Bellarmine

Bellarmine, Bellarmine, your name rings true,
Secured in the Faith that you did proclaim,
Rooted in Reason, you sang Faith anew,
Pealing out God’s glory e’en o’er man’s shame.

In your age, you were surely a doctor,
Curing deceit, for Truth is first what matters,
But to us, you’re more–you are a father,
Guarding us in Love from the Lie that shatters.

Like a pristine window of colored glass,
Structured and strong, yet gentle and pleasing,
Translucent, letting all radiant light pass,
Thou, in Truth, our hearts, with Love, are seizing.

To gain the treasure of wisdom, ’tis true,
Is to win the friendship of God Thou knew!

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Grew up in the Alleluia Community in Augusta, GA. Baptized in the Roman Rite but have been going to the Melkite Rite for as long as I can remember since my family started attending St. Ignatios Melkite Catholic Church. Graduated from Ave Maria University in Ave Maria, FL with a major in Literature in 2008. I am now in first theology at Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD.

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