Please note : “Reblogs without permission are forbidden” No matter what is going on in the world around us we have this hope.. always hope… and more confidently we know that the Good Lord will never abandon us… My Lord God,I have no idea where I am going.I do not see the road ahead […]

Read More “You Will Never Leave Me to Face My Perils Alone…” Thomas Merton

Please note : “Reblogs without permission are forbidden” “I have within me a solitude where He dwells, and nothing can take that away from me.” St. Elizabeth of the Trinity “We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship.”C.S. Lewis “All one need […]

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“Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light” Matthew […]

Read More God’s Divine Invitation – “Come To me, All You That Are Weary…”

Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae;vita, dulcedo et spes nostra, salve.Ad te clamamus exsules filii Hevae.Ad te suspiramus gementes et flentesin hac lacrimarum valle.Eia ergo, advocata nostra,illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte.Et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.O clemens, o pia, o dulcis Virgo Maria. V. Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei Genitrix.R. Ut […]

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Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.  And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 I could not have imagined when I started this blog that we would […]

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If we have never sought, we seek Thee now;Thine eyes burn through the dark, our only stars;We must have sight of thorn-pricks on Thy brow,We must have Thee, O Jesus of the Scars.   The heavens frighten us; they are too calm;In all the universe we have no place.Our wounds are hurting us; where is the […]

Read More “Jesus of the Scars” by Edward Shillito

“So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.”Matthew 10:31 Dear friends, Tonight here is a sweet little poem… Only A Little Sparrow I’m only a little sparrow,A bird of low degree;My life is of little value,But the dear Lord cares for me. I know there are many sparrows –All over […]

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Prayer to Our Lady of Mount Carmel O Beautiful Flower of Carmel, most fruitful vine, splendor of heaven, holy and singular, who brought forth the Son of God, still ever remaining a pure virgin, assist us in our necessity. O Star of the Sea, help and protect us. Show us that you are our Mother. […]

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“Let us not imagine that we obscure the glory of the Son by the great praise we lavish on the Mother; for the more she is honored, the greater is the glory of her Son. There can be no doubt that whatever we say in praise of the Mother gives equal praise to the Son.” […]

Read More St. Bernard of Clairvaux

“O’ Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I put my trust in You.” St. John Paul II had a special devotion to the Sacred Heart and in 1999, on the 100th Anniversary of The Consecration of the Human Race to the Divine Heart of Jesus he wrote: “The Saviour’s Heart invites us to return to the […]

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