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

Monday, March 9, 2009

More Concrete Theology

When I ask Crete how he's doing, he often replies, "Gettin' killed. Ain't my stuff, but they killin' me for other folks stuff. Been gettin' killed all day for stuff that ain't even mine."

Yesterday evening's psalms (on the 30day cycle) included Psalm 44 which has the verse:

"Indeed for your sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter"

We can hear those lines variously as the ramblings of a homeless man, as the prayer of the church, or (in another popular view of the psalms) as the lament of Christ...

But if we just read it through Matthew 25, we get all three.

Posted by JR at 9:04 AM

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