Hello to my family. So far you (and two other guys who helped me do this) are the only ones who have this blog address. I don't really know what i am doing here in cyberspace because i know nothing about positing pictures or anything else. Hopefully I will be able to put up some nice shots of me and the seminary, and maybe we can keep in remote touch through this media.
Allow me to explain the name of the blog (blog, by the way, is short for web-log, for those who did not know). I made the consecration to Our Lady on the Feast of the Visitation of our Lady to her cousin St Elizabeth. I had unwittingly used the date from the old calendar, July 2nd, which is fine. Then, when I received a cooperator of Opus Dei, it was on the date of the Visitation in the new calendar. Wow! Our Lady must really want me to be close to that mystery! Of course, it is on this feast that we recall the words of our Lady's Magnificat: "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my savior..." In the Rosary, the special grace is charity, so I feel particularly challenged and supported in this regard.
Anyway, I was looking up the readings and prayers for the Feast of the Visitation and I found an interesting connection. In the reading from the Canticle of Canticles, we find the phrase: "columba mea, in foramínibus petrae, in caverna macériae, ostende mihi faciem tuam, sonet vox tua in áuribus meis: vox enim tua dulcis, et fácies tua decora." This means--"My dove (that is, God) in the clefts of the rock, in the hollow places of the wall, show me thy face, let thy voice sound in my ears: for thy voice is sweet and thy face is beautiful." And in the Gospel, we read that when Elizabeth speaks to Mary, she says, "Ecce enim, ut facta est vox salutionis tuae in auribus meis, exsultavit in gaudio ingans in utero meo." This means--"For behold as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the infant in my womb lept for joy."
Wow! Almost like it was planned that way! Ha ha. Anyway, sonet vox tua means something like "let your voice sound" and it connects both reading very well. I thought it appropriate to entitle my blog Sonet Vox Tua so that we can speak to each other, so that we can continue to listen to the voice of God in our lives, through the voice of our holy Mother. It may be corny, but it's the best I got.
I love you all!
2 comments:
Tony, I'm glad I learned something new today. I love the Visitation as well.Thank you. Hope you are well! Debbie
Tony, Thank you so much for starting this. Love, Susie
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