Comments on: Feastday of Our Lady of Perpetual Help

By: gabrielle

gabrielle — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 11:55:12 +0000

Actually, C, it’s interesting that you should say that, because the book I’m referring to mentions that very thing. Maybe a short post is in order, after I put up the one with more details about the meditations.

By: C

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 18:22:18 +0000

Way back when I used to Catholic-chat, I spoke often with a dear soul who wanted with all his soul to become a holy icon.

By: gabrielle

gabrielle — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 03:48:44 +0000

teresa, now both you and Owen have introduced us to two books some of us may not have been familiar with. Thank you!

Looking for the silence in the icons and experiencing it – this is giving me something else to reflect on, teresa, as I study what the Redemptorists have written in the little book I have.

Joakim, from reading over at your site, I have found out that, as a new Catholic, you have just recently begun to say the Rosary. This is one of the most powerful forms of prayer a person can have in his/her life. May the Holy Spirit guide you as you learn more and more about the Rosary.

By: Swede1875

Swede1875 — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 23:54:05 +0000

Prayer is such a power tool. It’s always interesting and rewarding to hear about new prayers and other methods to pray.

Thanks for sharing!

//Joakim

By: teresaanawim

teresaanawim — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:05:13 +0000

oops…Gabrielle…not Gabriel! LOL

By: teresaanawim

teresaanawim — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:04:39 +0000

Last night I pulled out my copy of ‘Praying With Icons’ by Jim Forest and had a spiritual feast , Gab. Your post here has instired my to think about icons and use them more for inspiration in prayer.
A while back I did have an interest in them, but never really ‘contemplated’ them as seriously as they are meant to be.
The author speaks of the silence of the icons. That part spoke to me last evening. I am going to try to understand this silence in these icons as I read and pray them. My focus is to look for this silence and experience it.
Thanks for this post, Gabriel.

By: Gabrielle

Gabrielle — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:38:25 +0000

Yes, I believe we’re all invited to understand that so many things have been given to us in order to draw us into contemplation – icons, the rosary, Lectio Divina. But we need to slow down the pace of our lives so that we can have time to do so. That’s the hard part, I have found.

By: teresaanawim

teresaanawim — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:09:26 +0000

Great suggestions all.
I do have a few icons in my prayer area, but have not really taken the “study” of icons as an aid to contemplation very seriously.
I take this as an invitation to explore this way of prayer more seriously.
Thanks Gab, Owen, and “hi” to Madame B.
teresa_anawim

By: Gabrielle

Gabrielle — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:30:17 +0000

Thanks, Mme B. I’ll try to have some details up within a couple of days.

Owen, that does sound like an excellent focus for a retreat. I don’t know that book by Nouwen, but I’m glad you discovered it and found it so helpful. I feel the same way about this book of which I’m speaking, because it has helped me discover things I was not aware of about the icon, even though this particular one has been a part of my life since I was a child.

By: Madame B

Madame B — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:35:37 +0000

G, I look forward to explanations of all.

O, sounds wonderful – Henri Nouwen is so gentle.