From a homily by Saint John Chrysostom Life to me means Christ, and death is gain The waters have risen and severe storms are upon us, but we do not fear drowning, for we stand firmly upon a rock. Let the sea rage, it cannot break the rock. Let the waves rise, they cannot sink … Continue reading
PRAYER OF GREAT EFFICACY at the Liturgy of the Eucharist
PRAYER OF GREAT EFFICACY O MOST holy Father, now that Thine Only-begotten Son, here truly present upon the Altar, has deigned to become a Sacrifice and propitiation for our sins, I offer Thee His most holy Body and Blood, His Humanity and His Divinity, His virtues and His perfections, His Passion and Death, in union … Continue reading
Moonlit Call
In the darkening, moonlit sky I sit, creature that I am In quiet stillness and peace My Lord summons me to prayer And commune with Him. What grace and privilege! He’s lifting my spirits, Quie… Source: Moonlit Call
God’s Gracious Gift
I am Your gift to me. You are My Eucharistic Lord, Coming as food, For my spirit, For my soul, For my body. Your Life feeds my life. Your Spirit supplies a holy Breath To fill me and pervade my very being. Your Father awaits my return, Rising in You after each fall … Continue reading
Father Forever
Cords of sorrow draw me.I am witness to the plight,Man become beast,Without wisdom or wit,Licking his own blood,Hungry, harrowed,Stunned in horror. The knots of revenge entangle,Cry for evermore blood,Ever more abasement,Ever more widows,Ever more orphans,Ever more refuse and waste. A crying child becomes hundreds,Then thousands,Then millions,Left to wander,Left to dissipate and hate. Vengeance is sweeter … Continue reading
