Well...guess I should go buy a stove...

[Sister Alvear]

May we always remain untarnished in our devotion and in our love for the souls of men.


The Giver Of All Good Gifts

I saw the beggar on your steps
His clothes dirty and worn
Oh thou the giver of all good gifts
Please help him the second time to be born.

There was a young man with books in his hand
Studying as he walked down the hall
Oh thou the giver of all good gifts
Please help him to be another Paul.

A desperate woman at your altar
She was praying to who a god that cannot save
Oh thou the giver of all good gifts
Please show her the gift you gave.

To the black robed priest from Rome
An old man was confessing his sins
Oh thou the giver of all good gifts
Please show him the Savior of all men.

Crawling up your aisles were many people
Telling the gods of all their sorrow
Oh thou the giver of all good gifts
Please give to them a bright tomorrow.

I saw a child buying a candle
To burn to a god that cannot see
Oh thou the giver of all good gifts
Please help him to know of thee

There was a blind man by your door
He reached out to ask alms of me
Oh thou the giver of all good gifts
Please help him thy light to see

Oh thou the giver of all good gifts
My heart has been blessed by thee
My youth, my strength, my life
Only to you Lord will bow a knee.

Oh thou giver of all good gifts
I am so privileged to know of thee
At thy feet my offering will I bring
So that others thy light they can see

Oh thou the giver of all good gifts
Your light has shown upon my way
All the goods of this world I bring
To thee I gladly give you this day.

Oh thou the giver of all good gifts
Let it be known by word and deed
That all that I might possess
I will spend it to sow thy seed.

(Written by Janice Alvear, as she visited the second largest
Catholic church in the world, located in Brazil)