Mark 4:35-41
On that day, as evening drew on, Jesus said to his disciples: "Let us cross to the other side." Leaving the crowd, they took Jesus with them in the boat just as he was. And other boats were with him. A violent squall came up and waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was already filling up. Jesus was in the stern, asleep on a cushion. They woke him and said to him, "Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?" He woke up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Quiet! Be still!" The wind ceased and there was great calm. Then he asked them, "Why are you terrified? Do you not yet have faith?" They were filled with great awe and said to one another, "Who is this whom even the wind and sea obey?"
The Gospel of the Lord.
Memorial: St. Thomas Aquinas, reflected the Dominican ideal. He was a true contemplative who shared the fruits of contemplation with others.
From 15 quotations of Thomas Aquinas:
12. The things that we love tell us what we are.
13. Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do.
14. To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
15. Wonder is the desire for knowledge.
"Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious. "
Wikipedia: one of the great philosophers of the 13th century. His writings are still at the core of Roman Catholic seminary education.
Better to illuminate than merely to shine - to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
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