Happy those who feast on wisdom and savor her knowledge,
She will nourish and refresh them.”Happy Those Who Feast on Wisdom, Hymn for the Office of Readings, 28th August.
LOVE (August 29th)
“Love is the only sign that distinguishes the children of God from the children of the devil. To prove this, let them all sign themselves with the cross of Christ. Let them all respond: Amen. Let all sing: Alleluia. Let all build the walls of churches.
There is still no way of discerning the children of God from the children of the devil except by love!” Sermon 1 John 5:7
THE INNER VOICE (August 26th)
“Consider this great mystery. The sound of my words strikes the ears, and the Master is within! Do not suppose that any human is the teacher of another. We can admonish by the sound of our voice, but unless there is one Who teaches on the inside, the sound we make is futile.I, for my part, have spoken to all; but those to whom the Annointing within does not speak, those whom the Holy Spirit within does not teach, go back untaught.” Sermon on 1 John 3:12
The reading in the Office of Readings today, taken from the Confessions, is one of the most beautiful passages in the history of literature.
Thank you, Paul Z. I agree. Here’s part of that reading:
As they were looking on, so we too gaze on his wounds as he hangs. We see his blood as he dies. We see the price offered by the redeemer, touch the scars of his resurrection. He bows his head, as if to kiss you. His heart is made bare open, as it were, in love to you. His arms are extended that he may embrace you. His whole body is displayed for your redemption. Ponder how great these things are. Let all this be rightly weighed in your mind: as he was once fixed to the cross in every part of his body for you, so he may now be fixed in every part of your soul. – St. Augustine