...to praise you is the desire of man, a little piece of your creation. You stir man to take pleasure in praising you, because you have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you. (Confessions I.1)August 28th is the feast day of St. Augustine of Hippo. And I couldn't be more excited (with, of course, the exceptions of Christmas and the Easter Vigil). It will be a quiet celebration in may ways. No, the shops won't close down, gifts might not be exchanged, and large feasts shared with family and friends are not to be seen. But, nonetheless, I shall likely spend the early hours reading some of the works of one of mankinds greatest minds, and one of Christianity's greatest saints. I shall likely say some prayers of gratitude for St. Augustine and for the survival of his writings down to our own time.
How will you celebrate this occasion? I suggest that those of you out there in the blogosphere who have yet to read St. Augustine's Confessions go out and purchase a copy and begin reading it... you won't be disappointed.
Don't feel like reading? Check out where you can see the new movie (unfortunately, it may not be easy).
If you don't know who St. Augustine is, watch the movie, read his Confessions, or buy me a coffee and I'll introduce you to him. He does have a very exciting story.
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