Saints Cornelius and Cyprian, Bishops and Martyrs, (253)
St. Ludmila, Martyr, (921)
St. Ninian, Bishop, (432)
I extend an invitation to PolishFest ’07 to all of my readers.
PolishFest will be held on the grounds of my parish, the Blessed Virgin Mary of Czestochowa, PNCC, 250 Maxwell Rd., Latham NY 12110 (just outside Albany, Exit 4 off the I-87 Adirondack Northway) beginning at 5pm, Friday, September 21 and continuing through 6pm on Sunday, September 23.
PolishFest includes the Chopin Recital, Polish Craft Vendors, Free Polka Lessons, a Pierogi Eating Contest, Holy Mass, Children’s Games and Craft Activities, Bouncy Bounce, Cooking Demos, Genealogy, Raffles, Bell Jars, Polish Pottery, Amber Jewelry, Kielbasa Sandwich, Golabki (Stuffed Cabbage), Potato Pancakes, Pierogi, Kapusta, Bigos (Hunter Stew), Homemade Polish desserts, Polish Beer, Wine, take-out food and so much more…
More information, including the festival’s entire menu and schedule of events is available at the PolishFest website.
Note: Polka Bands performing this year include: The Rymanowski Brothers, The Mass Brass, The Maestro’s Men, and EFO (The Eddie Forman Orchestra)
Grace Smokowski will be on-hand signing her book “When I Last Saw You.”
Others appearing include a team from the Culinary Institute of America, Director Craig DeBiase, and Genealogist Cecile (Ceil) Wendt Jensen.
You have my heartfelt invitation to attend.
Serdecznie zapraszamy!
St. Nicomedes, Martyr, (unknown)
St. Nicetas the Goth, Martyr, (375)
St. Adam of Caithness, Bishop, (1222)
Solemnity of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
St. Notburga, Virgin, (1313)
St. Mirin, Bishop, (7th century)
St. Eugenia, Virgin and Martyr, (unknown)
St. Eulogius, Bishop, (607)
St. Amatus, Abbot, (630)
St. Gertrude of Altenberg, Virgin, (1297)
St. Eanswida, Virgin, (640)
St. Guy of Anderlecht, Penitent, (1012)
Today marks the Feast of El-Nayrouz, the Coptic New Year 1724. More information is available from the St. Takla website.
In the feast of El-Nayrouz we behold the opened gates of Paradise. We see our Christ coming to carry us on the clouds, together with those who already entered the Paradise. All of us will enjoy the divine throne in heaven.
The following is a prayer for the feast.
O Lord, grant us to celebrate El-Nayrouz,
So that we may ask for a blessed year for all mankind.
And that every believer has the experience of Your marvelous Day.
Thus, all will enjoy the brightness of Your glory.Yes, Come quickly O Lord Jesus.
Our hearts are enflamed with Your love.
Our hearts ask for none except You.Let me, O God, celebrate the Feast of El-Nayrouz unceasingly.
Let me experience this joyful gospel, the gospel of everlasting unity with You.Wondrous is the Son who paid the price of my trip to Your divine bosoms,
And Your Holy Spirit who forms me to become a heavenly bride,
Carrying me as if with the wings of a dove that heaven may celebrate my wedding!I see You my beloved Christ, coming to me personally,
You have chosen me to share in Your glory,
You offered Yourself, a joyful sacrifice of love.Grant me to become an icon of You,
With a big heart, full of love to all humans,
That, I may become a source of joy to everyone.Your dwelling in me, O Holy Spirit renews my nature,
He transforms my dark tomb into a holy sanctuary,
He converts my darkness into exceeding brightness!Grant me with all my brethren, to fly and be with You in heaven!
Let me celebrate the feast of the martyrs as fit, that I may practice witnessing for You.
Change my life to be full of joy with You, even at the moments of my daily repentance.You see me my Lord rejoicing in You, and You become delighted in me.
The heavenly angels see me coming to You, and they welcome me.
They receive me with exceeding joy to join them in praising You.The sinners see me full of joy, and they get filled with hope.
They see me rejoicing, and they join me in my continuous repentance.The prophets and the apostles and all the martyrs see me.
And they praise You for letting me accompany them in Your kingdom!What a wonderful thing, You delight in me,
And so do all Your creation, in heaven and on earth!But the devil runs away in front of me
As he sees Your divine joy enlightens me and shines upon my face!Glory is to You, the source of joy and victory.
Grant me O Lord that I may celebrate the feast of the martyrs all my life,
That, I may witness to Your joyful gospel,
That, I may always be in touch with Your tremendous fatherly love,I see You anticipating with longing for me too.
Saints Protus and Hyacinth, Martyrs, (unknown)
St. Paphnutius, Bishop, (350)
St. Patiens, Bishop, (480)
St. Pulcheria, Virgin, (453)
Saints Menodora, Metrodora, and Nymphodora, Virgins and Martyrs, (304)
St. Nicholas of Tolentino, Priest, (1305)
No, I am Matt Mullenweg.
I took the Technosailor self importance test and the following was the result:
You are most like Matt Mullenweg!
You are most like Matt Mullenweg. Though you recognize your authority, you do not relish the idea of using your power too aggressively. Instead, you rely on peers a lot. You do participate in the social media world, but it is not something that occupies a lot of time. You most likey devote yourself to projects that you feel passionate about and tend to evangelize those things quite a bit.
For those who don’t know, Matt Mullenweg is the founding developer of WordPress. Cool…
Also, I loved To Tell the Truth. Watched it with the family every evening.
An interesting aside, Kitty Carlisle Hart, who featured prominently on To Tell the Truth was a great patron of the arts right here in Albany and served on the New York State Council of the Arts. The Kitty Carlisle Hart Theatre at the Egg is named after her (a very nice venue).