True Love

 

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“True love means going out of oneself, giving oneself. Love brings joy, but a joy whose roots are in the shape of a cross. As long as we are on earth and have not yet arrived at the fullness of the future life, we can never have true love without sacrifice and pain. This pain becomes sweet and lovable; it is the source of interior joy. But it is an authentic pain, for it involves overcoming one’s own selfishness and taking Love as the rule of each and every thing we do.” ~St. Josemaria Escriva; Christ is passing by, 43)

Bravery


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“We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are.” ~Madeleine L’Engle

Seek First The Kingdom

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St. Seraphim of Sarov

“Excessive care about worldly matters is characteristic of an unbelieving and fainthearted person, and woe to us, if, in taking care of ourselves, we do not use as our foundation our faith in God, who cares for us! If we do not attribute visible blessings to Him, which we use in this life, then how can we expect those blessings from Him that are promised in the future? We will not be of such little faith. By the words of our Savior, it is better first to seek the Kingdom of God, for the rest shall be added unto us (see Mt. 6:33).” ~St. Seraphim of Sarov

Be Holy

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“Being holy is not a privilege for the few, as if someone had a large inheritance. In baptism we all have an inheritance enabling us to become saints. . . . In the Gospel [Jesus] shows us the way, the way of the Beatitudes.” ~Pope Francis, from the Angelus talk, Nov. 1, 2013

Come, Let Us Adore Him

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“In a world where there is so much noise, so much bewilderment, there is a need for silent adoration of Jesus concealed in the Host. Be assiduous in the prayer of adoration and teach it to the faithful. It is a source of comfort and light, particularly to those who are suffering.” ~Pope Benedict XVI, February 22, 2007

Shhhhh….

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“It is not easy to be silent, but it is necessary if we are to begin our journey inward to meet the God who dwells within us. Jesus Christ said, “My Father and I and the Holy Spirit will come and dwell within you.” Once we meet Them our silent communication with Them will transform us into icons or images of Christ. Do our hearts not hunger to bring forth God through our silent communication with Him?” ~Catherine Doherty, Servant of God

Oct 22: St. John Paul II

“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Corinthians 5:17-21).

“We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures; we are the sum of the Father’s love for us and our real capacity to become the image of His Son.” ~St. John Paul II

October 17: St. Ignatius of Antioch, Martyr

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St. Ignatius of Antioch, pray for us.

“All the pleasures of the world, and all the kingdoms of this earth, shall profit me nothing. It is better for me to die in behalf of Jesus Christ, than to reign over all the ends of the earth. “For what shall a man be profited, if he gain the whole world, but lose his own soul?” Him I seek, who died for us: Him I desire, who rose again for our sake. This is the gain which is laid up for me. Pardon me, brethren: do not hinder me from living, do not wish to keep me in a state of death; and while I desire to belong to God, do not give me over to the world. Allow me to obtain pure light: when I have gone there, I shall indeed be a man of God. Permit me to be an imitator of the passion of my God.” ~St. Ignatius of Antioch, from his Letter to the Romans.