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<BODY BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" LINK="#FFFFFF" ALINK="#000400" VLINK="#FFFFFF"><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-47423994-1', 'fortunecity.ws'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> <center> <br> <div> <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://ad.broadcaststation.net/ads/show_ad.php?width=728&height=90"></script> </div> </center> <div> <B>Order Mater Dei</B></div> <div> ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="07ad4330.png" border=0 width="212" height="307" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>We are a universal religious order Order Mater Dei within "The Irish Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church": having clergy all over the planet in Continents and Countries which includes: </I></div> <div> <I>America, Europe including the British Isles (Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales).</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0652fb20.gif" border=0 width="559" height="178" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="03f43420.jpg" border=0 width="67" height="66" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="04e56410.jpg" border=0 width="86" height="65" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <I>Welcome to the Archbishop Hynes OMD web site.</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><U>About Us</U></A> | <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History"><U>History</U></A> | <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ministry"><U>Ministry</U></A> | <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Clergy"><U>Clergy</U></A> | <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photos"><U>Photo's</U></A> | <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A> | <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A> | <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Latest News"><U>Latest News</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><U>The Daily Decalogue of Pope John XXIII</U></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><U>1.</U></I><I><U> Only for today, I will seek to live the lifelong day positively without wishing to solve the problems of my life all at once.</U></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><U>2.</U></I><I><U> Only for today, I will take the greatest care of my appearance: I will dress modestly; I will not raise my voice; I will be courteous in my behaviour; I </U></I></div> <div> <I><U>• •will not criticise anyone; I will not claim to improve or to discipline anyone but myself.</U></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><U>3.</U></I><I><U> Only for today, I will be happy in the certainty that I was created to be happy, not only in the other world but also this one.</U></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><U>4.</U></I><I><U> Only for today, I will adapt to circumstances, without requiring all circumstances to be adapted to my own wishes.</U></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><U>5.</U></I><I><U> Only for today, I will devote 10 minutes of my time to some good reading, remembering that just as food is necessary to the life of the body, so </U></I></div> <div> <I><U>• •good reading is necessary to the life of the soul.</U></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><U>6.</U></I><I><U> Only for today, I will do one good deed and not tell anyone about it.</U></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><U>7.</U></I><I><U> Only for today, I will do at least one thing I do not like doing; and if my feelings are hurt, I will make sure that no one notices.</U></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><U>8.</U></I><I><U> Only for today, I will make a plan for myself: I may not follow it to the letter, but I will make it. And I will be on guard against two evils: hastiness and</U></I></div> <div> <I><U>• •indecision.</U></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><U>9.</U></I><I><U> Only for today, I will firmly believe, despite appearances, that the good providence of God cares for me as no one else who exists in this world.</U></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><U>10.</U></I><I><U> Only for today, I will have no fears. In particular, I will not be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful and to believe in goodness. Indeed, for 12 hours I can</U></I></div> <div> <I><U>• •certainly do what might cause me consternation was I to believe I had to do it all my life.</U></I></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><U>The Prayer of St. Ephrem the Syrian</U></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>"O Lord and Master of my life, keep from me the spirit of indifference and discouragement, lust of power and idle chatter. [kneel/prostration] </I></div> <div> <I>"Instead, grant to me, Your servant, the spirit of wholeness of being, humble-mindedness, patience, and love. [kneel/prostration]</I></div> <div> <I>"O Lord and King, grant me the grace to be aware of my sins and not to judge my brother; for You are blessed now and ever and forever. Amen. [kneel/prostration]"</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>God Bless Ye All</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>+ Michael Desmond OMD</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Archbishop for Ulster & Cooley</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>___________________________________</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Worldwide Chancellor of Order Mater Dei</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>_________________________________________________________</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </BODY>