"Self-reform and peace are not achieved through the patience which others show us, but through our own long-suffering towards our neighbour." ~St. John Cassian

BLESSED EPIPHANY!

O God, by the leading of a star you manifested your only Son to the Peoples of the earth: Lead us, who know you now by faith, to your presence, where we may see your glory face to face; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen

To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world. ~Karl Barth

The world calls for and expects from us simplicity of life, the spirit of prayer, charity towards all, especially towards the lowly and the poor, obedience and humility... Without this mark of holiness, our word will have difficulty in touching the heart of modern man. It risks being vain and sterile. ~Pope Paul VI

Virtues are formed by prayer. Prayer preserves temperance. Prayer suppresses anger. Prayer prevents emotions of pride and envy. Prayer draws into the soul the Holy Spirit, and raises man to Heaven. ~Saint Ephraem of Syria

So the divine love is sacrificial love. Love does not mean to have and to own and to possess. It means to be had and to be owned and to be possessed. It is not a circle circumscribed by self, it is arms outstretched to embrace all humanity within its grasp. ~Archbishop Fulton Sheen

Blessings to you on this Feast of Mary, Mother of our Lord!

"Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come."

Proverbs 31:25