Lent, Day 19
The good thoughts which God gives you in prayer are relics. Gather them carefully together in order to translate them into acts, and you will gladden the heart of God. – St. Vincent de Paul Exodus 20: 1 – 17 1 And God spoke all these words, saying, 2 “I am the LORD your God, [...]
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Far, far from the Christian be the love of novelty! God hates the proud and obstinate mind. – St. Pius X Genesis 37: 3 – 4, 12 – 13, 17 – 28 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his children, because he was the son of his old age; and he [...]
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It is clear through unlearned men that the cross was persuasive; in fact, it persuaded the whole world. – St. John Chrysostom Jeremiah 18: 18 – 20 18 Then they said, “Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word [...]
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No one should judge that he has greater perfection because he performs great penances and gives himself in excess …. Merit consists in the virtue of love alone, flavored with the light of true discretion, without which the soul is worth nothing. – St. Catherine of Sienna Daniel 9: 4 – 10 4 I prayed [...]
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True wisdom, then, consists in works, not in great talents, which the world admires; for the wise in the world’s estimation … are the foolish who set at naught the will of God and know not how to control their passions. – St. Bridget of Sweden Genesis 22: 1 – 2, 9 – 13, 15 [...]
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The way to Heaven is straight and narrow: they who wish to arrive at that place of bliss by walking in the paths of pleasure shall be disappointed; and therefore few reach it, because few are willing to use violence to themselves in resisting temptations. – St. Alphonsus Liguori Deuteronomy 26: 16 – 19 16 [...]
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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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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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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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