name, Anna.
In September of 1895, together with her parents and four-year-old brother, Ivan, she emigrated to Brazil. The Sabatovycz family settled in a colony not far from the city of Prudentopolis, where Anna grew up in the deeply Christian spirit which permeated their household.
When Anna reached 23 years of age, she decided to consecrate her life to the service of God in the Congregation of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate. On August 28, 1917, she entered the Congregation in Prudentopolis. During the clothing ceremony, she received the religious name, Sister Ambrosia. On December 22, 1925, Sr. Ambrosia professed her perpetual vows, consecrating herself to Jesus until death.
Sister Ambrosia was missioned in various homes of the Congregation, working in the kitchen and performing various domestic duties. In Rio-das-Antas, a colony near Cruz Machado, she cared for the sick with great love and self-giving, demonstrating thus the particular charism of sacrificial love for neighbour.
Sister Ambrosia was of short stature, but physically and spiritually strong. Hard-working, fervent and self-giving, pious, simple, humble and at the service of all, she was always ready to help those who asked her. She loved children and, caring for them in an orphanage, diligently saw to their human and Christian upbringing.
The life of Sr. Ambrosia was always centered on God and love of neighbour. For this reason, she was always ready to sacrifice herself. On February 28, 1943, Sister Ambrosia fulfilled an heroic act of greatest love during a tragic house fire, the result of arson, which destroyed the home of the Sisters in Rio-das-Antas. She died a true martyr together with six girls, who lived with the Sisters. Her burned body was found holding in an embrace the smallest of the girls. She was buried in the cemetery of Rio-das-Antas, not far from the burned house.
Some years later, at the place of the conflagration, a stone monument resembling a grave was erected, on top of which a cross was placed with the names of the innocent victims of the fire, in memory of those who died in that tragedy.
Immediately after the death of Sr. Ambrosia and the girls: Anna, Lidia, Amelia, Anita, Carmelia and Lourdes, various local people, especially parents of those lost, began to turn to them in prayer, entrusting their needs to them, and their prayers were often heard. Yet it was only with the 50th anniversary of their death that the prayer for the intercession of Sr. Ambrosia spread among the faithful, and the opinion of her holiness became more evident. Now many people receive from God great graces through her intercession.
At the end of January, 2008, the Congregation for the Causes of Saints gave a "nihil obstat" (no obstacles) to the request of His Excellency Bishop Volodymyr Kovbych, OSBM, of Curitiba, to start the process of canonization of the Servant of God Sister Ambrosia Anna Sabatovycz.
On May 30, 2008, on the feast of Christ the Lover of Mankind, the eparchial phase of Beatification of Sister Ambrosia Anna Sabatovych was officially opened.
In the village of Rio-das-Antas, near Cruz Machado, Brazil, the Very Reverend Bishop Volodymyr Kovbych, Eparch of Curitiba, was main celebrant at a Pontifical Divine Liturgy, which was the opening of the process of beatification of the Servant of God, Ambrosia Anna Sabatovycz, SSMI. Concelebrating with Bishop Volodymyr was Very Reverend Bishop Daniel Kozlynskyj, Assistant Bishop of Curitiba, and about 20 priests.
At Liturgy, also present were: the General Superior of the SSMI, Sr. Janice Soluk, who was conducting canonical visitations in the Brazilian province at the time, the Provincial Superior, Sr. Egidia Pastuch, with her Provincial Council, over 70 Sisters Servants, and members of other communities.
After the Divine Liturgy, according to Church norms, a session was held to open the process, during which the nominations of the members of the tribunal were confirmed.
The Servant of God Ambrosia will not have an official Feast Day assigned to her until she is proclaimed Blessed. But she is commemorated every year, on the date of her passing, February 28, with Divine Liturgy celebrated in the parish church of Rio-das-Antas. The SSMI Community of Brazil pray specially for her cause on the 28th of every month.
Lord, Jesus Christ, You who said:
"No one can love more than
when he gives his life for his friends,"
I glorify You and thank You
that You called Your servant, Sister Ambrosia,
to consecrate her life
in the Congregation of the
Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate
for the greater glory of God,
honour to the Immaculate Virgin Mary,
and the good of her brothers and sisters,
a consecration which was crowned with the act
of heroic love for her neighbour
at the moment of her death.
Through Your infinite merits, and through the intercession
of the Most Holy Mother of God,
glorify Sister Ambrosia with the glory of Your saints,
and grant me the grace that I sincerely ask,
through her intercession. Amen.
