Workout Wednesday with Fr. Marino

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY   A Midweek Spiritual Workout with Fr. Marino H. Msigala, O.F.M. Capuchin   THE KISS OF CHRIST   Lo, there He hangs – Ashen figure pinioned against the wood.  God grant that I might love Him As I really know I should.   I draw a little closer To feel His love divine, And hear Him gently whisper “Ah, precious child of mine –   If now I would embrace you, My hands would stain you red. And if I leaned to whisper, My thorns would pierce your head.”   ‘Twas then I learned in sorrow That love demands a price; ‘Twas then I learned that suffering Is but the kiss of Christ.                  ~  This is variously attributed to Fr. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F. or Caryll Houselander and maybe others. On this  SPIRITUAL WORKOUT WEDNESDAY , allow yourself to be kissed by Christ.  

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY   A Midweek Spiritual Workout with Fr. Marino H. Msigala, O.F.M. Capuchin   CHRIST CRUCIFIED                   His brow is rent. He thinks of you. His eyes are glazed. He looks for you. His face is drawn. He yearns for you. His voice is weak. He calls for you. His hands are pierced. He beckons you. His feet are torn. He seeks you. His heart is open wide for you. His blood is shed for love of you. For all of this, what will YOU do?                                    ~ Fr. Leonard Edward Feeney, S.J. (1897 – 1978) On this  SPIRITUAL WORKOUT WEDNESDAY , ask yourself what you will do to demonstrate your love of Christ.  

WORKOUT WEDNESDAY A Midweek Spiritual Workout with Fr. Marino H. Msigala, O.F.M. Capuchin   THE CRUCIFIX: THE BOOK OF LIFE   If you would like to know God, look at the Crucifix!   If you hope for eternal happiness, look at the Crucifix!   If you wonder how much God loves you, look at the Crucifix!   If you wonder how much God wants you in heaven, look at the Crucifix!   If you wonder how God tries to prevent you from the yawning jaws of hell, look at the Crucifix!   If you wonder how much God will help you to save your immortal soul, look at the Crucifix!   If you wonder how much you should forgive others, look at the Crucifix!   If you wonder how much your faith demands of you, in humility, poverty, charity, meekness, and every other virtue, look at the Crucifix!   If you want to know what unselfishness and generosity are, look at the Crucifix!   If you wonder how far your own unselfishness should go to bring others to ...