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In the Bible, he is Abraham's nephew. Afterwards, he separated from Abraham and settled in Sodom, one of the many cities whose inhabitants became notorious for their wicked ways and unnatural activities. At length, when the judgment of God descended on the guilty cities of the plain, Lot was miraculously delivered. When fleeing from the doomed city his wife "looked back from behind him, and became a pillar of salt." There is to this day a peculiar crag at the south end of the Dead Sea "which really does bear a curious resemblance to an Arab woman with a child upon her shoulder."
Brother of Moses, Aaron stood by Moses and interceded with the Pharaoh for the release of their people. In the desert, when Moses went up the Mount to receive the tables of Commandments, Aaron was influenced by the people to set up a Golden Calf and light a sacrificial fire before it. The Lord wanted to punish him, but Moses interceded with God and obtained pardon for him. Then, God anointed Aaron as the chief priest of the Israelites and gave detailed instructions about His worship.
An Arabian patriarch who resided in the land of Uz. While living in the midst of great prosperity, he was suddenly overwhelmed by a series of sore trials that fell upon him. Amid all his sufferings he maintained his integrity. Once more God visited him with the rich tokens of his goodness and even greater prosperity than he had enjoyed before. He survived the period of trial for one hundred and forty years, and died in a good old age, an example to succeeding generations of integrity and of submissive patience under the sorest calamities. His history, so far as it is known, is recorded in his book.
Saul, the Paul, was a devout Jew, a contemporary of Jesus, who passionately persecuted the followers of the New Messiah, Jesus. One day, the Lord Jesus appeared before him in all his glory and asked “Saul, why do you persecute me so?” With that, he was transformed. Shortly thereafter, he started preaching the Gospel.
Ash Wednesday, the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance
Story from NUMBERS: Balaam got up in the morning, saddled his ass and went with the princes of Moab. But God was very angry when he went, and the angel of the LORD stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding on his ass, and his two servants were with him.
When the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, she turned off the road into a field. Balaam beat her to get her back on the road. Then the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow path between two vineyards, with walls on both sides. When the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she pressed close to the wall, crushing Balaam's foot against it. So he beat her again. Then the angel of the LORD moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn, either to the right or to the left. When the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he was angry and beat her with his staff.
Then the LORD opened the ass's mouth, and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?" Balaam answered the ass, "You have made a fool of me! If I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now." The ass said to Balaam, "Am I not your own ass, which you have always ridden, to this day? Have I been in the habit of doing this to you?" "No," he said.
Then the LORD opened Balaam's eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with his sword drawn. So he bowed low and fell facedown.
The Council of Trent taught that the Mass is the non-bloody renewal, or rather re-presentation, of the Sacrifice of Calvary upon the altar and the most perfect method the Church has to offer, latria or adoration, to God. Not that Christ is sacrificed again at each Mass, but Christ's sacrifice on the Cross is made present at every Mass. Catholics believe in transubstantiation, that is, that the offerings of wheaten bread and grape wine are truly substantially changed into the flesh and blood of Jesus Christ, retaining the accidents (i.e. the appearance and form) of bread and wine.
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Greek mythological character. Adonis was a beautiful youth much loved by the goddess Aphrodite. While hunting he was attacked and killed by a wild boar. The grieving Aphrodite caused a red-flowered plant to spring forth from his shed blood. Linnaeus named the genus Adonis after the mythological character.
Swami created a locket for Dr Fanibunda (Author of “Vision of the Divine”) which had the letters TPS at its lower end. When asked about it, Swami said “TPS stands for Tara Parthi Sathya - Sathya is the Star of Parthi”
A book giving a brief summary of the basic principles of Christianity in question-and-answer form.
An ancient prophet believed to have compiled a sacred history of the Americas, which were translated and published by Joseph Smith as the Book of Mormon in 1830.
