In which Maria is spiritually renewed.

Traditional religious practices are important: they allow us to share with others the comunal experience of adoration and prayer. But we must never forget that spiritual experience is above all a practical experience of love. And with love, there are no rules.

▫Paulo Coelho, in By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

I love the Communità di Sant'Egidio Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. It's a great point of return for me, like a home, and after fighting and fighting for months, I'm back to something that I can do and participate in and open myself to.