Where Do You Find Strength?
Where Do You Find Strength? 11/12/2020 As you may recall, my last post was about what pillar I stood on and how different pillars make our lives better or worse. This time, I pose the question, where do you find strength? You could easily replace strength with hope, energy, comfort, etc. As a seminarian we spend many hours week in prayer, both private and communal. This is where I find strength. In my daily prayer regimen and in the daily celebration of the Mass. There are many great advantages to a daily prayer life. Mainly it helps me remain calm (somewhat...) and helps me be grounded in my daily tasks. While there are many different attributes of my prayer lfie that change on a daily basis, there are a few consistent things. This consistency occurs in the celebration of the Mass, praying the Divine Office, and the Rosary. However, I would like to focus on two small prayers that I say multiple times a day: one is the prayer of St. Francis before the Crucifix, and the other is a ...