LIFE AT NAZARETH
2. Continuous Prayer.
At Nazareth there was a life of continuous prayer. Noticeable above all their other virtues, was their spirit of prayer. Nay, it was prayer that gave life and tonality to the rest. In many homes there is as much poverty as at Nazareth; there is a hidden life; there is work; but in none is there such a spirit of prayer. Everything in Nazareth was done in a spirit of prayer, so that prayer never stopped. Prayer sanctifies the most insignificant of all our actions. Nothing is too small or indifferent when done in this way. Eating, sleeping, playing, suffering or enjoying, working or resting, becomes a veritable prayer and what a power it has to sweeten the bitterest things of life! Contemplate Mary toiling at Her work, tired and exhausted, busy working for Her beloved Son. No matter how hard She works, poverty never leaves Her. Yet She is never impatient: She knows where God's Will lies and She is so happy to abide by it. She does everything with God and for God, that is to say: for Her everything is a prayer. She transforms every action into prayer. That is why She is so happy. She would not exchange Her lot with anyone. She would not leave Her poverty for comfort and riches. What an example of how prayer can transform the world.
[Excerpted from 'MARIAN MEDITATIONS' Book by Rev. Dr. Ildefonso R. Villar, Salesian Philippine Province, Nihil Obstat; Imprimatur]
2. Continuous Prayer.
At Nazareth there was a life of continuous prayer. Noticeable above all their other virtues, was their spirit of prayer. Nay, it was prayer that gave life and tonality to the rest. In many homes there is as much poverty as at Nazareth; there is a hidden life; there is work; but in none is there such a spirit of prayer. Everything in Nazareth was done in a spirit of prayer, so that prayer never stopped. Prayer sanctifies the most insignificant of all our actions. Nothing is too small or indifferent when done in this way. Eating, sleeping, playing, suffering or enjoying, working or resting, becomes a veritable prayer and what a power it has to sweeten the bitterest things of life! Contemplate Mary toiling at Her work, tired and exhausted, busy working for Her beloved Son. No matter how hard She works, poverty never leaves Her. Yet She is never impatient: She knows where God's Will lies and She is so happy to abide by it. She does everything with God and for God, that is to say: for Her everything is a prayer. She transforms every action into prayer. That is why She is so happy. She would not exchange Her lot with anyone. She would not leave Her poverty for comfort and riches. What an example of how prayer can transform the world.
[Excerpted from 'MARIAN MEDITATIONS' Book by Rev. Dr. Ildefonso R. Villar, Salesian Philippine Province, Nihil Obstat; Imprimatur]
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