Digest of Today's Posts (19 March 2007)
(Digest of Weekend's Posts (17 March 2007))
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posted by Pro Ecclesia 11:59 PM
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Monday, March 19, 2007
(Digest of Weekend's Posts (17 March 2007))
About Me
- Name: Pro Ecclesia
- Location: Ohio, United States
A convert to the Catholic Church who became Catholic because of a belief in and devotion to the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. * A graduate of Baylor University and the University of Virginia School of Law. * Former Mayor of the Town of Columbia, Virginia. * Married with four children: two boys and two girls. * Primary interests include the Catholic Church, family, Early American History, and law/politics * Primary purpose of this blog is fostering enlightened discussion about the roles played by the institutions of religion, family, and state in our daily lives. * Under the protection of St. Thomas More, martyr, and patron of lawyers, judges, civil servants, politicians, statesmen, and large families (not to mention troubled marriages).
Thomas More, counselor of law and patron of statesmen, merry martyr and most human of saints:
Pray that, for the glory of God and in the pursuit of His justice, I may be able in argument, accurate in analysis, keen in study, correct in conclusion, loyal to clients, honest with all, courteous to adversaries, trustworthy with confidences, courageous in court. Sit with me at my desk and listen with me to my clients' tales. Read with me in my library and stand always beside me so that today I shall not, to win a point, lose my soul.
Pray that my family may find in me what yours found in you: friendship and courage, cheerfulness and charity, diligence in duties, counsel in adversity, patience in pain -- their good servant, and God's first. AMEN.
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Prayer to St. Thomas More for Lawyers and Judges
Dear Scholar and Martyr, it was not the King of England but you who were the true Defender of the Faith. Like Christ unjustly condemned, neither promises nor threats could make you accept a civil ruler as head of the Christian Church.
Perfect in your honesty and love of truth, grant that lawyers and judges may imitate you and achieve true justice for all people. AMEN.
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"Give me the Grace Good Lord, to set the world at naught; to set my mind fast upon Thee and not to hang upon the blast of men's mouths. To be content to be solitary. Not to long for worldly company but utterly to cast off the world and rid my mind of the business thereof."
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Litany of St. Thomas More, Martyr and Patron Saint of Statesmen, Politicians and Lawyers
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"The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest."
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"What does it avail to know that there is a God, which you not only believe by Faith, but also know by Reason: what does it avail that you know Him if you think little of Him?"
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"The things that we pray for, good Lord, give us grace to labour for."
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2 Comments:
Thank you for the links to St Joseph's day.
It is strange bu tthe day sort of makes me sad. I can remember when New Orleans before Katrina. New Orleans still very Catholic and Irush and especially Italian. The last bastion of Urban Siuthern Catholcism. St Josephs daywas still big there among the Italians and was a feast. The St Koesphs day Altars going rom House to House to eat great deserts. Ahh, maybe all gone now never to return to what it was like.
I guess I will make a Special prayer to St Joseph about it tonight
JH
Louisiana
Whoa should have proof read that comment. Feel free to delete the first one. Let me start over lol.
Thank you for the links to St Joseph's day
It is strange but the day sort of makes me sad today. I can remeber New Orleans before Katrina. New Orleans was very Catholic as well as Irish and Italian. Truly the last bastion of urban Southern Catholcism. St Joseph's day was still big there among the Italians and truly was a feast. It was great going to see the St. Jeseph day altars and going to the various homes to eat. AHH, maybe all gone now never to return what it was like.
I guess I will make a special prayer to St Joseph
about it tonight
JH
Louisiana
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