September 5
"Everybody today seems to be in such a terrible rush, anxious for greater developments and greater riches and so on, so that children have very little time for their parents. Parents have very little time for each other, and in the home begins the disruption of peace of the world."
-St. Teresa of Calcutta
Today's Reflection:
Covid-19 has changed many things. It seems like God was forcing us to spend more time together and slow down.
In light of this, how is your family structure operating? Are you still rushed? What do your interactions with your family and friends look like? Do you enjoy the moments together, or are you hurried, thinking of what comes next? Are there changes you could make to slow down for God and your family?
St. Teresa of Calcutta, on this your feast day, pray for us!
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September 4
"To love God is something greater than to know Him."
-St. Thomas Aquinas
Today's Reflection:
What does it mean to know God? What does it mean to love Him? How is God calling you to know Him, and ultimately to love Him, more?
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The
Wacky Wednesday edition of
EWTN’s Women of Grace® Live Radio is always an interesting show that never fails to turn up questions about some of the wackiest New Age practices and “treatments” on the planet – such as whether or not a “bioresonance” device known as the Healy can really keep us healthy.
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"There are in truth three states of the converted: the beginning, the middle, and the perfection. In the beginning they experience the charms of sweetness; in the middle the contests of temptation; and in the end the
fullness of perfection."
-St. Gregory the Great
Today's Reflection:
This quote brings to mind the words of St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross. One of the most beautiful things about our spiritual journey is the levels by which we continue to meet our Lord deeper and deeper.
If you were totally honest with yourself, where are you in your journey, according to the quote above? Have you started the process of being converted? Are you in stage one? Stage two? Stage three? Ask our Lord to open your heart to the truth of where you currently are, and then lean into the graces He has in store for you to bring you ever deeper in your journey
with Him.
St. Gregory the Great, on this your feast day, pray for us!
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September 2
“Know that the greatest service that man can offer to God is to help
convert souls.”
-St. Rose of Lima
Today's Reflection:
It could also be said that the greatest service a man can offer to God is to be converted. For what affect can a soul have on others if they have not experienced their own full embrace of God?
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60 million.
Since 1972, the United States has lost over 60 million citizens through legalized abortion. It’s a huge number, almost unfathomable when you really think about it. That’s more than the current population in the state of California. Imagine the great minds and souls we have lost. Great inventors, scientists, leaders, and most importantly saints who could have transformed the world through their lives.
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Pope Francis recently declared Sister Maria Laura Mainetti, the superior of the Sisters of the Cross religious order, to have died as a martyr after she was slain by three teenage girls in a Satanic sacrifice.
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September 1
"To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often."
-Bl. John Henry Cardinal Newman
Today's Reflection:
This quote is a favorite! And what a perfect time of year to really pray with it. The leaves are about to start changing...Autumn is on its way!
The Lord calls us to grow deeper in our relationship with Him. In doing so, we are opened up to things in our lives that we are called to turn away from. God calls us to change. How is He calling you to change this month? What sins does He want you to bring to confession? What habits are keeping you from growing closer to Him?
Lord, open our hearts to truly see who we have become, and fill us with Your healing grace!
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