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Holy Father, there we are, beginning the last work week of the year, not that there won’t be chores during the following two weeks. It still feels good to know I can rest a bit and meet some acquaintances and family members. I will finally be able to take a little time fixing some things which replacements would otherwise be a waste and continue the cleaning of my fields’ brambles. I certainly will be tired in some ways but then I can rest a bit between the cats on the sofa: there won’t be alarm clocks ringing every now and then, it shall be a virtuous Kaizen two weeks when I will just pretend to walk just a few baby steps in a direction before actually getting serious. That is how I want my holidays to be: impulsively productive so the spirit knows it has not become apathetic. I pray I still can surprise myself positively so.
AGENDA
Today we celebrate Adelaide of Italy.
Adelaide of Italy (German: Adelheid; 931 – 16 December 999 AD), also called Adelaide of Burgundy, was Holy Roman Empress by marriage to Emperor Otto the Great. She was crowned with him by Pope John XII in Rome on 2 February 962. She was the first empress designated consors regni, denoting a "co-bearer of royalty" who shared power with her husband. She was essential as a model for future consorts regarding both status and political influence. She was regent of the Holy Roman Empire as the guardian of her grandson in 991–995.
Today’s Deltas
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THE NUMBER 1505
- 1505 = 17 × 88 + 9
From https://findthefactors.com/2020/08/15/1505-and-level-4/
- 1505 = 5 × 7 × 43
- 1505 is the difference of two squares in four different ways: 753² – 752² = 153² – 148² = 111² – 104² = 39² – 4² = 1505
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1000_(number)#1500_to_1599
- number of integer partitions of 41 with distinct differences between successive parts
GREEK BIBLE ENTRY FOR INDEX #1505
- Eilikrineia: clearness, i.e. (by implication) purity (figuratively):--sincerity.
Matching Bible verses
- 1 Cor 5:8: Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
- 2 Cor 2:17: For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
- 2 Cor 1:12: For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
- Php 1:10: That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
BIBLE VERSE MATCHING 88:9
- Psalm 88:9: My eye wastes away because of affliction. LORD, I have called daily upon You; I have stretched out my hands to You.
Q DROP #1505
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Holy Father, one of the shutters on the front of our house had fallen down when we arrived on Friday evening. This involved getting a ladder and juggle with the leaf to repair it with whatever I had: pieces of wood, screwdriver… With the years, I develop a chronique fatigue and also a bad height phobia. Fortunately, the weather was with me and You inspired me enough patience and courage to properly fix this piece of wood until we get them all replaced later after the winter. I was not feeling able at first but You seeded me with all needed to accomplish this and I now feel like a better person for simply fixing such a matter with something else than my wallet. I praise You for inspiring me with such a practical Kaizen approach.
AGENDA
Today we celebrate Maria Crocifissa di Rosa.
Maria Crocifissa Di Rosa (6 November 1813 – 15 December 1855) - born as Paola Francesca Di Rosa - was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Ancelle della carità (1839). Di Rosa worked first at her father's spinning mill where she - with his encouragement - tended to the spiritual and material needs of the female workers while gathering several women to dedicate their collective efforts to caring for the poor; this formed the basis for the establishment of her religious congregation. Her apostolate prioritized tending to the ill in hospitals and to soldiers going to the front. Her beatification was celebrated in mid-1940 and Pope Pius XII (who beatified her) canonized her over a decade later on 12 June 1954.
Today’s Deltas
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THE NUMBER 1504
From https://findthefactors.com/2020/08/14/1504-and-level-3/
- 1504 = 2⁵ × 47
- 1504 is the difference of two squares in four different ways: 377² – 375² = 190² – 186² = 98² – 90² = 55² – 39² = 1504
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1000_(number)#1500_to_1599
- primitive abundant number (abundant number all of whose proper divisors are deficient numbers)
GREEK BIBLE ENTRY FOR INDEX #1504
- Eikon: a likeness, i.e. (literally) statue, profile, or (figuratively) representation, resemblance:--image.
Matching Bible verses
- Rev: 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
- Rom 1:23: And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
- Matt 22:20: And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?
- 1 Cor 11:7: For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
- Rev 13:15: And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
- More here.