Our Father; Hail Mary; Glory be
(with ecclesiastic approval)
Acknowledgment of prayers answered and graces received through the intercession of Sr. Ambrosia may be forwarded to the following address:
Irmãs Servas de Maria Imaculada – Postulação
cx. Postal, 383
08811-970 Curitiba - Pr
Telefone: (41) 3322-1744 or 3223-7759
Irmas Servas de Maria Imaculada
cx. postal 32
84620-000 Cruz Machado - PR
Telefone: (42) 3554-1462
On February 8, 1860, the Servant of God, Jeremiah Lomnytskyj, OSBM, was born in Kavska, in the deanery of Drohobych, Ukraine. On February 12, he was baptized, and given the name John. He studied at the Lviv Academy and the Franz Joseph Gymnasium (High School) in Drohobych, then at the Teachers' College in Lviv, after which he taught in a six-grade public school in Kozari, in the Rohatyn region.
On September 28, 1882, he entered the Basilian novitiate in Dobromyl, and took the religious name, Jeremiah. On May 17, 1884, he pronounced his first vows, and began to study philosophy and theology under the direction of the Jesuits. On January 17, 1886, he was ordained to the priesthood, and on May 22, 1887, pronounced his final vows in Dobromyl.
In 1889, he and several other priests organized the first public mission in Halychyna, in the city of Horodok. After more studies in moral theology, and teaching in the Basilian scholasticate in Dobromyl, he began a mission ministry in Halychyna, directing a total of 51 public missions beginning in 1891.
"The Lord knew the needs of His people and chose the one man who did not fear difficulties, did not spare himself in work or sacrifice for the glory of God, who, with great hope in God's help, set himself to a task and did not relax his efforts until he saw the task to completion. This was Fr. Jeremiah Lomnytskyj, the missionary, the Basilian." ~ Bl. Josaphata Hordashevska, SSMI
From May 16-21, 1891, he headed the mission team at Zhuzhel, in the eparchy of Przemysl. During the mission, three girls approached him with the plea to help them enter a monastery. This event was the first step towards the founding of the Congregation of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate.
After teaching for several years in various centers, he was sent to be spiritual director for the newly opened novitiate of the Sisters Servants in Krystynopil, in September, 1894. He also taught moral theology to the Basilian clerics. Amid various other appointments over the years, in 1898, Metropolitan Sylvester Sembratovych appointed him commissary of the Congregation of the SSMI, thus making him the spiritual and administrative superior of that institute.
In 1902, he resigned from this post of commissary of the SSMI, and was replaced by Father Platonid Filas, OSBM. In the 1904-1908 period, he made two trips to Russia with the aim of drawing the attention of the Russian government and the public to the plight of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Kholm and Pidljashia, and at the same time, with directions from Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytskyj, to help the Russian Greek-Catholic Church in Russia. At that time, there were rumours about appointing Lomnytskyj bishop of that church.
"The Word of God came to Jeremiah, and he became His messenger – His herald on earth. Our Great Friend and Protector, Fr. Jeremiah Lomnytskyj – a humble Basilian monk, defended the truth of God's plan." ~ Rev. Dr. Atanasij Velykyj, OSBM
From 1907 to 1915, he was rector of the major seminary in Stanislaviv. He taught pastoral theology, rhetoric, methodology, catechetics and homiletics. On January 24, 1915, he was arrested by the Russian occupation army, and on February 5, exiled to Symbirsk. He died in exile on July 3, 1916, of rheumatism and respiratory complications.
On April 5, 2009 in the cathedral of the Resurrection in Ivano-Frankivsk, the Cause of Beatification of the Servant of God, Jeremiah Lomnytskyj, OSBM, co-founder of the Congregation of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate, was officially opened.
After the solemn Divine Liturgy, Sr. Lubomyra Nadych, SSMI, postulator for the Cause of canonization of the Servant of God, Jeremiah, presented a petition (libello di domanda) to the Eparch of Ivano-Frankivsk, Bishop Volodymyr Viytyshyn, to officially open the process regarding the martyr's death of the Servant of God, Fr. Jeremiah Lomnytskyj. Sister Lubomyra underscored that the fame of his death as a martyr continues to spread in the UGCC: in Ukraine, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, USA and other countries. The fact of the martyr's death of the Servant of God, Jeremiah, was greatly valued by his contemporaries — the Servant of God, Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytskyj, and also the Russian Greek-Catholics.
After a careful study of the request of the postulator, and after receiving a "Nulla Osta" from the Congregation of the Causes of Saints, Bishop Volodymyr, eparch of Ivano-Frankivsk announced the Beatification Process open. To carry out this process, Bishop Volodymyr created a special tribunal consisting of: Fr. Roman Terekhovskyj – judge; Fr. Stefan Balahura – Promotor of Justice; and Fr. Vitalij Tokar – notary.
The Bishop, members of the tribunal, and the postulator pronounced an oath that they would perform their duties conscientiously in this process.
