Tomorrow at evening prayer I will start with Volume 1. I look forward to the prayers of Advent and Christmas.
Please pray for all the people who were hurt or killed this weekend in Bombay by the agents of Satan.
Friday, November 28, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
CCC 1809
I was reading the Catechism of the Catholic Church and came across this at the tail end of 1809. It has been a favorite passage of mine. I know you all are familiar with it, but for some reason it sings to my heart.
"To live well is nothing other than to love God with all one's heart, with all one's soul and with all one's efforts; from this it comes about that love is kept whole and uncorrupted (through temperance). No misfortune can disturb it (and this is fortitude). It obeys only [God] (and this is justice), and is careful in discerning things, so as not to be surprised by deceit or trickery (and this is prudence). CCC1809"
I hope to add regular reading of the Holy Scriptures and of the CCC, to my daily devotions. I pray that the Good Lord allows me to develop my good intention into a regular habit.
"To live well is nothing other than to love God with all one's heart, with all one's soul and with all one's efforts; from this it comes about that love is kept whole and uncorrupted (through temperance). No misfortune can disturb it (and this is fortitude). It obeys only [God] (and this is justice), and is careful in discerning things, so as not to be surprised by deceit or trickery (and this is prudence). CCC1809"
I hope to add regular reading of the Holy Scriptures and of the CCC, to my daily devotions. I pray that the Good Lord allows me to develop my good intention into a regular habit.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
What I am reading.
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, I am reading this for fun. It is one of my wife's and it looks interesting. I have read another book by Barbara Kingsolver called Prodigal Summer, I thought it was decent.
Rosary Mysteries, Meditations, and the Telling of the Beads by Kevin Orlin Johnson, Ph.D. This is an excellent book, everyone who prays the rosary should have a copy of this book. I read it a few years ago and took it down to re-read. I am reading it slowly and looking up all references on the internet.
The Imitation of Christ by Thomas A. Kempis. I have almost read this book, I have had it for years and never had read it. Now I understand why is it the most published or sold book after the Holy Bible. I highly recommend it, but get the copy published by Catholic Book Publishing.
Deep Conversion Deep Prayer by Fr. Thomas Dubay, S.M. This is an excellent book, I have read about half of it, and I think I need to read more books by Fr. Dubay. There is an excellent series of talks he does about St. John of the Cross currently available for download for free at www.ewtn.com I have downloaded it and put in on my ipod.
Enough for now.
Peace be with you.
Marquis
Monday, November 17, 2008
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Saturday Thoughts
Here lately, I have been able to pray Morning and Evening Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours. It has been a blessing in my life. I have been suspecting that my spiritual life is very shallow. Praying the prayer of the Church is helping me. It is a practice I hope to develop into a daily habit.
A few months ago, I started praying the Rosary on the way to work. I have been praying the Rosary off and on, on the way home from work, this has been helpful to my growth.
I read a blog entry about a personal rule of life. I think this is something I need to pursue. For me it would be a series of daily devotions and spiritual exercises. It will be something I need to work on.
There is a Jewish website, www.chabad.org, that has a weekly online magazine, I would like to reccomend it to everyone. I think it would be valuable for anyone seeking spiritual growth to read. It is refreshing to read another point of view.
If something is different, that does not make it bad or evil, it's just different.
Faith makes all things possible,
Love makes all things easy,
Hope makes all things work.
A few months ago, I started praying the Rosary on the way to work. I have been praying the Rosary off and on, on the way home from work, this has been helpful to my growth.
I read a blog entry about a personal rule of life. I think this is something I need to pursue. For me it would be a series of daily devotions and spiritual exercises. It will be something I need to work on.
There is a Jewish website, www.chabad.org, that has a weekly online magazine, I would like to reccomend it to everyone. I think it would be valuable for anyone seeking spiritual growth to read. It is refreshing to read another point of view.
If something is different, that does not make it bad or evil, it's just different.
Faith makes all things possible,
Love makes all things easy,
Hope makes all things work.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Liturgy of the Hours
I have decided to start praying the Divine Office again. I will attempt to pray Morning and Evening prayer. I am not a perfect person, so I will not do the prayers on a daily basis, but I intend to try. I feel that it will be well worth the effort.
I have a long drive into work and am able to pray the Rosary on the way to work and on the way home. I feel that it helps me start my day in a good and positive way. For years I have had a spirit of bitterness, I find that prayer is a great way to resist falling into that negative aspect of my life, and is a part of my journey towards being a positive good Christian.
I have a long drive into work and am able to pray the Rosary on the way to work and on the way home. I feel that it helps me start my day in a good and positive way. For years I have had a spirit of bitterness, I find that prayer is a great way to resist falling into that negative aspect of my life, and is a part of my journey towards being a positive good Christian.
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