BIBLE VERSE MATCHING 32:47
- Deuteronome 32:47: For it is not a futile thing for you, because it is your life, and by this word you shall prolong your days in the land which you cross over the Jordan to possess.
Q DROP #1504
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Holy Father, when You expect us to be somewhere and do something, You don’t just give us an opportunity, You let us notice it. Whatever oddity we come upon can be a Sign. Either it means « Do » or « Don’t ». In both case we have to be fully conscious of the choice we make. Knowing it comes from You makes us focus on why because, even if You have Your mysterious Ways, You want us not to be unconscious robots when we achieve in Your name. Finding one’s Faith does not come to one as if it had to be performed like a culinary recipe. Faith is the outcome of a personal Awakening, we cannot and mustn’t force our Faith onto someone else, nor can we question his own Faith.
AGENDA
Today we celebrate Saint Spyridon.
Spyridon was born in Assia, in Cyprus. He worked as a shepherd and was known for his great piety. He married and had one daughter, Irene. Upon the death of his wife, Spyridon entered a monastery, and their daughter entered a convent. Spyridon eventually became Bishop of Trimythous, or Tremithous (today called Tremetousia), in the district of Larnaca. He took part in the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea (325), where he was instrumental in countering the theological arguments of Arius and his followers. He reportedly converted a pagan philosopher to Christianity by using a potsherd to illustrate how one single entity (a piece of pottery) could be composed of three unique entities (fire, water and clay); a metaphor for the Christian doctrine of the Trinity. As soon as Spyridon finished speaking, the shard is said to have miraculously burst into flame, water dripped on the ground, and only dust remained in his hand (other accounts of this event say that it was a brick he held in his hand). After the council, Spyridon returned to his diocese in Tremithous. He later fell into disfavor during the persecutions of the emperor Maximinus, but died peacefully in old age.
Today in 1503 passed Sten Sture the Elder.
Sten Sture the Elder (Swedish: Sten Sture den äldre; 1440 – 14 December 1503) was a Swedish statesman and regent of Sweden from 1470 to 1497 and again from 1501 to 1503. As the leader of the victorious Swedish separatist forces against the royal unionist forces during the Battle of Brunkeberg in 1471, he weakened the Kalmar Union considerably and became the effective ruler of Sweden as Lord Regent for most of his remaining life.
Today’s Deltas
👉🏻 https://qalerts.app/?q=Dec+14
THE NUMBER 1503
- 1503 = 17 × 88 + 7
From https://findthefactors.com/2020/08/13/why-is-1503-a-friedman-number/
- 1503 is the 24th Friedman number
- 1503 = 3² × 167
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1000_(number)#1500_to_1599
- least number of triangles of the Spiral of Theodorus to complete 12 revolutions
GREEK BIBLE ENTRY FOR INDEX #1503
- Eiko: apparently a primary verb (perhaps akin to eiko* through the idea of faintness as a copy); to resemble:--be like.
Matching Bible verses
- Jam 1:6: But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
- Jam 1:23: For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass
BIBLE VERSE MATCHING 88:7
- Psalm 88:7: Your wrath lies heavy upon me, And You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah
Q DROP #1503
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Holy Father, supersticious people will notice today is Friday the 13th. Some will try the lottery, some others will hide under a rock. I personally notice it above all is Saint Lucy Day, which mostly Northern people celebrate a vibrant way by lighting candles and singing carols to enlighten an hemisphere where Winter begins. Like these people, it is our duty as Christians to always choose Prayer and Faith against the darkness that never ceases to seek its way into our souls. Every force in the nature has its counterforce, every particle has its antiparticle, except the photon, the seed of light, which is its own antiparticle. Light can’t be negated, it only can not being emitted. Share your Faith and Pray, this brings the light of God.
AGENDA
Today we celebrate Antiochus of Sulcis.
Antiochus of Sulcis (died c. 127 AD) was an early Christian martyr of Sardinia. The island and town of Sant'Antioco are named after him. Antiochus is a figure associated with the Sardinian mines from which the Romans extracted minerals and precious metals; the Romans condemned prisoners of war and Christians to work these mines. His legend states that he was a physician during the reign of Hadrian. He had converted many people in Cappadocia and Galatia to the Christian religion, and was therefore tortured and sent into exile by the authorities. Antiochus was condemned to work the mines on the island that now bears his name. The island, inhospitable and isolated during this period, was named Plumbaria at the time, after its source of lead (plumbum). Antiochus, however, converted his jailer Cyriacus in Sardinia, and had built a small underground oratory on Plumbaria, and was thus condemned to death there.
