The occasional, often ill-considered thoughts of a Roman Catholic permanent deacon who is ever grateful to God for his existence. Despite the strangeness we encounter in this life, all the suffering we witness and endure, being is good, so good I am sometimes unable to contain my joy. Deo gratias!


Although I am an ordained deacon of the Catholic Church, the opinions expressed in this blog are my personal opinions. In offering these personal opinions I am not acting as a representative of the Church or any Church organization.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

A Word for Meditation

From the Liturgy of the Hours, the Office of Readings for today, Ash Wednesday:
"This, rather, is the fasting that I wish: releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke; setting free the oppressed, breaking every yoke; sharing your bread with the hungry, sheltering the oppressed and the homeless; clothing the naked when you see them, and not turning your back on your own." [Is 58:6-7]
...and from the Intercessions in today's Morning Prayer:
"Teach us to be loving not only in great and exceptional moments, but above all in the ordinary events of daily life."
And, remember, it's not what you give up for Lent that's important; it's what you give...in secret. It is in giving to others that we give up of ourselves.

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