August 13
"A few moments of recollection and meditation each morning in the presence of God transforms and perfumes the whole day, like flowers cast when night comes, whose fragrance at dawn anoints everything they have touched."
-Elisabeth Leseur
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Feast Day Mini-Study-St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
August 9th
Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
1891 - 1942
Patroness of the Benedicta Institute for Women®
"The world doesn't need what women have, it needs what women are." -St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
A lamp for my feet
Pray in secret
August 11
"But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you."
-Matthew 6:6
Focus on God
August 10
"The more we give ourselves up in the worship of God, the more our personality is deepened and enriched. The more we concentrate on ourselves and our own status, however, the more we grow poor, shallow, and dull..."
-Jutta Burggraf
Pondering in her heart
Why is Our Government Promoting Atheism Overseas?
Although the mainstream media has given the story little attention, the U.S. State Department was recently forced to admit that the $500,000 grant they gave to Humanist International was used to promote atheism in Asia under the guise of “religious freedom.”
The Controversy Surrounding the Pro-Life Rosary
ML writes: "Have you heard of the rosary of the unborn? I have come across a website that sells special rosaries with teardrop hail Mary's with a baby inside. The website has a section of heavens words on abortion. Who were these words spoken to?"
The mighty has done great things for me
August 8
"And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior. Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. Because he that is mighty, hath done great things to me; and holy is his name.
-Luke 1:46-49
A great privilege
August 7
"The gift of being a woman is the ability to give life. As Christian women we have an even greater privilege–to give supernatural life to others through a personal relationship with Christ in life."
-Marianne Evans Mount