Today’s Deltas
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THE NUMBER 1502
- 1502 = 17 × 88 + 6
From https://findthefactors.com/2020/08/12/1502-and-level-1/
- 1502 = 2 × 751
- 1502 is not the sum or the difference of two squares, but 1502 = 2(751)(1), so it is part of a Pythagorean triple: 1502-564000-564002
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1000_(number)#1500_to_1599
- number of pairs of consecutive integers x, x+1 such that all prime factors of both x and x+1 are at most 47
GREEK BIBLE ENTRY FOR INDEX #1502
- Eiko: apparently a primary verb; properly, to be weak, i.e. yield:--give place.
Matching Bible verse
- Gal 2:5: To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.
BIBLE VERSE MATCHING 88:6
- Psalm 88:6: You have laid me in the lowest pit, In darkness, in the depths.
Q DROP #1502
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Holy Father, yesterday, I achieved quite many chores both professionally and domestically. I praise You for the focus I felt blessed with as well as how serene I was. I pray I always find such precious resources in myself, just by remembering not to beg You for them, but rather to praise You for always letting me know these always will be there. We all are born blessed and we have to keep in mind how much we love You for this.
AGENDA
Today we celebrate Jane Frances de Chantal.
Jane Frances de Chantal, VHM (born Jeanne-Françoise Frémyot, Baroness of Chantal; 28 January 1572 – 13 December 1641) was a French Catholic noble widow and nun who was beatified in 1751 and canonized in 1767. She founded the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary. The religious order accepted women who were rejected by other orders because of poor health or age. When people criticized her, Chantal famously said, "What do you want me to do? I like sick people myself; I'm on their side." During its first eight years, the new order also was unusual in its public outreach, in contrast to most female religious who remained cloistered and adopted strict ascetic practices.
Today’s Deltas
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THE NUMBER 1501
From https://findthefactors.com/2020/08/11/1501-is-a-centered-pentagonal-number/
- 1501 = 19 × 79
- Since 5(24)(25)/2 + 1 = 1501, it is the 25th centered pentagonal number.
- 1501 is the difference of two squares in two different ways: 751² – 750² = 49² – 30² = 1501
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1000_(number)#1500_to_1599
- centered pentagonal number
GREEK BIBLE ENTRY FOR INDEX #1501
- Eikosi: of uncertain affinity; a score:--twenty.
Matching Bible verses
- Acts 1:15: And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)
- John 6:19: So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.
- Rev 5:8: And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
- Rev 5:14: And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.
- 1 Cor 10:8: Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
- Luke 14:31: Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
- Acts 27:28: And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.
- Rev 4:4: And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.
- Rev 4:10: The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying
- Rev 11:16: And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God
- Rev 19:4: And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.
BIBLE VERSES MATCHING 49:30
- Genesis 49:30: in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite as a possession for a burial place.
- Jeremiah 49:30: “Flee, get far away! Dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Hazor!” says the LORD. “For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has taken counsel against you, And has conceived a plan against you.
Q DROP #1501
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Holy Father, we reached a new hundred, the fifteenth since the crusade began. They say we finally are winning but I prefer using that verb in the past tense which is too soon now. NATO is still aggressively pushing for WW3 whilst draining the economies of its members’ populations, Americans above all. Syria is turning into Afghanistan 2.0 and the press is celebrating ISIS for this, Israel just conquered the Golan without even firing one shot and quietly being ignored by their new northern neighbour. The Euroland is in dire need of some executive layoffs with a priority given to its citizens’ voices. Having Donald Trump being president-elect again still is a good thing as we hopefully are past the years of obstruction we went through during hihs first term. I pray everyone keeps his eyes open and avoid resting upon his laurels until we reach the new golden era we so eagerly prayed for.
AGENDA
Today we celebrate María de las Maravillas de Jesús.
María de las Maravillas de Jesús, OCD (born María de las Maravillas Pidal Chico de Guzmán; 4 November 1891 - 11 December 1974), in some contexts known as Maravillas de Jesús, was a Spanish Discalced Carmelite. She founded several houses of her order and even set one up in India after serving a brief exile with other Carmelites due to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Pope John Paul II canonized her during his apostolic visit in Madrid in 2003.
