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Quote/s of the Day – 10 August – The Feast of St Lawrence

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 Quote/s of the Day – 10 August – The Feast of St Lawrence of Rome

“Sheltered under the name of Jesus Christ,
I do not fear these pains, for they do not last long.”

“Learn, unhappy man, how great is the power of my God;
for your burning coals give me refreshment
but they will be your eternal punishment.”

St Lawrence

learn unhappy man - st lawrence

“(St Lawrence) loved Christ in his life, he imitated Him in his death…After all, we shall not be able to give a better proof of love than by imitating His example…”

“Christ humbled himself:  you have something, Christian, to latch on to.
Christ became obedient. – Why do you behave proudly?
After running the course of these humiliations and laying death low,
Christ ascended into heaven – let us follow Him there.
Let us listen to the Apostle telling us, ‘If you have risen with Christ,
savour the things that are above and is, seated at God’s right hand.’ “

(From a sermon delivered by St. Augustine in about 400 AD on the occasion of the Feast of Saint Lawrence.)

st lawrence imitated Christ in his life - st Augustine

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One Minute Reflection – 10 August

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One Minute Reflection – 10 August

“I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat;  but if it dies, it produces much fruit.   Whoever loves his life loses it and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life.”…John 12:24-25

REFLECTION – “The Roman Church commends this day to us as the blessed Laurence’s day of triumph, on which he trod down the world as it roared and raged against him; spurned it as it coaxed and wheedled him; and in each case, conquered the devil as he persecuted him.   For in that Church, you see, as you have regularly been told, he performed the office of deacon; it was there that he administered the sacred chalice of Christ’s blood;  there that he shed his own blood for the name of Christ…And we too, brethren, if we truly love Him, let us imitate Him.   After all, we shall not be able to give a better proof of love than by imitating His example;  for Christ suffered for us, leaving us an example, so that we might follow in His footsteps.” …(From a sermon delivered by St. Augustine in about 400 AD on the occasion of the Feast of Saint Lawrence.)

the roman church commends this day to us-st augustine on st lawrence

PRAYER – Lord God, You inspired St Lawrence with so ardent a love that his life was renowned for the service of Your people and his death for the splendour of his martyrdom.   Help us to love what he loved and to life as he showed us.   St Lawrence, Martyr for Christ and His Church, pray for us.   Through our Lord, Jesus Christ, in union with the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever amen.

ST LAWRENCE PRAY FOR US