Monday, September 9, 2013

To love as we ought...

"Blessed is the influence of one truly
loving human soul on another."  ~ George Eliot
 
 
 
 "To love God as He ought to be loved,
we must be detached from all temporal love.
We must love nothing but Him,
or if we love anything else,
we must love it only for His sake."
 
 
St Peter Claver
Native of Spain ~ 1581–1654
Jesuit, missionary to South America
Apostolate to Africans on slave ships,
sailors and traders 
Estimated to have baptized 300,000 +
FEAST DAY - Sept 9
 
 
Peter said of the slaves, "We must speak to them with
our hands by giving, before we try to speak to them with our lips."
 
 
    St Peter Claver, pray for us!

2 comments:

  1. Peter said of the slaves, "We must speak to them with
    our hands by giving, before we try to speak to them with our lips."

    LOVE that!

    B

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  2. Good evening, Barbara - Away from my desk all day today... Love it when you 'stop by' - and love it when you 'comment'! Oh, yes - and about St Peter Claver's quote - you seem to live that one! Your hands give and give and give!

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