Friday, December 5, 2025

'God has changed the settings'

 A Dominican asked another Dominican what week it was in the Psalter. He told him it was the first week in Advent. When the enquiring Dominican said he had forgotten about Advent and thought it was the third week, wondered if all his praying was invalid, the wise Dominican said: “God had changed the settings”, and assured him all our prayer is right and fitting and always valid.

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