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The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for Monday of the Fourth Week of Easter by Dr. Scott Hahn. Easter Weekday/ Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs/ Pancras, Martyr First Reading: Acts 11: 1-18 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 42: 2-3; 43: 3-4 Alleluia: John 10: 14 Gospel: John 10: 1-10   Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com

Today is the feast of two brothers who were soldiers in the Roman Army, Saints Nereus and Achilleus. Not much is known about these two saints but some of the early popes have said great things about them. Check it out in this reflection.

The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for Monday of the Fourth Week of Easter by Dr. Scott Hahn. Easter Weekday/ Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs/ Pancras, Martyr First Reading: Acts 11: 1-18 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 42: 2-3; 43: 3-4 Alleluia: John 10: 14 Gospel: John 10: 1-10   Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com

Acts 11:1-18 (‘Then to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance that leads to life.') Revelation 7:9-17 ·(‘These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation.')

I denne POVcast taler Jan Eriksen med en af de første kvindelige danske kvindelige sangskrivere med succes, Pia Raug. Album som ”Hej lille drøm”, ”Saga”, ”Det” (med Inger Christensens digte) og ”Iskrystaller” satte en gang for alle pioneren på det musikalske danmarkskort. Efter et par årtier som fagpolitiker oplever hun nu et sent comeback. Unge kolleger som bl.a. Tina Dickow og især Kresten Osgood og Signe Høirup Wille-Jørgensen, som Raug har optrådt sammen med, viser deres respekt. Alene i marts har Pia Raug og hendes faste medmusikant og nabo Søren Thuesen syv job. I begyndelsen af marts kørte POVs Jan Eriksen til Omø - med bare 152 indbyggere - sydvest for Sjælland, for at tale med ”Den danske Joni Mitchell”, som hun engang blev kaldt. Om historien og vejen tilbage til scenen og hvad, der blev af den lille drøm. Pia Raugs ”Regnvejrsdag i november” – den med ”Jeg vil male dagen blå” - er for længst folkeeje og optræder i adskillige sangbøger – også Højskolesangbogen. Den kan findes i et hav af versioner på sociale medier. Det skulle vise sig at blive en humørfyldt, meget ærlig og til tider følelsesladet samtale i det gamle husmandssted på Omø. I årevis havde Pia Raug følelsen af at være ude af sync med sin samtid. ”'Hej lille drøm' blev enormt populær, men det har også været den, der kunne skille mig fra mine samtidige musikere. De kunne godt nok brække sig i lårtrykke stråler over den plade. Det har jeg som sanger været ked af. For man drømmer om at have et fællesskab.” I forbindelse med udgivelsen I 2015 af bokssættet "Fugleflugt" lyttede Pia Raug for første gang i årevis til "Hej lille drøm". ”Pludselig kunne jeg forstå, hvad de mente. Men samtidig kunne jeg høre, hvor afsindigt flot akkompagnementet er. Jeg kunne forstå, at det var den, der satte min karriere i gang, og som har gjort at jeg kunne blive ved indtil nu,” siger hun, og tilføjer: ”Jeg har opdaget, at der har været en del mødre som har tvangsstoppet deres børn i lange perioder, flere år, med Pia Raug-sange – i dag møder jeg nogle af dem, hvis mødre har introduceret dem til en anden måde at tænke musik på, som kunne få dem til f.eks. at blive malere, fotografer og hvad ved jeg." Så det handler om anerkendelse og genkendelse. Men det handler også om: - arbejdet og succesen med Raugs musik til Inger Christensens langdigt ”Det”. Og det menneskelige grundvilkår, angst – og poesien som den eneste rigtige medicin. - de tidlige år, hvor hun bl.a. var med til at starte Midtfynsfestivalen. - Joni Mitchell, som hun engang var til bal i den borgerlige sammen med. Betalt af ABBA. Kan man sige. - Raugs arbejde i diverse faglige råd og foreninger, i Danmark og internationalt. - samarbejdet med og begejstringen for diverse musikere og især lydtekniker og producer Flemming Rasmussen, der ubesværet skiftede fra indspilninger med Metallica til Pia Raug. - Forholdet mellem kunst og krig – for 30 år siden og nu. - myten om Achilleus og skildpadden … I slutningen kan du høre den endnu uudgivne sang "Flaget", en sang Pia Raug skrev til sin gode veninde Lisbeth Kirk, der var gift med den nu afdøde EU-parlamentariker Jens-Peter Bonde. Sangen fortjener en bedre indspilning end via Jan Eriksens telefon. Men optagelsen giver en fornemmelse af, hvad det er for en sang. Lyt til POVcasten her:

