San Damiano was the rundown chapel in which the saint was praying when he heard the Lord say: "Francis! Restore my church, which you can see is in need of repair!" The blessed saint thought the Lord was telling him to rebuild the chapel--but he soon realized the Lord had greater things in mind: the renewal and reform of the Holy Catholic Church itself!
Consider this fine Rosary for a Baptism or First Communion gift. Or carry it in your pocket for daily prayer, secure in the knowledge that this durable Rosary, because of its wire wrapping, will endure through a lifetime of prayer!
IN OTHER NEWS
Mid-Ohio is now digging out from our portion of the great blizzard, which was, for us, two treacherous nights of ice storms. I had the singular privilege of being a traveling Hospice nurse both nights, and I marvelled at how beautiful--and how dangerous--it was out there. God saw fit to keep most patients comfortable so I didn't have too many visits. It was quiet and peaceful at first--then the tree branches began to break from the ice, and I could hear the gunshot-like reports as I carefully transversed the city. 50,000 people were without power in the bone chilling cold before morning--I was thankfully spared--but the dying continued to need help and the families continued to need consolation and support. And even our nurses who lived far out of town showed up for work--I work with a phenomenal team--because the need was there.
Hospice gathers a special brand of people. They stay because they are called to it (those who aren't soon find out, and soon leave) and I can see the hand of God in them, working, working: 'Whatsoever ye do to the least of these, ye do unto Me.' It's a privilege.
All for now,
j
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