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Epiphany sends us forth to our world with
Christ’s message of peace and compassion.
We celebrate St. Elizabeth Seton’s birth
into her “dear Eternity” on January 4,
her feast day.
From centuries ago, the words of our
founders
still resound, full of wisdom
and insight
for today. Sts. Elizabeth
Ann Seton,
Vincent de Paul, and
Louise de Marillac
are our companions
during these day
of light. They show
us how to seek the
face of God each
day in new and
surprising places.
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ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON
Loving you in God I cannot speak any other language--that we may be happy in the ages of Eternity is the fervent New Year wish of your affectionate friend.
The last, the first and every day of the year my thoughts and time are yours.
This holy season [Epiphany] was precisely the time that the divine Light of Faith which I so long resisted forced its way with an overwhelming power which made me to see and taste its infinite sweetness. |
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ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
I ask Our Lord to grant you the grace of entering fully into the love and practice of the virtues resplendent in his holy birth and to be more than ever the life of your life and the unifying bond of your little family, whom I embrace tenderly.
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ST. LOUISE DE MARILLAC
The Crib is the throne of the Kingdom of Holy Poverty in which I ardently desire to be a subject, since the King of the Poor loved this virtue above all others. He proved this by allowing only the truly poor and simple to recognize him.
The love of God for [hu]mankind willed that the Son should take human flesh because His delight is to be among His creatures. By becoming like them, He could bear witness to the fact that God has loved them from all eternity. This He did throughout His human life upon earth.
Therefore, let us love this love and we will thereby grasp its endlessness since it depends in no way on us.
Scuplture:
Sr. Margaret Beaudette, SC |
