"Blessed is the influence of one
truly loving human soul on another." - George Eliot
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
Claver understood that concrete service like the
distributing
of medicine, food or brandy to his black brothers and sisters
could be as effective a communication of the word of God as mere verbal preaching.
of medicine, food or brandy to his black brothers and sisters
could be as effective a communication of the word of God as mere verbal preaching.
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!
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