Hey, everybody, and welcome to the downhill; yesterday was the summer solstice, which means that the days will start getting shorter from here on out, until they reach their shortest length on December 21st. In the meantime, we’ve still got more daylight than not until the equinox (September 22nd) so I hope you all take the time to get outside at some point.
Welcome back to The Collect for Link’s Links. Today is Friday, June 21st. Here are some things I found interesting this week, and think you should check out too:
Link’s Links, June 21st
Read: I go back and forth in this section between recommending short things you can read in a few minutes and books that you’ll actually have to go buy copies of; today, I’ll try to thread the needle by giving you a book that’s made up of short chapters, all available online. Its title is Sacred Signs and it was written and published in 1911 by Father Romano Guardini, one of the leading figures of the 20th century Liturgical Movement. If you’ve ever wanted to take the time to reflect on the signs and symbols — the ‘smells and bells,’ as some would say — of the Liturgy, I highly recommend this little book.
Listen: I have no reasoning or story to share for this one, but go listen to “Tuesdays” by Jake Scott on Spotify or YouTube.
Learn: Educational videos, anyone? I’ve recommended them before, but I always enjoy videos from Overly Sarcastic Productions, including their latest, “Venice Steals a Saint”. Go check it out here.
Pray: As anyone who works in a church (or anyone who watches the Hallmark channel) knows, June and July are wedding-heavy months. Whether you know them or not, there’s probably a newly married couple at your parish, or in your neighborhood, or somewhere else that’s nearby. Say a prayer for them today, and if you need inspiration check out these prayers for married couples.
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Wonderful book recommendation 👏🏻👏🏻