21st..McCaffrey & Hilarion
**SNIP** cutting out a bita of whine...He's enjoying himself & I can do laundry & my blog writing. Life ends up not as we expect many days, and I must take a moment to calm, pray, breathe and be thankful.
Re-read a book by Anne McCaffrey (and her son Todd) called Dragon's Fire. I rarely buy books anymore, but impulses do happen. Her work is Young Adult / Fantasy for those who do not know. I enjoyed most of the 'Pern' books about dragons and the civilization that developed there. This book is from 2006, # 19 in the series so there is much to choose from. Goodreads dot Com is a great place to find book reviews and new books to read that others recommend.
This was a story less about the dragon riders and weirdness of Pern (Red Star & Thread), than it is a good study of compassion and how difficult it is to change societal ways to deal with the poor. (they are called 'hold-less' in the book) Many of the books take a look at their society from different points of view, Harper, Holder, Craftspeople, Dragonriders, or Runners, each is a unique person and fairly well developed characters. Can you tell I like her work?
***Saint today**
ST HILARION, ABBOT (The Great) 292-371 A.D.---October 21
Hilarion is celebrated as the founder of monasticism in Palestine. Much of his fame flows from the biography of him written by St. Jerome.
He is another example of a saint from the early ages of the church. Born to heathen parents, near Gaza, and was converted while studying grammar in Alexandria. He became a follower of anohter saint (St. Antony of Egypt) Shortly afterward, (at fifteen years old) he became a solitary (reclusive monk) in the Arabian desert. His sanctity attracted many followers and they settled near him. He moved, and they congregated around him again. He tried to evade the attention, rarely preached, and moved from one country to another, but everywhere his miracles of mercy betrayed his presence. Even his last retreat at Cyprus was broken by a paralytic, who was cured by St. Hilarion, and then spread the fame of the Saint.
It is legend that his dying words were: "Go forth, my soul; why dost thou doubt? Nigh seventy years hast thou served God, and dost thou fear death?"
The castle of Hilarion in Cyprus, is not named after St. Hilarion the Great, but after a later saint, of whom little is known.
He is counted among the three hundred saints who according to local tradition, sought refuge in Cyprus when the Arabs overran the Holy Land.
It is believed that this saint resisted the cries of tempting demons who stalked the mountain in the 7th century AD with ease – because he was stone deaf and couldn’t hear them. Eventually the demons left him, and the mountain, in peace.
The Reflection - OH I found a new 'Saint of the Day site today!' (smiles for me!)
“Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to his love and the future to his Providence” (St. Augustine)
This was a story less about the dragon riders and weirdness of Pern (Red Star & Thread), than it is a good study of compassion and how difficult it is to change societal ways to deal with the poor. (they are called 'hold-less' in the book) Many of the books take a look at their society from different points of view, Harper, Holder, Craftspeople, Dragonriders, or Runners, each is a unique person and fairly well developed characters. Can you tell I like her work?
***Saint today**
ST HILARION, ABBOT (The Great) 292-371 A.D.---October 21
Hilarion is celebrated as the founder of monasticism in Palestine. Much of his fame flows from the biography of him written by St. Jerome.
He is another example of a saint from the early ages of the church. Born to heathen parents, near Gaza, and was converted while studying grammar in Alexandria. He became a follower of anohter saint (St. Antony of Egypt) Shortly afterward, (at fifteen years old) he became a solitary (reclusive monk) in the Arabian desert. His sanctity attracted many followers and they settled near him. He moved, and they congregated around him again. He tried to evade the attention, rarely preached, and moved from one country to another, but everywhere his miracles of mercy betrayed his presence. Even his last retreat at Cyprus was broken by a paralytic, who was cured by St. Hilarion, and then spread the fame of the Saint.
It is legend that his dying words were: "Go forth, my soul; why dost thou doubt? Nigh seventy years hast thou served God, and dost thou fear death?"
The castle of Hilarion in Cyprus, is not named after St. Hilarion the Great, but after a later saint, of whom little is known.He is counted among the three hundred saints who according to local tradition, sought refuge in Cyprus when the Arabs overran the Holy Land.
It is believed that this saint resisted the cries of tempting demons who stalked the mountain in the 7th century AD with ease – because he was stone deaf and couldn’t hear them. Eventually the demons left him, and the mountain, in peace.
The Reflection - OH I found a new 'Saint of the Day site today!' (smiles for me!)
“Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to his love and the future to his Providence” (St. Augustine)
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