Monday, November 17, 2025

Justice Delayed and the Mills of God

 Justice delayed is justice denied, some say. I have already had several reports of violence this first week of school; some brought trauma from home; some were visits regarding past violence. One relative of a crime victim was really broken up, as he has come to realize that Justice may not be forthcoming.

     (This pst First posted in 2009)))

I want to repeat something i have quoted in the past:
The Mills of God grind exceedingly slow, but they grind Exceedingly Fine.

Dueling Monsters: The Insane Hussein Brothers
   Though the
Mills of God grind slowly,
Yet they grind exceeding small;
Though with patience he stands waiting,
With exactness grinds he all.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow



yeah the only woman is fictional.







When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won.
There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS! Mahatma Gandhi



meditate on this a moment.




I guess there are some new faces i need to add...

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Mystery of the Presence.

Let all mortal flesh keep silence. 


 

Or



Or

LET ALL MORTAL FLESH KEEP SILENCE


Or

https://youtu.be/hMaSgJA05EM?si=pdJBoaE1VP3jKvtw


Let all mortal flesh keep silence,

And with fear and trembling stand;

Ponder nothing earthly-minded,

For with blessing in His hand,

Christ our God to earth descendeth,

Our full homage to demand.

King of kings, yet born of Mary,

As of old on earth He stood,

Lord of lords, in human vesture,

In the body and the blood;

He will give to all the faithful

His own self for heav’nly food.

Rank on rank the host of heaven

Spreads its vanguard on the way,

As the Light of light descendeth

From the realms of endless day,

That the pow’rs of hell may vanish

As the darkness clears away.

At His feet the six-winged seraph,

Cherubim with sleepless eye,

Veil their faces to the presence,

As with ceaseless voice they cry:

“Alleluia, Alleluia,


Alleluia, Lord Most High!”





Stunning art:


https://youtu.be/9KkzqgJm67k?si=KaR2uNmJnu7YMYba






Monday, February 12, 2024

Love's Coming

Love Poems



i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)




i carry your heart with me by
 e.e. cummings






first published in this blog a decade ago.
now i wonder if ee was talking to the Lord...






Saturday, January 20, 2024

Hymn to St. Joseph-- Most haunting and beautiful song, sung by the Dominican Sisters of Mary Mother of the Eucharist …

(Dear St Joseph Pure and Gentle)

Hymn to St. Joseph

A Most haunting and beautiful song, sung by the Sisters of Mary of the Eucharist …


hail-st-joseph... full lyrics and history HERE-spouse-of-mary-dear-st.html

Sheet music Here:  https://jonathanhasey.square.site/product/hail-st-joseph/3

"This hymn about St Joseph is believed to have been composed by the Sisters of Notre Dame (de Namur) of Liverpool, England, and first published in "Convent Hymns and Music" in 1891. Based on this, it is assumed that is in the public domain."





Youtube HERE


Lyrics

Traditional language

Dear St. Joseph, pure and gentle,

Guardian of the Saviour child,

Treading with the virgin mother,

Egypt's deserts rough and wild.


Chorus:

Hail, St. Joseph, spouse of Mary,

Blessed above all saints on high,

When the death-shades round us gather,

Teach, oh, teach us how to die.


He who rested on thy bosom

Is by countless saints adored;

Prostrate angels in His presence

Sing hosannas to their Lord.

                     Chorus             

Now to thee no gift refusing,

Jesus stoops to hear thy prayer;

Then, dear saint, from thy fair dwelling,

Give to us a father's care.

Chorus

Dear St. Joseph, kind and loving,

Stretch to us a helping hand;

Guide us through life's toils and sorrows

Safely to the distant land.

Chorus

In the strife of life be near us,

And in death, oh, hover nigh,

Let our souls on thy sweet bosom

To their home of gladness fly.

Chorus

Thou hast known a pilgrim's sorrows,

But thy day of toil is o'er;

Help us while we journey onward

Lead us to the peaceful shore.    

Chorus

Hail St. Joseph, just and holy,

Loving children breathe thy name;

Here below, through toil and danger,

Love and care from thee we claim.

Chorus

Modern English

Dear St. Joseph, pure and gentle,

Guardian of the Saviour child,

Treading with the virgin mother,

Egypt's deserts, rough and wild.


Chorus:

Hail, St. Joseph, spouse of Mary,

Blessed above all saints on high,

When the death-shades round us gather,

Teach, oh, teach us how to die.


He who rested on your bosom

Is by countless saints adored;

Prostrate angels in His presence

Sing hosannas to their Lord.


Now to you no gift refusing,

Jesus stoops to hear your prayer;

Then, dear saint, from your fair dwelling,

Give to us a father's care.


Dear St. Joseph, kind and loving,

Stretch to us a helping hand;

Guide us through life's toils and sorrows


Safely to the distant land.



In the strife of life be near us,

And in death, oh, hover nigh,

Let our souls on your sweet bosom

To their home of gladness fly.


You have known a pilgrim's sorrows,

But your day of toil is o'er;

Help us while we journey onward

Lead us to the peaceful shore.


Hail St. Joseph, just and holy,

Loving children breathe your name;

Here below, through toil and danger,

Love and care from you we claim.

Journey to Bethlehem         St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin


lyrics and art












St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin with Jesus



St. Joseph Holding the Christ Child

St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin with Jesus



St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin with Jesus




St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin with Jesus




























The Road to Bethlehem






The Road to Bethlehem, by Joseph Brickey

 

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