2020: Reading List Update

My sister bought this for me. The fourth homily was my favorite!

The forward was horribly feministic but the book itself is great. You must read St. John of the Cross before you can read this book. You could read his works in tandem with this one. 

I had never read this children's book so, why not?

Mama Sent Me Flowers!

WISHING YOU A HAPPY SAINT DOMINIC'S FEAST DAY!

Sometimes, You Just Need to be Fancy.....

Ladies, I don't know why but I had this deep desire to buy myself cups and saucers. I want to be fancy when I drink coffee....

Prayer of the Month: Litany of Humility

he Litany of Humility

For Private Use Only.

O Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
Hear me.
From the desire of being esteemed,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being loved,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being extolled, etc.
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,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That, in the opinion of the world, others may increase
and I may decrease, etc.
That others may be chosen and I set aside,
That others may be praised and I go 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

Intention: Against Self-Love