Apostleship of Prayer

St. Anselm is a good example of someone who knew the love of God and was ready to go anywhere and do anything to spread the knowledge of that love. He was born in northern Italy, became a Benedictine monk in France where he became a great theologian, and was made Archbishop of Canterbury in England. Let us ask St. Anselm to join us today in our prayer for the seminarians of the world, and in particular for the future priests in mission countries. May they know the love of God as St. Anselm did and be willing to travel anywhere to share that love with those who do not know Jesus Christ. The following are two prayers of St. Anselm:

O Lord, You are my Lord and my God, yet I have never seen You. You have created and redeemed me, and have conferred on me all my goods, yet I know You not. I was created in order that I might know You, but I have not yet attained the goal of my creation. I confess, O Lord, and give You thanks, that You have created me in Your image, so that I might be mindful of You and contemplate You and love You. I seek not to understand in order that I may believe; rather, I believe in order that I may understand.I am desperate for Your love, Lord. My heart is aflame with fervent passion. When I remember the good things You have done, my heart burns with desire to embrace You. I thirst for You; I hunger for You; I long for You; I sigh for You. I am jealous of Your love. The joy of my heart turns to dust. My happy laughter is reduced to ashes. I want You. I hope for You. My soul is like a widow, bereft of You. Turn to me, and see my tears. Come now, Lord, and I will be comforted. Show me Your face, and I shall be saved. Enter my room, and I shall be satisfied. Reveal Your beauty, and my joy will be complete.

Today’s Readings:  Acts 14:5-18;  Psalm 115:1-4, 15-16;  John 14:21-26

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