Today’s Deltas
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THE NUMBER 1500
From https://findthefactors.com/2020/08/09/1500-horse-race/
- 1500 = 2² × 3 × 5³
- Oeis.org tells us that (5+1) × (5+5) × (5+0) × (5+0) = 1500.
- 1500 is the hypotenuse of THREE Pythagorean triples: 420-1440-1500, 528-1404-1500, and 900-1200-1500
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1000_(number)#1500_to_1599
- hypotenuse in three different Pythagorean triangles
GREEK BIBLE ENTRY FOR INDEX #1500
- Eike: (through the idea of failure); idly, i.e. without reason (or effect):--without a cause, (in) vain(-ly).
Matching Bible verses
- Matt 5:22: But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
- Rom 13:4: For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
- 1 Cor 15:2: By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
- Gal 3:4: Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
- Gal 4:11: I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.
- Col 2:18: Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind
BIBLE VERSE MATCHING 50:30
- Jeremiah 50:30: Therefore her young men shall fall in the streets, And all her men of war shall be cut off in that day,” says the LORD.
Q DROP #1500
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Holy Father, I am typing these word from the stairs of an exceptionally overcrowded early train. I should feel frustrated and even angry but I actually feel serene, sharing thoughts with You. I am not sure why this train is a smaller replacement and I have to rejoice for having a job which also gladly pays for this travel. In an hour from now I will be sitting in another train taking me to the lovely town where my employer is. Until then, let’s share my optimism to my fellow LINE HOLDers. May they all feel as blessed as I do.
AGENDA
Today we celebrate Eulalia of Mérida.
Eulalia was a devout Christian virgin, aged 12–14, whose mother sequestered her in the countryside in AD 304 because all citizens were required to avow faith in the Roman gods. Eulalia ran away to the law court of the governor Dacian at Emerita, professed herself a Christian, insulted the pagan gods and emperor Maximian, and challenged the authorities to martyr her. The judge's attempts at flattery and bribery failed. Eulalia was then stripped by the soldiers, tortured with hooks and torches, and burnt at the stake, suffocating from smoke inhalation. She taunted her torturers all the while, and as she expired a dove flew out of her mouth. This frightened away the soldiers and allowed a miraculous snow to cover her nakedness, its whiteness indicating her sainthood. A shrine over Eulalia's tomb was soon erected. Veneration of Eulalia was already popular with Christians by 350; Prudentius' poem increased her fame and relics from her were distributed through Iberia. Bishop Fidelis of Mérida rebuilt a basilica in her honor around 560. Her shrine was the most popular in Visigothic Spain. Around 780 her body was transferred to Oviedo by King Silo. It lies in a coffin of Arab silver donated by Alfonso VI in 1075. In 1639, she was made patron saint of Oviedo.
Today’s Deltas
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THE NUMBER 1499
- 1499 = 17 x 88 + 3
From https://findthefactors.com/2020/08/08/1499-challenge-puzzle/
- 1499 is prime.
- 1499 is the difference of two consecutive squares: 750² – 749² = 1499
- oeis.org reminds us that 149, 199, and 499 are also prime numbers, so taking away one digit from 1499 always leaves a prime number.
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1000_(number)#1400_to_1499
- Sophie Germain prime
- super-prime
GREEK BIBLE ENTERTAINMENT FOR INDEX #1499
- Ei kai: if also (or even):--if (that), though.
Matching Bible verses
- Col 2:5: For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.
- Luke 11:18: If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.
- 1 Cor 4:7: For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?
- 2 Cor 4:3: But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost
- 2 Cor 5:16: Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.
- 2 Cor 11:6: But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.
- More: Matt 26:33, Luke 11:8, Luke 18:4, 1 Cor 7:21, 2 Cor 7:8, 2 Cor 7:8, 2 Cor 7:8, 2 Cor 7:12, 2 Cor 11:15, 2 Cor 12:11, 2 Cor 12:15, Php 2:17, Php 3:12, Heb 6:9, 1 Pe 3:14
BIBLE VERSE MATCHING 88:3
- Psalm 88:3: For my soul is full of troubles, And my life draws near to the grave.
