Friday, 21 February
2014
Friday of the
Sixth week in Ordinary Time
Saint(s) of the day
: St. Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor of
the Church (1007-1072)
See commentary below
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Saint Raphael Arnaiz
Baron : "Whoever wishes to come after me
must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me"
Holy Gospel of Jesus
Christ according to Saint Mark 8:34-38.9:1.
Jesus summoned the
crowd with his disciples and said to them, «Whoever wishes to come after me
must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. Commentary of the day
:
Saint Raphael Arnaiz
Baron (1911-1938), a Spanish Trappist monk
Spiritual writings
07/04/1938 (trans. Mairin Mitchell)
"Whoever
wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow
me"
What joy to live in
the Cross of Christ! Who could complain of suffering? Only the insensate man
who does not adore the Passion of Christ, the Cross of Christ, the Heart of
Christ, can in his own griefs, give way to despair... How good it is to live
united with the Cross of Christ.
Christ Jesus...
teach me that truth which consists in rejoicing in scorn, injury, degradation;
teach me to suffer with that humble, silent joy of the saints; teach me to be
gentle towards those who don't love me or who despise me; teach me that truth
which from the mound of Calvary you reveal to the whole world.
But I know: a very
gentle voice within me explains it all; I feel something in me which comes from
you and which I don't know how to put into words; so much mystery is revealed
that man cannot apprehend it. I, Lord, in my way, do understand it. It is love.
In that is everything. I know it, Lord, nothing more is needed, nothing more,
it is love! Who shall describe the love of Christ? Let men, creatures, and all
things, keep silent, so that we may hear in the stillness the whisperings of
love, meek, patient, immense, infinite, which from the Cross Jesus offers us
with his arms open. The world, mad, doesn't listen.
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