But what do I care about heaven, when I myself have
become heaven?
These beautiful words of Saint John Chrysostom remind us of
the great dignity that is ours as God's own children and of the responsibility that
such dignity requires. These words become intensely real when we receive the
Blessed Sacrament each morning during Mass. We try to be mindful of this reality all day long.
Two monks are pictured in an
etching by Margaret Walters, (1924 - 1971), completed for Saint Joseph's Abbey.