Corpus Christianum!

The Virgin with Angels - William Bouguereau

It's a bit late, but it seemed appropriate - on this Feast of the Assumption - to announce that some time ago, I joined the ranks of Corpus Christianum;

...an international Private Association of the Faithful, open both to men and women, dedicated to praying for a renewal of Christendom

I joined, as I say, some time ago, but did not feel I deserved to make much of the association publicly, as my prayer discipline has never been anything to write Rome about. I joined less to lend my prayers to the effort, and more in the hope of finding some meaningful structure and motivation for my prayers. I hoped that joining would be an aid to my daily prayer routine, and this has, in fact, happened... by increments. Baby steps.

Being a part of Corpus Christianum means making a commitment to praying the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and also to praying the Rosary daily, with specific intentions for each decade. This I have failed in, but... I continue to make progress, which can only be by the grace of God.

The Little Office has been a challenge and great source of growth. It has made me pray for greater understanding of our Holy Mother, and I think those prayers have been answered, to the capacity I am able to understand.

One thing that came to me on this feast day is that God did not just choose Mary to be the Mother of His Son (though we often speak that way)... He created her for that purpose. He was emphatically not drawing names from a hat.

Comments

[Jeff Hendrix]

Well done and welcome, bro Tim! I hope that you find Corpus Christianum helps your spiritual disciplines as much as I have. Cheers

[John Kasaian]

I've thought long and hard about it---I pray the Morning and Evening Little Office and Rosary Daily but I've yet to incorporate the other prayers contained within the Little Office and I've held off adding my name until I can do that.

Perhaps I should just go ahead and sign up and let the Holy Spirit guide my "fine tuning?"