S13 E9 - “I Thirst” Part 2 - St. Teresa of Calcutta’s Varanasi Letter
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🗓️ 20 November 2023
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we discuss the second half of the Varanasi Letter written by St. Teresa of Calcutta to her MC Community. We reflect on how Jesus is calling us to encounter Him daily and what we can do to open our hearts to deeper communion. We also chat about how our Blessed Mother is a perfect example of how to comfort the Sacred Heart of Jesus in love and how to remain open and vulnerable even with a heart pierced with sorrow.
Heather’s One Thing - Panel with Divine Renovation and Alpha Catholic
(Click here to listen to the discussion on Tuesday November 21st)
Sister Miriam’s One Thing - Warm and Hearty Meatloaf Recipe
Michelle’s One Thing - Holy Water Spritzer from West Coast Catholic
Michelle’s Other One Thing - I Thirst, 40 days with Mother Teresa by Joseph Langford, MC
Journal Questions:
- What is the Lord’s theme for me in this season?
- What is the Lord’s theme for me throughout my life?
- Where has your heart been pierced?
- Do I see myself as a gift?
Discussion Questions:
- How would you depict your heart?
- Where are you blocking the joy of Christ from your life?
- How have you allowed your heart to be hardened?
- How is the Lord inviting you to respond to His Thirst?
Quotes to Ponder:
Our Lady will help all of us in this, since she was the first person to hear Jesus’s cry, “I Thirst” with St. John, and I am sure Mary Magdalene. Because she was there on Calvary, she knows how real, how deep His longing for you and for the poor. Do we know? Do we feel as She? Ask her to teach you Before it was Our Lady pleading with Mother, now it is Mother in her name pleading with you — “Listen to Jesus’s thirst.” (Varanasi Letter, St. Teresa of Calcutta)
Scripture for Lectio:
"But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart." (Luke 2:19)
Sponsor - New Jerusalem Studios:
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today's sponsor is one of my favorites, New Jerusalem Studios, a sacred art studio dedicated to revealing Christ-saving love through beauty. |
| 0:07.0 | New Jerusalem Studios invites us to intentionally nourish ourselves with beauty this advent. |
| 0:12.0 | One of the best ways we can do this is to bring |
| 0:13.6 | sacred art into our home where these sacred images can become inscribed in our |
| 0:17.0 | memories and woven into the fabric of our life. Friends consider curating a |
| 0:20.9 | collection of sacred art for your home, the domestic church. |
| 0:24.1 | Truly sacred art announces the gospel of Jesus through clear radiant beautiful images. |
| 0:28.4 | Because it participates in the sacramental life of the church, |
| 0:31.1 | it also reveals and makes present Christ-saving love. |
| 0:34.7 | In this way, Sacred Art is a powerful antidote to the negative images and noise that barrage us |
| 0:39.3 | daily. |
| 0:40.6 | Sacred Artist Ruth Strickland of New Jerusalem Studios creates images rooted in iconography, |
| 0:45.0 | but with more realistic faces merging eastern and western traditions of Sacred Art. |
| 0:50.0 | This highlights the idealized glorified heavenly radiance of the Saints, drawing the worshipper out of themselves and into participation in the New Jerusalem. |
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| 1:05.3 | canvas or paper prints. They just launched angel Christmas ornaments and palm-sized |
| 1:09.3 | wooden icon minis which tuck easily into a stocking or Christmas card. |
| 1:13.2 | Share beauty with others while supporting Catholic sacred art. |
| 1:16.6 | Finally, if the Christmas overflow mass location at your parish lacks beauty, |
| 1:20.1 | share with your pastor the availability of the authentic New Jerusalem studio's sacred |
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| 1:28.4 | with the Lord. I had the privilege of meeting Ruth and I was just blown away |
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