Thought for the Day – 14 February – The Early Hours of the Day — AnaStpaul (Reblog)

Thought for the Day – 14 February – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971) The Early Hours of the Day “Unfortunately, there are many who never give the slightest thought to God when they rise in the morning.Or perhaps they think that a quick mechanical Sign of the Cross satisfies all their religious obligations. A […]

Thought for the Day – 14 February – The Early Hours of the Day — AnaStpaul

Thought for the Day – 9 February – The Use of Creatures — AnaStpaul (Reblog)

Thought for the Day – 9 February – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971) The Use of Creatures “The Saints understood clearly what our attitudes to creatures should be.Created things should be a reflection of eternal beauty whicb entices us to love God, the Source and Origen of all things.They should form a ladder, which […]

Thought for the Day – 9 February – The Use of Creatures — AnaStpaul

Haiku: Moment of Light

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This path I’ve taken
started long before I came –
Now the light breaks through

Copyright Francis 2022

Thought for the Day – 5 February – IDLENESS — AnaStpaul (Reblog)

Thought for the Day – 5 February – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971) IDLENESS “Idleness is forbidden by God because work is His commandment.He had already told Adam and his successors: “In the sweat of your brow, you shall eat bread” (Gen 3:19). St Paul warns us: “If any man will not work, neither […]

Thought for the Day – 5 February – IDLENESS — AnaStpaul

Thought for the Day – 4 February – Ora et labora” – Work and Sanctity — AnaStpaul (Reblog)

Thought for the Day – 4 February – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971) “Ora et labora” – Work and Sanctity “Everything we do, whether we are working with our hands or with our minds, can and should be made holy by offering it to God.The peasant who toils in the heart of the sun […]

Thought for the Day – 4 February – Ora et labora” – Work and Sanctity — AnaStpaul