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Archive for July 3rd, 2007
America the Beautiful
Posted in america, patriotism on July 3, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Eavesdropping…
Posted in kipling, poetry, thrift store on July 3, 2007 | No Comments »
Overheard today at the thrift store:
(Older lady 60ish stocking a bookshelf): “May I help you sir?”
(Much older gentleman in his 80’s, dapper and quite spry): “Have you, perchance, seen any hardcover books on the collected works of Rudyard Kipling?”
Lady: “Should I be familiar with him, sir?”
Gentleman: “Indeed, yes! I am a [...]
Tie One On
Posted in aprons, housewife, values on July 3, 2007 | No Comments »
Who can resist a pretty apron? Women of all ages are stepping forward to “tie one on”, and their desire to do so extends beyond the need to protect one’s clothing. Connectivity to the past, the perception that there was once a kinder, gentler era. Certainly, no decade deserves complete idealization, but [...]
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St. Thomas Aquinas - Patron of Sacred Heart Academy - Pray For Us!
A Student's Prayer
Creator of all things, true source of light and wisdom, origin of all being, graciously let a ray of your light penetrate the darkness of my understanding.
Take from me the double darkness in which I have been born, an obscurity of sin and ignorance.
Give me a keen understanding, a retentive memory, and the ability to grasp things correctly and fundamentally.
Grant me the talent of being exact in my explanations and the ability to express myself with thoroughness and charm.
Point out the beginning, direct the progress, and help in the completion.
I ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
---St. Thomas Aquinas
Litany Of Humility
O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me.
From the desire of being esteemed,
Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being loved...
From the desire of being extolled ...
From the desire of being honored ...
From the desire of being praised ...
From the desire of being preferred to others...
From the desire of being consulted ...
From the desire of being approved ...
From the fear of being humiliated ...
From the fear of being despised...
From the fear of suffering rebukes ...
From the fear of being calumniated ...
From the fear of being forgotten ...
From the fear of being ridiculed ...
From the fear of being wronged ...
From the fear of being suspected ...
That others may be loved more than I,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be esteemed more than I ...
That, in the opinion of the world,
others may increase and I may decrease ...
That others may be chosen and I set aside ...
That others may be praised and I unnoticed...
That others may be preferred to me in everything...
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should…
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