December 9

Invite the Lord into Your Hearts

See, the voice cries out in the desert; it breaks the silence. "Make straight," it cries out, "the way of the Lord." In other words, I vibrate in your ears only to let the Lord enter into your hearts.

But he will enter where I am to introduce him only if your ardent prayer invites him.

-- Sermon 293, 4

Prayer. O my soul, why are you so distracted by things? Why are you so occupied with earthly and mortal cares? Stay with me and praise the Lord!

-- Commentary on Psalm 145, 6

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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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