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Welcome to "Thoughts for Moms"
Dear Friends,
"Thoughts for Mom" is a special place to receive spiritual
sustenance related to the vocation of motherhood. Here I will post
various reflections — from popes, saints, and Catholic writers,
to my thoughts and yours — to help us better live our mission
as Moms, and to help us give our vocation the depth of meaning God
intended it to have.
Once
more, you and I both have something to share, so please join me
in adding meditations and personal insights in the comments section
under each post, or contacting me at holly@mothersruleoflife.com
with your own reflection to add.
God Bless,
Holly Pierlot
We Must Do Our Part...
"As my humble, faithful and daily motherly action in the little and poor house of Nazareth made possible the fulfillment of the Father's plan, which was realized in the human growth of the Son... so too I am calling you to second the plan of the Father, which is being realized through your human collaboration and by means of your daily work. You must do your part, as the Heavenly Father does his. Your action must be espoused to that of divine providence..."
To The Priests: Our Lady's Beloved Sons, Fr Stephano Gobbi, 18th English Edition, USA, 2000, ##358l-m
posted by Holly at 11:55 PM
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Renouncing Unwillingness & Murmuring...
"...what is commanded is to be done, not fearfully, tardily, nor coldly, nor with murmuring, nor with an answer showing unwillingness, for the obedience...is given to God..."
St Benedict at http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10459a.htm
posted by Holly at 10:52 PM
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Do Not Be Ashamed...
"Part of the littleness of [St.] Benedict's Rule is how mundane it is.... sixteen chapters deal with minutiae like: how the monks should sleep, how much food and drink they should have, when they should eat, what their clothing and footwear should be like, and how they should use the tools of their monastery. The Rule deals with how kitchen work should be done, how boys should be disciplined, and who should look after those in the infirmary.This hardly sounds like one of the most exalted spiritual texts of all time; but it is in this attention to ordinary detail that Benedict is showing the heart of his little Rule. By focusing on the mundane matters of everyday life Benedict points to a deeper truth: that these details are the stuff of reality, and that by paying attention to the details of ordinary life we will find our way to heaven..."
Dwight Longenecker in "St Benedict and St Therese: The Little Rule and the LIttle Way", Indiana, Our Sunday Visitor Press, 2002.
posted by Holly at 8:24 AM
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