Living Without School: For housewives

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

For housewives

We made bread yesterday, a cottage loaf sprinkled with a dash of parmesan and paprika.

For St Zita, patron saints of housewives. St. Zita spent her life from age 12 until her death at age 60 as a servant in the household of the Sagrati family. Zita believed that "A servant is not pious if she is not industrious; work-shy piety in people of our position is sham piety." One morning, when she had inadvertently over-stayed in church praying until sunrise, she hurried home to find the bread dough already prepared for the oven. She questioned every one, but no one would admit preparing the bread. It was soon evident that no human hands had shaped the loaves. A delicious fragrance surrounded them, and Zita became aware that angels had been at work while she prayed.

Patron of housewives? Would you say that I am a housewife?

The dictionary to hand defines a housewife as a married woman who manages her own household.

Well, that definitely describes a whole part of my life!

And it makes me think of Mary, Our Lady, praying and working. And loving.

If you put all the love of all the mothers into one heart it still would not equal the love of the Heart of Mary for her children. St Louis Mary de Montfort.

5 comments:

Mary G said...: Love the look of the loaf of bread -- recipe, please?

And the quote from St. Zita ... ouch!; 9:57 pm
Leonie said...: Lol re St Zita quote.

I really didnt use any recipe - but here is one close - http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/515831; 10:10 pm
Beate said...: I agree with Mary re the quote!! Eek, time to get off the computer and be industrious! Maybe now isn't the time to confess I've been baking bread the easy way ;-) Mix up a big batch of dough, put it in the fridge and bake whenever - YUM! No kneading, no big mess, and oh so delicious :-) Lissa got me started..

Your blog usually makes me hungry Leonie!; 10:30 pm
Lindsay said...: When I hear stories like that (it reminds me of St. Isadore's angels working his fields), it is hard not to be motivated to holiness SO that angels will come and help me with my work, lol. I have to yell at my soul "order, order, work for GOD not YOURSELF."; 11:42 pm
Leonie said...: Beate, I rarely cook dinners - just things for feast days and we eat leftovers or sandwiches! lol! But I love Lissa's bread recipe - just never get around to making the first batch.

Lindsay, I understand. I am good at doing things in bursts, I get on a roll..and then don't do it again for awhile!; 8:48 am

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