Pierced for our Transgressions

Painting:  The Strike of the Lance, James Tissot

It is Time to Defend Your King

'O Christians, it is time to defend your King
and to accompany Him in such great solitude.'

St. Teresa of Avila

Painting:  James Tissot, My Soul is Sorrowful Unto Death

During this Holy Week

Lord Jesus Christ,

during this Holy Week, 

keep my heart and mind

set firmly on You.

It is Time

'Rise now, 
O handmaid of the Lord, 
and go in the procession 
of the daughters of Zion 
to see your true king.... 
Accompany the Lord 
of heaven and earth, 
sitting on the back of the colt, 
follow Him with 
olive branches and palms, 
with works of piety 
and triumphant virtues.'

St. Bonaventure 















Painting:   William Adolphe Bouguereau, The Palm Leaf

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'My Superior'

 
'I remember reading that obedience to one's superior is more meritorious than all the self-imposed mortifications, fastings, and prayers.

'Then I realized my superior is really my vocation as a wife and mother.  Therefore, my duties and responsibilities of motherhood must come first.  And, done with the right intention - for the greater glory of God - all my actions are lifted up in prayer.'  (from our friend Rose) 

Painting:  Charles Courtney Curran, Breakfast for Three, in US public domain because of age
 
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As if it Were Our Last

'Lent is the autumn
of the spiritual life,
during which we
gather fruit to keep us going
for the rest of the year.
Enrich yourselves
with these treasures,
which nobody can take from you and which cannot be destroyed.
I am accustomed to say
that we will not make Lent well unless we are determined
to make the most of it.
Let us, therefore, spend this Lent
as if it were our last,
and we will make it well.'

St. Francis de Sales

Painting:  Fra Juan Sánchez Cotán