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SELECT * FROM table WHERE id1 = id2 and id2 = id3 and id3 = id4 and id4 = id5

This works, but it gets complicated if there are more ids. Is there any way to shorten this?
Thank you.

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See: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/bit-functions.html

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We send our prayers and best wishes for a very happy Christmas to all the members of the Carmelite Family in Australia and Timor Leste.
As always, you will be remembered at Midnight Mass at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Middle Park, Vic.
We remember those victims of the recent tragedies in Sydney and Cairns – they and their families will be in our thoughts and prayers this Christmas, too.
Our new novices, Estevão Mendonça De Jesus, Luis Baptista, Francisco Xavirius Vieira Martins, Luis Mendonça Maia and Estevão De Deus Gomes were received into the Novitiate on Sunday 14 December. Fr Bruce Clark (Regional Prior & Novice Master) was the celebrant.
As well as the Carmelites present, over 120 members of the new novices' families attended. The ceremony was followed by morning tea with time for the families to see our house. After lunch there was some traditional tebe-tebe (dance). Some families came quite a distance - at least 4 hours on the back of trucks and faced the prospect of going home in heavy rain.
We warmly welcome our new brothers and congratulate them on taking this step on their Carmelite journey.
The original walking cane used by St Teresa of Avila during her journeys across 16th Century Spain arrived at the Discalced Carmelite Friars' priory in Varroville, NSW as part of a global "Way of Light" pilgrimage to mark the 500th anniversary of her birth.
Our young Carmelite students in Hera, Timor Leste write and publish a newsletter of Carmelite spirituality and reflection twice a month.
Under the guidance of Fr Paskalis, the 4 page newsletter features articles about Carmelite saints and topics as well as reflections on the Seasons of the Year and the Sunday Scripture. Articles are written in Tetum, Portuguese and Indonesian.
Next year we hope to be able to offer some excerpts from Magnificat in English for you.
Carmelite superiors from the Asia-Australia-Oceania region met in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from 3-7 November. Present were Frs Benny Phang (General Councillor for the Region), Mario Esposito, (Provincial, St Elias) and Stephen Tuu Le (local superior, Vietnam), Ignatius Joko Purmomo (Provincial, Indonesia), Kuriakose Chandanaparambil (General Delegate India), Robert Puthussery (Provincial, India), Christian Buenafe (Provincial, Philippines), and Denis Andrew, (Provincial, Australia & Timor Leste).
There was a general sharing of information about Carmelite life in the various parts of the Region which has some 680 professed Carmelites. Among the issues discussed were the Global Plan of the General Council 2013 -2019 and mutual support for the leaders of the Region. ASOCINE will continue as a bi-monthly e-magazine of Carmelite News in the Region. Fr Benny Phang will make a fraternal visitation of the Province from 10 to 20 August 2015.
In 1956 three Carmelites from Australia, Fr William Morganti, Fr Robert Dowd and Br George Parsons travelled to Rhodesia (now called Zimbabwe) to work with the Irish Carmelites in their mission for the next 7 years.
Our Zimbabwean connection has recently been renewed when Fr Jim Des Lauriers was asked to be Chaplain to the Zimbabwean community in Victoria.
In October 2013 Zimbabwean Catholics gathered in Perth for a congress attended by Fr Constantine Masarira, OCarm who travelled from Zimbabwe to attend.
Now available for you to download.
You can download and save the scripture texts, reflections and prayers for Lectio Divina for each day of this month by clicking the link at the end of this story. Available in pdf format or eBook (for your iPhone/iPad) or your Kindle.
Lectio Divina is a traditional way of praying the Scriptures so that the Word of God may penetrate our hearts and that we may grow in an intimate relationship with the Lord.
It is a very natural way of prayer and was developed and practised by the early monks and so came to the first Carmelite hermits. Visit our Lectio Divina page. These texts are prepared by a group of international Carmelites to help all those who use the Lectio Divina method of praying with the scriptures.
Thanks to our young Carmelites in Hera, Fiona Matthews (Whitefriars College) and Sue Stuckey you can get a glimpse of life in the Carmelite community at Hera in a new video.
Sue also visited Timor Leste recently helping our students continue their study of English.
You can read Sue's story and watch the video here.
This year's Carmelite Pilgrimage attracted 37 participants including 7 teachers from Brisbane Catholic schools.
The 40km Pilgrimage led by Fr Wayne Stanhope (Director of Formation) took place from 7-10 November in the beautiful Yarra Valley. Along with other pilgrims the Leadership Team of St Ignatius' College, Toowong, the APRE from Southern Cross College, Scarborough and a Project Office from Brisbane Catholic Education Office travelled from Melbourne to Lilydale to begin their trek to Mt Evelyn.
This week Carmelite formators in our Asia-Australia-Oceania Region of the Order are meeting in Manila.
The meeting organised by the International Formation Commission is being held at the Institute of Formation for Religious Studies and includes some 15 formators of the Region (The Philippines, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, Australia, Timor Leste) including Fr Wayne Stanhope (Director of Formation, Australia and Timor Leste) and Fr Krisna Adjningraha (one of the formators in Timor Leste).
Carmelite Communications has published the 2015 Carmelite Liturgical Guide.
The Guide lists the various Carmelite solemnities, feasts and memorials as well as the usual liturgical celebrations of the Roman Calendar. The Guide is an indispensable help to those wishing to celebrate Mass and the Prayer of the Church according to the Carmelite Calendar.
The hard copy version has been designed to fit inside the cover of your Breviary.
In the online version below you can use the "Bookmarks" to quickly choose the current month.
Whitefriars College Theatre, 156 Park Road, Donvale, Vic. Featuring Joshua Bridge, Brenna Wee, Joey Cirillo, Baily Sampson, Jareen Wee, Chelsea Elder, Cathryn Young, and Naomi Bridge. Tickets: $20, Students $15.
Last chance for tickets in the Carmelite Raffle which will be drawn at the concert.
Win a holiday for 8 people for 4 nights at the Hunter Valley Lodge valued at $4,500 including $500 towards flights - courtesy of Helping Hand Group and Freedman & Turner Travel Associates. All proceeds to our Education=Freedom programs for East Timor.
Phone (03) 9690 8822 by Thursday for your tickets. Don't miss out!
Coorparoo Lay Carmelite Community met recently to elect a new Community Council. Members of the new Council are (left to right): Jennifer Porcellini, Joy Darby, Oby Emechite, Carmel Weston (Prior), together with Fr Matthew McPhee, OCarm., community chaplain.
Earlier in the year Ursula McNab and Joan Brady celebrated the 10th anniversary of their Final Profession as Lay Carmelites and the community gathered in September for a retreat on 'Carmelites: Mystics, Prophets and Servants' led by Fr Anthony Scerri, OCarm. About 50 people attended.
This initiative is the result of the first meeting of the new General Commission for the Carmelite Laity and Youth of our Order. The Commission wants to strengthen spiritual formation and communications over the next 6 years. It hopes that the E Bulletin will prove to be a good way to learn more about our charism and spirituality, as well as the various projects of the laity and youth in different parts of the world.
This first issue highlights St Albert of Jerusalem and includes Lay Carmelite and Carmelite Youth news from around the world, including Australia.
This special issue is about the recent UN Climate Summit. Carmelite Eduardo Scarel, noted climate scientist, represented the Carmelite NGO at the Summit.
Ever wondered what the Carmelite NGO is?
The Carmelite NGO gives the worldwide Carmelite Family a voice in global issues at the United Nations. Founded in 2001 the Carmelite NGO assists members of the Carmelite Family in advocating on important global issues such as education, freedom of belief, human rights and sustainable development.
The goal of the Carmelite NGO is to actively participate in creating a more peaceful, just and loving world by advocating and caring for the spiritual and human needs of the human family and the environment. To accomplish this, we have chosen to actively participate at all levels of decision making-- from the individual deciding what affects him or herself and family to those decisions which affect the world. The Carmelite NGO is one means to accomplish this.
In a message to Bishop Jesus Garcia Burillo of Avila Pope Francis mentions the joy the saint often spoke of "in encountering the suffering of work and pain", and how she affirmed that "the Gospel is not a bag of lead that trails heavily behind us, but rather a source of joy that leads the heart to God and urges us to serve our brethren".
St Teresa emphasised the importance of cheerful perseverance and prayer. For her, contemplative prayer was "a close sharing between friends; … taking time frequently to be alone with him who we know loves us".
The Pope remarks that this advice is "perennially valid". "Teresa of Jesus recommended three things: to love each other, to free each other, to free oneself of everything, and to aspire to true humility".
"It is this Teresian realism", writes the Pope, "that demands works instead of emotions, love in the place of dreams, and the realism of humble love instead of eager asceticism". He concludes, "Let us hope that everyone may be infused by this holy impulse to travel the roads of our own time, with the Gospel in our hand and the Spirit in our heart!".
Read the full text of Pope Francis' letter.
Today is the feast day of St Teresa of Jesus (Avila). 28 March next year (2015) will be the 500th anniversary of her birth in Avila, Spain. She entered the Carmelites and made great progress in the way of perfection and was granted mystical revelations. Wishing to share in the spiritual renewal of the Church of her time, she began to live her religious life more ardently and soon attracted many companions.
Teresa also helped in the reform of the friars with Saint John of the Cross. She wrote books which are renowned for their depth of doctrine and which showed her own spiritual experiences. She died at Alba de Tormes in 1582. In 1970 Teresa was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Paul VI.
On Monday 15 September nine Year 11 students, along with five staff members, boarded a plane for Dili, Timor-Leste for a ten day adventure.
Even though Timor-Leste is Australia's closest foreign neighbour, the cultural change between the two countries is significant. Wide paved roads of Australia are replaced with dust covered, pot hole ridden chaos. Motor bikes are everywhere and people drive with the sound of a horn and by pushing their way into spaces that are barely apparent. Lanes are not defined nor is the flow of traffic. There are a few traffic lights now in Dili, but for the most part it is dodgem car courage as people weave their way toward their destination. One common sight is a family of four or more on one motor bike. Mum and dad will be wearing helmets to comply with the law, but none of the children will be wearing one.
Each year The Carmelites hold a special Mass of Remembrance as an opportunity to remember, give thanks and pray for those who are now in God's care.
It is also an opportunity to draw strength from each other as we gently continue the journey of entrusting our loved ones into God's care.
During the Mass you will be invited to light a candle in memory of your deceased relatives and friends and to place it near the altar.
This year's Mass will be celebrated at 6.00pm on Saturday 1 November in the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Middle Park. You are warmly invited to attend.
The International Carmelite Communications Centre has published the second issue of CITOC Magazine for 2014.
and more. Click the link below to read more.
Arda Aghazarian, a Palestinian peace activist, recently visited the Carmelite Spirituality Group at Jamberoo. In Australia at the invitation of World Vision and the Palestine Israel Ecumenical Network, Arda is an Armenian Christian living in Jerusalem.
Arda highlighted the need to avoid the 'heavy energy' which can drag believers down into a hole of literalism which creates crevasses between peoples. Click the link below to read more.
Searching for Peace and Justice in the Holy Land (266.44 kB).
Prior General, Fr Fernando Millán Romeral and Superior General, Fr Saverio Cannistrà have launched an appeal to raise funds for the restoration and maintenance of the ruins of the original monastery on Mount Carmel.
The Generals have called for a collection on 12 October in all Carmelite places to coincide with celebrations in Rome marking the 8th centenary of the death of St Albert of Jerusalem.
Visit www.wadi.info for more information and photos of the ruins.
The latest Carmelite NGO newsletter is now available.
October 1 is the feast day of St Thérèse of Lisieux. Popularly known as the "Little Flower", Thérèse Martin was born in 1873 in Alencon, France. At just 16 years old she entered the Discalced Carmelite Convent in Lisieux. Her sisters, Pauline and Marie also joined the Carmel at Lisieux.
Therese's autobiography, "Story of a Soul" contains her teaching on the 'way of confidence and love' which had great influence on the Church. Pope John Paul II proclaimed her a Doctor of the Church in 1997.
You can read more about St Therese and watch a short video here.
Following their Ordination as priests on 30 August in Los Palos, East Timor, Fr Angelino and Fr Martinho each celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving in their home villages.
Both Masses were celebrated with the customary colour and cultural elements common to celebrations in Timor Leste, and, of course, huge numbers of people attending and taking part.
Click here to view photos from the Masses of Thanksgiving.
The Little Flower Society of UK has donated a chalice to the Carmelite Mission in East Timor.
The Society recently sent out a mailing with small pieces of pewter attached to the letter. People were asked to return the small piece of pewter with their donation and then a chalice would be made from the pieces. This chalice would be used in one of the Carmelite missions around the world.
It was decided that the chalice should be used in the Carmelite Mission of East Timor and the chalice arrived in Australia in September on its way to East Timor. The chalice has the emblem of the Society of the Little Flower engraved on the front.
Picture shows East Timorese Carmelite students Agedo Bento, Januario Pinto and Martinho Lemos with the chalice which will be taken to East Timor in November.
Fr Angelino Dos Santos and Fr Martinho Da Costa were ordained on 30 August in Los Palos, East Timor, by Bishop Basilio do Nascimento.
More photos from the colourful, outdoor Ordination Mass are now available for you to view.
Click here to see more photos from the Ordination of Angelino and Martinho.
Acclaimed theologian, biographer and autobiographer, Fr Gerald O'Collins SJ will give the 4th Carmelite Library Lecture for 2014 on Autobiography and Christianity.
Writing biographies has been a Christian activity since the beginning; witness the four Gospels. But what prompted greater and lesser Christian figures into writing autobiographies? Is producing an autobiography a worthy spiritual project?
Tuesday 7 October 7.00-9.00pm at The Carmelite Centre 214 Richardson Street, Middle Park 3206.
Pathways, the newsletter of Catholic Religious Australia, and Kairos News Service of Melbourne Archdiocese have published reports of the Ordination of Fr Angelino Dos Santos and Fr Martinho da Costa.
You can see the reports by clicking the links below.
Lay Carmelites James Dempsey and John Butler have been accepted into Australia's Catholic 'Hall of Fame', Prominent Australian Catholics.
Appearing on the catholicaustralia.com.au website, Prominent Australian Catholics is a list of Catholics who have made significant contribution to Australian life. John Dempsey's name links to the Lay Carmelites in Botany Bay page on this website.
For the ten years between 1810 and 1820 Dempsey was virtually the centre of Catholic life in the colony. It was at his house that the Eucharist remained after the brief ministry of Fr Jeremiah O'Flynn in 1817.
Albert was born in Emilia, Italy in the mid 12th century. He became a Canon Regular of the Holy Cross at Mortara (Pavia) where he was elected Prior in 1180. He was appointed Bishop of Bobbio in 1184 and of Vercelli the following year.
In 1205 he was elected Patriarch of Jerusalem and soon after nominated as papal legate for the ecclesiastical province of Jerusalem. He arrived in Palestine early in 1206, taking up residence at Acre, at the foot of Mount Carmel, as Jerusalem was occupied by the Saracens.
Sometime between 1206 and his death in 1214 Albert was approached by the Latin hermits on Mount Carmel for a 'formula of life' which later became the Carmelite Rule.
In following the progress of her life, her journey of transformation, we come to know the woman whose life inspires and encourages us on our journey.
Join our Spiritual Reading Group for this session about Teresa's life and journey of transformation lead by Adrian Jones.
Tuesday 16 September 4.30-6.00pm at The Carmelite Library 214 Richardson Street, Middle Park 3206.
The annual Carmelite Way Pilgrimage will be held from Friday 7 to Sunday 9 November this year.
The Pilgrimage provides a uniquely Australian sacred experience of prayer and reflection through the Yarra Valley.
Wednesday 17 September 7.00-8.30pm at The Carmelite Centre, 214 Richardson Street, Middle Park 3206.
On 28 March 2015 we will celebrate the 500th anniversary of the birth of St Teresa of Jesus in Avila, Spain. The Carmelites of Australia and East Timor are developing a program of events throughout 2014 and 2015 to mark this important occasion.
You will see a logo like this on all events which are part of the Centenary program.
When Fr Angelino and Fr Martinho were ordained on 30 August in Los Palos, East Timor, they became the first East Timorese Carmelites to have done their entire Carmelite formation and preparation for priesthood after East Timor became part of the Australian Province in 2001.
They are also the first East Timorese Carmelites to complete their Carmelite formation and ministerial training in Australia. For the last 4 years they have been studying at ACU Melbourne, Yarra Theological Union, Box Hill and Melbourne University of Divinity.
Click here for more about the Ordination and photos.
Congratulations to our new priests: Fr Angelino Dos Santos and Fr Martinho Da Costa who were ordained yesterday by Bishop Basilio do Nascimento Martins in St Paul's Church, Los Palos, East Timor.
The ceremony was attend by some 5,000 people including 4 Carmelites from Australia: Fr Denis Andrew (Prior Provincial), Fr Bruce Clark (Regional Prior), Fr Wayne Stanhope (Director of Formation) and Fr James Des Lauriers (Prior of Middle Park Community).
Four Lay Carmelites from Wentworthville, Rockhampton and Central Coast communities are preparing to make their Solemn Profession this year. Melbourne community will receive three new members later this year and four more people are enquiring about becoming 'distant' members of the Lay Carmelites.
The Lay Carmelite National Council met on 22-24 August at the Benedictine Abbey, Jamberoo, to discuss the latest developments, focussing on formation for those just beginning their journey into Carmel.
During the meeting Fr Paul Gurr (Provincial Delegate for the Lay Carmelites) and Christine Wade (Moderator) reported on their visits to Rockhampton, New Zealand, Toowoomba, Adelaide, Central Coast and Wentworthville communities. Fr Paul and Fr Denis (Provincial) have also visited the 'scattered' Carmelites in Perth.
Coming up in September: Fr Anthony Scerri OCarm will join the Coorparoo Community for its retreat and Fr Paul and Christine will lead a retreat for the Melbourne Community. Fr Paul will also be visiting the Coorparoo community in October.
The LCNCA will meet again on 7-9 November.
Discover a renewed appreciation of Iconography, an ancient art form used to help people pray and highlight spiritual qualities. The icon promotes a spiritual link between the human and divine. Today there is a resurgence of interest in Iconography – discover the reasons!
Join us at The Carmelite Centre as Sr Maria Moravski discusses this ancient art form which leads to prayer.
Tuesday 9 September 7.00-9.00pm at The Carmelite Centre, 214 Richardson Street, Middle Park 3206. Cost: $25.00.
Students from Whitefriars College, Donvale (Vic) raised just on $35,000 to support the ministry of the Carmelites in East Timor. this year's Walk for Timor Leste also symbolises the College's growing link with the Timorese people and the Carmelite presence there.
College Captains Jared, Adrian and Dillon presented the cheque to Br Martinho Lemos, one of the East Timorese Carmelites studying in Melbourne. Also present was Fr Wayne Stanhope (Director of Formation).
Nine years after the withdrawal of the Friars a small group of Lay Carmelites is still keeping the Carmelite charism alive in Perth.
Recently they were visited by Fr Denis Andrew (Prior Provincial) and Fr Paul Gurr (Provincial Delegate for the Lay Carmelites).
Portia Curtin, Judy Rowlands, Antoniette Skelton, Elaine Thomas, and Judith Greer shared lunch with Fr Denis and Fr Paul. Unfortunately, Josie Canciglia and Carol Jones were unable to be present.
The Carmelites are joining with people throughout the world to pray for peace in Gaza.
Almighty God, heavenly Father, hear our prayers. Help us work together towards freedom, justice and peace.
Fill our heart with love and compassion and help us achieve just peace without which no security can be guaranteed for anybody. Remind us that we are all created in your image, and that we can all triumph over every evil and live in your peace,and not only by human treaties and agreements. Amen.
The Carmelites of Australia and East Timor launched their social media presence on the Feast of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop, 8 August.
Our social media channels will be used to share our spirituality, news and information, to invite people into an experience of the Carmelite Way and to walk with them on their journey through life.
Our initial tweet anouncing our presence on social media has already been retweeted to 13,303 people.
On 19 July Brs Calisto Cab Sila, Carlito Da Costa Araujo and Fausto Tilman De Araujo made their Solemn Profession (life-long commitment) as Carmelites during Mass at St Joseph's Church, Hera, East Timor.
The Friends of Zumalai group in Our Lady of Mt Carmel Parish, Coorparoo (QLD), raised $662.00 selling bottled water at the Parish Primary School Community Fete.
The Fete, held on Sunday 3 August, attracts a large number of people and the warm weather helped the sales of water.
In addition to water the stall also sold $375 worth of tickets in the Carmelite Raffle raising money for the Carmelites' Education=Freedom program for the children of Zumalai Parish in East Timor.
Br Januario Pinto and Br Matthew Tonini attended Mass on 18 July at Whitefriars College as part of the College's week-long celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
Following the mass they joined Whitefriars College students in the annual Walk for Timor Leste to raise funds for the Carmelites' work in East Timor.
So far this year's Walk for Timor Leste has raised: $32,305.15.
During July 18 young Carmelites in East Timor and Australia renewed their profession of vows for another year.
In East Timor 15 brothers made their renewal during Evening Prayer at the Carmelite Community in Hera (Dili) to Fr Denis Andrew (Prior Provincial).
In Australia Br Agedo Bento renewed his profession during Sunday Mass in the Carmelite parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Coorparoo, QLD.
Brs J anuario Pinto and Martinho Lemos renewed their profession during Evening Prayer in the Carmelite Priory at Middle Park, Vic.
All these brothers are continuing their Carmelite formation and preparation for ministry in the Church.
We rejoice that these young men have decided to continue on the Carmelite Way and we are encouraged by their faith and commitment.
The General Council of the Carmelites has issued a global plan for the next six years.
Using the theme of the 2013 General Chapter, the General Council has called the plan, 'A Word of Hope and Salvation'.
"We live at a particular time in history when the Church is calling us anew to evangelisation… we wish to accept the challenges before us, offering to the world we live in "a word of hope and salvation", the Council said.
Plans are offered for each of the geographical regions of the order: Africa, The Americas, Asia-Australia-Oceania and Europe. They are also offered for areas of special responsibility, including Communication, Evangelisation and Mission, Liturgy and Prayer, Finance, Formation, Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation, Laity, Carmelite Schools, Nuns and Sisters and for the revision of the 1995 Constitutions of the Order.
We wish all the members of our Carmelite Family a Happy Feast Day as we celebrate the Solemnity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
The early Carmelites on Mount Carmel dedicated their chapel to the memory of "St Mary" and claimed her as their own by adding "of Mount Carmel". They took her as their patroness, promising her their faithful service and expecting her protection and favour. They were proud to call themselves "Brothers of Saint Mary of Mount Carmel".
Following this ancient tradition, next Saturday Brs Carlito da Costa Araujo, Calisto Cab Sila and Fausto Tilman de Arajuo will make their Solemn Profession of Vows in Hera, Timor Leste. During the same mass Silveste Alves, Anacleto Guterres Da Costa, Jose Natalina Freitas, Frangelino Isaias Ximenes, Agustinho Da Conceicao Lobato Lourdes and Filomena Proto Oliveira Guterres will make their First Profession of Vows.
We hold them in our thoughts and prayers.
More than 80 members of the Papua New Guinea Catholic Community in Brisbane joined the Carmelite Parish of Coorparoo to celebrate the feast of Blessed Peter To Rot, the first Melanesian martyr to be beatified.
Members of the PNG Community led the music with traditional processions at the beginning of Mass, the Gospel and the Preparation of the Gifts. After mass the parish joined the community for light refreshments.
"Everyone left the church with a smile on their face," said Fr Paul Sireh (Parish Priest). he also said that the feast day would be celebrated every year in the parish with the PNG community.
Born around 1912, Blessed Peter To Rot was enrolled in 1930 at St Paul's College, Taliligap, which was founded by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart for the formation of lay catechists. Three years later he was appointed catechist to the parish of Rakunai.
Read more about the life of Blessed Peter To Rot and see more pictures from the mass.
Chris Wade, Australian Lay Carmelite Moderator, attended the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference annual national meeting of Catholic Lay Movements on 8 July at the Mary MacKillop Centre, North Sydney.
"I was keen to attend and meet other people involved in church life", Chris said, "however, my main motivation was to raise awareness of the Lay Carmelites and what we can contribute to the life of the church in Australia in the 21st century."
Each group gave a two minute thumbnail sketch of their group. These quick presentations were recorded for the Bishops' further consideration. Bishop Peter Comensoli, Auxiliary Bishop in the Sydney Archdiocese attended, representing the Bishops Commission for Church Ministry.
"In my thumbnail presentation, I offered the Carmelite Way of contemplation based on prayer, community and service and emphasised stillness and silence as an antidote to the craziness of life in Australia today. In conclusion I quoted Ernest E Larkin OCarm, 'The goal of the Carmelite Order [is] to live continuously in the loving presence of God.'"
About 150 people gathered in the Albion Park Church, Wollongong, in response to the news that their local parish priest, Fr David Caterrall (40) has cancer.
David had asked Fr Paul Gurr OCarm and Sr Magdalen osb, along with local musician, Jen Charadia, to provide an evening of music for parishioners of his parish.
"I believe that shared musical experience is a healing and effective way for people to deal with the things they find difficult to grasp and manage," Fr Paul said.
This was certainly true at Albion Park where, together with their parish priest, David, the people laughed and cried, danced and sang along and strengthened their sense of family as they come to terms with Fr David's illness.
We hold Fr David and his parishioners in our thoughts and prayers.
Join our spiritual reading group in the friendly atmosphere of the Carmelite Library. Max Richards will lead this session looking at Faith and Doubt in the poetry of Tennyson Arnold, Emily Dickinson, Hopkins, Hardy and Eliot.
Tuesday 15 July 4.30-6.00pm at The Carmelite Centre, 214 Richardson Street, Middle Park 3206.
Looking at poems of great spiritual depth by Australian Poets: Les Murray, Kevin Hart, Francis Webb, Judith Wright, Rosemary Dobson—and many others.
Using these examples, Tony Kelly CSsR reflects on questions like: How can poetry refresh language? How does it refine our sensitivities to the whole range of reality? What is the spiritual and even Christian significance of poetry?
Tuesday 22 July 6.30-8.30pm at The Carmelite Centre, 214 Richardson Street, Middle Park 3206.
From 25 to 30 June 2014, Fr Désiré Unen, O.Carm. (Ita-Congo), Fr Joseph Hung, O.Carm. (SEL-Vietnam), Jennifer Wanjiku (Kenya), Normita Lacanilao (Philippines), José Araujo Filho (Brazil), Michele Bonanno (Italy), Juan Luis Laghi (Young People in Perú), María José García de la Barrera (Young People in Spain), gathered in Rome for the first meeting on the new Commission for Carmelite Laity under the leadership of Fr Raúl Maraví, O.Carm., Councillor General and President of this commission.
For five days the group worked on the content of the global plan for laity for the next 6 years and how to put it into effect. Each member was given an opportunity to talk about the experience of the situation of the laity and of young people in the different places where the Order is working, and the needs that exist in those places.
This work led the commission to form two sub-commissions, one for formation and the other for communication for the purpose of responding to the concerns and expectations of lay people on the international level.
It was also decided that an International Congress for Lay Carmelites be organised, to take place one year before the next General Chapter, as well as a series of other assemblies at a regional level. One of the objectives of the commission is to give more visibility and training to lay people who are part of the great Carmelite Family.
The foundation of the Mendicant Orders in the Middle Ages had a profound influence on the faithful — at that time the old monastic spirit flourished in the very midst of the people. Hence in this truly religious age, there were many who were attracted by the fervour of the Mendicants and wished to live according to the spirit of such Orders. But not all could embrace the religious life and indeed not all desired to do so.
The urgent need was a form of life which would enable the faithful to live in the world according to the spirit of religious life. Thus, the various religious, their own souls burning with love of God and love for their Orders, and anxious, too, that the devout faithful should also burn with the same love, organized a movement known as the Third Order.
As the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is approaching, the Prior General has written a letter to the Carmelite family expressing his best wishes and inviting all members to celebrate the Feast, beginning with the Novena for the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel from 7 to 15 of July 2014.
This custom of the Novena of Our Lady of Mount Carmel before the feast is a long tradition and is observed by many Catholics throughout the world.
In his letter the Prior General invites us to be united in contemplating, sharing, increasing the beauty which is all around us (even, if at times, somewhat hidden) because Carmel has been closely linked to beauty.
The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel will be celebrated with a special Mothers' Mass at 10.30am on Sunday 20 July at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Middle Park.
Visit our Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation page to download resources for preparing for and celebrating NATSIC Sunday.
Resources include: Liturgy preparation, reflections, homily notes; activities for children and young people; prayer suggestions; personal stories; statistics and clip art.
Links to multimedia resources are also included.
The material is produced by the National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council.
Our deacons, Angelino Dos Santos and Martinho Da Costa, were farewelled in a number of celebrations over the last weekend as they prepare to return to East Timor prior to their Ordination on 30 August.
Fellow East Timorese students gathered at the Carmelite Priory at Middle Park on Saturday 28 June for a BBQ lunch.
Parishioners of Port Melbourne/Middle Park Parish gathered at the 10.30am Mass on Sunday 29 to thank Angelino and Martinho for their ministry in the parish. Mass was followed by morning tea and the opportunity for parishioners to say their personal farewells. After Mass 15 Carmelites gathered at Middle Park Priory for a farewell lunch.
We wish Angelino and Martinho well as they return home to East Timor to continue their preparation for Ordination.
The June issue of our Justice, Peace & Integrity of Creation newsletter is now available for download.
Br Matthew Tonini made his first profession of vows as a Carmelite on Sunday 22 June.
Matthew recently returned to Australia after completing his Novitiate at Brandsma Priory, Middletown, NY, USA.
Surrounded by his family, Carmelites from Australia and Timor Leste and parishioners Matthew made his profession during mass at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
Matthew, the eldest of 8 children, is a qualified teacher and holds an honours degree in Science.
The new Lay Carmelite National Council of Australia met on the weekend of 2 – 4 May at the Benedictine Abbey, Jamberoo, amidst quiet solitude bedecked with stunningly beautiful Autumn leaves.
Council members are: Fr Paul Gurr (Provincial Delegate), Chris Wade (Moderator), Angela Zakarias (Secretary), Norm Harding (formator) and Ben Bekema (Treasurer).
During the meeting plans were made for visits to the New Zealand, Rockhampton, Wentworthville, Towoomba, Jamberoo and Adelaide.
We warmly congratulate our new Deacons, Br Roque Soares Da Cruz and Br Carlito Da Silva on their ordination as Deacons on Pentecost Sunday, 8 June. The ceremony took place at the Diocesan Seminary Chapel at Nita on the island of Flores (Indonesia) where Roque and Carlito are completing their ministerial studies.
Fr Wayne Stanhope (Director of Formation) recently led a retreat for Br Paul and Br Francis, two young Carmelites preparing for Solemn Profession in Vietnam. The 30 day retreat was an immersion in the richness of the Carmelite Tradition. Paul and Francis will make their Solemn Profession in November this year.
There are 3 communities of Carmelites in Vietnam: Mount Carmel, where 6 brothers in First Profession live; St Therese, where 10 candidates for the Order live; and St Joseph's, the Pastoral house where 3 priests who minister to the people live.
Another 23 young men are in Vocational Accompaniment discerning their call to the Carmelite Way.
During Evening Prayer at Fatuhada community (Dili) on 4 May we formally welcomed into the pre-Novitiate 8 new candidates: Jacob Pereira dos Santos, Caitano Soares Da Silva, Jacob Dos Reis Carvalho, Francisco Soares Borges, Paulo Martins de Araújo, Jerónimo Nunes, Henrique da Conceicão and João Fernando Cabal.
All the Carmelites from Hera community were present as were some of the Hermanas Carmelitas sisters. Evening Prayer was followed by dinner and dancing. We wish these candidates a long and fruitful journey in Carmel.
Corsini House at Whitefriars College has built a strong partnership with its charity, Doncare over the past 2 years. As well as providing financial support, more importantly we encourage students to show 'Faith in Action'.
success as we prepared some delicious meals which were much appreciated by all the Doncare staff and guests that attended the event.
2015 marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of St Teresa of Jesus (Avila).
A special pilgrimage has been organised by Carmelites Together, an association of all the branches of the Carmelite Family in Australia.
Led by Fr Greg Burke OCD and Fr Paul Gurr OCarm this 26 day Carmelite journey through Spain will take you to Sergovia, Alba De Tormes, Salamanca, Las Batuecas, Avila, El Escorial, Ubeda, Granada, Seville, Cordoba and Toledo.
Bookings are now open for the pilgrimage which departs on Sunday 3 October 2015.
Click below to view the pilgrimage brochure and booking form.
Members of the International Formation Commission met in Rome from 19 to 24 May 2014.
Those who attended were, Onesmus Muthoka (Ken), Krispinus Ginting (Indo), Jose Alex Valavanattu (Ind), Desiderio García (Arag), Wayne Stanhope (Aust), Noel Rosas (Phil), Quinn Conners (PCM), Albeiro Luis Romero (Ita-Col) and Giampiero Molinari (Ita), Benny Phang, General Councillor for Formation and Noel Rosas, Executive Secretary for Formation.
revision of the Rite of Solemn Profession.
The practice of compassion is understood to be as important for health as physical exercise and healthy diet. Major universities around the world are now investigating and proving the importance of compassion, contemplation and meditation. In this forum, specific research outcomes from Stanford University and the Oxford Mindfulness Centre will be presented. This workshop is an exciting opportunity to not only hear about this research but more importantly to engage us in building a compassionate presence individually and in the workplace.
This event is hosted by the School of Prayer, a program of the Melbourne Archbishop's Office for Evangelisation. The School of Prayer aims to provide information and resources promoting new and creative forms of meditative prayer suited to contemporary needs. Damien Peile from The Carmelite Centre Melbourne has contributed to planning this workshop.
Dr Lynne Reeder and Rev Dr John Dupuche will lead this session.
Thursday 19 June 9.30am-2.30pm at Thomas Carr Centre, East Melbourne.
The Spirituality of the Poem though the eyes of 20th century artists.
Join us at the Carmelite Centre for an exploration of the types of punishment in the Inferno, modes of penitence in the Purgatorio and varieties of spirituality in the Paradiso through text and images.
William Johnston, international historian and lecturer, will lead this fascinating session using several dozen 20th Century paintings relevant to specific scenes in Dante's Divine Comedy.
Tuesday 10 June from 7.00pm to 9.00pm at The Carmelite Centre, 214 Richardson Street, Middle Park 3206.
Over the next few months there will be quite a number of celebrations for our Carmelite Family.
The Provincial Council has announced the date for the Ordination to the Priesthood of Angelino Dos Santos and Martinho Da Costa which will take place on 30 August in Lospalos, Timor Leste.
Roque Soares da Cruz and Carlito da Silva are preparing for their ordination to the Diaconate in Flores on Pentecost Sunday, 8 June.
Matthew Tonini will make his First Profession of vows as a Carmelite on 22 June during Mass at 10.30am at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Middle Park, Victoria.
Carlito da Costa Araujo, Calisto Cab Sila and Fausto Tilman de Arajuo will make their Solemn Profession of Vows on 19 July in Hera, Timor Leste. During the same mass Silveste Alves, Anacleto Guterres Da Costa, Jose Natalina Freitas, Frangelino Isaias Ximenes, Agustinho Da Conceicao Lobato Lourdes and Filomena Proto Oliveira Guterres will make their First Profession of Vows.
Following these celebrations there will be 34 Solemnly Professed friars, 28 friars in First Profession, 3 Novices and 13 pre-novices in the Carmelite Province of Australia and Timor Leste.
We offer our prayer and congratulations to all these brothers marking significant steps on their Carmelite journey.
Take a look at our JPIC page where you'll find resources and articles on current Justice & Peace issues.
Whitefriars College students Chris Gozali, Hugh Vezey, Charles Dalziel and Michael Stringer (Social Justice Captain) attended the 2014 St Vincent De Paul College Conference recently.
During the conference each had the opportunity to take part in different sessions. Chris attended the session about the StVdP Soup Vans in Melbourne. "Soup vans are not just about the food, they are all about homeless people and their need for love."
At the session on homelessness Hugh learnt "that HOMElessness is not simply ROOFlessness. Homelessness refers to everyone that doesn't have a place that they can feel safe in, have personal privacy in and a caring environment to live in".
Charles had the opportunity to learn about the homeless community in Melbourne. He discovered that they "are like a family, that they are extremely respectful of one another and that volunteering can be very personally rewarding and give you a feeling that is indescribable".
Michael learnt about "about society's misconceptions about people that live on the dole and how a variety of different people end up on welfare. In fact, Australians on the dole are classified as living below the poverty line".
Michael said that "The Conference highlighted the variety of opportunities that we have to become more involved in helping those less fortunate than ourselves and we look forward to putting what we learnt into practice."
Carmelites contribute to YTU soccer win!
Brothers Angelino Dos Santos, Martinho Da Costa, Januario Pinto, Martinho Da Cruz Lemos and Agedo Bento were part of the winning Yarra Theological Union Soccer Team in the annual Brotherhood Cup held on 17 May.
Redemptorist, Divine Word Missionaries and Carmelite students made up the winning team. The opposing team was made up of Salesian, Dominican, Corpus Christi, Jesuit and MGL students.
The match was held at Salesian College, Chadstone, Victoria.
This issue deals with the 2014 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the implications of global warming for food production, the healthy development of children, weather-related disasters and the spread of infectious diseases.
Also in this issue is information about a report on human trafficking in the state of Louisiana, USA.
On 1 June the Carmelite Commission for Justice, Peace, and the Integrity of Creation will be honoured by Pax Christi Metro New York at its annual Peacemaker Awards for its ministry to people in need and its efforts to effect social change.
You are warmly welcome to join us for our Mass of Healing and Anointing on Saturday 24 May at 6.00pm at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Middle Park. This Mass is offered for all those in need of healing and peace in body, mind or spirit.
During the Mass everyone will be invited to receive the Sacrament of Anointing - a rite of anointing with Holy Oil and prayer for recovery.
You can send us the names of people you would like prayed for during the Mass of Healing and Anointing.
For thousands of years meditation has been recognised for its remarkable benefits for body, mind and spirit. Join Meme McDonald for a nourishing day exploring techniques which will help you craft your own personal space and time for meditation.
Saturday 24 May 2014 10.00am-3.00pm at The Carmelite Centre, 214 Richardson Street, Middle Park 3206.
The Vine, the quarterly publication of the Australian Lay Carmelites is now available.
Michael McGartland, Principal Clinical Psychologist at Alfred Health, and Anne Booth, Clinical Child Psychologist, explore the relationship of some classical studies in psychology with our experiences in everyday life.
Some questions which will be discussed are: How much are we influenced by our environment? What have we learnt from studies of infant-parent interactions? Is the child the parent of the adult? and How is it that good people can do bad things?
At Mount Carmel Parish, Coorparoo (Qld) parishioners are being invited to donate a rose bush in celebration and memory of mothers. Fr Paul Sireh OCarm (Parish Priest) says that a new garden bed has been prepared on the left-hand side of the driveway entrance to the Church. It will become a permanent memorial of thanksgiving for mothers.
Mothers' Day Roses are on sale at Mount Carmel Parish, Wentworthville (NSW). The roses will be placed around the altar on Mothers' Day. A Mothers' Day Card will be sent to each mother for whom as rose is bought. For those mothers who have died, the card will be placed with the rose at the altar. All proceeds will go towards the education of our young East Timorese Carmelites studying in Melbourne.
Join our Spiritual Reading Group at the Carmelite Centre on Tuesday 20 May 4.30pm-6.00pm as we explore Simon Carey Holt's book, Eating Heaven - Spirituality at the Table.
Sitting down at a table to eat is such a normal thing to do that we rarely ponder it beyond the simple inquiry, 'What's for dinner?' Scratch a little deeper and you discover that it's something so laden with meaning and immersed in human longing and relationship that it takes on sacred dimensions. No wonder eating and drinking are mentioned so much in the Scriptures.
Simon Carey Holt is a trained chef, teacher, social researcher, minister of religion and homemaker. In this book, he draws on experience and research to explore the role of eating in our search for meaning and community. He invites us to sit at the tables of daily life – from kitchen tables to backyard barbecues, from cafe tables to the beautifully set tables of Melbourne's finest restaurants – and consider how our life at these tables interacts with our deepest values and commitments.
Fr Ken Petersen OCarm and Sr Kathleen Murphy OP will host an Inter-Faith Forum and an Inter-Faith Service as part of the 2014 Warburton Harmony Festival. The Festival, billed as "a unique celebration of belonging, hosted by a creative community in a beautiful environment", runs from 16-19 May.
The Inter-Faith Forum will be held from 2.00pm - 4.00pm and the Inter-Faith Service from 4.30pm-6.00pm on Sunday 19 May in the Mechanics Hall, Warburton. Both events will involve people from a variety of faith traditions.
The British Carmelites gathered for their Provincial Chapter on 25-28 February and 5-9 May 2014 at Aylesford Priory, Kent.
You are invited to join the Sancta Sophia Meditation Community, Warburton, to celebrate the life and message of Bede Griffiths. Embraced by Love is the theme of a day of readings, chants, meditation and the Eucharist on Saturday 10 May 10.00am to 3.00pm.
Cost: $30.00. Please bring some lunch to share.
Mark Angelovski, Lachlan Mahon and Jack Schroder represented Whitefriars College at the Anzac Day ceremony held in Templestowe Park on Thursday 24 April.
The Ceremony was attended by hundreds of students and teachers from schools in the surrounding Manningham area as well as Members of Parliament and the Mayor of Manningham.
Each school had an opportunity to lay a wreath at the memorial.
those that fought in the wars representing Australia" Whitefriars College Student, Jack Schroder said.
The May issue of the Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Newsletter is now available.
Fr Wayne Stanhope, Director of Formation for our Province, has been appointed to the International Carmelite Formation Commission. The Commission is responsible for offering international opportunities for ongoing formation for Carmelites, courses for those involved in formation ministry and for continuously updating the Order's fundamental document on formation, the Ratio Institutionis Vitae Carmelitanae.
The latest version of the RIVC has just been published under the English title: Carmelites Formation: A Journey of Transformation (see below).
The new International Commission will hold its first meeting in Rome towards the end of May.
A new edition of the Ratio Institutionis Vitae Carmelitanae, the Order's fundamental document on formation has been released.
Known as the Ratio or RIVC for short it has recently been printed in book form in English, under the title Carmelite Formation: A Journey of Transformation.
The new edition has changes suggested by Provincials and Formators across the Order. New or revised additions relate to the vows, human development, silence, liturgy, work, inculturation and child protection. These texts were presented and refined at two international gatherings of Formators and Provincials.
Announcing the release of the new Ratio, Fr Fernando Millán (Prior General) said, "formation is not only something that is academic and intellectual. It is also a question of an attitude that is both spiritual and life-oriented". Such an attitude "means to remain always attentive to the will of God and to our identity, which is fundamentally a response to that will, and to the signs of the times, through which, despite all their ambiguity, God is communicating something to us."
"I believe that we can all be enriched by reading it and we can feel challenged and encouraged in our vocation, whatever our age may be or whatever stage of formation we find ourselves in now," he said.
Cesaltino Dos Santos, Juliao Dos Santos and David Soares began the first year of their novitiate on 14 December 2013. Fr Bruce Clark (Regional Prior and Novice Master) formally admitted them in a ceremony at Sáo Elijah community chapel. Carmelites from Timor Leste attended the ceremony together with many family members and friends of Cesaltino, Juliao and David.
The reception of Cesaltino, Juliao and David bring the total number of novices belonging to our Province to ten.
See more photos of the Reception Ceremony.
The April issue of the Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Newsletter is now available.
It is a very natural way of prayer and was developed and practised by the early monks and so came to the first Carmelite hermits.Visit our Lectio Divina page.These texts are prepared by a group of international Carmelites to help all those who use the Lectio Divina method of praying with the scriptures.
The March issue of the Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Newsletter is now available.
The memorial of St Nuno Alvarez Periera (Carmelite and patron saint of Portugal) has been changed from 1 April to 6 November.
The previous date, normally in Lent or the Octave of Easter, meant that St Nuno's feast was not often able to be celebrated.
The online version of the 2014 Carmelite Liturgical Guide has been updated to reflect this change.
The February issue of the Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Newsletter is now available.
Carmelite Communications has published the 2014 Carmelite Liturgical Guide. The Guide lists the various Carmelite solemnities, feasts and memorials as well as the usual liturgical celebrations of the Roman Calendar. The Guide is an indispensable help to those wishing to celebrate Mass and the Prayer of the Church according to the Carmelite Calendar.
Copies of the Guide can be purchased from Carmelite Communications for $5.00 plus postage.
The December issue of the Vine is now available.
Seven new pre-novices were received into the Carmelite Community at Fatuharda, East Timor on Sunday 24 February by Fr Bruce Clark (Regional Prior).
Luis Mendonça Maia, Marcelino Mendonça, Bemvindo Antonio Alexio Martins, Luis Baptista, Francisco Xavirius Vieira Martins, Estevaõ Mendonça de Jesus and Estevaõ de Deus Gomes (above) join the four second year pre-novices in the community. Fr Augusto Galhos is their formator.


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Q: How to get number of days in a month in SQL Server Is there a way to get the number of days in a month in SQL Server, if we input the month number or month name, or even a date?

A: If you have a date and are on 2012 or later :
SELECT day(eomonth(yourdate))

Month name / number is automatically prone to an error when dealing with February - do you consider it 28 or 29, which year are you referring to when making that calculation etc.

A: In case you are using sql-server 2008 or earlier:
Date as input
DECLARE @date DATETIME = getdate()

SELECT day(dateadd(m, datediff(m, -1, @date), -1))

Month and year as input
DECLARE @year  INT = 2018
DECLARE @month INT = 2

SELECT day(dateadd(m, @month + datediff(m, 0, cast(@year as char(4))), -1))

A: try using
SELECT day(eomonth(yourdate))

A: for pre 2012 where eomonth() is not available
if you have a date
select  day(dateadd(month, datediff(month, 0, @date) + 1, -1))

if you have the year & month
declare @year   int = 2018,
        @month  int = 8
select  dateadd(month, @month, dateadd(year, @year - 1900, -1))

A: You can use:
select day(eomonth ('2018-02-01')) as NoOfDays

and the result will be:
NoOfDays
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A: If you have a date, then simply do:
select day(eomonth(date))

If you have a month number, then:
select day(eomonth(datefromparts(2020, month_number, 1)))


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Q: C++ - pointers in multidimensional arrays I've bought a beginners book for visual c++ and have come the chapter which involves arrays, strings and pointers. I understand the concept, but when it comes to multidimensional arrays I got a bit lost.
Array and and pointer declaration:
double beans[3][4];
double* pbeans;

I understood this part:
*You can declare and assign a value to the pointer pbeans, as follows:
double* pbeans;
pbeans = &beans[0][0];

But when the author presents that you can assign the address for the first row/dimension by typing this statement he lost me:
pbeans = beans[0];

Why can we skip the "Address-Of" operator here?
To me the logical thing would be:
pbeans = &beans[0];

A: Say you have just an array
double legumes[5];

Arrays decay to pointers so you can do
double* plegumes = legumes;

When you declare a 2d array, what you're doing is creating an array of arrays. So the expression beans[0] actually refers to an array. So the statement
pbeans = beans[0];

Is just assigning an array to a pointer.

A: Because an array decays to a pointer to the first element.  If we have an array called arr, then any usage of arr where an array won't fit will generally result in arr being treated as a pointer.  This is called decay.
In this case, beans[0] is an array; to be specific, an double[4].  However, as you cannot assign an array to a pointer, the array decays into a double*.
The code you provided, double* pbeans = &beans[0]; would be trying to assign a pointer to an array of  doubles to a pointer to a double; that won't work due to a type mismatch.
Also, all that aside, this doesn't sound like a very good book; teaching arrays, strings and pointers together smells of C.

A: There is a standard conversion between array types and pointers to the first element of the array. As a simpler example:
int array[5];
int* p = array;

p is now a pointer to the first element of array, because objects of type "array of 5 int" will decay to a "pointer to int" if they need to.
In your case, beans[0] is of type "array of 4 double" and will decay into a "pointer to double" that points at the first element in the beans[0] array. It is equivalent to doing double* p = &beans[0][0].


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APA Y. S. Qiao,Z. T. Guo,Q. Z. Hao,Q. Z. Yin,B. Y. Yuan,&T. S. Liu.(2006).Grain-size features of a Miocene loess-soil sequence at Qinan: Implications on its origin.Science in China Series D-Earth Sciences,49(7),731-738.
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Travels with Geordie: The long road west.
Peter! way to stick it out. L. and I were going to head to California in my vanagon in january (with its new transmission.) Now I'm glad we did not attempt it. The van is in Jean Talon market underground parking. I wanted to get it to Los Angeles and safely into my driveway where I could begin some needed reconditioning. But alas, it remains, en exil - like me.


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Alex Calder La Vitrola, Montreal QC, November 19
Photo: Luke Orlando
By Scott Simpson
By the time Alex Calder and his band took the stage at La Vitrola at almost 2 a.m., most of the people remaining were either other performers from the night or fellow festival attendees that were probably a few too many beers in. Alex Calder's brand of off-kilter slack rock would have probably fared better performed earlier, but his four-piece band, with two guitarists (including Calder), a bassist and a drummer, were very apt at turning chaos into melody, with each successive song managing to string together disjointed arrangements to interesting effect. They have an ear for catchy string combinations, like the ones on "Memory Resolve," included last year under his Mold Boy moniker on a self-titled release.
Many of the recorded versions were purely instrumental, but Calder infused them with disaffected vocals and deliberately off key delivery. The four members play well together, with a particular connection between the drummer and Calder, and were able to turn discorded guitar harmonies into engaging live compositions that mutated throughout their course. What brought the set down were the too-long breaks in between songs and sometimes psychedelic interludes, which highlighted the somewhat dishevelled setup. But then again, this was a 2 a.m. set at a free gig; these are small complaints for an otherwise solid performance.
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My Husband Simon
By Mollie Panter-Downes, Introduction by Simon Thomas
British Library Women Writers
224 Pages, 5 x 7.5
Formats: Trade Paper
Rights: US, CA, SAM & MX
British Library Publishing (Sep 2021)
My Husband Simon tells the story of the married life of Nevis Falconer, a young woman novelist, and Simon Quinn. Temperamentally unsuited, they are only kept together by a mutual physical attraction, in spite of innumerable quarrels. They live this superficial existence for three years, until one day Nevis meets Marcus Chard, her American publisher, who has just arrived in London. Soon friendship develops into love. Inevitably the problem faces her. Wife or mistress? Nevis finds herself caught in a whirl of circumstances over which she has no control. Published in 1931 in the immediate aftermath of D H Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover controversy, Mollie Panter-Downes's book explores the different echelons of the increasingly self-conscious middle class and the ways in which the tensions and nuances of vocabulary, dress, occupation, politics, taste and, ultimately, the literary world contribute to the incompatibility of a marriage.
Part of a curated collection of forgotten works by early to mid-century women writers, the British Library Women Writers series highlights the best middlebrow fiction from the 1910s to the 1960s, offering escapism, popular appeal and plenty of period detail to amuse, surprise and inform.
"Mollie Panter-Downes is as profound as Katherine Mansfield, restrained as Jane Austen, sharp as Dorothy Parker." --Independent on One Fine Day
Mollie Panter-Downes's (1906–1997) first book was published when she was only seventeen and her remarkable post-war novel One Fine Day is recognized as a modern classic. She is also remembered for her fortnightly "Letters from London" which appeared in the New Yorker from 1938 through to the 1980s and provided an American readership with a warm and detailed "voice" of everyday life in England and its capital.


Since the end of December 2014, US equities have traded side-ward with a few selected stocks moving up strongly while others were weak. A very mixed performance indeed. The S&P 500 is up by less than 1% for the year, the NASDAQ by 7%, but the Dow Utilities Average and the Dow Transportation Average are down by 11% and 10% respectively.
In general, I believe that the risks associated with over-extended asset prices (stocks in particular) far outweigh the potential upside potential for the next few months.


Now you can have this pink Flamingo Travel Mug.
This travel mug is made by Tervis and is see through and double walled and made from BPA plastic and it comes with a pink lid that has a open close slider to keep your drink secure inside.
On the mug you can see green leaves on the bottom and then on top of that many pink flamingo's.
And this tumbler is dishwasher and microwave safe so that you can make this your all day mug that can hold your water, coffee or any other drink you want.
This is a 16oz tumbler so plenty of space for your hydration needs.
Now there is this stainless steel Dog Breeds Travel Mug.
If you like dogs and like your coffee on the go then you just have to check out this mug as it is just made for you.
The mug has a metal look on the outside and on top of that you can see picture of dog heads in all kind of breeds and the name of them it say below each dog.
And this is a double walled mug so that your hot drink stays hot and cold drinks stay cold a lot longer. You can get this dog travel mug in a 20 and a 30 oz version so that you get the size you want.
Stop using paper to go cups and go for a nice travel mug and this one is just made for dog lovers like you.
Now is a good time for coffee because you can serve it in this Penguin I Believe I Can Fly Mug.
This ceramic penguin mug is available in some different colors and is 11oz and microwave and dishwasher safe.
On the ceramic mug you can see a penguin making a snow angel while also wearing a scarf. Around the bird it says "I Believe I Can Fly" and that is a good thing as penguins not really fly like a normal bird.
The cute mug is great for at home or the office and would look just fun on your desk or table and I am sure it will make you smile every time you look at it.
If it is time for coffee then now you can drink it out of this Boston Terrier Mug.
On the mug you can find a picture of a cute Boston terrier and the dog seems a bit sad and I guess it is because he ran out of coffee.
You can get this dog mug in a classic ceramic version or even as a latte mug and if you are also are on the go then you are in luck too as you can get this Boston Terrier on a travel mug too.
So add a dog to your favorite mug as it will make you smile every time you take a sip.
Coffee time is much better when you get it from this Giraffe Wisdom Mug.
The white ceramic mug is dishwasher and microwave safe.
On the mug you can see the long neck and head of a giraffe and he is surrounded by clouds and then it says "Giraffe Wisdom" on it and lots of wisdoms can be found around the animal. And you can read them by clicking on the picture.
A mug like this is great for yourself but also makes for a great present as everyone can use some wisdom at their birthday.
When you want a drink then do so from this cute giraffe mug. And this mug comes with a wooden coaster too so that there are no dirty coffee marks on your table.
Are you grumpy in the morning and feeling like a hippo? If so then you need a mug for your favorite beverage like coffee, tea or hot chocolate and get started off on the right foot.
This is a fun mug that has a sketch image of a hippo that is looking very grumpy with lots of fine details as well as the saying " meh. " beside the hippo. A perfect gift for everyone.
Made from a very durable long lasting ceramic that is microwave and dishwasher safe. Available in 3 different styles of mugs, a Standard mug, Travel mug and a Tall mug.
If you like bit animals and coffee then you should check out this great looking rhinoceros mug.
The mug is white and made from ceramic and comes in different sizes and even styles and there is a travel mug too.
The rhino mug is white and on the white you can find a big rhinoceros as a black silhouette.
A mug like this is just amazing looking especially as the rhino is big so that it shows the front of the animal on the side you see when you drinking but it's behind can be seen by people that see you drink your coffee and that is kinda funny.
If you like giraffes and coffee then you should check out this surprise giraffe mug.
The mug is funny because there is a 3D giraffe inside the mug that will be hiding under your coffee until you drink enough and then the giraffe will be staring at you.
Beside the hidden giraffe the outside of the mug has a giraffe animal print so that looks amazing too.
Now you can surprise an giraffe friend with a drink or just use it for yourself as this is an amazing looking mug with a giraffe that just looks at you while drinking your drink.


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The Official SCBWI Conference Blog: Edward Necarsulmer-The Exciting World of Contracts!
Edward Necarsulmer-The Exciting World of Contracts!
I walked into a packed room to observe McIntosh and Otis agent, Edward Necarsulmer's speech on contracts. And Jane Yolen was in the crowd too!
First Edward gave us a handout with contract lingo to help us stay on top of the conversation. Some of the finer points he made were to demistify and run us through the process. He talked about foreign rights, and that he thinks that they are an import part of your book contract. He likes to hold on to them because he said, "Other than you and your editor, who better to pitch your book than your agent? And I don't have thousands of other books to push like a publishing house does."
He said having a savvy, business minded agent is crucial. They should know about print runs and price points before going into negotiations.
To be honest, I was impressed with his knowledge of contracts!! I'd never really thought out all the small print before.
My favorite line was when he said that he felt that "matchmaking" in finding a publisher was a lost art. It just showed me how passionate and respectful his was of the industry.
Thanks for the recap, Suzanne! Can't wait to hear Edward Necarsulmer speak at SCBWI WWA.
He was awesome last year. I'll target him when my ms is ready.


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5 Things to Watch: Texans at Lions | First Glance
Drew Dougherty
Texans TV Host
The Texans (3-7) face the Lions (4-6) in Detroit on Thanksgiving Day. It's the second time the two squads have played on the holiday, and it's the fifth meeting between the franchises. Houston's won the last three. Here are five things to watch after the kickoff at 11:30 a.m. CT inside Ford Field. First Glance is presented by First Community Credit Union.
1) To run, or not to run… – Last Sunday against New England, the Texans running backs ran the ball a combined 13 times for 19 yards. Duke Johnson got the lion's share of those carries, finishing with 15 yards on 10 carries. C.J. Prosise was the only other back to get carries on the day. Deshaun Watson scrambled six times for 36 yards.
Watson was terrific through the air though, completing over 75 percent of his passes for 344 yards, with a pair of touchdowns. But just because he was so efficiently explosive throwing, don't expect the Texans to completely give up on running the ball.
"I think that's a death wish if you do that," offensive coordinator Tim Kelly said. "When you're going against players that – think about trying to block a guy like J.J. Watt 70 times a game and he knows you're throwing the ball 70 times a game. You've got no shot. I don't care who you are. Those players are too dynamic, they're too good to not have to worry about playing multiple games."
Watson was able to push the ball down the field, finishing with seven completions of 20 yards or more. Even though the Texans struggled to get yardage via the run, Watson offset that by completing 11 completions of between two and six yards.
"We're going to continue to try to attack defenses on different levels, in different areas," Kelly said. "It's no secret that we'd like to have better results in terms of our rushing statistics, but at the end of the day the most important thing is that we win. Last week we were able to go out there and get a win and hopefully we can keep that momentum moving forward."
2) Deep thoughts – As mentioned above, Watson was able to pick up chunk plays through the air. After his seven passes that went for 20-plus yards Sunday, the reigning AFC Offensive Player of the Week is tied for third in the NFL in completions of 20 yards or more. Nine different Texans have caught a pass for 20 yards or more, and Brandin Cooks has 11 of those, while Will Fuller V has 10.
"We always want to take our shots downfield and connect with those," Watson said. "I feel comfortable and confident with those throws and I have the weapons and receivers that can track the ball and make plays downfield. The opportunities should come up a little bit more and we've got to take advantage of that."
Only three teams in the NFL are giving up more points per game than the Lions at 28.7, and they're in the bottom quarter of the League by allowing 258.4 passing yards per contest. Detroit head coach Matt Patricia explained the challenge Watson and company present for his defense.
"I think with the speed that they added – obviously Fuller who was there – but Brandin Cooks is another guy that I know really well and his speed to go vertical, it just creates obviously the big play ability downfield," Patricia said. "But also that intermediate route area between trying to stay close to the line of scrimmage to defend against the quarterback and then obviously deep shots. There's a lot of space in between that they really put the defense in a bind with."
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3) All hands on deck – On Wednesday the Texans announced a slew of players won't make the trip to Detroit for the game. Receivers Kenny Stills and Randall Cobb are out. So too are fullback Cullen Gillaspia and defensive tackle P.J. Hall.
It's likely the Texans bring up a practice squad receiver like Steven Mitchell or Chad Hansen, to join the quartet of available ones on the roster in Fuller, Cooks, Keke Coutee and Isaiah Coulter.
With quarterback Josh McCown also not traveling, the inactives list for the game is all but set.
Coutee, after getting and making the most of his opportunity on Sunday in the win over the Patriots, should figure again heavily into the gameplan. Coutee caught a touchdown pass, finished with another reception as well, and returned punts.
"He's a guy I'm looking forward to have a big rest of the season each and every game and just continue to build his confidence," Watson said. "He knows that whenever he's out there on that field he has the ability to get the ball with me playing quarterback. He's just got to play fast and continue to do what he do. We know as a team and as an organization and as an offense that's what he's going to do."
Interim head coach Romeo Crennel agrees.
"He knew that he was going to get an opportunity at some point, and he got it and he took advantage of it," Crennel. "I think that now he'll try to hold on to it."
4) Stifle Stafford – Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford and the offense is coming off a tough outing. The Panthers kept them out of the end zone and off the scoreboard in Sunday's 20-0 loss. Stafford completed just over 54 percent of his passes in that one, and on the season he's completed 62.8 percent of his passes. Nevertheless, the Texans are wary of his capabilities.
"I think you've got to take that tape with a grain of salt," defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver said of the loss at Carolina. "They were missing some very key pieces. You talk about (D'Andre) Swift, (Kenny) Golladay – two dynamic players. (Danny) Amendola I don't think played in that game. So, again, we know what they're capable of. They've put up multiple 30-point games this season and we're expecting their absolute best, particularly in that venue on a Turkey Day situation where they're trying to thrive and play well in front of their home crowd."
Crennel said the Texans must be able to defend against the deep passes from Stafford.
"He can make all the throws and he's not afraid to throw it vertically down the field," Crennel said. "A lot of their routes are vertical routes and so we're going to have to do a good job of trying to pressure him, first of all. I think that's where it starts."
5) Keep up against the run – Houston turned in a fine performance defending the run versus New England, limiting the Pats to just 3.6 yards per carry. Continuing that against Adrian Peterson and the Lions could help the defense tee off on Stafford if he's forced into obvious throwing situations. Detroit is near the bottom of the NFL in running the ball, getting just 95.4 yards per game as a team.
Even though Peterson hasn't gained over 40 yards in a game since September, defensive end J.J. Watt still respects what the veteran can do.
"He's a legend of the game, obviously," Watt said. "One of the best to ever do it. He's been doing it so well for a very long time. Guys have a lot of respect for him. I have a lot of respect for him. For him to be able to still play at the level he's playing at is exceptional. I do look forward to the opportunity."
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Here's my sparse page identifying myself as a CS student at UW Madison.
I also work as a Unix administrator at the Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) in the College of Engineering (CoE) and with the CloudLab project here at CS.
For school related things you can reach me by emailing my username at cs.wisc.edu.
See the URL for a hint on my username.
Here's a list of some of the classes I've taken recently.
Fall 2015: I sat in on CS 739: Distributed Systems with Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau while working with him on the UW CloudLab project.
I mostly just read papers and discussed with folks (Remzi is a great teacher), but I also helped students get access to the platform for working on their projects.
I did an evaluation of some NoSQL system integration with the campus Moodle service server platform I run for my work at CAE.
I worked on a bin packing survey and a case study with respect to my work at CAE on how to size our VM infrastructure for our vhosting infrastructure. To do this I wrote a simulator to determine the number of active Apache processes/threads needed to service concurrent requests at any moment by replaying access logs and then used those values to evaluate some greedy heuristics. I'm planning this to be the start of some on going work to help automate and improve that ifrastructure, though it has several of the same load balance challenges that VMs on physical machines has.
This class follows Feynman's Lectures on Computation from basic digital circuits, to information and coding theory, to the thermodynamics of computation, and on into quantum computation.
Since I haven't actually taken a physics course in over 10 years this has been some what challenging at times, but the wide range of people in the course (physicists, electrical engineers, mathematicians, computer scientists, me, etc.), has lead to some amazing discussions. It is probably the best class I've ever taken!
We are currently working on Ext4 with Parity and Checksums.
Actually, we gave up on that and instead worked on Checksumming RAID.
We worked on a system called OpenSAFE - a dynamic IDS system using OpenFLOW switches.
Here's some things that do or once did interest me that relate to my work, studies, and hobbies.
I also just started (was) trying (I'm really bad at maintaining my virtual presence) to keep some of these in a public Evernote notebook.
Felt F65x cross bike for commuting and towing kids around in a trailer.
Trek Domane 2.3 road bike for going fast and tooling around the country side.
Furthermore's Oscura It's actually a lager!


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Probe Leader Called A Tough Prosecutor
John H. Durham is a federal prosecutor in Connecticut. (Bob Child - AP)
By Dafna Linzer
John H. Durham, who was appointed yesterday to lead a criminal probe into the destruction of the CIA's interrogation tapes, oversaw corruption charges against a Republican governor in Connecticut, put away FBI agents in Boston and prosecuted many of New England's Mafia bosses.
Former colleagues said the deputy U.S. attorney is known for seeking maximum sentences, shunning plea bargains and avoiding the spotlight. Four friends said they could not recall him losing a case in more than 30 years as a prosecutor, almost all of it spent fighting organized crime and gang violence in Connecticut.
Two former prosecutors and a Justice Department official said that Durham, 57, was recommended for his assignment by his former boss, Kevin J. O'Connor, who was the U.S. attorney in Connecticut until he became an assistant to Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales shortly before Gonzales resigned last year. O'Connor is awaiting confirmation as an associate attorney general.
Durham, a career prosecutor and registered Republican, has served as the No. 2 to four U.S. attorneys in Connecticut -- two Democrats and two Republicans. Friends describe him as nonpartisan and driven by a strong sense of morality that paid off in cases against violent criminals. He met President Bush in 2005, when Bush visited Connecticut for a fundraiser, said Tom Carson of the U.S. attorney's office in Connecticut.
Several courtroom adversaries compared Durham, a Roman Catholic reared in the Northeast, to Patrick J. Fitzgerald, the staid U.S. attorney in Chicago who served as special prosecutor in the investigation of the leaked identity of a CIA officer. "He's Fitzgerald with a sense of humor," said Hugh O'Keefe, a Connecticut criminal defense lawyer who has known Durham for 20 years.
But Durham has had little experience with national security issues and with cases involving executive authority that appear to be less than black-and-white. His probe may require calling lawyers and aides to Bush, Vice President Cheney, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and the CIA before a grand jury to testify about their knowledge of the tapes' destruction.
"John is a dedicated prosecutor who sees things in absolute terms," said H. James Pickerstein, a former chief assistant U.S. attorney who hired Durham in the Connecticut office in the 1980s before he retired to become a defense lawyer. Pickerstein said Durham relied on a "good versus evil" vision of the world while overseeing the probe of former governor John G. Rowland.
Rowland was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison and four months of home confinement for accepting $107,000 in gifts from people doing business with the state and for not paying taxes on them. "It wasn't an easy case, but John was single-minded in his pursuit of the truth," Pickerstein said.
Stanley A. Twardy, another former U.S. attorney for Connecticut, said the politics of the CIA probe will not sway Durham. "The complex nature of this case won't be lost on John," Twardy said. "He will pick up on the nuances and the public, at the end of the day, will have a full picture of what went on."
Researcher Julie Tate contributed to this report.


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Story and photos by Manos Angelakis
Zhengzhou is the capital city of Henan Province, one of the 5 imperial capital cities that form the cultural and historic center of China. The region is the "home" of all things Chinese; a culture that started flourishing more than 5,000 years ago and is still going strong.
The pulpy martial arts TV series "Kung-Fu" of the 1970s, and films – Fists of Fury, The Way of the Dragon etc. -- created in Hong Kong, introduced me and countless others to Kung Fu and the Shaolin Temple's martial arts tradition. In "Kung Fu", though the history portrayed in the TV series is fictional, the story of the temple being destroyed and a monk coming after the destruction to the US is partially true, because the temple was attacked and destroyed several times, in both ancient times but especially during the 20th century, and monks did escape to the US where they set up schools teaching Shaolin-style martial arts.
To understand Chinese Kung Fu and other Chinese martial arts, one should understand Buddhism's belief in wisdom, serenity and spiritual as well as physical development. Shaolin Kung Fu is the initial style developed by the Shaolin monks more than a thousand years ago as protection against marauding bandits and it eventually became one, among many, of China's martial arts traditions.
During the Sui Dynasty (CE 581–618), the fundamental blocks of Shaolin Kung Fu training took a formal character, and the Shaolin monks began creating their own fighting system. By the early Tang Dynasty (CE 618-907), the temple had trained its monks into a formidable combative army. Unfortunately, the monks supported the Ming government (1368-1644), and in 1641 the temple was sacked by the anti-Ming rebel Li Zicheng, who effectively wiped out the temple's fighting force.
In the last three decades, the Chinese government re-established the Shaolin Temple and the fighting style taught at the temple nowadays is called Wushu. Because of the popularity of Kung Fu and Zen Buddhism in the rest of the world, many "Shaolin" schools operate in towns and villages around the temple.
Tourists came to see the Shaolin Temple, and foreigners want to train in the schools. Today there is only a single school operating in the actual temple site. In the early mornings, I saw cadres of Kung Fu students of all ages practicing in large and small groups in training fields around the temple as well as the city parks.
It is impossible to tell fact from fiction in the Shaolin Temple's storied past. I was really curious to find out whether the TV series and the films had any substance or were the fight portrayals just a product of the producer's and director's imaginations combined with Chinese lore and film production magic. So, when the opportunity arose to participate in the International Mayor's Forum on Tourism in Zhengzhou, since the Shaolin temple is in Dengfeng about two hours from Zhengzhou, I accepted the invitation and traveled to China.
While visiting the temple site I did not see many monks. It was during the middle of the day so, as I understand it, most were either training students or working in the kitchen or the grounds. The individual monks have no income. They live at the temple, which provides shelter, food and clothing — a simple robe, pants and sandals -- and they have their sleeping quarters there. The Temple is part of a group of classic buildings -- a few date back to the Northern Wei Dynasty 386 to 534. In the afternoon, after we visited the temple, we also visited the Tagou Martial Arts School where we saw the grounds and training rooms.
The temple buildings are located in an enclosed park-like environment. Near the entrance there is also the so-called "Pagoda Forest" the resting place of prominent Shaolin monks. The area contains 248 pagodas made of bricks and stone and is the largest of its kind.
The evening I visited the temple I also experienced "The Grand Ritual of Zen Buddhist Music". A majestic adaptation of European "Sound and Light" performance; this live show uses hundreds of performers and Kung Fu practitioners, takes place after dark at a natural amphitheater, set in Songsan's mountainous terrain with an "ancient temple" background. It is absolutely spectacular and if you are visiting the temple or are anywhere near the area, it is a "must see" performance.
Thanks to: Mr. Bing Sun www.orientdestinations.com
China National Tourist Office, New York www.cnto.org
Shaolin Temple Wushu Training www.shaolinsi.gov.cn
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Our Lady of Nourieh (Saydet el Nourieh in Arabic) is a Marian shrine in Hamat, Lebanon. Nourieh is a derivative of the Arabic word, nour, meaning light.  Thus, in English, the Marian shrine can be called, Our Lady of Light.

The story of Our Lady of Light shrine and monastery is celebrated throughout Lebanon, a country where Christianity has existed since Jesus first evangelized in Tyre and Sidon, and therefore, Lebanon is often considered part of the "Holy Land."  Some of the first Christian communities were set up in Lebanon during the time of the apostles.

It is believed that two sailors built the shrine in the 4th century.  One winter night, on a very stormy sea, the two sailors found themselves in peril.  They began praying, and the Virgin appeared to them as a light and guided them gently to the shore of Theoprosopon near modern-day Chekka in North Lebanon. The grateful sailors carved a cave in the cliff and dedicated it to the Virgin Mary, and called the shrine, Our Lady of Light. A Greek Orthodox monastery was built in the 17th century.  The miraculous icon of the Theotokos has been venerated for centuries for having glowed with light to attract wayward ships.

The shrine is a popular Christian pilgrimage site in Lebanon, and tourists and pilgrims alike enjoy the beautiful view of the bay from atop historic Cape Theoprosopon.

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