Monday Musings - On Whom Are You Centered?
Although the words quoted below were uttered by the fictional Pope Kiril I in The Shoes of the Fisherman , they are well worth pondering. I thank Armand Scenna for sharing them with me.
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Monday Musings - For Those Of Us Disturbed By Not Being Able to Receive Holy Communion
I know I am among the throng who have increasingly complained about being unable to receive Holy Communion. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) We have a right to feel that way; but let us not forget (as I have) that this painful experience is intended by God for our eternal benefit. Ponder the wisdom of these words penned by Dom Lorenzo Scupoli more than four hundred years ago - advice that our ears and hearts may need to hear today: “Show the same resignation [to God’s will] when, either under the direction of your confessor, or for some other reason, you are obliged to refrain for a time from Holy Communion. Rather than be disturbed by this loss, you should say with your heart: Were I not guilty of some failing or shortcoming before the Lord, I would not thus be deprived of receiving Him; blessed be the name of Him Who has revealed to me my true unworthiness. I know, O Lord, that in all the trials of my life I need do nothing but bear them patiently in the hope of plea...
Worth Revisiting - If We But Understood
We thank Allison Gingras at Reconciled To You and Elizabeth Riordan at Theology Is A Verb for hosting Worth Revisiting each week. It is a privilege to share our work with them and their followers . Monday Musings - If We But Understood (Originally posted on July 30, 2018)