Accept whatever befalls you, when sorrowful, be steadfast, and in crushing misfortune be patient; For in fire gold and silver are tested, and worthy people in the crucible of humiliation. Trust God and God will help you; trust in him, and he will direct your way; keep his fear and grow old therein.
We cannot spend our lives waiting for God’s call to do something great. In the process we might miss the many simple calls of everyday life: calls to be more charitable with our friends and family calls to be more patient with our children calls to be more generous in helping a neighbor in need.
“You’re bored? That’s because you keep your senses awake and your soul asleep.” ― Josemaria Escriva
Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska Prayers and Novenas of St. Faustina Novena for the Feast of Mercy Make a novena for the Holy Father’s intention. It should consist of thirty-three acts; that is, repetition that many times of the short prayer — which I have taught you — to The Divine
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Do not be afraid, to be guided by the Holy Spirit, to be purified by God, to be loved by God, to be Holy.
Heavenly Father, take from me everything that distances me from you, grant me everything that brings me closer to you, please detach me from myself to give my all to you. *
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N.C.C.A. “BLUE BOOK” AN ANTHOLOGY Reverend Edward Dowling, S.J. The Queen’s Work, St. Louis, Missouri Brooklyn, 1953 I think that if our positions were reversed, you would feel as I do — grateful to be the focus of good will. I think that is true of anybody who speaks at an A.A. gathering, or about
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All the teachings of Christ boil down to two cardinal concepts; the negative, the denial of self; the positive, the imitation of and union with Christ.
One of our greatest sufferings in purgatory will be the realization that we could have done so much more for the salvation of souls.
