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Can Patron Saints be "dethroned"?
For instance lets say there's a patron saint of infants, but that a recently canonized saint is clearly superior to the previous one when it comes to infants.
Is it not then warrented to make the previous saint step down to leave the place of patron saint to someone who is holier?
Catholics, Orthodox, some Anglicans and some Lutherans believe in patron saints. But considering that Catholicism has the most well defined grasp this doctrine I would prefer an answer which agrees with Catholic theology.
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Ken Graham
Destynation YDestynation Y
[St.] Philomena is no longer considered a saint or the patron saint of infants. See here for more details. – Ken Graham May 1 '19 at 12:10
@KenGraham your link does not stated St.Philomena is no longer considered as a saint, what they only stated is the removal of her feast from from liturgical calendar and not her sainthood. Do not add your interpretation when the article did not even stated it. – jong ricafort Nov 5 '19 at 3:12
@jongricafort Please read it again. What does the title say: "Why is Philomena no longer considered a saint?" – Ken Graham Dec 11 '19 at 1:06
Patron saints are not, in general, centrally designated by the Vatican. (St Thomas More is a notable exception. He was declared patron saint of statesmen and politicians by the motu proprio E Sancti Thomae Mori, issued by Pope St John Paul II in 2000.)
The Catholic Encyclopedia's article on patron saints discusses only patron saints of churches and locations. Nevertheless, what it says of these patron saints is true in general:
A patron is one who has been assigned by a venerable tradition, or chosen by election, as a special intercessor with God.
In other words, a saint is considered by the Church to be a patron saint of a particular cause, group of people, or situation simply because a sizable group of people, either in a single locality or more broadly through the Church, has decided to invoke their help for that purpose, and has done so for a long time. It's a very "organic" sort of process.
In the kind of situation you propose, what might happen is that a small group of people would venerate the second saint as the patron saint of infants, either along with or in place of the first. As the number of people invoking this saint's help grew, both saints might separately be considered the patron saint of infants. It isn't at all unusual to have multiple saints as patrons; for example, both St Valentine and St Dymphna are patron saints of people with epilepsy.
(There doesn't appear, by the way, to be a patron saint of infants, but there are three patron saints of children: St Nicholas of Myra, St Raymond Nonnatus, and St Nicholas of Tolentino.)
Finally, it's not necessarily the case, as you seem to imply, that saints who are invoked more often and produce many miracles are by that fact known to be "holier" in some sense. All saints are glad to intercede for us before God, Who chooses His responses at His Will. Even if a miracle, or the desired result, does not come about, God hears and responds. It is God, not the saint, who is responsible for any result, and it is God's decision, not the saint's holiness, that determines the response.
Matt GuttingMatt Gutting
Matt I agree on the first part of your response but the second one seems weaker. You're saying that the holiness of the saints does not matter when it comes to doing miracles by their intercession. But that seems to contradict the CCC which says that saints bring their own merits to the treasury of merit. If those merits don't really matter for the purposes of intercession then whether on Earth or in Heaven we should expect an entierly arbitrary distribution of grace. Which is not the case. My view, on this second part, is that the intercessory power of the saint is cadered to his merits. – Destynation Y Oct 28 '17 at 1:49
By the way, according to Catholic Online St.Philomena is the patron saint of infants. Although not formally canonized she remains present. – Destynation Y Oct 28 '17 at 1:58
@des i think the chilrdren who were killed by herod in the bible may also be the patron saints of infants. – Peter Turner♦ Oct 28 '17 at 2:36
@DestynationY Philomena was apparently never officially considered a saint of the Catholic Church: canonlawmadeeasy.com/2013/09/12/… I got my information on infancy patron saints from Catholic Online as well - did I miss something? As far as merits of the saints, why do you say that if those merits don't affect intercession then we'd expect an arbitrary distribution of grace? – Matt Gutting Oct 28 '17 at 10:38
@jongricafort The body was discovered at the beginning of the 19th century. At that point, the Church required a formal declaration of sainthood by the pope. The saint's name would then be written into the Roman Martyrology. There is no such name in the book, and I can find no mention of her official act of canonization. In 1961, her name was removed from the Universal Calendar. – Matt Gutting May 5 '19 at 17:42
Validly canonized patron saints are never "dethroned".
This question is completely nuanced with several different questions being addressed in a single question.
Can a patron saint be made to step down to leave the place of patron saint to someone who is holier?
Can a recently canonized patron saint who clearly superior to the previous one replace the former (when it comes to infants, for example)?
As a general rule, Rome is not in the habit of proposing patron saints for various countries, groups, associations or needs. Two notable exceptions to this are St. Thomas More and St. Francis Caracciolo. St. Thomas More is the patron saint of statesmen and politicians and St Francis Caracciolo was named the patron saint of Italian cooks by Pope John Paul II on March 22, 1996.
Another point I would like to make is that there is no need to dethrone a patron saint of any particular subject matter because one is more popular or has more merit before God. There are enough saints to go around to fit everyone personal devotion. For example, Catholic Saints Information lists 11 patron saints for fishing alone. Each and every one of us is free to choose which one we prefer. As for myself, I go with St. Peter the Apostle.
Patrons of fishermen
•Andrew the Apostle
•Anthony of Padua
•Benno of Meissen
•Budoc of Brittany
•Gundisalvus of Lagos
•Nicholas of Myra
•Our Lady of Mount Carmel
•Our Lady of Salambao
•Peter Gonzales
•Peter the Apostle
•Zeno of Verona
Amongst the saints in heaven praying for us there in no jealousy nor do we know which saint is truly superior to another. That is something God alone knows.
Amongst the six patron saints of infants, many Catholic websites and books will include Philomena. Again, Catholic Saints Information bares this out:
Patron saints of Infants:
•Brigid of Ireland
•Holy Innocents
•Liberata of Como
•Nicholas of Tolentino
•Philip of Zell
•Philomena
•Raymond Nonnatus
My devotion here goes with the Holy Innocents.
As I have already mentioned, many Catholics still have a devotion to [St.] Philomena The truth about this matter is that Philomena is not a recognized saint in the Catholic Church. Yet because many Catholics have a devotion to her, it creates a lot of confusion.
In a decree of the Sacred Congregation of Rites, confirmed by the Pope on January 30, 1837, the feast of Saint Philomena was established as the eleventh of August. This was in fact not a canonization promulgated by Pope Gregory himself, as would be required by Pope Urban VIII's Cælestis Hierusalem Cives nor was it solemnly decreed as it was the Sacred Congegation of Rites that issued the decree and not the Sovereign Pontiff himself, even though Pope Gregory confirmed the decree.
In his book It Is Time to Meet St Philomena, Mark Miravalle says that Pope Gregory XVI "liturgically canonized St. Philomena, in an act of the ordinary Papal Magisterium". This contrasts with the usual view that canonization is an exercise of infallible magisterium declaring a truth that must be "definitively held".
The Roman Martyrology contains the names of all the saints who have been formally canonized, since "with the canonization of a new saint, that person is officially listed in the catalogue of saints, or Martyrology", and "as soon as the beatification or canonization event takes place, the person's name is technically part of the Roman Martyrology". It does not now contain and in fact never included the name of this Philomena, which can be seen to be absent in the 1856 edition published some twenty years after the 1837 decree.
Canonization is a ceremony of the highest solemnity, in which the Pope himself, invoking his supreme authority in the Church, declares that someone is a saint and inserts that person's name in the catalogue of saints. This ceremony has never taken place with regard to Saint Philomena. - Philomena (Wikpedia)
Pope St. John XIII suppressed her cult because she was never formally canonized and there is a great lack of historical evidence to support the existence of this person. [St.] Philomena was in fact never dethroned as a patron saint of infants because she was never an officially recognized saint in the Roman Rite. Please read the article: Why is Philomena no longer considered a saint.
Ex his festis "devotionis" sequentia e calendariis expungantur, quae ut plurimum in aliis festis aut anni temporibus iam recoluntur, vel cum aliquo tantum loco particulari relationem habent, scilicet :
Festum autem S. Philumenae V. et M. (11 augusti) e quolibet calendario expungatur. - Acta Apostolicae Sedis
On February 14, 1961 the Sacred Congregation of Rites issued a liturgical directive removing St. Philomena's feast day, August 11th, from all liturgical calendars. See the Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Page 174.
A saint without a date for his or her commemoration is unheard of in regards to the honour of the saints!
Even the Catholic Encyclopedia sheds light on the "non-martyrdom of [St.] Philomena":
On 25 May, 1802, during the quest for the graves of Roman martyrs in the Catacomb of Priscilla, a tomb was discovered and opened; as it contained a glass vessel it was assumed to be the grave of a martyr. The view, then erroneously entertained in Rome, that the presence of such vessels (supposed to have contained the martyr's blood) in a grave was a symbol of martyrdom, has been rejected in practice since the investigations of De Rossi (cf. Leclercq in "Dict. d.archéol. chrét. et de liturg.", s.v. Ampoules de sang). The remains found in the above-mentioned tomb were shown to be those of a young maiden, and, as the name Filumena was discovered on the earthenware slabs closing the grave, it was assumed that they were those of a virgin martyr named Philumena. On 8 June, 1805, the relics were translated to the church of Mugnano, Diocese of Nola (near Naples), and enshrined under one of its altars. In 1827 Leo XII presented the church with the three earthenware tiles, with the inscription, which may be seen in the church even today. On the basis of alleged revelations to a nun in Naples, and of an entirely fanciful and indefensible explanation of the allegorical paintings, which were found on the slabs beside the inscription, a canon of the church in Mugnano, named Di Lucia, composed a purely fictitious and romantic account of the supposed martyrdom of St. Philomena, who is not mentioned in any of the ancient sources. In consequence of the wonderful favours received in answer to prayer before the relics of the saint at Mugnano, devotion to them spread rapidly, and, after instituting investigations into the question, Gregory XVI appointed a special feast to be held on 9 September, "in honorem s. Philumenae virginis et martyris" (cf. the lessons of this feast in the Roman Breviary). The earthenware plates were fixed in front of the grave as follows: LUMENA PAX TECUM FI. The plates were evidently inserted in the wrong order, and the inscription should doubtless read PAX TECUM FILUMENA. The letters are painted on the plates with red paint, and the inscription belongs to the primitive class of epigraphical memorials in the Catacomb of Priscilla, thus, dating from about the middle or second half of the second century. The disarrangement of the inscription proves that it must have been completed before the plates were put into position, although in the numerous other examples of this kind in the same catacomb the inscription was added only after the grave had been closed. Consequently, since the disarrangement of the plates can scarcely be explained as arising from an error, Marucchi seems justified in concluding that the inscription and plates originally belonged to an earlier grave, and were later employed (now in the wrong order) to close another. Apart from the letters, the plates contain three arrows, either as a decoration or a punctuation, a leaf as decoration, two anchors, and a palm as the well-known Christian symbols. Neither these signs nor the glass vessel discovered in the grave can be regarded as a proof of martyrdom.
Philomena was not dethroned as a saint because Rome has never formerly canonized her as a saint. At least not yet. I doubt she ever will. Her cult was at one time permitted without due process and now is suppressed by Rome.
If in doubt check it out in the Index ac Status Causarum Beatificationis Servorum Dei et Canonizationis Beatorum The status of every person proposed for sainthood is in there. When cults of saints are suppressed, it will state why. It is however only in Latin. It will end all discussion if one can find a copy.
Ken GrahamKen Graham
St.Philomena is a Canonized Saint as clear as the sun as the Feast Day of Her Holiness was celebrated for several decades. The Congregation of Rites united to the Pope can BIND anything here on earth and it is bound in Heaven, No future Pope can undo the Celebration of Holy Mass celebrating the Feast Day of St.Philomena. more so the finite understanding & confusions of any non-authoritative individuals to pronounce that St.Philomena is not canonized. A Pope can declare anyone a saint according the Holy Spirit inspirations and a Pope is not bound to a set of procedure in declaring a saint. – jong ricafort May 2 '19 at 22:40
@jongricafort When was she canonized? – Ken Graham May 3 '19 at 1:05
Starting from 1837 up to 1961 and up to this time in places where Her relics was place.,it formally started when the Holy Mass was celebrated in honor of her holiness that rises as a sweet incense to the Throne of God. Can a liturgical mass offering be offered in error by the Congregation of Rites united to Pope Gregory XVI? Can the liturgical rites in honor of St.Phiomena instucted by the Pope enough to make her a Saint?YES. The Pope is not bound by set of procedures for sainthood.. – jong ricafort May 3 '19 at 2:19
