Pondering Tidbits of Truth is my simple and inadequate way of providing nuggets of spiritual wisdom for you to chew on from time to time.
Father Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P.
The primary purpose of the priestly grace is the
worthy celebration of the Sacrifice of the Mass…The secondary purpose of the
grace which the priest receives at ordination is the sanctification of the
faithful. If the priest has the care of souls, he has a special obligation to
strive for holiness of life because of his duty toward the Mystical Body of Christ.
In no other way will he be able to sanctify the souls committed to his charge or
avoid the dangers of the world…
(From The Priest In Union
With Christ)
Madeleine Delbrel, Servant of God
From a sand dune, dressed in white, the missionary
overlooks an expanse of lands filled with unbaptized peoples. From the top of a
long subway staircase, dressed in an ordinary suit or overcoat, we overlook, on
each step, during this busy rush-hour time, an expanse of heads, of bustling
heads, waiting for the door to open. Caps, berets, hats and hair of every
color. Hundreds of heads – hundreds of souls. And there we stand, above. And
above us, and everywhere is God. God is everywhere – and how many souls even
take notice.
(From We, the Ordinary People of the Street)
Father Walter Farrell, O.P.
There is no man God does not wish to be saved; but
there is no man God will save against that man’s will. It would be a poor kind
of love that made us in His image and left us nothing to do for ourselves; it
is a divine love that sets outs a man’s work for a man’s life and stands by a
man’s own decisions. He has indeed left us something to do with our mind and
our will as well as with our hands and our feet. If we do these things, we are
fulfilling the divine will; if we do not, we are not thwarting God but
ourselves, for our eternal happiness hangs on the condition of our activity
This is not a reason for despair; rather it is a divine tribute to the nobility
of the nature of man.
(From
My Way of Life)
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Very thought provoking. I really like your blog and hope you'll be part of Sunday Snippets all the time.
ReplyDeleteThank you Michael. Being from New York City, I particularly like the subway staircase image. I often pray for "the people of my life" and that includes everyone on the planet with me during my time here and those who prepared the way for me and my conversion. Now, I can see the bobbing staircase heads with all of them in mind. Images do help my prayer. This one also makes me smile.
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