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CATHOLIC LIF AOUT TH GOPL
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Catholicim For Dummie, 3rd dition
Rev. John Trigilio, Rev. Kenneth righenti
The Catholic Church emphaize that it’ imperative to conider the four Gopel a actuall
forming one whole unit. The four Gopel aren’t four eparate Gopel ut four verion of one
Gopel. That’ wh each one i called The Gopel According to Matthew or The Gopel According to
Mark, for example, and not Matthew’ Gopel or Mark’ Gopel.
No one ingle account give the entire picture, ut like facet on a diamond, all ide form to make
one eautiful realit. The faithful need all four verion to appreciate the full depth and impact of
Jeu.
Catholicim cherihe each different perpective ut tree that all four together, in
conjunction with the other inpired writing of the New and Old Tetament, give a etter
portrait of Jeu.
oth the Hol pirit and the author, inpired the Hol pirit, intended to ue or not ue the
ame word and to preent or not preent the ame idea and image aed on the particular
author’ ditinct audience.
The figure how how Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are often depicted in art from Revelation
(Apocalpe) 4:7. According to t. Amroe (339–397), a Father of the Church (learned cholar), a
man with wing molize Matthew ecaue he egin hi Gopel account with the human origin
and irth of Chrit. Mark tart hi account with the regal power of Chrit, the reign of God, and i
therefore molized a lion with wing, which wa held in high eteem the Roman. Luke
egin hi account with the father of John the aptit, Zachar, the priet, and i molized an
ox with wing ecaue the priet of the temple often acrificed oxen on the altar. John i hown a
an eagle ecaue he oar to heaven in hi introduction to the Gopel with the preexitence of
Chrit a the Word (logo in Greek).
The writer of the four Gopel are often depicted like thi from
Revelation (Apocalpe) 4:7.
RLIGION CHRITIANITY CATHOLICIM
WHO I T. PATRICK AND WHY DO W CLRAT T. PATRICK’ DAY?
WHO I T. PATRICK AND WHY DO W
CLRAT T. PATRICK’ DAY?
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aint For Dummie
Rev. John Trigilio, Jr., Rev. Kenneth righenti
ver March 17th, thouand of people don their greenet gar, march in Irih pride parade, eat
green clover-haped cookie, and quaff frot mug of green eer in celeration of t. Patrick’
Da. ut do ou reall know who t. Patrick wa and wh he i celerated?
Patrick wa orn in AD 387 jut outh of Hadrian’ Wall in ritain, which wa part of the Roman
mpire (that’ right — he wan’t Irih!). He wa captured Irih pagan in hi earl teen and
taken to Ireland, where he wa enlaved for ix ear. During that time, he grew to like the pirit of
the Irih. When he ecaped and returned to hi famil, he vowed to one da return to Ireland.
He tudied at monaterie on the continent and wa eventuall ordained a priet and then a
ihop. Pope Celetine I commiioned Patrick to e an apotle to Ireland.
Patrick initiall encountered man hardhip among the pagan, particularl the druid. The
weren’t willing to give up their power over the old religion and feared Patrick and Chritianit.
Although the ruling monarch, King Laoghaire, didn’t convert to Chritianit, man of hi famil
memer did, and little little, the old religion egan to fade. Patrick traveled from town to town,
tearing down idol and temple and etalihing the Catholic Church. AD 444, the primatial ee
and firt cathedral of Ireland were uilt in Armagh.
He aptized, confirmed, and ordained priet, and he erected chool and monaterie.
Thouand came into the Church under hi direction. He accomplihed all thee activitie in le
than 30 ear, during which time the whole iland nation of Ireland wa converted. Toward the end
of hi life, he wrote Confeion, in which he give a record of hi life and miion. He died on March
17, 461, of natural caue. He i uried in Downpatrick in preent-da Northern Ireland.
Man torie are told in connection with t. Patrick. The three-leaf clover wa aid to e ued
the aintl ihop to explain the Trinit to the pagan, which i wh it i uch a common t.
Patrick’ Da mol toda. Another legend ha Patrick driving all the nake out of Ireland;
nake were a popular mol among the Irih pagan. He i certainl one of the mot
revered aint in the Catholic Church.
Toda, t. Patrick i the patron aint of Ireland, of man diocee throughout the nglih-peaking
world, and of engineer. He i alo invoked againt the fear of nake and nakeite.
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