Bearing Witness to the Light XII...Einstein's Sonday Rest

J.M.J. + O.B.T. + M.G.R.*

If one considers
the following passages
written by Albert Einstein:

A consequence of the study on electrodynamics did cross my mind. Namely, the relativity principle, in association with Maxwell’s fundamental equations, requires that the mass be a direct measure of the energy contained in a body; light carries mass with it. A noticeable reduction of mass would have to take place in the case of radium. The consideration is amusing and seductive; but for all I know, God Almighty might be laughing at the whole matter and might have been leading me around by the nose.”

The theory of relativity has thus changed our views on the nature of light insofar as it does not conceive of light as a sequence of states of a hypothetical medium but rather as something having an independent existence just like matter.”

“...the mass of any arbitrary body depends on the quantity of energy it contains...

“Before the advent of relativity, physics recognized two conservation laws of fundamental importance, namely, the law of the conservation of energy and the law of the conservation of mass; these two fundamental laws appeared to be quite independent of each other. By means of the theory of relativity they have been united into one law.” 

“The most important upshot of the special theory of relativity concerned the inertial masses of corporeal systems. It turned out that the inertia of a system necessarily depends on its energy-content, and this led straight to the notion that inert mass is simply latent energy. The principle of the conservation of mass lost its independence and became fused with that of the conservation of energy.”

“Mass and energy are therefore essentially alike; they are only different expressions of the same thing. The mass of a body is not constant; it varies with changes in its energy.” 

...one gets the distinct impression
that he was at the limit of physical reality,
the veil that separates the inner court
from the Holy of Holies,
the physical from the metaphysical.

E₀ = m₀c²

the rest energy of matter (mass at rest)

"God Almighty might be laughing
at the whole matter and might
have been leading me
around by the nose."

Rest in the Lord

this Sonday in

Holy Mass

Sincerely yours

in Jesus through Mary,

Mike Rizzio

Imitate Mary

Become like Jesus

Live for the Triune God

Seek the Light of Our Lord Jesus Christ

See you on the High Ground!

* - J.M.J. + O.B.T. + M.G.R. stands for:

Jesus, Mary and Joseph;

O Beata Trinitas;

St. Michael, St. Gabriel and St. Raphael