@jongricafort "Festum autem S. Philumenae V. et M. (11 augusti) e quolibet calendario expungatur." [Acta Apostolicae Sedis](Festum autem S. Philumenae V. et M. (11 augusti) e quolibet calendario expungatur.) Page 174. – Ken Graham May 3 '19 at 2:24
@jongricafort But she was never in the General Roman Calendar. Your own answer admits that. – Ken Graham May 3 '19 at 2:39
The saints who are canonized cannot be dethroned as recognizing and proclaiming a saint is an infallible act of the Church united to the Supreme Pontiff.
Let's look at the Church history in proclaiming a saint;
History In the first five centuries of the Church, the process for recognizing a saint was based on public acclaim or the vox populi, vox Dei (voice of the people, voice of God). There was no formal canonical process as understood by today's standards. Beginning in the sixth century and continuing into the twelfth century, the intervention of the local bishop was required before someone could be canonized. The intervention of the local bishop usually began with a request from the local community for the bishop to recognize someone a saint. Upon studying the request and a written biography, if he found it favorable, the bishop would typically issue a decree, legitimatize the liturgical cult and thereby canonize the person.
Starting in the tenth century, a cause proceeded with the usual steps, i.e. the person's reputation would spread, a request to the local bishop from the people to declare the person a saint occurred, and a biography would be written for the bishop's review. Now however, the bishop would collect eyewitness testimony of those who knew the person and who had witnessed miracles, and he would provide a summary of the case to the Pope for his approval. The Pope then reviewed the cause, and if he approved it, he issued a decree declaring the person a canonized saint. The first documented case of papal invention is by Pope John XV on January 31, 993 for the canonization of St. Ulric. When Pope Sixtus V reorganized the Roman Curia in 1588 he established the Congregation for Sacred Rites. One of its functions was to assist the Pope with reviewing causes. Except for a few canonical developments, from 1588 the process of canonization remained the same until 1917 when a universal Code of Canon Law was promulgated.
The 1917 code contained 145 canons (cc. 1999- 2144) on causes of canonization, and mandated that an episcopal process and an apostolic process be conducted. The episcopal process consisted of the local bishop verifying the reputation of the person, ensuring that a biography existed, collecting eye witness testimony and the person's written works. All of this was then forwarded to the Congregation for Sacred Rites. The apostolic process consisted of reviewing the evidence submitted, collecting more evidence, studying the cause, investigating any alleged miracles and ultimately forwarding the cause to the Pope for his approval. This process remained in effect until 1983 with the promulgation of the 1983 Code of Canon Law and new norms for causes of canonization: Divinus Perfectionis Magister, Normae Servandae in Inquisitionibus ab Episcopis Faciendis in Causis Sanctorum and Sanctorum Mater (2007). This revised process for causes of canonization is still in force and is detailed below.
No precise count exists of those who have been proclaimed saints since the first centuries. However, in 1988, to mark its 4th centenary, the Congregation for the Causes of Saints published the first "Index ac Status Causarum." This book and its subsequent supplements, written entirely in Latin, are considered the definitive index of all causes that have been presented to the Congregation since its institution. - Saints (USCCB)
Question#2
The simple answer is the Church does not make a saint but serve only as God instrument to proclaim and recognized who are the saints in God's eyes. The holiness of the saints can only be known to God as human has no faculties to determined who is much holier.The saints works in Communion with the Church and not thru competition.
Considering the lengthy process of the Church now employ in Canonizing the Saints, it would not be prudent for the Church to declare a Saint much holier as what if another Saint was discovered whose story is much more heroic, it would put the Church in a not good situation. Rather than entertaining the thoughts of a saint stepping down in favor of more a holier saint according to man's finite understanding. The faithful can invoke all the saints intercessions but the problem is one could not foster a strong devotion to a particular saint.
Other issues like St. Philomena's case and other saints not yet fully canonized;
The USCCB has the following introduction with regards to recognized Saint not officially canonized.
Introduction All Christians are called to be saints. Saints are persons in heaven (officially canonized or not), who lived vitreous lives in a heroic way or were martyred for the faith, and who are worthy of imitation.
In official Church procedures there are three steps to sainthood: a candidate becomes "Venerable," then "Blessed" and then "Saint." Venerable is the title given to a deceased person recognized formally by the pope as having lived a heroically virtuous life. To be beatified and recognized as a Blessed, one miracle acquired through the candidate's intercession is required in addition to recognition of heroic virtue. Canonization requires a second miracle after beatification. The pope may waive these requirements. A miracle is not required prior to a martyr's beatification, but one is required before canonization. - Saints (USCCB)
Let's take a look at St.Philomena's case as the USCCB declared that "Saints are persons in heaven (officially canonized or not)".
St. Philomena was liturgically canonized on January 13,1837 as a local saint in Mugnano, Italy and Pope Gregory XVI allowed the public cultus of St. Philomena but officially does not solemnly canonized her, Why?
Pope Gregory XVI, on January 13, 1837, in a solemn decree based solely on power of her undeniable miracles, raised an unknown thirteen-year-old early martyr named Philomena to the altar of the Church, granting a Mass in her honor, and thereby giving official approval to public devotion to her. This liturgical honor constituted the only instance of a Proper office being granted to a saint from the catacombs of whom nothing is known except her name and the bare fact that she was martyred for the Faith. "Filumena" was now officially St. Philomena, a canonized saint of the Catholic Church. - It is Time to Meet St. Philomena
This is the wise judgment or prudence that Pope Gregory XVI had taken as he allowed St. Philomena veneration to stood the test of time and give the future Popes to take the necessary step if St. Philomena is worthy to become not just a local Saint but be recognize also as a Universal Saint.
The actions thru Magisterial decrees of the succeeding Popes elevated the glorious saint and wonder worker St.Philomena cult to Confraternity to Universal Archconfraternity.
The Popes of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
The Holy Fathers of the nineteenth and early twentieth century manifested remarkable devotion to the young Princess Virgin-Martyr. For example:
Pope Leo XII granted permission for altars to be dedicated and chapels to be erected in her honor, calling her the "Great Saint". Pope Gregory XVI called St. Philomena the "Thaumaturga," the "wonder-worker" of the nineteenth century, and, as already mentioned, in 1837 he raised her to the "altar of the Church" with public devotion. He granted her a special feast (August 11) and also approved a Mass in her honor.
Blessed Pope Pius IX had an exemplary devotion to St. Philomena. While still a bishop, he went on pilgrimage several times to her tomb to offer Mass, and as Pope, he declared St. Philomena the "Patroness of the Children of Mary".
Pope Leo XIII was another pope in the list of pontiffs who had a special love for St. Philomena. He also had a strong devotion to her before becoming Vicar of Christ. It was Leo XIII who commissioned the beginning of the Archconfraternity of St. Philomena, and it was he who with an almost unprecedented generosity approved and granted an indulgence to the wearing of the "Cord of St. Philomena". This cord, which we will discuss in more detail later, was colored white and red in honor of the virginity and martyrdom of St. Philomena, and was strongly promoted by St. John Vianney (to whom most historians attribute the origins of the Cord). Not only did Leo XIII grant a plenary indulgence for those who wore the cord for the first time, but he also granted a plenary indulgence for three liturgical times of the year associated with St. Philomena. Furthermore, a plenary indulgence was granted to those wearing of the Cord at the hour of their death.
In the twentieth century, Pope St. Pius X continued the strong papal tradition of veneration of St. Philomena. In 1905, on the occasion of the centenary of her arrival in Mugnano, he sent his gold ring to adorn the image of St. Philomena located over her tomb. In that same year, he beatified the Curé of Ars, St. John Vianney, who had such a primordial devotion to St. Philomena.
St. Pius X was also a great advocate of wearing the Cord of St. Philomena and declared, "all the decisions and declarations of his predecessors regarding St. Philomena should in no way be altered". With this act he perpetuated devotion to St. Philomena for all times. Pius X also elevated the archconfraternity of St. Philomena to the status of a universal archconfraternity.
In sum, nineteen acts of the Holy See during the pontificates of five popes were issued in positive promotion of popular devotion to St. Philomena, in the forms of public liturgical veneration, archconfraternities, and plenary and partial indulgences. This succession of papal veneration and indulgences is arguably unprecedented in the pontifical granting of devotional privileges for any modern saint.
From the year 1837 to 1961 St. Philomena cult was venerated not just from Italy but it spreads all over the Universal Church.
St. Philomena was recognized and venerated as a local Saint in 1837 and wonderfully rise up to be recognized universally as a Saint.If we count the number of years of St.Philomena veneration before the Congregation of Rites issued a "liturgical directives" to remove her name in the liturgical calendar in 1961, it was already over 100 years that St.Philomena was venerated by the Catholic Church universally.
This is the wisdom of Pope Gregory XVI as he did not undermine the instruction and prohibition issued by Pope Urban VIII's Cælestis Hierusalem Cives not to immediately proclaim any saint by solemnly canonizing without the prescribed period of 100 years proven veneration. St. Philomena surpasses the 100 years prohibition and the 1961 liturgical directives technically has no hold over St. Philomena.
In closing, taking the statement of the USCCB that a "Saints is already a saint in heaven whether officially canonized or not" then St. Philomena and other unknown saints that the Church experienced difficulty in documenting their historical existence is not a hindrance for all the lay faithful to invoke their powerful intercession. And most especially in Heaven this saints are all glorious and cannot be dethroned.
marian agustinmarian agustin
The body was discovered at the beginning of the 19th century (1802). At that point, the Church required a formal declaration of sainthood by the pope. The saint's name would then be written into the Roman Martyrology. There is no such name in the book, and I can find no mention of her official act of canonization by the Pope himself and not simply the Congregation of Saints. From 1802 until 1837 is not 100 years, Pope Urban VIII's Cælestis Hierusalem Cives still holds. – Ken Graham May 13 '19 at 12:50
@Ken Graham What can you say about St.Pius X conferring the Universal Archconfraternity to St.Philomena's cult even grants partial and plenary indulgences on those who wear the cord of St.Philomena that he himself wear.Does St.Pius X committed error in granting indulgences to a non-saint and had led millions of devotees to venerate St Philomena which according to your view is not yet a saint? – marian agustin May 13 '19 at 14:40
Only the Pope have the canonical power to proclaim a pious souls into sainthood. But, no future pope more so an office like the Congregation of Sacred Rites who has no authority apart from the Supreme Pontiff can undo the canonization or decanonized any saint that was previously canonized or elevated into sainthood. A pope decanonizing or dethroning a saint would mean that the Church united to the Pope committed an error, this scenario never occurs in the 2000 Church history.
So, the absolute answer is NO! The Church in elevating and proclaiming a pious souls to sainthood cannot err.
The 2000 years Church Tradition states the Church united to the Pope is guided by the Holy Spirit it cannot err.
Explanation to support the No answer:
Are Popes bound to follow the normal canonical procedure issued by Congregations of Sacred Rites? The answer is No, the recent canonization of St. Mother Theresa and St. John Paul II does not follow the canonical procedure and many others.
Jesus gave Peter and only to Peter the Keys to His Kingdom and the power to bind anything. The Pope alone can bind anything in governing the Church of Christ as the Supreme Interpreter, Teacher and Guarantor of Faith.
"And I tell you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. I will give the Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in Heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in Heaven." (Matthew16:18-19)
To answer specifically your question, St Philomena's case is a good example to consider.
The answer above cited a link that was written by a Canon Lawyer and cited the Congregation of Sacred Rites directives of removing the names of St. Philomena in the liturgical calendar? Was this directives officially bears the approval of St.John XXIII who is the reigning pope in 1961?
Let's consider their ground for removing the feast of St. Philomena in the liturgical calendars; in the link provided by Ken Graham's answer.
Thee article claimed that the Church does not canonized a Saint by a mere vision or dream as it requires a solid evidence of miracle. They forgot that Pope Gregory XVI is a personal witness to numerous miracle and one first class miracle is the miraculous healing of Pauline Marie Jaricot:
For thirty years miracles continued to increase in number at Mugnano, and the glory of the "Thaumaturga" (Wonder-worker) filled the Universe. Various appeals were addressed to the Holy See so that a feast day might be established, and an Office and Mass permitted in her honor.
