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Jun 1, 1997 · Work of God helps the pray-er allow the Word to speak within the self in an environment of silence and solitude. Essays by Sutera are "The Life and the Spirit of St. Benedict," "Benedictinism and the World Around It: The Oblate Movement," and "Praying the Liturgy of the Hours." Irene Nowell, OSB, contributes the essay "Praying the Psalms."
Judith’s instructions begin with the words “listen to me” (8:11; 14:1). Her prayer for success ( 9:1 – 14 ) is balanced by a prayer and display of success in 14:14 – 16 . * [ 14:1 – 5 ] Listen to me : an imperative (used also in 8:11 , 32 ) opens Judith’s instruction that the people display the head of Holofernes on the parapet ...
2 days ago · Judith McDonald Maher, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. A resident of the Eastern Shore of Virginia for over 30 years, Judy enjoyed a rich life full of faith, love, laughter, family, and friends.
Judith of Bohemia (c. 1056/58 – 25 December 1086), also known as Judith Přemyslid, was a member of the Přemyslid dynasty and duchess of Poland by marriage. She was a daughter of Duke Vratislaus II of Bohemia and Adelaide of Hungary , and was married to Władysław Herman .
Like Jael, who drove a tent peg through the head of Sisera , Judith kills an enemy general. Like Deborah (Jgs 4–5), Judith “judges” Israel in the time of military crisis. Like Sarah, the mother of Israel’s future , Judith’s beauty deceives foreigners, with the result that blessings redound to Israel (Gn 12:11–20). Her Hebrew name ...
Judith’s Prayer – Women and Wonder. Prayer is woven throughout the Book of Judith. Supplications, praise and blessings serve as the theological fulcrum of the book. The collective prayers of the people of Israel are heard at the beginning of the story. As the news of Holofernes’ plan begins to spread, we are told that with one voice the ...
The Prayer of Judith - Then Judith prostrated herself, put ashes on her head, and uncovered the sackcloth she was wearing. At the very time when the evening incense was being offered in the house of God in Jerusalem, Judith cried out to the Lord with a loud voice, and said: ‘O Lord God of my ancestor Simeon, to whom you gave a sword to take revenge on those strangers who had torn off a ...
