Happy All Saints Day!

This image depicts the Biblical promise to the Church:
"God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet,"
which is one of the celebratory purposes of Halloween.

Happy All Saints' Day! Last week was "All Hallows Eve" (the day before All Saint's Day). It is essential to remember that Halloween was and still ought to be a Christian "holy-day." The problem is that we have let the World redefine it;  because the Church has lost its voice, lost its love of the calendar, lost its militant power, we have forgotten the true significance of many such holidays. We are supposed to worship in spirit and in truth; we must, therefore, return once more to the true meaning of things. Remember, any calendar and the significance of its events shows the cultus of a culture, that is, the thing that binds a culture together in worship. The Christian calendar saw fit that it should tell a story, the story of the life, death, resurrection of Christ. Friday was All Saint's Day, the last day on the Church Calendar, where we celebrate the final victory of Christ over the devil through his saints.

Today and this week, we shall look into the concept of heroism as it relates not only to this poem but to our lives as Christians and to the culture.

Agenda:

1. Pray
2. Latin Proverb: Ignavum fortuna repugnat. Literally, "Fortune disdains the lazy." Let consider this as we continue on our journey. If you wish to do well but are slothful, then do not expect fortune to help you. Just as God "resists the proud," so does fortune "resist" the lazy. 
3. Reading Check Quiz: Beowulf, lines 1278-1491
4. Discuss RJ on Beowulf, lines 1062-2489
1.  According to Anglo-Saxon culture as seen in Beowulf, what are the qualities for a hero?
2. Grendel is strong and subdues the Danes. What makes him not a hero? 
3. From what you've read in popular stories, legend, myth, etc. what are the common traits of a hero? 
4. What does our Modern culture say a hero is or must be? 
5. What does Hebrews 11 say about the qualities of a hero?
5. Review Anglo-Saxon Poetry Project:Write 20 lines of poem in Anglo-Saxon style. It can be on any subject, but try to relate it themes in Beowulf. Battle glory. Courage. Manliness. Slaying of monsters and dragons. Vengeance. Et cetera. Your poem must contain 5 kennings at minimum. You can use the kennings you already made or make up new ones. 
6. Review HW:
1. Finish reading Beowulf, lines 1061-2489. And then keep reading.
2. Anglo-Saxon Poem Project
3. Norse Mythology Project
4. Study your Notes on Anglo-Saxon England
5. Be wise; be perfect.