Hope’s Longing

I find you in tears.I find you in longing.I find you covered in the news of the day,Lying in the cold,Under the blanket of the night,Under heaven’s gaze. Who wipes your tears?Who comforts and consoles?Who sees you in your many disguises,In the open hand of the beggar,Crying in the child,Laughing with young,Smiling down from Heaven? … Continue reading →

Mary the Dawn

Antiphon or song in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mary the Dawn, Christ the Perfect Day;Mary the Gate, Christ the Heav’nly Way!Mary the Root, Christ the Mystic Vine;Mary the Grape, Christ the Sacred Wine!Mary the Wheat-sheaf, Christ the Living Bread;Mary the Rose-Tree, Christ the Rose Blood-red!Mary the Font, Christ the Cleansing Flood;Mary the Chalice, … Continue reading →