I denne POVcast taler Jan Eriksen med en af de første kvindelige danske kvindelige sangskrivere med succes, Pia Raug. Album som ”Hej lille drøm”, ”Saga”, ”Det” (med Inger Christensens digte) og ”Iskrystaller” satte en gang for alle pioneren på det musikalske danmarkskort. Efter et par årtier som fagpolitiker oplever hun nu et sent comeback. Unge kolleger som bl.a. Tina Dickow og især Kresten Osgood og Signe Høirup Wille-Jørgensen, som Raug har optrådt sammen med, viser deres respekt. Alene i marts har Pia Raug og hendes faste medmusikant og nabo Søren Thuesen syv job. I begyndelsen af marts kørte POVs Jan Eriksen til Omø - med bare 152 indbyggere - sydvest for Sjælland, for at tale med ”Den danske Joni Mitchell”, som hun engang blev kaldt. Om historien og vejen tilbage til scenen og hvad, der blev af den lille drøm. Pia Raugs ”Regnvejrsdag i november” – den med ”Jeg vil male dagen blå” - er for længst folkeeje og optræder i adskillige sangbøger – også Højskolesangbogen. Den kan findes i et hav af versioner på sociale medier. Det skulle vise sig at blive en humørfyldt, meget ærlig og til tider følelsesladet samtale i det gamle husmandssted på Omø. I årevis havde Pia Raug følelsen af at være ude af sync med sin samtid. ”'Hej lille drøm' blev enormt populær, men det har også været den, der kunne skille mig fra mine samtidige musikere. De kunne godt nok brække sig i lårtrykke stråler over den plade. Det har jeg som sanger været ked af. For man drømmer om at have et fællesskab.” I forbindelse med udgivelsen I 2015 af bokssættet "Fugleflugt" lyttede Pia Raug for første gang i årevis til "Hej lille drøm". ”Pludselig kunne jeg forstå, hvad de mente. Men samtidig kunne jeg høre, hvor afsindigt flot akkompagnementet er. Jeg kunne forstå, at det var den, der satte min karriere i gang, og som har gjort at jeg kunne blive ved indtil nu,” siger hun, og tilføjer: ”Jeg har opdaget, at der har været en del mødre som har tvangsstoppet deres børn i lange perioder, flere år, med Pia Raug-sange – i dag møder jeg nogle af dem, hvis mødre har introduceret dem til en anden måde at tænke musik på, som kunne få dem til f.eks. at blive malere, fotografer og hvad ved jeg." Så det handler om anerkendelse og genkendelse. Men det handler også om: - arbejdet og succesen med Raugs musik til Inger Christensens langdigt ”Det”. Og det menneskelige grundvilkår, angst – og poesien som den eneste rigtige medicin. - de tidlige år, hvor hun bl.a. var med til at starte Midtfynsfestivalen. - Joni Mitchell, som hun engang var til bal i den borgerlige sammen med. Betalt af ABBA. Kan man sige. - Raugs arbejde i diverse faglige råd og foreninger, i Danmark og internationalt. - samarbejdet med og begejstringen for diverse musikere og især lydtekniker og producer Flemming Rasmussen, der ubesværet skiftede fra indspilninger med Metallica til Pia Raug. - Forholdet mellem kunst og krig – for 30 år siden og nu. - myten om Achilleus og skildpadden … I slutningen kan du høre den endnu uudgivne sang "Flaget", en sang Pia Raug skrev til sin gode veninde Lisbeth Kirk, der var gift med den nu afdøde EU-parlamentariker Jens-Peter Bonde. Sangen fortjener en bedre indspilning end via Jan Eriksens telefon. Men optagelsen giver en fornemmelse af, hvad det er for en sang.

The Iliad, first of Homer's great epics, tells the tale of the war between Greece and Troy as it unfolded on the plains outside that ancient city. And the focus of the tale is Achilleus, the greatest warrior on either side who, for most of the book, sits on the sidelines. Dr. Glenn Arbery is both a scholar and teacher of The Iliad who, once again, is reading the epic with our Wyoming Catholic freshmen.

Kadeřník Tomáš Arsov se narodil s vrozenou vývojovou vadou dolních končetin. Dnes pomáhá dětem a rodičům se stejnými potížemi jako patron spolu Achilleus a svůj příběh popsal v knize Když vlasy poslouchají. „Je to ortopedická vada, žádné psychické postižení. Nebylo mi příjemné se limitovat tím, že bych neměl nic dělat. Vždycky když mi v životě někdo řekne, že něco nemůžu, tak je to pro mě kopanec. Vždycky reaguji: ‚Hele, já vám ukážu, že to dokážu‘,“ říká kadeřník Arsov.Všechny díly podcastu Host Radiožurnálu můžete pohodlně poslouchat v mobilní aplikaci mujRozhlas pro Android a iOS nebo na webu mujRozhlas.cz.

The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for Friday of the Fifth Week of Easter by Dr. John Bergsma. Easter Weekday/ Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs/ Pancras, Martyr First Reading: Acts 15: 22-31 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 57: 8-9, 10 and 12 Alleluia: John 15: 15b Gospel: John 15: 12-17 Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com

Today's Topics: 1) Gospel - Jn 15:12-17 - Jesus said to His disciples: "This is My commandment: love one another as I love you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends. You are My friends if you do what I command you. I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his master is doing. I have called you friends, because I have told you everything I have heard from My Father. It was not you who chose Me, but I Who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in My Name He may give you. This I command you: love one another." Memorial of Saint Pancras, Martyr Memorial of Saints Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs Saints Pancras, Nereus and Achilleus, pray for us! Bishop Sheen quote of the day 2) Watch "Finally!! The Truth Behind The Trans Agenda" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fhpkv7z8i7I "God is Trans" exhibit at a Catholic church divides parishioners: "Enough is enough" https://www.foxnews.com/media/god-trans-exhibit-catholic-church-divides-parishioners-enough-enough 3) What is Title 42? Set to expire on 11 May 2023, Title 42 was originally instituted to help stop the spread of Covid across the southern U.S. border. As those concerns diminished, however, the order continued to allow authorities to send illegal migrants at the border back into Mexico. How did Title 42 become a key method to curtail the growing crisis at the border? What will its expiration mean for the future of border security? https://catholicvote.org/what-is-title-42-explainer/?mkt_tok=NDI3LUxFUS0wNjYAAAGLpAZqNPrxM9PiOzyweqNx5bYWosk6gUh5cisE_JM1w-6b6aN4_3iuvbxEJ0SORFy6Exwi072EabV5u5dLJ432gVr-6coUfRpZSgXAc18 4) Cardinal Mindszenty's letter to Mothers for Mothers Day

Friday of the Fifth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of Saints Nereus and Achilleus; First Century martyrs, written of by Pope St. Damasus some 300 years after their deaths; they were soldiers in the Roman army, and converted by a "miracle of faith"; martyred, but by what means unknown Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/12/23 Gospel: John 15:12-17

Fr. Roger J. Landry Columbia Catholic Ministry, Notre Dame Church, Manhattan Friday of the Fifth Week of Easter Memorial of SS. Nereus and Achilleus, St. Pancras, St. Leopoldo Mandic, Blessed Alvaro del Portillo May 12, 2023 Acts 15:22-31, Ps 57, Jn 15:12-17   To listen to an audio recording of today's homily, please click below:  […] The post Living The Lord’s Ever New Commandment, Fifth Friday of Easter, May 12, 2023 appeared first on Catholic Preaching.

