In early times, the Christians were called "the children of joy". Let us seek the joy of the Holy Spirit to sweeten suffering, to temper delight, till we enter into the joy of Our Lord.
The text of posts up to and including August 12th, 2008 is taken from Rejoice in the Lord , by Fr. F.X. Lasance, published in 1920 by Benziger Bros. To the best of my knowledge, this text is in the public domain in the U.S., Canada, and all jurisdictions where the rule of the shorter term applies.
Later posts are from the sources cited in them -- or, if there is no source cited, from my own thoughts, such as they are.
Jane Wangersky
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jane at manna dot bc dot ca
With Grateful Acknowledgement for the Intercession of . . .