Quote for the Day

[odhiambo]

“A spoonful of honey attracts more flies than a barrelful of vinegar.”
St. Francis de Sales

[Shin]

Honey truly is marvelous stuff isn't it?

[odhiambo]

Honey truly is marvelous stuff isn't it?

Compared to vinegar it certainly is; both have heir uses though.

[odhiambo]

"And we know that the eunuch who was reading Isaiah the prophet,
 and did not understand what he read,
was not sent by the Apostle to an angel,
nor was it an angel who explained to him what he did not understand,
nor was he inwardly illuminated by the grace of God without the interposition of man;
on the contrary, at the suggestion of God, Philip, who did understand the prophet,
came to him, and sat with him, and in human words, and with a human tongue,
 opened to him the Scriptures."
 St. Augustine of Hippo ("On Christian Doctrine")

[odhiambo]

"And we know that the eunuch who was reading Isaiah the prophet,
 and did not understand what he read,
was not sent by the Apostle to an angel,
nor was it an angel who explained to him what he did not understand,
nor was he inwardly illuminated by the grace of God without the interposition of man;
on the contrary, at the suggestion of God, Philip, who did understand the prophet,
came to him, and sat with him, and in human words, and with a human tongue,
 opened to him the Scriptures."
 St. Augustine of Hippo ("On Christian Doctrine")

One can read the Bible and not understand it. This is where those who advocate for private interpretation of the Bible, missed  the boat.

[George]

"And we know that the eunuch who was reading Isaiah the prophet,
 and did not understand what he read,
was not sent by the Apostle to an angel,
nor was it an angel who explained to him what he did not understand,
nor was he inwardly illuminated by the grace of God without the interposition of man;
on the contrary, at the suggestion of God, Philip, who did understand the prophet,
came to him, and sat with him, and in human words, and with a human tongue,
 opened to him the Scriptures."
 St. Augustine of Hippo ("On Christian Doctrine")

One can read the Bible and not understand it. This is where those who advocate for private interpretation of the Bible, missed  the boat.

How true.

[Shin]

Honey truly is marvelous stuff isn't it?

Compared to vinegar it certainly is; both have heir uses though.

I was just thinking the same thing! Vinegar is great for cleaning..

[odhiambo]

"To be pleased at correction and reproofs shows that one loves the virtues which are contrary to those faults for which he is corrected and reproved. And, therefore, it is a great sign of advancement in perfection."
St. Francis de Sales

[odhiambo]

"You will not see anyone who is really striving after his advancement who is not given to spiritual reading. And as to him who neglects it, the fact will soon be observed by his progress"
St. Athanasius

[Shin]

It is a particularly fitting and encouraging quote for this family here!

[Shin]

'To obtain the protection of our Blessed Lady in our most urgent wants, it is very useful to say sixty-three times, after the fashion of a Rosary, "Virgin Mary, Mother of God, pray to Jesus for me."'

St. Philip Neri

[odhiambo]

'To obtain the protection of our Blessed Lady in our most urgent wants, it is very useful to say sixty-three times, after the fashion of a Rosary, "Virgin Mary, Mother of God, pray to Jesus for me."'

St. Philip Neri

I am very interested to know more. This is not just a quote, it is a prayer. Why 63?

[odhiambo]

“An angel fell from Heaven without any other passion except pride, and so we may ask whether it is possible to ascend to Heaven by humility alone, without any other of the virtues.”

St. John Climacus

[Brigid]

Yeah, I wonder why 63 also!

[Shin]

'To obtain the protection of our Blessed Lady in our most urgent wants, it is very useful to say sixty-three times, after the fashion of a Rosary, "Virgin Mary, Mother of God, pray to Jesus for me."'

St. Philip Neri

I am very interested to know more. This is not just a quote, it is a prayer. Why 63?

I wish I knew!

[George]

The Mother of God contained the infinite God under her heart, the God whom no space can contain. Through her, the Trinity is adored, demons are vanquished, Satan is cast out of heaven, and our fallen nature is assumed into heaven.
St. Cyril of Alexandria