Q DROP #1499
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Holy Father, darkness seems to have taken other the morning light on this cold December day. You however inspire me to lighten up and to be a source of warmth and clarity to those who suffer from these seasonal effects. You expect me to be an example for others to follow. When the night won’t retreat, it is our duty as a group to become the day and help the weak and the undecided to awaken. I pray I do not disappoint You.
AGENDA
Today we celebrate Juan Diego.
Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, also known simply as Juan Diego (1474–1548), was a Nahua peasant and Marian visionary. He is said to have been granted apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe on four occasions in December 1531: three at the hill of Tepeyac and a fourth before don Juan de Zumárraga, then the first bishop of Mexico. The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, located at the foot of Tepeyac, houses the cloak (tilmahtli) that is traditionally said to be Juan Diego's, and upon which the image of the Virgin is said to have been miraculously impressed as proof of the authenticity of the apparitions.
Today’s Deltas
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THE NUMBER 1498
From https://findthefactors.com/2020/08/07/1498-another-mystery/
- 1498 = 2 × 7 × 107
- 1498 is 2(107)(7) so we can calculate a cool Pythagorean triple from 2(107)(7), 107² – 7², 107² + 7² to get 1498-11400-11498.
- Also from 2(749)(1), 749² – 1², 749² + 1², we get 1498-561000-561002.
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1000_(number)#1400_to_1499
- number of flat partitions of 41
# GREEK BIBLE ENTRY FOR INDEX #1498
- Eien: (including the other person); might (could, would, or should) be:--mean, + perish, should be, was, were.
Matching Bible verses
- Rev 3:15: I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
- Luke 1:29, Luke 3:15, Luke 8:9, Luke 9:46, Luke 15:26, Luke 18:36, Luke 22:23, John 13:24, Acts 8:20, Acts 10:17, Acts 21:33
BIBLE VERSE MATCHING 107:14
- Psalm 107:14: He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And broke their chains in pieces.
Q DROP #1498
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Holy Father, Christians celebrate today the Immaculate Conception, the belief that the Virgin Mary was free of original sin from the moment of her conception. People in Lyon, France, also celebrate « La fête des lumières » and light some candles on their windows, which predates the Scandinavian Saint Lucia by about a week. I am keen on these celebrations as, in the Northern hemisphere, days are the darkest and it always provides us with opportunity to actually appreciate whatever light actually remains. Instead of complaining about how far we are from our warm Summer nights, we always should praise You for how happy we are with whatever we have.
AGENDA
Today we celebrate Budoc.
The name Budoc, or Beuzec, means "saved from the waters" from the Breton beuziñ meaning "drown"; but Baring-Gould finds this "fanciful". In old Celtic, boudi means "victory" and "profit". Budoc of Dol (also Budeaux or Beuzec) was a 5th-century Breton monk and Bishop of Dol, who has been venerated since his death as a saint in both Brittany (in France) and Devon (in England). Budoc is the patron saint of Plourin in Finistère where his relics are preserved. Budoc is reputed to have been a grandson of the legendary Count Even of Brest, Viscount of Léon. His mother, Princess Azenor, was falsely accused of infidelity by her jealous stepmother, which enraged her husband, the King of Goëlo [fr], who ordered that the pregnant Azenor be thrown into the sea in a cask. (A tower of the Château de Brest is named for her.) Azenor invoked the help of Saint Brigid. The cask drifted for five months. Shortly after Azenor's baby was born, the cask washed ashore on the coast of Ireland. The story echoes Greek myth. A villager who found the mother and newborn child summoned the abbot of Beau Port, near Waterford, and the child was christened the next day. Azenor became the washer-woman of the monastery, and Budoc was raised there. Azenor's stepmother fell ill, and upon her deathbed she recanted the evil lies she had spread. Azenor's husband then sailed in search of her, and, arriving in Ireland, the couple was reconciled, but both died before they could return to Brittany. (However, a tradition in Cornouaille has Azenor founding a religious establishment at Cap Sizun). Growing up, Budoc studied at a monastery at Ardmore, thought to have been founded in the early 5th century by Declán of Ardmore, where he became a monk and later abbot. He eventually left Ireland, sailing in a stone trough that landed at Porspoder. Two stained-glass windows in the chancel of Saint-Budoc Church in Porspoder depict scenes from the life of the saint. At some unknown point, Budoc made his way to Dol, where he was named bishop of the region, possibly in connection with a monastery allegedly founded by Samson of Dol, whom he is believed to have succeeded as the local bishop.
