Monday, January 31, 2011
Act of Faith, Hope, and Love
My God, I believe in Thee, I hope in Thee, I love Thee above all things with all my soul, with all my heart and with all my strength; I love Thee because Thou art infinitely good and worthy of being love; and because I love Thee, I repent with all my heart of having offended Thee; have mercy on me, a sinner. Amen.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
The Serenity Prayer
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Gaudium et Spes
From Vatican II's Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World:
Through Christ and in Christ light is thrown on the enigma of pain and death which overwhelms us without His Gospel to teach us. Christ has risen, destroying death by His own death; He has given us the free gift of life so that as sons in the Son we may cry out in the Spirit, saying "Abba, Father!"
Through Christ and in Christ light is thrown on the enigma of pain and death which overwhelms us without His Gospel to teach us. Christ has risen, destroying death by His own death; He has given us the free gift of life so that as sons in the Son we may cry out in the Spirit, saying "Abba, Father!"
Friday, January 28, 2011
St. Thomas Aquinas
The beginning of Summa Theologica:
Because the doctor of Catholic truth ought not only to teach the proficient, but also to instruct beginners (according to theApostle: As unto little ones in Christ, I gave you milk to drink, not meat -- 1 Corinthians 3:1-2), we purpose in this book to treat of whatever belongs to the Christian religion, in such a way as may tend to the instruction of beginners. We have considered that students in this doctrine have not seldom been hampered by what they have found written by other authors, partly on account of the multiplication of useless questions, articles, and arguments, partly also because those things that are needful for them to know are not taught according to the order of the subject matter, but according as the plan of the book might require, or the occasion of the argument offer, partly, too, because frequent repetition brought weariness and confusion to the minds of readers.
Endeavouring to avoid these and other like faults, we shall try, by God's help, to set forth whatever is included in this sacred doctrine as briefly and clearly as the matter itself may allow.
Because the doctor of Catholic truth ought not only to teach the proficient, but also to instruct beginners (according to theApostle: As unto little ones in Christ, I gave you milk to drink, not meat -- 1 Corinthians 3:1-2), we purpose in this book to treat of whatever belongs to the Christian religion, in such a way as may tend to the instruction of beginners. We have considered that students in this doctrine have not seldom been hampered by what they have found written by other authors, partly on account of the multiplication of useless questions, articles, and arguments, partly also because those things that are needful for them to know are not taught according to the order of the subject matter, but according as the plan of the book might require, or the occasion of the argument offer, partly, too, because frequent repetition brought weariness and confusion to the minds of readers.
Endeavouring to avoid these and other like faults, we shall try, by God's help, to set forth whatever is included in this sacred doctrine as briefly and clearly as the matter itself may allow.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
A Blessing from Numbers 6:24-26
May the LORD bless you and keep you:
May the LORD make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you:
May the LORD lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.
May the LORD make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you:
May the LORD lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
A Prayer
O gracious and holy God,
Give us wisdom to perceive You,
Intelligence to understand You,
Diligence to seek You,
Patience to wait for You,
Eyes to see You,
A heart to meditate on You,
And a life to proclaim You
Through the power of the Spirit of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Give us wisdom to perceive You,
Intelligence to understand You,
Diligence to seek You,
Patience to wait for You,
Eyes to see You,
A heart to meditate on You,
And a life to proclaim You
Through the power of the Spirit of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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