In n 1835, Pauline Jaricot, foundress of the great French lay social institution in aid of the missions, Propagation of the Faith, and also foundress of the Association of the Living Rosary, and of other good works, was close to death. She suffered from a heart disease which had affected her health for some years and had left her suffering from frequent heart attacks. She had been unable to walk for the previous year and a quarter. The slow deterioration was leading to death. Doctors had given up on her case and deemed it hopeless.
Drawn by an irresistible attraction, she wanted to visit Rome and the Holy Father. When she arrived at Rome after a terrible journey, her state was such that she could not go to the Vatican, and it was the Holy Father who went to visit her in the convent of Trinita dei Monti. The young lady asked Pope Gregory XVI if he would approve the cult of Saint Filumena, if she was cured by the Saint.
"Surely, my child," replied the august Pontiff, **"for that would indeed be a first class miracle." This miracle indeed took place at the Sanctuary of Saint Filumena. On her return to Rome, the Sovereign Pontiff wanted Miss Jaricot to stay a full year there until all doubts about the completeness of the cure were quashed. Then, in a decree of the Sacred Congregation of Rites, confirmed by the Pope on January 30, 1837, the feast of Saint Philomena was established as the eleventh of August.
January 30, 1837 - Pope Gregory XVI Confirmed the Feast of St. Philomena Established as August 11 - St. Philomena, Patroness and Protectress of the Living Rosary
The article claimed there was no canonization process that takes place recognizing the sainthood of St. Philomena.
On January 30, 1837, Pope Gregory XVI issued a solemn pontifical decree confirming the rescript of the Congregation of Rites authorizing Saint Philomena's public cultus and approving the office, Mass of the Common of a virgin and martyr with a proper fourth lesson at Matins in honor of St. Philomena, virgin and martyr on August 11. This papal approval of public liturgical devotion was first granted to the clergy of the Diocese of Nola, and later extended to other dioceses, including Rome itself. The fourth lesson officially inserted into the Breviary in liturgical honor of Saint Philomena on August 11 acknowledges the finding of her remains in the Priscilla catacombs, her martyrdom status, the rapid spread of her extensive popular devotion amidst the faithful due to her miraculous intercession, and the permission of the Pope to celebrate liturgically the office and mass in her honor (as here presented):
DIE XI AUGUSTI IN FESTO S. PHILUMENAE Virginis et Martyris In II NOCTURNO - LECTIO IV
In summary, Pope Gregory XVI in a papal decree, granted official approbation of the liturgical cultus and, thereby, official ecclesiastical recognition of the sanctity of St. Philomena, virgin and martyr. The Pontiff, fully aware of the absence of any historical account of the martyr Saint "Filumena," granted to her the privileges of public liturgical veneration based upon the foundation of the great quantity of miracles ecclesiastically documented and recognized as having occurred through her direct intercession.
Magisterial Decrees Pertaining To Devotion to St. Philomena
From the liturgical approval of Pope Gregory XVI to the papal decrees of St. Pius X, Nineteen acts of the Holy See in the course of five successive pontificates were issued in positive promotion of popular devotion to Saint Philomena expressed in the form of elevations in rank of liturgical cultus, the erection of confraternities and archconfraternities, and the granting of plenary and partial indulgences.
Several acts of the Holy See particularly display the Magisterium's approval and encouragement of ecclesial devotion to this Christian Saint and martyr. Beyond the elevation of the rank of the mass and office previously granted by Pope Gregory XVI, Bl. Pius IX approved a proper mass and office dedicated to St. Philomena with the papal confirmation of the previously submitted decree, Etsi decimo on January 31, 1855, a significant liturgical elevation, even though her name was never entered into the Roman Martyrology. The granting of a proper mass and office to Saint Philomena, which took place following the return of Bl. Pius IX from a papal pilgrimage to Mugnano during his forced exile from Rome, was an unprecedented act in honor of a Christian martyr known only by name and evidence of martyrdom. Bl. Pius IX also granted plenary and partial indulgences to devotions in honor of St. Philomena at the Sanctuary in Mugnano.
Pope Leo XIII granted papal approbation to the Cord of Saint Philomena with several plenary indulgences in association with its wearing, and accorded the title and privilege of "archconfraternity" for the respective Philomenian devotion and work in France. Pope St. Pius X continued the papal succession of encouragement for public Church devotion by approving the extension of the Archconfraternity of St. Philomena to the universal Church.
"Far more than one solitary papal act by Pope Gregory XVI, the papal Magisterium has repeatedly encouraged the nature and growth of ecclesial devotion to Saint Philomena, in official recognition of her status as a Saint, in public liturgical and devotional sanctions which extended to the universal faith and life of the Church, and thereby manifesting official and essential liturgical and devotional characteristics of her status as a Saint as defined by the Church. - St. Philomena, Patroness and Protectress of the Living Rosary
In closing, no future pope can decanonized or detroned a saint previously honored and venerated by the Church more so a mere liturgical directives coming from Congragation of the Sacred Rites has the canonical power to do so. The brief confusions in 1961 because of the directives to remove the feast of St. Philomena from liturgical calendars was immediately corrected when it brought to the attention of St. Pope Paul VI by an Indian priest in 1964. St. Pope Paul VI instructed to simply disregard the directives of the Congregation of the Sacred Rites. Up to this very day the Catholic Church recognized St. Philomena universally as Virgin & Martyr and the numerous cult & association founded in honor of St. Philomena enjoyed a canonical status, Archconfraternity and Universal Archconfraternity as a solid evidence that the Catholic Church recognized her a saint.
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NOTE: St.Philomena Universal Living Rosary Association mission is dedicated to the the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, no wonder the forces of darkness is sowing confusions in the end times to undermine St.Philomena's powerful intercession. – jong ricafort May 2 '19 at 23:25
This doesn't seem to be answering the question. – DJClayworth May 3 '19 at 13:46
I answer it with short explanation that the Church cannot err.but i focus more of the St.Philomena's case as her story is a relevant example that She was never dethroned or decanonized as the two answers are projecting that she was not canonized, their source is only on liturgical directives to remove St.Philomena feast celebration based on shallow reasoning of Sacred Rites Office but No Pope had ever pronounced that She was not a saint up to now. – jong ricafort May 4 '19 at 0:40
No pope has formerly canonized her either. If so can you provide a date (not a year) and link of the canonization? A saint without a liturgical feast day is unheard of. Thus Rome suppressed the cult of Philomena. – Ken Graham May 5 '19 at 15:40
Let us continue this discussion in chat. – Ken Graham May 6 '19 at 11:36
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Ahmed Bedier: Ex CAIR Operative With Family Ties To AQ /OBL Follower Moves Within Democratic Party Circles
Promotes Islamism & Sharia While Living The American Dream
Brother of Dead Bin Laden Follower Moves Within Dem Party Circles
Political photo ops and more for CAIR operative Ahmed Bedier.
Fri Dec 4, 2020
It is no secret that the Democratic Party has benefitted from a Muslim community that has felt alienated by the GOP. Adopting this community, though, comes with a hitch. Much of this constituency's leadership is associated with overseas terror. One case in particular is that of Ahmed Bedier, a Florida delegate of the Democratic Party who has been a representative for Hamas-linked groups, the spokesman for a Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader, and the brother of a follower of Osama bin Laden. He has photos with Nancy Pelosi, Bernie Sanders, the late John Lewis and more. Why would a political party embrace such a dangerous individual?
Ahmed Mustafa Bedier arrived in the US from Egypt with his family, when he was eight years old, spending his youth in both Illinois and Oregon. When his parents relocated back to Egypt, he elected to remain, as he had gotten used to secular American society. In time, he made his way to Florida, where he became somewhat of a financial success, purchasing real estate, shopping at upscale stores, and driving a fancy BMW. In 2000, Bedier went through a dramatic change, becoming an observant Muslim and attending a radical mosque, the Islamic Society of Pinellas County (ISPC), soon taking on the position as the mosque's Outreach Director.
In November 2002, Bedier became the Communications Director for the Florida office of CAIR. CAIR or the Council on American-Islamic Relations was established, in June 1994, as a key part of the US Palestine Committee, a terrorist umbrella group led by then-global head of Hamas, Mousa Abu Marzook. In 2007 and 2008, CAIR was cited by the US government as a co-conspirator (unindicted) in two separate federal trials dealing with the financing of millions of dollars to Hamas via a US charity, the Holy Land Foundation (HLF). Bedier founded CAIR's Tampa chapter and later would take on the role of Executive Director of CAIR-Florida.
As Bedier began his involvement with CAIR, he as well got involved in the well-publicized case of soon-to-be convicted terrorist Sami al-Arian, becoming al-Arian's unofficial spokesman in the media. Al-Arian created a Tampa, Florida network for Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), an entity responsible for the deaths of over 100 innocent people, including Americans. In December 2005, during an interview for TV, when asked if he believed al-Arian's involvement with PIJ was immoral, Bedier infamously stated, "To a certain degree. Now, before 1995, there was nothing immoral about it." Prior to 1995, PIJ took credit for five terrorist attacks and eight murders.
In addition to CAIR, Bedier has served as the Florida Events Coordinator for Islamic Relief (IR), a group that has been banned by a number of nations. They include: Israel, which has labeled IR a front for Hamas, United Arab Emirates (UAE), which has designated IR a terrorist group, and Bangladesh. In 1999, Islamic Relief was reported to have shipped more than $6 million to Chechen rebels with ties to Al-Qaeda. In 2014, Britain's HSBC bank cut ties with IR over worries about "terrorist financing."
In February 2011, Bedier found himself, along with hundreds of thousands of others, in Cairo, Egypt's Tahrir Square to witness the speech of Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the US-banned spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, who had just returned to Egypt from exile after the overthrow of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The following month, Bedier stated, on a Tampa radio show that he co-hosts, "I went to Egypt for the revolution…"
Bedier's younger brother, Amir, was also in Egypt for the revolution. In December 2012, after Amir was shot and wounded in the face outside the presidential palace, where many clashes between police and rioters had transpired, Ahmed took to social media to praise him. He said Amir was there "not to protest, but to help the injured." He said Amir "represents the good people of Egypt, the heroes." Ahmed's kind words seemed to be little more than cover to protect his brother, because the sentiment expressed could not be further from the truth.
Amir was no hero. Indeed, he was a follower of al-Qaeda. Evidence of this was revealed on his then-Facebook page, when, in May 2013, Amir, under the name "Amir MB" – MB meaning Muslim Brotherhood – changed his Facebook profile picture to that of Osama bin Laden. He soon followed that up by changing the picture to that of Abdullah Azzam, the deceased mentor of bin Laden and co-founder of al-Qaeda, who is known as the father of global jihad.
On August 14, 2013, Amir was shot and killed by Egyptian police at Nasr City's Rabaa al-Adawiya Square. Ahmed, who went to check on the dead body with his parents, said that Amir, for 12 hours, had been left on the street to die.
At the 2016 Democratic National Convention, Ahmed Bedier, then-delegate to the convention, assisted fellow CAIR operative, Ali Kurnaz, in holding up a Palestinian flag on the convention floor, claiming it was in protest to the Democratic Party's refusal to condemn Israel. Bedier's behavior was a contemptuous propaganda ploy aimed at exploiting the convention's media coverage to get attention for the terror-driven "Palestinian cause," which he actively aids and abets. The fact that he was not censured for attempting to hijack the event shows that the Democratic Party had given their tacit approval for his actions.
Bedier used the party for nefarious purposes then, and he is continuing to use the party now. His social media is littered with photographs of him with Democratic leaders, deceptively making him appear to be a 'mover and shaker' within the party. One photo, which Bedier posted on Facebook this past June, depicts him discussing a book with a smiling US Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. And while the Pelosi photo might look completely innocuous, having a radical Muslim with al-Qaeda family gain access to the highest levels of our nation's government should be deeply concerning.
As the Democratic Party moves to embrace and pander to the Muslim community, it needs to understand that at least some within that community have ill intentions for our nation and the party, itself. That is the case with Ahmed Bedier and others like him. Given the dangers that they pose, it would be wise for the party to distance itself from these individuals, who mean us all harm.
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"PEMF - The Fifth Element of Health Overview"
The 5th Element of Health.
You probably know that food, water, sunshine, oxygen are essential for life. But there's a fifth element of health that most people don't know is essential – and that is the Earth's PEMFs, or Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields. This is both the Schumann and the Geomagnetic field, which is the magnetic field of the Earth.
These frequencies and energies are so essential that NASA and the Russian space program actually equipped their spacecraft with Schumann and magnetic field generators.
