Jesu, spes poenitentibus
Quam pius te petentibus
Quam bonus te quaerentibus
O quid invenientibus?
Jesus, hope of the penitent
How kind you are to those who ask
How good you are to those who seek
What must You be to those who find?
Beautiful! And An apt quote also for the memorial of St. Pio of Pietrelcina.
I’m reading a book by Dom Columba Marmion, O.S.B. called “Christ – the Ideal of the Priest.” Marmion had a number of great books published by B. Herder Book Co. but they have been out of print for years. A publisher should pick them up again. From what I’ve read so far all his works appear to be treasures.
“I find I am greatly helped in the recitation of the divine Office by the thought that I am really an ambassador sent by the Church many times each day to bear a message to the throne of the Most High. This message must be presented in the terms and according to the ceremonial prescribed by the Church.”
The same applies to Mass, of course. Someone please tell the libs!
