More oneself...

"Help me to journey beyond the familiar 

and into the unknown. 

Give me the faith to leave old ways 
and break fresh ground with You." - St Brendan

"The Mass is not only about

God becoming man,

it is about Man

becoming more himself."

GK Chesterton

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Painting:  Man receiving Communion before Battle

 in the Thirty Years War by Nils Forsberg 

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Blessed Mother’s Day to all!

"A partnership with God is motherhood.

What beauty, what love, what self control

must belong to her who helps God

fashion an immortal soul!" (Author Unknown)

Some have had kings in their lineage,

Some to whom honor was paid.

Not blest of my ancestors - but,

I have a mother who prays.

I have a mother who prays for me

And pleads with the Lord every day for me.

Oh what a difference it makes for me - 

I have a mother who prays.

Some have worldly success

And trust in riches they've made - 

This is my surest asset,

I have a mother who prays.

My mother's prayers cannot save me,

Only mine can avail;

But mother introduced me to Someone - 

Someone who never could fail.

Oh yes... I have a mother who prays for me

And pleads with the Lord every day for me.

O what a difference it makes for me - 

I have a mother who prays.

Author Unknown