Bishop-emeritus Sofron Mudry, OSBM, of Ivano-Frankivsk, and many priests of the eparchy participated in this memorable occasion. Representing the Basilian Order were the following: Very Rev. Father Basil Kovbych, Protoarchimandrite, Father Joachim Cheverenchuk, Provincial superior and Father Paul Rajchynets, Superior of several monasteries in Ukraine.
Seventy-five Sisters Servants were present at these festivities, coming from all over the world: Sr. Janice Soluk, Superior General, and Provincial superiors: Sr. Nadia Kotur, Sr. Julia Bojko, Sr. Sophia Lebedovych and many sisters. The Superior General of the St. Joseph Sisters, Sr. Emilia Fedechko also attended.
The Servant of God Jeremiah will not have an officially assigned Feast Day until he is proclaimed Blessed. Until then, the SSMI Community world wide prays for him privately on his Name Day, the day of his Patron Saint, St. Jeremiah, on May 1.
O, my God!
From the depths of my soul, I offer reverence
to Your boundless Greatness.
I thank you for the graces and gifts
You have given to Your faithful servant
Father Jeremiah Lomnytskyj,
co-founder of the Congregation
of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate,
who gave his life as a witness to faith
for the unity of the Holy Church.
I ask You to glorify him
with the glory of Your Saints
and to grant me
in Your Fatherly mercy
the grace I humbly pray of You
through his intercession.
(with ecclesiastic approval)
Acknowledgment of prayers answered through the intercession of the Servant of God Fr. Jeremiah Lomnytskyj, OSMB, are to be sent to:
Postulation Office
Pasichna Street, 8
Lviv, 79038,
phone (032) 271-81-41 e-mail: email@example.com
Curia of the Eparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk
Knjahynyn Street, 15
Ivano-Frankivsk, 76003
Father-Prelate Kyrylo Seletskyj was born on April 29, 1835, in Pidbuzhja, in the region of Sambirsk. In 1855, he finished high school in Sambirsk, and after theological studies in the University of Lviv and seminary in Przemysl, was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Gregory Jakhymovych, on January 8, 1860.
From 1859-1862, he taught in the Drohobych high school. From 1962-1873, he performed his pastoral duties at the parishes of Stara Sil', Mil'kiv, Bilych Horishnij, Voroblyk Korolivs'kyj, Ljubachiv and Javoriv.
"This person of angelic goodness, simple, humble, loves all good and spreads it wherever possible, paying no attention to difficulties. All those close to him, and above all, his parishioners, love him as their own soul; he is hardworking, modest, poor, ascetical, perseverant, and ready for anything that God's will and God's glory would demand of him.
... This is a righteous man of God's spirit, who presents himself to us as a model of an upright, Christian life."
~ Bl. Hieromartyr Josaphat Kotsylovskyj, 1943
In 1868, he prepared his first book for publication, the primer, "My Own House." In 1869, his book, "Catechesis for Children of the Greek-Catholic Rite" was printed.
From 1874-1918, he was pastor of the villages of Zhuzhel' and Tsebliv, in the Sokal' region. It was during this time, on August 27, 1891, the first home of the newly founded Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate was opened in Zhuzhel', which Fr. Kyrylo was instrumental in procuring. On May 19, 1893, he opened the first Ukrainian nursery school in Galicia, in which the Sisters Servants were missioned.
"...His righteous life, the deportment with which he gave of himself in all matters, whether to the nurseries of the Sisters, or to the poor, his spirit of prayer, his simplicity and humility, but above all his love of neighbour — all these virtues place this humble man in the ranks of the first labourers of the Gospel in our Church."
~ Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytskyj
In 1898, he opened a nursery school in the village of Tsebliv, which was cared for by the Sisters of St. Joseph, the Congregation he founded.
In 1905, The Holy Father, Pope Pius X, named Fr. Kyrylo "honorary papal prelate". In 1906, he took part in a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. His death occurred on April 28, 1918. He was buried in Zhuzhel'.
"He took pleasure in special sympathy and love of his parishioners, and of people in the area, for he was for all a resource in spiritual and physical needs. His generous heart, full of love, was reflected on his righteous face. Always smiling, always ready to serve everyone who approached him...
This was truly a man of God, gifted by God with special graces."
~ Fr. Peter Chavs
The Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic church, having met in Philadelphia from September 27 to October 6, 2007, gave its blessing to start the Cause of Canonization of our co-founder, the Servant of God Father Kyrylo Seletskyj, long-time pastor of the village of Zhuzhel (now Zhuzheljany) and Tsebliv.
