September 30, 2011

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Weekly Reflection on the Spirit of the Sacred Heart - 9.30.2011

Weekly Reflection on the Spirit of the Sacred Heart September 30, 2011

Madonna of the threshold     So she sits at the threshold of the Temple, at the  threshold of her own tomorrow. She is there too at the threshold of all our tomorrows, in her wisdom gently forewarning - "The future is not what it was".    Province of Ireland       excerpt of a reflection on Mater Admirabilis from the Province of Ireland (full text of this reflection may be found here: http://www.rscjinternational.org/en/spirituality/seasons-of-prayer-publicmenu-37/119-intros/1047-octubre-october-octobre-2006.html?start=2)

For Reflection...    How do I live the charism of the Sacred Heart? Do I perceive within my spirit, my heart, its message?  Do I trust in its guidance?       In the midst of our busy lives may we allow ourselves to be touched by the stillness of this image, asking Mary to show us in her interior life, the source of her total, true love.    Mary, woman of faith among the People of God lives close to us, as she does to everything that radiates the life of her Son.   Our Society entrusts itself in a special way to her whose heart is united and conformed to that of Jesus, so that she may lead us to Him.    (Constitutions RSCJ #9)    The full text of this reflection on Mater Admirabilis as well as the picture of Mater below may be found here:    http://www.rscjinternational.org/en/spirituality/seasons-of-prayer-publicmenu-37/119-intros/2402-mater-admirabilis.html