So, we need these frequencies and energies for the body's circadian rhythms, energy production, and even to keep a pain-free body, which I'll explain later.
There's a two-fold problem on planet Earth. And PEMF, as we'll find, is the solution to this problem.
PEMF helps to eliminate pain and inflammation naturally.
It will help you get deep, rejuvenating sleep.
It will increase your energy and vitality.
PEMF will help you to feel younger, stronger, and more flexible.
It will keep your bones strong and healthy.
It will help your body with healing and regeneration.
PEMF will help to improve circulation and heart health.
I want to get right to one of the most exciting aspects of my book: The body-mind-earth connection. And this connection is the 0-30 Hz. Frequency range. The Earth's magnetic field, and the Schumann and geomagnetic frequencies are roughly in the range of 0-30 Hz. And the human brainwaves, as established by electroencephalograms, are also roughly 0-30 Hz (from delta, to theta, to alpha, to beta). The tissues and the healing response in the body (the frequencies that the tissues in your body respond to) are also in the 0-30 Hz. range. The cells in your body also respond to 0-30 Hz. And here's something that really gave me goose-bumps: the energies that your body emits is also 0-30 Hz! We talk about the body-mind connection, but really it's the body-mind-earth connection! Our tissues, cells, brain, and our bodies are intimately connected to the Earth's frequencies and magnetic field.
Here's an introduction to how PEMF therapy works. PEMF therapy acts like a whole body battery recharger, helping to re-charge your 100 trillion cells. And you only need to use it twice a day for eight minutes. It's very time efficient.
PEMF therapy was featured on the Dr. Oz TV show in 2011 as the most important breakthrough in pain management. Pain anagement is probably the #1 reason that people purchase a PEMF therapy device.
There's a NASA study done by Thomas J. Goodwin, Ph.D. that really showed exactly the kind of frequencies and energies that are ideal for PEMF therapy. And the Johnson Space Center even developed a PEMF prototype for bone loss and muscle degeneration during space travel.
The FDA has approved PEMF therapy for bone fractures, wound healing, pain and tissue swelling, and even depression.
I call PEMF the fifth essential element of health because I base this on the ancient Greek system of the elements: earth, water, fire, air, and ether. Most of us know we need food (earth) and water (you can only live a few days without water). You can live a bit longer without food. Fire in the form of sunlight is an essential element. You can get seasonal affective disorder without sunlight. And you can only live a few minutes without air (oxygen). So, most people would agree that we need those elements; they are essential.
But there's a fifth element, the Earth's PEMF, that I'm going to show you is also essential. The fifth element in the ancient system was called ether, so I loosely associate that with the PEMF.
2. The Geomagnetic frequencies that come from below.
In my book I provide the history of four men who discovered the essential nature of the Earth's PEMFs, and its connection with the body and mind. They are Dr. Winifried Otto Schumann, Han Berger, Dr. Rutger Wever, and Dr. Wolfgang Ludwig. It's an exciting story.
Before we get into talking about PEMF therapy, I want to give you a new way of looking at the human body. The body is primarily a holographic field of energy and information, and secondarily physical. We have over 100 trillion cells, and there's somewhere around 500 billion chemical reactions happening every second in your body. Our mainstream models for explaining the human body as a mechanistic or biological machine is insufficient to describe the majesty and complexity of the human body.
Energy medicine and quantum biology and the new understandings in biophysics are giving a whole new picture of the human body as primarily an energetic, holographic field of energy information which communicates via bio-photons. The PEMF therapy actually goes along with this new understanding of the human body and can assist the body energetically in healing itself.
The Earth is a very living planet. The magnetic field is very complex and stratified. And it's this magnetic field that is the source of both the geomagnetic and the Schumann frequencies. The Schumann frequencies come from the upper layers of the Earth's atmosphere.
Let's talk a little about frequency. Frequency is defined as cycles per second. When we think of the electromagnetic spectrum, radio waves are very long, gamma and x-rays are higher frequencies, and visible and infrared light is in the middle. When we are dealing with arthbased PEMF, the Schumann and geomagnetic frequencies at 30 Hz. or less, we are talking about ELFs, or extremely low frequencies.
The Schumann frequency is produced by lightening strikes. On planet Earth there are about 7 million lightning strikes a day (about 5,000 a minute). And this rings the ionosphere like a proverbial bell to the tune of 7.83 and higher harmonics. The Schumann resonance is a quasistanding wave, or quasi-scalar wave. It's a fundamental, deeper energy.
The Earth's magnetic field, along with the Schumann resonance, has a frequency which is modulated. Even Nicola Tesla said the Earth's frequency was around 12 Hz.
I want to talk in a little more detail about the body-mind-earth-connection; the 0-30 Hz. range. A scientific study demonstrated that cells respond primarily in the range of 0-30 Hz. If you use frequencies higher than 30 Hz. the cells just don't respond. The study found a peak of around 16 Hz. which would correspond roughly to the second harmonic of the Schumann resonance. The cells are tuned to the 0-30 Hz. range.
In another study done by Siskind and Walker it was demonstrated that tissues in the body seem to also primarily respond to 0-30 Hz. For example, nerve regeneration happens around 2 Hz. Bone growth around 7 Hz. Ligament healing around 10 Hz. And the stimulation of capillary formation around 15 and 20 Hz.
We can see a beautiful picture of the Schumann resonance juxtaposed with the brain alpha state. Alpha in brain state research is a relaxed state of mind. As I mentioned before, the brain operates mainly in the 0-30 Hz. range from low delta up to high beta. But the Schumann resonance, interestingly, is right at this very relaxed alpha state. Brain state research also confirms that the 0-30 Hz. range is what our brains operate at.
In a study done by Zimmerman and also confirmed by Seto in Japan done on Reiki healers it was shown that our bodies emit 0-30 Hz. In fact, not only did the hands of these Reiki healers emit 0-30 Hz., but they were scanning up and down the 0-30 Hz. range. So we actually emit all of the frequencies in this earth-frequency range. Our tissues and cells resonate 0-30 Hz. Our brain operates 0-30 Hz. And we even emit up and down in a scanning fashion 0-30 Hz. And remember, the Earth itself is primarily giving up 0-30 Hz. frequency.
The Earth's frequencies are 0-30 Hz.
Our brainwaves are 0-30 Hz.
Our tissues and cells operate at 0-30 Hz.
So you can see this intimate connection we have with our planet earth, and also our body and mind.
Now let's talk about this concept of PEMF being a whole body battery recharger. Our cells are actually miniature batteries. We have 100 trillion cells. And cells are batteries and batteries are cells.
In fact the word "battery" is a collection of two or more cells, by definition. The cells in our body are able to store 10 million volts/meter. We have a cell membrane that is about 7 nano-meters across, and the voltage across the cell membrane is around 70 millivolts for a healthy cell.
When we get sick, our cellular voltage will diminish. There's a direct connection between your health and your cellular voltage. Dr. Otto Warburg did some pioneering research on the connection between cellular voltage and health. He found that healthy cells range between 70 mV to 100 mV. If you have chronic illness or disease the voltage starts to plummet. Many chronic illnesses can have cellular voltages as low as 30-60 mV, and cancer 20 mV or below.
Interestingly, we never hear about heart cancer. That is because the heart is the most energetic organ in our body. Heart cells will have 120 mV of voltage. In fact, the field from our body extends 15 feet out into space, as detected by science. And the heart field is going out the farthest.
1. PEMF recharges the trans-membrane potential (TMP). That's basically the voltage across the cell membrane.
2. It also increases ATP production in the mitochondria. The TMP and ATP are the two primary ways that the cells store energy.
3. PEMF enhances the sodium potassium pump. So it gives a net positive charge on the outside of the cell.
4. It increases cellular pH. pH meters are volt meters. pH is a direct measure of the voltage of your cells. If you have healthy cells you're going to be slightly alkaline. 5. PEMF helps to oxygenate the cells.
5. It helps to lower blood viscosity and improve circulation and microcirculation.
6. PEMF creates a healthy level of electroporation. Electroporation means using electricity or magnetism to make the cells more porous. This will allow nutrients to go in the cells more effectively and waste products to go out.
We have a two-fold problem; we are not getting enough of the good frequencies, and we are getting too much of the bad.
We are not getting enough of the good frequencies of the Earth. And the Earth's magnetic field is declining in intensity or strength. Another reason we are not getting enough of the good frequencies is that we are too insulated. We spend a lot of time indoors. We drive in cars with rubber tires. We walk in shoes with rubber soles. We sleep in insulated beds. We spend the majority of our time in concrete and steel structures. All these factors divorce us from the Earth's natural magnetic fields.
The second half of our two-fold problem is getting too much of the bad frequencies – what I call "electrosmog." One main component of electrosmog is dirty electricity: 60 Hz. power line frequencies. All of the appliances in your house will be operating at that frequency. I'm not in favor of compact fluorescent lights (CFL) because they are so unhealthy.
Another component of electrosmog is microwave frequencies. 4G networks and all the other technology we use; cordless phones, Bluetooth, WiFi, smart power meters. A lot of these are operating at microwave frequencies. In fact, the 4G network is almost identical to the frequencies used by microwave ovens.
1. Get rid of cordless phones. Used only wired or corded phones in your home.
2. Minimize cell phone usage as much as possible.
3. Turn WiFi off when you're not using it. Consider connecting directly to the Internet using an Ethernet cable.
4. Get rid of all compact fluorescent light bulbs in your home.
5. Avoid high EMF appliances; keep a safe distance from them.
6. Don't use cordless baby alarms or monitors.
7. Avoid water beds, electric blankets, and alarm clocks.
8. Try not to live near a cell phone tower. Check locations of towers and antennas near you using the website www.antennasearch.com.
9. Opt out of smart power meter installations.
10. And, of course, invest in an earth-based PEMF device. In my book I talk about how earthbased PEMF devices can cleanse your body of all the static electricity you can accumulate from electrosmog.
Let's talk now about what to look for in a PEMF therapy device. When you're shopping for a PEMF therapy device I recommend looking for an Earth-inspired device. That means a PEMF therapy machine that is inspired by the Earth's frequencies and intensities, and that will also complement the circadian rhythms of your body.
1. Frequency – cycles per second.
Those are the four parameters of any electromagnetic wave or frequency wave. Let's begin by talking about intensity.
The intensity or amplitude is the strength of the magnetic field. The Earth's natural static magnetic field is 33-66 micro-Tesla (uT). That corresponds to 0.33 to 0.66 Gauss.
proven to be an essential element of health, just like food, water, air and oxygen.
There's a saying "small is powerful – less is more." We can use an analogy of our senses. For example, the amplitude window for your sense of hearing would range from a level that is just loud enough so that you could hear it to a level so loud that it could cause harm. It's the same thing with light. If there's not enough photons in a room (if it's really dark), you can't see anything. Or if you're staring at the sun, it's too bright.
That is also true of PEMFs of the Earth, and what our cells respond to. If you use too high of an intensity, it can cause harm over time. The NASA study showed that you only need 1-20 micro-Tesla to get the maximum benefits from PEMF. That's weaker than the Earth's static magnetic field.
Some use intensities of up to 2 Tesla (which is way too high).
They will give you some symptomatic relief. But that's more like allopathic energy medicine. It may have side effects.
NASA has proven that lower intensity is what speeds up healing and regeneration.
It's similar to homeopathy; the strongest homeopathic remedies are the ones that are the most dilute.
If you take a magnetic field detector and put it up to the Earth, all you will measure is the static field. You won't get any frequency components unless you have a very sensitive antenna to pick up the Schumann resonance.
Our bodies do have biological "antennas" that will tune in to the Schumann resonance and geomagnetic frequencies.
1. The Square Wave. The NASA study concluded this waveform was the most effective for healing and regeneration.
2. The Sawtooth Waveform. This waveform delivers many frequencies simultaneously.
Ideally, you'd want a PEMF device that has a sawtooth waveform on the full body mat. That would give you the full range of 0-30 Hz. frequencies. On the local applicator (like a pillow, probe, or pen) you would want the squarewave to break up cycles of pain and to help with healing and regeneration.
So, I recommend looking for a PEMF device with a rapid rise and fall waveform (square wave and sawtooth). Certainly not a static mattress pad, because those have no frequency component. And machines that use a sine wave do not have a rapid rise and fall.
The next topic is timing. This goes along with circadian rhythms of the body. For example, how long do you lay on the PEMF mat? Research has shown with PEMF therapy versus static magnets, all you need is 8 minutes, twice a day of a low-intensity, Earth-inspired PEMF system. That is enough to charge up your 100 trillion cells.
8. Regenerate nerve and tissue.
Comment - The iMRS meets all the criteria listed in chapter 8 of this excellent book and the iMRS is the device that most closely duplicates the Earth's Natural PEMFs in book frequency, Intensity, Waveform and Phase/Timing.


