tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755500513614183073.post61467124512560175..comments2024-03-27T22:36:55.671-04:00Comments on Fountain of Elias: St. Francesca of Romeelena maria vidalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755500513614183073.post-31930123880677560762010-03-10T11:11:03.618-05:002010-03-10T11:11:03.618-05:00+JMJ+
Matterhorn: No kidding! When I was a little...+JMJ+<br /><br />Matterhorn: No kidding! When I was a little girl, I asked my grandmother whether any married man had ever been canonised, and she couldn't name anyone beyond St. Joseph!Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755500513614183073.post-55799635848634937392010-03-09T16:15:21.676-05:002010-03-09T16:15:21.676-05:00People have a tendency to forget the married saint...People have a tendency to forget the married saints, I think.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755500513614183073.post-50617987324333689212010-03-09T09:40:55.597-05:002010-03-09T09:40:55.597-05:00I agree, Anne, I think the family needs to learn t...I agree, Anne, I think the family needs to learn to respect your prayer time, as a matter of discipline. Interruptions will still happen, but at least everyone should make an effort.elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755500513614183073.post-6351991611271073162010-03-09T09:26:39.168-05:002010-03-09T09:26:39.168-05:00Wonderful! I had heard the quote before attribute...Wonderful! I had heard the quote before attributed to St. Francis de Sales, but never the story of St. Francesca! <br /><br />Still, I always wonder if I don't teach my children to let me have my quiet time of prayer uninterrupted each morning (it's only about 15 minutes and my kids are 8-16 years old), that they will become spoiled, thinking that whatever it is they want from me is more important than the needs I have from my time with God. <br /><br />Most of the time, the things they are asking for, they are capable of taking care of themselves.<br /><br />Yet, to be interrupted in prayer and then to always return to it, instead of giving up, must be a wonderful virtue.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06195528409761980551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755500513614183073.post-5663698352288425302010-03-09T08:16:21.183-05:002010-03-09T08:16:21.183-05:00That is an excellent example. What does it matter ...That is an excellent example. What does it matter if you gain the whole world but lose your soul?elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755500513614183073.post-87368920243641448392010-03-09T07:13:20.415-05:002010-03-09T07:13:20.415-05:00+JMJ+
Elena, one of my grandmother's oldest f...+JMJ+<br /><br />Elena, one of my grandmother's oldest friends told me something similar. She used to be a very active member of a ladies' group in her parish, when her spiritual director told her that all the good she was doing with them would mean nothing if it was at the expense of her husband and children. So she left the group, devoted all her energy to her <i>real</i> vocation, and now, as a widow, looks back on her marriage as the best thing she has ever done.Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.com