“Beloved, now is the acceptable time spoken of by the Spirit, the day of salvation, peace and reconciliation: the great season of Advent. This is the time eagerly awaited by the patriarchs and prophets, the time that holy Simeon rejoiced at last to see. This is the season that the Church has always celebrated with […]
Struggling against temptations
“If we have frequently the misfortune to be caught in the snares of the devil, we must look for the cause of this misfortune in the fact that we rely too much on our own principles and ideas, and too little on our dear Lord. This is only too true. So long as nothing goes […]
God alone suffices
“Let nothing disturb you; let nothing frighten you, all things pass away. God never changes. Patience obtains all things. He who has God, finds he lacks nothing. God alone suffices.” – St. Teresa of Avila
Picture from Slovakian Monument
This picture is from a Monument in honor of the unborn children in Slovakia. Quite unique, but beautiful!
New Prayer Partner Community
Great News! The Sisters Servants of the Eternal Word, a religious community of Franciscan Sisters which runs the “Casa Maria” retreat house in Birmingham, Alabama, has decided to join the Confraternity as one of our “Special Prayer Partner” communities. They will be including us in their prayers and good works every day. Please pray for […]
Pray for our retreat this weekend!
Please pray for the spiritual success of our Confraternity retreat this weekend, October 21-23, 2011 at the Sisters Servants of the Eternal Word in Birmingham, Alabama. We have seven ladies signed up for the retreat. May it be spiritually nourishing and fruitful for all of them!
Closeness to God in Adoration
“You dwell, my Lord Jesus, in the Holy Eucharist. You are here, within a few feet of me, in the tabernacle… How close you are, my God, my Savior, my Jesus… Saint Mary Magdalene was no nearer to you when she sat at your feet in Bethany than I am at the foot of the […]
Holy Communion
“Being for every man the touchstone of faith and love, the Eucharist, like the cross, divided minds as soon as it was announced… When the renegades had withdrawn, Jesus was left alone with the twelve apostles. Then he asked them this question, and it seems that our ears can still hear his supplicating tone: “Do […]
Confraternity Retreat in Birmingham, Alabama in October
The Confraternity of Our Lady of Mercy will be holding a retreat [“Rachel’s Vineyard Aftercare Retreat,”] introducing the call to holiness and the spirituality of the Confraternity of Our Lady of Mercy on the weekend of October 21-23, 2011. This retreat will be held at the Casa Maria Convent and Retreat House of the Sisters […]
Our Personal Mission from God
“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 […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- Next Page »