The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for Friday of the Fifth Week of Easter by Dr. John Bergsma. Easter Weekday/ Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs/ Pancras, Martyr First Reading: Acts 15: 22-31 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 57: 8-9, 10 and 12 Alleluia: John 15: 15b Gospel: John 15: 12-17 Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com

He came again therefore into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain ruler, whose son was sick at Capharnaum.Venit ergo iterum in Cana Galilaeae, ubi fecit aquam vinum. Et erat quidam regulus, cujus filius infirmabatur Capharnaum.  47 He having heard that Jesus was come from Judea into Galilee, went to him, and prayed him to come down, and heal his son; for he was at the point of death.Hic cum audisset quia Jesus adveniret a Judaea in Galilaeam, abiit ad eum, et rogabat eum ut descenderet, et sanaret filium ejus : incipiebat enim mori.  48 Jesus therefore said to him: Unless you see signs and wonders, you believe not.Dixit ergo Jesus ad eum : Nisi signa et prodigia videritis, non creditis.  49 The ruler saith to him: Lord, come down before that my son die.Dicit ad eum regulus : Domine, descende priusquam moriatur filius meus.  50 Jesus saith to him: Go thy way; thy son liveth. The man believed the word which Jesus said to him, and went his way.Dicit ei Jesus : Vade, filius tuus vivit. Credidit homo sermoni quem dixit ei Jesus, et ibat.  51 And as he was going down, his servants met him; and they brought word, saying, that his son lived.Jam autem eo descendente, servi occurrerunt ei, et nuntiaverunt dicentes, quia filius ejus viveret.  52 He asked therefore of them the hour wherein he grew better. And they said to him: Yesterday, at the seventh hour, the fever left him.Interrogabat ergo horam ab eis in qua melius habuerit. Et dixerunt ei : Quia heri hora septima reliquit eum febris.  53 The father therefore knew, that it was at the same hour that Jesus said to him, Thy son liveth; and himself believed, and his whole house.Cognovit ergo pater, quia illa hora erat in qua dixit ei Jesus : Filius tuus vivit; et credidit ipse et domus ejus tota. Music: The strife is over, the battle done.

May 12: Saints Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs c. Early Second Century Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: Red Roman soldiers made good martyrs The earliest manuscript proving the existence of Roman Emperor Julius Caesar, a copy of one of his works, dates from the ninth century A.D.  Caesar was stabbed to death in 44 B.C. So approximately nine hundred years separate the life of Caesar from the first tangible, physical, paper copy of one of his written works. The earliest manuscript describing Caesar, but not written by him, dates from after the ninth century, and so is even more removed from the man it describes. None of this means that Julius Caesar did not exist or that he did not compose the works attributed to him. First century B.C. Roman coins prove, unequivocally, that Julius Caesar existed. No Roman coins prove the existence of today's martyrs. Instead, something thousands of times larger than a coin proves they existed. There's a church. In fact, there are two churches in Rome dedicated to Saints Nereus and Achilleus. These churches are not hard to find. You can touch their walls, open their doors, and sit in their pews. There is not one structure, much less two, in Rome or in any other city, dedicated to Julius Cesar. Even the exact location of his assassination is a matter of conjecture.Almost nothing can be said with certainty regarding the lives and deaths of Nereus and Achilleus. There are conflicting traditions of when they lived, where they lived, and how they died. But…there are those churches. Two of them. In Rome. One is a fourth-century Basilica inside the Catacombs of Domitilla. The other, from the sixth century, was built on the site where an early Christian tradition says Saint Peter encountered Christ as Peter was abandoning Rome. A stone is a valuable form of testimony. It is more permanent than paper. A stone doesn't easily deteriorate. A stone is heavy and remains where its builder placed it. Its location itself provides important clues. The stones of the two Roman churches dedicated to today's saints give powerful, if silent, testimony. The churches are planted in the earth like giant gravestones telling who can be found in or beneath them. Who would assume that the words etched into a gravestone were a lie? Who would think that a name carved into granite described no one? Who would imagine that the ground under a memorial was empty, holding no grave, no casket, no body? Only a fool would believe such things. But Christians are no fools. An enormous death memorial, in the form of a church, was built by dedicated Christians in the fourth century in honor of today's saints. Nereus and Achilleus were likely soldiers who were executed for their belief in Jesus Christ. An official list of Roman martyrs from the fifth-century names, specifically, Nereus and Achilleus, and states, specifically, that they are buried in the Catacombs of St. Domitilla. Pope Saint Gregory the Great, who reigned from 590–604, gave a homily, duly recorded and preserved, at the very tomb of Saints Nereus and Achilleus: “These saints before whose tomb we are assembled, despised the world and trampled it under their feet…” And more than one medieval manuscript records an ancient dedication to Nereus and Achilleus by Pope Damasus (366–384) attesting to their martyrdom for refusing to carry out military orders to kill Christians. The relics of today's saints were transferred from their ancient underground Basilica in the catacombs to their “new” Church sometime in the sixth century. By the ninth century, the Basilica had been forgotten as wave after wave of invasion and plague and sack and turmoil decimated the Eternal City until it was a shadow of its imperial glory. But in 1874, a pioneering archaeologist named Giovanni de Rossi began excavating the Catacombs of Domitilla.  In the ruins of a subterranean Basilica there, he found two pillars, one of which had the name “Achilleus” carved into it. De Rossi also discovered chunks of the very marble slab bearing the dedication of Pope Damasus to Nereus and Achilleus! This discovery proved the medieval manuscripts describing the dedication were accurate. The stones spoke. The faithful listened. The traditions are true. The Church preserved its sacred history, and today the great tradition of honoring those who shed their blood for Christ perdures. Saints Nereus and Achilleus, we know little about you, except the most important things—that you lived, that you converted, and that you chose to not continue living rather than to deny your belief in Christ. We know these things, and they are enough. Pray for us.

Värske Ekspress, värsked lood. Kõik teavad, et suviti on Tallinnas kohti, kus olemine ikka väga kuumaks läheb. Aga kui kuumaks, seda käis termokaameraga mõõtmas Laura Nuka ja sai teada, et 60 kraadi tuleb teatud kohtades kergelt kätte. Kaitseväe juhataja kindralleitnant Martin Herem sai möödunud nädalal NATOst uued juhised. Vägesid tuleb juurde, aga kuhu? Relvi ostetakse juurde, kuid millal ja milliseid? Sõda Ukrainas on aga õpetanud, et mõni strateegia tuleb ümber teha ja Eesti kaitsevägi peab muutuma. Joosep Tiks intervjueeris ja sai vastuseid. Valitsuskoalitsiooni loomine on juba nagu Achilleuse ja kilpkonna võidujooksu, kus Achilleus jõuab kilpkonnale koguaeg lähemale, aga päris kätte kunagi ei saa. Kas see valitsus siis saab kokku või ei, analüüsis Urmas Jaagant.

