Sunday, August 28, 2016


SAINT  AUGUSTINE 
AUGUST 28TH, HIS FEAST DAY


Patron saint of hesitation….
Patron saint of putting off chastity….
Patron saint of being late in loving God….
Patron saint of journal keeping….
Patron saint of Confessions….
Patron saint of trying the different….
Patron saint of being and becoming honest….
Patron saint of reading, "Tolle et lege”….
Patron saint of long prayers - a whole book….
Patron saint of honestly….
Patron saint of those in love with loving….
Patron saint of “Hear the other side.”
Patron saint of trying to grasp the Trinity….
Patron saint of trying to see the City of God….
Patron saint of admitting to having dark corners in the mind….
Patron saint of beauty - especially within ….
Patron saint of, “Love and do what you want.”
Patron saint of, “Believe in order to understand.”
Patron saint of, “the desire in prayer is the prayer”….


© Andy Costello  Reflections

Statue on top: St. Augustine in 
Monastery in Pavia, Italy
Saying on plaque, "Lord our hearts
are restless till they rest in you."

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