Today’s Deltas
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THE NUMBER 1497
- 1497 = 17 × 88 + 1
From https://findthefactors.com/2020/08/06/1497-mystery/
- 1497 = 3 × 499
- 1497 is the difference of two squares in two different ways: 749² – 748² = 251² – 248² = 1497
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1000_(number)#1400_to_1499
GREEK BIBLE ENTRY FOR INDEX #1497
- Eidolon: an image (i.e. for worship); by implication, a heathen god, or (plural) the worship of such:--idol.
Matching Bible verses
- Rom 2:22: Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
- 1 Cor 12:2: Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
- Rev 9:20: And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk
- 1 Cor 8:4: As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
- 1 Cor 10:19: What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?
- 1 Cor 8:7: Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.
- Acts 15:20: But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
- 2 Cor 6:16: And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
- 1 Th 1:9: For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
- 1 Jo 5:21: Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
- Acts 7:41: And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
BIBLE VERSE MATCHING 88:1
- Psalm 88:1: A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. To the Chief Musician. Set to “Mahalath Leannoth.” A Contemplation of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD, God of my salvation, I have cried out day and night before You.
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Holy Father, I have not slept like this for a long time. It was just for 8 and a half hours, but my neck did not break my sleep every chance it had. I was inspired this week to take a quiet half hour every evening, before the prayer time, when I just read a book whilst sitting confortably with an automatic massaging device applied below my neck. This really soften my muscles which in return strain my neck much less. Sometime the solution to a persistent problem is not to address the problem itself, but rather its direct surroundings and whatever is under our own control. This leads me to this quote by Marcus Aurelius: « When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. ». I praise You for yet another beautiful day to come.
AGENDA
Today we celebrate Maria Giuseppa Rossello.
Maria Giuseppa Rossello (27 May 1811 – 7 December 1880) was an Italian religious sister who founded the Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy. She has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church.
Today’s Deltas
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THE NUMBER 1496
## From https://findthefactors.com/2020/08/05/1496-is-a-square-pyramidal-number/
- 1496 = 2³ × 11 × 17
- 1496 is the 16th square pyramidal number
- 1496 is the hypotenuse of a Pythagorean triple: 704-1320-1496
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1000_(number)#1400_to_1499
GREEK BIBLE ENTRY FOR INDEX #1496
- Eidololatres: an image- (servant or) worshipper (literally or figuratively):--idolater.
Matching Bible verses
- 1 Cor 5:10: Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.
- Rev 21:8: But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
- 1 Cor 6:9: Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind
- 1 Cor 10:7: Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
- Rev 22:15: For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
- 1 Cor 5:11: But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
- Eph 5:5: For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
BIBLE VERSE MATCHING 44:32
- Genesis 44:34: For how shall I go up to my father if the lad is not with me, lest perhaps I see the evil that would come upon my father?
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Holy Father, our great Fren u/BetterNameUnfound genuinely seems to be in lots of trouble. By chance, his stepdad’s heart operation went fine and with Your Blessing he shall recover swiftly. We still pray our Fren’s financial situation gets back in the green and a serene new start occurs. I praise You for mutually opening our eyes to the Blessing of sharing prayer to ease one out of distress. May the best be yet to come.
AGENDA
Today we celebrate Abraham of Cratia.
Abraham of Cratia or Krateia (c. 474 – c. 558) was a Christian monk from Emesa (now Homs) Byzantine Syria. Abraham was the most important of the bishops on the see of Kratia from its foundation in the 2nd century until its dissolution in the 12th century. He is recognized as a saint in the Christian church. He was born at Emesa in Byzantine Syria, where he became a monk. When he was about eighteen, the community there was dispersed by nomadic raiders. Abraham himself fled to Constantinople where he became procurator of a monastery there. When he was only 26 years old, he was made the abbot of the monastery of Cratia in Bithynia. Some ten years later, he secretly left for Palestine seeking a quieter life. He was subsequently made to return to his monastery, where he also was shortly thereafter made the local bishop of Cratia. He served as a bishop for 13 years before he retired about 525, and again left for Palestine, and remained there for the rest of his life, living a life of religious contemplation and having becοme a hermit. He lived in a monastery at the Tower of Eudokia. He died on 6 December, which would later be his feast day.