GOSPEL POWER l MAY 12, 2022 - THURSDAY 4th Week of Easter Saints Nereus, Achilleus, and Pancras, martyrs Gospel: Jn 13:16-20 Jesus said to his disciples, 16“Very truly, I tell you, servants are not greater than their master, nor are messengers greater than the one who sent them. 17If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them. 18I am not speaking of all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But it is to fulfill the scripture, ‘The one who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.' 19I tell you this now, before it occurs, so that when it does occur, you may believe that I am he. 20Very truly, I tell you, whoever receives one whom I send receives me; and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.” Betrayal always involves a desecration of trust. For trust is normally given to those with whom we are intimate, and in whose presence, we put down our defenses and allow ourselves to be vulnerable. Betrayal is taking advantage of this vulnerability. And this is one of the most common tragedies in human relationships. Since Jesus, in the Gospel of John, is portrayed as totally free and in control of his destiny and the unfolding of events, we can say, in our limited way of reasoning and expression, that he chose to experience and to begin his passion with this desecration-oftrust by a disciple and friend. With this experience, Jesus enters into solidarity with all those who have been betrayed and who are hurting and bitter. By embracing the tragedy, Jesus turns it into a means of salvation, which is the source of forgiveness and healing of wounded relationships. Lord Jesus, by being in solidarity with us in our experience of betrayal, you have empowered us to grant pardon and mend our broken relationships.Amen

The St. Paul Center's daily scripture reflections from the Mass for Thursday of the Fourth Week of Easter by Dr. James Merrick. Easter Weekday / Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs / Pancras, Martyr First Reading: Acts 13: 13-25 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 89: 2-3, 21-22, 25 and 27 Alleluia: Revelation 1: 5ab Gospel: John 13: 16-20 Learn more about the Mass at www.stpaulcenter.com

Thursday of the Fourth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of Saints Nereus and Achilleus, First Century martyrs; Pope St. Damasus wrote that they were soldiers in the Roman army who were converted by a "miracle of faith"; they threw down their weapons and escaped their camp; they were later martyred Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/12/22 Gospel: John 13:16-20

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - A Catholic archdiocese in Nigeria on Wednesday announced the death of a priest who was kidnapped in March. The Archdiocese of Kaduna said on May 11 that Father Joseph Akete Bako died more than a month after he was seized on March 8. The 48 year old Bako was kidnapped by bandits following an attack on St. John's Catholic Parish, where he served as pastor. The archdiocesan chancellor asked all people to “Kindly continue to pray for his peaceful repose, and for the consolation of the bereaved Christian community in the Archdiocese of Kaduna.” https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251215/catholic-archdiocese-announces-death-of-kidnapped-priest-in-nigeria Cardinal Joseph Zen, an outspoken advocate for Catholics in Hong Kong, has been released on bail after his arrest by Chinese authorities yesterday. Zen, the former bishop of Hong Kong, was arrested on May 11 and released on bail hours later from Chai Wan Police Station on Hong Kong island. Zen is believed to have been detained in his role as a trustee of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, which helped pro-democracy protesters to pay their legal fees. The Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong said in a statement on Thursday that it was “extremely concerned” about “Cardinal Joseph Zen's incident.” The Vatican also issued a brief statement on May 11 expressing concern at the reports of Zen's arrest. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251213/catholic-diocese-of-hong-kong-extremely-concerned-about-cardinal-joseph-zen-s-incident An expansive abortion bill that would declare abortion a human right, undercut existing state pro-life laws, and force objecting doctors to perform abortions, again failed to pass the US Senate on Wednesday. The Women's Health Protection Act failed by a 49-51 largely party line vote. While leading Catholic bishops have called on Congress to stop pushing abortion, President Joe Biden called on voters to support candidates in favor of abortion rights in upcoming Senate races and pledged to sign the bill into law. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251211/us-senate-again-refuses-to-to-pass-federal-abortion-law-bishops-relieved-biden-adamant Today, the Church celebrates Saints Nereus and Achilleus, as well as Saint Pancras. Nereus and Achilleus were Roman soldiers and bodyguards of the emperor who were martyred at the end of the first century after becoming Christian and leaving their military posts. They were said to have been baptized by Saint Peter himself. Saint Pancras, or Pancratius, was a Syrian boy of pagan origin who went to Rome and was converted to Christianity. He was beheaded in 304 at the age of 14 during the persecution of the Emperor Diocletian. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/sts-nereus-and-achilleus-st-pancras-458 The Church also honors Saint Epiphanius of Salamis, an early monk, bishop and Church Father known for his extensive learning and defense of Catholic teachings in the fourth century. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-epiphanius-of-salamis-691

