Year of Saint Joseph
Year of the Family "Amoris Laetitia The Joy of Love"
Saint: Saint Juan Diego Cuautlatoatzin (1474-1548)
Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 56 The Abbot's Table
Mass: Is 41:13-20; Resp Ps 145; Mt 11:11-15
Let all your works give you thanks, O Lord.
HEART OF JESUS, MEEK AND HUMBLE,
HAVE MERCY ON US.
I thought to include some poetry today, something on humility in honor of our most humble saint of the day, Juan Diego, and also of John the Baptist who knew he was not worthy to untie the sandal strap on Jesus' feet (Jn 1:27). I found more than one poem in my newly acquired Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and the West, today in the section on Saint Francis of Assisi. Here are a couple (pp. 37, 52).
HUMILITY AND COMPASSION
Can true humility and compassion exist in our words and eyes
unless we know we too are capable of
any act?
IN ALL THINGS
It was easy to love God in all that
was beautiful.
The lessons of deeper knowledge, though, instructed me
to embrace God in all
things.
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE,
SAINT JUAN DIEGO CUAUTLATOATZIN,
SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST,
SAINT JOSEPH,
PRAY FOR US.
Today's photo: More of those delicious cookies, not without a gummy "berry". 😊
© Gertrude Feick 2021
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