Today’s Deltas
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THE NUMBER 1495
From https://findthefactors.com/2020/08/04/1495-and-level-6/
- 1495 = 5 × 13 × 23
- 1495 is the hypotenuse of FOUR Pythagorean triples: 368-1449-1495, 575-1380-1495, 759-1288-1495, and 897-1196-1495
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1000_(number)#1400_to_1499
GREEK BIBLE ENTRY FOR INDEX #1495
- Eidololatreia: image-worship (literally or figuratively):--idolatry.
Matching Bible verses
- 1 Pe 4:3: For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries
- 1 Cor 10:14: Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.
- Gal 5:20: Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies
- Col 3:5: Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry
BIBLE VERSE MATCHING 65:23
- Isaiah 65:23: They shall not labor in vain, Nor bring forth children for trouble; For they shall be the descendants of the blessed of the LORD, And their offspring with them.
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Holy Father, a Swiss friend of mine wanted to order something from a French company which would only allow deliveries to the EU member countries. He came and asked me whether he could have the goods delivered tour French home, which, given our intimate friendship, was obviously welcome. As he could not provide a French mobile number, he had to redirect the goods to a local grocery. Pity, we then had planned not to get there for the coming weekend and the retention policy is about 5 days. I then both contacted a neighbor and also the grocery to make sure the goods would be picked in time. No QR-code was to be shown: as my neighbor is a local monument who shops at the grocery, everything was simply happily abided. That is the system that works in smaller communities where exceptions are friendly taken care of, whilst in bigger ones, they are tolerated at most. Whenever dealing with legitimate queries from stranger, always make them feel welcome to your village. I praise You for this realisation.
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Today we celebrate Dalmatius of Pavia.
Dalmatius of Pavia (Italian: San Dalmazzo, Dalmazio) (died 254 or 304 AD) is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. It is possible that Dalmatius was simply a local preacher of northern Italy, but the century in which he lived or the manner in which he died is unknown. He was venerated at what was called Pedona (present-day Borgo San Dalmazzo). His biography was composed in the 7th or 8th centuries, its author perhaps a Lombard monk of the monastery of Pedona who was drawing from oral tradition. His biography states that Dalmatius was born at Forum Germarzorum (present-day San Damiano Macra) and became a churchman and evangelizer in Pedona. In the 10th century, when the area of Pedona was devastated during Muslim raids, Dalmatius’ relics were carried to Quargnento, where an inscription on his tomb read: [H]ic requiescit corpus sancti Dalmatii repositum ab Audace episcopo Astensi. In France, a tradition dating from the 9th century held that he died a martyr. Later legends state that he evangelized many cities of Piedmont, Emilia, and Gaul, and was killed for his faith in 254 or 304 AD. The Roman Martyrology, based on erroneous episcopal lists, considers Dalmatius a bishop of Pavia.
Today’s Deltas
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THE NUMBER 1494
From https://findthefactors.com/2020/07/31/1494-and-level-5/
- 1494 = 2 × 3² × 83
- 1494 is not the sum of or the difference of two squares, but it is still a part of three Pythagorean triples because of these three ways it can be factored: 1494 = 2(747)(1) = 2(249)(3) = 2(83)(9).
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1000_(number)#1400_to_1499
- sum of totient function for first 70 integers
GREEK BIBLE ENTRY FOR INDEX #1494
- Eidolothuton: an image-sacrifice, i.e. part of an idolatrous offering:--(meat, thing that is) offered (in sacrifice, sacrificed) to (unto) idols.
Matching Bible verses
- 1 Cor 8:10: For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols
- Rev 2:14: But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
- Rev 2:20: Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
- Acts 21:25: As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.
- 1 Cor 8:7: Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.
- 1 Cor 10:19: What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?
- 1 Cor 10:28: But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof
- Acts 15:29: That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.
- 1 Cor 8:1: Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
- 1 Cor 8:4: As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
BIBLE VERSE MATCHING 83:18
- Psalm 83:18: That they may know that You, whose name alone is the LORD, Are the Most High over all the earth.
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