https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scholastica
How I chose the name St. Scholastica to be my Baptismal name... I think it must have been between June and 22 December 1996, when I was Baptised in the hands of Fr. John the Baptist 강 원유 신부님. It was probably at +고 김 순자 루시아 님댁: she had a large collection of many books, i.e. Church Fathers, etc. I learned about St. Scholastica's story from one of her books; I forgot which one. She probably also recommended the name to me.
I just got a phone call from my previous Pastor & Confessor Father J. Patric "Pat" F. Hardy, retired since he had mini strokes on 19 March 2017... 2017, the Centenary of the Apparition of Our Lady of Fatima...what a year! (From 5 May 2017, I was immersed into the Traditional Latin Mass at Cor Jesu Oratory in the Town of Edson; now Novus Ordo does not satisfy me... Until my confession at St. John the Baptist Parish in Front Royal, not far from Christendom College, I could not bear Novus Ordo: I try my best to offer up all my discomfort and trial of Novus Ordo with my Lord & Savior Jesus on Calvary represented during Mass...): Fr. Pat called me to commend me for my good choice of the name Scholastica as my Baptismal name and to bless me on this memorial of my patron Saint Scholastica.
I needed his encouraging words because I woke up this morning with increasing anger over what happened yesterday.
I told how many people to purchase raffle tickets to the 8th Annual "Wild Game Feed" event; and raved at how fun the event is. Food, food, wine, people, raffle prizes, Chinese raffle prizes, 50/50, etc... I didn't get to visit with a lot of people. Just hello & a smile. Then a woman kept talking to my husband: I did not approve. It made me reflect on my own demeanor towards another man... hmmm... I don't think it was so much jealousy, though there were some shadow of it...
남녀칠세부동석.
A man & a woman from age 7 are not to sit next to each other.
There is a wisdom in keeping a safe distance between a man and a woman.
See also: https://shop.medjugorje.com/how-to-change-your-husband-p/bf103.htm
Or one might want to read a downloadable version? https://www.medjugorje.com/download/books/140-How+to+Change+Your+Husband.html
I read it about 10 years ago & it helped me tremendously. Time for me to refresh my memory...
"It is better to dwell in a wilderness, than with a quarrelsome and vexatious [passionate, according to Douay-Rheims version] wife [woman, in D-Rvs.]." (p.142, "Modern Society's Ideas of Wifehood and Motherhood...)
And then my own lack of charity towards my brother-in-law who had offended me... I simply had nothing to say to him; and I avoided eye contacts with him. He eventually left without even saying good-bye, visibly offended by my unforgiving demeanor... hmmm.... what a vicious cycle we both put ourselves in...
I came home; and felt very tired, unwilling to do anything. Meanwhile, my husband removed some snow from home; and went to the Shop. He probably came home after 8 or 9 PM. I remember him mentioning something about how bored he would be at home.
All these made me very angry. So I "rampaged" my anger, carelessly making as much noise as I possibly could without breaking anything... So perhaps it is a blessing in disguise that Brad decided that it is best I don't go to the Shop today, if I were in "rampaging mood" when I asked him if he'd rather that I don't go to the Shop with him today...
Time to offer up all my complaints and self-pity moods; and instead to count my blessings.
Why do you love me so, dear Lord?
Deo gratias et gloria in excelsis Deo!
Christus Vincit.
Christus Regnat.
Christus Imperat.
Viva Cristo Rey!
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