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May 12: Saints Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrsc. Early Second CenturyOptional Memorial; Liturgical Color: RedRoman soldiers made good martyrsThe earliest manuscript proving the existence of Roman Emperor Julius Caesar, a copy of one of his works, dates from the ninth century A.D. Caesar was stabbed to death in 44 B.C. So approximately nine hundred years separate the life of Caesar from the first tangible, physical, paper copy of one of his written works. The earliest manuscript describing Caesar, but not written by him, dates from after the ninth century, and so is even more removed from the man it describes. None of this means that Julius Caesar did not exist or that he did not compose the works attributed to him. First century B.C. Roman coins prove, unequivocally, that Julius Caesar existed.No Roman coins prove the existence of today's martyrs. Instead, something thousands of times larger than a coin proves they existed. There's a church. In fact, there are two churches in Rome dedicated to Saints Nereus and Achilleus. These churches are not hard to find. You can touch their walls, open their doors, and sit in their pews. There is not one structure, much less two, in Rome or in any other city, dedicated to Julius Cesar. Even the exact location of his assassination is a matter of conjecture. Almost nothing can be said with certainty regarding the lives and deaths of Nereus and Achilleus. There are conflicting traditions of when they lived, where they lived, and how they died. But…there are those churches. Two of them. In Rome. One is a fourth-century Basilica inside the Catacombs of Domitilla. The other, from the sixth century, was built on the site where an early Christian tradition says Saint Peter encountered Christ as Peter was abandoning Rome.A stone is a valuable form of testimony. It is more permanent than paper. A stone doesn't easily deteriorate. A stone is heavy and remains where its builder placed it. Its location itself provides important clues. The stones of the two Roman churches dedicated to today's saints give powerful, if silent, testimony. The churches are planted in the earth like giant gravestones telling who can be found in or beneath them. Who would assume that the words etched into a gravestone were a lie? Who would think that a name carved into granite described no one? Who would imagine that the ground under a memorial was empty, holding no grave, no casket, no body? Only a fool would believe such things. But Christians are no fools.An enormous death memorial, in the form of a church, was built by dedicated Christians in the fourth century in honor of today's saints. Nereus and Achilleus were likely soldiers who were executed for their belief in Jesus Christ. An official list of Roman martyrs from the fifth-century names, specifically, Nereus and Achilleus, and states, specifically, that they are buried in the Catacombs of St. Domitilla. Pope Saint Gregory the Great, who reigned from 590–604, gave a homily, duly recorded and preserved, at the very tomb of Saints Nereus and Achilleus: “These saints before whose tomb we are assembled, despised the world and trampled it under their feet…” And more than one medieval manuscript records an ancient dedication to Nereus and Achilleus by Pope Damasus (366–384) attesting to their martyrdom for refusing to carry out military orders to kill Christians.The relics of today's saints were transferred from their ancient underground Basilica in the catacombs to their “new” Church sometime in the sixth century. By the ninth century, the Basilica had been forgotten as wave after wave of invasion and plague and sack and turmoil decimated the Eternal City until it was a shadow of its imperial glory. But in 1874, a pioneering archaeologist named Giovanni de Rossi began excavating the Catacombs of Domitilla. In the ruins of a subterranean Basilica there, he found two pillars, one of which had the name “Achilleus” carved into it. De Rossi also discovered chunks of the very marble slab bearing the dedication of Pope Damasus to Nereus and Achilleus! This discovery proved the medieval manuscripts describing the dedication were accurate. The stones spoke. The faithful listened. The traditions are true. The Church preserved its sacred history, and today the great tradition of honoring those who shed their blood for Christ perdures.Saints Nereus and Achilleus, we know little about you, except the most important things—that you lived, that you converted, and that you chose to not continue living rather than to deny your belief in Christ. We know these things, and they are enough. Pray for us.

"Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus' son Achilleus and its devastation,…” Enjoy this taste of the Magnus Fellowship with Senior Fellow Joseph Pearce and Magnus Fellows as they dive into the world of Homer and explore the first three books of his Iliad. Give to AMI's Great Campaign now to keep our work going strong. MagnusInstitute.org/give

Nemoc s názvem Pes equinovarus neboli "golfová noha" patří na našem území k nejčastějším ortopedickým vadám. Ročně se v ČR narodí zhruba 200 takto nemocných dětí. Jedním z nich je i dcera Stanislavy Bašatové. Stáňa proto v roce 2009 založila spolek Achilleus, jenž jako jediný v Česku sdružuje rodiny s tímto handicapem. Bližší informace najdete na stránkách podcastu: www.needo.cz/needo-talks/

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He was born in Cappadocia, and was one of the 318 God-bearing Fathers who attended the First Ecumenical Council. At the council, Achillius took up a stone and said to the Arians, 'If Christ is a creature of God, as you say, tell oil to flow from this stone.' When the heretics kept silent, Achilleus went on, 'And if the Son of God is equal to the Father, as we believe, let oil flow from this stone,' at which oil flowed out. Returning to Larissa, the holy bishop cast down many pagan temples, built many churches, cast out many demons, and reposed in peace.

He was born in Cappadocia, and was one of the 318 God-bearing Fathers who attended the First Ecumenical Council. At the council, Achillius took up a stone and said to the Arians, 'If Christ is a creature of God, as you say, tell oil to flow from this stone.' When the heretics kept silent, Achilleus went on, 'And if the Son of God is equal to the Father, as we believe, let oil flow from this stone,' at which oil flowed out. Returning to Larissa, the holy bishop cast down many pagan temples, built many churches, cast out many demons, and reposed in peace.

Catholic Mass from St. Francis High School in Traverse City, Michigan, Wednesday May 12, 2021. Feast of the Martyrs, Sts. Nereus, Achilleus and Pancras. Wednesday fo the Sixth Week of Easter. Celebrant: Fr. Michael Class, S.J.

Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of Saints Nereus and Achilleus; First Century martyrs; soldiers in the Roman army who converted, escaped, and were ultimately captured and martyred Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/12/21 Gospel: John 16:12-15 All show notes at Daybreak for May 12, 2021 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio

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Fr. Roger J. Landry Visitation Mission of the Sisters of Life, Manhattan Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter Memorial of SS. Nereus and Achilleus, St. Pancras, St. Leopoldo Mandic, Blessed Alvaro del Portillo May 12, 2021 Acts 17:15.22-18:1, Ps 148, Jn 16:12-15   To listen to an audio recording of today's homily, please click […] The post Guided by the Holy Spirit To The Truths We Cannot Yet Bear, Sixth Wednesday of Easter, May 12, 2021 appeared first on Catholic Preaching.

Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of Saints Nereus and Achilleus; First Century martyrs; soldiers in the Roman army who converted, escaped, and were ultimately captured and martyred Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/12/21 Gospel: John 16:12-15

O brave soldiers, the world could not take Christ from your hearts; though it tried to expunge Him from the army in which you served, your allegiance to the holy One of Israel, our Lord and God, remained firm, and so death you preferred to life without Jesus – pray for us who are so weak in faith, that our stale complacency might be invigorated by the blood of our Savior, the blood you yourselves shed as you filled up what was lacking in the sufferings of Christ. Pray we shall not turn from the sacrifice to which the Lord calls us but embrace with joy the cross we must bear, and which bears us unto Heaven.

O brave soldiers, the world could not take Christ from your hearts; though it tried to expunge Him from the army in which you served, your allegiance to the holy One of Israel, our Lord and God, remained firm, and so death you preferred to life without Jesus – pray for us who are so weak in faith, that our stale complacency might be invigorated by the blood of our Savior, the blood you yourselves shed as you filled up what was lacking in the sufferings of Christ. Pray we shall not turn from the sacrifice to which the Lord calls us but embrace with joy the cross we must bear, and which bears us unto Heaven.

