Love Take Me Captive

O Captain of my heartOn Love’s TreeYou penetrate the Lie. You, victorious in Death,Descend, piercing the EarthTo ransom Adam’s seed. Scale my stony ramparts;Pull down vanity’s tower.Besiege the Gates of Hell. Trumpet Your holy rage.As with thundering steed and burnished sword,Capture, and hold fast, my soul. Call “Beloved” Your desolate one;Call “Espoused” she who mournsHer … Continue reading

ON THE MYSTERIES by St. Ambrose

We are born again of water and the Holy Spirit What did you see in the baptistery? Water certainly, but not water alone. You saw the levites ministering there, the high priest asking questions and consecrating. First of all, the Apostle taught you that we must fix our eyes, not on the things that are seen … Continue reading

The Flame of Love Prayer

Elizabeth Kindleman wrote: I am going to record what the Blessed Virgin told me in [October of] this year, 1962. I kept it inside for a long time without daring to write it down. It is a petition of the Blessed Virgin: ‘When you say the prayer that honors me, the Hail Mary, include this … Continue reading

Unity Prayer

May our feet journey together.May our hands gather in unity.May our hearts beat in unison.May our souls be in harmony.May our thoughts be as one.May our ears listen to the silence together.May our glances profoundly penetrate each other.May our lips pray together to gain mercy from the Eternal Father.