“God has created me to do him some definite service; he has committed some work to me which he has not committed to another. I have my mission – I never may know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next. Somehow I am necessary for his purposes, as necessary […]
Persevere in Prayer
“God sees everything; we know this in a very abstract way, but we must discover it on the practical level. Prayer opens us up to this discovery by revealing to us the marvelous transforming power of poverty, which passes from mere lack to dependence on the person we love. The fact that God knows our […]
Jesus’ Promise for Divine Mercy Sunday
“… My daughter, tell the whole world about My inconceivable mercy. I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who […]
St. John Chrysostom on Prayer
Prayer and converse with God is a supreme good: it is a partnership and union with God. As the eyes of the body are enlightened when they see light, so our spirit, when it is intent on God, is illumined by his infinite light. I do not mean the prayer of outward observance but prayer […]
St. Thomas on Humility
“If you seek an example of humility, look on the Crucified. Although He was God, He chose to be judged by Pontius Pilate and to suffer death…. The Master chose to die for His servant; the Life of the Angels suffered death for man.” St. Teresa of Avila famously said that the three most important […]
Our Lady of Guadalupe
On December 12th, the Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas. Why would the appearance of the Blessed Virgin Mary to a poor Indian man in Mexico all the way back in 1531 A.D. be so important that she has been declared the patroness of the Americas? When the […]
The devout life takes time…
I was encouraged to read this excerpt from St. Francis de Sales…there is hope! The soul which rises from out of sin to a devout life has been compared to the dawn, which does not banish darkness suddenly, but by degrees. The slow cure is always the surest, and spiritual maladies, like those of the […]
St. Faustina: Necessity of Prayer
St. Faustina, the Apostle of Divine Mercy, says in her Diary (#146): “Prayer — A soul arms itself by prayer for all kinds of combat. In whatever state the soul may be, it ought to pray. A soul which is pure and beautiful must pray, or else it will lose its beauty; a soul which […]
Why a “Morning Offering”?
What is a “morning offering,” and why should we all make one? Everything that we are and have is a gift from Almighty God, and it is fitting that we should offer ourselves, our thoughts, words, actions, prayers, sufferings — in short, everything that we are and everything that we have, back to the God […]
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