Lemmar i Kristi kropp

"To be a living member of the mystical body of Christ the Christian must be in the state of grace-he must be vivified by the Holy Spirit who is the soul of that body; he must be subject to that vivifying Spirit, which means that he must love God and do His will; and he must act for the good of his fellow members, which means he must love his neighbor."

This Tremendous Lover
Dom Eugene Boylan, O. C. S. O.

Tänkvärda ord i fastetid.

"Lent is not an orgy in Pelagian self improvement."
Engelsk prästbloggare

In media nocte

"Dum médium siléntium tenérent ómnia, et nox in suo cursu médium iter habéret, omnípotens sermo tuus Dómine, de cælis a regálibus sédibus venit."

”Medan djupaste tystnad omslöt allt och natten hade nått till mitten av sitt lopp, steg ditt gudomliga Ord, Herre, ned från sin himmelska tron.”


Et vidimus gloriam eius, plenum gratiae et veritatis.
Och vi såg hans härlighet, han var full av nåd och sanning.

At midnight in the piercing cold....

Hail and blessed be the hour and moment In which the Son of God was born Of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in the piercing cold. In that hour vouchsafe, I beseech Thee, O my God, to hear my prayer and grant my desires, [here mention your request] through the merits of Our Saviour Jesus Christ, and of His blessed Mother. Amen.

Marias väntan

O Jungfru, du väntade din enfödde Son i outsäglig kärlek.
Under det bittra korset blev vi dina barn, då du var försänkt i ett hav av smärta.
Nu då du är i Guds härlighet, kom ihåg oss som vandrar på denna jord och försöker följa i din Sons spår.
Förbarma dig över oss och våra upproriska hjärtan.
Ge oss nåd från din Son, så att vi når fram till målet.
Att få se den skönhet Gud har givit dig i evigheten.
Att få se Gud ansikte mot ansikte.

"Que soy era Inmaculada Concepciou"

"...And in what does this life of the Spirit in Mary consist? He Himself is uncreated Love in her; the Love of the Father and of the Son, the Love by which God loves Himself, the very love of the Most Holy Trinity. She is a fruitful Love, a "Conception." Among creatures made in God's image, the union brought about by married love is the most intimate of all. In a much more precise, more interior, more essential manner, the Holy Spirit lives in the soul of the Immaculata, in the depths of her very being. He makes her fruitful, from the very first instance of her existence, all during her life, and for all eternity.

This eternal "Immaculate Conception" [the Holy Spirit] produces in an immaculate manner Divine life itself in the womb or depths of Mary's soul, making her the Immaculate Conception, the human Immaculate Conception. And the virginal womb of Mary's body is kept sacred for Him; there He conceives in time the human life of the Man-God.

... [S]he, the Immaculata, grafted into the Love of the Blessed Trinity, becomes, from the first moment of her existence and forever afterwards, the "complement of the Blessed Trinity." In the Holy Spirit's union with Mary we observe more than the love of two beings... . ... in this union, Heaven and Earth are joined; all of Heaven with the Earth, the totality of eternal love with the totality of created love. It is truly the summit of love."
Sankt Maximilian Maria Kolbe

Sann glädje

"By uniting themselves to the Divine will, the Saints have enjoyed Paradise by anticipation in this life. Accustoming themselves to receive all things from the hands of God, says St. Dorotheus, the men of old maintained continual serenity of soul. St. Mary Magdalene of Pazzi derived such consolation at hearing the words "will of God," that she usually fell into an ecstasy of love. The instances of jangling irritation that are bound to arise will not fail to make surface impact on the senses. This however will be experienced only in the inferior part of the soul; in the superior part will reign peace and tranquillity as long as our will remains united with God's. Our Lord assured His Apostles: "Your joy no man shall take from you . . . Your joy shall be full." He who unites his will to God's experiences a full and lasting joy: full, because he has what he wants, lasting, because no one can take his joy from him, since no one can prevent what God wills from happening."
St Alfons de Ligouri