Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation

 

  Rosary Reflection – The Rosary Will Bring Back A Harvest of Holiness (Image Source: Marge Hendry Photo©Michael Seagriff) [Another prophetic but ignored excerpt and plea from the Apostolic Letter  On The    Rosary of The Virgin Mary ] The Rosary of the Virgin Mary, which gradually took form in the second millennium under the guidance of the Spirit of God, is a prayer loved by countless Saints and encouraged by the Magisterium. Simple yet profound, it still remains, at the dawn of this third millennium, a prayer of great significance, destined to bring forth a harvest of holiness. It blends easily into the spiritual journey of the Christian life, which, after two thousand years, has lost none of the freshness of its beginnings and feels drawn by the Spirit of God to “set out into the deep” ( duc in altum! ) in order once more to proclaim, and even cry out, before the world that Jesus Christ is Lord and Saviour, “the way, and the truth and the life” (Jn 14:6), “the go...

"The Eucharist is the secret of my day. It gives strength and meaning to all my activities or service to the Church and to the whole world...Let Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament speak to your hearts. It is He who is the true answer of life that you seek. He stays here with us: He is God with us. Seek Him without tiring , welcome Him without reserve , love Him without interruption : today, tomorrow, forever." (St. John Paul II  —  Address to young people of Bologna , Italy, Sept. 27, 1997)

 

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  . St. Pio of Petrelinca “There are two things in the world that will never forsake you: the eye of God that always sees you, and the heart of His Mother that always follows you.”   Venerable Fulton J. Sheen “We always make the same fatal mistake thinking that it is what we do that matters when really what matters is what we let God do to us. God sent the angel to Mary, not to ask her to do something, but to let something be done. Since God is a better artisan than you, the more you abandon yourself to Him, the happier He can make you.”   St. Pope John Paul II “ As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.”

    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 Mornings - Choose The Clarity of Truth (Originally posted on July 17, 2017)   Few Pontiffs spoke with such clarity and authority than the late St. John Paul II. Anchor your soul to the certainty of His teaching.  Run from those who wish to replace the clear waters of Truth with doubt and uncertainty. They will lead you to eternal damnation. Truth does not hide itself behind ambiguity. Satan does:

(Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) It is astonishing how hard-headed, stiff -necked and obstinate a people we Catholics and our leaders are. The answer to all that troubles our Church in these times is, has been, and always will be, to humble ourselves by spending time on our knees in front of the Blessed Sacrament and surrendering all that we do to our abandoned and imprisoned Lord. But most of us don't and won't. The late St. John Paul II envisioned and urged that every parish have Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration. Only a handful have accepted His challenge.  Despite the demands on his time, this Saint spent multiple hours a day in Eucharistic Adoration - the essential fuel for living a holy life. He, like Venerable Fulton J Sheen, recommended that all priests make a daily Holy Hour.  For the most part, both men have been ignored. In a recent article written by Monsignor Robert J. Dempsey and  published in Adoremus Bulletin, October, 2018 entitled "To Pra...

Thank you Allison Gingras at  Reconciled To You   and Elizabeth Riordan at  Theology Is A Verb   for  hosting Catholic bloggers at  Worth   Revisiting . It is a privilege for us to share our work with you and your readers . I decided to share this post from May 9, 2015:   Rosary Reflection – The Rosary Will Bring Back A Harvest of Holiness  (Image Source: Marge Hendry Photo©Michael Seagriff) [Another prophetic but ignored excerpt and plea from the Apostolic Letter On The   Rosary of The Virgin Mary ] "The Rosary of the Virgin Mary, which gradually took form in the second millennium under the guidance of the Spirit of God, is a prayer loved by countless Saints and encouraged by the Magisterium. Simple yet profound, it still remains, at the dawn of this third millennium, a prayer of great significance, destined to bring forth a harvest of holiness. It blends easily into the spiritual journey of the Ch...

