To continue the Litany -- Communion of the Saints
I am a few days late in one case and a bit earlier in the second (which is a shock, I'm never early for anything these days!). I would be remiss to reflect on the great Saints of our Church and not offer tribute to St. Therese of Lisieux and St. Francis of Assisi -- to whom our Church has dedicately feast days on October 1st and October 5th, respectively.
There are no words that I could write or offer that would rightly pay homage to these Saints. Both St. Therese and St. Francis have been a great source of inspiration to me, in their incredible desire to give so fully, to honor and to love Jesus. A few years ago, I read "Maurice and Therese : The Story of a Love", by Bishop Patrick Ahearn - after reading St. Therese' own autobiography. What a beautiful witness to St. Therese's humanity , to the way she shared her love for Jesus with others (and in sharing it with others, she was giving Love and Glory back to Jesus!), all via a collection of letters that she shared with her friend Maurice, a missionary. Again, my words do not do any justice, so I humbly offer my prayer asking St. Therese and St. Francis that I may learn from their example to offer myself fully to God and to my family, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.
St. Therese ~~ Thoughts and Words about Love of God:
I know of one means only by which to attain to perfection: LOVE. Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else. Sometimes I seek another word to express Love, but in this land of exile the word which begins and ends (St. Augustine) is quite incapable of rendering the vibrations of the soul; we must then adhere to this simple and only word: TO LOVE.
But on whom shall our poor heart lavish its love? Who shall be found that is great enough to be the recipient of its treasures? Will a human being know how to comprehend them, and above all will he be able to repay? There exists but one Being capable of comprehending love; it is Jesus; He alone can give us back infinitely more than we shall ever give to him.
There are no words that I could write or offer that would rightly pay homage to these Saints. Both St. Therese and St. Francis have been a great source of inspiration to me, in their incredible desire to give so fully, to honor and to love Jesus. A few years ago, I read "Maurice and Therese : The Story of a Love", by Bishop Patrick Ahearn - after reading St. Therese' own autobiography. What a beautiful witness to St. Therese's humanity , to the way she shared her love for Jesus with others (and in sharing it with others, she was giving Love and Glory back to Jesus!), all via a collection of letters that she shared with her friend Maurice, a missionary. Again, my words do not do any justice, so I humbly offer my prayer asking St. Therese and St. Francis that I may learn from their example to offer myself fully to God and to my family, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.
St. Therese ~~ Thoughts and Words about Love of God:
I know of one means only by which to attain to perfection: LOVE. Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else. Sometimes I seek another word to express Love, but in this land of exile the word which begins and ends (St. Augustine) is quite incapable of rendering the vibrations of the soul; we must then adhere to this simple and only word: TO LOVE.
But on whom shall our poor heart lavish its love? Who shall be found that is great enough to be the recipient of its treasures? Will a human being know how to comprehend them, and above all will he be able to repay? There exists but one Being capable of comprehending love; it is Jesus; He alone can give us back infinitely more than we shall ever give to him.
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