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They Broke Bread | The Painted Porch

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“The purpose of the vow of chastity is the crushing of selfishness of the flesh for the purpose of a larger service in the Kingdom of God.”

— Archbishop Fulton Sheen, Three to Get Married

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“There is nothing more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends.” — Homer, The Odyssey

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“When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love.”

— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

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you are worth more than the ways you have been treated by those who have hurt you.

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“I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.”

— Isaiah 45: 2-3 (via faithful-forever)

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“The bravest among us will always be the most brokenhearted because we had the courage to love.”

— Brene Brown, Rising Strong (via andthentherewasgrey)

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“I love the prevalence of skulls in Catholic art - in spite of secular (and lets face it, sometimes demonically inspired attacks) that the Church hates the body. And the truth is so far in the opposite direction; Flannery O'Connor points this out, marvelling at how the resurrection of the body is a tenet of the Creed we recite, no mention is made of the soul so explicitly. And that particular aspect of the body - the fact that not only is it important here but also vitally important in eternity - is summed up with the skull; so recognizably human and recognizably dead, but filled with a pathos and peace. There’s the rest of the grave, the supernatural grace of a happy death, the sadness of separation, the promise of reunion, and the camaraderie of knowing that this is the fate of all (with a few notable exceptions). Memento mori, remember your death, but don’t fear it. It’s just a moment in time, followed by an eternity outside of time. If faced bravely and well and with trust and love, how can we fear falling into our Lover’s arms?”

- Seth Goepel 

Art: Jessica Benhar

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The Memorare Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help or sought your intercession, was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly to you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother; to you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy hear and answer me. Amen.

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Lean & Meadow