What Is This All About?

The tradition of letting a saint “pick you,”is not a new one. St. Faustina and her order practiced it and she herself wrote about it in her diary, "Divine Mercy in My Soul".

The excerpt is below. . .

“There is a custom among us of drawing by lot, on New Year's Day, special Patrons for ourselves for the whole year. In the morning, during meditation, there arose within me a secret desire that the Eucharistic Jesus be my special Patron for this year also, as in the past. But, hiding this desire from my Beloved, I spoke to Him about everything else but that. When we came to refectory for breakfast, we blessed ourselves and began drawing our patrons. When I approached the holy cards on which the names of the patrons were written, without hesitation I took one, but I didn't read the name immediately as I wanted to mortify myself for a few minutes. Suddenly, I heard a voice in my soul: ‘I am your patron. Read.’ I looked at once at the inscription and read, ‘Patron for the Year 1935 - the Most Blessed Eucharist.’ My heart leapt with joy, and I slipped quietly away from the sisters and went for a short visit before the Blessed Sacrament,where I poured out my heart. But Jesus sweetly admonished me that I should be at that moment together with the sisters. I went immediately in obedience to the rule.”

Excerpt from "Divine Mercy in My Soul, the Diary of St. Faustina"

Friday, December 30, 2016

The New Year 

I am the New Year. 

I am an unspoiled page in your book of time. 

I am your next chance at the art of living. 

I am your opportunity to practice what you have learned 
during the last 12 months about life. 

All that you sought the past year and failed to find is 
hidden in me; I am waiting for you to search it out again 
and with more determination. 

All the good that you tried to do for others and didn't 
achieve last year is mine to grant providing you have fewer 
selfish and conflicting desires. 

In me lies the potential of all that you dreamed but didn't 
dare to do, all that you hoped but did not perform. 

All you hoped for but did not yet experience - these dreams 
slumber lightly, waiting to be awakened by the touch of an 
enduring purpose. 

I am your opportunity, "Behold, I make all things new." 

I am the New Year. 
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