tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post2314268898704313777..comments2023-09-22T06:56:46.508-05:00Comments on Adoro te Devote: Prayer, Love, and the CrossAdorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-90870239406782328752008-10-22T18:57:00.000-05:002008-10-22T18:57:00.000-05:00Oh no Adoro, don't you know the new Theology now? ...Oh no Adoro, don't you know the new Theology now? Prayer, Love and the Cross are all separated, since Jesus loves you and we're all going to heaven? (I coudln't resist)<BR/><BR/>But on a much more serious note, it's beautiful post and something I attempt to comprehend on a daily basis. 1 step forward 20 steps back. It's a constant battle.<BR/><BR/>You may not be a Theologian, but I trust your orthodoxy over many :)Joe of St. Thérèsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506671882770822003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-48282377499975026742008-10-22T06:55:00.000-05:002008-10-22T06:55:00.000-05:00Mark ~ Really? I've not read his work, but for sm...Mark ~ Really? I've not read his work, but for small chunks in Magnificat or other places. He is on my list. Thanks!<BR/><BR/>LM ~ Yeah...exept if I move forward 1 step, I fall back 10. <BR/><BR/>So let me just tell you this....don't read St. Catherine of Siena. Where St. Francis de Sales is like being under a bright light, she is like being under a scalpel. Ouch!Adorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-79088566249877430842008-10-22T06:29:00.000-05:002008-10-22T06:29:00.000-05:00Adoro - She was so unbelievably holy...if only we ...Adoro - <BR/><I>She was so unbelievably holy...if only we could all attain that!</I><BR/><BR/>Absolutely! However, I feel like I move ahead 1 space and fall back 5. It's like the adage we hear from our parents - walked 3 miles to school, in the snow up to our knees, up hill (both ways)....LOL. It's a never-ending battle. Of course, I think He planned it that way. *sigh*<BR/><BR/><BR/>Great post! You WOULD have to put up ANOTHER post that I would HAVE to ponder and consider how I am doing spiritually.<BR/>Stop it! (okay, don't...but, but, but ... I know, I know - God does not want any but's from us) *sigh*Lillian Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649542879780055108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-79132463954819557052008-10-22T02:29:00.000-05:002008-10-22T02:29:00.000-05:00Fantastic post!!!You write: "I'm not a theologian....Fantastic post!!!<BR/><BR/>You write: "I'm not a theologian...but it seems to me that Love, Prayer, and the Cross are both actions of and reflections of the Trinity."<BR/><BR/>You may be more of a theologian than you think, as that sounds to me like a pretty good summary of the theology of Hans Urs von Balthasar (one of Pope Benedict's favourite theologians, of course).Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285355080459130149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-72122158299661564942008-10-21T19:15:00.000-05:002008-10-21T19:15:00.000-05:00That may be where I got that image. There are so ...That may be where I got that image. There are so many prayers like that...God Bless the Saints for giving us the words we can't express ourselves!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-66353992518059255182008-10-21T19:08:00.000-05:002008-10-21T19:08:00.000-05:00The close-up of the feet of Jesus makes me think o...The close-up of the feet of Jesus makes me think of a prayer which I copied from a post of Terry Nelson's several months ago (I would link to it but I can't find it). I thought it was very moving:<BR/><BR/>"Holy wound of the left foot of my Jesus, I adore Thee; I compassionate Thee, O Jesus, for the most bitter pain which Thou didst suffer. I thank Thee for the love whereby Thou laboured to overtake me on the way to ruin, and didst bleed amid the thorns and brambles of my sins. I offer to the Eternal Father the pain and love of Thy most holy humanity, in atonement for my sins, all of which I detest with sincere and bitter contrition. <BR/><BR/>Holy wound of the right foot of my Jesus, I adore Thee; I compassionate Thee, O Jesus, for the most bitter pain which Thou didst suffer. I thank Thee for that love which pierced Thee with such torture and shedding of blood, in order to punish my wanderings and the guilty pleasures I have granted to my unbridled passions. I offer the Eternal Father all the pain and love of Thy most holy humanity, and I pray Thee for grace to weep over my sins with hot tears, and to enable me to persevere in the good which I have begun, without ever swerving again from my obedience to the divine commands. <BR/><BR/>Holy Mother, pierce me through, <BR/>In my heart each wound renew <BR/>Of my Saviour crucified."Melody Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00442985285647041700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-83289426996440743882008-10-21T18:36:00.000-05:002008-10-21T18:36:00.000-05:00LM ~ I'm seeing triple! lol! I saw that link toda...LM ~ I'm seeing triple! lol! <BR/><BR/>I saw that link today on Spirit Daily also...fascinating. She was so unbelievably holy...if only we could all attain that!Adorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-70194860936829712222008-10-21T14:55:00.001-05:002008-10-21T14:55:00.001-05:00Sorry - St. Gemma Galgani (typo)Sorry - St. Gemma Galgani (typo)Lillian Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649542879780055108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-14802951717919440252008-10-21T14:55:00.000-05:002008-10-21T14:55:00.000-05:00I was reminded of your post & our sufferings b...I was reminded of your post & our sufferings being joined with those of Christ, when I read this blog. It is quite interesting. I have never heard of St. Gemma Glagani before.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.stgemmagalgani.com/2008/09/st-gemma-galgani-and-her-guardian-angel.html" REL="nofollow">St_Gemma_and_her_Guardian_Angel</A>Lillian Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649542879780055108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-11170633988576402602008-10-21T07:35:00.000-05:002008-10-21T07:35:00.000-05:00What a beautiful post! And so many questions that...What a beautiful post! And so many questions that I now need to ask myself.<BR/><BR/>Thank you!Lillian Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649542879780055108noreply@blogger.com