by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“The Gospel call to leave everything and follow Christ was the rule of Anthony’s life. Over and over again, God called him to something new in his plan. Every time Anthony responded with renewed zeal and self-sacrificing to serve his Lord Jesus more completely. …”
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“… With his outstanding gifts of intelligence, balance, apostolic zeal and, primarily, mystic fervour, Anthony contributed significantly to the development of Franciscan spirituality. … * * * Anthony writes … ‘Charity is the soul of faith, it gives it life; without love, faith dies’ … ‘O rich people,’ he urged them, ‘befriend … the poor, welcome them into your homes:
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“#Jesus said to His #Disciples: ‘… You are the Light of the World. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket … * * * … your Light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Heavenly Father.’”
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“… The Athanasian Creed, written around the fourth or fifth century, puts it this way: ‘We worship one God in Trinity and Trinity in Unity, neither confounding the persons nor dividing the substance.’ …”
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“Sing praise to our Creator, O sons of Adam’s race, God’s Children by adoption, Baptized into His Grace. O Most Holy Trinity, Undivided Unity, Holy God, Mighty God, God Immortal, Be adored. …” “Sing Praise to Our Creator,” Mainz Melody, text by Omer Westendorf, 1963, performed at the Church of Saint Michael in Stillwater, Minn., Jayne Windnagel, Music Director”
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“… On the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity we do well to remember that we are pondering a mystery that cannot fit in our minds. A mystery, though, is not something wholly unknown. In the Christian tradition, the word “mystery” refers to (among other things) something that is partially revealed, something much more of which remains hidden. As we
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“… The mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is the central mystery of Christian faith and life. It is the mystery of God in himself. It is therefore the source of all the other mysteries of faith, the light that enlightens them. It is the most fundamental and essential teaching in the “hierarchy of the truths of faith”.56 The whole
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“… Centuries later, what message can we gather today from the teaching and marvelous activity of this great missionary and martyr? For those who approach Boniface, an initial fact stands out: the centrality of the Word of God, lived and interpreted in the Faith of the Church, a word that he lived, preached and witnessed to until he gave the
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“Come, Holy Ghost, Creator Blest, And in our hearts take up Thy Rest; Come with Thy Grace and Heavenly Aid To fill the hearts which Thou hast made. … O Comfort Blessed, to Thee we cry, Now Heavenly Gift of God Most High; Thou Fount of Life, and Fire of Love, And Sweet Anointing from Above ….” “Come Holy Ghost,” by
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“What a wondrous and challenging feast we celebrate at Pentecost! A feast like this challenges us because it puts to the lie a lazy, sleepy, hidden, and tepid Christian life. The Lord Jesus said to Apostles, and still says to us, I have come to cast a fire on the earth (Luke 12:49). This is a feast about fire, a
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