St. Peter of Alcantra was a contemporary of St Theresa of Avila. What a difficult time for the Church, the mid 16th century. Much like ours today with so many rebelling against the truth and rejecting the faith. St. Peter responded by living in habitual union with God. He makes me think of Padre Pio.
St. Peter’s prescription for reforming the world was this:
You and I must first be what we ought to be; then we shall have cured what concerns ourselves. Let each one do the same and all will be well. The trouble is that we all talk of reforming others without ever reforming ourselves.
As my mom used to say, “If the shoe fits….” I’m praying today to be in habitual union with God.
No comment necessary because St. Peter of Alcantra said it all here. Thank you for sharing this Mary Ann, I confess I had no idea who St. Peter of Alcantra ws before this.
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