I’m of to the seminary this Saturday morning for the annual vocations weekend. Fr Viper, the vocations director for the archdiocese of Westminster tells me there will be about fifteen of us staying at Allen Hall over the weekend. I know of at least one other of these but the rest are unknown and will [...]
Archive for May 2nd, 2008
Retreat
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2nd Day of the Novena
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Come, Thou Father of the poor!
Come, with treasures which endure!
Come, Thou Light of all that live!
The Gift of Fear
The gift of Fear fills us with a sovereign respect for God, and makes us
dread nothing so much as to offend Him by sin. It is a fear that arises, not
from the thought of hell, but from [...]
Novena to the Holy Ghost
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Today on the feast of St Athanasius, bishop and doctor of the Church, defender of the Faith, the Novena to the Holy Ghost begins. Let us pray the Holy Spirit to give us the same fortitude and faithfulness as this great saint.
First Day
Holy Spirit! Lord of Light!
From Thy clear celestial height.
Thy pure [...]
Back Again
Posted in blogging, life on May 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I haven’t written anything here for quite a while now and was even thinking of closing down the whole blog. However, following popular demand (=3 friends and my neighbor’s cat) I’m reviving the thing. One of the things that made me stop was the lack of editing tools available from WordPress, coming back I see [...]