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| Seven; The seventh day of the seventh month 07 | |
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| Topic Started: Saturday, 7. July 2007, 22:50 (529 Views) | |
| MickCook | Saturday, 7. July 2007, 22:50 Post #1 |
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I do hope that you get to read this before the day is done. Today is the seventh day of the seventh month of the seventh year of the new millennium. So why should this be significant? The number seven plays the principal rôle in Jewish heortology (science of sacred festivals) and dominates the cycle of the year. Every seventh day is a sabbath; the seventh month is sacred; the seventh year is a sabbatical year. The jubilee year was brought about by the number seven multiplied by seven; the feast of the Azymes lasted seven days, like the paschal feast; the feast of Pentecost was seven times seven days after the Pasch; the feast of the Tabernacles lasted seven days, the days of convocation numbered seven (Willis, "Worship of the Old Covenant", 190-1; "Dict. of the Bible") And of course, the number 666 represents you know who because if falls one short of the sacred number three times. Today is not so much lucky as sacred. I do hope you all have a lovely memory of a rather special day. |
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| newminster | Saturday, 7. July 2007, 23:03 Post #2 |
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Since I didn't win the lottery (again!) it certainly wasn't lucky for me.
:angry: Mick, did you know the story circulating about 10 or 15 years ago that Procter & Gamble was a Satanist organisation? (I'm serious). It seems that if you held the company's 'moon and stars' badge upside down and looked at it in a mirror you could see the number 666. They had to change the badge. Cost the best part of $1m. You couldn't make it up! |
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| Rose of York | Saturday, 7. July 2007, 23:33 Post #3 |
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Number seven is often used in Church matters. Seven deadly sins, seven capital virtues. Now somebody else can have a go. There are quite a few others. |
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| MickCook | Sunday, 8. July 2007, 03:49 Post #4 |
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Seven Sacraments, obviously. Karin and I went for a meal at the Family Restaurant. Karin had a delicious lasagne and I had fish and chips (French Fries here) and imagined a lovely pint of Boddingtons while drinking my coffee. It was nice and cool in the Restaurant, but outside the temp. was 92 (f). We also had a sauna... it's called a car. |
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| PJD | Sunday, 8. July 2007, 11:52 Post #5 |
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Numbers? - particularly allied to generalities - take care not to get involved in superstition. PJD |
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| Rose of York | Sunday, 8. July 2007, 11:54 Post #6 |
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PJD worry not, I never attach power to numbers. I just thought we could have a sort of quiz for relaxation. |
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| Derekap | Sunday, 8. July 2007, 12:01 Post #7 |
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Mick said the temperature was 92F..... ( 9 - 2 = 7 ). If it's too much Mick, send some of it to us asap! |
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| MickCook | Sunday, 8. July 2007, 14:17 Post #8 |
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Superstition, PJD? I think you may have missed this:
Numbers are important to God. He created the Universe (and I'm not referring to the newspaper!), and numbers are very much part of the Universe and its order. They are also part of Hebrew tradition and Hebrew letters have a numerical equivalent, which is why a name also has a number. The number for Nero Cesar in Hebrew is 666 (Now there's a surprise!). With apologies to newminster, perhaps Nero was Chairman of the Board for Proctor & Gamble (sorry - couldn't resist). Numbers do have a meaning, which would have been understood in the day of St. John. This is why they are featured in Revelation and intended to impart a particular meaning, so easily misunderstood today. Derekap wants some of our 92(f)... Wish you could take it from us. The heat index for yesterday (with humidity taken into account) was 100 (f) + and we were among the lucky ones. In other parts of the country the temperature has been well over 100 (f) with a higher heat index. More people die from the heat in the USA than from hurricanes and tornadoes. This is something I would not wish on Britain. The number three also appears with regularity in Catholic Tradition, beginning with the Trinity. Three members of the Holy Family, Jesus three days in the tomb and so on. So any more threes and sevens? |
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| PJD | Sunday, 8. July 2007, 17:14 Post #9 |
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I take your point Mick PJD |
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| Karin | Monday, 9. July 2007, 02:35 Post #10 |
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Yes Newminster, I did know about Proctor & Gamble. It raised quite the ire of many people here in the States and eventually they changed their logo to be more "politically correct." There wasn't anything satanic about the symbol, but you know how people will grab onto something and 'think' something is incorrect, when it isn't. |
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Karin Hvaljen Isus i Marija. Kraljica Mira, moli za nas. "Praised be Jesus and Mary. Queen of Peace, Pray for Us." | |
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| pattif | Wednesday, 11. July 2007, 23:27 Post #11 |
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How about the number of times we are expected to forgive our neighbour? (70 x 7) |
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| Clare | Thursday, 12. July 2007, 11:27 Post #12 |
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| Derekap | Thursday, 12. July 2007, 22:18 Post #13 |
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And you Clare, are member number 70 |
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| nelly k | Monday, 16. July 2007, 23:20 Post #14 |
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At Mass this week the nuber 7 was mentioned in relation to the Good Samaritan, in that he did 7 things to ensure the well being of his neighbour... the 7 sacraments were also mentioned and guess what so was Trent , apparantly before Trent there were 8 Sacraments, remarkable What was realy good was that I felt I could follow things one because the significance of 7 had been mentioned Here and Trent as well... great stuff. nelly |
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| Clare | Monday, 16. July 2007, 23:24 Post #15 |
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And what was this mystery eighth Sacrament? Clare. |
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