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Greatness and sanctity

June 8
"Greatness and sanctity consist not in what one does but in how one does it. What ultimately gives quality to our actions is the love, energy, and perfection with which we perform them."
 -Federico Suarez
    Today's Reflection
 One spiritual writer talks about the "terrible daily duty" as being the "stuff" out of which saints are made. Do I perform the mundane tasks of life with love, energy, and perfection?


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I found God

June 7

"By reading and reflecting I found God; but by praying I believed that God found me and that He is a living reality and that we can love Him in the same way that we can love a person."

-Servant of God Madeleine Delbrel

 

Today's Reflection:

In this quote, Madeleine Delbrel speaks about the difference between knowing about God and knowing God. Which applies to me? What does this indicate about my life of prayer?


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Feast of St. Norbert

June 6 Feast of St. Norbert (1080 - 1134)

"Faith was the outstanding virtue of Norbert's life. Affable and charming, amiable to one and all, he was at ease in the company of the humble and the great alike."

-From the life of St. Norbert

 

Today's Reflection

This quote contains several characteristics of St. Norbert. Which do I need to acquire?

St. Norbert, pray for me.


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Teach us to crucify ourselves

June 5

"Savior, your crucifixion marked the end of your mortal life; teach us to crucify ourselves and make way for our life in the Spirit. May your resurrection, Jesus, bring true greatness to our spiritual self and may your sacraments be the mirror wherein we may know that self."

-St. Ephrem

 

Today's Reflection

My Lord Jesus, may this prayer of St. Ephrem resound in my heart today.

Amen.


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How Diversity and Consumerism is Fueling the New Age

The New Age is everywhere these days. Health care workers in our hospitals offer us Reiki, therapeutic touch, aromatherapy, and reflexology. Yoga and tai chi have taken over the gym and invaded our schools. Parishes host “Christian yoga” classes and retreat houses offer labyrinths, enneagrams and Christian Zen. It’s even in the vet’s office where a pet owner can get their anxious animal some relief through” integrated energy therapy.” How is the New Age getting so far so fast?

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The Holy Spirit will come upon you

June 4
"How could this be?" Mary asked the angel. Gabriel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God."
-Luke 1:34-37
    Today's Reflection
"How could this be?" Because our Blessed Mother, Mary, was spotless, sinless, and full of grace. What do these concepts: spotless, sinless, and full of grace, mean for my own life? How can I be more like our Mother, Mary?


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Our hope is in the Lord

Our world is fraught with fear, division and violence. Many of us feel weighed down by the burdens that overwhelm our country and we seek to be part of the solution to problems beyond our comprehension. Our hope is in the Lord.

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The depths of my nothingness

June 3
"From the depths of my nothingness, I prostrate myself before Thee, O Most Sacred, Divine and Adorable Heart of Jesus, to pay Thee all the homage of love, praise and adoration in my power. Amen."
 -St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
    Today's Reflection
What does my devotion to Jesus look like? How do I show Him love, praise and adoration each day?


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