From this morning’s Liturgy of the Hours:
Job 1:21; 2:10b
Naked I came forth from my mother’s womb,
and naked I shall go back again.
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;
blessed be the name of the Lord!
We accept good things from God;
and should we not accept evil?
Let us accept this cross from the Lord for the next 4 years, as we have accepted the good things he has given us. Blessed be the name of the Lord.
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That is lovely, Ben.
Likewise, in the 1961 Office, the third Lesson at Matins today (Ezechiel 7:10-13):
Behold the day, behold it is come: destruction is gone forth, the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded. Iniquity is risen up into a rod of impiety: nothing of them shall remain, nor of their people, nor of the noise of them: and there shall be no rest among them. The time is come, the day is at hand: let not the buyer rejoice: nor the seller mourn: for wrath is upon all the people thereof. For the seller shall not return to that which he hath sold, although their life be yet among the living. For the vision which regardeth all the multitude thereof, shall not go back: neither shall man be strengthened in the iniquity of his life.
Spera in Deo, quoniam adhuc confitebor illi.
Very nice indeed!!
Yep! Exactly what Bishop talked to us about with us in class yesterday. He quoted ‘O God Beyond All Praising’:
“And whether our tommorows be filled with good or ill, we’ll triumph through the sorrow and rise to bless You still”!
Therefore, clearly this is God’s permissive will, though not his promotive will, and we will press on through the sorrow and keep becoming who we are meant to be – just as our good Bishop said! =)
Hey Heather:
Bishop Morlino came to speak to your class? Are you a student at Edgewood College? How can I get in on this class?
I am always interested whenever someone of the clergy teaches. It’s okay to be taught by a lay teacher, but there is something a little “extra” in being taught by the clergy/nuns. These people have dedicated their lives to the church therefore, it sort of makes the the authority to the lesson.
Debra
Heather goes to St. Ambrose Academy on the west side, and Bishop Morlino teaches an (almost) weekly class there. I’m happily homeschooled, but I must confess I’m a bit jealous.
Ben:
I thought you were now in your first year of college? Didn’t you drop a class because of it’s liberal teachings? Which I fully support your decision to have done so.
That is so neat that Bishop Morlino teaches at St. Ambrose on a fairly regular basis. As I previously mentioned, I like lessons tought by the clergy. In “my personal opinion” Priests and Sisters” should have classes available to parishioners. You’re never too old to learn!
I am a senior in high school, but since I’m done with most of my high school work, I’m taking classes at MATC to knock out credits.
I thought you were a freshman at UW Madison! I went to MATC for two years, I have enough credits to were you’d think I’d have as Associates Degree, but I don’t. I have too many credits in some areas, and hardly any in others.
If you have an opportunity to take a class with, Andrea Thalasinos, I highly recommend doing so, she’s a really great teacher!! In fact, I just read online that he had a novel published, “An Echo Through The Snow.” I’ve taken to classes by her, Criminology and Contemporary American Society.
But you know what would be really good for MATC? If one ohighly unlikely that would ever happen, but, f our Priests could teach a class there once a week. Yes, I realize they are VERY BUSY, and it highly unlikely that would ever happen. However, a Catholicism class at MATC is really the very thing that is missing from the curriculum. I think it would be a huge success and something that students would be very interested in taking.