Thinking out loud…
Today is the feast of St. Margaret of Cortona. No, I didn’t forget, I have just posted so much on her before, that I thought I’d let it go…but I accompanied her to adoration…rather, she accompanied me. Though she looks like a nun in this painting, she wasn’t, that is just how people dressed in those days. She was a great sinner, and a greater penitent.
A friend mentioned her in an email today and he was blown away when I told him that it was her feast day. The saints find us - we don’t really find them.
I went to adoration twice today…I wanted to stay all day. Now I know why I stopped working…I was so wrapped up in daily business and office politics that I pretty much crowded the Lord out. I got in the way of Him.
I understood in a wonderful manner how, as St. Paul writes, “Jesus is the same, yesterday, today and tomorrow”…I must say, it seemed I ‘experienced’ how the same Jesus I adored today is exactly the same Jesus, Margaret of Cortona, Charles de Foucauld, St. Clare, and every other saint, back to Our Lady and the Apostles adored - He is the same Jesus Christ, Son of God. Truly present: He is “I Am”!
It stunned me somewhat to understand this dimension of our participation in the communion of saints - that in truth - I was adoring Him with my favorite saints - in other words, no matter where they were in time - we are united in this moment - albeit they are now in Heaven adoring Him - nevertheless, with God time doesn’t matter…I’m too stupid to explain my thought…yet it seemed to me I was with the saints - even in this experience of ’time’. Although I can’t explain it, I thrilled to think I was with the saints and angels in adoration.
Then the thought came to me; when Adoro, or Ray or Cathy, or Angela, or Jeron, or Don Marco, or Rhaps, or Jeffrey, or Elena, or Eric and his family, or Mitchell aand Judith, or Paramedicgirl, and all the other people I pray for, who at differing times are at adoration themselves - somehow we were/are there together at the very same moment. Space and time, as it were, disolves - a union occurs - the communion of saints is real and we are all united - even those of us who just pray, albeit we are commonly referred to as the Church Militant. Nevertheless we are united together in the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus. We meet each other there. None of us are ever alone - especially when we are with Jesus.
So Catholic blogger people - we were together at adoration today - all of you who are in my links and beyond, family, friends, former coworkers. Although I say I will pray for you, I much prefer the term, “United with you in prayer.” We are so intimately united. (Sorry, I don’t mean to sound like Dana - “We are one body…” - okay, that snapped me out of it! Kidding!)
I experienced this today, rather, I received this today: All that the Father gives me is mine…Christ is mine, and I am Christ’s, and all of you are mine in the Heart of Jesus. In the Eucharist we are united in charity, for in God, there is no space or time.
I can’t adequately explain or describe my experience…but suffice it to say, I would rather be poor, destitute and homeless, than be without this union of Divine Love.
“Mine are the heavens and mine is the earth. Mine are the nations, the just are mine, and mine the sinners. (Oh! especially the sinners!) The angels are mine, (St. Margaret and Simon and all the saints) and the Mother of God, and all things are mine; and God Himself is mine and for me, because Christ is mine and all for me.” John of the Cross
Pardon me for sharing the intimacy of my prayer with you, it’s just my birthday and I wanted to show everyone the ‘present’ I received. My love and prayer united with all of you. I love you and thank you for your friendship.
