Monday morning

Jul 19, 2010

It is Monday morning, the last week of classes. Both papers are almost complete ( a couple of hours this afternoon will finish them. On Thursday I have the final exam and on Friday we depart.

It is 6.30am and I am just back from a stroll around the campus. This has become a regular pattern of these study days – and (despite holy hours) I have been waking without an alarm soon after 5 every morning. The three hours before classes gives good time for prayer and some study.

The bells still ring (ref an earlier blog) calling us to prayer every fifteen minutes. Throughout these weeks I have associated this call to prayer with three groups of people and whenever I hear the bell I remember these groups in prayer: the parishioners of St Therese of Lisieux Chatham Islands, Our Lady of Victories Sockburn, and all readers of this blog. Every Sunday I offer Mass for both parishes, and this afternoon (Tuesday 10am NZ time I will offer Mass as I often do for the intentions of all readers of the blog). You can help by becoming aware of your prayer intention. God will make the link with me and my prayer is then for your intention.

0 Comments

Submit a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Latest Posts

the morning after

the morning after

Thanks to Suzi de Gouveia from Christchurch for sharing her Easter image above.

encountering Jesus

encountering Jesus

Set five minutes twice a day for the next eight days. Anticipate these encounters with Jesus

something strange

something strange

Something strange is happening – there is a great silence on earth today, a great silence and stillness.

the comedy

the comedy

Dramatic tragedy is drama which ends in despair, desolation, death, or (even better), all three.

at the table

at the table

Some of our best family laughs happened at the table and some of our biggest fights too