Formed by Fire

'An iron is fashioned by fire..... 

so in the fire of suffering and under the weight of trials, 

our souls receive the form which Our Lord desires them to have.'

St. Madeleine Sophie Barat

Public domain photo from Wikimedia

O Lord, Restore...

'I earnestly implore the Sacred Heart of Jesus, 

by Our Lady of the Seven Dolors, 

to restore to me, by a gift of the mercy of Jesus Christ:

 the method of prayer I once had,

and which I have lost

by long unfaithfulness.'

St. Madeleine Sophie Barat

Painting:  Pompeo Batoni, Prodigal