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What does JMJ mean?


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Dust's Sister

[quote name='homeschoolmom' date='Nov 12 2005, 02:45 PM']Jesus, Mary and Joseph
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OhhhhH!!!.. I've always wondered that too.

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Not unless you went on World Youth Day in Toronto in which case it means, "Journee Mondiale de Jeunesse" which literally translates to "Day of the World's Youth."

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Piccoli Fiori JMJ

It is a short prayer, an aspiration...

Also, for many religious orders, they attach the first letter of their founder to it...

ex. JMJT (Jesus, Mary, Joseph, Teresa--Carmelites)

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[quote name='tomasio127' date='Nov 12 2005, 04:12 PM']Many people write JMJ on their tests and things, as a prayer to be able to do their best.
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A professor at my Catholic college remarked that he thought it sacreligous, rather than pius, when students handed in schoolwork and tests that displayed no effort with "JMJ" written at the top of the page.
- "You shouldn't invoke the name of Jesus, Mary and Joseph when you turn in carp."

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AlterDominicus

Yeah, I've noticed on a couple letters by Sister Judith Miryam, that she sent to me in the mail, there was a cross and JMJ on it. It never really bothered me to ask. Hahaha :lol_roll:

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[quote name='Socrates' date='Nov 12 2005, 10:06 PM']A professor at my Catholic college remarked that he thought it sacreligous, rather than pius, when students handed in schoolwork and tests that displayed no effort with "JMJ" written at the top of the page.
- "You shouldn't invoke the name of Jesus, Mary and Joseph when you turn in carp."
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I find that God will help me with my schoolwork, but He won't help me cheat on it, lol. It's aprayer to do your best, if you get an "E" 'cause you didn't study, that's the best you could have done, lol, and the prayer was anaswered......

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[quote name='tomasio127' date='Nov 12 2005, 04:12 PM']Many people write JMJ on their tests and things, as a prayer to be able to do their best.
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Heh, that's cute.

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[quote name='homeschoolmom' date='Nov 13 2005, 09:11 AM']What's an "E"?
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lower than a D; higher than a F (stands for exculpatory? excretory? execrate? excoriate?)

a politically correct way of saying "did you really intend to turn this in?"

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