“…the wedding garment of the parable is a symbol of our perseverance in the Catholic Faith and in our attachment to Christ. It should be embarrassing if we get up to the pearly gates and have not the right disposition of heart, that is, the right clothing for the circumstance.”
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S. Anthony on human suffering
“…recognising that everything happens as it should
and for our benefit according to His providence…”
Reading through the first letter of S. Peter
The first letter of the Apostle Saint Peter that is preserved in our New Testament was addressed to Christians of Asia Minor, what is now called ‘Turkey.’ As we can see from the map just below, in Greek times, Pontus and Bithynia were on the north, sitting on the Black Sea, Galatia was the greatContinue reading “Reading through the first letter of S. Peter”
Trusting divine Providence (Sunday XII of Ordered time)
Our readings this weekend speak of our trust in the providence of God, Who (we might say) always has the bigger picture, and knows therefore what is best at all times. He says so much to the patriarch Job in our first reading today. In the story of Job, this venerable old man had lostContinue reading “Trusting divine Providence (Sunday XII of Ordered time)”