Gast: Vladimir Stissi, hoogleraar Klassieke archeologie & kunstgeschiedenis der Oudheid, Universiteit van Amsterdam. In deze aflevering staat niet een kunstwerk centraal maar een plek. Robert van Altena spreekt met Vladimir Stissi over de archeologische opgraving bij Magoula Plataniotiki, in Thessalië, Griekenland. Deze opgraving is een samenwerking van de Universiteit van Amsterdam, de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen en de Universiteit van Thessalië, Griekenland. Het is de veronderstelde lokatie van het klassieke Halos, dat vermeld wordt door zowel Herodotus als Homerus. In de Ilias betreft het een vermelding in wat de scheepscatalogus wordt genoemd: de opsomming van de schepen die de verschillende volken bemannen voor de oorlog met Troje. “Dan alle mannen die het Pelasgische Argos bevolkten, en die woonden in steden als Alos, Alope, Trachis, en in Fthia, en Hellas met zijn beeldschone vrouwen, mannen die Myrmidonen heetten, Hellenen, Achaiërs. Van hun vijftig schepen was Achilleus de leider.” ( Boek 2, vers 681-685, Ilias (Van Oorschot, 2015) vert. Imme Dros ). SPRINGVOSSEN redactie + presentatie: Robert van Altena contact: springvossen@gmail.com INSTAGRAM www.instagram.com/springvossen FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/springvossen HOMEPAGE www.amsterdamfm.nl/springvossen Afbeelding [uitsnede]: Kaart van het zuidelijke deel van de Almyros vlakte (Reinder Reinders).

In this episode "about" Homer's Iliad, we get to enjoy the entirety of Book 1, "The Rage of Achilles" from Wes Callihan's personal rendering of the Iliad.1. "About" the great books vs. "Through" the great books2. Roman Roads' 2019 Iliad Read Aloud Livestream3. ConclusionQuestions and Suggestions Form

Die Götter beneiden uns. Sie beneiden uns, weil wir sterblich sind, weil jeder Augenblick unser letzter sein könnte. Alles ist so viel schöner, weil wir irgendwann sterben. – Achilleus https://www.patreon.com/godsrage See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Warum HAUPTSTADTPODCAST? Es gibt viele Podcasts! Es gibt auch viele gute Podcasts! Aber es gibt nur einen HAUPTSTADTPODCAST! Im neuen HAUPTSTADTPODCAST ist der Name zugleich Programm und Inhalt. Wir berichten aus Berlin, über Berlin, in Berlin, um Berlin und um Berlin herum. In unserem HAUPTSTADTPODCAST kommen interessante Gäste zu Wort, die etwas zu erzählen und zu berichten haben. Die Themenpalette ist breit – und für jeden was dabei, ob Politik, Wirtschaft, Medien, Musik, Kunst, Kultur u.v.m. – unsere Gäste reichen vom Unternehmer bis zum Influencer, vom Gastronomen bis Künstler, bekannte Persönlichkeiten und die Unbekannten, die aber interessantes zu erzählen wissen. Top aktuelle Themen, Hintergrundthemen, witzige Anekdoten, Geschichten von hinter den Kulissen oder ganz einfach auch mal die Themen auf der Straße. Wir interviewen und sprechen „ungeskriptet“ – spontan, situationsbezogen. Da wird nichts „glatt geschliffen, nichts verbal gebügelt“ und mediengerecht geformt, wir sind authentisch. Das ist das Erkennungszeichen von HauptstadtPodcast. Wir schaffen eine lockere Gesprächsatmosphäre, die einlädt zum Zuhören und Verweilen. Wer steckt hinter HAUPTSTADTPODCAST? Ganz einfach, sie sind wie: Starsky & Hutch, Bibi & Tina, Ernie & Bert, Bonnie & Clyde, Bud Spencer & Terrence Hill, Winnetou & Old Shatterhand, Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Wattson, Odysseus & Achilleus, Asterix & Obelix. Sie sind Wolfgang & Frank! 2 Männer, 2 Generationen, 2 unterschiedliche Charaktere und Lebensläufe, die einfach Lust haben interessante Menschen zum Erzählen zu bewegen… Und das ist Wolfgang in kurzen Sätzen: Ü30, geboren 2 Jahre vor der Deutschen Einheit in Schwerin - jung, dynamisch, gutaussehend! Anders als viele andere in der Medienbranche hat er noch ein solide, bodenständige Ausbildung zum Fleischer abgeschlossen. Er weiß also, was Arbeit ist. Heute ist er selbständiger Unternehmer einer spezialisierten Marketing-Agentur, die namhafte Kunden speziell in Berlin betreut. Und das ist Frank in kurzen Sätzen: Ü50, seit über 30 Jahren im Mediengeschäft - als Politikberater, Spin-Doktor, Pressesprecher. Er kennt das Mediengeschäft noch aus den Vorzeiten von World Wide Web, Email, „Schnellschuss-Kommunikation und Social Media Welt. Unglaublich aber wahr, da wurden Pressemitteilungen noch mit Schreibmaschine geschrieben und per Post verschickt. Heute arbeitet er für Europas führenden Verlag.

Zu Beginn der „Ilias des Homer“ wurde den Griechen von den Göttern die Pest geschickt. Nur wenn sie ihre Beutesklavinnen neu aufteilen würden, könnten sie weiterkämpfen, selbst wenn dann ihr bester Kämpfer Achilleus grollt.

Poslechněte si:01:09 - Objevy a události04:28 - Průchod krajinou biologa Jiřího Sádla21:20 - Historie vědy: Eleaté, Achilleus a želva26:05 - Soutěž o Knihu měsíce27:03 - Ochlazení Země v mladším dryasu

Poslechněte si:01:09 - Objevy a události04:28 - Průchod krajinou biologa Jiřího Sádla21:20 - Historie vědy: Eleaté, Achilleus a želva26:05 - Soutěž o Knihu měsíce27:03 - Ochlazení Země v mladším dryasu

A series of lives of the Saints, told by Fr. Thomas Tamm, especially for children!

A series of lives of the Saints, told by Fr. Thomas Tamm, especially for children!

