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| The painting of the Sacred Heart commissioned by Gabriel Garcia Moreno for the consecration of Ecuador |
The aftermath of the presidential election revealed to me in a startling way how desperately this country needs to be Catholicized. How much better the Catholic way when faced with situations one finds disagreeable: practice resignation and embrace one's cross!
Instead, it seems as if the country has been taken over by toddlers in their terrible twos. Such whining and temper tantrums I've never before witnessed on a national scale.
The experience shone a light on my own weaknesses in this regard and gave me pause. How often, I, too, whine and complain! And how unattractive it must be for those around me!
Consequently, on St. Andrew's feast I decided to start saying St. Andrew's prayer, O Good Cross, every day in addition to the St. Andrew Christmas novena during our Advent wreath prayer time. The idea of being led to both the cross and the crib by St. Andrew is one I hadn't considered before now. I find it enormously helpful, and it has given me reason to be thankful for the Trump protestors. May their unhappiness work toward their conversion and the establishment of the Social Reign of Christ the King.
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