Dear friends in Jesus,

I pray that all of you continue to enjoy spiritual growth on a weekly basis through the Church Sacraments. When we are in the service of the Lord, there is no holidays. As baptized members of the Body of Christ, we are called to live our faith on a daily basis without neglecting one single day. Not only must we live our faith, we must also spread it and defend it. For words without actions are of no value.

During the past month, many of the website uploads consisted of ongoing growth of existing webpages. In the area of English prayers, the Catholic Doors Ministry has started adding prayers of "Blessings." While only 30 such prayers were added during July, 2003, it is the goal of this ministry to increase the number of blessings to 100.

Another area of growth is the expansion of the "Catholic Children's Awards Program." New Awards have been created and added to the website to encourage children to practice the precepts of the Catholic Church and to perform acts of kindness towards others. You will find a link below to the webpage that provides further details.

Please continue your prayers for this ministry and the many who are seeking its prayers. And be assured of my ongoing prayers for your needs and those of your loved ones.

Fr. Maurice Levesque

July 30, 2003

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CATHOLIC CHILDREN'S AWARDS PROGRAM

During July 2003, the Catholic Doors Ministry has expanded on the Catholic Children's Awards Program, adding 9 new Awards under the heading of "Catholic Children's Christian Program." These Awards can be viewed at:

http://www.catholicdoors.com/children/index.htm

The following is a list of the new Awards:

CATHOLIC CHILDREN'S CHRISTIAN PROGRAM

Precepts: Sunday Mass Attendance
Precepts: Sacrament of Confession
Precepts: Sacrament of Holy Communion
Precepts: Fasting and Abstinence
Precepts: Tithing on Sundays

Kindness: Befriending a Lonely Child
Kindness: Donating Toys to a Needy Child
Kindness: Feeding a Hungry Person
Kindness: Visiting a Sick Person

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Frequently Asked Questions (F.A.Q.)

Two new subjects were added to the F.A.Q. section of the website. These consist of:

1. Same sex marriage
2. Catholics praying to Mary

You may view what the Catholic Church has to say on the subject by going to:

http://www.catholicdoors.com/faq/index.htm

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HOMILIES

During July, 9 homilies were uploaded on the website for the month of August, 2003. They can be viewed by visiting the main homily webpage at:

http://www.catholicdoors.com/homilies/index.htm

These homilies were:

August 03, 2003, the 18 th Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 06, 2003, the Transfiguration of the Lord
August 10, 2003, the 19 th Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 15, 2003, the Assumption of Mary
August 17, 2003, the 20 th Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 22, 2003, the Queenship of Mary
August 24, 2003, the 21 st Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 29, 2003, the Beheading of John the Baptist
August 31, 2003, the 22 nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

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GUEST BOOK

July saw an update of the Catholic Doors Ministry Guest Book with about 20 news entries being posted. These can be viewed at:

http://www.catholicdoors.com/guest/2003-05.htm

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LINKS

When time permits, the Catholic Doors Ministry continues to update its Links webpage. During July, 20 new links were added to this category. You can view the new links by visiting the Links webpage at:
http://www.catholicdoors.com/links/index.htm

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PRAYERS

From time to time, the Catholic Doors Ministry has received requests for Catholic blessing prayers. During July, 2003, 30 Blessing Prayers were added to the website. These can be viewed under "Blessings" at:

http://www.catholicdoors.com/prayers/index.htm

What follows is a complete list of those Blessing Prayers:

Blessing Of A Barn And Stored Harvest
Blessing Of A Christmas Tree
Blessing Of A Farm
Blessing Of A Home
Blessing Of A Mill
Blessing Of A New House
Blessing Of A Spring (Or Well)
Blessing Of A Vehicle
Blessing Of A Water Supply
Blessing Of An Automobile
Blessing Of An Image
Blessing Of Bacon And Lard
Blessing Of Bees
Blessing Of Bread
Blessing Of Bread And Cake
Blessing Of Cheese And Butter
Blessing Of Diseased Animals
Blessing Of Diseased Cattle
Blessing Of Domestic Animals
Blessing Of Eggs
Blessing Of Food
Blessing Of Fresh Fruits
Blessing Of Grapes
Blessing Of Horses
Blessing Of Orchards and Vineyards
Blessing Of Poultry
Blessing Of Salt And Feed For Animals
Blessing Of Stables
Blessing Of The Harvest
Blessing Of Wine

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RELIGIOUS ABBREVIATIONS

This past month, our lengthy webpage on religious abbreviations was expanded, another 5 dozen abbreviations being added to it. The webpage presently has hundreds of abbreviations for religious Orders. To view that webpage, please visit:

http://www.catholicdoors.com/misc/abbrev.htm

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