Memorial of two martyrs.

Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of Saints Nereus and Achilleus; Second Century soldiers, involved in the persecution of Christians; converted, and they were martyred Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/12/20 Gospel: John 14:27-31 All show notes at Daybreak for May 12, 2020 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio

St. Wenceslaus Parish in Suttons Bay, Michigan. Catholic Mass on May 12, 2020 Tuesday of Fifth Week of Easter. Feast of the Martyrs Nereus, Achilleus and Pancras. Fr. Michael Class SJ. Deacon Martin Korson.

Odysseus trifft seinen alten Vater Laertes wieder und in der Unterwelt freuen sich Achilleus und Agamemnon über die Heimkehr des Odysseus. Doch noch kehrt auf Ithaka keine Ruhe ein, denn mit seinem Blutbad hat Odysseus sich viele Feinde geschaffen. Es bedarf der Götter, um das Volk zu befrieden. In Gestalt des Mahners Mentor nimmt Athene den Bewohnern Ithakas den Schwur ab, Frieden zu halten. // Von Christoph Martin / Mit Dieter Mann / Komposition und Regie: Christoph Martin / hr/BR/Eichborn Verlag 1996 // Mehr Hörspiele unter www.hörspielpool.de

In this lecture, we conclude our trip into Homer's underworld: (a) we meet Agamemnon, Achilleus, and Aias the Greater again, (b) see the arch-sinners Tityos, Tantalos, and Sisyphos, and (c) learn about the strange condition of Herakles, both shade and god. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this lecture, we discuss the events which take place between Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey". Specifically, we consider (a) the events of the lost epic "Aethiopis", and we see the fall of Penthesilea, Memnon, Antilochos, and Achilleus; next (b) we observe the cunning of Odysseus in the "contest of the arms of Achilleus" and his part in the making of the Trojan horse; (c) we conclude the day by witnessing "The Sack of Ilium" and the deaths and abductions of many Trojans we came to know during Homer's "Iliad". --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this lecture, we (a) revisit the dying speech of Hektor, (b) observe connections between Priam's journey to Achilleus' camp and a journey to the underworld (Hades), and (c) witness Achilleus regain his compassion and humanity while we (and Andromache, Hekabe, and Helen) sorrow over Hektor's death. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this lecture, we discuss: (a) the rage of Achilleus: his capture of twelve Trojan youths, and his savage killing of Polydoros (Bk 20), Lykaon (Bk 21), and Asteropaios; (b) Achilleus' feud with the river-god Xanthos and the Theomachy (Bk 21); (c) and the battle between Achilleus and Hektor (Bk 22). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this lecture, we discuss (a) the battle over Patroklos' body and Achilleus' armor, (b) the making and design of Achilleus' new armor and shield by Hephaistos (and Homer's use of ekphrasis); and (c) we witness the reconciliation between Achilleus and Agamemnon. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this lecture, we focus on (a) the decision of Achilleus to allow Patroklos to wear his armor and attempt to live-out his fate; (b) the epic battle between Sarpedon and Patroklos, and (c) we witness the beginning of the end for the Trojans: the epic of fall of Patroklos. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

Odysseus trifft seinen alten Vater Laertes wieder und in der Unterwelt freuen sich Achilleus und Agamemnon über die Heimkehr des Odysseus. Doch noch kehrt auf Ithaka keine Ruhe ein, denn mit seinem Blutbad hat Odysseus sich viele Feinde geschaffen. Es bedarf der Götter, um das Volk zu befrieden. In Gestalt des Mahners Mentor nimmt Athene den Bewohnern Ithakas den Schwur ab, Frieden zu halten. // Von Christoph Martin / Mit Dieter Mann / Komposition und Regie: Christoph Martin / hr/BR/Eichborn Verlag 1996 // Mehr Hörspiele unter www.hörspielpool.de

