21 Friday Feb 2020
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“O Lord, Who seest that all hearts are empty except Thou fill them, and all desires balked except that they crave after Thee; give us light and grace to seek and find Thee, that we may be Thine and Thou mayest be ours forever–Amen.”
-Christina G. Rosetti, quoted in Great Souls at Prayer, 28
08 Sunday Dec 2019
“It matters not, though death draw nigh
In curtained chamber fair,
Or on the deep, ‘mid wrecking blasts,
If He be with us there:
And may my ransomed soul at last,
Time’s storm-tried voyage o’er,
Sit down, like Mary, at his feet,
And listen evermore.”
-Lydia Huntley Sigourney, from “The Third Day at Sea”
11 Monday Nov 2019
“To whom, O Savior, shall we go?
The night of death draws near;
Its shadows must be passed alone,
No friend can with our souls go down
The untried way to cheer.
Thou hast the words of endless life;
Thou givest victory in the strife;
Thou only art the changeless Friend,
On whom for aye we may depend:
In life, in death, alike we flee,
O Savior of the world! to Thee.”
-Frances Ridley Havergal, final paragraph of “Faith’s Question”.
30 Wednesday Oct 2019
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“As Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice, so lift up the light of Thy countenance upon us, and make us glad with the tokens of Thy love. Be Thou with us, O Lord, and let Thy grace follow us this day, and all the days of our life. Be Thou our Guide unto death, in death our Comfort, and, after death, our Portion and Happiness everlasting–Amen.”
-Benjamin Jenks, quoted in Great Souls at Prayer, 357
25 Friday Oct 2019
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The phrase of the day comes from Bernard Lonergan’s The Triune God: Systematics, trans. Michael G. Shields (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007), page 207:
Once these things have been grasped, the gnoseological foundation of hylomorphism comes to light…
Oh boy, does it ever.
15 Tuesday Oct 2019
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“Almighty and merciful God, who art the Strength of the weak, the Refreshment of the weary, the Comfort of the sad, the Help of the tempted, the Life of the dying, the God of patience and of all consolation; Thou knowest full well the inner weakness of our nature, how we tremble and quiver before pain, and cannot bear the cross without Thy Divine help and support. Help me, then, O eternal and pitying God, help me to possess my soul in patience, to maintain unshaken hope in Thee, to keep that childlike trust which feels a Father’s heart hidden beneath the cross; so shall I be strengthened with power according to Thy glorious might, in all patience and long-suffering; I shall be enabled to endure pain and temptation, and, in the very depth of my suffering, to praise Thee with a joyful heart.–Amen.”
-Johann Habermann, quoted in Great Souls at Prayer, 352
08 Tuesday Oct 2019
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God, God's Will, Life, Peace, Righteousness, Truth
“Most gracious God, to know and love whose will is righteousness, enlighten our souls with the brightness of Thy presence, that we may both know Thy will, and be enabled to perform it–Amen.”
-Roman Breviary, quoted in Great Souls at Prayer, 346.
16 Monday Sep 2019
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“Hush! while on silvery wing of holiest song
Floats forth the old, dear story of our peace,
His coming, the Desire of Ages long,
To wear our chains and win our glad release.
Our wondering joy, to hear such tidings blest,
Is crowned with ‘Come to Him, and He will give you rest.’
Rest, by His sorrow! Bruised for our sin,
Behold the Lamb of God! His death our life.
Now lift your heads, ye gates! He entereth in,
Christ risen, indeed, and Conqueror in the strife.
Thanks, thanks to Him who won, and Him who gave
Such victory of love, such triumph o’er the grave.”
–from “Threefold Praise,” by Frances Ridley Havergal
04 Wednesday Sep 2019
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“O Lord, my God, Thou art to me whatsoever is good. Remember me because I am nothing, I have nothing, and I can do nothing. Thou alone art good, just, and holy; Thou canst do all things, Thou accomplishest all things, Thou fillest all things. Remember Thy mercies, and fill my heart with Thy grace, Thou who wilt not that Thy works should be void and in vain. Turn not Thy face away from me; withdraw not Thy consolation, lest my soul become as a thirsty land to Thee. Teach me, O Lord, to do Thy will; teach me to live worthily and humbly in Thy sight–Amen.”
-Thomas a Kempis, quoted in Great Souls at Prayer, 308
31 Wednesday Jul 2019
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“Almighty God, who hast caused the light of eternal life to shine upon the world, we beseech Thee that our hearts may be so kindled with heavenly desires, and Thy Holy Spirit, that we may continually seek the things which are above; and, abiding in purity of heart and mind, may at length attain unto Thine everlasting kingdom, there to dwell in the glorious light of Thy presence, world without end–Amen.”
-Book of Prayers, 1851, quoted in Great Souls at Prayer, 262
