I don't know if you guys had heard about what happened in Norway, but I'd like to offer up some prayers for the 80+ people that were killed between the bombing and the shooting and for repentance of the man responsible.

Care to join me?

Ave Maria...
Ave Maria...
Ave Maria...

One of my favorite verses in the entire Bible.

Thanks, Shin.

It's working for me...

  Haha, funny!

Pretty good ones, eh? 

 

Oooooh! Ok, I get it! Thanks, Patricia! Now that joke is a whole lot funnier! 

Funny! I got the first two...would someone care to explain the last one to me? I can be a bit dense at times....  

Wow, I got it right! And that was a flat-out guess! Hm, maybe I should guess more often...

This reminds me of his "Pray, hope, and don't worry."

It seems he's telling us to trust in the Lord and to know that He will always be there, and always listen, even when our human doubts and worries say He isn't. It is through peace that we accomplish everything.

Ah, thank you, Brigid! That's what I figured. It must just be a 'thing' around here then, to not let it dangle. The Catechists here always love to say- "Don't let it dangle!" But in every other culture, it's the norm to do so. Hm, strange.

I have a question for you guys about the rosary: When you pray it, do you let the crucifix dangle, or do you hold it in your hand (or place it in your lap?) I was taught to never let the crucifix dangle, because it is very disrespectful, but then when I see others pray it, they let it dangle. Even the Pope does! So I was wondering, because I'm always so worried about letting it dangle, but if it's alright, then I won't worry! 

Hehe, sorry about such a silly question, but I wanted to know if anybody else was taught this!

Oh, and a meditation on the Annunciation: I was thinking about Mary's very first response to the angel, her very first question. She asked how; not why, or when, but how. She didn't ask why, because she knew that she was God's, and he could do what he liked with her; she didn't ask, and it was a perfect display of acceptance of His will, of humility and obedience. She didn't ask when because the Lord works in His own time, not ours. She only asked how. Now, why she asked how, I don't really have an explanation-but I loved thinking about the why and when!

Blessed Virgin, ora pro nobis!

Prayers, Shin. 

I'll be praying as well!

"For where two or three are gathered in my name, there I am in the midst of them" (Mt. 18:20)

How wonderful it is to pray with friends!

I thought of science of the Saints as learning to emulate their virtues in life and trying to be a saint.

I'm doing the Novena too. 


Glad to see you around, Reginator!

Wild guess here (and answer subject to change!): D. St. Vincent of Lerins?

I started the first one yesterday...It's absolutely beautiful! I might have to try the second one, as well.