In yet another example of the dire state of the world's oceans, the World Conservation Union announced last week that it will be adding 10 species of sharks and rays to its global "Red List" of endangered species. Researchers cite overfishing throughout the world's oceans as well as soaring demand for shark fin in Asia as the primary culprits in the global decline of shark populations.
Marine biologists are pessimistic about the ability of shark populations to rebound given that three-quarters of the world's oceans are overfished while demand for shark fins—a delicacy in Asian soups—increases exponentially. "Overfishing and a lack of management are the biggest threats to sharks," says Rachel Cavanagh of the World Conservation Union's Shark Specialist Group. "The trade in fins has rocketed over the past two decades with no controls."
Prior to the announcement, the Red List already classified 82 species of sharks and rays as nearing extinction. The new listings add more fodder to environmentalists" warnings about the fragility of ocean environments.
Despite the bad news, scientists point to hopeful signs that some conservation efforts are making a positive difference. Cavanagh cites examples of rebounding populations of black-tipped sharks and other species off North American coastlines, thanks in large part to stringent management techniques put in place over the last few years.


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Many thousands of distinguished gentlefolk all over the world raise funds as part of the DGR because of their very personal connection with men's health issues.
These uplifting video stories showcase the very personal connection that riders have with the DGR. We hope they inspire others into raising even more funds for this incredible global cause.
Charlie Boorman
Charlie has suffered and survived testicular cancer so rides for those affected by cancer.
Miles Perkins
Miles sadly lost his father to prostate cancer so rides for him and in support of prostate cancer awareness.
Lara Collins
Lara rides for her brother-in-law who suffered from and survived prostate cancer.
Has battled mental health issues and has set up his own 'music support' charity to help others. Mark rides to raise funds to support those affected by mental health.
Ina Lombard
Ina's father has suffered and survived cancer so she rides for those affected by prostate cancer.
Richard Starkey
Has witnessed many of his friends suffer from prostate cancer, has tried to help them and rides for those affected by prostate cancer.
Legendary in every sense of the word, the Triumph Bonneville bloodline is built into our Modern Classics range, with an unparalleled history of performance, racing success and cultural impact.
Don't worry if you can't ride on the day. From Lahore to London and onto Los Angeles, you can get updates and images of Triumph riders taking part across globe via the official Triumph social media channels.


