2/8/12 SELF-FORGETFULNESS LEADS TO HAPPINESS:
st. Brendan 8a "We all want a successful life..what u seek, that's what u get..what u think, that's what u become..lord says smthing like this today..happiness..not handsprings..reward for what solomon had..very successful..he had a loving heart..we should all long for..access to goodness..what comes forth from The heart...fr.** a jesuit says ;purifcation from within..self forgetfulness..charity..result is joy..take in the concern fo othrs..make ourseles forgetful based on charity, the result is joy, ..one f the princple strengthsm the result is joy, apostolic. Life, image of the lord, thiinkabt ..self-absorbed, ot absorbed in others, do good, great joy, what we ..qualities virtues,..these can be fostered, ..reach for the gifts of the spirit, true family life, ..self forggetfulness....the danger of vanity,..if its about me..trouble ahead, if abt helping others..joy, dangers of vanity,..she thinks the world has done her wrong..what she wants..when things go badly, sh blames sb else,..varriers ercted..variety of richness...queen of sheba..key to happines..loving ..forgiving heart..self forgetfulness..liberates..all the fruits of the holy spirt..charity, peace, patience, kindness, modesty, ..goodness..today we also celebrate the feast of st. Josephine.she was born in 1869..raised in islamic faith, kidnapped, ..was she unhappy bc of the tragedy..re-sold..many times..finally ended up in hands of italian consulate..she became a member of a nunnery..joined daught of charity..cook seamsttress..free from servitutde..loved for her sweet nature, ..beautiful voice.."
“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us…”