"You aim at a devout life, dear Philothea, because as a Christian you know that such devotion is most acceptable to God's Divine Majesty," says St. Francis de Sales in his book "Introduction to the Devout Life".
And we can all be Philotheas, as St. Francis notes: "I have made use of a name suitable to all who seek the devout life, Philothea meaning one who loves God."
I hope you had a profitable retreat, Jay. You missed a lot of doings while you were gone. Hopefully, you were blissfully unaware of any goings-on outside the walls of the retreat house. Welcome back!
I hope you had a profitable retreat, Jay. You missed a lot of doings while you were gone. Hopefully, you were blissfully unaware of any goings-on outside the walls of the retreat house. Welcome back!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Elizabeth! I was not completely unaware...but I was more or less blissful!
ReplyDeleteWelcome back, Dr. Jay! I've been drowning in despair waiting for your excellent posts! LOL! Glad you had a great retreat.
ReplyDeleteGod bless!
~Hannah
What glorious photos!
ReplyDeleteHannah, you are too funny!
ReplyDeleteThank, Nancy - all glory to God, of course!