The Month of February Dedicated to the Holy Family
Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Saint: Blessed John of Fiesole OP, Fra Angelico (c.1386-1455)
Readings of the Day
Rule of Saint Benedict: Ch 15 The Times for Saying Alleluia
Mass: Heb 11:1-7; Resp Ps 145; Mk 9:2-13
Speak of the splendor of Your glorious majesty.
MARY, QUEEN OF PEACE,
MARY, QUEEN OF HEAVEN AND EARTH,
SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL,
PRAY FOR US.
JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH, IMAGE OF THE BLESSED TRINITY HERE ON EARTH,
PRAY FOR US.
By faith, we understand that the universe was ordered by the word of God, so that what is visible came into being through the invisible.
(Heb 11:3)
Jesus was transfigured before Peter, James, and John (see Mk 9:2-3). The Lord is transfigured before each one of us too, if we look and read. One thing I ask of the Lord; this I seek: to dwell in the Lord's house all the days of my life, to gaze on the Lord's beauty, to visit His temple (Ps 27:4).
Some people, in order to discover God, read books. But there is a great book: the very appearance of created things. Look above you! Look below you! Read it. God, whom you want to discover, never wrote that book with ink. Instead, He set before your eyes the things that He had made.
Can you ask for a louder voice than that?
(Saint Augustine of Hippo, 354-430, Sermon 126.6)
BLESSED JOHN OF FIESOLE, FRA ANGELICO,
PRAY FOR US.
Today's photo: As I have said before, "don't forget to look up." After hearing from Saint Augustine, "don't forget to look down" either. You just might find some glorious Vinca minor, commonly called periwinkle, and another beauty to honor Our Lady. Tell of Your wondrous works.
© Gertrude Feick 2023
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