From My Inbox This Morning

 This one from Preserving Christian Publications's circular:

"From Leo XIII to Leo XIV, remember, even if it is a glory to trial, clarity to confusion, the papacy remains part of the divine plan, but it is not always a sign of approval.  Sometimes it is a test, and sometimes it is a crown of thorns.  Hold fast.”

"O Lord Jesus Christ, Eternal High Priest, Thou hast permitted Pope Leo XIV to ascend the Chair of Peter at a time of great confusion and suffering for Thy flock. We place him into Thy Sacred Heart, praying that he may be conformed ever more deeply to Thee, governed not by the spirit of the age, but by the Spirit of Truth.”                                                                                                                                                                    -- Bishop Joseph E. Strickland 1

And this one is excerpted from the "Friday Reflections" of the Fellowship of St James.  The reference to St Brendan of Clonfert is because it's his feast day today.

[St] Brendan, wherever he sailed (and he travelled to other places in Europe), did so under the same constraints we face today on the seas: wind, waves, and currents. His life in Christ was fed by the same Scriptures we have, the praises of God from the same Psalms, the virtues of Christ inspired by the same Spirit, and he faced the temptations all men face, ancient and modern. We learn by doing, by applying given principles tested and affirmed by those “with generations of experience behind them.”

The Church has often been likened to a ship, the ark of salvation. We cannot survive on the seas away from the boat. The Ship can be stormed-tossed. It can even seem that the Captain is asleep in the stern on a cushion (cf. Mark 4:38). But as Fr. Roman Braga, who fell asleep in the Lord ten years ago this Spring, often said, “Stay in the Boat!” You may be having a rough go of it; you may even swim for a little while with a life preserver; but ultimately, said Fr. Roman, you must get in the boat, so “Stay in the Boat!” It’s heading Home.

I can't give you a cite to the Friday Reflections as it only appears in email form.  The link is to Touchstone Magazine which the Fellowship puts out and the citation is to their principal website.