Daily Devotional: January 5th

Nones

Hymn for Nones

Bacchus, Liberator, on Nones day,

In thy revelry, our spirits pray.

With the grape's nectar, and the dance's trance,

Thy joyous influence, in every glance.

On Nones, when the moon's glow is bright,

Bacchus, we honor in the soft moonlight.

In the vineyard's bounty, thy blessings flow,

Liberator of souls, in thy ecstatic glow.

Thy presence unbinds the chains of the soul,

In Nones' celebration, where passion unfolds.

Bacchus, on this day, with a festive cheer,

Liberate our hearts, draw us near.

As the month unfurls, in Bacchus' embrace,

In the sacred dance, we find our place.

Bacchus, Liberator, thy spirit we invoke,

In the revelry of life, in each Nones stroke.

Daily Meditation

"It is difficult to discover God, and impossible when found to enunciate him to the multitude.”

—Plato

Timaeus 28c

Not everyone is suited to understand the mysteries of God. If you try to tell the many about Him, you will receive every opinion imaginable, yet very little wisdom. This isn’t a flaw. Most people are not prepared to receive these mysteries and have other things to attend to in this life. Those who know about these matters should not be contemptuous of those who know little but show them compassion and do what they can to lead others toward the Good in whichever way they understand.

Monthly Ascesis: Praying for Virtue

“Ask from God those things that you cannot receive from man.”

-Sextus

“In the Pythagorean sentences, we are also advised not to pray for things that we can do for ourselves. For example, we should not pray for money or material goods because these are things we can work to gain by ourselves. Rather, the things we should ask the gods for are things that are, like them, immaterial and perfect. The best things for us to ask the gods for are virtues.

When we pray, we should ask the gods to show us the way to immaterial things that are aligned with their perfect nature. Cardinal virtues like prudence, courage, justice, and temperance are great starting points. But any virtue is worthy of our prayers of petition.”

Excerpt from Ascesis: The Handbook of Platonic Practice

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