24 June 2018

Collect for the Nativity of St. John the Baptist

O Lord God, heavenly Father, who through Your servant Saint John the
Baptist did bear witness that Jesus Christ is the Lamb of God who takes
away the sin of the world, and that all who believe in Him shall inherit
eternal life, we humbly implore You to enlighten us by Your Holy Spirit
that we may at all times find comfort and joy in this witness, continue
steadfast in the true faith, and at last with all believers attain unto eternal
life; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and
reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

24 June 2018

On Prayer

When we are praying, don't rack your brain to find words. On many
occasions, the simple, monotonous stammering of children has satisfied
their father who is in heaven.


                                  ST. JOHN CLIMACUS, The Ladder of Divine Ascent

10 June 2018
 

On Beauty and Love

To reveal someone’s beauty is to reveal their value by giving them time,

attention, and tenderness. To love is not just to do something for them

but to reveal to them their own uniqueness, to tell them that they are

special and worthy of attention.

          JEAN VANIER, Becoming Human, P 22.