Tag Archives: Faith

Epiphany

On we marched beneath the firmament, Eyes alight, entranced by such a star! Bright and new, in darkness clear, that heraldAncient, kingsman, prophet, glorious news! Till we saw that humble home, abode ofPeasant, shepherd, or artisan?So we stared, exchanged a troubled look, thenHastened to the door. There we found him, in babe’s attire and SimpleContinue reading “Epiphany”

Meditation on Virtues & Trials

It is better to be burdened and in company with the strong than to be unburdened and with the weak. When you are burdened, you are close to God, your strength, who abides with the afflicted. When you are relieved of the burden, you are close to yourself, your own weakness; for virtue and strengthContinue reading “Meditation on Virtues & Trials”

Faith through Friendship and Communion

Happy feast day! In honour of today’s Feast of the Queenship of Mary, here follows a reflexion on the Mass and Holy Communion based on a vision of the Mass given to Sister Lucia, one of the visionaries of Fatima, on June 13, 1929. The description from her memoir, and the picture of the paintingContinue reading “Faith through Friendship and Communion”

A Reflexion on Psalm 12: Persevering in Adversity and Trusting God’s Promises

Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.  They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. The psalmist begins by lamenting how few are the faithful, focussing on the emptiness of their conversation. He emphasises theContinue reading “A Reflexion on Psalm 12: Persevering in Adversity and Trusting God’s Promises”