Glorious St. Joseph, model of all who are devoted to labor, obtain for me the grace to work in the spirit of penance in expiation of my many sins; to work conscientiously by placing love of duty above my inclinations; to gratefully and joyously deem it an honor to employ and to develop by labor the gifts I have received from God, to work methodically, peacefully, and in moderation and patience, without ever shrinking from it through weariness or difficulty to work; above all, with purity of intention and unselfishness, having unceasingly before my eyes death and the account I have to render of time lost, talents unused, good not done, and vain complacency in success, so baneful to the work of God. All for Jesus, all for Mary, all to imitate thee, O patriarch St. Joseph! This shall be my motto for life and eternity. - Prayer of Pius X

Saturday, March 28, 2009

"Let the People Eat You Up"

"You must allow Jesus to make you bread to be eaten by all those you come in touch with. Let the people eat you up...We could maybe have adoration [of the Blessed Sacrament] everyday and so bring and weave our lives with the Bread of Life. No greater love not even God could give than in giving Himself as Bread of life - to be broken, to be eaten so that you & I may eat & live - may eat and so satisfy our hunger for love. - So He made Himself the Hungry One, the Thirsty One, the Naked One, the Homeless and kept on calling - I was hungry, naked, homeless. You did it to me. - The Bread of life and the Hungry One - but one love - only Jesus.

His humility is so wonderful. I can understand His majesty, His greatness because He is God - but His humility is beyond my understanding, because He makes Himself Bread of Life so that even a child as small as I can eat HIm and live.

Some days back - when I was giving Holy Communion to our Sisters in the Mother house, I suddenly realized I was holding God between my 2 fingers.

The greatness of the humility of God."

- Mother Teresa, excerpts from a letter to Fr. Michael van der Peet. Quoted in Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light, 282-3.

Posted by Colin at 5:11 AM

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