I'm very grateful for my Protestant past simply for the Biblical foundation it gave to me. I memorized many different verses that are recalled at appropriate times. Although chapter and verse, and sometimes book, like the "beautiful feet" of this morning, are lost to me now, the meat of the verse is there for me.
My boss at the Catholic bookstore where I work part-time, a fellow convert, once said to me, "Protestants memorize Scripture; Catholics memorize prayers." She's right - the memorization is about the same, but the material is different.
My husband and I have five children. One is in Heaven praying for us as we raise and homeschool the other four. I hope to include in their memorization Scripture verses that will readily come to their minds at will and, more importantly, in need.
Posted by lisa at September 7, 2003 10:36 PMDear Lisa,
Welcome to St. Blog's Parish! (even if you're in another cyber-rite)
As a convert myself, my pre-conversion knowledge of Scripture has been a blessing, but, of course, I have gained so much more, including memorization of Q and A's from the venerable Baltimore Catechism.
Like Bill and you, God has blessed us with five children, one of whom died (before birth). Mary Joseph is buried on our land near the graves of my father and our two oldest chldren's first father--my Querida was a widow when we married.
Give my regards to your hubby, who kindly links to our little corner at Times Against Humanity.
As you link to his, I suppose we are a secondary link to Heroic Moments. ;-)
BTW, I love your blog title and its serendipty with Summa Minutiae.
Asking your prayers and assuring your of ours,
Earl
Earl E. Appleby, Jr.
Times Against Humanity
Lisa, I am reading my way through St. Blog's parish, and am a newbie here myself (just started blogging in November),but I wanted to comment on this older posting because we have so much in common.
I have 6 children (one in heaven - my son Raphael was born at 23 weeks gestation and is buried in a Catholic cemetery). We also homeschool!
We've done some memory verses. We have also memorized poetry. The longest thing we have ever memorized is Psalm 23 and Casey at the Bat by Earnest Lawrence Thayer. It's fun but it takes a lot of maternal committment!
Anyway, just wanted to stop and say hi!
Elena
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