On July 11, 2009, in the city of Sokal, in the cathedral of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, the solemn opening of the beatification process of the Servant of God Kyrylo Seletskyj took place. This process is being pursued by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Immaculate Virgin Mary. The solemnities began with a Pontifical Divine Liturgy by Archbishop Michael Koltun, Eparch of Sokal-Zhovkva, as main celebrant, and Archbishop of Lviv, Ihor Vozniak, concelebrant. At the Liturgy, 35 priests of the Sokal region, religious and a great number of the faithful were present. The Congregation of the Sisters Servants was represented by Sr. Janice Soluk, General Superior, Sr. Nadia Kotur, Provincial Superior of Ukraine, and other Sisters.
"… it is very important to remember our venerables and martyrs, who were true witnesses of the love of God and neighbour. When the Church proclaims someone blessed or a saint, at the same time, we have Her confirmatioin of a godly man, an intercessor before God for the faithful people, to whom we turn with our petitions and prayers. Thus, this affirmation of the Church is exceptionally significant, … and encourages us to stand in the number of the righteous…" ~ Most Rev. Archbishop of Lviv, Ihor Vozniak, during pontifical Divine Liturgy, opening the process
At the start of the fist session of the tribunal, the Chancellor of the Sokal-Zhovkva eparchy, Fr. Roman Synytskyj, explained to all present the meaning of this gathering, and also read the document of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints of December 3, 2008, and the decree calling the tribunal. After Bishop Micheal Koltun, Eparch of Sokal-Zhovkva, announced the formal opening of the beatification process of the Servant of God, Fr. Kyrylo Seletskyj, he also handed the decree to the chosen members of the tribunal. After the handing of the decrees, Bishop Michael Koltun, the Postulator of the given cause, Sr. Markiana Vasylyshyn, of the Congregation of the Holy Spouse, Joseph, and the chosen members of the tribunal made an oath.
[Fr. Kyrylo] "...gave all of us "the witness of a just life and his faithful service and self-giving, which today opens for us a wide road to righteousness which we have and must take…" ~ Most Rev. Archbishop of Sokal-Zhovkva Eparchy, Michael Koltun, at the close of the first tribunal session.
The Servant of God Kyrylo will not have an officially assigned Feast Day until he is proclaimed Blessed. Until then, the SSMI Community world wide prays for him privately on his Name Day, the day of his Patron Saint, St. Cyril of Jerusalem, on March 18.
Merciful God!
We thank You for all the goodness
with which you gifted your faithful servant
Father Kyrylo Seletskyj.
Out of love for You, Lord,
he was sincerely concerned about souls,
caring for their sanctification and salvation.
Inspired by Your Spirit,
he helped poor girls
to answer the call of Christ
and became a father to many religious.
We humbly pray You, Lord,
glorify Your servant here on earth,
so that, encouraged by the example
of his righteous life
and through his intercession in heaven,
we would walk towards the Light – Jesus Christ,
to Whom with His Eternal Father
and Life-Creating Spirit
belong honour, worship and glory for ever.
Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory be...
Acknowledgment of prayers answered through the intercession of the Servant of God, Fr. Kyrylo Seletskyj, are to be sent to:
Постуляція С.Б. Кирила Селецького
Згромадження сс. св. Йосифа ОПДМ
вул. Личаківська 171а
м. Львів
Україна 79014
о. Роман Тереховський
Постуляція УГКЦ
пл. Соборна.
м. Львів 79008
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or the postulator, directly at


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The mother of two disclosed on a new episode of KUWTK, that she is going in for
a uterus surgery to fulfill her dream of having a new member in her family.
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Meanwhile the ball was drawing to a close, and presently he heard the strains of the last galop strike up. After the band had been playing for a minute or two, a natural curiosity drew him to the door of the ball-room, to see if Mildred was dancing with anybody else. Here he found Lady Florence, looking rather disconsolate.
"How is it that you are not dancing?" she asked.
He murmured something inaudible about "partner."
"Well, we are in the same box. What do you think? I promised this galop to Captain Clemence, and now there he is, vainly trying to persuade Mrs. Carr, who won't look at him, and appears to be waiting for somebody else—you, I should think—to give him the dance. I will be even with him, though."
Just then the music reached a peculiarly seductive passage.
"Oh, come along!" said Lady Florence, quite regardless of the proprieties; and, before Arthur well knew where he was, he was whirling round the room.
Mrs. Carr was standing at the top corner, where the crush obliged him to slacken his pace, and, as he did so, he caught her eye. She was talking to Lady Florence's faithless partner, with a smile upon her lips; but one glance at her face sufficed to tell him that she was in a royal rage, and, what was more, with himself. His partner noticed it, too, and was amused.
"Unless I am mistaken, Mr. Heigham, you have come into trouble. Look at Mrs. Carr." And she laughed.
