Apostolic Spirit

“The apostolic spirit,

exercises promote it,

prayers receive it,

and practices conserve it.”[1]

Serious study

and meditation

promote it,

but “self” menace it.

Selfishness withers,

self-seeking desiccates,

self-satisfaction parches,

self-interest shrinks.

Sincere charity

and heartfelt zeal

render us indifferent

and detached.

“The world is a fiery

and seething furnace

and blessed are those souls

that are tempered by it”[2]

[1] Father Judge Meditations p. 158

[2] Ibid p. 158

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Great reminders of the importance of promoting the apostolic spirit and combatting selfishness to become more charitable and detached.
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