Out of the depths I have cried to thee, O Lord: Lord, hear my voice. Let thy ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. If thou, O Lord, wilt mark iniquities: Lord, who shall stand it? For with thee there is merciful forgiveness: and by reason of thy law, I have waited for thee, O Lord. My soul hath relied on his word: My soul hath hoped in the Lord.
From the morning watch even until night, let Israel hope in the Lord. Because with the Lord there is mercy: and with him plentiful redemption. And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
From the depths we cry to thee, O Lord, from this valley of tears, this burdensome world! How we long to be united with Thee, how we so desire the pure joy and love that only Thee may furnish. Be attentive with Thine merciful ears, behold our humble pleas for your infinite mercy. We pray, hear us!
I am overjoyed to finally begin this blog which I seek to devote to my manifold ruminations, thoughts, praises of, etc. regarding my beloved faith, the faith of the ages and of all time- my Roman Catholic creed. There has never been a more joyful time in the history of mankind to be Catholic because never before have so many challenges emerged and never before have the stakes been higher. To us, the new generation of Catholics, has been entrusted the most solemn of obligations- to love, cherish, and defend the Sacred Traditions and the Divine Revelations of Scripture from the gates of Hell, which our Lord promised us would never prevail. The profound Truth that our Blessed Lord has passed to us through His Apostles, us, most unworthy and most sinful, lights our way, and we will never stray should we keep our eyes set on His Divine Grace.
May we never forget, "I am with you always, to the end of the age." Blessed are those who hold the narrow path, for the broad one leads to Gehenna, but those who are true to the difficult and burdensome one will see the light of salvation.
Lord, bless these chronicles of Your revelation in my heart and may they be a light for all to see, a light to guide all to the fullest truth of Your Church on Earth.
What I intend to write by the guidance of the Spirit on this blog is hidden from my eyes as yet. Whatever I feel worthy to publish, however, I will do so with unflagging devotion and, if necessary, unabashed frankness. Many were the words of Our Lord that comforted and inspired. Equally many were His words that turned away the weak and faithless and brewed fear in the hearts of the unworthy. My heart trembles with fear of the Lord, for His forthcoming wrath on the Day of Judgment is terrible indeed, but boundless is the love by which we are saved. And yet, woe, so often do I forget my place, that I am but a speck of sand, that I am but a sinner! So often do I wander onto the broad path and spurn the sweet tender love and guidance of my Heavenly Master. I pray that all that is written in this blog will be ad majorem Dei gloriam and that it will bring the doubtful and the faithless to sincerity and truth.
For the more technical aspects of this blog, I have a few things to say.
1) I will not tolerate anonymous posts. I GREATLY encourage posts. All the same, if you are so cowardly as to not even identify yourself when you write, especially a sharp retort, I will not consider your opinion. I will delete it without so much as looking at it.
2) Any comments as to things anyone would like to see here, things I can improve, etc. would be greatly welcomed. Your prayers, most especially, are always very much welcome.
3) If I ever err in any way in terms of dogma, Church teaching, etc., I urge you to alert me immediately so my errors may be amended. I adhere as faithfully as possible to the teachings of the Church, but I admit that I am by no means perfect.
4) For you, PRAY. ALOT. It is good for your soul and pleasing to the Lord to communicate often with Him.
God bless everyone,
Anthony
I am overjoyed to finally begin this blog which I seek to devote to my manifold ruminations, thoughts, praises of, etc. regarding my beloved faith, the faith of the ages and of all time- my Roman Catholic creed. There has never been a more joyful time in the history of mankind to be Catholic because never before have so many challenges emerged and never before have the stakes been higher. To us, the new generation of Catholics, has been entrusted the most solemn of obligations- to love, cherish, and defend the Sacred Traditions and the Divine Revelations of Scripture from the gates of Hell, which our Lord promised us would never prevail. The profound Truth that our Blessed Lord has passed to us through His Apostles, us, most unworthy and most sinful, lights our way, and we will never stray should we keep our eyes set on His Divine Grace.
May we never forget, "I am with you always, to the end of the age." Blessed are those who hold the narrow path, for the broad one leads to Gehenna, but those who are true to the difficult and burdensome one will see the light of salvation.
Lord, bless these chronicles of Your revelation in my heart and may they be a light for all to see, a light to guide all to the fullest truth of Your Church on Earth.
What I intend to write by the guidance of the Spirit on this blog is hidden from my eyes as yet. Whatever I feel worthy to publish, however, I will do so with unflagging devotion and, if necessary, unabashed frankness. Many were the words of Our Lord that comforted and inspired. Equally many were His words that turned away the weak and faithless and brewed fear in the hearts of the unworthy. My heart trembles with fear of the Lord, for His forthcoming wrath on the Day of Judgment is terrible indeed, but boundless is the love by which we are saved. And yet, woe, so often do I forget my place, that I am but a speck of sand, that I am but a sinner! So often do I wander onto the broad path and spurn the sweet tender love and guidance of my Heavenly Master. I pray that all that is written in this blog will be ad majorem Dei gloriam and that it will bring the doubtful and the faithless to sincerity and truth.
For the more technical aspects of this blog, I have a few things to say.
1) I will not tolerate anonymous posts. I GREATLY encourage posts. All the same, if you are so cowardly as to not even identify yourself when you write, especially a sharp retort, I will not consider your opinion. I will delete it without so much as looking at it.
2) Any comments as to things anyone would like to see here, things I can improve, etc. would be greatly welcomed. Your prayers, most especially, are always very much welcome.
3) If I ever err in any way in terms of dogma, Church teaching, etc., I urge you to alert me immediately so my errors may be amended. I adhere as faithfully as possible to the teachings of the Church, but I admit that I am by no means perfect.
4) For you, PRAY. ALOT. It is good for your soul and pleasing to the Lord to communicate often with Him.
God bless everyone,
Anthony
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