I reach for You With my life, All my life. It is not for naught, That You labored, Bore my sins. I reach for You With my thoughts. In the night, I contemplate Your Dying. Writhing in agony, Alone with hell’s phantoms, Blood called From Your flesh. More than a drop Spoke my name. Here … Continue reading
Daily Prayers
STS. GERTRUDE AND MECHTILDE PRAYERS Daily Deliverance Prayer Sunday Prayer Monday Prayer Tuesday Prayer Wednesday Prayer Thursday Prayer Friday Prayer Saturday Prayer Conclusion Everyday ST. THOMAS PRAYER FOR PURITY
The Robe
Lord of the centuries, Knit, of our pain, the knots, That mysteriously arrange themselves Across our days. Guide, by unseen fingers, Each little pearl, To form a cloth Alive with Your Golden threads, Infinitely more than happenstance or tragedy. Each strand of Time a mystery, Bathed in trial and tears, Yet rich in Awe, Resplendent … Continue reading
Fully Human
Just think about it, the conception of our Savior! Mary had a choice, and chose the Will of God. Fiat! “Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum,” “Be it done to me according to Your Word.” Mary, the Women, the New Eve, welcomed her Son, The Son of God, into her womb, Into our world. From this … Continue reading
