stations in louisisana
Hello everyone! This is Kat. I know, I know..."Um...Yes?" is not my blog, but my dear friend Edward asked me to update it for him as I have more access to the internet than he does.
So you are probably wondering how he is and what he is doing...
He is at a retreat house called Maryhill living with a community of men, including his best friend from college, Ben. He's working there (or working for his boarding) doing odd jobs, including designing two grottos to Mary: one at the retreat house and one for Steubenville South. But the best part, in my opinion anyway, is that his room is right next to Jesus' room! As well as I could understand, there is a chapel with the Eucharist in the center of the house and his room is neighboring the chapel. It was super fun when I talked to him after he'd gotten there and he said "If I have MY window open and HE has HIS window open, I can see Him from my room!" (Apparently if he opens the tabernacle doors, he can have adoration anytime he wants because there's a permenant monstrance set up in there.) Well it's pretty stinkin' cool to be neighbors to Jesus anyways. :)
Here is something he sent to me today. [Yeah...he likes being holy. :)]
hey just got out of my divine mercy/adoration hour and thought you'd
like to see what I came up with:
Stations of the cross:
1st- condemned
How often have we: Failed to be just or accept rightful authority?
2nd- carries cross
How often have we: Thought we could do it without Christ's help?
failed to carry ours? been prideful?
3rd- falls
How often have we: feared to follow for fear of falling in the esteem
of others? feared to follow because of who it might make us?
4th greets mary
How often have we: forgotten our pain and comforted others? spoken to
others about Christ?
5th simon helps
How often have we: felt as if we are burdened by our family or
friend's crosses? not offered to help others?
6th veronica wipes face
How often have we: done all we can even the smallest action, to those
dying or in pain? Forgotten to show others our love for them, through
small acts of love?
7th falls 2nd time
How often have we: fallen again and decided to stay down and enjoy the
mud? not persevered? not focused on God but on things of the World?
8th greets women
How often have we: Failed to bring others to Christ? Failed to belong
to Christ centered groups or made Him the center of other groups, even
if its just in our hearts?
9th stripped
How often have we: failed to maintain the dignity of other people's or
our own bodies? Stripped them or ourselves?
10th nailed to cross
How often have we: Been willing to accept piercing criticism and pain
that sends shudders to our very core?
11th dies
How often have we: been willing to die for our faith? Made it that important?
12th placed in arms of mary
How often have we: not given comfort to those in pain or been late in
giving when we could have been quicker?
13th placed in tomb
How often have we: enjoyed the darkness? Hidden from our
responsibilities? permited ourselves to remain in depression by
nursing it and not seeking help? not reached out to those in
depression or darkness?
Well there's some of the things that were running through my head as
we mediated on the stations today. I think it's a good examination of
conscience
...So that's all (this is Kat again). Have a wonderful day!
God bless you!