But that was not all. Either from sheer mischief, or from curiosity to see what would happen, she insisted upon stopping, as the dance drew to a close, by Mildred's corner. That lady, however, proved herself equal to the occasion.
"Mr. Heigham," she said sweetly, "do you know that that was our dance?"
"Oh, was it?" he replied, feeling very much a fool.
"Yes, certainly it was; but with such a temptation to error"—and she smiled towards Lady Florence—"it is not wonderful that you made a mistake, and, as you look so contrite, you shall be forgiven. Agatha, there's a dear, just ask that man to go up to the band, and tell them to play another waltz, 'La Berceuse,' before 'God save the Queen.'"
Arthur felt all the while, though she was talking so suavely, that she was in a state of suppressed rage; once he glanced at her, and saw that her eyes seemed to flash. But her anger only made her look more lovely, supplying as it did an added dignity and charm to her sweet features. Nor did she allow it to have full play.
Mildred felt that the crisis in her fortunes was far too serious to admit of being trifled with. She knew how unlikely it was that she would ever have a better chance with Arthur than she had now, for the mirrors told her that she was looking her loveliest, which was very lovely indeed. In addition, she was surrounded by every seductive circumstance that could assist to compel a young man, however much engaged, to commit himself by some act or words of folly. The sound and sights of beauty, the rich odour of flowers, the music's voluptuous swell, and last, but not least, the pressure of her gracious form and the glances from her eyes, which alone were enough to make fools of ninety-nine out of every hundred young men in Europe—all these things combined to help her. And to them must be added her determination, that concentrated strength of will employed to a single end, which, if there be any truth in the theories of the action of mind on mind, cannot fail to influence the individual on whom it is directed.
"Now, Arthur."
The room was very nearly clear, for it was drawing towards daylight when they floated away together. Oh! what a waltz that was! The incarnate spirit of the dance took possession of them. She waltzed divinely, and there was scarcely anything to check their progress. On, on they sped with flying feet as the music rose and fell above them. And soon things began to change for Arthur. All sense of embarrassment and regret vanished from his mind, which now appeared to be capable of holding but one idea of the simplest and yet the most soaring nature. He thought that he was in heaven with Mildred Carr. On, still on; now he saw nothing but her shell-like face and the large flash of the circling diamonds, felt nothing but the pressure of her form and her odorous breath upon his cheek, heard nothing but the soft sound of her breathing. Closer he clasped her; there was no sense of weariness in his feet or oppression in his lungs; he could have danced for ever. But all too soon the music ceased with a crash, and they were standing with quick breath and sparkling eyes by the spot that they had started from. Close by Miss Terry was sitting yawning.
"Agatha, say good-bye to those people for me. I must get a breath of fresh air. Give me a glass of water, please, Arthur."
He did so, and, by way of composing his own nerves, took a tumbler of champagne. He had no longer any thought of anxiety or danger, and he, too, longed for air. They passed out into the garden, and, by a common consent, made their way to the museum verandah, which was, as it proved, quite deserted.
The night, which was drawing to its close, was perfect. Far over the west the setting moon was sinking into the silver ocean, whilst the first primrose hue of dawn was creeping up the eastern sky. It was essentially a dangerous night, especially after dancing and champagne—a night to make people do and say regrettable things; for, as one of the poets—is it not Byron?—has profoundly remarked, there is the very devil in the moon at times.
They stood and gazed awhile at the softness of its setting splendours, and listened to the sounds of the last departing guests fading into silence, and to the murmurs of the quiet sea. At last she spoke, very low and musically.
"I was angry with you. I brought you here to scold you; but on such a night I cannot find the heart."
"What did you want to scold me about?"
"Never mind; it is all forgotten. Look at that setting moon and the silver clouds above her," and she dropped her hand, from which she had slipped the glove, upon his own.
"And now look at me and tell me how I look, and how you liked the ball. I gave it to please you."
"You look very lovely, dangerously lovely, and the ball was splendid. Let us go."
"Do you think me lovely, Arthur?"
"Yes; who could help it? But let us go in."
"Stay awhile, Arthur; do not leave me yet. Tell me, is not this necklace undone? Fasten it for me, Arthur."
He turned to obey, but his hand shook too much to allow him to do so. Her eyes shone into his own, her fragrant breath played upon his brow, and her bosom heaved beneath his shaking hand. She too was moved; light tremors ran along her limbs, the colour came and went upon her neck and brow, and a dreamy look had gathered in her tender eyes. Beneath them the sea made its gentle music, and above the wind was whispering to the trees. Presently his hand dropped, and he stood fascinated.
"I cannot. What makes you look like that? You are bewitching me."
