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Love is the key

February 14
“Love is the key to the mystery. Love by its very nature is not selfish, but
generous. It seeks not its own, but the good of others. The measure of love
is not the pleasure it gives – that is the way the world judges it – but the joy
and peace it can purchase for others.”
–Ven. Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

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Our Lady of Lourdes: Heaven Descends to Earth

Our Lady of Lourdes hovers above statue of St. Bernadette at the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary in Lourdes. (Photo from Wiki Commons, courtesy of Dennis Jarvis, https://bit.ly/3BaOVDA)

by Theresa Cavicchio

The months of February through July of 1858 marked a time of exceptional grace for the people of Lourdes, a town in the foothills of the Pyrenees in southern France. There, in an overgrown grotto, the Queen of Heaven and Earth appeared to a simple peasant girl.

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A word or a smile

February 9
"A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul."
-St. Therese of Lisieux
Today's Reflection:
What an impact we can have on another person! When you encounter others, how do you respond? Do you pretend to not see them? Or do you embrace them with the warmth of Christ's love? Ask God to help you truly see others today.
  

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St. Josephine Bakhita Feast Day

It is natural to express thanksgiving for being released from difficult trials and circumstances. But who would be grateful for those who cause such difficult trials or circumstances? This is the stuff of saints – the very stuff of which Saint Josephine Bakhita was made. Read more below from the Encyclical Letter "Spe Salvi" and click here for reflection about Saint Josephine's life.

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