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misfortune for bottas as formula 1 records continue to tumble
Valtteri Bottas must be feeling a bit fed up. Not only does he have the phenomenon of Lewis Hamilton as his team-mate, standing in his way despite the excellence of the machinery at his disposal, but when there is bad luck going in the Mercedes team it seems to go the Finn's way. Formula 1's return to Imola was another example. We're not tallking about the fortuitous virtual safety car that ensured Hamilton kept the lead after his late pitstop – as Alex Kalinauckas shows in our report on page 20, the championship leader was putting himself into the fight for victory with his pace on ageing medium rubber anyway. But the Ferrari debris that damaged the floor of Bottas's W11 and hampered his speed was very unfortunate and surely cost…
f1 poised for 23-race schedule next season
FORMULA 1 Formula 1 is set to announce plans for a 23-race calendar in 2021, adding a new grand prix in Saudi Arabia to the roster originally planned for this year. Teams were handed a first draft of the schedule in an F1 Commission meeting last week that confirmed plans for a more traditional calendar after the COVID-19 pandemic forced significant revisions this year. Saudi Arabia is set to host its first F1 race next November with a street race in Jeddah, acting as a first step towards a permanent circuit that is due to be built in Qiddiya in time for a race in 2023. F1 would become the latest international sports series to stage an event in Saudi Arabia, with the country previously hosting Formula E, boxing and football, but has…
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FORMULA 1 More pieces of the 2021 Formula 1 driver market have fallen into place after announcements from AlphaTauri, Alfa Romeo and Williams at last weekend's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. AlphaTauri confirmed last Wednesday that Pierre Gasly (below) would be staying with the team in 2021, ending suggestions that he could return to Red Bull after his star performances through this year. The Italian GP winner admitted that he was surprised he had not been considered for a potential Red Bull return, but team boss Christian Horner said the team had "made it very clear" it was not an option for Gasly to be recalled. AlphaTauri has not confirmed who will partner Gasly next year, but Honda-backed junior Yuki Tsunoda is the favourite to get the seat. The F2 rookie completed his first…
hamilton and wolff 'not finished' with mercedes f1
FORMULA 1 Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is clear that he and Lewis Hamilton are "not finished" with Formula 1, despite speculation about their future following last weekend's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola. Wolff is weighing up a new role within the Mercedes F1 team as he ponders a long-term succession plan, while Hamilton said on Sunday night that there was "no guarantee" he would race on next year. Speaking to journalists at Imola about the future of Wolff and what impact his departure would have on the team, Hamilton said: "I don't even know if I'm going to be here next year, so it's not really a concern for me at the moment. We have a lot of deep conversations, Toto and I, so I'm very aware of where he is mentally,…
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FORMULA E/SUPERCARS The future of the Adelaide street circuit has unexpectedly become a political bargaining chip in a battle between private businesses and local election candidates. Despite holding a contract with Australian Supercars for 2021, the South Australian Tourism Commission has pulled the famous Adelaide 500 race from next year's calendar on the grounds of falling fan attendance in addition to the impact posed by COVID-19, which meant an "inability to recoup costs". But Autosport understands that Adelaide's absence from the Supercars calendar could pave the way for Formula E to host its first event in the country, which would use elements of the former Australian Grand Prix venue. FE co-founder and chief championship officer Alberto Longo told Autosport: "Australia is a market that is showing considerable interest in e-mobility, with [electric vehicle] sales…
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Q: i need to separate the string and integer and also to display it in separate columns Java System.out.printf function allowes you to print formatted output. This problem will test your knowledge on this topic.
Take exactly 3 lines of input. Each line consists of a string and an integer. Suppose this is the sample input:
java 100
cpp 65
python 50
The strings will have at most 10 alphabetic characters and the integers will range between 0 to 999.
In each line of output there should be two columns. The string should be in the first column and the integer in the second column. This is the output for the input above:
java           100
cpp            065
python         050
The first column should be left justified using exactly 15 characters. The integer of the second column should have exactly 3 digits. If the original input has less than 3 digits, you should pad with zeros to the left.

