24 July 2022
We know certainly that our God calls us to a holy life. We know that he
gives us every grace, every abundant grace; and though we are so weak of
ourselves, this grace is able to carry us through every obstacle and
difficulty.
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
Examine Yourself
23 July 2022
... in the evening examine yourself on what you have said this day, what you have done and thought, for in these things perhaps you have often offended God and those about you.
Thomas à Kempis
... in the evening examine yourself on what you have said this day, what you have done and thought, for in these things perhaps you have often offended God and those about you.
Thomas à Kempis
On Possessions
20 July 2022
Whatever you possess must not possess you; whatever you own must be under the power of your soul; for if your soul is overpowered powered by the love of this world’s goods, it will be totally at the mercy of its possessions. In other words, we make use of temporal things, but our hearts are set on what is eternal. Temporal goods help us on our way, but our desire must be for those eternal realities which are our goal.
Saint Gregory the Great
Whatever you possess must not possess you; whatever you own must be under the power of your soul; for if your soul is overpowered powered by the love of this world’s goods, it will be totally at the mercy of its possessions. In other words, we make use of temporal things, but our hearts are set on what is eternal. Temporal goods help us on our way, but our desire must be for those eternal realities which are our goal.
Saint Gregory the Great
On Worship
19 July 2022
To worship God in truth is to recognize Him for being who He is, and to recognize ourselves for what we are.
Brother Lawrence
To worship God in truth is to recognize Him for being who He is, and to recognize ourselves for what we are.
Brother Lawrence
Mother of God
16 July 2022
Is there anything nobler than the Mother of God? Anything more splendid than this woman chosen by Splendor itself? Anything more chaste than the one who conceived the physically untainted body?
Saint Ambrose of Milan
Is there anything nobler than the Mother of God? Anything more splendid than this woman chosen by Splendor itself? Anything more chaste than the one who conceived the physically untainted body?
Saint Ambrose of Milan
Spiritually Free
14 July 2022
When we are spiritually free, we do not have to worry about what to say or do in unexpected, difficult circumstances. When we are not concerned about what others think of us or what we will get for what we do, the right words and actions will emerge from the center of our beings because the Spirit of God, who makes us children of God and sets us free, will speak and act through us.
Henri Nouwen
When we are spiritually free, we do not have to worry about what to say or do in unexpected, difficult circumstances. When we are not concerned about what others think of us or what we will get for what we do, the right words and actions will emerge from the center of our beings because the Spirit of God, who makes us children of God and sets us free, will speak and act through us.
Henri Nouwen
On the Devil
10 July 2022
The devil dreads fasting, prayer, humility, and good works: he is not able even to stop my mouth who speak against him. The illusions of the devil soon vanish, especially if a man arms himself with the Sign of the Cross. The devils tremble at the Sign of the Cross of our Lord, by which He triumphed over and disarmed them.
Saint Anthony of Egypt
The devil dreads fasting, prayer, humility, and good works: he is not able even to stop my mouth who speak against him. The illusions of the devil soon vanish, especially if a man arms himself with the Sign of the Cross. The devils tremble at the Sign of the Cross of our Lord, by which He triumphed over and disarmed them.
Saint Anthony of Egypt
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