by Gigi | Joyfully Homegrown | Sep 12, 2020 | Faith, Wisdom of the Saints
Missing regular inside Liturgy so much. 😔 Grateful that we have the ability (an extra altar) to be outdoors, but I really, really miss the scent of incense and hearing the heavenly voices of song and chant totally filling the air.
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by Gigi | Joyfully Homegrown | Aug 14, 2020 | Faith, Motherhood, Wisdom of the Saints
“Do you have an infant child? Allow sin no opportunity; rather, let the infant be sanctified from childhood. From his most tender age let him be consecrated by the Spirit. Do you fear the seal [of baptism] because of the weakness of nature? Oh, what a pusillanimous mother and of how little faith!” St. Gregory the Theologian – Oration on Holy Baptism 40:7 [A.D. 388]
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by Gigi | Joyfully Homegrown | Mar 1, 2020 | Faith, Wisdom of the Saints
Forgiveness… granting it is liberation, withholding it–bondage. Asking for forgiveness is not weakness, but strength. There is such a paradox in the Christian life, but not just for the Christian, for all of humanity. Through the emptying of self, we can be the most filled and fulfilled.
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