As we draw near to you in thought, our spirits long for your Spirit, and reach out for you, longing to feel you near. Enable us to eliminate poverty, prejudice, and oppression, that peace may prevail with righteousness, and justice with order, and that men and women from different cultures and with differing talents may find with one another the fulfillment of their humanity; through Jesus Christ our Lord. For this reason the Council of Trent, reechoing, as it were, the invitation of Christ and His immaculate Spouse, has earnestly exhorted "the faithful when they attend Mass to communicate not only by a spiritual communion but also by a sacramental one, so that they may obtain more abundant fruit from this most holy sacrifice."[107] Moreover, our predecessor of immortal memory, Benedict XIV, wishing to emphasize and throw fuller light upon the truth that the faithful by receiving the Holy Eucharist become partakers of the divine sacrifice itself, praises the devotion of those who, when attending Mass, not only elicit a desire to receive holy communion but also want to be nourished by hosts consecrated during the Mass, even though, as he himself states, they really and truly take part in the sacrifice should they receive a host which has been duly consecrated at a previous Mass.

Compare for instance I Clem., lix, 2-4, with "Apost. In these words the mysteries of Divine Wisdom have been treasured.... ("Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh", sec. 79, p. 153 ) 1731. A cap of rough shag served to hide the upper part of a visage, which, like that of a screech-owl, seemed desirous to conceal itself from light---the lower part of the face being obscured by a huge red beard, mingling with shaggy locks of the same colour. His legerdemain can transform zechins and bezants into doits and maravedies; but can his art convert a Christian knight, ever esteemed among the bravest of the Holy Crusade, into the dust-kissing slave of a heathen Soldan---the bearer of a Paynim's insolent proposals to a Christian maiden---nay, forgetting the laws of honourable chivalry, as well as of religion?

During Lent, we enter into a season of preparation, self-reflection and repentance when we seek to literally “turn around” and realign our lives and focus toward God. Breviaries (containing the texts of the Divine Office), psalters (with the biblical Psalms), and books of hours (an abbreviated form of the breviary for laypeople) were all designed for those who could afford such luxuries. What was Joseph like as a husband and father? Was Joseph just or cruel in testing his brothers' characters?

Know, Sir Knight of the Leopard, that I am Sheerkohf, the Lion of the Mountain, and that Kurdistan, from which I derive my descent, holds no family more noble than that of Seljook.'' ``I have heard,'' answered the Christian, ``that your great Soldan claims his blood from the same source?'' ``Thanks to the Prophet that hath so far honoured our mountains, as to send from their bosom him whose word is victory,'' answered the Paynim. ``I am but as a worm before the King of Egypt and Syria, and yet in my own land something my name may avail.---Stranger, with how many men didst thou come on this warfare?'' ``By my faith,'' said Sir Kenneth, ``with aid of friends and kinsmen, I was hardly pinched to furnish forth ten well-appointed lances, with maybe some fifty more men, archers and varlets included.

Extremely easy to read; one of the most inspiring devotional books you will ever encounter. Make haste, O Lord, for Thy own dear sake. Do not delay; I conjure Thee through Thy most Precious Blood, and for Thy bitter Passion's sake. To mention just one of the instances of Divine intervention, when a special devotion was given to the world at a crucial period, let us consider the Rosary. Pray the rosary alone or with your family, allowing each member to lead a decade of their own. save us from the fires of hell, and lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy.

Check Amazon rating » As a teenager, you face some tough stuff – suicide, rape, sex, friends, drugs, and more. But it was peculiar to the times of chivalry, that in his wildest rapture the knight imagined of no attempt to follow or to trace the object of such romantic attachment; that he thought of her as of a deity, who, having deigned to show herself for an instant to her devoted worshipper, had again returned to the darkness of her sanctuary ---or as an influential planet, which, having darted in some auspicious minute one favourable ray, wrapped itself again in its veil of mist.

Do Thou be with me, and prepare me for all the smiles of prosperity, the frowns of adversity, the losses of substance, the death of friends, the days of darkness, the changes of life, and the last great change of all. Accept, O Lord, our thanks and praise for all that you have done for us. However, power tends to rely less on direct worship and more on how important the concept a god represents is to the mortal world.

The NRSV translation of the Bible is accurate, elegant, highly acclaimed by scholars, and enjoys wide use in congregations of the Episcopal Church. It is this burning fever which chides thee, and not thy kind master, Richard of England. This man's life can avail thee nothing, and it is forfeited.'' ``All our lives are forfeited,'' said the Hakim, putting his hand to his cap. ``But the great Creditor is merciful, and exacts not the pledge rigorously nor untimely.'' ``Thou canst show me,'' said Richard, ``no special interest thou hast to become intercessor betwixt me and the execution of justice, to which I am sworn as a crowned King.'' ``Thou art sworn to the dealing forth mercy as well as justice,'' said El Hakim; ``but what thou seekest, great King, is the execution of thine own will.

On the right-hand altar, another statue, carved in wood, represents Saint Antony of Liguori, the founder of the Redemptorist congregation. What exactly are we doing by venerating the Heart of Jesus? The man disappeared, after casting a look upon the beautiful Queen, in her deranged dress and natural loveliness, with a smile of admiration more hideous in its expression than even his usual scowl of cynical hatred against humanity. ``And now, foolish wench, what wishest thou?'' said Richard, turning slowly and half reluctantly round to his royal suppliant.

O merciful Father, who has taught us in your holy Word that you do not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men: Look with pity upon the sorrows of your servant for whom our prayers are offered. Let him that seeketh, attain it; and as to him that hath refused to seek it -verily, God is Self-Sufficient, above any need of His creatures. ("A Synopsis and Codification of the Kitab-i-Aqdas, the Most Holy Book of Bahá'u'lláh", 1st ed. (Haifa: Bahá'í World Centre, 1973), pp. 27-28) [Ed. note - Now published in The Kitáb-i-Aqdas, par. 182 ] 1723.