Today’s Reading Imitation of Christ: Book 4, Chapter 11 That the Blood of Christ and the Holy Scriptures Are Most Necessary unto a Faithful Soul O most sweet Lord Jesus, how great is the pleasure of the devout soul that feasteth with Thee in Thy banquet; where there is set for her no other food to be eaten but Thyself, her only Beloved, and most to be desired above all the desires of her heart! To me also it would be indeed sweet, in Thy presence to pour forth tears from the very bottom of my heart, and with the grateful Magdalene to wash Thy feet with tears (Luke 7:38). But where is that devotion? Where that bountiful flowing of holy tears? Surely in the sight of Thee and Thy holy Angels, my whole heart ought to burn, and to weep for joy. For in this Sacrament I have Thee mystically present, hidden under another shape. For to look upon Thee in Thine own Divine brightness, mine eyes would not be able to endure; nor could even the whole world stand in the splendor of the glory of Thy ma...
Thank you Father for doing this. It is fortuitous that I happened upon this podcast via Twitter.. I received this devotion from my father and have been renewing my Conseceration for over 25 years now. This podcast makes it very easy to follow along, and I thank you for your time and effort to produce this for us. May the Lord bless you, and keep you safe and healthy. You inspire me...!
ReplyDeletethanks for the kind words! Happy to put this together!
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