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February 5, 2012
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
Those who enter the Blessed Sacrament Chapel through its outside entrance have noticed the new stained glass window of St. George. Our parishioner, Joanne Nogart, and her siblings Maureen, Michael, Sue, and Carol, gave the window to OLOL in remembrance of their parents, George and Cindy Bugglin. I know you join me in expressing our gratitude to them for this beautiful gift and assuring them of our prayers for their parents.
St. George was born between about 275-285. After his parents died, and while still a young man, he presented himself to Emperor Diocletian to apply for a career as a soldier. Diocletian welcomed him with open arms, as he had known his father, Gerontius, one of his finest soldiers. By his late 20s, George was promoted to the rank of tribune and made an imperial guard of the emperor.[ In the year 302, Diocletian issued an edict that every Christian soldier in the army should be arrested and every other soldier should offer a sacrifice to the Roman gods of the time. However George objected and with the courage of his faith approached the emperor. Diocletian was upset, not wanting to lose his best tribune and the son of his best official. George loudly renounced the emperor's edict and in front of his fellow soldiers and tribunes he proclaimed himself to be a Christian and declared his worship of Jesus Christ. Diocletian attempted to convert George, even offering gifts of land, money, and slaves if he made a sacrifice to the Roman gods, but George refused to renounce Christ. Recognizing the futility of his efforts, Diocletian was left with no choice but to have him executed for his refusal. Before the execution George gave his wealth to the poor and prepared himself. After various torture sessions, including laceration on a wheel of swords in which he was resuscitated three times, George was executed by decapitation on April 23, 303. His body was returned to Lydda in Palestine for burial, where Christians soon came to honor him as a martyr. (The above is excerpted largely from Wikopedia.)St. George is apt to guard our Blessed Sacrament Chapel. He was unwilling to compromise his conscience or deny his faith even against all of the powers, literally, of Roman government and military. He sacrificed for Jesus his career, wealth, and even his life. His example and prayers strengthen us in our battles against all that would turn us from Christ and our faith. St. George is the patron saint of scouts and scouting, particularly boy scouts. Today (Sunday) is Scout Sunday. OLOL and I are proud of our boy scouts and girl scouts. I thank them and their parents and leaders for their dedication to God and service to the community. The scouting motto is “Be Prepared.” Today, then, our prayer is that our scouts will always be prepared, as St. Peter urges, “to give an explanation to anyone who asks [them] for a reason for [their] hope,...with gentleness and reverence, keeping [their] conscience clear… (1Pet. 3:15-16). St. George, pray for us. 
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