電子愛火Flamma Seraphica Electronica 104
捕捉方濟的節奏
2004年2月
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電子愛火Flamma Seraphica Electronica 104 捕捉方濟的節奏 2004年2月 |
| 聖召宣傳 | 大聖人小故事 | 老 | 代
禱： Intercessions |
CLARE
A LIVING SONG OF THANKSGIVING TO GOD |
活動介紹：與主談心四六時 |
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超人軼事一則：有一次，聖方濟與馬賽伍修士享用完乞回來的麵包後，就在路過的一座聖堂內祈禱。當方濟在祭台後面正熱切的唸經時，天主忽然光臨於他，給他一股無比的熱力。這種熱力燃起他內心酷愛神貧的愛火，竟將他的面部燒得通紅，半開著口，儘在噴吐愛情的熱火。 |
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1. 請為年長及生病的會士、會友祈禱。 1. Please pray for the eldy and sick brothers and sisters. 2. 小兄弟會於一月份在台灣舉行了省大會，選出新一屆的服務團隊。新任省會長高征財，請大家為他們祈禱。 2. In January, the OFM celebrated their Provincial Chapter in Taiwan.
The new provincial is Fr.Thaddeus Kao. Let us pray for them . 3. 聖母痛苦方濟各傳教修會將於六月召開省大會。請為是次會議祈禱。 3. In June, the OFS shall have their provincial chapter. Please keep
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| 與主談心四六時 |
(在俗方濟會主辦) |
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CLARE
Mary Sonia OSC
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(Continued
from Issue 103) Contemplate Him Having known God in a deeper level, moves us to commit ourselves to Him. St. Clare in her third letter to St. Agnes of Prague, encouraged her (and us) to : Place your mind before the mirror of eternity! Place your soul in the brilliance of glory! Place your heart in the figure of the divine substance! And transform your entire being into the image Of the Godhead Itself through contemplation. Contemplation in Clare's mind is to be totally absorbed in God. It is like a drop of water falling into the ocean. As long as it remains apart from the larger body of water, its just a drop of water. But once it falls, it unites, then it becomes the ocean. This can also be best described in the gospel of John, Chapter 15- " I am the Vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in Me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from ME, you can do nothing". Contemplation is being aware that God is in us, that " in Him we move and have our being". As we breathe, eat, rest, work and pray, He is present to us more than we to ourselves. So we just have to take some moments of quiet where we can be present and aware of this wonderful reality that lies hidden to those who are so caught up in the world. Making it a habit to spend five to ten minutes of quiet at the start of the day and before retiring, would help us sharpen our sense of awareness to the present moment where God is always alive! Desire to imitate Him "For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is also dead"(James 3:26). Our love can only be whole once it is shared and given. Clare like Francis has the deep desire for the mission. In her second letter she exhorted St. Agnes in these words : that you are my disciples, if you have love for one anothers (John 14:34-35) If you suffer with Him, you will reign with Him. If you weep with Him, you shall rejoice with Him; If you die with Him on the cross of tribulation, you shall possess heavenly mansions in the splendor of the saints and , in the Book of Life, your name shall be called glorious among men". Jesus in the last supper gave His disciples a new commandment. " I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know . In this world we are His hands by which He will touch the hearts of the lonely and oppressed, bring healing to the sick; we are His voice to proclaim the Kingdom, to comfort the sorrowful, to give advice to the lost; we are His feet to go to the farthest corners of the world to bring His love, to lead others to the Way, to carry the burdened and dying; we are his eyes to give direct the way of others, to help them see the wonders of creation; we are His heart to love, to forgive, to console and give hope to His flock. May we, in our weakness and frailty, be like St. Clare a living song of gratitude to God who created us . That in our thanksgiving we may be able to inspire others to see the wonders and marvels that God in His mercy has done in our midst. And when sister Death comes, we too, may be able to say; " Go forth my soul without anxiety, for you have a good escort for your journey, for He who created you has made you holy" (St. Clare). |
