From a talk on the Lord's Prayer by Father Reginald Martin, O.P.:
"If we consider what we ask of God when we beg for our daily bread, we realize we are asking for very little. We are not asking God to supply all our wants, which can be infinite; we are asking Him to supply our needs, which are far more modest.
"St. John Chrysostom continually preached against the excesses he witnessed at the Byzantine court. In these words of the Lord's Prayer he took the opportunity to warn his listeners, once again, about the hazards of wealth. In a sermon on the gospel of Matthew he preached, '...it is neither for riches, nor for delicate living, nor for costly raiment, nor for any other such thing, but for bread only that He commanded us to make our prayer.'
"The Lord's Prayer, thus, encourages us to seek simplicity in our lives, and the virtue of Fortitude helps us trust that this simplicity will be sufficient for our needs. In this way, Fortitude enables us to avoid the sins that arise from too great a desire for temporal goods."
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Isn't he from Rosary Light and Life? Got that in the junk mail many years ago, so started subscribing, and love it!
ReplyDeleteI often wish my life wasn't as hectic as it is, being all tied up with this, that, and the other thing. This whole society could use much more simplicity.
Still, we can offer up even those things, and ask God to help us simplify to what He wants of us!
Where's your pic, Jackie? I've been waiting ... Time to pressure you to rev things up ...
Yes you are right. I need to post a pic and I need Rachel to help me! I have been reading some scary things lately and I need to realize that we are in Our Lady's hands!
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