After the Fatigue

'The metaphor of the cell 

brings to mind the idea 
of a retreat

in which the soul can renew its strength 

after the fatigue of the active life, 

where it can leave aside visible things 

to think about those that are invisible, 

and where it finally finds peace, 

far from external distractions…'

J.M. Perrin OP., 

from Catherine of Siena, 

Newman Press, 1965

Painting:  Alfred Elmore, Supplication




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