The Liturgy reminds us today of the great commandment of charity towards God and our neighbor. "The precept is twofold," declares St. Augustine, "but charity is one." We love God above all and our neighbor for His sake.
Today was finally a relaxing day. Maria allowed us to sleep in until 9:00. After the Divine Liturgy we ate pancakes and then took naps. We even managed to read a little bit (non-assigned!).
Today was finally a relaxing day. Maria allowed us to sleep in until 9:00. After the Divine Liturgy we ate pancakes and then took naps. We even managed to read a little bit (non-assigned!). I started reading a new book entitled Swords Around the Cross: The Nine Years War: Ireland's Defense of Faith and Fatherland 1595-1603 by Timothy O'Donnell. It's about the heroic efforts of the Irish to preserve the Catholic and Apostolic Faith against the attacks of the Elizabethan English Protestants - an effort which seemed to end in failure with the "flight of the Earls", but which in truth was successful in that the Faith endured in Ireland (at least until now).
Lisa picked up (again) The Last Crusade: Spain: 1936 by Warren Carroll, in which the author offers a Catholic perspective on the Spanish Civil War. In fact, I think that I heard something recently about the impending beatification / canonization of some martyrs of Valencia from this war. Anyways, it would seem that Generalissimo Franco wasn't really quite the bad guy he's generally made out to be. Those who criticize him for accepting aid from Hitler in his fight against Stalin should remember that the USA accepted aid from Stalin to fight against Hitler. It's a fascinating read that I highly recommend, as I do all of Carroll's history books.
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