Augustine Day by Day: February 8

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February 8

Good Pupils

hristians must seek to advance toward God evey day and always to rejoice in God or in his gifts. Our exile here on earth is very short, and our native land is timeless. Here we seek devotion to God, but there we rest.

We must calculate our gains daily. We must be not only eager listeners but careful workers. This school of life, in which God is the only teacher, looks for good pupils who will not desert but remain loyal.

-- Sermon 16A, 1

Prayer. May God in his mercy grant that every day we may be troubled, tried, disciplined, or make some progress.

-- Sermon 16A, 12

Tradition Day By Day

The Augustinians - St. Thomas of Villanova Province

From John E. Rotelle, O.S.A., Augustine Day by Day: Minute Meditations for Every Day Taken from the Writings of Saint Augustine. Catholic Book Publishing Co. New York, 1986.

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