August 16
The Beauty of Singing
ndeed, Lord,
the days were not long enough as I found wonderful delight in meditating
upon the depth of your design for the salvation of the human race. I wept
at the beauty of your hymns, and I was powerfully moved at the sweet sound
of your Church's singing.
Those sounds flowed into my ears, and the truth streamed into my heart. My feeling of devotion overflowed, and the tears ran from my eyes, and I was happy in them.
-- Confessions 9, 6
Prayer. O Lord, my God, let my soul praise you that it may love you. Let it recount to you your mercies that it may praise you for them all.
-- Confessions 5, 1
| Tradition Day By Day | The Augustinians - St. Thomas of Villanova Province |
From John E. Rotelle, O.S.A., Augustine Day by Day: Minute Meditations for Every Day Taken from the Writings of Saint Augustine. Catholic Book Publishing Co. New York, 1986.
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