Constancy My faith is weighed down, Because I know myself, And my inconstancies. But Lord, I know You, And Your eternal and intimate constancy, And so I lean on You. Pick me up, press me to Your cheek, Plant a kiss on my forehead. Before You set me down, To my place in this day, … Continue reading
A Home for My God
David, Thy Servant, desired to build You a house. I, too, desire to build You a holy dwelling. I desire to build it here, In this space in which I live. Here on this ground of my being, More than brick and mortar, More than outward beauty, I raise its rafters of prayer. I desire … Continue reading
On Eucharist – Reflection on St. Augustine and My Prayer
Reflection on St. Augustine’s, “I seemed to hear your voice from on high: ‘I am the food of the mature: grow, then, and you shall eat me. You will not change me into yourself like bodily food; but you will be changed into me’.” On Eucharist O Christ, I receive Thee That I might become … Continue reading
Our Lady of Sorrows – memorial
SEVEN SORROWS The prophecy of Simeon. (St. Luke 2:34, 35) The flight into Egypt. (St. Matthew 2:13, 14) The loss of the Child Jesus in the temple. (St. Luke 2: 43-45) The meeting of Jesus and Mary on the Way of the Cross. The Crucifixion. The taking down of the Body of Jesus from the … Continue reading
