Cor unum in Deum: Dominican Nuns, Lunden Kloster (in English!)

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Do not be afraid! Unto us a Savior is born

Lagt inn av Lunden Kloster den desember 24, 2016

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Praedicatores misericordiae (V): Blessed Margareta Ebner

Blessed Margareta Ebner (c. 1291 - 1351) was a Dominican nun and is counted among the Rhineland mystics, with Eckhart, Tauler and Suso among others.
She lived a profound spiritual life, centered on Christ and marked by the liturgical seasons.
She is commemorated on 20 June.

The following text is taken from her Paternoster, and speaks of God's mercy at work in us.

Come, Holy Spirit

Come, Holy Spirit
Replace the tension within us with a holy relaxation. Replace the turbulence within us with a sacred calm. Replace the anxiety within us with a quiet confidence. Replace the fear within us with a strong faith. Replace the bitterness within us with the sweetness of grace. Replace the darkness within us with a gentle light. Replace the coldness within us with a loving warmth. Replace the night within us with your light. Replace the winter within us with your spring. Straighten our crookedness. Fill our emptiness. Dull the edge of our pride. Sharpen the edge of our humility. Light the fires of our love. Quench the flames of our lust. Let us see ourselves as you see us That we may see You.
Amen.

Green time

We find ourselves in Ordinary Time.

The time after Pentecost is a time of discipleship, a time to let the Spirit form us after the image of Christ. The green colour symbolizes growth and hope.

Growth happens when we receive the word of God and keep it.

The memory of the Saints, men and women who each in his or her own fashion let the Gardener work freely on them, offers hope and inspiration when we must wait for the sprouts and the fruit ripens slowly...

The Eucharist nourishes our spiritual life.

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