Pondering Tidbits of Truth - April 18, 2024
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 Jacques Philippe “The fact that we can’t save ourselves is something we acknowledge in words, but in fact we find it very hard to accept. We’d all like to be saved by our own efforts…to shine in other people’s eyes, even on the spiritual level. Worldly people want to be highly regarded because they have luxurious cars, expensive watches, designer clothes, professional prestige, and go around with beautiful people. As good Christians, we may want to stand out for our virtues, charisms, experience, and sound judgement. Then we consider that we are on the right path. But in fact we’re in danger of ending up with exactly the same mindset as the worldly people described above. Very often, without realizing it, we have a worldly outlook on the spiritual life: self-fulfillment, self-affirmation, expansion of the ego, etc. And spiritual pride, w
Yes, I pray the rosary every day. When I'm sick it's often the only prayer I can say. We need to promote the praying of the rosary before every Mass in all parishes, praying it at home in the family, too. Our Lady of Fatima asked that we pray it for peace and the conversion of sinners. If it was important in 1917, how much more important is it now?
ReplyDeleteYou are absolutely right, Barb!. Why do we ignore the two greatest spiritual weapons and gifts given to us sinful creatures - the Eucharist and the Rosary?
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