"We are now standing in the face of the greatest historical confrontation humanity has gone through. I do not think that wide circles of American society or wide circles of the Christian community realize this fully. We are now facing the final confrontation between the Church and the anti-Church, of the Gospel versus the anti-Gospel. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) “We must be prepared to undergo great trials in the not-too-distant future; trials that will require us to be ready to give up even our lives, and a total gift of self to Christ and for Christ. Through your prayers and mine, it is possible to alleviate this tribulation, but it is no longer possible to avert it. . . .How many times has the renewal of the Church been brought about in blood! It will not be different this time."  ( Cardinal Karol Wojtyla (St. John Paul II) from Bicentennial talk given in the United States as quoted by Father C. John McClosk...

"There is a particular need to cultivate  a lively awareness of Christ's real presence , both in the celebration of Mass and in the worship of the Eucharist outside Mass. Care should be taken to show that awareness through tone of voice, gestures, posture and bearing.  (Image source: Wikimedia Commons ) In this regard, liturgical law recalls - and I myself have recently reaffirmed - the importance of moments of silence both in the celebration of Mass and in Eucharistic adoration. The way that the ministers and the faithful treat the Eucharist should be marked by profound respect. The presence of Jesus in the tabernacle must be a kind of  magnetic pole  attracting an ever greater number of souls enamored of him, ready to wait patiently to hear his voice and, as it were, to sense the beating of his heart. “O taste and see that the Lord is good!” (P s   34:8)."    (Oct. 7, 2004 - Mane Nobiscum Domine (Stay With Us Lord) Apostolic Letter) ...

Few Pontiffs spoke with such clarity and authority than the late St. John Paul II. Anchor your soul to the certainty of His teaching.  Run from those who wish to replace the clear waters of Truth with doubt and uncertainty. They will lead you to eternal damnation. Truth does not hide itself behind ambiguity. Satan does:  

Thank you Allison Gingras  (Reconciled To You) and Elizabeth Riordan ( Theology Is A Verb) for another opportunity to re-publish our favorite posts on Worth Revisiting . Stop for a visit now (and every Wednesday). The gifted writers who post there each week will no doubt have much of value to offer you. I wanted to share this:  Rosary Reflection – The Rosary Will Bring Back A Harvest of Holiness  (Originally posted May 9, 2015) (Image Source: Marge Hendry Photo©Michael Seagriff) [Another prophetic but ignored excerpt and plea from the Apostolic Letter On The  Rosary of The Virgin Mary ] The Rosary of the Virgin Mary, which gradually took form in the second millennium under the guidance of the Spirit of God, is a prayer loved by countless Saints and encouraged by the Magisterium. Simple yet profound, it still remains, at the dawn of this third millennium, a prayer of great significance, destined to bring ...

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. St. Josemaria Escriva "...prayer is not a question of what you say or feel, but of Love. And you love when you try to say something to the Lord, even though you might not actually say anything." (From Furrow )  Vatican II "Christ the Lord founded one Church and one Church only. However, many communions present themselves to men as the true inheritors of Jesus Christ; all indeed profess to be the followers of the Lord, but they differ in mind and go their different ways, as if Christ Himself is divided. Certainly, such division openly contradicts the Will of Christ, scandalizes the world, and damages the most holy cause, the preaching of the Gospel to every creature." (From Decree on Ecumenism)    St. John Paul II  "...the presence of the devil in the history of humanity is increa...

Photo©Michael Seagriff 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. St. Bernard "O Jesus..., how consoling You are to those who invoke You! How good You are to those who seek You! What will You not be to those who find You! Only he who has felt it can know what it is to languish in love for thee, O Jesus!" (From Sermons on the Canticles )

(Image source: Wikimedia Commons ) “Our union with Christ in the Eucharist must be expressed in the truth of our lives today – in our actions, in our behavior, in our life-style and in our relationships with others. For each one of us the Eucharist is a call to ever greater effort, so that we may live as true followers of Jesus: truthful in our speech, generous in our deeds, concerned, respectful of the dignity and rights of all persons – whatever their rank or income – self-sacrificing, fair and just, kind, compassionate and self-controlled…The truth of our union with Jesus Christ in the Eucharist is tested by whether or not we really love our fellow men and women; it is tested by how we treat others; especially our families…, by whether or not we try to be reconciled with our enemies, or whether or not we forgive those who hurt us or offend us.” (St John Paul II from Homily in Phoenix Park, September 29, 1979)