"Today, September 1, and next Monday, Labor Day, mark the unofficial end of summer and the beginning of fall. Often this is a time in which people set new goals and begin new adventures. Students start new semesters at this time of year, some heading off to college, choosing activities and academic and social goals to guide their year. Parents face empty nests with a new slate of options, a new way of being each day. Farmers intensify their efforts in harvesting. Retail stores shift from summer merchandise to fall clothing; just last week I saw Christmas merchandise at the local Costco! Even nature joins in the transformation as leaves change color, days and nights cool down, and birds head south.
Saint Francis de Sales wrote in a letter: At the beginning of each month, ask for divine inspiration and put yourself in the presence of God. Imagine yourself to be a poor servant sent by God into this world as into His own house. Indeed, it is Him who put you here, and so we should approach Him with humility. . . ."
In a recent commentary, Father Jack Loughran, OSFS, reflected on the guidance from Saint Francis de Sales. and on the importance of letting the beauty of his insight fill our hearts with gratitude and of embracing the "opportunity to enter more fully into God's plan for you with great optimism and joy."
To access Fr. Loughran's complete post, please visit:
De Sales Weekly: Provincial's Reflection: Salesian Seasons (1 SEP 22)
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