“The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.”
—James 5:16, NRSV
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Abandoning Self Unreservedly
"Few souls understand what God would accomplish in them if they were to abandon themselves unreservedly to Him and if they were to allow His grace to mold them accordingly."
—St. Ignatius of Loyola
Gazing into the Eyes of Christ
“When we gaze into the eyes of Christ with the eyes of our heart, we begin to see things as they truly are. Under His gaze of love our prayer begins to resonate with the will of the Father.”
--Dr. Anthony Lilles
Faithfulness
April 25
Feast of St. Mark, Evangelist
“The Church, which has spread everywhere, even to the ends of the earth, received the faith from the apostles and their disciples.”
--St. Irenaeus
Living Faith
April 24
Feast of St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Priest and Martyr (1578 – 1622)
“What is it that today makes true followers of Christ cast luxuries aside, leave pleasure behind, and endure difficulties and pain? It is living faith that expresses itself through love. It is this that makes us put aside the goods of the present in the hope of future goods. It is because of faith that we exchange the present for the future.”
--St. Fidelis
Worldly Possessions
April 23
Feast of St. George, Martyr (? – 303?)
“Saint George was a man who abandoned one army for another: he gave up the rank of tribune to enlist as a soldier for Christ … Clearly what he did serves to teach us a valuable lesson: if we are afraid to strip ourselves of worldly possessions, then we are unfit.”
--St. Peter Damian on St. George
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