The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
surely I have a delightful inheritance. - Psalm 16:6
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"God, in His promises to hear our prayers,
is desirous to bestow Himself upon us;
if you find anything better than Him, ask it;
but if you ask anything beneath Him,
you put an affront upon Him, and hurt yourself
by preferring to Him a creature which He framed.
by preferring to Him a creature which He framed.
Pray in the spirit and sentiment of love,
in which the royal prophet said to Him,
'Thou, O Lord, are my portion.'
Let others choose to themselves portions among creatures,
for my part, You are my portion,
You alone I have chosen for my whole inheritance."
St Augustine of Canterbury*
*Not to be confused with St Augustine of Hippo
+605
Italian Benedictine monk
sent by Pope Gregory the Great
as missionary to England
as missionary to England
First Archbishop of Canterbury
Patron of England
Feast Day: May 27
Click here: Life of St Augustine of Canterbury - YouTube (6mins)
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Augustine of Canterbury – The American Catholic
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Augustine of Canterbury – The American Catholic
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In a letter to Augustine, Pope Gregory the Great wrote:
"He who would climb to a lofty height
must go by steps, not leaps."
must go by steps, not leaps."
St Augustine of Canterbury, pray for us!
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