Friday, March 19, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
St. John of the Cross-Sayings of Light and Love
SAYING #124
Oh, how sweet your presence will be to me, you who are the supreme good! I must draw near you in silence and uncover your feet that you may be pleased to unite me to you in marriage, and I will not rest until I rejoice in your arms. Now I ask you , Lord, not to abandon me at any time in my recollection, for I am a squanderer of my soul.
by Jan van Ruysbroeck
Peace be with you!
Rosemarie
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Spiritual Life Dictionary
TODAY'S TERM: IMPERFECTIONS
Habitual imperfections when known, recognized, and voluntary, impede one from reaching the freedom of union. Souls may have many also with regard to their spiritual practices and works. Some are more to the surface; others more deeply rooted in the spirit and less perceptible. The dark night purges the soul of its habitual imperfections.
From the Collected Works of St. John of the Cross
From an Examinaiton of Conscience
by Fr. Robert Altier
Imperfections are not sins so they do not need to be confessed. It is not always easy to make the distinction between venial sins and imperfections. Some things are imperfections because they are very small, other things are imperfections because they are dispositions of the soul and not willful actions or failures, still others because they are habitual. It is good to be aware of imperfections because as one grows in the spiritual life, the imperfections, voluntary and involuntary become areas where attention must be given in prayer. For this reason a few examples of imperfections are included here.
*Trying to control things rather than seek God's will
*Embarassment of being Catholic
*Failure to defend the Church when ridiculed
*Not trying to practice recollection or the frequent remembrance of God's presence
*Failing to spend extra time on Sunday in prayer and study of the Faith
*Not trying to cultivate peace in the family
*Taking one's spouse for granted
*Impatience
*Smoking or chewing tobacco (when it is a habit)
*Lack of punctuality
*Failure to pray for deceased parents and relatives
*Failure to pray for sinners
Let us pray for each other!
Peace be with you!
Rosemarie
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Sunday, March 14, 2010
Sunday in the Year for Priests
A good pastor, a pastor according to the heart of God, there is the greatest treasure that the good Lord can give to a parish in His mercy, and one of the most precious."
St. John Vianney
Featured priest: Rev. Matthew Albright, Parochial Vicar St. Michael Church, Canton, Ohio.
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Peace be with you!
Rosemarie
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Saturday, March 13, 2010
Saturday of Our Lady
Ave Verum
Ave, verum corpus
natum de Maria Virgine,
Vere passum immolatum
in Cruce pro homine,
Cujus latus perforatum
unda* fluxit (et)* sanguine,
Esto nobis praegustatum
in mortis examine.
English Translation
Hail,true body
born of the Virgin Mary,
born of the Virgin Mary,
Who truly suffered, sacrificed
on the Cross for man,
Whose pierced side overflowed
with water* and blood,
Be for us a foretaste**
In the test of death.
Peace be with you!
Rosemarie, ocds
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
Tabernacle of the Week
St. Paul Church
North Canton, Ohio
Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Trial, or distress, or persecution, or hunger, or nakedness, or danger, or the sword? (Romans 8:35)
Peace be with you!
Rosemarie
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