#adar2020

[wakingeve]

Chodesh Adar tov! • God who made the sun, also made the moon. The moon does not take away from the brilliance of the sun. All its light is reflected from the sun. The Blessed Mother reflects her Divine Son; without Him, she is nothing. With Him, she is the Mother of men. ~Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen ❤️💛💙 • This beautiful tradition of first fruits at the first full moon each month is not only Biblical but it’s also one our Lord, Blessed Joseph, and His Mother would’ve kept. I often wonder if she ever pondered her connection to it. Her son the first fruit, she herself becomes a sign like the moon in the heavens to signal the appointed times. Today, many Jews recite the “Blessing of the New Moon” on this minor feast each month. It is one of the few blessings recited outdoors under the canopy of God’s creation rather than inside the synagogue. • In fact, it is not the moon that is blessed or sanctified, but God who is praised for renewing the moon, with the following blessing (Sanhedrin 42a): “Praised are you, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who created (bara’) the skies with his word, and all heaven’s host with the breath of his mouth. He gave them appointed times and roles, and they never miss their cues, doing their Creator’s (konam) bidding with gladness and joy. He is the true creator (po’el) who acts faithfully, and he has told the moon to renew itself. It is a BEAUTIFUL CROWN for the people carried by God from birth (Israel), who will likewise be renewed in the future in order to proclaim the beauty of their creator (yotsram) for his glorious majesty. Praised are you, O Lord, who renews new moons.” #WomanInTheMoon #RoshChodesh #Adar2020 #SaintWisdom #FultonSheen #saints #MeditationsWithSaints #wakingEve #OurLadyofNotreDame #moonrise https://www.instagram.com/p/B9ATvSagaN-/?igshid=13my3flhpi48f