FRANCIS OF ASSISI
Saint Francis of Assisi, born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, informally named as Francesco (1181/1182 – 3 October 1226), was an Italian Roman Catholicfriar and preacher. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women’s Order of Saint Clare, the Third Order of Saint Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land. Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history.Pope Gregory IX canonized Francis on 16 July 1228. Along with Saint Catherine of Siena, he was designated Patron saint of Italy. He later became associated with patronage of animals and the natural environment, and it became customary for Catholic and Anglican churches to hold ceremonies blessing animals on his feast day of 4 October.
ST. PETER
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| Saint Peter holding the key to the Kingdom |
Saint Peter (b, AD 30; d, between AD 64 and 68), also known as Simon Peter, Simeon, or Simōn pronunciation , according to the New Testament, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, leaders of the early Christian Church. He is also the "Apostle of the Apostles", an honor 3rd-century theologian Hippolytus of Rome gave him, and the first pope of the Roman Catholic Church, ordained by Jesus in the "Rock of My Church" dialogue in Matthew 16:18. The ancient Christian churches all venerate Peter as a major saint and associate him with founding the Church of Antioch and later the Church in Rome, but differ about the authority of his successors in present-day Christianity.
According to Christian tradition, Peter was crucified in Rome under Emperor Nero Augustus Caesar. It is traditionally held that he was crucified upside down at his own request, since he saw himself unworthy to be crucified in the same way as Jesus. Tradition holds that he was crucified at the site of the Clementine Chapel. His remains are said to be those contained in the underground Confessio of St. Peter's Basilica, where Pope Paul VI announced in 1968 the excavated discovery of a first-century Roman cemetery. Every June 29 since 1736, a statue of Saint Peter in St. Peter's Basilica is adorned with papal tiara, ring of the fisherman, and papal vestments, as part of the celebration of the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul. According to Catholic doctrine, the direct papal successor to Saint Peter is the incumbent pope, currently Pope Francis.
~~ POEM ~~
" To Helen "
by: Edgar Allan Poe
Helen, thy beauty is to me
Like those Nicéan barks of yore,
That gently, o'er a perfumed sea,
The weary, way-worn wanderer bore
To his own native shore.
On desperate seas long wont to roam,
Thy hyacinth hair, thy classic face,
Thy Naiad airs have brought me home
To the glory that was Greece,
And the grandeur that was Rome.
Lo! in yon brilliant window-niche
How statue-like I see thee stand,
The agate lamp within thy hand!
Ah, Psyche, from the regions which
Are Holy-Land!
> Analysis :
The first stanza follows the pattern: ABABB; the second, ABABA; and the
third, ABBAB. The musicality of the poem is pleasant and Poe’s
vocabulary choice is soothing to the ear. The alliteration emphasizes
the calming impact of this woman’s beauty. The theme of the poem is the elevation of a human woman to the status of a Greek goddess who represents the human soul. Lines (9,10) are two of the most famous in poetry describing the ancient civilizations and their love of beauty.
~~ SONGS ~~
Bridge Over Troubled Water
by: Simon and Garkfunkel
Sound of Silence
by: Simon and Garkfunkel
Scarborough Fair
by: Simon and Garkfunkel
*** PREFIX, ROOT, SUFFIX ***
gen- : birth, start, begining
gene : a part of cell that controls the appearance, growth, etc.
generate : to produce
-tude : indicating state or condition
multitude : a great umber, a crowd
magnitude : greatness, size
plenitude : a large number of something
de- : down, away from
depreciate : to cause something for a lower price
decrease : to become smaller in amount, size, number, etc.
** WORDS **
- Unkempt: messy, untidy
- Asinine: foolish
- Unmitigated: complete and total
- Sage: wise man
- Equanimity: calm emotion when dealing with problems
- Debacle: a great disaster or complete failure
- Mien: apperance
- Gaunt: emaciated
- Grotesque: strange, weird
- Perfidious: not able to be trust
- Covet: to want
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