May
my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting
up
of my hands be like the
evening sacrifice. - Psalm 141:2
"Yes, I am happy, perfectly happy; and do you wish to know where I find true happiness? At the feet of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. …
I would strongly
urge that, even as the
Magdalene anointed the Lord’s feet with tears and perfumed oil, you
too would pour out the
perfume of constant prayer and contemplation at
the foot of the tabernacle. I should like the Eucharist to become a
burning flame for your soul, so
that, immersed in that flame, it might
emerge burning
with love and great-heartedness.
I should like to see this
Eucharistic altar, on
which Jesus is sacrificed, accept your offering too, so that you may become a
victim of love, whose
perfume rises to the throne of the Eternal
God!"
Fr
Augustine Mary of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Carmelite
priest (1821 to 1871)
Photo>St Joseph Catholic Church ~ Ogden, Utah
Remembering...
St
Mary Magdalene
Disciple
of Jesus
"Apostle
to the Apostles"
Feast
Day – July 22
“The story of Mary of
Magdala reminds us all of a fundamental truth. A disciple of
Christ is one who, in the
experience of human weakness, has had the humility to ask for His
help, has been healed by
Him and has set out following closely after
Him, becoming a witness of the power of His merciful
love that is stronger than sin and
death.” – Pope Benedict
XVI
Painting> Mary Magdelene ~ Sandro Botticelli
St
Mary Magdalene, pray for us!
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