Lent: Day Seven

"For the Saint the surrender to God is a tremendous fling of the heart, comparable to a leap into the fire of eternal Love, to burn with its heat, to take the radiance of its light, to dance in the dancing of its flames.

For us it is a more secret thing, but none the less miraculous for that. It means that we begin to be able to enjoy life, and gradually gain in strength of spirit until we can enjoy everything. It is as secret and as real a thing as the change of the bread and wine on the altar to the Body and Blood of Christ; no one sees any change, no one sees anything happening at all, but it does, and what happens is a work of God, a work of God which is incomparable and happens over and over again, all over the world, every day.

So it is with us. If we offer ourselves, and let God transform us into Himself, we see the world with Christ's eyes, rejoice in it with His zest for life, love it with His Heart."

~Caryll Houselander,

in A Rocking-Horse Catholic

Lent: Day Six

" But the cross, though it has at its heart a collision and a contradiction, can extend its four arms for ever without altering it's shape. Because it has a paradox in its centre it

can grow without changing.........

.......The cross opens it's arms to the four winds; it is a signpost for free travelers."

~G.K. Chesterton, in Orthodoxy

Lent: Day Five

"In Holy Communion we have Christ

under the appearance of bread.

In our work we find Him

under the appearance of flesh and blood."

~Mother Theresa of Calcutta

Lent: Day Four

"Common duties become religious acts when performed with fervor."

~St Francis de Sales

Lent: Day Three

These socks are way too comfortable!

Mom surprised me with them last night.

Aren't they gorgeous?

I seriously need to learn how to do this. Someday.

Til then, I'll just keep on with my dishrags.........;)

Lent: Day Two

"You go out to meet Christ with His cross by the silence of your Catholic living. You give eloquent testimony to Truth by the simplicity of your strong Catholic example in fulfilling the duties of your state in life. Speech you need not make...."

~God A Woman And The Way

by Fr. Raymond, O.C.S.O.

Lent: Day One

I think we have all heard the exhortation to "pray always", right?

Well, on the first day of Lent, Boots appears to have come a long way in mastering it...........praying while he's asleep! (~okay, so it's actually more like sleeping while he's praying................ I know what you are thinking, but our prayer before meals isn't that long!;)