A: Use this code:
import java.util.Scanner;

public class Solution
{

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        Scanner sc=new Scanner(System.in);
        for(int i=0; i<3; i++)
        {
            String s1=sc.next();
            int x=sc.nextInt();
            System.out.printf("%-14s %03d %n", s1, x);
            // %-14s left-justified from o to 14 for string
            // %03d padded with leading zero for int
        }
    }

}

A: import java.util.Scanner;

public class Solution {
public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner sc=new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.println("================================");
        for(int i=0;i<3;i++){
            String s1=sc.next();
            int x=sc.nextInt();
           System.out.printf("%-15s%03d%n",s1,x);
        }
        System.out.println("================================");

}

}

A: public static void main(String args[]){
    Scanner scanner =  new Scanner(System.in);

    for (int i=0;i<2;i++){
       String string = scanner.next();
       int num = scanner.nextInt();

       System.out.printf("%-14s %03d %n", string, num);       //note the use of printf
       // %-14s  fifteen characters left-justified o to 14
       // %03d padded with leading zero

    }
}

}

A: public class asd {
public static void main(String[] args) {
    String s = "java 100";
    int number;
    String snum = "";
    String text = "";
    for (int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++) {
        switch (s.charAt(i)) {
        case '0':
            snum += "0";
            break;
        case '1':
            snum += "1";
            break;
        case '2':
            snum += "2";
            break;
        case '3':
            snum += "3";
            break;
        case '4':
            snum += "4";
            break;
        case '5':
            snum += "5";
            break;
        case '6':
            snum += "6";
            break;
        case '7':
            snum += "7";
            break;
        case '8':
            snum += "8";
            break;
        case '9':
            snum += "9";
            break;

        default:
            text += s.charAt(i);
            break;
        }
    }
    number = Integer.parseInt(snum);
    System.out.print(text + " " + number);
}

}

A: import java.util.Scanner;

public class Solution {
public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.println("================================");
           for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++){
   String string = sc.next();
   int num = sc.nextInt();

   System.out.printf("%-14s %03d %n", string, num);

}
     System.out.println("================================");

}

}

A: public static void main(String[] args) {
            Scanner sc=new Scanner(System.in);
            System.out.println("================================");
            for(int i=0;i<3;i++){
                String s1=sc.next();
                int x=sc.nextInt();
                int j=0;
                if(s1.length()<=10&&j<1000)
                {
                    String StringFormatted = String.format("%-15s",s1);
                    System.out.print(StringFormatted);
                    if(x<100)
                    {
                        String padded = String.format("%03d",x);
                        System.out.print(padded);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        System.out.print(x);
                    }
                    //System.out.print(x);
                }
                System.out.println("");
            }
            System.out.println("================================");

    }

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Sudan Recognizes South's Independence
Secession is official at midnight
Sudan has become the first country to recognize the independence of South Sudan, ahead of the south's secession at midnight Friday, Reuters's Andrew Heavens and Alexander Dziadosz report. "The Republic of Sudan declares its recognition of South Sudan as an independent and sovereign state as of July 9th 2011," Khartoum's Minister for Presidential Affairs Bakri Hassan Saleh said. Sudan went through decades of civil war before a 2005 peace deal.
While many celebrated in the south, northerners are nervous about the division. South Sudan is underdeveloped, but holds 75 percent of the country's oil reserves. Secession will cost the north a third of its national revenues.


