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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1915 Edition.
St. Alphonsus writes: "a single bad book will be sufficient to
cause the destruction of a monastery." Pope Pius XII wrote in 1947
at the beatification of Blessed Maria Goretti: "There rises to Our
lips the cry of the Saviour: 'Woe to the world because of scandals
' (Matthew 18:7). Woe to those who consciously and deliberately
spread corruption-in novels, newspapers, magazines, theaters,
films, in a world of immodesty " We at St. Pius X Press are calling
for a crusade of good books. We want to restore 1,000 old Catholic
books to the market. We ask for your assistance and prayers. This
book is a photographic reprint of the original The original has
been inspected and many imperfections in the existing copy have
been corrected. At Saint Pius X Press our goal is to remain
faithful to the original in both photographic reproductions and in
textual reproductions that are reprinted. Photographic
reproductions are given a page by page inspection, whereas textual
reproductions are proofread to correct any errors in reproduction.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1915 Edition.
Rising To Meet Our Transformation began as a few thoughts that
mushroomed into many ideas that were in my poetic brain flow for
quite awhile. Thus I began putting these thoughts into a wide array
of poems on paper. Some of these poetic ideas the reader may
closely relate to; yet other poetic words may still be more
personal and private. As I wrote I allowed the flow of words and
ideas to make their impact; then I changed and rearranged where the
order and actual word composition required a better flow.
Transformation was the key ingredient of this book and in many
instances it will be just that. Nonetheless there are poetic
thoughts that relate to a different type of change which may not be
totally transforming, but at the same time be identifiable. My hope
is that there will be a adequate array of poems that would spark
the audience. Transformation requires a radical change in our
thinking which translates into our personal life and living. Often
we change to survive or become enamoured with a new idea that fills
our void' so we change while our surroundings remain somewhat
intact. Yet in real time our environment will recreate itself so we
will eventually be transformed into a new age so let us begin
Bill Leahy
December 2013
Rising To Meet Our Transformation began as a few thoughts that
mushroomed into many ideas that were in my poetic brain flow for
quite awhile. Thus I began putting these thoughts into a wide array
of poems on paper. Some of these poetic ideas the reader may
closely relate to; yet other poetic words may still be more
personal and private. As I wrote I allowed the flow of words and
ideas to make their impact; then I changed and rearranged where the
order and actual word composition required a better flow.
Transformation was the key ingredient of this book and in many
instances it will be just that. Nonetheless there are poetic
thoughts that relate to a different type of change which may not be
totally transforming, but at the same time be identifiable. My hope
is that there will be a adequate array of poems that would spark
the audience. Transformation requires a radical change in our
thinking which translates into our personal life and living. Often
we change to survive or become enamoured with a new idea that fills
our void' so we change while our surroundings remain somewhat
intact. Yet in real time our environment will recreate itself so we
will eventually be transformed into a new age so let us begin
Bill Leahy
December 2013
Let us consider this excerpt: " One day the Saint, taking Pinianus
aside, began tenderly and respectfully to question him. What she
asked was whether carnal love had still any place in his heart,
whether it ever occurred to him now to think of her as a wife.
Pinianus, with a smiling face, and full of the joy of the Lord,
answered her cheerily, Happy art thou to love thy husband after
such sort. Be satisfied on my account, quite satisfied in our Lord,
that ever since we made together our promise to God, I have had
just the same feeling for thee as for Albina, thy saintly mother.'
On hearing these words Melania kissed him upon the breast and upon
the hands, and gave glory to God for this firm resolution. But a
few days afterwards, anxious that he should always advance in
perfection, she said to him again; 'Pinianus, my lord, listen to me
as a mother, as thy spiritual sister; lay aside these costly
Cilician robes, dress thyself in more sober fashion.' Like the boy
that he was, Pinianus, on hearing this, was rather cast down, but
in order that he might not see her look unhappy, and knowi ng that
all was done for God and for his own eternal welfare, he assented
with a good grace, and began to dress in the cheaper garments of
Antioch. But Melania, like a busy bee, was eager to add flower to
flower on his behalf. She pressed him to adopt an even coarser
dress, and this in fact he did. Eventually his clothes cost no more
than a gold piece, or two thirds of a gold piece, and Melania
fashioned them for him herself out of the cheapest natural wool
without dye of any sort." After sketching the condition of Rome at
the end of the fourth century, during which time Saint Melania
lived, we get into her personal story. "But this great solicitude
of her parents, which, however affectionate it may have been, was
yet purely human, was the cause of great torture to the innocent
girl. Melania was not, like so many noble Roman ladies of the time,
a convert to Christianity. She had never tasted the bitter fruit of
Roman corruption. She came into the world with an instinctive
hatred of those infamous customs which were the canker then eating
out the heart of primitive Roman society. Her pure angelic soul
revolted from the licentious manners which held sway around her.
From her earliest years, the love of God completely filled her
heart. She herself on her death-bed declared that in early
childhood she had consecrated herself wholly to Christ. Providence,
which had implanted these desires in the girl's heart, did not
permit them to remain barren. ..." Saint Melania's life in this
time is an inspiration to all of us who live these days of
perversion. She rose to the heights of sanctity, inspiring her
mother and husband to join with her.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
St. Alphonsus writes: "a single bad book will be sufficient to
cause the destruction of a monastery." Pope Pius XII wrote in 1947
at the beatification of Blessed Maria Goretti: "There rises to Our
lips the cry of the Saviour: 'Woe to the world because of scandals
' (Matthew 18:7). Woe to those who consciously and deliberately
spread corruption-in novels, newspapers, magazines, theaters,
films, in a world of immodesty " We at St. Pius X Press are calling
for a crusade of good books. We want to restore 1,000 old Catholic
books to the market. We ask for your assistance and prayers. This
book is a photographic reprint of the original. The original has
been inspected and some imperfections may remain. At Saint Pius X
Press our goal is to remain faithful to the original in both
photographic reproductions and in textual reproductions that are
reprinted. Photographic reproductions are given a page by page
inspection, whereas textual reproductions are proofread to correct
any errors in reproduction.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
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