Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation

"You consider Zacheus happy because Our Lord vouchsafed to enter his house and eat with him; you deem St. John happy because he rested on the breast of our Savior at the Last Supper; and, above all, you regard St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary so very happy because they nourished and supported Our Dear Lord. But are you not as happy as they? Are you not even happier? You do not hold Our Lord in your arms as Simeon did, but you receive Him into your heart in Holy Communion; you do not rest on the bosom of St. John, but the Savior rests in your heart after Holy Communion; you do not nurse and support Our Lord like St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin, but you have a still greater happiness, for the Savior Himself nourishes you and gives Himself to you as your food. O Love! O Love! O who can understand the love of God for men!"   (From The Blessed Eucharist by Fr. Michael Muller, C.S.S.R.)  

Thanks RAnn for hosting another week of Sunday Snippets. I look forward to visiting each  week and to encouraging my blog visitors to do likewise. I have never been disappointed.    Come join an interesting group of Catholic bloggers at RAnn's place  where you are sure to find something that God wants you to hear or to see. I have been working on two Kindle books and only had time to post twice this week. I hope you find something of value: Pondering Tidbits of Truth - May 23, 2013 Turn Off Your Television and Watch This Video

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. Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman   “The Catholic Church holds it better for the sun and moon to drop from heaven, for the earth to fail, and for all the many millions on it to die of starvation in extreme agony, as far as temporal affliction goes, than that one soul, I will not say, should be lost,  but should commit one single venial sin, should tell one willful untruth, or should steal one poor farthing without excuse.”   (From   Apologia Pro Vita Sua )   Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val “Have a great devotion to the Passion of Our Lord. With peace and resignation, put up with your daily troubles and worries. Remember that you are not a disciple of Christ unless you partake of His sufferings and are associated with His Passion. The help of the grace of silence was the only thing ...

The next time you decide to sit down in front of the television for a half hour and watch some senseless sitcom or cooking or home improvement show, do yourself a favor instead and invest 22+minutes of your life absorbing this remarkable video. If you want to hear the full version of Zach's song, then invest another 3+ minutes viewing this:

It's Sunday and time to join an interesting group of Catholic bloggers at RAnn's place  where you are sure to find something that will speak to your soul. Take a few minutes and visit!   Monday Musings This Could Be You When You Go To Fill Up Your Gas Tank   Eucharistic Reflection   If You Are A Blogger Try This Out

I learned a great deal from reading "10 Ways to Refresh Your Blog," Charlotte Ostermann's most recent article on the Catholic Writers Guild blog.  It was filled with helpful and practical suggestions. Charlotte references  Tagxedo.com ,  a neat way to get a different perspective on your blog. This site will generate a word cloud from the words contained in your blog. "The words are 'weighted' by the number of times they are used," she writes,"and it's an interesting look at what content has the most gravitas on your site." It's fun and best of it is free. If you are blogger, do yourself a favor and take a look at Charlotte's 10 Ways for refreshing your blog. I have already followed her advice.     What do you think about her suggestions, my word cloud, and the new look for "Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation"? We would both love to hear from you.

“The same Jesus of Nazareth Who says, ‘I have come that you may have life, and have it more abundantly,’ Who heals the broken-hearted, Who gathers the little ones to Himself, is truly present in the Blessed Sacrament.   The Blessed Sacrament is the Sacred Heart of Jesus living in our midst…