Tag: mercy
Psalm 100(99): In prayer we abandon ourselves to God’s embrace
1. In the spirit of joy and celebration that continues in this last week of the Christmas season, we want to resume our meditation on the Liturgy of Lauds. Today we reflect on Psalm 99[100], just proclaimed, which is a joyful invitation to praise the Lord, the shepherd of his people. Seven imperatives are scattered… Read More ›
Beating their swords into ploughshares?
Augustine, for all his pessimism about human nature, did not foresee the logical results of his thought, and in the original context, his “wars of mercy” to defend civilized order make a certain amount of sense. Always his idea is that the Church and the Christians, whatever they may do, are aiming at ultimate peace…. Read More ›
Contemplation of Divine Things
. . . As long then as this inequality lasts in this world, [works of charity and mercy] will be needful and useful to the man that practises it, as it brings to a good purpose and pious will the reward of an eternal inheritance: but it will come to an end in the life… Read More ›
From Mary through St. Faustina — A Warning!
635. March 25. In the morning, during meditation, God’s presence enveloped me in a special way, as I saw the immeasurable greatness of God and, at the same time, His condescension to His creatures. Then I saw the Mother of God, who said to me, Oh, how pleasing to God is the soul that follows… Read More ›
O My God
When I look into the future, I am frightened, But why plunge into the future? Only the present moment is precious to me, As the future may never enter my soul at all. It is no longer in my power, To change, correct or add to the past; For neither sages nor prophets could do… Read More ›
Do not underestimate the mercy of God
An old man was asked by a certain soldier if God received a penitent man. And after heartening him with many words, he said to him at the last, “Tell me, beloved, if your cloak were torn, would you throw it away?” He said, “No, I would patch it and wear it.” The old man… Read More ›
Secrets
Fear has a way of getting its way, a dictator without mercy or compassion, surrounding the heart with nameless qualms that what felt as shame will one day be seen. Walls high protected by anger, or fear or anxious concern, often nameless but a sentinel nonetheless; assuring a life of withdrawal from intimacy that is… Read More ›
Who is pleasing to God?
Let the soul harken to the divine voice, and to her own amazement and wonder she will hear it say, ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven’. Who is poorer in spirit than the person whose spirit finds no rest and who has nowhere to lay his head? This… Read More ›
Moses, a model of intercessory prayer
Vatican City, Jun 1, 2011 / 10:45 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI said at the June 1 general audience that intercessory prayer helps us to grow in deeper knowledge of God and his mercy and makes us more capable of loving others in a self-sacrificial way. Drawing upon the life of Moses, the Pope… Read More ›
Prayer can spark God’s mercy
Vatican City, May 18, 2011 / 10:30 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI continued his series of reflections on Christian prayer today as he spoke about the relationship between intercessory prayer and God’s mercy throughout history. In his third installment on prayer, Pope Benedict looked at Abraham’s example of praying for mercy. “We now turn… Read More ›