Priorities
“Never mind the drink. One Communion more and then eternity.” – St Elizabeth Seton (on her deathbed)
Listen
Such is the power of man’s conscience: it imposes its painful sentence long before you realize the underlying issue. What is your conscience trying to tell you?
Eucharist
The presence of Christ’s true body and blood in this sacrament cannot be detected by the senses or by reason, but by faith alone, which rests upon Divine authority. Hence, on Luke-22:19 , Cyril says, “Do not doubt whether this is true, but take rather the Savior’s words on trust, because being the Truth, he …
Fasting
The Lord sees when we regularly fasting for a prayer intention, He sees that our prayers are serious, He knows that we want it enough to make a sacrifice for it.
Bring others Joy
Just for today, I will forget about myself and seek only to help make those around me joyful. Then I will do it again tomorrow.
Eucharist
“If angels could be jealous of men, they would be so for one reason: Holy Communion.” – St. Maximilian Kolbe
A Child of God
You are … … Known—“I praise you, because I am wonderfully made; wonderful are your works. My very self you know.” (Psalms 139:14) … Chosen—“ (God) chose us…before the foundation of the world, to be holy and without blemish before him.” (Ephesians 1:4) … Treasured—“Can a mother forget her infant…Even should she forget, I will …
The Magnificat
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my Savior for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant. From this day all generations will call me blessed: the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his Name. He has mercy on those who fear him …
Purpose
May God’s will always supersede my puny human will.
Two small coins
“It is better to have God in our soul than gold in the safe” – St Augustine