Unfathomable Mystery

To read the writings of Pope St Leo the Great (400-461, feast day today) is to be reminded of the astounding mystery at the heart of our faith.  Here is a sample of Leo’s thoughts: ‘Thus the Son of God enters this lowly world, He comes down from the throne of heaven, yet does not separate himself from the Father’s glory. ... Beyond our grasp, He chose to come within our grasp.  Existing before time began, He began to exist at a moment in time. Lord of the Universe, He hid his infinite glory and took the nature of a servant. Incapable of suffering as God, He did not refuse to be a man, capable of suffering. He who is true God is also true man. With Magi and shepherds, with Mary and Joseph, we can but only adore.’ We can but only adore – that too is the message of Carmel, a call to adoring prayer, a call to let ourselves be drawn into the mystery of God and the mystery of the Incarnation.  For me the journey into Carmel was (among other things) a letting go of my overweening desire to understand and a surrender to the living flame of love.

Intercessions

RIP Clare, died aged 42 from cancer.

Cancer: Brian Davis, Bernard (and wife Angela caring for him), Catherine, Alex (43 with five children), Theresa K, Elena

Ivy – sick child

Brian (recovering from Pneumonia)

Kevin (heart attack)

William Gove (in recovery)

Illness:  Katy Keeling, Noreen

David OCDS – housebound

Mark – brain infection

Michael, Kira – vulnerable youngsters

Defence of the unborn and the elderly