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    Fading from the Light
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • May 13
    • 1 min

    Fading from the Light

    The sun is setting in your eyes I can see it on your face. Your head is bowed And your back low. The brightness of your Illumination Is...
    Suffer the Middle Thing
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Nov 13, 2021
    • 1 min

    Suffer the Middle Thing

    You are the Alpha and the Omega. I trust you are behind me I trust you are ahead of me. It's this middle thing We call life That I don't...
    This Life I Give to You
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Jul 15, 2021
    • 1 min

    This Life I Give to You

    With the rising of the sun, You stretch my soul and breathe into my lungs. In the still heat of the noonday, You close my eyes and...
    Heal Me, O Silence
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Jun 30, 2021
    • 1 min

    Heal Me, O Silence

    I try to understand How it is That You are So near to me? I want to know why? I want to know how? But why do I want to know? Is it so...
    Fire and Water that Breathes
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Jun 19, 2021
    • 1 min

    Fire and Water that Breathes

    You fill me With Divine Love You surround me With Divine Fire You sustain me With Divine Waters You lead me With Divine Light I am not...
    The Life-Giving Spring
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • May 8, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Life-Giving Spring

    Mary, Most Holy, and Mother of my God. My model, My refuge, and My love. I seek, and With humility, I ask To approach your Life-Giving...
    Living or Dying Water?
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Apr 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    Living or Dying Water?

    Empty and loveless is the world founded by man, Built for his own edification. Angry and hopeless is the world fueled by man, Possessed...
    Praying in the Rain
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Mar 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    Praying in the Rain

    Head bowed And hair soaked, My fingers grasp The woolen rope on my hand. Ebb of sin Flow of prayer, My mind in heart The knots move my...
    Dawn of the Light of Knowledge
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Jan 7, 2021
    • 1 min

    Dawn of the Light of Knowledge

    "Your birth, O Christ our God, dawned the light of knowledge upon the earth. For by Your birth those who adored stars were taught by a...
    Peace Required
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Aug 25, 2020
    • 1 min

    Peace Required

    In order for a person to serve others authentically, they must first be at peace with God and themselves. An icon of Moses at the Burning...
    Get Rid of All Obstacles
    Fr. Thomas Colyandro
    • Apr 16, 2020
    • 1 min

    Get Rid of All Obstacles

    During this time of isolation, I encourage you to learn more about your inner life with God. If you do so in all earnest, you will taste...

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