Next moment he heard a sigh, the next Mildred's sweet lips were upon his own, and she was in his arms. She lay there still, quite still, but even as she lay there rose, as it were, in the midst of the glamour and confusion of his mind, that made him see all things distraught, and seemed to blot out every principle of right and honour, another and far different scene. For, as in a vision, he saw a dim English landscape and a grey ruin, and himself within its shadows with a nobler woman in his arms, "Dethrone me," said a remembered voice, "desert me, and I will still thank you for this hour of imperial happiness." The glamour was gone, the confusion made straight, and clear above him shone the light of duty.
"Mildred, dear Mildred, this cannot be. Sit down. I want to speak to you."
She turned quite white, and sank from his arms without a word.
"Mildred, you know that I am engaged."
The lips moved, but no sound issued from them. Again she tried.
"I know."
"Then why do you tempt me? I am only a man, and weak as water in your presence. Do not make me dishonourable to myself and her."
"I love you as well as she. There—take the shameful truth."
"Yes, but—forgive me if I pain you, for I must, I must. I love her."
The beautiful face hid itself in the ungloved hands. No answer came, only the great diamond sparkled and blazed in the soft light like a hard and cruel eye.
"Do not, Mildred, for pity's sake, involve us all in shame and ruin, but let us part now. If I could have foreseen how this would end! But I have been a blind and selfish fool. I have been to blame."
She was quite calm now, and spoke in her usual singularly clear voice.
"Arthur dear, I do not blame you. Loving her, how was it likely that you should think of love from me? I only blame myself. I have loved you, God help me, ever since we met—loved you with a despairing, desperate love such as I hope that you may never know. Was I to allow your phantom Angela to snatch the cup from my lips without a struggle, the only happy cup I ever knew? For, Arthur, at the best of times, I have not been a happy woman; I have always wanted love, and it has not come to me. Perhaps I should be, but I am not—a high ideal being. I am as Nature made me, Arthur, a poor creature, unable to stand alone against such a current as has lately swept me with it. But you are quite right, you must leave me, we must separate, you must go; but oh God! when I think of the future, the hard, loveless future——"
She paused awhile, and then went on—
"I did not think to harm you or involve you in trouble, though I hoped to win some small portion of your love, and I had something to give you in exchange, if beauty and great wealth are really worth anything. But you must go, dear, now, whilst I am brave. I hope that you will be happy with your Angela. When I see your marriage in the paper, I shall send her this tiara as a wedding present. I shall never wear it again. Go, dear; go quick."
He turned to leave, not trusting himself to speak, for the big tears stood in his eyes, and his throat was choked. When he had reached the steps, she called him back.
"Kiss me once before you go, and I see your dear face no more. I used to be a proud woman, and to think that I can stoop to rob a kiss from Angela. Thank you; you are very kind. And now one word; you know a woman always loves a last word. Sometimes it happens that we put up idols, and a stronger hand than ours shatters them to dust before our eyes. I trust this may not be your lot. I love you so well that I can say that honestly; but, Arthur, if it should be, remember that in all the changes of this cold world there is one heart which will never forget you, and never set up a rival to your memory, one place where you will always find a home. If anything should ever happen to break your life, come back to me for comfort, Arthur. I can talk no more; I have played for high stakes—and lost. Good-bye."
He went without a word.


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Is it true that you get a 10% discount at H&F if you are a Deer stalkers Member
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Is it true that you get a 10% discount at H&F if you are a Deer stalkers Member
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Be easier than getting a clean answer on here for what its worth, if you manage to strike up a decent accord with your local shop you can sometimes be rewarded with a bit more than a scummy 10%
Local H & F owner down here is renowned for not even giving his staff a discount. Good luck
8 cents a litre discount on fuel at Challenge garages for us Super Gold Card holders.
Just saying.
I spent a lot of money in H&F yesterday. Got some discounts without pushing too hard. On the receipt, virtually every item was discounted by a different amount. God knows how it all works, but they seem to have a system.
Yeah. The system is probably ; mark it up 20% higher than everyone else. Then drop it by 10% to make punters feel good
min is 5% at H&F tower junction, but you can get more depending on the spend.
Any purchase I make these days I first of all ask for quotes from at least two sometimes more, different retailers.
Yep Woody I shop around as much as possible as well as do as much research as I can then haggle the hell out of them
If they don't want to play ball then I walk.
Sometimes I pull the old well if I buy this small thing here what price....not really wanting the small thing wanting Mr BIG X!
Then hit them with that also make sure you know your prices and what the Internet is selling it for!
If you have all your ducks in a row you can usually get a good price and deal.
