Lent, Day 10
The Church herself is a field, within which seeds and weeds, the good and the wicked, grow together, a place where there is room to grow, to be converted and above all to imitate God’s patience. The wicked exist in this world either to be converted or that through them the good may exercise patience. [...]
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Oh how precious time is! Blessed are those who know how to make good use of it. Who can assure us that we will be alive tommorow? Let us listen to the voice of our conscience, to the voice of the royal prophet: “Today if you hear God’s voice, harden not your heart.” Let us [...]
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Be eager for more frequent gatherings for thanksgiving to God and His glory. For when we meet in this way, the forces of Satan are rendered powerless and his destructive power is canceled in the concord of your faith. – St. Ignatius of Antioch Jonah 3:1-10 1 Then the word of the LORD came to [...]
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Would that men might come at last to see that it is quite impossible to reach the thicket of the riches and wisdom of God except by first entering the thicket of much suffering, in such a way that the soul finds there its consolation and desire. The soul that longs for divine wisdom chooses [...]
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It’s true he was a sinner. But don’t pass so final a judgement. Have pity in your heart and don’t forget that he may yet be an Augustine, while you remain just another mediocrity. – St. Josémaria Escriva Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18 1 And the LORD said to Moses, 2 “Say to all the congregation of [...]
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We are at Jesus’ disposal. If he wants you to be sick in bed, if he wants you to proclaim His work in the street, if he wants you to clean the toilets all day, that’s all right, everything is all right. We must say, “I belong to you. You can do whatever you like.” [...]
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The more we have denied ourselves during the day, the nearer we are each evening to the heart of our Lord. – St. Madeleine Sophie Barat Isaiah 58: 9 – 14 9 Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer; you shall cry, and he will say, Here I am. “If you take away [...]
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It is true that God’s power triumphs over everything, but humble and suffering prayer prevails over God Himself. –St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina Isaiah 58:1-9 1″Cry aloud, spare not, lift up your voice like a trumpet; declare to my people their transgression, to the house of Jacob their sins. 2Yet they seek me daily, and [...]
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We attended a beautiful Ash Wednesday service last night at a church downtown. I grew up attending Lutheran services and I remember being reminded every week that we worshiped a holy God. I was reminded of this last night as I sat and contemplated my sinfulness and my failures in my attempts to be holy. [...]
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As most good Baptists, Lent has never really been party of my spiritual process. Yet I am a traditional person. God is never louder to me than in a simple service with quiet time for reflection. I respond to rituals that cause me to ponder (as Mary and others did) the works of God. This [...]
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