To: Legatus
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux wanted to go forth in the obvious way, by traveling to far-off lands where she could bring the good news to people who had never heard it. Her health prevented her, as did her religious superiors, but no problem: From her convent, she joined the work of the missionaries by praying for them. She did so at first as a Carmelite nun and does so now in her capacity as their patroness. To the naïve observer, intercessory prayer appears to be a form of talking to oneself. Those who know better recognize that no act is more profoundly social, or other-directed.
3 posted on
03/14/2015 10:41:03 AM PDT by
grimalkin
(We are a nation under God. If we ever forget this, we are a nation gone under. -Ronald Reagan)
To: grimalkin
5 posted on
03/14/2015 10:45:51 AM PDT by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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