If I'm really into a buy then I ask the chief of the store not his minion as your haggle gets diluted and your shock and awe turns into suck and muck
Oh and make sure you really show uninterested as possible to the point of pure boredom....with out being rude!
Works for me!
2 shops here, H&F and Wilsons. Most things at Wilsons are at least 10% cheaper than H&F. Our club members get 10% Disc at H&F but you get a better deal with their loyalty card, If you spend enough with them and I dont. Our members get dicount on ammunition at Wilsons and Belmont Ammunition.
Wilson is a good rooster and can spot a tyre kicker, his staff are good too. H&F staff here are great too they know their stuff esp fishing but too dear for me.
To be fair I don't ask for discount, if i get it great but if i don't so be it.
Local gun shop in Motueka sells ammo 5-10 dollars a box cheaper than HnF in town.(ie SF 150gr 59.95 compred to 69.95) Always support them as they give me good deals on everything. Once, as i was desperate, and needed ammo i went into Hnf and wanted a box of 243 ammo...49.95 a box compared to where i normally buy it at 44.95 (sometimes get it cheaper). Even thou they knew what the local shop was selling it for they wont give it to me any cheaper than 49.95...thats the price. Just on principal i walked out and took the 308 instead of the 243 and got the ammo next week at the local shop.
Swear i never buy ammo again at Hnf, or anything else i can get elsewhere.
Its not the money, its just the principal of the whole thing...big retail chain over charging because they can and the local HnF stores are as tight as. PS Im a member of NZDA
Im happy to get ammo from the Gun shop for anyone who lives in town as go past it at least once or twice a week so just pm me if you want to save yourselfs the trip out, cheers
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"The oldest trees often bear the sweetest fruit." – German Proverb
At 90, she can still beat me in Scrabble. She's taught three generations of first graders, volunteered at the local hospital, helped at the church and served on the library planning committee. She quilts, gardens, completes the daily crossword, and has read more books then I'll ever read. She does her own laundry and cooking, and is happy in her home. A year ago, she decided it was time to stop driving—the first step in relinquishing independence. Now, she is in a position of needing a little more help. Actually, she could use more help than she would like to admit. Her family finds themselves in the unenviable position of trying to convince her to accept some assistance. She likes her independence and solitude and hasn't been very open to their suggestions. Being from the generation that worries what other people think, she doesn't want anyone making any judgments about her capabilities.
Many families are faced with the same situation. Worried about their elderly parents' ability to drive a car or care for themselves, they struggle with how to take on this new role of caretaker. Some people charge ahead, others sit back and acquiesce to their parents' entrenchment while worrying and hoping that they will be okay.
I believe that the number one thing a caretaker needs to remember is that everyone needs to be recognized for the things they have done and validated for the things that they are still able to do. Any discussion of assistance should be prefaced with recognition of ones accomplishments and competencies. Young or old we all want to be witnessed for our strength and abilities.
Watch the following video for a new perspective on validation.
This week: Validate someone you love!
Peace and Blessings,
Mary Jo


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Job Qualifications
Minimum 1 to 2 years housekeeping and supervising experience
Great communication
Speak, read and write English
Completion of High School
Team player and are able to provide support, motivation and encouragement to others
Excellent attention to detail and well developed organizational skills
Strong work ethic with an ability to work independently and in a team environment
Maintain a professional appearance at all times
Works safely and responsibly
General Duties and Responsibilities
Provides first class customer service
Schedule and supervise housekeeping employees
Maintain and monitor inventory and records
Train new employees
Prepare weekly chemical orders, consult Head/1st Cook regarding kitchen requirements
Administering and receiving constructive feedback from both clients and LandSea employees
Facilitating safety meetings and reporting injuries or safety hazards
Living Quarter Duties
Make beds, remove garbage, and dust shelving
Rooms get swept every day and mopped every other day
Stairs, mud room, hallway, and entrances should be swept or vacuumed twice a day
Complete linen, comforter and towel exchange for tenants who are in camp for more than 7 days
Check inbound and outbound list to see who is leaving and which rooms need to be fully changed over.
Report changes and cleaned items onto ManTracker
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Replenish toilet paper, paper towel, and soap
Remove garbage
Return in the late evening and do a general clean up for the morning, wipe counter tops and remove garbage
Bathroom floors are to be swept and mopped every day
Check shower curtains to see if they need changed and cleaned
Keep the laundry room tidy for other tenants; sweep daily and mop every other day
Keep linen storage clean and organized
General housekeeping never stops, always touch up areas that you see need cleaned again
Kitchen/Diner/Coffee Room
Clean daily
Clean after breakfast and dinner
Bring any dishes or cutlery to dishwasher
Wipe down dining room tables after breakfast and dinner
Restock condiments, and general dining room clean up
Mop dining room floor and coffee room floor each morning after breakfast
Office Trailer
Sweep, mop, and vacuum floors
Additional Duties
Monitoring uniform exchange program, when staff depart after their shift they should give two uniforms in. When that employee returns they should get those same uniforms back.