In this lecture, we discuss (a) the mounting injuries of the Achaians (Diomedes, Odysseus, Machaon, Eurypylos); (b) Patroklos' mission to Nestor, and Nestor deploys the full-force of his rhetorical appeals to valor, pity, and honor; and finally we conclude by examining (c) the choice Nestor asks Achilleus to make: return to the fighting or allow Patroklos to wear your armor, and this decision's potential consequences. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this lecture, we (a) consider the speeches of Phoinix and Aias the Greater to Achilleus; (b) we then move to the night-counsel and choice of Diomedes and Odysseus as spies, and (c) we conclude by meeting Dolon and seeing the respective Trojans and Achaians go out into the night. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this lecture, we observe (a) Zeus prohibiting the other gods from the battlefield; (b) the last-chance effort of Agamemnon and the Achaians to placate Achilleus by means of an embassy; and (c) the speech of Odysseus to Achilleus. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this lecture we (a) review Agamemnon's disgraceful treatment of Chryses, (b) consider Achilleus' assembly, Kalchas' prophecy, and Agamemnon's (over)reaction, and (c) conclude with meeting Thetis, Zeus and Hera, and sharing a laugh at Hephaistos' expense. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this lecture, we consider (a) the proem of Homer's "Iliad" and how it prefigures the events of the narrative; (b) the hubris of Agamemnon and the rage of Apollo; and (c) the assembly called by Achilleus (and Kalchas' history with Agamemnon). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this lecture, we consider (a) differing mythological accounts of Achilleus' near vulnerability and Homer's alteration of mythology; (b) Achilleus' stint on Skyros pretending to be a daughter of King Lykomedes, and (c) how the cunning Odysseus tricked Achilleus into revealing himself. Additionally, we consider what uncertainty underlies the myth of Achilleus and how that relates to all people. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this lecture, we (a) consider the mythic background of Homer's "Iliad"; (b) examine the reasons for the sacrifice of Iphigeneia, and (c) establish the theme that no one gets away with anything in Greek mythology (especially when they challenge a god). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this final epic podcast, Mr. Wes Schantz and I conclude our final foray into Final Fantasy VII. Specifically we consider (a) upward and downward spirals and connections between the end of the game and the beginning; (b) Sephiroth as a Luciferian figure and in comparison to Achilleus in Homer, Lucifer in Milton's "Paradise Lost", and Voldemort in the "Harry Potter" series, and (c) Wes and I conclude by thinking about hope and its relationship to power, and then reflecting on what this experience has meant to us. In this final epic podcast, Mr. Wes Schantz and I conclude our final foray into Final Fantasy VII. Specifically we consider (a) upward and downward spirals and connections between the end of the game and the beginning; (b) Sephiroth as a Luciferian figure and in comparison to Achilleus in Homer, Lucifer in Milton's "Paradise Lost", and Voldemort in Harry Potter, and (c) Wes and I conclude by thinking about hope and its relationship to power, and then reflecting on what this experience has meant to us. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this lecture, enter Homer's underworld and witness (a) Elpenor's folly, (b) the tragedy of Antikleia's death, and (c) meet some old friends: Agamemnon and Achilleus. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this lecture, we consider summaries of the lost epics: (a) "The Aethiopis", and (b) "The Little Iliad". Specifically, we consider the fates of (1) Achilleus, (2) Aias the Greater, and (3) Paris of Troy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this lecture, we conclude the Homer's "Iliad" lecture course. We consider (a) the underworld journey of Priam to Achilleus, (b) the realization of his own mortality by Achilleus, and (c) the range of human experience and suffering. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this lecture we consider: (a) The duplicity of Apollo and Athene, (b) the fight and pre-fight between Hektor and Achilleus, and (c) the catastrophic consequences of Achilleus' actions afterward. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this lecture, we consider (1) the fight between Achilleus and Lykaon, (2) the rage of Xanthos against Achilleus, and (3) the theomachy, or battle of the gods on the Trojan battlefield! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this lecture, we discuss: (a) the release of the Olympian Gods back onto the battlefield, (b) the future of Aineias and his combat with Achilleus, and (c) the sad fate of Priam's youngest son, Polydoros. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode, we (a) review the shield of Achilleus, (b) observe his reconciliation with Agamemnon, and (c) consider the divine origins of "Delusion" among men. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode, (a) the errors of Hektor are compounded, (b) the workshop of Hephaistos is described, and (c) the shield of Achilleus is explained and analyzed. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In Episode 032, we consider (a) Achilleus' Luciferian motivations, (b) Phoinix's intelligent and good-hearted stories, and (c) Aias' misunderstanding of Achilleus' situation. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In episode 19, we continue with another story excerpted from Joris' Sermon on Familiar Stories. This time, we examine his retelling of the Trojan War. Transcription of Joris:Imagine instead that your daughter's liquid insides were spread upon an altar to Poseidon, and imagine the aspect of your wife's, the queen's, face as you dedicated this sacrifice to ten years of war: ten years of blood and savagery, and spears piercing jaws and ribs, and rapacious men and their many paramours, and great machines of destruction, and in their wake heaps of fallen soldiers flowering as their festering wounds bloomed a great phalanx of flies; ten years of venomous oaths against foreign men and ten years of incensed incantations to inconstant gods and their constant attacks on our fevered brains and pained hearts that yearn for glory as they do for omnisexual passions. Such was Achilleus' heart and wrathful brain, whose actions, to this day, we celebrate by dragging men in our own time through the streets behind horses until they are nothing more than tatters. And why not? Such was his celebrity that, e'en after death, gods and men wept and adorned his corpse with flowers plucked from the fields watered in their comrades' humours; and they strummed upon the lyre epic chants lasting many weeks, and kissed him, his body black and bloated and reeking of old meat, which caused the children to scream in disgust.... If you imagine all this and gasp, my fellow congregants, I beseech you to fret not, for the screaming children were all slapped by their parents for this impropriety.

In Episode 031, we observe (a) Agamemnon's moment of weakness, (b) the machinations of Nestor, and (3) the famous embassy to Achilleus. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode, I account for the second half of the Iliad: Achilleus and Agamemnon argue; Achilleus leaves the war effort; Briseis is taken; Thetis requests of Zeus for Achilleus; Drama in Heaven between Zeus and Hera and Hephaistos mediates. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

In this episode, I discuss the initial conflict which occurs between the two major Achaian champions: Achilleus and Agamemnon. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexander-schmid9/support

Wally Englert, Omar & Althea Hoskins Professor of Classical Studies & Humanities, discusses Humanities 110 and how the Homeric epic of choice for fall semester is no longer the tale of Achilleus and his anger, but that of Odysseus and his quest to return home. As he explains, the Hum 110 syllabus has undergone some significant changes in the past year.

Odysseus as a different kind of hero from Achilleus: the trickster is not "character isolated by a deed," but someone who's character is elusive.  How can he be a hero in epic circumstances?  Homer and Shakespeare take on this problem respectively in Odysseus and Hamlet.  The Ουτιs / Odysseus pun -- as a trickster he is no man, the reverse of Achilleus.  His meeting with Aias in hell, and Aias's silence; Odysseus's meeting with his mother, who sends him home knowing what he knows about the dead, to his wife: the three phantom embraces, recollecting Achilleus's dream of the dead Patroklos.

The psychology of anger: its expressive drive.  Anger acknowledges that it is self-defeating, and wants that acknowledgment to be expressive.  "The fact that I am angry, when I know that self-restraint and not anger will command the respect I am justly owed, shows how angry I am at the injustice of the disrespect my anger aggravates."  Anger as a social mode, a communicative relationship between people: so Homer always represents it as occurring within societies: Achaian, Trojan, Olympian.  So that Achilleus's anger at Hektor, his refusal to treat with him, is itself a modality of social interaction, disguised as the rejection of social interaction.  Hence the acceptance of Priam's supplication, and Blanchot's "parole sublime": "Now you and I must remember our supper" (24.601).

Again a somewhat delayed attack on Books 6 and 9 of the Iliad.  Syncretism and varieties of divine power considered.  Foreshadowing of the deaths of Patroklos and Hektor.  Beginning of discussion of Homeric epithets.  Set-ups of the climactic scenes: Honor vs. spoliation of the dead.  Hospitality to ambassadors.

PS072 Praying with the Sisters podcast recorded live on May 12, 2010. Sponsored by aNunsLife.org ministry. Scripture readings: Psalm 148:1-14 and John 16:12-15. Feast day: Saints Nereus and Achilleus. Monday – Thursday 6 p.m. CST. Click PLAY below or right-click here to download the MP3. Subscribe to A Nun's Life Podcasts: