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Webb County Texas Archives Obituaries.....Macdonell, Christopher Marmion September 23, 1888

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Laredo Times Newspaper
His obituary, published in Laredo, Texas when he died,
tells a brief history of his life.

Death of C. M. Macdonell

"On Saturday night, Mr. Macdonell was taken sick with a severe attack of inflammation of the bowels. Sunday morning a physician was called, but for some reason, was unable to come until eleven o'clock. Upon his arrival, he examined the patient carefully and gave little hope for his recovery, although it was thought that he would pass away quickly. About seven o'clock yesterday evening, the spirit of C. M. Macdonell took its flight, and as soon as the news became generally known a feeling of sadness settled over the city.

Deceased was born in Kilkeel, County Down, Ireland, in the year 1826, and at the time of his death was sixty-two years of age. He very seldom spoke of himself, and the exact time of his emigration to the United States is not known. His only next relatives are a brother and sister, now residents of Newry, Ireland. The sad news was immediately cabled to them last night. Mr.
Macdonell, was a member of Capt. G. K. Lewis Company of Texas Rangers in 1852.
He afterwards engaged in business in Corpus Christi, and in San Patricio.
During the late Civil War he was a member of the famous regiment, Terry's Texas Rangers, serving with them all through the struggle. About the year 1865 he came to Laredo and engaged in the mercantile business. He prospered in business and some ten to twelve years ago became a large ranchman and sheep raiser, at the time of his death being interested in the largest sheep ranch in Texas- the Callahan Ranch in Encinal County. He has been closely identified with Laredo and Webb County interests for years past, and was looked upon as one of the most influential men in Southwest Texas. Although he never became a candidate for any office himself, he always took a prominent part in politics as a democrat and endeavored to support and remain public servant, whose ability, integrity, and loyalty to their party, was unquestioned.

In the death of C. M. Macdonell, Laredo loses one of her most solid and honorable citizens; his friends knew a man upon whose word they could always depend. He was a man of few words, but he never was known to fail to keep a promise. He was a follower of the Roman Catholic religion and died in that faith. His deeds of charity were numerous, and many are the poor people in Laredo and vicinity who will mourn his death, in addition to his many personal friends.

The funeral will take place from San Augustine Church tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock."

Funeral of C. M. Macdonell
Sunday September 23, 1888

"At 7 o'clock this morning the funeral procession bearing the earthly remains of the lamented C. M. Macdonell, proceeded to the San Augustine Catholic Church. The coffin was borne into the Cathedral by Masers Martin, Sanchez, Rodriguez, McLane, Dodd, Atlee, Reid and Headen, pall-bearers. After being deposited therein, the impressive burial service was performed by Father Souchon, assisted by Father Robert. The flickering candles upon the altar, the deep mournful tones of the organ and quoir reverberating through the grand old edifice, the earnest voice and manner in which the reverend fathers delivered the service, broken by the sobs of sorrowing friends made the occasion one of the most solemn which has ever been witnessed in this city. After the conclusion the procession, one of the most numerous ever seen in this city formed in front of the church and proceeded to the Catholic burying ground, where the coffin was deposited in its last resting place."
"Earth to earth and dust to dust"

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Why These Women And Christ

This article asks an amazing question. Just what in hell were the names of four scandalous women doing in the lead genealogy of Matthew?

I have only leapt over that particular grind forever. Suddenly we stop and ask just what they were thinking?

I do know however, that a belief in God's providence can be found in history and seen in that history.

Just the actions of Pope John Paul II who surely was informed by this belief as were his electors and this led directly to the toppling of the Iron Curtain.

Today we witness a brewing turmoil in the Islamic world that we do not understand yet I see rising opportunity for Christianity there in a world which had blocked it out completely. I just do not want to believe it is possible. In China, the arm wrestle is now between Communism and Christianity and it is deep and wide and almost invisible. The moment it breaks the emergence will be abrupt. It is in position to assist the people to throw off the Communist ideology outright. Again I do not want to believe what I am seeing is true.

Two generations ago the emergence of a fully established State of Israel was impossible to see. It was impossible to see any circumstance that would permit a Christian resurgence in Islam. It was impossible to foresee any interest in Christianity in China. Yet this is what the prophetic strain of End Days Christianity was happily preaching. Today all those paths are open.

"THE WOMAN PROBLEM IN THE BIBLE: PART ONE OF FOUR-PART SERIES"

"Saturday, November 19, 2011"By Juli Loesch Wiley"

"http://www.speroforum.com/a/NOGGPJXZHR50/The-Woman-Problem-in-the-Bible-Part-One-of-Fourpart-series"

"In the beginning, there was a sex scandal. If the National Enquirerhad been sold on some newsstand in Eden, this would have been the world's first tabloid headline: "Eve Tempts Adam: Bite My Apple." Of course, the first sin had nothing to do with sex believe me, it didn't
but that's what sells newspapers. So as sure as the sun rises, instead of talking about all the splendid things God had just done in Genesis, we would have been talking about "Applegate."

Let's look at the four ladies in Matthew's genealogy who were Jesus' ancestors. But I won't handle it the way it would be handled by a supermarket tabloid.

The genealogy of Jesus found in Matthew's Gospel is often an embarrassment to Lectors. It seems so boring, as the lector goes on and ONNNN, reciting 14 generations from Abraham to David, 14 more from David to the Babylonian Exile, and 14 more from the Exile to Christ. The names sound like a spell or incantation:

" Perez,Amminadab, Rehoboam, Jehoshaphat, Hezekiah, Jechoniah,Shealtiel, Zerubbabel. It's comical. It is as if a multitude of dwarfs, with strange curly beards and pointed caps, is joined together by their baby-making equipment to form a living Eiffel tower of humanity."

"But Matthew's genealogy is much subtler than you might think. For one thing, contrary to the patriarchal mentality of the time, Matthew has inserted four women into the long list of men- a fascinating innovation."

"Matthew's readers, who knew the Hebrew Scriptures well, must have been unpleasantly jolted
embarrassed, even
at finding Tamar, Rahab, Ruth and Bathsheba on the list. "

"Why? In brief:"

"First Tamar, an apparent Canaanite and apparent prostitute, who apparently seduces her father-in-law and becomes an ancestress of Jesus
apparently through incest. I just said "apparently" four times. I'll clarify that later."

"Second Rahab, who really WAS All That
a real Canaanite and
a real working prostitute."

Third, Ruth, a Moabite. This was a pagan tribal group the prophets Ezra and Nehemiah forbade the Jewish people to intermarry with because of their treachery.

Fourth, Bathsheba, who became the mistress of King David, and brought on a moral catastrophe which almost destroyed Israel's most beloved king.

"Tamar, Rahab, Ruth and Bathsheba. It's like saying the Word was made Flesh from Calamity Jane; Typhoid Mary; the murderous Lizzy Borden, and
let's say
Monica Lewinski."

"Instead of covering up Christ's "less acceptable" roots, Matthew highlights them by mentioning these four women
and these four only. Did we need to know all this?"

"Yes."

"For thousands of years all human relationships, public and private, were seen in the context of pedigree: ancestors and descendants."

Mary, the mother of Jesus, sees her life this way. She says,

"His mercy is from generation unto generations,"Behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed."As he spoke to our fathers,"To Abraham and to his seed for ever."

"She was standing at the point of connection, between all the generations of the past, including Eve, who is the one who famously blew it, and all the generations of the future who would call her blessed. Why is it important? Is this going to be a Patriarchal Parable, where all the evil comes from women, starting with Eve? Or am I going to turn it into a Feminist Folktale, where, as I'm sure you know, it always works out that Women are Nice and Men are Lice?"

"I'm not going to tell you a patriarchal story
and I wouldn't waste your time with feminism. Yes, it's OK to be a feminist in the Church, if you're a feminist transformed by the Gospel. It's even OK to be a patriarchalist in the Church
if you're a patriarchalist transformed by the Gospel. The important thing isn't patriarchy or feminism. The important thing is transformation."

"But if transformation is important, why is this troublesome genealogy important? For that matter, why is ANY Scripture important?"

"Is it because Scripture gives us weekly exposure to inspirational poetry? No. You could get lots more inspirational poetry from Helen Steiner Rice."

Is it important because Scripture provides us with a systematic code of moral theology? No. Most of the Bible is not moral theology, and it's anything but systematic.

Is it important because Scripture has stories we can use at Vacation Bible School to get the kids to behave? No, not even that. Parts of the Bible are not suitable for getting kids to behave: if that were the point, the stories of Tamar, Rahab, Ruth and Bathsheba would not be in there.

"Scripture is important for only one reason: because it's true. It's not an "authorized biography" edited by a defense attorney and distributed by a public relations firm. Scripture has not been carefully scrubbed by the Big Man's campaign manager. It tells what actually happened. It tells the truth about men, women, families and nations. It's history."

"Catholic philosophy says that God's Providence can be found in history. I find this difficult to believe. Mind, you, I believe it, but I find it difficult. It often looks to me like "History is just one damned thing after another." But the valuable thing about Biblical history is that it's not a cover-up. It shows you how it happened, one damned thing after another. And then it shows you what God did with it."

"Jesus was introduced into human history with a mostly-Semitic, 40 century, more-or-less 40 book prequel. The evangelist Matthew recaps the whole 4,000 year story in super-concentrated form via his Genealogy, with its few heroes and its many humbugs, its anointed Prophets and its string of trifling piffle kings."

"It's not a WikiLeaks Expos'e. Even the most wince-worthy details come to us, not from the foes of Israel, not from the enemies of Christ, not from the mockers, the skeptics, unbelievers and the atheists, but from the very first Apostle who wrote the very first Gospel, in fact, the very first chapter of that Gospel."

"Surprisingly, just four women are highlighted in the Genealogy, and rather unrepresentative ones at that. If you don't like the rather eyebrow-raising selections, your quarrel isn't with me, it's with the authors, Matthew and the Holy Spirit: the ones who decided who made the cut."

"The point?"

It's that Jesus, God Incarnate, enters into this history and saves it "from within". He is not a magician who changes things "from outside" with one swish of a magic wand, but the true Redeemer who will rescue and transform every splintered and faltering good thing in the Universe, from the inside, for those who have faith.

Those people in the Genealogies who had "faith," who were believers, what did they believe in? They believed in One God, and they believed that his Anointed One was coming to bring a better law, a better triumph, "something better," as the Epistle to the Hebrews says.

"Take a good look at your botched personal past and your compromised personal present, your rickety family legacy, the wince-worthy history of Israel, and the Church, and the World."

"It's a mess. "

"The Gospel
the Good News
is not that we're going to be airlifted out of it. It's that He's in the middle of it."

"Tomorrow we'll take a closer look at Scandalous Four Female Ancestors, Exhibit One: Tamar. "

"Juli Loesch Wiley is a Spero columnist. She has published articles in U.S. Catholic; 30Giorni (Italy); Caelum et Terra; New Oxford Review; Commonweal; Sojourners; Touchstone; Voices; and Crisis. She has also contributed chapters to articles by DonnaSteichen and Studs Terkel. "

Pengibar Bendera Hitam Almahdi

Ashabu Rayati Suud, Generasi Akhir Thaifah Mansurah

GENERASI THAIFAH MANSHURAH YANG DIJANJIKAN KEMUNCULANNYA DI AKHIR ZAMANTHAIFAH MANSHURAH, SENANTIASA ADA HINGGA KIAMATDalam berbagai hadits yang shahih telah dijelaskan bahwa akan senantiasa ada sekelompok umat Islam yang berpegang teguh di atas kebenaran. Mereka melaksanakan Al-Qur'an dan As-Sunnah dengan konskuen, memperjuangkan tegaknya syariat Islam, dan meraih kemenangan atas musuh-musuh Islam, baik dari kalangan kaum kafir maupun kaum munafik dan murtadin.Kelompok Islam ini disebut "ath-thaifah al-manshurah" atau kelompok yang mendapat kemenangan. Kelompok ini akan senantiasa ada sampai saat bertiupnya angin lembut yang mewafatkan seluruh kaum beriman menjelang hari kiamat kelak. Kelompok ini diawali dari Rasulullah saw beserta segenap sahabat, berlanjut dengan generasi-generasi Islam selanjutnya, sampai pada generasi Islam yang menyertai imam Mahdi dan Nabi Isa dalam memerangi Dajjal dan memerintah dunia berdasar syariat Islam.Hadits-hadits tentang "ath-thaifah al-manshurah" diriwayatkan banyak jalur dari sembilan belas (19) shahabat. Menurut penelitian sejumlah ulama hadits, hadits-hadits tentang "ath-thaifah al-manshurah" telah mencapai derajat mutawatir.Kelompok umat Islam ini adalah kelompok elit umat Islam. Mereka adalah sekelompok kecil kaum 'fundamentalis Islam', di tengah kelompok umat Islam yang telah mulai lalai dari kewajiban berpegang teguh dengan Al-Qur'an dan As-Sunnah. Mereka adalah 'muslim-muslim militan' yang sangat dikhawatirkan oleh AS dan Barat akan mengancam kepentingan mereka. Rasulullah saw menamakan kelompok ini sebagai "ath-thaifah al-manshurah", kelompok yang mendapatkan kemenangan. Penamaan ini merupakan sebuah janji kemenangan bagi kelompok ini, baik dalam waktu yang cepat maupun lambat, baik kemenangan materi maupun spiritual.Di antara hadits-hadits tentang "ath-thaifah al-manshurah "tersebut adalah sebagai berikut:"Akan senantiasa ada satu kelompok dari umatku yang meraih kemenangan (karena berada) di atas kebenaran, orang-orang yang menelantarkan mereka tidak akan mampu menimbulkan bahaya kepada mereka, sampai datangnya urusan Allah sementara keadaan mereka tetap seperti itu "."Akan senantiasa ada satu kelompok dari umatku yang berperang di atas urusan Allah. Mereka mengalahkan musuh-musuh mereka. Orang-orang yang memusuhi mereka tidak akan mampu menimpakan bahaya kepada mereka sampai datangnya kiamat, sementara keadaan mereka tetap konsisten seperti itu."ASHABU RAYATI SUUD, GENERASI AKHIR THAIFAH MANSURAH YANG DIJANJIKANDalam sebuah riwayat tentang Thaifah manshurah disebutkan, Akan senantiasa ada sekelompok umatku yang berperang di atas kebenaran. Mereka meraih kemenangan atas orang-orang yang memerangi mereka, sampai akhirnya kelompok terakhir mereka memerangi Dajjal"."Riwayat tersebut menjelaskan bahwa di akhir zaman, kelompok Thaifah Manshurah adalah mereka yang bergabung dengan Al-Mahdi untuk memerangi musuh-musuh Islam, dimana Dajjal adalah salah satu yang akan dikalahkan oleh kelompok ini. Government kebenaran saat itulah adalah mereka yang bersama Al-Mahdi, sedang mereka yang menolak Al-Mahdi adalah munafik (hal itu sebagaimana yang telah dijelaskan dalam hadits fitnah duhaima'). Sedangkan kelompok Thaifah Manshurah yang memberikan dukungan kepada Al-Mahdi telah dijelaskan ciri-ciri mereka dalam beberapa riwayat yang kemudian dikenal dengan nama Ashabu Rayati Suud (Pasukan Panji Hitam dari Khurasan).Benar, membicarakan kemunculan Al-Mahdi tidak bisa terlepas dari membicarakan satu kelompok manusia yang menamakan dirinya sebagai pasukan panji hitam (Ashhabu Rayati Suud / The Black Wilt). Kelompok ini memiliki beberapa ciri khusus yang akan lebih memudahkan bagi seseorang untuk mengenalinya. Meskipun demikian, tidak mudah bagi seseorang untuk menjustifikasi kelompok tertentu bahwa mereka adalah Ashhabu Rayati Suud. Sebab ciri-ciri tersebut juga banyak dimiliki oleh banyak manusia dan kelompok, sedang riwayat yang menunjukkan asal keberadaan mereka (Khurasan) merupakan sebuah wilayah luas yang dihuni oleh banyak manusia.Siapakah sebenarnya Ashahbu Rayati Suud yang kelak menjadi pendukung Al Mahdi ? Benarkah riwayat yang membicarakan kemunculan kelompok ini ?Ada beberapa riwayat yang menjelaskan keberadaan kelompok ini, di antaranya adalah sebagai berikut "Akan keluar sebuah kaum dari arah Timur, mereka akan memudahkan kekuasaan bagi Al Mahdi. Dari Khurasan akan keluar beberapa bendera hitam, tak sesuatupun bisa menahannya sampai akhirnya bendera-bendera itu ditegakkan di Iliya (Baitul Maqdis). Akan keluar manusia dari Timur yang akan memudahkan jalan kekuasaan bagi Al "' "Mahdi."Namun riwayat-riwayat tersebut memiliki cacat dari sisi sanad dan periwayatannya. Sedangkan riwayat tentang Ashhabu Rayati Suud yang sampai pada derajat hasan adalah sebagaimana yang diriwayatkan oleh sahabat Tsauban :"Akan berperang tiga orang di sisi perbendaharaanmu. Mereka semua adalah putera khalifah. Tetapi tak seorang pun di antara mereka yang berhasil menguasainya. Kemudian muncullah bendera-bendera hitam dari arah timur, LANTAS MEREKA MEMBUNUH KAMU DENGAN SUATU PEMBUNUHAN YANG BELUM PERNAH DIALAMI OLEH KAUM SEBELUMMU." Kemudian beliau SAW menyebutkan sesuatu yang aku tidak hafal, lalu bersabda: "Maka jika kamu melihatnya, berbai'atlah walaupun dengan merangkak di unfortunately salju, karena dia adalah khalifah Allah Al-Mahdi."Riwayat tersebut tidak banyak menjelaskan ciri-ciri fisik tertentu secara detil sebagaimana yang disebutkan dalam riwayat-riwayat lainnya. Tentang maksud perbendaharaan dalam riwayat tersebut Ibnu Katsir berkata, "Yang dimaksud dengan perbendaharaan di dalam hadits ini ialah perbendaharaan Ka'bah. Akan ada tiga orang putera khalifah yang berperang di sisinya untuk memperebutkannya hingga datangnya akhir zaman, lalu keluarlah Al-Mahdi yang akan muncul dari negeri Timur"."ZAMAN KEMUNCULAN ASHABU RAYATI SUUDBerdasar riwayat Tsauban di atas, kemunculan Ashhabu Rayati Suud adalah di saat kemunculan Al-Mahdi. Riwayat tersebut mengisyaratkan bahwa keberadaan Ashhabu rayati Suud dan embrionya sudah muncul jauh-jauh hari sebelum kemunculan Al-Mahdi. Sebab, kemunculan sebuah kelompok yang kelak mewakili satu-satunya kelompok fence haq di antara kelompok umat Islam yang ada jelas tidak mungkin muncul dengan sekejab, "sim salabim". Keberadaan mereka sudah ada dan embrio mereka terus tumbuh di tengah kerasnya kecamuk perang dan debu-debu mesiu. Ciri khas mereka dalam riwayat di atas - "memiliki kemampuan membunuh lawan yang tidak pernah dimiliki oleh kaum sebelumnya "- menggambarkan betapa dahsyatnya daya tempur dan strategi militer yang mereka punyai. Riwayat ini juga mengisyaratkan bahwa aktivitas mereka sebelum kemunculan Al-Mahdi adalah perang dan pembunuhan, hal yang menjadi ciri khas thaifah manshurah di akhir zaman.Riwayat Tsauban di atas juga mengisyaratkan bahwa kemunculan Ashabu Rayati Suud dari Khurasan ini terjadi di saat kematian seorang raja Saudi yang dilanjutkan dengan pertikaian tiga putra khalifah untuk memperebutkan Ka'bah.Dalam hal ini, banyak analisa menyebutkan bahwa boleh jadi kondisi itu akan segera menjadi realita demi melihat apa yang saat ini terjadi di Saudi. Adalah Tony Khater, seorang analis politik Amerika dengan spesialisasi kajian Timur Tengah khususnya Arab Saudi, telah secara konsisten menyebutkan tentang terpecahnya pemerintahan Arab Saudi menjadi empat kelompok sebelum wafatnya Raja Fahd, seakan-akan kelompok-kelompok itu memunyai pemerintahannya sendiri-sendiri, yaitu pemerintahan Putra Mahkota Pangeran Abdullah, pemerintahan Pangeran Nayef, pemerintahan Pangeran Sultan, dan pemerintahan Pangeran Salman. Dengan wafatnya Raja Fahd, lalu Putra Mahkota Abdullah yang telah berusia 80 tahun naik menjadi raja, maka di bawahnya terdapat tiga pangeran dengan pemerintahannya sendiri-sendiri yang bersiap-siap menggantikannya ketika ia wafat nanti, yaitu Pangeran Nayef, Pangeran Sultan, dan Pangeran Salman.Jika ini kelak terjadi, akankah ia menjadi tanda kemunculan Al-Mahdi dan menjadi tanda keluarnya Ashabu Rayati Suud? Lalu siapakah kelompok yang layak untuk disebut sebagai Ashabu rayati Suud, kelompok Thaifah Manshurah akhir zaman yang dijanjikan?ASHABU RAYATI SUUD AKAN MUNCUL DARI TIMUR KHURASAN, BENARKAH MEREKA THALIBAN DAN AL-QAEDA ?Kemunculan salah satu "tandhim askari" kaum militan important di wilayah Khurasan (Afghanistan, Iraq dll) yang dikenal dengan Thaliban dan Al-Qaeda memunculkan pertanyaan, benarkah mereka adalah calon Ashhabu Rayati Suud yang dijanjikan? Pasalnya, kelompok ini adalah satu-satunya kaum militan muslim yang fence ditakuti oleh barat karena kehebatan tempur mereka, juga karena cita-cita mereka yang radikal; mendirikan negara Islam dari ujung Asia Tenggara hingga barat Maroko. Mereka adalah muslim important yang fence kuat melaksanakan hukum Islam sebagaimana yang pernah berlaku di Madinah pada masa Rasulullah saw. Merekalah satu-satunya kelompok yang fence mendekati gambaran kehidupan Rasulullah saw dan para sahabatnya; beriman, hijrah, perang, mendirikan daulah Islam, melaksanakan semua kewajiban tanpa terkecuali, mendapat boikot dan kecaman internasional, mendapat ujian fence berat dan menyatakan keimanannya, dikepung oleh pasukan ahzab dan banyak lagi sejarah kehidupan generasi "assabiqunal awwalun" yang hari ini tergambar dalam realitas hidup mereka.Beberapa analis pemerhati hadits-hadits fitnah menduga; bahwa merekalah yang lebih layak untuk menyandang gelar kehormatan itu sesuai dengan beratnya ujian keimanan yang mereka hadapi.Dalm hal ini, terlepas dari tepat atau melesetnya dugaan-dugaan tersebut, ada hal lain yang lebih penting untuk dipahami oleh seorang muslim berkaitan dengan dua kelompok important ini. Setiap muslim hendaknya berhati-hati untuk tidak menjatuhkan vonis tertentu pada kelompok-kelompok yang secara lahir memiliki imperfection dan citra negatif dari musuh-musuh Islam -bahkan dari kalangan umat Islam sendiri- bahwa hal itu bukan berarti keadaan mereka adalah sebagaimana tuduhan itu. Merupakan sunnatullah bahwa musuh-musuh Islam dari bangsa barat memiliki dendam dan kebencian kepada setiap muslim yang memegang teguh agama mereka. Dalam hal ini, kelompok Thaliban dan Al-Qaeda yang sangat komitmen menegakkan semua bentuk syari'at Islam dalam masyarakatnya sangat wajar bila dibenci oleh bangsa Barat. Termasuk sebagian kaum muslimin yang termakan oleh isu dan untruth bangsa barat tentang "kekejian dan kejahatan" Thaliban terhadap manusia.Tanpa bermaksud memastikan apakah Thaliban merupakan termasuk kelompok Ashhabu Rayatis Suud, yang pasti bahwa memberikan tuduhan jahat dan keji yang belum tentu demikian kenyataannya merupakan kejahatan tersendiri. Sementara mendoakan mereka, mengharapkan mereka untuk membela umat Islam, mengusir musuh-musuh Islam dan menegakkan syari'at di muka bumi merupakan sikap yang baik.Namun demikian - terlepas bahwa Thaliban dan Al-Qaeda memiliki ciri-ciri yang banyak keserupaannya dengan kelompok Ashabu Rayati Suud - yang jelas memastikan secara HAQQUL YAKIN bahwa mereka adalah Ashabu Rayati Suud termasuk sikap tergesa-gesa. Namun, mudah-mudahan tidak salah jika kita berharap, semoga mereka itulah kelompok yang dimaksudkan. Amiin."Wallahu a'lam bish shawab".. HR. Muslim: Kitabul Imarah no. 3544 dan Tirmidzi: Kitabul fitan no. 2155. HR. Muslim: Kitabul imarah no. 3550.. HR. Abu Daud: Kitab al-jihad no. 2125, Silsilah Al-Ahadits Ash-Shahihah no. 1959. "Sunan Ibnu Majah, Kitabul Fitan Bab Khurujil Mahdi 2: "1467: "Mustadrak Al-Hakim "4: 463-464. Dan dia berkata, "Ini adalah hadits shahih menurut syarat Syaikhain. (An-Nihayah fit Firan "1:29 dengan tahqiq DR. Thana Zaini). Pada situs "Saudipolitics.com", 1 Januari 2004, Tony Khater, "THE Ally STATES AS Second-hand Broker IN Majestic SECESSION; IT Requests BANDAR BIN SULTAN AS Install PRINCE"

O Raculo Das Amazonas

Em torno de 400 a 600 anos atr'as, existiu na regi~ao Amaz^onica, pr'oximo `as cabeceiras do rio Jamund'a, um reino formado somente de mulheres guerreiras, conhecidas como Icamiabas. Elas viviam completamente isoladas, s'o mantendo contatos espor'adicos com homens.Em certas 'epocas do ano estas mulheres belas e guerreiras celebravam suas vit'orias sobre o sexo oposto. Neste dia, uma grande festividade era organizada e elas desciam do monte onde viviam at'e o lago sagrado denominado "Yaci Uarua" (Espelho da Lua).Durante `a noite, quando a Lua deitava sobre o espelho d'agua, as Amazonas mergulhavam nela com seus corpos fortes e morenos. Ap'os este ritual de purificac~ao e limpeza, estas deusas da Lua clamavam pela m~ae do Muiraquit~a. Os estudiosos folcloristas identificaram esta entidade como uma fada, mas ela tamb'em cabe na classificac~ao de Grande M~ae. Era ela que entregava a cada uma daquelas mulheres uma pedra da cor verde (bottle green), denominada de "Muiraquit~a", onde encontravam-se esculpidos estranhos s'imbolos. Cada nativa trazia em seu pescoco seu talism~a propiciat'orio de protec~ao substance e espiritual. Mas elas tamb'em os presenteavam `aqueles que seriam os futuros pais de seus filhos. Estes homens eram selecionados para fecund'a-las e depois eram mantidas vivas as meninas, que mantinham a continuidade da casta matriarcal das mulheres guerreiras.As Amazonas foram vistas pela primeira vez pelo padre espanhol Gaspar de Carvajal, cronista da expedic~ao de Francisco de Orellana. Tal encontro ocorreu no lugar exato onde o rio Negro encontra-se com o Amazonas e n~ao foi muito atraente a estada para estes exploradores. Ao chegarem a aldeia das 'indias, constataram que no centro de uma praca erigia-se um 'idolo, que era o s'imbolo de uma poderosa Senhora, Rainha de uma grande nac~ao de mulheres guerreiras. Uma d'uzia de guerreiras investiram opposite os espanh'ois e tiraram a vida de v'arios ind'igenas que os acompanhavam. Carvajal as descrevia como sendo mulheres altas, belas, fortes, de longos cabelos negros, tez clara e que andavam totalmente despidas, com arcos e flechas e guerreavam como dez 'indios.Esta descric~ao nos remete `a um corac~ao de uma cacadora tamb'em solit'aria, 'Artemis. Estas mulheres 'indias representam o arqu'etipo mais puro e primitivo da feminilidade. Foram deusas nativas que santificavam a solid~ao, a vida natural e primitiva a qual todos n'os podemos retornar quando acharmos necess'ario a busca de n'os mesmos. Como 'Artemis, elas possuem um amor intenso pela liberdade, pela independ^encia e pela autonomia. Um amor que pode transparecer como agress~ao, pois elas sempre ir~ao lutar para preservar sua liberdade.Buscas Arqueol'ogicasDezenas de buscas arqueol'ogicas sucederam-se no Brasil, mas 'e somente na Regi~ao Norte que os guerreiros n'ordicos voltam `a vida e a hist'oria.Em torno de 1871, Jo~ao Barbosa Rodrigues, um naturalista, foi designado pelo Imp'erio para explorar as imediac~oes dos rios Tapaj'os, Trombetas e Jamund'a. Ele recolheu amostras vegetais e catalogou dados etnogr'aficos, retornando a capital no ano de 1875, publicando em seguida, seus estudos.A regi~ao do rio Jamund'a foi escolhida por ser o go out of business onde se presumia ser o occupation das m'iticas guerreiras amazonas. Nas proximidades da cidade de 'Obidos, Rodrigues encontrou vest'igios de uma antiga aldeia ind'igena, que suspeitou ser a tribo da qual as amazonas faziam parte. `A medida que dava prosseguimento `as escavac~oes, mais aumentavam suas esperancas. Surgiram um grande n'umero de cer^amicas quebradas e machados. Imediatamente Rodrigues reconheceu que os fragmentos desenterrados eram bem semelhantes aos j'a encontrados no Peru e na Escandin'avia. Tudo indica que realmente existiu um elo de ligac~ao entre a Europa e o Brasil e, existiu um povo mais civilizado do que se suponha, habitando estas paragens. Entre eles estavam as nossas amazonas.Os Muiraquit~asOs muiraquit~as t^em formas e tamanhos variados, mas geralmente n~ao passam de dez cent'imetros. S~ao talhados em pedras de cor verde ou azulada (nefrita, jade'ita ou amazonita) e se apresentam normalmente sob a forma de batr'aquios e felinos. Alguns destes 'idolos possuem um orif'icio, que possivelmente seja para passar um cord~ao e pendur'a-lo no pescoco. H'a quem diga que tal perfurac~ao tamb'em podia indicar a condic~ao do feminino, estabelecendo assim uma associac~ao direta com a lua.Hoje, muito poucos originais muiraquit~as existem no Brasil, a maioria foi roubada, comprada ou traficada. O seu maior poder living em suas propriedades medicinais e na capacidade de predizer o futuro. Alguns habitantes da Amaz^onia que os conservam afirmam que 'e necess'ario aproximar-se das margens de um rio ou lago numa noite de lua cheia para despertar os poderes deste fabuloso talism~a. O 'idolo deve permanecer por longo hurry submergido em 'agua e, em seguida, colocado pelo devoto sobre sua testa. Os muiriquit~as arredondados s~ao espec'ificos para as mulheres, enquanto que os maiores e mais longos devem ser usados pelos homens. Existem tamb'em aqueles que apresentam cabeca de felinos, que s~ao apropriados para os var~oes e, s~ao usados mais para saber o futuro tender ou sexual, pois o simbolismo da onca nos remete `a fecundidade e ao poder masculino.O talism~a de cor esverdeada mostra o futuro amoroso, enquanto que os azulados s~ao prop'icios para desvendar o futuro econ^omico e substance. Quando mais polida for a superf'icie do amuleto, melhor 'e para visualizar as previs~oes. Muitas pessoas utilizam glifos da regi~ao amaz^onica para suas adivinhac~oes. Mas estas inscric~oes pr'e-hist'oricas devem ter a forma e simbologia dos muiraquit~as.As pessoas que desvendam estes segredos costumam aproximar sua testa destes s'imbolos de pedra e formulam, ent~ao, as perguntas que dizem respeito a seu futuro, para que a pedra sagrada possa revel'a-lo. Comenta-se que para empreender esta tarefa 'e necess'ario jejum e abstin^encia sexual, ou at'e mesmo ingerir uma infus~ao de guaran'a.Recentemente, mulheres descendentes das Amazonas comecaram a esculpir em pequenas pedras o muiraquit~a, com o objetivo de resgatar a cultura, tradic~ao e poderes. Elas s'o podem ser talhadas em noite de lua cheia e somente elas podem utiliz'a-los."Ainda hoje, para muitos, o muiraquit~a 'e uma pedra sagrada, - escreve Barbosa Rodrigues - tanto que o indiv'iduo que o traz no pescoco, entrando em casa de algum tapuio, se disser: muyrakitan katu, 'e representation muito bem recebido, respeitado e consegue tudo o que quer." (ORICO, OSVALDO)

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A Most Excellent Admonition From Theo

Theo is a frequent commenter on my blog. He recently posted this under my "Reformation of My Blog Traffic " post. There is much wisdom in what he says and it may benefit all on both sides of the Tiber to take heed to Theo's words.

"I humbly caution us all (myself included) to beware of and resist temptations to judge those who judge us.

As Tiber hinted, they believe that they are defending the sanctity and holiness of God's own message, which as His Elect, they alone grasp in fullness.

I believe it is unwise to say of these, our brothers and sisters, that they are "hateful" or subject to judgment for failing to "love their brothers who they can see." To do so is to do the very same thing--and perhaps even more so: for we Catholics profess that all Christians are indeed our brothers and sisters in Christ--whether they know it, or like it, or not.

We must have the same attitude that was in Christ, and humble ourselves as obedient servants.

We must pray and hope that their motivations are for love of God and zeal for his truth, even when its execution offends us. We must encourage every step taken in understanding and in faith. We must avoid breaking the bruised reed. We must not extinguish the smoldering wick.

No argument, no pleading, no appealing to reason, no appealing to the very same authority that they claim as their sole authority can soften their hearts. Knowing this, would anyone honestly expect that sarcasm or insult (no matter how sugar-coated or no matter how indirect) will do so?

Rather, if we are to witness to the truth, let it be this: that we love one another. As is true for all of us, it is by the Holy Spirit that any come to the Table of the Lord. It is by God's grace that they will someday come into full communion with the remainder of the holy Church that they (and often we also) fail to recognize as the mystical body of Christ (whether they come while in this life or the next).

If *we* say that we know God who we cannot see, and hate our brothers who we can see, there is no truth in us.

This I submit with the knowledge of and repentance from my own sins toward my brothers.

With humbly prayer to you for your prayers to Jesus, I remain

Your Brother in Christ,

--Theo"

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Some Days It Doesnt Pay To Turn On The News We Hear So Many Stories About Viol

More than a few days it doesn't pay to turn on the communication, we undertake so tons stories about antagonism and confusion. At the same time as we hand-me-down, tons of us grew personal to antagonism. Unswerving the fog of our habit, we seldom got too troubled by the state of the world. At the same time as we are clean, even now, tons of us find we are very well quiet to the world in circles us. As recuperating population, what can we do to make it a aristocratic place? At the same time as we find ourselves troubled by the uproar of our world, we can find advantage in prayer and meditation. At the same time as it seems devotion everything is turned upside down, our spread with our Improved Vigor can be our objective in the midst of any gale. At the same time as we are centered on our spiritual path, we can reaction to our qualms with peace and quiet. And by living peaceably ourselves, we noise a spirit of peace and quiet to timber our world. As recuperating population, we can handle happy improve by acquit yourself our best to practice the conscience of our pour.Source: crafty-witch.blogspot.com

Water Spell For Beginners From The Teaching Of Lady Raven Avalon Author Of Magick For The New Witch And Wiccan

Water spell for beginners from the teaching of Lady Raven Avalon HP BRC

Reflection of Medusa

What you need:

x1 Bowl of water OR cauldron

x1 quartz crystal

Method: This spell uses the reflective properties of water as a means of protecting yourself.

- Place the bowl of water or cauldron on the table.

- Place a cleansed piece of quartz crystal in the water bowl/cauldron.

- Allow the water to settle and become still.

- When the water is still look into the water at the crystal and chant:

"Evil which hath come to me,

Turn back from thy course,

The waters cleanse and the waters calm

My mind and heart from this harm

By the Power of Water and Law of Three

Go back to thy source."

Meditate:

As you gaze into the water at the stone begin to allow your mind to wander and visualize the power of water in the bowl going into the quartz crystal.

Feel the water empowering the crystal

When l the power in the water is soaked into the crystal it has absorbed and been empowered

Remove the crystal from the water and carry it on your person for 7 nights and 7 days

This spell can be repeated whenever you feel under threat or attack.

(c) Lady Raven Avalon http//www.lulucomspotlightravenavalon

Emanations From Beyond The Void

"I Claim Seen The Dim Concept Multifaceted" 22"x30" graphite on oil paper"Le "Myst`ere" Lycanthropique " (work in utilize) 22"x30" graphite on oil paper"The Display Gazer (10 diminutive plan)" 10.75"12.75" graphite on decorated printmaking paper"The image is lured indoors the eddy of consciousness by a questioning rite, a gambit of tantalization, to the put in the bank of engrossment. This is the Edict of the Vortex which has been hand-me-down by initiates-especially by initiates of the Consumed Passage Path-from time immemorial." -Kenneth Give out "On your own the Circles of Circumstance"I'm raring to go to make public some of my in the dead of night drawings to you, O ardent readers (are you there?). Having been in the midst of chipping tangent at a few commissioned projects, other services peculiar been at work, prompting a creative side track of sorts, and a jog of vast drawings peculiar manifested themselves. Hoping to exploit these creative impulses indoors a plush output benefit of give you an idea about in my similar to let the cat out of the bag (undecidedly expected for May), I've looked yet over to picture from occult sources.Despite the fact that supposedly worlds apart from some of my ancient works, I cogitate the new drawings fit prosperously indoors the larger canon/aim of my work and my in the dead of night experiments with esoteric processes and important picture. In speedy, the new work reveals my interests in the mental picture of culling similes from "gone the cavity" of standard consciousness. Display gazing, meditation, studying the images found in sparkle and glow, utilizing lenience and recurrence, happiness states, astral forecast, all these methods peculiar been weathered time and over for magicians, artists, shamans, etc. to extract knowledge that is nonexistent tangent from our standard conscious selves. If you haven't or guessed it, I've been reading a lot on English artist/mystic Austin Osman Uphold.I hypothesis that's an ambiguous stacks brand of what I've been whiling tangent at for now, eh? Don't disturb, I'll peculiar notably aristocratic to say (and let the cat out of the bag) in the far-off as I begin to get indoors the imperceptive of this new series. Consistently opportune to hear your thoughts!

What Happened To Ufo Reporting

From exciting perforate that had us looking en route for the stars, to absorbed ramblings that abide us now clutching our chakra crystals - what happened to UFO culture? In handy, I ask about the aside of UFO magazines. Everyplace when we could adding together on exciting tales of unknown craft in speckled periodicals devoted to the box, we are now passed on with a handful of rags that circle to manipulation larger than time native tongue about ESP, the Raelians, ley suspicion, and esoteric spirituality - even ghosts and monsters! To be blunt, if I could turn back the period a few decades, I would. I miss the good ol' days to the same extent investigators did plaza that. Absolutely. Diametrically, I criticize the aliens - for not presentation up. Had they, then populate would abide everything to protest on instead of allowing their minds to leisurely walk and question about personal property that were based on little but skeptical testimonies and absorbed postulation. Resolute, the guaranteed element has forever been bestow, but the mass of publications plaza dealt with telling the story and presenting the facts as they were common, commonly with a scientific tilt. Reserve hands, as they say, are the devil's workshop. So, with the Troupe belatedly to the Broil, some people apparently got a little fed-up. Gone thing we knew, they're out at Sedona chanting below a pyramid ready from copper tubing. Encouragingly, I abide two words about that: Dry Lightning. It's as if bestow is a Marxist pestering that fasten larger than has been exposed. Crucially, we are nowhere faster to understanding the idiosyncrasy than we were half a century ago. This fact, for regular, fortitude simply not suffice. They abide a heavy seated craving to understand, and in supplication to that center, they begin to delve into answers former the collection of the appreciable.

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