Different tasks may arise at the last minute, be available to complete and assist other staff with all tasks they require
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Pre-Visit Pack for REACH Collaborative Events or REACH CHE Events. The purpose of this information is to provide you with the forms and information that will assist you with planning the event from your end. Please note these do not constitute a booking request and you should have already confirmed your booking with the relevant institution.
Documents that require a response:
For each student: Pre16_Consent Forms_REACH_Book2
Activity Register: REACH Activity Register
All of the forms in Section 2 that do require a response need to be completed and returned to email@example.com
Please note when booking a REACH event your are entering into an agreement to attend the specified event and i the event of cancellation we are liable to charge a fee – for more details the REACH cancellation policy is laid out here.


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Maximilian felt that he should have been born in another century because he felt so attracted to very old-fashioned, antediluvian beliefs. He maintained an antediluvian practice of wearing a stiffly starched collar, pocket watch, and a 19th-century pinstriped Victorian suit. Marjory thought that Max's outdated habits were charming in an Old World sort of way, but she disagreed with his antediluvian beliefs about women's place in society, which were anything but up to date. Over time, Max changed some of his antediluvian views to more modern ones so that the feminist Marjory would marry him.
Quiz: What does antediluvian usually describe?
- Something that seems old-fashioned and perhaps outdated.
- An individual who does not fit with his or her current culture.
- An ancient fossil or remnant of a vanquished civilization.


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The first chocolate factory was established in 1765 in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and we haven't stopped making it since!
Many people crave chocolate everyday and this could be due to the more than 300 chemicals that chocolate contains. A combination of sugar and caffeine as well as theobomine, a weak stimulant, give chocolate lovers a true boost after they eat it. Or it could be that it just tastes good!
I have included some drug store treats as well as some specialty chocolates.
"There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate." ~ Charles Dickens
1. Hershey's Kisses
Classic, well love and consistent. Made in Hershey, Pennsylvania "The Sweetest Place on Earth."©
2. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
The absolute BEST trick-or-treat candy known to man. Or child.
3. Hershey's Bar
The only thing compatible with toasted marshmallow and two graham crackers on a camping trip.
Made with some delicious ingredients: cocoa, milk, almond nougat, and honey. Known for its triangular shape and distinctive box.
Started in Chicago in 1939 with chocolates, Dove is famous for its Dove® Bar which founder Leo Stefanos created after watching his son chase the ice cream truck down the street. He spent months perfecting the ice cream bar and it was an instant success.
"Master Swiss Chocolatier since 1845″ has a beautiful website with a section dedicated to "The Five Senses of Chocolate." Intrigued? Check it out, it's very interesting.
Known for their chocolate mice, this New Hampshire chocolatier now has stores in Boston, New York City and Cambridge. And, of course, you can shop online.
8. Russell Stover heart shaped Valentine's box
A classic gift for a Valentine of any age or sex.
All the classic candies in the assorted boxes. YUM!
A unique best seller is their Strawberry Truffles: white chocolate with a rich strawberry truffle center.
A must visit stop in San Francisco! Ghirardelli is one of the few original and continuously operating businesses in California.
" During the California Gold rush in the mid-1800s, Domingo Ghirardelli shrewdly discovered that the exhausted miners in from the fields were starved for luxuries and needed something to spend their gold dust on. To capitalize on this opportunity, he stocked chocolate delicacies to ensure that they solicited his shop."
Tagline: "Nothing says love like Godiva."
The distinctive, elegant gold box says it all! The assorted box gives you a taste of each of their specialties — just a sample!
Godiva was started in Belguim in 1926 and continues to make its gorgeous creations today.
Developed by Le Cordon Bleu trained confectionary artist Katrina Markoff, this is the NOT TO BE MISSED treat on my list. Sample what you can in the store and enjoy the beautiful decor.
I recommend the Barcelona Bar "Deep milk chocolate melts into the mineral and sumptuous taste of sea salt and roasted almonds, reminiscent of Marcona, Spain." If you can treat yourself or are buying a gift for a chocolate lover, I would get the Mini Exotic Candy Bar Library. And savor each bite!
Since you made it this far, I will now tell you a secret. I don't like chocolate. That being said, I would like to try that Vosges Barcelona Heart. Yum! What is your favorite chocolate? Do you have any chocolate related memories?
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The History of Chocolate via Ghirardelli Featured images courtesy of Piulet, ohdearbarb via Creative Commons.
Article by Peg Fitzpatrick