Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year C
I remember an early morning this spring when I was awoken from a deep sleep by the severe sounds of an approaching storm. There was a tremendous clap of thunder followed by a bright flash of lighting, the intensity of which drew me from my bed instantly and to the window. My immediate reaction was to quickly bless myself, making the sign of the cross, followed expediently by an act of contrition. The violence of the storm combined with the strange light of the morning in these moments just before dawn to frighten me and to wonder if this might be the end of the world! My response to the storm triggered a spontaneous spiritual reaction, readying myself for what might be the end.
Augustine For Today
AUGUST 16 – SAINT STEPHEN OF HUNGARY
“Make progress, my brothers, examine yourselves honestly again and again. Put yourself to the test. Do not be content with what you are, if you want to become what you are not yet. For where you have grown pleased with yourself, there you will remain… Always add something more, keep moving forward, always make progress.”
Sermon 169, 15,18
This Day in Province History: August 16, 1924
The Province Definitory formallly expressed the support of the American Province at the notice that the German Province was looking to open a foundation in Alberta, Canada.
