Prayer of Saint Bonaventure~Meditation III

"May my soul ever compass Thee, seek Thee, find thee, run to Thee

attain Thee, meditate upon Thee, speak of Thee,

and do all things to the praise and glory of Thy Name,

with humility and discretion, with love and delight, 

with ease and affection 

and with perserverence unto the end.
May Thou alone be ever my hope, my entire assurance!

 Jesus~my riches my delight my pleasure my joy

Jesus~my rest and tranquility

Jesus~my peace my sweetness

Jesus~my fragrance my sweet savor

Jesus~my food my refreshment

Jesus~my refuge my help

Jesus~my wisdom my portion

Jesus~my posession, my treasure

Jesus~in Whom my mind and my heart may ever be fixed

and firmly rooted immovably henceforth and forever."
Amen.

 Saint Bonaventure said, 

"He who wishes to go on advancing 

from virtue to virtue, from grace to grace, 

should constantly meditate upon 
the passion of Jesus Christ."

Prayer of Saint Bonaventure ~Meditation II

"...Let my heart ever hunger after Thee,

upon Whom the angels desire to Look.

And my my inmost soul be filled

with the sweetness of Thy savor.

May my soul ever thirst after Thee, the fountain of life,

the fountain of wisdom and knowledge,

the fountain of eternal light, the torrent of pleasure,
the richness of the house of our Blessed Lord."

 
 Saint Bonaventure said, 

"He who wishes to go on advancing 

from virtue to virtue, from grace to grace, 

should constantly meditate upon 
the passion of Jesus Christ."

Prayer of Saint Bonaventure~Meditation I

"Pierce O most sweet Lord Jesus, my inmost soul

with the most joyous and healthful wound of Thy love,

with true, serene, and most holy apostolic charity,

that my soul may ever languish and melt with love and longing for Thee,

that my soul may ever long for Thee and faint for Thy courts,

and long to be dissolved and to be with Thee.

(St. Kateri Shrine, NY)

Grant that my soul may ever hunger after Thee, the Bread of Angels,

the refreshment of holy souls, our daily and Supersubstantial Bread,

having all sweetness and savor and every delight of taste..."

Saint Bonaventure said, 
"He who wishes to go on advancing 

from virtue to virtue, from grace to grace, 

should constantly meditate upon 
the passion of Jesus Christ."

O give thanks

O give thanks to the Lord

For He is good

His mercy endureth

Forever and ever.

Daniel 3:89

Douay Rheims Roman Catholic Bible

sharing the sweetness

While gathering raspberries with a friend

Delighting in the sweetness of the berries

That somehow did not make it into our baskets

And enjoying sweet mommy memories of our growing children

 

We discovered a charming little guest...

God blessed us with yet another reason to smile

Spctacular

From a little hill,

we saw beautiful fireworks

and watched the moon rise.

It was spectacular!

waves of love

Especially when I need you most

You are so present to me

Surrounding me in sweet prayer

A brilliant floral multitude

Colors rejoicing in the early autumn breeze

Waves of love

When Moms Pry Together

When Moms pray together

The Holy Spirit's gifts abound

God's grace fills souls

Christ's peace reins

Mary inspired humble faithfulness is unperturbed

Angel Choirs surround 

Saint's intercession is roused

Hearts are filled with gratitude

Joy supplants fear

When Moms pray together

Remember Peace

"Go placidly amid the noise and haste, 

and remember what peace there may be in silence." 

(Berlin, Germany)

excerpt from:

Max Ehrmann, "Desiderata" 

see Wikipedia

Deliver Me, Jesus

Litany of Humility written by Cardinal Del Val:

O Jesus, meek and humble of heart, hear me...

From the desire of being esteemed 
~ Deliver me Jesus

From the desire of being loved 

~ Deliver me, Jesus.

From the desire of being extolled 

~ Deliver me, Jesus.

From the desire of being honored 

~ Deliver me, Jesus.

From the desire of being praised 

~ Deliver me, Jesus.

From the desire of being preferred to others 

~ Deliver me, Jesus.

From the desire of being consulted 

~ Deliver me, Jesus.

From the desire of being approved 

~ Deliver me, Jesus.

From the fear of being humiliated 

~ Deliver me, Jesus.

From the fear of being despised 

~ Deliver me, Jesus.

From the fear of suffering rebukes 

~ Deliver me, Jesus.

From the fear of being calumniated 

~ Deliver me, Jesus.

From the fear of being forgotten 

~ Deliver me, Jesus.

From the fear of being ridiculed 

~ Deliver me, Jesus.

From the fear of being wronged 

~ Deliver me, Jesus.

From the fear of being suspected 

~ Deliver me, Jesus.

That others may be loved more than I 
~ Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.

That others may be esteemed more than I 
~ Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.

That, in the opinion of the world, 

others may increase and I may decrease 
~ Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.

That others may be chosen and I set aside 
~ Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.

That others may be praised and I unnoticed 
~ Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.

That others may be preferred to me in everything 
~ Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.

That others may become holier than I,

provided that I may become as holy as I should 
~ Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.

photos

La Familia Goulet~María, Catherine and Mom

cared for

with a labor of love~

As melting ice gives way to spring, 

the river inspires

Canciones de la Primavera

Catherine learns to write icons from her instructor, a Secular Carmelite.

 

~Mom shares music and stories at senior luncheon~ 

~love books too~

inspires

ingenuity~

~ and a call to our local professional 

home maintenance crew...who saved the day~