Posted in Forgiveness, Joy, Light, Mercy on Feb 2nd, 2011
The following is by Sister Elizabeth Hillmann. Click for more about or by Sister Elizabeth. – – – – – Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. (Philippians 4:4) – – – – – It was an all day affair. I knew God was looking deeply into the depths of me and [...]
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Posted in Death, Heaven, Joy, Prayer, Prayers on Nov 7th, 2010
Anima Christi – 10 (1. Soul of Christ, sanctify me.) (2. Body of Christ, save me.) (3. Blood of Christ, inebriate me.) (4. Water from the side of Christ, wash me.) (5. Passion of Christ, strengthen me.) (6. Within thy wounds, hide me.) (7. Let me never be separated from Thee.) (8. From the wicked [...]
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Posted in Eucharist, Giving All, Joy, Prayer, Prayers on Aug 16th, 2010
“Anima Christi” -3 (1. Soul of Christ, sanctify me.) (2. Body of Christ, save me.) – – – – – Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Sanguis Christi, inebria me. We remember gruesomely colored crucifixes, or the blood dripping from Jim Caviezel’s face in Mel Gibson’s movie, “The Passion of the Christ.” But this petition draws [...]
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Posted in Joy, Prayer, Prayers on Feb 12th, 2006
The year 2005 was marked by the evil of war and the sorrow of natural disasters. The fact that just about anything can happen has been brought home to us: whole towns, in our own country, can be wiped out in a day; and a major city can find itself struggling to rebuild. In the [...]
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Posted in Easter, Joy, Love, Resurrection on Apr 15th, 2005
Rejoice, O earth, in shining splendor, radiant in the brightness of your King! Christ has conquered! Glory fills you! Darkness vanishes for ever! (Easter Proclamation, Roman Rite) There is a literary practice called the “pathetic fallacy,” which attributes human feelings to non-human creation. Often the pathetic fallacy is used to show the natural surroundings in [...]
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