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Home/Sports/The Teenagers Getting Six Figures to Leave Their High Schools for Basketball
Porter, 55, is a great-nephew of the economist Milton Friedman. A digital entrepreneur, he formerly ran the gaming studio that became Omgpop. Before that, he spent a decade in education, including a stint as president of Teach for America. Weiner, now 29, comes from a different generation. A three-time Ivy League chess champion at Penn, he was barely past graduation when he and Porter started Overtime. The idea of creating an alternate pathway to the N.B.A. appealed to their vision of themselves as disruptive outsiders. It also, not incidentally, promised to be another lucrative business.
The ongoing rupture of amateur basketball's traditional order has played out quite publicly. On July 1, following a Supreme Court decision, the N.C.A.A. finally allowed its athletes to be remunerated for the use of their names, images and likenesses. Still, a vast majority of them end up earning only the basic contours of an education, even as sponsors, television networks and sneaker companies reap profits from the multibillion-dollar business the sport has become. But the dysfunction starts earlier: Games held between individual high schools, once the centerpiece of teenage competition, have become almost irrelevant. College recruiters prefer the A.A.U. tournaments, where they appraise hundreds of prospects in a weekend. A.A.U. teams, organized and run by entrepreneurs with varying motives who may or may not have coaching experience, crisscross America from March to October. "It's totally unhealthy," Ahlee Lewis says.
Amid the signs that the system was starting to unravel, Porter and Weiner saw an opportunity. They weren't the only ones. In 2017, LaVar Ball, the father of two N.B.A. guards, created the play-for-pay Junior Basketball Association, a league for disaffected high schoolers that featured eight franchises nationwide. (All of them were nicknamed the Ballers.) That folded after one season. The Professional Collegiate League, founded by a group that included a former associate athletic director at Stanford, a Cleveland lawyer and the N.B.A. veteran David West, was supposed to start play this year as a salary-earning alternative to N.C.A.A. basketball, but its debut was postponed to 2022; it will require that players be enrolled in college to participate. And because players don't become eligible for the N.B.A.'s draft until the year after their high school class graduates — a 15-year-old rule that may be changed after the current collective bargaining agreement with the players' union expires in 2024 — the developmental G League now accepts prospects who have finished high school but don't want to play in college.
'They kept telling us, "You won't be able to get the high-level players." With every one that we were able to secure, it crushed that argument.'
But Porter and Weiner have something that those leagues do not: the 1.6 billion views their content gets every month. Their new venture is a professional league for teenagers that will take the place of A.A.U., high school and college competition. When they explained the concept to Carmelo Anthony, an Overtime investor who is playing in his 19th N.B.A. season, Anthony took to it immediately. "He literally interrupted us in the middle of our pitch and finished it for us," Weiner says. "When we started talking to other people about it, many of them said, 'I've been waiting for something like this.'"
Many of those people asked to buy a piece of it. Overtime is backed by the venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and a roster of investors that includes Jeff Bezos, Drake, Reddit's Alexis Ohanian and four owners of N.B.A. franchises. The most recent round of financing, in April, raised more than $80 million. Kevin Durant, Trae Young, Devin Booker and more than two dozen other current pros have joined Anthony in signing on. For its first season, the league has grouped 27 players, ranging in age from 16 to 20, into three teams of nine. They compete against one another and against high school and international teams that agree to play them. In the coming years, the league hopes to grow to six or eight teams that will face opponents from the G League, the best college programs and — "you never know," Porter says — eventually the Knicks and Lakers.
Overtime Elite's coaching staff is run by Kevin Ollie, who coached UConn to a national championship in 2014. The players are given personalized nutrition plans and training programs. They are marketed across Overtime's social media network. (So far, sponsors include Gatorade and State Farm, which signed multiyear, eight-figure contracts with the league. Topps has a licensing deal.) And in the most obviously radical departure, each player gets a small share of the company and earns a salary of at least $100,000 annually, plus bonuses, depending on the contract he has negotiated. Jalen Lewis and some others make more than $500,000. ("There is a marketplace," says Aaron Ryan, a former N.B.A. executive who has been hired as the league's commissioner, "and players have varied value.") In return, they have agreed to forgo their remaining years of high school and any chance of playing in college. That means no state titles or prom dates, no strolls on leafy campuses, no March Madness or Final Four. They also allow Overtime to use their names, images and likenesses, the same assets that college athletes have just earned the right to monetize for themselves, though the Overtime Elite players are permitted to strike their own deals with sponsors in noncompetitive categories.
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Bianca Batson is an Australian designer from Brisbane who is the creative genius behind the rising fashion label, Batson. Established only in 2011, her designs have already shot onto the industry's radar being stocked both internationally and nationally. Now London based her modern designs are known for their stand-out inspirational graphic prints, feminine detailing and classic yet minimalistic silhouettes. Couture Caddy was lucky enough to catch her for the first exclusive interview since her move to the UK.
What inspires your amazing graphic prints and how did you come about using photography as a medium for your label?
Inspiration for the collections always comes from personal research into a topic that I become enthralled by, the prints evolve from there. I've used photography as a medium since the first collection. I was really inspired by the image of that Autumn tree, it then became a sort of ritual to find the perfect photograph.
Who is the Batson woman?
It's so hard to define her. It's more like a mindset- she wears colour, prefers minimal silhouettes, likes print, but there's also a slight androgynous hint. Let's just say she doesn't put Batson clothes on just for the boys.
What's the story behind your stunning new Robin Hood Garden SS 12 / 13 collection?
There is this amazing housing commission in Poplar, London called the Robin Hood Gardens. It was designed by a married architect couple in the 70's and I love the geometric lines that are offset by various hangings from the windows. The collection itself was also influenced by a paper I wrote last year at London College Fashion on comparing androgyny and femininity. The prints were a collection of photographs taken from my travels to Budapest by Vogue Italia's Federico Boratto.
Is there a particular era, country, style or designer that has influenced you?
I have to say that I am really influenced by Sweden, no one does minimal so cool as the Swedish. I am currently learning Swedish, even though everyone says I'm crazy and that it's a dying language.
What's your favourite recent purchase or must-have for the season?
My Cutler & Gross vintage sunglasses (it's summer here in Europe) and also the Cartier watch my Mum and Dad got me for my 21st last month. I've just realised how important it is to have a timeless watch!
Being so well-travelled, where's your favourite secret shopping place anywhere in the world?
A place in Södermalm Stockholm - amazingly cool and laid back, but they stock the most amazing stuff.
And lastly, what's your go-to handbag?
I am notorious for carrying cotton tote bags because I always have so much stuff, so much so, that this S/S season sees some of the prints translated across to a cotton tote bag!


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showing that he intends to make amends.
connected to a topic which is no laughing matter.
try to learn from the experience. Thank you.


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Laurent de Brunhoff, the son of Babar creator Jean de Brunhoff, wrote BABAR'S YOGA for Elephants. Originally published in 2002, the book provides step-by step instructions on yoga asanas (poses) and shows how yoga can be used in daily life and travels.
Using Babar to show various poses breaks the western stereotype that you must be tall and slim to practice yoga. Even though Babar is a cartoon figure, it allows a person who carries weight to consider that their body could possibly move through flows and practice the meditative effects of yoga.
Given that this was written over 15 years ago, de Brunhoff was ahead of his time. The image of yoga in North America is only now starting to show a representative image of the practice. Just scroll through the cover pages of Yoga Journal on the Toronto Public Library website. Almost all of the covers involve a female model, skinny, and generally blonde.
Until the January 2019 issue with Jessamyn – in her words, "a black fatty who doesn't hate themselves on the cover of one of the whitest magazines". Why is this significant? She is representing a large portion of the yoga-practicing nation. People can relate to her.
The classes I teach are a representation of this forgotten group. I have people doing chair yoga, individuals that use walkers and canes, two participants in wheelchairs, various replacement parts (e.g. hip/knee), the usual stress related aches and pains … and they all range in body size, race, gender and age. Sadly, Yoga Journal didn't run Jessamyn's cover on all the copies and did half of the issues with another typical model. I don't know anyone who can recreate the cover on the right (or would want to!).
I admit that I read Yoga Journal, they do have some good articles and can help me with my teaching and personal practice. BUT and this is a big BUT, it is the imagery that they promote that stopped me from doing this for YEARS. Why would someone like me (aka not a size 2) ever go and become a yoga instructor? I have a hard enough time with the criticism I get for being a fitness instructor and that doesn't require becoming a pretzel and being graceful at the same time.
The promotion of this imagery also means that many in the general population think that "good" instructors or "real" instructors have to look like the cover of the magazine. I have been told (more than once) by a participant that I had no right to be teaching, that I was a disgrace to the industry, and that I couldn't motivate anyone since I'm fat. Well, I've been doing this for 20 years – that is why. I have worked hard to achieve, maintain and add to my certifications including my canfitpro Fitness Instructor Specialist and East to West Yoga 200hr Certified teacher. And I believe that I can help.
Why can't we promote that EVERY BODY and EVERYBODY can practice fitness & yoga and we can do it anywhere? Going back to Babar's Yoga for Elephants, he gracefully practices yoga on the subway, in the park, at the airport, and in front of international treasures like the Eiffel Tower. In the end, most people want to feel better and have a nicer spirit. It doesn't matter how we look when we are doing it. I'm proud to be the graceful elephant inspiring others.
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So yesterday we got not only rain, but a thunderstorm. I love it when it rains at home and I didn't realize how much I missed the rain until yesterday. Earlier that morning, it was sprinkling, but not too bad, so me and a friend, Danna, walked down to the little shopping center, Matajir. It's not that big, it has a Carrefour, McDonalds, Shakespeare and Co, and a bakery, among other things. We were getting groceries and then stopping by the bakery to get some fresh homemade Manakheesh. It was very good. When we turned to head back to the university, it was pouring buckets full from the sky. We watched it just puddle outside for a few minute. Around the entrances to buildings and then even on the ground between buildings in our academic quad(ish) there are these large tiles. So the water was starting to create large puddles on these tiles and not soaking into the ground. Slowly the water started to building up and the automatic doors were open for some reason and so the water was slowly piling up from the outside and spreading indoors. It was a mess.
We eventually were able to call a taxi and get back to the dorms, only slightly drenched. On the way back though, the taxi was driving and sending up these huge sprays of water from where it collected on the road. I guess rain is enough of a commodity to mean that not all roads are made with good drainage systems. I heard Sheik Zayed road, which goes into Dubai, can get really bad at times from water build-up. As we passed onto campus, right beyond the gate, there was enough of a dip, that the water was collected in just a big puddle and was sloshing over the sides of the curb. I wished I had my camera to take a picture at that point.
This weekend is also National Day Weekend. So we have Sunday and Monday off from school. It's a four day weekend, yay! Although I've been asking some of my classmates if they have any great plans and most say no. This weekend is being used as a weekend to catch up on sleeping, eating, and studying. Unfortunately this weekend falls around the time for a second round of midterms. I myself have a midterm coming up this week and then next week and then a paper due the following week, etc. until the end of classes, which is around the time of the new year. It's January 7th in all actuality. The end of the semester is coming closer and either some of friends are counting it down or avoiding considering the last day of classes. I'm somewhere in the middle.