tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51350096300007106872024-03-18T21:54:58.853-07:00Wisdom of the Bee"All of you who stand fast in the Lord are a holy seed, a new colony of bees..."
~ St. Augustine Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135009630000710687.post-55306985004114290342014-01-03T05:37:00.000-08:002014-02-06T17:24:35.380-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Work is pleasant to God;</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">work is prayer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Nothing is sweeter after having received Jesus </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>than to give and spread everywhere </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>the fragrance of His virtues. </i></span></div>
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<i>~ St. Francis de Sales.</i></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; font-style: italic;">Holy Spirit, give me your intelligence, and I will live.</span><span style="font-size: 85%;"> <a href="http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/pdf/kjvsept.pdf">Ps. XVIII </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Bouasse-Lebel, Paris<br /><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br />
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"The glory of God is the human person fully alive."</i> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">~ <span style="font-size: small;">St. Irenaeus </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>'Meditation is made, we may say, as the bees make honey; for they make
it by gathering the dew that falls from heaven<b>..</b>. Thus we go over and over the life of our
Lord in meditation, taking up one action after another, and considering
them, in order to compose the honey of holy virtues, and draw from them
the graces of a holy meditation.'</i></span></span><i> </i></h4>
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<i> </i><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><i>~</i> <i>St. Francis de Sales, 'Mystical Flora'</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;">based on </span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/pdf/kjvsept.pdf"><span style="font-size: 85%;"></span></a><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/pdf/kjvsept.pdf"><span style="font-size: small;">Ps. XVIII</span> </a></span> (</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/null"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span class="text Rom-8-11" id="en-KJV-28128"><span class="text Ps-19-10" id="en-KJV-14179" style="font-size: small;">Septuagint</span></span></span></span>)</span></a></div>
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">The law of the Lord is blameless, converting souls: </span></span><br />
<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">the testimony of the Lord is sure, giving wisdom to infants.</span></span><br />
<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart;</span></span><br />
<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">the commandment of the Lord is bright, enlightening the eye. </span></span><br />
<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring for ever and ever;</span></span><br />
<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">the judgments of the Lord are true, justified altogether.</span></span><br />
<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much</span></span><br />
<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">precious stone; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">from the translation of </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"> <a href="http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/pdf/kjvsept.pdf">Psalm 18</a> </span>in the<i> Psalter of the Prophet King David</i> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">according the Septuagint translated by Holy Transfiguration Monastery</span></div>
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MILK & HONEY</div>
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To us is born a Child sweeter than honey.</div>
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May your soul, like a mystical bee, </div>
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never abandon the dear little King </div>
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and may everything within it be for Him. </div>
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~ <span style="font-size: x-small;">St. Francis de Sales</span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en" style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span class="hps">and</span><span class="hps"> this bread</span><span class="hps"> possessed</span> <span class="hps alt-edited">all</span> <span class="hps">flavor.</span></b><span class="hps"> </span></span><br />
<i><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">O</span> <span class="hps alt-edited">unheard of</span> <span class="hps alt-edited">miracle</span><span class="hps">. the Supreme Master</span> <span class="hps">makes of Himself</span></span></i><br />
<i><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> </span><span class="hps">the food</span> <span class="hps">of</span> <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">poor and miserable</span> <span class="hps">creature.</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">You have given them bread from heaven.</span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Containing all sweetness within it. <i> </i></span></span></h4>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>~ Prayer at Benediction</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>"When the bee has gathered the dew of heaven</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> and the earth's sweetest
nectar from the flowers, </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>it turns it into honey, then hastens to its
hive. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>In the same way, the
priest, having taken from the altar </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>the Son of God (who is as the dew
from heaven, </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>and true son of Mary, flower of our humanity),</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><i>gives Him to
you as delicious food." </i></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span></i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">~ St. Francis de Sales</span></i></span><br />
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Imitate the vigilant honeybee </div>
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Work without ceasing for the salvation of your soul.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Enter within yourself and work in the Presence<br />of your Spouse who is ever present, loving you.</i> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: small;">~<span style="font-style: italic;">St. John of the Cross</span></span></span></div>
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Let us learn of Jesus to be sweet and humble of heart<br />
and we will find rest for our soul.<br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Let us be docile</span> <span class="hps">children</span> <span class="hps">of the celestial</span> <span class="hps alt-edited">beehive:</span><br /><span class="hps">it supports</span> <span class="hps">and sustains us.</span></span></span></span><br />
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Work is pleasing to God. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>The bee is more honoured than other animals, </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>not because she labors, </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>but because she labors for others.</i></span></div>
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~ St. John Chrysostom<i> </i></div>
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Mary's Garden</div>
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<i>She will find her God.</i></div>
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In the title and caption, printed on the verso of this holy card,</div>
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is the truth we hold today and forever:</div>
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<i>In Mary's Garden we find our God.</i></div>
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