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Song of Songs (Part 1)
This episode is the first of two on the Song of Songs. We are covering Audiences 108-110. You won’t want to miss the beauty of this conversation. We hope that it prompts you to go deeper with the LORD!*
Quotes:
“The love of the bridegroom and bride in the Song of Songs is a theme by itself…it is a song of human love.” (TOB 108:1)
“For in this book, kisses are mentioned, breasts are mentioned, cheeks are mentioned, loins are mentioned; and the holy pictures these words paint are not meant for mockery or laughter…we must (rather) notice how marvelously and mercifully, in making mention of the parts of the body and thus summoning us to love, (God) works with us; for he reaches down into the vocabulary of our sensual love in order to set our hearts on fire, aiming to incite us to a holy loving. Indeed, by the act in which he lowers himself in words, he also elevates our understanding; for from the words associated with this sensual love we learn how fiercely we are to burn with love for the Divine.” (Pope St. Gregory the Great)
“The bridegroom says:
You have ravished my heart, my sister, my bride;
You have ravished my heart with one glance of your eyes,
With one bead of your necklace.
How sweet are your caresses, my sister, my bride.” (Song 4:9-10)
“Love…pushes both to seek the common past as though they descended from the same family circle, as though from infancy they had been united by memories of the common hearth ... .A specific sense of common belonging follows from this. The fact that they feel like brother and sister allows them to live their reciprocal closeness in security and to manifest it.” (TOB 110:1)
“A garden closed you are, my sister, bride, a garden closed, a fountain sealed.” (Song of Songs 4:12)
“The bride presents herself to the eyes of the man as the master of her own mystery. One can say that both metaphors, “garden closed” and “fountain sealed,” express the whole personal dignity of the sex-of that femininity which belongs to the personal structure of self-possession and can consequently decide not only the metaphysical depth, but also the essential truth and authenticity, of the personal gift.” (TOB 110:7)
Reflection Questions:
Resources:
Anemone Flower Clip
What Is the Song of Songs Doing in the Bible?
St. Teresa of Avila in Ecstacy
Picture of Will and Rachelle in 8th Grade
The Couple As An Icon Playlist
Music from #Uppbeat
License code: TLZRGMLPENMXMSJN
* We had technical difficulties and do not have a video for this episode. It will be resolved for the next episode. There is a clip in the resources section with Katie sharing about the beautiful flowers she brought to show us! Enjoy listening!
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By Be Filled PodcastThis episode is the first of two on the Song of Songs. We are covering Audiences 108-110. You won’t want to miss the beauty of this conversation. We hope that it prompts you to go deeper with the LORD!*
Quotes:
“The love of the bridegroom and bride in the Song of Songs is a theme by itself…it is a song of human love.” (TOB 108:1)
“For in this book, kisses are mentioned, breasts are mentioned, cheeks are mentioned, loins are mentioned; and the holy pictures these words paint are not meant for mockery or laughter…we must (rather) notice how marvelously and mercifully, in making mention of the parts of the body and thus summoning us to love, (God) works with us; for he reaches down into the vocabulary of our sensual love in order to set our hearts on fire, aiming to incite us to a holy loving. Indeed, by the act in which he lowers himself in words, he also elevates our understanding; for from the words associated with this sensual love we learn how fiercely we are to burn with love for the Divine.” (Pope St. Gregory the Great)
“The bridegroom says:
You have ravished my heart, my sister, my bride;
You have ravished my heart with one glance of your eyes,
With one bead of your necklace.
How sweet are your caresses, my sister, my bride.” (Song 4:9-10)
“Love…pushes both to seek the common past as though they descended from the same family circle, as though from infancy they had been united by memories of the common hearth ... .A specific sense of common belonging follows from this. The fact that they feel like brother and sister allows them to live their reciprocal closeness in security and to manifest it.” (TOB 110:1)
“A garden closed you are, my sister, bride, a garden closed, a fountain sealed.” (Song of Songs 4:12)
“The bride presents herself to the eyes of the man as the master of her own mystery. One can say that both metaphors, “garden closed” and “fountain sealed,” express the whole personal dignity of the sex-of that femininity which belongs to the personal structure of self-possession and can consequently decide not only the metaphysical depth, but also the essential truth and authenticity, of the personal gift.” (TOB 110:7)
Reflection Questions:
Resources:
Anemone Flower Clip
What Is the Song of Songs Doing in the Bible?
St. Teresa of Avila in Ecstacy
Picture of Will and Rachelle in 8th Grade
The Couple As An Icon Playlist
Music from #Uppbeat
License code: TLZRGMLPENMXMSJN
* We had technical difficulties and do not have a video for this episode. It will be resolved for the next episode. There is a clip in the resources section with Katie sharing about the beautiful flowers she brought to show us! Enjoy listening!