Friday, 29 January 2016

St Therese of Lisieux on charity towards others

"I understand now that charity consists in bearing with the faults of others, in not being surprised at their weakness, in being edified by the smallest acts of virtue we see them practise."

St Therese of Lisieux

Thursday, 28 January 2016

Being perfect - St Philip Neri

"In order to be perfect, we must not only obey and honour our superiors; we must honour our equals and inferiors also."

Friday, 1 January 2016

God's love of men - Fr Faber

Verily, God's love of men is a simple wonder. Yet how He must love them, seeing that He became not an angel for angels, but He did become a man for men!
All For Jesus

Friday, 25 December 2015

Merry Christmas!

A Blessed and Holy Christmas to Motes 'n' Beams reader(s)!



Wednesday, 23 December 2015

O Emmanuel

O Emmanuel, Rex et legifer noster, exspectatio gentium, et Salvator earum: veni ad salvandum nos Domine Deus noster.

O Emmanuel, our King and our Law-giver, Longing of the Gentiles, yea, and salvation thereof, come to save us, O Lord our God!

Tuesday, 22 December 2015

O Rex Gentium

O Rex Gentium, et desideratus earum, lapisque angularis, qui facis utraque unum: veni, et salva hominem, quem de limo formasti.

O King of the Gentiles, yea, and desire thereof! O Corner-stone, that makest of two one, come to save man, whom Thou hast made out of the dust of the earth!

Monday, 21 December 2015

O Oriens

O Oriens, splendor lucis æternæ, et sol justitiæ: veni, et illumina sedentes in tenebris, et umbra mortis.

O Dayspring, Brightness of the everlasting light, Sun of justice, come to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death!