O Jesus, I pray for Your faithful and fervent priests; for Your unfaithful and tepid priests; for Your priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields or in fields of war; for Your tempted priests; for Your lonely and desolate priest; for Your young priests; for Your dying priests; for the souls of Your priests in purgatory. But above all I recommend to You the priests dearest to me; the priest who baptized me; the priests who absolved... Read more
Today’s walk actually wasn’t…I didn’t feel well enough to do a lot of walking. Yet I felt an obligation to you, my readers, to post pictures of posies…that’s what I do on Wednesdays. So on my way to rest in the embrace of Our Lord at the Adoration Chapel, I stopped at my favorite greenhouse (Beck’s Flower Shop and Gardens, Lansing Ave., Jackson, MI) and took a few pictures for you. Look, here comes the mums! Images by Margaret... Read more
A beloved friend, Pat Gohn, who produces the podcast Among Women, suggested Audrey Assad’s new CD Fortunate Fall. Pat’s recommendation couldn’t have come at a better time–I needed to hear Audrey’s music, especially track #6, I shall Not Want. That composition comes from the Litany of Humility, a prayer I cling to. Litany of Humility Written by Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val (1865-1930), Secretary of State for Pope Saint Pius X. O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear... Read more
It was mid-morning and the sun had finally dissolved the fog from the cool damp night. I saw that some of the leaves still glistened with dampness. Making the bed I pulled the white and periwinkle quilt up and over the pillows and glanced out the upstairs window. The blue Rose-of-Sharon grows just below. Moving about the blossoms was a Ruby Throated Hummingbird. He seemed to be moving a bit slower—maybe the cool night slowed him down. During the summer the... Read more
Jesus, Eternal Priest, look down with love upon your priests. Fill them with burning zeal for the conversion of sinners. Keep them within the shelter of your Sacred Heart. Keep unstained their anointed hands. which daily touch your Sacred Body. Keep unsullied their lips purpled with your precious Blood. Keep pure and unearthly their hearts sealed with the sublime marks of your glorious Priesthood. Let your holy love protect them from the world’s contagion. Bless their labors with abundant fruit, and may the souls... Read more
We’ve had a lot of rain in the past 24 hours…not much to see in the gardens but a lot of leaf debris. The storms last nights were intense! Lightening strikes and strong winds broke a lot of trees. My Jonagold apple tree took a beating…the canopy collapsed under the storm (kind of hard to see the broken limbs in this picture). Some severe pruning will take place this winter. The sturdy Royal Standard Hosta, one of the few perennials still... Read more
A sweet little prayer, this comes from the Roman Breviary. It is one of those shooter-prayers that I carry in my heart and offer for those encountered throughout my day…and God knows, you may have been one of them. I hope you’ll memorize it, too, and pray it often. May it please you Oh Lord, to reward with eternal life all those who do good to us for your name sake. Amen. Read more
This is a fun post by Gabby Noone over at Buzz Feed! I am a bit suspicious about how sanitary the spoon would be in #3. Never knew about the Chinese take-out containers. And built in coasters?! Here are just of few of my favorites: 1. You’ve probably been ignoring this feature. View this image › chicaandjo.com Most aluminum foil boxes have press-in tabs that secure the roll in place, so you don’t have worry about it flying out every time... Read more
Earlier in the spring I was blessed with two nests of cardinals in my yard. Cardinals are very territorial birds but for some reason these two families shared the space congenially. The two nests of fledglings gave way to a small flock darting about the Locust tree and flowering shrubs. One late-summer morning a flash of red streaked close to the upstairs window. My prayers sputtered to a stop as my morning gaze was suddenly altered from a distant sky... Read more
Mother of our Redeemer, in this era dedicated to you, with great joy we call you blessed. You believed in the Word of God the father and declared yourself His handmaid, and so, through you, the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us. We salute you as Mother, our Mother, the Mother of the Church. With what great love you must have watched over the infant Church and what motherly solicitude encouraged the apostles as they committed themselves to carry on... Read more
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