9.11.2008

SEVEN: God's Favorite Number


(I don't know why it's inverted, anyways)

Years ago, I copied this from somewhere and the paper is already old. Instead of putting it somewhere, I decided to share this with all of you here since this is really a nice excerpt.

Creation of the world

light; firmament, ; land, seas, plants and herbs; sun, moon and stars; animals of the sky and water; animals of land and man; and on the 7th day, God blessed them all and sanctified.

Creation of angels on the highest ranks - Archangels
consist of 7 letters: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Lucifer

Creation of the 10 commandments, consist of 2 tablets
1st tablet, God wrote 3 rules on how to relate to HIM
2nd tablet, God wrote 7 commandments which govern our acts in relation to others

Church prescribes 7 sacraments to assure safe journey to heaven
baptism, confirmation, holy Eucharist, penance, holy orders, matrimony and extreme unction

To be Christian, we are mandated to practice
  • 7 CORPORAL ACTS of Mercy feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, sheltering the needy, clothing the naked, visiting those in jail, visiting the sick and burying the dead.
  • 7 SPIRITUAL ACTS of Mercy counseling the doubtful, instructing the ignorant, admonishing the sinners, comforting the afflicted, forgiving the offenders, bearing patiently the troublesome and praying for the living and the dead.
HOLY SPIRIT has 7 gifts to us
wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety and fear of the Lord

7 deadly sins
pride, covetousness, lust, anger, adultery, envy and sloth

7 anti-venom serum to neutralize the effects of sins
humility, liberality, chastity, meekness, temperance, fraternal love and diligence
7 tells the kindness of Jesus on the hungry multitude who followed Him in the desert to listen to His words with 5 loaves of bread and 2 fishes, he fed 5,000 people and 4,000 people with 7 loaves

Jesus emphasized how many times we should forgive offenders not 7 times but 70 times 7

God's painting in the sky, the rainbow, has 7 colors red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet

God songs are 7 do re mi fa so la ti do

7 last words of Jesus Into your hands, I commend my spirit...

***Amazing isn't it?