Chapter 15: When the Alleluia should be said
From the holy feast of Easter until Pentecost the Alleluia must always be said in the psalms and the responsories.... (From Chap. 15 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)
As Joan Chitister says, Benedict would have us always be an "alleluia people". But beyond liturgy, I'm learning how important it is for me to say Alleluia when it's hardest to do.
As Joan Chitister says, Benedict would have us always be an "alleluia people". But beyond liturgy, I'm learning how important it is for me to say Alleluia when it's hardest to do.
I had to look up the meaning of "Alleluia." It means "Praise God" and is associated with Joy. This reading is telling me to give joyful praise to God. In order to do this, I need to maintain my connection to God. This is easier said than done. Meditation is the best tool I have for doing this.
ReplyDelete“ . . . we all know the need we have to rejoice in our being at its simplest, where it simply exists with no reason for its existence other than it gives glory to God who created it, who loves it and who sustains it in being.” (John Main, “Gethsemani Talks”, kindle loc393). Abba, what else can I be but “an Alleluia person” when I, in silence and stillness, rest in the realization that you, the Great Artist, simply love me and enjoy the fact of my being—being your unique creation.
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