Saint Anthony's Brief
Ecce Crucem Domini
Fugite partes adversae
Vicit Leo de tribu Iuda
Radix David! Alleluia!
(English Translation)
Behold the Cross of the Lord!
Be gone all evil powers!
The Lion of the tribe of Judah
The rood of David has conquered! Alleluia!
The above is a prayer given by St Anthony of Padua who had miraculously appeared to a woman oppressed with the temptation to kill herself and she was subsequently freed from the spiritual oppression.
On a good day, I would already lack the memory to remember the latin verse. So I can just imagine how if I was in a position of what I call 'spiritual warfare emergency', I would probably draw a blank in trying to recite this in Latin! But seriously, I doubt God would mind very much if I recited this in English or good old plain English (my own words to that effect)! He who knew me before I was formed in my mother's womb, would He not know what my heart speaks?
What started as a blog about hand painted shoes has become an online journal for a simple working mother, in search of Food for the Heart, Body, Soul and Mind.
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