We seldom notice how each day is a holy place
Where the eucharist of the ordinary happens,
Transforming our broken fragments
Into an eternal continuity that keeps us.

Somewhere in us a dignity presides
That is more gracious than the smallness
That fuels us with fear and force,
A dignity that trusts the form a day takes.

So at the end of this day, we give thanks
For being betrothed to the unknown
And for the secret work
Through which the mind of the day
And wisdom of the soul become one.

JOHN O'DONOHUE

Excerpt from the blessing, 'The Inner History of a Day,' from the books,
To Bless the Space Between Us (US) / Benedictus (Europe)
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Connemara, County Galway, Ireland
Photo: © Ann Cahill

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November: A month of remembrance…

Today is the solemnity of All Saints.
A solemn holy day of the Catholic Church. While many saints have a specific feast day on which we celebrate their lives and work, the vast majority of the saints of Heaven do not. All Holy Saints in Heaven.