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4th JULY: ST ELIZABETH OF PORTUGAL
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1. St Elizabeth was born in 1271 into the royal family of Aragon. At the age of twelve she was married to the king of Portugal, and had two children. The marriage was unhappy,
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1. St Elizabeth was born in 1271 into the royal family of Aragon. At the age of twelve she was married to the king of Portugal, and had two children. The marriage was unhappy,
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2. and led to many disputes between the families. She lived a life of penance, prayer and fasting. After her husband’s death she renounced the world and lived in poverty as a member of the Third Order of St Francis. War broke out between her son and grandson,
3. trying to reconcile them,
she died.
PRAYER:
Father of peace and love,
you gave St Elizabeth the gift of reconciling enemies.
By the help of her prayers
give us the courage to work for peace among men,
that we may be called the sons of God.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ...
she died.
PRAYER:
Father of peace and love,
you gave St Elizabeth the gift of reconciling enemies.
By the help of her prayers
give us the courage to work for peace among men,
that we may be called the sons of God.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ...
#Happy4thofJuly . On this day, let us dedicate ourselves to working towards a more perfect union. Each generation must work to fulfill our nation's promise of #EqualityForAll, just governance, and a commitment to the #RuleOfLaw. Thanks to all who are doing this work.
The #July4th spirit--and spirit of '76--is captured by Lincoln at Gettysburg: “this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Amen.
In Colorado, we are the Centennial State, giving us a special connection to our nation's ideals and founding. Two historical examples are Governor Ralph Carr resisting Japanese internment and our early establishment of a civil rights commission.
Ahead of #July4th2020, a vehicle was spotted driving with a Nazi swastika banner near San Diego, CA.
In Trump’s America, hateful people feel even more emboldened to display these symbols in public.
In Trump’s America, hateful people feel even more emboldened to display these symbols in public.
A “Blue Lives Matter” sticker is also slapped on the side.
Twitter is looking for more info on the driver of this vehicle with California plate 8BUC868.
Twitter is looking for more info on the driver of this vehicle with California plate 8BUC868.
@Earth2Kim spotted the vehicle in Alpine, CA, noting it had a male driver.
@StudioUnspoken Niiice. We’ve tried to capture what people say when they are unduped...like these #MtRushmore #Rushmore #RushmoreQrew #ForThePeople #wethepeople #Americans #everybodygotduped
July 4th has always hurt me. I could have a long line of Mexican Americans who couldn’t vote, couldn’t buy homes in certain places and had hide from the KKK and Texas Rangers. Then I remember Uncle Ciprian. He suffered a concussion at Iwo Jima. And then:
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Complicated or angry about our position in the US, we still always paused on the 4th of July. Here is Ciprian Contreras with his family in the 1970s
Here’s the song written by my cousin, Cruz Contreras, about his grandfather Ciprian Contreras. My cousin is the lead singer for the Appalachian rock band, The Black Lillies. The song is about Ciprian’s experience at Iwo Jima
